Helkin didn't want Dalikova to know the secret between him and Luke, so he said goodbye and left after drinking a cup of tea.

But Dalikova still noticed something strange. She first quickly checked the place where Helkkin had been sitting, and then looked through the window at all the ice cave agents leaving outside.

Then he said to Luke: "I know Hulkkin fairly well. He must have some plans against you by bringing so many people here this time. Can I know what happened? In this way, I can provide you with protection."

."

The secret was not yet known to Dalikova. Luke poured tea for her and explained: "It's nothing. He just came to remind me to pay attention to safety. I heard that the agents of the Golden Shield Empire have been very active recently and even stole snow."

Important information about our army in the dungeon.

The County League has been defeated in Snow City."

"What! The County Alliance was defeated in Snow City!" After leaving the ice cave, Dalikova's intelligence was lagging behind. When she heard the news, she couldn't help being surprised: "The County Alliance has an absolute advantage in Snow City.

What kind of intelligence leak? It can actually cause such a big reversal in the situation of the war!"

Luke replied: "It seems that the Snow City battlefield heating system was accurately destroyed by the Golden Shield Empire's agents. The cold made the county soldiers lose their combat effectiveness. Queen Christina led the Snow City defenders to fight back."

Darikova knew how important the battlefield heating system was to the Yate County Alliance's army: "The layout drawings of the battlefield heating system should be top secret. How did the agents of the Golden Shield Empire obtain it?"

Luke drank tea and said without interest: "This is what Hulkkin has to worry about. Our job is to complete the Titan-1 prototype as soon as possible.

Indoor testing has basically been completed, and the next stage is testing in complex underground environments. These tests carry a certain degree of danger, and you have to adjust your condition."

Dalikova remembered that she was no longer an ice cave agent, so she no longer needed to think about the intelligence battlefield. She even gloated about her misfortune and wanted to see how Helkin would be embarrassed.

Upon hearing Luke's inquiry, Dalikova immediately replied: "I have no problem at all... It's just that why the underground test was conducted first, and the outdoor test on the surface has not been carried out yet."

Luke looked out the window and said: "We still don't know what will happen to the performance of the water molecule two-phase steam engine in cold temperatures. The snow and the ground are slippery, and it is not suitable for large-scale maneuver testing.

How to test, just follow my arrangements. Drink tea!"

"Yes, Mr. Luke." Dalikova picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and couldn't help but said: "You and Miss Angelia have met many times, but every time they meet, they break up on bad terms. She is not a

A qualified partner is even less worthy of you. If...

If you are willing to leave the Winter Capital, I can arrange a safe path. With your talent, you can have everything here wherever you go."

Luke didn't expect that Darikova would actually encourage him to escape. He couldn't help laughing and said: "What you did is treason!"

The crime of treason left Dalikova in a daze. She had been trained in the ice cave since she was a child, and her first lesson was to be loyal to the county league. Although she has left the ice cave now, the imprint on her spirit still affects her.

After hesitating for a long time, she said: "If you want to leave, I will arrange it. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Luke said: "You don't need to worry about this matter. My biggest wish is to do research with concentration. A failed marriage may not be a bad thing for me..."

"But you deserve better!" Dalikova said impulsively: "Do you know that the days when I left the ice cave were the most decadent time in my life; do you know that the first job you gave me

, for me it is undoubtedly a second life.

Do you know...when I no longer look at you through the eyes of an ice cave agent, your charm is irresistible to me.

I, I know that my background is not worthy of you, you should have a better woman!

Although sending you away from the county league is an act of treason, I am willing to...make a mistake for you."

Dalikova's sudden expression of emotion made Luke almost unable to remain calm.

He smiled modestly: "It is said that women in the polar regions have a fiery heart and dare to do what they say. I am afraid that if you understand the real me, you will no longer have this impulse."

"I……"

Luke stretched out his hand to make a silence gesture to stop Dalikova from continuing: "This topic ends here. I don't remember anything you said. After drinking this cup of tea, you go to the laboratory and supervise the workers.

The Titan 1 prototype is packed into a shipping box.

Tell Major Elro to escort the prototype and instruments into the underground steam city first."

Dalikova finished the tea in the cup, then stood up and said before leaving: "Sir, the engagement ceremony between you and Miss Angelia will be held in three days. During this period, if you want to leave, I can arrange it at any time.

goodbye!"

Dalikova left and the room became quiet again. Luke continued to drink tea. The music was playing and the wind outside shook the windows.

Two days later, news of the Snow City War finally reached the Winter Capital, but after various processing, the real battle situation had changed beyond recognition.

"The front-line troops of the County Alliance in Snow City discovered signs that the Golden Shield Empire was concentrating its forces on a large scale. In order to prevent the soldiers of the County Alliance who had been fighting for a long time from being attacked by the despicable Imperial Army, the Military General Staff decided to take the initiative to end the attack on Snow City.

Attack and order the troops to move to the military garrison in the north.

During the transfer, Queen Christina of the Empire dared to pursue her, but was routed by the county coalition troops at the rear. She fled into the snowy city in panic and never dared to come out again."

No matter how it is fabricated, the ordinary people of the Art County Alliance, who have no way of understanding the real battle conditions on the battlefield, can only passively accept the information given to them.

Therefore, the defeat of Snow City did not cause too much trouble at the bottom of the Art County League. Everyone just felt a little regretful that they did not capture Queen Christina.

But among the upper class of the county league, the defeat of Snow City caused a great shock.

This defeat completely cut off the possibility of the county alliance winning a decisive victory in the winter. Those active war initiators who had made bold claims before the war that they would be able to attack St. Lun in the spring would naturally be held accountable and liquidated.

A group of congressmen and military generals fell.

The war still had to be fought, and those oligarchs who had already tasted the benefits of the war were very much looking forward to the next stage of the war. So another group of spokesmen and puppets were sent to Congress and the military.

The county league's leadership was shuffled quickly and orderly, and Elvis was undoubtedly one of the oligarchs who won the most.

After winter, the navy of the Yate County Alliance will face the Raging Waves City fleet. The military orders have caused all the shipyards of Harut Heavy Industry to build all-metal warships.

The two-phase steam engine of water molecules allowed Harut Heavy Industries to control the future. Project Titan and a series of high-end weapons projects gave Elvis strong political capital.

Elvis knew very well who brought him his elevated status, and he became more active in preparing for Luke and Angelia's engagement ceremony. The County League also wanted this high-profile engagement ceremony to divert public attention from the war situation in Snow City.

attention.

Publicly and privately, under the massive bombardment of repetitive information, Luke and Angelia's engagement ceremony became the only focus of the entire Art County League.

Luke was quickly deified as a genius steam engineer, and it seemed that he would soon trigger a revolution in steam technology and become a landmark figure in the history of steam science.

Everyone believes that the combination of Luke and the Elvis family will definitely create a miracle.

time flies.

The much-anticipated day arrives amid much attention.

The auditorium of the Grand Amba Hotel was filled with guests who came to congratulate them. They were either rich or noble, almost equivalent to gathering half of the National Assembly and half of the invisible government of the county federation.

No matter what their mood is at the moment, on the surface they are all congratulations to the newlyweds.

In the dressing room backstage of the hotel, Elvis, wearing a tuxedo, looked at his daughter sitting in front of the dressing mirror, while three makeup artists were decorating her.

The tight white dress made Angelia very uncomfortable, and her face was full of impatience.

Elvis knew his daughter's thoughts, and he reminded: "I don't care what you do after the ceremony, during the ceremony you must respect your Elvis family identity and respect your fiancé."

otherwise……"

"Otherwise you will cut off all my living expenses." Angelia looked at her father in the mirror and said with twitching eyebrows: "What can you do except scare me with this trick?"

"As long as it works. I have been completely disappointed with you for a long time. I don't ask you to be a lady, and I don't care about the ridiculous things you do. I only have two requirements for you, to complete the engagement ceremony honestly and to be honest.

Complete the future wedding ceremony.”

"You just use me as a tool to win over Luke. I really don't know what's so good about that nerd, you all respect him so much."

"This is what makes me most disappointed with you...you don't know your own abilities, and you don't know that without your identity as the Elvis family girl, you are nothing."

Angelia turned her head and said fiercely: "You don't know how powerful I am in the underground steam city!"

"That's because..." When Elvis wanted to continue beating his daughter, a subordinate walked in hurriedly.

"Boss...Mr. Luke hasn't arrived yet."

Elvis asked eagerly: "What happened?"

The subordinate said with a strange expression: "No, there is no accident. Early this morning, Mr. Luke entered the underground steam city to test the Titan-1 prototype. He said that the engagement ceremony would not be delayed."

"This workaholic, besides eating and sleeping, all he has to do is work." Elvis was helpless to Luke's work attitude of trying to find every opportunity: "You immediately send someone to urge them and tell them... to come and participate.

There are many important people attending the ceremony, don't keep them waiting."

"Yes, boss."

The subordinates ran out in a hurry.

Angelia mocked: "You will ruin my happiness by marrying me to such a boring person!"

…

At this time, Luke was at a testing site outside the Underground Steam City.

This is an open area, and staff have installed the instruments required for testing in different locations. In the middle of the test site is an oversized transport box, and the Titan-1 prototype is currently lying in the transport box.

Due to the rebel activities underground, the soldiers responsible for protecting the Titan-1 prototype were spread out.

Luke walked around the shipping box, carefully examining the alchemical seal of the shipping box.

Dalikova followed him, and after a while she couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't you see Rebecca?"

Luke walked and said: "She has something to do at home and asked for leave. Anyway, we will go to the Grand Amba Hotel for a test, and there will be nothing else today."

Dalikova didn't ask Rebecca the key question. She looked around and asked in a low voice: "Have you really decided to attend the engagement ceremony? If you want to leave, it's still too late!"

Luke stopped and said to Dalikova: "I hope our experience is a good memory for you. Please forgive me for not being able to respond to your emotions, because that will only bring you
To be continued...