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"There are still three days to go before the empire. It is estimated that we will all get off the bus halfway and go to a supply warehouse closest to the border for final rest and replenishment of weapons and equipment. As for how to get to the interior of the empire, it should not be by train, but by train. It's a means of transportation such as a limo. Not all small countries and empires are separated by a barren mountain range. Some places are directly bordering each other. The two sides have also established something similar to a regular trading area." The first one to speak was Owl, who was in the team. The position has been determined to be the deputy commander. During this quiet time, he learned a lot of useful information by contacting correspondents in various regions.

"It is very likely that they were mainly on foot, supplemented by some vehicles, divided into several roughly parallel teams to the imperial border area, and passed smoothly. The enemy will definitely set up inspection checkpoints in some easy-to-pass places, and there are also regular trading areas. There are a large number of imperial troops stationed there. As a big country's army, the number, strength and equipment configuration will be greatly improved, compared with that of a small country."

"The other thing is something that Nighthawk and I are very concerned about." As she spoke, Isa caught up with the three of them from the station and followed them quietly. The owl didn't pay attention and continued what he said, "In the country of Larsa, the first mission we got was to escort you to the interior of the empire. It seemed like a long mission, but what happened in the middle made us realize Something bad."

"So we want to confirm a few things from you, Mr. Soriato, as well as your original promise."

Several people quickly left the station and went to the surrounding streets that were not too lively. Most people were dragging their luggage, because they were already close to the empire, and the surrounding environment and architectural styles already had some of the interior of the empire. Cassia took a deep breath at this time and felt familiar.

"I know what you want to be sure of." Pointing to a two-story restaurant on the roadside, when Cassia and the others started talking again, they were already sitting in a private room on the second floor of the restaurant, with some wine and food placed on the table in front of them. .

After listening to the owl's questions very seriously, Cassia drank half a glass of juice and had already sorted out what she wanted to say in her head.

"The first question is, after entering the empire, the mission is not over. You must have thought of this in your mind, so I won't explain too much. It will be much better to understand the long journey as a warm-up exercise. Or this The experience of more than ten days is just the beginning. After three days, if no accidents occur, the real mission of the organization will begin. Don’t think about entering the empire, someone will contact you and inform you that the mission is over, and you can return freely afterward, etc., that is not It's possible. I hope everyone will be absolutely aware of this matter."

"The second question is that the teams of small countries and distant sea common countries may be blocked outside the empire's borders, and they will never be seen again in the future." Speaking of this, Cassia looked thoughtful, "The chance is less than 100 Ten out of ten, the remaining 90% is within the empire. People from small countries cannot be seen, but the team of the Far Sea Common Country still has a high probability of encountering them. And in terms of personal strength, equipment, etc., they will all Compared with what I have experienced during this journey, it has been greatly enhanced.”

"It is already difficult to deal with. If the enemy's kinetic energy armored forces are strengthened, how should we proceed with the subsequent missions? Rely on the numbers?" Cassia has discovered the pattern of Nighthawk smoking, which is often when he is in a bad mood or is trapped in a trap. Only when I can't think clearly for a short time will I take out one.

"It probably has such a meaning." Cassia answered bluntly, "It's just that there are not many teams in the Far Sea Commonwealth. On the enemy's side, the main force is the elites of some families in the empire, as well as several knights and attendants. By the way, There may also be something called an experimental subject within the empire.”

"If we could classify them into different levels of danger, the kinetic armor team would be at the bottom, followed by the elites of those families. I wonder if you have encountered some unusually powerful people in your previous missions?"

Faced with this problem, Nighthawk and Isa both thought about it, but it seemed that they could not find a suitable target person to describe it. On the contrary, the owl's beak moved, probably because he had some thoughts in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Miss Isa, you can probably have some experience. It was this kind of people who encircled and suppressed us in the forest line border of the Flame Alliance, but the intensity of the family elites was a little lower than that. The border area at that time The captain of the team can be regarded as a dangerous person in the category of knight squire."

Cassia never thought of giving Nighthawk and the others a detailed explanation from the beginning. From the changes in the expressions of the three of them, it can be seen that they have not actually fought against these characters in their previous missions. Perhaps only the owl can understand a little bit of the danger classification Cassia said.

"In short, even if you encounter a kinetic armor team, if it's just you, just think about how to escape. After entering the empire, each enemy team will arrange some powerful surgeons. Without the help of others, I I don’t think any of you have a chance of victory in this battle.”

"In other words, as a kinetic armor team with the lowest level of danger, we have to think about how to escape when we see it. So in the higher levels, do we not even have the chance to escape?" Owl seemed to see Cassia. I want to express it euphemistically.

Cassia nodded seriously and looked at the faces of the three people one by one: "The next words may be very ugly, but I think most of them are facts. As one of the three giant countries, the empire has an internal ecosystem of surgeons. The circle is completely different from that in a small country. As the elites of a large family, they have strength and rich experience, and they also have extremely smart heads. In terms of staffing and interpretation and analysis of information, there is a gap between the empire and the small country. There is a gap that cannot be crossed. If we can find a reasonable position for you in the empire, I think you are probably in the transitional zone between the majority and the minority."

"Are those family elites just a minority?" Nighthawk took up Cassia's words.

"No, they are a very small number. There are only thirty-six places for knights and attendants in the empire in the future, although some of them are not strong enough to support such a title. And the last mentioned experimental subject, ,,”

Cassia thought about how to describe it so that Nighthawk and the others could clearly understand the huge changes that had taken place in the surrounding environment after entering the empire: "Perhaps you have no chance to see the experimental subjects at all, and the enemy will not use that kind of thing to deal with them. You, after all, are too wasteful."