Volume 6 Agate Chapter 613: Respect King Cang

The southern border of the empire.

Snow Crystal City.

As the border between the Empire and the Capital of Shuoli, this city has always played an important role and is often a must-pass place for merchants.

One of the two most important branches of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce is located here.

However, recently, an inexplicably tense atmosphere has quietly spread.

That evening.

In the border military region, the young soldiers of the arsenal returned for maintenance as usual after training.

"It's already the end of March and the weather is still so cold."

A new soldier was counting the bullets, breathing out white air and complaining in a low voice.

"Just get used to it, new guy."

Several veterans laughed.

"By the way, where are you from? I heard that mysterious incidents have occurred in many places recently, and large numbers of people have died tragically. Is everything going well in your hometown?"

One of the veterans asked casually while applying special gun oil on the surface of the flintlock with cotton.

When the recruit heard the question, he was shocked.

His mood suddenly dropped.

"My grandfather and little sister both died miserably. The police said it was the evil god 'King of Cang Yi' who spread the darkness... He was the one who killed my relatives."

The new recruit pretended to be calm, picked up a flintlock rifle, and imitated the old soldier to apply gun oil with cotton.

"I don't understand why. Wasn't He a human being in the past? He was also a clergyman of the Orthodox Church. Now He is slaughtering innocent civilians... Why doesn't the Sun God punish Him? Why can't His Majesty Andre do anything to Him?"

As the recruit spoke, his voice choked with sobs, his hands shook, and the cotton wool became soaked with gun oil, which spilled onto the flintlock.

The veterans looked at each other.

"Hey, recruit, that's enough."

One of the older ones stood up, walked over to take over the work from the new recruit, and said in a half-comforting and half-admonishing tone:

"This is the Imperial Army. Even if you are dissatisfied with His Majesty, don't say it. If it gets to Captain Aloma's ears, you will be dragged to the shooting range tomorrow... Give it to me. Your gun is soaked in too much oil, and it will slip on the battlefield."

The recruit was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath.

"Thanks."

At this time, a quick whistle was heard outside the arsenal.

Beep——

The expressions of the new recruits and veterans suddenly changed.

Captain Aloma's deep voice then rang out over the radio:

"Emergency! There has been a contamination mutation in the No. 2 playground. The soldiers of the third squadron have transformed into insects. We need support! Repeat..."

“Go, go, go!”

"Go and provide support!"

The soldiers in the armory grabbed their guns and ammunition and left one after another, heading towards the No. 2 playground.

The old soldier placed the flintlock rifle, which had not been cleaned yet and was covered with gun oil, next to the box...

…

The next day.

Xuejing City border defense iron net area.

An imperial soldier on duty on the sentry tower was smoking idly. Suddenly, his face changed, he quickly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and picked up the radio to notify the rear.

A group of strange troops came from the south into the forest.

The imperial army immediately became alert, and hundreds of people, openly and secretly, raised their guns and aimed at them.

After a moment.

A middle-aged officer in a snow-white cloak, escorted by several guards, slowly came to the foot of the tower.

His beret was engraved with a star pattern representing the capital of Shuoli.

The Imperial military observers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's Warwick, the border defense major general of the Shuoli capital. He's been invited by General Mateo to discuss important matters... Please help transfer to Captain Aloma, who will receive him."

"receive."

In the dark room behind the sentry box tower, several observers communicated by radio.

But at this moment.

Bang--

A gunshot broke the silence.

"What's going on?"

"Who fired the gun?!"

"Notify immediately!"

Under the shocked gaze of hundreds of imperial border guards.

Major General Warwick from the city of Shuoli fell straight down with a huge bloody hole on his chest, and his snow-white cloak was instantly stained red with blood.

The Shuoli military was in an uproar.

“This…this?!”

On the sentry tower, an imperial soldier looked at the flintlock rifle in his hand with horror. Smoke was coming out of the muzzle and gun oil was slowly dripping from the trigger.

"I didn't mean to do that! The gun went off accidentally!"

“Damn it!”

"Private First Class Frano, do you know what you did?!"

"Quickly notify the general!!"

The armies on both sides were in an uproar.

Bang!

I don't know who fired another shot, which seemed to be the fuse that ignited the emotions of both sides and eventually led to a horrible reaction.

Boom boom boom!!

Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire, accompanied by loud explosions, and the Shuoli army was thrown to the ground, and was completely wiped out in less than a few minutes.

Not long.

General Mateo of the Imperial Army rushed over and was so angry when he saw the mess and corpses outside the iron fence that he almost vomited blood.

"Damn it! You all deserve to die!!"

His veins were exposed and he raised his head and shouted angrily.

I had originally intended to discuss border pollution with my old friend in hopes of getting some help, but I didn't expect an inexplicable exchange of fire between the two sides, and Warwick died right here...

There's no way to explain this.

The city of Shuoli would only think that this was a premeditated ambush by the empire.

This incident is likely to trigger a greater conflict at such a tense time for the empire!

Mateo was shocked and angry. He immediately turned around and rushed to the headquarters without stopping, intending to report the situation to the Sun Royal Family.

However that night.

The Shuoli army, numbering tens of thousands, attacked aggressively, catching the imperial border defenses off guard.

Xuejing City fell in just half a day.

What's even more shocking is.

The local shelter was attacked from behind by a branch of the Cult of the Stars. Except for a few investigators, everyone, including the team leader Staffan, was killed.

During this raid, two women were unfortunately killed by stray bullets. Their deaths were like raindrops falling into the ocean, without causing any ripples.

Just like the more than 2,000 innocent civilians who died tragically, no one cared...

…

The main city of Huabang, Sunflower City.

The Seven States Council, which governs all affairs of the empire, is held here.

Early morning.

In the huge parliament hall in the city center, nearly a hundred parliamentarians were having a heated discussion.

"In the western region, Xinbang has been invaded by the Kingdom of Beelzebub. In the southern region, the army of the Shuoli Capital has even occupied six cities headed by Xuejing City!"

"The two vassal states have blatantly torn up the agreement and attacked the empire's territory without authorization. This is unforgivable!"

"We must pay with blood!"

"Don't resort to force. The Empire is suffering from the ravages of the 'King of Blue Clothes'. Hundreds of millions of civilians have died tragically. The Inquisition, the shelter, the police station, and more than a dozen departments are already unable to stop the spread of unrest even if they are operating at full capacity... The order of more than 200 cities in the Wilderness State, the Insect State, the Gem State, and other regions has collapsed. Starting a war under such circumstances will only bring down the Empire!"

"I second the motion! Focus on appeasement! Do your best to ensure the operation of the empire!"

"Andre the Great established his country through military force and unified the continent. We must not show cowardice to the enemy and must fight back!"

There was a lot of quarreling in the chamber.

What's worse, some hot-tempered congressmen even rolled up their sleeves and prepared to fight.

At this time, the host on the podium, the Marquis of Rechitrisul, who was of royal blood, a gray-haired but vigorous old man, said solemnly:

"Silence! According to the Seven States Conference process, the agenda should be decided by voting, and the final result should be reported to the Sun Royal Family and reviewed by the Sun King himself!"

The councillors fell silent.

With emotions that were difficult to reconcile, each of them put their own tickets into the box next to the handrail.

Among them, a senator named Cram was staring at the second column of the ticket, which read "Support starting a war."

"Lilitha, Martha..."

Kram closed his eyes and thought of his wife and daughter.

They were brutally killed by the Shuoli military, which aroused Kram's anger.

When he opened his eyes again, his pupils were red. With trembling hands, he used a red marker to paint the box at the end of the second column red, and then put it into the ballot box.

After a moment.

The staff brought the collected bearer tickets to the platform, where they were counted personally by Marquis Reich.

Final result

65 votes are against starting a war, and 66 votes are in favor of starting a war!

There was an uproar in the chamber.

The old marquis stopped him several times before he finally suppressed his voice.

He said in a deep voice:

"I will report the results of the meeting to the royal family, and His Majesty the Sun King will make the decision himself..."

…

"Your Majesty, the situation in the empire is urgent. The suggestion submitted by the Seven States Council is a good choice... Perhaps we can use the war between the Kingdom of Beelzebub and the Capital of Shuoli to temporarily divert internal conflicts."

In the conference hall of the Sun Palace in the royal city of Tourmaline Closter, Chief Judge McCaughrean said in a deep voice.

Sitting at the table were the leaders of the Church of the Seven Gods. Except for the vacant seat of the Sect of the Stars, the faces of the other high-ranking officials were all filled with gloom, especially Archbishop Tuke of the Church of the Sun.

In today's Church of the Sun, the Pope has fallen, and there are only four archbishops left in the Monastery of the Fiery Sun, and the strength of the top leaders has been greatly reduced.

It can even be said that the Church of the Sun, which was once the most powerful of the Seven Churches, has now fallen to the bottom.

After the battle in the spirit world, except for the Church of the Moon, the School of Madness and the Council of Generosity, the rest of the Seven Churches suffered heavy losses.

All the responsible persons are worried.

Sitting in the main seat was a middle-aged man with blond hair and wearing a white robe.

Even with a calm face, he exudes an aura of majesty without even being angry.

"turn down."

Emperor Andre the Great said calmly.

The responsible persons did not dare to make any comments and just nodded silently.

However, at this moment, the chief steward Babaye walked to the side of the Sun King with an anxious look on his face, lowered his head deeply, and handed over a document with both hands.

He said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, urgent information has come from Linbang... The army of the Kingdom of Byron has invaded brazenly. The Comet Group of the Madman School has dispatched five great wizards. The main city of Linbang has been occupied, and His Majesty Falak has died in the battle."

Swish!

All the high-ranking people present turned their heads and stared at the old man sitting in the seat of the Madman School.

Scholar Hernandez adjusted his glasses and gave a meaningful smile.

boom--

A golden light fell.

It enveloped Hernandez on the spot, and his incarnation and even the chair were all burned to ashes.

Emperor Andre the Great had a blank expression on his face and slowly lowered his index finger.

The high-ranking people present were shocked.

A thought suddenly came to mind:

The war is coming...

…

In the other world, I indulge in the winery.