Path of The Dragonborn

On February 18, 1205, the seven-day calendar, two pieces of news appeared on the front page of the "Empire Times". Obviously, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper did not know which one should be placed in the most conspicuous position of the headline, so they had to put the two pieces of news together. Up the front page.

In the major bars and cafes of the imperial capital Heimdall, what the folk political lovers discussed was also one of these two topics. In general, with joys and worries, the people of the empire experienced this in this somewhat magical atmosphere.

One is from the border of the empire, the news from Closberg. After about a month of silence, the army of the Republic of Kalvard began to gather on the outskirts of Altai. The newspaper wrote, "There are about 20,000 people. "Left and right"—Although it is not large in terms of the size of the entire army of Kalvard, after the signing of the "no-war treaty" a few years ago, there has been no more news of the large-scale confrontation between the Imperial Army and the Republican Army that had occurred before. Has appeared; this time the past scenes have reappeared, and many empires have accused the Republican government of treachery and blatantly done things that are expressly prohibited by the treaty.

However, what they didn't know was that a similar atmosphere was exuding in the Republic, and the people were mostly criticizing the imperial government. In their view, the prerequisite for the two countries to ease their military struggles is that the empire makes compromises on disputed territorial issues such as Closberg and Nord Plateau, and is no longer so "aggressive" as the Republic media said. However, the imperial army fought on the Nord Plateau during the Civil War, and the post-war attitude towards Closber’s food alone, made the people of the Republic feel that the imperial government treats the treaty as waste paper.

Although the losses in the previous civil war were not small, the empires did not relax their vigilance against the biggest enemy-Kalvard. Emotions similar to war exhaustion have almost never existed; for the empires, this is nothing more than a re-experience of the tense atmosphere before 1203. Fierce critiques against the Republic continue one after another in the empire, just as critiques of the empire are commonplace in the Republic; many people believe that this will be a precursor to the restoration of the relationship between the two countries to the previous level.

As for the other thing, it will be held in the imperial capital in the near future. A public honoring ceremony-during the previous civil war, a group of young leaders emerged and made outstanding contributions to ending the civil war. At the same time, there are also mainstays such as Olaf Craig who play a huge role. Therefore, the imperial government and the royal family decided to commend those who made outstanding contributions in the civil war. However, the most unexpected thing is that the current emperor Ukent III will no longer hide behind the scenes for a long time in the source of the news obtained by the "Empire Times", and let the prime minister do all this. Instead, he will appear publicly and preside over it himself. This award ceremony.

In other words, the emperor will show up to the public in public, and the degree of discussion on this matter can even override the award ceremony itself. Regarding the emperor’s long-lost public appearance, public opinion in the empire fought fiercely. One of the more mainstream views is that when the empire’s current situation is unstable, the emperor’s appearance is mainly to stabilize the situation and rejuvenate the military. It will not fundamentally change the position of the prime minister; it is likely that after this, it will still be restored to the state of the past, that is, the prime minister is given full power to act as an agent for all public affairs of the emperor. However, some people believe that some of the mistakes made by Prime Minister Osborne angered the emperor who was hiding behind the scenes. The main purpose of this trip was to beat Prime Minister Osborne so that he would not make similar minor mistakes again.

In any case, the emperor’s appearance in public was promoted by the major groups as a good thing. Regardless of the opinion of Prime Minister Osborne, the imperial love for the royal family has never changed in so many years; if there were spies from Kalvard on the streets of Heimdall, he would be able to judge this easily. Can also understand what this means.

The "Central Intelligence Agency" to which the "Rocksmith Organization" belongs... Do you suspect that their people have infiltrated the imperial capital? "Heliga, who threw the newspaper aside, repeated the words of the person who came—that is, Reckett Arundel, "What is their purpose?" Wouldn't it be thinking of assassinating your Majesty? "

"No... it should be impossible. In this case, it is not good for them to start a war with the Empire... Although the conditions of the Imperial Army and the Republic Army are very bad." Reckett spread his hands, "I think , I probably want to spy on some key information... After all, His Majesty Ukent has not appeared for many years, and everything about his mental state, physical health, etc. is a mystery. If His Majesty intends to return to public view, then they naturally need to adjust. Know your majesty's information."

"If this is the case, what are you worried about?" Haili expected the result to be the same, "I will be there...even if someone really wants to do something, they have to weigh their teeth. Anyway, the intelligence of the Empire and the Republic. People are as common in the other’s capital as schools of sardines are in the sea. Both you and I know what to do with such a fuss?"

"No... it's not that simple." Reckett shook his head. "The main body of the CIA is the conservatives controlled by the woman Wuxiang Loulan. That's right, but... in general, President Rock Smith is right. My own control of the organs seems not so strong. Perhaps it is because of the political system of the Republic...In short, the influence of those opposition parties on this government is still quite large, especially after Locksmith eased domestic conflicts by compromising with the locals. I don’t know if you can understand what I said..."

"That is to say... Do you have evidence that a small group of radicals in the Central Intelligence Agency supported by Kalvard's opposition parties have already started activities in Heimdall? "Heliga understands this concern-if it is said that the majority of the conservatives still pay attention to the rules of the world, then no one knows what this small group of radicals will do. "But I don't think they have the courage. And ability to assassinate the emperor. I will not mention it myself. When the time comes, Your Excellency "Thunder God" Matteus will accompany you throughout the journey, and a vote of capable generals from the regular army will also gather in the imperial capital. The 100,000 army will be dispatched at any time near the imperial capital... Do they have such courage? "

"That's what I'm worried about." Reckett smiled bitterly. "For them who are excluded from the inner circle, the more things that make the conservatives feel uncomfortable, the more they flock to them, even if it will cause chaos in the mainland Do not hesitate. There are such a bunch of lunatics in this world... Originally, Claire was enough to help me, but she is now helping to organize defenses on the side of Crossbell, and this incident is an emergency..."

"Okay, then I'll help with this." When it comes to this, Heliga no longer shirks, "Lead the way, "Captain". "

"Yes, "Brigadier General." "