Highwind City.
In front of the large teleportation magic array, the soldiers of the Saint Luo Empire were carrying out their daily patrol.
“The recent situation doesn’t seem very good.” The tall imperial soldier said. “It seems the Desolate Fallen Continent to the south has mobilized quite a few demonkin and attacked the Yamar Border.”
“Shh, shh!”
The short soldier hurriedly raised a finger, signaling his companion to keep his voice down.
“Have you gone mad? Don’t talk about this in front of other people. The higher-ups have already ordered that all news related to the Yamar Border be sealed off! Anyone who talks about it without authorization and gets caught will be thrown into prison!!”
The tall soldier smiled.
“Alright, alright. I’ll keep my voice down.”
“How did you find out about this news?” The short soldier also felt a little itchy inside. He too wanted to gossip with his companion.
“I have a childhood friend who works in the capital. A few days ago when he passed through Highwind City and came looking for me for a drink, I only then learned that something had gone wrong at the Yamar Border. I even found it strange why he suddenly came over here. So something really did happen.”
“It’s true? I thought he was just bragging!” The tall soldier widened his eyes.
“Sigh, it seems the Demon King is leading an army and intends to launch another war against us humans.”
“The Desolate Fallen Continent has a Demon King again?”
“Who knows? It’s all just guessing.” The short soldier furrowed his brows. “Right now the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and the situation inside the country is still not very stable. With something like this happening, the higher-ups don’t dare tell the common people for fear of causing some major chaos… Last time, someone in Highwind City ran his mouth and got caught. The next day he vanished from the face of the earth.”
“It’s that serious?”
“That’s why this kind of thing is fine for us to chat about secretly, but we must never let it get out.”
“Do you think… this war will be the same as the last one?”
“I don’t think that’s very likely. Have you forgotten? Not long ago, the higher-ups of the Holy Land led members of the Holy Knight Order and used the large teleportation magic array of our Highwind City to head south.”
“Could it be…?”
“That’s right. Those Holy Knights went to the Yamar Border to resist the demonkin!” The short soldier grew somewhat excited. “Believe in the Holy Knight Order! The Holy Knights are far more powerful than us. They are the cutting-edge combat strength of our human race!”
The tall soldier nodded, also expressing agreement.
“Yes. Who among the humans doesn’t know the combat strength of the Holy Knight Order? With the Holy Knight Order taking action, I believe the demonkin will not invade the Saint Luo Empire so quickly.”
“Stop her quickly!!”
Suddenly, a strange shout rang out.
The tall soldier ran over and saw that a huge commotion had appeared on the street leading to the large magic array. The crowd had gathered together, seemingly surrounding something.
“What’s going on?” The tall soldier looked toward his companion.
“Let’s go take a look.”
The short one raised his weapon and ran onto the street, squeezing his way into the crowd.
“Make way, make way, don’t block the path!!”
Yet no matter how he squeezed, he could not get in. Left with no choice, he drew his weapon.
Seeing the gleaming blade, the commoners were all startled and scattered like a flock of frightened chickens.
“Soldiers are here! The soldiers are here!”
“Hmph!”
The short soldier sheathed his weapon and walked forward.
Because of the disturbance here, the other soldiers patrolling around the large magic array were also drawn over.
The imperial soldiers quickly took control of the scene. After clearing away the unrelated commoners, the soldiers saw a strange sight.
“Wuwu… Don’t, don’t bully me…”
A pink-haired girl hugged her head and squatted pitifully on the ground, tear stains on her face, curled up into a ball like a hedgehog.
She was wearing a dirty clerical uniform. One glance was enough to tell that she was a nun of the Holy Land.
“Ah?”
The short soldier was dumbfounded.
He recognized who the other party was at a single glance. It was actually Via Shirleyford, the former saintess candidate who had been missing for a long time.
“Miss Via?”
“What? It’s actually the younger sister of the Saintess?”
“That can’t be right. Didn’t the Holy Land announce to the outside that she had gone into secluded cultivation? Why is she here?”
The imperial soldiers were all very surprised.
“Yeah, looking at her like this, is this secluded cultivation?”
No one had expected that Via, who had never shown her face all this time, would actually appear here.
“Miss Via, why are you here?” The short soldier approached and asked tentatively.
“Wuwu, no! Don’t bully me! I don’t want to become a demonized person, no!”
Via’s mental state had collapsed. Her body trembled violently, as though she had received a huge fright.
“Demonized person? What is she saying?”
The short soldier could not understand Via’s words.
At this moment the tall soldier came over and whispered into the short soldier’s ear. “Brother, hurry, let’s protect Miss Via!!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Right now it seems the inside of the Holy Land has put a bounty on Miss Via’s whereabouts! Very few people on the outside know this news. Whoever can find Miss Via and bring her back to the Holy Land can receive a bounty reward from the Pope of the Holy Land!!”
“There’s actually something like this!”
The short soldier’s eyes immediately lit up.
He swept a glance over the other soldiers. Clearly most of them were unaware.
Although he did not know how generous the Pope’s reward would be, based on the Holy Land’s profound strength, it would absolutely be enough to let ordinary people like him live without worry for two lifetimes.
“Miss Via, please come with us.”
“No, no! I don’t want to go back to the Holy Land! Someone wants to harm me!”
Via showed extreme resistance and hurriedly waved her hands.
This appearance only made the short soldier more certain that he had to bring Via back.
“Sorry about this, Miss Via!”
The short soldier used his weapon to threaten Via, forcing her to pass through the passageway together with him and the tall soldier and enter the large teleportation magic array.
The short soldier and the tall soldier planned to go together to find their superior and have the superior approve them to activate the large teleportation magic array for the jump.
“…That’s how it is, sir. Please don’t be angry. I know letting someone without permission enter the large teleportation magic array violates the rules, but if we succeed in this matter, then we will be able to obtain the reward from the Pope of the Holy Land.”
The short soldier was currently persuading his superior.
To activate the large teleportation magic array, it was necessary to obtain the consent of his superior, that is, the manager.
“Fine.”
After listening to his subordinate’s report, the soldier leader who had just been throwing a temper agreed.
“Where is that useless former saintess candidate now? Bring her over!”
The short soldier turned around and hurriedly went to open the door of the leader’s office.
“She’s right outside. The other one is watching her. I’ll bring her in right away!”
Yet after opening the door and seeing the scene outside, he froze.
The tall soldier was already lying on the ground, unconscious. The pink-haired girl who had just been crying and sobbing now wore a smile on her face as she looked at him.
“The manager who oversees the large teleportation magic array of Highwind City is right here, correct?”
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