Chapter 138: People at War
Boom! Boom!
In the building at 17 Minsk Street in the Jowood district, the hostess Starlene Sommer and her maids hid in a corner of the room in horror at the sound of distant explosions, only to feel the ground tremble lightly under their feet.
It was only when the continuous terrible movements became farther and farther away that Starling straightened up and looked left and right nervously:
"What the hell is going on?"
The two maids shook their heads at the same time, both dazed and afraid.
Starlene left the corner and instinctively wanted to get out of the room, talk to the neighbors, and figure out what had just happened, but fearing that the accident would strike again, she had to wander around the living room.
After a few minutes, she suddenly heard the door open, and she quickly turned her head to see that it was her husband Luke Summer, who had returned with the manservant.
"Aren't you working?" asked Starlene subconsciously.
The burly Luke replied with a serious expression:
"I just passed by the neighborhood and came back directly.
"Quick, put on your coat, and we'll go to church now!"
"What happened?" Starling asked again.
Luke took two steps forward:
"Fursac's airship is bombing Beckland!"
"How, how?" Starlene's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Now is not the time to discuss this, anyway, it's happened, we have to go to church right now!" Luke gave his wife a hug, "Don't worry too much, I don't see those airships coming this way."
"Okay, okay!" Starlene replied, still a little flustered.
While wearing the coat brought by the maid, she instinctively worried:
"What about the kids?"
"They're in the church school, and someone will organize them to hide, and we can't get there now. Luke said calmly.
"Okay. Starling made a gesture of prayer, hoping that her deity would provide protection.
The two of them, along with the manservant and maid, quickly walked out of their house and walked towards the other end of the street.
Passing by the house at number 58, Starling glanced at it and whispered:
"I used to laugh at Attorney Huergen for moving south for Mrs. Doris's illness and giving up a lot of opportunities in Beckland, and now I envy him a little......"
Luke followed and said:
"Don't worry too much, it'll be fine. ”
Starling couldn't help but ask as she walked briskly:
"Luke, are we going to escape from Beckland?"
"No, no!" replied Luke Summer, very firmly, "it was just an accident. ”
Seeing that his wife was obviously puzzled, he added:
"Beckland is the capital of the kingdom, and it must be the area with the highest defense level, this time it is just that everyone did not expect it, there was an negligence, and this will be like this, next time, the people of Fusak will not have another chance!
"The kingdom is the most militarily powerful country in the northern and southern continents, and the people of Fusak will definitely be taught a lesson, it is impossible to invade Beckland again, after this time, Beckland is the safest place!"
"Well......" Starlene felt that her husband had a point, and was willing to believe him.
After explaining, Luke was silent for a few seconds and said:
"However, we still have to be prepared, and when the church announces that we are free to move, we will immediately go and bring the children back and buy more food, as much as we can!"
............
Beckland Bridge area, inside public schools.
Daisy and her classmates were too far away to notice what was happening in the North and West Districts, or the chaos that had spread to the Hillston and Jowood districts.
Still, some teachers came to their classrooms and arranged for them to line up to go to the nearest church.
This reminded Daisy of last year's Great Smog of Beckland, when they were also asked to hide in the church next to the school.
Again, is something similar happening...... The shadow in her heart made Daisy's body tremble slightly, and intense sadness and anger welled up.
When she passed by the door, she couldn't help but turn her head sideways, looked at the teacher in charge, and asked:
"Is it another disaster?"
"Probably ......" The teacher did not know the specific situation, only did what the telegram asked.
"Is there a disaster like this every year, or even more than once?" asked Daisy, a little abrupt in her voice.
The teacher looked at her with pity, shook his head, and said:
"All difficulties will pass, and God will bless you. ”
Daisy didn't waste the time of the others, kept the order, and followed the crowd to the nearest church.
............
North End, 22 Pacefield Street.
When Audrey, who was in the "Rune Charity Scholarship Fund", heard the explosion, she immediately let her skin hide dragon scales, and then rushed to the window.
Watching the formation of airships with the flag of Fersak appear in mid-air, witnessing the bombs being deflected by the hurricane and thrown into the distance, or falling to the ground and exploding, or disappearing directly, as if entering the spiritual world, Audrey's heart flashed through the words of Mr. Gelman Sparrow of the "world" and the task of the Psychological Alchemy Society, and a realization was born:
The war really broke out!
She immediately turned her head and said to Susie, the big golden retriever, and Annie, the personal maid:
"Quick, hide in St. Samuel's Church!"
Although Audrey didn't know how to deal with the air raids, she was taught to go to church as soon as possible when she was in danger.
In fact, her instinctive idea was to rush back to Queens immediately to protect her mother, but considering that Anne and other servants and the staff here were ordinary people, they had neither experience nor the ability to deal with such a crisis, so they had to take care of them first and accompany them to St. Samuel's Church.
In order to solve the dangers that may be encountered on the way, Audrey intends to wear both the "hand of fear" and the "lie", distorting the trajectory of the bullet on the one hand, and manipulating the flame on the other hand, to detonate the bomb in advance.
- In the face of long-range attacks, the extraordinary ability of the "spectator" approach is really difficult to use.
"Secretly" protecting her servants and Foundation staff, Audrey entered the Church of St. Samuel, where she was greeted by several bishops and priests.
"Miss Audrey, don't worry about the Earl, the Countess and Lord Hibbert, they are all protected by special men, and they will not be harmed by an air raid of this magnitude, and, you know, how big and strong the basement of your house is. A bishop quickly took Audrey aside and offered relief.
Audrey took off her tulle gloves, nodded, approved of the bishop's statement, and no longer hurried home, but asked:
"How's it going?"
"The Fursacks have lost two airships and have moved to the Western Sector, rest assured that all the defenses have been awakened and they will not cause any more damage. The bishop made a few simple remarks, leading Audrey and the others to the underground area of the church to take refuge, and the next floor was where the "night watchmen" were active.
............
At 160 Berklund Street, Walter, the butler, and his servants took refuge in the underground area that doubled as a wine cellar.
This was the order of Dawn Dantès, and the gentleman himself went to Bishop Elektra with his valet.
After some time, Walter and his family heard a knock on the door, and through the hole in the door, they confirmed that the employer had returned.
"There's no attack yet, but let's go and hide in St. Samuel's Church for a while. Crane said, looking around.
"Yes, sir. Walter replied on behalf of the servants, and then asked, "And then?"
As a qualified steward, he read the newspaper from time to time and understood that the situation itself was tense, and it was not difficult to guess that the bombing would be followed by a certain degree of war.
Klein groaned for a moment and said:
"When the church confirms the situation, we will go to Rose Farm, and you can bring your family.
"In any case, the capital of the kingdom must be a relatively safe place, and the manor on the edge of the capital will not be the target of air raids, there is no such value, well, there is plenty of food in the Rose Song Manor, there is a lot of wine, even if the war lasts for a long time, we don't have to worry about starvation. ”
Hearing the words of the employer, the servants who had already married suddenly turned happy, swept away the paleness and panic just now, and Walter directly expressed his gratitude.
Then, he pondered and said:
"The food can be bought a little more, and in this case, no one will ever think too much of it.
"Also, there may not be any more attacks near Beckland, but law and order may be chaotic, and the estates outside the city must be prepared for this. ”
Klein nodded:
"I have also considered this, and I will talk to the Makht parliamentarians and the military about buying a batch of 'scrapped' weapons and ammunition, and you will have to practice more.
"In short, during this time, Nyuni and I will go back to Beckland to do things according to the situation, and if there is anything that is not considered, we will make up for it when the time comes. ”
As for food, Klein did not forbid Walter, the butler, to buy it, so that if there was a famine, he would be able to provide relief.
After discussing the follow-up, the owner of the mansion of Dawn Dantès simply packed their luggage, took their valuables, and followed their employer into the church of St. Samuel, and went underground.
Klein saw Audrey walking among the crowds, soothing their emotions, smiled slightly, and nodded to the noble lady.
When Audrey saw Daun Dantès, Audrey smiled back and confirmed from the other party's attitude that nothing was serious.
............
Forth and Hugh moved again, but still on the edge of the East End, closer to the Beckland Bridge area.
After waking up naturally, Furth rubbed his hair and walked out of the bedroom, intending to prepare lunch.
With a sweep of her gaze, she saw Hugh, who had already gone out, sitting in a chair, quickly flipping through the newspaper.
"What's wrong?" Furth asked blankly.
Hugh frowned and said:
"The Fersaks airraided the northern and western ......"
"What?" Furth blurted out first, then remembering the corresponding matter discussed at the tarot meeting.
Just then, the voice of the newsboy came from outside:
"Extra!
"Extra!
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