Steel steam and flame

"No, we just have a simple employment relationship." Sisia replied calmly, "However, this mysterious employer asked me to deliver something on his behalf." Taking out the written and packed letter, Sisia handed it to the man, " I asked him to pass it on to Mr. Korkova and said he looked forward to the next contact and meeting in the future.”

The man took the letter and glanced at it, then carefully put it into his pocket: "Master Korkvar asked us to prepare several basic potions. Do you need to go with us to count the quantities? I think this should be given by the employer. Your reward?"

"No, it doesn't matter if there is a slight deviation." Xicia looked in the direction the man was pointing. In the guard room of a factory with a yellowed sliding door, several wooden boxes could be seen stacked on top of each other through the broken glass windows. There was a pile of clutter on the table.

The man turned around at this time, glanced at the female member next to him, thanked Xicia again, and left quickly together, and soon disappeared completely from sight.

"Bring these things back, you should know how to use them together. You need to supplement a large amount of various substances. In addition to these medicines as an auxiliary, I recommend eating more high-calorie and high-substance foods after a good rest. For example The higher-end compressed food on the market, or food made from the ingredients of some second-type creatures." After confirming that the two of them left, the voice of the second personality echoed in Xixia's head.

"In addition, the combined use of medicine can increase the dosage to three times the normal standard. This is almost the appropriate limit level that this body can withstand. If used according to normal standards, a lot of time will be wasted."

Xicia felt that the voice of the second personality was getting weaker and weaker, and she had a strange feeling of hearing the last words: "Are you going to fall asleep again?"

"Because your mental and physical strength has not yet reached the standard. If you continue to maintain a normal conversation state, not only myself, but also you will return to the previous fatigue. Narcolepsy will come to you again. , you can also say that. This is an excessive consumption in maintaining the spirit, and it is not just as simple as double."

"You must have a lot of questions, but after rational judgment, now is not the time to have a long conversation. There will be such an opportunity later. In addition, from now on, it will no longer be easy. You should know the rituals Side effects, this side effect is still present in your body. If we don’t hurry up, you and I will both die from the side effects.”

"Do you have a way to solve this side effect? ​​Time is enough." Xicia asked with concern after hearing this.

"The information is limited. Most of what I know is based on what you already have in your head. This is the basis. But after analysis, it is not impossible. Currently, entering the next stage of the Stranger as soon as possible is the most likely solution. It's the most valuable thing to try." The voice in his head became weaker, "Remember, unless it's an emergency, don't try to wake me up. The next time you wake up should be three days later..."

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"Captain, this is completely different from our original plan and the information obtained from the investigation." In the ordinary limo, the two people in the third team had changed into another set of clothes, and even their appearance had changed slightly. changes.

The man held the steering wheel firmly. Even though there was no car on the road in the industrial park, his speed was still within the prescribed range: "That's why I don't want to stay here any longer. Are all people who have participated in sacrificial ceremonies like this?"

"Could it be that the employer is just there and we haven't discovered the ability yet?"

"Whether it was Xicia herself or the employer hiding aside, the aura that spread out at that moment confirmed that this was not something we could delve into. It is no wonder that the adults would urgently send us over to deal with such a small matter. Later, we will discuss it with you. When the 'monsters' created after the alliance's rituals collide, I think we should be able to meet this mysterious employer, or Ciccia Mandeville, again."

The woman agreed: "There are also the top members of the two superpowers. Miss Monica said that more than ten of them will come to the alliance in three months. There is also the Saint Dorag Empire, especially some missions that are becoming more and more frequent. The experimental subject that appeared. The news is that the last time we encountered it was a product that had been improved several times. If we encounter it later, we can only avoid it. There is no hope of victory alone. "

"Not to mention the more famous Experimental Subject Zero behind them. Elite members of the Alligator Tribe and the Flame Tribe were killed by it."

"Don't forget about the member of the Snake Wolf Tribe. After all, he is the first monster-level member who recorded the death ceremony. Most of the reasons why Experimental Subject Zero is famous within the alliance must be attributed to this monster-level member. Well done." The man added, "But the final victory is not determined by personal strength. As powerful as Cassia of the Saint Dolag Empire, Zero could only contain him at that time. But It has been more than two years since the Dark Forest incident, and now I can see that it was all high-level members who completed the final encirclement and kill. It shows how terrifying its power is. But it has still disappeared into history.”

"Strength is one of the necessities, but it's hardly the key."

The limousine merged onto the highway. The man glanced in the rearview mirror and saw that the steaming tower was getting away from them. He looked away, and the woman beside him happened to press the button on the vibrating communicator.

"Have you met the hired person? The sixth team reported to me the latest situation. Regarding the human trafficking network behind Kos, you should not contact it and just complete the tasks in the mission. Inform her Information about the human trafficking network is allowed." Monica's voice sounded, "That network is not newly established, it has existed for a long time, and Master Korkva knows about the existence of that thing. But Sir I only found out about this six years ago.”

"You didn't do anything unnecessary, Miss Monica." The man spoke into the communicator, "The employer is probably right next to the employee. We did feel a moment of terror. This may be intentional by the employer."

"Do you feel the aura of terror?" Monica murmured to herself. After thinking about it, she reminded, "I will report to the adults. You will return to the original mission immediately. Regarding this transfer midway, if the adults say forget it, treat it as never. It’s the wisest choice not to have happened.”

After a few words, the contact was severed.

"Captain?" Seeing the silence in the limo, the woman asked.

"Your Majesty, let us forget that we can never talk about this matter again. You can't tell the overall layout from such branches, but it must be related to some important things or people." The man replied, "After all, your Majesty can Let us come and deal with it in person, our attitude is enough to explain a lot of things. Don't think too much, go back and continue to perform the task, if the adults ask us to forget, then we really haven't done these things."

"I know it's for our protection."

On the other side, Monica, who had cut off contact, had already summarized the latest information: "The third team will return in four days, and the letter will arrive here with it."

"There will be no important information in it. It will probably be some polite words, used to strengthen the alliance relationship without contact for a long period of time. Important things will definitely be explained directly in the contact as soon as possible. Mr. Cassia can He is not from a cultivated aristocratic background, and he will not do such useless things that seem elegant and polite." Korkova nodded and said that he understood, "As for the trafficking network behind Kos, we can continue to investigate. It would be best to find out which forces and members are involved.”

Monica stopped writing here: "Do you want to interfere, sir?"

Korkvar shook his head, but his words turned cold: "How do you think I knew about this trafficking network?"

"Someone had to clean it up at the beginning, because at that time, this network was selling large quantities of human beings, that is, slaves of all kinds. Most of their sources were from various mountain ranges or unknown tribes in barren areas. Of course, there were also Small tribes, especially those that have provoked larger regional forces.”

"And there are professional intelligence agencies in this network, collecting similar intelligence everywhere. They will actively and secretly contact the forces in various regions, saying that they can serve as free mercenary members to help them solve the problems that have provoked them. people."

"Treat yourself as an execution tool, and the larger forces in each region are trying to help them cover up and eliminate the influence? Not only can you clean up the small tribes that are in conflict with you, but you can also get some benefits from it." Monica picked up Cole. Kwa's words.

"But this approach is probably only part of it. They often act directly without any reason after confirming the investigation information. Any small tribe can be their prey. The third and sixth teams, as well as your investigation They have been carrying out the intelligence they have obtained on high-quality human trafficking. Now it has become the main business of this trafficking network, probably because it has become more cautious after the last cleanup. After all, buyers of large numbers of people are not They will be people within the alliance, and most of the slaves will go to the gray area, and then flow into other countries or small countries through various methods."

Monica thought about it carefully at this time, but she could not find any information related to this six years ago in her memory.

"Don't think about it. The reason why this network was cleaned up six years ago was entirely because they treated people who should not be considered as prey and sold them. Therefore, after angering some people, the cleanup operation was launched. As for Why do I know about this..." Korkvar smiled, "I was only identified as the successor of the tribe at that time. I did not have the status I have now, and I was not a core member. I traded with some people for resources. , so he secretly participated in this matter as the captain of one of the teams."

"Then by continuing to investigate this network, do you want to repeat what happened six years ago?"

Korkvar immediately shook his head: "Now I no longer need this kind of thing to help me exchange resources. Just six years ago, even if the person who was angered did have status in a certain tribe, this trafficking network The supporters behind it are not just random members of any tribe. Continue to pay attention to it, which can be regarded as making up for the previous regrets."

"Sir, don't you think that the person named Ciccia Mandeville in the information just came back is Mr. Cassia's..." Monica looked at Kolk with an expression of disbelief. Wa's eyes changed. She had never thought in this direction at all.

But Monica immediately changed: "Listening to the descriptions of the two captains of the third team, Ciccia Mandeville is indeed a very beautiful woman, with a seductive presence that makes people take the initiative to protect. Mr. Cassia We were suddenly contacted to help Miss Xicia...but I still feel that this is impossible."

Korkvar smiled bitterly and said: "I have to say that your thinking is indeed much more divergent than mine, but I have never thought of this possibility. You and I both know some information about Mr. Cassia. Whether his true side is... No matter what it looks like, it can’t be what you just thought.”

"My purpose is very simple. After I saw that this trafficking network was connected with Sissia Mandeville, Sissia is very likely to have some kind of deep relationship with Mr. Cassia. So after thinking about it, I When the opportunity arises, maybe Mr. Cassia needs information about this trafficking network, but that’s not necessarily true. At that time, we can provide some help on the side, so it’s not something we can’t do.”

"But everything depends on Mr. Cassia. It has been two years since the Dark Forest incident, and he has not suddenly appeared until now. There are too many secrets and mysteries, and we don't know what his current situation is. However, since it is Cassia Sir, I personally choose to believe unconditionally that he is definitely a person worth aligning with.”

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Two nights later, Foer and other members of his family searched for the patriarch Muirfa in Morgan City for several times. After still getting no results, they all returned to the family headquarters.

The rooms of the patriarch Mulfa and more than thirty other people were carefully searched at Sisia's request. Naturally, there was no escape from that basement.

Nearly thirty wooden boxes have been inspected one by one. In addition to various potions, there are also some information on ability development and corresponding special effect accelerators. The silver-white alloy box was also placed in a corner of the basement, and under the alloy box, Sicia found a password card and a piece of paper with a password written on it. Comparing it with a book in the room, it was a page torn from it.

As for the contents of the alloy box, Sisia, who had been in contact with them for a few months after the sacrificial ceremony, naturally knew its value. Comparing its value, Xixia's focus is why this kind of thing is in the hands of Muirfa. It should not be something that Muir Law has access to and has the ability and channels to purchase.

"Go back?" Sisia sat on the bedside at night and muttered to herself. She herself thinks this is an impossible situation. "The second personality may wake up tomorrow and you can ask for its opinion on this matter. I don't know if it can do anything about the evaluation of the training ground."

And what should be done with the rest of the tribe? For a moment Sisia felt trouble.