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Chapter 461 The Beginning of the Crisis

1030年，3月2日，早6时21分。

The city of West Tower, a border town built on the frontier of the Kingdom of Platia, is bustling with activity at this moment.

The city, which had been deserted due to the massacre at the Heart Demon King's Court, has been transformed into a huge logistics hub with the intervention of the Imperial Military.

Teleportation arrays, train tracks, and even roads flattened for magic vehicles to pass through... Whether it's city streets or the plains surrounding cities, everything has been transformed into a logistics hub by the Empire's magic technology.

Countless munitions, weapons, and heavy equipment were continuously transported from here to the front lines.

The person in charge of this work was Colonel Willins, the city defense colonel who distinguished himself and was wounded during the Battle of Blackthorn Territory.

Although he was actually promoted because of the recommendation of his former superior, Kefahs, from his time with the Inspectorate, Willins still cherished his new job after recovering from his injury and returning to the team.

Even though the work was more demanding than in Blackthorn Territory, he still did his job very well.

the reason is simple.

He didn't want to disappoint the Grand Duke.

After the Iris incident, at Roland's request, Kefahs handed the blood-stained photograph to Willins.

After the memory was erased, Willins also remembered his former colleagues from the Bureau of Inspectorate.

Willings knew he had nothing to repay the young grand duke with, so he could only make his contribution by working diligently.

Especially now, at this critical juncture, the situation on the entire mainland is extremely tense.

Even humans and demons have begun to join forces, and the elven realm of Gensokyo has reached the edge of Riskan...

This made Willins, who had seen a lot of the world, feel a sense of tension, as if a storm was brewing.

As a result, he didn't sleep well all night and had to get up in the middle of the night to deal with the backlog of official business.

Just as he was looking out the window at the first glimmer of sunlight, his deputy rushed in and said, "Sir, His Excellency the Grand Duke's airship will land in West Tower City to refuel for the second wave of refueling, and then fly directly to the capital of Platia. It is expected to arrive in West Tower City in half an hour!"

Willins immediately stood up and said, "Then what are you waiting for?! Hurry up and prepare the fuel and landing site! What are you reporting to me for?!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! This is the one thing that absolutely cannot be delayed!"

"Since Your Excellency is in such a hurry, there must be something extremely important on your mind!"

"Yes!"

The adjutant quickly responded and then hurriedly ran off again.

Willins took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then looked out the window at the tracks that were being laid towards Langro, a city near West Tower City.

The current transportation capacity and material reserves are no longer sufficient to be maintained by Xita City alone, and according to the construction progress, it will take at least three more days to complete the laying of that section of track.

Once completed, the Empire will have a stable supply point within the Kingdom of Platia.

The Empire has already negotiated with the princess regarding this need, and the governor of Langluo City has agreed. Furthermore, they have sent people to clear some wasteland and woodland outside the city as a site for the construction of the new warehouse.

Even warehouses within the city would set aside some space to serve as storage areas for materials during the initial stages of warehouse construction.

The more Willins thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

Such a large-scale operation even required Grand Duke Roland to personally go to the front lines... What exactly is happening in the North?
With this in mind, Willins summoned a messenger and ordered him to notify all combat troops in the city of West Tower to enter the highest level of alert, especially to ensure the safety of supply transport routes.

Especially the route connecting Isfar and Sita.

Feeling that this was not entirely reliable, he sent a message to his former superior, Kefas, who was temporarily in charge of defending the city in Isfar, requesting that he send men to ensure the safety of the route.

After doing all this, Willins finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know if doing this would make a difference, but at least it made him feel like he was actually contributing to the response to the crisis.

Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, then, accompanied by a sudden explosion in the command room, the previously busy but relatively peaceful West Tower City instantly entered a state of combat.

"what happened!?"

Willins immediately picked up his communication device and contacted the observation team that had issued the warning.

The news from the observation team almost threw him into disarray.

"Sir, a violent magical disturbance has been detected from the direction of Langluo City! An unidentified magical beast has also been observed! The escort force is currently covering the evacuation of the engineering corps, and the railroad construction project may have to be temporarily suspended!"

"What?!" Willins quickly followed up, "What about the direction of Langro City? Can we contact their governor?"

"Unable to contact! Langluo City has been completely cut off. The only thing visible through remote observation devices is a thick fog in the direction of Langluo City!!!"

Willings took a deep breath, ordered troops to cover the evacuation of the engineering corps, and issued a martial law order before sending a communication request to the airship carrying Roland.

"Hello, this is Colonel Willins, the head of West Tower City. I have an emergency to report to His Excellency the Grand Duke!"

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Meanwhile, the Chalk Wall.

Andrej, who was in discussions with the Pope about the supply of materials and assistance with the reconstruction of Papacy City, also received a similar report.

"Commander, it seems there's a special situation?"

The Pope frowned slightly and tentatively asked a question. After a brief moment of thought, Andreich decided to reveal the situation to the Vatican.

“That’s right. Outside the Chalk Wall, the Kran Territory, a transportation hub connecting the northwestern border with the central continent, has lost contact. All that can be observed is a large amount of impenetrable fog in the area where the Kran Territory was originally located.”

"Just as the Demon King and Lord Roland said, the real test is about to begin."

“Your Holiness, now that the Papacy is homeless, why not join the ranks of the Empire?”

The Pope chuckled: "Of course. All the saints and cardinals who are still capable of fighting, as well as the Inquisition, the Holy Knights, and the Papacy's army, can assist the Imperial Army in its operations."

"If we still prioritize profit at this juncture... then we would be failing the teachings of the gods."

"Moreover, if the Kran territory is cut off, it won't just be the White Chalk Wall Fortress that will be affected."

Andreich smiled and extended his hand: "Thank you."

The Pope reached out and grasped Andrej's hand: "May the gods guide our path."

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In the imperial capital, the newly established government and national council were in complete chaos.

The military headquarters and the General Inspectorate were all mobilized.

The frequency and number of departures of the magic trains reached their peak, and even the few armored airships in the capital were mobilized.

People are leaving the capital every moment.

The chief sage Anfis, the dean of the Royal Capital Magic Academy Hern, and the chief archmage of the court Sean were all before the old emperor, awaiting the empire's supreme leader to make the next decision.

Sean was the first to speak, and he told Salah III about the current chaotic situation in the empire.

"The situation is not optimistic, even worse than His Excellency Roland predicted before leaving the capital last night."

"Almost all transportation hubs within the country were attacked suddenly, and the source of the attack is unknown."

"The only node city that escaped the disaster was Riskan."

"The fact that the treasure vault keeper and the Elf King helped us allows us to glimpse a corner of the truth."

"It's the Chaos Brotherhood causing trouble."

"The Elven allies have captured a bishop who infiltrated Riskan in an attempt to detonate the world's frontier."

"Under their forceful intervention and secret interrogation, the Chaos Brotherhood's objective was exposed."

"In short, they have reached a partial cooperation agreement with the Heartbreaker King's Court. The Heartbreaker King's Court provides a way to destroy the world's boundaries without complicated rituals, requiring only a simple sacrifice to summon the gaze of the Annihilation Throat."

"And they are willing to cooperate because when the world's boundaries become fragile to a certain extent, they can borrow the divine power of the Whispers of Eternal Silence above the sea to guide their god to descend upon the world."

"What is known so far is that the method provided by the Demon King's Court is essentially a reverse deconstruction and application of the spatial stabilization anchor technique invented by the Demon King."

"Right now, the extent of the disaster is secondary; the sudden disruption of the magic train line and communications must be restored as soon as possible."

Salah III nodded, but did not answer immediately; instead, he looked at the other two.

Next to speak was Dean Hern.

"Toran and Aslan have already started the plan; all that's left is to coordinate with the Society to complete it."

"At that time, using the teleportation arrays between the various branches of the Society on the mainland, an energy supply network centered on the capital city will be established."

"If successful, it will greatly facilitate communication, material transportation, and all projects that require the use of energy."

The chief sage, Amphis, nodded in agreement: "The academy is already borrowing them... but due to the sudden attack by the Chaos Brotherhood, some branches may have lost their functionality."

“Even considering the worst-case scenario, we should consider all the towns that have lost contact as completely wiped out.”

"In just one morning, similar events occurred not only within the Empire but throughout the entire continent."

"Almost all the major transportation hubs, except for Riscan, have fallen."

"Even the magic train line that directly connects to the capital is now reduced to the line from Riskan to the capital."

"The other cities have become isolated islands under the influence of those mists, and can only be contacted by airships and magic trains."

"The only safe way is to use airships, as most of the magic train lines are already paralyzed."

Salah III sighed and looked at his palm.

That was the control over the royal capital's array that Iluvia granted him before she left.

After a long silence, the old emperor stood up and said, "The Hearst Empire shall immediately enter a state of emergency."

"Send the order to all towns that can still be contacted and that have maintained contact."

"All adult males are now in the combat sequence."

"The city defense forces of each town will be brought under command and undergo emergency training. Any shortage of firearms and ammunition should be reported immediately, and the capital will make unified allocations."

"Furthermore, I urgently order Isfar and the city of Sita to ensure the supply of materials to the front lines in Platia."

"Hold out until the demon reinforcements arrive."

(End of this chapter)