Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

As time passed, the Tarot Club came to an end. All members stood up and bowed to the top of the long bronze table to say goodbye.

This time, Leonard didn't act so slow.

The crimson light dissipated, and he returned to the real world, with a red glove that had not yet been put on placed in front of him.

At this moment, a slightly old voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Whose dream did you go into just now?"

The old man woke up? Leonard was delighted at first, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Leonard thought about it for a moment and said:

"Old man, do you still remember the time when Amon came to your door two days ago?"

In his mind, a slightly old voice said faintly:
"I just lost the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 1, not my brain."

Leonard coughed dryly and changed the subject:
"At that time, you threw me out of the Church of Bones. I didn't know that I had your clone on me. I mistakenly thought that you were in danger, so I chose to pray to Mr. Fool. Because I remember you once said that the Fool and Amon were destined to be enemies."

"Because you fell into a deep sleep not long after that, old man, and I didn't have time to explain it to you."

“Mr. Fool… well, He has established an organization that holds a meeting before God every Monday afternoon. It’s a real meeting before God, and I’m now a member of it.”

After listening to Leonard's explanation, Pales Zoroast was silent for a moment, and after several seconds he sighed:

"Your choice was not wrong. Amon came to me because he could not do anything to the 'Fool'."

"Amon planned it all. He knew that The Fool would interfere, so he chose that method."

Leonard lowered his voice and said:

"Old man, are you regretting it?"

"Regret? Not really."

Pales Zoroast sighed and said:
"Although from now on, if I had held on a little longer, the help of The Fool and the Seven Gods would have arrived. But the situation was already extremely critical, and I couldn't put all my hopes on a Fool whom I had never met. Your prayer to The Fool was also unexpected, and there is nothing to regret."

Leonard nodded as if he understood something, then picked up the red gloves on the table and walked out.

"Are you going to church?" Pales was a little surprised.

"Do not."

Leonard shook his head and said softly:

"I'm going to verify something."

Leonard left the house and glanced at number 6 Pinster Street next door, where Benson and Melissa, a brother and sister, lived.

The captain and his family live at No. 5, and he and Old Neil live at No. 7.

Leonard has been wondering, if Klein was still alive, could he really completely abandon his brother and sister?

Now thinking about it, it is obviously not possible.

The bombing two days ago is the best example.

The Feysac Empire's airship had just arrived over Backland, and the bombing hadn't started yet, but Melissa and Benson had already arrived at Saint Samuel's Church. This was obviously not in line with common sense.

Although Pinster Street is not far from Saint Samuel, it is definitely not close either.

From the time the incident happened to the time they arrived at the church, less than two minutes passed.

There are only two possibilities for reaching the church in such a short time.

Either someone informed them in advance that Backlund would be bombed, so they did not arrive at the church within two minutes, but set out ten minutes or even half an hour in advance, so that they could rush to the church to seek shelter before the bombing began.

Either someone had been secretly protecting them, and as soon as the Feysac Empire airship appeared, they used a 'teleportation'-type extraordinary ability to take them to Saint Samuel Church within two minutes.

Of these two speculations, Leonard undoubtedly preferred the latter. And the person who could take Benson and Melissa, who were just ordinary people, to the church to seek shelter in the first place could only be Klein! -
North District, Pacefield Street.

The Hall family's luxurious carriage stopped on the street outside the church. Audrey put her hand on the hand of her personal maid, Anne, and slowly got out of the carriage.

As she was about to enter the church, she suddenly saw newsboys waving newspapers and running quickly on the streets and squares.

"Extra! Extra! Feynaporte has brazenly invaded Lenburg!"

Audrey's expression changed slightly, and Anne beside her immediately understood. She stepped forward to stop the newsboy, took out a 1 penny coin, bought a newspaper, and gave it to Audrey.

Audrey flipped through the newspaper, feeling increasingly depressed as she thought:

“Perhaps it won’t be long before the South becomes a battlefield.”

The Feynaport Kingdom has always been on good terms with the Feysac Empire. During the Oath Breaking War six hundred years ago, the then Intis Kingdom and Loen Kingdom seized the opportunity to wage war to protect religious freedom, and the only country that chose to help Feynaport was the Feysac Empire.

Although the final result was the independence of Lenburg, Masi, Saigal and other countries, and the defeat of Feynaporte Kingdom and Feysac Empire, this made the connection between Feynaporte and Feysac Empire closer, and also made the two countries more hostile to Loen Kingdom and Intis Kingdom.

Since the end of the War of Oath Breaking, no large-scale war has broken out in more than 600 years.

But everyone knows that once a war breaks out, the Feynaport Kingdom will definitely stand firmly on the side of the Feysac Empire.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Loen was actually well prepared for the invasion of the Kingdom of Feynaport.

That is Ma Xi, a country that believes in the god of knowledge and wisdom, sandwiched between Feynet and Loen, and Lenburg and Segar, sandwiched between Feynet and Intis. Whether Feynet attacks Intis in the north or Loen in the east, it must first eliminate these three small countries that once split from Feynet.

Because if the Feynet Kingdom chooses to go to war directly with the Intis Republic or the Loen Kingdom on the front line, these small countries will inevitably take the opportunity to launch a counterattack in the rear. At that time, whether they take the opportunity to attack Feynet City directly or cut off the supply lines of the front-line troops in the rear, the Feynet Kingdom will fall into a crisis of being attacked from all sides.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Feynport will give priority to dealing with the three small countries around it.

In this way, the Kingdom of Loen will be able to gain a certain buffer time, and this time can be used to mobilize the army to consolidate the defense line, as well as to provide subsequent support to countries such as Ma Xi. These are all routine operations.

Of course, the Kingdom of Loen is now unable to take care of itself in the face of the attack from the Feysac Empire, and it is difficult to organize enough forces to help Lenburg and other countries in a short period of time. Help in this regard can only come from the Republic of Intis.

Under normal circumstances, Intis would definitely choose to help these three small countries fight against the Kingdom of Feynapotter.

After all, Intis also contributed to the war of breaking up the Feynaport Kingdom and making the three kingdoms of Lenburg independent. So even if the Republic of Intis would not help the Kingdom of Loen against the Feysac Empire, it would definitely help the three kingdoms of Lenburg against the Feynaport Kingdom.

But this is only in theory!
The problem now is that the war has broken out for two days, but the Intis Republic has not taken any action so far - they have neither strengthened the border defenses bordering the Feysac Empire in advance, nor sent troops to Lenburg and other countries to deter the Feynaport Kingdom!

This wait-and-see attitude actually, in a sense, has already revealed the attitude of the Republic of Intis—they may not stand firmly on the side of the Kingdom of Loen as the upper echelons of Loen thought.

Audrey had heard her father and brother quarrel more than once. Every time, Hibbert would complain that the Republic of Intis did not understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold", even though it was Emperor Roselle who first proposed this principle.

Earl Hall has not made any statement on this, but it can be seen that he is also worried about Intis's attitude - because judging from the current situation, since Intis did not choose to stand on the side of the Loen Kingdom at the first opportunity, it means that they are likely to side with the Feysac Empire!
And once this situation really happens, the situation of the Kingdom of Loen will be really dangerous!

Because if it was just the Feysac Empire, the Kingdom of Loen would actually be completely worth it. After all, if the Kingdom of Loen did not have sufficient strength, the upper echelons of Loen would not have been planning to take the initiative to start a war.

If the Feynaport Kingdom is added, the war will become more difficult, but with the help of the three kingdoms of Lunburg, the Kingdom of Loen can barely stabilize the front line. If the opponent's command error is seized, it may be possible to launch a counterattack to a certain extent.

But if we add the Republic of Intis...

Audrey felt extremely heavy-hearted. If such a thing really happened, she could already foresee the end of the Kingdom of Loen.

The reason why Hibbert couldn't believe that the Republic of Intis would side with the Feysac Empire was because in the war of betrayal, the Republic of Intis had completely fallen out with the two countries, and it was impossible for them to reconcile.

If the Loen Kingdom and Lunburg and other countries are really destroyed, then the Intis Republic will inevitably face the liquidation of the Feysac Empire and the Fenepot Kingdom, just like the famous saying of Emperor Roselle once—— How can you allow others to snore?
The Republic of Intis knew all this, but still chose to wait and see. This means that the Republic of Intis believes that it is confident that it can protect itself from the attacks of the two countries, and even has the possibility of counterattack.

Moreover, the hatred between the Intis Republic, the Feysac Empire, and the Feynaport Kingdom may not be as deep as the people of Loen imagine.

In the more than one thousand years of the Fifth Era, there were three large-scale wars that broke out: the Twenty Years' War, the White Rose War, and the War of Oath Breaking.

The protagonists of the Twenty Years' War were the Kingdom of Loen and the Feysac Empire. The war ended with the defeat of the Kingdom of Loen and the cession of Sonia Island and a large area of ​​territory in the north.

The protagonists of the White Rose War were the Kingdom of Loen and the Kingdom of Intis, and it ended with the Kingdom of Loen defeating the Republic of Intis.

The War of Oath Breaking involved participation from all nations and was the largest war since the Fifth Epoch.

But the problem is that it is the Kingdom of Intis that is participating in this war!

As early as more than a hundred years ago, the coup of Emperor Roselle had overthrown the original Kingdom of Intis and changed it to a republic. Although it was changed to an "empire" for a period of time, after the death of Emperor Roselle, the Soran family failed to regain its status, and the republic has continued to this day.

In other words, the newly born Republic of Intis actually has no conflict with the Kingdom of Feynapotter!
What does what the Kingdom of Intis does have to do with my Republic of Intis?
Moreover, the reason why the Republic of Intis chose to sit on the other side of the river and watch the fire was actually related to the country's system - the other three countries, whether empires or kingdoms, were centered on kings and nobles, while the Republic of Intis was dominated by bankers, factory owners, and businessmen!

Those merchants don't care about the inheritance of honor like the nobles do, they only care about profit. For more than a hundred years, the Republic of Intis has been doing this - wherever there is profit, there are their figures.

They only pursue short-term interests and may not see the interdependent relationship after the demise of the Kingdom of Loen, or they simply don't care, because even if the Republic of Intis is destroyed, they can still continue to pursue interests in the Kingdom of Feynaport and the Feysac Empire!
Such values ​​are completely different from those of the nobles who pursue honor, swear to fight for the country, and live and die with the country!

“If something like this really happens, what should I do?”

Audrey pursed her lips and suddenly became a little confused. With the character of her parents, whether it was for the purpose of maintaining the family honor or because of their devout belief in the goddess, they would definitely refuse to surrender.

But at the same time, in order to avoid the destruction of the family, my father would definitely pass the title to Hibbert in advance and let Hibbert surrender to Intis - after all, compared with the Feysac Empire and the Feynaport Kingdom, the Intis Republic would be more or less kind to their noble relatives, but their decline in status and wealth was still inevitable.

What can she do then?

She could take her parents away from the Kingdom of Loen, go to the southern continent, go to Bayam, and stay with Mr. Sun and the residents of Silver City, but she could not save her family, nor her country, and even less could she save the Church of Evernight.

"I can't do anything..."

Audrey revealed a hint of bitterness. Sequence 3 seemed very powerful, but what she could do was still too limited.

So, at least you have to become an angel!

The professional instinct of "audience" allows Audrey to see farther than others, and her perspective on the future is naturally more pessimistic and negative. But it is also because of the professional instinct of "audience" that Audrey can quickly adjust her mentality.

The girl took a deep breath, her thoughts racing:
"Things may not be as bad as I thought. The Kingdom of Loen still has the Goddess, the Lord of Storms, and even the Embers and the Fool. If we add the God of Knowledge and Wisdom believed in by countries like Lunburg, at least at the level of gods, the Kingdom of Loen has a total of five gods."

"In contrast, the Feysac Empire only has four gods."

"Of course, if Adam becomes a god, he will probably stand on Feysac's side, but even then it will only be a draw. And based on the agreement between Embers, The Fool, and the True Creator, this evil... well, god may also stand on Loen's side."

"Compared to the war among mortal armies, the war among gods is the key to truly determining the future direction!"

Thinking of this, Audrey suddenly felt that the situation was not as bad as she had imagined - they even had the advantage!

No, you can’t set a flag!

Audrey shook her head and drove the thought out of her mind.

Although Emperor Roselle had long since passed away, the famous sayings he left behind have always been circulated in the Northern Continent, passed down by word of mouth and regarded as truth.

Audrey is no exception.