Lords go left, Emperors go right

When Osta and his men arrived at the port, they found that an area of ​​the Port of St. Louis had been strictly blocked and isolated by the army, and a blockade warning zone was set up. The atmosphere of this warning blockade was quite serious. Roadblocks and various wooden fences with spiked wires were set up everywhere on the periphery. The streets were full of fully armed soldiers, all equipped with heavy full-body armor. There were three layers of defense inside and outside, surrounding the port area, and the crowds watching around had long been evacuated.

In the waters near the port, you can see the pirate fleets under the Pirate Queen Belus and Lianna. These pirate warships have blocked the sea area and the outer routes of this dock.

There were six sea blockades this time, and the alertness and posture were even higher than when they confronted the fleets of the Rafatilt Empire Navy at sea. The flagships could be seen. The two pirate queens, Belus and Lianna, personally went to the front line to command the blockade operation.

The sea and road blockades were caused by a suspicious ship that had entered the dock area not long ago. Osta and his men quickly passed the blockade, and the garrison and patrol troops inside the blockade were members of the San Diego Black Hawk.

These soldiers were dressed in black cloaks and had masks shaped like crows' mouths. They looked very similar to the dress of the bird-beaked doctors on Earth during the outbreaks of plague and the Black Death in the Middle Ages in the West. This attire invisibly brought an inexplicably serious and depressing atmosphere to the dock.

There were still clearly visible bloodstains on the ground of the dock, which were traces of blood splattering. The guards were dragging some bloody corpses and piling them up, preparing to burn them.

The heads of these corpses were all missing without exception, they were chopped off. The strong smell of blood lingered in the air, silently confirming the horror that had happened here before. Osta frowned, and soon he met the head of the San Diego Black Hawk Force, the mysterious beauty mirror, the commander-in-chief.

"Mirror, how is the situation going?"

"Your Highness Aosta, the news has been blocked, the scene has been isolated, and we are planning to investigate the ship. It's too dangerous here, you can just go back and wait for my news."

"With Sophia here, there's no need to worry about the risk. Take me to see the situation of that ship!"

"As you command, Your Highness Aosta, please be careful. The ship is not under full control yet."

It turned out that while Aosta was busy celebrating the founding anniversary in the territory, an uninvited guest quietly arrived. A large ship from overseas, as if it was out of control and drifting randomly on the sea, hit the dock not long ago and forced to anchor here.

At that time, the people on the dock had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. Several dock workers responsible for loading and unloading cargo, out of professional habit, approached the ship and boarded it to see if help was needed. Who knew that this was the beginning of the disaster.

Those boatmen got off the boat very quickly. It seemed as if they were bitten by something. After getting off the boat, they bit everyone they saw. There were many people on the dock and many of them didn't know what was going on. They didn't pay attention at first and were bitten by the crazy people without being able to guard against them. This caused the infection to spread and more people to go crazy.

Fortunately, the San Diego Black Hawk Unit responded quickly. As a secret police, this intelligence department immediately carried out a special operation and secretly sealed off the port area. The pirate fleets at sea came here for emergency support, and all the artillery of the pirate beds was aimed at the dock.

Once the situation gets out of control and the troops on the road are unable to control it, the pirate warships will carry out the "dying with honor" operation according to the instructions they received, using dense artillery and long-range firepower to blow the dock to pieces and completely block the source of infection.

It seems that the situation can still be stabilized and has not yet gotten out of control. The bloodstains and corpses on the ground were left by those crazy people. The situation is urgent, and Mirror cannot make the best of both worlds. It can only choose to sacrifice a small number of touching people to curb the spread of the source of infection and keep most people safe.

In the blockade area, you can see sporadic infected people who slipped through the net from time to time. Under the siege of the guards, these infected people were quickly killed. On their crazy faces, their expressions were distorted, and they could no longer see rationality. Their eyes rolled back, and they bit anyone they saw like a mad dog.

The guards held up shields, using the giant shield as a defensive weapon in one hand and a sharp long knife in the other. While resisting the attacks of the infected, they waited for opportunities to decapitate. If the head fell off, the infected would lose the ability to move for a period of time.

The confrontation between the two sides was very fierce. The San Diego Black Hawk Force is an elite corps and has not suffered any casualties so far. If it were an ordinary territorial army, it might be messed up. Once the army is infected, the consequences of the chain reaction would be disastrous.

"Have you found out where the ship came from? I remember that the plague problem in the neighboring Fitzgerald Territory should have been solved long ago. How come there are new infected people?"

"Lord Osta, these crazy people are different from the plague infected people in the neighboring Fitzgerald territory last time. They should be a new type of infection."

"Sophia, can you purify and dispel it to heal it?"

"Lord Osta, I'm sorry, their behavior has nothing to do with the control of the dark evil magic, and purification and dispelling are useless. Of course, if you wish, I can purify everyone until they disappear."

"That's not necessary, Chris, let's investigate the suspicious ship first!"

Aosta soon arrived at the outbreak site, the strange ship. The sails of the ship were all wrapped up, and the deck was covered in blood. It was obvious that something was wrong. The sailors who boarded the ship were really bold enough to dare to board such a suspicious ship.

The flag hoisted by the ship has disappeared. I don’t know whether it was not hung from the beginning or it was hung and then fell off. In short, it cannot be found. Without the flag, it is temporarily impossible to determine the origin of the ship, which place it belongs to, or which force it belongs to.

There was a human wall defense line formed by guards at the dock. The guards held up large shields and formed a solid blockade line. Behind the defense line, there were soldiers holding crossbows on standby. These crossbowmen had their bows fully drawn, with arrows ready to be fired at any time, aiming in the direction of the mysterious ship.

From time to time, infected people came down from the ship. Just a few steps onto the dock, they were shot by archers with crossbows, and shot through like a hornet's nest on the spot. Because they didn't know the situation on the ship, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties when they boarded the ship to investigate rashly, Mirror ordered the ship to be temporarily blocked, and waited for Lord Osta to come, and she would decide whether to board the ship for investigation.

Osta looked at the suspicious ship from afar, hesitating whether to order the launch of rockets to burn the ship remotely, and put an end to it. However, if the ship was burned, it would be impossible to investigate the root cause, so it was not the best option. Sophia, who was beside Osta, took the opportunity to walk to Osta, whispered in the lord's ear, and quietly gave reasonable suggestions.

Chapter 37: Survivors after the rescue operation

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Chapter 38: The Survivor’s True Identity Revealed

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Chapter 39: The Unclear Situation in the Neighboring Territory

In the coastal area of ​​Bloomfield, in the important port city of St. Louis, in the lord's mansion in the center of town. With the quarantine of the infected ship and the blockade of the news, Lord Aosta finally had time to learn the truth from the survivors.

The first to speak and confess everything to the gentleman prince were Princesses Iliaf and Ilias of the Ignatsta Empire. The two princess sisters had escaped from marriage in the Empire and happened to board the "Rum" cargo ship that was carrying out a secret mission for the Empire.

The Ignat Empire has reached a critical point due to years of drought and needs a large amount of food support. However, the other members of the nine empires in the Western Continent are unable to help. The drought in the Ignat Empire has lasted for more than five years, and there is still no sign of improvement.

At this time, no empire dared to take the risk of providing support. If they sent important strategic materials, food and fodder to the Ignatsta Empire, if the empire collapsed, all the aid would be lost and would be thrown into a bottomless pit that could not be recovered.

Osta was different. He saw a business opportunity in it. In his territory, Bloomfield Territory, food was currently unsalable. There was a large number of potatoes with nowhere to sell them, and corn was about to be harvested. Although the potatoes in the granary could be stored for a long time, it might not be a bad idea to do a favor for the Ignatsta Empire.

It's better than letting the Golden Triangle get ahead. Osta vaguely feels that the Golden Triangle's motives are not pure. As a political deal, they provide five years of food to the Ignatsta Empire. Osta doesn't even dare to promise to guarantee a five-year supply. The Golden Triangle Group is a drug manufacturer and trafficker. Their main business is not agricultural production. There is a high probability that the food they supply is problematic. Maybe there are some unspeakable secrets hidden.

"Your Highness Aosta, can you...can you send us to the territory? The lord there is an acquaintance of ours."

"Iliaf, the situation in your empire's territory here is unclear. I think it's very dangerous. You should stay here and wait for my news. I will send someone to investigate the situation."

"Your Highness Aosta, that would be too much trouble for you. We should..."

"It's not a big deal. We have plenty of bread and rooms here. Is it because I didn't treat you well enough?"

"Your Highness Aosta, that's not what I meant, it's just..."

"Iliaf, you are here. I can guarantee your absolute safety."

Osta always kept a gentle and sunny smile on her face, but Princess Iliaf was still worried about staying here. The look in the eyes of a certain gentleman prince just now had exposed his true purpose. The undisguised greed in his eyes showed that he was greedy for their bodies.

Although Princess Iliaf kept trying to politely reject the kindness of a gentleman lord, her sister Ilias had already betrayed her. Under the temptation of delicious food, this foodie Lolita could not resist the sugar-coated bullet attack of the gentleman prince and became a "captive of food".

Osta hugged Ilias, holding the little girl with long silver ponytail hair and pink eyes in his arms, as if he was holding an exquisite doll. Ilias was chewing the delicious bread beside her mouth, and she had no objection to the gentleman prince's taking advantage of her. If her sister hadn't been there, the little girl would definitely be lured to the bed by the shameless gentleman prince in the next second to play some unspeakable special games.

Iliaf looked at Osta nervously. Her sister was held hostage by the other party in disguised form and was completely controlled in his arms. This put Iliaf in a very passive situation, with no way forward or backward. Osta also had a point. The two of them escaped from marriage, and the situation of the empire's overseas territories was unclear.

If he is really sent back to the Ignatsta Empire according to the Vienna Diplomatic Convention, the nail will not be able to escape next time. Moreover, the political marriage contract must be fulfilled. Thinking of this, Iliaf lowered her head helplessly. She was usually eloquent, but she had to bow her head when facing reality.

At this time, the gentleman prince reached out his hand without delay, lifted up Princess Iliaf's round chin, and gave her a sunny smile. Osta held Ilias in his arms and moved closer to Iliaf. As the distance gradually narrowed, Iliaf's face became more and more blushing. She felt the ambiguity in the air and wanted to retreat in panic. However, in her current poor condition, her ability to move was severely limited, and she had no way to escape.

"Iliaf, I won't stop you if you want to go, but it's safer for your sister to stay with me."

"How can this be! Your Highness Aosta, please... please stop joking, okay?"

"I'm not kidding, Iliaf, I'm serious. Otherwise, you can ask this girl for her opinion. I think she knows how to choose."

"Sister, I want to stay here with His Highness Aosta! It's much more comfortable here than in the palace. You should stay here too!"

"Sister, you..."

Iliaf was speechless for a moment. She didn't expect that her sister Ilias had completely stood on the opposite side. She was about to put up a final resistance, but a gentleman prince waved his hand and blocked Iliaf's words with delicious bread.

Iliaf wanted to speak several times, but was blocked by bread and other food. After several tugs of war, she finally accepted her fate and had to succumb to someone's feeding. The bread was indeed delicious, and Iliaf had not eaten for a long time before, so her body's primitive instincts could not be suppressed.

Osta had rich practical experience in feeding, and he had practiced it before, so he had a lot of skills. When the feeding was initially completed, when Iliaf came to her senses, she realized that she and her sister Ilias were already being held by the gentleman prince, one on each side. It was too late to struggle at this time, and the twisting during the struggle would only stimulate the other party, which would have a greater chance of having a counter-effect.

Osta still had a gentle and sunny smile on his face, but he was secretly delighted in his heart. After accepting his feeding, there was no reason for him to let the two imperial princesses go. They had escaped from marriage and were not protected by the Vienna Diplomatic Convention. The special detention of a gentleman prince did not violate the diplomatic convention. Thinking of this, Osta leaned close to Iliaf's ear and whispered softly in her red and hot ear.

"Iliaf, if you stay, I can help solve the disaster problem in your empire. Although I can't promise five years, I can still do it for one year. I have a lot of surplus food in my territory."

"Your Highness Aosta, you...you can really help me. Wait, what are your conditions?"

"Iliaf, you are a smart girl, there is no need to ask such questions!"

"Your Highness Aosta, I want to reconsider..."

"Don't think about it. How about you think about it here and I'll take your sister inside to have a good chat."

"Don't, Your Highness Aosta, I...I understand."

Osta pressed on step by step, not giving Iliaf any time to think, and no chance to fight back. Iliaf had no way to retreat, her face flushed, and she nodded shyly, tacitly agreeing to the strange request made by the gentleman prince.

The sisters Iliaf and Ilias were in such a hurry to escape from their marriage that they forgot to bring many equipment and could not summon the unicorn. Facing Osta, they could only accept his arrangement. If they were other more violent people, they would not be able to resist. This encounter with Osta was both lucky and unfortunate.

After Iliaf nodded, Osta kissed one side of her cheek, then stood up and left. The two sisters were not infected, and it was confirmed that there were no signs of bites on their bodies. Before leaving, Osta instructed the maids in charge of the lord's mansion to take good care of Iliaf and Princess Ilias.

There was no need to push them too hard for now. Once Ilias and Iliaf got used to living in the lord's mansion, there was no need to worry about them running away. When they were comfortable, the idea of ​​running away would naturally disappear. After Osta left, Ilias and Iliaf were given full-time maids arranged by the lord's mansion to serve and take care of them around the clock, in accordance with the treatment standards of the imperial princesses.

Ilias quickly fell in love with the comfortable life in the lord's mansion. Now, even though she was asked to leave, this loli refused to leave. After seeing the happy and satisfied smile on her sister Ilias's face, Iliaf could not bear to let her suffer any more, so she gradually accepted the arrangement and began to adapt to the new life.

The mansion of a certain gentleman prince, except for not providing clothing and equipment, the other services are far better than those of the Ignatsta Empire, so there is no reason to continue insisting. Although Osta is suspected of taking advantage of others, it doesn't matter anymore. Compared with delicious food, milk and bread, the latter is definitely better, and it is hard to escape the law of true fragrance.

Ilias and Iliaf soon stopped wanting to run away. They met princesses from other empires or kingdoms in the mansion of a gentleman prince, and found close friends of similar status. Moreover, the purpose of escaping marriage was achieved. There was no cooperation treaty signed between the Obelisk Empire and their country. Even if they knew the approximate location of the sisters, they could not extradite them back to their country for a long time.

After leaving the room, Osta went to visit the third survivor, who had been isolated, observed, and fully disinfected. The identity of this survivor was not simple either. She was Princess Phoenix of the Solon Phoenix Empire. Phoenix was known as the Wind Sword Princess, and her professional level had reached the quasi-sword master level. Her strength had reached the level of a sword master, and her single-player combat ability was not inferior to that of a sword master. Compared with a real sword master, she only lacked some practical experience and experience.

"Phoenix, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm afraid you might become depressed. Unless you swear not to commit suicide again, I won't take off the protective gear."

Princess Phoenix's room was decorated in a gorgeous style, and the specifications were arranged according to the standard treatment of members of the imperial family. Phoenix was estimated to be 169cm tall, with a well-proportioned figure, silver-white hair, and a double ponytail hairstyle, with an extra-long ponytail on each side, and black butterfly-shaped cloth hair accessories on both sides of her head.

Phoenix's beautiful golden eyes were looking at Aosta with a complex and contradictory look. She seemed to be having a fierce ideological struggle in her heart, considering whether to follow the advice of the gentleman prince.

There is a streak of red on the left side of Phoenix's silver hair. It is said that this hair was dyed red by the dragon's blood that splashed from the wound of the injured dragon when she used her sword to repel the dragon during her training. It looks very special.

The focus of the gentleman prince was not here, but on the snow-white breasts and slender legs. The only equipment left of the phantom was a thin set of black inner armor, a classic three-point style, and the shoes and socks had been removed when the maids helped to check the wound and clean the whole body.

The Phantom's slender legs were closed and clamped together, sitting on the soft big bed in the room in a duck sitting posture, with a thin black inner armor on top of the snow-white sheets and knots on both sides. It was obviously a rope-tied style, making people want to untie it.

If you look upwards, you can see the thin black inner armor, which can only barely cover a small area. The altitude is astonishing, close to the peak size of E, with an attractive size and obvious ravines. It looks like a heavy punishment will break through this last bit of cloth defense at any time. The crisscrossing ravines between the two peaks look particularly deep, enough for a gentleman prince to bury his entire face in them.

Phoenix had long noticed where the gentleman prince was looking at her strangely, looking at her whole body with a meaningful look. However, Phoenix could not resist. Her slender legs were completely restricted by the linen lines wrapped around them, and her calves were also fixed together by the red linen lines. Her hands were crossed behind her back, also decorated and fixed by the red linen lines.

The highest peak in front of the Phantom was particularly firm under the wrapping and tightening of the red linen lines passing up and down. Because it was too heavy, Phoenix's whole body center tilted slightly forward, and her body leaned forward. Considering that she had tried to commit suicide, her speech ability was temporarily sealed. The red ball prop with holes that the Phantom was biting gently solved this problem perfectly.

The water strands at the corners of Phoenix's mouth look very special. Combined with the various sweat beads and water droplets left on every inch of her snow-white skin after she cleaned her whole body, it is easy to misunderstand that it is already after the fact.

"Phoenix, do you want to eat something? Don't be impulsive, otherwise you will have to wear this forever."

“Your Highness Osta, you… your technique is so skilled, isn’t this the first time you’ve done this?

"It seems, Phoenix, you still need this..."

"No, Your Highness Aosta, I...I was just joking, don't take it seriously."

"Phoenix, suicide can't solve many problems. I hope you remember this and don't do anything stupid again in the future."

"Your Highness Aosta, you are right."

When Phoenix saw that Osta was about to put the red ball prop with holes back on her, she immediately gave in and stopped trying to be brave. Her original strength far exceeded that of Princess Iliaf and Princess Ilias. This time she was caught and controlled by the opponent because of fate.

In order to suppress the source of infection in her body, Phoenix used all her strength to suppress the source of infection on her body, and could not use it to fight. She looked like an ordinary beauty. In addition, she had been drifting on the sea for a long time and had not had enough food, so she had been starving. Under multiple blows, Princess Phoenix became very weak and did not have the usual domineering attitude.

Osta has a great interest in this beautiful imperial princess. Phoenix has the blood of the dragon and indirectly possesses part of the dragon's bloodline. Strictly speaking, she is of mixed race. The most important thing is her beautiful silver hair, which makes a gentleman prince who is obsessed with silver hair unable to control himself.

Phoenix was still emotionally unstable, so Osta temporarily suppressed the urge to reach out. He didn't hug her like he did to the princess sisters Ilias and Iliaf. The maids in the lord's mansion had checked her carefully. Princess Phoenix had no bite marks or other scars on her body. What she said about the infection needed further investigation.

After the gentleman prince thought of this, he slightly controlled the distance between the two parties and did not get too close to Princess Phoenix. Keeping a relatively safe distance, the sword princess was alone, and Osta could not use the psychological tactics he had used before with the sisters Ilias and Iliaf, where he controlled one and the other could not resist and quickly surrendered.

According to the information currently available, the princess had already been appointed as the lord of the territory of the Central Continent according to the arrangement of the Solon Phoenix Empire, and was appointed as the lord of the empire's overseas colonies. It is unknown why she took the escape ship and escaped to the "Rum".

"Phoenix, you shouldn't be running away from marriage like those two! Can you tell me the reason?"

"Your Highness Aosta, you...you should seal the border as soon as possible! Don't ask me about other things, I won't reveal them..."

"This isn't good! The Rum was fine before, but it mutated after it encountered your escape ship. Even if you didn't tell me, you should at least give an explanation to Princess Iliaf and Princess Ilias! Forget it, I'll let them come and ask you about it."

"Don't, don't look for them, I...it's all my fault."

Osta soon realized the opponent's psychological weakness. Princess Phoenix's psychological defenses quickly collapsed due to guilt and self-blame. After a short thought, she admitted that the source of infection was brought from the escape ship and directly infected the crew on the "Rum". However, Phoenix thought that she was fine because she suppressed it with energy.

At the beginning, Phoenix herself did not know that there was a princess of the other empire on the Rum. It was not until the ship mutated and everyone was in trouble that she learned the news, but by then it was already too late.

Phoenix's expression seemed very lonely. The mutated infected person who was guarding outside the cabin was originally the captain of the guard who had followed her for many years. During the mutation outbreak of the Rum, at the last critical moment, he lifted the suppression of his own source of infection and mutated into a new type of infected person.

The captain of the guard had been protecting his princess with his obsession and professional instinct until Osta and the others arrived, and then he left in obscurity. The source of all evil this time came from the territory of Princess Phoenix. About a few months ago, a group of mysterious businessmen from the northern continent of the human race invested in the territory of Princess Phoenix and built a mysterious laboratory building, claiming to be researching a drug to treat a disease.

At that time, the Phoenix Princess's territory was hit by a plague. A strange disease was spreading, and the epidemic was rampant, taking many lives in a short period of time. There was no effective medicine for the disease. As the lord, the Phoenix Princess was desperate and tried all kinds of treatments. She easily believed those mysterious merchants from the northern continent and asked them to build a laboratory.

However, those mysterious merchants in the northern continent wanted to study the virus, but they themselves went too far and became the first batch of infected people. Princess Phoenix, who went to inspect, did not take any protective measures beforehand and was unfortunately infected. The gases in the laboratory are all toxic, but they will produce different effects depending on the infected person. The strong ones will mutate into special infected people, such as the captain of Princess Phoenix's guard.

Phoenix didn't want to become an insane infected person, so she wanted to kill herself before she turned into a terrifying monster. After arriving here, Sophia used her holy magic to help suppress a lot of it, which slightly alleviated the mental pressure of Princess Phoenix.

"Your Highness Aosta, I am a sinner. Now my mistake is irreparable. Please let me die to atone for my sins!"

"Phoenix, you won't solve the problem by running away like this. I can help you think of a solution."

"Your Highness Aosta, you are so optimistic. The infection was so terrible that I didn't have time to react. I could only escape and find a way to report back. This time, the overseas territories of the neighboring Ignatsta Empire were also affected, affecting their territory."

"Leave these to me, Phoenix. You just need to stay here and receive treatment."

After Phoenix confessed everything, she felt relieved. After the outbreak, she wanted to inform her empire immediately. However, the situation was out of control at that time. She and her troops mistakenly entered the agency and were trapped in the experimental building for a long time. When the rest of the people escaped, the situation was completely out of control.

Not only was Phoenix's territory controlled by the infected, but the neighboring territory also fell, so they had no choice but to flee by sea. Between Osta's territory, the Bloomfield area, and Princess Phoenix's territory, there was a Fitzgerald territory where a great plague had once broken out, which was Miss Reina's territory.

After the outbreak of the plague, this area became an uninhabited area, indirectly becoming a natural isolation area, helping Aosta to isolate the source of infection. Aosta recalled the distribution map of the surrounding forces. According to Princess Phoenix's memory, after the outbreak of the infection, at least three areas were contaminated, two of which were the overseas colonies of the Ignatsta Empire and the Solon Phoenix Empire.

Aosta is separated from the Fitzgerald area by this no-man's land as a buffer, so it is considered safe for now, and no survivors have escaped. The scale of this mutation infection has exceeded the plague outbreak in the Fitzgerald territory, and it is very likely man-made, with intervention from overseas forces. The cause of the outbreak is closely related to those mysterious merchants from the northern continent of the human race.