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nJimosen and Linvor smiled confidently as if they had already won the battle.

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"Hahahahhaha.

nThere's no way that they'll be able to handle us.

nDon't forget that we're about to launch a surprise attack on them.

nBy the time we're done with them, they won't know what hit them!

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nLinvor agreed:

"Heh. From the scouts' report from the past few days, these Baymardians had what they called hot air balloons. But apparently, because of the rainy and overly windy weather, they can't use that now. So if they won't be able to spring out any tricks on us.

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"You're right.

nIn a week or more, snow should start falling, and even now, the weather is still as windy as ever.

nSpring is coming to an end, and winter is upon us.

nSo how could they flu those things anymore?

nIt's just too bad that the days when the spies entered Baymard's capital city, was when the rain fell hard constantly, getting many places closed.

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"Yes. They did say that these Baymardians even stopped work and were advised not to drive and stay indoors during the heavy storms.

nThese people are ridiculous.

nAnd even on the other rainy days that weren't heavy, the spies reported that the roads were almost deserted, and the weather itself, coupled with the security around, made things hard for them to do their jobs.

nNonetheless, they did get some good findings.

nSo far, we have nothing to worry about.

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"Hmhm... It appears we arrived just after the Monarchs of all empires had left... That includes the Caronians as well.

nSo now, it's just the Baymardians in there.

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nLinvor sneered:

"Heh. People rarely attack in these times. So they have already begun dropping their guards down, preparing for the long winter ahead. How naive!

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nJimosen swirled his cup around playfully:

"Very naive. Even though we couldn't collect all information in such a short time, it's still okay because the reports are more or less what we expected. Now, victory shall be ours!

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nWith that, Jimosen raised his glass, and Linvor did the same too.

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"To the Temple!

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"To the Temple!

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n(^_^)

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nBoth men weren't too worried about the changes in Baymard.

nSo far, there has been no report about new weapons there.

nAnd even the newspapers the spies bought some U.N Meeting that focused more on peace and unity.

nIn fact, they thought it was Baymard's way of trying to get more w.pores to protect them.

nBaymard probably offered some products or things to these empires in exchange for security.

nAnd from what they speculated, after these Monarchs get back to their various empires, they would send more forces to Baymard as agreed.

nFortunately, his excellency had planned for them to attack now.

nIf they had waited for winter to end and attacked sometime in late spring or summer, then wouldn't they be met with many difficulties?

nIt was almost as if Dragmus, their God, had spoken to his excellency, commanding them to attack now.

nHow else could they explain this situation?

nFrom what they found out, this so-called U.N meeting was still very secret and had only arrived just a week or so before the Monarchs arrived.

nThat meant that many around the continent didn't even know that their rulers were here.

nThis move undoubtedly avoided assassination attempts and many other troubles.

nSo what were the odds that they would arrive just when all the Monarchs and everyone else had left?

nWhat were the chances that they would come during Baymard's vulnerable period?

nLooking at their rings bestowed upon them, they were more certain that Dragmus was with them.

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nSince the Temple's existence, they had never lost a single battle... not one.

nOf course, they also never attacked until they were very confident of the result.

nThat said, their intelligence and luck were given to them by Dragmus himself.

nJust their victories alone made them believe that they were meant to take over this world.

nIt wouldn't be long before the pirates fell too.

nAll they needed to do was unify Pyno and then engulf Veinitta before they ever attacked Morgany.

nThe Pyno continent alone couldn't face Morgany.

nThey needed Veinitta's technology and several other factors if they ever wanted to crush Morgany.

nThat said, by the end of next year, the entire Yodan and Deiferus should be under their rule.

nAnd with Baymard as their own, it would be no problem taking down Terique and Arcadina.

nTheir goal was so close!

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nAs for the spies who went out, because it had been raining for the last 6 days straight, many people weren't on the streets, and several places were very desolate.

nIf it were summer, one could easily pick out information by passing on the streets or hanging outside around crowds.

nNow, the only way to properly get information is if they went to restaurants, eateries and whatnot.

nThey also went to other public places to gather bits and pieces of whatever they could get.

nBut they were mostly disappointed.

nWith the rainy weather, no major occasions typically occurred that made people talk and gist about specific news on the empire.

nWhat they got from listening was people talking about their love lives, this past Christmas event, how excited they were to get their grades, fashion and so on.

nThere wasn't much that told them about security or anything else that could benefit them.

nSo these spies gave up on that and started collecting newspapers, watching international and National news, and listening to the radios too.

nAnyway, from what they found, they should be good to go.

nJust like that, Jimosen and Linvor spoke confidently about the battle to come, as well as their rewards from his excellency when it was all over.

nBut while they were focused in their own little world, a little further away from them, a few patrolling Coast Guard sh.i.p.s had spotted their massive fleet through the radar.

nTheir formations and patterns immediately told them that they were enemies.

nBut to be sure, they had to find out what they wanted.

nWho knows, such a large fleet might belong to some foreign Royal instead.

nSo they needed to be sure before making a move

nThinking like this, one of the sh.i.p.s, which was somewhat smaller than the pirate ship, speeded up towards the pirates, while the rest stayed behind, informing headquarters AS.A.P

nWho were these strangers?

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