When the first ray of light penetrated the dark sky and cast light on the earth, the dawn of a new day arrived in Nedel.
As the eastern sky gradually became brighter, the residents of Naidel yawned and walked out of their homes, preparing to start the day's work.
But when they opened the door, they were surprised to see groups of soldiers still patrolling the streets.
Since last night, there has been a lot of noise in the city. Large groups of soldiers and horses roared past in the streets, and the people who made the noise couldn't live in peace.
However, everyone abided by the public security regulations issued by the city guards and did not dare to speak out. Only the brave ones opened the windows a small crack and took the risk to peek outside. However, at most, they could only vaguely see some random chaos.
Shaking figure.
After arriving, the noise outside gradually became quieter, and everyone thought everything was fine.
But looking at the situation now, all these soldiers are as red as rabbits, which shows that they have not rested since midnight.
Even the dullest people know that something terrible must have happened last night.
After all, these big-headed soldiers who usually think about laziness are as tired as dogs, and they don't even complain at all, unless something sensational happens.
Since the sun had just risen, it was still early, and there were not too many people on the street, but several city gates in Naider had already become bustling and lively.
Vendors who carry burdens or push carts have to go into the city to start their day's business. They, small businessmen, can only rely on their own diligence to earn a living.
Nix, General Hardou's intelligence chief stationed in Naider City, was also among the crowd.
He wore a thick hat on his head, carried his own load of seasonings on his shoulders, and squeezed into the crowd at the city gate. He looked honest and honest, just like other people.
If I hadn't known about it in advance, just by looking at his appearance, I would have really thought that this guy was just a spice seller.
At this moment, a much larger crowd than usual gathered in front of the city gate.
The gate of the city was blocked and only a very narrow passage was left. Pedestrians lined up and passed through there one by one.
Although the speed was very slow, no one dared to complain.
Outside the city gate, thousands of soldiers stood densely packed, and they were staring eagerly at the crowd at the city gate.
Among the soldiers, there were quite a few guys in black uniforms with an iron plate hanging on their chests.
They are like vultures hunting prey, with cold expressions and sharp and fierce eyes, making everyone look like a bad guy.
Under their aggressive gazes, everyone kept their mouths shut and waited patiently in line.
Because these ordinary people know in their hearts that these terrible men in black are the SS of the ruthless security army at the center of the legend.
No one is innocent in their hands.
It is said that Sir Alex once conducted an experiment and asked them to catch a rabbit in the forest. But in the end they brought back a little raccoon. And the beaten raccoon honestly confessed that it was the rabbit.
This shows how terrifying these bastards are!
Nicks moved forward slowly behind the team. He was quite impatient in waiting. He boldly stood on tiptoes, stretched his neck and looked forward.
I saw that every car and person entering and leaving the city gate would be carefully and thoroughly searched, and every piece of paper would be turned over and over.
Even some large trucks filled with goods will be pulled aside to unload the goods, and then let go after careful inspection.
Once the soldiers find a suspicious person with evasive eyes, a timid and unnatural expression, and someone who wants to retreat, those bastards will rush over and pull him out of the crowd mercilessly, and then they will
Amidst loud screams and pleas, or protests, he was thrust into the hands of black-clad security guards.
During the whole process, everyone watching could only respond in silence, not even daring to take a breath. They were afraid that those bastards would target them again.
Seeing this almost terrifying scene, Nick knew in his heart that the weird guy who went out last night must have done something or caused some trouble.
For a moment, the regret in Knicks' heart was forgotten.
He was secretly worried: The safety of his group might be threatened. Who knows if the old guy left any traces when he was doing things and would be caught by the security forces.
Fortunately for him, he was smart. The old guy he met yesterday was very unreliable, so for the sake of safety, he and his accomplices were all temporarily moved to another location.
On the way into the city, Nicks turned to the residence outside the city to take a look, and finally confirmed that the old guy had not come back yet.
This situation made him a little worried. Did the old guy run away or was he caught? There was no certainty about this.
Moreover, the house was rented to him by himself, so there was no guarantee that the CIA, with their keen noses, would not follow the clues and find their way to his head.
What should I do next?
…
Nicks was hesitant about whether to evacuate temporarily and come back when he was sure it was safe. At this moment, he suddenly heard the soldier at the city gate pointing at him and saying: "You, the condiment seller, come and check~!"
Nicks was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there was no one in front of him. It turned out that it was his turn before he knew it.
He nodded and walked over, grinning widely, with the characteristic flattering smile of a small businessman when meeting an official official, and said: "Good morning, Mr. Jun, thank you for your hard work..."
A black-clad SS soldier next to him used his long sword to open Nix's basket, took out the items inside and inspected them one by one. He even touched the bottom of the basket with his hand to see if there was any sandwich inside.
The soldier next to him smiled and said: "Sir, it should be fine. I know this guy. He comes to the city every day to sell seasonings. Almost half of the people in the city know him."
The SS soldier gave a noncommittal "hmm", and after the inspection was completed and confirmed that nothing was wrong, he stood up, looked at Nix carefully a few more times, then waved his hand and said flatly: "Sorry for delaying you.
It’s time, let’s go in.”
"Hey, okay, okay." Nicks quickly packed up his things, put them into the load and walked out of the city gate quickly, acting exactly like a hawker who was eager to do business.
After entering the city gate, Nix looked back and found with concern that the soldiers were carefully checking the next person - the security was so tight, it seemed that this intelligence work must be suspended for a while.
He turned around and saw a familiar face of the soldier next to him. He rolled his eyes, then leaned over and asked, "Master, I'm busy, come and take one."
As he spoke, he took out a cigarette from his arms and handed it over.
"It's you." The soldier glanced at him and didn't want to answer at first, but when he saw a small flying eagle logo on the cigarette in his hand, his eyes lit up, he reached out to take it, and put it under his nose.
After sniffing it, he said: "Uh, Hardman, it's a high-end product. I didn't expect that you, a condiment seller, can actually make such a profit. ***, this cigarette is much better than what we smoke."
Nicks laughed along and said, "How can you? I'm just showing off, right? I usually smoke loose tobacco leaves."
As he spoke, he reached out and took out a match, struck it, and carefully brought it to the soldier.
The soldier held the fire, took a deep breath, then exhaled a large mouthful of blue smoke, and murmured: "Comfortable."
Nicks smiled and then said: "By the way, Master Jun, what's going on today? What's the big deal?"
The soldier sighed, then turned to look at the SS soldiers not far away, and then whispered: "I heard that a mage robbed the Alchemy Research Institute and took away a lot of good things. Now
They are searching for people all over the city."
Nix's pupils searched sharply, he was startled for a moment, and he was shocked and said in his heart: "He really did it~!"
Then he smiled and said: "Whoever is so awesome must have dared to touch things from the Flying Eagle Group. He is really not afraid of death."
The soldier raised his chin, pointed at the SS soldier on the street, and laughed in a low voice: "This is not a good arrest. We have been up since three o'clock in the middle of the night, and we still can't rest. I guess that man has run away long ago.
.”
"That's true." Nix smiled honestly, then chatted for a few more words, then picked up a basket, said hello, and walked into the city.
As he walked, he shouted loudly: "We are selling seasonings, clove and cardamom wood pollen."
At this time, suddenly a rumbling sound came.
Immediately afterwards, a huge shadow suddenly covered the sky above Nicks' head. When he raised his head in confusion, he saw a huge diamond-shaped ship-shaped building floating steadily past at a height of twenty or thirty meters above the ground.
Nix felt a shiver in his heart and thought to himself: "War Fortress? A big shot is coming. We need to leave quickly. We can't stay in this place any longer."
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After entering Nidel, the War Fortress immediately lowered its height and slid into Nidel City at a height that was almost close to the top of the city tower.
Compared to the sensation caused by the War Fortress when it first appeared in Nedel, the common people were much calmer at this time.
Everyone just looked up and took a look, and then said with emotion, "This one looks better than the original one", and then went on to do whatever they were supposed to do.
After all, there are too many novel things in Nadel City. No matter how excited everyone is, if they keep yelling like a 'bumpkin from the country', they will be looked down upon.
Ever since entering the territory of Naian, Lorraine has been carefully observing the situation near Nedel.
It was spring when Lorraine left Nidel. Now that she is back, winter is almost over. More than half a year after leaving, Lorraine and Kathryn still miss their home in Nidel very much.
This is where Lorraine lived happily with them for the longest time.
The Governor's Palace was also carefully decorated by Catherine and Adele. For them, this was the first home that was completely their own.
There is no father who is worrying about overspending on cosmetics, no old mage who is afraid that his precious granddaughter will be abducted by that silly boy, and no parents who are always worried that their daughter will not get married.
Here they are the hostesses and can live their lives as they please.
For example, they would go out of their way to buy all kinds of expensive perfumes and silk fabrics, and throw away fujoshi literary novels that were denounced as heretical, or they would not even take care of their hair and wear loose work clothes to play in the laboratory.
All day long.
Or just get together to play cards and chat. Even if you don’t want to do anything, you can lie down under the tree and have a leisurely sleep.
There was a rich, capable and obedient boyfriend next to them who could meet all their needs. In one sentence, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.
This kind of day is what many girls dream of.
Although this place is far away from the center of fashion, remote and secluded, far inferior to the city of Ruman and far inferior to Constantinople, for Catherine, she still likes this place the most.
Of course, this is even more true for Mr. Leo Lei.
He is a little bully in Nai'an. Just by virtue of his status as the young father-in-law, he can walk sideways. He does evil everywhere and does not have to be afraid of stealing.
After getting into trouble and being protected by Lorraine, even Catherine, the eighth wife, was no longer so scary, and her life was indescribably carefree.
The first thing Lorraine saw was the vast salt field outside the city and the security army training base next to Yancheng. It was calm as usual.
Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief immediately. He was really afraid that when he came back, he would see the soldiers and civilians of Nidel fighting against the Lich Doctor Edwood, and the whole city would be devastated.
The war fortress slid into the city, and the city was quiet. The streets were still busy with pedestrians.
The only unusual thing is that there seems to be a little smoke coming from the west of the city.
"It seems like there's a fire over there?" Leo pointed to the west of the city from the window and shouted excitedly.
Catherine and the others came over quickly.
"Ah~!" Suddenly Luo Linna screamed, grabbed Lorraine's arm with both hands and shook it hard, and said anxiously: "My Alchemy Research Institute, my Alchemy Research Institute."
Lorraine held down Lorena who was about to go crazy, and said with a wry smile: "Sister, it's no use even if you shake me apart."
Catherine looked at Luo Linna and shook her head, saying: "I said Luo Linna, didn't your Alchemy Research Institute move to Maple Leaf Danlin with you? There are not many people left here for a long time, why are you nervous."
Luo Linna said with a bitter face: "This is all my hard work. Come over and have a look, is it quick?"
Immediately, he turned around and gave orders repeatedly, forcing the mage who controlled the war fortress to turn around.
In desperation, the mage turned the war fortress and flew towards the Alchemy Research Institute.
After getting closer, Lorraine saw that several courtyards outside the institute had obviously been burned by fire, and several houses had turned into ashes.
The reference room located in the central area was also badly damaged, with more than half of the house collapsed.
Before the war fortress could settle on the ground, Luo Linna rushed out of it eagerly to check the damage to the institute.
When Lorraine walked down the war fortress, Captain Oliver strode over, raised his hands in salute, and said: "Boss, welcome back."
Lorraine looked at the messy yard and said, "It looks like that guy Edwood has been here?"
"Yes, boss," Captain Oliver said with a smile on his lips: "At around two o'clock last night, a mage set a fire in the research institute, then rushed straight to the data room and stayed there for a moment.
The bell queen ran away."
"What's the loss?" Lorraine asked.
Oliver shook his head and said: "The damage was not big. Two warehouses storing materials were burned down, and the roof of the train workshop was also lost. But there were no casualties."
Lorraine nodded, and then said: "Go in and take a look."
With that said, he walked into the reference room first.
Almost the entire wall in front of the reference room was destroyed, and more than half of the roof collapsed, allowing sunlight to shine directly into the reference room.
The soldiers briefly cleaned the interior, but there were still pieces on the ground.
The information cabinet that was originally against the wall had been blown away by artillery fire, and now it fell to the ground. The documents inside were scattered all over the floor, and there were broken pieces of paper everywhere.
Lorraine picked up a scattered document from the ground and read: "Basic mechanics, haha"
Lorraine chuckled and said, "Oliver, that guy stole those things?"
Captain Oliver said: "Detailed losses need to be compared with catalog statistics, but preliminary estimates indicate that the thieves stole information about the train, engine, and wheel structure."
"Tsk, tsk," Lorraine smacked her lips and couldn't help but smile, "This is all my hard work."
"Boss, boss~!" Leo shouted at the top of his voice as if he had discovered a new world: "That guy took away the top-secret document I wrote."
The joy in those words was beyond words.
Catherine came from behind and slapped Leo on the head. She raised her eyebrows and said unhappily: "Keep your voice down. If you get carried away, be careful if someone finds out."
Leo shrank his neck, raised his fingers to his mouth and said, "lower the voice, lower the voice."
Then he couldn't help it anymore, so he covered his mouth with his hands and laughed muffledly.
Leo slapped his chest and said, "Look, sister, you said that my writing is not as good as a primary school student's composition. I hid it here, and it wasn't taken away."
Lorraine saw that the specially concealed safe had been pried open, and it was empty. The box containing Leo's masterpiece had been thrown to the ground and was smashed.
Catherine snorted in dissatisfaction and said: "You should know better. It was precisely because of the secret you hid that it was taken away. Maybe the lich will know that he has been deceived as soon as he reads what you wrote."
Leo shook his head and said proudly: "Impossible, the boss said it. I can at least be a second-rate writer based on my writing skills. It's okay to fool a novice like me."
When Xiaobai heard the boss calling his name, he yelled from behind and hurriedly ran forward diligently.
Luolina patted her chest and walked in, with a happy expression on her face, and said relaxedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Fortunately, the loss is not big.
Huh? Why is this in the data room like this? Is that person here for the data room? Isn’t this just..."
Lorraine smiled and said: "Our Star Wars plan is probably successful."
At noon that day, when Lorraine and the others returned to the Governor's Mansion, the losses had been calculated in detail.
The total number of stolen treatments was nearly 400, and the staff who counted the losses were horrified to see that they included all the high-tech products that the Flying Eagle Group was researching or had produced.
It can be said that the Feiying Group has completely lost its foundation this time. The losses are immeasurable and can no longer be measured in gold coins.
It's like Feiying Group has worked hard these past few years to make wedding dresses for others.
But when the staff submitted the damage report to Feiying's boss and second boss, they actually saw the second boss's face looking proud as he took the document.
They could only lament that the two bosses and their wives were too generous-hearted and did not care about such a huge loss.
According to the second boss's temper, he would have been so angry that he couldn't even eat.
Lorraine flicked the damage report with her fingers, shook her head with a smile, and said: "Thank you to the great commander of the Lighthouse Nation and the great prophet Ronald Reagan, the Star Wars you played is really great."