In April, North Continent countries except Feysac have entered a warm and pleasant season one after another. The impact of the World War a year ago seems to have gone far away, and the world's art and cultural capital Trier has also regained its joyful vitality.
Different from the past, this city has become popular with some products from other countries, especially Loen Kingdom. The defeat of the war forced Intis to sign a number of treaties on the negotiating table, including relaxing import restrictions and reducing tariffs.
Loen, which has developed industry and quickly restored production capacity after the war, quickly dumped its superior products to Intis, including "Black Bear Cola" with sufficient sugar and unique taste. This kind of product is sold at Backlund for 3 A penny bottle of sparkling drinks only costs 10 Koppe after entering Trier, which is only one-third of the price of the place of origin. After drinking and returning the glass bottle, you can get 3 Koppe back. It is very popular among the people at the bottom who are financially strapped due to the impact of the war.
"Le Petit Trier" has published numerous commentaries, criticizing that this dumping behavior will destroy local factories and enterprises in Intis, and calling on the government to rebuild tariff barriers. There have been several worker demonstrations at the factory located in the Botanical Garden that have affected half of Trier. In the most violent one, rotten eggs and wine bottles even smashed into the Fraternity Palace where the president works.
It is a pity that the matter was settled in the end. The defeated Intis will not have the confidence to raise tariffs again for at least five years.
However, all this hustle and bustle has nothing to do with "Red Swan Castle" far away on the edge of the city. This important location of the Sauron Family is busy at the moment. Servants in bright red uniforms trimmed with gold came in and out, carrying fresh fruits and aged cellars into the Reception Room room on the second floor of the main castle facing Xilonie Forest with a great view, preparing for a salon that was about to welcome distinguished guests.
Even if none of those distinguished guests are human.
Glaide Sauron stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of Reception Room, his eyes sweeping over the sparkling crystal chandelier, the thick carpet as red as blood, and a set of sofas covered with cashmere blankets. It seems that he is inspecting the decoration, but his mind is not here.
It has been half a year since he "returned" to the family in a flesh-and-blood body. With his iron fist, he has reintegrated the forces within the family that were originally fragmented and fighting each other. Although Reenactment cannot control the glory of the entire kingdom in the past, many family branches that have been involved in business and politics for many years now cooperate and support each other and have become a force that cannot be ignored in the capital of Trier.
Of course, Glaide knows full well that he is just Weather Warlock of Sequence 2. In the eyes of ordinary families who know the world of mysticism but lack the protection of high-ranking Beyonder, it may be an insurmountable mountain, but in the eyes of Sun Church and Church of Steam, it may not be on the table. Even the military, which also owns Angel, remains highly vigilant about this family that once ruled the entire Intis Kingdom.
The reason why these forces currently allow Sauron Family to develop is entirely because Glaide is regarded as a member of the emerging "Witch Church" - to be more precise, the one who will surely The subordinate of "Golden Queen" Angelica who is on God's Throne is the spokesperson of Demoness in Intis.
This King of Angel has a good relationship with the two major churches, and has helped solve their troubles many times. Although they were hostile during the war, they also kept each other's hands, and never really killed Intis's Angel and the important Saint. This allowed Glaide to safely gain a foothold in Trier who owned Guardian Angel.
If something goes wrong in today's meeting, I might have to flee here with important family descendants and start a new business... Reception Room is almost dressed up, wearing a dark red tuxedo, with red middle hair tied back on the head Glaide, who had braided his hair and dressed himself up like a financial elite in the art district, gathered his thoughts, kicked out all the servants, locked the door with his own hands, and waited for the arrival of several Angel.
This makes me look like a waiter... He looked around, curled his lips, and simply sat on the single sofa placed in the most conspicuous position in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. He crossed his legs and made his posture and attitude more casual, more like the master of a thousand-year-old aristocratic family waiting for the arrival of his guests.
No, you can't sit here... He suddenly got excited and hurriedly stood up from the single sofa, smoothed the sunken pile blanket, changed his position and sat down, relaxed his body and leaned on the back of the chair,
At this time, the information reported by "Iron-Blooded Knight", a general in the military and a member of the Sauron Family, appeared in his mind.
There are no words "Orville" and "Dilan" in Secret Order's information, not even words with similar pronunciations... It may be mentioned in deeper and more secret information, but non-Secret Order members can only find this far. If you entrust or threaten insiders, there will be a risk of leaking the secrets, but it will Let Secret Order's senior management realize that although they only have two "Trick Sorcerer" and one newly promoted "Scholar of Yore", they are an official organization after all... Glaide is a little troubled by the task assigned to him, but he also knows that the focus of this matter is concealment rather than efficiency, so he did not take action personally to alert the snake.
The resurrection method of "Miracle Invoker" must be hidden in the deepest place. I am afraid that few people in Secret Order know about it, and the person who knows the location of "Dilan" may not know what he is doing. He just regards various coincidences as his own "adventures"... He was once trapped in Backlund Underground Mausoleum For two thousand years, Glaide, who has repeatedly tried to use benefits to lure others to lift the seal, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, thinking of the days when he and his other two "roommates" lived together.
Suddenly, the light beside the floor-to-ceiling window flickered as if it was being distorted, and a figure quickly appeared. He was tall, handsome, and wearing a gray robe. He was one of the four angels of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, the "Knowledge Teacher" Bonova Gustave.
"Good afternoon, Bornova Your Excellency."
Glaide stood up and said hello, indicating to the other party to sit down wherever he wanted, but not to occupy the single sofa.
As Angel who protects Sauron Family, Glaide has had many contacts with Guardian Angel in this city. He had a good impression of this taciturn, mechanical doll-like Angel. But when they met today, he found that both his demeanor and expression were much more lively, and he looked more like a human being than before.
He even ate fruit... Glaide was a little confused, wondering whether this "robot" had been returned to the factory and upgraded.
Is it related to the resurrection of his father "Black Emperor" Roselle Gustav? He endured humiliation for more than a hundred years and became Angel in Church of Steam, treating himself as an emotionless doll in order to welcome the return of the emperor today and take revenge on the two people who had assassinated Roselle. The Great Church... wait a minute, are my stupid descendants also involved in the assassination... Thoughts kept going on in his mind. Glaide glanced at Bornova secretly, always feeling that the other person's actions of eating apples were full of hints.
At this moment, the Sun tilting to the west outside the floor-to-ceiling window suddenly became violent, just like the hottest day in July.
The light passed through the window and focused on Reception Room, outlining a beautiful lady with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a white robe with gold thread. She quickly put away the sunlight beside her to stop herself from being dazzling. He stepped barefoot on the thick carpet and approached Glaide and Bornova. After nodding lightly as a greeting, he also found a sofa to sit down.
They are all Angel whom the Queen knows. It seems that the two major churches also attach great importance to this meeting. Of course, Sun Church has only three "Lightseeker" in total. One was severely injured by Him on the battlefield, and the other traveled around to deal with the increasing number of evil god believers. Only Ms. Viève could attend... Hehe, Blazing Sun is more powerful than steam. It is large and only developed within the territory of Intis. Angel is actually the least among all Orthodox Church. Those characteristics were made into by other churches. Sealed Artifact, still... Glaide cursed, his eyes swept over Viève unabashedly, staring provocatively at the pair of spotless bare feet for a few times before looking back.
The three people's seats were faintly surrounding the special single sofa. After waiting in silence for a moment, the most important person in this party, "Golden Queen" Angelica Zaki, slowly walked out of the transparent floor-to-ceiling window.
He was wearing a bright red sleeveless dress, with his arms and collarbones revealing a large area of fair skin. The hem of the skirt danced like a flame at ankle height. His long pale golden hair was simply tied into a single ponytail at the back of his head. Other than that, he had no other decorations on his body, as if he was deliberately hiding his charm that could seduce both sexes.
In contrast, Glaide could feel a different majesty from the other party. As "Weather Warlock", he couldn't help but bow his head in surrender. "Knowledge Mentor" beside him Bornova and "Lightseeker" Viève didn't seem to have this feeling. Instead, they stared at "Apocalypse" Demoness quietly, as if they were still immersed in each other's beauty.
No, not only "Apocalypse", but also the power of "Conqueror"... Angel, who is also Red Priest Pathway, Glaide is keenly aware of the difference between today's Angelica and the previous one, but he did not say anything, just stood up like a humble waiter, bent down and saluted, and pointed to the single sofa prepared for distinguished guests.
"Thank you, Glaide," Angel Gray nodded with a smile, sat on the main seat unceremoniously, looked around, and said loudly, "Good afternoon everyone, I am glad that you can attend the appointment on time, but it seems that there is still someone who has not made it here?"
His attitude has also changed slightly from before, but I felt the power of "Conqueror" before I thought in the right direction. The other two Angel may only think that he has become King of Angel, which naturally improves their psychological level... Glaide thought about it and quickly replied:
"The representative of the military, another 'Weather Warlock' went to the west coast of the Intervening Sea to investigate an extraordinary incident involving the military. Because of the power of Outer Deity, he must come forward to solve it."
Of course, everyone present knew that this was just an excuse. As Hunter Pathway, Angel, even if he was on the other side of the planet, it would only take a few hours to fly back to Trier. His unwillingness to show up was simply because he did not want to meet the opponent who had defeated him.
Gray didn't care too much, just smiled, shook his head and said:
"It doesn't matter, there's not much difference with or without Him, just like the war a year ago.
"Let's get started."
A simple but effective provocation, is he really "Conqueror"? Female Conqueror? Is it related to that special "Mirror Person"? Glaide became more and more convinced that the "Golden Queen" in front of him was not the gentle and kind-hearted Demoness.
The latter ignored his prying eyes and continued:
"The first purpose of calling you is to discuss how to deal with the Southern Continent's 'Primordial Moon' followers and completely eliminate the power of 'Mother Tree of Desire' within the barrier."