I'm in Terra

Other than that, Harmony's body was no different from that of an ordinary girl, sickly and thin, with bandages all over her body.

It was obvious that illness and malnutrition were gradually eroding the young girl's body, and she seemed helpless.

As Victoria was carefully examining the girl, Harmony said calmly, "Adlai told me that the potion you brought saved my life."

Unlike her stern face, Harmony's voice was so gentle that for a moment Victoria thought there was a fourth person speaking.

"It's not really saving your life, it's just a little help." Victoria smiled and offered his hand. "After all, even if I didn't come, you should be able to make it, right?"

"But that potion did make me feel a lot more relaxed. In any case, Adlai and I owe you a favor." Harmony did not deny it, nor did she shake hands with Victoria.

"I'm sorry, for some reason, I can't have too much contact with others. Please forgive me for this."

"It doesn't matter." Victoria smiled and withdrew his hand, then looked at Adlai again:

"But now that everyone's here, let's discuss our plans. Honestly, getting you safely to Chernobyl is going to be quite difficult, at least more difficult than going abroad."

"Is there any explanation for this?" Adlai was puzzled. "Aren't you a noble?"

"No, this isn't a noble issue," Victoria explained. "Chernobog is in the south of Ursus, halfway across the border from us. Also, because Harmony is infected, we can't use normal travel methods. After all, other cities aren't Luxembourg, and their attitude towards the infected is quite harsh."

"Can you arrange a special car and write a pass or some other certificate?" Harmony thought calmly: "If we have a warrant or certificate issued by you, then our..."

"Then your journey will be even more difficult." Victoria retorted mercilessly:

"The power struggle within Ursus is more intense than you can imagine. The certificate I issue may not guarantee you unimpeded passage, but it will definitely draw attention wherever you go."

"Tsk, if that's the case, it would be even more troublesome." Harmony frowned. She didn't expect that things would be more complicated than she imagined. "So we can't seek supplies along the way, nor can we go directly to Chernobog along the official road, is that right?"

"Yes, and once you arrive in Che City, you'll have to figure out how to get in and find the Rhodes Island office yourself." Victoria nodded.

"The lord of Che is my political enemy. You'll have to rely on yourselves in Chernobyl. But don't worry too much. I'll provide you with food, medicine, vehicles, and valuables. Just in case, Shura will also travel with you."

"These are enough." Harmony nodded. "When can we set off?"

"If you don't have anything to prepare, you can set off tomorrow." Victoria smiled slightly: "As for why not today..."

Victoria took off his shirt and lay down on the bed. "As my future employee, how about serving the boss in advance? Ms. Adlai?"

"Ah? Okay! I'll be there right away." Adlai, who had been listening, was stunned, then quickly picked up the herbs and rushed to the kitchen.

Seeing this, Harmony said hello and prepared to go back to the bedroom, but as soon as she turned around, she heard Victoria's intriguing voice behind her.

"I'm quite curious about something. I wonder if Miss Harmony could answer it for me?"

"No." Harmony paused slightly, then quickly left the living room.

She knew what Victoria wanted to ask, but she couldn't say it either.

Absolutely not.

Wine pool and meat forest: 43 Hundreds of rivers flow into the sea

卢森堡

Governor's Office

"I heard you sent the Bee Hunters to Chernobog?" The crisp sound of high heels woke Victoria from her office chair. Shura's disappearance made Kashena curious. "The Reunion Movement just left the mountains, right? Are you so anxious to send little Shura to make the arrangements?"

"No, she went to Che City for personal matters." The lazy boy took advantage of the situation and hugged Kasheina, who was leaning over, and gently stroked her beautiful legs in stockings. "I'm quite interested in a company. Shura and the girls accompanying them are my spies."

"Let's just leave it at that." Kasheina snuggled into Victor's arms, resting her head on his shoulder as she exhaled softly. "The Fourth Legion is already making preparations. Chernobog's vigilance is even less than we imagined. Neither the Reunion Movement nor the subsequent 'Wandering Infected Group' seem to have attracted the attention of the local police."

"Well done." Victor patted Kashena's head in a gesture of appreciation. "Alina's influence within Reunion has grown significantly with her several insightful suggestions. Especially now, when Reunion is sorely needed. Several of the children I've favored and focused on training have begun taking over cadre positions. As long as we recruit enough people, Tallulah will become the de facto leader of Reunion."

Kasheina nudged Victoria with pleasure, but a cunning look was hidden in her eyes: "Oh, you are worthy of me. Since things are going so smoothly on your side, the backup plan I prepared in advance will be useless."

Victoria raised his eyebrows. "Hmm? What else have you prepared?"

"Nothing, just a few internal guards." Kashiena's eyes widened slightly, filled with cruelty and cunning. "Since you don't need them, I'll send them to Count Boris. I think the internal guards will be quite interested in his secret embezzlement of financial funds."

"Control the time well and don't let him die too early."

After rubbing the femme fatale enough, Victoria closed his eyes again. In an instant, his thoughts crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and landed in the body of a certain girl.

"I think the most urgent thing is to go to the surrounding villages to get some supplies. We lost too many people in the mountains. If we can't get supplies in time, more people in the team will die." Tallulah's voice was sincere and eager, as if she wanted to convince someone.

"No, let's go a little further. We haven't completely shaken off the tail behind us yet, and setting up camp now may cause big problems." Yelena's voice followed closely, and she seemed to have no intention of following Tallulah's advice at all.

Inside the tent, everyone was talking at once, expressing their own opinions. Only the delicate and pitiful girl with deer horns closed her eyes and said nothing.

The people in the tent didn't care. They knew that this was a new skill Alina had learned some time ago. Whenever she had to make a decision, Alina would close her eyes and think for a moment, and then give an answer that would satisfy everyone.

Quietly, Alina opened her eyes. She first looked up at the patriot who was sitting at the door and also remained silent, and then listened to the opinions of others.

"Alina is awake? That's great, you can tell me what you think. If it's your opinion, Yelena will definitely agree." As a good friend, Talulah was the first to notice Alina's awakening, so she decisively gave up the argument with Frost Star and turned the topic to Alina.

"Let's not rush the question of whether to stay or leave. I have another question for Mr. Patriot." Alina reached out to soothe the impatient Tallulah, then whispered, "Mr. Patriot, you served in the Ursus army for a while, so you should be the most familiar with military practices among us. I'm wondering, when we crossed the Ural Mountains, the pursuers noticeably slowed down their pace. One unit was even on the verge of catching up with us, yet they still let us through. Can I assume that this side of the Ural Mountains doesn't belong to those armies?"

Bozhukas pondered for a moment and gave his answer: "The army belongs to the nobility. And the nobility has their own territory."

Alina nodded in understanding. "So, I understand that the army deliberately drove us here, right? They don't want to bother with us, and instead want us to cause chaos in the territory on this side of the mountain. I've been thinking about this since entering the Central Snow Plains. They could have just surrounded us, but in the end, they let us go. Maybe those soldiers wanted to use us to achieve their own goals."

"That makes sense!" Tallulah's eyes lit up. "If that's the case, it's safer for us to hold our ground. If we march rashly, the nobles in this area will become wary of us."

Yelena, who was listening to the conversation between her father and Alina, softened her stance. If Alina's analysis was true, then now was the perfect time for them to gain the villagers' trust and secure supplies.

"It's risky, but... worth a try." The Patriot pondered for a moment and agreed to Alina's proposal.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were tending to be unified, Tallulah immediately issued an order:

"Since you all agree, let's get started. Sasha and Ino, you two will take charge of the western villages. Don't rush, take it one step at a time. Yelena and Mr. Patriot, I'll leave the east to you. I'll take care of the most dangerous south. As for the Sarkaz, their image can easily lead to misunderstandings, so Alina and I will guard the camp together. Is that all right?"

"Leave it to us!" Ino, the youngest, patted his chest. His escape had helped him perfect his Originium skills. Now, not only could he control others with Originium, he could also help the infected heal faster.

This was why he was able to become a cadre at such a young age. Sasha was the most talented shooter in Tallulah's team. Therefore, after testing his skills, Tallulah generously let him lead her crossbow team.

The Reunion Movement lost a large number of manpower in the Ural Mountains, so the few remaining talents are extremely valuable.

Since the youngest officer had agreed, the others naturally had no objections. This was especially true for Hedley and the other Sarkaz who were listening in. They had consumed a large number of manpower in the escape, so a good rest was exactly what they wanted.

PS: The temperature has dropped rapidly in Mr. Hokusai's area over the past two days, and he feels extremely uncomfortable.

(I wanted to take a day off today, but I managed to update two chapters. It will be too late to update any later. Good night everyone~~~)

Wine and Meat: 44 Escape and Advance

"Deputy Chief Alina, I have something I want to discuss with you."

On the third day after the Reunion escaped from the Fourth Legion's encirclement, a Sarkaz, holding a giant hammer and wrapped in armor, came to Alina's tent.

Alina knew her and guessed why she came to her.

Mudstone, the most defensive of the Sarkaz squads. Most of her soldiers are armored and defeat their enemies with pure strength.

Unlike the Shield Guards who were pursuing revolution and hoping to save Ursus, Mudstone and her team came to Ursus simply to escape the war. However, the naive Mudstone did not realize that no matter where the Sarkaz went, there would only be one ending.

They were driven as mercenaries, constantly killing and destroying. Even after joining this team that was said to be kind to the infected, the war and killing never stopped.

Mudstone was tired and fed up, and she and her brothers didn't want to sacrifice any more lives in the war.

so......

"Although it may be a bit inappropriate to say this, but... my team and I want to withdraw from the Reunion Movement." Sitting cross-legged in front of Alina, Mudstone expressed his needs in a low and genderless voice.

She knew that the Reunion Movement was a team fighting for justice, but she was tired and didn't want to fight anymore.

"According to the new regulations of the Reunion Movement, anyone who wishes to leave the team will be liquidated." Alina sighed softly and looked up at the armored man, who was a head taller than her even when sitting down. "Are you ready?"

Mudstone nodded: "We have made up our minds."

"Well, let's begin the liquidation of Mudstone Squad." Alina expressionlessly pulled out a piece of wood and began to draw on the snow. "Mudstone Squad, from Luxembourg, followed the Sarkaz Mercenaries into the former Reunion Movement. Since joining, they have participated in three major battles, twelve minor engagements, and three rearguard actions. They have received a certain amount of food and medicine from the group, but have not requested any additional spoils. Is this correct?"

Mudstone nodded again: "That's correct."

Alina took a deep breath and stuffed the firewood back into the fire. "Okay, according to the rules and regulations we set before, the Mudstone Squad is allowed to leave the Reunion Movement and will be given a month's supply of food. I hope you can find a new place to stay after you leave. Also, don't betray your former comrades. If we find out..."

"Torn into pieces, I know." Mudstone pounded his chest and bowed deeply to Alina: "Thank you for your mercy."

Alina stared at Mudstone's rough armor and suddenly asked, "Have you found where to go?"

"No." Mudstone shook his head. "We plan to go south and visit other countries."

Alina shook her head in disappointment. "You know the Sarkaz's situation better than I do. No matter where you go, you can't escape conflict."

"We have to try, don't we?" Mudstone knew it, but she still didn't intend to give up: "Or do you have a better place to go?"

Alina blinked, a look of mystery on her face. "A month's worth of rations, if put together, would sustain us for two weeks. Two weeks, with a forced march, would be enough to get back to where we came from."

Mudstone was a little confused. "You mean, go back to the Ural Mountains and head north again?"

"Yes, to Luxembourg." Alina nodded. "You joined the Reunion Movement a little late, so some details are unclear. In fact, the Reunion Movement was originally just a wandering group of infected people who gathered together for warmth. It was Luxembourg that helped us gain a foothold. The Lord of Luxembourg is a pragmatist. He doesn't mind the existence of the infected. He has cooperated with us many times before he was the Lord. If you go back to him, he will definitely arrange a suitable position for you."

"You...you shouldn't have told me earlier. If we had known earlier, we might have stayed in Luxembourg!" Mudstone scratched her head, somewhat dumbfounded. She had never imagined that the place she had been looking for would be missed right from the start.

"You didn't ask at that time." Alina blinked, her face full of innocence.

"But it's not too late now. The Fourth Legion shouldn't be on guard against us anymore. It would be easy for your team to slip through the border. By the way, you can also look for Frost Star. She has a good relationship with Lord Luxembourg. If she's willing to give you some proof or something, it should make things much easier for you and your team."

"I understand! Thank you very much." Mudstone bowed again, stood up and left the tent, leaving Alina alone in front of the fire, deep in thought.

"The Reunion Movement's recent transformation has been a bit too rapid, and many people have already noticed the signs. It's better to leave, at least you won't be in the way at this critical moment. Hedley, Inès... When will you leave?"

At the same time, in the Rhodes Island ship conference room.

Kal'tsit, who had just finished an internal meeting at Rhodes Island, was feeling a bit mixed. Two years ago, she had personally sent her creator into the Black Coffin. Yet, in just two years, she had messed up Rhodes Island's affairs.

Fiscal deficits, internal and external troubles are popping up one after another. She knows that she is not cut out for managing government affairs, but Amiya is still young and has no experience in dealing with many things.

Finally, at an internal meeting of Rhodes Island, the majority voted unanimously that the Doctor in the Black Coffin should be awakened, thereby resolving the current predicament of Rhodes Island being leaderless.

Ironically, except for Kal'tsit, almost all the elite operators voted in favor, and Amiya, the nominal leader of Rhodes Island, had a gleam in her eyes that showed she was extremely understanding.

Everyone is looking forward to the Doctor's return, but she is the only one who is afraid.

Because she was the one who knew the Doctor best, and the one who knew best how bizarre that tragedy was, it was hard for her not to imagine whether all this was the Doctor's handiwork, and it was hard for her to be sure which side the Doctor was on now.

Is it Priss's side? Or Theresa's side?

Or, is he still hesitating?

Kal'tsit didn't know, and she didn't dare to gamble. She only knew that she had developed an inseparable bond with this land over her long life, and she didn't want this land to be easily destroyed because of someone's decision.

"If, if we must wake the doctor, then let me personally supervise it. What happened to Theresa must not happen to Amiya!"

While thinking, Kel'tsit pressed the communicator: "Send a Scourge Courier to my office. I have a letter to deliver to Chernobog."

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 45 March

"Sister Tallulah, Sister Alina! We're back!"

A week after the Reunion Movement fled the Ural Mountains, the entire team successfully established a foothold in the area. As Alina had expected, the nagging troops stayed on the other side of the mountains, and their rooting operation was therefore unimpeded.

"We ventured into the villages surrounding the mobile city, and the situation there was worse than we imagined." Ino, no, Mephistopheles rushed in front of the two as if to take credit, his face flushed red because he hurt his throat by speaking too fast.

The two of them, no, the three of them were the last group to come back. Patriot and Frost Star had already returned with their team yesterday, but their adventurous behavior did not seem to be wrong. Alina looked at the girl following behind them, and the corners of her mouth subconsciously raised an arc.

"Ino, don't be too anxious. Drink some water first. Let Sasha report if there's anything." Tallulah patted the boy on the back and handed him the hot water she had just boiled. "Sasha, what's going on? Why are you exploring an unreserved area? Who is that girl following you?"

"Her name is Lyudmila, a local." Compared to the somewhat excited Mephistopheles, Faust's tone was much calmer. "She's an infected person. She claims to have a grudge against the local lord and wants to join us. With her help, Mephistopheles and I traveled to all the villages to the west and even took a stroll in front of the mobile city."

"Really?" Tallulah nodded. "If what you said is true, then the Reunion Movement will become your new home. But before that, let us see where your infection is, okay?"

Lyudmila nodded, pulled off her mask, and opened her mouth, allowing everyone present to clearly see her diseased mouth. "I swallowed the Originium to gain strength. Although there are no signs of infection on my body, my mouth has been completely transformed. This should be enough to prove my identity as an infected person, right? If you're still worried, I can volunteer to demonstrate my Originium skills."

"No, that's not necessary. I just said that the Reunion Movement is the common home of the infected." Tallulah shook her head and offered her hand. "You are welcome to join us. We will provide you with the necessary food and resources. But in return, you must also work together for this big family."

Lyudmila put her mask back on and firmly grasped Tallulah's hand. "I don't mind. I won't complain about any dirty work you ask me to do. I have only one request... If the day ever comes when a city is taken, please let me handle the lord of that city."

Hearing this, Alina, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up at the right moment, "Speaking of taking over the city... Sasha, how's your mission going?"

"Of course it's done." Mephisto nodded proudly after catching his breath. "The environment here seems to be even worse than in the north. Most villages are quite dissatisfied with the mobile city called Chernobog, and the proportion of infected people in the villages is also quite high."

Lyudmila, standing nearby, added, "This is because Chernobyl is a major industrial city, and the processing of Originium and Originium-related products is their main source of trade. Therefore, the laws regarding infected people here are relatively relaxed, but their human rights are not protected. Many factories force workers to work overtime day and night, and then expel them from the city on the pretext of something just a few days before payday."

"Really? It's almost the same as the information we got from Frost Star and the others." Alina and Tallulah looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"The environment here is quite suitable for us. Perhaps we can fight the first battle of the Reunion Movement here."

"Don't worry, eat one bite at a time. Now, establish a base in the nearby villages, recruit some men, and let Mr. Patriot lead and train them. Once the warriors have grown to a certain size, we can try to seize control of the surrounding villages. Of course, we must pay attention to the movements of the army. The tragedy of the Ural Mountains must not be repeated."

At the same time, a dusty but wild off-road vehicle drove to the gate of Chernobyl.