The words of the Great Demon Captain quickly stabilized the morale of the army.
Most of the knights still believed in the newly crowned Great Demon Captain. Moreover, the other captains did not give any objections, which meant that there was no problem with this "statement."
Within the Expeditionary Army, some knights who were dissatisfied with the management system of the Holy City, or some who had deep communication with the Hybrid Demons in the London game also supported this "big change."
Since the early concept of building the Holy City was to "resist the Hybrid Demons," the current change was also necessary.
However.
Some of the more sensible knights were still able to see through some of the clues.
Since the change was necessary, why did they inform everyone in advance and put the whole thing on the table?
In addition, the landmark building at the top was not a "neutral organization" belonging to the Parliament, but a building directly related to the [Steam Knights], which gave people a feeling of dictatorship.
…
"Dempus's warning was indeed correct. The changes happening in the Holy City are much greater than expected.
The Great Demon Captain may be right, but there must be a hidden secret behind the whole change … The changes in the civilian area would never have happened in the past. "
As Han Dong belonged to the Fourth Legion, he was right at the tail of the army.
[Magic Eyes Open]
In a way of scanning, he spied on the situation in the civilian area nearby.
The civilians who were confined to their homes showed more or less "Steam Mechanization", and mechanical prosthetics were the most common … Obviously, the modification was free. Otherwise, according to the price of prosthetics, the civilians would not be able to afford it.
Such modifications were not only applicable to the young, but also to the elderly who were already old. They were completely 'accepted' as well.
And the older they were, the more the mechanical modification coverage was relatively higher … Moreover, Han Dong even saw that some of the civilians were actually receiving the basic training from the Apprentice Knights.
Some new branches of the Knights also appeared in the civilian area at the bottom, replacing the original security department and carrying out a kind of militarized management of the civilians.
"Everyone is a soldier?
In the past, the Holy City used compulsory conscription in the aspect of 'military supply.'
Every family in the civilian area had to provide young adults to go to the destiny space at the [Ceremony Square] in a fixed month every year to take the 'First Test of Destiny.'
Once they survived and became "returnees," the status of the whole family would be promoted, and they would directly get rid of the civilian identity and live a carefree and happy life.
The Sacred City itself also advocated having more children. With children as the unit, every family could receive a fertility allowance to support their children's adulthood.
Therefore, most commoner families would try their best to have as many children as possible, praying that one of their children could lead the family away from their commoner status.
Now, this pattern had been changed.
Due to the Steam Knights' transformation, individuals of all ages were qualified to enter the Destiny Realm.
Moreover, with the assistance of the prosthetic equipment and the basic training given by the knights, the survival rate of civilians in the Destiny Realm would greatly increase.
However, the atmosphere in some of the families was a little strange.
Instead of training, they are studying some kind of strange literature. "
With doubts in his heart, he continued to walk through the familiar streets of the Holy City.
Across the Moslabi canal that separates the civilian areas.
He stepped onto the stairs and arrived at the [Second Level].
Sally, who had been by his side the entire time, smelled a strange aura floating in the air. As the Black Goat, she was slightly shocked.
"Nicholas, why is there the smell of Hybrid Demons in your human city? Moreover, it's a high-grade breed that's not inferior to our Black Mountain Goats … Didn't you just obtain sovereignty? Why are there already Hybrid Demons living here? "
When Sally said this, Han Dong also caught a glimpse of a faint Hybrid Demon aura floating in the air.
The source was in the opposite direction of the knight academy. It followed the railway tracks and residential buildings on the second level all the way to the deepest part.
"Hmm? This direction … Isn't it the [Secret Museum Headquarters] of the Secret Word Knights?
Why is there a Hybrid Demon aura? I should ask Charlie. He might know something. "
However, when Han Dong spread out his perception, he couldn't find Charlie among the expeditionary army.
Not only that, all the knights related to the Secret Word Knights had disappeared … Of course, except for Han Dong. It seemed that they had received a secret letter when they entered the city and had quietly left the team.
This strange feeling made Han Dong have the idea of sneaking away quietly. He planned to go to the Secret Museum to see what was going on.
However, as the main contributor to the expeditionary army, Han Dong would be easily discovered once he left the team … Not to mention that he had Miss Sally with him.
At this moment, a hand gently rested on Han Dong's shoulder.
"Nicholas, there's no need to rush to find out the truth. Follow the team to the parliament area first … You'll understand when the time comes. "
"Okay."
Because of Demps' reminder, Han Dong squeezed the crow condensed in his palm back into its magic state.
He stepped on the stairs and walked up.
There wasn't anything strange about the third level. The [Clock Tower] not far away was also operating normally.
However, the headquarters of the various knight groups were all empty. It seemed that they had all gathered in the parliament area in advance.
He continued to walk up the stairs called the [Stairs of Zeus] and arrived at the parliament floor.
The [Pillar of Steam] in the center was operating at full capacity.
The pillar protruding from the ground was about five hundred meters tall, and the center was the headquarters of the Machinery Faith. The [Holy Ring] emitted waves of pressure, as if someone was watching everyone from the Holy Ring.
However, most of the knights were attracted by the brand-new parliament building. Some of them even couldn't accept such a change.
"Hmm? Has the parliament building been completely renovated? "
The parliament hall, which used to be absolutely forbidden, had multiple layers of barriers inside and outside, and kept the top secrets of the Holy City, had been completely overturned and rebuilt.
Now, with the [Pillar of Steam] as the center, a completely open parliament area was rebuilt.
It looked like the Colosseum in ancient Rome.
"This! This kind of open parliament area doesn't have any ceiling structure and is directly monitored by the [Holy Ring].
Wasn't such a hierarchical structure a little too straightforward? No wonder it has to be done secretly during the expedition. "
As the expeditionary army stepped into the open parliament square, they were immediately greeted with warm cheers.
The knights stationed in the city who had gathered here in advance welcomed the return of the expeditionary army in the most enthusiastic and respectful way.
During this period.
Han Dong's eyes quickly scanned his surroundings.
Most of the councilors were still alive, but they were completely motionless like statues. They sat in the outer field as a kind of 'spectator' without any actions or words.
As the expeditionary army arrived, the [Thirteen Knight Groups] gathered again.
Kaboom!
The ground trembled, and thirteen towering stone bases suddenly rose up in front of them.
The material of the stone bases, the engravings on the surface, and the numbers behind the stone bases corresponded to the commanders.
At this time.
The five commanders of the expeditionary army sat in their corresponding positions … The demon commander's seat was in the middle.
At the same time.
The Holy Ring area above everyone's head descended a pillar of light that shrouded the stone bases.
The commanders of the Holy City also descended and landed on their corresponding stone bases.
However, the man sitting on the steam stone base was not the investor but the deputy commander of the Steam Knights, Mr. Newton.
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