Does the Butterfly Effect Really Exist? (23)

Shortly after the attack on the palace, the prime minister and other key ministers arrived at the scene as quickly as possible and began an emergency search and rescue operation for the victims. They successfully found the His Majesty the King's gruesome body and the Queen's mangled remains. Faced with this appalling situation, the calm prime minister immediately ordered all the nobles in the city to be summoned for a general assembly to discuss solutions.

Just then, General Oddek, who had been commanding the battle from the front lines, returned with the Western Border Army. Under the protection of the Western Border Army, the Noble Council was able to convene smoothly.

At the Prime Minister's suggestion and with the support of General Oddek, the council of nobles unanimously passed a resolution to have Duke Gould succeed as king.

The noble council had just concluded when the capable Western Border Army, with the help of some enthusiastic citizens, discovered the identity of the Evil Dragon that attacked the palace. It was none other than Montedoss, the man-eating Evil Dragon from the Western Continent!

Upon learning this, the 'ashamed' General Oddek dared not conceal the truth of the situation at the front any longer. Only then did everyone realize that not long ago, a small group of cunning Western Continent Evil Dragon had bypassed their defenses and secretly infiltrated the heart of Ishgar. The Western Border Army had returned to hunt down these Evil Dragon, but unfortunately, they arrived too late, resulting in the destruction of the royal palace by Montedoss and the deaths of both the King and Queen.

After learning the truth, everyone expressed their deepest condolences to the king and Queen and strongly condemned the wicked Evil Dragon.

To avoid national turmoil and political instability, the people, at the prime minister's suggestion, skipped the meaningless procedures and directly made Gould the current king. Thus, the fastest king to ascend the throne in Ishgar's history was born.

After the situation stabilized, General Oddek led the Western Border Army away from Philiers to hunt down the Evil Dragon of the Western Continent who were committing atrocities.

Philiers, western suburbs

"Tingmei, the task of maintaining stability in Philiers and finding those who have escaped is entrusted to you. I hope you will not let me down!"

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely not let you down!"

Sordil pinched Tingmei's cheek, then turned to Diphiya was seeing them off, and said, "Diphiya, Tingmei are good at gathering intelligence, but you'll have to handle the actual operations, so thank you for your hard work!"

"Hey bro, if you really care about me, hurry up and take care of those guys in the Western Continent, then come and clean up this mess yourself!"

Old Suo withdrew his right hand from Tingmei's face, then used it to give Diphiya a powerful head pat. (The kind of head pat that's more like a kill pat, like Zhuge's.)

"Don't worry, the matter in the Western Continent will be resolved soon!"

After saying that, Old Suo strode towards the Teleportation Array. Just as he was about to step into the array, he suddenly turned to Tingmei and said, "Tingmei, tell Red to be careful and not let some troublemakers take advantage of him!"

"Don't worry, Master, I will relay your words to Uncle Reide verbatim!"

Okay! Well then... goodbye!

With the words "Goodbye" uttered, Old Suo and his Western Border Army disappeared into a silvery-white light.

After leaving Philiers, Sordil didn't pursue the so-called transgressing Evil Dragon but returned to Fostadu. It wasn't that Old Suo to let them get away with it, but rather that these wicked fellows rarely appeared except at the conference table. Oh... I forgot to mention one more situation: when certain troublemakers cause trouble, these Evil Dragon that torment the wicked will also appear. (After all, wicked people need Evil Dragon to torment them.)

However, Old Suo didn't linger in Fostadu, because a large group of people at the front were waiting for his rescue! So, after everyone in Fostadu had assembled, Old Suo led them away via Teleportation Array. You heard right, everyone. Because of the Queen's incident, Old Suo felt his rear base was no longer safe. Therefore, Old Suo to take them all to Peterburg City to ensure their safety.

Peterburg City

When Old Suo and his men arrived, the Fourth Brigade, which was in charge of the city's defense, was cleaning up the battlefield.

Upon seeing his boss appear, Heradi, who was directing soldiers to sweep the streets, jogged over to Sordil.

"Reporting to the Division Commander, the Brigade Commander the Fourth Brigade, Heradi Sinshetrie, is directing his soldiers to clear the battlefield. Requesting further instructions!"

Old Suo circled around Heradi, scanning him from head to toe, before giving him a hard kick in the buttocks.

"You brat, what time is it and you're still being so sarcastic!"

Hearing Old Suo's joking curses, Heradi's taut body immediately transformed into an irregular shape. (Heradi, rubbing his buttocks while maintaining a fawning expression, has a rather complex and difficult-to-describe appearance, so we'll simply define it as an irregular shape.)

"Boss, I was just joking with you, you don't have to be so serious, do you?"

Sordil didn't answer Heradi, knowing that if he did, the unserious fellow would veer off into completely unrelated topics. So, Old Suo pointed to the busy soldiers in the street and said:

What's going on?

"Boss, you don't know this, but not long after you left, those guys stationed in Kiginst came to harass us."

Are the casualties serious?

"There were basically no casualties, because those guys didn't attack at all. Instead, they stayed outside the city and confronted us for a while before retreating to Kiginst."

"That's good! Oh, right! I brought everyone from Fostadu with me, go and make the arrangements."

"Okay!"

After watching Heradi leave, Sordil also turned and headed towards the Lord Mayor's mansion.

Peterburg City, the Lord Mayor's Palace, the Council Hall

"Diphiya, didn't you say that brat just set off on the Teleportation Array? Why hasn't he arrived yet? (Belserion)"

"Uncle Sage Dragon, I didn't lie to you, my brother has indeed set off. As for why he hasn't arrived yet, I have no idea!" (Diphiya)

"Alright, Belserion, stop making things difficult for Diphiya! Don't you know Sordil's personality? He'll probably slack off again!" (Irene)

"Ha! No one knows a husband better than his wife! (Kaldiz)"

"Is that lecherous Sordil off somewhere again, trying to seduce human girls?" (Mevajena)

After Mevajena finished speaking, the group exchanged glances and nodded in unison. Just as an eerie silence fell over the hall, the voice of a certain lecherous man suddenly came from outside the door.

"Irene, your smart and handsome husband is back! Come out and greet me!"

Hearing this incredibly flamboyant shout, Irene's face instantly turned bright red; she wished she could crack a hole in the table and hide her face. The rest of the people stared strangely at the doorway, waiting for the arrival of this lecherous man.

A moment later, Master Suo appeared amidst the eager anticipation of the crowd.

"Gulp!"

"Heh... hehe! Everyone's here?"

"Since you haven't come back, we're just supposed to stay here and wait for you!" (Mevajena)

Listening to Mevajena's words, which seemed to be wielding a hundred weapons, the procrastinator finally realized his mistake.

"Well... the interrogation of my Old Friend took a long time, so I got back a bit late. I'm so sorry to have kept everyone waiting!"

"You have indeed wronged some people, but not us! (Sage Dragon)"

Seeing that Sordil had understood and was looking at her, Diphiya lowered her head and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Brother, I'm sorry, the pressure from public opinion was just too much, I couldn't take it, so I confessed!"

"Little sister... no! Big sister, are you sure there's no rumor involved in your confession?"

After venting his frustrations to his younger sister, Old Suo looked pitifully at Irene.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, I am innocent! I did not flirt with women. Tingmei is really just a newly recruited subordinate of mine!"

"Sister Mevajena, if I remember correctly, you were also one of the subordinates recruited by my brother, right? (Diphiya)"

As her best friend, Mevajena immediately grasped Diphiya's key point (the key point being what the teacher would tell you to underline before the exam). So she immediately said shyly, "That's right, that's exactly what happened! Sigh! It's also my fault for not being strong enough and not being able to control myself. I became your brother's first subordinate without even realizing it."

Faced with the combined attack from the opponents, Old Suo's mentality instantly collapsed!

Fortunately, Queen Irene was very magnanimous. Not only did she not hold these gossips against him, she also pulled him out of his predicament.

"Diphiya, Mevajena, stop fooling around! Yelibell is still waiting for him at the Teleportation Array!"

Upon hearing the victim's statement, Diphiya and the others immediately ceased their attacks. Of course, only the verbal attacks stopped; whether other forms of attacks ceased remains unknown.

Seeing Sordil standing there like a block of wood, Kaldiz, who was standing to the side, scolded him with exasperation, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go to the Teleportation Array to meet up with Yelibell."

"Oh oh!"

Upon hearing Kaldiz's reprimand, Old Suo's soul finally returned. He nodded to the crowd and then stumbled and flew outside.

When Old Suo arrived at the central courtyard, Yelibell and the Second Brigade were already waiting for him at the Teleportation Array.

Seeing this, Sordil dared not delay and immediately activated the Teleportation Array, leading everyone away into the silvery-white light.

Just as Sordil and his group headed towards the sea, a barely perceptible figure slipped silently into the Peterburg City under the cover of darkness. At the same time, a small, dark mountain range was slowly approaching the Peterburg City's low walls.