Chapter VIII The Complaint Program and the Steamship
"Milia City?" Nelson looked confused when he saw the location pointed by Leo's finger. He didn't understand why they chose this place as their escape destination.
Judging from their current location, the distance between them and Milia City is indeed much shorter than the distance between them and Pombo City, but the distance difference between the two cannot just be measured by the straight line on the map, but also needs to be looked at the actual terrain.
If they want to go to Pangbo City, they only need to walk down the river, find an available boat in the villages and towns along the river, and float along the river. It will only take three days at most to reach Pangbo City.
But if they want to go to Miria City, unless they cross the Black Forest, the largest and most primitive forest in the French Empire, they will have to take a long detour around the edge of the forest, and it will take at least seven days to reach Miria.
city.
And the more important point is that the city of Milia is located in the interior of the French Empire, surrounded by one of the most important towns in the French Empire. The summer palace of the French royal family was built in Bordeaux next to the city of Milia.
On the outskirts of the city, wherever they go as fugitives from the Kingdom of England, they are simply falling into a trap.
With deep doubts, Nelson told what he was thinking about Miria City. Although he did not directly question Leo's decision, it already revealed that Leo's chosen location was not a suitable escape.
destination.
After listening to Nelson's words, Jason on the side still had great trust in Leo, but he also had some doubts about whether it was appropriate to go to Miria City.
On the other hand, Leo seemed very confident in the face of doubts. He smiled, put away the map, and tied the compass to his arm with canvas. Then he calmly turned to Nelson and asked: "Doctor, let me ask you, Milly
In addition to being called the City of Flowers, what is the other name for Ya City?"
"The City of Peace." Nelson quickly answered.
"Why is it called this?" Leo asked again.
Nelson frowned and narrated: "It's because Queen Milia I of the French Empire divided the land that originally belonged to the royal garden, built a brand new city, and invited the Velen Continental Headquarters of the Continental Congress to settle here, here
Therefore, it is regarded as a permanently neutral place. Countless disputes between countries in Velen Continent were mediated by the Continental Congress in Milia City, and were finally resolved peacefully without the outbreak of war. Over time, it became known as the City of Peace.
.”
"Yes, the headquarters of the Continental Congress on Velen Continent is there. You said that we should go to Milia City now and accuse the army of Duke Dwin, the eldest son of the French Emperor, of violating the common laws of all countries as a participant in the Battle of Bretey.
What do you think about the signed continental agreement and the use of imine poison gas?" Leo was thankful that the former owner of his body yearned for the city of Miria, so that he now had a lot of information about the city and came up with this method.
After hearing Leo's plan, Nelson's glasses widened and his mouth opened slightly, unable to close for a long time. He even forgot to breathe through his nose and only used his mouth to inhale, which made his breathing sound heavy.
After a long time, he regained his composure and shouted at Leo: "Are you crazy? The Continental Congress will not accept your complaint at all. They will throw you directly into the street, and then the French Empire's Secret Service will
I will find you, catch you, and keep you in the dungeon forever."
"Shh, shh! Don't be too loud, don't be too excited." Leo seemed to have expected Nelson's reaction. He reached out and covered Nelson's mouth so that he could no longer yell, and put his fingers on his lips.
, signaling him not to speak.
Although Leo's movements were not rough and his tone was calm, Nelson felt an inexplicable chill, as if if he said a word louder, his neck would be broken by the person in front of him.
At this time, Leo released his hand covering Nelson's mouth, ignored the horrified look in Nelson's eyes, and continued the topic, saying: "If a soldier like me makes an accusation, it will certainly not cause the turmoil of those high-ranking members of the Continental Congress.
but you, doctor, are different! You are the intern tutor of the Velen Medical College. Your participation in the war between the French Empire and the Kingdom of England was purely to save lives and heal the wounded. However, Duke Devin used imine gas to kill those who had just been killed.
Young intern doctors who have walked out of the academy and are carrying out their mission of saving lives and healing the wounded, do you think the Velen Medical Association will react after such a news spreads? Will the Mainland Congress react? "
Although the fear of Leo that had just arisen in Nelson's heart had not completely dissipated, the accusation plan that Leo described in his mouth made him tremble with fear. Even though the plan was very rough and was like walking on a tightrope, it would not be possible for him to walk on a tightrope.
If you are not careful, you will be in danger, but it is undeniable that this plan is very maneuverable, and the probability of success is also very high.
"If we just accuse Duke Devin, the French Empire might really give in and let the accusation succeed." Nelson thought about Leo's plan carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it became. Then he thought that Leo was actually doing this
To come up with such a good plan in a short period of time is a wisdom that a rural blacksmith cannot possess.
He was silent for a moment, and then asked: "You deliberately targeted Duke Devin, the eldest son of the emperor, to avoid spreading the scope of the attack to the French Empire and making the accusation more difficult, right?"
"No!" Leo quickly gave an unexpected answer, pointed at Nelson, and said: "Didn't you say before that Duke Devin's army shouldn't appear here? Since it shouldn't appear here, then Devin
There must be something eccentric about the Duke, so he is a good target."
Although Leo answered decisively, Nelson always felt that he was covering up.
"But what good does this do to you?" Nelson asked again.
"Of course there are benefits." Leo smiled and pointed at himself and Jason, and said: "We will be one of the main witnesses against Duke Dewen. Although the importance is not as important as your doctor, we can still play our role.
Some effects. I think when the time comes, the Kingdom of England will not send our two important witnesses to the battlefield. Instead, it will protect us and make us live comfortably. When the prosecution is successful, we will also use it.
I have some merits. With these merits, it shouldn’t be a big problem to leave the battlefield and return home.”
After hearing this, Nelson pondered for a moment and found that he seemed to be a key factor in Leo's plan. Without his participation, this plan would have no chance of success.
"This is your only choice. If the accusation is successful, it should be of great benefit to you." Leo seemed to see through Nelson's thoughts and said: "At that time, not to mention how much you can get from the Kingdom Council after returning to the country.
The advantage is that in the Velen Medical College, there should be no accountability for the death of your students on the battlefield, and you can also keep your position as an intern tutor."
As Leo said, Nelson found that he really had no other choice. If he carried out Leo's accusation plan, then even if he would not be sent to the front line by the army, he would probably be held accountable by the medical school.
Not only will he lose his position as an intern tutor, he may even lose his qualification as a doctor.
Thinking of this, Nelson was ready to agree to Leo's plan, but suddenly a whistle sounded loudly in the sky from a distance, and then he heard loud noises caused by mechanical friction that continued to intensify.
"It's a steam airship!" Nelson easily identified the source from the distinctive sound. Then he saw him standing up regardless of his physical fatigue and staggering to a piece of the river that was not surrounded by people around him.
In the open space covered by the branches and leaves of the trees, I looked towards the direction of the sound.
Leo and Jason were also curious about the steam airship Nelson mentioned, so they walked to the river and looked up.
Not long after, I saw some neatly arranged light spots appearing in the sky in the distance, as if shining with stars. Not long after, the light spots gradually came closer, the sky began to brighten, and a huge airship appeared in front of the three of them.
in the eyes.
I saw that this airship was about 400 meters long. It was shaped like a whale, but it had two more tail fins for balance. It was forged from a silver metal, and huge rivets connected the metal plates.
A whole.
There are five steam pipes at the top of the airship, and steam spurts out from the pipes from time to time, just like the water jets produced when a whale breathes.
The bottom of the airship is a cockpit more than 300 meters long. The cockpit and the main body of the airship are connected together. The tail of the cockpit is a propeller tied together with thousands of steam pipes. When the airship needs to accelerate, thousands of pipes
At the same time, steam is ejected outwards, which can instantly increase the speed of the airship by more than ten times.
In addition, the most shocking thing at the bottom of the cockpit is the gun barrels with the muzzles pointing downward. A rough count shows that there are about a hundred large and small gun barrels, and the thickest one is made of
Right in front of the field, the tube body is about fifty meters long. It seems that it should be specially used to deal with other airships.
Soon, the airship flew over the heads of the three people, without stopping for a moment for the three ants below.
"It's so beautiful. Every time I see it, I feel that it is the most beautiful machine in the world." Nelson sighed as he watched the tail of the airship disappear from the top of the mountain.
"What a big guy!" Jason echoed.
On the contrary to these two people, Leo seemed much calmer. Although he also admired the strange beauty of this strange steam machinery, he had also seen and boarded a Star Destroyer that could accommodate a city.
, this airship is naturally different from the Star Destroyer, and the shock in my heart is much smaller.
He was more interested in the emblem on the airship than the airship itself, because the emblem was a two-headed deer emblem, and it was obvious that the airship belonged to Duke Devin.
Leo told Nelson about the airship emblem he saw, and Nelson immediately concluded that the airship was probably the Whale, Duke Devin's vehicle.
After figuring out the ownership of the airship, Leo and Nelson couldn't help but feel puzzled, because judging from the direction in which the airship flew, the airship should have set off from the battlefield. In other words, Duke Devin put down his airship before the war was over.
Things, left the battlefield.
Nelson also judged from the direction of the airship's flight that it should be flying towards the capital of the French Empire, and it was flying very fast, constantly accelerating through the propeller.
This makes understanding people like Leo and Nelson feel that maybe something is happening that they cannot touch.
The two of them did not dwell on this matter any longer. Nielsen quickly agreed with Leo's plan, while Leo also said that it was too late to accuse the matter of timeliness, so he decided to cross the Black Forest.
Hearing Leo's decision, Nelson was a little worried, but he still accepted the decision, and there was even a lot of expectation in his eyes, because the Black Forest is one of the most primitive forests in existence, and a large number of things are preserved in the forest.
Ancient species, including many herbs that have been lost to the outside world, if he can bring out one or two, he will definitely gain extraordinary reputation in the medical school.
On the contrary, the careless Jason stared at Leo with a horrified look on his face. He wanted to shout loudly, but was afraid of making too much noise. He suppressed his emotions, lowered his voice, and said excitedly to Leo: "You are crazy! You are
It’s really crazy! Only you can think of crossing the black forest. If you want to die, you can just jump into the water and drown yourself now. Why waste your energy by running so far to die? "
Leo didn't expect Jason's reaction to be so big. In his memory, the Black Forest was just a huge virgin forest.
"Are you afraid of the Black Forest?" Leo frowned slightly and asked.
"Aren't you afraid?" Jason said with obvious fear on his face, "Didn't you hear the songs about the Black Forest when you were a child?"
"Balad?" Leo heard this and looked at the big man in front of him who was a few centimeters taller than him with a strange expression. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
He might have thought that Jason would appear so nervous and fearful because he had been to the Black Forest before and encountered bad things, but he never imagined that Jason's current panic behavior actually originated from the Black Forest when he was a child.
Ballads.
Before Leo could convince Jason, Nelson stood up and persuaded him: "The black forest is indeed scary. If it is really going to cross the black forest, I'm afraid I won't dare to agree. But..." As he spoke, he
Pointing to their current location and Milia City on the map, he then drew a route in the middle, then circled the black forest area where the route was located, and said: "The black forest we passed through is only on the edge, not at all.
We have not entered the interior of the Black Forest, and this area has been explored by many people. Most of the deadly beasts have been found deeper in the forest, where the danger is much less."
Jason looked down at the map. After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Nelson with a hint of distrust, asking, "Will the danger really be much less?"
"It will really be much smaller." Nelson nodded with certainty, and then added: "But I need to prepare some things in advance."
Chapter completed!