A civil war, a real civil war.

Unlike the military conflicts broke out in the aristocrats in the region, the limited wars carried out by the lords to re-dividate the land, and even different from the military operations that Gao Wen was preparing to re-control the southern border, what Ansu was about to usher in will be a real civil war.

The re-split royal family and the Duke of the Frontier will be the promoters, leaders, and participants of this war.

Behind all this is the end of everything, a cult organization hidden in the dark, full of mystery.

Their power has actually expanded to this level!

Gao Wen was almost stunned. He looked at Clement in front of him with a hint of astonishment. Although this high-level cult had become a puppet under the control of Tyre's tentacles, he still wanted to look at the person who had just ignited the fuse of the civil war: "What is the purpose of starting this civil war?"

Clement's face showed a look of struggle, as if the only remaining will was resisting answering this key question, but after a moment he spoke in a low and chaotic manner: "All we want is a war... any kind of war..."

"You want war?" Gao Wen frowned, "What do you want war to do!"

Clement let out a vague grunt, Tyre snorted softly, and the surface of the tentacles immediately floated a slight halo, disintegrating all Clement's will to resist: "War... brings enough... raw materials..."

Gao Wen chased after him: "Raw materials? What kind of raw materials are used for?"

Clement growled in pain, while Tyre said "Huh" a little strangely.

"There is a very strong spiritual ban...it is actually stronger than my deep sea sound," Miss Siren showed a hint of helplessness. "This ban just erased some of his memory...I didn't even have time to observe how it took effect."

"Is there such a thing?" Gao Wen was surprised. Unexpectedly, these cultists left such a "safety lock" in the minds of high-level members. Then he changed several methods to ask Clement indirectly, hoping to get some remaining clues, but the result was unexpectedly nothing.

He can only confirm the following facts:

Prince Edmund participated in the murder of his father, and he would have some kind of mutual alert and subtle "cooperation" with the demise of all things; Prince Edmund's purpose was to end the "puppet royal family" of the Second Dynasty and completely control the entire country. On this basis, he probably had many follow-up plans; the church of the Demise of All Things needs war to provide them with some "raw materials", whether it is the Civil War of Ansu or the War of Ansu and Tifeng, it meets their requirements; Tifeng hides the power of the Demise of All Things, and that Rosetta?? Augustus is very likely to be the collaborator of the Demise of All Things...

This is all the information he could get from Clement.

After finishing the inquiry, Gao Wen glanced at Amber standing beside him and reminded: "Don't you have any problems too? Ask quickly."

Amber glanced at Gao Wen, then glanced at Clement again, then gritted her teeth and took something out of her arms.

She handed the thing to Clement: "I heard before that you know the origin of this ring?"

Clement's muddy gaze took a long time to focus on Amber's hand, and he muttered in a low voice: "Shadow Seal Ring...an ancient ring..."

"Do you know why this ring is in King Ansu's hands?" Amber stared at Clement's eyes. On her face, Gao Wen saw such a complex expression of seriousness, seriousness, and expectation with a hint of uneasiness.

Where did this ring come from? It seems to have a very important meaning for amber?

Gao Wen couldn't help but become curious about this.

Clement responded quickly: "The Shadow Seal Ring... was the property of Francis Moen a long time ago... I don't know how it belonged before it fell into the hands of Francis II... I only know that it is a legacy from the ancient Gondor Empire..."

"You said this is the legacy of the ancient Gondor Empire?" Amber stared, "What about other things? Doesn't anyone know the origin of this ring?"

The question Amber raised was obviously too complicated, and Clement kept muttering for a long time before he could speak a continuous meaningful word: "It...is related to the shadow world...it can communicate with creatures in the shadow..."

"...I said it the same as not saying it!" Amber couldn't hide the frustration on her face, and even her always energetic ears drooped a little.

Gao Wen had never seen this carefree half-elves in such a low state, and he couldn't help but wonder: "This ring is very important to you?"

"Well," Amber nodded, and then took out another ring from his arms. The ring looked exactly the same as the "Shadow Seal Ring", but it was obviously damaged. The precise magic pattern inside the ring had failed. In Gao Wen's perception, it was just a metal ring without magical fluctuations. "This is another... When I was very young, my adoptive father told me that this ring was the only thing he found when he picked me up. It was not broken, but it became like this in the year when I awakened my shadow talent..."

"Your life experience..." Gao Wen finally understood why Amber showed the expression that just now, "According to what you said just now, did you get that 'Shadow Seal Ring' from Francis II?"

"That's right," Amber nodded, "It was because he summoned a space gate with the Shadow Seal Ring that I could run to the border from here... I originally thought I had finally found the clues of my parents, but I didn't expect that I just got a ring back."

At this time, Tyre, who had been by the side without saying a word, suddenly spoke: "I'll fuck you, Clement said that the Shadow Seal Ring has always been in the hands of the old king. Amber, are you afraid that you are not the king's illegitimate daughter?"

Not to mention Tyre thinking so, in fact, after Gao Wen knew the relationship between Amber and Shadow Seal Ring, he had this huge amount of information. But before he could speak, Saldrin, who was listening not far away, shook his head and said, "It's impossible, you look at Amber's ears."

Gao Wen looked at Amber with confusion: "Ears?"

"The edge is upward," Amber pointed to his long and pointed elf ears. "This is a characteristic of paternal inheritance, which means that my father is an elf. If it is maternal inheritance, the edges of the half-elves' ears will be flatter and extend more backwards."

"So there is still this difference..." This is the first time Gao Wen has known this kind of little knowledge, even Gao Wen Cecil of the past, is only knowledgeable in the human field, and he is not all clear about it in this regard. "So Amber, your father must be an elf... Then according to the lifespan of the elf, he is very likely to be alive now."

"I think so too. Although I don't know what race my mother is, I believe my dad is still alive," Amber raised his head and said firmly, "Since the Shadow Seal Ring is a treasure of the ancient Gondor Empire, then my dad must be a very powerful elf, right? And he also left me another ring... This must be left behind for the opportunity to recognize each other in the future!"

Gao Wen looked at Amber with a complicated expression and smiled slightly: "Of course, this is the most logical inference."

"But over the years... I've found a ring... or got it from a dead person... the king's secret treasure, who should I ask for to find out its origin?"

Gao Wen was silent for a few seconds, then slowly raised his head and said softly: "Catch the king down and you will definitely find someone to inquire."

"Oh..." Amber mumbled, but after half a second he realized, and suddenly exclaimed, "What?!"

"The war has begun," Gao Wen sighed softly, "whether we want it or not, it has begun."

The caves of the Shadow Experimental Field were quiet, and only Clement's low and ambiguous grunts and the occasional sound of Tyr's tentacles stirring the pool broke the silence. After a long time, Saldrin looked into Gao Wen's eyes and said, "There is a cloud behind this war that is greater than the war itself. You know that those cultists who die in the end are looking forward to this civil war."

"Of course I know," Gao Wen nodded slightly, "but this war is inevitable. The hidden dangers of the Second Dynasty were buried as early as the day when the Duke of the North supported an illegitimate son to take office. The peace situation in the kingdom for so many years was relied on the continuous compromise of the Moen royal family, and the dukes' checks and balances were maintained until now. In other words, as long as the members of the royal family did not intend to compromise and the grand dukes did not intend to maintain a balance, then this peace situation would immediately lose its foundation... This power that had been accumulated for a hundred years was extremely powerful, and no matter you or I could stop it."

Saldrin sighed and could only admit that what Gao Wen said was the truth.

Gao Wen did not continue to speak, but thought silently about what Clement said in his heart.

All things will eventually die and look forward to this war, because this war will provide valuable "raw materials" for one of their "careers".

Gao Wen was unable to ask what the "career" was, but through indirect questions and a period of investigation into the demise of all things for a while, coupled with his understanding of the truth about the fall of the gods and the changes in the druid faith, he could roughly infer what the cultists wanted to do and what the "raw materials" they asked for might be.

After that, Gao Wen asked Clement about a lot of things, and in the process he confirmed that he had a high-level bishop in the entire Death of All Things. In addition, he also collected a large amount of information related to the Death of All Things.

The interrogation lasted almost an entire night.

Finally, Tyre ended his "control" of Clement.

As tentacles broke away from the cult's body, the flesh and blood in his body began to collapse uncontrollably and decompose. He fell down like a melting wax figure. In the end, only a ball of clothes covered with viscous substances and a few fragile and porous bones were left on the scene.

This man who killed Francis II and ignited the first fire in Ansu's civil war died miserably.

"It's really disgusting," Tyre looked down at the edge of the pool, unable to help but stick out his tongue, "It's like the deep-sea mud monster..."

"You can take back your tentacles first," Gao Wen frowned at the siren, "To be honest, your appearance has no impact on ordinary people at all than the deep-sea mud monster."

(I want to announce a news on my birthday, probably many people know... My wife is pregnant! It's been three months! I'll have little eyes next year!

However, my wife's reaction was very serious after pregnancy. She is in poor health now. I have to take care of the family, so my energy may not be able to keep up, and the update will be affected. I am adjusting my daily routine and typing habits, so I should be able to ensure that I will not stop updating, but there are double changes in the middle and single updates. I hope everyone can understand... I am alone in taking care of the family, and I am really too busy.

Finally, I wish me a happy birthday =.=I hope my wife will get better sooner.)
Chapter completed!