Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 273 I Want to Slack Off
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The carriage drove out of the west district, headed south at the fork in the road, and soon arrived at a military base.

With the help of Colonel Calvin and the lieutenant, Klein entered smoothly and came to a square paved with rammed earth, where a huge dark blue and pure white monster was parked.

The airship was several dozen meters long, with a series of strong and light alloy skeletons extending from the cabin, spreading and interlacing, supporting the airtight waterproof cloth with airbags, and below were machine gun ports, bomb ports, and artillery ports. At this time, the hum of the high-phlogistic steam engine had not yet sounded, and the corresponding blades had not rotated, and everything seemed very quiet.

Klein handed his documents and ID to the officer guarding the gangway. After getting permission, he boarded the airship step by step, carrying his suitcase.

This place is like a ship cabin, divided into three floors. The top floor has complex mechanical equipment and warehouses for storing goods. In the middle is a hall where buffets and dances can be held. Around the hall and on both sides of the passages leading to the upper and lower floors are lounges. As for the bottom floor, there is a machine gun room, ammunition room, artillery position, and soldiers' rooms.

Klein walked through the guards holding rifles and found the corresponding lounge according to the officer's instructions. He placed his luggage next to a sofa-like chair.

At the same time, he recalled the Aurora Society's reply:
"...The 'Evil Trickster' you want happens to have one in stock in the Aurora Society's warehouse. If you have no objection, I will deliver it to Backlund's factory base, and you can use it when you come back."

Cool, Klein thought.

One of the main materials, the "Evil Monster", just arrived. The only thing Klein needed to collect by himself was the "Spiritual Plunderer".

According to the information we have, this is a creature that lives deep in the spiritual world and needs to be planned slowly.

Another reply was from Ms. D:

"...I accept your commission, Mr. X. Please let me know when you arrive at the port. I will go there immediately and join you."

"Our cooperation period is one week. After you have sent all the items, I will leave after you return to the safe area."

Klein and Ms. D agreed on the terms. If they could get a clue, the deal would be a success. If they could bring the real thing, they would be rewarded handsomely.

He also informed the "Hermit" of the approximate locations of the "Sun Bird" and the "Holy Radiant Stone" in the ruins of the Gods' War. In this way, the deal between the three of them was basically finalized.

Klein only needed to arrive at the southern continent in an orderly manner, work as a courier in an orderly manner, and then return.

This made him feel very relaxed. With the help of the Aurora Society and the news given to "Red of War" by the Dark Saint, the danger of going to the South Continent has been reduced to the lowest level, almost like a journey. He picked up a glass of water on the table, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside.

Frankly speaking, although he knew a little bit about everything, he only knew a little bit, so he didn't understand the design principle of this latest airship, how high it could fly, and how bumpy it would be in the air.

This made him a little nervous, and before setting off, he went above the gray fog to do a divination, and received a revelation that he would be able to reach his destination relatively smoothly.

It looks like there is a safety belt. The airship industry in this world has a long history, and the experience in all aspects is relatively sufficient... Klein was about to retract his gaze to admire the layout of the room and the candlelight behind the hard glass cover, when he suddenly saw a group of people approaching the airship numbered "1345".

These people included both men and women, most of them were wearing thin black windbreakers, red gloves, and carrying suitcases of different sizes. Only one of them was wearing a mysterious psychic robe and blue eye shadow and blush. She was Darley Simone.

Walking behind this lady was Leonard Mitchell with black hair and blue eyes.

Without anyone else noticing, Leonard's pace suddenly slowed down. Then he raised his head and looked towards the second floor of the airship.

His eyes reflected Dwayne Dantès, who had gray hair on his temples and deep blue eyes, and was wearing a formal suit and bow tie.

The gentleman stood behind a window, smiling warmly and raising the glass in his hand.

……

"Get the Sun Bird and the Sacred Radiant Stone as soon as possible..."

Under the cover of night, Cattleya silently recited these two terms in her heart, and recalled the clues given to her by the "world" at the previous Tarot meeting, and secretly made up her mind.

We must find the murderer, we must avenge the queen... We cannot stand still, we cannot be decadent, we cannot give up on ourselves, we must strive to move forward... Even if we cannot do it ourselves, we can rely on other people, the power of the Tarot Club or even the church. As long as the culprit who killed the "mysterious queen" and destroyed the "Emerald City" can be killed, it is acceptable!
The "blood of mythical creatures" is right before our eyes. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must give it a try!

Cattleya's heartbeat quickened slightly. Even today, she still felt extremely sad when she thought of the death of that mother-like woman.

From then on, the spell to summon "the messenger belonging to Bernadette Gustave" was no longer effective.

From now on, the letters I wrote would no longer have a recipient.

From now on, the gate of the Emerald City will never be opened again, and there will no longer be a figure waiting there who seems to never leave...

The person who would hold her hand and walk with her along the long corridor is dead. The mother who would let her sit on her lap and slowly teach her mystical knowledge is gone. The person who would coldly let her leave but still care about her and occasionally write to her is gone.

No more...

Her eyes were hot, and Cattleya quickly reached out and pressed her brows, then raised her head and looked at the crimson full moon in the sky.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door behind her. She immediately adjusted her state and said in her usual calm voice:

"who is it?"

"It's me, Frank, Captain." A familiar voice came from behind the door.

"Come in."

Frank pushed the door open, scratched his head, and smiled innocently: "Captain, I heard from the first mate that you are preparing the ingredients for the recipe?"

Captain "Admiral of the Stars" is Sequence 5, which is a consensus among everyone on the ship.

Since returning from the ruins of the war of gods, the captain seemed to have gotten rid of his previous nonchalant look and started to become more positive. The crew members therefore speculated that it was because he lost too many crew members after encountering the "Undead King" and was eager to go further.

The first mate made a guess, and the captain did not deny it.

Now it was the crew's turn to be surprised. If the captain could take one more step, he would become a "half-human, half-god" with divine powers! This was enough to have her name recorded in the holy scriptures of any church, and to have a church named after her!

Cattleya didn't know the other party's intention, but nodded slightly: "Yes."

Frank rubbed his hands and asked, "Captain, I have some income recently...is there anything I can do for you?"

Cattleya was stunned.

She said with some confusion: "No, I have already collected the main materials and most of the auxiliary materials. Frank, why are you saying this?"

As she was speaking, she suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a lot of people secretly watching outside the door of the captain's room.

Frank was still rubbing his hands. "Captain, you seem to be very busy these past two months, running around with the Future, accepting commissions, and training new crew members... You look too tired..." He glanced back, hinting to the captain's companions who were eavesdropping outside, "So everyone nominated me to ask, we are a pirate group, although we usually rely mainly on your reputation... uh, I'm here to ask on behalf of everyone, is there anything... you can help..."

Cattleya looked at Frank in astonishment, then at the eavesdropping crew members outside. She had never thought that she could feel so much concern from the crew members. Suddenly, she felt at a loss. Cattleya could only clear her throat and said seriously:
"I have received everyone's kindness."

"At this stage, I don't need your financial assistance."

"Ah——" The crew members outside the captain's room sighed in disappointment.

"But thank you, I'm very happy." Cattleya said, "I want to buy everyone a drink, who would like to?"

The chattering outside suddenly disappeared without a trace, and then Nina shouted loudly: "Long live the captain!"

"Oh--!!" "Thank you, Captain!"

"The last time we drank was last week!"

Amid the cheers, the navigator Ottolov came over quietly and whispered:
"captain."

"The recent route of the 'Undying King' Agaritu is a little strange. He and the 'Death Announcement' seem to be unconsciously approaching the southeast coast of Loen, and there - I heard from our people that there have been a series of demon-related incidents recently, and the church is blocking the news and tracking them down."

Cattleya calmed down in the jubilant atmosphere and asked in a low voice:
"Extraordinary characteristics aggregation?"

Ottolov nodded: "It should be. ... We can't keep up, it will attract Agaritu's attention."

"No, it doesn't matter. He is a devil, and he can definitely sense my malice." Cattleya spoke slowly, "Fortunately, I have been using psychological seals to hint myself and try to reduce my malice. There must be many people who hate him madly and hope he dies. In the past two months, since he has not appeared near the Future, it means that he has long forgotten about me."

"It is such a shame to survive by taking advantage of the contempt of a powerful enemy... But I will seize this opportunity."

"He must be involved in the death of Her Majesty the Queen."

She will never forget that day.

Death passed by her shoulder and she was once again protected by her mother, while the Queen died in her place.

Cattleya turned her head naturally, smiled, and ordered the crew to bring up the two bottles of Sonia blood wine, one bottle of Nepos, and three barrels of Lelanzi that were replenished in the cabin, and drink them on the deck. Then her expression turned slightly cold, and she said to Ottolov:
"I want to know the truth, and I want him to die."

Her voice was barely audible.

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Treanor squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, then bent down and fished out a tabby cat from his shadow. He petted the cat and asked:

"Which Augustus is this?"

Riel's ears twitched, and he relaxed his limbs in satisfaction:

"It's Prince Sonia, Grove Augustus. He has been in the mayor's mansion recently, and he has an extraordinary interest and enthusiasm for a seal. Well, that seal looks like a lamp."

"It's not the Duchess. That's right. Georgina's fiefdom is in the inland of Loen. It would be a waste of money and manpower to move troops here. But Prince Sonia's residence is very close to here, and Berens City is a large port city. It would be convenient to bring the Storm Church and Sonia garrison to support from the sea."

Treanor turned around and asked the subordinate he had temporarily assigned to him, with the Riel in his hand like a stretched-out sea cucumber:

"What are the recent internal changes of the Iron Cross?"

The subordinate quickly said, "Because of the arrival of the demigod from Loen, Lord Tony Twain has also been ordered to go to the Southern Continent. Now only His Highness Raymond is stationed in Intis in the Northern Continent."

"You called Tang En here? What for? The fight hasn't even started yet!"

Trena frowned:
"The Church of the God of Death hasn't made any statement yet. According to convention, Prince Grove must come here to negotiate and bargain first, and then continue fighting if the negotiation fails. Now the negotiation table hasn't even been set, and Medici plans to directly attack Berens? Want to declare war on Loen directly? I know He is very anxious, but can you please not be so anxious? Where is the specific location of the transfer order He gave to Tang En?"

"Uh……"

The subordinate said with some embarrassment:

"Well, Lord Tang En's transfer order is to the Loen Colony... that is, our side, but not Berens, but the central region. Because Lord Tang En is an Intis, it is not easy to move to the Intis highland colony. If you don't mind, after Lord Tang En comes and Berens Port is taken, you can apply to be transferred to the Intis Colony."

Medici...I can hear your calculations even from the outskirts of the city!
Trena Intis Noble Vaughn frowned, and his petting technique became increasingly rough and simple. He paced back and forth twice and asked again:

"What does the Church of the Eternal Sun think of its previous losses in the Awakening of the God of Death?"

"The church only lost one colonial city, which is not too serious. Although the parliament and the church complained at first, the bribes from the Balam Empire were in place, and the gold price was slightly adjusted. Now the church has no other reaction and is just secretly supporting Loen."

"What changes have occurred in Sonia's coastal defense and troop mobilization since Prince Grove's arrival?"

"Uh..." The subordinate quickly opened another file bag, "The Sonia Navy has indeed been mobilized and seems to be conducting military exercises, but our spies have not yet obtained specific intelligence..."

"Have countries such as Feysac, Lenburg, and Feynaport increased their investment in the civil resistance organizations and churches in the southern continent?"

Sweat began to appear on the subordinate's forehead. The sea cucumber coiled in Treanor's arms, wagging its tail slowly and yawning.

"Yes, yes, sir. The latest intelligence was updated three days ago. The Church of the God of War has increased its investment in the warlords of the Southern Continent, followed by Lenburg. Feyneport has withdrawn its funding for the tribe. Many people's positions are wavering. In addition to Katami, which was directly captured because of angering the Church of the God of Death, many warlords headed by Mesanyes are still waiting and watching between the Balam Empire and the Kingdom of Loen..." he read quickly.

"very good."

"Then, let the intelligence community's spies move and pass this information on by any means," Traynor said.

The subordinate quickly picked up the pen: "Yes!"

Trena said calmly: "Prince Grove intends to counterattack the Balam Empire in Berens Harbor. The Storm Church stationed in the Sonia Sea has cooperated with the military and has frequently transferred personnel. According to reliable information, 'Sea King' Yan Cotman will come secretly with the army."

The subordinate was shocked by the opening thunder: "But..."

There is no reliable information at all!
"Article 2."

Treanor ignored his thoughts and continued, "Lenburg hopes to gain further favor from the warlords of the Southern Continent and increase support for the first warlord, Mesanyes, so that he can reach a tacit understanding with the Church of the God of Death through him and gain greater benefits. Mesanyes is about to send troops to occupy the territories of other warlords."

The subordinate's mouth opened slightly, his hands still writing woodenly.

"Third, Intis is worried about the current situation of the Loen colony. In order to prevent Berens' Loen garrison from being completely defeated, the Eternal Blazing Sun Church may send troops to help."

"Article 4... The Feysac Empire intends to take back the highland colonies that originally belonged to it. The troops of the Church of the God of War have already gathered at the gateway to the Sonia Sea, the Laus Seaport of the Feysac Empire."

The subordinate wrote down the information, which was at least 90% false, and heard His Excellency the Saint ask him:
"Can you tell to whom each piece of information should be conveyed?"

The subordinate nodded hurriedly: "Yes! Yes!"

"That's it. Let Turing make me some coffee."

Holding the sea cucumber, Trena returned to his usual leisurely state, staggered out of the room, lay down on the high-end lounge chair on the balcony, began to bask in the warm sun of the southern continent and pass the extra time.

Riel swung his tail: "Are you ready to act?"

"Medici must be sick, forcing me to do this."

He put on his sunglasses and continued to play cats: "It's impossible for me to lead troops. I'm too lazy to fight. Hey, I'm looking forward to Prince Rune's negotiation methods and conditions. I didn't have the opportunity to meet the Prince of Augustus."

"It's just right that Tang En is here. I give this honor to him."

TBC
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The temperature is dropping. It’s so cold.

(End of this chapter)