Keli curled up her petite body on the seat, hugging her legs in white stockings with her hands, her eyes full of exhaustion.
She is very tired, and when she is tired, she misses home and her father.
This trip to Newlin was a very severe test for her, and the pressure she faced was much greater than during the Qingquan City Defense War.
Cleaning up the remaining monsters may sound simple, but in actual experience, it is much more troublesome than simply fighting.
After parting ways with Rolle, they spent three days taking the train to Newlyn, and then devoted themselves non-stop to the cleanup work. In just a few days, they had already visited several cities and villages.
When Newlin was attacked before, although the empire immediately mobilized heavy troops to defeat the enemy's offensive, it was unable to annihilate them all. A considerable number of monsters saw that the situation was not going well and escaped.
But Newlyn is a mountainous area, with too much space for monsters to hide, so they started to engage in guerrilla warfare with humans, unlimitedly harassing factories, villages, mines and other difficult-to-defend areas. After more than a month, the losses caused
It was actually bigger than the previous massive invasion.
There are many powerful monsters that are difficult to deal with, causing the army and extraordinary people to suffer considerable losses.
Although newspapers have been claiming that the crisis has been resolved and the few remaining monsters no longer pose a threat, Governor Newlin was already so worried that he almost committed suicide, so the empire sent three eighth-level experts, including Keli, over.
Each is responsible for clearing an area.
Under the arrangement of Anya's father, Keli was responsible for the most important and complicated area.
It is a challenge but also an opportunity.
If she can persevere, this will be a very prestigious qualification, and it will also be a valuable exercise that will allow her to take off even faster.
"How about we take a day off tomorrow?"
Anya felt extremely distressed when she saw Keli's pitiful look.
In fact, she was also very tired. She accompanied Keli almost all the way without slacking off at all. Although she didn't have to fight, she had to deal with all kinds of more tiring social activities, which was no easier than Keli.
Keli forced out a smile and shook her head.
"It's okay, Sister Anya, just have a sleep and you'll be fine. We agreed to go to that village tomorrow. I promised the children there that I would protect them."
Anya lowered her head and blamed herself:
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you to various social occasions. If I could save that time, you would definitely be able to have a better rest."
Keli stretched out her little hand, patted the back of her hand gently, and comforted her in turn:
"It's okay, Sister Anya, I know you are doing it for my own good."
Newlyn is one of the richest provinces in the empire and has rich human resources. If you come here and just work hard, it will be a waste of the Duke's arrangements.
That's why Anya took her to various social occasions, hoping to help her accumulate contacts and pave the way for the future.
The original intention of the idea was good, but I overestimated my endurance...
"Sister Anya, I want to write a letter to dad. After I leave, he will definitely be sitting at the entrance of the village every day, waiting for my letter..."
Keli suddenly said again.
"Okay, let's write it when we get back!"
Anya nodded vigorously.
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Early the next morning, Rolle got out of the tent, first transformed his left hand into a mirror and a razor, trimmed his beard, and then kicked the little donkey and urged it on its way.
He burned the map out of anger last night, but it didn't matter. He still remembered the general direction. Newlin was in the southern part of the empire, so he just kept walking towards the south.
The little donkey was attracted by the carrots, carried Rolle out of the wilderness, and then saw——
a road...
Only then did Luo Er suddenly realize that the technology in this world is actually not that bad. There are roads, railways, and even airships.
Although there is no train station in Yorktown, the neighboring city certainly has one.
He has also been living in a remote village for too long, and he forgot about this for a while...
Then he now faces an awkward choice:
This road runs east-west. If you follow the road, you will definitely reach the town. If you are lucky, you may catch a ride, but you will deviate from the direction and you don't know where you will be taken.
But if we continue walking south, we don't know how long we have to go.
After a little hesitation, Luo Er asked the little donkey to turn around and walk along the road.
After all, I have been a modern person before, so I naturally have to use transportation.
And he was also lucky. He didn't go far when he saw a steam truck pulling wood passing by.
He quickly gave a thumbs up.
The truck driver raised his middle finger and walked away.
Is there any quality at all?
Rolle had no choice but to follow the direction of the truck and continue moving forward.
As a result, he didn't go very far when he encountered a scene that made people laugh and cry.
The truck was previously stopped by road robbers. The driver stood on the roof of the truck, waving a fruit knife in his hand, trying to stop the robbers who were climbing into the truck.
Seeing Rohr appear, he quickly waved for help.
The robber also noticed Rolle, and several people quickly surrounded him.
Rohr subconsciously stretched his hand to the hilt of the sword, but after a second thought, he let go, then picked up the shield from behind and fixed it on the back of his hand.
After a few muffled sounds, the surrounding robbers flew into the grass on the roadside and became silent.
When the remaining robbers saw the shield in Rohr's hand rotating at high speed like a big windmill, they instantly dispersed like birds and beasts.
After the driver replaced the tires on the car, Rolle got on the ride, and the little donkey was also stuffed into the truck bed and squeezed together with the wood.
"These people are so lawless. Thank you for meeting you."
The driver said with a smile.
Rolle nodded without saying anything, still observing the truck carefully.
This was his first time riding in a vehicle from another world. It was very different from the one on Earth. There was no steering wheel, only two joysticks, and he didn't know how to control the direction.
The sound of the engine seems to be different from that on Earth, more like the roar of a beast.
He vaguely remembered that the sound of driving on earth was like "didi-didi-didi".
After observing enough, Rolle started chatting with the driver.
Duoduo Town on the map moved away more than ten years ago, and the driver didn't know why. However, Duoduo Town is now more prosperous than before, and there are trains to Newlin.
"But it seems that things are not going well in Newlyn recently. There are very few goods coming over, and the train only comes every three days. You have to try your luck whether you can catch it."
The driver continued to introduce.
Rohr could not help but narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that he had indeed made the right trip this time. There were indeed monsters remaining in Newlin, and his daughter might be in danger!