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"No." Latatos shook her head. "It really was an accident... The technology outside was too outdated. So his parents' death was indeed... a coincidence."

"If you weren't in this situation right now, I would have thought you were trying to pass the buck." Noah sighed, "No one would believe me if I told them."

"Yes." As the head of the Bronto family, Latatos certainly knew that no one would believe it, so the head of the Bronto family at that time, Latatos's father, put the blame on the Edwis family.

"But why do you know this?"

"Because, that invitation from the Brontao family—it was indeed arranged to kill Enthiotis's parents." Latatos even laughed at herself. "It was the house used to trap Enthiotis and me. My father spent a lot of time designing it. The seemingly wooden walls are filled with steel plates, making it absolutely impossible for ordinary people to open it from the outside. Once the fire starts, there's no way back."

"...What do you think?" Noah looked at Roland who had punched through the wall. Roland could only give him an awkward smile, although Noah couldn't see it either.

"You monsters are an exception..." Latatos naturally didn't want to admit that after all the effort she put into building her house, it was still something that could be easily broken into. "But I can only admit that the Bruntao family did have murderous intentions towards the Shivaash family. I have confessed this to Enthiodis."

"He had the intention to kill, but he didn't carry it out. Enthyotis's parents...actually died in an accident on their own train." Noah sighed. "How ironic."

"Who says it isn't..." Latatos also laughed. "Besides, even now, my plan has failed. The Brontao family is dead in name only."

"Things have been sorted out." Noah nodded, "But there are still troops you can command, right?"

"...Well, yes." Latatos looked at Noya with some confusion. "What do you want to do?"

"Help you." Noah snapped his fingers, "Help you deal with Enthyodis."

"Why?!" Compared to Akhtos, who still had the strength to resist, Latatos seemed to find it even harder to accept. "...What do you want to do? Isn't it good for you if Enthiotis takes power?"

"It's a good thing. Having a national leader as a partner is indeed very attractive." Noah nodded. "But why did the Bruntao family want to perish together with the head of the Shivaash family?"

"..."

"Why, when Actor knows that what Shivaash brings benefits to the Snow Region, he still opposes the Shivaash family?"

"..."

"For Casimir, there are some things he cannot abandon: chivalry. Casimir without chivalry is just an empty shell without a soul. I believe this is true for every country in the world; they must have a fundamental spirit." Noya smiled. "For Kjerag, that spirit is called Yelagund. For Kjerag now, faith is indispensable."

"...Is that all?" Latatos thought it was ridiculous. "You're not even Kjerag! Why would you care about something like that?"

"Because I've experienced what's called a collapse of faith..." Noah whispered, "Or rather, I've seen something I firmly believed in bare its fangs at me. That wasn't a pleasant experience."

"You..." Latatos suddenly felt that the person in front of her was a little scary. "Who are you?"

"I'm a sinner of Casimir, a traitor to the Kingdom of Knights, but—I'm also the one who loves Casimir the most," Noa introduced herself. "But I'm just myself, Noa Kyrielight. Now, I'm a visitor to Kjerag. I like Kjerag very much, so can I do you a favor?"

Different from the Doctor's purpose of preventing the war, Noah got involved in this because, on the one hand, she was dissatisfied with Enthiotis for being involved in the incident, and on the other hand, she really liked a clean Sherag.

She liked to listen to the sounds of the city, and Kjerag's voice was special. She didn't want Kjerag's unique voice to be gradually drowned out.

Casimir without chivalry would not be Casimir, and Kjerag without faith would not be Kjerag.

That's it.

Roland, who was watching all this, finally smiled brilliantly. As expected, the people of the Kirilet family have always been so eccentric.

The same is true for Noah.

"...You're just like Enthiotis, both of you eccentrics." Latatos, feeling powerless, laughed, nearly falling off her chair. "But, in my earlier conversation with Enthiotis, I also learned his purpose from him."

What really broke Latatos' heart was that the words and visions that Enthiotis spoke to her were things she could identify with and empathize with.

"The Brontao family may have always misunderstood the Shivaash family. I taught myself some economics in order to understand what Enthiotis is doing. Lowering tax rates, attracting foreign capital, giving them preferential treatment, and signing some unequal trade treaties with these companies in order to retain big capital. Secretly building military factories and training armies - to be honest, isn't Enthiotis a guy who is ready to sell out his country at any time?" Latatos's complaint was actually correct. All these preparations are concentrated on Enthiotis, and no one believes that you are loyal.

"That's why I'm afraid. I'm afraid Enthiotis will sell Kjerag for a price just for profit." Latatos rubbed her slightly singed hair. "But do you know what Enthiotis told me?"

"Well, I'd like to hear the details." Noah was also very curious about what Enthyotis said to make Latatos so depressed.

"He said that what Kjerag lacks isn't resources, but core technology. Kjerag's core technology—that's why we have to sell our resources cheaply, while these technologies are tightly controlled by the great powers and cannot be obtained without paying a price. What does this mean?"

——The right to operate the Holy Mountain trade route was exchanged for a complete set of previous generation railway signal systems and the right of first refusal to obsolete trains.

What one gives is indeed precious, but what one gains can help Kjerag improve for decades—even centuries.

- In exchange for the cooperative mining rights in the eastern mining area, we get a complete set of the most advanced ore smelting technology and supporting equipment developed and provided with technical support by REM Billiton.

Latatos didn't even know how many times more efficient this technology was than the one Kjerag had used in the past.

Latatos could have retorted at the time, "I don't need to know what you got in return. I only know how much you gave away, how much belongs to Kjerag."

But... a word from Enchiodis at that time made her realize the current situation.

"We don't have time, Latatos."

If there were still time, he would indeed proceed step by step, unite all forces in the country, and then face the whole world as one Kjerag.

But now, there is no time for that.

In this age where everything on Terra is connected, Kjerag has been offline for too long.

No country can remain immune in this world. Victoria, Colombia, and many other countries—including Casimir, where Noya was born—are all eyeing Kjerag.

Enthiotis did admit that he had underestimated Latatos, but he hadn't expected Latatos to see deeper than he had imagined. But the most terrifying thing was that she was half-baked. She understood that Enthiotis was selling out Kjerag's interests, but she didn't understand the life-and-death race against time behind it.

Her vision is still not broad enough - after all, she has never really been out there and has never seen the real international situation.

"If today's conversation had taken place earlier, we wouldn't have reached this point."

“But it seems to be inevitable.”

"Given our positions, it's impossible for us to express our true thoughts to each other unless we're in this situation."

After these words, Noah and Ya'er arrived together. Latatos didn't even say anything harsh. She wanted to show off one last time and said she wanted to go see Yelagund together.

I didn't expect that it was indeed Noah...

written request for leave

After a day of rest, I can watch the plot of Rainbow Six in the evening to see if there are any new foreshadowings or something.

Hey, when I write Ark articles, I worry about being backstabbed or something.

There will probably be no update tomorrow morning. If I get inspired after reading the plot tonight, I will update tomorrow morning.

over!

Make a wish ela! Make a wish for two months! ! ! ! ! !

Sad news - the well is drained.

Crooked light, black keys, Hedley.

Eating well makes me feel good.

Oh, my synthetic jade.

I also bought a gift pack and the Rainbow Six theme. Now even the theme is for sale... Damn it.

My wallet was severely harvested by YJ

But the plot is okay. It is rare to see such unincited people. Uncle Diaz is also very rational and is a role model for the world.

Giant baby…I hope he has a happy elopement with his gay male servant.

Not bad - I haven't seen such a purely bad villain in a long time.

Chapter 35: Reversal!

"That's what happened. I've completely lost. Not only have I lost the trust of my subjects, but even my ideals have been completely destroyed." Latatos's expression was truly one of defeat. Recounting her defeat again was undoubtedly a double blow. "Now you can laugh at my shortsightedness, but remember to close the door for me when you leave."

Enthiotis's action this time did make Latatos feel frustrated. She originally thought that she and Enthiotis were chess players of the same level. If it weren't for Nosis's obstruction, she would have relied entirely on her own brain to compete with Enthiotis. However, the facts told her that she was just a fool who was complacent and thought that she could fully understand the situation based on her one-sided understanding of self-taught economics, and even misjudged the current situation.

Of course, she had also considered whether what Enthyodis said was just a lie to her. After all, he was prepared for someone to pull him out of the fire, and he even considered throwing her out as well.

However, if you want to verify this...it's actually not that difficult, you just need to go out and see for yourself.

Yes, maybe I should go out and take a look. As the head of the Bruntao family, even I have my view blocked by the towering snow-capped mountains, but those who go out have all united around Enchiodis without exception.

This may have proved something...

A feeling of frustration, a wave of powerless frustration surged into Latatos's heart, making her feel like a stupid bastard.

She even thought that perhaps letting Enthiotis rule the Snow Region might not be a bad thing. Enthiotis, who could make her so shaken, might not be unable to change the situation.

"Although I have no intention of hurting you, Miss Latatos—" Noah sighed, "Don't you think Enthyodis didn't intend to act this way from the beginning?"

"……what do you mean?"

"Even though Enthiotis left Kjerag, with his abilities, he could easily have started a business in Victoria, Colombia, and lived a much better life than he did in Kjerag. Yet, he chose to return to Kjerag, attempting to bring modernization back. This wasn't simply for the sake of so-called power," Noya said. "Even if he became Kjerag's leader, he wouldn't be able to achieve anything here compared to what the outside world could offer him."

Noah knew Enthiodis's abilities. To be honest, with Kjerag's poor production, it was not an easy task to support the Kalan trade.

But Enthyotis did it, even compared to someone like himself who had cheats in emotional perception, he accomplished it entirely by relying on his own strength.

Not to mention Nosis, a top student at Columbia, a senior researcher that even Rhine Life was vying for, and he was able to return to Kjerag - why?

You can't really be coveting Kjerag's snow, right?

"They returned because they are Kjerag people. They are attached to this homeland. Who brought this realization to them?" Noya asked. "It is your deep-rooted faith, bestowed by the god Yelagund. This faith, deep in your bones, unites you as Kjerag people."

"...Kjerag?" Latatos had never thought of this before. "But... why?"

"Those who have seen the vast ocean often lament their own insignificance," Noa said. "Those who have seen the outside world naturally worry about whether their homeland can survive in it. Enthiotis concluded that it cannot, so he returned to change Kjerag, to help him catch up."

Why did Enthiotis follow tradition and ascend the mountain? Was it simply to build momentum? No, he wanted to experience the same path his sister had taken, a path he still harbored deep remorse for. He had completed this journey, this pilgrimage, and in a sense, this journey of suffering had solidified his own convictions.

Kjerag needs to change—

So, what if the other two companies interfere?

Then destroy them.

——Then it’s time to reverse your thinking.

So how do we stop Enthiotis?

"...If the three clans truly work together..." Latatos remembered what Enthiotis had said at the tri-clan council. She began to tremble, pulling herself up from her chair. "Does he... really intend to hand over power to the Saint?"

"At least that's what I think... As for whether you agree or not, that's up to you." Noah nodded. "So, Latatos, are you going to just sit there like a loser, or follow us and try to turn the tide?"

—Kjerag cannot live without faith.

—But Kjerag had to change.

There is no actual contradiction between the two!

At this moment, Noya's hand was already in front of Latatos, "Latatos, let's... turn everything around."

For some reason, Latatos, who seemed to have died in the fire just now, suddenly felt a ripple in her heart. Reversal... So that's how it is. It seems that she still has a chance.

The Brown Tao family has always been a family that will hold on to anything given the opportunity.

She finally reached out her hand.

"Ms. Noah, I am really becoming more and more interested in you——"

-

"Giving me full command of the front lines... Noa really knows how to give me a hard time." The doctor rested her chin on her hand. She wasn't sure if Noa had convinced the Brontao family, but her plan remained unchanged. That was to gather the remaining Perlochi warriors, try to distract Enthyotis, and buy time for the Saint's recapture.

The current Manzhuyuan is a trap set by Enchiodis. Whoever enters it will never be able to get out.

But on the other hand, the Saint of Manzhuyuan is now the only turning point in the situation. Therefore, rather than forcibly retaking Manzhuyuan, this plan is considered to be for the purpose of retaking the Saint.

Watching Guluo and the others proceed according to plan, the doctor sighed. "Honestly, with someone like Noah around, everything seems so logical—this guy's ability to persuade and bewitch others is practically Originium-level."

"Can I take it that you are saying something bad about Noah?" Kuro, who was placed next to the doctor, said coldly.

"...I didn't." The doctor quickly raised his hands in surrender. "I was praising her."

"...She's not as good at persuading others as you think..." Kuro sighed. "In fact, she's the one who needs to be persuaded the most, but no one can persuade her... She's too stubborn. Perhaps only someone like her can persuade others on her own, because of her inherent determination..."

"Miss Kuro has been following Miss Noya for a long time, right?" the doctor asked curiously. "Even you can't persuade her?"

"If I could do that, I wouldn't be here." Kuro's tone became even colder. "The person who can really convince her is not here."

"...Let me guess, it's not...the Radiant Knight, right?"

"Doctor, being too sensitive is not a good thing."

Chapter 36: We are a team of four!

"Alright, alright. Next stop is Shivaash's hometown, right? Seriously, why did I become your driver?" Ya'er couldn't help but complain. "That's not how I gave you the bell. It's for when you're in danger. You can only ring it three times at most, and it can only be used within Kjerag."