The morning sun shone through the windows and on the floor, and the warmth in the air was stronger than yesterday. Today's temperature has risen significantly, and Silivara's is finally officially entering summer.

At the base of Vladik's squadron, Williams was changing clothes in his room. As the head of the Order, he can get his own room in any military base, and other subordinates will also be treated well, which is the privilege of the Order.

He changed into civilian clothes, looked in front of the mirror, and took care of it carefully. His blonde hair had a comforting sheen, a rare hair color in Silivara, but he wore a very short man's standard hair for ten thousand years, and never had a strange hairstyle. When it comes to appearance, he has strict requirements for himself.

Dressed and looked fine, Williams picked up his rapier from the closet. Hold the scabbard and draw it slowly.

In the sunlight, the rapier shone like gold, shining brightly in the small room, and Williams held the sword up, looked at it, and let out a sigh.

"You and I are already rusty."

Putting his sword into its sheath, Williams slung it to his waist, checked it one last time, and went out the door.

One of his tasks was to accompany, or rather monitor, the inspection team. As long as the inspection team hasn't left Vladik, he can't move, not to mention that more people will come from today. Of course, if there are other more important things, he can give this job to someone else who has enough status. Just like last night, when he was dealing with the Mermaid, he asked the mayor to accompany him to dinner with the inspection team. This does not need to be reported to the Vantai Palace.

And now, there is another thing, which may require Williams to be dispatched.

"Good morning, Captain."

At the door of the cafeteria, Toleda met Williams and stood up and saluted.

"Good morning, Toleda, are there any results?"

"Yes, I was going to report back to you after dinner."

"Let's talk while eating."

*****

After all the rescue boats docked, the police checked the identities of the passengers one by one, and then announced that all the passengers were alive as Williams requested.

The passengers were glad that they did not die, and they called their relatives to report their safety, and some posted on the Internet to show off their lives. Thanks to them, the outside world has already preconceived that there are no dead on the Mermaid, so Silivara doesn't have to explain too much to the Arctic Nation about the Mermaid incident, everyone is alive, what else can they ask for?

As for saying that there are two people who are not on the lifeboat, it is not difficult to hide this kind of thing.

One is named Poval Green, male, and the other is Taroti Parson, female. Obviously, the man is Dimmit, and the woman should be the person who is with Dimmit in the photo.

An hour after the fighter jets dropped the bomb, the government's salvage team entered the sea where the Mermaid sank. They did not come to salvage the wreckage and investigate the cause of the explosion, but to confirm Dimiit's life and death.

After more than two hours of back and forth, the salvage team compiled a report and handed it to Toleda. Toleda blended it with the passenger list and spoke it to Williams as he ate.

"The salvage team did not find any bodies in the wreckage area, as well as in the surrounding kilometers for several kilometers." Toleda concluded.

"What about the possibility of sinking to the bottom of the sea?"

"It's unlikely, but no matter how you say it, you can't check the bottom of the sea."

Thorny –

Williams quickly sucked the noodles in the bowl, and when Toleda had finished speaking, he just finished the noodles, put down his fork, wiped his mouth with toilet paper, and sighed again.

"In other words, Dimmit still has a chance of surviving, right?"

Toleda was also a little helpless: "Well, if you don't find the body......"

"Yesterday when I spoke to His Highness Cruz, he said that there is a good chance that Dimiit is still alive, and I conveyed his words to the Vantai Palace, and His Majesty has a new order - to expel or eliminate Dimiit until the 'ritual' is completed."

Unlike the previous orders, this time the order was dictated by the king himself, and the voice still echoed in Williams's ears. Toleda also ate the noodles and nodded.

"Understood, it looks like we're going to have to be busy in the future, Commander."

"But then again, who the hell is that woman?" Williams leaned back in his chair, his brow furrowed.

"I don't know, according to the previous report, the two had a fight, it should be a hostile relationship."

Generally speaking, yes, but Williams cautioned himself that things related to Dimmitt must be meticulous and not general.

"Tell me in detail, how did you fight?"

"This ...... The scout team said that Dimiit fired light at the woman, which was blocked by an ice wall, which was shattered by the light. ”

Toleda wanted to add the word "as if" at the beginning, but seeing Williams's serious attitude, he canceled it.

"That's all?"

"That's all."

"And after that? No more details? ”

After that, the two seemed to be talking.

What kind of battle is this? Didn't fight at all, right? Williams couldn't help but be a little annoyed. When he heard the news of Dimet's appearance yesterday, he was so full of thoughts about how to deal with Dimet, and he didn't care about the woman at all.

But now, it's time for him to reconsider the relationship between the two.

"These two people can't be said to be hostile, but they may also cooperate, and it is more appropriate to identify them as acting together in the future." Williams said as he thought.

Toleda still couldn't figure it out: "Will Dimmitt work with an unknown woman?" Looking at his past information, he is always alone. ”

"It's not well known, it's just your subjective speculation, Toleda?" Williams's voice became stern, "Both of them have disappeared, and in that environment, it is completely assumed that they escaped together." As for the destination, you can't swim back to the Arctic country, right? ”

"You mean, they entered the country? Dodging patrol ships and radars? How is this possible? ”

Williams smiled helplessly: "What's impossible? Do you think the country's territorial waters are well monitored? It's been full of loopholes for a long time, and even I know a place. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed again. There are many loopholes, not to mention the monitoring of territorial waters, and there are already many holes in the whole country.

But now is not the time to sigh.

If Dimmit, who likes to act alone, will escape with a woman, Williams can think of two possibilities.

Or, it was the woman who knew the way to enter the Heavenly Canopy Mountain without being discovered. Or, it was Dimmit who used her as a cover, and the woman was probably a national of Hilivara, and she could come forward to do something that was inconvenient for Dimmit. With Dimmit's character, the latter is more likely.

"Prepare to deploy after eating, Toleda, pass my orders."

Toleda hurriedly sped up the speed of sucking noodles: "Is it to requisition the guards?" ”

In each city of Hilvara, there is a guard corps, which belongs to the national army system, which can be understood as the armed police or special police of other countries, and only obeys the command of the higher military headquarters. However, if the Praetorian Knights have important tasks directly delegated by the king, they can requisition some of them according to the needs of the mission.

"From Vladik to Tianguan Mountain, requisition the guards of all the cities along the way, let them arrange eyeliners in every town and village under their control, and focus on those who stay and those who buy cars and rent cars. It is easy to leave traces by train and bus, and I guess it is more likely that Dimiit has its own vehicle, so you should pay more attention. ”

Williams leaves his seat and gives orders to Toleda. Toleda dropped the bowl with some noodles left and stood upright.

"Yes! But the head of the regiment ......"

"What's wrong?"

"What about the inspection team?"

Yes, there is also the inspection team, and this cannot be neglected. Williams gave it a quick thought.

"I always feel that the appearance of the inspection team at this point in time has nothing to do with Dimmit. As long as we clean up Dimmit before he enters Tianguan Mountain, the inspection team will not be able to sing. ”

"So, will you leave it to Mayor Vladik for the time being?"

"That's what it means, let him keep an eye on the inspection team as much as possible."

Williams walked briskly out of the cafeteria, stopped at the door.

"Gather everyone, Toleda, we're going to move."

*****

Coming out of Shirley's secret base, skirting the cliffs, and walking through the woods, the two of them came across the town of Lund, the furthest of Vladik's three towns.

9 o'clock in the morning.

Every Monday morning, there is a larger market in town, and this time Dimit and Shirley catch up. Countless vendors occupy places and stalls around the streets and squares, and they are crowded and bustling everywhere.

Dimmit led Shirley and found an alley to hide first. Before he boarded the Mermaid, he exchanged a sum of karma for Silivara's currency, Mok, which was about to come in handy.

"Go get a car."

Shovel gave Shirley a handful of money, and Dimmit winked at her and motioned for her to go.

Shirley didn't sleep well all night, and she was cranky even in her dreams, and she usually went to bed early and got up early, but she was actually woken up by Dimmit this morning. Now her ears were full of shouting and selling, and her mind was foggy.

"Ah, well, here we go."

"Be mental, see the condition of the car clearly." Dimmit reminded again.

"I know."

Feeling that Dimmit still didn't believe herself, Shirley finally came to her senses, said in a somewhat unhappy tone, and walked into the crowd.

Dimmit, on the other hand, leaned against the wall, and when he entered the town, he bought a map, which he took out and looked at, thinking about what he was going to do today.

Although he successfully entered the country, the other party would not be stupid enough to let him go all the way and arrive at Tianguan Mountain, and he would definitely obstruct him in every way.

It's about 700 kilometers from here to Mt. Tianguan, but Dimmit doesn't want to enter the bustling city, which increases the chances of being spotted. And the highways in the country of Silivara, which are not well built, are difficult for him to get his hands on.

In this way, the actual distance traveled is about more than 800 kilometers, and even if the journey is smooth every day, it will take at least two days or more. Moreover, the route of this map is not detailed enough, mobile phones are not useful most of the time, and it will definitely take more time to deal with attacks.

Dimmitt folded the map a few times, put it in his backpack, and silently hoped that Shirley would get a sturdy car—one that could withstand his rough driving skills.

"Excuse me, is it Dimmit?"

Suddenly, there was such a question beside him. Dimmit's heart trembled slightly, and he did not answer. The other party asked again, and he followed the prestige.

There was a man who walked out of the crowd and stood in front of him, a face that Dimmit recognized at a glance. But he didn't know how the other party recognized him, the disguise was no different from usual, it was perfect.

The same cannot be said either. If it's the person in front of you, there must be another way, so don't hide it.

He took off his sunglasses and revealed his blindfold.

"You seem to be called, Baird, right?"

*****

Dimmit doesn't remember people's names much, but if he does, it must be someone who impresses him, such as Baird in front of him.

He was wearing a long coat and trousers, but he had to put on that white coat outside, and he looked very awkward. Such a peculiar dress, coupled with the long unkempt hair, pale face, and hoarse voice, Dimmit can't forget it.

"Sure enough, it's you." Baird smiled wickedly when he saw Dimmit's blindfold.

"It's a shame you'll find me."

"Haha, it's just that I happened to be here. As I said before, most of my body is mechanical, and there is also a device that can detect EXP and monitor the status of the Demon Armor. Although the range is only more than 100 meters, the accuracy is very high. ”

Baird said as he walked over to Dimmitt and looked at him strangely.

"Since the last time we met, I saved your EXP reaction data, so ......"

"Say less superfluous, stalker."

Dimmit's hands grasped and loosened, moving his knuckles, and he looked full of fighting spirit.

"How about getting straight to the point? Take out the toy you used to do again, I'm just warming up. ”

"Hehehe, don't be so excited." Baird said unhurriedly, "Last time, it was because of the spirit finder that some unpleasantness happened. This time you and I just met by chance, why don't you have a good chat? ”

Somewhat? What can there be to talk about. Dimmit now just wants Shirley to come back quickly and leave this place. Seeing that he didn't speak, Baird spoke to himself.

Since the failure of Martoun's mission, Baird and Renes have led a group of men into Silivara. Most of his men were scattered in the cities, while Baird and Raines were lurking in the towns and villages with a few men.

The purpose of the black forces on this trip to Silivalla is twofold. The first is to find Istis. However, without the soul detector and the debris, they could not locate it, so they had to think of other ways.

The second is to deal with Cruz.

"Meaning, Cruz is from the Black Force?"

Dimmit listened, asking in distrust. If Cruz is a member of the Black Force, then how can the Black Force not know where Istis is.

"Originally. But he has defected and left us. "You can guess why the mutiny." ”

"Istis was discovered, and you want to take it to yourself, right?"

"That's the only reason, so I said I couldn't let the superpowers go looking for Istis."

Baird said with a little annoyance, but immediately brushed his hair back to an indifferent expression.

"But that's okay, after all, we don't need Istis itself, but its data."

Dimmitt had also heard Baird say this in Mount Rogar, and he quickly guessed what the other party was going to say next.

"So, you're going to persuade me to cooperate?"

"Hehehehe, you've learned to answer."

Baird tapped the fingers of his left hand on the palm of his hand and extended his right hand to Dimmit.

"It's also fate to be able to meet here. I think you seem to have regained your freedom, and we don't have any fundamental contradictions, you see this cooperation......"

"No need to talk." Dimmit replied immediately.

"Why bother? Cruz had become a popular man on the king's side, and he had the right to mobilize troops. There must be heavy garrisons near Istis, and there will even be some weapons for you against superhumans, you don't want to be exhausted before destroying Istis, right? ”

"I have my own way, and I don't care what you want to do, so don't bother me."

"But we only need data, we don't need Istis. Isn't it your usual style to choose an efficient method? ”

"Yes, that's it, I have a special idea."

Dimmit looked directly at Baird and spoke out of his long-standing doubts.

"You're doing experiments in Sildar to transform quasi-superhumans into superhumans, but I guess the purpose of that experiment is more than that, it's more like researching the transformation of matter that doesn't have the ability to generate and control EXP into something that has the ability, plus you keep saying that you only need Istis's data......

"Isn't your purpose the artificial creation of Istis?"

In the face of Dimmit's questioning, Baird just wore his usual light smile and changed his standing position.

"Imagine it."

"I'm back!"

Shirley, who finally got the car, was squeezing through the crowd and shouting towards Dimmit. As she approached, she noticed that someone was talking to Dimmit, and the two of them stared at each other, and the atmosphere was very bad.

"Is it done?" Dimmit asked, looking back.

"Uh-hu......h," Shirley whispered, looking at Baird uneasily—the man's face was terrible, and even more terrifying, he was still looking at himself.

"Oh? You actually have a female companion too? Baird asked jokingly.

"It's none of your business, and besides, don't try to stalk me. You black troops are not worth trusting. ”

After saying that, Dimmit picked up his backpack, put on his sunglasses again, and walked first. Shirley also hurriedly followed. Watching the two walk farther and farther away, Baird just smiled and shook his head.

"He really didn't agree, so I said it was a wasted effort."

Behind him, at the other end of the alley, came Raines, who stood beside Baird and said.

"Everything," said Baird, "if it succeeds, won't it be easy to purge the traitors?" ”

"Hmph, it seems like it would be difficult without him. No matter what tricks Cruz plays, he will die this time! ”

The thought of Cruz betraying Dr. Black for Istis fuels Raines' anger. Baird casually chimed in a few words, letting Raines calm down first.

It's good to be determined, but to be honest, it's hard enough for the Black Force to steal Istis's data from Cruz, let alone Cruz's head, with the current forces in Silivara.

The Black Force had planned to locate Istis and organize a targeted plan after obtaining the spirit finder and fragments. As a result, both things were lost, but Istis's data had to be obtained anyway, so as soon as Martoun's affair was over, Baird and Renes took the men to Silivara, waiting for their chance.

Chance, of course, refers to Dimmit. Baird didn't have a way to convince Dimmit, but he had a way to track Dimmit out of detection.

*****

The Mermaid wasn't the only ship to go to Silivara, but it was the safest - for Maria. It ends in Vladik, which is closer to Maria's destination, the town of Muldro, than to Mošak. It was a small town further north, at the foot of Mount St. Louisby.

The morning after she woke up, she heard Rolov tell her about the sinking of the Mermaid and had to fly back to China instead. Fortunately, unlike the Mermaid, the plane was available at any time, and she felt that she was almost recovered, so she decided to leave in the afternoon.

"Finally, I'm going back."

Standing outside the gate of Akiyama International Airport, Maria held her box and thought silently in her heart. She changed into very ordinary clothes, put on a black wig, wore a pair of flat mirrors and a mask, and with her weak-looking body, every passenger who walked by her regarded her as a sick girl.

And the group of people behind her, the atmosphere is very different.

Andora is proudly telling Luna and Tarini about his experience, having been to Silivara, once for mountain climbing and once for an event. The beauty of the mountains fascinated him, and of course he was impressed by altitude sickness, especially his head.

Half of the territory of Hilivara, the highlands are mountainous, with an average altitude of nearly 3,000 meters. People who are accustomed to living in plain areas will feel uncomfortable when they suddenly enter this environment.

"It doesn't matter, the anti-altitude sickness medicine is all brought, and you may not get used to it for the first few days, but it's just over." After listening to Andora's words, Luna told everyone.

"I don't need to," Kane said, "it's fine. ”

"Don't take it too seriously, Kane, you don't want to have a headache and can't sleep, do you?"

Andora smiled and patted Kane on the shoulder, which Kane avoided with some disgust.

"It's not like I haven't been to the plateau."

"When Kane used to be a coolie, he did manual labor in the mountains, and everyone else was tired very quickly at that time, but he was always in good spirits."

Tarini tells everyone about Kane's past, as if she is boasting about her family. Around this topic, everyone chattered non-stop, only Leo looked at his phone without saying a word.

"Listen to me."

Maria said suddenly, and the others immediately fell silent.

"Before I go, I have two things to say. First of all, thank you all for accepting my request. As I said in the morning, our destination is the town of Muldro, and as long as we get there, meet with the people in the company, everyone's mission is completed.

"Then, I would like to state first that when I arrive in Silivara, everyone is only responsible for keeping me safe, and it is up to me to decide how to go this way and where to stay."

Leo put down his phone, and he heard something he hadn't heard before.

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I will lead the way. Okay, ready to board. ”

Maria walked into the hall first, and the others followed suit, carrying their packages. Leo hesitantly followed.

Hopefully, Maria's words mean nothing else.