Chapter Twenty-Six: The Source
When Fran got back into the carriage and Daniel drove off, Aprile asked emotionally, "What did you do?" And what about the knights? ”
Fran smiled mysteriously, "Miss Cardinal, your knights may no longer be able to serve you. ”
April tried to rush up, but the tea powder had already crushed her.
"You murderers! Demon! Heterodox! You will be burned to ashes by the flames! Her face flushed, and her mouth kept babbling.
Cha Mo smiled and said, "Why do you only have a few words over and over again?" Don't know how to change it? ”
"You guys check to see if she has any weapons or something like that, in case she gets something," Fran said. ”
At this time, Cha Mo smiled and said, "Yes, you said before that you wanted us to strip naked for inspection, and now it's our turn to check you!" ”
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After the "caravan" snatched the wagon and left, the knights in the same place regrouped.
Fran and Daniel, of course, did not kill them, and their presence did not pose any threat to the "caravan".
Fran even healed the knights' injuries, and she only used three words to deter them.
"Your cardinal is in my hands, and I have 10,000 ways to concoct her."
"If you don't want her to be humiliated, you'd better find a place to live in peace, and not be allowed to return to Flame City for ten days."
"Otherwise, the Vulcan Holy See will not only lose a cardinal, but also gain a cardinal who will be judged by the church, have you borne the consequences?"
The knights were originally April's servants, and their lives and honor were closely related to April.
They dare not listen to Fran's threats, otherwise, their fate may be worse than death.
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The "caravan" is still continuing to the "Flame" city, but the Lord of Kathras has welcomed a group of guests.
It was another group of knights that April had arranged to investigate the news of the "caravan", and they were surprised to see the ruined Lord's Palace.
The current Lord of Cathras lives in the old warehouse of the Lord's Palace, which is slightly decorated and in very simple condition.
Lord Kathras was also surprised to see this group of knights, he was in a remote and completely autonomous place, and basically no one would come except for a few caravans and tax collectors.
"My lord, what happened to your lordship?" The Knight Captain was respectful to Lord Cathras.
Although he was only a small lord with a fief of only a dozen villages, and he was located in the northernmost part of Hoblens, a lord was a lord, and his status was not comparable to ordinary people.
Lord Kathras sighed and said, "It's nothing, it's just a little accident. ”
He didn't dare to say that his staff was actually a demon, and he would definitely not be able to keep his fief if he spread it.
"Whose squire are you? Where did it come from? He motioned for his men to bring hot water to the knights.
The captain of the knights thanked him and replied, "We are the servants of the thirteenth cardinal, Lady April. ”
"Lady Aprile has heard that a 'caravan' is leaving you for Flames, and wants to inquire about that 'caravan'."
The muscles on Lord Kathras's face jumped, it was the group of culprits, and he couldn't afford to mess with them at all.
"They're not mine," Lord Kathras pondered his words, "they're from the vicinity of Lingqi Village, which I govern, but the villagers of Lingqi Village don't know where they came from. ”
The knight captain was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, you mean that the 'caravan' is only passing by you, not the people under your jurisdiction?" ”
Lord Kathras nodded, "That's true, they said they were going to Blaze City to sell the new wine they brewed. ”
He smashed his mouth and said, "That wine is so good that I can't find anything more delicious in all of Hobruns." ”
The knight captain stood up: "I'm sorry, my lord, we must find out where the source of that 'caravan' is, and please forgive us for our presumptuousness, we must set off now." ”
Lord Cathras didn't keep them alone, "If you want to know where they came from, go to Lingqi Village, that's where they first appeared." ”
Soon, the knights followed the country road to Lingqi Village, where there were only a few old and young women and children, and the rest of the villagers either went up to the mountains to hunt or go to work at the base of the "Divine Sleep".
Hearing that a group of divine envoys with mechanical monsters had come to the "Divine Sleeping House", the knight captain felt that something was wrong.
The extremely slow transmission speed of information in this era has led to the fact that the situation of the "Divine Sleeping Place" has only been circulated in Lingqi Village so far, and even the Lord's Mansion, which is only twenty kilometers away from here, is not aware of it.
And the knight captain is keenly aware that the "caravan", "god's sleeping place", and the divine messenger must be linked, and there may be some earth-shattering conspiracy behind this.
He made a quick decision and led his subordinates to sneak into the mountain and look at the base of the "Divine Sleep" at the foot of the mountain across the ridge.
After a period of construction, the "Divine Sleep" base has begun to take shape.
In addition to those two mobile bases, the residential area, the planting area, and even the recreation area fill the depression at the foot of the mountain.
In the base, a large number of multi-legged transport vehicles are rushing back and forth, and some villagers in Lingqi Village have quickly mastered driving skills after training, and they have begun to pay the same work as the workers of the "Journey to the Underworld".
The foundation of the Federation's general colonial command base has been laid, the main structure is being completed, and the electronic equipment and energy core have also been prepared, just waiting to be installed in it.
The whole base is in full swing, and everyone is working hard to get started, thinking that the construction can be completed as soon as possible.
Looking at the situation at the foot of the mountain, the knights all felt sweat on their backs.
They never imagined that in this ravine, such a powerful force had gathered.
If nothing else, those two steel beasts were huge monsters they had never seen before, and the knight captain couldn't imagine what terrible things would happen to these guys if they appeared in Hobruns.
And that "caravan" was obviously the vanguard and scout of their invasion of Hobright!
"Let's go, we're going to go back and report to Ms. April, we have to go back now!" The captain of the knights turned back to his subordinates and said.
However, an unfamiliar voice sounded above them: "I'm afraid you can't go back now." ”