Endless Silver Machine

Rosenberg is one of the southern border cities, a rural town that has not yet experienced intensive development and was transformed into the important frontier city it is today.

A few years ago, the lord of this land was disposed of by Zi Ming Yiela due to corruption and bribery, and now the land is under the management of August.

The moat separates the inside and outside of the city wall, and the cable suspension bridge is the only way to normally enter Rosenberg.

"Lolo, we are about to reach the checkpoint."

"Um……"

Aika slowed down the car and drove slowly onto the suspension bridge.

No one among the four had any experience in driving, and Aika could only barely make it move forward.

The driver was Aika, Luoluo was sitting in the passenger seat, and Ling and Wei Xi were sitting in the back seat.

Luoluo looked at the city wall that was getting closer and closer, and held Orchid Heart's hand harder on his chest.

The aqua blue pendant exudes warmth in the palm of her hand, so she will definitely respond to him.

Luo Luo just needs time to adjust his mentality now.

There is a tight barrier guarding the city gate. Although Wei Xi and Ling can easily break through this level of defense, they cannot cause a commotion yet.

Aika stopped the motorcycle at the city gate, and four imperial soldiers guarding the gate walked towards the motorcycle with firearms produced by magic machinery.

"coming……"

Aika reminded Luo Luo in a low voice while rolling down the car window.

Imperial soldiers surrounded the doors on both sides with guns in hand, leaning down to observe the inside of the motorcycle.

As long as Ling and Wei Xi sat in the back seat, they looked like just ordinary girls.

Although the four of them are already well-known in August, the young soldiers assigned to the border of the empire will definitely not know about it.

"Please show me your August pass. We are in an extraordinary period recently, and some rebels are trying to enter the country. We ask for your understanding."

Pope Sethis already knew that the radical faction of the Senate would strengthen Rosenberg's security. Vatican passes could not be used here, and it was impossible to sneak in unnoticed.

The Holy See, who was not yet ready to show off its edge, did not give them a forged Augustus Pass because there were easier ways to pass this level.

"I'm sorry, we don't have a pass yet. Can you pretend you didn't see it and let us pass secretly?"

The orchid heart in Luoluo's hand became warmer, and the ability of "absolute kingship" was being activated.

It was clear that he could issue orders to these imperial soldiers with more confidence, but there was no confidence in Luoluo's tone as he forced a smile.

Aika's hands never let go of the steering wheel. If Luoluo's ability has no effect...

"I understand, we don't know that anyone passed here, and the surveillance records will be replaced."

The imperial soldiers who were requested by Luo Luo were not as stiff as they imagined, turning into puppets on strings, but simply accepted Luo Luo's request simply and naturally.

After the barrier of the city gate was temporarily lifted, Aika drove the motorcycle through the outer city gate smoothly.

It wasn't until some distance away from the city gate that voices appeared in the silent car.

"This is the first time I have seen such a convenient ability..."

Before seeing Luo Luo's ability with her own eyes, Ling could not imagine that it would be so smooth.

From the rearview mirror hanging in front of the car, Ling saw Luoluo put away her stiff smile. She didn't look proud at all.

"Luoluo, I know you don't like this ability. What I mean is that with this ability, you don't need to just fight to solve problems. You should be more proud."

"Sister Ling, it's okay." Luo Luo closed her eyes in the rearview mirror. At least he couldn't see the sad look in her eyes. "This is using the ability for the right thing, so the uncomfortable feeling... will also become lighter." a little."

To make Luoluo proud of Orchid Heart's ability, of course it's not so simple to say it and make her accept it with a smile.

Ling just didn't want to watch her use her abilities to help everyone with this expression.

She thought that Aika must have thought the same way. If she had to show this expression, it would be better not to use this ability to force a breakthrough.

"This is the outer circle, right? Luoluo, please help me look at the map on how to go."

"Eh...ok."

Aika did not make any comment on Lolo's ability to be used for the first time in front of everyone.

Although in the afternoon before leaving the administrator's cabin, Aika talked to herself a lot...

I thought he would say something more or less...

Luoluo opened the map on the PDA with a little entanglement.

"Brother Aika, why don't we stay in the outer circle?"

"There is no time to stop here, didn't Sethis say that? The Senate may have started sending people here now."

Before the small airship left the sanctuary, Sethis reminded everyone not to stay in Rosenberg for a long time. The radical faction of the Senate had already noticed the movements of the Holy See.

It's just that they don't have the right to control the Holy See, so they will turn to strengthen the control of Rosenberg.

Judging from the guards at the city gates that have just entered the outer circle, entry into this frontier city has been restricted to those allowed by the Senate.

"Brother, you have to turn left at the intersection ahead."

"How long does it take to get from here to the inner city gate?"

"Look at the distance on the map...it will probably take about ten minutes."

Aika, who was driving a motorcycle for the first time, had no time to look at the map. He could only focus on the road ahead.

"There aren't many people in the outer residential areas at this time."

"There shouldn't be many places like the Imperial Capital and Shigetsuki Academy. Don't speed up suddenly if there's no one around, Aika!"

Ling leaned on the back of her seat and looked at the street where there was only a street light at a distance.

The outer circle of Rosenberg is the city where local residents live, and the inner circle is said to have been the lord's castle, which was later taken back and rebuilt by Augustus.

"However, this quiet feeling can make you feel more at ease..."

"Does Wei Xi think so too?"

"I like this quiet feeling..." Wei Xi's eyes showed a nostalgic look, "It turns out that my country also looks like this at night..."

"Yeah……"

"...I'm sorry for making the atmosphere heavy..."

"Ah, no, I didn't say anything just because I didn't want to disturb you."

Aika continued to listen to Luoluo's guidance while listening to the voices of the two people talking in the back seat.

It was approaching midnight and there were no new people on the road, which made it a lot easier for Aika, who was driving for the first time.

"Luoluo, were you scared just now?"

"Eh? Are you scared..."

I originally thought that Aika would never mention anything about her abilities along the way, not to mention that it had been so long.

So when Aika suddenly asked him this question, Luoluo had to think for a while.

"You don't seem that scared?"

"Why are you asking me?" Aika looked at the road in the dark night and smiled bitterly, "Really, I'm scared."

"Am I really going to rush in if I fail?"

Luoluo still remembers what Aika said before driving into the suspension bridge.

If he had done that, there would be a large group of Imperial soldiers chasing the motorcycle all over the city.

Just thinking about it makes the scene feel weird.

When Aika glanced at Luoluo, she noticed that she couldn't help but smile, and she also raised the corners of her lips.

After driving for so long, Aika only now felt that something that had been blocked in her heart had fallen away.

He waited until Luoluo turned his attention from his own abilities to the map before mentioning to her what he had felt a few minutes ago.

If you start to think about it now, the feelings that really existed in the past will no longer feel like you have experienced them yourself.

"Is it okay to just keep going forward on this road?"

"Well, if the map is correct...Brother, there is someone ahead!"

After paying attention to Luo Luo for a while, Aika completely ignored the road ahead.

The visibility of the street was very poor. Even if Luoluo said this, Aika didn't notice it immediately. He just reflexively stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel sharply.

Accompanied by the sharp sound of scraping the ground that could be clearly heard in the city, the motorcycle that braked suddenly hit something on the side of the road and came to a stop.

"I told you not to drive so fast!"

"I didn't expect there would be anyone on the road at this time. I'm sorry." Aika hoped that it would be as soon as possible, but listening to Ling's words, such a thing would not happen. "I'm going to see how that person is doing."

The motorcycle crashed into someone's shop door.

The person who was almost hit by Aika was a girl who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old. Her obsidian-like shoulder-length hair did not attract much attention in the night.

I don't know if she was frightened by the motorcycle rushing out with its headlights on, but she still stood there and didn't move away.

"Sorry, are you okay?"

"fine."

The girl simply answered Aika.

At least there was no hint of shock in her voice.

There were two small wooden barrels at her feet. She seemed to be walking on the road carrying these things just now.

"Brother... I'm sorry, we didn't notice anyone on the road right away."

Luoluo, who got out of the car after Aika, also apologized to the girl who looked about the same age as himself.

The short-haired girl shook her head at them, and then walked towards the motorcycle with the lights still on.

"It looks like we can't continue driving." She pointed out the damaged front box to Aika. "There's smoke coming out of there."

"Is there anyone living in this house? I still need to apologize to them."

"It seems not."

Following the direction of the girl's finger, there was a for sale notice hanging on the door of the store. There was probably no one living inside.

She looked at Ling and Wei Xi who were standing by the car, then passed in front of Aika and Luoluo, and picked up the small wooden barrel on the spot again.

"My family is still waiting for me to carry water back."

She didn't mention the fact that she was almost knocked down. She bowed her head to everyone and walked into the alley.

During the entire exchange, the short-haired girl said more than the four people combined.

"weirdo……"

"But luckily he's not a scary person."

Aika could only half-jokingly respond to Luoluo's confusion, then got on the motorcycle and tried to start it.

As the girl said, no matter how hard I pressed the accelerator, there was no response.

"It's nerve-wracking. Now I can only walk through it."

"Is this where the locomotive is?"

"This car should be able to be sold for a lot of money. It will be used as compensation for damaging the door of this store."

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The short-haired girl's home was in an alley. As soon as she opened the door, her brothers and sisters rushed out to greet her.

"Sister is back."

"Sister, let me help!"

She placed the bucket in the hallway and touched the heads of her younger siblings.

"Have mom and dad gone to bed already?"

"Well, I slept soundly!"

"Anjie needs to go out for a while. You are not allowed to wait for me here. Just drink the water and go to bed as I am told."

"Eh? Why?"

"Sister, won't you be back tonight?"

My younger brothers and sisters are all obedient children, and they can take care of themselves even if I don't come back at night.

When he was far away in August, he left all his household affairs to them.

So Anjie can rely on her younger brothers and sisters.

After admonishing them again, she turned around to pursue the few people she cared about.

——Why are the people from those two families here...

Although Anjie, who took care of Zi Ming Yiela, had not personally gone to the arena to watch their match against the Imperial Knights, she had seen the photos circulating within the Imperial Intelligence Agency.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to talk to them, Anjie made sure that she had not identified the wrong person, but she did not expose them on the spot.

Why do they come to this border town? Anjie believed that if she didn't know the answer, she would not be able to sleep tonight.

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