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Chapter 71 Who will take the blame?
In the dead of night, the killing was spreading rapidly.

Undead warriors, free from morale concerns and fear of death, remained silent and focused on slaughter, catching the Grand Merchant Guild completely off guard in an instant.

By the time the Malp Chamber of Commerce realized what was happening and tried to organize its forces to fight back, they found that there were hardly any survivors.

"Leave through the back door immediately!" the guild leader quickly instructed his trusted aide. "Go to our secret outpost in the city and use the raven to transmit this intelligence!"

"But, President, you..."

"No time for explanations!" The guild leader forcefully shoved him out the door, then turned and roared, "The rest of you, come with me to meet the enemy!"

Soon, all the guards, laborers, and clerks of the Chamber of Commerce, including the guild leader himself, were slaughtered by the unreasonable undead warriors.

When the lizardman guards who entered the city arrived at the Malp Merchant Guild, they found the place littered with corpses, with not a single living person to be seen.

They searched in bewilderment, and finally found the cargo sailboat moored in the dock warehouse at the back gate.

As long as the ship is safe, it doesn't matter whether the people are hurt or not.

As the scale of the killings rapidly expanded, some large merchant guilds that had not yet been attacked finally realized that bandits were running rampant throughout the city.

The sneak attack quickly turned into a siege. The armed guild guards and mercenaries clashed with the undead warriors remotely controlled by Rein, their screams and roars echoing throughout the streets of Dragon Plains.

"It's actually you!"

"What is the Philro Chamber of Commerce planning? Is it going to make enemies of all the major chambers of commerce?"

"Get out of here! Since they dared to launch such a brazen attack, they must be planning to wipe us all out here! As long as we can get one person out and send the message back, these bastards will pay the price sooner or later!"

Under the relentless onslaught of the undead warriors, these large merchant guilds, despite their preparedness, gradually fell into decline, eventually being besieged, captured, and ultimately destroyed.

After providing the necessary intelligence, the several chambers of commerce that had partnered with Raine all retreated to their own chambers, fearing they would be drawn into tonight's carnage.

President Phillo sat in his office, listening to the indistinct screams in the distance, and opened a bottle of red wine with satisfaction.

The Dragon Maiden and her entourage brazenly stormed into the city council, announcing their intention to seize all the ships in the city by force. Such lawless thugs… most merchant guilds would avoid them like the plague, but only I dared to take the risk, discovering a hidden opportunity within the danger, and ultimately using them to eliminate the major merchant guild! Wahahahahahahaha!
After tonight, everyone will only know that the Dragon Girl destroyed these merchant guilds, and no one will suspect me!
He slowly finished a bottle of red wine, watching the sudden burst of flames in the distant city, seemingly enjoying a fireworks display, and even humming softly.

The next morning.

The aftershocks of last night's battle have subsided. The citizens of Longyuan City, who had been disturbed all night by the roars and screams, finally mustered the courage to step out of their homes to find out what had happened outside.

They were then forcibly taken to the inland river dock by the guards and driven onto the evacuation boat.

Today, within Longyuan City, aside from the remaining guard forces of the various merchant guilds, only the Longyuan City Guards, who are under the command of the City Council, and the refugee troops who entered the city through the secret passage last night remain. These lizardman refugee soldiers are mostly former guards from Longgu City and Longfeng City, now personally recruited by Daiya and called the "True Dragon Guards." They have begun to take full control of Longyuan City's defenses and are organizing the orderly evacuation of refugees outside the city and citizens inside.

The city council ordered the guards of Longyuan City to stand aside and not interfere with the relocation of the True Dragon Guards.

Raine kept his word; he only took all the ships that had destroyed the merchant guild the night before, leaving the various goods in the warehouse untouched, which completely dispelled the last trace of worry in the hearts of the guild leaders.

“It’s a pleasure to cooperate.” President Phillo, on behalf of the other chambers of commerce, warmly shook hands with Renn, then looked at the dense fleet of boats in the river and said with a smile, “With so many boats, it should be enough to evacuate all these refugees.”

"I hope so." Raine wasn't interested in talking to him any longer, and simply turned back to continue giving instructions and making arrangements, leaving the chairmen somewhat embarrassed.

Most of the citizens of Dragonground City are still unaware of the existence of the White Walkers. Fortunately, the title of Daughter of the Dragon still holds sway. Dia simply transforms into a dragon in the city square, and a large number of lizardman citizens worship her, regard any command she gives as gospel, and even carry it out with 120% enthusiasm—let alone relocation or evacuation, these lizardmen would probably be willing to offer up all their possessions.

While Rennes was transporting and counting people, the Chamber of Commerce was also transporting and loading goods. However, Rennes was faster. Before sunset that day, all the citizens were sent onto the fleet, which sailed down the Red River in a grand procession to the Darryl fleet anchored at the estuary.

The once bustling and lively Longyuan City has now become a quiet and deserted ghost town, with only the merchants' workers still working back and forth at the dock.

"Seeing how quickly they retreated, could it really be that Otherworlder that destroyed Dragon Valley City and Dragon Peak City?" a guild leader asked curiously.

"Perhaps." President Phillo wasn't sure either, after all, it's hard for people to believe facts that are beyond their comprehension. "Regardless of whether this White Walker exists or not, the destruction of the two cities has already happened, and we need to hurry up and leave."

With more cargo than ships, they could only pick the most valuable items to transport, and even the sailors' quarters had to be filled as much as possible.

In addition, the accident report from last night must be written as soon as possible and sent by Raven to the investors on the Imperial Continent, so that the incident can be classified as "a foreign force suspected to be the Dragon Daughter used force to destroy these merchant guilds in order to seize the ship."

Philro's mind raced with countless thoughts when he suddenly saw a trusted aide hurrying towards the dock from the city center, calling out:
"President, a letter has arrived from the mainland!"

He took the letter from his confidant, used his paper cutter to cut open the wax seal, unfolded the letter, and glanced at it. He was so shocked that he almost lost his footing and fell off the pier.

In this letter, the investors behind the Troller Chamber of Commerce questioned President Philro in a heated tone why he had sent guards to attack other chambers of commerce in Longyuan City.

Although these merchant guilds have been destroyed and no longer exist, the letters were sent out under the cover of night by ravens, resulting in a flood of inquiries from other nobles. This caught the nobles behind the Trolle Merchant Guild off guard and filled them with immense fear, as they couldn't understand how they had suddenly become "black sheep" and "enemies of the nobility."

The letter ended with a chilling death ultimatum: either you find a way to give me an explanation, or I will use your and your entire family's lives to give the other nobles an explanation. You decide what to do!

President Phillo read the letter with trembling hands, and subconsciously looked up, wanting to ask Rein about the details of last night.

But in the distance, the Red River shimmered under the setting sun, and there was no trace of the fleet.

(End of this chapter)