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The guards, who were originally a little panicked, gradually calmed down under Connor's command, but the civilians who had just left ran back with fear on their faces.

When faced with danger, they still subconsciously want to seek protection from the guards.

The guards also wanted to use the civilians as human shields to block the enemy's bombing tactics, so they did not drive them away.

Looking at the civilians with fear written all over their faces and the nervous guards, Connor shook his head helplessly.

He said he was ready to meet the enemy, but in fact he was waiting for the judgment of fate.

If the enemy really dropped the hazelnut ball without any care, even if he tried his best to protect civilians, there would still be heavy casualties.

At that time, the guards who prevented the civilians from evacuating would undoubtedly become sinners, and their conscience would be condemned no matter what the final outcome of the war was.

Robin was also feeling uneasy. He pursed his lips and asked Connor:

"Master Connor, do you think the enemy will drop hazelnut balls?"

Connor replied, "I don't know either, but judging from Viscount Ryan's past behavior, as long as he receives news that the civilians have not retreated, he will not use the hazelnut ball tactics again."

Although Connor didn't want to admit it, Snake's strategy was indeed simple and effective.

But if Van Ryan wanted to occupy Guanhai City, he would not be able to bomb the civilians in the city at will.

So Connor felt very complicated. The more effective the countermeasures were, the more it showed that Ryan cared about the civilians.

Compared to the Merchants Association that uses civilians as shields, it seems that only Ryan can protect Guanhai City.

Robin was very nervous at the moment and did not notice the confusion on Connor's face. He continued to ask:

"What if the enemy doesn't get the message?"

When Connor heard this, he glanced at Robin with a strange look, as if asking if Robin's brain was really broken.

Robin blushed when he saw this, and he realized that he had asked a stupid question.

"How could Viscount Ryan not have received the news? He even knew which street we took during the night raid. He must have had undercover agents in the Chamber of Commerce and the escort team."

"Not to mention that we are deliberately spreading the news. We are just short of writing to him directly. It would be strange if he didn't receive the news!"

"Robin, calm down and don't let last night's failure become a burden to you." Connor reminded gently.

He could probably guess why the usually smart Robin asked such a simple question. It was simply because last night's disastrous defeat had left Robin with a psychological trauma, causing him to become hesitant and afraid of failure.

If Robin's previous shortcoming was his arrogance, he has now gone to the other extreme, becoming timid and losing his confidence and determination.

Otherwise, even with his father's instructions, Robin wouldn't be so pessimistic about the war.

"I'll say it again, last night's defeat is not your fault alone, don't blame yourself too much."

"You were able to lead the guards, most of whom had lost their main magic beasts, to break through the numerous ambushes set up by the enemy in advance. That's already pretty good."

"If that loser Will was in charge, I might not even get to see you." Connor joked with a smile.

Connor had no way to deal with Robin's change of mentality. He could only comfort him with words and reduce his psychological burden.

Robin could naturally hear the concern in Connor's words, and he forced a smile:
"So, my strong request for command last night saved my life."

"Well, why don't you thank yourself for saving your life?" Connor said cooperatively.

Robin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay, don't comfort me. I am a little confused now, but it won't affect my fighting."

"At least until this war is over, I still have a certain degree of combat capability."

"It's a pity that my Great Sword Ghost disappeared. Although it is not my main magic beast, it is still a good fighting force."

"Viscount Ryan's methods are truly miraculous. He can actually take our Poké Balls from the air."

"Everyone in our first team has two or three Poké Balls. We thought it was a benefit, but it turned out to be a 'fishing net' that caught all our monsters."

"I'm lucky. My main monster happened not to be in the Poké Ball. The other guards either lost their main monsters or had no monsters left. They can only temporarily command the nobles' monsters, and their strength has dropped significantly."

"The reason why we were unable to break out last night was because we were weaker. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been held back by those desperate lunatics for so long!"

At the end, Robin clenched his fists tightly.

Obviously, he was still upset about last night's fight.

Seeing this, Connor changed the subject and said, "It seems that Viscount Ryan has been plotting against Guanhai City for a long time. He sold us Poké Balls and bribed undercover agents. It's not unfair that we lost these battles."

"Speaking of undercover agents, have you found them?" Robin was indeed attracted by the word undercover.

Connor said with a serious expression: "No, the person I suspected before did not do anything tricky. On the contrary, he behaved very honestly and did not look like an undercover agent."

"If there is no undercover agent in the escort team, could it be that the undercover agent is from the Chamber of Commerce?" Robin asked with a frown.

Connor pondered and said, "It's not impossible, but I don't know much about the Chamber of Commerce, so I can't find a suspect right away."

"Hmph, those who knew about the night attack plan are all high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce. Even they have been bribed. The Chamber of Commerce is really rotten to the core. Only my great-grandfather still regards the Chamber of Commerce as a treasure!" Robin snorted coldly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. The enemy is already flying over, let's get ready to meet them." Connor said, looking up.

The two men did not talk for long, but the air force was flying very fast and was about to fly over them.

"Blastoise, use Rain!"

To be on the safe side, Connor immediately ordered the Blastoise beside him to try to use rain to weaken the power of the Hazelnut Ball's self-detonation.

"Kamei!"

Blastoise stretched out the two barrels in its shell and fired two blue balls of light into the sky.

As the blue ball of light spread in the air, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds.

Soon, raindrops fell from the clouds, hit the ground, and splashed a layer of white mist.

The range and duration of the [Pray for Rain] move are affected by the strength of the monster itself.

There is no need to say much about Blastoise's strength, so the rain was particularly heavy.

However, this method is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. No matter how powerful Blastoise is, it is impossible to make dark clouds cover the entire Guanhai City.

What's more, rain can only increase the humidity in the surrounding area, weakening the power of the hazelnut ball's self-detonation, but it cannot silence the hazelnut ball.

"Lord Connor, besides rain, is there any other way to deal with the self-destruction of the Hazelnut Ball?" Robin said, wiping the rain off his face.

"I don't know if there are any other methods. I found the method of increasing moisture from the Warcraft information in the Chamber of Commerce."

"You also know that although our Chamber of Commerce has a lot of Warcraft information, most of the content is ambiguous."

"If I hadn't encountered hazelnut balls from time to time on the road, and the information suggested that the caravans should pass through the areas where hazelnut balls live on rainy days, I wouldn't even have thought of the method of praying for rain."

"The foundation of our business association is still too weak. Perhaps the best way to deal with the self-explosion of the hazelnut ball is recorded in the family books of the great nobles."

As Connor spoke, he handed an umbrella he had prepared in advance to a little girl and asked her to take shelter from the rain under the eaves next to him.

After getting her parents' consent, the little girl took the umbrella with a smile, said thank you to Connor in a baby voice, and then walked towards the eaves on the roadside with the umbrella. Robin looked at the enemy whose silhouette was becoming clearer in the sky and said, "No, I don't think the news about Hazelnut Ball will be recorded in the books of the nobles."

"After all, no one has ever thought of using hazelnut balls in wars before. Even if the nobles are rich, they won't waste hazelnut balls that record in the animal skin scroll that there is no danger as long as you don't get close to them."

"To be honest, I admire Viscount Ryan. Not only is he powerful and holds the Scourge in his hands, he also has a strong charisma that can make the knights willingly die for him."

"Although the enemies last night were not very strong, they were all brave warriors who were not afraid of death. It is not shameful to be defeated by them."

"The most important thing is that Viscount Ryan is very smart and strategic. Whether it is the early layout of Guanhai City or this novel hazelnut ball tactic, it is difficult for us to resist. No wonder he has never been defeated since he took over the territory."

Connor raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "You're not admiring me, you're praising me. You can't even stand your great grandfather, so how can you praise a young man?"

Robin said noncommittally: "You know me. I believe in the survival of the fittest. This is also the purpose of the First Squad. We only respect the strong and don't care about age or seniority."

"Only the strong can protect Guanhai City and prevent it from being invaded again and again."

When Connor heard Robin say this, he looked at her deeply and said calmly:
"You'd better save these words for Viscount Ryan. He won't be able to listen to your flattery if he talks to me."

Robin shrugged: "I was just telling the truth, but it's you who's upset, sir."

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"Shut up. What you need to do now is to pray silently in your heart that Viscount Ryan is really as good as you say, otherwise we will be in trouble!"

Connor looked at the swooping air forces and secretly raised his alert, ready to give orders to Blastoise at any time.

Robin didn't say anything more. He also wanted to see the magnanimity of Viscount Ryan.

If Ryan really ordered the bombing of civilians, he might have to disobey his family's orders and die here.

Seeing the air force getting closer and closer to them, the escort team gradually became agitated.

Connor and Robin had no intention of scolding them, but instead stared into the air.

When the enemy's air force dived to a certain height, it suddenly stopped and began to circle in the air.

Just as Connor was thinking about whether to strike first, a voice from the air interrupted his thoughts.

"Ahem, sound check, can you hear me?"

"Hey, hey, is Qiu Ya here? Is Qiu Ya here?"

"Fuck, who the hell made the Pokémon pray for rain? I'm getting soaked to death!"

Listening to the distorted but loud words coming from the air, Connor and Robin looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

They didn't understand what these air knights were trying to do, but the good news was that the enemy didn't seem to have any intention of throwing hazelnut balls.

Before the two of them could think about it, a vague voice was heard in the air again.

"Okay, stop it. Our loudspeakers are very crude and can't amplify much. Besides, it's raining. We have to shout together to hear clearly."

The knight probably didn't use any loudspeaker, so the two of them couldn't hear clearly what he said.

But it is not difficult to hear that these knights want to convey a message to them. Could it be that they want to persuade them to surrender?

"Lord Connor, what should we do now?" Robin asked Connor in a low voice.

After thinking for a moment, Connor replied, "Let's listen to what they have to say first. It's best not to anger them."

"It is said that these air knights are not in a good mental state. They like to explode with the hazelnut balls at any time."

"Let's not provoke them and let them finish their words, so that they don't do anything irrational."

Robin nodded slightly: "I understand."

After saying that, he waved to the guards around him, signaling them not to attack actively.

Just after he gave the order, the air force seemed to have reached an agreement, and a voice came from above again.

This time they shouted in unison, the volume was even louder and could be heard clearly even on a rainy day.

"A warning to all the civilians of Guanhai City: We are the air force under the command of Viscount Ryan. We are here to reveal the truth of this war to you on behalf of the Viscount."

After hearing these words, Connor and Robin were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes widened. They already knew what Ryan was going to do.

"Blustode, beat them up for me."

Connor simply threw what he had just said out of his mind and wanted to command Blastoise to interrupt the speech of the air force.

But he paused halfway through his words.

It wasn't that he was afraid of angering the air force, but he suddenly realized that he couldn't stop the other party from speaking.

Even though his Blastoise and Robin's Owloo are both good at anti-aircraft weapons and can easily kill these air knights, so what?

There must be air knights in other places as well. If one civilian hears them, other civilians will also know the news.

Thinking of this, Connor sighed dejectedly. He lowered his head silently, not knowing how to face the civilians hiding from the rain.

Seeing this, Robin patted Connor's shoulder, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Of course, the people in charge of other regions will not sit idly by, especially Captain Snake, who made the plan.

The moment he heard the player's speech, he ordered an attack on the air force.

However, they had no effective anti-aircraft means and could only let the air forces do the talking.

".The above is the reason why we attacked Guanhai City. We are not enemies who come to invade and destroy your homeland."

"We just want the Chamber of Commerce to pay the price it deserves, and at the same time help you get rid of the oppression and exploitation of unscrupulous businessmen!"

"On the contrary, the Merchants' Association is the enemy of Guanhai City. They have sidelined the lords and oppressed the common people. Instead of protecting you, they are using you as bargaining chips on the battlefield."

"Do you know why the guards prevented civilians from evacuating? We will tell you the answer!"

At this point, the various air teams stopped talking and dropped a black shadow from the sky.

Connor's pupils shrank when he saw this, and he immediately shouted, "Hazelnut Ball! Find cover and hide!"

Robin on the side did not panic. He grabbed Connor's arm and said:

"Sir, don't get excited. This hazelnut ball is not coming for us!"

After hearing this, Connor noticed that the hazelnut ball was falling towards an open space.

Seeing this scene, Connor's expression relaxed at first, and then revealed a hint of bitterness.

"boom!!"

With a roar, Connor's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that from this moment on, the Chamber of Commerce had completely lost the support of the people. (End of this chapter)