When the light of dawn crossed the city walls and shone into the inner city of the royal capital, the street corners were filled with onlookers.

Never had Radiant City been so lively.

Unlike auctions attended only by wealthy merchants and nobles, this was a "carnival" for all the city's inhabitants. They originally had no contact with the great figures. Even a knight, the entry level of the nobility, was out of reach in the eyes of the common people. But now they had the opportunity to witness the highest-level transfer of power. Especially when following Earl Quinn's team forward slowly, they even felt a kind of illusion that they were pushing the changes of the situation.

To this day, the statement of "treason" has gradually disappeared, replaced by "contending for the throne"!

Who is the new master of Dawn? A clear answer will be given after this battle.

"It seems that in everyone's heart, your reputation and prestige are extraordinary," Hill. Fox rode his horse alongside the Earl, "I originally thought I would have to wait until you occupied the castle district for public opinion to change."

"Perhaps it's because I once reorganized the patrol and handled the internal affairs of the royal capital for half my life." The old Earl said with emotion, "Is this also the information you collected while running the circus?"

Although the other party was only a commoner without a title on the surface, and the identity of a circus performer was even lower than that of a freeman, Hoford didn't dare to underestimate him at all. According to Andrea, he was the agent that the King of Greycastle had always placed in Radiant City, even higher than the ambassador Yoko. After Yoko left, Hill not only didn't leave, but instead ran several circuses, spreading his eyes and ears to the streets and alleys of the city without revealing his identity. Faced with someone who was both capable and deeply trusted by Roland, even if he was an Earl, he had to show basic respect.

Besides, he needed the other party's help at this moment.

"The will of the people is very important, my lord," Hill nodded. "In the eyes of the great nobles, they may just be an insignificant plate of loose sand, or lambs providing taxes, but sometimes sand can break teeth, and lambs can also kill the grazier. If this scene happened in Neverwinter, I think the result would probably be very different."

"What do you think would happen?" Earl Tocat, riding on the other side of the Grand Chancellor, asked curiously.

"As long as there is a hint of such a thing, even without His Majesty's action, the people will have already reported the schemer to the City Hall," Hill smiled slightly.

"Hill...Mr.," Oro. Tocat, a friend of Otto. Losi, coughed twice and pointed behind him, "Are the rats following our team also brought by you?"

"I just happen to have a little friendship with their leader," Hill said frankly. "How about it? Doesn't this make our momentum seem much greater?"

That's right, the old Earl thought. After more than a thousand rats were provided with leather armor by the "Black Money" Chamber of Commerce, they looked quite decent at first glance. Otherwise, relying solely on forty or so extraordinary warriors, as well as the Earl and Earl Tocat's servants, it would indeed be a bit thin. But rats are rats after all. Apart from being completely useless off the field, he, a dignified nobleman, had to travel with black street rats, which felt quite uncomfortable.

In addition, their duplicity and exorbitant prices were well-known. God knows what kind of agreement Hill had reached with them.

"Aren't you worried that these people will riot on the spot?" Oro couldn't hold back what was on his mind. "You have to know that betrayal is commonplace for them."

"That also depends on what the chips are." Hill looked at Earl Quinn, "In your name, I promised them the identity of freemen - if you can successfully become the master of Dawn, they can say goodbye to their precarious lives and become citizens of Radiant City under your protection."

Hoford couldn't help but frown, "Although rats are indeed hated and despised by most people, what really makes them degenerate is poverty and hunger, not the recognition of others. Even if I exempt them from their past sins, if I can't fundamentally change this, then the identity given will be meaningless, and they will sooner or later become rats again."

"Since these people are willing to make this trip for the sake of their identity, it means they are not stupid or lazy people. What they lack may just be an opportunity." Hill said in a relaxed tone, "As for the reason for the depravity...

...Don't worry, when His Majesty's envoy comes again, you will find that Radiant City is never short of jobs to make a living. You don't need to keep raising them - because they will support themselves by then."

Passing through the market area, the mighty team entered Sunrise Avenue, and the walls of the castle district were already close at hand.

Behind the stone walls was the residence of the Moore family for generations.

Watching the palace and towers illuminated by the dawn, Hoford suddenly felt a little nervous. He had been in the position of Grand Chancellor for more than ten years, and had experienced too many twists and turns. Apart from discovering that his daughter was a witch and the death of Finassy, it was difficult for anything to stir his emotions. But today, by chance, he stood in front of a completely new field.

Even if the mastermind behind the scenes was the King of Greycastle, even if he was only the nominal contender, as long as he took another step, the Quinn family would reach the peak that nobles could reach - becoming the royal family in charge of a country!

Although he had violated the instructions of his ancestors, he had given the family the possibility of breaking out of its shell and transforming into a butterfly.

In such a complicated mood, the old Earl couldn't help but ask, "Is it really okay to let my daughter participate in this battle...?"

"Of course, you may not know that Andrea is no longer the noble miss who couldn't leave your protection in the past. She is now an outstanding combat witch, and the first shot of this siege will be fired by her." Hill smiled, "Prepare yourself as well, and then make the final attack speech - not to the extraordinary warriors and rats, but to the masses who came here with us. Tell them: The new era of Dawn is about to arrive."

...

Andrea stood on the top floor of the clock tower, standing against the wind.

This was the only place in the inner city that overlooked the stone walls of the palace, with a distance of a thousand steps between them. Looking from a distance, the magnificent palace seemed to be embraced by her arms, and the busy figures inside were like inconspicuous ants.

For the castle district, this was an absolutely safe distance. Even heavy trebuchets could not threaten the stone walls here.

And she would open a gap for the God's Punishment Witches attacking the city here.

At this time, a red firework that soared into the sky appeared in the empty Sunrise Avenue - that was the signal to start the battle.

She took down the bolt-action rifle that Anna had personally built for her, pressed a ten-round magazine into the chamber, then opened the scope and raised the gun.

A knight wearing full armor came into her view.

Andrea took a deep breath and activated the magic power in her body - it was a wonderful feeling, the magic power seemed to turn into a pair of gentle hands, gently holding her arms, elbows and ten fingers. Under such an envelopment, she felt herself entering a mysterious realm, both as solid as a rock and as light as a feather.

The former made the weapon in her hand remain motionless, while the latter made her become a part of the wind, gently swaying with the airflow passing over her cheeks. When the two were combined into one, Andrea pulled the trigger -

The high-speed rotating bullet, carrying the roar and high heat, flew out of the barrel, and under the traction of the wind and the earth, fell straight towards the stone wall!

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