Four Split Personalities

"As the earliest power to rely on the Sun Dynasty, Glittering City has been a major town on the frontier for centuries and has always been very well-endowed in terms of resources.

At the peak of the Sun Dynasty... which was the decades just before its downfall, Glittering City was comparable in population, size, and economy to an ordinary small duchy, and its territories were almost equivalent to a province. In most cases, several full-fledged Mage Groups and special task forces from the Victorious Glory Knight Order were stationed in the city.

Moreover, the person in charge of Glittering City, namely its City Lord, held a status in the dynasty that was even comparable to those First Class Governors working in the administrative center, Andesil.

Due to the fact that most of the important documents of the Sun Dynasty were destroyed in that catastrophic downfall, coupled with the fact that Glittering City has long since changed owners, we have been unable to verify who its first City Lord was, but fortunately, that’s not the focus of today’s discussion.

What I want you to know is how the Alphonse Family, whom you are now familiar with, managed to seize that foundation from the ’Qiao’ Family.

The root of this matter must be traced back to shortly after the Sun Dynasty’s collapse...

At that time, the dynasty, having lost its center overnight, inevitably fell into absolute paralysis. Among the survivors, the highest rank was merely ’First Class Governor,’ whose influence was not even comparable to that of Parsons Qiao, the City Lord of Glittering City at the time.

But driven by a fervent loyalty to the dynasty, the survivors gathered in the ruins did not sit idly by. Led by Assassin, the Governor of the Macabacca district, those with talent gathered in the ruins to establish the [Interim Council], and for the following years, they tirelessly maneuvered between various provinces, striving to restore the dynasty’s glory.

Some people immediately stood up, proclaiming their firm belief that the dynasty could rise again to the pinnacle of the world, and devoted all their efforts to assist the council.

Others entertained different ideas, wishing to break free from the shackles that had bound them under the dynasty for countless years, to extricate themselves from the increasingly distorted political situation, and embrace freedom.

Parsons Qiao, the City Lord of Glittering City, was a representative of the former.

Correspondingly, Angus Georgia, the Lord of Georgia Territory, maintained a watchful attitude all along.

Such deliberate observation, even put back to the Sun Dynasty several years ago, would have gotten the entire Georgia Family sent to the gallows.

But at that time, the [Interim Council] had no choice regarding Georgia Territory for a very simple reason: they lacked the most essential condition crucial to any regime.

That is—absolute military power.

After destroying Dragonkin’s Pride, the Sun Dynasty was so wary of their next conquest target that they almost withdrew all elite forces within their rule, planning to mobilize the nation’s power for the next war, and then...

Heh, and then their [Saint Inscriptions Thousand Curse Mage Group], [Victorious Glory Knight Order], [Firearm Blast Engineering Corps], and [Soul Casting Kingdom Guard] disappeared along with Andesil.

So, despite the numerous talents the Sun Dynasty produced, even though they established a well-rounded [Interim Council] right after the administrative center was destroyed, the power they held was actually not that strong.

Of course, even so, the Georgia Family could not remain merely ’watchful’ forever. They had to make a decision sooner or later, a fact known well by both the Interim Council and themselves.

As a result, Parsons Qiao, infinitely loyal to the dynasty and also in good private relation with Angus Georgia, became the chief lobbyist, even sending his only son, Sang Qiao, who had a good relationship with Philo Georgia, the Young Lord of the Georgia Territory.

Unfortunately, Angus Georgia had already made up his mind, so shortly after Sang Qiao arrived in Georgia Territory, he orchestrated a rather crude assassination.

The target was Sang Qiao and his accompanying guards, executed by Angus’s adopted daughter, Philo Georgia’s childhood friend and fiancée, an Advanced Stage Female Knight named Rose.

Personally, I believe sending that woman named Rose to carry out the assassination was an extremely dizzy decision by Angus Georgia because various clues suggest that the Sun Dynasty was very important in that not-so-clever woman’s mind. Though its status was not as high as the Georgia Family, it was enough to cause her to waver.

And although this wavering did not change her loyalty, it still caused her to hesitate slightly when acting, considering that the Glittering City, consistently aiming for the revival of the Sun Dynasty, aligned more closely with her ideals and beliefs.

Isn’t it ironic?

This is the beauty of studying history, my classmates.

The intertwining of black and white, life and death, victory and defeat, and justice and evil, which will never have a resolution.

Heh, let us continue, sharpen your ears, ready your quill pens...

As I just mentioned, Rose Georgia hesitated. That indecisive woman, while eventually choosing loyalty and love, nonetheless failed to fully utilize her abilities and talents... if she truly had any.

In summary, the first attack failed, and with half the guards sacrificed, Young City Lord Sang Qiao ultimately escaped from White Cherry City, and under the protection of residual forces headed by Knight Commander Baghdad Alphonse, he fled eastward, straight to Glittering City.

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