Li's path

Chapter 525--

Chapter 230 Fifth Special Internship (45)

Belgarde Gate and Galeria Fortress are only separated by a Galeria Canyon, and the two sides have heard each other.

First, the two train guns came out of the warehouse; then one was disconnected by Qi Gen, and the gun barrel fell into the abyss, and the other beam was directly smashed from the sky; finally, the terrorist's airship also used a loudspeaker to make a sound—if there is another If we can't analyze what happened, then the guard should really be disbanded as Osborn proposed.

Dita's voice trembled when he said this.

As the president of the First Consortium of the Western Continent, keeping calm at all times has long been an instinct.But this instinct has failed now, because of an emotion called ecstasy!

The train gun, a strategic weapon with a range covering the urban area of ​​Closbell, once fired, life would be ruined.Under its threat, the entire Kezhou trembled for five full years.Now, the cloud over this land has finally disappeared, how could he not be ecstatic?If he could, he really wanted to run to the top of the Orchid Tower and yell down a few times.

Yes, Dita is such a pure person - insisting on his own justice, no matter how unreachable and ridiculous it seems to outsiders, he never thought of giving up.This is true for using IBC influence to make Crossbell more prosperous, and it is also true for being committed to charity, and running for mayor. Everything is for this beloved land.

No one loves this area of ​​Crossbell more than him, and no one wants to move the two mountains above his head more than he does-even if it means getting his hands dirty.

This love is deeper than the protagonist in the karmic land under his feet.Lloyd loves his family and his companions more than his hometown. Only Dita is really willing to do anything for Crossbell. (The bandit leader in Kezhou is indeed the bandit leader!!!)
Speaker McDowell next to Dita couldn't contain his inner excitement. He may not be as decisive as Dita, but he has equally deep feelings for this land.

Compared to the almost beaming expressions of the two organizers, Osborne remained silent and his face sank—let alone whether his mood was really that unhappy, at least he had to show this expression on his face.

Olibate, who was already quite disgusted with train guns, did not change. He lightly touched his government representative and whispered: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, please say something."

Everyone is looking at Osborne, the real initiator of the train gun project, he has to make a statement.

Osborne picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and said slowly: "First of all, I apologize for the shock that this incident has brought to everyone here. The loss of the train gun is indeed a huge loss for our country, but it is not enough to reconcile with His Royal Highness Olibate. The safety of everyone is on par. There is nothing wrong with the handling of the Galeria Fortress. On the contrary, it reflects our country's determination to maintain peace and resolutely fight terrorism. If I were on the scene, I would definitely make such a decision. Here, Let me reiterate my country's position: the Erebonian Empire has been a peace-loving country since ancient times. Whether it is between nations or between nations, peaceful coexistence is regarded as one of the important principles. We love peace, But in order to defend peace and regional stability, we don’t mind using force—whether it’s against terrorist organizations or any malice that may threaten the security of the empire!”

"I really feel the empire's determination to love 'peace'." Kolotia said solemnly.

"After all, it's at the price of self-destructing train guns." Although Locksmith deliberately suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth, the curvature of his eyes betrayed his heart.

The train gun is gone, of course Crossbell is the happiest, followed by the Calvard Republic, which has been competing with the Empire for the Crossbell area.

"Show Kalvard's determination anytime." Osborne looked at Rocksmith.

The latter said with a smile: "There will be a chance. But - we don't have any strategic weapons that can self-destruct, let alone let terrorists invade military important places."

"It's hard to say. I heard that Kalvard's gangs and hunters are quite rampant, so it's not surprising that they will do something."

"Oh, that's because our country advocates democracy and inclusiveness, and your country, which is dictatorial... I can't understand it for the time being."

"Inclusive, what happened to those extreme nationalists just now?"

"Integration is always accompanied by labor pains. This point should be most experienced by His Excellency Osborne, who has vigorously reformed in the country—isn't the destruction of train guns also related to labor pains?"

Damn it, why did I come back again.Huh?How did we learn Rean's words? ——Olibate was complaining in his heart, while winking at Kolotia.Let these two continue to quarrel, and the business meeting will not end until midnight.

Kolotia understood immediately, and said, "You two, please restrain yourself. Regarding the system and people's livelihood of the empire and the republic, can we communicate in private after the meeting?"

"Okay." Osborn's purpose was to expose the incident of the train gun, just to use the slope to get off the donkey.

"Then let's continue discussing the previous topic." A gleam of light flashed in Locke Smith's small eyes, "There are proposals on the abolition of the Crossbell Guard and the garrison of Belgarde Gate and Tanguram Gate."

Mentioning this matter, the faces of Dita and McDowell became ugly again.

Locksmith continued: "From the incident just now, it is enough to see that the government of the Crossbell Autonomous State cannot even solve this level of emergency independently."

"That's right, not only did the terrorists approach the venue blatantly, but they were also incompetently allowed to escape. It was only thanks to our arrangements and the efforts of the guerrillas that we successfully prevented their escape. As for the bill just now , This is indeed a very good example." Osborne followed the interface, and the two who were at war just now, sang and cooperated in a blink of an eye, and they cooperated tacitly.

"Yes, however, the Guerrilla Association is also entrusted by the autonomous state government." Speaker McDowell tried hard to distinguish.

"The entrustment is only for Mr. Arios, isn't it? Ms. Lisha is probably not included in the entrustment." Locksmith's words hit the point, "Excuse me, just now, everyone's life has been substantially threatened. So It seems that no matter what, we should seriously consider the garrison proposal just now." (Because of the existence of Wuxiang, the former ace receptionist of the association, the association's affairs can't be hidden from Rocksmith.)
"You, you." Speaker McDowell trembled with anger.He could tell that Osborn and Rocksmith had planned it long ago.

"Too overbearing."

"Could it be for this?"

"I didn't expect to prepare such a sinister layout"

Albert, Kolotia, and Olibate all shook their heads and sighed, but due to their respective positions, they could only protest and could not take further action.

"Everyone, we seem to have strayed from the point." Just as the two giants were about to push the bill through, one of the hosts who hadn't spoken for a long time, Dita Coulois finally spoke, "The opinions of the Prime Minister and the President are natural. It deserves our ears. But until then, allow me to continue the proposal that was interrupted by the attack just now."

"Dita?" Chairman McDowell looked up at the successor he had been optimistic about, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

Others also looked sideways, and the situation seemed to exceed their expectations—including Rocksmith and Osborn.

"So, what's your proposal?" Grand Duke Albert asked.

"No, it's not a proposal. It should be said to be a statement. Although I have hesitated. But through this incident, I have strengthened my determination. Now, please allow me to take this opportunity to make a proposition." Having said that, Dita clenched his fists, held his head high, and said loudly with an almost fanatical expression, "We can no longer be swayed by other countries. For the sake of Crossbell and its surrounding areas, it is for the long-term peace and harmony of the entire continent." develop."

"I hereby propose to all the citizens, as well as the countries on the mainland - the independence of Crossbell!!!"

With this day as the starting point, the curtain of the era has opened.

A drama called turmoil is about to take place across the world.

Chapter 230 Six Li En in Hospital

After the business meeting ended, Closbell was shrouded in a quiet and warm atmosphere.

The other autonomous prefectures - Leman, Ored, and Northampria have all been recognized by the Codex State of Artria and have the same sovereignty as the country.As a buffer zone between the Empire and the Republic, the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture has always had only the right of autonomy.In addition, the Autonomous Region pays 10% of the tax to the Empire and the Republic in the name of the Mandate Fee.

As a trade and financial center, Crossbell has been prospering and developing, but its political foundation is in sharp contrast to it, and it appears extremely fragile.As a result, the interference of foreign powers has become increasingly intense, and organizations such as the Mafia have become more rampant.

In order to break this situation, Mayor Dita boldly put forward the idea of ​​"Independence as a Sovereign State". Many citizens also deeply sympathized with this, but many people were worried about the reaction of the two major powers.Discussions about the "pros and cons of independence" are going on everywhere in the Autonomous Prefecture.

The atmosphere in the empire is also becoming more and more unstable - even more unstable than the original world line.

In the original world line, due to various internal and external considerations, and the fact that the train guns only fired two empty shells (anyway, the empire did not fire empty shells once or twice), the terrorist attack on the Galeria Fortress It has not been made public.But because of Li En's cross-cutting, the train cannon was destroyed, which could not be concealed at all, causing an uproar in the Western Continent.

For a while, the anti-imperial forces headed by the Republic applauded and sent congratulatory messages one after another.The imperial government was also unequivocal, directly using this as a benchmark, and vigorously promoted the theory that "Erebonian Empire loves peace", which saved many international impressions of militarism.

This is international, and domestically, the aristocrats use the train artillery incident as an excuse to question the capabilities of the regular army-if you can't even protect the country's sharp weapons in the military center, how can you talk about defending the country?

Under pressure, the imperial government had to hold Lieutenant General Warta, the commander of the Galeria Fortress, accountable and punished him with a major demerit, a review of the entire army, and a penalty of half a year's salary.Does it look painless?It's right if it doesn't hurt or itch!The regular army is the private land of the government. If it wasn't for the fact that the regular army really hurt the face of the empire this time, Osborn would at most scold them, and there would be no real punishment at all.

Li En and Miriam, who directly destroyed the train cannon, did not receive any blame. The big shots are not stupid. If the train cannon was fired, it would be a lot of fun.Of course, for the face of the regular army, the credits of the students were not made public. (As for the fact that the first round was an empty shell, how could a group of students know this kind of military secret, and no one told them.)
Starting with this incident, the imperial government has greatly strengthened the alert range of the railway gendarmerie in the name of "countering terrorists."The aristocratic faction also intends to strengthen the armaments of the leading army in the name of preparing to deal with terrorists, and there are also rumors that they have hired several "Jager Squads" with the huge Mira.

In any case, what became the focus was the terrorist organization "Imperial Liberation Front", in the form of joint forces with the Republic's terrorist organization, to attack the Trade Conference of Closbell and Galeria Fortress, intending to launch the "Train Cannon".Obviously, they are not a group of "pure self-proclaimed revolutionaries".Moreover, judging from the way they attacked the reformists and sniped Prime Minister Osborne, rumors began to spread whether the "Imperial Liberation Front" had some connection with the aristocracy.

As for the "Declaration of Independence" proposed by Dita, it was not regarded as a major event. Both the government and the aristocracy regarded it as "unrealistic ravings" and completely ignored it.

In short, inside and outside the empire, the atmosphere has indeed moved towards an unprecedented state of tension.

In this regard, Lloyd, who eats turnips and pickles, who cares about the emperor's heart—well, to put it another way, Lloyd, who has always been concerned about the country and the people, is worried.

But the other protagonist is heartless.Apart from reading the Imperial Times every day to see if the general situation has changed, the rest of the time is spent eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, and bragging with different people by the way—all people in the hospital are like this.

Yes, Li En was hospitalized, it was impossible not to be hospitalized, his injury was really serious.If he only relied on the church's spells and herbs for treatment, the recovery would be too slow, and he couldn't afford to wait.With civil war looming, he must return to his prime as soon as possible.For this, he needs both the secret method of the church and modern medical treatment.

The development of modern medicine in the continent of Semuria is actually quite good, but because the church has assumed the responsibility of the hospital for thousands of years, the real "hospital" is relatively popular only in the Principality of Remifilia, which has the most advanced medical technology. , other countries and regions either only have a pilot school (I don't believe that countries like the Imperial Republic don't want to eliminate the influence of the church!), or there is none at all.Therefore, the Affiliated Hospital of St. Ursla Medical University built with the assistance of the Principality of Remifilia has become not only the only, but the best choice.

Seventh ward (burn department), seven beds - Li En was embarrassed when he saw the bed that Cecile had booked for him.It seems that I have been with Qimao in this life. This is the will of the universe and cannot be changed.

After all the members of Class VII sent Li En to the hospital, they stayed for two more days by the way, went to famous local attractions before returning to school.

What?Escort you say?With Lisha around, it's no one's turn to intervene.

Besides, although Li En was seriously injured and needed a lot of recuperation, it wasn't that he couldn't take care of himself.In addition to regular drips, dressing changes, equipment, and magical treatment, eat as you eat, sleep as you sleep, and there are constant visits, the wards are not crowded, there is no need to stay in the hospital, it is better to take this opportunity Have fun and treat yourself.

In this regard, most people in the class naturally have no opinion.Those who had opinions, firstly, their reputation was not right, and secondly, they were doing group activities. The minority obeyed the majority, so they could only leave the hospital unwillingly.

Want to know who is visiting?Don't worry, let's count slowly.

The Marklein family—always close to Li En, Xiao Di immediately cried when he saw him wrapped in bandages.

The Bennings family—Cecile came to ask about the situation every day, and Guy took the opportunity to take two apples.

All members of the support department—the others have nothing to say, Randy, this bastard, secretly lost two 18X magazines in his collection, and pretended to pass the time.

Guerrillas—I would like to focus on the good friend combination of Aiolia and Lin. Lin, who was born in "Tai Dou Liu", taught Lisha a set of massage techniques to promote wound healing, and brought a misty fruit basket, and Aiolia, who had obtained a doctor's license, gave Li En a set of recipes.

Levi - sneaked in at night, left a bouquet of flowers, and left after a few words.

The representative of the Rainbow Troupe, Ilia, said that she just came to see how miserable a certain arrogant guy was, and now that she saw it, she was in a good mood.

The Capua family—Dorren, Jost, and Jill who is running around are all here.

Of course, Li En's family, Schwarzer's family is also indispensable. ——When Jill heard the news that Li En was hospitalized, she drove the "Lynx" from Luray to Yumer to pick up the Baroness and his wife, then transferred to the imperial capital, picked up Elyse, and went straight to Closbell—— Three days had passed since Li En was admitted to the hospital.

In addition, it is the big shots who put public affairs before private affairs.

Olibate took Mulla and Tova to the first place in the name of visiting students (compared to other big shots), and everyone can imagine what happened next.

Tova's eyes were red, 1 thanks; Aogua teased unscrupulously beside him, and was finally knocked down by Mulla and dragged away.

As soon as they left, Rector came back.When his biological son had an accident, it was impossible for the father to ignore it, but due to identity issues and considerations of intelligence operations, Osborne could not personally come forward, so he could only send Recter there.He claimed to watch Miriam to the public, but to Rector himself and the students he said it was a reward and thanks.

Then came Kolodia, Yulia, Shirazade, and Aina. They came to visit in the name of visiting old comrades in arms.After chatting for a while, the next three left the room with various excuses, and Sheila also dragged Lisha away, leaving space for Li En and Kolodia to be alone.

What the two said in the end, no one knows.But judging from Krodia's reddish cheeks when she went out, Li En must have taken advantage of it.

Well, looking at it this way, Master Li's life in the hospital seems to be quite carefree.

The above things are basically within Li En's expectations, and they are also the contacts he has accumulated over the past eight years.

However, the person who arrived a few days later really surprised him.

(End of this chapter)