After dealing with the affairs of the Magic Stone Research Association, Owen left the institute and returned to the royal castle.Since the inner city was the main battlefield of the KPA and Wright's forces, it was heavily damaged.Even if it has been cleaned, you can still find broken houses on the road, as well as bricks and stones on the ground.The flow of people on the street has not yet recovered, and the occasional pedestrian, who sees Owen's escort from a distance, hurriedly bows his head and chooses to avoid it.In contrast, the damage in the outer city was relatively light, and it was lively soon after order was restored.There were even people who celebrated White being pulled from the throne and spoke freely in the tavern.Mainly because of White's previous unpopular behavior, and the implementation of high-pressure policies in Junhui City, such as restricting speech, etc., oppressed many people out of breath.Of course, it doesn't mean that everyone supports Owen as the new king.To tell the truth, many common people did not care who was the king, but only hoped that the new king would not be as belligerent as White, and often forced peasants to fight wars, and imposed harsh taxes.Their wish is actually very simple, they want to fill their stomachs with their families, live in a house that can shelter from the wind and rain, and live a good life in peace.So, what Owen wants to do is already clear, and that is to respond to the expectations of the people.As long as the people can live a better life than before, they will naturally support the new king from the bottom of their hearts.In fact, Owen is already doing just that.During the attack on the royal capital alone, the disciplined People's Army did not sack Junhui City, which won the favor of many civilians.After all, judging from the experience of previous wars, the cities of the defeated side will be looted, and the victims are the vast number of innocent civilians.After dealing with the affairs of the nobles and the royal castle that had colluded with White, Owen also ordered the People's Army to help clean up the dilapidated streets after the war.In the beginning, the people were still very afraid of the KPA, and did not dare to approach, fearing that the soldiers would do something robberlike against them.Later, it was found that the KPA only came to clean up the bricks and rubble on the ground and carry the corpses, and did not do anything bad, and even took the initiative to ask if there were any injured people who needed help.The People's Army's actions have gained the trust of the people, and they have taken the initiative to go out of their homes and work with the soldiers to clean up the streets after the war.Through these events, the residents of Junhui City have greatly changed their opinion of Owen and the People's Army he leads, and they are more and more expecting the new king to govern the kingdom well and let everyone live and work in peace and contentment.Gaining the trust of the people will also help Owen promote reforms and establish a new system in Junhui City in the future.
【Warning!
A group of unidentified individuals is approaching. 】On the way back to the palace castle, Owen's mind suddenly sounded an alpha warning.Almost at the same time, Angelica stepped forward quickly, raised her hand to stop Owen, and said with a wary expression, "There is a situation." ”"Attention everyone!
Get ready for battle!
”Owen gave a decisive order, and his hand also quickly began to condense the fireball magic and compress the volume.Instead of pulling out the magic sword at her waist, Marpel pulled out the revolver that Owen had given him and held it in front of her.His eyes sharpened, and he looked like he was shooting at any time, and when all the bullets were gone, he would change to a sword to fight.The twelve guards who followed quickly formed a defensive formation to protect Owen in the middle, removed the bolt-action rifle from behind his back, and raised it in his hand.At this moment, Owen was extremely confused.White is dead, and the People's Army has also demonstrated its strong military strength in less than a day to capture the royal capital, and there is no need for nobles everywhere to risk it for a dead man.Who is going to kill me?
Is it the second princess of the South?
No, it should be a few days before she receives the news of Junhui City's change of ownership.Moreover, the attack of the enemy during his own departure from the palace castle was clearly premeditated.Owen is really puzzled, is there any potential enemy he doesn't know?
At this moment, a group of black-clad and masked assassins poured out from the surrounding dark alleyways and the rooftops of several low-rise houses, roughly estimated to be more than a dozen people.This outfit is the group of eunuch killers under White?!
No, White is dead, could it be that the Assassins will continue to do things for their masters until they are dead?
No way!
There must be other people behind this.There was no time to think about it so much, Owen threw a burst of flame into the air, which was a distress signal sent to the outside world, hoping that the soldiers patrolling nearby would hurry over to rescue after seeing it.Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In the face of the oncoming enemy, the soldiers took aim and fired, then pulled the bolt back and moved on to shoot the next enemy.Mapel also shot and killed an Assassin who had jumped from the roof.Angelica, who has no gun, can only stay on guard by Owen's side, beware of enemies who may be approaching.After a round of shooting, eight assassins were shot and fell to the ground, but were they killed?
I'll have to check that later.The rest of the Assassins did not rush straight ahead, but ran around to avoid the bullets that came in.The enemy's purpose is clear, that is, to use his own life to consume the five bullets in the bolt-action rifle, and he has brought his fighting style of not being afraid of death to the extreme.Obviously, the other side had learned about the bolt-action rifles equipped by the People's Army from the previous campaign against the royal capital.It didn't take long for a second group of Assassins to emerge from the surroundings, again more than a dozen people.Good guy, how much you want to kill Owen with so many assassins.One of the second group of Assassins was armed with a musket, and that man was standing on the roof, holding a musket and shooting in the direction of Owen.With a thud, buckshot hit the ground at Owen's feet.Fortunately, the enemy only had one musket, and it was a front-loading flintlock pistol copied by White's order, which had poor accuracy, and had to be reloaded with lead bullet after firing a shot.Although they didn't hit Owen, they frightened Marpel and the guards present, and they quickly moved their guns to aim at the gun-wielding assassin, firing a salvo of more than a dozen bullets, killing him through a sieve."
It's not safe here, please come with me."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Angelica grabbed Owen's wrist and moved towards the broken house not far away, intending to protect against enemy bullets.The entire convoy moved with it.Seeing this, the surrounding assassins suddenly launched a desperate attack, trying to stop Owen from hiding.Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Several more Assassins were shot and fell to the ground, leaving few enemies left.However, the enemy's goal was achieved, and most of the bullets in everyone's guns were successfully consumed.When the time came, a third group of Assassins rushed out of a tunnel, and unlike the previous two groups of Assassins, they actually gathered together, as if they were protecting something.Marpel and the guards didn't have time to think about it, so they turned their guns to aim at the crowd of enemies and shoot out all the remaining bullets.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon