Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Today, Speaker Soro, the president of the Helderland Chamber of Commerce's Ravenna branch and administrator of the International Settlement, woke up to find that the sky had fallen.

When he woke up from his sleep, it was not yet dawn. The shrill sound of the alarm broke the tranquility of dawn. He hurriedly put on his coat and rushed out the door. What caught his eye was several stretchers escorted into the hospital by soldiers.

This sudden chaos lasted for a whole day. Speaker Solo managed to handle all the urgent matters, and only when night fell did his tense nerves relax a little.

However, when he was about to go to bed, new bad news came again: someone used explosives to destroy the west wall of the concession at night, and unknown armed elements took advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack.

Although the defenders provided timely reinforcements, more than ten soldiers were still injured.

“This is ridiculous!”

At midnight, Speaker Solo slammed the document on his desk, causing the ink bottle to buzz.

After encountering two rounds of attacks in one day, even though he was used to wind and waves, he couldn't help feeling dizzy.

What confused him even more was that Ravenna had always been known for its good public security, but now someone dared to use explosives to launch an attack. What kind of power was hidden behind this?

After careful investigation, two injured Yoda people who were sent to the hospital revealed the truth of the incident.

It turned out that these two attacks were actually acts of retaliation against them, and the International Settlement was merely an innocent victim.

Speaker Solo breathed a sigh of relief after learning the truth, but he had to face a more difficult reality - more than 20 injured people were lying in the hospital. If such a serious accident was not reported, all the responsibility would fall on his head.

While ordering his men to step up alert, he also sent messengers to submit an emergency report to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, and specifically instructed that once the two injured Yoda soldiers regained their ability to move, they should be immediately sent to the City Hall - this conflict between the Yoda people should be resolved by the Yoda people themselves.

Of course, the most important thing is to demand compensation from Ravenna’s City Hall and ask for an explanation.

Within a week, the news of the first major casualties among expatriates abroad reached John's desk, and the letter was also read by Finance Minister Simon, Lord Chancellor Theodore, Military Commander Hawke, and Spy Minister Wesker.

Several people held a closed-door meeting in a room in the palace, and John asked directly:

"My dear ministers, what do you think about the attack on overseas Chinese?"

Theodore bowed and said slowly:

"Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task is to immediately summon the ambassador of the Yoda Empire, severely condemn the disorder in their territory, and demand that they immediately investigate the matter and severely punish the murderer."

Simon thought for a moment and added:

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the Helderan Chamber of Commerce immediately adjust its business layout in the southern part of Yoda and move the temporary business center northward to the vicinity of our military-controlled area to reduce possible subsequent losses."

Hawke said in a deep voice:

"I think that relying solely on diplomacy is far from enough. I suggest that you immediately dispatch a thousand-man unit of the Helderran regular army, temporarily reorganize it into the Black Watch mercenary organization, and send it to the International Settlement of Ravenna within three days."

Finally, Wesker stepped forward slowly and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I think the above measures are only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution."

“This group of assassins is so large that they should not have appeared in Ravenna recently. It is estimated that they have been entrenched in Ravenna for many years, and the forces behind them are complicated.

"If we don't eradicate the root of the problem, such incidents will inevitably occur again and again. We should send a large number of spies and assassins to eliminate all those involved within a month."

Good guys have prepared a contingency plan. John is very satisfied with the words of these old ministers. It’s just to save trouble.

"Okay, since everything is ready, let's do as you say."

"Hello, Speaker Solo."

Half a month later, Speaker Solo had just sent off the last convoy of supplies for the Blackwatch mercenaries.

When he pushed open the carved wooden door of his residence, the candlelight in the house flickered in the draft. More than a dozen black shadows stood quietly in the shadows of the furniture, and the cold metallic light of the swords and muskets at their waists flickered in the candlelight.

"Let me introduce myself first. We are the personnel responsible for handling this casualty accident."

The leader took out a gilded badge and waved it in front of the candlelight. The wax seal on the parchment document still had fresh red marks.

"Just continue to do your job, and we will take over the rest."

"Oh, right."

The man took out another document from his arms.

"His Majesty the King said that you reported very promptly this time. After this term of office is over, you can apply to be transferred back to work in the country."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

As Speaker Solo spoke, he was thinking that he would be transferred back home after his term ended. It didn't matter if he was demoted. There was too much chaos abroad, so whoever wanted to work there could do it.

……

Torque has been very impatient lately. The shadow of the spire of the town hall outside the window casts a shadow on his face, pulling the twitching wrinkles at the corners of his mouth into strange arcs.

As the most important witnesses in the Fugger case, Stillyard and Münzer were not only alive, but were also escorted into a secret room in the basement of the City Hall.

As for Yoda's recently very active assassin organization, the Nightingale assassins' disastrous defeat in their assault on the concession was still fresh in people's memory - more than twenty people died in two charges, and now they don't even have the ability to enter the City Hall to carry out assassinations.

"That damn Minzer..."

Torque smashed the wine glass in his hand, and the broken glass looked like scattered diamonds in the candlelight.

At this time, the City Hall had voted to reinvestigate the Fugger case. Although he was not the first person responsible for the case, he also understood that he would soon be the target of the investigation.

At this moment, he had packed up his most valuable jewelry and foreign land deeds, and even stuffed the silver tableware into the suitcase.

If all else fails, just flee to the Kingdom of Midland. There are a few colleagues who have defected there, and you can stick together for warmth. Then you can buy a house in Wyndham and become a landlord, and you'll be rich again.

"Wow!"

The sound of shattering glass startled Torque, and he rushed to the window, only to see three dark figures breaking in, with cold lights flashing, and his throat was covered before he could shout.

The man moved quickly and decisively. The iron chains jingled as they locked his wrists, and the rough fabric of the blindfold rubbed against his eyelids. It seemed that he came prepared.

As the carriage bumped along the cobblestone road, Torque heard the clanking of chains. Through the gap in the blindfold, he caught a glimpse of the flickering light of torches, which finally stopped in front of an iron gate.

After the sound of heavy hinges, a strong musty smell hit me in the face, and the harsh sound of handcuffs and shackles dragging across the ground echoed in the cell.

"Click."

The moment the blindfold was removed, Torque squinted his eyes to adjust to the light.

There were several familiar figures huddled in the corner opposite the wall. These Fugger's men also had their hands and feet chained, and their bodies were covered with scars. They were even more panicked when they saw Torke. Torke understood at a glance that these people were first captured, and then sold out after being tortured!