Chapter 78: The Prelude to the End

  When Mo Yan returned to Leifeng Gorge and began to adjust the industrial structure of Leifeng Gorge, the legion of Santa Fe had also entered the central area of the coup plotters. The city where they are now is the only city in the central area that still maintains the parliament when a large number of adventurers appear on the west side of the Parliament City.

  This city is not like the other cities in this region, because of its relatively peaceful and prosperous geographical environment. On the contrary, without any special products, it has developed from a small mountain village to a city, which can almost be said to be a miracle. This small mountain city is now occupied by nearly four thousand Santa Fe expeditionary forces, due to the insufficient living quarters, only a small number of people are lucky enough to enter the city for rest, while others can only continue to live in tents outside the city.

  After dozens of days of fighting and marching, nearly half of the city in this area west of Parliament City has been liberated, and power has been returned to the hands of a newly formed provisional council of citizens. They expressed great respect for Saint Fei who came to liberate them, not only indicating that they would immediately form a supporting army, but also indicating that they would provide some expeditionary supplies.

  This has greatly alleviated the pressure on the supply of the Saint Frei expeditionary force, which had already strayed far from its base. Because even if supplies are transported from Cardel, there is now a fairly long supply line. Along the way, they face threats from monsters at all times, and most importantly, they must also guard against attacks from the Council City. If the Council City were to send out an army to harass the Saint Frei expeditionary force's supply lines at this time, it would greatly hinder their advance.

  Fortunately, Arica has promised to send a legion to temporarily garrison the cities that have already been liberated near Parliament City, so as not to let Sanfei divert troops to defend. But at this time, some bad news came into the ears of Arica and Ankud City Lord.

  I don't know who is spreading rumors, but now only the people of Saint Frei can do things, while Arica and Ankud can only watch from the side. Although they have good strength, they are unwilling to exert themselves and will only be hostile to each other without achieving anything. Moreover, this time Saint Frei has pacified the rebellion in the west of the Congress City, so the cities that were liberated must be grateful to Saint Frei. After capturing the Congress City later on, those rescued cities will definitely stand on Saint Frei's side. Who will listen to Arica or Ankud from now on?

  This is a very obvious provocation. If Ankude listens to such rumors and does not stay in Lobito, then Santa Fe is almost directly exposed opposite the Council City. And if Arica is not supplying the expeditionary army of Santa Fe, then relying only on its own carried materials and the supplies of nearby cities, Santa Fe cannot support the fighting of the army.

  So at that time, Santa Fe could only immediately withdraw Lobato, otherwise no one can say what would happen. Whether it is the destruction of the expeditionary army or the city of Santa Fe being broken through are extremely bad things. And this rumor, although its intention to stir up trouble is very obvious, but its cleverness lies in that what he said are all facts.

  The Santa Fe battalion, which had entered the western part of Parliament City on a distant expedition, indeed gained great respect from the liberated city if things continued to develop in this way. The rumors about the threat of Santa Fe would become a reality, and this was something that both the lord of Arica and the lord of Ancud understood.

  They are now faced with the choice of continuing to help Santa Fe fight and weaken Parliament City's potential power, or abandoning their aid for Santa Fe. Let this expedition end in failure, and follow the intentions of Parliament City. This is a difficult choice, and no matter which side they choose, it will not be good for Arica and Ankud.

  The strong assembly of Sanfei will put them at a disadvantage in the future All-Elan referendum, making it impossible for them to pass their desired proposals. Sanfei will become a crucial presence in Eran. And if the plot to make the expedition fail succeeds, then except for the already liberated cities, there will be many remnants of coup plotters on the west side of the Council City, and Sanfei will also resent them.

  The remaining rebels will accumulate strength and may jump out to make trouble at any time in their battle with the parliamentary city. The coup plotters who do not care about civilian casualties will forcibly recruit troops regardless of conditions, which is something that the urban council cannot do. They have too many things to consider and cannot act as recklessly as the coup plotters.

  "What an excellent scheme." The man from Marro in the Council City applauded upon learning that Azera had sent people to Arica and Ankud to spread such rumors: "In this way, Saint Fi's expedition will surely fail. Arica and Ankud won't just sit back and watch as Saint Fi takes all the credit. My own tricks seem so laughable compared to such a flawless scheme."

  "Or do you think I became the Speaker just because of my family's power?" Azera said coldly, her face gloomy. "Sending someone to assassinate the commander of the Saint Freya expeditionary force is not a clever move. Although it can temporarily delay the army's advance, it will provoke the anger of the people of Saint Freya."

  "After replacing the legion commander, not only will the expeditionary force continue to attack, but it will also speed up. The anger of being assassinated will make them more courageous in battle, and you won't have a second chance to assassinate their commander again, let alone your plan has failed."

  "I admit I underestimated the power of Eland in the dark." Maro's man said with some helplessness: "Although my escaped subordinates clearly stated that those who caught them were Carthaginian hounds. But it is hard for me to imagine that the Carthaginians could train a more elite force than Shadow within such a short period of time. The power that made my plan fail will not be those petty and weak Carthaginians, there must be another force watching us."

  "Another force?" Azera hesitated for a moment before asking, "Who would pay attention to this place now? The small countries near Maro? They don't have such strength. In Eran, it's just the vanguard of the legion, occasionally doing things like this, and most of their strength is not as good as those small countries."

  "After ruling out these possibilities, the remaining explanation, although it seems unlikely, is the only one that makes sense." Marlo's man pointed to the east of the Council City and said: "This is the demon secretly hindering us, and my people also got intelligence in Arica's city, and Saint Faye's expedition was also written by that demon."

  "Is it to sell more weapons?" Azera grasped the point in an instant after hearing the man's words: "Now, most of Eran's weapons come from a city called Thunder Ridge. Because you killed Arica's representative and triggered a stalemate that he couldn't bear? So he took action to push this expedition, and your people aren't even his opponents."

  "Yes." Maro's man nodded calmly and said, "However, you can rest assured that I have dispatched the most elite Shadow of Eran to protect you. Moreover, he currently has no intention of assassinating you, as this internal strife in Eran also serves his interests; perhaps he even hopes for more chaos in Eran."

  "Assassination? I'm not afraid of any assassination." Azera heard the man's words and laughed, saying: "No matter what kind of assassin they are, they will come but never return."

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  "Erlan would be better if it were a bit more chaotic." Mo Yan said as he walked into the office from the fields outside the city, "Although some people have fled to this area due to the distance of Sanfei, but the number is really too small. Moreover, most of them have been received by Kabinda and Sanfei, and no one has come to Leifengya at all."

  "Sanfei and Kabinda are human cities after all, so it's normal that they would choose to go with Nari first. And in fact, there aren't many refugees either, since Sanfei's offensive was quite strong and didn't destroy much of the city's housing." Emily heard Mo Yan say: "And as a Sault person, I do hope this situation ends as soon as possible. Eran needs to return to peace, the sooner this internal strife ends the better."

  "If things go according to my plan, the internal strife will be quelled by the end of this year." Mo Yan sat back in his seat and said: "If nothing unexpected happens. The current rise in grain prices in E Lan has left me with hardly any profit, so it's better for this internal strife to end as soon as possible. If necessary, I can have the Party Guards kill that Emperor in the Parliament Building right now."

  "Assassination?" Emily smiled upon hearing Mo Yan's words and said: "Although I don't know how powerful your SS is, but I do know that the Temple of War God is in the Parliament City, and Azera has also obtained the support of the Temple of War God. With the protection of the War God's chosen warriors, how can assassination be possible?"

  "So it seems I had forgotten that the Parliament City and the Temple of War God are still there." Mo Yan heard Emily's words and said somewhat embarrassingly: "Your war god really has no integrity, whoever wins just stands on that side, such words can be spoken, I really don't know how he became a war god."

  "I don't know what's going on either." Emily shook her head and said, "In the past, the war god has never interfered with mortal affairs, but this time I don't know why he suddenly supported Azera's rebellion. All of this can only be figured out after capturing the Council City and asking those divine warriors."

  "Chosen warriors." Mo Yan smiled and said, "I don't know if you have made preparations to fight against the Chosen Warriors. If they help Azera defend the city, what will you do?"

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  Collect and recommend

  Eran has no magical materials, and Kabinda's U?a customs are all for a reason.

  I wonder if anyone will guess