Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1254 Two Clues

Ming stopped in the ruins and took two steps forward, his eyes extended to the left and right along the abandoned square, as if he still remembered the scene of that day. Large sections of dead wood were on the square, as if they were part of a giant tree, and the thorns rushed out of the ground, growing disorderly and making a mess here.

This was originally an area within the Autumn Glade, but the damage in the Grey Plague was so severe that it was almost irreversible. After the disaster, the Elven Court was rebuilt and moved north, leaving only this conspicuous ruin.

Her eyes fell on a point where the Alliance officials had launched the attack. Halsey was standing opposite him, with Avani on one side and the elves on the other side of the square.

At that time, the princess responded calmly until someone delayed the time. Then the Knights of the Ancient Training arrived and completely reversed the situation. The question now is, who was the one who warned them at that time?

A trace of doubt arose in Ming's heart.

A stream of light fell beside the Construct Queen. Ming looked over there and found that it was Halsey. This new generation of the Tenth King who was rising in the Giant Tree Hill had just become the youngest helmsman of the Twelve Color Iris. He gained a lot from this storm. In a sense, he was the biggest winner.

Although some of the Twelve Irises were found to be in collusion with the Dark Saints, they had nothing to do with him. He was spared because of his attitude of cooperating with the Council, and took the opportunity to reorganize the management.

Many people were imprisoned, and Halsey benefited from her calm choice in the "Pillar of the World" incident. Ming thought that this person should have eliminated most of the noise in the club and become the youngest leader in the history of the Twelve Color Iris.

He is the vice president in name, but in reality he is the real person in charge behind the scenes. As for the president of the Twelve-Color Iris, he is actually a professional manager.

"Why are you here?" Ming asked, "You are not managing your guild, and your naughty sister. You seem to have always been troubled by that little girl, but if it weren't for her this time, you wouldn't have gotten such a good opportunity, right? Or are you actually more interested in me?"

Halsey shook her head, ignoring her joke, "My reasons are the same as yours."

He raised his eyes and looked forward, which made Ling Ming suddenly quiet down. She knew what Halsey was looking for, the ghostly voice in the square that day.

"Apart from the disintegrating Guild Alliance, the biggest loss this time was suffered by the Empire. Avani lost at least half of his Starlight, but in the end he stood on the side of the Council, and Stargate didn't cause him any trouble."

"The reality is that the situation in the Empire is not optimistic, but the Investigation Bureau cannot enforce the law across regions. It is helpless in dealing with the situation in the First Division, so we can only let them go."

Halsey suddenly started talking about what had happened in the past few days. "Regarding the treatment of Juliana, she will be isolated for investigation for the time being, but if she is not the mastermind, the investigation will only end up in the fourth division."

"Because of the Knights of the Ancient Training, Rota'o agreed to conduct the investigation with us. The Third Division also responded, but the indigenous people are very divided. Elion de Flin was kept, but no suspicious points were found on him for the time being, and the Corin royal family is willing to guarantee him—"

Seeing Ming looking at her in confusion, Halsey explained, "It's the genius of the Ellingland family."

Ming suddenly realized it, but she actually had little interest in the affairs of Corin-Ishulian. Moreover, since the incident with Duke Modkaiser, the situation in the entire Corin-Ishulian had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

In her opinion, the Prime Minister might be the source of the problem. But the Third District has never been involved in the affairs of the indigenous people, and only a few people have joined Brian's Northern Alliance.

"Juliana brought this upon herself," Ming replied calmly, "I've already scolded her."

"Compared to that, I care more about how she lost."

Halsey looked over.

Both parties remained silent about how Avani and Juliana were defeated by Fang He, but the incident was obviously a huge blow to the latter.

"I asked her about it, but she still hasn't gotten over it. She told me to be careful. She said Ed wasn't what I thought he was."

"Actually?"

Ming couldn't help but shook his head, "What else could he be like?"

But both of them fell silent, thinking back to the last series of events of the Gray Disaster. It is hard for outsiders to imagine the shock that those who experienced it were shocked. If they review it, they will find that many choices are unique.

If there is any mistake, or even if the judgment is not made at the first time, the result will be very different. Even so, there is a lot of luck, but the other party chose the only answer among a series of luck.

There was not a single mistake from beginning to end, no wonder Juliana was shaken. This is unbelievable for anyone, and the opponent just happened to hit the truth after a series of coincidences.

If there are too many coincidences, then it is not a coincidence.

"I heard that Irs was also defeated by him," Halsey said, "It seems that his escape from many dragon knights of Einbrok was not accidental."

"That's different." Ming shook his head.

She knew the causes and consequences of everything that happened in Istania. Irs's failure seemed to her to be just an accident, but she was becoming increasingly confused about her little apprentice.

Halsey didn't ask her why she didn't ask in person. He knew that if the other party really didn't care, she wouldn't bring it up, but he didn't reveal this.

Juliana is her best friend and the two once had a very deep friendship.

Before Ming became the Construct Queen, Zuliana, who was not yet a Dragon Rider at that time, tried her best to bring her out of the Turbid Realm. Otherwise, there would be no subsequent legend.

It was a big blow to her to see the other person become like this.

"If Juliana is just a participant," Ming finally said, "I will find a way to find out everything."

"It's difficult. The investigation agency's internal review of the alliance didn't find anything really useful. Some people closed the line early," Halsey replied, looking ahead. "I don't believe that those who only float on the surface can stir up such a big wave."

“But the real question is when did the alliance, after its glory days, irreversibly go into ruin,” he continued.

The Board of Governors temporarily closed the Second Division's access, which was actually the second division to be suspended, after the Third Division two years ago. At that time, people thought that all this was only temporary, but to this day there is no sign of recovery.

On the contrary, the second and fourth divisions also showed signs of being implicated. As a result, the Super Competitive League has been suspended for more than half of the time and is essentially dead in name only.

But when did the corruption of the Super Athletic League begin? This is a very vague question for those who experienced that era. Was it the first Covenant Hill incident? Or the second? The third?

"You haven't experienced that era and don't understand what happened," Ming shook his head. This problem is actually particularly profound for the third division.

Just after a glorious decade, the war in the Realm of Turbidity was actually the turning point for Corin-Ishurian's decline.

The First Battle of Covenant Hill eliminated the long-standing community consensus in Division 3. Although the large guilds gained the greatest benefits from it, they actually lost their foundation.

The free saints are both potential opponents, but also the soil for the germination of mass ideas. Not all elites come from the same system. Moreover, the club's strategy will naturally kill another type of people.

The second Covenant Hill incident was actually the starting point of this decline. R, Shana, L and others were framed on the field, causing people to completely lose trust in the alliance.

Although the league has tried its best to suppress the subsequent impact of this incident, it cannot deceive those who are interested. Moreover, most of the people who know the truth are core fans who have been paying attention to super sports for a long time.

Although five years is enough time to give birth to a new generation of fans, the collapse of the backbone of the community has actually made it lose the ability to create content. The sharp decline in attention in the third division is visible to the naked eye.

Once the foundation of the masses is lost, the direct result is that the soil for the birth of geniuses disappears.

"So it's them?" Halsey asked.

Ming nodded. If it were someone else, they might have heard it wrong, but she would never do that.

Because five years ago, she was the one who witnessed the second Covenant Hill incident in person. She was an assistant referee at the time and witnessed the other side's defense with her own eyes.

The other party's ID was Liuhua, but the community account that contacted her privately was named Shana, and had a two-dimensional avatar of a girl with burning hair. She remembered clearly that the other party had an eccentric personality, but his temper was as explosive as a furnace.

Not long ago, the ghostly voice left in this square was exactly the same as the one she remembered, with a hint of sharpness in its teasing.

They are back again?

Halsey asked, "Which one?"

But Ming shook her head. She had asked Stargate Port before coming here, but did not get any information about the returning personnel. The Sword Master of Broken Sky - R, has that man come back?

Or never left?

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"Ed, the situation in Corrin-Ishurian is not as good as you think. Civil war has actually broken out, and the Fenrisians are confronting the king's fleet in the Cloud Sea."

"But neither side dares to start a decisive battle easily. The current focus of the battle is still the Ancient Tower and the Ten Ancient Kingdoms along the Treasure Scepter Coast. As for the southern border, the situation there is not optimistic. Although the Southern Border Alliance is inclined to form an alliance with the Desert Kingdom, Siyis's demand is independence, and Princess Brian does not intend to agree to this request."

"The good news is that the Prime Minister will not tolerate the secession of the Is region. Therefore, the situation in the western part of the entire kingdom is in chaos and the two sides are unable to make any breakthroughs on any front for the time being."

On the other side of the screen, Su Changfeng looked a little haggard.

To be precise, his face was full of weather. For example, the last time he saw him, he seemed to have aged ten years. Communication had been cut off for half a year, but Su Changfeng had gone to Siberia to carry out a mission before that.

Fang He saw that the other person had dark circles under his eyes and there were obviously many more white hairs in his hair. It was less than a year since they met, and he had no idea what mission the other person had carried out.

Or is East Siberia really that terrible?

Fang He couldn't help but think of Sophie. The princess of Silver Vislan entered closed training after going to the second world. There has been no news from her for a long time. He didn't know whether Su Changfeng had contacted her. He didn't know how she would feel when she saw her father like this.

Fang He thought of his parents again, although he had never seen their appearance, and then his uncle and aunt. He could not help but fall silent, thinking of the news he got from K - the Seven Seas Brigade confirmed the other party's identity after that, through the channels of the Council Investigation Bureau and the Third Division Military.

The deceased was from an organization called Cerberus, codenamed K, and his true identity is still under investigation.

At present, Hellhound is a subordinate organization of the Shadow Society. He has actually dealt with their people before, including the hunters who kidnapped Merrill.

In the subsequent investigation, the minions of this organization were gradually uprooted from the Hill of Giant Trees, and the Investigation Bureau arrested a large number of Hellhound's men from the Silver Wind Watchers.

But Elisa told him that those people were just small fry, and most of them might not be as important as Codename K.

"I know the operating mechanism of this kind of people very well. The people below are often controlled by the guild and driven by profit. What they do may not necessarily be considered a crime, such as collecting information and spying on business intelligence. Most of these guilds are small and medium-sized guilds, like Listener to the Rain, and only a few of their leaders have connections with that kind of 'existence'."

When the Rain Listener arrest operation was launched, only a few high-level managers were arrested in the end. The others who were unaware of the situation were simply educated and released, and some joined the military - such as Alice.

This time, the situation of the European Stargate Investigation Agency in the Second Division was almost similar. Although a large number of allied guilds were implicated, only a few were actually convicted, which was consistent with the situation last time.

"The higher-ups often control these guilds through indirect means, and sometimes the evil gods themselves take action, so it's hard to trace the source directly. The Investigation Bureau uses economic means to conduct investigations, which is similar to what happened in China, but it often has little effect. I think this time it will probably end in nothing."

"More importantly, the reorganization of the alliance is what I think the leader needs to focus on. After all, although the black hand behind the scenes has been withdrawn, for these guilds, and even the second division, the Twelve Stars Glowing Land is still a crucial clue. Now we all know that this prophecy is related to the third star of disaster."

Fang He's own conclusion was similar, which was basically the result of their review of the entire incident. After all, the European Investigation Agency would not tell them more.

He told Su Changfeng roughly about the series of dramatic changes that took place in the second division. Although the military also had its own information channels, some details might not be as detailed as he, a first-hand eyewitness.

Su Changfeng couldn't help but sigh at the young people's ability to take action. Such a major event was almost accomplished single-handedly by these young people, while the information obtained by the military was even much later than that of the other party.

However, the changes in the Second Division have unclear significance for the Seven Seas Brigade, but are a major benefit to the Third Division. Since the Empire's attitude has been made clear, the separation between the European Stargate Agency and the Alliance in the "Pillar of the World" incident is likely to be the beginning of the split between the two major divisions.

He couldn't help but commend him, but still said: "I am no longer the military attaché stationed at Stargate Port. Strictly speaking, this matter is not within my authority. However, after reporting it, you should be commended by your superiors."

"But don't even think about military merit. You're not one of us. Fortunately, the military has a long history of cooperating with civilians at Stargate, so your commendation should arrive soon."

But Fang He hesitated for a moment and said directly: "I want to see the rubbings of the Yuanhai document."

Su Changfeng on the other side of the screen was obviously silent for a moment, but seemed to understand Fang He's request, "You want to investigate your parents? It's not impossible, but after the Battle of Byrne, all the remaining stone rubbings were sealed up. In fact, after the smuggling case, we also checked the information on it, and to be honest, there is not much useful information."

He thought about it and said, "I will report to the higher-ups. Strictly speaking, there shouldn't be any obstacles given your current classification level, but it will take time, so you may have to wait a while."

Fang He nodded. To be honest, he was already very satisfied to get the promise. After all, the Battle of Byrne had far-reaching implications, even involving the Abyssal Documents and their rubbings, which were strictly prohibited from being disseminated by Stargate Port.

However, this also gave him the confidence to continue cooperating with Su Changfeng. It seemed that just as Shang Wangyou said, the military did not regard the Seven Seas Brigade as outsiders.

"Also, if you have any opinions about the people we sent, you can tell me directly." Su Changfeng said: "Although the military cooperates with you, it does not interfere with the operation of your team. In your group, you are still the final say."

Fang He shook his head. Luo Hao didn't say anything. He had already integrated into the Seven Seas Brigade. The three military personnel of the Second Regiment also performed well. Their talents might be average, but they were very disciplined and capable. He had no objection.

He simply asked, "Was it your idea to have Alice here? Will she be stationed in the Seven Seas Brigade permanently from now on, as a liaison, or as an expatriate from the military?"

Fang He said as he turned back to look at the ponytail. The fairy who came with Ms. Aina Laughter turned out to be the younger sister of Ms. Tata who was wearing makeup. Her name was Lolo Thumb Morning Star and she was the current fairy queen.

Of course, the fairy queen is not as serious as most people imagine. Roshar is originally a loose place. In the quiet hills and mountains there, the only organizational relationship of the fairies is that the fairy queen is the heir of the Star and Moon Dew.

The Dew of the Stars and Moon is actually the morning dew on the leaves of the World Tree. They are the only ones who can collect dew in the world, which is the only source of morning dew. The Fairy Queen inherited the first drop of morning dew from the first World Tree Terraka at the beginning of the world. It is said that it is a gem called the Dew of the Stars and Moon.

There are many rumors about the gem. It is said that the power of the Dragon Slaying Sword that can restrain curses comes from it. However, compared to the gem itself, the queen is more like a title for the fairy clan.

Therefore, Miss Tata has never considered herself as a princess of the fairy clan, or rather, the fairy clan does not have the concept of princess at all, and she treats everyone equally.

Alice was standing next to the fairy lady, chatting with her sister in a few words. In fact, it was she who brought Lolo here.

"I believe you have also noticed that the Star Gate is changing. Such large-scale communication interruptions may happen frequently in the future," Su Changfeng answered his question, "so the military needs a contact person to get in touch with you at any time. Miss Alice has received rigorous training and has carried out several missions. She is trustworthy. If the need arises, she has a unique way to contact our dispatched department."

Fang He did not ask what the external department was. He knew the confidentiality regulations, but what Su Changfeng said was right. If such a situation really happened, it would be better to have a means of contact than now.

He asked the other party just to confirm this point.

He turned his head again and looked in that direction.

There, Lolo was pestering her sister. Her personality was much more erratic than that of his Miss Dragon Soul. Fang He felt that Nini was making threats under his hood, and it seemed that she was afraid that the other party would snatch his sister away.

But compared to this, the little girl is even more shy. It is hard to imagine that the life born from the golden flame of Nicol Bolas' soul is so introverted in front of outsiders. Otherwise, she would probably have fought with Lolo.

He used his fingers to soothe his little girl, but to his surprise, Lolo seemed to get along well with Mia, and her dragon spirit seemed to have something to do with it.

Fang He didn't have the time to ask Miya what was going on. Although he knew that the fairy clan was involved in the artificial dragon soul plan, he had never heard of anyone who could split his soul into two to become an artificial dragon soul.

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