The discussion continued into the evening, and Waters finally left the place in contemplation. He has the heaviest task on him, because he is an outsider, and he has not been in the kingdom of Qil for a long time. When they came, the two were already at war, but the situation was still under control.

It is a difficult task to convince the high-ranking officials within the king's influence to believe in themselves, after all, trust is not something that can be built up in a short period of time, and it takes time to facilitate and grind in with the occurrence of some things. Hesley wanted to go over immediately, and Kasia gave him a four-day buffer, during which Waters would test a few familiar speakers to determine the ideal time for him to go to war.

The next day, Kasia drove around the Miklos region in a limousine and experienced a completely different feeling from inside the Empire. The closer they got to the rebels, the more panicked the pedestrians on the street became. There were also marchers, all of whom supported the king's side, hoping to attack the past and save the people on the other side.

This had not been seen once in the Empire, and Kasia had nothing good to say about it. No one in the empire will listen to these words, and the Quartet does not need their support. The volume is not the same, and the situation probably will not be the same.

It was noon the next day, and Waters had arrived in the capital of the Kingdom of Chir and was using business matters as an excuse to start part of the plan. Hesley was still immersed in his workout, and Kasia spent the afternoon reading, thinking about the reason why the new-faced official, most likely Charros's man, had come here, and what was going on behind him.

I feel that the breakthrough is there, and if I can know some of the information and not talk about the danger, at least there are many benefits to my side. But there was another voice in her mind that was strongly opposed to doing so, and Kasia chose not to ask in the end. Obviously, it is possible to guess that what happened to Charros would involve a vast area, from the Kingdom of Polandon to the Kingdom of Chir, with several small countries in between.

On the fourth day, Waters sent back a contact explaining the situation: "The mouth was very tight, and no information was revealed. But then when it comes to the delivery time of some orders, not just one person, but several others have stressed that the sooner the better. There may be some news from here. If you are really ready to go to war, it will probably be between three months and half a year later. ”

"Then take another plan and let people leak the news to the people close to them, it doesn't matter what method, it doesn't matter if you doubt it or not. As long as there are more people who know the news, they are not afraid that the king's forces will not send people to investigate. The real-time situation of our investigation will be communicated to you, just reveal it to them in the same way. ”

"Are you leaving?" Waters asked.

It was on the morning of the fifth day that they left, and the two of them set off from Miklos in a modified limousine. The journey will take about four days, and you will be able to reach the position of the battle line between the two sides. At that time, the limousines could no longer be used, and there were cordons on both sides, as well as teams for daily patrols. Every now and then there is a small friction there, and no one will go there except for the enemy.

On the third day, Cassia and Hesley passed through a small town. Law and order will be at its lowest point because of the civil war, especially those who have not been evacuated. Although there are armies that patrol back and forth in these areas, they involve a wide range of areas and are very distracted, and there are still some people who choose this time to do some bandit things.

It was the man who had entered the area of engagement, picked up a firearm that had not been recovered, and had come back by chance. With weapons, both courage and self-confidence seem to have been greatly improved, especially firearms, which can take a person's life with a single shot after aiming. It's a good opportunity for them to make money, just don't happen to run into Kasia.

Wouldn't mind taking a minute or two to stop. These things happened from time to time along the way, and by noon on the fourth day, all that was left of the limousine driven by Cassia was on the steel-tracked indentation. The surroundings were full of scenes eroded by gunsmoke, and the recent spring rain did not wash them away, but only added to the filth feeling.

Abandoned the limousine in a desolate town and buried it in the ruins of the building. Armed with his weapon, Kasia shook his head as he looked at the houses around him that had grown yellow moss. It was a town that had been captured by the rebels a year or two earlier, and was later taken down by the king's side as a small base for advancement. The buildings that could still be used for rest were repaired by the king's army.

There is a protected cemetery on the side of the town, but it is now also overgrown with weeds and plant remains left over from the winter that have not been decayed by the microbes in time. In large patches, the tombstones are dry, mossy planks or more regular-shaped building blocks. It spread until it reached a lifeless grove far away before stopping.

In times of war, corpses are generally disposed of in this way. The same is true within the empire, where local materials are used. Of course, if the body of the surgeon can be recovered, the Empire will not mind spending manpower and material resources.

Large and small dirt bags have appeared in front of you, and if you look east, you can see a gap in the shape of a plain. Hesley said it was an important checkpoint, with nearly 10,000 troops stationed. It is a position of material and logistical nature, which occupies the convenience of the terrain, is easy to defend, and can also provide rapid assistance to the vanguard attacking troops. Before Waters and he came to the kingdom of Chir, the battle there was the fiercest in the recent time.

"But we certainly can't go over there, the last time I went through this dirt-packed mountain range. The mountain range was long, covering two-thirds of the territory of the Kingdom of Chir in an almost straight line, and a small half of the ore resources were concentrated in the area in front of the foot of the mountain range. Our destination also follows the mountains, but further into the area. Towards evening, Hesley stood on a steep slope and said, "The kingdom of Chir is also relatively well-developed, but it is still using coal, especially when this resource exists. The electricity penetration rate is nowhere near that of the Empire, so most of the industrial cities are concentrated near these areas, like Miklos, which is also next to each other on the map. ”

"There are many open-pit mines, and there are no companies like Imperial Minerals, and mining relies on construction machinery to excavate. Hesley told Kasia about the last time he had been on the rebels' side, "If you're fast, you'll be in two days where I'm fighting one of the rebels' surgeons." On the way, I will talk more about mechanical transformation, in fact, there are such surgeons in the empire, but the proportion is too small. It should be because the surgical resources are more developed than here. ”

As he spoke, Kasia suddenly raised her head, and for about ten seconds, lights of different colors flashed in the dusky sky, and the sound of "snort" was also suppressed. Three small black shadows slowly skimmed over their heads in mid-air, flying in the direction they had come.

"Jets, a common means of flying in small countries, are somewhat like the airships of the Empire. It's just that some use steam power, and some use liquid high-energy fuels. Hesley looked at it and said, "You can think of it as a red-tube plane in the Empire, and of course it's a version with extremely reduced performance." Those that use steam are fine, but those that use high-energy fuel, if they encounter a sniper with good eyesight, plus a heavy sniper equipped with special bullets, flying low is an active firework. ”