Steel steam and flame

There was a buzzing in his head, and General Pullman found that he couldn't think about anything.

Adolf stood up at this time and swayed. He took out the communicator that suddenly vibrated, and the friendly voice of Red Emilia came from the other side, making his spirit instantly different from that of General Pullman.

He at least had other hopes, but General Pullman had none. Ever since the Holy Emperor asked him to contact Li Suman a few years ago, he no longer paid much attention to her. General Pullman knew the reason, so the true appearance of despair was helplessness - the Holy Emperor did not expect that Li Suman, who had stayed in the tundra for decades, would be so valuable.

General Pullman's strength is completely unbeatable. Several years of contact have made him familiar to Li Suman, and he can't escape even if he wants to. The reason why he was helpless was that he had mentioned these matters to the Holy Emperor several times.

"The most important qualities of a person are persistence and patience." After hearing this, the Holy Emperor would turn into a kind-hearted teacher. The answer told General Pullman not to mention the matter again.

He was once a star general in the empire and the military. He had been exposed to a lot of new information over the years. It was impossible not to know that in addition to Lisuman's strength, Li Suman's gradually revealed cooperation with the Chira Andi family was also considered by the Holy Emperor. one of the main factors.

Moreover, Adolf, who came here, fell into emotional collapse earlier than him. At that time, he also comforted Adolf and asked him to persist. Because there is really no other way, he said, and it passed quickly. But now and in the future, it is very likely that Adolf will comfort him.

General Pullman opened his eyes and looked at Adolf who answered the communication. He thought that after the incident in the southern forest was over, he learned that Lisuman did not escape to the tundra, but returned to the Empire of Manoma more than half a month later. At that time, he did not analyze anything, and he immediately said in his heart The sentence "suffered".

"My predictions and foresight are still accurate." He comforted himself after saying in his heart, "It is indeed a disaster."

On the side, Adolf was chatting with Red Emilia in code language. Every time he said a word, his face became more cheerful, and finally he showed a smile that had completely disappeared in recent times.

The communication ended quickly. He took a deep breath and gave General Pullman a hopeful "reassured" smile. Then he looked at Li Suman, who didn't care about this contact at all and was entirely focused on fashion magazines.

"Lord Hongmang has news about the two remaining knights from the three major knights of the Theocracy."

"Your Excellency said that due to the tense situation on the Empire's border, new members have joined the team composed of the two knights. Two of them, one has obvious characteristics of the Far Sea Common Country, and the other is also from the Theocracy. Four people In a small country on the border of the empire, it is estimated that it has only been here for a week, and the environment has not yet been fully understood."

Seeing that Li Suman still didn't respond, Adolf slowed down his speech and raised his voice: "There were traces of the Imperial Holy Emperor's Hall found in that small country. Lord Hongmang said, Miss Li Suman, the king's family Astus is what you are paying attention to. , it also left traces of activity there half a month ago.”

"In order to ensure the success of the operation, Your Excellency said that an additional support person will be sent. He did not specify who it will be. He will notify us after arriving in the surrounding small countries."

After speaking, he took a breather, and Adolf's mood returned to a "good" level at this moment. General Pullman immediately added: "In this case, let's set off immediately. The collaborators from the Dark World were around the rendezvous destination a few days ago, and the support from the Far Sea Common Country must have been in the past few days."

"If you stay here for a long time, the two knights of the Theocracy may leave. What's worse, people from the Holy Emperor's Hall and the King's family Astus will rush over to join them one after another. The enemy's strength Before becoming one, it is most reasonable to clean them up one by one.”

"Mr. Trevikan is very right!" Adolf nodded repeatedly, and when he sat back in the chair, he didn't just lean on it.

The two people sitting looked at Li Suman at the same time. In her sight, she spent about ten seconds reading the current page of the magazine, folded the footer, and then closed it. Finding the communicator under a pile of clothes, she moved slowly, still thinking as she determined the composite radio frequency. Finally, she pressed the communication button, and a burst of electronic noise entered their ears.

After a breath or two, the connection was established, and a voice familiar to both Adolf and General Pullman came from the other side. It was the red-gang Emilia who had just made contact.

"There are still things to deal with here. There is no need to worry about the concrete blocks and the two knights of the Theocracy. You can wait for the additional support to be sent out... a week later." Lisuman said naturally, completely It's not like a discussion.

"Okay." Hongmang replied without asking the reason. Afterwards, the contact was disconnected. Li Suman threw the communicator on the pile of clothes that she took out, opened the fashion magazine again, and continued to look at it with interest.

"Miss Hongmang said that the additional support will not start departing until a week later, so we will wait for now. The people from the Theocracy, together with the Holy Emperor Hall and Astus, will be beneficial to us. Miss Hongmang spent so much time It took a long time to get the news. If they stay together, there is no need to go to them." She said matter-of-factly, her reasons were sufficient and correct, and her attention immediately shifted to the magazine.

Adolf, who was sitting upright, leaned back on his chair. The light that had reappeared on his face and eyes was as short-lived as a meteor, and now it had completely disappeared. He stared at the ceiling of the living room with dull eyes, and after a few breaths, he closed his eyes.

Beside, General Pullman's eyes also closed. Both of them became peaceful and peaceful at this moment.

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"Tomorrow is the New Year in the empire, and Manoma will be very lively." In the living room of the villa that serves as the temporary base, Hessler sat on the sofa with a steaming black tea on the table in front of him.

Delia came out of the kitchen with a kettle and looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows while making a new pot of black tea. It is snowing lightly outside and the wind is not strong. There was only a thin layer of snow on the grass in the small garden in front of the villa.

"It's New Year's Day tomorrow, and everything will be lively here." Delya replied, and the faint aroma of black tea spread, "Does it have anything to do with us? The cold outside the window is only separated from us by a wall of glass, but we just can't feel it. . The same is true in the New Year, even in Manoma, nothing will change. I can be happier than the New Year when the leader comes back."

When she was making black tea, a man wearing a winter hat appeared beside the fence of the small garden of the villa. It was Waters. He lowered his head and his clothes were soaked by the snow.

"It's snowing in several factories, and the construction progress will be delayed for another day or two. The prices of weapons and ammunition on the black market have increased a bit in the past few days. I really hope that several factories can be put into use and start production next week. "After he came into the living room, he took off his coat and hat and put them on the hangers. He took the black tea brought by Delya and took a sip, "Isn't tomorrow the New Year?"

",,," Delya followed with a sigh.

Hessler laughed, glanced at Delya who sighed, and quickly imitated her previous tone and said: "Does it have anything to do with us? The cold outside the window is only separated from us by a wall of glass, but we just can't feel it. New Year's Day The same thing, even in Manoma, nothing will change. I can be happier than the New Year when the leader comes back."

"Ah..." Waters held the black tea cup and was stunned by Hessler's words.

Delia sighed a second time, shook her head and poured herself a cup of black tea.

Waters turned his head left and right and looked at the two people. He didn't understand what happened, but his instinct drove him to speak quickly: "I'm just as happy. The leader is back. I'm definitely more happy than the New Year." So happy."