From doomsday survival to fast-forward daily life

After becoming Vivian's knight, Tian Yu's life changed.

Vivian attends parties almost every day, but not for the sake of drinking and socializing.

During the daytime tea parties with the noble ladies, she would chat about the situation outside Silvermoon City and the impact of the war. She would persuade those ladies to look beyond luxury. At this time, Tian Yu would stand behind her and watch her heated debate with others.

At the cocktail party, Vivian would spare no effort to promote her anti-war ideas. After spending a long time with Vivian, Tian Yu gradually understood the current situation of the upper class in Silvermoon City.

They were roughly divided into three factions. The anti-war faction, headed by the Duke of Silver Moon, engaged in heated arguments and attacks with the pro-war faction, which disagreed with them. One of the core figures of the pro-war faction was the nobleman named Ster.

In between the two sides, there are those who do not express their neutral stance, and they have become the targets to be won over.

A fierce ideological confrontation is erupting in the upper and middle districts of Silvermoon City, involving scholars, politicians, nobles, and businessmen, and it is intensifying with the arrival of spring.

Every day there are speeches or tabloids circulating. Half a month ago, these seemed to have nothing to do with the downtown area, but now the news has gradually reached the ears of the people in the downtown area.

Silvermoon City has a council of over a hundred people, and almost everyone in the city now knows that a vote will take place soon when the first spring thunder sounds.

"Anna, can we really stop the war?" Vivian asked listlessly, lying on the bed without caring about her image.

Tian Yu covered her with a blanket and comforted her: "Even if it's difficult, you must do your best."

"Father has been very tired these days, and our vote count is not optimistic." Vivian sighed.

"In fact, I want to know your true thoughts and your attitude towards this war." Tian Yu said, "I am very curious why these powerful people in Silver Moon City have such different opinions. After all, it seems that Silver Moon City does have the strength to unify the south."

Vivian sat up: "Besides the prophecy, it's also because of profit. This is no secret."

"For example, one of my father's supporters has security businesses all over the southern region. Once a war breaks out, the distribution of these businesses will be reshuffled, and by then, his business will be under the control of Silvermoon City." Vivian analyzed to Tian Yu.

"Many people did not vote against it for peace." When she said this, she felt a little depressed.

"What about you?" What still puzzled Tian Yu was the attitude of Duke Silver Moon. With his status, he should gain huge benefits once the war started.

"Me?" Vivian was silent...

"Actually, this is a secret between my father and me," Vivian looked at Tian Yu with a nostalgic look on her face, "When I was very young, Silvermoon City had already been plagued by wars one after another."

"Do you remember, I mentioned my mother to you? In fact, the current Duchess is not my biological mother." In Vivian's narration, Tian Yu touched upon the secrets of this magnificent manor for the first time.

Twenty years ago, Silvermoon City was not as powerful as it is now, but it had already become one of the most important cities in the south. At that time, the Duke of Silvermoon had just obtained his title, and his brother became the new lord of the city.

The Seeking Highlands sent envoys to Silvermoon City and built the Tower of Elements, the tallest building in Silvermoon City, with the aim of spreading the light of knowledge and monitoring elemental movements in the south. Among the envoys was a knowledgeable woman who later fell in love with the young Duke of Silvermoon and became the Duchess.

Five years later, a fierce conflict broke out between Silvermoon City and Lilwat, the most powerful city in the south at that time, and war ensued. In this war, the Duke of Silvermoon spared no effort to support his brother and went to the battle himself.

Tian Yu didn't know what the scene of the war was like, but the result was that Silvermoon City won the war three years later, when Vivian was six years old.

Her mother took her away from Silvermoon City, and they would meet her father in the new fiefdom. Half of the once largest city, Lilwat, was divided to Silvermoon City, and the Lord of Silvermoon City rewarded it to the Duke as his new territory.

On the way to the fiefdom, they saw countless ordinary people who were displaced, and were surrounded by angry refugees who had lost their homes just before arriving at the fiefdom. Her mother became one of the victims of the war.

The late Duke of Silvermoon took Vivian back to Silvermoon City and never participated in the war again.

The Duchess volunteered to die so that Vivian could leave safely. The angry refugees also made her, who had studied in the Highlands of Knowledge for many years, face the cruelty of war.

"That's why you said that when you persuaded me to escape alone." Tian Yu finally understood the hidden story.

"Yes, my father opposed this war because he experienced pain himself. Ordinary people who cannot control the war may eventually rise up against all authority." Vivian remembered what her father once said to her.

"I understand his thoughts. After all, ordinary people are always the ones who suffer in war. For example, in the downtown area, many people are complaining about the increasingly expensive bread." Tian Yu thought for a moment and said, "There is a saying in my hometown."

"The water flow can push a big ship forward, but it can also cause it to capsize." Tian Yu tried to translate this sentence.

Vivian's eyes lit up: "That's right! This is why my father once told me that we should not start a war!"

......

In the evening, Tian Yu left the manor and headed for the midtown area, where she and John agreed to meet in a secret way.

In a toilet cubicle of a restaurant, Tian Yu looked at John who was squatting inside and looking around: "Is this what you call a safe way? Two people going to the toilet together? I'm really afraid that you will be arrested as a pervert."

"I'm terrified now." John, who was wearing women's clothing, was a little embarrassed, "But this is a very safe way."

Tian Yu turned around and locked the door of the toilet to make sure no one would come in: "Okay..."

"These urban areas around the world have also had a tense atmosphere before the war. Taxes have made most people miserable. Leaflets and tabloids have quietly spread in the streets and alleys." John was talking about the wind direction these days.

Then he took out an object from his skirt and handed it to Tian Yu: "There's news from above. Use this to burn the devil's soul."

This was a bottle of water in a complicated bottle. Tian Yu took it and instantly felt a faint burning sensation coming from the depths of her soul. She endured the discomfort and quickly put it into the safe house. Now she was 100% sure that this thing worked and could cause harm to her even through the bottle.

After saying goodbye to John, Tian Yu rented a carriage and returned to the manor, but saw the Duke's carriage at the door. She saluted the Duke's carriage and wanted to wait until the Duke left before entering the manor.

The Duke seemed to say something to the escorting Joel in the carriage. He dismounted and walked towards Tian Yu: "Ride the horse over there. The Duke requires you to go with him."

No one told her where to go or what to do. She rode on her horse and followed the team silently. She had a strong premonition that tonight's meeting was directly related to the war. She didn't think the Duke was impressed by her abilities. This move might be to send some message to the Tower of Light behind her.