Alien world

Chapter 1612 Chapter 245. Liberty City, join the war
"so serious?"

A month ago, the Empire was at its peak. Apart from a setback at the hands of the Blackwatch, it was almost unscathed. How come it suddenly became so riddled with holes?

"After all, the enemy is the entire ratman clan and the demons led by the Demon Lord. It is almost impossible for them not to take the opportunity to create unrest in the empire..."

The eldest sister and Olmedo said, having acquired more information.

"Did the ancestor take action?"

Olmedo shook his head: "No."

"Then it's no big deal."

The ancestor is the rock of Annan’s heart. As long as she is in charge, there is no need to worry about any problems in the empire.

If something happens to the ancestor... Annan will go to save him, and if he can't save him, he will take the same surname as Maria.

Annan thought: "Perhaps the Empire is just using this as an excuse to purge its own people."

If any regime wants to maintain long-term stability, it must regularly prune the branches that absorb nutrients from the big tree and grow wantonly. Calculating the time, the empire should also conduct a wave of self-cleansing.

"We thought so too," Olmedo said.

"But if we don't tell the Empire, who will go to the Far North to pick us up?"

"us."

Compared to Olmedo's confidence, Annan seemed less confident: "...Can we?"

Olmedo nodded. "Even if it is the Empire, it may not be easier for them to move in the Far North than us. They may even cause us trouble."

Annan glanced sideways, now that she had the guts to say things like "the empire is causing us trouble", he couldn't even imagine what she would say in the future!

But the Empire cannot count on that, so this is all.

Olmedo began to issue orders, asking his assistants about the locations of airships in various places, and then said, "Withdraw all the reconnaissance airships on standby and focus on the Far North."

"No." Annan reminded: "Did you forget? Our airships are all powered by magic."

Olmedo patted his head and said, "I actually forgot about this... But it's not a big problem. Let's have Martin stop the new airship and go back to the old hot air balloon airship. The cold weather won't affect the airship's takeoff, right?"

"As long as there's no snowstorm, it'll be fine."

Olmedo nodded and called the Scarlet Witch: "How many idle ships are there in Liberty City right now?"

"Seven three-masted ships, three five-masted ships, does the tavern ship count?"

"Not counting."

Why bring a bunch of singers there? To sing for the devil?
"Eight then."

"You will personally take eight ships to the west coast to prepare for the response."

Scarlet Witch was very excited to know that she could return to her hometown.

Olmedo warned her: "Don't delay on the road, rush to the target location at full speed."

"Got it." The Scarlet Witch had no choice but to agree and rubbed her long hair irritably.

On the other hand, the eldest sister is responsible for maintaining order in Liberty City, covering up the action, and recalling the Hellfire Legion and the Ranger Legion from the north to influence the judgment.

The Empire has spies from ratmen and demons, and Liberty City must have some as well.

Annan said that there might be someone in the City Lord's Mansion too, otherwise how could something happen and spread throughout Liberty City on the same day?

Olmedo glanced at him and said that there was definitely nothing in the City Lord's Mansion.

Annan was stunned. What did this mean?
Instructions were transmitted from the City Lord's Mansion one after another, some were true and some were false, some were real instructions and some were cover-ups. Even if one wanted to investigate, they would just think that they were dealt with together.

In the afternoon, the first hot air balloon reconnaissance aircraft was completed and sent to the outpost island through a secret portal.

Olmedo looked out the window and suddenly said, "Tell the Hellfire Legion to change into winter clothes."

"Wait a moment."

Annan, who was still in the office, stopped his assistant who was about to leave and asked hesitantly, "What do you want to do?"

"If the missing Black Watch Legion is really in the Far North, how can we rescue them without sending the Hellfire Legion?" "But this will make us officially hostile to the Skaven-Demon Alliance."

"Aren't we already hostile to them?" Olmedo asked curiously.

Annan took a deep breath and said, "This is different... We are just cleaning up the ratmen that are roaming the west. The demons and ratmen don't care, and they may not even be taken away. But if we intervene directly... They can't ignore us."

"By then we won't need a main force. One unit will be enough to overwhelm us."

Annan wanted to just provide intelligence, and once it was confirmed that the Black Watch was in the Far North, he would hand it over to the Empire instead of bringing trouble upon himself.

He just didn't believe that the Empire's reaction would be slower than that of the betrayers.

"But this is an opportunity." Olmedo said solemnly: "Discovering the missing Black Watch Corps and saving the Black Watch Corps have completely different meanings. This is our chance to have an equal dialogue with the Empire."

Liberty City cannot always be the Empire's younger brother.

If they keep thinking like this, they will certainly be able to "lean on a big tree for shade", but they will always be shorter than others and will be hesitant in everything they do.

If the empire thinks this way, it will regard controlling its subordinates as a matter of course. Even if those in power do not want to, those powerful people will extend their tentacles out of greed.

Even if the Free City cannot have an equal status with the Empire, it must have minimum autonomy.

As for the price...

Olmedo is also prepared. You can't take all the benefits without taking any responsibilities.

Annan suddenly understood why Olmedo had such a radical idea - he thought of old Augusta. Her love for her daughter was so heavy, he really loved her, and he was really controlling her.

Olmedo wants to be free of the burden that comes with being in the name of love.

"I disagree."

But Annan rejected Olmedo's plan.

Olmedo frowned in confusion, in her opinion, as long as they found the Black Watch and brought them back, the plan would be half successful.

It is impossible for the Empire to sit idly by and watch the rat-man-demon coalition retaliate against Liberty City, and by then Liberty City’s defenses will naturally be safe.

Looking closely at Annan, Olmedo suddenly discovered a hint of deep pain hidden in Annan's black eyes full of resistance. She thought of something, and her heart melted quietly.

"Annan, we all know that the ship that stays at the dock is the safest."

Olmedo's tone became as gentle as that of an older sister, and she gently cupped Annan's cheek: "But dear, that's not the purpose of building a ship."

Annan struggled in his heart: "Your Uncle Blom, Broken Tooth... and those soldiers in the cemetery, they should not pay for our ambitions..."

"you are wrong."

She pulled Annan to the terrace. Outside the window, the street was filled with Hellfire Legion soldiers.

Five thousand soldiers lined up in neat rows, without a single sound being made.

"They have a blood feud with the ratmen, and they dream of returning to the North."

Annan stared at the solemn soldiers: "I can't let them give up?"

"Of course you can, but... that's not what they're fighting for."

"Well, tell them... just go for it."

"Do not……"

Olmedo let go of Annan, opened the patio door, and gently pushed him out.

"You should tell them."

As soon as Annan walked onto the terrace, thousands of eyes on the street focused on him at the same time.

Looking through those determined eyes, all of Annan’s encouraging words finally came down to one sentence:

"set off!"

(End of this chapter)