When the light of dawn crossed the city walls and entered the inner city of the royal capital, the corners of the streets and alleys were filled with onlookers.

Glow City has never been more lively than it is today.

Unlike the auction, which only had the participation of wealthy merchants and nobles, this was a "carnival" for all the city's citizens. They had no intersection with the upper class bigwigs, even if they were entry-level knights of the nobility, they were unattainable in the eyes of everyone. Now they had the opportunity to witness a change of power at the top, especially as they followed Earl Quinn's team as they slowly advanced, and they even had the illusion that they were pushing the tide.

Today, the talk of "rebellion" has gradually disappeared, and it has been replaced by "fighting for the king"!

Who is the new master of Dawn will be given a clear answer after this war.

"It seems that your fame and reputation are extraordinary in the minds of everyone," said Hill Fawkes, riding alongside the Count, "I thought that it would be until you took possession of the castle district that public opinion would change. ”

"Probably because I have reorganized the patrol team and dealt with the internal affairs of the royal capital for half my life. The old earl sighed, "This is also the news you gathered when you ran the circus?"

Despite the fact that the other party was only a commoner without a knighthood, and the status of the acrobatic troupe performer was much lower than that of the free people, Hofford did not dare to despise the other party at all. According to Andrea, he is the agent that the King of the Grey Keep has been installed in Glowlight City, and his status is half a cut higher than that of the ambassador Joko. After Yoko evacuated, Hill not only did not leave, but instead ran several acrobatic troupes, and spread his eyes and ears to the streets and alleys of the city without revealing his identity. In the face of someone who is both capable and deeply trusted by Roland, even if he is a noble earl, he must show basic respect.

What's more, he still needs the help of the other party at this moment.

"The will of the people is very important, my lord. Hill nodded, "In the eyes of the great nobles, they may be just a plate of inconspicuous loose sand, or a lamb that provides taxes, but sometimes the sand can break its teeth, and the lamb can kill the herdsman." If this had happened in Neverwinter, I think it would have turned out very differently. ”

"What do you think will happen?" said Count Tokat curiously, riding on the other side of the former Prime Minister.

"As long as there is a hint of this, and it doesn't take your Majesty's hands to do it, the people will already report the plotters to the town hall," Hill smiled slightly.

"Hill...... Sir," Otto Loshi's friend Oro Tokat coughed twice and pointed behind him, "Did you find the rat that followed our team?"

"I happen to have a little friendship with their leader," said Ciel, "well, so that our momentum is much greater. ”

That's right, the old earl thought to himself, after more than a thousand rats changed into the leather armor provided by the "Black Money" Chamber of Commerce, they actually looked decent at first glance, otherwise relying on the forty or so transcendent warriors and his and Tokat Earl's attendants were indeed a little thin. But rats are rats after all, in addition to being useless at all, he is a dignified nobleman, but he has to accompany the rats in the black street, which feels quite uncomfortable.

In addition, they are also known for their double-faced and sky-high asking prices, and God knows what kind of agreement Hill reached with the other party.

"Aren't you worried about this gang mutiny on the spot?" Oro obviously couldn't hold back the words in his heart, "You must know that betrayal is a common occurrence for them. ”

"It also depends on what the chips are. Hill looked at Earl Quinn, "In your name, I promise them the status of a freedman - if you succeed in becoming the Lord of Dawn, they will be able to say goodbye to their precarious life and become citizens of Radiant City under your protection. ”

Hoford couldn't help frowning, "While it is true that rats are hated and spurned by most people, it is poverty and hunger that really degenerate them, not the approval of others. Even if I absolve them of their past sins, if this cannot be fundamentally changed, then the identity given will be meaningless, and sooner or later they will turn into rats again. ”

"Since these people are willing to go on such a trip for the sake of identity, it means that they are not stupid or lazy, and what they lack may be just an opportunity. "As for the cause of the Fall...... Rest assured, when His Majesty's emissary arrives again, you'll find that there will never be a shortage of jobs to make ends meet in Glow City. You don't need to keep them all the time – because they will feed themselves then. ”

Passing through the market area, the mighty procession entered the Boulevard of the Rising Sun, and the walls of the castle district were close in sight.

Behind the stone wall is the place where the Moa family has lived for generations.

Looking at the palace and tower illuminated by the morning light, Hoford suddenly became a little nervous - he had been in the position of Prime Minister for more than ten years, and he had already experienced too many twists and turns, except for the discovery that his daughter was a witch and the death of Fenahie, it was difficult for him to have anything to make his heart fluctuate. And today, by chance, he stood in front of a completely new field.

Even if the driving force behind it is the king of the Grey Keep, even if he is only a titular contender, as long as he goes further, the Quinn family will reach the pinnacle of nobility - become the royal family in charge of a country!

Although he violated the admonition of his ancestors, he made it possible for the family to break the chrysalis and turn into a butterfly.

In such a complicated mood, the old earl couldn't help but ask, "Let my daughter also participate in this battle...... Does it really matter?"

"Of course, you may not know that Andrea is no longer the noble lady she used to be without your protection. She is now a brilliant battle witch, and she fired the first shot of this siege. Hill smiled, "Prepare yourself, and then make a final offensive speech - not to the transcendent warriors and rats, but to the vast crowd that has accompanied us here." Tell them that a new era of dawn is coming. ”

......

Andrea stood on the top floor of the bell tower, facing the wind.

It is the only place in the inner city that overlooks the stone walls of the palace, and the distance between the two is a thousand steps away. From afar, the magnificent palace seems to be surrounded by arms, and the busy figures inside are like inconspicuous ants.

It's an absolutely safe distance for the castle district. Even a heavy stone thrower cannot threaten the stone wall here.

And here she will be, opening a gap for the besieging Witches of Divine Punishment.

At that moment, a red firework shot into the sky above the Rising Sun Avenue - it was the signal that the battle had begun.

She removed the bolt-action rifle that Miss Anna had made for her, pressed the ten-round magazine into her chamber, then opened the scope and raised the barrel.

A knight in full-body armor came into view.

Andrea took a deep breath and activated the magic in her body—a wonderful sensation that seemed to turn into a pair of large, gentle hands that gently supported her arms, elbows, and fingers. Under such a wrap, she felt that she had entered a mysterious realm, which was both solid as a rock and as light as a feather.

The former kept the weapon in her hand still, while the latter made her a part of the wind, swaying gently with the air flowing across her cheeks. When the two became one, Andrea pulled the trigger -

The high-speed spinning bullet carried a roar and high heat out of the chamber, and under the traction of the wind and the earth, it fell straight towards the stone wall!