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After receiving Sires' invitation letter, Hill did not set off immediately.The town of Sophia has not yet fully recovered, if he lets go, then all the hard work he has spent here will be completely wasted.

After thinking for a while, Hill asked the knight who delivered the letter and the town resident who brought him to rest first, and he called Kiki back to the central square with him.

Back at the central square, Hill first invited Jason, William, and Sandra to his tent, and told them bluntly that he was summoned by His Royal Highness Prince Siris and was about to go to Yani City.After seeking the opinions of the three, especially Sandra's understanding, Hill got up and went to the Grove family's new house, waking the mayor of Grove from his sleep.

After a week of recuperation, Grove's spirit has improved a lot, but the injury will not recover for a while, and the legs injured by the stone pillar will most likely never be able to support his body again.

Hill was not too polite with Grove, and after a few greetings, he expressed his intention to come and asked Grove to return to the position of mayor and take over the reconstruction of Sofia Town.

Grove didn't pretend to decline either, and nodded in agreement after a little hesitation.

Hill then hinted to Grove that Sandra is very familiar with the current situation in the town, and he can entrust her with important tasks, let her be his legs and even endorsement.

Hearing such a hint, Grove's expression changed immediately, and he turned to look at his daughter.But after these few days of experience, Sandora has also grown a lot, and she looks at her father's gaze calmly, not taking it seriously at all.

Hill did not participate in their father-daughter dispute, and instead proposed to call the various leaders in the town and announce their transition.

Grove also understood that now was not the time to reprimand his daughter, so he suppressed his anger and asked Hill to call everyone in the town.

As the real leader of Sofia Town, Grove's prestige in the town is far from that of a newcomer like Hill. There were no twists and turns during the handover process. Many people even learned that Grove would After taking over the town again, they immediately surrounded him, making Hill, who was watching, feel quite sad.

Although it was inevitable to be disappointed, Hill didn't feel much nostalgia.After completing the handover, he left Grove's house with Keech, went to Montdemery's residence to find the messenger who was visiting his teammates there, and planned to ask him about the current situation in Yani City.

When passing by Hill's old house, Keech couldn't help but stop and said to Hill, "Can you go there by yourself? I want to find something here."

Hill was slightly taken aback, then nodded quickly, "Okay, but please be careful and don't go anywhere else."

"Yeah." Keech nodded.

"I'll come over to accompany you in a while." Hill resisted the desire to kiss Kidge lightly, and only raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, then turned and left.

After watching Hill go away, Kiki also turned around and walked into the ruins where only broken walls remained.

What he was looking for was not the luggage he and Hill had brought, but the few cheap gems he was playing with before the earthquake.

The words Moriarty said before he disappeared still haunted Keech, and the phrase "No matter what you're doing, you can't do it" is even more haunting.He really wanted to prove that Moriarty was wrong, that he was just a magic stick pretending to rely on teleportation magic, but after tossing around the ruins for more than half an hour and even using his abilities, Keech still failed. After finding those gemstones, he turned out all the other clothes that Hill brought.

——In addition to teleportation magic, does he have the ability to predict?

Keech, who became more and more suspicious, suddenly remembered a comment he saw when searching for space magic: space magic and time magic are the powers closest to gods, but the former has been lost, while the latter has never been mastered by humans.

Thinking that prophecy seems to be related to time, Keech couldn't help but come up with an idea—maybe, Moriarty is a freak who can control space and preview time?But then, he couldn't help wondering, if Moriarty could predict the disaster, why didn't he tell everyone to avoid the defense, but instead watched it like a play?

Keech stood beside the ruins blankly, unable to think of an answer that would satisfy him.And Moriarty didn't show up again, as he had told him, he couldn't read minds, and couldn't hear his summons.

——The next time we meet, he must ask clearly.

Kitsch lowered his eyelids and clenched his fists.

At dawn the next day, Hill boarded his black carriage with Kiki, his coachman Kevin, maid Lucy, and two lesser-injured knights. The envoys who came together rushed to the southeast of Yani City.

Due to the early departure time, many people hadn't gotten up yet. Only the militiamen on duty at night noticed their whereabouts and came to see them off.Just when Kevin had already sat in the driving seat and was about to ride his horse for a long journey, Sandra, accompanied by Jason, hurried over.

"Secretary Balotelli!" Sandora stopped the carriage, then quickly ran to the side of the carriage.

Although the corners of Kidge's lips were already drooping, Hill opened the car door and greeted Sandora: "Good morning, Miss Sandora."

"You shouldn't have left in such a hurry, we haven't seen you off yet!" Sandora panted.

"I'm afraid His Royal Highness will only think that I have been delayed for too long." Hill replied with a smile, "I am sorry for not saying goodbye to you, but even if I leave Sofia Town, I will still be the clerk here until the disaster is over. After that, I will definitely come back here.”

"I'm looking forward to that day." Sandora smiled sweetly.

"Me too." Hill bowed slightly to Sandra, then smiled at Jason behind her, "Goodbye, everyone."

"Goodbye, Secretary Balotelli." Sandra and Jason also bowed to Hill in return.

Hill smiled again and closed the car door again.

Kevin in front immediately shook the reins and drove the carriage to the dirt road outside the town.

After the carriage left Sofia Town, Kiki couldn't help asking, "Are you really coming back?"

"Of course, as long as -- His Majesty the Emperor has no new appointments." Hill raised the corner of his mouth.

He knew very well that he was not coming back, at least not as a clerk.Regardless of whether he can bring help to Sirius, everything he has done in Sofia town is enough to become a ladder for his promotion. Even if he cannot return to the imperial capital, he will definitely get a position with more power than the clerk.

For careerists, disasters are also opportunities.

Hill wanted to explain to Keech more clearly what was on his mind, but they were not the only two in the carriage.He could only smile, then closed his eyes, calmed his heart, and prepared to meet the next challenge.

The town of Sofia is not far from Yani City. When the sun went down, Hill's carriage arrived at the outskirts of Yani City.

As the capital of a province, although Yani City is not as magnificent and splendid as Yasha City, it is still a rather large city.However, on the ninth day after the earthquake, the city had completely lost its original appearance. The city walls had collapsed and the city gates were crooked. From a distance, it looked more like an ancient ruin that had been ravaged by the years.

There is no moat in the city of Yani. Many refugees have appeared on the flat ground outside the city walls. Dirty, apparently hadn't washed himself since the earthquake.

When Hill and his carriage passed by, a group of refugees immediately surrounded them and begged them for food with their hands outstretched. It was not until the knight accompanying them drew their long swords and Kevin waved his whip that they gave way.

Hill didn't stop their rudeness, and sat in the carriage with a heavy face, silently starting to plan.

Keech didn't speak either, and just focused on the movement outside, in case someone attacked the carriage and hurt Hill.

But maybe because they were afraid of the knight's sharp blade, or maybe the carriage was not conspicuous enough, the beggars scattered after they didn't get what they wanted, allowing the carriage to pass through the refugee camp smoothly and arrive at the city gate.

The city gate was closely guarded by many soldiers. The gate was closed deliberately or it was stuck in the earthquake and could not be opened. In short, the two huge iron gates were tightly closed. After showing their identities, Hill and the others could only go through the gate A gap in the side collapsed into the city of Yani.

The situation inside the city was no better than outside the city. When they got close to the city wall, Hill and the others could smell the rotten smell coming from inside. After entering Yani City, the smell became stronger. silhouette.

"Corpse... body?" Kiki kept squinting his eyes halfway, and soon noticed the dead air in the ruins, and after a short observation, he saw the black and blue human body exposed.

Hill followed Keech's gaze, nodded quickly and said, "I'm afraid they are, they obviously haven't allocated any manpower to clean up the ruins."

"Compared to here, Sophia is simply heaven." A knight sitting opposite them couldn't help but sigh.

"Sophia is small, most of the houses are low, and there are few people. Escape is far easier than here." Hill sighed, thinking to himself, management is also far easier than here.

Led by the knight outside, Hill and his carriage drove straight to the east of the city, and soon came to a fairly complete building.

——Yani Government Affairs Hall.

Hill immediately recognized this palace-style single-storey building full of northern style.

Before going to Sofia Town, he and Kiki passed through Yani City, where they rested for a day and visited several important places in the city, including this unique building and the Shuori Square where it is located.

Today, the square no longer has the hustle and bustle of the past, but the three landmark buildings in the square stand upright, completely resisting the test of the earth, and forming a sharp contrast with other dilapidated houses around. .One of them is naturally the Yani Government Affairs Hall, and the other two are the Yani Church of the Holy See, and the Magic Association Contact Tower opposite it.

——Is this implying that imperial power, faith and power will continue to stand on top of each other?

Hill secretly cursed, and stepped out of the carriage.

Although it was almost dark, Hill and Keech were taken directly to Prince Siris's desk in the innermost part of the government hall.

Not seeing each other for half a year, Prince Siris has matured a lot, his body has become taller and stronger, and his handsome face has more masculine rigidity and edges, and he is no longer as indistinguishable as before.A-Dong, who was inseparable from him, has not changed at all, even the length of his red hair has not changed, and he still sticks around Sirius, just like a "male favorite" who deliberately pleases his master.

Seeing Hill and Keech come in, Sirius immediately stood up to greet him with a smile, but the corners of his eyes were obviously black and tired, obviously he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

After the necessary aristocratic etiquette, Sirius invited Hill and Kidge to sit on the sofa beside him, and he took Adong to sit opposite them.

"I'm very glad you came here." Serris said sincerely, "I have read the disaster report you sent, and I have also asked the messenger about the current situation in Sofia Town. Obviously, what you did Much better than me."

"With all due respect, Your Royal Highness, the town of Sofia and the city of Yani are completely incomparable." Hill said meaningfully, "Sofia is very small and very simple."

Sirius smiled, did not answer, and turned to say: "You must have worked very hard when you came from a long distance, but unfortunately, I can't give you time to rest."

"Your Highness, please don't be too polite at this critical time. If there is anything I can do, please give me your orders." Hill said seriously.

"To be honest, I'm not sure what you can do now." Siris smiled wryly and spread his hands, "You should have seen that the city of Yani is like a mess. My original intention was to direct the overall situation here. But he was deeply involved, and even the city in front of him was not properly settled."

"With the liberty to ask, Your Highness, is the Governor of Yanila Province still safe?" Hill asked with raised eyebrows.

"He's fine, so good that I sincerely hope he's not better." Sirius raised the corners of his mouth mockingly, no longer hiding his emotions, "Tell the truth, Sir, Governor Franz Tampa This is my biggest trouble now, if it wasn’t for his surname Tampa, I would have cut off his head on the first day I entered Yani City, and used it as a memorial to the city.”

Tampa is the mother family of the current Queen Hathaway, and the governor of Yanila Province, Franz Tampa, is Hathaway's uncle and the uncle of the third prince Keli.Due to the relationship between Hathaway and Kesley, as well as the prestige and power of the Tampa family, no matter what Franz did, Sirius could not easily raise the butcher's knife.

"What did Your Excellency the Governor do, or did you not do anything?" Hill asked tentatively.

"Seeing that the victims are about to surround the city of Yani, he refuses to open the granary, neither to let the victims into the city, nor to distribute food and medicine to them." Seres took a deep breath, trying to control the situation. Irritable mood, "There are countless dead people in the city. He is not in a hurry to dispose of the corpses to avoid the plague, but is busy leading people to search the property under the ruins to make money from the dead!"