Steel steam and flame

A clear understanding can only make Cassia feel a greater sense of helplessness and powerlessness. The short-term fluctuations in emotions make him uncomfortable, just like the fear and suffocation of ordinary people. I had experienced this before, and it was similar to when I got on the train to Manoma, when I was surrounded by a group of refugees. I didn't feel the same way. At that time, there was a revolver loaded with one bullet in his hand, but now, Cassia didn't know what he had in his hand.

This time, I needed to shoot myself like a bullet. When some thoughts were slowly sorted out from the intertwined lines, the world outside the window was already dusk. The sunlight turned a large area of ​​land into a light golden yellow. At the junction of the ground and the sky, the shadow of a large city appeared vague and twisted in the air. Four towering steam columns were sent into the depths of the sky, like support pillars, with a strong sense of weight even from a very long distance.

A heavy industrial city in the interior of the empire, Cassia knew its name. In the past, I would never have spared the time to go there to see it, but at this time, the appearance of the city's shadow could only indicate to Cassia the time to arrive at Manoma, which would be about eight days later.

Withdrawing her eyes from the city's shadow, Cassia realized that Isa and Owl beside her were still observing the place carefully. In small countries, even if the seven major powers coordinate the country, this is indeed a scene that cannot be seen.

Cassia was very quiet, making no noise or making any moves to disturb Isa and the others. He closed his eyes, and the drawn lines became more obvious, and the details gradually appeared in his mind.

It was time to seize some opportunities to end something. Cassia couldn't tell the outcome, nor could he predict the future direction, but he had to do it in order to completely draw the line between certain things.

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On the huge landing pad, the surface of a shuttle-type airship was covered with ravine marks after being damaged by sharp objects. Ten maintenance vehicles were parked around the airship. After the passengers and crew members left, Yunqiao came over from the side and took a ride on the airship.

There were not many passengers, and there were less than thirty people including the crew. The apron had been cleaned up a few hours ago. At this time, apart from the maintenance personnel, there were only about thirty people on the wide field slowly walking towards the building standing next to the apron. No one greets them, and they don't need to. The fewer people who know, the better, is always the rule.

Almost at the same time, somewhere on the border between the Far Sea Commonwealth and the Empire, which was also close to the huge forest where the World Tree existed, vehicles continued to drive in on the huge flat ground like a training ground, and there were also people of different sizes. The airship landed on the nearby apron according to the instructions. On the vehicles and on the airship, the people who came down one after another were all carrying backpacks of different styles, and they gathered little by little in a corner of this huge venue.

"Do you know who there are?" Hillary asked in a three-story building on the edge of the venue, looking at the scene outside the window.

"How could you possibly know that there is a seaside place and we are inland? The distance cannot be covered in a day or two." The answer was Chillman, who was also looking at the huge field outside the window. , "Don't you think this scene is the same as when a group of us boarded the ocean-going ship to go to the deep sea? One after another, the crowd gathered."

"It doesn't matter how similar they are. I just want to know who is coming this time. This is very important. You know it, Chilman." Hilary emphasized again, followed by a sigh, "They are here. The more people there are and the higher their status, it means the next action will be more dangerous. I want to give myself a proper mental preparation."

"It's okay to be nervous." He replied without any regard for Hilary Riley's female identity. Chilman said with an indifferent expression, "Even if the flight path of the shuttle ship is in the deep blue field, the chance of being discovered is very low. But. This period coincides with the critical moment for the successful completion of the plan, and it is difficult not to attract attention. Their original idea of ​​going into the Deep Blue Realm was just to save time, not to hide. The empire definitely knows about this. They just want to get the empire’s attention so that the pressure can pass.”

"Well... just think of it as helping us." Chilman did not forget to add the last sentence, but his expression was completely opposite to the meaning of his words.

Hilary wanted to retort, but the sound of the door opening interrupted her thoughts. Nonoska walked into the house at this time, as if by tacit agreement, her eyes first stayed on the huge field outside the window.

"A rare sight, very familiar." Nonoska said, but Chilman and Hilary had already discussed this matter, and neither of them responded to him. Nonoska didn't pay attention at all. He walked to the door and poured a glass of wine first, then walked to the window and drank.

"Eleven people, let's simply call them a joint team here." Nonoska's words instantly attracted the attention of Chilman and Hilary. "Each of the three major knights: the hospital, the temple, and the Teutonic knights There are two titled knights. It should be that none of the three major knights want to lose the names of their own knights in this incident. Of the remaining five, three are from the Crusade. The specific information is not known, but they should not all know how to fight. Madman. You should have guessed the last two, they are from the Holy See of the Theocracy, they are the old Pope’s bodyguards, and they are the two former aides. That’s how the team was formed.”

"The members of the three major knights will naturally balance each other. Among the three members of the Crusade, there must be one person responsible for managing the other two. The only ones we need to pay attention to are the two personal guards of the old pope." Hillary looked at it I asked Nonoska whether this sentence was correct.

Nonoska was still thinking. When the wine in his hand was half gone, he turned his head and said, "Just do what you have to do. It is certain that the three of us will be investigated. It is unusual for someone to come from the Theocracy at this time. They knew very well that the arrival of eleven high-level combat forces in the Far Sea Community at once would definitely arouse the alarm of the Empire. This configuration was much better than the configuration of the Visaya Fortress where the Theocracy attacked the Empire a few years ago. Don’t worry too much, it will just be a simple investigation. Five different agencies formed a team, and they must not want to miss any information.”

"Kilman, how are your preparations over there? Remember to give these students some free time. In two days, we will also be leaving here. Next time we come back here, I don't know if we can see each other again. Who have arrived?"

"Even if you don't experience it now, you will always experience it when the war comes. I think it is a good thing to get some things done earlier. As for preparation, there is no problem."