Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

As time passed, the Tarot Club came to an end. All the members stood up and bowed and said goodbye to the head of the long bronze table.

This time, Leonard didn't act so dull.

The crimson light dissipated, and he returned to the real world, with a red glove that hadn't been put on in front of him.

At this moment, a slightly old voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Whose dream did you go to just now?"

The old man woke up?Leonard was overjoyed at first, then heaved a sigh of relief.

Leonard considered it for a while, and said:

"Old man, do you still remember the time Amon came to you two days ago?"

In his mind, a slightly old voice whispered:
"I just lost the Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1, not my brain."

Leonard coughed dryly, changed the subject and said:
"At that time, I was thrown out of the Bone Church by you. I didn't know that I had your clone on me. I mistakenly thought that you were in danger, so I chose to pray to Mister Fool. Because I remember you once said, 'Fool' and 'Ah Mon' is a doomed enemy."

"Because old man, you fell into a deep sleep not long after that, and I didn't have time to explain it to you."

"Mr. Fool... Well, He has established an organization, holding a meeting before God every Monday afternoon, a real meeting before God, and I am now a member of it."

After listening to Leonard's explanation, Pallez Zarathustra was silent for a moment, and sighed after a few seconds:

"Your choice at the time was not wrong. Amon came to me because he couldn't help that 'The Fool'."

"Amon planned it. He knew that the 'Fool' would definitely interfere, so he chose that way."

Leonard lowered his voice and said:

"Old man, are you regretting?"

"Regret? Not at all."

Pales Zarathustra sighed and said:
"Although judging from now, if I had persisted for a while longer, the help of the 'Fool' and the Seven Gods would have arrived. But the situation at that time was already extremely critical, and it was impossible for me to pin all my hopes on a 'Fool' whom I had never met before. ' Body. You prayed to the 'Fool' is also unexpected, nothing to regret."

Leonard nodded as if realizing something, then picked up the red gloves on the table and walked out.

"Are you going to church?" Pales was a little surprised.

"Do not."

Leonard shook his head and said softly:

"I'm going to prove something."

Leonard left the house and glanced at No. 6 Pinster Street next door, where the brother and sister Benson and Melissa lived.

The captain lives on the 5th, and he and Old Neil live on the 7th.

Leonard kept thinking, if Klein was still alive, would he really be able to completely let go of his brother and sister?

Thinking about it now, it's obviously impossible.

The bombing two days ago is the best example.

The airship of the Feysac Empire had just flown over Baekeland, and before the bombing started, Melissa and Benson had already arrived at St. Samuel's Church, which was obviously unreasonable.

Pinster Street was not far from St. Samuel, but it was by no means near.

And from the incident to their arrival at the church, less than 2 minutes passed.

To be able to reach the church in such a short period of time, there are only two possibilities——

Either someone informed them that Backlund would be bombed in advance, so instead of arriving at the church within 2 minutes, they set off 10 minutes or even half an hour earlier, so they could rush to the church to seek shelter before the bombing started.

Or someone has been secretly protecting them, and the first time the Feysac Empire airship appeared, they used the extraordinary ability of 'teleportation' to bring them to Saint Samuel's Church within 2 minutes.

Regarding these two guesses, Leonard undoubtedly prefers the latter.And the person who was able to bring Benson and Melissa, who were just ordinary people, to the church to seek asylum in the first place could only be Klein! ——
North End, Pacefield Street.

The luxurious carriage of the Hall family was parked on the street outside the church. Audrey put her hand on the hand of the personal maid Anne and slowly got off the carriage.

She was about to enter the church when she suddenly saw a newsboy waving newspapers and running quickly on the streets and squares.

"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! Fenepot brazenly invaded Lunburg!"

Audrey's expression moved slightly, and Anne at the side immediately understood, stepped forward to stop the newsboy, took out a 1p coin, bought a newspaper, and handed it to Audrey.

Audrey flipped through the newspaper, thinking with an increasingly heavy heart:

"Perhaps it won't be long before the south will become a battlefield."

The Fenepot Kingdom has always been on friendly terms with the Feysac Empire. During the Oath-Breaking War 600 years ago, the then Kingdom of Intis and the Kingdom of Loen seized the opportunity to launch a war to protect the freedom of belief. At that time, the only choice was The country that helped Fenepot was the Feysac Empire.

Although the final result was that Lunburg, Masik, Saigal and other countries became independent one after another, and the Fenepot Kingdom and the Feysac Empire ended in failure, but this made the connection between Fenepot and the Feysac Empire even stronger. The closeness also made the two countries more hostile to the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Intis.

Since the end of the War of Broken Oath, no large-scale war has broken out in more than 600 years.

But everyone knows that in the event of a war, the Fenepot Kingdom will definitely stand firmly on the side of the Feysac Empire.

So for the invasion of Fenepot Kingdom, Loen Kingdom was already prepared.

That is, sandwiched between the Fenepot Kingdom and the Loen Kingdom, the believer Ma Xi, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the three kingdoms of Lunburg and Saigal sandwiched between the Fenepot Kingdom and the Republic of Intis.

Whether the Fenepot Kingdom is going north to attack the Intis Kingdom or east to attack the Loen Kingdom, it must first resolve these three small countries that once split from the Fenepot Kingdom.

Because if the Kingdom of Fenepot chooses to directly fight against the Republic of Intis or the Kingdom of Loen on the front line, these small countries will inevitably take the opportunity to launch a counterattack from the rear. At that time, whether it is to take the opportunity to drive straight into the city of Feneport or cut off the frontline troops from the rear The supply line will put the Fenepot Kingdom into a crisis of being attacked from both sides.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Feneport will give priority to solving the three small countries around it.

In this way, the Loen Kingdom can also obtain a certain buffer time, and this time can be used to mobilize the army to stabilize the defense line, and to provide subsequent support to Ma Xi and other countries. These are all routine operations.

Of course, the current Loen Kingdom is overwhelmed by the attack of the Feysac Empire, and it is difficult to organize enough forces to help Lunburg and other countries in a short period of time. The help in this regard can only be relied on by the Republic of Intis.

Under normal circumstances, Intis would definitely choose to help these three small countries fight against the Fenepot Kingdom.

After all, Intis was also responsible for splitting the Fenepot Kingdom and making the three kingdoms of Lunburg independent.So even if the Republic of Intis would not help the Kingdom of Loen against the Feysac Empire, it would definitely help the Three Kingdoms of Lunburg against the Kingdom of Fenepot.

But this is only in theory!
The problem now is that the war has broken out for two days, but the Republic of Intis has not taken any action so far—they have neither strengthened the border defenses bordering the Feysac Empire in advance, nor sent troops to enter Lunburg, etc. country, deter the Fenepot Kingdom!

And this attitude of waiting to see what happens, in a sense, has already shown the attitude of the Republic of Intis - they may not stand firmly on the side of the Loen Kingdom as the upper echelons of Loen thought.

Audrey heard the quarrel between her father and her brother more than once. Every time, Hibbert would complain that the Republic of Intis didn't understand the truth of cold lips and teeth. Obviously, this truth was first proposed by Emperor Roselle.

Earl Hall has not expressed his position on this, but it can be seen that he is also worried about Intis' attitude - because judging from the current situation, since Intis did not choose to stand on the side of the Loen Kingdom in the first place On the one hand, it means that they are likely to fall to the Feysac Empire!
And once this happens, the situation of Loen Kingdom will be really dangerous!

Because if it's just the Feysac Empire, the Loen Kingdom is actually not empty at all.After all, if the Loen Kingdom did not have enough strength, the upper echelons of Loen would not have been planning to start a war on their own initiative.

And if the Fenepot Kingdom is added, although it will make the war more difficult, with the help of the three kingdoms of Lunburg, the Loen Kingdom can barely stabilize the front line.If you seize the opportunity of the opponent's command error, you may be able to carry out a certain degree of counterattack.

But if you add the Republic of Intis...

Audrey's heart was extremely heavy. If this kind of thing really happened, she could already foresee the end of the Loen Kingdom.

The reason why Hibbert couldn't believe that the Republic of Intis would fall to the Feysac Empire was because during the battle of reneging the oath, the Republic of Intis had completely turned against the two countries, and it was impossible to reconcile them.

If the Loen Kingdom and Lunburg and other countries are really destroyed, then the Intis Republic will inevitably face the liquidation of the Feysac Empire and the Fenepot Kingdom, just like the famous saying of Emperor Roselle once—— How can you allow others to snore?
The Republic of Intis knew this, but still chose to wait and see.That shows that the Republic of Intis believes that it is sure to protect itself from the attacks of the two countries, and even has the possibility of counterattacking.

And - the hatred between the Intis Republic, the Feysac Empire, and the Fenepot Kingdom may not be as deep as the Loen people imagined.

Three large-scale wars broke out in the Fifth Era over the past 1000 years, namely the 20 Years War, the White Rose War, and the War of Oath Breaking.

The protagonists of the 20 Years' War were the Kingdom of Loen and the Feysac Empire. The war ended with the defeat of the Kingdom of Loen and the ceding of Sonia Island and a large piece of territory in the north.

The protagonists of the White Rose War were the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Intis, and it ended with the Kingdom of Loen defeating the Republic of Intis.

The Battle of Oath Renege was participated by all countries, and it was the biggest war since the return of the Fifth Epoch.

But the problem is that the Intis Kingdom is participating in this war!

As early as more than 100 years ago, Emperor Roselle's coup had overthrown the original Intis Kingdom and changed it to a republic.Although it was changed to 'Empire' for a period of time afterwards, after the death of Emperor Roselle, the Sauron family failed to regain their status, and the republic has continued to this day.

In other words, the newly born Republic of Intis actually has no conflict with the Kingdom of Fenepot!
What does the Intis Kingdom do have anything to do with the Republic of Intis?
Moreover, the reason why the Republic of Intis chose to sit on the sidelines is actually not unrelated to the system of this country-whether it is an empire or a kingdom, the other three countries are all centered on kings and nobles, while the Republic of Intis is based on bankers. , Take factory owners and businessmen as the leading factor!

Those businessmen don't care about the inheritance of honor like nobles, they only care about profits. For more than 100 years, the Republic of Intis has been doing this - wherever there are interests, there are their presence.

They, who only pursue short-term interests, probably won't see the bitterness of the Loen Kingdom's demise, or they don't care at all, because even if the Republic of Intis is destroyed, they can still continue to work together in the Kingdom of Fenepot and Fusac. Pursue profit in the empire!
Such values ​​are completely different from nobles who pursue honor, swear to fight for the country, and live and die with the country!

"What should I do if something like this happens?"

Audrey pursed her lips lightly, suddenly becoming a little dazed.With the characters of parents, whether it is for the purpose of maintaining family honor or because of their devout belief in the goddess, they will definitely refuse to surrender.

But at the same time, in order to avoid the destruction of the family, Dad will definitely pass the title to Hibbert in advance, and let Hibbert surrender to Intis—after all, compared with the Feysac Empire and the Fenepot Kingdom, the Republic of Intis To some extent, they will treat their distant relatives of nobles kindly, but the shrinking of their status and wealth is still inevitable.

What can she do then?

She can take her parents out of Loen Kingdom, go to the Southern Continent, go to Bayam, and stay with Mr. Sun and the residents of the City of Silver, but she can't save her family, nor can she save her country. Even more unable to save the Church of Evernight.

"I can't do anything..."

The corner of Audrey's mouth reveals a bit of bitterness. The strength of Sequence 3 looks very strong, but what she can do is still too limited.

So, at least you have to be an angel!

The professional instinct of the 'spectator' makes Audrey see farther than others, and the perspective of the future is naturally more pessimistic and negative, but it is also because of the professional instinct of the 'spectator' that Audrey can quickly adjust herself mentality.

The girl took a deep breath, and her thoughts quickly flowed:
"Things may not be as bad as I thought. There are goddesses, storm lords, and even embers and fools in the Loen Kingdom. In addition to the gods of knowledge and wisdom believed by Lunburg and other countries, at least at the level of gods On the side of Loen Kingdom, there are a total of five gods."

"In contrast, there are only four gods on the side of the Feysac Empire."

"Of course, if Adam becomes a god, he will probably stand on Feysac's side, but even then it's just a balance. And based on the agreement between Ember, the Fool and the real creator, this evil...well, the god may also stand On Loen's side."

"Compared to wars in mortal armies, wars at the level of gods are the key to truly determining the future direction!"

Thinking about it this way, Audrey suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be far from as bad as imagined—they even had an advantage!

No, the flag cannot be set!

Audrey shook her head, expelling this thought from her mind.

Although Emperor Roselle has long since fallen, the famous sayings he left behind have always been passed down in the Northern Continent, passed on by word of mouth, and regarded as the truth.

Audrey is no exception.