Chapter 1589 Suspicious

Joan nodded knowingly.

Among the three bigwigs of the "Sons of Liberty", the most common public appearance is Joseph Adams, a famous lawyer from the New World, and the other is the pirate speaker of Freeport, Harrell—Helal's adoptive father.

Among the three giants of the "Sons of Liberty Association", the most mysterious and highest-ranking boss, Joan guessed, was probably Sir Custis who was recuperating in a hermitage outside the city.

However, guesses are just guesses after all, there is no real evidence, even in front of his mentor, he dare not speak nonsense.

...

After accepting the mentor's commission, Qiao An walked out of the laboratory restlessly, and immediately cast a spell to contact Hailaer.

"I'm on the public carriage going to school, Joan, looking for me early in the morning, what's the matter?"

"I'll be waiting for you at the gate of the school. I have something very important to discuss with you."

"Okay, I'll be there in 20 minutes at most!"

Joan ended the call with Hailar, feeling a little conflicted. According to the tone of Hailar's reply, Joan guessed that she didn't know about the fall of Linyuanbao.

Hailaer is a core member of the "Sons of Liberty". If she has not received the news, either it means that only a very few people know about this matter, or there is something wrong with Professor Moriarty's source of information. Maybe it is just a false alarm .

Joan hoped it was the second situation, but reason told him that it was unlikely that Professor Moriarty would make a mistake on such a major issue.

In front of the school gate, Qiao An paced back and forth restlessly. The street in front of him was still bustling with traffic. The young students entering and leaving the school gate were in small groups.

Everything looks normal.

The calm atmosphere on the streets of the city suddenly gave Joan a sense of illusion like half-asleep and half-awake.

Whether it is his nervousness, or the vast majority of people in Midgard City, especially in their dreams, have not realized that the military fortress 400 miles to the north has fallen into the hands of the invaders.

Losing the barrier of Abyss Fort, everything from the Abyss mining area to the city of Midgard is exposed to the cannons of Master Fei, and may be trampled by the enemy's iron hooves at any time, turning into a bloody battlefield.

The anxiety that filled his heart made Joan desperately long for someone beside him to help him share some pressure, so he cast the communication spell again to get in touch with the Zion siblings.

"Audrey, where are you and Holden?"

"I just had breakfast and I'm going to school."

"I'll wait for you at the school gate. I have something urgent."

"Okay, we'll be right there!"

The apartment is very close to the school. Not long after Joan and Audrey finished talking, they saw their siblings running across the street.

"Joan, what's the matter?" Holden couldn't catch his breath, and asked curiously.

Qiao An walked to a secluded place, looked around, made sure that no outsiders were paying attention to her, and lowered her voice to ask the siblings: "What happened in the north... have you heard the wind?"

"What wind?" Holden looked confused, "North, where exactly?"

Audrey noticed that Joan's expression was solemn, and his tone of speech was even more hesitant. She immediately guessed that something serious had happened. After thinking about it for a while, she tentatively asked Joan, "Is it a rumor about the war?"

Qiao An nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I heard some bad rumors, and I can't confirm whether it's true yet, I hope it's just a rumor."

Audrey was about to ask, when a public carriage stopped near the school gate, and Hailar was the first to jump off the carriage, and waved to this side with a smile.

"Hey! Old fellas, I miss you!"

"Miss Caimi, what a coincidence that you came here."

"What a coincidence! Qiao An asked me to meet here. What's the matter with you two?"

"So it's a coincidence that we were also called by Joan."

"Then here comes the question, Joan, you came to meet us in such a hurry, what happened?"

Hyrule stared suspiciously at the young mage.

"Hailal, have you heard any rumors about Linyuanbao recently?"

"I haven't heard of it!" Hailaer asked impatiently with a blank face, "Stop circling around, what happened?"

"This morning, my mentor, Professor Moriarty, revealed the news to me. It is said that Linyuan Castle has been captured by a Fizen army from Jotunheim." Joan said in a heavy tone.

Hyrule, Audrey, and Holden all looked shocked, exactly the same as Joan's expression when he heard the news.

After an unknown amount of time, Audrey came to her senses first, and asked eagerly, "Joan, is your source credible?"

"It was my mentor who told me that he would never joke about such things."

"Tell me specifically, when did it happen, and how the fortress fell!"

As an unofficial diplomat sent by the Kingdom of Canaan to the northern part of the New World, Audrey is very clear that the news Joan revealed is of great importance, and it is likely to trigger an all-out war in the Midgard region, bringing the world's most powerful Vales to war. The two powerful countries involved in the war may even lead to changes in the power structure of the entire New World colony.

It is true that the war will displace countless local residents, and at the same time, it will also provide the Canaan authorities with a good opportunity to watch the fire from the other side and make a profit. It is Audrey's duty to find and seize such an opportunity.

"It is said that Linyuan Fort fell in the middle of the night the day before yesterday, and Professor Moriarty doesn't know the inside story. In fact, the instructor still expects me to help him find out the inside story."

Joan sighed helplessly, and turned to Hailar.

"In the entire New World, you, the 'Sons of Liberty', are the most well-informed. You haven't even heard any news?"

Hailaer shook his head bitterly: "Didn't we just come back from Lake Aosta a few days ago? I have been busy dealing with the backlog of affairs in the business during this period, and at the same time I have to take care of my studies, so I have no time to participate in the activities of the association. I don't understand what you're talking about at all."

Joan was not surprised by Hailar's answer, nodded, and then asked her: "Professor Moriarty hinted to me that the high-level officials of the 'Sons of Liberty' probably knew the inside story of the fall of Linyuanbao, Hailar, where are you now?" Is it inconvenient to send a letter to Mr. Joseph Adams and ask him for news about Linyuan Castle?"

Hailaer hummed in a daze, and quickly cast a spell to contact Adams.

"Joan, if Mr. Adams doesn't know about it, or refuses to disclose the news, I suggest that the three of us immediately cast a spell to teleport to the vicinity of Linyuan Castle, and then fly to the sky above the fortress to see that the flag of the Ashan Empire is now hanging on the flagpole. , or the flag of the Kingdom of Feizhen, we will know whether this rumor is true."

Holden makes a more radical claim.