Chapter 769: Unnoticed Infiltration
"Are you sure this is where their deal is, Paola?"
"Yes, it's here, Landon. According to the secret intelligence I received, the evil Minister Vashashi is now on this airship, secretly meeting with the largest construct dealer in the entire federation to discuss an evil deal!
We must find a way to sneak into the control room of this airship and turn off the space protection device here. In this way, the reinforcements waiting below can arrive instantly through fixed-point teleportation magic, leaving them no chance to escape!"
On the other side, three people, two men and one woman, dressed in the uniforms of Black Ring Chamber of Commerce staff and acting a little sneakily, were gradually moving towards the control cabin of the airship.
In response to her companion's question, the girl among the three nodded vigorously.
If Avis saw them, he would probably be surprised to find that he was very familiar with these three people.
That was none other than Landon who had returned to the Federation, Princess Paola who had been rescued from the clutches of Prince Altmeri by Landon, and the princess's entourage, the Last Dragonborn.
“Don’t worry. I used the one-time secret prop given to me by the Earl to interfere with the magic furnace of the airship. Within half an hour, the abnormal magic flow will continue to flow in the elemental furnace, making the operation of the entire magic furnace unstable.
This state is very similar to the elemental turbulence that occasionally erupts in the magic furnace, and the best solution is to wait for the turbulence to subside on its own.
Therefore, as long as there are experienced maintenance personnel on the airship, they will make the decision to temporarily suspend the power output of the airship to avoid causing magic disorder and damage to the energy furnace.
This way, the airship will stay over the battlefield longer, and we can buy more time for action."
Gently brushing her long hair, which she had temporarily dyed light silver for disguise, Paola explained the action plan.
"Well...it's not that I don't believe you, but is the thing that the earl gave you really okay?"
After hesitating for a moment, Landon spoke.
After all, there was a precedent. Last time at the summit of the heads of the three empires, Princess Paola opened a box and directly summoned out a being that even Lord Dark Raven was helpless against, and he almost died on the spot.
"It doesn't matter. Count Piers can be trusted. Vashahi is his political enemy. The failure of this transaction will also be of great benefit to him."
Paola's tone softened slightly as she walked lightly in the dark red carpeted corridor of the airship.
"I understand your concerns, Landon, but the last time was really just an accident. My cousin was later proven to be secretly colluding with the Yellow Society, a foreign god cult, and has now been put in magic shackles and sent to prison.
Unless something unexpected happens, he will never see the sunlight again in his lifetime."
"Okay, I get it, Paola, but does this behavior of ours really make sense?"
Landon looked around and spoke in a low voice with some hesitation.
"Even if we succeed in controlling Vashashi, the war in the Black Feather Kingdom will not end. Without him, it will only allow the next 'Vashashi' to take over again..."
As a mid- to high-level member of the Spark organization, Landon has experienced a great deal of intrigue and separation, and even personally led several small and medium-sized local battles.
He is no longer the unknown little boy struggling to survive with his non-blood-related sister, but a character with his own name standing on the federal stage.
But as his horizons gradually broadened, Landon felt unusually confused. He didn't know what he was fighting for.
Even though the Spark Organization's slogan was to overthrow all nobles who oppressed the masses, that all people were born equal and free, and to liberate all civilians on the Yar continent, in reality, from Lanton's observation, their actions were no different from those of other noble lords most of the time.
Even though it was Paola's request this time, he could still vaguely see the exchange of interests among a series of aristocratic groups behind it.
They tried to use Paola as a link to get his help to overthrow their political enemy Vashahi in order to share the cake he left behind.
"Of course it makes sense, Landon. Ever since my father fell ill, the Gray Feather Kingdom has experienced too much turmoil. Whether it is my brothers who covet the throne or those ambitious nobles."
Paola shook her head vigorously, her soft tone filled with determination.
"For their own interests, they wantonly started wars, attacked each other, and even colluded with foreign enemies to invade. But in the end, it was the innocent people who paid the price for their ambitions, lost their property and loved ones, and became refugees.
The people of the kingdom can no longer bear any more disasters. We need to protect their safety and resist the invaders instead of starting more wars within the country.
After we take down Vashahi, our people will take over his position, and the war they are about to start will be temporarily stopped, and millions of people will benefit from it. "
As if she had sensed Landon's inner turmoil, Paola even stopped and looked at Landon seriously with her beautiful green eyes.
"I understand, Langton, that in your eyes, our action is just another power struggle among the nobles.
Even if we succeed, we can only delay the war a little bit. The nobles who succeeded in taking power will still continue to try to find ways to provoke war.
But often, changes and turning points occur precisely during this period. We can do our best to calm down internal struggles and then unite to fight external enemies.
Even if we fail in the end, the war still breaks out. But Lanton, every day we postpone the war, those innocent civilians can live one more day, breathe one more day of air, and see one more day of sun.
We are not only buying time for ourselves, we are buying their lives!"
"...Okay, you convinced me, Paola. I was just a little confused. You're right. Our actions and choices affect more than just what we see in front of us."
Listening to the girl's serious words, Landon nodded as if he understood something.
"But we have stayed here for a long time. Will we be discovered?"
"Rivers?"
Hearing this, Paola looked at the player follower beside him.
"According to my perception, there are no guards or surveillance spell structures nearby, Your Highness Paola."
The last dragon descendant, who had remained silent until then, looked around, a faint green light flashed in his eyes, and then he reported.
"Don't worry. This stranger follower of mine has a special perception ability and is extremely keen in monitoring his existence. Even if the spy is a seventh-level being or above, he cannot escape his sensing."
Speaking of the last dragonborn, Paola looked somewhat proud.
"Okay, let's go, be careful not to get discovered."
After secretly asking Lord Dark Raven in his heart and getting the same answer, Lanton was temporarily relieved.
"Don't be too nervous. There are no high-level guards here. The personal strength of Vashashi and the person in charge of the Black Ring Chamber of Commerce here is also average. We just need to sneak into the control room as planned and then forcefully close the space confinement array as soon as possible."
Princess Paola nodded and spoke confidently.
"No one will find us. Even if someone approaches unexpectedly, Rivers will be able to find us immediately, right?"
"Oh... Of course, you are right, Your Highness Paola."
In response to the princess's question, the Last Dragonborn glanced at the side of the panel and saw the number of online viewers in the live broadcast room was over 100,000. He suddenly felt a little guilty for some reason.
(End of this chapter)
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