Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

"You are still worried about what she said before." Lucille pinched Kelsey's face mischievously and hid from a safe distance before she could react, "Actually, you don't have to worry, Sierra In that place, how big the storm can be, and she said at the time that because of her curiosity about the Doctor, she would keep him safe even if he was caught in a war. I think, at least you don’t have to worry about the Doctor. Is there anything dangerous?"

"I think you're right..." Kelsey was not angry because of Lucille's teasing. The small teasing between old friends made her relax a little, "Everyone who set off together this time, He is a reliable partner, and the doctor himself definitely knows how to grasp the severity of the matter, so my worries do seem a bit unnecessary."

"As long as you can think openly, what is the situation you investigated?"

"Kalan Trade is indeed outside Kjerag, secretly training an army that is in line with the world's advanced level. I found the weapons procurement list from special channels, as well as some considerable military technical experts and military personnel. The employment record of the instructor. Using the reputation and sufficient financial resources of Kalan trade, as well as the contacts left during his early years of studying abroad, it is easy for Enxiodis to obtain these things."

"Can I see the report?"

"No external communication." Kelsey nodded and handed her terminal to Kelu Xier.

But Lucille quickly browsed through the information content Kelsey sent to Alpha. The first-hand top-secret information provided to her by the intelligence network she had operated on this land for countless years immediately clearly outlined it for her. The general outline of the army was revealed.

"A corps of thousands of people, equipped with as advanced weapons and equipment as possible, and receiving guidance from retired front-line officers in Victoria... For Kjerag, it is indeed a decisive force."

"Furthermore, this team had completed its training a month ago and disappeared from the sight of retired Victoria officers. There is reason to believe that they were sent to perform some secret missions in response to Enthiodis's order. His task of mobilizing them must be related to Kjerag's future."

But Lucille recalled the information she knew about Kjelag. It was a small and backward country with a modern army of thousands of people. Even if it only used traditional weapons, it was not what those family private soldiers could do. Able to fight.And the boss also has a lot of top-notch martial arts as a guarantee...

"Moreover," Kelsey took back her terminal, "Kalan Trade has always controlled the external access to the Snow Territory. They can easily transport this army into the country and arrange it properly in a hidden place to ensure confidentiality and logistics. Guaranteed feasibility.”

"In other words, the situation may evolve into a real civil war at any time, a one-sided civil war or even massacre between the Kalan trade army and other forces?"

"No one can say for sure..." Kelsey raised her head and looked into the distance outside the dock through the porthole that was being renovated. "If possible, I hope that the matter can be resolved peacefully, that war can be avoided, and that death can be avoided. Many people...but if the form is unavoidable..."

She didn't say the next words, but Lucille probably knew that in the face of various threats faced by the Terra continent, the origin and composition of a certain political entity did not actually matter. Kelsey's final bottom line in this matter , that is, Kjerag can still cooperate. No matter who dominates the snow realm, as long as they can face the threat together, it is enough.

The relatively progressive forces will obviously be more enlightened and far-sighted than the feudal conservative forces, and the existing cooperation between Kalan Trade and Rhode Island will also serve as an important bridge... Then, let it go, Doctor It's best not to do anything, travel honestly, and then come back safely.

29.Pilgrimage

Speaking of the valley area where everyone is staying now, this is a large-scale industrial market town in Shelagh. This town named Turikam has begun to take shape in several years of development. Kalan trade is a large-scale industrial market in Shelagh. The modern Originium industry introduced into the country has truly built up this town, and has also truly changed the living conditions of most people in Kjerag.

The Snow Mountain Ceremony is about to begin, and in Tulikam, the excitement of the street market can be seen with the naked eye.But today's bustle seems a little different than usual.

Walking on the market street, Alpha and Xu Yu found that crowds were gathering in a certain direction, and something seemed to be attracting people's attention.The two planned to join in the fun. At this time, they met the doctor and Ya'er, who had found the doctor for some reason and was taking him for a walk.

"What happened over there?" The doctor held a kebab in his hand and was eating leisurely.

"It's Mr. Enxiodis. On the day when the leaders of the three major families are about to gather, he is doing something big."

"event?"

"Well," Alpha stepped on the wooden box beside him and set up a pergola with his hands, making a gesture of taking a look, "He is on a pilgrimage, starting from the territory of the Shivaash family, nodding all the way, and walking devoutly to the Holy Mountain."

"It's far enough to walk from here to the Holy Mountain." The doctor shrugged and looked at the crowd that was gradually gathering. He and Alpha looked at each other. The two of them could naturally see what Boss Yin was doing during this trip. for what.

"Just like the true nature of the religious tradition, showing his piety, if he really walks up the holy mountain step by step, without any distractions, regardless of his deeds, even if he actually believes in the Feitian Spaghetti Cult, for Among the people, he is also the most devout believer in Yeragond." Alpha made a little joke.

"Wait a minute, Feitian Spaghetti Cult, what is that? Who is Feitian Spaghetti?" Ya'er, who has not yet developed a resistance to Alpha's strange jokes, obviously did not understand what Alpha wanted to express. The young man The gods seem to really think that there is a kindred spirit of their own in this world, named Feitian Spaghetti.

Seeing this situation, the doctor glared at Alpha fiercely, hoping that she would stop making such impolite jokes, and then helplessly explained to Ya'er the original meaning of the joke he had heard.

This short joke enlivened the serious atmosphere of thinking about national justice, and made Ya'er laugh happily. The teachings of the Flying Spaghetti Cult may not be so obvious in the confusing land of Terra. Suitable, the existence of the Doctor and countless evidences show that there was indeed a group of people who were like gods to the modern Terran civilization and created everything in this world.The so-called "creationism" really has objective rationality.

But this doctrine that originated from irony has somewhat relieved some of Yaer's worries. Firstly, a "religion" can really be so easy and nonsensical. Secondly, as Tong Alpha said, even if Enxiodis The new one is Feitian Pasta. When he completes this pilgrimage, he will also be the most devout believer in the hearts of the people.

Although Kjerag has gradually opened up to the outside world and experienced many ideas, this period of time is not enough to completely change the perceptions and living habits of the people of Kjerag. Compared with other countries in the outside world, the people of Kjerag are generally It is still simple. The long-term influence of religious atmosphere, as well as the close distance between people in a relatively secluded environment, make the folk customs here relatively simple.

Compared with those who are already under the impact of the market economy and financial waves, they are willing to calculate gains and losses, and are accustomed to speculating on the factors behind it with the greatest malice.The people of Kjerag are willing to believe and follow people who make their lives better.

What Boss Silver has done has actually improved their lives, and his actions are in line with the example that a most devout believer in the teachings of Yelagund should set. So what reason is there not to believe in him?

Seeing more and more ordinary people following Enxiodis on the mountain road to the Holy Mountain, everyone understood that in this game between the three major families and Manzhuyuan regarding Sherag's power and direction, he We have got an important card in our hand, which is public support.

"If you only look at the surface shown on this side, and from an immature perspective, you can even make a judgment, Mr. Ensiodis has already won."

The doctor shook his head, "Actually, judging from some of the situations currently investigated, his chances of winning are indeed much greater than those of the others."

"As a progressive force in Kjerag's country, and a progressive force that has mastered the machine of violence, it is difficult for Enxiodis not to win. The question now is how to proceed with this game and how to end it."

"Well," the question raised by Alpha is also the question that the doctor is thinking about now, "the development of things will probably swing between the peaceful transfer of power between the other two families and the direct outbreak of civil war."

"At the Snow Mountain Ceremony, the top three families and the Manzhu Academy will gather together. At that time, the conflicts will most likely be most intensified and even expressed most directly. Who knows whether it will be a Hongmen Banquet."

"If possible, I don't want to see too much bloodshed and sacrifice..." The doctor looked in the direction of the Holy Mountain, "After all, there is enough suffering on this land."

"A great man once said that revolution is not about treating guests to dinner or making fuss about embroidery." Alpha shook her head. She did not agree with the doctor's point of view. "Only by overthrowing the old order can the old sufferings be eliminated."

"Even if there will be new sufferings born from the corpses of old sufferings?"

"Which one do you choose, human sacrifice or overtime?" Then Alpha and the doctor sighed together.

Until this moment, the atmosphere became stiff again. Xu Yu, who had been silent all the time, smiled and clapped his hands, "Okay, you two, let's put those distant and heavy discussions aside for now, and let's take a look at the things in front of us again. .”

"Sister Xu Yu, what do you mean?" Ya'er looked at Xu Yu's smile and realized that she also had her own opinions that she had not expressed.

"Whether it is violent or peaceful, a change itself is not jointly created by the people involved. Let's learn more about what kind of people those who will be at the center of the storm are. Let's see what they will do. What a choice to make, isn’t it?”

After Xu Yu finished what she said, the three of them nodded, "Then, let's follow the pilgrim team and go to the Holy Mountain venue together."

30.Everyone has his own ambition part.1

Kjerag's road ahead will be anything but easy.

The group of people followed the crowd following Enxiodis and walked towards the Holy Mountain.While walking, Alpha looked up. Under the sky shrouded in foamy white clouds, even the white holy mountain seemed a little bleak.Higher above the clouds, above the reach of even Yeragond, above the reach of all Terran technology.

The large drone that took off from Rhode Island is flying smoothly in the quiet airflow of the stratosphere. The high-altitude special reconnaissance equipment mounted on the drone is over and over again scanning this small snowy country and everything nearby. Close your eyes, even if the clouds are thick enough to obscure your view.

Not far away from the mountains northwest of Xierag, in the Colombian pioneer camp, Colombian officers are driving away the pioneers infected with ore disease, and are unswervingly advancing the Colombian territory.They were not in a hurry, because the weakness of the snowy country was obvious to all, but there were very few people who could compete with them.

Casimir's attention was still on Ursus in the north. The other neighboring Victoria was currently trapped in an internal struggle, while Sargon in the south was originally like a mess of scattered Sargonian chiefs. They all coveted the fat piece of Kjerag, but the constraints between them made it difficult for them to move forward; Minos, who had just secured his independence, had no time to look north.

But people in Colombia are also very anxious. No one knows when other major countries will look back and join this competition. In this country, which is located at the junction of many countries, their leaders are realizing their position and there are more variables. In derivation...

Colombia has lost control of Siesta, and they are not willing to lose Kjerag again.

……

Enxiodis, what kind of person is he, and what kind of plot does he have?

Alpha recalled the short and long conversation with him in the office yesterday afternoon. She clearly remembered the complicated look in his eyes when he talked about a series of paid industrial technology cooperation with Siesta. Emotions.

Alpha flatly listed the technologies he could provide from the short to the medium and long term. Before his speech was broad and he didn't go into more detail, the curiosity and hope in his eyes could not be concealed even if he tried to cover it up.

But then, the topic of the two parties gradually shifted to the price Xie Lag needed to pay for these possible technology exchanges and transfers. His eyes became serious. Siesta was willing to provide it without reservation, which was enough to make Xie Lag It is undoubtedly a huge temptation for him to use technology to change the status quo, develop towards a modern country, and stabilize his position. However, the more beautiful the vision seems, the more cautious the Lord of Kalan is and the more he does his best. Ability to evaluate every gain and loss of every inch.

So in this topic, Alpha deliberately put forward some suggestions that were borderline or even over the line, such as forming a trade alliance with Siesta as the leader, giving preferential trade rights to the Shiva Ash family; conducting security and defense exchanges with each other, forming Proposals such as joint military forces.

Fortunately for Alpha, those proposals were rejected by Enxiodis as expected, even if those agreements seemed to make the Shivaash family and Kalan Trade rich.

Standing on the technologically weak side, they decisively gave up on these options of betraying the fundamental interests of the country and allowing themselves to make huge profits from it.It can be seen to some extent that the Lord of Kalan still sticks to his bottom line.

And when it came to proposals that did not involve fundamental interests and would not leave Kjerag in a completely passive position, he was very easy to talk to.For example, using the priority mining rights of the mine in exchange for Alpha's industrial chain-level investment in Sherag's chemical industry and mineral processing industry, Boss Yin is very talkative about this matter.

Enxiodis knew Kjerag's current situation and knew the price a small resource-based country would have to pay to protect its relative independence amid the rising tide of internationalization.Underneath his calm and at ease appearance, there is an extremely anxious but helpless heart. He desperately wants to let Kjerag catch up with the pace of the world, but in Kjerag, he is struggling.

This is no wonder that he finally decided to take the risk and use force and civil war to solve the conservative forces in the country as the last but optional option. This is a decisive helplessness.

Kjerag is not a world power like Victoria. Even if it is caught in a civil war, even if the whole situation in the country is so turbulent that all the princes have turned their armies against each other, they still remain calm and assertive, and no one dares to cross the line.

If a civil war breaks out in Kjerag, no matter how thick the paper is, it will not be able to contain the fire. The outside world will definitely learn the news, and a civil war means internal divisions, which will make Kjerag, who is not strong enough in the first place, even weaker. There is more room for the great powers to take advantage of the situation.

If the situation develops to that point... be happy. Fortunately, at least for the moment, Yeragond still has enough power to protect Kjerag's independence. On this land, except for the Great Flame, no country is now convinced that it has the power to protect Kjerag's independence. Against the power of a behemoth, a god.And Dayan is far enough away from Kjerag.

But at that point, what's the difference between Kjerag and losing?Return to the protection of gods, return to isolation and religious feudalism, and then wait for inevitable destruction one day in the future?It will be a big loss to defeat you, but the great powers can still come up with a hundred ways to finally achieve their goals. It is not impossible to destroy the country and the species without using a single soldier, is it?

"From the perspective of the political situation and international order, a direct conflict would be fatal for Kjerag. This is why I never want to see that happen." He said, too tired to walk. When the doctor was being carried on Alpha's back, he looked at the crowd walking to the foot of the Holy Mountain in the distance and said something like this.

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In a distant place, the leaders of the other two families, as well as representatives of Manzhuyuan, were already waiting in the square where the ceremony opened. Aktos from Perrochi and Ratatos from Brontau, and they The entourage awaited Enthiodis to complete his own pilgrimage.

"Doctor, what do you think the heads of the other two families think about Kjerag and Shivaash?"

"I don't know. I just know something about the Perrochi family. Their head is a stubborn and rigid believer who follows the teachings of Yelagund, but he does abide by those teachings and abide by his own integrity. It is the duty of the guardian of the snow realm.”

He is too stubborn and conservative, but he also maintains the integrity from the original teachings. As Xu Yu reminds everyone, people are always complicated, and you cannot simply divide and define a person.

"Where's the big squirrel in the Branto family? Have you had any contact with it in the past?"

"No." The doctor shook his head, "In the places I have visited in the past two days, I have not met as many people as you."

"Okay, then I think we need to understand Ms. Ratatos's views and opinions."

"What are you going to do? You can't go to the ceremony to have a tea party with her at this time." The doctor asked.

Alpha smiled and glanced at Ya'er beside him, "Yela, please help me."

"Is this really good?"

"After asking the questions, just erase the relevant memories, or give her some hints to make her think this is just an illusion."

"..."

"Then you must first ensure that she does not mistakenly think that this is an oracle, otherwise it will have a great impact on Kjerag's current situation."

Alpha nodded. What the doctor said was correct, so it was better to be cautious about this matter. However, there was a hunch that told her that it would be best to ask this question before the official start of the ceremony and the departure of the holy hunt. .

"I have an idea, why don't I just go over and ask her."

"You want to break into the ceremony directly?"

"Not too much."

31.Everyone has his own ambition part.2

"Hello, Miss Ratatos, can I ask you a few questions?" A gentle and unfamiliar female voice came from beside her, which immediately startled Ratatos. This is the site of the opening ceremony of the grand ceremony, even if Because the guy from the Shivaash family hasn't arrived yet, the whole ceremony hasn't started yet, but the place has been under martial law since a day ago, and no unrelated people should enter and disturb this sacred ceremony.

"Who are you!" Ratatos asked pretending to be panicked.

"Don't panic. I'm just a traveler passing through Kjerag and stopping here for a short while. I'm just a little curious about this country."

Ratatos touched her sword, and another conversation allowed her to determine the distance between herself and the other party. At this distance, she should have a chance to react... "Guard!"

But what responded to her was a crisp snap of her fingers, and for a moment, the world was extremely silent. The lavender light and shadow spreading like roses flashed past the corner of her eyes, and then the time in this entire area seemed to be in the air. At this moment, it was half frozen, and everyone around him, whether it was the great elder of Manzhuyuan, the reckless husband of Aktos, or his sister-in-law, and the guards, were all frozen in this strange light and shadow.

"If you are well-informed, you should know that just yesterday, a mysterious visitor came to the residence of the Saint on the Holy Mountain in the name of visiting Yelagund. That visitor came on thunder."

"..." Ratatos nodded, "There is indeed such a report. The informant also mentioned that there was a hole in the clouds, which shed exclusive sunshine for the visitor... It was really a grand scene. .I didn’t believe it at first, but I didn’t expect to actually see...the real person."

"It's an honor to leave such an impression on you. I hope this will be helpful to our communication."