As the propellers turned, a huge roar came from the sky. The iron-gray airships were suspended in the sky like huge whales, and the muzzles of the guns at the bottom of the airships were aimed at Hopeland.
The loud broadcast echoed in the sky.
"I declare that all forces within the city must cease fighting and open the city gates. Executives from all major chambers of commerce and industry guilds must stand by outside the city. Effective immediately, the Alliance Headquarters will take control of Hopeland."
"If you disobey, the Alliance's airships will attack directly."
Is it not Tisiphone this time, but the headquarters that takes over directly? Loran Hill thought.
But if she attacks at this moment, the nature of the situation will be completely different, as it means that Carites will directly confront the alliance.
Previously, it could be said that this was an internal conflict within Hopeland, and after the incident, the headquarters was reluctant to intervene forcefully. But now the headquarters has directly sent an airship over. If a fight breaks out, it will be like facing the entire country alone.
Another question is what the current situation of the alliance headquarters is. Is it completely controlled by that organization, or is it only partially affected by the settlement?
Inside Anemyi's house, Noyce finally walked out of the study. Looking at the airship and the logo in the sky, a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He had finally waited for it.
"What now, Miss?"
Outside the carriage, several guard captains came over and asked for instructions.
"Withdraw first, stop fighting, and keep your troops in place."
"yes!"
Then the sounds of fighting in Anemyne gradually stopped, and the people from the Carites Chamber of Commerce temporarily withdrew.
The leader on the airship smiled with satisfaction when he saw Carites stop fighting. He was wearing a golden robe with the frost rose symbol on his chest.
However, the Carites Chamber of Commerce and the Helis family did not act according to their announcement. The gates of Hopeland City remained closed, and the top leaders and leaders of the Chamber of Commerce still did not show up for dialogue.
"Just sit here like this, Lacey?" Looking at the sky outside the window, Melu asked with some concern.
"Well, going out to talk now won't lead to any good results."
"At the negotiation table, the weaker party is always wrong no matter what they say and will not be treated fairly."
Loran Hill answered, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. The evening sea breeze blew in from the car window, and a few strands of hair swayed gently in the air. On her graceful neck, her fair and beautiful face was so fair that when she looked so closely, she could even see the soft hair on her face.
Very cute, Melu thought. Even though she had seen the girl's fighting posture yesterday, looking at her now, with her face illuminated by the setting sun, she still felt a kind of cuteness and beauty that could not be associated with strength. It was as if she was born with an aura that made people feel peaceful and calm.
"Thank you, Lacey." Melu said.
"Hmm?" Loran Hill was a little puzzled. He slightly widened his blue, transparent eyes and looked at Melu.
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, the Helis family would be torn apart now, and perhaps wouldn't exist anymore."
"As for this matter...I'm just trying to find a good ally for Charites. It's hardly selfless."
"Hehe..." Melu covered her mouth and smiled at Roland Hill, then nodded.
"Yeah, I know."
What did she know, Loran Hill thought, a little puzzled. At this time, the airship in the sky was getting a little anxious. A beam of light shot towards the coast in a demonstrative manner, creating a small crater.
"Here I come."
"What's coming?" Meilu asked in confusion.
On the golden sea under the setting sun, the rosy clouds filled the sky, and white lines appeared on the sea, covering the entire sea area. Bursts of sound came from the wind, coming from far away.
Before everyone on the airship could react, a sky full of blue leaped out from the sea. Countless scales reflected the light in the setting sun, and water droplets like rain floated in the air, followed by the sound of flapping wings that covered the sky.
Blue fish spread their translucent white fins and flew into the sky. These fish were half a person's height. Compared with ordinary fish, their fins were extremely wide and spread out like wings, allowing them to soar flexibly in the sky.
As the water droplets fell, about 4,000 to 5,000 flying fish leaped into the sky, reaching the same height as the airship or even higher.
"What are these?"
The mages on the airship looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they didn't see the other party's operator, only that old rival could produce such a large-scale blue-scale flying fish, all of which were above Sequence 2.
That is the Hinamei Kingdom, which excels in transforming and raising magical beasts, and is also the Hinayue Council, another branch of the Land of Oz.
These blue-scaled flying fish directly surrounded the airship, and the light blue magic gathered on their fins, embellishing the evening sky like stars.
Just as these mages were feeling uneasy and hesitant, several long and powerful roars came from afar.
In the western sky, where the sun sets, several black spots began to appear in everyone's eyes.
When it flew closer, people could see clearly that these giant beasts in the sky looked like dragons but were not. They had broad fleshy wings and two heads in front of them, one was a lion's head and the other was a sheep's head. The lion's head had golden mane, while the sheep's head and horns were black. The flesh on their strong bodies was clearly visible.
It has four claws under its body and a long snake at its tail. The snake has purple scales on its body, its head is sticking out its tongue, and its face looks extremely ferocious.
"That's the Chimera of the Hinayue Council." An elderly wizard walked out from behind and looked at the seven giant beasts that kept flying closer. Each Chimera could hold more than 20 people on its back, and its wingspan was nearly 100 meters.
"The Young Moon Council relied on Chimera to defeat the Full Moon Council and the Half Moon Council and unify the Southern Islands. Later, it united with the Cranberry Principality to become the current Young Berry Kingdom."
"These behemoths are all Sequence 6 and above. They are as powerful as dragons and more likely to reproduce than dragons. It can be said that it is precisely because of these behemoths that they can compete with us.
"Should we open fire?" asked a mage.
The old master pondered for a while before speaking.
"Don't move for now, wait for them to come over."
"It seems that Hopeland and the others are preparing to intervene. It is not our turn to decide whether to go to war with the Hinazuki Council now."
"After all, if a real fight breaks out, it will only lead to internal friction and make the Green Empire a laughing stock."
Seven giant winged beasts kept approaching, and one of the airships in the sky also moved forward and, together with one of the Chimeras, slowly landed on the hillside outside the city.
At this time, the gates of Hopeland were opened, two teams of purple riders led the way, and a carriage decorated with purple wood drove out of the city. The three parties gathered together and prepared to negotiate.
The outcome of the negotiations will ultimately determine the future of Hopeland and the western part of the Virga Alliance, putting an end to the conflicts and events of the past few months.
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