Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 326: Storm

Ethan returned to the City Lord's Mansion with a gloomy expression.

After locking herself in the study, Ethan angrily pushed everything on the desk to the ground and took a few deep breaths. He clenched his fists and hammered them on the table, causing his knuckles to become red and painful. Ethan's anger was mostly released.

Matto stood hesitantly at the door and looked at the old butler. Then he heard Ethan call him in. Matto pushed open the door and looked at the messy ground. He was speechless.

'"Mr. Matto, why didn't you make a move just now? You are the city guards, the official guards of the empire. Ellen and the others won't dare to touch you unless they want to become wanted criminals!" '"Don't you see their arrogant faces? I'm the city lord, I'm Baron Ethan. I just want them to reveal the technology of their weapons and not give them a charge of possession of firearms. I'm already very generous!" Ethan slapped the table hard and said, "Don't you see their arrogant faces? I'm the city lord, I'm Baron Ethan."

"Of course, you are not only generous, but also kind." Matto organized his words and said, "Everyone is unwilling to make a move, because they were the ones who defeated the demon last night. Sir, we lost a lot of brothers last night. If it weren't for Alan and the others, the loss would have more than doubled. Everyone is reciting their kindness to help last night, not their fear of them."

Ethan was relieved after hearing Matto's words. He shook his head and said, "No, we can't let these outsiders do as they please. Otherwise, I, the city lord, will be threatened by them."

"What's your plan, my lord?"

Ethan narrowed his eyes and said, "I want you to find someone to send a letter to Sir Maud of Storm City. Tell him that their uncle's death is related to them. But I alone cannot execute them. Let Sir Maud provide us with some help."

Matto was stunned and said, "Your Excellency, that would implicate Miss."

Nero was already Edward's lawful wife. If Edward was exposed as the murderer of Baron York, Nero might be dragged into the water. Ethan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Before then, I will arrange for her to divorce Edward. Their marriage is just a game."

"That's it, Matto. Can I trust you?"

Looking at Ethan's slightly crazy eyes, Matto lowered his head and said, "I swore to defend Sur City to the death. As long as it benefits Sur City, I will do it!"

"Very good, you can go and identify a suitable candidate."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Matto left the City Lord's Mansion with a serious look in his eyes. Ethan did not notice that he had only said that he would defend Sur City, but did not mention Ethan's name. Matto seemed to have made up his mind to call in a soldier and said, "Go and tell Mr. Edward that I want to meet him at the bar tonight."

The soldier nodded. Matto looked at the City Lord's Mansion from afar and sighed before leaving.

After sending Edward off, Allen returned to the living room. The iron box was still in its original position. He opened the box and found that Bai was sleeping inside. The heart had already entered its stomach, and its white body had obviously swollen a few points larger than before. Threads of crimson luster flowed between the originally snow-white scales, and some of the scales were even falling off. After eating that heart, Bai clearly began to evolve. However, Alan did not know how long it would take for this evolution to take.

Tomorrow, he and Caesar would return to the Ash Mountains, so he naturally wouldn't be able to bring Bai Bai with him. Allen thought for a moment, then asked the soldiers to move the metal chests to the basement and let them arrange for themselves. It was important to have one or two guards at all times. Alan was looking forward to what kind of changes that heart would bring to Bai.

After dinner, Edward came to the bar. Previously, he had already used various methods to confuse the public, and even if someone was following him, he would still have been thrown away by now. On his way back this morning, he met a soldier. He conveyed Matto's message. Edward was very curious about what the city guard officer was looking for him.

In a dark corner of the bar, Edward saw Matto. He was drinking his wine with a bitter expression and a heavy heart. Edward cleared his throat and said, "Looks like Mr. Matto is in a lot of trouble."

When he looked up and saw that it was Edward, Matto bitterly smiled and asked him to sit down and say, "Yes, it's not small. This trouble has something to do with you."

"Oh?" Edward's heart skipped a beat and he guessed that Ethan must have made a move. He wasn't in a hurry to know the answer and just drank with Matto. After four or five drinks, Matto was already full of alcohol. He sighed, "I thought Lord Ethan would bring a new sight to Sur when he took office. But in his study this morning, when Lord Ethan ordered me to do something, I mistook Baron York."

"So there's actually no difference between the two of them."

"Looks like we're in trouble," Edward said coolly.

"Yes." Matto gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind. He said, "Mr. Edward, please inform Mr. Allen that Lord Ethan wants to harm you. Run, it's chilling to think that you've done so much for Saul, and even saved so many lives last night. But Lord Ethan is planning to do something to you for his own power."

He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Such a lord, how could the people below be willing to follow him?"

Edward suddenly said, "How about a new lord?"

Matto was shocked and almost jumped up. Notifying Edward that they had escaped was the limit of what Matto could endure. He was dissatisfied with Ethan, but he had never thought of harming him. After all, according to the empire's constitution, not only would the murderer be sentenced to death, his family would also be guilty of sitting together. Matto widened his eyes and finally said, "I didn't hear anything just now."

After saying that, he wanted to leave.

Edward pulled him back and said, "Mr. Matto, listen to me a little more. After tonight, we'll all think we're drunk and nobody remembers what we said to each other. How about it?"

Matto finally stayed.

Edward looked at him and said, "As you can see, Lord Ethan is in a hurry to murder those of us who have contributed to Sur City before he can take his seat as City Lord." Because what he saw was that our strength was above his. How could a lord like him, who had no tolerance for others, let everyone in Sur City live a good life? Believe me, he will soon be on the same path as Baron York. "

"Take another look at our young master. I won't say much about how much wealth the Crosses textile machine can bring to Sur City. I just want to say that according to our plan, what we brought to Sur City was not a mere textile machine. After that, we are going to build a factory. Metallurgical, military, refinery... We have a great plan, Mr. Matto. "We want Sur to be a shining pearl on the border of the empire, and all of this will be buried because of Lord Ethan." Edward's voice was full of tension. "A gentleman like you who loved his homeland, had a conscience, and was grateful, would like to see Sur as a new city. Is it because of a Lord Ethan that we are still in a dilapidated state, or will it get worse in the future? "

"Oh, of course. Perhaps the City Lord's Mansion will grow bigger and bigger in the future."

'"When Baron York first took office, the City Lord's Mansion was not much bigger than my house. Heh, how could it be on such a scale?" Mato's adam's apple slid. He smiled bitterly.

"But how do I know? How do you guarantee that all of this will happen?"

"We can't guarantee it. Whether you can trust us or not is up to you." "The only thing I have to remind you of is that if we don't have a long-term plan for Sur City, there's no need to help us last night. We lost an experienced warrior and an expensive set of equipment that we can't recycle. This loss is definitely on top of a textile machine," Edward said coolly.

Matto's eyes narrowed slightly.

Edward smiled again, "We don't need Mr. Matto to do anything. We just hope that Mr. Matto's city guards won't interfere with us. Whatever Lord Ethan asks you to do, you can still do it. Leave the rest to me. Of course, if Mr. Matto notifies me in advance, it will save us a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Matto nodded and patted Edward on the shoulder. "I hope to see what you have described in the future. Otherwise, I will do anything to get back at you."

"Of course, if we can't do it, Mr. Matto can stab the sword into my chest at any time." Edward said gracefully.

'"I will go and pick someone for Lord Ethan. He will send Lord Ethan's letter to Storm City. Lord Ethan hopes to use Baron Maud's power to suppress you. It is estimated that the letter will be sent out in a day or two." With these words, Matola raised her collar, blocked most of her face, and quietly left the bar.

Edward was still sitting in his seat. He took a sip of the poor quality ale in the bar, but felt that it was comparable to the best wine.

A storm was brewing in Sur City. On Earth, who was countless light-years away, Babylon, which was still moving along its own trajectory, was similarly tense.

Within ten hours of Allen's loss of contact with Dawn, Beth Cod had issued several statements in succession. One of them was harsh, the statement said, because of Allen's attainments in the Magic Cube ranking, he had been added to the list of nominees for the family council of elders. In such a situation, Allen, an important member of the future family, had been mysteriously attacked, and Beth Cod would pursue this matter to the end.

Beth Cod made it clear that no matter where the attackers came from, even if it was the three great families, Beth Cod would not hesitate to fight. This was because the other party's actions were an unreserved trample on the dignity of the clan. If he couldn't even protect the core members of his family, how could Bethcodd have the face to stand on Babylon?

Although the statement did not specifically target anyone, it stirred up an uproar in Babylon. Everyone familiar with the family knew that Horn had not made such a big move in the past ten years.

It could be imagined that the veteran expert who had brought his family squad to the Nether Domain Star had already become furious.

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