Chapter 33: The General's Rebellion
Wren's understanding of this world is still very shallow, after all, he has spent most of the time in the past year, and most of them have spent time in the training of the "Weasel Monster Thieves", and he has not been exposed to information from the outside world at all.
No, even if Ymir told him his real name, this guy only thought that she was the daughter of a big noble family, and he didn't know that it was the famous eldest princess of the Omar Empire [Frost Sword Queen] Ymir Sprin in front of him!
Because I haven't heard of it at all.
Because of the previous face covering, Wren did not connect her with the mysterious woman in the "Hyacinth Tavern".
After all, as that is the case, the Omar Empire has decided to eat those guys from the Monster Thieves Alliance, even if it is attacked by the [White Wolf] Bazel, that woman should not appear alone and seriously injured in the "Bakanya Heights".
Wren naturally would not have thought that an eldest princess would almost die because of the political intrigue within the Spuglin royal family.
......
Because there was no detailed map, Wren's estimated distance in a straight line of three to five days took eight days.
On the eighth day, they did not find the "Snow Eagle Fort" in the expected location, but instead encountered a convoy of long-distance migration.
It was a long trackless steam locomotive, about thirty knots. The carriage was covered in thick armor that was almost completely sealed, resembling a large black steel centipede in the wasteland.
When Wren and the others came out of the fog of the wasteland, they happened to run into a train that was stopping for repairs.
He was about to ask someone why he had disappeared from the nearby "Snow Eagle Fort", so he walked over.
Wren was also surprised by this.
There are so many people!
I just saw that all the carriages of this train were sealed, but there were at least hundreds of people sitting on the roof of each carriage.
It's a bit like the super train of a certain Ah San in Wren's previous life, and any place on the roof that can be stuffed is full of large and small packages and passengers who secretly climb the car.
It stands to reason that this situation will not occur under normal circumstances, after all, without the protection of armor, these people on the roof of the car are completely the food at the hands of the Warcraft.
This steam train is a little unusually crowded.
.......
Two strange travelers suddenly appeared in the fog, which also attracted the attention of the people on the train.
"Hey, buddy, are you lost?"
"Yo... There's also a chick who takes off her mask and shows it to her uncle..."
"Haha, aren't these two guys fighting in the field during the journey, and after finishing their errands, they found that the train they were on drove away, right?"
“...”
It is true that there are very few people in the wasteland who do not see hordes.
After all, without the protection of steam machinery, the vast majority of humans would not have survived the night in the treacherous iceridge wasteland.
Seeing the two of them approaching, the stowaways on the roof of the car greeted and whistled at them in foul language.
Especially looking at Yumir, a woman who is still graceful even if she is wearing loose clothes... Those bachelors whistled and tongued flamboyantly.
It's not that there is much malice, it's just the usual style of greeting the poor class of this world.
Wren has been in the Monster Thieves for a long time, and he is used to seeing it.
But he turned his face to look at Yumir on the side, and obviously looked at her The corners of his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, obviously not very suitable for this kind of vulgar greeting.
Wren didn't plan to stay longer, and asked loudly to the man on the roof of the car, "That... Do you know where the nearby 'Snow Eagle Castle' is? ”
"Ahh You're here for 'Snow Eagle Castle'? ”
Hearing this, the people on the roof of the car were very surprised, and asked several rhetorical questions one after another: "You still don't know?" Where the hell did you come from, and you don't know such big news? ”
As soon as Wren heard this tone, could it be that they had been walking in the wasteland for a few days, and what had happened to them?
He explained: "I am a doctor. We and my fellow wilderness hunters were attacked by the Wasteland Monster a few days ago and got separated... So, we wanted to go to 'Snow Eagle Castle' to see if they were there. ”
Sure enough, the doctor's identity works well anywhere.
The people on the roof did not shout anymore and were in awe.
The man responded, "Oh... You're going to be disappointed. Because he was recruited by the Empire, the 'Burning Steel Fort' set off five days ago to encircle and suppress the rebels..."
Someone else said, "Yes! Many of us here were originally 'out-of-town people' near Burning Steel Fort. If you don't have the qualifications to follow the Machine City, you can only follow this train and move to other places..."
The inner city of Steam Machinery City is limited in size, and usually permanent residents need to pay a large amount of money to obtain a residence qualification, which is a bit like buying a house and settling in a previous life.
The "out-of-town people" are generally those who cannot afford to enter the city. They usually build houses at the foot of the walls of the steel castle and live in them, and they can also be more or less sheltered.
When you move before the battle, you are naturally not qualified to follow the city.
Therefore, these people on the roof of the car are all war refugees, and it is no wonder that so many people are smuggled in cars...
"'Burning Steel Castle' is gone?"
Wren felt as if he wasn't lucky, and his mind was already thinking about where else he could go.
And Yumir on the side paid attention to the information in the words, and said lightly: "Encircle and suppress the rebels? ”
In addition to banditry, where did the rebels come from?
.......
If it were two unknown people, the train wouldn't have opened the door at all.
After all, if you encounter a spy from the Monster Thieves Group, it will bring disaster to the entire team.
But Wren, a doctor in a white coat, had an "aura of friendliness", and just as they were asking, a heavy door of the train opened, and a small butler with a red nose wearing a train uniform stepped out.
The steward, "Rednose" Paul, had a position similar to that of a ticket inspector on the train, with the latter seven carriages in charge.
Paul looked at Wren, who was wearing a crow gas mask, and asked, "You just said... Are you a doctor? ”
Wren didn't dare to trust him, he was not a qualified doctor at this level, so he corrected: "To be precise, I am an apprentice surgeon. ”
"Oh... That's great, too! ”
Paul didn't seem to mind, and a look of excitement appeared on his face: "We just need a doctor on the train. If you would like to provide some medical assistance in our carriages, we can provide you with a seat in both carriages free of charge. ”
The implication is obvious: if you're a fake doctor or can't provide medical help, you're probably going to have to endure the cold wind like those smugglers on the roof of your car.
After all, Wren and Ymir were just looking for a human gathering place, but they didn't plan to travel far by train.
Wren didn't rush to agree, and asked again: "Mr. Paul, apart from 'Snow Eagle Castle', where is the nearest mechanical city near here?" ”
"It's a pity... Mr. Doctor. ”
Paul spread his hands and said, "Because of the war call-up, this mechanical city with a radius of thousands of kilometers has been conscripted, if you miss this train of our 'Thorn Bird Chamber of Commerce', you and your wife will probably walk on the wasteland, it will probably be very dangerous." ”
After a pause, he continued: "You have also seen that our car is actually sold out, and if it weren't for the fact that you are a distinguished doctor, the contemptible people would not have opened this mouth. ”
Madam?
Wren's eyelids jumped when he listened, and he didn't dare to look at the expression of Yumir beside him.
This kind of big guy, he doesn't dare to take advantage of it.
But when he heard this, he also felt a little troublesome.
If there are no human cities fighting for thousands of kilometers in the vicinity, then where are they going?
Perhaps, you can only take this train and leave?
Thinking of this, Wren turned his head to look at Ymir beside him, wanting to ask the big guy's opinion.
But at this time, there was something wrong with Yumir's expression.
In a rare move, she took the initiative to ask Paul, "May I ask you, is it true that they said just now that the 'Snow Eagle Castle' went to destroy the rebels?" ”
The voice was surprisingly good, and Paul was surprised.
Although Ymir wore a gas mask and only showed a pair of blue eyes, one could guess that she should have a stunningly beautiful face.
Paul looked at her and replied, "Yes... The Imperial Capital has issued a notice to the entire Empire, the Commander of the First Legion of the Empire [Storm General] Balon Askepa has rebelled, and the main war machine cities of the three southern provinces have been ordered to assemble to encircle and suppress..."
"What?!"
When Yumir heard this, his tone changed suddenly, and a cold light suddenly burst out from his eyes.
[Storm General] Baron is her most loyal subordinate, the best military commander of the Empire, and will never rebel!
Thinking of the precise ambush she had inexplicably found the vampire prince of the enemy country before, and when she heard the news, she also vaguely guessed what the queen was going to do!
The political situation in the Omar Empire is afraid that the sky has changed...