I, Tsugumi Yuichiro, must do something

"Thank you all for the invitation."

“I hope that you seniors will give me more guidance in my future work.”

After the daily gathering officially began, Lan stood up and thanked everyone: "I also hope to become everyone's good friend."

In fact, when Lan first arrived in the imperial capital, he had not yet decided which department of the empire he would join.

However, when he learned that Ji Guoyuan had repeatedly arrested Xila and his subordinates who had committed heinous crimes, he decisively chose to join the Imperial Guard.

"Ah."

Hearing Lan's words, Jiguo Yuanyi nodded slightly.

Although Ran has not been in the security team for long, some of his performances have made Yoriichi Tsugikuni realize that he is a very capable person.

"Speaking of which, Ran, why did you join the Guard?"

"I can sense that you're not relying on this job to make a living."

While eating, everyone started chatting as usual.

Because Iyeas has always been on missions with Lan, he is the one who knows Lan relatively well among all the people.

"Come to think of it, I actually joined the security team."

"It's my admiration for Captain Yunyi."

After taking a sip of hot tea, Ran raised his head slightly and looked at Tsugikoku Yoriichi who was slowly eating a rice ball. He said with some emotion: "I was once a teacher, and my student was killed."

"The murderer is Silla's men..."

Lan slowly explained to everyone the reason why he came to the imperial capital.

In the beginning, he was just trying to join the Imperial Guard.

Because in addition to avenging his students, he also realized the corruption of the empire.

He wanted to do something to change this corrupt empire.

"Come on, let's have a drink together."

Serio poured wine for everyone except Tsugumi Yoshiichi.

After hearing what Sai Liu said, everyone raised their glasses and the atmosphere in the small room gradually became warmer.

"Speaking of which, the situation in the empire is getting worse and worse."

"On my way here, I saw a lot of things that made me worry."

As Lan became familiar with everyone, she was no longer as reserved as she was at the beginning and began to take the initiative to talk about some topics.

During the time he spent in the security team, Lan fell more and more in love with this small group.

"Is there another situation?"

Iyeas took a sip of sake and looked at Lan, who suddenly mentioned the situation within the empire.

As people who came to the imperial capital from the countryside, Iyeas and Shayou actually had limited understanding of the current situation of the empire.

In fact, Serio's situation is not much better. She grew up in a very small circle, and what she thinks about most every day is actually hunting down bad guys.

But she thought less about many other things.

Since Yoriichi Tsugikuni had just arrived in the imperial capital, he actually knew less about it than Sau and Iyeas.

So when Lan brought up some of the empire's problems.

Everyone subconsciously became interested, including Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

"The taxes of the empire are too heavy."

"This famine is actually just a trigger."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Lan slowly began to share some of his insights: "The people at the bottom already have little breathing space. Without any savings, they are powerless in the face of natural disasters."

"I have a feeling that if this continues, it won't be long before the entire empire falls into complete chaos."

Talking about the situation in the empire, Lan's tone became pessimistic, and he directly gave his own prediction.

"Isn't your prediction a bit exaggerated?"

After hearing Lan's words, Iyeas couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and he looked at Lan in disbelief.

After all, the empire has stood for a thousand years, the war on the border has just been quelled, and now everything seems to be moving in a good direction.

How could it become chaotic so quickly?

"After one disaster after another, much of the land of the lower classes has been controlled by the nobles. You may find it hard to imagine that in my hometown, most of the farmers there have lost their land.

They rely on the farmland provided to the nobles for their livelihood, but in recent years, natural disasters have occurred more and more frequently, and many nobles have continuously reduced the food they provide to the farmers in order to make up for the losses."

...

Ran's voice echoed in the small room, and slowly everyone including Tsugumi Yoriichi heard it.

I have a better understanding of the current situation of the empire.

. . . . . .

"Won."

"Winning without any pressure?"

Ernest was sitting in the dark red hall, having just returned from the palace.

After listening to his subordinates about the battle between Esdeath and Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Although he had anticipated such an outcome, the outcome of the battle made the corners of his fleshy mouth twitch slightly.

Esdeath was originally one of his means to suppress Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

But in the end.

The scene he had originally expected, where Yoriichi Tsugakuni was defeated by Esdeath, turned out to be completely the opposite of what he had imagined.

"So, no one can deal with him now."

Ernest's chest heaved violently, and the meat in his hand was torn apart in an instant, even though the lights in the hall were very dim.

But his sinister gaze could be easily felt by others.

Different from ordinary imperial weapon users.

Yoshikazu Tsugakuni relies entirely on his own strength.

This made his imperial weapon that could destroy other people useless.

Ji Guoyuan's situation became difficult for Ernest to handle.

"I...we also heard that General Esdeath seems to have a special liking for Yoriichi Tsugikuni."

The four Rakshasa ghosts who came to report the news, Ji, hesitated for a long time before reporting the information they had obtained to Ernest.

Although from the moment they started reporting the situation, Ernest remained very calm from beginning to end.

But a few people could feel that Ernest was now like a volcano.

It may break out at any time.

"A special...good feeling."

"Things are really getting more and more interesting."

Ernest's face, hidden in the darkness, slowly raised up, and he seemed to have regained his composure.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Ji on the side and said with a forced smile: "It's time to do something and let everyone come to see me."

Chapter 81: Large-scale extermination operation, everyone's amulet

It is drizzling.

The night still covers the earth.

This was the first time it had rained in the capital after nearly half a year of drought.

Residents came out of their houses one after another, looked up at the sky, and let the raindrops hit their faces.

But the rain was too light.

It had just rained for a short while when it stopped completely.

"Everyone, go back. There's no water left in the well."

"Squeezing in here isn't an option."

Beside an ancient well, civilians, each carrying a clay pot on their head or holding a water bottle in their arms, crowded together and gathered towards the edge of the well.

The old man who was in charge of guarding the well threw away the mud in his hand that could no longer be squeezed into a ball, uttered a lament, shook his head, and persuaded everyone to step back.

"If it doesn't rain soon, we'll probably die of thirst."

"Who says it isn't? Now if you want to drink water, you have to run out of the city."

After hearing the old man's words, the residents who were anxiously waiting to get water turned away helplessly.

They dared not waste any time.

They did it before the sun came out and scorched the earth, so that they would have enough strength to get the water they needed.

"For the record, it's dry here too."

Iyeas and Lan brought a group of guards to record the dried-up well.

Of course, the two of them didn't come here just for the well.

In fact, registering whether the wells in various places in the imperial capital had dried up was just something they did incidentally.

Three days ago.

After Esdeath recovered from the battle with Yoriichi Tsugikoku.

An operation initiated by Minister Ernest, led by Esdeath, and assisted by the Imperial Guard and other departments, to pursue, raid, and eliminate the revolutionary army began in the entire imperial capital.

The main task of Iyeas and Lan is to register the disaster situation in the imperial capital and mark out some places that may be the strongholds of the revolutionary army.

"It seems that this drought is very serious."

Although the drizzle in the sky is still falling.

But as a countryman, Iyeas understood that such rain could only play a very limited role in alleviating the drought.

As He Lan slowly walked towards the gathering point that Jiguo Yuanyi had previously determined, Iyeas frowned.

"Master, we've finished the statistics over there."

Yuichiro Tsugakuni and Sau were already waiting there. Seeing Yuichiro Tsugakuni, Iyeas walked over quickly.

"Peace comes to the world, saving all suffering."

"Almighty God of Peace, please protect your most devout believers."

...

On the road.

Some people in white robes, with their heads lowered and scattering paper flowers, walked slowly past Ji Guoyuan and his companions.

Seeing that they were people from An Ning Dao, Iyeas clasped his hands together and watched them leave reverently.

The same was true for Shayu on the side.

Ji Guoyuan was unmoved. When he heard the scriptures recited by those believers, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Although I don't feel any malice from these people.

However, these people exuded an aura that made Yuichiro Tsugakuin feel uncomfortable.

He moved his hand slightly, and a streak of light that was barely perceptible disappeared.

"I feel a little weird."