CHAPTER 414: CHAPTER 189 GOLDEN CRYSTAL STONE

Soon, with the development of various aspects, the time came to the latter half of the year, the Cold Star Month. (November)

The harsh winter is approaching, dry leaves are swept by the cold wind, blowing across the bluestone streets of Silver Moon City, causing the pedestrians to wrap their coats tightly around themselves.

The small vendors and newsboys are still shouting loudly, selling their goods, while the wooden wheels of the magic carriages rumble through the center of the road, stirring up a trail of dust.

At this time, the population of Silver Moon City has increased significantly, many of whom are foreign travelers who have come here to seek refuge from the chaos of war.

Compared to half a year ago, due to the intentional neglect of many high-ranking officials, the current situation in the Federation has become even more chaotic.

The effects of Anvis’s low-priced sale of military mechanical assemblies have now begun to show.

When several small kingdoms managed to buy abundant armaments at low prices, their neighbors had no choice but to pinch their noses and also buy large quantities of mechanical assemblies, briefly creating an arms race situation.

This poses a severe test to the kingdoms’ finances, and purchasing so many mechanical assemblies is not for decoration, as the maintenance costs are also substantial.

The tension between the many small kingdoms has intensified, and small-scale wars occasionally erupt along the borders.

Some of the larger kingdoms not only do not interfere, but even fuel the conflicts from behind, and the various Mechanical Assembly Chambers of Commerce are making a fortune from the wars.

The emergence of players has further added fuel to the fire. A large group of players, loving chaos, are running amok, elevating the intensity of conflicts by a level.

Dressed as enemy assassins, using one-time high-power tools to assassinate descendants of high-ranking officials in kingdoms, are all routine operations for players.

The ongoing six-month war scenario in the Federation has made the players quite happy, thoroughly enjoying the thrill of magical warfare.

Several big guilds and clubs have even gathered forces, manipulating local wars for greater profit.

"Teacher Vio, there’s fresh news about my brother in the newspaper again!"

The silver-haired girl Leia, wearing a veil, returned to the shop excitedly holding a copy of the Federation Newspaper, her tone somewhat exhilarated.

"Is that so, Leia? What’s the news in the paper? Could you read it aloud to me?"

Behind the counter, Anvis lay back in his comfortable rocking chair, a cup of Silver Star fruit juice with a straw floating beside him, his posture very relaxed.

Hearing the girl’s voice, he did not get up, but casually asked.

"Yes! The paper says that my brother escaped once again from the guards’ manhunt, and his strength has broken through to Fourth Rank, apparently with the help of the Starfire Resistance Organization."

Leia nodded, walked over to Anvis, and obediently began to read.

"Also, the popularity of the mechanical network is rising, its users have now surpassed one million, and sales points are officially spread across the entire Silver Moon Kingdom.

In every city of the kingdom, one can now buy access headbands to the mechanical network."

"Several members of parliament were suddenly attacked by unknown assassins, the assassins are extremely strong, and currently, their real bodies have perished..."

Listening to the girl’s news, Anvis began to ponder the current situation.

Previously, after his escape, Landon seemed to have come back once from afar.

But when he saw that his sister Leia was safe, he did not risk coming in contact, but quietly left a magical letter to ensure his safety, also explaining the reasons for his disappearance.

After receiving the letter, Leia turned her anxiety into concern, studying even harder every day.

She was initially just an ordinary civilian girl, not understanding much about the Professionals, barely knowing some common knowledge.

But now, suddenly her brother has become an assassin who killed the Earl of Silver Leaf, and he is being wanted by the entire kingdom.

This change in identity meant that she also had to change, striving to make herself stronger, so as not to drag her brother down.

As a student, Leia was extremely clever and could quickly grasp the knowledge that Anvis taught her.

After all, she was the sister of Landon, the Child of Destiny, and with her special constitution after recovering from crystallization disease, her talent would be enough for Pamir Academy to admit her if she were in the Empire.

While Leia was studying Magic, Anvis also monitored Landon’s exact whereabouts through his own channels.

Although constantly on the run, under his relentless fighting spirit, no major dangers had arisen.

When facing a larger number of enemies, he would escape with the help of Frey’s strength. In one-on-one situations, he would take a beating first, only managing to win after Burst Seeding and then breaking through in the midst of battle if he couldn’t win otherwise.

Anvis even wondered if he could also Upgrade through Experience.

The most dangerous time was when Landon was being pursued both by agents sent by the enemies of the Dark Ravens and the guards of the Silver Moon Kingdom. Eventually, Landon managed to escape by making both parties mistakenly think that the other was their ally.

Recently, Landon joined a famous Resistance Organization, Starfire, using their power to temporarily evade the official manhunt of the Silver Moon Kingdom.

Yes, that was precisely the Starfire Organization that had suffered a series of blows and had to flee from the Empire.

The chaotic situation in the Federation is the best soil for Resistance Organizations to grow and expand.

Although Starfire had been greatly weakened, its foundation was still there, and recently it has been growing in the Federation, attracting a large number of new members, and has recovered quite a bit.

At the same time, a large-scale assassination event of High Rank Professionals suddenly erupted in the Federation.

After the Empire’s investigation, the identities and current locations of most members of the Eye of the Door had been clarified.

Therefore, the True Knowledge Society gathered several Ninth Ranks, and then swiftly initiated a massive assassination operation.

Caught off guard, Eye of the Door suffered huge losses, with many members falling, and the surviving few, feeling endangered themselves, no longer cared about external affairs and went into hiding.

After Leia finished reading, Anvis nodded his head, took out a small wooden box from his ring, and gestured with his eyes for the girl to take it.

"Here’s a little gift for you, hold it in your hand during meditation, it should be of some help to you."

"This is...?"

Leia took the box curiously, opened it, and found inside a fist-sized crystal emitting a faint golden halo.

Looking at its halo, the girl suddenly felt that her spiritual power seemed to have grown a little.

"This crystal, it must be something very precious... to just give it to me like this."

Holding the crystal, Leia hesitated. Just looking at it could enhance her spiritual power, so the crystal must be an extremely precious treasure.

"Don’t mind it too much, Landon’s strength has already broken through the Fourth Rank, and as my student, your strength shouldn’t lag too far behind. It’s better to give it to you, it should be a great help to you now."

Anvis squinted his eyes, waved his hand, and took a sip of the silvery juice, his expression unconcerned.

"Besides, even if I kept it, it wouldn’t be of much use to me, I only occasionally use it to feed cats."

"Feed, feed cats?"

Leia was stunned, completely unexpected to receive this kind of response.

She knew what a cat was, a cute, fluffy, curious little animal.

But using such a precious crystal to feed cats, it seems impossible no matter how she thought about it... Moreover, do cats really eat such things?

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