"Holy Fire above."
Courrier murmured, "Seems like we're in trouble."
Judging from her voice, the ferocious and meritorious Seraph seemed to be a little distracted.
Yinluo was taken aback.
She had never heard the Russian girl speak in such a weak tone. Her voice was greatly shaken, as if she had really seen something unbelievable in the embassy.
"Okay."
She answered and then turned to look at the confused and uneasy captives behind her. She swung the axe in her hand a few times and said, "Reason and obedience have saved you for the time being. I will record your timely surrender in the report. It will be an important testimony. Now, stand by here!
Remember, you only have one chance and our tolerance. "
The Russians who had taken off their armor and weapons but were still burly nodded like chicks pecking at rice. They did not have any fierceness and looked extremely weak.
Courrier looked on coldly. She did not complain about Yinluo's impersonation because this guy had done too many outrageous things today. And the problem was obviously not this.
"Follow me."
She pushed away the broken stone pillars and cleared the ruins along the way, revealing the intact structure of the house. Passing through several tall doors, the two shuttled through the main building of the embassy and came to the ambassador's office.
Zhao Yunlong and Lu Shu-jen were guarding inside. There was a pile of documents on the table. Although the two could not understand the tadpole-like Ignis language, they could realize the seriousness of the matter from Courrier's previous wavering.
Yinluo walked quickly to the table and quickly flipped through the things found by Courrier.
"Our ambassador left in a hurry."
Courrier said coldly, "After he saw us, he only had time to destroy the most important documents with the Thermite Incendiary Bomb. After giving the order to attack us, he fled. Although I don't know where he is hiding, the rigid confidentiality methods and careless work habits of the officials of Theocracy have helped."
She pointed at the deformed safe, bookshelves, drawers, and filing cabinets. "I found some clues from the embassy's daily documents."
Yinluo flipped through the documents, and his voice gradually became bewildered. "These …"
Zhao Yunlong frowned. "What does it say?"
Yin Luo's expression gradually changed. She was also like Kuril, her face was filled with disbelief. They pieced together a conjecture from these scattered documents — a conjecture that no one dared to believe.
"These are the daily work reports of the embassy … the recent secret reports."
Yinluo said with difficulty, "The embassy has secretly accumulated an excessive amount of forbidden weapons and equipment over the past few years. Although these are unspoken rules, they are only used as a precaution. Normally, they are locked in the embassy's secret chamber and would never be opened. But in the past few days, Makarov used the excuse of inspecting the equipment to open the secret chamber several times, and received the agreement of several military officers and cultivators …"
"Did he take out those powerful weapons?
The ones he used to deal with us today? "Zhao Yunlong asked." What does this mean?
Maybe the capital is in turmoil these days, and he felt the situation is delicate, so he took out these weapons in advance … "
Chao Po-tao stopped here. She also realized that it did not make sense.
Yin Luo glanced at her, "You've also realized where the problem lies. As the Li Huo Ambassador, if it's just for self-defense, he doesn't have the right to take out such powerful weapons in such a delicate situation. Because to put it bluntly, these things are just psychological comforts. There's almost no need for them to be used. If they are used, it will definitely be a big matter, just like how ordinary people hide bows and crossbows …"
She took out another document. "Look at this. In the past half month, the embassy has received dozens of Lihuo nationals, and the affairs they dealt with were about returning to their country. According to the written records, these Lihuo nationals have left the capital in carriages and went to Mingzhou, and the embassy arranged for them to be sent away. But in another document, the working hours of the cleaners and cultivators have significantly increased, and the consumption of food has also increased …"
"And this one …"
The plethora of tadpole words and the trivial things that Yinluo mentioned made Zhao Yunlong frown. She felt an inexplicable irritation, as if she realized that something was not right.
She reached out and interrupted Yinluo's explanation. "Just get to the conclusion."
"Although this is only some circumstantial evidence, combined with the inexplicable hostile attitude of the ambassador of Lihuo today and his guilty behavior of burning the documents, we can make a bold inference that is absurd but reasonable."
Yinluo glanced at Courrier, took a deep breath, and said with difficulty, "… I suspect that Makarov received some kind of order from Lihuo. The person who sent the order to him seemed to have foreseen the changes in the Imperial City of Earth today, and asked Makarov to cooperate with the execution of some special order."
"For this reason, he opened the secret vault, took out the prohibited weapons, and gathered the secret personnel hidden in all parts of the capital, organized and armed them, and waited for today."
Zhao Yunlong and Lu Shu-jen's expressions changed at the same time.
"What did you say?"
Chao Po-tao finally understood why Courrier looked absent-minded. She took a step forward and said in a low voice, "The emperor chose to take action today, which was extremely abrupt. Even Sun Lang was caught off guard. None of the civil and military officials in the court expected it. How could Lihuo have foreseen it?
This is ridiculous! "
Yinluo sighed. "I can't believe it either. But not only these documents, but also this, and this … These details all indicate one thing — they were prepared."
Lu Shu-jen asked, "What about the direct evidence?
What does Lihuo want to do? "
Yin Luo shook his head. "All direct evidence should have been burned. Makarov's goal and the person behind him, we have no idea. But it's clear that if this guess is true, then this matter will be more turbulent than you and I can imagine …"
They had thought that the emperor directly exposed the destruction of the Imperial Army's production line in the palace, which would inevitably arouse the greed and malice of the four superpowers. But that was after all in the future.
It must be known that the Empire was still powerful. Although it could not produce another Imperial Army, the existing inventory and weapons were still enough to dominate the world. As long as they could help Sun Lang to quickly and steadily pacify the chaos, maintain the order and preserve the strength to the maximum extent, it would be enough to deter the other countries, buy time to breathe, and find the path for the future.
But … what was going on?
If Lihuo had really foreseen the turmoil of Houtu, what did it mean?
They frowned and felt deeply uneasy. Sun Lang did not reveal too much information to them, so they could not analyze and infer more.
"No matter what, this is just a wild guess."
Zhao Yunlong said decisively. "But if this is true, the consequences will be very serious. We must verify this speculation and inform Sun Lang as soon as possible!
If our speculation is correct, today's matter is much more dangerous than we thought … We can't let Sun Lang be kept in the dark. "
Lu Shu-jen said, "Makarov … this is the only living intelligence left. We have to find a way to make him talk."
"First, we have to find him."
Yinluo picked up the blaster on the table. "The resistance in the embassy should be the military officers of the Order. The people Makarov secretly gathered should be the main force of the secret operation. We have to interrogate them first and open the embassy's secret vault to see if we can locate Makarov through tracking equipment …"
She was just about to move when Chao Po-tao raised his hand. "Wait a minute."
Yinluo frowned. "What's wrong?"
"We were talking business just now and didn't tell you immediately. Your action of rushing into the embassy alone was very risky … I understand that you want to do something for Sun Lang to show that you're not just a pretty face, but you have to think about how Sun Lang would feel if something happened to you."
Chao Po-tao said seriously. "I hope this is the last time. You can't take risks on your own, or I will forcibly take you away from the imperial capital. After all, even in the worst case, Sun Lang can fight his way out."
"Are we still going to get tangled up in this?"
Before Yinluo could say anything, Courrier said unhappily, "Achelo has received the most complete holy knight training in the Theocracy. Her combat talent and piloting skills were unanimously praised by the Flame Priests. Her Solar Power Armor is specially made, and with my support and cover, it's enough to deal with any unexpected situation. There's no need to protect her like a porcelain doll. Besides, we still have a Seraph that hasn't been used yet."
Chao Po-tao glared at her, his eyes as sharp as knives. "Don't judge the situation with barbarian standards. This is the Empire. The enemies we face are not necessarily these brittle and thin tin cans and scary fireworks … Do you understand?"
Courrier's tone also became colder. "When this is over, I will let you experience for yourself whether my armor is brittle and thin, and whether my weapons are just scary fireworks. Arrogant imperial people, when will you wake up from the arrogance of the Imperial Army?"
At this moment, talking about the Imperial Army was like adding fuel to the fire.
Zhao Yunlong was infuriated. When he was about to fight back, Yinluo stood between the two of them.
"Are we going to have an internal conflict first?
General Zhao, I understand your kindness, but please don't underestimate me. In terms of martial arts, I am indeed far inferior to you, but with this armor and the Seraph, my combat ability is not bad either. Whether the enemies are holy knights with fire heavy equipment or warriors of the Imperial Army of Houtu, Courrier and I can deal with them easily! "
She said sincerely.
Zhao Yunlong said with a dark face, "What if there are other enemies?"
Yinluo was stunned. "Other enemies?
Who else? "
Hardly had his voice faded away when a few shrieks echoed outside the window, as if a few things were approaching quickly.
"Watch out!"
With Zhao Yunlong's shout, a heavy object smashed through the window, smashed through the wall, and charged into the vast ambassador's office, smashing the exotic furniture and decorations to pieces.
A loud mechanical roar filled the entire room.
Zhao Yunlong and Lu Shu-jen pressed their palms down at the same time. Stellar Energy spread out, dispelling the dust, and revealing everything in the room.
Three large metal eggs had been smashed on the ground, and the sound of metal colliding rang out. These metal objects stood up with two legs, and then their bodies began to crack and deform. They had a pointed head with a searchlight on it, a torso made up of large and small gears, and four slender and flexible arms.
There were also four sharp sabers that gleamed with a cold light.
The rumbling sounds were endless, coming from the surrounding walls. Everyone looked up and saw five steel wheels moving around on the walls and on the dome. The steel wheels were formed by countless steel rings and sharp teeth, and they were driven by a mysterious power. The core of the wheels was sputtering with friction, and a few iron whips with barbs extended out. This was a monster made purely of machinery, and it emitted a sense of terror that made people shudder.
"Clockwork Guard, Blade Reverse Wheel …"
Yinluo was stunned. "These are all weapons of the Country of Acute Jin!
How did they appear? "
Zhao Yunlong held a spear in her hand and looked around vigilantly. She said calmly, "I don't think the Country of Acute Jin found out that the Li Huo Embassy was attacked and extended a helping hand in accordance with the principle of international cooperation … Things are obviously worse. We obviously have to deal with a second country's assault force.
But there's also good news … "
She suddenly leapt up, her spear like a dragon, and thrust it at one of the reverse wheels in the ceiling.
"That's our source of information … there's another one!"
"Do it!"