I don't know if they are passing by here, or the rebel forces have arranged people around, preparing to wait until all the people from last night have returned before closing the net together.
"That shouldn't be the case." Cassia ate the food bit by bit and thought, "Assuming they know the location of Finia and others' stronghold, it means that the two people caught last night have vomited all the information under interrogation.
It is certain that there are people lurking outside the stronghold, but it is still unclear whether they will catch all these people. The first task of the rebel forces is to ensure the safety and smooth assembly of the armor. Once
All these people have lost contact, and the king's forces will definitely send people over to continue the exploration work here. Those will be new people, and their strength will definitely rise to a level."
"I don't know if they are willing to spend more time dealing with this group of people. On the other hand, the rebel forces may not take action, but just use Finia and the others as captive prey to attack the king's forces.
It is not impossible to convey false information while doing so. After the armor is assembled, transporting it as a whole will also be a problem. 'Why don't we attract them here and send them a surprise when the war starts.' I don't know if the rebel forces have this idea."
After finishing the food, Cassia picked up the cup and drank the juice. The two people at the window also paid and left, quickly disappearing into the street. Cassia paid the money and walked out of the restaurant with Finia.
After wandering around the streets, Cassia finally took Finia to a cosmetics store. On the pretext of buying something for Finia, she bought the cosmetics she needed. After finishing her outfit in an alley with almost no people,
Cassia and Finia walked towards the stronghold.
Without explaining anything to Finia, in Cassia's eyes, she couldn't control her body well. Even the smallest movements might give clues to the attentive enemy.
Sound perception is maximized at this time, and everything within a radius of three thousand meters is under Cassia's detection. But doing so is very energy-consuming, searching for suspicious characters without a specific target, and the tedious identification and processing work makes Cassia
Sia was obviously distracted while walking.
Eyes also come in handy at this time. Cassia often does this kind of thing lurking. Which places are suitable for observation and which places are not easy to find. Within the field of vision, as long as you take a look, Cassia will use the first impression alone.
Can determine most positions. Intuition and instinct, Cassia thought, just like when you hold a gun in your hand, you will subconsciously check whether the safety bolt is open.
Finia seemed silent along the way. The helpless mood in the restaurant just now was relieved as the distance got closer, and she was even a little happy. She did seem very uncomfortable next to the man who saved her halfway. First, in terms of strength,
The second is the atmosphere that she can't understand.
A person who is serious and dull, and doesn't know how to observe other people's expressions, Finia commented in her heart. She felt that she had done a good job with her expressions many times, but this person just couldn't extract the person involved from her expressions.
words.
"By the way, how did you receive the commission?" Cassia suddenly asked when comparing the map in his head and seeing that the distance was close. At the same time, the sketch-like lines detected in the specific stronghold location provided by Finia began
Gradually improving. I haven't left yet, it seems like I am packing up things and dealing with traces.
"They took the initiative to find us." Finia hesitated, "Each area will have a circle of mercenaries and bounty hunters. Everyone will exchange information at some agreed-upon locations. When the employers issue commissions,
, will also send people to those locations. If you are capable and famous, you will take the initiative to find these commissions."
"In other words, if I know your name, in the circle you mentioned, I can get information about you by spending some money. Is this necessary work to know whether you meet the requirements of the entrusted content?
"
Finia thought of what Cassia wanted to express and nodded: "That's it, it's inevitable."
Cassia had a look of understanding. The speed of the two of them was getting faster and slower, and the distance to the stronghold was getting closer and closer. Soon, the figures of the three people entered the list that Cassia focused on observing. As the distance became smaller, the distance between them became smaller and closer.
More and more suspicious figures were added to the list. The frequency of the sound waves increased, and Finia said that with less than a kilometer to go, fifteen people were identified by Cassia after screening.
"Finia, are you sure that all the people you met last night have undergone mechanized transformation?"
Not understanding what Cassia meant, Finia thought for a while before replying: "I have seen many surgeries, and among them, less than four or five have not undergone mechanized transformation. All of those last night have undergone transformation surgery."
.”
"I know." Cassia whispered. She could already feel the glances coming from time to time. After having the target, as the sound wave detection picture became clearer, Cassia saw clearly what they were carrying. The weapons were just
The standard ones are used for self-defense, and more are cameras, telescopes and other observation equipment. It seems that they have chosen the latter and are waiting for the next move of the king's forces.
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"Captain, two more people have returned to the base." A voice came from the communicator, and soon, the photo was transmitted.
Occam picked up the warm paper, looked at it, and then handed it to Crony.
"The temperature response is considered normal, not much higher than expected." Croney said. He looked at the photo carefully and knew that Ockham would have something to say, so he just waited for a while.
"Are you sure?" Finally, it was Croney who asked first.
"It is roughly certain that the woman is very similar to the sketch they drew. But I don't know who the other man is. According to the situation last night, the group we surrounded did only have seven people. The other group immediately realized that something was wrong.
Evacuated. Being able to kill Swousey shows that this man is very powerful. You have also examined the body and found that the grip was strong and the alloy plate embedded in Swousy's neck also changed its shape."
"Could it be that imperial man?"
"No, the appearance can be disguised, but in terms of body shape and height, if you want to deceive other people's eyes, you have to do a lot. Just going back to the base, I don't think it is necessary at all. And last night, no matter the time or the
The location is not suitable for the situation at that time.”
"Another man from the empire?" Croni gave his answer. He closed his eyes again and waited for a few minutes before opening them. "You can't detect anything just by perception. But let's regard him as that man's teammate.
That's it. Mr. Ockham, I have to remind you that you should be careful when meeting both of them. There are some things I can't tell you, but at this time, there are personnel from the empire appearing in the other side's forces. From my personal perspective
From a perspective, it’s a bit abnormal.”
"I don't know what Mr. Croney means..."
"Competitors." Croni summed it up in four simple words, and then explained, "You know where we come from and why we are stationed here. My team is not the only one who came here. There are still more teams.
There are a lot of them. So for everyone’s safety, Mr. Occam wants to remind your men to pay more attention to these people."
"The next step is to observe the process. I will ask my people to pay attention to them. Also, Mr. Occam, the safe distance is eight hundred meters away. This is the safest value." Croney said again.
Cam didn't quite understand, "The standard temperature sensing ability at that time was at the limit. But there must be some special people, but they are not easy to encounter, and there is no need for them, for many people."
At the same time, Pigu and others returned to the mine in the afternoon, leading their new team to protect the safety of the air defense system and steam furnace. What happened last night was reported to their leader, and the order they received was to do whatever it takes.
The price must be to hold on until the armor is assembled. Of course, this is the worst-case scenario they judged. Another instruction is to strengthen the defense measures at several key nodes.
This is what Pigu and his men are doing now. Various warning traps have been laid out two thousand meters away, and a lot of preparations have been made for confusion. Like some inflated rubber toy models, after being spray-painted and aged,
They were carefully disguised and placed everywhere in the mine.
Lieutenant Colonel Cromwell spent the entire afternoon in a communication meeting. It was a meeting held by the leader of the rebel forces who contacted the general leaders of various gathering places and areas. In order to deal with the active preparations for war by the king's forces,
The status and intelligence department provided a lot of real-time information, all of which confirmed that the king's forces seemed not to want to let this internal war drag on any longer.
During the meeting, the rebel forces also introduced a new member who joined them, a person from the empire. It was generally described as that during the mission, they wanted to set up a permanent stronghold in the nearest area. Running this stronghold in a cooperative relationship would bring
The advantage is that not only can you buy some things in the empire more conveniently and cheaply, but you can also get special access to many controlled and restricted items. Technology, surgical development project information, and high-quality alloys are all included.
Inside.
This information was proposed by the person who participated in the meeting, and several people who were initially skeptical immediately agreed.
In the evening, Lieutenant Colonel Cromwell received a communication from Occam. In the communication, Occam briefly explained the plan he had made with Croney, as well as the news he had now received. Due to the full cooperation of the people in the Intelligence Section, in the afternoon
Around four o'clock, based on the photos taken, the information of thirteen of the fourteen people in the stronghold was found, and the information was detailed enough to be used for launching operations.
"There are no members of the king's force in it. It seems to be just a test." Cromwell replied as if he was talking to himself. "You need to pay close attention to the map you mentioned. It can be as detailed as this. It is definitely not in a short time."
Time will do it. The clues are likely to be in the person who invaded the inside of the mine. You need to seek more help from Croni. At present, we have reached an alliance partnership with Croni's main team, so
There’s no need to be polite.”
After getting the lieutenant colonel, Occam was sure that he could let go. After hanging up the communication, he summoned his men and assigned the surrounding observation mission.
"Let's get started." At nine o'clock in the evening, after Janet came over, Ockham looked at the dozens of people in the room and said.
This time, people from the Intelligence Department also participated to discuss how to use the current situation to convey wrong information to the king's forces.
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"Mr. Soriato." Cassia turned around when she heard Finia calling her, "I'm very sorry." Her face was full of apologies, and her brother and Gers standing behind her also showed their faces at this time.
apology.
"No, if it were me, my reaction and decision would be the same." Cassia said. Things that have been anticipated will not be trusted by others, because it not only involves the commission fee, but also their lives. This
Starting from the direction of Harrington and others, starting from Cassia, many of these people are corpses that can still move, and they will not be able to jump around for too long.
He wants to use these people as part of his plan to bring them closer. Cassia is currently thinking this way. How to proceed depends on Hessler and Waters' situation. And in the afternoon
The situation detected by the sonic wave also required him to take time to think carefully. He didn't see any metal parts, but judging from his strength, it was not low, at least starting in the middle and late stages of the second stage.
"I agree with the idea of changing the base." Cassia stood up and said, looking at Finia, "But when you have nothing to do, I think you two might go to other gathering towns, and you might have unexpected things.
Harvest. You don’t have to collect information yourself. Sometimes, it is very practical to spend some money to let others help you.”
With that said, Cassia walked towards the exit of the small building: "Are you waiting for reinforcements from the king's forces?"
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Cassia smiled: "Don't have high expectations. Also, give up when it's time to give up. You won't make enough money. The amount of the commission is proportional to the risk. You have to believe it."
This point. The other party controls a country, and some personnel may not be as strong as you, but when it comes to power research, the gap is huge."
"Mr. Soriato, thank you." When Cassia walked to the door, Finia said, "I don't know how I can contact you?"
Cassia shook his head: "When necessary, I will take the initiative to come to you." After saying that, under the gaze of several eyes, Cassia left the small building. He did not leave the area immediately, but chose to walk around.
After a few laps, he changed his clothes and attire, and then quietly returned again, carefully approaching a person lurking around the stronghold.
We still need to determine where these people come from, Cassia thought. He remembered that there were two other small countries supporting the rebel forces.