I Will Be The Crowned King

Outer City, Old Wall Street. Ascaris

Carlin Jacques, who was wearing an old windbreaker and a wide-brimmed hat, avoided the noisy streets, vigilantly looked at the narrow alleys behind him, and gradually accelerated his pace.

Something is not right.

From the very beginning, there have been crowds of people pushing, quarreling and even making noise on the street from time to time. Even though the number of people is invisible to the naked eye, and even the firepower is far inferior to the militiamen who have experienced the mutiny, they are still trying to resist. Enter the neighborhood and ask the opposite crowd to disarm.

According to a certain "fixed script", the situation will soon escalate from verbal insults to physical conflicts, and in the end, the outnumbered Whitehall Street policemen were wiped out. The angry citizens quickly attracted the Privy Council to retaliate. When it rises to riots or vicious public security incidents, the situation heats up rapidly, and everything is rapidly advancing in a direction that is completely out of control...

Well, very reasonable.

And judging from the movements I have observed, the situation may be accelerated. Of course, this kind of thing has long been familiar to trainee priests. The tolerance threshold for mass riots will increase a lot.

The problem is that I seem to have fallen into someone's trap. Ascaris

Carlin Jacques stopped, turned his head and looked behind him with some helplessness; as the surrounding space distorted, the empty alley was suddenly swallowed by bottomless shadows; in the darkness that hit like a tide, The low growls of ferocious beasts and the screams of women were heard.

"Yeah... When the situation is so chaotic, how can there be such a deserted alley?"

Carlin Jacques said helplessly, his face was filled with the misfortune of being forced to get into unnecessary trouble; especially when this bad luck was related to the most annoying black magic caster, it was simply double the pain.

Darkness swept in, the air became extremely cold, and his body seemed to be unable to move due to instinctive fear... The trainee priest, who forced himself to be calm, stretched his hand to the handle of the gun on his back—he didn't know the magic item at hand either. , Can you deal with the black mage in front of you?

I can only try it!

Cold sweat ran across the trainee priest's forehead, and then he pulled out an old-fashioned flintlock gun and pointed it at the oncoming darkness.

"Bang!!"

The dazzling fire illuminated the alley twisted by the shadows, but it was not Karin Jacques who fired the shot; the trainee priest stared at the figure in front of him with wide eyes in disbelief.

A black turtleneck trench coat, a three-cornered hat covering most of the face, and the iconic flint axe...

"Among all the trainee priests in the church, you are the one who can keep his title despite so many violations of church regulations, Your Excellency Karin Jacques!"

While Cole Dorian said with a smile, the smoking flintlock had been reloaded again, and the hot and smoking muzzle was pointed forward again: "If there is a chance, I really want to ask you how to Doing private work with a subsidy in the church, but still not being expelled!"

"Uh, about this..."

"boom-!!"

The hot lead bullets were engulfed in flames and sprinkled into the darkness. Someone's impotent and furious roar came from the corner of the shadow, and the distorted space instantly returned to its original state. Ascaris

"Run!" The chief judge shouted without looking back: "This is not the only troublesome bastard, we will find a way to delay it, you go do what you should do!"

Me, us? !

An inconceivable exclamation point and question mark flashed in the trainee priest's mind. Even though he heard the other party say this with his own ears, he still couldn't believe that Luther Franz had really turned the Tribunal into an ally on his side.

But the astonishment turned into astonishment, and Carlin Jacques, who was staggering, put away his flintlock decisively, turned his head and ran wildly without hesitation.

The loud explosions coming from behind him one after another, as well as all kinds of screams and roars that were so weird that it would make one's scalp itchy, wishing to pierce the sky cap, didn't stop him from rushing out of the alley and running towards the street.

At this moment, the real picture finally caught his eyes: around the intersection of Old Wall Street, the police on Whitehall Street have been surrounded by carnival militiamen: they can only rely on heavy carriages and bunkers such as street walls to barely parry , Try to resist the angry bullets of the militiamen.

There is no need for any reason at all. The citizens simply want to vent their grievances since last year's food crisis, trying to maintain order, or prevent community representatives from uniting, protesting and appealing to the Privy Council. The Whitehall Street police who established the Citizens' Assembly have become targets. , was regarded as a substitute for the Privy Council and accepted the sanctions of the militia. Ascaris

But what really ignited the situation was the third force... Dispersed in the streets and alleys, they resembled the costumes of factory guards and gangsters. The heavily armed crowd hid among the militia, or hid in some corners that were not easy to be found, waiting for an opportunity Fired cold shots at both sides at the same time.

Carlin Jacques, who was running desperately, looked up at the sky, and half of Clovis City was already billowing with gunpowder.

…………

"According to the known situation, at least more than 120 communities have clashed with the Whitehall Street police who are in a confrontation. The number of people caught in the fire on both sides is about 20,000."

In the Prime Minister's Office, the expressionless Colonel Roman put his hands behind his back and stated word by word: "There are already more than 300 wounded policemen who urgently need to be resettled as soon as possible, and more than 1,000 are still trapped in the siege of the militia. We have completely lost contact with the outside world.”

"We have notified Colonel Fabian, the deputy commander of the Storm Legion, and the other side agreed to send troops to assist in the rescue. In addition, the Queen Mother also expressed willingness to send 300 royal guards to participate in the mediation work as representatives of the king at the Osteria Palace. ...but it may take time for both sides, and the riots have spread across the city, so it is difficult to end them as soon as possible."

It's hard to end as soon as possible... Ludwig's face was livid. Ascaris

He was silent for a while, then turned to look at Roman: "Do you think this is Anson Bach's deliberate move to further attack the authority of the Privy Council?"

"I'm afraid not." Colonel Roman shook his head, his face frosty: "Although it is in line with my imagination of him having no bottom line style, he should have nothing to do with causing this situation; chaos is indeed what he wants to happen, but it is out of control. Chaos doesn't even do him any good."

Indeed... Ludwig felt a little calmer.

For Ansen Bach, who had just won a big victory, the most important thing now should be to turn the victory into a real fruit as soon as possible, that is, to organize the first town council and attack the Privy Council as the founder. Facts have proved that this system is feasible, and it can indeed bring more efficient governance to Clovis City, that is, prosperity, stability and peace.

It is obviously impossible for him to benefit from a civil riot at such a time and to fight against such a scandal by force.

And if it comes to who would benefit more from the riots, it would be... hmm? !

"You don't think... no, it's impossible!"

As soon as a sudden idea flashed in his mind, Ludwig himself denied it: "I have sent people to completely blockade the embassy, ​​and even the Northern Chamber of Commerce is under the strictest surveillance. No chance to do that!"

"Normally, that's true." Roman said blankly:

"But even Ansen Bach didn't expect that he would be assassinated in broad daylight in the inner city of Clovis City. Dozens of assassins lay in ambush in the cafe of the Citizen's Commercial Street. To ambush a Storm Legion officer."

"If even this kind of thing can be done, it shouldn't be difficult for them to create a riot that affects more than half of Clovis City."

Ludwig's face was extremely ugly.

Ever since Anson's assassination, he had guessed about the real murderer behind the scenes, and the judge actually came forward publicly, so he more or less expected that the matter might have something to do with the Holy See and the Empire; but he was able to do this quietly under his nose If it is said that the wealthy nobles of the conservative faction did not participate and the Queen Mother did not know about it, then he would absolutely not believe it.

"I thought they would stop temporarily after the last time, but I underestimated their courage." Ludwig said coldly, looking at Roman:

"You...do you already know something?"

The loyal adjutant did not speak, but his eyes said everything.

slap-slap-slap-

The knuckles of his right hand slammed on the table, the pensive Lord Ruling remained expressionless, and his impatience and out-of-control emotions were replaced by extreme rationality.

"Now... how many policemen can be mobilized outside the Privy Council?"

"Five hundred." Roman understood: "All of them are the group closest to the Franz family. If you buy them with a lot of money, they should be willing to do anything for you."

"Notice, let them immediately surround the Privy Council, and all members are not allowed to leave the parliament hall."

Ludwig's eyes became cold and decisive: "Send someone to report to the Queen Mother... No, it should be His Majesty Nicholas I, saying that there are rebels among the members of the Privy Council who secretly colluded with the empire. To ensure the safety of His Majesty and the stability of the kingdom, they should be secretly Execute the execution to avoid the expansion of the situation and cause a negative impact on His Majesty's reputation."

"Understood." Roman understood: "I will go to the audience immediately, tell the truth to His Majesty, and explain the difficulties you have to do when you are in power."

"As for the execution... Well, the list of rebels, will you give it to me now, or will you pass it on to His Majesty later?"

"...afterwards."

Ludwig hesitated for a while and looked towards the parliament hall not far from the door, as if he could hear the chaotic and noisy quarrel:

"I have a hunch that the length of this list...may be beyond imagination."

……… roundworm

Outer City, Crown Tavern.

Looking sideways at the chaotic scene outside the window, Ian Clemens' expression was slightly heavy, and his surprised eyes seemed to show that things had changed far beyond his initial expectations.

Derek and Karno, who were sitting across from him, had different expressions, holding their respective wine glasses. Although they were not as obvious as the former head of the Faithless Knights, they both had absent-minded and thoughtful expressions.

At this time, there were only three guests at their table in the tavern... To be more precise, apart from the three of them, there was no one in the empty tavern; the messy bar, the broken tables and chairs, and the blood and wine on the ground Stains, silently narrating the story that just happened.

"It has already begun..." Ian said worriedly: "The Holy See is moving faster than we thought at the beginning. I thought I would have time to get in touch with His Excellency Ansen Bach first, but now it seems that it is too late. gone."

"Then what are we doing now, go find Ansen Bach, or find a way to get out of this ghost place?"

Derek couldn't help but said: "Isn't Karno already protected by the judges of Clovis City? Isn't it just a matter of finding the judges?"

"No." Karno vetoed: "We don't know the attitude of the Clovis judges. It's hard to say whether Ansen Bach was protected by them or under house arrest... He acted rashly without being sure whether he was an enemy or a friend, and failed. The price is simply unbearable.”

"Don't forget that this is the city of Clovis. In addition to people from the Holy See and the Empire, if we have to fight against judges who are familiar with the local area... we really have no place to stand."

"Then what are we going to do?!" Derek looked very irritated:

"Now the Holy See is hunting us down everywhere. If we can't even stay in Clovis City, do we really have to go back to the colony and be ordered around by that woman from the Luen family?!"

"Of course not."

Seeing that the two were about to continue their quarrel, Ian could only interrupt helplessly: "Don't worry, there is no need to take the risk of meeting with the judges, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com we have a better way— Do you remember the Truth Society?"

"The organization that caused the Cressey family to be exterminated and survived on St. Isaac's inheritance?" Karno took over the words: "Aren't they almost finished?" Roundworm

"On the contrary, I only recently learned that the scale and background of this organization may be beyond what we knew at the beginning." Ian shook his head:

"Except for the Crecy family, this organization is so intricate that they can be found in almost the entire world of order, and they can be said to be everywhere!"

"And now... the Truth seems to be planning to support Ansen Bach, relying on his power to destroy the existing balance of Clovis, re-establish a new system that can break the order of the Holy See, and then rebuild the world of order!"

"I see. No wonder you said that Clovis City should be safe for us." Sir Carno slightly nodded:

"In other words, we can get in touch with Ansen Bach through the Truth Society and re-establish cooperation?"

"That's right, in fact, I met a high-ranking member of the Truth Society on the train when I came here. He called himself Draco Wilters; we also met last night and told me to wait in this tavern today. , will need us to do a little favor for one of his friends, which I'm guessing is..."

"Boom!"

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