Cage Mountain, command post.
"Captain, there's another report …" Clown walked to Hill Fawkes with a piece of paper in his hand.
Even though it had been a few years since the incident, the first few circus companions still habitually addressed him as their leader.
"Where did it come from?" Hill took the piece of paper and scanned through it. "Can you trace it back to its source?"
"The messenger was released in the southern part of the Kingdom of Everwinter. There are a total of three cities there. Apart from that, there are no other hints on the sealed circle."
Hill frowned and pondered for a moment. Then, he suddenly stood up. "Help me inform Sir Iron Axe and Her Excellency Edith that we might be in trouble."
…
Fifteen minutes later.
Edith put down the report and lightly tapped the table. "… In other words, this is happening all over the Kingdom of Everwinter at the same time?
Hill nodded. "Although we can't confirm which cities are carrying out this order, from the distribution of the intelligence, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a general movement."
In the past few days, the intelligence department had received several secret letters with similar contents.
The letters showed that the nobles were forcibly relocating the local residents.
All of them were moving towards the north.
The similarity was so consistent, but the information came from different regions, so it was almost impossible for it to be false or false. In other words, the nobles of the Kingdom of Everwinter were carrying out a unified operation.
Although the secret letter simply mentioned the word "relocation", it was by no means a trivial matter. There was a limit to the carrying capacity of a city. Too few or too many people would lead to paralysis. There were more things to consider during the relocation, such as food for the people, temporary housing, belongings, and so on … Neverwinter definitely had a deep understanding of this. It could even be said that the cities ruled by the old nobles did not have the ability to complete a large-scale relocation. Without the support of strong power and resources, the so-called relocation was just a road to death.
Indeed, most nobles did not care about the lives of the civilians, but that was only when the civilians were "individuals". The lord's taxation and rule were inseparable from the civilians. If there was no one under his rule, no matter how powerful his power was, it would be meaningless. Once the civilians realized that they could not benefit from the relocation, they would inevitably lose the support of the people. Moreover, it was easy to cause a riot if a large number of people were gathered together. Therefore, even the most domineering and unreasonable nobles would not easily do such a shocking thing.
But now, it was not only a noble doing this, but the entire north was doing it. It was obviously under the instruction of other forces.
In the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, only the Devils had the ability to do so.
"But why would the demons do that?" "If they just want to weaken Graycastle, they can kill all the civilians... If there are Spider Demons, the nobles can't stop them even if they don't want to."
"Maybe the demons think … they're still useful," The Light Of Dawn speculated.
"If they're useful, then we shouldn't have forcefully relocated them." Hill shook his head. "The Kingdom of Everwinter has the least number of big cities among the Four Kingdoms. Even King's City can only accommodate twenty to thirty thousand people without prior preparation. Not to mention that their migration route doesn't end at King's City."
"The northernmost big city is …" Edith looked at the map.
"The Snow Reflection Castle is backed by the source of the Impassable Mountain Range. Its area is only half the size of the capital." Filin immediately added the relevant information. "Due to its unique terrain, the permanent population is even lower. It is also the first place where the red mist appeared."
"If the demons want to move all the people here, it's no different from killing them," Hill said.
"And the enemy wouldn't do such an unnecessary thing." Edith nodded in agreement. "I think there must be some unforeseen event that caused the demons to take this seemingly inexplicable action."
"Then what's the unforeseen event?" Iron Axe asked.
"I don't know..." Edith said slowly. "But I don't think it's good news. Let's inform the frontline and ask them to be on high alert. "
…
"Is this red cloud where the Devil's Obelisk is?" Tilly murmured.
"No," Lightning replied solemnly. "At this distance, we shouldn't be able to see the red mist..."
"Can't see it? Why? "
"Because the red mist flows downward, coo!" Maggie replied. "I've seen the mist pouring down from the edge of the Impassable Mountain Range like a waterfall, coo! "
"That's right. I don't know if it's because the red mist is heavier than the air, so it gathers more easily at low altitudes. But one thing is for sure. When the red mist entered the Kingdom of Everwinter from the ridge of the continent, the mountain peak wasn't red." Lightning added.
"You mean, it flowed down along the gullies?" Tilly raised her eyebrows.
That was why she said they couldn't see the red mist at this distance. They were now hundreds of kilometers away from the highest mountain range on the continent. If the red mist didn't rise, it would be obstructed by the mountains.
"Not only that," Lightning confirmed. "A month ago, I patrolled along the Impassable Mountain Range to the north and approached the edge of the red mist area. But at that time, there was no red cloud on the ridge of the continent. It... doesn't seem to rise from the great rift. " "
Tilly couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine. At this time, she also gradually noticed that the red on the mountain peak wasn't just a thin layer, but a whole whole from top to bottom. To be more precise, it was like a huge cloud pillar pouring down from the clouds.
She stared at the strange scene before her and remained silent for a long while before saying. "There's a way to let us see it more clearly."
Lightning raised her head and looked at the dense dark clouds. "I think so too." "
The higher they flew, the further they could see.
As long as they could see the ridge of the continent, they would be able to see the true appearance of the red cloud.
"Since that's the case, let's give it a try —" Tilly pushed the throttle to the maximum and pulled the nose of the plane towards the cloud layer. Lightning followed closely beside the cockpit, trying her best to cover Tilly with her magic.
With the cooperation of the two, the altimeter on the Phoenix slowly deviated towards the end.
When they reached an altitude of 7500 meters, the land had a distinct arc. The dark clouds had become intermittent and no longer as a whole, and the edge of the land had a faint blue color.
Dense beads of sweat appeared on Lightning's forehead. It was obvious that the high altitude had placed a huge burden on her synchronization barrier. Through the glass window, Tilly noticed that the fuselage was covered in white frost. If not for the other party using magic to reduce the discomfort she felt, she would not have been able to focus on piloting the plane.
"It's about time." Tilly could clearly feel that the thrust of the engine was rapidly weakening. "Let's find a gap from here."
"Leave it to me, coo!" Maggie peeked out and transformed into Eagle Eye Mode.
About 15 minutes later, she found an excellent vantage point. Through the gaps between the layers of clouds, she could see a small outline of the ridge of the continent.
But when the scene above the red mist was reflected in the telescope, the trio could not believe their eyes.
They saw a floating piece of land.
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