Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 155: The Reformists
Erguya sat back down and watched the opera on the stage with Viscount Iscolan in silence. Viscount Iscolan also did not speak, and his expression seemed to be completely immersed in the magnificent history.
In this epic , the family that survives to the end is naturally glorious, but who noticed that more families are destroyed by the wheel of history. The ancestor of the Iscolan family was wise and lucky, and he chose the right team.
Now! A new epic has begun. Can the Isklan family still stand on the right track of history this time?
Viscount Iscolan didn't know. He only realized how naive and ridiculous he was when he pointed out the merits and demerits of historical figures. If you don't stand in their position, you will never understand the courage and wisdom they need to face the unknown choices.
Among those who are qualified to leave their names in history, there are failures, but no mediocre people.
The incident with the Abyss Mage is over, and I must head to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible.
While Viscount Iscolan was taking Erguya to the opera, Luke rushed into the battlefield with the imperial spies.
One has to admire the ability of the extraordinary force to destroy buildings. Every room looked like it had been bombarded repeatedly. Only ten minutes had passed since the attack, and a good building was full of collapsed walls and broken walls. Luke thought he was in the battlefield of Syria. He couldn't even find a complete building when he went upstairs.
He ordered Pisco to hold the flag and lead his men to seize the high ground, so that the citizens watching could see the majestic appearance of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau. Other agents followed behind the Oulu Battle Mage to clean up the battlefield and collect evidence of the Abyss Mage's crimes.
Luke took Shelley and a dozen spies straight to the cellar in the northeast corner.
The Abyss Leopard that was cut in half was still lying there, and on the downward stairs was a headless Abyss Mage. Shelley pulled out his gun, lifted the eye patch covering his right eye, revealing the pupil of Medusa, and walked down step by step with the gun in both hands.
Five Imperial spies followed Shelley into the basement.
After a while, Shelley's voice came up: "Inspector, it's safe down there... Director Caesar is here, and he's seriously injured."
When Luke walked into the basement with the Imperial spies who were protecting him, Shelley had already broken the ice wall and rescued Caesar.
The two spies supported Caesar and came to Luke. Although the wound on his lower abdomen was sealed, the blood that had flowed before had stained his entire pants red, and he was in a very weak state.
"Thank you, Inspector Meteorite. Do you know where Miss Clear Sky is? She saved me once again, and I want to express my gratitude to her."
Luke took out a tube of potion and handed it to Caesar: "Miss Qingkong should be leading the Oulu battle mages to wipe out the last remnants of the Abyss Mages. I don't know where she is now.
Drink this emergency healing potion and my people will take you to the hospital. We were all very worried about you and we are all very happy that you are alive.”
"Thank you..." Caesar drank the healing potion, and his condition immediately improved a lot.
Luke asked his men to take Caesar away for treatment.
After checking around the basement, Shelley came to Luke.
"There's a very strong smell of blood, and there are many wailing souls. Compared to this place, my interrogation room is as clean as a swan's feather. And there's a kind of power here that makes me feel terrified. Is that the abyss?"
Luke looked at Shelley, and after looking into her Medusa's eyes, his Thunder Fire Eyes automatically activated, emitting an electric spark that offset a "petrification" attack.
Shelley immediately pulled the blindfold off: "I'm sorry, Inspector."
"It's okay. I'm just testing my resistance to mental attacks." Luke continued, "There is very strong residual abyssal energy here, and it is estimated that it will remain for a long time. Ordinary people with insufficient mental strength will easily go crazy if they stay here. Councillor Ibel's property is worthless even if it is rebuilt."
"What a shame for such a good location." Shelley expressed his regret.
Luke said, "But as an interrogation room, this is definitely a place where prisoners can speak the truth. It is much more useful than your gun. Since this place is worthless, why don't we buy it and use it as an office of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau in the central city."
Shelley was shocked when he heard this: "Inspector, we belong to the Cape District Secret Service. We can come to the Central City to handle cases, but setting up an office directly in the Central City... Isn't that too disrespectful to the Central City Secret Service?"
Luke smiled and said, "Our Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau has destroyed the Abyss Mage's hideout in the central city. Does the Central City Secret Intelligence Bureau still have face?
The Central City Secret Service has many non-staff spies, and there are also spies in other city secret services. You can work with Kylena to contact them and ask them if they are willing to come to our Cape District Secret Service."
Shelley was even more surprised to hear that his own detective was actually poaching people from the same department: "Detective, this is not a good thing to do..."
"It's a bit bad." Luke knew that he would definitely be scolded for doing this, but he still said, "But we are all serving the Empire. Our Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau has to work harder and must guard against the counterattack of the Abyss Temple and other potential imperial security incidents. We can only do our best to share the worries of the same-level departments.
Besides, just setting up an office and recruiting some non-staff spies will not affect the work of departments at the same level."
Shelley felt that his inspector was right.
A big shot who can freely enter and leave the Princess's bedroom must be a man of outstanding ability. Since he is so capable, he cannot be confined to the small Cape District. The inspector accepted the Princess's commission to come to Nutao City to do great things.
Besides, the secret intelligence bureaus in various districts did not do much before, and after their detectives were recalled to the imperial capital to report on their work, they had even less to do.
Our Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau handled such a big case in the central city, which severely slapped the Central District Secret Intelligence Bureau in the face. Is it too much to set up an office in your territory?
Not too much!
Is it too much to poach your people?
Not too much!
"Leave it to me, don't worry, Detective."
Luke walked out: "Let's go, the battle outside should be over... The subsequent battle has just begun. Send someone to transfer Senator Virgil here, detain him for three days, and then interrogate him.
In addition to ‘finding’ evidence of his guilt, we also need real evidence of his guilt.”
"Yes, Inspector!"
Luke took Shelley out of the basement and sent spies to seal it tightly. No one was allowed to enter without his permission.
The battle outside ended as Luke expected. All the abyss mages found were killed, leaving no one alive.
Some of the Oulu battle mages were left behind to deal with possible emergencies, and the rest returned to the academy. The outer defense barrier was removed, and the battlefield was fully handed over to the Cape District spies and some central city sheriffs.
Pisco stood at the highest point holding the Secret Service's blinding flag.
The magic painter invited by Councillor Ibul captured this scene, and the operation to encircle and suppress the Abyss Mages ended perfectly.
It also brought a great shock to the entire Nutao City, especially after the newspaper owned by Congressman Ibul printed many magic portraits in the newspaper at a loss. Citizens could see the entire process of the attack through those magic dynamic paintings as if they were there in person.
In this relatively peaceful period, the citizens of Raging Wave City had never witnessed such a large-scale magical battle.
You can see the Oulu wizard setting up a large-scale magic barrier; you can see the fighting posture of high-end alchemical puppets such as the Abyss Leopard; you can see the Oulu battle wizard reappearing a hundred years later; you can see the Meteor Detective and the Imperial spies rushing into the dangerous battlefield under magic and explosions.
You can see the flag flying after the victory.
There was also Councillor Ibul, who came to the front line of the campaign against the Abyss Mages despite the danger, and his lengthy speech...
The propaganda machine started working again.
All newspapers in Nutao City reported the joint action of the Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau, the Central District Security Bureau, and the Oulu College in lengthy articles for several days. Various evidences of crimes were made public in an orderly manner, and the outrageous truth aroused great public indignation after it was made public.
Inspector Meteorite, Councillor Ibel, Lady Michelle, Viscount Iscolan, Fairy Clear Sky, Director Caesar...
One by one, their names became widely praised city heroes.
This caught the inherent forces of Raging Waves City off guard. They regrouped due to the arrival of Yomington and wanted to fight back to rescue Virgil and kick out those who were destroying the system of Raging Waves City.
As a result, this group of people surrounded and wiped out the Abyss Mage so quickly, and in front of so many citizens, it was like a live stage play.
Now everyone in this group of troublemakers is in the limelight, and is a star praised by all the citizens of Raging Waves City. Anyone who dares to cause trouble to them at this time is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of Raging Waves City.
Damn it! We are the ones who can represent Raging Waves City!
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"The Troublemakers?" After hearing from Kalina the name given to them by the new nobles in Fury City, Luke couldn't help but laugh, "This name is too low-class! I think we are more of a reformist group... Don't the new nobles claim to have brought new ideas to the empire? We are newer than them.
Send someone to inform Councillor Ibrahim, Madame Michel, and Viscount Iscolan that our group will be called the Reformists from now on, and we also need a group platform..."
Luke believed that after the incident of annihilating the Abyss Mage, their group had already gained influence and strength, and had emerged as an independent faction within the urban system of Raging Waves City.
With a faction charter, members can be recruited to expand the group. When conditions are ripe, Viscount Iscolan will enter the parliament as the head of the city security department. He has a seat in the establishment, capital, and technology factions. The reformists share the same ideas with them, but they are also independent... a very stable situation.
Now all we have to do is get Yominton...
While Luke was giving orders and thinking about the next steps, Kylena said, "Inspector, this morning, Viscount Iscolan suspended his work in the security department of the Government Affairs Office and went to the imperial capital."
"What is he doing in the imperial capital at this time?" Luke was puzzled by Iscolan's sudden action.
"The messenger sent by the Viscount did not say anything, but only told you, Inspector, not to worry, he will be back soon."
Luke didn't know what Viscount Isklan was going to do in the imperial capital, so he could only wait and see. The side in Nutao City continued to move forward step by step.
"I see...Yomington has been visiting us these days?"
“He comes every day.”
"If he comes again tomorrow, just tell him that I have time and can see him."
"Yes, Inspector."
Luke asked again, "Where is the sandpaper now?"
"She's in the Bureau's mechanical repair shop. She ordered a lot of parts in the name of the Secret Service to modify the Boiling. Some of them are very expensive."
Luke didn't expect that Sandpaper, at such a young age and having only been in the Secret Service for a few days, had already learned to embezzle public funds for personal purposes.
There is a future!
"I know... In the future, if Sandpaper wants anything, we'll try to satisfy her within our capabilities. Is Red Falcon with her?"
"They have been together these past few days."
"I'll go see them."
In the mechanical maintenance room of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, a large number of machines waiting to be repaired and overhauled were piled together, and more than a dozen mechanics were divided into several groups to work. In a corner of the maintenance room, there were many limbs and parts of the Abyss leopard, and two little girls squatted there to pick and choose.
In the battle to siege the Abyss Mage, the first wave of Abyss Leopards suffered heavy losses. After Luke led his team into the battlefield, he took advantage of the chaos to hide many Abyss Leopard wreckages before the Oulu College recovered the damaged Abyss Leopards. Later, when cleaning up the ruins, he dug up some more sporadically and sent them all to the mechanical maintenance room of the bureau.
Let Sandpaper see if he can DIY some complete Abyss leopards. It would be even more perfect if he could reverse research and get the manufacturing technology of the Abyss leopard.
The basic strength of the Abyss Leopard is three stars. It is a very powerful and technologically mature alchemical puppet.
The Anno game evaluates the strength of characters as follows: the level of strength that ordinary people can achieve through regular training is one star; ordinary people obtain simple extraordinary powers, and the strength is two stars; extraordinary powers reach the elite level, and the strength is three stars; extraordinary powers reach the BOSS level, and the strength is four stars.
Characters with the first four star ratings are common in the Anno World, and even characters with four-star strength are not rare.
The number of characters with a five-star strength rating suddenly decreased, and they were all top players in their respective fields.
Six stars is the strength ceiling of the existing version of the Anno game, and no more than ten six-star characters have been discovered by players.
Luke was very envious of the Abyss leopards that were created to be elite combat power. You have to know that among the 3,000 people in the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, there are only more than 40 spies with the strength of three stars, and the Oulu Academy can easily send out 40 Abyss leopards to charge.
When all the elites charge into the battle, the effect is outstanding.
And even if it is damaged in battle, as long as the core components are still functional, it can be repaired to its original state.
He is truly the best raider for robbery!
