Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

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Careless.

I thought I was on Rhodes Island, so my subconscious action was like touching their trust every day.

It seems he can't change his habits anytime soon.

Just then, Dolly sneaked in through the door and saw this scene, and immediately ran away in fright.

“Mr. Mike, Dolly doesn’t have any bad intentions.”

"I know."

While talking, Mike secretly added the Sheep Lord to his blacklist.

As we all know, the probability of a cat killing a human is very small, but we can't rule out the possibility, can we?

……

The trio became a four-person team, along with a sheep lord. The sheep lord carried two small staffs, about the length of an adult's forearm, one for casting healing Originium Arts and the other for casting fireballs.

In the game, Eyjafjalla's three skills have become double fireballs: explosive fireball and volcanic eruption (a large number of fireballs). This girl is really obsessed with fireballs.

As they left Letania, Mike couldn't help but look back, as if a gaze was watching him, but there was nothing behind him and no one was there. What was watching him?

Puppet Shadow and Chongyue exchanged a glance. They shared the same feeling as Mike. The former was about to say something, but the latter simply shook his head slightly.

"Not a bad thing."

With impaired vision and hearing, Eyjafjalla inexplicably raised her head and seemed to see a white figure standing atop a tall tower.

That is……

The pink sheep suddenly jumped into her arms and covered the girl's mouth and nose with its wool.

"You know who it is, you don't need to say it."

"why?"

"Who knows? Maybe they were just seeing someone off."

Dolly's gaze drifted to Mike across from her.

Mike belatedly turned around and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

Dolly was too lazy to argue with this guy. Then he thought that he had to protect his own girl. He couldn't let her be taken by someone else so easily, even though there was a high probability that she wouldn't refuse.

Chongyue ignored the minor incident, opened the newly bought Letanian cookbook, and said to the group without looking up, "How about we have Letanian food tonight?"

"I acknowledge the Grandmaster's skill, but how about adding a charcoal-grilled lamb dish tonight?"

Eyjafjalla quickly hugged Dori tightly to prevent the Doctor from succeeding.

"I'll take it as a joke, Phantom, what about you?"

"I'm fine with anything, Grandmaster, you decide."

Phantom has a go-with-the-flow attitude, eating whatever is available and not being picky about food.

He could also tell that Mike and Dolly didn't get along, and the problem mostly stemmed from Miss Adele.

In short, the Sheep Lord thinks Mike is a bad guy and makes Adele be wary of him at all times. Adele thinks that the Doctor can't possibly be a bad guy no matter what, while Mike thinks Dolly is a nuisance and therefore targets her at every turn.

Hopefully, their relationship will improve somewhat in the upcoming trip.

In any case, with Adele joining the group, the journey was no longer dull and boring.

Arguments aren't always a bad thing.

10. The Dark Knight has found the person he was looking for.

1102 10 Month 26 Day.

Victoria Londinium.

The city, ravaged by war, began to slowly recover. The dilapidated buildings were demolished and rebuilt, and a monument in the square recorded the names of the dead and wounded, with various flowers placed below to express people's condolences.

Victorians will never forget that war, nor the hard-won peace.

When Amiya returned to the city, a full year had passed since she last left.

In that year, Katz grew up quite a bit.

First, there's her height. She's already quite petite, but she's approaching the average height in this area, which is 1.6 meters.

Secondly, her long hair was tied into a ponytail, and her youthful face became more and more mature.

No matter how you look at it, you can see that time is quietly passing by, and this child is growing up, from a little girl who needs to be taken care of to a leader who can stand on his own.

Amiya looked at the name on the monument, her fingers gently touching the cold granite.

She will never forget the days and nights she fought here, nor will she forget the person who accompanied her.

The time span is so long: 1094, 1096, 1102.

The 22-year-old woman turned around and saw her entourage standing at the bottom of the steps, all eyes on her.

Doctor, if only you were still by my side...

Amiya turned her gaze to Grace, the representative of Victoria's side.

"Sister Breeze, it's been a long time! When did you arrive? I didn't see you just now."

Grace, codenamed Breeze, was a former Rhodes Island medical operator and one of the few upright doctors. She no longer had long, flowing hair; instead, the Wolper girl's long golden hair was tied back, and she wore a black dress according to current etiquette, representing her allegiance to Alexandria Vina Victoria.

“I just arrived. Vina is busy with official duties and can't get away for a while, but she hopes to have lunch with you, Amiya.”

"Of course, I haven't seen Sister Vina in a long time either."

"Long time no see" refers to a little over three months.

There was no trace of emotion in Amiya's tone.

The breeze conveyed Vina's message: she didn't believe Amiya had moved on from the past.

No one will forget; they will simply remember.

……

Mike and his group entered Victoria.

As previously predicted, a mere year was not enough to quell the chaos in the country.

Although there were checkpoints along the border, the management was questionable. The group easily obtained their entry permits, but disagreements arose regarding their subsequent itinerary.

Mike thought they should bypass Londinium and pass through the outskirts of Victoria to find land cities and transit points for supplies, but the map in their hands silently offered the opposite opinion.

So far, they have seen very few land cities along their planned routes, and the nearest transit point has been abandoned, meaning that without resupply, the journey ahead will be extremely difficult.

Are there any other mobile cities nearby?

"It might have been possible before, but it's really not possible now."

The "you" in the past referred to the Duke of Windermere's mobile city, or more precisely, a military fortress.

The phrase "not now" refers to the fact that after the death of the Duke of Windermere, the military fortress was moved away from the borders near Letania with the end of the Victorian War.

"So who is guarding Victoria's borders now?"

"No one, or rather, the Laetanian Guard."

Mike didn't know how to answer the Grandmaster for a moment; the joke was a bit too hellish.

So I have no choice now?

“Unless we plan to camp out in the open and rely on hunting to replenish our supplies for the rest of the journey, I don’t think this is a good idea.”

Mike thought that even if he could hold on, the people who went north with him might not be able to maintain their best condition.

He really had no other choice.

"I think Phantom is plotting against me."

Phantom was taken aback. What were you talking about?

"Doctor, if I don't tell you that Miss Amiya arrived in Londinium ahead of schedule, can you avoid this fact?"

“You’re right, I was overthinking it. Well, we can only move closer to Lentinium.”

In fact, Mack had other options, such as seeking help from other grand dukes, which he could certainly do with his past reputation, but that did not align with his principles.

Going to Londinium might lead to an encounter with Amiya, or it might lead to a missed meeting. Not going to Londinium would be tantamount to changing one's code of conduct.

Escaping is shameful, but it works.

What if one day we can no longer escape?

Mike repeatedly instructed, "Once we arrive in Lentinium, resupply as quickly as possible. Do not linger, and do not contact anyone you should not. If you do not want me to die a horrible death, do as I say."

When Mike said his death was gruesome, he was telling the truth. If Amiya knew the truth, and the Doctor faked his death to escape Rhodes Island and cover up his true purpose, the sad, tearful little rabbit would definitely explode her ring and stab him with her blue fury.

"It's all your fault, Kal'tsit. It was all your bad idea."

Mike naturally shifted the blame onto Kal'tsit.

Instead of reflecting on yourself, belittle others.

However, his appearance was so comical that Phantom pulled out a deck of cards and handed a Joker card to Adele, who was reading a book.

Before the lamb could catch it, Dolly had already bitten the card in her mouth and then slammed it down in front of Mike.

The Lord of the Sheep scoffed, “I’ve seen Columbia’s movies. We should tell the Dark Knight that he’s finally found the man he’s been looking for.”

"Don't go too far!"

Mike was furious, but he knew his anger was nothing but impotent rage and could not change any facts.

The man sighed: "Is it still of any use for me to pray to Sakta in Lateran?"

"Writing your own epitaph in advance is probably the right choice."

The Grandmaster delivered the final blow without hesitation.

……