With the slightest sound of engines, the Merkava, which had been put on stealth mode, rushed non-stop towards the Nord Plateau in the northern part of the Erebonian Empire. After leaving Crossbell and coming to Erebonia, Ike and his party once again felt the vastness of the Empire, and even with the highly maneuverable airship like the Merkava at full speed, they still did not reach their destination after half a day. Although the speed of the civil war was slowed down a lot on the way, it was still possible to show the vastness of the empire's territory. What made Ike pay more attention to the Merkava's advanced optical camouflage system, which could not be detected even by radars that had flown over the territory of the Erebonian Empire. Although the carrying of personnel is limited due to the capacity of the aircraft, if the assault is carried out with elite soldiers, as long as it is not a well-defended city like the imperial capital, it is difficult to imagine any city that can resist this attack.

"How's it going?" In the lounge, looking at Waji coming from the control room, Ike, who was sitting on the edge of the bed and tidying up the circuit, looked up and asked.

"According to Abbas, there is still an hour to reach the Nolde Plateau." Waji casually pulled a chair and sat down, "It's just that because the take-off and landing of the Merkava needs to remove the optical camouflage mode, I can't send you to the area controlled by the Imperial Army like the Surveillance Tower, is there any specific landing point?" ”

"Hmmm... Further north on the Norde Plateau, there is a lake, known locally as Lake Lacrema, and land there. Ike replied after a moment's thought.

"Understand~" Waji responded briefly, his eyes swept over the other two people who were already present with Ike, "As a driver, can you ask why you chose to come here?" I know the reason why you want to come to the Empire, but the first stop is this kind of wilderness, and now in the confrontation between the Imperial Army and the Noble Army, even the railway has been blocked, and without our assistance, how are you going to get down this plateau? ”

"Well, if you suddenly break into the battle, you always need to find someone who understands the battle situation." Ike replied, "It just so happened that the newsletter said that there were a lot of people gathered in this place. There is also the old man who is the former president of Ryan Fort, and if there is someone who already understands the battle situation to explain, he should be able to understand the current situation more quickly. In such an uncertain environment, it would be the most foolish thing to rush into an urban area that is being watched by both forces. ”

"Ryan Fort's former president?" Waji couldn't help frowning, "He's hiding in such a sparsely populated place?" ”

"It's because I hate contact with people that I hide, in this case, if you don't choose a place with few people, do you still want to go to the imperial capital?" Ike shrugged.

"I see... Although I think Ike you are talking and deliberately concealing some key information... After thinking about it, Waji stared at Ike for a long time, and finally spread his hands as if giving up, "Well, forget it." Anyway, the person in charge of the empire is not me, and interfering for no reason will disrupt his plan. ”

"Oh? It seems that the Guardian Knight is not in harmony either? Ike replied thoughtfully.

"Spare me, as long as there are people, you can't avoid fighting, even if it's a guardian knight." Vaji replied helplessly, "But if Ike comes, I'll be happy to give you my number." What do you think? As a Guardian Knight, the Merkava is yours. ”

"It's better for me to decline the kindness of the church, otherwise I don't know when I will be shot by the big people of the Holy Province again." Ike spread his hands and replied, "As far as I know, many of the big people in the Holy Province are quite concerned about you dangerous people, if it weren't for the scruples of no one to replace you... And the threat from obsidian, Waji, you probably won't be so laid-back, right? ”

"Yes, one of the main reasons I came to Crossbell was to avoid the sight of these big people." Waji shrugged, "It's just that I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing that has been rare for decades, and now, I will be targeted by those guys again." ”

"It's tiring for the Guardian Knight to do your job, why don't you be like Kevin? Anyway, hasn't he been good lately? Someone should do the dirty work, right? Ike asked with a smirk.

"Isn't this what Ike you're most familiar with?" Waji-for-tat "How?" If you join, you will face a lot of trouble, but you can also get a lot of benefits. Of course, Xiaoling can also assist you as a knight, plus... Waji said, turning his head to look at the figure sitting in the innermost, "Silver... No, Miss Lixia. ”

"Oh?" Ike raised his eyebrows, "I've heard that the Guardian Knights are all Stigmata guys, if I join, would you like to tell me the secret of the Stigmata?" ”

"Would you really like to join?" Waji blurted out as he watched Ike blurt out in some surprise.

"Depends on the information you give." Ike replied with a bent skew.

“。。。。。。 You have no intention of joining at all. His eyes were fixed on Ike for a long time, and then Vaji shook his head with a wry smile, giving up the idea of persuading Ike again, "Well, I didn't have any hope from the beginning anyway, but I'm curious about your combination right now." Ike and Xiaoling aside, why did Miss Lixia also follow Ike away from Cross Bell? Aren't you going back to the Rainbow Theatre? ”

"No, it's not." Lixia shook her head, "Although I have decided to work hard with the Rainbow Troupe and with everyone, but since my grandfather trained me, I have been taught a truth, I should know how to repay the favor of others, Ike has given me a lot of help, and now the lack of combat power needs the presence of silver more than the troupe." This may be Silver's last order. Moreover, the current Rainbow Theater Company does not need the existence of Silver Dancing Queen, and the turmoil faced by Crossbell in the future is not something that the Rainbow Theater Company can change, and the top priority is to let Xiuli adapt to the troupe as soon as possible. If the head of the regiment is here, he will definitely be able to do it. Plus ... Miss Elija is currently in rehabilitation, and I joined the troupe to train with her and go on stage together. Without the Golden Maiden, there would be no Silver Maiden. ”

"Hmm... Sounds a bit of a pity. After hearing this, Vaji deliberately sighed heavily, "In other words, in the future, Miss Lixia will not be on stage until Miss Ilia takes the stage, right?" That's really bad news, not only me, but even the knights on the Merkava are fans of both. ”

"Hehe, don't look at this, Miss Elija is a temperamental person in some ways." Lixia sneered, "If I had trained first, Miss Elia would have doubled down on her training after she recovered." To be honest, I don't want her to work so hard because of her injuries, but no one can convince Miss Elia at this point, so I can only use this stupid way. ”

"Is it ... For Miss Elia's sake, that's all there is to it. As Vaji sighed again, the radio suddenly began to rise, and Abbas's calm voice came from the speaker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, here we are, the Nolde Plateau."