As soon as Jamil finished speaking, an invisible majesty spread. Rawls held the human skin mask in one hand and put the other behind his back, bending slightly, with a cold and serious expression:
"Little guy, do you know who you are talking to? I am King Ma Xi now!"
Jamil was so frightened by the aura emanating from Rawls that he backed away repeatedly. His back hit the bookshelf directly. His slightly raised Adam's apple squirmed and his lips trembled a little. But perhaps because of the support of the bookshelf behind him, he stopped.
Chest, just as he was about to speak, he saw Rawls striding over, casting a shadow over him, which frightened him so much that he closed his eyes.
A few seconds later, Jamil heard several clicking sounds in succession. Even if he closed his eyes, he could still detect the flash of light. He opened his eyes suddenly and found that Rawls was already sitting on the sofa, holding a hand.
A black camera the size of two-thirds of an adult's head looked at him with a smile on his face.
He immediately knew what was happening and jumped over, reaching out to grab the camera in Rawls' hand. However, when he was three or four steps away from Rawls, he strangely stood still. He stood still for a few times.
After getting off, he lost his balance and fell forward, but just when his face was about to hit the ground, he seemed to have hit an invisible trampoline and stood up again.
Jamil took his hands away from his face, looked at the ground, then at Rawls, and said doubtfully:
"Have you become the 'Chaos Mentor'?"
The potion material of Rawls Sequence 6 "Corrupted Baron" was still a clue provided by him, so he naturally knows the specific promotion time.
Without answering Jamil's question, Rawls shook the camera in his hand and said with a smile:
"What else have you heard from Countess Lovelace?"
"how do you know?"
Jamil was a little surprised, but then he realized why he was allowed to come to Rawls. He tugged his hair in annoyance, took off his black-rimmed glasses, and sat down opposite Rawls dejectedly.
Following a flash of light accompanied by a clicking sound, Jamil raised his head and was photographed several more times.
Before he could speak, Rawls put down the camera, raised his index finger and shook it:
"Little guy, the play has been performed!"
Jamil, who was seen through again, completely lost his temper. Looking at Rawls who kept swinging the camera, he rolled his eyes:
"Give me the film, otherwise I won't tell you what my mother predicted!"
"It doesn't matter, I believe these photos can help you get the predictions from Countess Lovelace." Rawls shrugged his shoulders, looking indifferent.
"That's not necessarily the case. If my mother was willing to tell you personally, there would be no need for me to be the mouthpiece."
I don’t know if Jamil was really sure or was holding on to the last glimmer of hope, so Rawls agreed and used the film in exchange.
"The 'Ghost Empire' is now on the edge of the Sunian Sea and the Raging Sea?" Rawls' hand holding the camera tightened, and the smile on his face disappeared, "Are you sure you heard correctly?"
"How is it possible? And according to the rules I speculated before, the 'Ghost Empire' should indeed be in that area."
Without the threat of film, Jamil felt much more relaxed, and curiosity appeared on his face:
"What do you know? I looked at the sea area before coming here. There is nothing special. There are not even a few islands."
Rawls glanced at him and said nothing. Ma Xi lives inland and rarely pays attention to the trends and news at sea. Recently, the newspapers are full of news related to Rawls, not to mention that it takes at least one person to convey what happened at sea to here.
Months, otherwise Jamil would definitely be able to make some guesses.
He stood up and handed the camera to Jamil, walking towards the door and saying:
"You can play here for a while. There is a horse farm in the manor. You can also go ride a horse for a while. I have some things to deal with."
Jamil was stunned for a moment after taking the camera, and quickly chased after him:
"Don't leave yet, can I help?"
But before he could run a few steps, he started walking in place again. Having experienced this before, he immediately stopped moving, but he could only helplessly wave the camera in his hand.
…
A city on the southern continent, at the junction of East Balam and West Balam.
In the hotel room, Sost, the captain of the "Red Gloves" team who was in charge of commanding this operation, stood in front of the window. He had already changed into a robe mixed with local style. If his skin color was more bronze, it would match his soft look.
With his facial features, he might be mistaken for a mixed-race person.
Leonard was sitting on a simple wooden chair not far behind him. He only wore a white shirt on his upper body, with the top two buttons undone and the hem untucked. He was reading a local newspaper with his legs crossed.
Naturally, there were more than just the two of them in Sost's team, but eight or nine people from the Northern Continent appeared at one time. They were still a group and could easily attract attention, so the rest of them dispersed to other hotels.
This was the second day after they arrived in the Southern Continent. They first arrived at the port of Loen, which is more than a hundred nautical miles away from the Port of Caesar in the Intis colony, and then traveled a day and a night to get here.
Most of them are simply "sleepless people" and need very little rest time. However, for the sake of their colleagues who are not on the "sleepless person" path and Team Leader Jordi of MI9, and for the sake of safety, they
We temporarily stayed here to rest for a day and prepare to enter the Intis colony the next day.
But the leader of the "Church Comprehensive Affairs Group" who had dealt with them a lot before only rested for two or three hours, then left the hotel and took the initiative to collect intelligence and seek assistance.
“Tuk tuk tuk”
There was a knock on the door. Leonard put down the newspaper and stood up to open the door. Daley, wearing a black hooded robe without blue eye shadow or blush on her face, stood outside the door.
"Have you rested enough?" Leonard stepped out of the way.
"No." After saying that, Dai Li yawned and walked towards the house, "But now that I have slept too long, I won't be able to sleep at night."
Leonard behind him rolled his eyes. Insomnia is normal for ordinary people, but if an extraordinary person has no mental burden, he can enter a sleep state through meditation.
He closed the door, turned around and saw that Dai Li was already sitting in his seat, with her elbows on the armrests, supporting her chin and asking:
"Jordi is not in the room, where has he gone?"
Pointing to the window, Sost walked to another chair and sat down:
"We should go find the person in charge of the army stationed in this city. We need the military's help before entering the Intis colony."
In the Loen colony in the southern continent, the Church of Storms continues to occupy the big cities near the ports, leaving the inland to the Church of Night and the Church of Steam. Unlike the three domestic churches, they will advance and retreat together when facing the royal family. Although here, although
It hasn't developed to the point where we just don't attack each other, but it's almost there.
After all, Roen's colony in the Southern Continent is so large. If you believe in the Lord of Storms, you will naturally not choose the Goddess of Night.
Because the city where the Sost team is located is close to the Intis colony, the Church of Steam is the main proponent of faith, and it will not receive much help.
Half an hour later, Jordi walked into the hotel with a gloomy look. He originally had thin hair and a pair of dark circles under his eyes. He seemed to have turned into a ghost with burning flames on his body, making everyone who saw him fearful.
Get out of the way and go straight to your room.
Sost, Leonard, and Daly, who noticed something was wrong when they saw him at the second-floor window, looked at each other. The three of them knew that Jordi's trip might not go well.
"Let me go take a look!"
Dai Li gathered up her black robe and sounded quite helpless. Compared to Sost and Leonard, she and Jordi, who had been in Backlund for almost a year, were the leaders of the "Church Comprehensive Affairs Processing Group"
more familiar.
In less than ten minutes, she returned to the room, her expression not very good:
"We need to be prepared if the military is unable to provide assistance. The head of the military stationed in the city refused Jordi's order."
"Why is this happening?"
Leonard was a little confused. He remembered that Daley had introduced to him that Jordi had the rank of brigadier general and seemed to be from the Royal Army.
"It should be related to the internal power struggle within MI9."
Sost closed the window, and a spirit with a belly like a ten-month pregnancy emerged from his teeth, expanded rapidly, enveloped the room in his body, and disappeared into the air.
After sealing the room, he sighed:
"I originally felt that the purpose of MI9's participation in the operation was impure. Normally, the one who cooperates with our operations in the Southern Continent should be the action team, not Jordi, the leader of the 'Church Comprehensive Affairs Processing Group'."
"Daly, what are Jordi's subsequent plans?"
"He said he would respond to the country via telegram." Dai Li shook his head, "But I don't think it will be useful. The reason given by the person in charge is that his boss is currently reporting to Loen, and the Intis colony
There may be internal problems, so we cannot provide assistance according to Jordi's wishes."
"This is such a good excuse. If the leader of the action team were to take him to a military court for disobeying military orders, I'm afraid."
Sost knows the action team better and knows the temper of the person in charge, Gutierrez. Of course, this is also within the scope of the action team's authority. The integrated team's mobilization of military assistance is a request, and they are an order.
“Do I need to ask the church for help?”
Leonard realized the problem as soon as he said these words. It was because the "Nighthawks" of the Church of the Night in the Southern Continent could not spare their hands that they were allowed to come from the Northern Continent.
"not needed for now."
Sost thought more. In addition to being unable to draw out the strength of the "Nighthawks" in the southern continent, Sost also had to consider the Steam Church that was preaching in the neighboring cities of the Intis colony. Fortunately, he had made corresponding preparations before.
, he took out a map from his body, pointed to a city not far from them and said:
"Let's go here. There are people who can help."
Dai Li looked at the cities on the map and wondered:
"Are you sure? This should still be under the responsibility of the guy who went back to Backlund to report."
"Don't worry, even General Arnold Rosent, who controls the Royal Army of the Southern Continent, will not fall out with him easily." Sost was very confident, "He is the second son of Earl Hall, Colonel Alfred.
He was just transferred here from West Balam not long ago, and he can provide both direct assistance and intelligence assistance."
They want to enter the Intis colony in West Balam, and from there enter the local indigenous tribe area. In addition to the Spiritual Order and the Rose School, they also need to be careful of the "Legion of Conquerors" and the Inquisition of the Eternal Sun Church. If their identity is exposed,
Without a corresponding reinforcement, it would be difficult for them to return safely.
When Sost informed Jordi of this idea, the middle-aged man who had just been promoted to brigadier general agreed without hesitation.
"No problem, your method is better than mine."
"It seems that Team Leader Jordi is not prepared for anything!" Dai Li's tone was a bit exaggerated.
Jordi smiled wryly and waved his hand:
"There are no preparations, but there is no way. I originally wanted to write to my former comrade-in-arms. He is in the southern part of North Olit State. If we encounter danger, we can not return but go deeper."
"This method is not bad. We can do this if we go deep into the southwest region of the indigenous tribes."
"Yes, this possibility is not high." Jordi pursed his thin lips and hesitated for a few seconds, "Actually, the last preparation I made was to pray to the Church of Steam for protection."
Church of Steam?!
The expressions on the faces of the three "Nighthawks" in the room were quite consistent. They knew very well that the Steam Church that Jordi was talking about was not the Steam Church in Loen, but the one in Intis, where the headquarters of the Steam Church was located.
They were silent for a few seconds, and had to admit that this was indeed a "good idea". But if they were alone, they would naturally not do this, and they were not sure that the "Machine Heart" would protect them, but they had an appointment.
Erdi, then the possibility is greatly improved.
He is truly qualified to be the eighth deputy director of MI9. He can think of such a method! For a moment, the three of them looked at Jordi with a somewhat complicated look.
The plan had changed, and they began to renegotiate the future arrangements, taking out the somewhat rough map of the indigenous tribe area and studying it.
"I don't think there is a need to renegotiate." Dai Li did not come forward at all. "If it is limited to assistance, it may affect our investigation."
Jordi and Sost looked at each other. The original investigation route or investigation plan was planned by Dai Li. They both thought there was no problem and there was really no need to modify it now.
"Then let's go as planned."
…
"Are you so confident that there are no problems with your investigation plan?"
After walking out of the room, Leonard looked at Daly with some confusion. He knew that Daly was a genius at digesting potions, but he never knew that he had talent in this area.
"How could Sost and Jordi agree if there was a problem?"
Dai Li put on her hood, hid her features in the shadows, and raised the corners of her mouth. This plan was specified by Klein, Dunn, and Azik Eggers. How could Sost and Joel be involved?
Dee could see the problem.
"I'm going out for a walk, do you want to follow me?"