Chapter 259: I really want to touch the fish
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The carriage left the West End and headed south at a fork in the road, soon arriving at a military base.
Led by Colonel Calvin's handwritten letter and the lieutenant, Crane entered smoothly and came to a rammed-earth plaza where a behemoth of dark blue and pure white was parked.
The airship was tens of meters long, with sturdy and light alloy frames sticking out of the envelope, spreading and staggering, supporting the airtight and waterproof cloth equipped with airbags, and below were the machine gun muzzles, bomb muzzles, and gun muzzles. At this time, the hum of the high-phlogistin steam engine has not yet sounded, and the corresponding paddles have not rotated, and everything seems very quiet.
Crane handed the documents and identification to the officer guarding the gangway, and after receiving permission, he boarded the airship step by step with his suitcase.
It is like a ship's cabin, divided into three floors, the top with complex mechanisms and warehouses for storing goods, in the middle is a hall where buffets and balls can be held, around the hall and on both sides of the passage leading to the upper and lower floors, there are rest rooms, and at the bottom, there are machine gun rooms, ammunition rooms, artillery emplacements, and soldiers' rooms.
Passing through one of the guards with rifles, Crane followed the officer's instructions and found the corresponding break room, and placed his luggage next to a sofa-like seat.
At the same time, his mind recalled the Aurora Society's reply:
ββ¦β¦ The 'tricky monster' you want, there happens to be one in stock in the Aurora Society's warehouse. If you have no objection, I'll transport it to the factory base in Beckland, and you can pick it up when you get back. β
Refreshing. Klein thought to himself.
This is how one of the main materials, the "Trickery Monster", came, and all that needed to be collected by Klein himself was the "Spirit Marauder".
According to the available information, this is a creature that lives in the depths of the spirit world, and it needs to be planned slowly.
Another reply was from Ms. D:
ββ¦β¦ I accept your commission, Mr. X, please send me a message when you arrive at the port, and I will go there and meet you at once. β
"We're working together for a week, and when you've sent everything, I'll leave when you're back in the safe zone."
Klein and Ms. D negotiated the conditions, and if there is a clue, the transaction will be successful, and if the physical object is brought in, there will be a heavy thanks.
On the "Hermit" side, he also informed the approximate location of the "Sun God Bird" and the "Divine Radiance Stone" in the ruins of the Divine War, so that the transaction between the three of them was basically finalized.
Klein just needs to get to the Southern Continent step by step, work as a courier step by step, and then return.
This made his mood very relaxed, with the help of the Aurora Society and the news of the "War Red" from the Dark Sage, the danger of going to the Southern Continent had been minimized, and it was almost a trip. He picked up the glass of water on the table, walked to the window, and looked out at the scenery.
Frankly speaking, although he knew a little bit of everything, he only knew a little bit about it, so he didn't understand what the design principle of this latest airship was, how high it could fly and how much bump it would have in mid-air.
This made him a little apprehensive, and before leaving, he went to the gray fog to do a divination, and got the revelation that he could reach his destination relatively smoothly.
It seems that there is a seat belt, and the airship industry in this world has a history of many years, and the experience in all aspects is relatively sufficient...... Crane was about to withdraw his gaze to look outside, admiring the room setup and the candlelight behind the hard glass cover, when he suddenly saw a group of people approaching the airship, numbered "1345".
These men and women, most of them wore thin black trench coats, red gloves, and suitcases of different sizes, except for one, wearing a mysterious psychic robe, blue eyeshadow and blush, and it was none other than Dalie Simone.
And behind the lady, walking is the black-haired and blue-eyed Leonard Mitchell.
Unbeknownst to everyone else, Leonard's pace slowed suddenly, and he raised his head and looked at the second level of the airship.
His eyes then reflected Dwayne Dantès, who wore a formal suit and bow tie with white and blue eyes.
The gentleman stood behind a window, smiled kindly, and raised his glass.
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"Do you want to get the Sun God Bird and the Divine Radiance Stone as soon as possible......?"
In the night, Gadelia silently recited these two terms in her mind, and recalled the clues given to her by the "world" at the previous tarot meeting, and secretly made up her mind.
To find the murderer, to avenge the queen...... We must not stop moving, we must not be decadent, we must not give up on ourselves, we must work hard to move forward...... Even if you can't do it yourself, relying on others, the power of the Tarot Society and even the Church, as long as you can let the culprit who killed the "Mysterious Queen" and destroy the "Emerald City" die, it is acceptable!
"The Blood of Mythical Creature Creatures" is just around the corner, so even if you have the slightest chance, give it a try!
Gardelia's heart beat slightly, and to this day, she still grieves at the thought of the death of that mother-like woman.
From then on, the spell that summoned "The Messenger of Bernadette Gustav" no longer had any effect.
From then on, the letters I wrote will never have a recipient again.
From now on, the gates of the "Emerald City" will never be opened again, and there will not be a figure waiting there as if it will not leave......
The man who would walk down the long hallway holding her hand was dead, the mother who would have allowed her to sit on her lap and slowly teach the occult was gone, and the man who would have left her indifferently and occasionally wrote letters with concern was gone.
No more......
Her eyes were hot, and Gardelia quickly reached out and pressed her eyebrows, raised her head, and looked at the crimson full moon in the sky.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door behind her, and she immediately adjusted her state and said in her usual steady voice:
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Frank, Captain." A familiar voice came from behind the door.
"Come in."
Frank pushed the door in, scratched his head, and smiled innocently: "Captain, I heard the first mate say that you are preparing the matter of the recipe materials?" β
The captain "Admiral on the Star" is Sequence 5, which is the consensus of everyone on board.
And since returning from the Divine War Ruins Sea, the captain seems to have swept away his previous calm appearance and began to become positive, so the crew speculated whether it was because he lost too many crew members after encountering the "Immortal King" and desperately wanted to go further.
The first mate made a guess, and the captain did not deny it.
This time it was the crew's turn to be surprised, as long as the captain went one step further, he would be a "demigod" who had obtained divinity! It is enough to leave a name on the canon of any church, to be able to have the existence of a church in her name!
Gadelia didn't know the other party's intention, but bowed slightly: "Yes." β
Frank rubbed his hands together and asked, "Captain, I've had some income lately...... Is there anything that can help you? β
Gadelia was stunned.
She was a little puzzled and said, "No, I've already collected the main materials and most of the auxiliary materials. Frank, why do you say this? β
As she spoke, she suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a lot of people watching from outside the door of the captain's room.
Frank still rubbed his hands together: "Captain, you have been very busy for the past two months, constantly running around with the 'Future', accepting some commissions, and busy training the new crew...... You look too tired......" he glanced back, hinting to the captain at the group of eavesdropping companions outside, "so you recommended me to ask, we are a pirate group, although we usually rely mainly on your fame, captain...... Well, I'm here to ask you if there's anything on your behalf...... Can you all help......"
Gadelia looked at Frank in astonishment, and then at the eavesdropping crew outsideβshe had never thought that she could feel so much concern from the crew, and suddenly felt at a loss, so Gadelia cleared her throat and said earnestly:
"I received everyone's kindness."
"At this stage, I don't need anyone's financial assistance."
"Ahh
"But, thank you, I'm happy." "I'd like to have a drink, but who of you would like to?" β
The chattering outside suddenly disappeared without a trace, and then Nina shouted, "Long live the captain!" β
"Ohββ!!"
"Thank you, Captain!"
"The last time we had a drink was last week!"
Amid the cheers one after another, the navigator Otolov quietly approached and whispered:
"Captain."
"The 'Immortal King' Agaritu's recent route is a bit strange. He and the Death Signal seem to be unconsciously approaching the southeast coast of Rune, and there, to hear from our people, there has been a succession of demon-related events lately, and the Church is withholding news and tracking down. β
Gadelia calmed down in a jubilant atmosphere and asked in a low voice:
"Extraordinary Feature Aggregation?"
Otolov nodded: "It should be." β¦β¦ We can't keep up and will get the attention of Agaritou. β
"No, it doesn't matter, he's the devil, he can definitely feel the malice coming from me." Gadelia spoke slowly, "Fortunately, I've been hinting at myself with psychological seals to minimize my malice. There must have been many people who hated him madly and wished he was dead. For two months, since he hadn't been in the vicinity of Future, he had long since put my business behind him. β
"What a shame it is to survive by taking advantage of the contempt of a powerful enemy...... But I also want to seize this opportunity. β
"Her Majesty's death, he must be involved."
She can't forget that day.
Death grazed her shoulders, she was once again protected by her mother, and the queen died in her place.
Naturally, Gardelia turned her head and smiled, and instructed the crew to bring up the two bottles of Sunian blood wine, a bottle of Nepos, and three barrels of Lielangzi from the cabin, and drink them on deck. Then her expression turned slightly cold, and she said to Otolov:
"I want to know the truth and want him to die."
Her voice was inaudible.
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Trenor squinted into the distance, then bent down and fished out a tanuki from his shadow, and asked as he stroked the cat:
"Which Augustus is coming?"
Riel's ears twitched, and his limbs relaxed in satisfaction:
"It's Prince Sunia, Grove Augustus. He's been at the mayor's mansion lately, and he's had an unusually good interest and enthusiasm for a seal, well, a lamp. β
"It's not a duchess, it's also, Georgina's fief is inland in Rune, and she has sent troops to work and lose money. However, Prince Sunia's residence is very close to here, and the city of Behrens is a large port city, so it is convenient to bring the Church of Storm and the Sunian garrison to support from the sea. β
Trainor turned his head and asked his temporarily assigned subordinates, and the Riel in his hand was like an outstretched sea cucumber:
"What have been the recent internal transfers of the Predator-Blooded Cross?"
The subordinate hurriedly said, "Because of the arrival of the demigods on the Rune side, Lord Tony Tangen has also been ordered to go to the Southern Continent. Now only His Highness Raymond is stationed in Intis in the Northern Continent. β
"Called Don all here? What are you here for? Haven't hit it yet! β
Trainor frowned:
"The Church of the Grim Reaper has not yet said that according to the usual practice, Prince Grove must have come to negotiate a bargain this time, and then continue to fight if the negotiations break down. Now that the negotiation table has not been set, Medici is going to copy Behrens directly? Want to declare war directly on Rune? I know he's in a hurry, but can you not be in a hurry, where is the exact location of his assignment to Donn? β
"Uh......"
The subordinate was a little embarrassed and said:
"Well, Lord Donn's order is to go to the Rune colony...... It's our side, but not Behrens, it's the central region. Because Lord Donn is a native of Intis, it is difficult to go to the highland colony of Intis. If you don't mind, when Lord Donn arrives and the Port of Bellens is taken, you can apply to be swapped to the Intis Colony. β
Medici ...... I've heard your calculations on the outskirts of the city!
Trena Intis Noble Vaughn wrinkled his eyebrows, and his cat strokes became more and more simple and rude, he paced back and forth twice, and asked:
"What does the Church of the Eternal Sun think of its previous losses in the Awakening of the Grim Reaper?"
"The loss of only one colonial city by the Church is not too serious. Although the council and the church were quite complaining at first, the bribes of the Byron Empire were in place, and the price of gold was slightly reduced, and now the church in its own country did not react in any other way, except to secretly support Rune. β
"After the arrival of Prince Grove, what changes have been made to Sunia's coastal defense and army mobilization?"
"Uh......" The subordinate hurriedly opened another file bag, "The Sunia Navy has indeed moved, and it seems that it is conducting military exercises, but at present, our spies have not yet grasped specific information......"
"Have countries such as Vrsack, Lemberg, and Fenerport increased their investment in civil resistance organizations and churches in the southern continent?"
Sweat began to appear on his subordinates' foreheads, and the sea cucumber coiled around Trainor's arm and wagged his tail unhurriedly and yawned.
"Yes, yes, my lord, the latest information was updated three days ago, the God of War Church has increased its investment in the Southern Continental Army Lords, followed by Lemburg, and Fenerport has withdrawn its funding for the Horde. There were many people who wavered in their positions, and in addition to Katami, who was directly captured by the Church of the Reaper for angering him, many warlords, led by Mesanyes, were watching between the Byron Empire and the Kingdom of Rune......" he hurriedly read.
"Good."
"Next, get the intelligence spies on motion and pass that information on by any means," Trenor said. β
The subordinate hurriedly picked up the pen: "Yes!" β
Trainor said calmly: "Prince Grove intends to counterattack the Bailang Empire in the port of Behrens, and the Storm Church stationed in the Sunia Sea has cooperated with the military and has frequent personnel transfers. According to reliable sources, 'Aquaman' Ion Courtman will be stealthily with the army. β
The subordinate was shocked by the opening lightning strike: "But ......"
There is no such reliable information!
"Article 2."
Regardless of his thoughts, Trainor continued: "Lenburg hopes to win further favor from the Southern Continental Army Lord, intending to increase support for the first warlord, Mesanyes, and obtain greater benefits through him and the Church of the Reaper. Mesanyes is about to send troops to occupy the territory of the other warlords. β
The subordinate's mouth opened slightly, and his hand was still writing woodenly.
"Third, the Intis side is worried about the current situation in the Rune colony, and in order to prevent the Rune garrison in Behrens from being completely defeated, the Church of the Eternal Sun may send troops to help."
"Article 4...... The Vorsack Empire was intent on retaking the Highland colonies that had been its own. The gateway to the Sunia Sea, the seaport of Rolls in the Vorsack Empire, has already assembled the army of the Church of the God of War. β
The subordinate wrote down at least ninety percent of this information that it was false, and heard His Excellency the Sage ask him:
"Can you see whose ears each message should be reached?"
The subordinate nodded busily: "Yes!" Yes! β
"That's it. Let Turing make me a cup of coffee. β
Holding the sea cucumber in his arms, Trainor returned to his usual leisurely appearance, staggered out of the room, lay on the high-end chaise longue on the balcony, and began to bask in the warm sun of the Southern Continent and pass the extra time.
Riel flicked his tail, "You're ready to act?" β
"Medici is sick, use this method to force me to do it."
He put on his sunglasses and continued to sneer at the cat: "It's impossible to lead soldiers with soldiers, I'm too lazy to fight." Hey, I'm still looking forward to Prince Rune's negotiation methods and conditions, and I didn't have a chance to meet Prince Augustus in the first place. β
"It's just right that Don is here, and I gave him this honor."
TBC
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Cool, so cold.