When Raging Wave City stirred up new troubles due to the accident of Changxiang-class steam airship, the news of Portlem's death spread to Tedga Hills.

The Tedega Hills, located in the southwest of the empire, is the fiefdom of the Celtic Dukes and a barbarian settlement. Different from the rapid changes in the outside world, the barbarians in the Tedega Hills still continue their old traditional life for hundreds of years.

Nothing seems to have changed over time.

Slash-and-burn farming, livestock hunting.

Military training was also conducted at the same time.

Barbarians are a militarized race. They are strictly selected from birth, and only babies with strong bodies are allowed to survive. By the age of three, barbarian children must begin to receive training and be indoctrinated to be loyal to the Kai.

Thoughts of Duke Walter.

A barbarian at the age of seven becomes a formal soldier and joins the tribal army to receive more rigorous training.

Although the number of barbarians in the Tedga Hills has never been large, they are all very strong warriors regardless of gender.

In the past, the Barbarian Legion was the war hammer of the Golden Shield Empire. No matter how stubborn the enemy was, they only needed to send the Barbarian Legion to crush it. But now... the new nobles have risen, and the old nobles are in decline.

The power of the royal family has never been as strong as it is now in the history of the empire, and the balance of the empire is tilting. There is no hereditary noble in the imperial cabinet, which shows how alienated the emperor has been from his former allies.

The old nobles with the Blade Bearing Brotherhood as the core are unwilling to withdraw from the stage of history, and are also worried that the royal family will eventually deal with these countries within the country. Many hereditary nobles with fiefdoms are preparing for the possible civil war.

The Celtic Duke was the leader of this type of old aristocracy.

Howling City is the capital of Tedega Hills, the spiritual place of the barbarians. The barbarians who advocate attack did not build a wall for their own Howling City. They believe that if the enemy attacks here, it will represent all of Tedega.

The barbarians in the hills were all killed, and a city wall had no effect at that time.

However, the barbarians built the Celtic Duke's Castle, which was a symbol of honor, extremely grand, giving full play to the barbarian's rough style.

The underground area of ​​the Celtic Castle is tightly protected. It is the headquarters of the Temple of the Abyss, where the Abyss mages can study the secrets they want to study without restriction.

After learning of the death of Portlem, the Celtic Duke came underground specifically to discuss countermeasures with the first apostle Victor.

The Celtic Duke has a stronger physique than the average barbarian. He wears a gorgeous old-style aristocratic robe and a ducal crown. His slightly gray beard is trimmed very beautifully.

Behind the Duke were two followers, one of whom was holding a scepter that symbolized power and was a heavy weapon, and the other was Erguya who had returned from Raging Waves City.

There are torches and braziers lit everywhere in the underground area of ​​the castle, and abyss mages wearing distinctive robes can be seen everywhere. Some of them are humans, some are barbarians, and some of other races... They are all attracted to the abyss and are determined to throw themselves into the abyss.

Along the way, Erguya reported to the Celtic Duke what he encountered in Raging Waves City.

He talked a lot about clear skies, meteors, and Viscount Iskran.

"Your Majesty the Duke... Viscount Iscolan betrayed the Brotherhood, and Harriman's death was directly related to him. Now Iscolan is very close to Inspector Meteor, and Meteor was placed in Raging Waves City by Her Royal Highness the Princess. An important nail."

The Celtic Duke was very kingly and said calmly: "Isklan is a very capable young noble, but his family fiefdom has long been integrated with Raging Waves City. His interests are different from ours, and his Our demands are different from ours, so it’s normal that we can’t get along.

Many people in the Blade Bearing Brotherhood are in the same situation as him. They have long lost the courage and responsibility left by their ancestors, and think that they can survive by being humble.

In fact, the battle between the royal family and the new nobles in Raging Waves City is beneficial to us. I only care about the Book of Disaster, which affects how strong my barbarian army can be.

Is the Book of Disaster still in Elf Qingkong’s hands?”

Erguya followed the Celtic Duke and walked in the underground passage.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke. The informant we bribed spread the information that the Book of Disaster has been in Elf Qingkong's hands since it appeared. Dean Wilred has neither the intention nor the intention to ask for it back... He said, Elf Clear Sky can safely use the Book of Calamity."

"Using the Book of Disaster safely?" The Celtic Duke stopped and asked Erguya: "Are you sure?"

"Not sure. No one has seen Qingkong use the Book of Disaster. Dean Willred said all this. He may be lying."

The Duke of Celtic continued to move forward: "The appearance of the Book of Disaster and the death of the two Apostles of the Abyss have disrupted our plan. Let's hear what Victor has to say."

In an occult laboratory, the Celtic Duke met the first apostle Victor.

Even though he has seen them countless times, it is still difficult for the Celtic Duke to distinguish these apostles of the abyss from their appearance. The influence of the abyss makes them all have shriveled skin and a pair of red eyes.

But Victor's temperament is very unique.

His rich scholarly demeanor makes it easy for people to ignore his appearance. If you chat with him, you will fall into admiration for his rich knowledge.

"Mr. Victor." The Celtic Duke saluted Victor politely, which was a sign of respect for the strong.

Victor was in a bad mood. He invited the Duke of Celtic to sit down, and then said: "I know the purpose of your coming, and I also received the news of Portlem's death. This surprised me, and Harriman... …

We opened the Abyss together and created the Abyss Temple together. Over the past hundred years, we have sat together countless times to discuss our respective occult research. However, in this short period of time, I completely lost two of my best friends.

The opponent is very strong."

The Duke of Celtic said: "I express my deep condolences for the passing of the two Apostles of the Abyss. They are also my best friends and my teachers.

Now I want to hear what is the next plan of the Abyss Temple? Is it to continue to recover the Book of Disaster? Raging Waves City is more dangerous than we expected... My people are fully investigating the background of Clear Sky."

Victor said: "The Book of Disaster is the subject of the secret that opens the abyss. We have been trying to create another Book of Disaster for so many years, but we have failed... It is irreplaceable.

If you want to have a barbarian army blessed by the power of the abyss, you must help us get the Book of Disaster."

"But my relationship with you has been exposed." The Duke of Celtic said worriedly: "A member of the Blade Bearing Brotherhood in Raging Waves City discovered the relationship between Erguya and Harriman, and told the Imperial Secret Service about it.

Intelligence Bureau, His Majesty must have known about our cooperation by now.

He has been wary of me for a long time, and the war is very likely to break out in advance. I hope that the Temple of the Abyss will focus on preparing for me at this time, instead of spending it in Raging Waves City... The deaths of the two apostles of the Abyss are unbearable for us.

loss."

This time the Celtic Duke came to see Victor in order to persuade him to temporarily give up retrieving the Book of Disaster. Each apostle of the abyss is the top combat force on his side, but he lost two in Raging Wave City in vain, leaving Kai

Duke Walter was heartbroken to death.

Although Victor was thinking about the Book of Disaster in his heart, he had to admit that what the Celtic Duke said was reasonable. Howling City is the headquarters of the Abyss Temple, and it was with the support of the Celtic Duke that the Abyss Temple was able to develop.

The barbarians' attitude towards life and death makes this place a fertile ground for the study of the secret arts of the Abyss Mage.

The Temple of the Abyss cannot lose this place. If the empire has to fight a civil war, the Abyss Mage must fight for the barbarians.

"I already know what you mean. The mystery of Elf Qingkong's origin and powerful strength should alert us. The Abyss Temple has entered the investigation stage for the Book of Disaster. We must first find out Qingkong's identity before making plans.

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I will summon the abyss mages scattered around the world to fight in Howling City. Even without the Book of Disaster, we can build a powerful barbarian army for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Victor... I will also use my power in Raging Wave City to investigate Elf Clear Sky for you."

At this time, Luke did not know that because he changed the plot, the Imperial Civil War, which was supposed to start five years later, had the possibility of breaking out early.

Now he only thinks about how to win the battle in Raging Wave City.

The agents of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau were like rabid wild dogs, biting into the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship accident and refusing to let go. After all, their detectives were on the burning airship at the time, so it was reasonable for the imperial agents to go crazy.

The Cape District Secret Service prosecuted the City Alchemists Association for murder and collected evidence everywhere. In order to compete with the Alchemists Association for the wreckage of the airship, Shelley led the Rangers in a posture of not willing to go to war, and put the airship wreckage in the area where it might have crashed.

They were all cordoned off, and they organized manpower to conduct a blanket search in the Cape District.

In Raging Waves City, all affiliated institutions of the Alchemist Association related to the research and development of hydrogen airships were frequently visited by imperial spies. In particular, those directly involved in arranging the Changxiang-class airship as a duel venue were forcibly taken away for interrogation.

The Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau relied on itself as the victim and exercised its privileges unscrupulously. The City Alchemists Association was born with a fault. Not only did they have to deal with difficult lawsuits, but the hydrogen airship accident had already left them in dire straits.

How does hydrogen gas with added stabilizer burn?

How to make up for the losses caused by the incident?

How to rebuild society’s trust in the safety of hydrogen airships?

A lot of follow-up investigations of the accident are waiting for the City Alchemist Association to do, but not only the wreckage of the airship is unclear due to the scramble by the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, but also those who had direct contact with the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship have been arrested

stand up.

I want to check it, but I can't.

If we can’t provide the truth and data, we can’t do public relations to restore the hydrogen airship’s image.

For a whole month, the City Alchemists Association was stuck in this trouble. During this period, the city council made a major adjustment to the Cape Harbor renovation project.

Withdraw the previous decision to hand over the project to Saxon Engineering, and hand over this project to a local engineering company in Haijiao District... Yanyang Group.

Get a small victory first.

Luke continued to lead his subordinates to exert all-round pressure and harassment on the City Alchemists Association, not giving the other party any chance to breathe within the scope of the hydrogen airship.

In the major newspapers in Raging Waves City, the hydrogen airship flight accident and the murder of the City Alchemist Association alternately made the headlines. Inspector Meteorite gave exclusive interviews from time to time, telling how he had a tragic showdown with Edgar on the burning airship.

For most city dwellers, these days they have a lot to eat; for newspapers, as long as there is information about Inspector Meteor, the newspaper of that day is guaranteed to be sold out. Inspector Meteor has simply become a traffic password.

Major newspapers racked their brains to get information related to Inspector Meteor.

But for those who have invested in hydrogen airships, every day is suffering. They know that their hearts will hurt when they see the relevant news, but they can't help but not read it.

They wanted to know if there was any way to save the hydrogen airship project, but the City Alchemists Association didn't even let out a decent fart, and they didn't even explain how the airship burned.

Disappointment turned into despair.

When I saw the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau suing the City Alchemists Association in such a cheerful manner, I actually felt a sense of pleasure in venting my anger.

Yomington was released by Clear Sky after the city council gave the Cape Harbor renovation project back to Yanyang Group.

At this time, the whole city was anxious, and he had become a neglected existence. Yaomington was also very low-key, hiding in his room, not looking for anyone, and not seeing anyone.

I just read the newspaper every day and listen to the news from all sides collected by my subordinates.

He could tell that Inspector Meteor was holding back all his energy to pursue the City Alchemists Association over the Changxiang-class hydrogen airship accident. Even though the parliament was under pressure and changed the resolutions related to Cape Port, he still refused to give up.

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It seems that he just wants to vent his anger and take the opportunity to establish his own prestige.

But Yaomington always feels that things are not as simple as they appear. When Inspector Meteor does things... appearances are never his purpose.

Yeomington combined the intelligence collected by all parties and tried to find the real purpose of Inspector Meteor's trouble this time, but he never got the key.

It is impossible for him not to know that besides disgusting the City Alchemists Association, it is impossible for him to really convict the murder charges. So why is he doing everything he can to interfere with the City Alchemists Association?

Yomington saw nothing in the meteorite, so he turned his attention to his allies.

Viscount Iscolan, Councilor Ibor, and Mrs. Mihir not only did not stop Meteorite from doing this, but also actively used the resources in their hands to assist.

This is not in their interest.

Meteor doesn't have much to do with the City Alchemist Association. He can do whatever he wants, but these three people are different.

Especially for Councilor Ibur, if he offended the City Alchemists Association, it would be like destroying his own job. But Councilor Ibur jumped up and down, and he was the most energetic.

Where did he get the confidence?

Or... he knew that if what Detective Meteor did was accomplished, he would not have to fear the revenge of the City Alchemist Association.

In other words, Inspector Meteor wants to abolish the City Alchemists Association!

Yeomington was so frightened by his conclusion that he broke into a cold sweat.

is it possible?
Chapter completed!