Steel steam and flame

"If you can prepare to be on standby for the time being, give me the captain's communication frequency. If necessary, it won't be too late to let them follow us. It will be over in about three days, and the scope of the activity should not involve a large area." After thinking about it, Cassia replied, "By the way, you and Delya are ready to transform and upgrade part of the factory. Recently, we have found a way to directly obtain technical data on mature artillery and shells. As long as the data is in hand, In the future, most of the production capacity will definitely be used in this area. However, the firearms and ammunition business cannot be abandoned. Should we build another factory or take this opportunity to start expansion plans to surrounding areas. The final result will require a lot of data and Detailed investigation will serve as a basis.”

"I will inform Delya about this. During this time, I have to work hard for you to deal with such tedious work.

Waters laughed after hearing this: "Not at all, leader. On the contrary, this is what many of us are looking forward to. Watching something grow slowly, the process is very enjoyable and memorable."

Afterwards, the contact was cut off. In about an hour, the three of them went to the station and successfully obtained three tickets in the waiting room according to the code word provided by Waters. After waiting for a while, at 5:30 in the morning, a freight and passenger train sounded Cassia's long-lost clear whistle. Under the gentle vibration of the carriage, the scenery outside the window turned into flowing water as the train accelerated.

It took two hours to rest. When Cassia opened his eyes, the morning sun was already shining on him. The air in the car was a bit dull, and the direction and speed of the air flow could be sensed on the skin - there seemed to be something wrong with the air purification system, and it was not operating at full capacity. It did not affect Cassia's comfortable mood. The wilderness outside the railway line, and the small buildings that flashed by from time to time, made Cassia feel like she was back in the military school on an outing mission.

Unknowingly, it has been a little more than half a year since I left the military school. As the season quickly moved toward midsummer, looking back, Cassia suddenly felt that even though many things had happened during the period, she had arrived at today relatively smoothly.

"Since it is the task of Adolf and Trevikan, the difficulty is determined by the identity of 'Soriatu'. It is very likely that it is just a process that must be followed, in order to make the procedure of obtaining technical information easier. Formal and reasonable." After the sun was strong, Cassia thought as she pulled down the small curtain. Although I was really looking forward to getting to know the actual situation of the "organization" that Adolf talked about, I had been exposed to a lot of things about the four forces in the empire. No matter how huge the organizational structure was, it would be inferior compared to the empire.

Soon after, Finia bought some breakfast from the train service desk. Cassia ate while talking to the two of them in a low voice.

"Situations like this will become normal in the future. I wanted to take you to the King's Forces to see the factory in the next few days, but emergencies are like this. You also heard it on the ceremonial car, and we will start working on artillery and artillery shells recently. business. My idea is that the two of you will take the lead to manage and run the new factory and business. When this task is over, we will arrange for you to separate and go to the factories in the two major regions separately... Well,,,study. It’s necessary.”

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Awakened from his sleep by the jolt, Charlotte took a deep breath and opened his eyes, quickly looking inside the car. The dreamlike feeling quickly receded from him along with fatigue. After seeing that the driver was the only one other than himself who opened his eyes and looked seriously ahead, he relaxed a little and leaned his straight body on the seat again.

He could hear the irregular breathing mixed with the others, and Charlotte opened the curtain a little with his fingers. In sight was a lush wilderness illuminated by the sun, as well as a road that had not been repaired for a long time and had large areas of cracks.

A lonely long-distance bus was driving quietly on the road carrying a group of people who probably didn't know each other. Charlotte looked at the front and back of the bus. There were no other vehicles. At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and blinked his eyes, but he couldn't close them.

The time showed that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Just when Charlotte was thinking that there were still less than four or five hours to go before his destination, the surrounding light dimmed. A "buzzing" sound came from overhead, and the bus entered the short tunnel under the railway line.

The light has returned, and the bus has slowed down and is slowly approaching the location not far from the tunnel exit. There was a refurbished sign with the words temporary station on it. In addition to the Kingdom of Chil, the Four Kingdoms are the other three giant countries.

Passenger cars were carefully squeezed into the room of several heavy freight trucks covered with tarpaulins. The driver took off his seat belt, stood up and stretched his body, and then shouted to the passengers: "Get up, get up, we have arrived at the temporary station, rest for half an hour. If you want to eat, there is a restaurant at the station, you can take care of it yourself .Don’t forget the time to get on the bus later. Two thirty-five! Remember it!”

After saying that, the driver got out of the car first, leaving a group of awakened passengers poking their heads between the seats. The tired face, confused eyes, and the driver didn’t hear clearly what he said and asked other passengers. After more than a minute, some people woke up, picked up their simple luggage, and got off the bus one after another.

A few minutes later, Charlotte was sitting in the restaurant, eating expensive but not very delicious food one bite at a time. The body's alertness did not decrease after leaving Nordian. On the contrary, it tended to increase as time went by. Not a good sign, Charlotte said to himself. From time to time, he would patrol the surrounding area. This place was already far away from Nordian, and Nomosa released baits and substitutes. When he left, only Nomosa knew about it except Motley.

The buses chosen when leaving were all the most common types. The traffic at that long-distance station meant that a bus would arrive every one or two minutes. Even if he thought that he might be heading towards Chromie City, the flow of information would not be intimidating because the enemy would not be able to filter and analyze it so quickly. The body's alertness should be reduced, and the current state is definitely abnormal.

Charlotte thought about whether he had overlooked any important points that led to his rough guess about the enemy's movements being biased. "Even if the enemy doesn't pursue me, but directly chooses to wait for me at the station, it will still take time and manpower to sift through it. And the opponent will not directly put all their hands on Chromie City. That's just me leaving the Kingdom of Chil It’s just a possibility.”

Until he sat on the bus again, Charlotte still didn't think clearly. Taking out the communicator from the bag, there was no unconnected contact. Leaning back in his seat, Charlotte thought a lot.

"The speed is definitely not as fast as that of the enemy. I can only hide as much as possible and escape from their information network." The conclusion reached in the end, and the key point, although Charlotte didn't want to admit it, was the fact.

The more Motley can draw the enemy's attention, the greater his chances will be. If both sides are dragged down, there will be no effective traces to attract the enemy. It was only a matter of time before the enemy noticed this trick of separation.

When the sun no longer has the temperature, there is already a considerable amount of traffic on the wide road. The bus slowed down, and a darker sky appeared in front of it. That's waste gas produced by smelting ore in a large number of factories. Looking from a distance, at this moment, Charlotte could already capture the faint shadows of some towers.

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The connection between Tri Weikang disrupted Cassia's thinking. Although the other party dealt with it very well, it was impossible for Cassia not to think about other things.

It was half past two in the afternoon, and Cassia, who was reading a book to pass the time, was disturbed by the vibration of the communicator. When the call was connected, it was Te Li Weikang's questioning voice. Today was the time for Cassia to go to the restaurant to meet with Trivikan. Two days ago, Teli Weikang specifically contacted Cassia and told him that today he would bring some information on surgical development projects to help him improve his strength and prepare for the party Tavel invited him to attend in a few months.

They only said a few words each, and both of them responded in time.

"You didn't notify me after the mission? As far as I know, the mission procedures of organization members are not so strictly confidential." Teli Weikang replied with the last sentence in a helpless tone, "I'll ask Adolf, you can just carry out the mission with peace of mind." It should only take a few days. When the task is completed, I can teach you then."

With that said, the contact was cut off, and Cassia began to feel something was wrong from then on. After thinking about many possibilities, it was the same as what Teli Weikang said, which was the best case scenario. The worst thing is that not even Adolf knows about this matter.

Remember that you joined the organization in accordance with the formal process. The unexpected task was most likely due to an emergency, and then it came to you through the formal process within the organization.

There should be no problem, Cassia thought. He entered the organization as "Soriatu" and the specific situation was described in detail. Even if it is a sudden assignment, I believe that the organization will not assign too many things to me that exceed the capabilities.

With this mood, Cassia continued to read the unfinished book. A little after 8pm, the train finally stopped at the platform after being delayed for more than half an hour.

There is only an open-air station, and the shiny concrete floor carries the heat that has not yet dissipated. The three of them dragged their luggage, asked the staff outside the station, and then walked to the nearest hotel. I didn’t forget to buy a few different maps on the way.

"Go to the hotel first, and expect to meet the target mission at the predetermined location around 11 p.m."

The other side was completely busy. Adolf originally planned to have a good rest today, but Charlotte's communication disrupted the plan last night. I spent the whole night thinking about how to get the organization to send the necessary support to Charlotte to help him leave the Chil Kingdom and reach his destination safely.

Just because of Adolf's identity, the organization's current situation makes it impossible to dispatch a strong team. Funding may be available, but that is not what Charlotte needs urgently at the moment. I have thought about mercenaries and bounty hunters, but in such a small country, it is almost impossible to find a strong team. They are all located within the three giant countries, or at the border. Even if we can get in touch now, we can't make it in time.

He thought about all the possibilities that night. It wasn't until the next day that Adolf was considering whether to seek help from Trivikan, but at that time he received his communication.

To be precise, Busy Green also started from that time.

After listening to Pullman's inquiry, Adolf initially thought it was just an ordinary task assigned by the organization, and he comforted General Pullman not to worry. Because the first mission for new recruits will be very simple. "The process is just to familiarize new recruits with the specific procedures of various tasks. It would also be good for Soriato to go and see it."

With Adolf's original words, Pullman also contacted Cassia again to tell him this.

But around 11 p.m., when Adolf used his identity authority to find the contact information of the regional liaison chief here from the communicator in other regions, and asked about the current situation of Charlotte, he realized that things had become very bad. .

The time and regional location are completely consistent, which cannot be said to be a coincidence, because according to the process of the organization, and currently due to the shrinkage of the organization, except for the few people from the Charos and King factions in the Chil Kingdom, Cassia is indeed the only one Can be used to make emergency calls to people.

"What's wrong!" These were the first words Adolf said when he contacted Pullman that night.

"What happened?" Te Li Weikang was confused and asked calmly.

Adolf said with a bitter taste: "The situation is a bit complicated, regarding the mission of Soriato. Mr. Trevikan, do you have a way to cancel this operation?"

"Cancel the operation? What do you want to say..." General Pullman's words were interrupted by thinking, "Adolf, please explain what you know first. And cancel the operation? I have never let my men go in recent times. On mission!"

"I know." Adolf sighed longly, "Mr. Trevikan, you should be aware of the empire's knights and special agencies, right?" After receiving a positive answer, Adolf continued his words. After concealing Charlotte's message, he informed Pullman of the situation in the name of escort.

"Is there any way, Miss Tavel, to abort this operation?"

"Impossible. The Empire's special agencies may have a chance, but the Knights and Attendants are affiliated with the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, and Tavel has no right to interfere with their actions. In addition, the Knights and Attendants are still managed by the Imperial Parliament. What is the Imperial Parliament? , I don’t need to tell you." Pullman lowered his voice, "This mission is simply to let Soriato act as a bait, which is no different from sending someone to death!"