Chapter 58: A Familiar Smile (2-in-1)
Bonnie was seriously injured in the line of duty, and too many people knew about it, and the use of mews could set off a chain reaction.
Yaeji carefully looked at the report on the document, and the various casualties were shocking even if they were depicted in official words.
Leaning back in his chair, he rubbed his brow with his hand.
Shadow Blade sent him a letter back, and it didn't matter anything except that the war was tight. The letter also said that Lan Yuan Baiyo has grown extremely fast and is already a B+-level Valkyrie.
As a Valkyrie soldier with the support of the two major families of the Mandate of Heaven, he knows some news that no one else knows.
Collapse incidents are frequent in the area around the Mandate of Heaven Headquarters, and the level of collapse continues to rise, and the "pension team" that was previously stationed in the internal area can no longer successfully clean up the Honkai.
Many people asked to send a team from the Valkyrie Military Region, but how many of them knew that the Valkyrie side had heavy casualties?
The major military regions have been dragged down by the tide of beasts, and the branches of the Holy See of the Mandate of Heaven in other countries have even broken out into war.
The Knights and Valkyries are all involved...... At this juncture, anyone with a discerning eye can see which countries' magnates are making trouble.
On the side of the Mandate of Heaven Headquarters, he has already relied on dispatching knight troops to clean up the Honkai, and Francis, who is the God of Destiny of War, is even more busy.
Yae Ji's feathered jade eyebrows were furrowed, and he was still thinking about the pros and cons.
The major Valkyrie Military Regions are trying to hold back the tide of the Great Beasts, and it is impossible to be distracted from other Honkai incidents.
The war that broke out on the branch side...... Even if you can win, it will take some time to buffer.
The only ones left within the scope of the Mandate of Heaven Holy See headquarters were the mobile squad and knight units of the Kaslana family.
The Knights are almost all male, and they are moderately resistant to Honkai. Each time the difficulty of cleaning up the Honkai event increases, they may not be able to clean up the Honkai completely, and the Honkai backhand will infect them into dead soldiers.
There are also pension squads stationed in various regions, which are not high in combat power and generally do not reach the elite level.
This frequent outbreak of Honkai events......
There are few reliable knight troops, and the pension squad has suffered heavy casualties, and only the troops of the Kaslana family are fighting fires everywhere.
The Holy See has begun to transfer the squads of the major military regions, and he doesn't know much about the situation.
Each elite squad is the treasure of the major military regions, a weapon against the beast tide. Even if it is drawn to the Holy See headquarters, how many teams can come?
He's leaving now? I'm afraid it's not good.
Now that the situation is not clear, he ran away in advance, if the Holy See survived, would the Holy See calculate a future account for him?
What if you burp one day......
Yae Ji thought about it and left the study.
......
"Brother, where are you going!"
Yae Sakura grabbed Yae Ji's sleeve and stared at her brother with big eyes.
"Good~" Yae Ji turned around and said with a smile: "In the past few days, you and Rin, Kalian, and Otto have experienced life on the ship, wait for ......"
"Something to do with the recent outbreak of Honkai?" Karen interjected.
Yae Ji looked at the white-haired danzi, this little girl who was usually smiling and lively as if she had ADHD, was extremely serious at this time.
Those eyes even reminded Yae Ji of Francis, the god of war of destiny.
Yaju Ji was silent for a few seconds, then opened his mouth and said, "It's safer in the boat, if the Xidi District can't hold it, there is a great chance that the Heavenly Mandate Holy See will collapse." ”
Seeing that the faces of several little guys gradually became cautious, Yae Ji suddenly smiled and said, "Don't think about it so much, I just said the worst." The Holy See has already drawn elite Valkyrie squads from the major military regions, and as long as they come, it will definitely be easy to deal with those Honkai. ”
"Brother should just stay on the ship, it doesn't matter if you do your work anyway." Sitting in a wheelchair, Yae Rin Secluded Dao seems to be reminding his sister.
"That's it!" Yae Sakura held Yae Ji's wrist tightly, "It's safer on the boat, and it's ......"
"No, I'm a sub-inspector who has retired from the Valkyrie troops. The retired Valkyrie inspectors in other regions have formed their own teams to deal with the Honkai, what is it like for me to stay here. ”
Yae Ji saw the worry in his sister's eyes and comforted: "Your brother is a man who has chiseled through the beast tide, and it is not a problem to deal with B-level Honkai incidents. ”
"When this time is over, I'll take you back to Shinano."
Yae Sakura pursed her lips and lived in Xiti District for nearly half a year, because her brother was a sub-inspector, and she also had some things in her ears.
"Be careful, run back if something goes wrong, it's a big deal and we'll go back to Shinano......" Yae Sakura slowly let go of her little hand and lowered her head.
Yae Ji nodded, and when Sakura said this just now, Karen obviously frowned.
As Yae Ji expected, Karen really stood up and said, "Can you take me with you?" ”
The white-haired danzi waved his small fist casually, "I now have the strength comparable to Sister Boni's, and I will definitely not hold you back." ”
"No way!" Yae Ji simply said, "In case there is an invasion of the Honkai Beast on this side of the port, you and Sakura will have to protect the others." ”
Hearing about protecting the others, Kalian's eyes lit up visibly.
"Remember, stay honest on the ship!"
Just as Yae Ji was about to leave, Karen spoke up again: "Ah Ji! I heard that my father had formed a temporary team, and I ......"
"Don't overthink it." Yae Ji waved his hand and turned to leave the cabin, leaving only four little girls staring wide-eyed inside.
Port.
Yae Ji forgot to glance at the clear blue sky, and was just about to leave when he noticed the figure behind him.
"Yae."
"Arthur?"
Yae Ji turned to look at Arthur, who was dressed in black robes and wearing a crow mask.
Arthur was older, older than Francis. In private, Karen calls Arthur 'Grandpa Arthur'.
He had also seen Arthur's hair color in previous competitions, and at first he thought that Arthur was a member of the Caslana family, only to find out later that this was not the case.
"I'll go with you."
Yaju Ji raised his eyebrows and said bluntly: "I heard that your resistance to Honkai Energy is average, you just look at your eldest lady honestly here, just don't let her run around." ”
I don't know if Yae Ji is too straightforward, Arthur fell silent for a while.
Just when Yae Ji was about to leave again, Arthur spoke: "If I wasn't here, would you just take the eldest lady away?" ”
"Maybe." Yae Ji said, "Isn't it common sense that no one wants to stay in a dangerous place?" ”
"That's why I chose to go with you."
Yae Ji's heart tightened, his originally soft gaze instantly sharpened, and he opened his mouth extremely unceremoniously, "What do you know?" What information did Francis give you? ”
"Intelligence from the family." Arthur sighed and removed the Raven mask, revealing an old face, "Even if you don't do it today, I'll take the eldest lady and them to the ship." ”
Yae Ji couldn't wait to jump up and punch Arthur, and his tone was a little impatient: "Can't you make it clear at once?" Who has time to play dumb riddles with you at this time? ”
Arthur: "......"
With a light cough, Arthur's old face turned red and explained: "The outbreak of this Honkai is very regular, and judging from the intelligence analyzed by the Holy See, the next outbreak location is the Siti District. ”
"The closest team of the Kaslana family to the Siti district is led by the master, and they are eighty percent too late in time. Even if he can have time, the lord who has been in a high-intensity battle is still unknown. ”
"Rather than that, it's better to abandon the Siti district. The god of war is also a human and needs to rest. Arthur put on his mask again, and said in a dull voice: "I'll deal with the Honkai incident with you, and after I leave, you can naturally run back directly and leave with the eldest lady." Don't think I don't know about you stealing to drive a boat! ”
"I learned to sail because of my hobby!" Yaeki tried to defend herself.
"Okay~" Arthur waved his hand, "In the past six months with you, I don't know how many ghost ideas your kid has?" Treat my young lady better in the future, or ......"
"Don't say that kind of thing, okay? Now that we're all open, let's just go out of town to deal with a few Honkai incidents for some people to see, and then we'll just get out of the boat! ”
Hearing Yae Ji say this, the corners of Arthur's mouth under the mask twitched slightly, and he really didn't misunderstand this kid.
"If you want to run, you will run, I have to go and meet the master." Arthur said with mixed feelings: "The people of the Caslana family, especially the descendants, have a tendon in their brains!" ”
Yaeji: "??? ”
Arthur: "No one is with the master, with his recklessness...... Forget it, I'm telling you what you're doing. ”
Yaeji was very puzzled, Francis didn't think that kind of person anyway! Could it be that he has been fighting at high intensity for a long time, and he can still break his brain?
Listening to Arthur's tone, he knew a lot about Francis's fighting methods!
Yae Ji also understands what effect a sustained high-intensity battle can have on a person, but no matter how reckless Francis is, it is impossible for him to launch a suicide attack on the herd, right?
"Don't talk about that." Arthur said: "Let's deal with a few crash incidents first, and then you go back here and prepare to sail, as for where to sail, I believe you have already prepared in your heart." ”
Yae Ji didn't feel embarrassed, but asked, "When is the regular Honkai outbreak?" I mean Siti. ”
"Probably tomorrow."
Yae Ji nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly asked, "If the Holy See can't resist, where will you retreat?" ”
Arthur thought of the master, the invincible figure.
Looking at the gradually growing Yaju Ji in front of him, if this little guy can grow up normally, maybe he will have a combat power comparable to that of the old man in the future, but the personalities of the two of them are too far apart.
When Yae Ji was stared at by Arthur's pair of "dark crow" eyes, Arthur said in a slightly hoarse voice: "There is a high probability of dying in battle, and the abyss is the best way back." ”
"Anything else can be left out of it?" Yaeji asked rhetorically.
"You still don't understand Kaslana, and you don't understand the master."
"Okay." Yae Ji turned and walked towards the outside of the port, saying as he went, "If you can persuade Francis, I can wait for you for a while." ”
Arthur didn't reply, and was about to step forward to catch up when a slight noise suddenly caught his attention.
Turn your head suddenly!
"Meow~"
A cat meow was heard from what appeared to be on the deck of the ship.
Arthur was about to jump up to check when a kitten jumped from the deck of the ship onto the wooden railing.
Glancing at Arthur with disdain, he meowed again, and walked slowly to the other end of the railing with graceful cat steps.
Arthur's tense body relaxed, and he turned to follow Yae Ji away.
The sea level of the ship's deck is higher than that of the port, and the angle between the deck and the railing creates a blind spot.
On the deck near the physical railing, Karen curled up with a petite body, her little face pale, and a lot of sweat oozing from her white forehead.
As soon as Ah Ji and Arthur left, the living heart in Karen's chest began to beat violently.
As early as a few months ago, Sakura confessed everything like her.
They went to peek at their father's battle, which was actually a script that had been written long ago, and her tracking skills were inferior.
Since that time, she has been subconsciously learning the art of concealment.
I didn't expect this technique to be used on my own people!
Words like "Honkai Explosion", "One Tendon", and "High Probability of Death in Battle" have been swirling in Karen's mind.
"How so?" Karene muttered, thinking of what Arthur had just said, as well as her father's figure.
I think of the philosophy of life that my father taught me since I was a child...... Karen's petite body trembled slightly.
"Karen? Karen? Where are you? ”
Yae Sakura's shout was heard from the cabin, and after a while, Yae Sakura searched all the way from the cabin to the deck, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw Karen sitting on the edge of the deck.
"Kalian!" Yae Sakura hurriedly stepped forward, and she could feel that something was wrong with her little friend.
"Sakura?" Karen looked up, her eyes narrowed slightly from the sun's rays.
"What are you doing here? You okay? Yae Sakura half-crouched down beside Karen and said worriedly.
"It's fine." Kalian pulled out a smile, "I just want to learn Ah Ji and come to the deck to take a sunbath." ”
"Really?" Yae Sakura's little face was full of doubts, I don't know if it was her delusion, I always felt that Karen smiled this time...... So familiar?
"I pinched the rice ball, hurry up and wash my hands and eat."
"Eun!" Karen stood up from the deck and glanced at the cat lying on the railing.
The cat was lazily sunbathing, and seemed to notice Kalian's gaze, and raised its head to look at the strange little human girl, and meowed.
"Meow~" Karen replied and walked into the cabin under Yae Sakura's puzzled gaze.
If Arthur is here to listen carefully...... I'm afraid you'll find something interesting.
Inside the cabin.
Yae Sakura was even more puzzled, every time she ate a rice ball, Karen gobbled it up, and sometimes she would hide one unconsciously, saying that it was a dessert after dinner.
But this time...... Karene was like she had something on her mind.
After the meal, Yae Sakura counted the number of rice balls.
This time Karen only ate one, Yae Sakura frowned, picked up the rice ball, and bit it lightly.
The Q bomb of the rice grain is still the same as always.
Yae Sakura, who was full of doubts, walked out of the kitchen and happened to see her sister Rin sitting on the side flipping through a book.
Rin looked up and greeted her sister with a smile.
Yae Sakura was stunned.
Karen's smile just now...... and Rin before the sacrifice...... Same!
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