"The frontline is defeated! The coalition forces are destroyed, and the evil Winster invaders are marching towards the city of Tarosos!"

"Evil has defeated the victory, and the free and equal Osa are about to be ruled by the **! This is a dark hour!"

"Great sun god, I pray that you will surrender the power to protect your pious people! Our city is about to be conquered, and the free Tarosos will soon cease to exist..."

"..."

When the terrible news of the defeat was passed back to the city-state of Tarosos, the whole city fell into panic. At the joints, citizens could be heard talking about it with anxiety. In the temples in the city, the sun gods in gray robes The priests prayed in front of the statues and sacrificed animals all day long, trying to repel the powerful Winster army through the gods, but their actions were futile, because the Winster expeditionary army led by Charles was still moving towards this prosperous one. As the city advances, they are full of spirits, as if they can step on anything under their feet.

As the Winster Expeditionary Army got closer and closer to the city of Tarosos, the residents of the city became more anxious and panic. Those citizens belonging to the wealthy class began to pack their homes and escaped before the gates were closed. In this city, only one household and two households did this at first. Over time, more and more people followed suit, but their actions were quickly discovered by people. Angry citizens blocked their homes and closed the city gates. Encircled heavily and caught anyone who tried to escape from the city. They were so excited that they almost killed those who were arrested. If it weren’t for the city defense forces to stop them in time, I’m afraid there would be a big deal here before the arrival of Winster’s army. The scale of the turmoil.

At the same time, the assembly of the city-state of Tarosos also convened an emergency meeting to discuss together how to deal with the approaching enemy. Every member of the council at the meeting was very clear that the general city-state could not be counted on, and they might also Panic because of the collapse of the army, not to mention, the general city-state is behind them, even if it is to be finished, they will be the first to die.

In fear of the strength of the Winster Expeditionary Army, the parliamentarians also began to regret why they wanted to join the war of the general city state. Although they have fulfilled the two countries' covenant with good faith, now a catastrophe is imminent and their integrity is also There is no way to restore the decline, unless there is a righteous power willing to take action to prevent the Winsters from continuing to attack, but this is obviously impossible.

This emergency meeting lasted for an afternoon. During the meeting, the venue was as noisy as a vegetable market. The elegant and noble parliamentarians in the eyes of outsiders also ignored their image at this time, and rolled up their sleeves and had different opinions. The contestants were red-faced. If it were not for the head of the parliament on the high platform to slap the table hoarsely and loudly to maintain order, they might have to directly rush to the seat and fight each other. Even so, there are still many parliamentarians who are sitting next to each other pushing each other. He sprayed his face with saliva.

Until the end of the meeting, the parliamentarians did not argue for a reason. Seeing that it was getting late, the president of the parliament announced adjournment loudly. They had to gasp, stare at each other unconvincingly, and leave in an orderly manner. Seeing the parliamentarians who had left the meeting, the elderly parliamentarian sighed helplessly, stood up slowly, declined the support of the clerks, walked down the high platform slowly, and walked out of the building behind the parliamentarians.

The seat of the council of the city-state of Tarosos is the tallest building in the entire city. It was originally the palace of the Kingdom of Tarosos hundreds of years ago, but after the people’s uprising overthrew the ruthless king, this former palace was also It became the seat of the parliament of the city-state republic, the most sacred place in the entire city-state.

"Oh." Looking at the pedestrians on the street and the tall mountains in the distance, the head of parliament couldn't help but sighed, and then he lifted his foot down the stairs, but at this moment, a voice rang from behind him. , Making him stop subconsciously.

"President Kirkland, what are you sighing?"

The councillor turned his head to look at the speaker, who also had white sideburns, and the wrinkles on his face were as uneven as mountains.

"Predard? Why are you here?" He asked in surprise.

"Our city-state is about to die. How can I stay in the temple with peace of mind." The person who was replaced as Predal replied. Turning his head to look at each other, motioning for the latter to follow.

After the President Kirkland followed up, he continued: "Now the city is in chaos, and even the temple cannot calm the fear of the people. If we want to avoid the same end as the Kingdom of Luctus, there is only one way, and Like the Catonitas, they took the initiative to surrender to the Winsters. Only by doing so can we protect our country from complete destruction."

"However, doing this our council is likely to become a puppet of the Winsters, and the lessons of the Cattonitas are still in sight." The old council chief shook his head, disapproving the high priest's statement. It’s no wonder that the starting point of the two of them was originally different. As the head of parliament, Arthur Kirkland’s idea was to try to keep this city-state and prevent the Winsters from turning the entire city-state into puppets; and the high priest René Preda You only need to keep his position as high priest to be able to flourish in this city-state that believes in the sun god, and no matter who rules it, it will not change.

However, the high priest didn’t know that if the Winsters insisted on changing their faith in the city, he, the high priest, would be the first to be unlucky, even if the residents of the city opposed it, in front of the Winster army. , These objections are pale and feeble.

"My dear Kirkland, if we continue to resist and wait for the Winsters to break through the city, all of us will be killed, and then the councillors in the building behind us will also be replaced by people from the Kingdom of Winster~www .lightnovelpub.net~Instead of that, it’s better to keep a life and fight against the forces of the Winsters in Parliament."

"I also understand this truth, but..." The old parliament said halfway through his long speech, and did not go on, but turned into a long sigh. Even if he didn't say the rest, the high priest would be able to understand what he meant. What happened in Parliament today, surrendering to the Winsters is likely to be opposed by the MPs, and then there will be a complete silence.

At this moment, they both finished walking the stairs. The old councillor glanced at the carriage stopped not far away, then glanced at the old friend beside him, and said: "Predal, the expedition of the Winsters There are only two days left for the army to leave this city. If you decide to stay in the city in the end, I hope that after the city is broken, you will converge my body and bury it on the Suryibe Mountain."

"You..." The high priest looked at his friend in shock. He didn't understand what the other person meant. He only hesitated for a while before nodding slowly, and said: "I understand, I will do this. , Arthur."

Upon hearing this, the old councillor showed a satisfied smile, and then walked slowly to his carriage.

Looking at the old friend's back, the high priest added silently: "I hope that there won't be that opportunity."