"The Snake Apostles are the seven cadres who follow the instructions of the great leader to realize the plan. I don't know the details of all the apostles."
"However, speaking of the two apostles who recently visited Crossbell, we do know a thing or two about them."
"Two names are here? Who are they?" Lloyd asked.
"In this case, one of them is the sixth pillar, the man who manages the Thirteen Workshops in association technology,"
He is the society's leading ideologue, an extremely greedy technician, and simply a man of bad character."
"It's impossible to understand just by saying this," Tio said.
"What exactly is bad character?" said Earl.
"He is a man who doesn't care about good or evil, and only wants to satisfy his own desire and curiosity."
"Although I don't know the exact purpose of his visit here, I can at least confirm that his arrival is definitely not a good sign for you."
Ellie said: "Is it so scary?"
"As for the other person, according to the information I received, the seventh pillar named Steel has also come to Crossbell."
"steel?"
"That sounds like a very dangerous guy," Randy said.
"Haha, he is a figure full of mysteries. The only thing that is certain is that he is an expert who you cannot defeat even if you all join forces..."
"We all join forces?" Lloyd said.
Waji: "I'm so confident."
"Anyway, you should take these words of mine as advice. Unlike the Sixth Pillar, the Seventh Pillar is said to be a person with a noble character.
But if you challenge recklessly, you will definitely be defeated."
Lloyd said: "So, do you know anything about the association's plan?"
"As I said just now, I don't know the details, but from what I heard, this is how they named the project."
"Phantom Flame Project."
"It's a meaningful name," Vaggie said.
"Will that plan also bring the kind of changes to Crossbell that Liebel encountered a year ago?" Ellie said.
"If this is the case, I will never forgive you."
"Again, I don't know the details, but one thing is certain, that is, the scale of the association this time is not as large as Liber's time."
"Associations are originally in darkness and generally do not appear in front of others."
"How should I put it? It's not reassuring at all." Randy said.
"It would be more disturbing to say the name." Tio said.
Lloyd; "Then I wonder what the connection is between the association and DG?"
"As for DG, as far as I know, the association has no direct connection with it, but the stronghold where they once imprisoned Ling was defeated by the association."
Ellie: "It's the one called Paradise."
"Well, it's probably because they have plots against people closely related to the association that they are targeted for annihilation."
"It's just luck that Ling can survive because of this."
Randy: "Even if the association occasionally does a good thing, I don't think it's a decent place."
Vaggie: "To be honest, this level of explanation is hard to accept."
"Haha, didn't I tell you before? I only understand part of the matter. As for how to judge, it's up to you."
"Well, after answering the three questions, a lot of time has been wasted. Please leave now."
Lloyd said: 'Thank you for your help. That's it for now. If I have a chance in the future, can I come to you again?"
"It depends on my mood. Anyway, it's not our association that worries you. In the face of the current problem, there are probably many others who must be vigilant with all our strength."
Lloyd said: "This."
Randy: "That's true."
"The implication is that you have the situation of those forces under your control?" Waji said.
"Haha, whatever you think, just follow the kid on your way back. If you lose him, I can't guarantee your personal safety."
Everyone left the workshop.
Ellie: "It's like a dream, the Phantom Flame Project, and the two apostles who came to Crossbell."
"Honestly, that information was so shocking that it was difficult for me to digest it for a while," El said; "Those words are really credible."
"Judging from the rumors about Libel's mutation, they are indeed a group of guys who cannot be ignored." Lloyd said.
"But unlike Lieber's time, they don't seem to have taken large-scale action this time."
"It is said that even huge flying devices were used at that time." Waji said; "The huge robot driven by Ling was also used."
"You actually managed to get so much secret information from one subject." Lloyd said.
Ellie: "Legends of that kind of thing are also circulated in the industrial circle."
"Haha, you can put it that way." Waji said.
"What's wrong with you, Tio and Randy?" Lloyd said.
"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about something. It seems that Tio is also thinking about other things." Randy said.
"Yes, judging from the answers given to us in leading the way and asking for information, the association is too casual," Tio said.
"Too casual?"
"Well, they obviously have technology far beyond this world, but they always use it in irrelevant ways."
"The same goes for that robot. Just sitting idle like this, the manufacturing cost is probably worth fifty airships," Tio said.
"Really?" Lloyd said.
"It can be said that they have very huge funds." Ellie said.
"Indeed, generally speaking, this kind of group should pay great attention to efficiency." El said: "In order to achieve the goal, an absolute path must be maintained, and unnecessary consumption must be controlled as much as possible."
"But association obviously does not have this rationality."
Randy: 'Yeah, I'm thinking about this too. Although they have such a powerful level and many monster-like powerful members, they are quite casual. It seems that they may still be an actual threat to the Red Constellation and Black Moon.
Bigger.""
"And our association should not collude with the current forces."
"That's it." Lloyd said.
"The problem now is that the situation in Crossbell is turbulent and the various forces have formed a complex and antagonistic relationship." Waji said: "What is the purpose of those members of the association to come to Crossbell at this time?"
"Yes, it seems that those who formed associations to support those people did so on a whim and did not actively participate in those struggles." Ellie said.
Tio: "In this case, could they have another purpose?"
"If that's the case, there's nothing we can do now," Randy said.
"But it seems from the current situation that the association does have hidden intentions." El said.
Lloyd: "Anyway, let's go back first and report to the section chief, and also contact the garrison and the Guerrilla Association."
"No matter what actions they take in the future, we will stop them."
"Yeah, I understand." Ellie said.
Randy; "Let's go back now."
Afterwards, everyone was preparing to go back when Lloyd received a communication on the way.
"Lloyd, excuse me."
"Is it Fran? Thank you for your hard work. What can you do?"
"Well, O minutes ago, there was a deprivation incident on West Crossbell Street."
"Really!" said Lloyd.
"The people from the second department have already gone to the garrison and have been dispatched, so there is no need for you to go there, but for the sake of caution, I will inform you."
"Thank you Fran, if you get any follow-up information, please contact us again."
"Understood."
Tio: "What's the problem?"
"Um."
Lloyd explained the matter.
"What?" said your puller, "How could something go wrong with the guided train?"
"Well, the second department and the defense team are already handling it, there should be no problem." Lloyd said.
"But I still care a little." Tio said.
"Well, it seems strange that something like this happened at this time."
Vaggie; "Maybe it wasn't just an accident."
Lloyd said: "In this case, we only need to sort out the association matters today, why not go to the scene now and have a look. I don't know whether it was the Phantom Beast Institute or some guys who caused it."
El; ‘Okay.’
Ellie: "Then let's set off quickly."
Lloyd and others got on the tractor and arrived at the scene.
It was busy all around.
"It looked like it was an ambulance just now. Three of them were actually dispatched."
Ellie: "It seems there are a lot of injured people."
"Sister Cecil is also going to be busy." Lloyd said.
"Oh, Senior Randy, you are here." said the defensive team member.
"Thank you for your hard work." Randy said.
Lloyd: "It seems that the scene is ahead? How is the situation?"
"Sonia and the people from the second department are investigating now, but I heard that the train was very exaggerated when it left and returned. It may take a long time to completely repair it."
Ellie: "How are the passengers in the car?"
'Fortunately no one was killed, but several passengers were seriously injured and have been sent to the hospital.'
"We also saw it just now, other passengers arranged buses."
"Yes, there are two roads to choose, one going to Crossbell and the other going to Altair."
"The scene just now was really chaotic."
Tio said: "This is inevitable."
Lloyd: "Anyway, we are also investigating the accident scene to allow us to enter."
"Of course no one will have any objection to letting you in."
People walked into the scene.
I saw the tow truck lying on its side. It was deformed after being hit.
Sonia, the boss of the second department, and Ge** also came.
"Oh, such a serious accident actually happened." Ge** said, "What was the cause of the incident?"
Sonia said: "As you can see, we are investigating."
"According to our speculation, it is most likely caused by falling rocks. However, we still need to investigate. Please leave here."
"We're going to make emergency repairs soon."
"But, Sonia, we still need to investigate.,"
"I also understand that we naturally hope to complete the on-site evidence collection work as soon as possible."
Sonia said: "But this road is a necessary economic road, so the higher authorities have issued a notice asking us to urgently repair it immediately."
"We must obey orders."
"But if we don't investigate clearly, what should we do if it happens again?" Ge** said.
"This kind of thing is not what we are worried about now. Anyway, we need to repair this place by evening at the latest." Sonia said.
"Please wait a moment." Lloyd and others came over.
"It's you." Sonia said.
Ge**; "Oh, Lloyd, you are here too."
"Well, Sonia, do you plan to skip the on-site evidence collection and start emergency repairs directly?" El said.
"You are also a member of the garrison. You know the importance of this road. Although it is very helpless, to be honest, if the progress is slightly delayed, I am afraid that the Empire and Smith will take action." Sonia said.
"This." El said.
"It's indeed possible," Ellie said.
"Since you said so, we won't force it." Ge**: "But we also shoulder the mission of knowing the truth."
"Sonia, please give us thirty minutes, no, just give us the time until the lifting equipment arrives."
"Why?"
"There has been an undercurrent in Crossbell recently. I think this is not a simple accident. Is it necessary to investigate whether there are inevitable factors in this accident?"
Lloyd said.
Tio: "It's also possible that the phantom beasts are causing trouble."
"Yeah, it's okay to give us some symbolic time, right?" Randy said.
"You are right, I seem to have acted too hastily, so I would like to trouble you to investigate." Sonia said.
"But until we can make urgent repairs, there is nothing we can do."
"Excuse me, if you can let me stay here too?" Ge** said.
"Okay, you can stay here but please don't hinder the work on site." Sonia said.
"Well, of course."
"Then let's start. Let's start the investigation separately." Lloyd said to the boss of the second department.
"Well, okay, by the way, the flight attendant who was resting over there was in the car where the accident occurred. You can ask him about the situation."
"Okay, then we will launch an investigation immediately." Lloyd said.
Everyone first checked the front of the car.
"Come to think of it, don't you think it's strange?" Vaggie said.
"Yeah, the scars seem to be much less than expected," Randy said.
El: "It is true that the front end of the car is almost intact, and it feels a little abnormal."
"Yes, if it hits something head-on, the front end of the car cannot remain so intact," Lloyd said.
"That means there are other reasons."
Everyone continued to investigate and found that the side of the front of the car was dented.
"But did the rockslide hit here?" Ellie said.
"But what's with the scratch in the middle of the dent?" Randy said.
"Also, the location is a bit strange when you think about it," Vaggie said.
"Yes, if it was just an ordinary rockfall, it shouldn't cause such traces." Ellie said.
Lloyd said: "What exactly did you hit?"
I looked carefully inside the car and found nothing suspicious.
"Oh, Mi Lei, you are here, thank you for your hard work." Randy said.
"Well, you are investigating. If you need any help, please let me know."
Well, everyone continued to search after that. (To be continued)