Chapter Fifty-Eight: Aborted Operations and Mysterious Attack
Zhang Tianmu frowned and walked through the corridor, and his deputy chased after him from behind. "Captain, the situation is almost understood, Sir Argyll should be not mistaken, the person who took the target is indeed Brianne Calanhill - Princess Miaoxing."
He continued as he kept up with the former: "The goal was to enter the Continental League by chance, and it seems that the staff of Al Pahin mistook his number plate. The other party is a trainee alchemist from Kapka, which is basically the same as what we know. ”
Zhang Tianmu stopped, put his hand in his pocket, fumbled and took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit a match—the light of the fire reflected his handsome and clean face, narrowed his eyes slightly, and took a deep breath.
He exhaled the smoke before turning back and saying, "So we're missing the target again." ”
When the deputy heard this, he couldn't help but shout: "Captain, it's not our fault, is it!" We're a lot ahead of the order, but what about those guys? A dignified knight can't even stop a child, let alone stop it, and it can't even delay time. ”
Zhang Tianmu looked at him. "I'm not here to listen to your whining."
The deputy shrugged his shoulders, looking like you believe it or not. "That's the case, if you don't like to hear it, then I can't help it."
"Less poor, say something useful—"
The latter didn't think about this, and only said, "Well, our people have asked the dwarves before—they may have taken Evan Quinn to meet another elven hero of the Battle of Byrne, Kurufen Novelli. Captain, you know that the other party is the most outstanding alchemist of the Elven Quinn Elven Clan, and I listen to the old dwarf, Princess Brian seems to have a high opinion of the young man. ”
"And what do you think?" Zhang Tianmu asked rhetorically.
"I think it's very credible, after all, Princess Brian and the target didn't have any contact before, and there is no reason for her to suddenly take the target away."
Zhang Tianmu shook his head and replied lightly: "You are wrong. ”
"Am I wrong?"
"I'm sure Brianne Calanhill was premeditated"
"What?"
"I checked that Her Royal Highness the princess's itinerary for the day did not have a continental league, and she changed her decision on the spot, and arrived at the venue almost before the game started. And after the match, she also went straight to the target and there was no superfluous move, so Sir Argyll would be one step slower than her, which shows that her purpose is very clear-"
"Wait a minute, captain, I don't think it makes sense. Brianne Calanhill Misty Star is the hero of the Battle of Byrne, an elven princess, and a true native. She couldn't have had the opportunity to make contact with the target before, so how could she know in advance that the target would appear in the Continental League? ”
"That's the problem."
Zhang Tianmu lowered his head, covered his hand in front of him and took a puff, the dark red light of the cigarette butt was bright and dark in the clouds.
He let out a long breath before he said, "As far as I know, before Princess Brian went to the El Pahin Arena, she met with three groups of people, and in chronological order, they were the members of the Elpahin Craftsmen's Association, Prince Coleman's messenger, and two mysterious people. ”
"There must be a problem in these three groups, among which the personnel of the Elpahim Artisan Association are the least suspicious, Prince Coleman's messenger is second, and the most suspicious is undoubtedly the last two mysterious people."
The deputy looked at him with some surprise. "Captain, how do you know this?"
Zhang Tianmu also turned his head to look at his deputy. "Are you stupid? Naturally, the Silverwind Knights told me—"
"What," the deputy was a little annoyed. "Why didn't they tell me?"
Zhang Tianmu looked at him and replied lightly: "If you don't ask, they will naturally not tell you." ”
The deputy opened his mouth, and suddenly felt that this made sense, and he was speechless. But how could ordinary people suspect that Princess Brian, a famous native, and a newcomer who had just entered this world, there seemed almost certainly no connection between the two.
He then asked, "So what should we do now?" ”
"You're also a member of the special reserves, and you're not a dry eater, so I ask you - if it's you, what are you going to do?"
"Let's try it with Princess Brian first? I've heard of other people around the target, a lion and a Paparal, so that would be a pretty conspicuous combination? The deputy asked tentatively.
Zhang Tianmu looked at him like a mentally retarded person. "Follow the Elves of Evan Quinn? You think you're better than the Guardian of Dawn? ”
The deputy couldn't help but conclude, the Dawn Guard is the guard of the Elven Quinn Elven Court, the elves have a long life, and in the long life cycle, they have been taught by the Sword Master himself, and they have been selected through years of training, whether it is loyalty, martial arts or alertness, all of them are the best choice.
In other words, the average level of the Guardian of Dawn is thirty-five, and they are all the top masters in the mortal world, if not too few of them, this is the top power of the first world of Aitalia.
Let these people follow the dawn guards, I'm afraid it's a fantasy. What's more, with Brianne Calanhill Miaoxing, it is unlikely that the above will approve such an action.
He couldn't help frowning a little distressedly, but suddenly slapped his head and said with a flash of inspiration: "Yes, the official alchemist assessment of the target is completed here, then he should also go to the Anjina Temple to report-"
Zhang Tianmu shook his head. "Reporting and missions can be carried out at any time, judging from Princess Brian's whereabouts, the target may have been alerted, and it is unlikely that he will choose this time to report."
"Damn," the deputy was a little annoyed: "Then this doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you say, captain?" ”
Zhang Tianmu was just about to answer, the communication crystal on his wrist suddenly lit up, he flickered, raised his right hand, and pressed the crystal with his left hand.
Stargate Harbor 'Ring of Urobolos' -
Ambassador Liao was standing by the wide glass window, watching the sunrise of a new day in low-Earth orbit, and a golden arc of light was rising on the huge, pitch-black curved surface of the Earth at the far point of view.
Under his gaze, the oceans of the Western Hemisphere are turning from deep black to pale blue, and the white cirrocumulus clouds in the Atlantic Ocean are like a thin veil, and faint shadows are reflected on the blue sea like plexiglass.
The time on the rubidium atomic clock was 17:15, the seconds jumped seventeen times, and the sound of communication being cut off came from behind him. Everyone hadn't closed their eyes for twenty-seven hours, and the ambassador yawned, but time didn't allow them to take a break.
The sliding door opened again, and a military attache brought a new briefing:
"What's new, guys."
Everyone stopped and looked this way.
Ambassador Liao had already taken the briefing, glanced at it, and was a little surprised: "It said that Princess Brian may have been notified in advance and deliberately went to take that young man away?" He couldn't help but look up at the man. Is this reliable? ”
The military attache replied, "According to the feedback from the Kaulin Merchant Alliance and the Silverwind Knights, as well as the analysis of our intelligence department, it is basically the same. ”
Ambassador Liao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "I didn't expect this Zhang Tianmu to have two brushes, so among the three groups of people he said, is there any further news?" ”
"The Elpahim Artisan Association has already ruled it out, so it shouldn't be a big problem. As for Brianne Caranhill Miaoxing and Coleman Fox, the two characters are outside of our contact range, it is difficult to investigate directly, we can only start from their peripheral networks, after all, if it is the former notified by Coleman Fox, then he should have the opportunity to contact the target, which can be investigated from the people around him, but no meaningful clues have been found at present. ”
"As for the last two mystery men—"
"How?" The ambassador asked.
"No clue."
Ambassador Liao frowned when he heard this, but he was helpless, although Kaulin-Ihurian had reached an agreement with them at the strategic level and established a certain diplomatic relationship between the two sides, this kind of country with a strong monarchy and feudal color has always been closed and conservative, and has always been distrustful and wary of outsiders like them.
In foreign affairs, the state pursues the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences and non-interference in internal affairs, and there are many things that they cannot do without letting go of their hands, and often can only adopt roundabout means. As a result, there is a natural reduction in efficiency.
He was silent for a moment before he whispered, "Is it possible that 'those people'?" ”
The person who came shook his head: "I can't rule out the possibility of this, but the probability is not large." Brianne Calanhill Miaoxing is also a hero of the Battle of Byrne after all, and it is unlikely that she will be in the same league as those people. ”
"So did the staff of that starport over there explain anything?"
He took 170,000 from the boy one after another, most of which were the last delivery. He didn't tell the truth, I think there should be some concealment, but it doesn't mean much, most people will subconsciously avoid some details from the interrogation, and we can't reproduce every link, as long as we have the evidence of the key links, it is enough to complete the inference. ”
"170,000, what is the target's family environment?"
"The evidence is still being collected on the ground, and it will take time. In addition, there should be no shadow of those people behind that staff. The military attache paused before continuing: "But the question now is that there is still no clue to explain the problem of 'Psychic Derivation-Multiple Division', where did the target learn this skill? ”
Ambassador Liao breathed a sigh of relief.
"It doesn't matter," he said. "The possibility of the 'Eternal' must be ruled out first, as for the abyssal sea scroll is the abyssal sea scroll, and the multiple sub-controls are multiple sub-controls, although there is a connection between them, they are not completely consistent."
After solving this matter, his expression became serious. "Guys, the target is now connected to Brianne Calanhill-Ethereal, and I propose to raise the level of the operation mission to the next level in principle—do comrades disagree?"
He looked at the others and didn't see any objections before nodding and continuing, "Then, we'll submit a new proposal within twelve hours. Until then, until new clearance is issued by the Stargate Administration, all operations are temporarily suspended-"
Then he slapped the table and spoke:
"Now, let's talk about another incident that happened five hours ago."
In the Elpahim Craftsmen's Association, Zhang Tianmu silently lowered his right hand, and the communication crystal on his wrist was gradually dimming and losing its luster. The deputy looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter, captain, what's the instruction from the Star Gate?" ”
"Let's suspend the current mission for the time being."
"What?"
"Nothing, go get everyone together, we've got new work to do soon."
"New job?"
Zhang Tianmu looked at his deputy and replied word by word:
"Just five hours ago, Charter City was attacked by unknown forces, and we lost three detachments there, and we have not yet been contacted. Headquarters wants us to go there immediately to ascertain the casualties and damages—"
……
Al Pakhin Old Town, Crown Inn, this is a hotel with quite a long history. It was built in the Old Town of Al Pakhin when it was not an old town, and decades have passed since then, during which time the owner of the inn has changed hands several times and continues to this day.
On the third floor of the inn, the atmosphere in a room facing the street was a little dull, and at this moment it was already the beginning of the lights, and the room was also brilliantly lit - the light crystals on the lamp stand gave off a warm glow, and through the lampshade, the large and small drawings on the red pine low table not far away, were stacked on top of each other.
On one side are two camel hair couches, and Luo Yu and Parker are sitting at each end.
The Paparals were curiously looking at the strange patterns and symbols on the drawings, "This is a heat pipe?" Is this a balancer? Is this a compensator? Ha, I know this, this is the Magic Storage Crystal Array! Not far from the noisy Paparals, Red the Lion-Man leaned against the wall, his pipe in his paws, and swallowed the smoke in his puff.
He squinted at Parker before he was halfway through it, and the elf girl had reached out and pulled the blueprint out of his hand, glared at him, and then straightened it up—looked at it carefully, and then looked up.
The emerald green eyes looked at the square plover not far away.
Fang Yu scratched his head a little embarrassed-
As for Sylvid and Shesta, the two were quietly on his side, sitting and standing.
Attila was about to speak, when an exaggerated complaint came from outside the door: "I'm so angry, he actually said that there is no room dedicated to cats there, do you see, Kita?" He must have thought that the two of us had a brain problem. ”
With these words, the little French girl angrily pushed the door in. Behind her was a short, paper-thin Kita, who held several tomes in both hands, almost covering half of her body.
Fang Yu was startled when he saw this, and hurriedly walked over to take the book from Ji Ta's hand. The little girl blushed and panted to thank him.
Only then did he see Tianlan's puffed face, as if he had been wronged, and his face was indignant. I couldn't help but say a little strangely: "What's the matter, Sky Blue, Jita?" ”
"What's wrong? I'm, Brother Ed," Azure replied angrily, "Do you remember Mr. Hudi and his cat, the cat named Miss Spoon?" He told us to see him when we got to Elpahim, and I went to the inn with Kita this afternoon, but the obnoxious proprietor told me that he would never rent a room in the inn to a cat, unless he was insane. I think he's really crazy, what's wrong with renting a room in a hotel to a respectable cat lady? I'm! ”
Fang Yu always felt that the direction she was paying attention to seemed to be a little wrong: "You can't be in the wrong place, right?" ”
"How is it possible, even if I am wrong, Kita can't be wrong." Azure looked back, "Really, Kita?" ”
Kita blushed and nodded.
This was a bit strange, Fang Yu thought to himself that Hu Di should not lie to them on such a trivial matter, and it would not do him any good. In fact, even if he didn't have a cat named Miss Spoon living in the inn, so what?
There's no need for it.
And it was at this time that Sky Blue noticed some strange atmosphere in the inn room. She paused and looked curiously at the others, her gaze scanning the stacks of drawings and parchment scrolls on the table before falling on Sylvid and her maid.
"Sister Sylvide, why are you here?" She froze slightly, then looked at the others: "What's wrong?" ”
……
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