The Amber Sword: Act 254 Cycle (Part 1)

Dubian, the center of the Mantle Bay area. The port is built on the mountain. The city wall of grey divides the city into three areas from top to bottom. Because the building materials are mostly made of granite and turquoise, which are abundant in the nearby mountainous areas, the city shows an overall gray-black, square, street, and floor Stacks of bungalows and churches all carry this monotone, like a thick black print.

The city is crowded with people. The black people are slowly moving south. They are heading towards Doubian's south gate and East south gate. Part of the crowd already exits the city and appears on the plains of Doubian's south. The flow of people was surrounded by big and small beasts, horses and carts, a scene of fleeing.

Although a negotiation is underway in the city hall, no matter how big the migration of Mantle Bay is, nobles has not announced the news, but the lower level commoner is extremely sensitive to the atmosphere of the war and smelled the wind and rain early. Desired Aura.

Under the vault of the Doubian City Hall, the two sides negotiated already for a whole night. In the early morning, already landed in the coastal area, over the gloomy sea, and three or four sail frigates were suspended in the sky alone.

In the lobby, the argument is intensifying

Father Demon Almost already agreed Hazellian All requirements, including temporary alliances, obedience to the fleet Hazellian Unity command , Even the evacuation plan must be integrated into the other party ’s overall plan, corresponding to it Hazellian The only price to come up is that they have to join with Mantle Bay Military alliance.

You read that right. It is a military alliance of Mantle Bay and Hazellian, because Mantle Bay cannot represent the entire empire, and in the case of being unable to contact the imperial capital, this is their only way to save themselves.

But the focus of the dispute between the two sides revolved around whether to stick to the core issue of Doubian.

"Sir Prophets. Although the hatred between Kirrlutzian and Hazellian has lasted for centuries, today we also come to sit down and negotiate, because we are the same origin, we are all intelligent beings. Maybe thousands of years later, the empire will turn into flying ash, and Hazellian will naturally not be able to escape the judgment of time. But our wisdom, history, and the culture we created. But it will still be passed down by descendant after the empire dies. Go on. "

Father Demon's voice echoed beneath the vault of the city hall, looking impassioned:

"Whether it is the civilization of Kirrlutzian or the civilization of Hazellian, it also belongs to our world. Whether you or I want to admit it, but even for these centuries, our two countries are still deeply impressed by each other. The Magicite technology that affects you, our art and culture. We learn from each other's strengths, and the boundaries of the country will gradually blur with the passage of time. Maybe everything today Kirrlutzian will become the precious legacy of Hazellian tomorrow, in turn , It's the same. "

"Dorbian has a long history. It was established from the ear of Hana in the Chaos era to already. It has a history of 700 years since already. Seven hundred years ago, a group of businessmen came here to build a simple city wall. . Only for the convenience of their temporary storage of goods. Later the city rose up and became the center of Mantle Bay. It is one of the oldest cities in Kirrlutz and it is also the cradle of the Imperial Navy. Every inch of its land There are countless legends and stories. The city also has the famous Dorian Holy Church, which is the treasure of Kirrlutzian. It is also the treasure of the entire human world and the highest masterpiece of architectural art. "

"These may belong to Kirrlutzian today, but tomorrow they belong to the entire civilized world. If we easily abandon them today, will we abandon everything we have tomorrow? I am not greedy for life, but I only I want to say, Lord Prophet, there are some things in this world that are worth protecting with life. "

All the eyes in the hall are gathered on this high-priest Lord Holy Cathedral of Fire scepter Bishop. Kirrlutzian is proud of all these words. But no matter how proud the heart is, few people are willing to stay and dedicate themselves to these words.

As soon as the priest's voice fell, a buzzing discussion sounded in the hall.

Demon frowned deeply, he understood that the words one's own could not convince even nobles of Kirrlutzian, let alone Hazellian. He can only hope that Your Prophet Your Excellency is a truly wise master, not these nobles who have stayed to see the attitude of Hazellian.

The negotiators of the Hazellian's envoy are two people, responsible for command attacking frontline Commander of the Citadel fortress, and his spiritual teacher, Prophet Salma.

The prophets of Hazellian are similar to the Bishop and priest of Kirrlutzian's army, but they have greater power. These prophets often also serve as spiritual instructors of military chiefs. They are only responsible to His Majesty the King and the Great Prophet. This sounds ridiculous, but Hazellian is a kingdom sheltered by the Dragon of Wisdom crystal. Their prophets are often wise and knowledgeable characters, indifferent to fame and fortune. Their tradition has never made any mistakes in history, but has let Their enemies felt impeccable and anxious.

As a scepter Bishop, Demon had accompanied the army to inspect the legion of the youth frontline. At that time, he wished that the prophet Hazellian opposite him was a stupid idiot, but now he hoped that the Prophet Salma was truly Virtue is high on wise men.

Which of the two, frontline Commander of Hazellian does not agree with him. Even if the other party is willing to stay and defend, it is for the purpose of evacuating stall for time, not to really guard the city.

According to Hazellian, they should not give up more people's precious lives for a city, especially those warrior Elite, they will be a precious power shared by Hazellian and Kirrlutzian in the future.

Instead of being unwilling to stay and defend Dobbian, they demanded that the Kirrlutzian must also evacuate the current deployment, leaving only the necessary defensive forces that could delay the advancement of the Crystalline army.

This suggestion is not only unacceptable to Demon, but also the Kirrlutz nobles behind him.

But this is not to say how deep these nobless have for the city. What they care about is the attitude of Hazellian.

As Father Demon said, if Hazellian despise their history and traditions, and even hate the city for historical reasons, the Kirrlutz Navy has hit the Hazellian fleet several times.

Speaking from the ground, in the same situation, Kirrlutzian is definitely unwilling to pass on the monument to the naval monument of Hazellian.

But this attitude makes Kirrlutzian feel insecure, because if they have to hand over their fate to Hazellian, they must at least first feel the sincerity of Hazellian.

nobles's opinion is simple and clear, because it is closely related to their immediate safety.

But for Father Demon, he thinks much more than that. He also wants to see the attitude of Hazellian, but this attitude is not just for Kirrlutzian.

Because he knows the enemies they face, it is not enough to just save his life in front of such enemies.

The two sides can't stop arguing over such a problem, and time has passed by every minute.

Fr. Demon finished his one's own speech, and sat back, without speaking again. He knows that this is not just a choice to be made by either Kirrlutzian or Hazellian. For both parties, they must make this choice, otherwise the next big migration can only be an empty word written on paper.

Either end up all together or trust each other, this moment seems a little difficult for two opponents who have hated for centuries.

For the other party at the negotiating table, Hazellian also feels time urgency.

Two months, exactly three months ago, since the 'Skyfire' came down, Kirrlutzian found that their old rival Kirrlutzian suddenly disappeared on the western line, and several intelligence personnel who fled from Lucita brought The message returned describes the event that happened on Kirrlutz Empire that day.

The Astrologers of the Great Prophet and Tower of the Stars and the Moon were based on the fall of Black Moon. The 'Great oracles' and already of oracles came. Hazellian must leave their homeland with 'Smart Fire Seed' as described by oracles. They must travel to the south. A 'really great person' who leads them in search of hope.

But the King of Iron Ciel turned a deaf ear to the advice of oracles and the Great Prophet. Instead, he believed that this was an opportunity to completely end hatred for hundreds of years. It was time to give Kirrlutzian a fatal blow. Before that, he only needed to defeat that. An army of unknown 'crystal monsters' lingering on the empire border.

Ciel horses assembled the most powerful army of Hazellian to the north of the Xiashan Mountains, and launched decisive battle with Twilight's minions at the foot of the mountains. The war fought for three days and three nights, and it became dark. The final result was hundreds of thousands. The army flies away, Ciel Ma and his eldest son are defeated.

Hazell Empire has been preparing brilliant power for decades with Kirrlutzian decisive battle.

The bad news came back to China. The second son of Ciel Ma was in danger and was succeeded to the throne. After unifying the opinions of the elders, the young prince decided to obey the arrangement of the Great Prophet and take the people away from his homeland to find the place in oracles. That hope portrayed.

But Hazellian's southward move must first face their old rival Kirrlutzian. The fortress of Cidus below Mantle Bay has never fallen for hundreds of years, and the iron king Ciel has beaten its idea more than once, but has never succeeded.

…… (To be continued.)