Chapter 411 Monsoon (End)

[Suburbs of Hirano Castle]

The bumpy roads wind up and down along with the terrain, and as far as the eye can see, there are grape fields everywhere.

It is now April, and the dry grapevines are sprouting green shoots. At first glance, it looks like the wooden stakes holding the vines in place have come to life.

Wooden piles of similar thickness and length are neatly arranged on both sides of the road, like soldiers undergoing review, saluting pedestrians on the road.

What a coincidence, among the three passengers on the road, there was actually a general, and another...

"Wow! So this is how grapes grow?! I always thought that grapevines were thin and thin, but they can also grow like tree trunks?"

[Novice Sister Liz] turned around and excitedly shared her new knowledge with her companions, as if she had discovered something extraordinary.

"You are yelling." The blond knight who was traveling with him coldly reprimanded: "Hold the reins and don't fall off the saddle."

The novice nun who was originally in high spirits felt like a bucket of ice water was poured on her head, and her desire and joy to share new knowledge with her companions suddenly disappeared.

She stared at her almond-shaped eyes and counterattacked: "Don't look down on others! I can ride a horse, maybe even earlier than you! I can also swim, use a gun, and use a sword!"

The blond knight didn't respond.

Upon seeing this, the novice nun turned her head angrily and looked to the other side of the road, leaving only the blond knight with her back.

The atmosphere became dull and awkward.

"Sister Leeds." Ma Wei cleared her throat and kindly reminded: "That's not a grapevine, it's a wooden stake that fixes the grapevine."

"oh?"

The novice nun turned around in surprise. She carefully studied the nearby grape trellis, and then she saw clearly the grapevines tied to the wooden stakes.

"So that's it." Trainee Sister Liz nodded gently to Mavey and said sweetly: "Thank you, Mr. Mavey."

"You're welcome." Ma Wei waved his hands in flattery, "You're welcome."

Mawei took off his hat and smoothed his hair slightly unaccustomedly. After a while, his face turned red from his cheeks to the tips of his ears.

The blond knight sneered disdainfully.

The novice nun Liz was like a kitten that stepped on a trap, and she immediately became furious again: "Why are you laughing?"

Ma Wei hurriedly smoothed things over: "Mr. Siegfried is probably not laughing at you, Sister Leeds. He just has a discomfort in his throat."

The novice nun's shoulders were shaking with anger. She gritted her teeth and screamed - while keeping her voice as low as possible.

Then, Sister Leeds held the reins tightly and said nothing. After a while, she whispered aggrievedly and bitterly: "I'm not the fool in the story. Of course I know that grapes don't grow from the plate. I just …I’ve just never seen grapevines growing on the ground…”

Faced with the sudden revelation of true feelings from the "trainee nun", even Ma Wei didn't know how to resolve the embarrassment.

The blond knight [Siegfried] loosened his collar and said as gently as possible - although he still had a straight face: "How do I remember you... there is a vineyard next to your house..."

Seeing that his friend was still holding on to the grape issue, Ma Wei quickly interrupted the former's speech.

He stood between the nun and the knight and asked curiously: "Sister Leeds, you said you can use a sword and a gun?"

Sister Leeds, who had just been overwhelmed by feelings of loss and depression, suddenly became happy again. She couldn't wait to say: "I can use a long sword! A long sword like a cross! I can also use a gun! I even shot a duck!" "

"Awesome!" Ma Wei said in a persuasive manner: "But for nuns, swords and guns are not necessary subjects, right? Where did you learn to use swords and guns?"

"My dad." Sister Leeds puffed up her chest proudly: "My dad taught me personally!"

"Your mother doesn't object?"

"How is that possible? Mom is very unhappy. But she can't change what dad decided."

Ma Wei listened with interest and nodded frequently: "Instead of teaching my daughter embroidery and tailoring, I taught her how to use a sword and a gun. Your father must be a very interesting person with original ideas..."

He rubbed his hands and asked enthusiastically: "Did he teach you anything else? Or did he do something else out of the ordinary?"

"Sisters Leeds!" the blond knight suddenly said.

The novice nun tilted her head and looked at the blond knight in confusion.

"There are some farmhouses over there." The blond knight took off the leather bag hanging on the saddle and threw it to the trainee nun: "Go and bring back some clean water - fill it up."

"Why should I go?"

The novice nun was initially unconvinced, but she suddenly figured out something, blinked her eyes, picked up the bag, gently pulled the reins, and left the path to fetch water.

Looking at the back of the nun riding away, Ma Wei sighed and shook his head, then turned to look at the blond knight and protested dissatisfied: "Mr. Siegfried, even if we are good friends, I still want to accuse you - you are... 'Material obstruction'!"

"Since you already know her identity, don't pretend you don't know and take advantage of her." Siegfried, also known as Siegfried, warned Mavi solemnly: "Don't even try to pry into the royal family's secrets. .”

Ma Wei carefully observed every subtle expression of Siegfried. After a moment, he spread his hands, shrugged, and said with a carefree smile: "Okay! I promise you."

"Thank you." Siegfried nodded, then dismounted and let the horse rest.

He took some beans from his saddle bag and patiently fed them to the horse.

"Thank you for what?" Ma Wei also deftly left the saddle and let the horse rest for a while.

He smiled and said: "I should be the one thanking you. Being able to travel with you will definitely make my trip to collect materials a hundred times safer than originally planned. Have you decided where to go?"

Siegfried took out a handful of beans from his saddle bag and patiently fed them to the horse: "Go wherever the war is. I want to see what the rebels, whom Your Majesty regards as the most dangerous enemy, look like."

Ma Wei asked curiously: "Where is the prince? You just left without saying goodbye?"

"I am not interested in the politics and intrigues in those secret rooms." Siegfried's answer was concise: "Besides, I am not an official of the prince."

Ma Wei sighed softly and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid some people don't think so..."

Siegfried was silent.

"Forget it, even if I give you advice, you won't listen - it's always been like this anyway." Ma Wei laughed dryly at himself, changed the subject, licked his lips, and asked with interest: "I I would like to ask you, if you kidnapped His Majesty’s favorite daughter like this, do you really think His Majesty can’t find out? Are you really not afraid of His Majesty’s thunderous wrath afterwards?”

Siegfried remained silent.

Seeing that he couldn't find any good information, Ma Wei showed a little regret.

He patted his friend's shoulder and jokingly said: "In my opinion, if His Majesty really doesn't want the princess to leave, our Liz sisters will be taken back if they can't leave the imperial capital. Don't worry, maybe this is His Majesty's intention. I'll give you a chance, hahahaha..."

The unbridled laughter was trampled by the horse's hooves, and the novice nun Liz - Princess Elizabeth - returned from fetching water.

Looking at the expressionless Knight Siegfried and the smiling Mavi with suspicion, Sister Leeds was a little surprised: "What are you talking about?"

Siegfried took the water bag and replied coldly: "Nothing."

Sister Liz thought of something and her expression became very nervous. She threatened vigilantly: "I...I tell you, don't even think about sending me home! If you send me back, I can run out again. Then you can Just don’t try to find me again! I...I’m serious! You, you, you..."

"Don't worry, Sister Liz." Ma Wei smiled and saluted: "No one will want to send you home."

Siegfried suddenly stretched out his arms and spread his palms flat in the air.

After a while, he frowned: "It's going to rain..."

…

When the three travelers hurried to the village ahead to take shelter from the rain, on the other side of the towering shade mountains, Henry III the Oathbreaker, the supreme ruler of the empire, was slowly walking up a high tower.

He didn't bring any guards, no attendants, not even the priests who were always with him.

The stairs are dark and long, and the Oathbreaker holds a torch and walks alone to the top of the tower.

Finally reaching the end of the steps, I pushed open the dark wooden door and saw a messy yet neat room in front of me.

Messy because the room is filled with instruments, books, and drafts, making it almost impossible to stay down;

Tidiness is because every instrument, every book and every draft in the room is obviously placed in a fixed position intentionally. Any unauthorized arrangement will hinder the user's access and cause serious discomfort to the user. Anxiety and uncontrollable anger.

On the top floor of the huge tower, the only daily necessities that can be seen are a bed, a square table and a toilet.

On the square table, a small piece of leftover bread lay quietly in the middle of a silver plate, waiting for someone to take it away.

In sharp contrast, there are long, thick or thin strange instruments with precious colorless lenses inlaid at both ends throughout the room.

In the corner of the room, an old man who was busy writing calculations raised his head in confusion and looked at the visitor.

After a brief identification, the old man saw clearly the guest's appearance. But he didn't stand up to greet her. He just scratched his disheveled hair in a daze and said, "So it's you who are here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the candles and oil lamps placed in the room emitted light one after another.

The charred candlesticks burst into flames, the extinguished wicks rekindled, and the originally dark and gloomy attic was brightly illuminated.

The Oathbreaker left the torch outside the door and walked into the room: "It's me, Mr. Bonardi."

"What brings you here?" the old man asked confused.

Showing no dissatisfaction, the Oathbreaker asked calmly: "I come to ask you about the whispers of the stars."

"Oh? Oh! That thing."

The old man suddenly stood up. He walked to the bookshelf, rummaged tremblingly for a moment, and took out one volume after another of astrological charts.

He spread the horoscope chart on the floor and explained to himself: "The tail of the red dragon sweeps the tip of the hunter's spear, and Venus stands in the center of the ecliptic, waiting for the arrival of Mars."

The Oathbreaker did not look at the star chart, but looked into the old man's eyes and asked: "As the ancient book of the Seres said?"

"Yes." The old man nodded: "Just as the files of the Seris, Saracens and the Holy See said."

The sound of ticking sounded above the two of them.

"It's raining," said the old man.

…

[Hailan Suburbs]

[Manor Navarre]

Catherine Navarre lay on the bed, watching the ribbons on the bedpost swinging slowly in the wind.

A stout middle-aged maid knocked on the door: "Miss Catherine, please come downstairs to dine."

"I know." Catherine turned over and replied lazily.

"Please come downstairs to dine."

"I see."

The middle-aged maid was unyielding: "Please come downstairs to dine."

Catherine jumped out of bed, yanked open the door, and shouted angrily, "I know!"

The middle-aged maid said without changing her expression, neither humble nor overbearing: "Please come downstairs to dine."

"I..." Catherine's breath froze, and after being speechless for a moment, she replied dejectedly: "I'll go right away."

"I'm waiting for you." The middle-aged maid bowed.

Accompanied by the middle-aged maid, Catherine walked slowly down the stairs.

Since her return home, Madame Navarre has assigned her a new maid. The maid carried out Madame Navarre's orders to the letter - never letting Miss Catherine out of her sight for a moment.

After arriving at the restaurant, Catherine did not see her mother—only her sister Olivia and her grandfather were at the table.

For some reason, Catherine was a little afraid of her grandfather since she was a child. When Catherine entered the restaurant, she immediately walked to her grandfather and said hello honestly.

Mr. Ola, on the other hand, seemed to have just taken a nap, with a gap between his drooped eyelids exposed. He glanced at Catherine with blurry old eyes, and nodded in muttering.

Catherine took a deep breath, returned to her seat, and asked her sister casually: "Where is mom?"

"Mom is out." Olivia replied in a babyish voice.

"What are you doing out there?"

"have no idea."

Just like Anna thought that Catherine was inferior to herself, Catherine also looked at her sister in the same way. She snorted softly: "Then what do you know?"

"I know-" Olivia deliberately dragged her voice: "She won't let you go out."

Catherine was about to have a seizure when she suddenly remembered that her grandfather was still there. She clutched her fork and glared at her sister fiercely.

Olivia knocked on the cup as if to celebrate victory, took on the posture of the head of the family, and ordered the maid in a milky voice: "Serve the meal, Miss Bethany."

The food was brought to the table on a silver plate. Catherine stirred the reddish liquid on the plate carelessly with a spoon without touching a morsel.

The chef at Navarre Manor cannot be found in the remote and isolated Tiefeng County. The ingredients used in Navarre Manor were even more unavailable to Catherine in the home of the impoverished Captain M.

During her days in Tiefeng County, Catherine dreamed of sumptuous dishes, exquisite meals and tea parties in the small living room every day.

But when she really left the annoying Plato and returned to Hailan's manor, she felt like she had lost interest in everything.

She began to feel bored. The exquisite silver plates, soft beds, and long satin dresses were all very nice, but they were all boring.

Due to the lockdown, Catherine has not attended a dance since returning to Hailan, but she does not feel lost - being the center of attention at the dance does not seem so interesting anymore.

In the dead of night, Catherine would occasionally be horrified to discover that she actually missed the roar of cannons during the Siege of Gevaudan, missed the touch of the wind blowing on her cheeks while riding horses in the open fields, and missed reorganizing mountains of bad debts with Anna. Complete sense of accomplishment...

"Why don't you eat?" Olivia asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Catherine?"

"I'm thinking..." Catherine stirred the clear soup on the plate with a silver spoon and said sadly: "Anna may still be eating brown bread."

Olivia shrank her neck subconsciously.

In today's Navarre Manor, "Anna" is a taboo word, and anyone who mentions Anna Navarre will incur the violent punishment of Mrs. Navarre.

"You, you, you..." Olivia stammered and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said Anna is still eating black bread!" Catherine yelled at everyone, as if she had vomited out all the pent-up emotions in her chest: "And you all think she doesn't exist! Treat her like a dead person!"

All the servants were silent, and Olivia ran out of the restaurant screaming, "I'm going to tell mother!"

Only the sleepy old Mr. Ola slowly raised his drooped eyelids, took a serious look at Catherine for the first time, and then continued to drink the soup with his head down.

"Don't worry," said old Mr. Ola.

At this time, a servant knocked on the door and announced: "Miss Catherine, Lieutenant Don Juan is here to visit."

"Invite him in quickly!" Catherine stood up happily and immediately wanted to leave the table.

But she remembered that her grandfather was still there, so she tentatively looked at him.

"Go." Old Mr. Ola didn't even raise his head.

Catherine got permission and ran out of the restaurant like the wind.

Outside Navarre Manor, Lieutenant Don Juan looked up at the cloudy sky and touched his cheek.

"It's going to rain," he said to himself.

…

[inland sea]

[Red Sulfur Port]

Red Sulfur Port has now replaced Haidong Port and become the new home port of Veneta Inland Sea Fleet.

Lieutenant General Antonio Serbetti, who had just concluded a secret negotiation, walked out of the cabin of the flagship of the Inland Sea Fleet [Glorious] and came to the deck.

He made a decision that may affect the fate of many people, but what consequences this decision will lead to can only be seen in the future.

"It's going to rain," said Admiral Nareshaw, the second man to step on deck.

…

[Monta Republic]

[Steel Castle]

Councilor John Servetus opened the window and looked out from the location of his new office. He had a panoramic view of the city on the south bank of Steel Castle, which was being rebuilt in full swing.

He looked at the sky.

"It is going to rain."

…

[Republic of Plato]

[Hongchuan]

News of the military coup in Guitu City has reached Hongchuan.

The senior officials of the military government have not yet unanimously agreed on the impact that the coup will have. They are even more divided on how to deal with the impact that the coup will have.

The military commissioners from the Palato-United Provinces border requested additional troops for support, but the military commissioners from the north bank of the Jinliu River were unwilling to weaken the defenses along the river;

The capitulation faction began to make insinuations, while the radical young faction shouted that they would launch a preemptive offensive against the United Provinces.

Listening to the never-ending quarrel among his "subordinates" in the conference room, General Arpad Duyomu looked out the window expressionlessly.

"It is going to rain."

…

[Republic of Plato]

[Kings' Castle]

The current Speaker of the Second Republic of Plato, Grove Magnus, has just completed writing a list.

News of the coup in Guitu City has also reached the King's Castle.

After learning of the success of the "allies" in the United Provinces, Grover Magnus immediately began to promote the plan he had already prepared.

After careful consideration, he crossed a name off the list.

"This man is a weakling." He thought: "There is no need to get rid of him for the time being."

The strong wind blew open the windows and rolled the curtains out. The clerk quickly ran into the office and hurriedly closed the window again.

Grover Magnus looked out the window at the overcast sky.

"It is going to rain."

…

[United Provinces Republic]

[Guitu Castle]

[Army Headquarters Auditorium]

A celebration party is being held. Most of the people attending the celebration party are school officers, and there are also a small number of lieutenants.

Colonel Cornelis was delivering a speech: "In the past twenty-nine years, people in the republics have always said in a sarcastic tone that in the Federal Republic of the Provinces, the country does not own the army, but the army owns the country."

Cornelis looked at the excited or eager eyes of the officers in the audience and raised his glass: "Okay! Then let them truly understand the power of the federal provincial army!"

The next moment, the auditorium was filled with cheers.

The vibrations caused by the cheers even spread to the solitary confinement room under the auditorium.

In the solitary room, Brigadier General Barentsz, who was under house arrest, looked at the narrow and gloomy sky outside the iron window.

"It is going to rain."

…

[Tiefeng County]

[Gewardin]

"Borrowed it." Richard Mason held a large pile of files and carefully squeezed through the corridor filled with senior students, trying not to step on anyone's feet: "Borrowed it."

When passing the end of the corridor, "Saber" Seb said in a hoarse voice: "Meng..."

"Be right back!" Before the other party could finish speaking, Mason rushed to answer: "Don't worry, I'll be right back! Are you thirsty? Can I get you something to drink? Or..."

"No need." Saber Saber waved his hand, took a deep look at Mason, and sighed: "It's not easy for you either. During this time... I can't help you."

After hearing this, Mason suddenly felt a little sore in his eyes. He turned to look out the window and said with a smile:

"It is going to rain."

…

[Tiefeng County]

[Pasture on the outskirts of Gevaudan]

"Tulin!" Andrei stationed his horse on the hillside and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Tulin! Where the hell did you go?!"

Tulin, who was sleeping in, was woken up and ran out of the woods in a panic: "Here! Here!"

"You bastard!" Andre yelled, "Where's your horse?"

Tulin was stunned and scratched his head: "In the forest, I let it eat grass."

Andre raised his riding whip in anger, and Tulin shrank in fear.

But the whip did not fall after all - in fact, Tulin knew clearly that as long as he pretended to be afraid, he would not be hit by Lieutenant Cellini's whip.

Andre said viciously: "Lost a horse! I'll give you twenty lashes!"

"Don't worry, my lord." Tulin assured him by patting his chest, and said with a flattering smile: "I know your precious army horses, I serve them more carefully than I serve my mother! This winter is quite difficult, but we can't endure it anyway. It’s over? Not a single horse died! They’re all green now! Don’t worry!”

"Stop talking nonsense." Andre said with a straight face, "Hurry up and gather the horses and take them back to the stables."

"What are you bringing back to the stable?" Turin wondered.

"Are you blind?" Andre pointed to the sky: "It's going to rain! If a horse gets sick from being exposed to the rain, be careful and I'll beat you to death!"

…

[Tiefeng County]

[Blackwater Town]

Bud, who had just inspected the turning green status of the winter wheat at the homeless farm in Blackwater Town in the morning, was galloping towards Wolf Town.

"Lieutenant!" Angelou, who was accompanying him, suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute."

Bader stopped riding, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's going to rain." Angelou caught up and pointed at the sky: "Let's find a place to take shelter from the rain first."

Bud shook his head, cracked his whip and went on the road again: "We'll wait until we get to Wolf Town."

…

[Tiefeng County]

[Shovel Harbor]

"Mr. Alpha" looked at the "militiamen" standing in a crooked queue on the playground with a lax attitude, and his heart was full of gloom.

After the winter came, the Rewardan government was freed up and began to conduct a dragnet-style anti-bandit operation within Tiefeng County - except that it did not send any troops to Shouzigang Town.

As a result, the bandits and robbers who encountered obstacles everywhere fled into Shouzi Harbor. The mayor of Shovel Harbor took the opportunity to recruit them into a militia and handed them over to Mr. Alpha for training.

According to the mayor of Shovel Harbor, these villains who have seen blood are the best sources of soldiers.

However, looking at these so-called "good soldiers" in front of him, Mr. Alpha couldn't help but wonder - could they really deal with Gévaudan's army?

Mr. Alpha looked at the dark clouds on the horizon.

"It is going to rain."

…

[Northwest of Tiefeng County]

[upper reaches of Mirror Lake]

[a bed in the hold of a barge]

"So..." Anna asked curiously: "What happened to Mr. Borso da Este in the end?"

Winters, who was holding a box of drawings and looking through them, asked without raising his head: "Who is Borso da Este?"

Anna kicked Winters lightly: "It's White Eagle."

Winters curled his lips: "Oh...what else can be done? Of course, just do whatever you want."

"What's that like?"

"He is not the mastermind, and I have proved that he was not directly involved in the arson operation. If it is just smuggling, what big deal is it to the White Eagle family?" Winters turned over a page of drawings: "He will be released after being detained for a while. . He is the 'noble' White Eagle, and it is impossible for the Monta people to kill him. Even if I don't provide testimony, the most I will do is cause him some trouble."

When he mentioned "noble", Winters deliberately emphasized his tone.

"That's good." Anna lowered her head and continued to draw lines on the paper: "That's good."

Winters covered his face with a wooden box and said sourly: "Twenty-four skirts really work."

Anna didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She lightly kicked Winters. The latter pretended not to know and continued to flip through the manuscript.

Anna put down the charcoal and drawing paper, propped herself up, climbed to Winters' side, and took away the wooden box from Winters.

Winters wanted to hold on, but didn't dare to use force.

Anna put the wooden box aside and lay in Winters' arms.

She hugged her lover's chest and said softly: "You, you will definitely not order twenty-four sets of skirts just to please me. If it were you - you would only buy one skirt at most, and then use the rest The money for the skirts was exchanged for food and distributed to the hungry..."

"So." Anna drew circles on Winters' chest with her fingertips: "You are cuter."

Winters held Anna in his arms and remained silent.

"Should you also say something that touches me?" Anna joked.

Winters coughed lightly: "I feel like I have sand in my eyes."

Anna smiled lightly, pushed Winters away, and crawled back to the other side of the bed. She said playfully: "Of course, I also like the twenty-four skirts. At least... they are very romantic."

As soon as he finished speaking, Winters jumped off the bed and protested loudly: "It's not that I don't understand romance at all!"

"Oh?" Anna's eyes smiled even more crookedly: "Really?"

The furious Winters strode out of the cabin and came back a short while carrying a large wooden box.

He placed the wooden box heavily on the table, pretending not to care and said: "Originally, I wanted to give you a surprise when I return to Tiefeng County... But forget it, I'll give it to you now."

Anna opened the wooden box, and what came into her eyes were glass vials containing colorful powders. Each vial was labeled, and the vials were carefully separated by wooden boards and pads to prevent them from breaking due to collision with each other.

Lapis lazuli, hematite, stone yellow, sky blue, cinnabar, shell powder... are all pigments.

"When did you buy it?" Anna raised her head and asked Winters.

"When we were in Steel Castle." Winters turned his head and said lightly: "It didn't take much time. I just used all the paints available on the market in Steel Castle..."

Before he finished speaking, Ana had already rushed forward and kissed him.

The kiss lasted for a long time until there was a knock on the door.

Pierre's voice came from outside the door: "Sir, we have arrived at the south bank."

Winters and Anna separated as fast as lightning. Winters quickly tidied up his appearance, walked to the door, and opened the hatch: "Have the men from the Terton Department arrived?"

"Our scouts had an encounter with the Terton sentries." Pierre reported in an orderly manner: "They brought as many draft horses and carriages as you requested. But Taichi did not show up. His son came in his place.”

"Tai Chi didn't show up?" Winters pondered: "I'm afraid there's not peace within the Teldu Department."

"I think so." Pierre nodded.

"The fleet dropped anchor and let the engineering team go ashore and build a temporary dock first." Winters thought for a moment and gave the order: "Choose a team of good men and I will go see Taichi's son in person."

"Yes." Pierre raised his hand in salute, turned and left.

Winters closed the cabin door and turned around. Anna was already waiting for him with her coat.

"I..." Winters didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Go." Anna helped Winters put on his coat, buttoned it carefully, and whispered: "You are not destined to belong to me alone... I have known this for a long time."

Winters nodded, and when he stepped out of the hatch with one boot, he turned around and asked casually: "By the way, where is the hunting suit portrait you painted for me in Qingqiu? It's the one in Hurd's robe... I I didn’t see it in the album.”

"I lost it." Anna replied with a smile.

Winters said nothing, just nodded and strode away.

Outside the cabin, the guards fired three shots, and the flag bearer waved a small flag to convey the order. The fleet, loaded with ordnance and men, dropped anchor in an open water area near the south shore.

The craftsmen accompanying the ship took tools and equipment, took several small boats ashore, and began to build a temporary dock to facilitate unloading.

Winters was also on the boat ashore.

Taichi's eldest son and a group of nobles from the Terdun tribe were waiting for him respectfully.

"I'm back," Winters thought to himself.

…

[The same time Winters stepped onto the south bank of the Ember River]

In Maplestone City, the capital of the New Reclamation Province, another mutiny is taking place.

In essence, the mutiny that took place in Maplestone City was the echo of the "United Provinces April 1st Coup".

However, its bloody level was even worse than the coup that occurred in Guitu City.

After learning about the mutiny in the United Provinces, the "Plato Government Army" originally stationed in Jinghu County immediately set off secretly to return to Maple Stone City and launch a surprise attack on the headquarters of the New Reclamation Army.

With the help of the traitors, the government troops easily captured the gate of Maple Leaf Fort, the headquarters of the New Reclamation Corps.

Heavily armed government soldiers immediately rushed into Maple Leaf Fort and killed any New Reclamation Corps soldiers who did not surrender immediately.

There was the sound of knives and gunfire everywhere in Maple Leaf Fort. The newly revolted land soldiers fought hand to hand with the red-eyed government soldiers, and the screams and wails were endless.

In a spacious office inside Fort Maple Leaf, Major General Kevin J. Adams, commander of the new Corps of Reclamation, was waiting for someone to knock on the door.

The dull sound of footsteps penetrated the wall and came from the corridor.

Without knocking, the door was pushed open directly, and a school officer walked into the office with his head held high - it was Colonel Sarnell, the commander of the government forces stationed in Jinghu County.

Major General Adams nodded, not seeming surprised.

The King's Castle government once sent troops to assist the New Reclamation Corps in resisting the raids by the Teltown tribe. However, after repelling the Teltown raiders, the troops they sent stationed themselves in Jinghu County and have not withdrawn.

The person who followed Colonel Sarnell into the office had a face that was very familiar to Major General Adams.

The Legion Administrator, Colonel Chloe Toriel - he was the one who made Major General Adams curious, but now, all Major General Adams' questions have been answered.

"It turned out to be you." Adams said with relief.

Without waiting for the major general to ask questions, Colonel Chloe took the initiative to give his reasons. He licked his lips and said sincerely: "General, the wavering state of the New Reclamation Army cannot continue. Otherwise, when the war starts again, we will definitely change. Become a victim in the cracks."

"Oh." Adams took a sip of wine.

"The King's Castle government is the legal government of Plato." Chloe hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said helplessly: "This state of division will not last forever. We will eventually have to choose sides, and we have to choose On the side of the victor! What's more... we are too close to the Castle of the Kings, and too far from General Arpad - we actually have no choice!"

"Oh." General Adams took another sip of wine.

Colonel Sarnell glanced at the half-content wine bottle on the table and snorted with disdain. He interrupted Chloe and said coldly: "It seems... you have already accepted the current situation." I have a very clear understanding of the situation.”

Adams ignored Sarnell and poured himself another glass of wine.

"Let your men surrender, and I guarantee that you will retire honorably and continue to enjoy the treatment and pension of a general." Colonel Sarnell chuckled: "You can take all the property you have collected over the years to the Castle of the Kings and become a Rich man. This is not my promise, this is Speaker Grove Magnus's promise."

Adams was silent for a moment and said in a hoarse voice: "My men, after they surrender... don't kill them. You have already won, there is no need to kill anymore."

"Please rest assured." Colonel Sarnell said with a smile: "We guarantee the safety of the prisoners' lives, but their military careers may come to an end. We will also guarantee your safety, you can..."

"Chloe Toriel." Adams stared at Chloe without even looking at Sanelle.

Colonel Chloe felt uncomfortable: "Yes."

"You're a fucking idiot!" Kevin J. Adams slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "Grove Magnus is a traitor! A poisonous snake! A traitor! But you don't know it! It's legal! Government? Damn you! If Grove Magnus wins one day, the Republic of Plato will cease to exist!"

Colonel Chloe was frightened by the violent major general and took half a step back.

Colonel Sarnell stood in front of Chloe, frowned, and faced Adams: "General, I understand your mood. But don't humiliate yourself anymore. Surrender while you can still retain your dignity."

"Surrender? Surrender?! Do you think I am a traitor without bones? You want me to surrender to the poisonous snake who betrayed Plato?" Adams laughed, and his expression suddenly became ferocious:

"dream!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin J. Adams picked up the spring gun from his knees, put the muzzle of the gun into his mouth, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Click."

The machine fell down, the spring wheel rotated, and the fire flashed.

"boom!"

A horrific gash was opened on the back of Major General Adams' head, and red and white goo splattered the wall behind him. Major General Adams' body fell backwards and hit the ground hard.

The officers in the room were shocked, puzzled, and looked at each other. No one expected that this "general sitting on the wall" would choose to commit suicide in such a tragic way.

Colonel Sarnell wiped the blood from his face, remained silent for a moment, then took off his clothes and covered General Adams' mutilated face.

However, Chloe rushed forward as if she had just woken up from a dream, and frantically checked the major general's last vital signs, as if she thought there was still a glimmer of hope for the major general to survive.

But he quickly stopped because Kevin J. Adams was undoubtedly dead.

"He died like a soldier." Saner commented briefly.

Upon hearing Saner's words, Colonel Chloe jumped up suddenly and punched the former in the face.

"Died like a soldier? What the hell do you know?" Colonel Chloe, who was being held back by other officers, shouted angrily: "As soon as Adams died! Every officer in the New Reclamation Corps! Every one! Just... There is a reason for rebellion! Newly reclaimed land! There will be rivers of blood!"

At the same time, a thunder exploded in the sky.

Raindrops as big as peas were thrown at Maple Leaf Castle, Maplestone City, the newly cultivated land, Plato, and every piece of land in the Senas Alliance.

It's raining - no, not just rain, it's the monsoon!

The farmers of Plato have sown the seeds, waiting for them to sprout into new life;

On the other side of the ocean, merchant ships loaded with silk and spices are about to return on it.

The monsoon is coming, bringing precipitation, life and new hope.

(End of this volume)

The Monsoon Scroll is finished with flowers!

[Thank you for your patience and support this year, thank you for reading this story, thank you, thank you, thank you〒▽〒]

[There are no pirates, because I calculated on the pirate side that it shouldn’t be the monsoon season. However, they will not be forgotten, and their stories will be listed separately]