This statement is also very reasonable, or it can be said that this is the most reasonable explanation. After all, the fact that the integration movement has moved to Casimir is now combined with the letter written by Tallulah, which is indeed very beneficial to the Ursus radicals. At least it prevents the emperor and the reformists from finding any substantial evidence to attack the radicals, thus saving many radicals.
Otherwise, if the emperor caught any clues, the two of them and Grand Duke Baikal would never have a good ending. From this perspective, perhaps Tallulah has really become the Black Snake, and all this is part of her plan. The pioneer was deceived by his own students.
After understanding all this, Viscount Dunkel felt relieved. He certainly hoped that the plan could go on smoothly, otherwise the losses of the radicals would be too great.
"I hope I'm overthinking it. After all, this letter was confirmed by Kashena. Based on the information passed down by the few internal guards, it's not hard to see that their relationship is very bad. We can rule out Kashena as a problem. Where is she now?"
"She has already gone to Chernobog to make arrangements to cooperate with Tallulah's plan. According to the news, Longmen seems to be preparing to move towards Leithania. Chernobog will wait in the direction of Kazdel first to avoid suspicion. After that, the two cities will maintain a relative distance. The farther Longmen is from Dayan, the more advantageous it will be for us."
Now the last trace of doubt in Viscount Dunkel's heart was dispelled. Kasheina's preparation for going to Chernobyl meant that this was indeed part of Tallulah's plan. It could not only effectively preserve the Integration Movement but also sever ties with the radicals. It could also develop the Integration Movement in Casimir, saving a lot of trouble. It was indeed a good strategy.
However, now those internal guards who have been secretly colluding with the radicals cannot take any action, and the radicals will have to be extra cautious in their actions in the next year.
On the integration side, Talulah felt some discomfort in her nose and frowned subconsciously. The pen in her hand stopped moving. Alina, who had just finished the logistics work of the integration movement, poked her head over with some curiosity.
"Tallulah, what are you writing? Who is Viscount Bertrand?"
"He is an insignificant figure in the Ursus radical faction, but he has some connection with Grand Duke Baikal. Roya asked me to write a letter to him to persuade him to help us in the future. How come he has so many tricks?"
With one hand supporting her head and the other hand tapping the table gently, Tallulah felt that Roya's brain was too good and she really wanted to know what the structure was inside.
But what really made her depressed was that Luo Yazhen only took Hong Xue and Ghost Shark to the Great Knight Territory of Casimir, and kept her there under the pretext that "the leader had to stay in the camp to unite everyone". After Luo Ya came back, she had to settle the score with him.
"This is Luo Ya's arrangement. It seems that he really wants to build a mobile city for us."
Alina is a very smart girl. She can basically guess what Roya wants to do, but she still can't help but sigh that Roya always does things that others dare not even think about. Until Roya, no one could have thought of this step. Tallulah also has a deep understanding of this.
"He also said that we must get the technology to move cities. Otherwise, we will end up like Syracuse, where the technology is incomplete and maintenance is impossible. All the moving cities will stop moving after a few decades. When I think about it, I realize that the gap between us and Roya is not in intelligence, but in vision."
Tallulah discovered that Roya always thought of things in a bigger picture than they did. When the Integration Movement was still standing still in the snowfields because of the strength of Ursus, it was he who first proposed to move the base directly to Casimir. When everyone was happy that the development environment in Casimir was better than that in Ursus, he proposed that the Integration Movement must have a territory that truly belonged to it.
In Roya's mind, it seems that he never thinks of Terra as a series of countries, but simply as a whole land. After all, national boundaries only exist on maps, and it is impossible to really build a wall to surround them in reality. The Integration Movement can run wherever it wants.
Alina understood this deeply, but she felt worried when she thought about Roya's style of doing things.
"But he also likes to take risks and always puts himself in dangerous positions."
"This is what I've been worried about. Luo Ya seems to have some self-destructive tendencies. It's not obvious, but no one knows how serious it is. He..."
Tallulah suddenly paused, because she just remembered that Roya's life was running out. She knew that Roya had died once, and there were many things Roya didn't say about Draco's current appearance, but it didn't stop Tallulah from guessing. She suspected that Roya's resurrection had a price, such as losing his eyesight. If he could be resurrected next time, what would he lose?
Thinking of this, Tallulah felt a little confused. She wanted to go to Casimir right now to find Roya's whereabouts, but her identity was too special. Not to mention that she was the royal heir and infected person of Victoria, she was also the heir of the Duke of Koschei in name. She had also appeared in some evening parties before. It would be troublesome if she was recognized.
All the annoyance and worry turned into a sigh and expectation in the end. Tallulah glanced in the direction of the Grand Knight Territory. The Integration Movement took root here and entered a stable development. According to the time, Roya should have arrived at the Grand Knight Territory of Casimir yesterday.
"I hope he's okay and comes back safely soon."
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In the center of the most luxurious area of the city, in the Territory of Grand Knight Casimir, there stands a dazzling exhibition hall, which displays many relics of Casimir's heroes from past generations, and on the most conspicuous wall hangs portraits of some people.
As one of the most popular tourist attractions in Casimir, the Wall of Champions of the Knights Tournament is nothing special, but there are always people who want to come here to take a look at the style of the champions who stood out in the fierce competition back then, and Viviana is no exception.
As an independent knight, relying on powerful spells, outstanding appearance and gentle and peaceful temperament, Viviana has accumulated considerable popularity for herself. The Chamber of Commerce has also taken the initiative to contact her, promising that as long as she can achieve excellent results in the upcoming new competition, then there will be a smooth road waiting for her.
But Viviana didn't care about wealth and glory. She became a competitive knight only because she wanted to test her abilities and do something within her capacity. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce always arranged some jobs for her that she didn't like, such as being responsible for certain publicity work. Now, they even asked her to accompany guests from Victoria to tour the city.
"Has the guest from Victoria not arrived yet?"
Looking around, Viviana didn't see the person described in the report. Probably in order to leave a good impression on the guest, both parties chose the meeting time when there were the least people in the exhibition hall. The tourists were probably watching the warm-up events of the competition, and there were only four or five people in the entire exhibition hall.
After walking around, Viviana's eyes first fell on a pink-haired, extraordinary Rupert woman, and then she noticed that there was a man named Vaifan who had restrained all his aura beside him. The former seemed to be explaining to the latter.
"This is the Black Knight Mace, the triple champion of the Casimir Knight Tournament. However, the 22nd champion, the Brilliant Knight Margaret Linguang, was expelled from Casimir because of her identity as an infected person. Like the previous champion, her portrait was also removed. But the last person whose portrait was removed was said to be a Sarkaz."
Because she was not very familiar with Casimir either, Hong Xue could only rely on the information she found yesterday to give Luo Ya a verbal introduction. Fortunately, she had a good literary foundation and her descriptions were very accurate, but she didn't know what kind of picture Luo Ya imagined in his mind.
Roya sketched the appearance of Casimir's champions in his mind and revised his current impression of Casimir. It seems that the living environment of the infected in Casimir is still very harsh. At least the so-called Infected Knight Act is full of obstacles.
"It seems that Casimir's Infected Knight Act has not yet been implemented. It's a pity that a painting is missing. But Lin Guang... is he the descendant of Cyril Lin Guang?"
"Yes." Hong Xue glanced at the information in her hand. "She is the granddaughter of Cyril Linguang, but her whereabouts are unknown now. Since she left, the Linguang family has further declined. Before she left, she donated all her prize money to Casimir's hospital and welfare institutions. She was quite courageous."
From this perspective, Knight Yao is indeed worthy of admiration, and Hong Xue is never stingy with his praise for such people, but Luo Ya just sighed.
"Let's go, take a trip... huh?"
Luo Ya was about to leave when he felt that the consciousness that had been staying not far away was approaching here. However, he did not know the other party's identity yet. Coming to this exhibition hall was just an idea he had on a whim, and he also wanted to let Hong Xue relax a little.
The visitor was of course Viviana. After hearing the conversation between Luoya and Hongxue, she became curious about their identities. Ordinary tourists who came here would only be impressed by the superficial prosperity and the power of the knights no matter how much they saw. However, Luoya and Hongxue seemed to care more about other places, and from their tone, they seemed to know the famous Casimir legend, Cyril Linguang.
The identities of these two people should be extraordinary. Viviana is not sure whether they are Victoria's guests that she needs to receive. After all, the task mentioned that there is only one person on the other side. But among the two people in front of her, Luo Ya's identity is obviously higher. However, Viviana still asked Hong Xue.
"Excuse me, is this Miss Ahmonie?"
"No, you got the wrong person ma'am, um...are you the Candlelight Knight?"
After recognizing Viviana's identity, Hong Xue couldn't help but be a little surprised. This could really be said to be a coincidence of fate. They actually met the target they were looking for in such a place.
"Oh no, please don't call me that. After all, I haven't received any official title yet. The so-called Candlelight Knight is just an over-praise for me. I am still just an independent knight. I really don't deserve it."
Viviana was very embarrassed about recognizing the wrong person, and she shook her head when she was addressed as Hong Xue. To become a titled knight in Casimir, one needs to show actual achievements. She has not participated in any official competitions yet, but only in some budget competitions. It was with the deliberate promotion of the Business Federation that she gained her current popularity.
"Humility is a virtue, Lady Viviana. Sooner or later, you will become a true Candlelight Knight. Or, even better, you may even have the opportunity to become one of the Grand Knights with a single-word title."
Luo Ya seemed to be looking forward to Viviana's future. It was a good thing to meet her here. This coincidence made the plan more smoothly implemented. In addition to the surprise, Luo Ya was also trying to perceive Viviana's character, although all the information about this girl was already recorded in his mind.
"Thank you for your blessing, sir. Are you two tourists?"
"Yes, after wandering in the wilderness for too long, one would want to see what civilization looks like. But unfortunately, I am just a blind man. The only things I can rely on are my ears, nose, and my companions."
Viviana always felt that Luo Ya seemed to have something else to say. Whether it was him or Hong Xueguang, it was not difficult to tell from their appearance and temperament that they were definitely not ordinary people. How could they be people wandering in the wilderness?
But Luo Ya didn't want to explain too much to Viviana here. Today's contact with Viviana was not in his plan. He still had a lot of things to do and couldn't waste time here.
"I still have some things to do, so I won't bother you anymore."
"You're welcome. I hope we can meet again next time."
Viviana was just being polite and symbolic when she said this, but unexpectedly, Luo Ya seemed to have thought of something and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"All gifts have been secretly marked with a price, and all seemingly accidental encounters are also deliberately arranged by fate. Since we have met, then meeting again is a necessity. I hope that the troubles that bother you will be reduced when we meet next time."
After Luo Ya finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Hong Xue's shoulder. The latter also understood and led him away. However, Luo Ya could feel that Hong Xue was a little unhappy, and he deliberately hit his legs with his tail several times.
Viviana subconsciously thought about what Roya said. She was a person who loved poetry and romance, and what Roya said was very much to her liking. Moreover, although Roya couldn't see her, he could still feel that she was in a bad mood.
Leaving Viviana to think, Luo Ya recalled that the information Tolan gave him said that Viviana was a person who liked poetry and romance. He thought that using this point to get close to Viviana should be effective. It all depends on how she reacts when they meet next time.
As for Hong Xue? Of course she was unhappy. Luo Ya had never said such nice things to her.
Although she was a little irritated, Hong Xue still carefully guided Luo Ya for fear that he would bump into something. Although Luo Ya relied on heat perception and Draco's temperature control to avoid bumping into anything, she had seen Luo Ya bump into the door frame several times.
Walking out of the door, Hong Xue stretched out her hand to hail a taxi. Coincidentally, another car stopped not far from them. A green-haired film woman got out of the car. She was wearing a simple and elegant dress, and the smile on her face always gave people a feeling of mockery.
"Is this Casimir's Knight Exhibition Hall? It's not a very suitable place to be the handover location for a secret visit. Whatever... Anyway, this mission is just for those guys to see.
"This city is the same. Under the colorful surface, there are so many shameful things hidden...!?"
The green-haired Philin looked around and saw Luo Ya getting on the bus. Then she couldn't laugh anymore. She stood there for more than ten seconds. She couldn't help but open her mouth and wanted to call him. But she felt it was impossible. How could any intelligence officer in Victoria recognize his appearance wrongly? Nowadays, Casimir's first requirement for intelligence officers is to remember the other party's face, not to mention the deep pool where she is.
"Luo..."
Before she could say anything, the taxi that Luo Ya and the others were riding in had already gone far away, leaving her alone in the wind.
"Impossible, how is this possible? That person... is also Draco?"
Chapter 156 Ahmoni: I am numb
Assassinating a grand duke is not uncommon in Victoria's history, but there are only a few who succeed. The reason why Roya is feared by many grand dukes is not because he has the courage, but because he has the ability. What is even more disturbing is that although Roya's assassination of the Duke of Stafford was influenced by Edward's internal and external cooperation and the Duke of Stafford's arrogance, no one can deny that it was Roya who caused the whole scene to be a river of blood. Even the joint efforts of the oldest lord of the Sarkaz royal court and a pardoner were defeated by him and fled.
With this kind of strength, Roya launched a crazy assassination against any Grand Duke. Although the counselors of various forces said that the death of the Grand Duke would not allow Abrana to become the new owner of Victoria, the Grand Dukes who said this wanted to curse a few words. Would Abrana becoming the new owner of Victoria hinder Roya from killing them? These civil servants were just talking without any pain in their waists.
In addition, Roya's ambition and ability shown in various actions in Deep Pool made him an important role that could not be ignored in both tactical and strategic arrangements. For this reason, before confirming Roya's death, all the grand dukes did not dare to act rashly and could only maintain a stalemate with Abrana. Until Roya, no one had thought that someone could calm down the entire Victoria by himself.
As a newcomer to the military, Ahmoni, who also belongs to the intelligence secretary group, is in awe of her boss whom she has never met. Anyway, she does not dare to assassinate the Grand Duke.
As a double agent planted in Shenchi, Ahmoni's primary task was to confirm whether Roya was really dead, because those behind the military also cared about Shenchi's secretary. Now that she met someone who was suspected to be her target, Ahmoni was not happy at all. If the person she saw was really Roya, then the situation would be too bad.
Not only was that person still alive, he had even turned into Drake, which meant that Shenchi had at least three strong claims in his hands. And since Roya was active in Casimir, was he trying to use Casimir's power to control a certain Grand Duke in Victoria? You have to know that this kind of thing is not impossible for Roya. The current deadlock in Victoria was caused by him. Ahmonie is now very worried about what she should do if she runs into Roya.
"Ms. Ahmoni, are you a little tired when you come here?"
Seeing that Ahmonie was always distracted, Viviana still asked her with concern. After all, Ahmonie was a distinguished guest from Victoria, so it was not difficult to neglect her. But fortunately, Ahmonie was a woman, which made Viviana not so nervous. It seemed that the Chamber of Commerce still remembered who was behind her and did not dare to do anything outrageous.
After being called by Viviana, Ahmonie realized that she was distracted again and almost bumped into the wall. However, Roya's matter was much more important than this trip. Ahmonie wanted to confirm whether it was her illusion, but if she recognized the wrong person, she would mess up.
"Oh, sorry, I lost my composure. I just saw a very familiar friend when I came here, but I'm not sure if I recognized the wrong person."
"Are you talking about Mr. Vaifan in the black coat?"
Viviana immediately thought of Luo Ya. Although the communication between the two sides was very brief, Luo Ya did leave a deep impression on her. And Hong Xue, she always felt that she and Hong Xue would get along very well. Her words surprised Ahmoni.
"You know him?"
"No, I don't know their names yet, but they happened to be here at the time, and the gentleman seemed to be blind and needed the support of his female companion."
Female companion? Ahmonie couldn't laugh. If that person was really Roya, how could he have a female companion? Wasn't he afraid of being shot to death by Aburana? How could Ahmonie, who had been in the secretarial team for more than a week, not know that Roya and Aburana had a relationship? In fact, most people could guess this, but they just had no evidence. Besides, Roya's current political status was far behind Aburana, but if anyone dared to say that his ability was not worthy of Aburana, I'm afraid even the Iron Duke would have an opinion.
But if it was just a coincidence, then the man just now was too similar to Luo Ya, and it couldn't be explained by just looking alike. But this was Casimir's territory, and she couldn't investigate the other party's identity too obviously.
What if that person was really Roya, what if he was really carrying out some plan, what if her behavior attracted Casimir's attention and caused Roya's plan to fail, then Ahmoni could only pray that her ashes would float back to her hometown with the wind. She really didn't think that Roya would let her go if that happened.
If the other party was not Luo Ya, her situation would be very embarrassing. In short, if she wanted to confirm the other party's identity, she had to take her time and not be impatient, and she couldn't let others see any flaws.
"I think I recognized the wrong person. My friend clearly doesn't have any racial characteristics. I'm sorry to have made you worry, Ms. Viviana."
Now Ahmonie is still the envoy of Deep Pool, representing Victoria's heir to the throne to secretly visit Casimir and the Chamber of Commerce. She has to do enough superficial work, but according to her boss Mandela, who is much younger than her, this mission does not need to be too secretive. It would be best to let the grand dukes of Victoria know that Abrana sent people to Casimir.
It was not until Ahmonie arrived at Casimir that she understood Mandela's intention. This was a deliberate attempt to divert the attention of the grand dukes, but she really wanted to use Casimir to check and balance the Duke of Castor. Regardless of whether anyone could see through it or not, the success of the plan itself would not be interfered with by Victoria. After figuring this out, Ahmonie finally understood why Mandela was her boss. Although the kitten was very young, he was full of bad intentions.
Viviana and Ahmonie both calmed down and continued to stroll around. Ahmonie knew, of course, that the Chamber of Commerce was deliberately delaying to avoid seeing her. That group of businessmen still needed time to consider whether to reach a cooperation with Shenchi. Before they set out, Mandra made it very clear to her that it would be best if they could reach a cooperation agreement, but even if they couldn't, it didn't matter, as long as they could get those grand dukes to temporarily divert their attention. Shenchi wouldn't lose out anyway.
Now Ahmonie needed to find some topics to make Viviana ignore her previous abnormality. She had already memorized the license plate of the taxi that Roya and others took when they left. It would not hurt to investigate it later. As for now... Ahmonie's eyes swept across the exhibition wall with the exhibition of Casimir's champions of all generations, and suddenly found a topic.
"Well, Ms. Viviana, I heard that Casimir held twenty-two tournaments. Why are there only twenty portraits on this championship wall, and the rest are frames?"
Viviana seemed to have anticipated Ahmonie's question. In fact, any visitor to Casimir would be curious about this matter.
"The last missing painting belonged to the 22nd champion, Margaret Linguang. She was expelled from Casimir due to her identity as an infected person, and her portrait was also removed. As for the other missing painting, I only heard a little about it from one of my elders."
Viviana thought for a moment, as if recalling what the gentle voice in her memory had told her.
"She told me that the missing piece on this wall is the first champion of the Knight Tournament, a man who was good with a bow and didn't seem to have any racial characteristics. Originally, his portrait was kept here, but unfortunately, less than a year after the first Knight Tournament ended, a fire broke out in the exhibition hall and the portrait was burned.
"Now, more than 60 years have passed. No one remembers what the person in the painting looks like, and there is no information recorded about him."
After listening to Viviana's description, Ahmonie nodded in understanding. Time is the most ruthless thing. A few decades are enough to erase all traces of a person. This kind of thing is not uncommon in Terra.
"What a pity, he didn't even leave his name."
As soon as Ahmonie finished speaking, Viviana shook her head. Since she knew what happened here, she must know more. She had thought about and asked Ahmonie's questions.
"No, if you mention the name, it's not like no one remembers it. My elders said that the man's name was... Luo Ya, I think that's it."
This name made Ahmoni's originally gentle expression stiffen instantly. She began to wonder if there was something wrong with her ears. Why did she hear Roya's name from Viviana, a Casimir?
Looking at Ahmoni's stiff face, Viviana realized that the name Roya might be very unusual for her, but a somewhat old but still vigorous voice broke into their conversation.
"No, the little girl is wrong."
He was an old man in ordinary clothes, with a work ID hanging on his chest. He had a particularly kind smile on his face. It was obvious that he was quite old, with a somewhat hunched back. He looked at Viviana with kindness and approval.
"It's not Roya, it's Noah. It's just a small difference in pronunciation, but since you know that person's name, maybe your elder and I know each other."
"you are……"
"I used to be a knight, but now that I'm old, I have no choice but to retire and come here to be a manager, guarding the things left by my old friends."
As he spoke, the elderly man glanced at a bright silver round shield displayed in a display case, on which were engraved the four words "Don't fear hardship and darkness" in Casimir. Viviana suddenly remembered that her adoptive mother also placed such a shield in the most conspicuous place in the house, and she immediately understood the identity of the old man in front of her.
"Were you once a Silver Spear?"
Viviana was a little stunned. You know, Silver Spear is the strongest elite among the Casimir Knights, and the old man in front of her was most likely someone who had experienced the Tenth Kawu War. She clearly remembered her adoptive mother saying that in that war, Cyril Linguang and six of his companions went deep into the enemy camp to rescue their companions, and finally got a team of forty-one people.
The forty-one men clashed with Ursus' army, killed more than three thousand enemies and broke through. In the end, only seven people were left, also known as the Seven Silver Spears. If the old man in front of him was not lying, then he was the living legend of Casimir.
Even though she was a Victorian, Ahmonie, who had been prepared, realized after a little thought how important the old man in front of her was. But why would a man who could be called a hero be willing to be a small administrator in a place like this?
"It's all in the past, so let's not talk about it. But you are quite extraordinary, little girl. Your breathing is steady and rhythmic, and your steps are solid. You are a good candidate."
Viviana really didn't deserve the old man's praise. Not to mention her, even if the Knight Yao came, he would have to treat the old hero with respect.
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