Chapter 671


    Sol had never been afraid of wars.


    Neither had James.


    However, he knew that war would only bring suffering to themon folk.


    He was an advocate for peace. He would dly resort to other means if war could be averted. Even


    though the Southern ins City had fallen to the allied forces of the twenty–eight nations, James did


    not act impulsively. He did not mobilize his troops to retake the lost territories. Instead, he opted to


    thoroughly investigate the matter. He wanted to know the chain of events that led to the incident. He did


    not wish to be used as a mere pawn.


    To get to the bottom of the incident, they would first have to know the background of the deceased and


    whether their visit to Sol was a mere coincidence or arranged for by someone behind the scenes.


    At this moment, the ck Dragon army was unable to cross into other countries to investigate.


    Therefore, this responsibility fell on the assassins.


    They were experienced assassins who roamed the world. Besides, they had the means to enter a


    country via illegal means. They had their ways to sneak into the country ndestinely and investigate


    the backgrounds of the deceased. The assassins left.


    The sun set.


    Stars glimmered in the pitch–ck sky.


    On a training ground in a military region of Lavender Town, many soldiers were conducting their drills.


    James, Henry, and Levi sat by the side.


    They sat on the floor drinking wine, looking at the soldiers that were conducting drills.


    Henry sighed. “James, you used to train day and night like this. Do you still remember?” “Is that so?”


    James scratched his nose. Those days seemed to be in the distant past.


    Changing the subject, he said, “Henry, Levi, I can‘t help but feel that the twenty–eight nations are after


    me.”


    Hearing this, they froze, Henry looked at James and asked puzzledly, “After you?” “Yes.”


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    James nodded and said, “Although this is just a feeling I have, a lot has happened recently. The power


    struggle in the Capital is entering its most critical stage, and the King of Sol is nning a purge. To put


    things into perspective, thest purge happened thirty years ago when the former ck Dragon died


    on the battlefield.”


    Henry and Levi‘s faces darkened.


    Although they had never experienced it, they had heard of the incident.


    James continued.


    “The ck Dragon army is a peculiar armed force. This has something to do with the geographical


    landscape of the Southern ins. The Southern ins is not only the twenty eight nations‘ but also the


    Kingdom of Merania, Sol‘s arch–rival. To act as a deterrent force to Merania, the ck Dragon is


    specifically designed to be independent of all other armed forces. This is an armymanded by only


    the ck Dragon. Not only that, the ck Dragonmander–in–chief wields the de of Justice.”


    “Thirty years ago, there was a purge in the Capital after the demise of the previous ck Dragon.”


    “Now, it seems that the same thing is about to ur.” Henry asked, “Are you saying that some powerful


    figures in the Capital want you dead? But, because they can‘t act against you when you‘re within Sol,


    they concocted this scheme to lure you to the Southern ins so they could kill you on the battlefield?”


    “Mhm.” James nodded and said, “It‘s highly likely.” Levi asked, “Do you have any idea who‘s behind


    this?”


    James shook his head. “Not yet. These are only my spections. Without any evidence, it‘s best toy


    low for now.”


    After a brief moment of hesitation, Henry said, “Our countrymen are deeply concerned with the


    situation on the battlefield. They are campaigning for the ck Dragon army to go on the offensive and


    retake the upied territories. If we choose to stay on the defensive in Lavender Town, I‘m worried that


    they will be displeased.”


    James lightly waved. “Of course we‘ll retake the lost territories. But, not now. We‘ll have to wait till we


    find out who‘s behind this. Let‘s not talk about this. Here, bottoms up!”


    James held a wine bottle in his hand.


    So did Henry and Levi. They drank the whole bottle of wine and fell asleep. The night passed silently.


    The next day in Cansington... Many people had lost sleep,


    This included Thea, the rest of the Cahans, and Quincy.


    Thea was awake the whole night.


    She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.


    On her mind was James, she thought of the first time they met when James grabbed her hand and told


    her she would have the whole word with him.