Stopping the Conflict

Burn him! Burn him!

As Elan led Fran closer, she heard such a voice coming from the street in the distance.

Fran looked curiously in the direction from which the sound came, where countless believers, all dressed in gray robes, stood.

According to the rules set forth by Fran, after becoming a believer, one can receive a grey robe as a symbol of faith.

The raw materials for these gray robes were plentiful, and Fran only needed to slightly develop the textile technology to mass-produce them.

Only a few days have passed since they captured the Royal Capital, and ordinary people must undergo at least five days of preaching before they can be considered believers.

Therefore, the Gray Robes before us are not residents of this city, but rather believers chosen by Fran to accompany her on the expedition.

Fran stepped forward and forcefully pushed aside the surrounding believers. The believers noticed the commotion and turned around to see Fran's white robe.

So the believers quickly made way for them.

At this moment, in the center of the believers, this is the scene: Aila and Anna are both there. Aila seems to have injured her hand; a small, fine wound can be seen on the back of her hand.

Anna drew her sharp sword and pointed it at the person lying on the ground.

The man was wearing a dark blue robe with an the Alliance emblem that Fran recognized very well. He also had a badge pinned to his chest that looked like it had just been broken, and fragments of the badge could be seen on the ground.

Fran raised an eyebrow at the fragments of the badge on the ground. If this were the Alliance, damaging Investigator's badge alone would be enough to land you in jail for five years if you weren't a second-tier or higher mage.

The Investigator on the ground seemed to have noticed Fran and the others' arrival. His eyes lit up, and he immediately sprang to his feet and came to Elan's side.

Elan was dressed in the robes of a true the Alliance mage, and naturally, the Investigator rushed to the side of his compatriot when surrounded by enemies.

He passed Fran, Fran was wearing a white robe, the same as Aila's, which allowed him to come directly behind Elan.

"Brother mage, please help me, I'm Frey, Investigator from the Alliance..."

Elan placed his hand on Frey's arm, urging him to stop clutching his robe.

Fran glanced back at Frey and Elan, giving Elan a look that signaled him to calm the Investigator down first, while Fran herself stepped forward and asked:

"What happened? Why did you clash with that Investigator...? It's understandable that Aila doesn't know, but Anna, you..."

Anna sheathed her sword, and before she could even organize her thoughts, Aila spoke first.

"I'm sorry, Proxy, I didn't know this would cause trouble... Actually, we attacked first."

Fran glanced back. Elan had already pulled Frey up from the ground, and Frey breathed a sigh of relief after seeing everyone around him take a step away.

"What happened?"

Before Fran arrived, she thought she had encountered an arrogant Investigator who didn't take the people here seriously and wanted to arrest civilians in the street...

However, judging from the Investigator's behavior just now, he didn't seem like someone who would deliberately cause trouble.

Moreover, Aila was present; no matter what, the Investigator should be able to tell that Aila is a First Order Profession.

As Investigator, although I have the Alliance's backing, I am still outside the Alliance, and I shouldn't get into conflicts with people casually no matter what.

"This Investigator disrupted our missionary activities, so our believers want to punish him..."

"Then this guy was pretty strong, so even when I tried to take him down, I couldn't. And when Anna saw the conflict breaking out on our side, she came over."

Fran raised an eyebrow, indicating that she understood what had happened, and then glanced at the Investigator behind her.

After conquering the Royal Capital, the believers were very busy. Besides maintaining order and collecting supplies, their biggest task was to spread their faith.

In the Royal Capital now, believers naturally hold the highest status, since Fran needs them to manage the entire Royal Capital.

Under these circumstances, it's quite normal for these believers to block the main road, hoping to find a place for their preaching closer to ordinary people.

After all, these believers are the most important people in this Royal Capital, and in their eyes, everything else is naturally secondary to the spread of their faith.

Meanwhile, the Alliance Investigator Frey was unaware of this. He noticed that although everyone had gathered, there was still a passageway open; surely he could walk through it.

He was unaware that in the hearts of believers, missionary activities were sacred and could not be allowed to be freely moved around, so those believers wanted to take coercive measures against him.

This was the beginning of the misunderstanding and the cause of the conflict.

Fran sighed again and said directly:

"These are minor matters, but in the future, when you encounter groups of people dressed in special clothing, don't treat them like ordinary civilians..."

Although this conflict was caused by the believers, strictly speaking, it was also Fran's fault, because these believers knew nothing and many of them were farmers who used to work the land.

You say this is Investigator from the Alliance, but maybe others don't even know the word "The Alliance," and even if they do, they might not know the Alliance importance.

She'll need to put more effort into this in the future. While teaching these people to read, she also needs to teach them to recognize those from the Alliance; otherwise, it won't be fun if conflicts arise.

Fran looked at the fragments of the badge on the ground and knew that if she didn't deal with this, there might be some bad consequences.

She turned to look at Elan, Elan was pulling Frey out of the crowd. Since the believers also knew Elan, no one stopped them.

She gestured to Elan with her eyes, then pointed to the Royal Palace, indicating that the person should be brought Royal Palace and she would handle it.

"When did a Sect start spreading its faith here on its own, Elan brother? Why didn't you report it to the Alliance earlier when you saw it?"

Once Frey realized he was out of danger, he immediately tried to get close to Elan, or more precisely, he was asking Elan about the newly established Sect.

Frey kept stroking the half-broken Investigator's badge, looking quite bothered by it.

Elan didn't answer immediately. He could tell from Frey's demeanor that once he returned to the Alliance... no, he'd probably report this via Remote Communication Device in a little while.

Elan really didn't know how to answer this question. When Fran wanted to add his name to the Paper, it became more than just Fran's business.

So he had to cover for Fran a little, but he didn't know how to say it.

Elan looked up at the location of the Royal Palace. Fortunately, they arrived at the Royal Palace soon. Bringing this person to the Royal Palace would be considered a successful mission.

Although he didn't know what Fran was planning, Fran had the Alliance's application form, and that alone was enough to shut him up.

He coughed and told Frey:

"I'm not really sure about that Sect. I only know that I was here with my mage friend conducting experiments when these believers suddenly appeared..."

"Doesn't the king here care? We signed the relevant regulations... No, there shouldn't be a king here now, it should be Duke Theodore..."

"I came here this time because he reported that there might be forces outside the Antir Region using the guise of an illegitimate child to seize Antir's territory..."

Elan's lips twitched; he knew perfectly well who the 'illegitimate child' referred to.

If I'm not mistaken, only Fran has been acquiring Antir's lands recently, and Theodore has also considered this possibility, which is why he notified the Alliance. If the Alliance really helps him, he'll make a fortune.

However, the Investigator arrived very late. He estimated that Theodore had notified the Alliance after Fran had captured three towns, which was more than half a month ago.

If the other side had arrived earlier, Theodore might not have died so soon. After all, Fran would have delayed things a little because of the Alliance Investigator.

Of course, once the Investigator leave, Fran will probably still make her move.

"Huh? How did we end up at the Royal Palace gates..."

Although Frey had never been to the Royal Palace before, he could tell at a glance that it was Royal Palace based on the size and style of the building.

"Shouldn't you go find your mage friend? After all, those people who believe in certain things are all lunatics, especially since these lunatics also have First Order strength."

"Let's go find your mage friend. That way, the three of us mages should be able to protect ourselves."

She's right here.

After replying, Elan immediately headed into the Royal Palace.

Frey hesitated for a moment, then saw Elan continue walking inside. He gritted his teeth and followed.

Although it's unclear why Elan came here, since Elan said his friend was here, let's go in and take a look.

"Wait for me, don't walk so fast."

Upon hearing this, Elan quickened his pace, hurried up the steps, and slipped through the crack in the door.

It wasn't until Elan returned to the hall where the throne was kept that he saw Fran standing beside the throne.

Although he didn't know how Fran had managed to get here so quickly, the fact that Fran was here meant he didn't have to think about how to deal with Frey, which was a good thing.

When Frey came up, he saw this scene: Elan was standing next to the hall, and at the far end of the hall was the throne, which was closely related to his mission, but it was empty at the moment.

Beside the throne stood a figure in white robes. Frey recognized the man in white robes; he now remembered that when he first met Elan, this man in white robes had come with Elan.

"Elan, you..."

Frey's voice abruptly stopped, and at that moment, only a strange, rhythmic sound emanating from Fran's throat filled the entire hall.