January 6, 795 in the New Calendar, Tania, the capital of the Principality of Ernifea.

"...The war in Kosma County will be handled this way for the time being. The rest will be left to you, Pamir."

The circular meeting hall was filled with representatives from various regions of the principality. They were holding an emergency meeting to discuss the war ahead with the empire.

Cosma County is located on the northwest border of the Principality of Ernifea. It is an area bordering the Frey Empire. It was from that place that the conflict gradually evolved into a war. Within just a few days

, several towns in the county were lost one after another. This not only showed that the empire was well prepared for this war, but also implied that the country's army was still lacking in strength.

After all, what the permanent army there is facing is the vanguard of the Snow Wolf Army sent by the empire - one of the two elites of the Fleur Empire.

But for President Horsman, he has become accustomed to this kind of thing. In the past ten years, there have been constant frictions between the empire and them, and there have been several major wars, and the reasons for the fights are even more bizarre. The most bizarre reason ever was,

It turned out that the empire found some fakes from the birthday gifts presented to King Drenir's wife, Queen Fima, and then they claimed that these fakes were smuggled from another border county of the principality - Coca County.

Came here.

What a fucking nonsense... But even that time, it ended in defeat.

President Hosman sat in the center of the round table in the parliamentary hall, looking at the congressmen who were still discussing the decided resolution, and rubbed his gray head.

He is sixty-seven years old today, and his life has entered the twilight years. However, his rival, the current king of the empire, Dreniel Frey Kaderraft, even after celebrating his birthday this year,

He had just turned forty-eight years old. Perhaps he could rely on his experience to gain a certain upper hand in the diplomacy between the two countries, but this was just one moment - at this time, he had to admit that sitting under Redcar's

The lion-like emperor in the palace indeed has the mind and magnanimity of his ancestors.

He must find a suitable successor, otherwise, what will happen to the future of the principality after he leaves office... He closed his eyes and no longer looked at the endlessly discussing parliament in front of him.

The parliamentarians in front of them are representatives of forces from various counties that make up the principality. They come here through some kind of cycle such as elections. They form the center of power in this country and determine the various directions of this country. From a certain point of view,

In a sense, I have been sitting in this position for nearly ten years, but I still have to look at their faces on certain things.

This is the composition of the principality's powers.

He slowly opened his eyes through a slit and glanced at the middle-aged man sitting in the middle of the lower seat. The man had a neatly combed back hair, and his formal attire was neatly arranged. In the black pocket on his chest, there was a

Flowers formed by overlapping white handkerchiefs.

Principality Parliament, Speaker Pamir Rest.

He sat quietly in his seat, standing on the big round table with his hands folded, saying nothing, with a serious expression, as if he was listening carefully to the discussions of those below. But Horsman knew that the speaker

I am also tired of such meaningless arguments.

After the war in Cosma started, the principality has been at a disadvantage. There are of course many reasons, but what is the use of discussing these reasons now? Now they should focus on how to deal with the next war, although

They don't have many choices now...

That lion emperor...hum.

"Your Excellency." The upright and deep voice interrupted the president's thinking. The old man opened his eyes completely, and at the same time dispelled the impurities in his eyes, and put on a standard peaceful smile on his face: "Is there anything else, Pa?

Sir Mir?"

"Something seems to have happened in the southeast of the principality." The meticulous man was folding up the secret report just received from his subordinates, and then placed it on the left hand side: "There seems to be something strange in the Jade Forest in Xifeng County."

"Oh?" The old man's smile did not change and he motioned for the speaker to continue.

"According to the report of the sentry stationed at the border of Fenghua Town, yesterday afternoon, a huge green light pillar appeared in the direction of the Emerald Forest. According to the report, the soldiers could clearly see the light pillar reaching into the sky, and

It lasted a long time.”

Horsman remained silent, seeming to be considering the meaning behind this matter.

"The outpost is located at the foot of the Anchidar Mountains, about 1 mile away from Greenstone Village." Pamir's voice continued, but these contents were probably not within the scope of the report: "If the report is true, the beam of light is probably

It is located in the center of the forest, so judging from the distance, the scene at that time must have been very..."

"...spectacular." He paused, then smiled slightly.

"It seems that you also find this matter very interesting, Your Excellency." The conversation between the two was not loud, and it did not spread very far in the noisy round table hall. However, some thoughtful congressmen have begun to pay attention to the president's side.

Something strange happened, and his eyes began to glance at the two of them.

"The central area of ​​the Emerald Forest is very mysterious. There is almost no information about the conditions inside in the Principality's reports in recent years." Pamir once again raised his serious face, with his two beards slightly curled up on his tight lips.

Author: "As far as I know, most of the creatures in that forest are strange and ferocious. Most of the people who go deep into it die because of this. There are a few cases... It is said that they were killed by unknown persons."

"The survivors' descriptions of the murderer are different. There are signs that adventurers are suspected of being behind the scenes, but... we can't be sure." Pamir finished all these things in one breath, and then looked at the president.

Zhang's slender face said: "With all due respect, Your Excellency, President... that place is still unknown to us, but there must be something behind this matter..."

"Don't worry, Lester." The old man said softly, "You may not know that the two sisters from the Council of Seven came to visit me a few days ago."

Pamir's eyes narrowed. There is only one in this continent that can be called the Council of Seven. And the pair of sisters among them...

"They came to explain the situation to me - the Restorationists also heard the news and sneaked into the Emerald Forest. On the one hand, they were investigating this matter, and on the other hand..."

The old man paused: "I'm also going... to see if it's true or false."

"In other words, they are behind this matter..." Pamir frowned even more tightly: "With all due respect, this is too much, this is contempt for the sovereignty of the principality...

."

"You know, dear Speaker." The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Even you and I can only give some suggestions to people like them. If we interfere with their decisions... that is impossible.

."

He spread his hands and said, "They won't be obedient."

Pamir's mouth pursed into a straight line, and Horsman raised his hands in a downward gesture: "Don't be so angry. After all, we haven't learned the truth about the whole thing yet. I don't think these things are related to the two sisters."

I believe in their character, hey..."

"How many people survived that battle are not reassuring..."

Noticing that the discussion in the hall was getting louder and louder, Hosman raised his head and found that the discussion of the congressmen had stopped at some point. Most of the people were looking at the two of them, with inexplicable curiosity unabashedly revealed in their eyes.

mean.

In the rumors outside, it seems that the relationship between the two top figures in the principality is not very good recently, but looking at today's situation, those rumors seem to be just rumors...

"Oh, everyone..." the old man smiled, and then stretched out his left hand to signal to the speaker sitting below: "Maybe you are tired of the topic just now. Just in time, our speaker brought us a new one

News..."

Gradually, the whole matter was learned by all the congressmen, and then spread quickly like a storm in the Emerald Tower, until it spread throughout the entire Free Continent.

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Of course, the huge green beam of light in the Emerald Forest was not only seen by the sentinels at the foot of Anchidar Mountain. The entire Green Stone Village, and even further afield, saw the miracle in the afternoon of January 5th.

.

Therefore, some news is sent to the capital faster than the principality's intelligence system - players can be offline, and the speed of delivering information is of course much faster than them.

The players in Greenstone Village immediately posted this huge news on major forums. Although there is no video recording function, there is no substantial evidence to prove the authenticity of the miracles they described, but so many people

If everyone agrees, there is probably nothing wrong with this matter.

Frey Empire, southwest, Esdala Province. This is a prosperous land located in the Central Plains. It is also the border land between Frey Empire and the Principality of Elnifia. Esdala is famous for its rich production of kabingo and blue crystal.

The famous and endless plain terrain has also made it a paradise for all kinds of crops. With the gradual development of the province in recent years, even farmers who face the loess all day have begun to gradually get rid of poverty and move towards

A prosperous and prosperous road.

But now, this is the front line of the war.

Divi Town, located in front of the Esdala Province, is the transportation hub in this area, so it has naturally become an important military town. Now that the main battlefield is located in the opponent's territory, it has naturally become a place to ensure logistics and export troops.

Free Flight leads many subordinates in the Wings of Freedom guild, and is now sitting in the tavern of this town, always paying attention to the news on the front line.

"If the attack on Baker City goes well, the empire should be able to stabilize in this area." Wings of Freedom held a piece of paper in his hand, pointed to a map on the table, and said to the other members:

"At that time, it will be our turn to play."

"Even so, it is estimated that most of the tasks given to us from above are escorting baggage and delivering intelligence. We will not even be entrusted with escorting things..." Id named Half Box of Cigarettes

The iron man said, his tone showing his boredom and depression: "This is not the battlefield I want. We have been like this for several days..."

"What are you in a hurry for?" the female player named Gardenia said, as if the two of them were born to be enemies: "Look at those players who ran to the battlefield rashly before, how miserable they ended up, if they weren't killed

The NPC army ran over everyone, but was caught as a disruptor by the Imperial Army in the rear. Our guild has also lost thousands of people..."

"We are not weaklings like them..."

"No, there is still a big gap between the regular army and the mob." The white-robed scholar sitting on the other side said calmly, and then pushed up his monocle: "Don't look at the principality's retreat, if we let

If we face their army, we probably...can't defeat them."

"Hey, don't be so cautious all the time, military advisor..."

"My truth is." The white-robed scholar's voice is still calm, but when it reaches the ears of several people around him, it will always make people feel convincing: "You know, the NPCs in this game are generally stronger than the players.

, so apart from taking the risk of encountering wild beasts, we don’t want to be enemies with any NPC forces on the free continent..."

"Unless absolutely necessary." After a pause, he added.

"Okay, you don't have to worry, Tie Ban." Free Flying continued: "We will naturally know after the tasks are assigned. And..."

His voice was lowered: "Even if we are assigned insignificant tasks, we can still find ways to get benefits..."

"Use your brain..." He knocked his head.
To be continued...