"Think about it carefully. If you see such a lovely girl on the battlefield, will you shoot? No, you will hesitate, and then you will be killed by her."
"You said... [Everyone knows about the Pure White Flame, so they will only target her when they see her]? That's another matter, don't interrupt me."
"For example, Perlis is so cute, and people who see her will definitely be more willing to help her. If you see a cute beautiful girl, would you not want to help her?"
"Shut up and don't mention Aloi Aziz to me again. If he dares to propose to Perlis again, I swear I will kill him to vent my hatred."
"In short, Perlis's cuteness is an indisputable fact, and it is also one of her most powerful weapons..."
"So, what she should do is..."
"Carly? Are you and Pace secretly slandering me...?"
"Ah! My lovely little white flower! Come and rub your face with me! I haven't kissed you yet today! Come quickly——"
"Eh? Hey! Wait, you didn't wipe your mouth, no! Ugh——"
【The recording ends.】
Excerpt from: Carly Fellowes [Audio Memo #76]
[Character Portrait] Perlis Hafgard
[Map Ver ] The Admir
[Region/Country Ver ] Thebite Alliance
Thebite, the "Haunter of the Ten Thousand-foot Mountain"
Since the pre-era, Thebite has been a general term for a region. Here, the pre-era government of Admayr seems to have set up a large number of bunkers and military bases. However, due to the high and undulating terrain of the Thebite area, most of these facilities are still buried and have not been found. The Thebite Front is needle-shaped, and the reason for its formation is unknown. The strange climate of the western area and high altitude areas is cold, and the eastern area and low altitude areas are hot, which creates the strange landscape of Thebite Front "one side is covered with snow, and the other side is scorching hot". Although warlords are divided, generally speaking, during the chaotic period of Thebite, the forces were divided by the cold and hot dividing line.
The warlord force at the top of Peak Thebite is the [Monark] family from the old aristocratic period. Long-term experience in the ice and snow has made the family members as strong as steel. Their logo is a [snow sculpture with spread wings]. During the Thebite Civil War, they once held an extremely powerful advantage.
The warlord forces below the hot and cold border are in great disarray, mostly refugees and mercenaries lurking in the pre-era bunkers. Compared to the Monarch family with an army on the peak, they are not worth mentioning.
Thebit experienced an extremely long period of civil war. Due to its mountainous location and rich resources, the state of warlords' infighting continued until after the College War. This also allowed Thebit to retain its strength during the College War (because it was still in a civil war...), and was not affected by the loss of control of the Tower of Babel, but most people saw the tragedy of the College War in the mountains.
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"I saw the red light coming from the other side of the sky, splitting the continent apart."
----Mikhail "Iron Lord" Irenfono
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Today's "Iron Lord" Mikhail Irenfono witnessed the destructive power of the Tower of Babel on the top of the snowy peak. He watched the huge red light directly destroy the [World Alliance] assembled on the Grau Yad Wasteland. This powerful destructive force overturned his cognition. Mikhail realized that even unity could not really fight such a powerful enemy, but if unification was not completed and power was not formed, then Akademi would always form hegemony. The obsession with "unity" made Mikhail gradually become paranoid, but it also made him invincible like a divine revelation. In the end, Mikhail completed the rule of the Thebite region, cleared all warlords, seized the snowy peak controlled by the [Monark] family, and finally formed a [unified government] standing on the top of the mountain.
Thebite's military strength is second only to Academi, which has the large-scale killing weapon "Tower of Babel". Its main weapon is the "Fortress" series of giant armor. This kind of individual equipment is famous for its exoskeleton and heavy armor. Its powerful crushing force is basically unmatched by weapons other than factor technology. The unified government of Thebite has tens of thousands of such armors, and is ready to fight at any time due to the rich resources in the mountainous areas. This is the army under Mikhail's command [The Infinity Iron Legion].
Thebite has been planning to rebel for a long time, and the main reason why it has not been attacked by Academe is its mountainous terrain. Once Academe starts to attack Peak Thebite, it will inevitably fall into a long and bitter battle in the [Iceland of Buried Bones], and Academe will inevitably lose its deterrent power.
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"The total size of the army of the Monarch family during the Thebite Civil War was greater than the total size of the army of all warlords on the hot and cold dividing line. So, what exactly caused the Monarch family to lose the Snow Peak?"
"The only explanation is that the Monarch family voluntarily gave up the Snow Peak. No, Pace, listen to me, I am not discrediting the will passed down by the Monarch family. It's just... maybe two people finally realized the absurdity of the civil war and the threat of Academi."
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After a brutal purge, members of the Monarch family now only have a partial presence in Loton, a trading hub at the foot of Mount Thebit. Even though the family no longer has military power, it is still one of the more important forces in Thebit.
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"The City of Clock Towers and Mist and Rain" Lorton
During the warlords' melee, Loton was just a small town at the foot of Mount Thebite that accepted exiles. After the formation of a unified government, it gradually developed into a foreign trade city in the Thebite region and gradually became wealthy.
Trade with the Kingdom of was very frequent, and the architectural style of Loton was mostly influenced by the merchants who had been traveling here for a long time, resulting in the emergence of typical buildings such as the clock tower.
Most of the sky in Loton is covered by the Thebite Peak, and the city is often covered by fog and misty rain. It is a favorite place for bards and painters. The clock tower, the ancient stone brick street, and the vehicles driven by the energy of the element, the collision of the ancient and the modern are vividly displayed here.
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Charon the Eye of Akademi
According to the Academian Treaty, after the Academy War, Academie set up a special zone on the Charon Plain outside Thebite. In name, it was a regional peacekeeping force and a means of promoting national exchanges, but in reality, it was a means of controlling the country. A large number of Academie troops were stationed there.
Although Thebite did not participate in the Academy War, it was forced to sit at the negotiation table and sign the agreement with all other defeated countries. This was very helpless for Iron Lord Mikhail, but after recognizing the destructive power of the Tower of Babel, all this was a necessary compromise.
8) Wilkin's Rain (Part 6)
After a stroll in the back garden, Carly helped Perlis back to the mansion, called Pace, and the three of them had lunch together.
However, Pace seemed a little concerned about the quality of the lunch...
"Ms. Carly, do you usually eat this...?"
Pace looked at the heated sandwich in his hand and felt a little embarrassed.
On the huge dining table, there were only a pile of heated sandwiches and a simple bowl of vegetable soup.
"Isn't it a bit unkind to yourself..."
"It's none of your business," Carly looked at Pace with disdain, "You're just a softie. Eat whatever you want."
"Forehead.."
Pace felt helpless, but he didn't seem to know what to say, so he could only bite the bullet and eat the sandwich.
The sandwich tasted terrible, and it looked like junk food that was produced on an assembly line and could be eaten directly after being heated.
It seems that Carly Fellowes does not pay much attention to her daily diet.
While Pace was staring blankly at the unpalatable sandwich, Perlis also started to complain:
"Carly.. this is really not very tasty..."
Pearlis looked at the hardened sandwich in her hand and felt a little embarrassed.
"Hmm...how come the food is even worse than that in Wanren Mountain..."
“Ah… yes… is that so…”
Hearing Perlis's complaint, Carly looked extremely shocked. She lowered her head and thought for a moment:
"Well...after all, I usually eat casually...I don't go out much...so I just eat casually..."
As if she had come to some conclusion, Carly suddenly stood up from her seat, startling Perlis:
"sorry!"
Carly gave a standard bow and lowered her head to Pearlis.
"I was wrong! Your Majesty, Little White Flower! I will reflect on this from now on!"
"Hey..hey..it shouldn't be that serious..."
Perlis looked at Carly with an extremely speechless expression, Perlis was sweating.
"I..I just said it casually..."
"When you're better, I'll take you to the food court in the city to get some delicious food!" Carly raised her head and said very seriously, "You've been eating barbarian food for so long, I should have thought of this earlier!"
"Hey..." The only Thebiter present looked hurt, "Are you polite..."
This inexplicable food problem ended in such an inexplicable situation, and there seemed to be no other victims except Pace.
Then, Carly changed into an extremely serious look, and the topic of discussion at the dinner table became serious.
First of all, regarding the changes in the world situation after the War of Reconquest of Charon, the Academian Federation abruptly used the [Tower of Babel] to end the war, which obviously made the countries of the world fall into the shadow of the [Academy War] period more than ten years ago. There were more and more condemnations against the Federation, but the [Academy] hardly responded at all.
Secondly, Perlis learned that the Iron Lord Mikhail Irenfono had officially declared war on the Federation. At this time, the Wanren Mountain was entangled in a blizzard, but the break in the blizzard would come within a month, and at that time, the Infinite Iron Legion would begin to march south, cross the Dragon Vein River, and fight against the Federation's neighbor, the Dila Empire.
"As for the reason why the Iron Lord declared war, it was because a [Blade of the Tower of Babel] broke into the Iron Fortress," Carly said, looking gently at Perlis, "He received very strong public support, and used it to provoke a war."
"Hmm..." Perlis looked like she had done something wrong.
"Pfft, it's not your fault," Carly gently touched Perlis's head, "In my opinion, the series of events including the [Charon Rebellion] launched by Aleph Stro and Ivar's trip to Wanren Mountain were all planned by the Iron Lord in order to obtain a legitimate reason for war."
"Huh? What you mean is..."
"In other words, if you had not shown up at the banquet at the Iron Fortress, Ivar would have done what you would have done."
Carly smiled disdainfully, with a cold light flashing in her ice-blue eyes.
"That fence-sitter... I'm afraid the Iron Lord asked him to disrupt the banquet in the identity of [Blade of Babel] in order to create a legitimate motive for declaring war..."
Hearing Carly's speculation, Perlis' eyes suddenly widened:
"Is it possible... could it be..."
"The rumors about the corruption of the Iron Fortress regime in recent years are probably the Iron Lord's attempt to create a tool that all Thebits can hate, so that he can unify people's hearts when necessary..."
“Could it be…?”
"You guessed it right," Carly looked directly at the shocked Perlis and smiled cruelly, "This [tool] is Venia Irenforno."
With Carly's guidance, everything became clear.
Yeah... doesn't this all make sense?
Why would the always ruthless and ambitious Iron Lord Mikhail Irenfono allow his son to hold such a decadent and wasteful banquet in the Iron Fortress?
It was not until now that Perlis finally understood his motives.
He wanted to portray Venia as a being hated by all the lords on Wanren Mountain, a representative of a corrupt regime.
Afterwards, he asked all the lords to gather at the banquet to witness with their own eyes Venia Irenfono being killed by the [Blade of Babel] from the Federation.
That was why Ivar appeared in Thebit. He was ordered by the Iron Lord to kill Venia.
According to the original plan, after Ivar killed Venia and escaped, Mikhail himself would appear at the banquet and use the killing of Venia by the [Blade of Babel] as a legitimate reason to declare war on the Federation.
In this way, the death of Venia, who represents "corruption", can not only purify the lords' loyalty to the Iron Fortress regime, but also allow Mikhail to get rid of his useless son.
Thinking of this, Perlis couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.
[Iron Lord] Mikhail Irenfono, he probably no longer possesses the so-called "emotions" in the common sense.
The motivation for all his actions was probably the proverb that the people of Thebit often said:
"For the sake of unity (Thebite)..."
And what about Perlis? Perlis just appeared in the right place at the right time and almost became a scapegoat for Venia Irenforno.
Perlis sighed a little tiredly. The game of these high-ranking people was indeed not something she could easily understand.
Just as Perlis was feeling dejected, a bell rang.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
"Ah, wait a minute," Carly pulled a terminal out of her pocket and pressed the answer button, "Hello?"
The person on the other end of the line just opened his mouth when Carly ruthlessly hung up.
"Uh, Carly, who is that?" Perlis was a little surprised at Carly's quick action. She is not usually like this.
