Chapter 197: rainstorm

In the evening, a torrential rain slammed the capital of Anya-Lava City. The heavy raindrops mixed with hail smashed down. Accompanied by the crackling sound, hail bounces and rolls on the ground, making people upset. A faint cold air rose from it, and the entire city gradually fell into a bone-to-heart chill.
The king of Anya, An Dong, stared at the hail outside the window in dismay. There was new news from the defense line, and the demons were wiped out again. This news, which should have been boiling across the country, was blocked by the royal family and nobles.
The Anya people hate the demons, and this hatred has long been integrated into the blood after the millennium war. The destruction of the demons should have been very pleasant, but the reality makes people unhappy.
The line of defense has completely collapsed, and deserters are increasing day by day. No one stopped, because the ones who led these soldiers to flee were the knights who supervised the battle. These brave warriors in the past ran away in panic, like dogs in their homes. News of the blockade will also spread with these defeated soldiers.
Bran! An Dong squeezed the name from his teeth. It is not that the kingdom has no plans for this wizard, and it has been preparing for a long time.
The scholar took the initiative to find Anya, and both parties tacitly agreed that an old scholar named Shaun moved into the palace.
Bran is exposed in the Northland City. No matter how tightly he controls that city, as long as he wants to remain open, there are bound to be loopholes.
According to the information provided by Sean, the little wizard in the North has not demonstrated human power. At the same time, referring to the situation of the wizards in the Northland City, Bran is likely to be an extreme special case, so as long as this person is eliminated, all the troubles will disappear. Even if it provoked a war.
It's no secret that the Northland is sparsely populated. This also explains why the Northlanders have been unable to shrink. They cannot afford huge casualties. So as long as they eliminate the high-end power in the North, they can only compromise in the end.
After the scholar was forced to leave the Northland, there was no more news there. In order to obtain timely and reliable information, the penetration of the Northland has been uninterrupted, but with little effect.
Although it is impossible to know the latest situation in the Northland, the plan has been secretly carried out and actively prepared, targeting the person, the cat, and everything around him, until the time comes.
The plan was forced to stop because of news from the front. A young girl easily beheaded a group of cavalry. Then, through the night fire burned the Demon Camp.
If there is more than one great wizard in the North, then the assassination of a single target would be too stupid. The more great wizards there are in the North, the safer they will be. Because hurting any one, it will cause other people's revenge, it will be a disaster.
The country is like this, preparing various response plans in advance for all possible things and possible people. Every day, there are various pre-plans that are still born, and new ones will continue to emerge. It's just that even if some plans are cancelled, someone needs to close it and someone to take responsibility.
It is still too late to clean up the head and tail. If the person finds out, even if it is only a clue, he will only pay an eye for an eye according to his style. An Dong regrets a little. He feels that he has been fooled by the scholars. Now even if he wants to disappear, it is not so easy. This will be a big trouble. There are really few reliable ways to keep secrets, and scholars will not be slaughtered.
With the continuous influx of new news, people's hearts began to shake. The sudden and dramatic changes showed signs of instability in Anya.
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Sean looked out the window, the hail gradually disappeared, but the rain became denser. He still remembers what Bran was like back then, the child standing in front of him silently.
Because he likes it and even wants to teach Bran the mantle, he has carefully observed and understood him. Unexpectedly, all this puts myself in a difficult position.
Everything is destiny! Sean sighed.
What Bran did has affected the interests of too many people. Thinking of the harsh name in the news that came back-Mortal! There must be more people trying to kill him now. The royal families and nobles of various countries will regard him as enemies, and Bran has really caused a big trouble this time.
Things are getting more and more complicated. After these wizards have learned something, how to arrange them will be a big problem. Those royal families and nobles shot themselves in the foot. Thinking of taking advantage, thinking of obtaining the wizard's secrets for use, thinking of getting everything needed, and then backhanding Bran to death.
As a result, it was in a dilemma. Send, these wizards will be unpredictably affected; don’t send, they will be passively beaten in a few years. It's like today's scholars who gritted their teeth and cursed behind their backs, but they had to smile on the face and send the wizard to study.
After receiving the latest news about the Anya Line of Defense, he felt a little panic. He regretted leaving the Northland for so long, that he had forgotten the intrigue outside.
After many years of leaving the City of Wisdom, the foundation of that year no longer exists. I think that if you make merit, you will be rewarded and you can enjoy your old age. After returning to the City of Wisdom, I was obsessed with it, and then it suddenly became clear that everything was right and wrong.
Now, life may be safe in a short time. But as Bran’s exposure to people gets longer and longer, more people know him, and his usefulness will become less and less. When it is completely useless, how can you end up participating in these private things?
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Curt led his attendants forward hard through the wind and rain, and a group of knights and soldiers spontaneously followed behind him. Although his back was bleak and unable to shelter people from the wind and rain, he was the one who escaped in the hands of the great wizard after all.
Curt didn't want to pay attention to the people behind him. Those people would not understand that he had never escaped, but was trapped in a nightmare. They will only follow themselves into the nightmare, and sink deeper and deeper.
As he moved forward, he gradually moved away from the terrifying land, and he gradually recovered his senses and began to think about the situation in front of him.
Abandon the fortress, how can these deserters end well? Escape back to the royal capital? That is a dead end. He stopped and said softly, "Can't go anymore."
Several people around him gathered around him, "What's the matter?"
"Shall we go back like this?" Curt asked softly.
The cold rain hit everyone's faces, yes, how can you go back like this? After being reminded, several people finally remembered the harsh military laws. Although the law does not blame the public, the leaders of the soldiers must be in danger.
"Should we return to the fortress?" Someone made a frightening suggestion.
"The fortress is empty. Even if we rush back now, the deserters will be counted on our heads." With the conversation, everyone was awake, but it was too late...