The train is full of minerals, most of which have only undergone primary refining, and there are still a lot of impurities in them. A very small part is refined and then melted and solidified into blocks. Such minerals are placed inside the carriage on a solid iron shelf.
The pieces are close together, leaving a little space between them and the roof of the car.
The four of them, Kasia and Lina, climbed onto the train. Now in such a space, they are only allowed to barely bend down, but cannot stand upright at all.
Silla sighed on the side. She couldn't help but bump into the car when she came inside. The inconvenience of her feet greatly increased the risk factor for the entire team. She propped herself up and leaned to the side. There were no windows or basic lamps, only Cassia
The open skylight let in a dim light, allowing the surrounding scenery to be barely visible. Delia and Linna also followed Silla's example and leaned against each other, breathing the silent air and resting.
Cassia was lying alone on the side, her physical fatigue and injuries quickly healed under the effects of a few tubes of sedatives. The original injury was not serious, but she experienced a series of things in the dragon's stomach. When her body and
After his spirit calmed down, the organs and tissues in Cassia's body had completely undergone irreversible changes. Everything was moving in a good direction, the feeling in his body told him so. But he didn't know if it was a good thing or not, for the surgery
His understanding continues to deepen, and he doesn’t have to go through the fifth stage. Maybe on the way, whether he is a giant whale strange person or a dragon surgeon, he will be out of the category of human beings. He is afraid that he will become a
Monster, if you see a dragon that looks like that in an underground square, its power is indeed huge, but maybe no one will feel yearning for it in their hearts.
Perhaps it was not that he was afraid that he would become a monster, Cassia opened his eyes and blinked, but that he was afraid that he would never be able to go back after he changed. He thought this way, looking at the gray sky outside through the gap in the skylight.
The speed of a loaded train will reach the gray area in four or five days. After handling the affairs of Lina and Silla there, he will take a few days of airship back to Manoma and return to the military school. There is another thing that needs to be dealt with before going back to school, which is about Delia. Cassia needs to find a place to put her, or to be precise, find something for her to do.
The night after Silla woke up, Cassia and Lina discussed and decided to accept Delya into the "team". Lina would not stay in the gray area for long. After finding a mechanic to make prosthetics for Silla's feet,
, will go back to the Flame Alliance and develop from scratch. The chaos in the gray area does bring many opportunities to people, but it will also be followed by destruction that is several times greater.
Delya didn't understand the language of the Flame Alliance and had no intention of going to countries outside the empire. So she had no choice but to follow Cassia. It's not surprising that this was her original plan.
Cassia didn't know how to deal with it for the time being. He originally wanted to hand over Delya to Ye Jielin after returning to Manoma. But after thinking about it for a long time, he gave up the idea. He had the idea of forming his own force.
But just like when I was in the small town, I wanted to build a steam processing factory of my own. These are definitely in their infancy. Of course, the Knights are also a good choice. In many large companies or noble families, they
The successors of the knights will have loyal knights who follow them. But that kind of knights has changed its flavor. In other words, it is called a private army, which may be more in line with the nature of most knights now. Observe the inherited spirit of chivalry, everyone
The kind of knights who come together because of something and develop together are rare in a soil like the Empire.
It’s not too late to think about it when we get to Manoma. This problem gives Cassia a headache, and after this mission, a lot of agreements may have to be signed. The advanced theoretical courses that Coach Bei has been talking about should also be opened.
The people who have been screened through two missions are enough. While the empire needs high-quality students, it must also ensure a basic number.
Not long after returning, the winter vacation, which only comes once a year, was coming. Cassia took a deep breath, suddenly came out of her thoughts, and looked to her side. Lina and the others had fallen asleep in the cradle caused by the slight shaking of the train.
.He exhaled, and until Lina woke up from her rest, she was looking at the ceiling in trance.
"Have you always been in such good spirits?" Linna moved and stretched out her hands. The soft curves of her body seemed to have the characteristics of bending, which were fully revealed in the dim and gradually brightening light. The train was indeed moving forward.
We are driving away from the rolling mountains shrouded in drizzle.
Cassia shook her head and sighed.
"We still have a few days to go to the gray area, and no one is chasing us. I can stand guard most of the time, and you can rest peacefully."
"That's enough. Not all the injuries on the body can be recovered by closing the eyes, right?" Lina also followed Cassia's example and sighed, exhaling all the breath in her chest, and her body was indeed relaxed. "
Has anyone told you?"
Linna asked: "I think you are too gentle. You will regard other people's trust in you as a responsibility and place it on yourself, and the weight will be doubled unknowingly, and the rewards you give to others will not be considered at all.
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Cassia turned her head and looked at Lina's beautiful face.
"But even so, I still like it very much!" Lina smiled, intertwined her fingers with each other, placed them on her lap, and stared at Cassia, "It is a rare and scarce thing that can be seen, and that skin is so white that women can also
Compared with the envious man and the woman with the bronze dagger, there may be no difference in strength, just a little better. But in terms of thinking, you are far behind. This cannot continue, and your body can't stop it.
Bullet, not everyone will pay for your tenderness."
"I know too,,," Cassia wanted to retort.
"I said it!" Lina slightly increased her tone. Delya and Silla, who were sleeping next to them, moved their bodies but did not wake up.
Cassia and Lina stopped talking temporarily as if they were holding their breath. When the sound of steady breathing sounded in the car again, Lina continued what she had just said, but her tone had lowered.
"Let me tell you, knowing is not enough at all. Everyone knows that a bullet through the head will kill you, and many, many protective measures have been taken, but how many people are shot through the head every day? There are people like you in the Flame Alliance.
In the school, everyone is a genius selected from a large area. They all know all aspects of knowledge, skills, insider information, potential rules, etc. Just like the school you are in, these people are now selected from all over the place.
How many people are still alive? Knowing and acting on what you know are different things. They are different things. We weirdos are not ordinary people!" Lina emphasized again.
"The people and forces we are in contact with now may not do anything to you because of your gentleness, because they are all in the beginning, and the interests in their hands are completely dispensable. But in the future, when the interests gradually become bigger, a little bit
It can start a fight between big forces. You will definitely die on the way." Lina's voice became sharp, and she spoke the last few words one by one.
Cassia lowered her head, touched her wet hair that was not yet dry from the rain, and remained silent.
"But no matter what, thank you, about Silla." The time between the two froze for a while, and Lina's tone returned to softness.
"No need," Cassia said. The wind blew in from the skylight, but he still felt that the air around him was stuffy.
"Actually, I should apologize to you for Silla's feet. It was not an accident caused by Hai, it was the result I expected." Cassia looked at Lina, who had closed her eyes and rested. Of course she didn't say this.
Exit, like most words in the past, and most words in the future, will completely rot in the stomach until it rots and is covered with black mold.
The speed of the load-carrying train has been maintained, and there is no station for it to stop in the continuous mountains. The super vapor compression device on the body is also the last generation developed by the Avalon Empire. The water loss rate is not as scary as that of the airship, and there are also many obstacles along the road.
No need to stop to replenish water.
In the afternoon of the next day, it finally cleared up, and the golden sunlight falling through the skylight was quite heavy. The four of us huddled together and took a corner, enjoying the rare warmth in the light.
The weather continued in the next few days. The sky at night was wide open and as bright as one's reach. The moon in one corner was as clear as if it were soaked in water. It was full of stars. The gray-white Milky Way spread out, as delicate as gathering quicksand, slowly.