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Turtledove and Bug sat in the driver's and passenger seats, respectively, the former with all his attention on the steering wheel in his hand, and the latter from time to time turned his head to look at the car behind him, and Geraint sat firmly in the back compartment, silent.

After confirming that there is a great possibility that "Natalia is in distress", Worm immediately decided to save her little aunt, Turtledove is fully supportive of Worm, as for Hannibal, he means that it all depends on Turtledove and Worm to make their own decisions, after all, they are both adults and should have their own decisions.

"It's quite dangerous to go to the Wings of Freedom, I originally wanted Liu Hailong to take a few people with the two of you, but the more members of the team, the more eye-catching it will be, and if there are few, it won't be useful, so just forget it, you two have to take care of yourself."

Hannibal had a point, he always thought a little more than the others.

"We'll be fine," the little worm said for the turtledove, "In addition, Landis will ask you to explain to him when the time comes, I will not only rescue the little aunt and Schultz with the turtledove, but also find out where Grady was captured by the new empire, you tell him to stay honestly in the black iron mine and develop the resistance well." ”

So Turtledove and Bug set out with Geraint on their way to the Wings of Freedom, where they were to rescue Natalia, who had been captured by Himmler.

……

It will take more than half a month to walk non-stop, and according to Geraint, at most half a day's journey will be in the sphere of influence of the new empire, where there is a small town called "Shaliu Town", where everyone can rest for a while, because there is still a lot of travel to be walked.

"Didn't we go to the Wings of Freedom, how did we get into the sphere of influence of the New Empire?"

Ikaruga had never dealt with the Wings of Liberty before, so how did he know the mystery here.

"The Wings of Liberty are right under the nose of the new Empire," the worm explained to the turtledove, "and their spheres of influence overlap to a certain extent. ”

"Then why doesn't the new empire completely solve such a big problem as Wings of Freedom?"

"Because the Wings of Liberty have the ability to protect themselves."

Every time Geraint talked about Freedom Wings, there was always a little sparkle in his eyes, and it could be seen that this guy hadn't been talking nonsense before, and he really regarded Freedom Wings as his belief.

……

The frontier of the new empire, the town of Shaliu.

As a small town on the border of the new empire, Salwillow was not as devastated as other towns in the Extralegal Lands, not only was it undamaged, but it was also much more prosperous than before due to the large number of outsiders stationed there.

Although there are many people, no one dares to make trouble here in Shaliu Town, although these outsiders are almost all outlaws who once roamed the lawless land, but now Shaliu Town has become their "new home" to live in, and all the robbers have reached a tacit understanding that they will never make trouble at their doorstep.

Due to the remote location of Shaliu Town, the new empire has adopted a policy of "no questions" for the present, neither sending troops to clear out the bandits of the wasteland who have fled here, nor deliberately blocking the border, which is tantamount to acquiescing in the identity of these bandits as "residents of the new town".

But the bandits' activities are limited to these border towns, and they can't go deeper into the hinterland.

……

It was just getting dark, and the townspeople who had been busy all day were already eager to go into the town's taverns to relax, and the influx of a large number of outsiders increased the demand for food, houses and all other daily necessities in Shaliu Town, and the robbers were organized into many groups, led by the local residents, and began to carry out pioneering, farming, logging, construction and other work.

Alcohol is the most effective way to relieve fatigue from high-intensity physical exertion, which is why the town's taverns are the liveliest place every evening.

"Squeak."

Pushing open the wooden door of a tavern, Geraint frowned at the smell of alcohol, what he hated most was the taste of this inferior beer, which in Geraint's opinion was not for people to drink.

"Hey, there's a lot of people here."

Turtledove can't smell anything good, he doesn't like or hate things like alcohol, let alone research, and his first impression is that there are a lot of people in the tavern.

"Why did you come to this place?"

The little insect covered her nose with her hand, and her concern was different from that of the turtledove.

"You can wait for me at the door," said Geraint, "I'll come here and find a friend, and he'll arrange a place for us to stay." ”

"What's there to wait for, hurry up and ask that friend of yours to get us something to eat, I haven't had a good meal in a long time."

Through getting along these days, Ikaruga felt that Geraint's person was not as hateful as he originally thought, but after getting acquainted with it, he found that Geraint's inner person revealed an imperceptible innocence, which was very similar to Schultz, so Ikaruga was a little less hostile to Geraint, and a little more casual when talking to him.

"You don't have to say a word."

The little worm winked at the turtledove, they were unfamiliar with each other here, and they didn't know anything about the situation, so it was best for Geraint to do what the two of them did, and get into less trouble.

Turtledove didn't care so much, he saw that Geraint didn't speak, so he shook his arms and followed Geraint into the tavern, and the little worm had no choice but to follow in.

There are indeed a lot of people in the tavern, noisy, and the air quality is very poor, tobacco, alcohol, dirt, leather, ...... All kinds of smells are mixed together, at the beginning, it goes straight into the brain, and the smoke gives people a headache, but after smelling it for a long time, it will be a little intoxicated, making people blush and hot.

Geraint walked straight to the bar, and the bartender, who had just brought two large beers to the two drunks next to him, came over and asked him what he ordered, and Geraint whispered to him:

"Why didn't the 'fur hat' come tonight?"

"'Fur hat'?" The bartender recalled slightly, "He's dead." ”

"Dead?"

Geraint didn't expect the other party to answer like this.

"Dead, and it's been a while," the bartender continued to Geraint as he wiped the bar with a rag, "I heard that he had provoked someone, and that he had been killed and thrown outside to feed the wolves, but I don't know exactly how, but no one has seen him since." (To be continued.) )