Fang Zhou, I'm just a farmer, not Shennong!

Only after completing the 'evolution' did the two of them feel so grateful.

Fortunately, I have always been with the old duke, otherwise I would not be qualified to step into this door.

"Your Excellency the Envoy, Your Excellency the Duke, I feel like I am full of power now!!"

Marquis Bekmet said excitedly.

"You are now relying solely on your physical bodies to defeat the elite troops you once prided yourself on. Once you are fully acquainted with your 'evolved' power, even the Inner Guards will no longer be your match!"

After the black-robed man said this, Marquis Bekmit and the other two were extremely excited, except for the other two who were not qualified to "evolve" who seemed a little disappointed.

"Emissary, when will Lu Yuan arrive?"

Old Duke Reina is still resentful of Lu Yuan, and is unsure whether he will join the Deep Sea, which makes him uneasy.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency the Duke. According to our investigation, although Lu Yuan is quite powerful, he is just an ordinary mortal."

"Another messenger has gone to invite Lu Yuan. If he agrees, he will become our companion. If he doesn't agree, he will be killed on the spot!"

When Duke Reina heard this, the stone in his heart finally fell off and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that Lu Yuan’s problem has been solved.

Then the next step is...

Old Duke Reina has already thought of the Castle of Saint Stein and is beginning to feel eager to take the throne.

The messenger seemed to be able to see into the Duke's mind.

He said, "Don't worry, Your Excellency the Duke. Since we have chosen to cooperate with you, we will definitely help you defeat the weak royal family and help you control the entire Ursus!"

Upon seeing this, the nobles immediately knelt on one knee and said in unison, quite sensibly, "Congratulations in advance, Your Majesty!"

After being addressed like this, the old Duke Reina, who had originally had a blank expression on his face, finally couldn't help but smile widely, as if he was enjoying the feeling of standing above millions of people.

Only the man in black robe standing beside him was looking at the old Duke Reina with a playful look in his eyes, and there was no concealment of the mockery in his eyes.

Originally according to plan.

After another envoy brought Lu Yuan back, this group of nobles could start their actions and launch a counterattack against the peace faction and the pro-royal faction.

However, after waiting like this.

That is...

One day... Two days... Three days... Four days...

I waited for five full days.

Not only was old Duke Reina confused, even the men in black robes were confused.

Old Duke Reina didn't know.

In fact, in their plan, Lu Yuan's level has always been quite high compared to these old nobles who have status but no ability, so they have great patience towards Lu Yuan.

Willing to give Lu Yuan enough time to think.

The original schedule was seven days.

After showing his strength, Lu Yuan will be given up to seven days to consider. If he still refuses or does not respond, he will be forcibly abducted.

But now...

Including the previous two days, there are already five days left.

The seven days have passed early.

But there was no trace of it at all.

Waited until the next morning.

The deep-sea messenger then realized an important situation.

There's a high probability that something has happened to the other messenger!!

.......

Fourth Army territory.

A tiny, non-mobile city located at the very edge of Ursus. It can't even be considered a city, but only a slightly larger town.

But here gathered countless people from the marginal villages of Ursus who had lost their homes or could not make a living.

But now this remote little town is not even on the map of Ursus.

Now it is almost completely blocked and no one is allowed to enter.

And in the remote streets of this city, five elite members of the Reunion Movement, dressed as ordinary refugees but armed with a full array of weapons, were frowning at everything in front of them.

In this city, almost everyone seemed to have turned into listless zombies, walking aimlessly.

Some were curled up on the ground, motionless, with flies all over their bodies; some were disheveled and looked extremely filthy.

These elite members from the Reunion Movement had just arrived in this small town, so they had no idea what was happening in the town.

suddenly.

Accompanied by the sound of clanging bells.

The five elite members of the Reunion Movement were startled.

Ordinary people who were walking on the street ran away like crazy, and the next moment they saw a scene that they would never forget in their lives.

Because they saw that from the city's sewers, cracks in buildings, shadows, and even from some people's mouths, one after another, monsters that had never been seen before, a mixture of soft-bodied creatures and plants, emerged.

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These soft-bodied monsters emerged from every corner of this small town in dense numbers.

However, they did not indiscriminately attack everyone in the city. Instead, passers-by outside were just unlucky and were surrounded by this sea of ​​"monsters".

They opened their mouths, lay on the human body and kept gnawing at it. In just a moment, a living person disappeared without even a drop of blood or any residue left.

The whole process didn't last long.

This group of weird and disgusting soft-bodied monsters seemed to have come out to eat and take a stroll. They appeared and disappeared quickly.

Soon, they disappeared from every corner again.

After this group of soft-bodied monsters disappeared.

In this town, the residents who had been hiding finally opened the door and walked out tentatively.

No one was saddened by the death of that group of unfortunate people, because the remaining people only had endless numbness in their eyes.

Five elite infected members of the Reunion Movement who luckily escaped the disaster by hiding in an empty house.

I was also stunned at this moment.

"What...are these?!"

Some people looked confused.

"Monster? We must go back and tell Tallulah and the others immediately!!"

The reason why these five elite infected people from the Reunion Movement appeared here was not because they knew that there were monsters here to investigate, but because they were sent to this city as members of the outpost battles in various cities.

Since it is a task that cannot be seen in public.

Then they naturally couldn't go through the main gate. Besides, this city was not a mobile city. Although there were garrison troops, there were bound to be some omissions.

As elite troops, the five of them naturally found a way to sneak into the city through a side entrance.

However, as soon as I came in, I realized that something was wrong with this city. After living in this city for a day, I saw an extremely shocking scene.

"This city belongs to the Fourth Army, the territory of the old aristocracy. Furthermore, there are troops stationed at the gates, strictly preventing people from leaving the city. This basically proves it!"

"These monsters are most likely related to the Fourth Army. They don't allow anyone to leave. On the one hand, they're afraid the situation inside will be leaked. On the other hand, I suspect... they want everyone in the city to become regular food for these monsters?"

Someone analyzed it, and this analysis was particularly reasonable.

"The defense is tight right now. If the five of us act together, we'll be too conspicuous!"

"You're agile, and your Originium skills are related to stealth. Find a way to escape this city and tell Tallulah and the Patriot Seniors about the situation!"

"The four of us will continue to hide in this city and gather intelligence!"

No one objected to this plan and action was taken immediately.

...........

the other side.

The internal guards who had secretly searched the territory of the old Duke Reina for several days still did not find any information about the "deep sea".

The only thing they knew was that since a few months ago, the old Duke Reina had rarely appeared in front of other people.

This alone has already explained everything. Just based on these suspicious circumstances, it can be seen that the old Duke Reina is 100% related to the so-called "Deep Sea Sect", and the connection is not small.

only.

Now the old Duke Reina is missing.

Even if they dug deep into his territory and even found information about his early human experiments, these data were nothing compared to what he was currently planning in secret.

After the internal guards reported the current intelligence to His Majesty.

His Majesty immediately held a meeting with Speaker Witte and Commander Leonia of the Central Army Group.

They had a hunch.

If we can directly obtain evidence that Duke Reina is colluding with the Deep Sea Cult, this evidence will be even more weighty than the evidence used in the trial of Duke Baikal.

If we can execute the old Duke of Reina with this evidence.

After losing its only leader, the pro-war faction will be completely leaderless.

By then.

People's hearts are scattered.

A large number of pro-war nobles will certainly immediately defect to the pro-peace faction and add insult to injury. By that time, the pro-war faction will basically collapse on its own, and the entire Ursus will be completely under the control of the pro-peace faction and the emperor.

By then, peaceful development will become a reality.

"Your Majesty! We are getting closer and closer to victory!"

Leonia, the commander of the Central Army Group, bowed and said.

"Now Duke Reina has touched something that cannot be touched. As long as we have evidence, we can bring him down immediately!!"

Commander Leonia's idea was very simple, and of course quite conventional. The so-called struggle between the two factions, when their combat effectiveness was equal, was nothing more than a competition of who could catch whom's tail and who was more reasonable.

of course.

When the combat power is not equal, it is natural to compete with each other in combat power.

Although Commander Leonia said so, Speaker Witte didn't think so. He thought about more.

"Since we all understand, then that old, cunning Duke Reina must know even more clearly. He also knows that at this critical moment, he's collaborating with a cult, clearly handing us an excuse for no reason."

"Unless... the benefits of cooperating with that cult are enough to overlook these excuses."

Speaker Witte fell into deep thought. He sat in the chair next to the throne, tapping the armrests of the chair with his fingers regularly. After thinking for a while, Speaker Witte said.

"The difference in military strength between us and the old nobles is not too great. The main reason they haven't been able to do anything so far is because of the 'Inner Guards'."

"Because of the internal guards, they are even more wary. We understand this, and they naturally understand it as well."

"This can be seen from Duke Baikal's divine experiments and the human experiments secretly conducted by many nobles. Your Majesty, Commander... What do you think is possible?"

"Did the old Duke Reina learn from the Deep Sea Cult a method to produce 'super soldiers' that surpass the inner guards?"

"The strength of the Deep Sea Messenger who attempted to abduct Mr. Lu that night was evident. However, without resorting to the ultimate self-destruction method, the Deep Sea Messenger's combat power was significantly stronger than that of a single Inner Guard."

"Even if the mass-produced 'super soldiers' are not as good as the Deep Sea Messengers, their combat effectiveness might surpass that of the Inner Guards..."

"And if... old Duke Reina possesses combat power that surpasses that of the 'Inner Guards', all the so-called evidence will be nothing but waste paper. In that case, what they want to do! Could be possible!!"

"Striving for power... usurping the throne!!"

When Speaker Witte mentioned this possibility.

Emperor Fyodor and Leonia were both stunned.

Speaker Witte's analysis is indeed quite reasonable and very possible.