I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"So, what about Leitania and Ursus?"

"They are a bit embarrassed." The Knight Commander smiled slightly upon hearing this and said:

"Ursus is fighting against a tough guy among the Dukes of Victoria, who was a duke who participated in the Gallic War in his early years. Even without the Steam Knights that Victoria is so proud of, it will take a while for him to be defeated."

"As for Leithania, their army is extremely weak. Without the Witch King, their army suffered a huge setback in the first round of attack. The morale of the army is also very low. I heard that their officers are already distributing drinks to them."

"Drinks, you know, the kind that bring goods."

However, as soon as the Knight Commander said this, everyone on the Supervisory Board smiled knowingly - apparently, the senior members of the Supervisory Board had also read the contents of "Yes, Prime Minister", and there had long been criticism of the "drinks" situation of the Leitanian army.

Of course, this is not a secret. Even the Leithanians themselves know that since the reign of the Witch King, there have been cases of artificially created infected people in Leithania.

"Doesn't that mean that we, Casimir, are the first country to have made substantial progress in this war?"

"It seems so. Now it seems that the army group that Ursus is so proud of did not seem to be able to capture the mobile city as they said."

For a moment, everyone on the Supervisory Committee, who had become the first in the three countries to successfully achieve results, was quite overjoyed - after all, taking over a mobile city basically meant the end of the war, and this mobile city could also drive into Casimir and become part of their territory, which was a huge benefit in the true sense.

After all, mobile cities are different from the surrounding towns. It is difficult to recapture them quickly after they are captured, unless a huge civil unrest breaks out in the city. However, this situation is rare. After all, the local residents have almost no weapons. How large-scale a riot would it take to drive the army out?

Even if the enemy army comes, there is no need to worry. If it is really necessary, they can directly drive the mobile city to the territory of Casimir.

Of course, not now. It will become the new base for their conquest knights. With this mobile city, the conquest knights will be able to gain a foothold in Victoria.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the Supervisory Commission, and a knight in silver armor walked in. The knight with a helmet looked extremely majestic, but his tone could not conceal his panic and slight anger.

"Grand Knight Commander, something has happened."

"What's going on?" The Grand Knight Commander and the other Knight Commanders immediately turned their eyes to him. However, the knight suppressed his emotions and said with a trembling voice:

"A messenger from the front reported that the Ursus Third Army captured the mobile city of Victoria yesterday. The Duke led the remaining troops to break out of the siege. Both sides suffered heavy losses."

"But after the capture of the mobile city, the commander of the Third Army, Viscount Dunkel, killed a group of surrendered Victorian officers and was forcibly sending Victoria's infected people to the mines in the Ursus Snowfield."

"Kill the surrendered? Those Ursus guys *Casimirian slang*! What the hell are their brains for?!"

However, the news brought by the knight shocked everyone in the Supervisory Committee. In fact, a few of them were so surprised that they even cursed out loud, obviously knowing how serious the consequences would be if Ursus did this.

Kill the surrendered! Such behavior is simply a fight to the death with the other side! This will not only arouse the hatred of Victoria, but also make the subsequent war more difficult, and even have an impact on Casimir's army.

Some of Casimir's knights originally had opinions and anti-war sentiments about this war of taking advantage of the situation, but they suppressed their emotions because they had to fight for the country.

If Ursus did this now and the news reached the ears of the knights, would it cause a mutiny in the army? It might even greatly reduce the morale of their army.

Or... did those guys in Ursus originally think so? Let them expand their victory by themselves, and let Casimir only deal with the problem of military mutiny?

"What exactly happened?" The Grand Knight frowned upon hearing this. She didn't think that the Viscount would be such a thoughtless person. He must have his own reasons for killing the surrendered soldiers.

"I heard that the city defense officer's plan to instigate the local residents to rebel was exposed... We don't know the details." The knight immediately answered:

"The commander on the front line sent a messenger to bring this news. Please ask the Supervisory Committee to make a decision as soon as possible. The knights have already started to whisper about this matter..."

"—Send a prestigious knight commander to the front to supervise the battle, and urge the Commercial Federation to provide sufficient logistical support to ensure the morale of the knights in the battle."

The Grand Knight Commander was obviously very experienced in such matters. Although it was an emergency, she did not lose her composure. Instead, she immediately tried to find a way to consolidate the fruits of victory.

Of course, the Grand Knight has one more thing that she needs to worry about the most, and she needs to deal with it personally.

"I have to go to Director Chen Qi's crew right now. The filming of their Darkest Hour seems to have come to an end, but we still don't know what the subject matter is."

Because since Chen Qi borrowed members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Supervisory Board to simulate the parliamentary situation, he has never bothered the Supervisory Board with anything again. Moreover, they did not get the script of Chen Qi's "Darkest Hour", so they only knew roughly that this was a story that took place in Victoria, telling a very depressing and dark era in Victoria.

However, because of the incident in Ursus, the Grand Knight now almost subconsciously feels that the content of Chen Qi's "Darkest Hour" may not be that simple!

Although the Supervisory Commission was not qualified to inspect the contents of Chen Qi's script, the Grand Knight felt that he should at least confirm what Chen Qi's attitude was.

"It's just a movie, there shouldn't be any big problem..." Grand Knight Commander Ioletta felt nervous for the first time in a long time. Although she repeatedly used this excuse to comfort herself, the more she talked to herself, the more she felt restless.

After all, there is Victoria's previous experience... Although Grand Knight Ioletta has not had too many contacts with Chen Qi, she found that Chen Qi is unexpectedly easy to talk to, and he is not the kind of person who tries to disrupt the earth for fun.

He has the ability but doesn't seem to have the heart, which is undoubtedly a good thing.

But...what if he had this intention? Especially when the Grand Knight had also felt a kind of "kindness" from Chen Qi.

What if Chen Qi knew the news from Victoria and the other party thought that they, Casimir, were the evil party?

Although there is no distinction between good and evil in terms of national interests, some actions do have a distinction between good and evil. If Chen Qi leans towards one side...will it cause any serious consequences?

……

"This is what happened... I know, Theresa, you should control the situation first and persuade your brother not to send out troops at this time. I will need your help soon."

"Otherwise, I would be suspected of backstabbing my ally. I hope he can keep calm as much as possible."

At this moment, Chen Qi also learned what happened on the front line in Victoria through the message sent by Theresa. He also told Theresa in time, as for how she would persuade... that was Theresa's own business.

In the crew, Mainna, who had just come out of the scroll world, was holding a newspaper from Victoria in her hand, which recorded news about the front line.

The person who delivered the newspaper was a member of the Penguin Logistics Team who had just come to Casimir from Victoria to run an order. They had just completed an order to escort a wealthy family from Victoria to Casimir for refuge, and they brought this newspaper along the way.

"The glory of the Knights of Casimir is actually going to be involved in such a war without any justice..." Maria sighed as she read the news in the newspaper about Ursus killing surrendered soldiers and kidnapping civilians.

"Glory... the glory of a knight. Even if it means war, how can we ignore such a situation?"

Margaret obviously had the same feelings as her sister about the news. Her experiences in Rhodes Island over the years made her less naive than her sister, but she still felt disgusted with such a war.

The two sisters, Margaret and Maria, also walked out of the scroll. They both had some injuries on their bodies, but they didn't look serious.

As for Maenna... when he came out of the scroll, even the corners of his clothes were not dirty, they were just a little messy. It seemed that he failed to convince the sisters in the end.

"...Don't just listen to one side of the story, Margaret, Maria." And Mayenna herself, regarding the news in the newspapers, obviously had more self-dialectics and said lightly:

"Victoria's newspapers will naturally exaggerate in order to arouse their own public anger. This is just Victoria's own newspaper. If you read Ursus or Casimir's newspapers, you will find that the information you get is completely different."

"But, Ursus robbed the infected and went to the mine. Such a thing——" Margaret obviously wanted to say something, but Manna did not react at all and said lightly:

"They don't even know their own shame. Don't measure war by the code of chivalry, Margaret."

However, even though he said this, there was still a hint of anger hidden in Mainna's tone. He suppressed his emotions very well because he knew that such things were not something he or anyone else could change.

...No, but perhaps, something can be done to stop this injustice and prevent more innocent blood from being shed in this cannibalistic land.

Thinking of this, Mainna unconsciously cast his eyes to the side, where Chen Qi was entrusting several people from Penguin Logistics to deliver the goods to Londinium and Lateran.

"I'm leaving these things in the hands of you. Please make sure they are delivered safely to Londinium and Lateran."

"Don't worry, Director Chen Qi! We will definitely convey your message to the Pope! Oh, and that annoying Sarkaz Regent."

After the four-member team from Penguin Logistics loaded the goods that Chen Qi wanted to send to two places, Angel Neng, as Sakota, was the first to pat his chest and guarantee:

"None of these videotapes will be lost! Wait for our good news, Director Chen Qi!"

"Well, please." Chen Qi nodded and watched the Penguin Logistics Team leave. Ma Enna watched this scene from the side, and had no intention of stopping it.

What he was more concerned about now were the two people on the other side... Mainna turned his gaze to the Blood Knight and the Black Knight. He knew that the two were sent by the Monitoring Committee to monitor the crew, and the videotape of "Darkest Hour" was sent out of Casimir, so they might take action.

"...Are you going to stop them?" The Blood Knight asked gloomily when he saw the Black Knight picking up his weapon.

"Of course, I understand the principle of 'hiring'." After checking his weapon, Jian turned his head to look at the Blood Knight in blood-red armor and said lightly:

"So, you're not going to help me?"

"...I am also an infected person, mace." After a period of silence, the Blood Knight replied in a somewhat dull tone: "Even if they are infected by Victoria, they are still my compatriots. What Ursus did gives me no reason to stop Director Chen Qi."

"I understand your difficulties, mace. I won't stop you, nor will I help you. That's it."

“…That’s enough.”

Upon hearing this, Jian nodded. She had just received a message from the Grand Knight Commander, asking her to intercept and inspect any goods that were leaving the crew.

She escaped the pursuit because of the promise of the Supervisory Commission, and she had no reason to refuse the Commission's commission this time.

Mainna saw all of this. He didn't say anything, nor did he stop it. However, the way his fingers were gripping the newspaper with a slight force clearly showed his decision at the moment.

Chapter 87: How "Darkest Hour" was spread

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Chen Qi. It looks like the filming of your new movie went smoothly. When do you plan to premiere it in Casimir?"

"Ah, of course. We will stay here until the day before the premiere. We will hand over the premiere videotape to the officials of Casimir's film company."

"In addition, we have to thank you all, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Chamber of Commerce. We are deeply touched by your willingness to offer us such generous conditions."

On the crew, facing Grand Knight Ioletta who came to the crew without any news, Chen Qi clearly knew that the other party came to inquire about what happened after the filming of "Darkest Hour" was completed, but he still received her warmly.

Chen Qi's attitude of not taking the crew away as soon as possible and even saying that he would stay until the day before the release of the film, also made the originally suspicious Grand Knight feel more at ease.

What the Grand Knight was most worried about was that Chen Qi's "Darkest Hour" would directly affect Casimir's battle situation in Victoria. Therefore, she had already prepared for Chen Qi and his party to pack up and leave Casimir as soon as they arrived this time - so she specifically contacted the Black Knight and the Blood Knight to intercept and inspect the goods sent by Penguin Logistics.

Chen Qi's calm demeanor also reassured the Grand Knight Commander, who immediately said:

"Director Chen Qi is a person who is protected by both 'heaven' and 'hell'. With such a talent like you, you are willing to come to our Casimir to shoot a movie. No matter what, your movie will definitely be a classic that will be remembered forever."

"So, giving you and your crew a more favorable share is just a piece of cake."

A stone in her heart had fallen, and the Grand Knight also left the crew. She was now eager to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible. The longer Chen Qi stayed in Casimir, the more her heart would beat too fast.

Soon, the Grand Knight Commander also received communication from the Black Knight.

"I've checked it." The voice of Jian came from the other end of the phone. The voice was a little breathless, but more indifferent.

"It's just a painting, nothing surprising."

"A painting?" The Grand Knight was also stunned when he heard this, and Jian obviously didn't want to say too much to the Grand Knight, so he just replied indifferently:

"Yes, it's just one painting. You can ask the city defense army to open the box and inspect it again."

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Black Knight Mace. Don't worry, our Supervisory Committee will naturally keep its promise. From now on, all the pursuits of you by the Commercial Federation will end, and you will still be the Triple Crown Champion of Casimir."

"...Thank you."

On the other end of the phone, Jian just said so lightly and hung up. After hanging up the phone, the Grand Knight Commander did not choose to believe Jian, but asked the city defense army and the monitoring knight about the situation in turn.

"The city defense forces inspected the cargo from Penguin Logistics and found that it was indeed just a painting."

"We didn't dare to get too close, fearing that the Black Knight would notice us, but we did hear the sounds of fighting and gunfire."

After receiving these two messages, the Grand Knight Commander finally felt relieved, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face after a long time.

Now, no matter what the movie "Darkest Hour" is about, it is impossible for it to be conveyed to Victoria, so we can rest assured about the things on the front line!

……

On the outskirts of the Great Knight's territory, he was ordered to intercept the mace of Penguin Logistics. However, at this moment, his clothes were not dirty at all, and he did not look like he had fought with the four-man team of Penguin Logistics at all.

"——As a dignified ranger, you are actually watching all this silently from the side, and you are not willing to take the initiative to take action?" Mace's eyes slowly cast towards the shadows on the other side, and said lightly:

"I thought you would stop me, but you didn't. If you had taken action, even if there were five of me, I'm afraid we wouldn't be your match, right?"

As Jian finished speaking, Mauna walked out of the shadows wordlessly. Her golden hair and eyes were lazy but had a restrained edge. She stared at Jian and spoke:

"Because I can see that you have no intention of stopping them. With your strength, it is impossible for you to stop the logistics team."

"Besides, you were the one who saw the painting being loaded onto the car. You've been with Director Chen Qi's crew for so long, and you know about Miss Xi's abilities... but you didn't report this information to the Grand Knight."

"——The order given to me by the Grand Knight Commander is to report any news that is unfavorable to Casimir."

Jian had obviously already prepared his own words, and replied calmly: "I am of course aware of how amazing Miss Xi's abilities are, but she has not done anything bad to Casimir, so it is not news that needs to be reported."

"-Even if you knew that the videotape of Darkest Hour hidden in Miss Xi's painting was to be sent to Victoria?" Ma Enna had made it all clear, but Jian remained unmoved and continued to answer:

"I don't know what videotape it was. All I saw were paintings. The Grand Knight Commander asked me to check the cargo that was being delivered. All I saw were paintings."

"The Grand Knight Commander didn't ask me what was in the painting."

Jian's words at that moment clearly showed her attitude. She put away her weapon and looked at Mainna in front of her. Seeing that he didn't even bring his sword, she obviously understood that he knew very well what she would choose.

"So, Master Ranger, what are you going to do with me?"

"...I have never seen you, and you have never seen me." Maenna stared at the mace in front of him, and chose to slowly turn around and leave, saying lightly:

"There are not many patrol troops outside the Great Knight's territory. It's not too late to leave now."

"The knights of Casimir... only if they fulfill their duties as knights can they be truly worthy of this title. And one of the principles is loyalty."

"However, too many knights have misunderstood the meaning of 'loyalty', just as they have never understood the word 'knight'."

Mainna muttered to himself and disappeared into the darkness, just like how he evaluated himself - "an ordinary and mediocre person who can't illuminate anything."

But now, Mainna saw that there might really be a "light" that could illuminate everyone. That was a "light" that he could not do or reach... What he could do was to integrate his own light, which could not illuminate anything, into it and contribute his insignificant strength.

……

A few days later, the four-member team of Penguin Logistics, together with Rutlan, planned to start from Rutlan first, because Rutlan could contribute more strength and it would be easier to get along with people. Most importantly, as a Sakota, Angelica's empathy could convey the news to her compatriots at the first time.

As expected, when Archangel Exorcist and others just arrived in Lateran City, there were already a large number of Sakota waiting here to welcome Archangel Exorcist and others into the city.