Chapter 606: Deliberation Before Departure
The first meeting with Warhammer made a bad impression on Erin, which made Carl and Kelly a little worried about what would happen next. However, that is not a major consideration at the moment. Kelly is glad that Carl is back, which makes her feel that her trust is meaningful. Before she gets down to business, she also has to ask Erin a few things clearly.
There are very few people who call themselves instructors, and only the female roaming gunners who have been taught by themselves in the Imperial Courtyard call themselves that. But that was many years ago, so the title is a bit unfamiliar to Kelly now. She remembered when the term had first appeared before Erin had calmed down, but in the past, Kelly's nerves had become bigger.
"Long time no see, instructor. Erin performed a royal courtyard etiquette to Kelly, which made Kelly a little impressed.
"Are you?" asked Kelly, slowly
"I'm Erin Stoker, and I was once a member of the Queen's Courtyard where you trained. Erin said with a smile. And now, it's not just Kelly who is confused, it's Carl. Judging by Erin's level of respect for Kelly, Kelly's position as an instructor in the Queen's Court is undoubtedly successful. But Carl doesn't have the impression that Kelly is someone who can do a thing perfectly. She had missed the ammunition statistics and the coordinates of the shelling, which was the main reason for Karl's doubts.
But Kelly's doubts were quickly dispelled, and although she had only served in the Imperial Courtyard for a short time, she still remembered the members she had taught, but she had been squeezed into the corner of her mind by the many things that had happened over the years. "I remember, it's you, Violet Girl!" she said delightfully, obviously glad to see each other again.
"Do you remember my code name?" said Erin, a little surprised.
"Of course, although it is the code name given to you by Her Royal Highness the Empress herself, I will never forget the code name of the team members I have taught, not to mention that I am more impressed by you than the other team members. Kelly smiled and nodded.
"Because I'm from the Impossible Zone just like you, right?"
"That's right, girl. Kelly snapped her fingers. "You have to know how kind it is to be in the Imperial Capital to be able to meet people from the same Forbidden Land as yourself, hahaha!" she laughed uncontrollably, making Warhammer, who was sitting on the bench listening to all this, want to vomit in disgust. He felt that Kelly was the best person Hutton Marr could pretend to, and even that pesky Norton wouldn't be like her.
Carl looked at Kelly with disdain, "It looks like you have a good reputation." ”
"Of course. Kelly cast a smug look.
"If you need help, I'll do my best. Erin said in a trusting tone.
"I believe in you, Violet Girl. Kelly blinked.
"Well, Violet...... This code name suits you well. Carl said thoughtfully.
"I think so too. Erin nodded happily.
While the current pace seemed to them to be nothing, Warhammer was a little impatient, and he was already impatient over trivial matters. Now he was even more annoyed and wanted to get out of here and quit Kelly's actions. "So, when are you going to get back to business?"
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Kelly needed Warhammer's help, and in order to defuse the current atmosphere, she spoke to Warhammer with a rare apology.
"It's too late to get back to business. Warhammer decided to give Kelly a chance to be someone else he didn't know well, and he would definitely leave it at that, and then refuse any future requests for cooperation.
Although Freya hadn't come back yet, Kelly's surprise hadn't been expected, and it was true that there wasn't much time to wait any longer. In the past half month, there have been rumors on the West Coast that those strange pirates are planning some kind of conspiracy, supposedly to set the West Coast as the next target. Although the veracity of this rumor is still up for debate, it is possible to target the West Coast if the identity of the other party is really Khalert or a mercenary under Khalert's command.
"We don't have much information at the moment, except that Adrian found a guy with a gun that he felt familiar to, and the villages and towns off the west coast were under attack by strange pirates. Those who survived said they were all holding strange weapons that were short and capable of emitting fire, which were firearms. As you know, the Arad continent has not yet popularized firearms, so there is a high probability that they are Celestials. There's only so much information we have at the moment, and we'll have to infiltrate their strongholds near the West Coast to find out who they are. Kelly sorted out the information she had so far, and told Carl and Erin, who had come back, about the general situation.
"Do you already have a goal?" asked Carl.
"There are no specific goals yet. Kelly shook her head. "But I deduce that there is a good chance that they have established a foothold in towns near the west coast. And we were able to find our target very quickly, because most of the looted towns and villages were uninhabited, and they did not remain there. ”
"This means that we just need to find towns that are still inhabited, and the towns they occupy are bound to undergo some changes, such as some more advanced equipment. Of course, it's more likely than that you've heard gunshots coming from the town near the suspicious town, and maybe there really would be such a stupid guy. Warhammer playfully added that all of this was inferred by Kelly, and he himself was skeptical of it.
"I have questions. Karl said, holding up his index finger. "Since the other party is a pirate, there must be a ship that can sail to the sea? Shouldn't they return to the ship after the sack? It is difficult to be tracked at sea, and they can hide their identity. ”
Kelly knew that Karl would ask this question, so she repeated the previous explanation of Warhammer to Karl. Although this inference is not very convincing, there is some truth when you think about it. After all, there was a short time interval between multiple lootings, and Adrian was also monitoring the nearby waters under the commission of the West Coast Harbour Master. If there is a sailboat capable of sailing the ocean, the Black Shark will definitely find the other side.
"Is there any characteristic of that strange guy that Adrian noticed?" Karl continued, and since he was going to act, he had to know everything.
"Tall man, probably thirty years old, judging by Adrian's description, the strange weapon he was carrying was probably an automatic pistol. Kelly replied.
"Then we can almost confirm that he's from the Celestial Realm. Karl said categorically.
"Anyway, we're going to meet Adrian when we get to the West Coast, and he'll probably find new information in the meantime. ”
"When are you going?" Warhammer was most interested in the moment.
"I'll leave tomorrow, will you?" replied Kelly.
The warhammer jumped off the bench and patted the dust off his clothes. "Well, before tomorrow comes, I'll do some preparations. Considering that you don't just go to the West Coast and make an explosion, you won't have a chance to see the great Warhammer I anytime soon. ”
"Warhammer I is finished?" Karl wondered, the warhammer insisting that it was a destructive machine, and he really wanted to see it.
"There are so many parts to assemble that it takes at least a whole wagon to carry. It's too cumbersome, and to be honest, there isn't enough ammunition here to support its firepower. ”
"Maybe after returning to the heavenly realm. Karl said.
"Probably. Warhammer held out his palm, as if to tell everyone that the next words were important. "However, I do not intend for Warhammer I to serve the war in the Celestial Realm. With that, Warhammer strode out of Kelly's shop. Perhaps for Carl and Kelly, Warhammer's move was a bit incomprehensible. Because if Warhammer I wasn't put to use, what was the purpose of making it? That answer was in the minds of Warhammer and Blackburn, and it was their first shared dream since they met.