"It's over, it's over..."

In the Governor's Mansion in Basil City in the south, Charlie Crombell's face turned pale after learning the latest information, and he collapsed in his position.

Just now, he had just received news of the fall of Crombell City and the attack and annihilation of the Imperial fleet.

Compared to the previous news, the source of his despair undoubtedly came from later.

The Imperial fleet, on which he placed his last hope, was completely destroyed. What could make him feel more desperate than this?

Nowadays, the Yangtze River Fleet has no rivals at sea. It is running rampant and the entire coastal area has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy.

All the shipyards within the empire have been controlled.

The southern army, after receiving Luo Ji's order, further accelerated its advance efficiency, pushing Charlie Crombell's huge empire to the brink of defeat in one fell swoop.

"Enemy, the enemy is coming!"

"Everyone, run away!"

In less than three months, the fleet led by Yuan Xi completed the rendezvous with the Yangtze River Fleet, and the southern army, after breaking a fortress, officially pressed outside the city of Luole on the southern border of the empire.

In the Governor's Mansion, a personal guard rushed in with a panicked expression.

"Great Emperor, Great Emperor! The enemy's army has invaded, let's escape quickly!"

"escape?"

At this moment, after hearing this, the haggard-looking Charlie Crombell first showed a sad smile, and then his whole expression gradually became ferocious little by little!

"Escape? Where can I escape?!"

At this time, he knows his situation better than anyone else. He has no way to escape!

He immediately threw the empty oil drum in his hand on the ground. While he was talking, the fire was ignited. The strong flames instantly enveloped the entire hall of the Governor's Mansion, frightening the guards standing near the entrance.

With a jump, he instinctively took several steps back and retreated directly out of the hall.

In the raging firelight, Charlie Crombell slowly took out a pistol from his arms.

The hand holding the gun trembled slightly, proving that his mood at the moment was anything but calm.

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart, he pressed the black muzzle directly to his temple.

"Even if I die, I will never make it easy for you! Haha, hahahahaha..."

"boom--"

With the sound of gunshots, Charlie Crombell's life officially came to an end at this moment.

By the time Zhou Yi and Gao Wen arrived with their troops and finally put out the fire, the entire Governor's Mansion had been burned and half destroyed.

Later, according to the oral statement of a captured soldier, their emperor, Charles Crombell, had committed suicide in the sea of ​​​​fire.

Judging from the results, the soldiers who cleaned up the scene did indeed find a body holding a pistol from the sea of ​​​​fire. Preliminary judgment is that this should be Charlie Crombell.

Afterwards, it was quite embarrassing to clean up the mess here. Anyway, this magnificent Governor's Mansion must be ruined.

There was no place to throw away many of the items that had been burned to coke, so they had to be piled up in the yard first and then transported away in batches by transport trucks.

"Please be careful, this thing is quite heavy."

"I shouted one, two, three, and everyone worked hard together to move it up in one go!"

"One, two, three, come!"

Outside the ruins of the Governor's Mansion, a group of soldiers, sweating profusely, moved a pitch-black object onto a transport truck.

Just when they were about to ask the driver to drive and take this truck of garbage to the outside of the city for disposal.

Zhou Yi, who happened to be nearby to inspect the situation at that time, was stunned when he saw it, and then shouted...

"Stop! Stop it!"

Although the soldiers felt strange about this, they still obeyed obediently.

Looking at the stopped transport truck, Zhou Yi hurriedly ran two steps, then looked up at the object on the transport truck. He couldn't help but reach out to touch it, and naturally his hands were stained with carbon dust.

"Where did you find this thing?"

"Report to the general, this thing is placed in the back room. It should be made of metal. It is very big and heavy."

After hearing this, Zhou Yi's breathing became noticeably faster.

"Quickly, get a few people to come over and wipe it clean."

At this point, even the soldiers had realized that they might have found something terrible. Without any time to think about it, they quickly called a few people over to help, and after spending several buckets of water, they finally let the trapped man go.

The dark things burned by the fire revealed their true appearance.

The movement here naturally attracted Gawain.

At first glance, Gawain was stunned for a moment, and then, as if he realized something, his face couldn't help but change slightly...

"This, isn't it the Kyushu Cauldron?"

"I'm afraid so."

Reaching out and gently touching the tripod, Zhou Yi's face showed a hint of ecstasy that could not be concealed.

Jiuzhou Cauldron, he had seen one before.

However, the appearance of each Kyushu tripod and the patterns on the tripod are different, so he cannot be 100% sure.

As his thoughts whirled, Zhou Yi directly ordered people to press the guard over again. Then, after pointing at the bronze cauldron in front of him, he asked in a proficient Europa language...

"Do you recognize this thing?"

Looking at the bronze cauldron, the expression on the guard's face was obviously a bit complicated.

After his expression became uncertain for a while, he slowly spoke...

"This thing is called the 'Yang Ding'. The emperor attached great importance to it during his lifetime. When he left Crombell City, he even specially vacated a transport truck to bring it with him."

This answer can be said to have made Zhou Yi and Gao Wen instantly overjoyed. This was really a great achievement for them!

At the same time, the existence of Yang Ding also officially explained why Charlie Crombell set the fire before committing suicide.

After all, he committed suicide with a gun, not self-immolation. Under this premise, the fire seemed a bit unnecessary.

But now, the reason is clear. He wants to destroy this Yangding with a fire!

However, how can this bronze vessel, which is a four-star man-made wonder, be burned so easily?

Gao Wen, who kept exclamating in surprise, quickly and carefully inspected the Yangding from head to toe.

In his opinion, it should be nothing serious.

In this way, Zhou Yi naturally wrote an urgent report and ordered the Elf Druid to send it back to Mirror City as quickly as possible.

At the same time, a team of people was mobilized and a transport vehicle was brought out to escort Yang Ding, one of the Nine Provinces Dings, all the way back!
Chapter completed!