Part 3 THE TRAVELER CHAPTER SIXTY The Bayham under Martial Law
It was only when he saw Germaine Sparrow put on his coat, put on his hat, and lift his cane that Danez remembered that he seemed to have been forgotten.
He coughed and said as two gazes looked on:
”Do I… do I need to come along?”
It was best not to …… who knew what would happen! He’d stopped in Banshee Harbor before and had a rather bizarre encounter, last night he’d taken Germaine Sparrow to visit a Resistance liaison, which had resulted in the Poseidon curse, and today he was following this madman to check out those archaeologists in Latisia, so who knew what would happen! Daniz glanced down at his left arm, which was still in a splint, and realized that in just a few days he had encountered more than he had in the past few months, or even half a year.
”You can stay here, but someone will be lining up later.” Aeran gave a grin.
Someone’s coming to check? And then the Great Pirate “Flame” fell into the net and turned into gold pounds? Daniz frowned and laughed dryly:
”There aren’t many opportunities to make money from the military other than taking a bounty, and I’m more than happy to give it a try.
”The only problem is that you’ll have to wait a few minutes while I do some camouflage, Mr. Captain, and I don’t want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings that could make things difficult for you.”
If I don’t do some camouflage, I’m a big pirate running around with the military and the church, I’ll just be held down on the spot and arrested …… Danez imagined the scene where he’d be pressed right over, kneed in the back, and only able to struggle like a catfish.
Aeran thought back for a few seconds and pulled an iron-black mask from the inside pocket of his clothing and threw it over:
”Just put it on and I’ll explain the rest.”
Well, there’s no point in wasting time on a disguise that’s of little use …… Klein commented in his mind.
Without speaking, he twisted the handle and stepped out of the room.
Aeran followed closely behind, and Danitz, who was fetching his coat while wearing his iron mask, hurried to catch up.
Coming out into the street with much standing water and no passersby in sight, Klein pressed his hatwalk:
”How to find?”
Erland smiled:
”Sort out the area.
”My extraordinary profession possesses some properties that allow me to memorize the target’s appearance as long as I’ve seen a real person, photo, or sketch, gaining additional senses on a transcendental level, and, well, I can also detect unusual elements and grasp inconspicuous traces, which, when combined, makes for a fairly effective canvass.”
”Sequence 8 “Magistrate” of the Arbiter pathway …… Klein nodded thoughtfully, asking as he walked:
”Got any of their belongings?”
–The bulletin that Danez posted last night had a portrait of Laetitia attached to it, which Klein had accomplished with ritual magic, praying to himself.
”No.” Erland shook his head, “Have yet to get a hold of their previous whereabouts, what I can confirm is that they only returned from Simeon Island yesterday around 3pm, and no passenger ships left the harbor after 2pm, and this morning it was only inbound due to the weather.”
That is to say, Laetitia and the others have not yet been able to leave by boat …… Klein understood what Erland meant.
Daniz suddenly snorted:
”That doesn’t mean anything, perhaps they left Bayam yesterday afternoon for other cities on the island.”
Blue Mountain Island was the first largest island in the Rothschild Archipelago, it was large and rich in forests and minerals, so there were many other cities on the island, which were built around the fertile land and the amazing reserves of minerals.
For the sake of these riches, the Kingdom of Ruin first bribed the indigenous princes, then forced them by force, and finally directly established a governor’s office, opened up wide avenues connecting the cities in a more efficient manner, and completed several important railroads – this was in the form of forming the corresponding railroad companies and selling their shares on the Bakerland stock exchange to raise funds pushed forward.
Of course, these big projects were accompanied by the deaths of many natives, and the treacherous construction conditions, overwork, near-slave treatment, and rather meager salaries buried body after body under the road beds and railroad sleepers.
To this day, a large number of locals still hate the railroad, believing that it devours a great number of human lives, brings untold suffering, and is a symbol of evil gods and demons.
Aeran glanced sideways at Danez and said:
”If they leave by land, there’s nothing to worry about.”
”Why?” Daniz asked back in disbelief.
Simply put, those roads went through the jungle and were directly threatened by the resistance, the majority of which belonged to the followers of Poseidon, so how would Laticia and the others, who were responsible for the collapse of Kavituva, dare to pass through those areas at night? If they dared to, it would only mean one thing: they didn’t realize that what they were doing inside the Poseidon relics on the island of Simeon would lead to serious consequences, which also negated the fact that the “Moss Ascetic Order” or “Elemental Dawn” were up to something else. Dawn” other plans of the speculation …… Klein controlled the impulse to shake his head, followed Aeran turned into another street.
Without explaining anything, Aeran took out a bulletin and handed it to Germaine Sparrow:
”The main target is this woman above.”
This woman above is the one I drew …… Klein glanced at it and threw it to Daniz.
Just then, they heard a fierce scuffle coming from the side house.
”Found it?” Daniz asked the question Klein wanted to ask.
”I don’t think so.” Aeran shook his head, “According to the arrangement, when the main target is found, the first reaction is to set off red fireworks, whenever that happens, everyone has to approach that place, if the encounter is with other wanted criminals and of a type they can’t deal with themselves, they set off orange fireworks and a few groups around them will rush to support them, and if it’s just normal pirates and criminals, deal with them on their own. Let’s wait and see, maybe it’s too late to set off fireworks ……”
While he was talking, on the third floor of the house facing the street, the glass clicked and shattered, and a huge bear-like strong man jumped down, extremely fast, like a cheetah running into the distance.
At that moment, a huge shadow enveloped him, and the sound of clattering came from high above.
The burly man’s body was almost torn apart by the machine gun bullets, and he collapsed unopposed onto the street, blood gurgling out and staining the ground, and if the residents hadn’t been forbidden to leave their homes, there would have been an uproar of screams.
The airship that had floated by at some point moved off without pause and turned to another location.
”…… Gortat.” Daniz recognized who the dead man was.
Seeing Germaine Sparrow look sideways, he forced a smile:
”It’s the leader of a pirate crew, the Fossacks, with a bounty of 950 pounds.”
The Fossacks …… really are all barbarians? …… Surprisingly, they are just running on the martial law streets, completely unaware of the defense against the attack overhead …… Also, these pirates have just been drunk for a One night, do not know that even the airships have been deployed …… If he plans his escape route, he may not be unable to avoid the airborne machine gun fire …… Klein retracted his line of sight, and watched the dark blue painted airborne monster fly over the roof.
Daniz saw the end of that pirate, and was extraordinarily glad that he had followed out.
Seeing that the alarm on this side was disarmed, Aerlan no longer stayed, leading the two of them, Klein and Daniz, and turned to the area that he himself would be responsible for.
After walking quickly for five or six minutes, they saw the barricade piled up at the intersection in front of them, with guns set up and artillery positioned, and a red-clothed Ruen soldier silently guarding it.
On the other side of the barricade, twenty or thirty corpses fell messily to the ground in a charging over formation.
They were dressed in rags and had dry, thin faces, all of them of local race.
A little farther away, several not-so-young native children hid in a corner, quietly cowering and looking this way, staring into the deep, iron muzzles of their guns, their eyes black and their faces dirty.
Klein and the others were silent for a few seconds, skirting the spot.
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BECKLAND, Chorwood District.
Voorhees picked up the ceramic mug of water on the table and felt a slight tumble.
She gathered her spirit and waited quietly for the change to begin.
The temperature of the hot water dropped rapidly, and a thin layer of ice condensed on the surface of the liquid, while a white frost floated around the rim of the mug.
”I’m a ‘master juggler’ now ……,” Voorhees closed her eyes in delight.
Receiving the Spirit Eater’s stomach pouch, she did not delay, immediately mixing magic potions and completing her promotion, gaining a number of less powerful spell-like abilities.
Among them, Voorhees’ favorites were “fog”, “wind”, “flash”, and “freeze”, “Electricity” and “Falling”, which made people’s feet slip.
It was only at this moment that she felt like a full-fledged Extraordinary, no longer only able to walk through walls and open doors, no longer having to rely on ritual magic.
……
It was nearing noon, and Aeran had completed most of the exfiltration, aided by Klein and Danez.
”Let’s nibble on a loaf of bread and drink some water before we continue.” He said with dry lips as he removed his boat-shaped hat.
Klein was about to nod his head when he suddenly saw an orange firework take off into mid-air and bloom not far away.
Erland barely hesitated, instantly putting on his hat and running in that direction:
”I’ll go over for support first.”
”Orange means there’s another wanted criminal that can’t be dealt with …… Who could it be?” Danez muttered to himself with considerable interest.
He switched to a high legged forward position, making sure to arrive only when the battle was over, and then he saw Germaine Sparrow throw herself down and follow the fair Aeran.
Glancing at the “dark blue monster” flying in mid-air, Danez laughed dryly and accelerated his pace.
More than two minutes later, they arrived at the target site, and saw a house with a lawn on the street, three or four military personnel fell, all of them face blue, body trembling, seems to have been thrown into the frozen lake.
The further Klein went in that direction, the more he had the feeling that he had suffered a cold plague and had come to the polar regions.
Soon he realized that the ditch outside the house was piled high with thick white snow.
Just then, a female laughter suddenly came out from inside the house, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes crazy, sometimes weird:
”Hahaha ……
”Cackling ……
”Hahaha ……
”Cackle cackle ……”
Daniz couldn’t help but stop and run his right hand down his layered neck.
With a clang, the window opened and a charred human body flew out.
He landed heavily on the floor, as if he’d been in a fire.
With just a glance, Klein relied on his psychic intuition to recognize that this was one of the three male adventurers who had followed Laetitia.