The bandits' sudden attack on Harta Village was completely defeated with the support of a Suzaku ground attack aircraft.
Even if it was just a fleeting glimpse, even if the total time that the Shenzhou Empire took to appear was less than a minute, it was enough to make those who witnessed it all unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
In other words, it is precisely because the battle was resolved so cleanly and neatly that people have to carefully consider and examine this sudden force.
After the battle, a small group of Dragon Flame Army soldiers finally arrived at Harta Village.
Tatsumi looked quite depressed.
He originally thought that he and the people of the Guard Regiment would definitely be able to defend the village after receiving training and obtaining such powerful weapons.
However, he did not expect that he almost failed against a group of bandits in Mendu.
What made Tatsumi and Iyeas even more ashamed and angry was that after the battle, soldiers from the Longyan Army came to him and expressed their approval of his bravery in defense by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Yang Xingshu, and even awarded Tatsumi a medal for it.
The young man thought that he had completely failed the expectations of His Highness and Lord Yang, and was not worthy of the medal or the praise.
In his future training, Tatsumi was so diligent that even the senior Dragon Flame Army instructors exclaimed: This is a good seedling.
If he can officially enter the Imperial Army, he will definitely have a place among the senior officers in the future.
After this battle, Shenzhou was finally completely exposed to the local forces of this world.
Yang Xingshu struck while the iron was hot and simply erected a tall dragon flag of the Shenzhou Empire in Harta Village, bluntly announcing to the world Shenzhou's official intervention.
And within less than two days, a team of Dragon Flame Army openly entered the territory of the frontier noble named Hadrian, the force behind the bandits, and easily annihilated his garrison, successfully taking over a formal territory in this world.
After dragging the bloated Hadrian out of his castle, Yang Xingshu personally enumerated Hadrian's past crimes in front of the whole city, and finally beheaded him. He then distributed all of Hadrian's wealth to compensate past victims and their families, and quickly enacted a series of new decrees.
The news was quickly delivered to the imperial capital, the northern ethnic minorities, and the revolutionary army.
…dividing line…
A few days later.
Imperial capital.
As usual, Leone went to the pub where he often drank.
Although she doesn't have much money, this generous blonde sister is never stingy when it comes to her biggest hobby.
Especially after the owner of this tavern had to leave because of something going on in his hometown and transferred the tavern to a new owner, the quality of the drinks here has obviously improved a lot. Not only has the business improved, but Leone is also more willing to come and spend time here.
"Hey, have you heard that a force called Shenzhou suddenly appeared on the border? It seems that they are rebelling against the Empire just like the Revolutionary Army."
"I've known this for a long time. I've been to that Harta village once before when I was on the trade route. The changes there are so great, wow..."
"I heard that General Esdeath was also ordered to return to the imperial capital because of this incident. Do you think it was because of Shenzhou?"
"No way, the Revolutionary Army is the biggest problem right now..."
Such gossip circulates in the tavern every day, and Leone has heard it countless times.
But, Shenzhou?
Gently shaking the wine glass, the blonde lady frowned.
I don't know how the Revolutionary Army plans to deal with this newly emerged force, but if I think about it carefully, at least before the empire is destroyed, they should try to join forces with them, right? After all, isn't everyone's enemy the empire?
Leone, who appears to be a street urchin but is secretly a member of the Revolutionary Army's night raid assassination unit, does pay attention to such things, but doesn't pay too much attention to them.
"Madam boss! Another bottle of wine! Old rules!"
"Okay!"
The plump proprietress served Leone new wine with a smile on her face.
She was not good-looking, not even average-looking, and her figure was seriously out of shape, with thick freckles on her face.
However, it is precisely because the proprietress looks like this that she can safely take over a tavern like this in a cannibalistic place like the imperial capital, right?
Otherwise, if she was just a little bit pretty, she would have been targeted by those nobles.
Leone didn't notice that when the proprietress served her the wine, she glanced at her belt intentionally or unintentionally.
Imperial weapon: King of beasts [Lion King]
Just at this moment, the door of the tavern was pushed open again, and three people in cloaks with unclear faces walked in.
It was just a casual glance at first, but after noticing the inconspicuous logo on the cloak, the proprietress's expression changed slightly, and then she greeted him enthusiastically.
"Hey, three guests, are you here to drink?"
"Drink and stay the night."
The tallest man among them casually threw out a bag of gold coins. The proprietress opened the bag and took a look. Her eyes suddenly became brighter. She called the waiter working in the store to take the three guests to the room.
Leone glanced at the three cloaked strange men, then looked away.
There are too many people like this in the imperial capital. Knowing what a hell of a place this is, most outsiders who enter the imperial capital will behave in a deceptive manner, so it's not surprising.
What Leone didn't expect was that after the three of them went back to their rooms to put down their luggage, they returned to the hall and sat directly in front of her.
"Sorry, it seems there are no vacancies. Can we share a table?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Leona heard the person who spoke first add another sentence.
"Your drink is on my treat."
"That's great!" Leone really likes such generous people. As long as they can treat him to a drink, it doesn't matter if they just share a table.
As for the fact that the three people on the opposite side had not taken off their hoods yet, Leone didn't care at all.
Under the hood, Ning Qingxuan looked at Leona opposite him and raised his glass gently.
The two men clinked their glasses together, making a crisp sound.
At the same time, the general and the son of God sitting on the left and right of Ning Qingxuan were always observing the belt-like imperial weapon around her waist thoughtfully.
The Son of God's eyes lit up with an inconspicuous purple halo.