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Chapter 560 Powder Keg

On this day, two more familiar faces appeared at the hotel where Chloe was staying, or rather, the hotel she controlled.

It was "Broken Gun" Farion and "Scrap Metal" Leoncio. They found Chloe and placed a map of Lan Bridge in front of her.

"Enough elite weapons to arm 2,000 men, Miss, are in the warehouse marked on the map." Farion wore a fawning smile, his spirits lifted by the long-awaited reunion with Chloe. "Personally overseen by Louis Gustav, the chairman of our 'Emperor Party,' these are the most advanced weapons from the North and South continents; even the Loen people don't have our superior equipment."

"Very good," Chloe replied.

She thought for a moment, then raised her head:

"2000 people?"

"That's right, miss. It's said that everything was done according to your instructions—the Caesar factory is working overtime to complete this order!"

"I know," Chloe said in a deep voice.

This was the number she had previously contacted directly with the Caesar Arms Company through Cyprus's messenger—she had originally thought it would take a month to cross the entire Misty Sea and the Raging Sea from Intis, but she hadn't expected them to arrive so soon, before the "Fifth Calamity" announced by "Mr. Z".

This raises a question:

Before the aurora borealis detonated the bomb in Lanqiao, arms became an unstable powder keg.

Chloe now only hopes that there will be fewer unstable factors in the city. After all, she cannot be sure how many of the million residents of Lanqiao actually believe the Aurora Society's claims, and the Aurora Society is still hiding in the shadows, not knowing how much information it currently has.

What if they already know the location of all the armories?

What if, once the unrest begins, Aurora incites a massive number of residents to seize the guns that were originally stored in the warehouse?

A well-equipped army capable of arming 2,000 men should never be placed in such a dangerous environment.

Especially in the face of a disaster that sweeps across the entire city—no one can predict what desperate people might do.

Only two days left.

She was actually grateful that "Rotten Sailboat" had delivered the weapons here ahead of time—that reminded her of the situation.

Chloe hesitated for a moment, then looked up at "Broken Gun" Farion:

How much will the shipping cost?

"It's all paid for by the Imperial Party, Miss," "Broken Gun" chuckled, secretly pleased that he didn't have to burden his revered Miss Chloe with any expenses. "We only paid a deposit for the transport, 150,000 fenkin. Once we return to Trier, the Imperial Party will return the deposit and help us reconcile with the Intis government. After that, we won't be burdened with bounties as pirates, and we can get a legitimate merchant ship with a hybrid steam and sail system, allowing us to focus on the transport industry."

In other words, Kaiser Weapons Company supported the entire arms trade process. After all, I had already invested 100,000 Felkin in them, which was enough to cover the production cost of this batch of weapons for the factory.

This was clearly also based on the newspaper Chloe had purchased in Trier, which had been very effective in promoting Emperor Roselle and his ideas.

This allowed the "Emperor Party" members to see that Chloe truly aligned with their ideals.

However, this is a long-term project, and the focus right now isn't on that; there are more pressing matters...

Chloe glanced at the three Medici family members sitting beside her and asked one of them:

"Nien, our current combat-ready numbers are—"

"46," Nien said casually. "At this rate of increase, this hotel will soon be full. Inovan has already coordinated with the Nash family to provide accommodation for our soldiers in other buildings in this block."

Chloe beckoned Nien to her side, handed him the map, and said:

"Lead our men, follow Leonhi, to the warehouse on the map to collect equipment for 80 people."

"Yes, sir!" Nien and "Scrap Iron" Leonshi exchanged a glance, put away the map, and left the room to gather their men. Then, Chloe looked at the Medici family's leader in Lanbridge, who had recently been in charge of scouting Nash's Royal Guard, Inovan Medici:

"Mr. Inovan, go and tell Leok Nash again that all troops except those who can guarantee absolute loyalty must be completely disarmed. Also, hire a transport ship to load up the spare munitions stored in the warehouse and set sail, no matter where they are going, as long as they leave Lanqiao today, even if it has to be done overnight."

"And Farion, you stay with our group. After you've collected what you need, load the rest back onto the ship and set sail immediately, away from Lanqiao."

"Why is that?" Farion hadn't been able to understand Chloe's instructions since the beginning.

Chloe raised her chin:

When did you arrive at Lanqiao?

"Uh, yesterday afternoon."

"Haven't you noticed how deserted the harbor is? A tsunami is coming. With your beat-up sailboat, you'd better get out of there as fast as you can."

"Huh? Huh?" Farion looked puzzled. "There's no sign of that—"

Chloe rolled her eyes at him, offering no further explanation.

Ivano didn't ask anything. He simply gave a practiced bow and left the room with his assistant, Charles, to carry out his mission.

Only then did Chloe sigh and reach into her handbag:

"If you help with the transportation, there should be some cost involved, right, Bangbang?"

Chloe pulled out three small gold bars and slapped them in front of Farion:

"Just do as I say. I'll cover the shipping costs for the next few days."

Seeing Chloe's resolute attitude, Farion, though puzzled, had no choice but to comply and quickly left the room.

Chloe was left alone in the room once again.

Only then did Chloe abandon her nonchalant attitude and let out a heavy sigh.

Nowadays, no matter what, Chloe and the Nash family are in the open, while the Aurora Society is in the shadows.

Even the date of the final battle was set by the Aurora Society. At this critical juncture, the city's extraordinary forces were too few. Chloe alone could not possibly find the culprit of the Aurora Society—if she simply conducted a large-scale investigation and indiscriminately hunted down the criminals, it would backfire.

Two days later, it will be the day that "Mr. Z" announces at the altar that Lanqiao has been taken over by the Aurora Society.

Chloe had a vague premonition that while "Mr. Z" and the Aurora Society were using the threat of destroying the city to force the residents of Lanqiao to believe in the true Creator, this would also be Chloe's opportunity to avert the disaster and meet the requirements for advancement.

The "Witcher" advancement ceremony: Complete a guardianship that turns death around, and take the potion amidst the gratitude and lingering fear of at least 10 of those you have protected.

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Chapter 561 The Reason for Moving Forward

Chloe wasn't originally someone who was obsessed with ranking up. However, as the burdens on her shoulders grew heavier, she had no choice but to turn her attention to higher ranks.

If all goes well, she will be in control of a large city with a population of one million in just a few days.

Just as he was asked to answer when he asked the Cherubim Herabogen in the "Magic Mirror Divination," the nature and source of power "is that it is a tool for the holder to maintain his own interests, derived from the violence that forces people to submit."

Legal dominance is not secure. Even now, Chloe can come up with several ways for the Nash family to circumvent Mr. Azik's orders.

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The restrictions were directed at Leok Nash personally, but the Nash family's generations-long rule in Lanqiao was not based on the family leader's military power. The foundation that maintained the Baojia system was a Level 1 sealed artifact buried deep underground, and this was the source of the Nash family's power.

When Chloe steps into the limelight as Sequence 5, she is still unworthy of the position in the eyes of the Nash family. Without considering the support of the Tarot Society, the Nash family only needs to abandon the current leader and put forward another ruler who is not bound by Mr. Azik's orders to remove Chloe from the leadership throne again.

Moreover, Chloe doesn't want to alert the enemy yet, and the Nash family still has more room to maneuver in the actual control of Lanbridge.

To achieve the goals agreed upon with Mr. Fool and the Mysterious Queen Bernadette, advancing to demigod status is both necessary and inevitable.

The opportunity is right in front of us.

Once you meet the appropriate requirements, you will naturally have the opportunity for promotion.

This is a message Mr. Wayne gave to Chloe, which, in a sense, can be considered a promise from the Church of Knowledge, or even from the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

If the right conditions are met—the "Pain" potion is fully digested and the ritual to advance to "Witcher" is completed—does that count as meeting the right conditions?

As for the potion, for the Church of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom," it wouldn't be difficult to deliver it to Chloe's lips at the right time and have her take it on the spot, would it?

Chloe hasn't fully committed to switching paths to become a "Demon Hunter" yet, since even the matter itself is just speculation and nothing has ever been able to confirm its accuracy.

She wanted to search further to find out what the potion recipe for the "Despair" Witch was, what her ascension ritual was, or at least the potion recipe and ritual for the "Hunter" path, since the exchange between "Witch" and "Hunter" was certain and relatively safe.

Unfortunately, there is still no evidence that the "Witch" pathway can be completely harmlessly transferred to the "Witch Hunter" path.

Chloe herself was also waiting. If the promised opportunity for advancement truly existed, Chloe would only dare to make this unprecedented decision if the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" sent an emissary or personally placed the potion to Chloe's lips and indicated that she could complete the advancement simply by drinking the potion.

Faced with the current crisis, all Chloe can do is wait for the situation report from the Tarot meeting, the promise of help from the "Hermit" lady, and the advice she received from the "Cherubim" Herabergen before leaving. She is now simply gathering all the factors that are favorable to her and waiting for the final battle.

Once "Mr. Z" initiates the "Fifth Calamity" and accepts the worship of believers, then the aurora will be in the light, while Chloe will be in the dark.

The last Sunday of September is also the day when the aurora borealis announces the arrival of the "fifth disaster".

Chloe and Leok Nash sat leisurely facing each other on the terrace near the center of the altar area, looking down at the ragged residents, whose expressions were half fear and half numb, who filed in one after another, forming a huge flow of people moving towards the holy site of Lanqiao.

"Miss Chloe—I still don't understand your purpose. Why do you want my army to stop the investigation?"

Ha, my personal guard is actually maintaining order for a cult, watching my holy site being desecrated? What a ridiculous joke.

"I admit that my initial attack on you was largely due to personal likes and dislikes, and claiming you were a cult follower was just an excuse—but judging from your subsequent actions, perhaps my angry words back then have become a self-fulfilling prophecy?"

Leok was still far from friendly towards Chloe, staring at the residents who had already converted to the evil god, his fists clenched.

Today, well-equipped and well-trained guards are maintaining order. When faced with a stream of believers, they are only authorized to verbally dissuade them. To everyone else, this is tantamount to endorsing the cult's sacrificial rituals.

"Justice and evil, order and chaos, are never one-to-one. Now you are facing a metropolis of millions. If you have to choose between justice and order, it's best to stand on the side of order." Chloe tapped her knee lightly with her fingers. "As leaders, our faction is order, not justice."

Leok snorted, offering no rebuttal, which was taken as agreement with her reasoning:

"You seem to be handling this with ease?"

Chloe shook her head:

No.

"Will that Death Archon intervene?"

"Won't."

"Ha—so where does your confidence come from? Gehrman Sparrow?"

"Perhaps." Chloe raised her eyelids and glanced at Leok Nash. "Your information network is quite impressive."

"There's no need to talk about this now." Leok waved his hand. "What are your thoughts? It's come to this point, you should tell me how you plan to resolve such a big problem."

"First, we need to know what Aurora is planning to do." Chloe glanced at the already crowded square and the dark, low clouds on the horizon. "My advantage also lies in my access to information. Why would Aurora, which could have been hiding in the shadows to deal with us, suddenly jump out at this moment? According to reliable sources, that Mr. Z is preparing a ritual to ascend to demigod status. What you see is part of that ritual."

Upon hearing this, Leok seemed to be deep in thought:

"The Saint, a candidate for the throne—"

If this ceremony doesn't promote him, then it'll be my turn. Chloe chuckled softly at the thought.

"Now, the most devout believers have entered. Since he is to complete his ascension in the eyes of the crowd, he must rely on himself—himself who has not yet attained divinity."

As soon as they finished speaking, Chloe and Leok suddenly felt lighter, followed by a violent shaking accompanied by a terrifying, muffled rumble. The entire city shook, and houses that were not sturdy enough and had been damaged in the last earthquake collapsed with a deafening roar.

The terrace where the two were located was fairly sturdy.

Chloe stood up, looked up at the faint white line on the horizon, chuckled softly, and said:

"It's coming—get your evacuation group to the coastline; that Z first, I've already dealt with him."