Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 961: Wind Eye

Edward put down Alan's thumb and shook his head, "Let's get down to business. You must have heard something from Hoey. Otherwise, you wouldn't know it's not easy to go north."

Ellen found a comfortable chair to sit on and said, "I've thought about it before. It's definitely not that easy to go north this time." Not to mention the long journey, there were many cities to pass through during this period, and they needed to open a joint. Coupled with the fact that we intend to join the Second Prince's banner, the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince will definitely not let us pass so easily. "But it wasn't until we met Hoey that I realized that our journey north involved far more people and things than we had imagined."

'"No, Hoey has already been the first to stop me. Although the old marquis is mostly out of good intentions, he has no intention of letting go. If I can't even get past him, I'll probably have to obediently go back and continue to be my viscount."

Edward nodded and said, "I've heard about your fight with Hoey, and the news got out faster than you and I thought. Tell me honestly, how much did Hoey do?"

"He's six and I'm eight."

"Then you …"

Allen knew what he was thinking and shook his head. "If it was just a competition, Hoey would have a better chance of winning," he said. But when it comes to desperation, the last person standing is definitely me. Although we didn't fight to the death, I knew the result would be like this. There was no reason for this confidence, but it would be the end result. After all, Hoey was old and had a big family. I dared to fight, but he might not be willing, so Hoey put aside his words from the beginning and didn't fight with me. On the surface, I took advantage of him, but in fact, he set me up to drill, and the kind that I had to drill was really an old fox. "

"But you've still passed his trial. This matter is very important for us to head north. At the very least, you can eliminate a lot of unnecessary troubles."

"That's what Hoey means. In my opinion, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There are fewer unnecessary troubles, and we have fewer cover-ups."

Edward knew what he meant. If not for Hoey, the people of the Northern Region would not be able to refer to Allen's strength, then they would still be able to deliberately show off their weakness and fish in troubled waters. But now that Hoey's gun had tested Allen's strength, if there were people who wanted to deal with them, they naturally wouldn't be given a chance to get away with it. Edward said indifferently, "Since that's the case, let's go all the way until those people are scared."

Alan thought for a moment and nodded, "That's right. If we can't even do this, why are we in the capital?"

"Speaking of which, what exactly does Hoey say about the situation in the Northern Capital?"

"A pool of muddy water." Alan smiled bitterly, then told the whole story of what Hoey had said.

Apart from the Crown Prince's battle and the Prince's secret battle, he also had a relationship with the Crown Prince. Behind those princes, there were also factional rivalries. In the current empire, under Tangerio Great Emperor, there were two important ministers. One was the head of the military, Marshal Roderick, who controlled two super legions. The other was Prime Minister Nabott. These two people, one man, one man, one man on the left, and one man on the right, were all helping Great Emperor.

The rest of the officials were led by the two of them. During this period, the relationship was complicated, and it was not clear in two or three languages.

Over the years, Roderick had advocated attacking the Shadow Duchy and completely wiping out the foreign kingdom to the west of the empire in order to avoid future troubles. But Mr Tangerio has not spoken, and Mr Roderick's proposal has met with strong opposition from officials led by Mr Nidt. In recent years, Nabott had drafted a series of laws to change the system of lords set up by the first emperor. Except for marquises and above, the rest of the knights could not support their own army. All armies should be gathered and organized centrally for the empire, so as to gather the empire's forces and weaken the real power of the territories.

Tangerio Great Emperor also did not comment on the matter, but judging from Great Emperor's attitude of discussing change with Nabott many times, it was not difficult to tell that Great Emperor was inclined towards Nabott, a minister of concubine origin. However, this kind of change was undoubtedly a huge and fatal impact on the noble clans of the entire empire. Not only was Roderick strongly opposed, even the royal family and the four dukes of the empire were dissatisfied with what Nabott had done.

The Prime Minister moved his mouth, but what he harmed was the vital interests of countless nobles. Naturally, waves of opposition were louder and louder.

Among them, the Eldest Prince, Hawson, was backed by the head of the military, Roderick. The Second Prince, Julian, was a student of Nabott. Behind the Fourth Prince, Marsen, the Sword Lord, could be seen. The three of them were competing for the crown prince's position, and they were also competing for the power of the factions behind them. Who would eventually become the Savage Monarch was related to the interests of countless people behind him, and it also affected the future of the empire.

"Right now, the prince's secret battle is maintaining a stalemate. At this time, Julian is trying to win us over, trying to break the situation by relying on external forces like us. "Other people also see it, so it is not only our own interests that we go north, but also the three princes, and even the supporters behind them, and even the empire, who have a profound impact." Alan shook his head and said, "That's what Hoy said. Whether we like it or not, we were the eye of the storm when Julian came looking for us."

Edward muttered, "Since that's the case, can we use the relationship between the princes and the factions to deal with it? Even if we are in the eye of the wind, we can still find a place without wind?"

"No, no, no. That's even worse." Ellen shook his head and said, "First of all, we have promised Julian that if we continue to take a vague stand at this time, Julian will only get upset." Secondly, it would be counterproductive if we did not take a stand. For a guy with no stance, if it was you, wouldn't it be normal for you to destroy him if you didn't get it? "If the three princes think so, then we will truly be enemies."

"So instead of blurring our position, we must reject the good intentions of the other princes so that we can gain Julian's greatest trust and support. Although we cannot find a windless land in the eyes of the wind, at least the wind and rain will not be too fierce."

Edward is a wise man, and wise man often have a leaf to hide his purpose. Fortunately, he was smart but not arrogant. He did not object to Alan's words. Instead, he nodded and agreed, "You are right. I am used to laying out things in the best interests, but I forget that sometimes we can't get what we want without paying the slightest price. How can there be such a cheap thing in this world?" Although you are a little stupid, you have an advantage. You look at things in a way that makes them pure, and I look the other way. "

"Are you hurting me or praising me?" Alan rolled his eyes.

Edward smiled but didn't say anything. "Then the general direction can be decided. We support the Second Prince. In short, there is no need to think too much about this path. However, there is another problem in front of us."

"What's the problem?"

Edward looked at him. "Do you know the way up north?"

Alan immediately understood, "You mean we're missing a guide?"

"This is not very obvious." Edward smiled and said, "My route is just a piece of paper, but neither you nor I have any experience in going north, so we need to find a guide. Otherwise, if we walk for a year and a half to get to the imperial capital on our own, how could it be a big joke?"

"I know who to look for. Follow me," Ellen said as he jumped off the chair.

A miserable scream rang out from the three-story building northwest of Iron Furnace Street.

Iron Furnace Avenue and Spear Shadow Avenue crisscrossed, forming a bustling neighborhood in Yedgari. There were many iron shops on both sides of Tie Lu Street, and there were also many famous equipment shops in the city. On the other hand, Spear Shadow Avenue was the center of the mercenary corps. On both sides of the Avenue were the offices of the mercenary corps. Downstairs was the reception area. On Spear Shadow Avenue, various types of mercenary corps' war flags could be seen everywhere. These banners were all hung on top of an iron spear to show their respect for Hoy, which was also a scene of Yedega.

In this small building on Iron Furnace Avenue, there was also a war flag hanging on the iron spear. It was also the office of a mercenary group. In the hall on the third floor of the small building, a muscular man was hiding on the bed and shouting loudly. Beside him, a young woman had a cold expression and was treating the wounds on the man's body. The man muttered, "Jennifer, can't you be gentle? It hurts, okay?"

The woman sewed up a wound with a needle and thread, and even purposely patted it upwards when she was done. Immediately, the man let out a few miserable shrieks. The woman sneered, "Oh, isn't our Lord Lick very prestigious? He was so fierce that he almost slaughtered the vice captain when he fought with Zhuying last night. How could he be afraid of such pain?"

'"Forget it, Jennifer, don't make things difficult for him. Although Zhuying is a local snake of Yedega, they were too bullying last night. It would be good if Lick taught them a lesson, so that they wouldn't think that our Frozen Moon would only curry favor with Young Master Orlando's weaklings."

Jennifer sighed and looked at their Guild Leader, Fares. "But you've almost injured half of the shadow chasers. Isn't this a bit too big of a ruckus?"

"It's a little big, so I went to see Young Master Orlando this morning." Fares smiled and said, "Young Master Orlando said that as long as we don't die, nothing will happen. He also said that if we don't fight, it will be very difficult for us to stand firm in Gun City."

The woman frowned and said, "Don't be uneasy, young master."

"Don't talk nonsense," Fares said unhappily. "If Young Master Orlando is uneasy and kind, he will find us a place to stay. If he hadn't come personally to support us on the day we hung the flag, I wonder how many mercenary groups would have come to cause trouble for us. Young Master Orlando has taken good care of us everywhere. How can you suspect him?"

"Yes, yes, Sir Guild Leader has taught you a lesson." The woman said without sincerity, causing Lick to snicker a few times.

While Rick was taking revenge on Jennifer again, Rick, who was dressed in black, walked up to Fares and said, "There are two guests. You'd better go and see them yourself."

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