Chen Huijie, I am not a good person anymore!

If someone shows kindness to someone without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Talullah certainly understood this truth, and Cannot seemed to have anticipated such a reaction from Talullah.

"Please rest assured, ma'am. I said this is an investment. What I am interested in is your future. An organization of more than 700 infected people can travel across the territory of Ursus, and you have such strong combat power and trained soldiers. I can foresee that you will have a bright future.

"You also said that I am a businessman. The nature of a businessman is to pursue profit. I will take advantage of this opportunity to exchange some things that are not important to me for your friendship. This deal is not a loss."

What Cannot said made a lot of sense, and neither Tallulah nor the Patriot could find fault with it. However, they had thought about all kinds of possible accidents while traveling in the past few days, and did not feel too embarrassed. They even had some guesses about the identity of the man in front of them.

"It seems that Mr. Cannot holds a high position in the Rusty Hammer."

Tallulah's expression was half-smile, which made Cannot freeze for a moment, but the name Rusty Hammer was not unfamiliar to most Ursus people, and the reputation of this organization was much greater than the current Integration Movement.

As a threatening wilderness armed organization active in the wasteland areas on the western border of Ursus and within Casimir, the Rusted Hammers oppose the existing rule and can even be said to be rebelling against civilization itself. Not only are they directly hostile to Ursus and Casimir, they even dare to attack the regular army and succeed repeatedly, constantly growing and developing. It is feared that their current scale is no longer limited to the two countries of Ursus and Casimir.

Having his identity exposed, there was no need for Cannot to pretend any longer, but his tone remained as casual as before with a hint of flattery.

"You are unexpectedly smart. I am indeed a businessman from Rust Hammer, but this should not affect our business. In fact, I just hope that we can cooperate in the future. As you know, there are many infected people in Rust Hammer. We will definitely get along well."

After seeing through Kannot's identity, Tallulah's smile became much more confident, but she did not feel repulsed by his identity as a rust hammer merchant. Not to mention that there might be some areas where they could cooperate in the future, it was better to be peaceful now in order not to cause too much trouble.

"Then I should celebrate our pleasant cooperation in advance."

Tallulah thought that she was still far inferior to Roya. If Roya were talking to Cannot here, he would probably be able to convince Cannot to willingly take out all his family assets. However, this was also a good result. At least Cannot was very satisfied.

"It's a pleasure working with you, ma'am. For the sake of our cooperation, I'd better not shake hands with you. Otherwise, I won't know which hand to use."

As he spoke, Cannot lifted up his windbreaker to reveal several of his tentacles. Although he sounded very humorous, his appearance gave people an indescribable feeling of weirdness. Fortunately, Cannot quickly retracted all his tentacles and pointed at a car parked not far away.

"Then I'll take my leave. The supplies in that car are a small token of my appreciation. Just think of them as gifts for making friends. The world is so big, and our meeting is also a kind of fate."

After saying that, Cannot turned around without any precautions, and gradually walked into the darkness under the gaze of Tallulah and the Patriot. He soon disappeared from the perception range of the two and his whereabouts were unknown.

The supplies left by Cannot need to be checked to see if there are any small moves, but Tallulah is most grateful that she didn't shake hands with him just now, otherwise she would still have some psychological trauma.

The Patriot remained on guard, only taking the time to glance at Tallulah and kindly remind her not to make a mistake.

"He is an inhuman being. Be careful of what he leaves behind."

"I know. I'll check again later. Don't take the food or the car away. See if there's anything else."

Tallulah gave Alina a reassuring look and asked her to go and comfort everyone, while she went to check if there was any problem with the car and the things on it. Little did she know that Cannot was on a hill a kilometer away, observing their situation with a telescope.

When he saw the hundreds of red gold bars on the back seat of the car shining brightly under the flames on Tallulah's tail, Cannot felt extremely heartbroken and put down the telescope to stop watching the sad scene.

"Why, you feel bad now? Hey, who told you to bet on mahjong with me? You've almost lost all your private money."

Hearing these words that were as light as the wind and full of teasing, Cannot put away the telescope and looked at the person walking behind him, who was hiding everything under the black robe.

"Since you care so much, why don't you go and help them yourself?"

"Forget it. It would be terrible if Tallulah and the Patriots recognized my identity. Some things are better known by as few people as possible."

The man in black robe sat next to Cannot, and it seemed that the two had known each other for a long time.

"But you really don't intend to tell them that there is a border guard station on their route and that it is full of elite troops?"

Kannot stared at the man in black robes. He had originally intended to tell the news as part of his sincerity, but the other party had specifically told him not to do so. This meant that he should shut up about this matter.

The man in black robe stared in the direction of the Integration Movement, his tone still nonchalant and indifferent.

"It's okay, they will arrive safely, I should go do my thing."

The wind lifted up the black hood, causing the golden eyes to flash before Cannot's eyes. The man in black robe disappeared the next moment, leaving Cannot alone.

After a long silence, Cannot lay on the ground and let out a long sigh towards the sky.

"Oh, my money!"

Chapter 138 The two people Luo Ya feels sorry for

It was late at night, but many rooms in the western hall of the Londinium Holy King's Society were still brightly lit. After all, although Abrana had not yet publicly declared herself the new monarch of Victoria, she had already used her status as the heir to gain a lot of core power and was further controlling the city and its surrounding areas. The newly formed secretariat was indeed working very hard, and this was based on the premise that Roya had left behind quite a lot of overall policies.

Every day, Mandela reported to Abrana on her work progress and the development of the Deep Pool, and made some guesses about Roya's current condition. Mandana quietly waited for Abrana, who was sitting in the chief seat, to speak.

"So you're saying that Roya is very likely in Ursus, and is still with Tallulah? Tell me your reasons."

After listening to Mandela's report, Abrana became interested, but judging from the burning degree of the purple flame on her tail, she obviously didn't like the result. However, Mandela would never fool her about such a thing. Abrana wanted to see what this good student of Roya thought.

Mandra had anticipated Abrana's reaction. When she was looking through the archives a few days ago, she found that possessiveness was basically Draco's nature. Abrana would never allow Roya to serve... er, to assist another red dragon. Mandra was unwilling to do so, but this was the only possibility she could think of at the moment.

"Because I received news today that most of the spies that Caister had planted in Londinium have been withdrawn, and the few that were in Londinium have all stayed in the city and are now dormant."

"Well, continue."

Abrana leaned on the armrest of the chair with one hand on her chin, closed her eyes and thought about Mandela's words. She found that this kitten was smarter than she thought. She was really curious about how Roya trained her. She was obviously present most of the time when he taught Mandela. Was it private tutoring?

Seeing that Abrana's mood gradually calmed down, Mandela continued to talk. During her pregnancy, Abrana had a bad temper and she always had to be careful, otherwise she would be beaten or scolded. However, it would be bad if Abrana took advantage of Roya in the future.

"Since your highness led us into Londinium, using all the public opinions prepared by Lord Roya, and with the two grand dukes standing up for us, we must have put a lot of pressure on the other dukes. They all urgently need to find an heir who can check and balance you. But Lord Roya has already investigated. Apart from the orphans of the Aslan royal family who seem to have someone to help cover up the traces and the whereabouts of His Highness Lavishne, the only person they can find is Talullah. The people behind Duke Caister have such ability, and even the news about Talullah should have been released by them on purpose."

Since they were able to find Edward who had escaped to Longmen, it would not be difficult for Unicorn to find Tallulah's whereabouts. However, the intelligence networks of other grand dukes were not so strong. Therefore, the news circulating among various forces that "the second red dragon Tallulah is in Ursus" could only have been deliberately leaked by Caister.

"What's the reason?"

Abrana asked, as if to prevent Mandela from being too reserved and missing out on crucial information.

"Because they want to know the whereabouts or status of Lord Roya. If Lord Roya is still behind the scenes in the Deep Pool, he will definitely go to Ursus in person to remove this obstacle for you after learning about Tallulah's existence. Then the spies of the Grand Dukes will definitely be able to discover Lord Roya's whereabouts in the process of searching for Tallulah.

"But if Lord Roya is not with Tallulah, then they can conclude that Lord Roya is not in Deep Pool for the time being or at least will not be able to show up for a long time. They can try to win over Tallulah to confront you in terms of status. Even if it fails, they can just do it before we develop, so as to avoid more trouble later."

This was a plan that made sense in every way, and it was in line with Kaster's interests and style. Abrana realized that Roya had really trained an incredible talent. Abrana herself had not thought of this, but she had basically thought of how the overall situation would develop.

"So this is why these Grand Dukes are so friendly. Their people saw Roya in Ursus, and he was next to Tallulah..."

Through the reactions of the Grand Dukes, it is not difficult to infer that this conjecture is very likely. After all, the Grand Dukes are extremely wary of Roya in all aspects. Not to mention his control over the situation and his planning, his ability to take lives with just a phone call is truly terrifying. It is said that several Grand Dukes have removed their phones and switched to paper documents and letters to avoid such problems.

Although it was a happy thing to know the whereabouts of Roya, but when she thought that Roya was by Tallulah's side, Abrana felt a little angry. She still remembered the prophecy of the Cyclops before his death. It turned out that Roya would not assist her or Ravshini, but any red dragon?

Seeing that Abrana seemed to be getting angry, Mandela quickly stopped her to prevent her from causing any real trouble.

"Chief, I think Lord Roya is doing this for your own good."

"I know what you want to say."

Abrana waved her hand casually, and the temperature in the air gradually returned to normal. Although she was dissatisfied, she was not angry about it. After all, she knew Roya best and he would not betray her. But because she knew Roya too well, she knew that he was essentially a philandering and restless guy, and Tallulah's Draco was also a woman. There were only three people in the Draco family, all of them were girls, and it was all up to her and Roya to continue the bloodline.

Roya would not take the initiative to seduce Tallulah, but that didn't mean he couldn't. Abrana knew very well that she had fallen into this trap. Roya always aroused other people's curiosity about him, and coupled with the various aspects of his personality, Abrana really felt that she needed to go to Ursus in person to bring Roya back.

Unfortunately, this is not possible. Once such an approach is discovered, it will cause a war between the two countries. At that time, all of Roya's preparations and Deep Pool's efforts so far will be in vain. Neither Abrana nor Roya want to see such an outcome, otherwise Abrana would be driving Deep Pool's warship towards Ursus. Just like she had told Kal'tsit, she would rule all the land where Roya was.

"Although I wanted to say it was unnecessary, he did solve a lot of problems. I'll have to reward him later."

No matter what Roya planned to do, Abrana was sure that he would come back to her. Since Roya was in Ursus, he was undoubtedly going to solve the trouble of Tallulah for her. Then Tallulah's only threat to Abrana was her hair color. It also forced the restless grand dukes to maintain the status quo. The traces of battle in the suburbs of Oak Forest County made the grand dukes fear that Abrana might have some kind of large-scale lethal weapons in her hands, but it happened that she really did.

Even if Roya was not in Deep Pool, if a fight really came to a head, with the full support of Duke Stafford and the help of the Steam Knights, Abrana would never lose, not to mention that Deep Pool had been growing and developing since entering the city.

"How's the military factory doing?"

"Everything went smoothly, or rather, the progress of the operation was much faster than we expected. The enthusiasm of the workers was too high. Even though we had forced them to rest, they still sneaked into the factory in the middle of the night to speed up the production of new steam knights and corresponding equipment. We couldn't stop them at all."

Mandela drooped his cat ears helplessly, not knowing what to say. This was a good thing, as it was obvious that the Victorians had been suppressing their emotions for so many years. The king had been hanged for so many years but they still had little hope in their lives. An unspeakable confusion troubled everyone's heart. The appearance of Abrana and everything she did undoubtedly gave the Victorians a glimmer of hope.

The most important thing is the return of the Steam Knights. Their status in Victoria is a living legend. Many Victorians grew up listening to their stories. Abrana's respect for the Steam Knights also won her the support of some people in the Victorian military.

But the problem is that Mandela is very worried about the physical condition of the workers. Many of them are already old. It is good to be enthusiastic, but it cannot be done this way. When they heard that they were going to forge new equipment for the Steam Knights, they kept their mouths shut more than professionally trained spies outside, but they were really working hard when they swung hammers in the factory.

Abrana just nodded. This was indeed a little beyond her expectations.

"Please tell me how well the confidentiality work is done in the newspaper?"

"At present, the spies, including the Gray Hat, should have only discovered that we are building new Steam Knight armor and weapons. They still haven't discovered what we are really going to do. But we can't keep this secret for too long. We need to find a way to make a big noise but little impact to divert their attention and buy enough time."

Looking at Mandela's childish face with a temperament far more mature than that of an ordinary person, Abrana could only sigh that Roya really left her a very useful acting secretary.

"Just go ahead and do it. I can give you a vacation when Luoya comes back. You'll have to work hard on your own to do whatever you want to do then."

Hearing what Abrana said, Mandela's face stiffened. She didn't expect that she could hide her thoughts from Abrana, but she didn't expect that she would say it bluntly and didn't seem to care. Was it because she knew that Mandela could not threaten her?

Well, it seems that there is really no threat. Mandela's eyes swept across Abrana's chest, and then looked at her own ordinariness. She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She should go to Golding tomorrow to ask him how she got that figure. No, she should go now.

"I will take my leave first. Your Highness, please take good care of yourself."

Nodding slightly, Abrana watched Mandra leave her sight, tapping the table with her fingers. Mandra had no objection to Roya's feelings. This kitten was at most a dowry maid and could not threaten her as the principal wife. Besides, Abrana would not be able to have sex with Roya for a long time due to her pregnancy. It would be better to use this kitten to lure Roya to prevent him from being taken advantage of by others. As for Ravshini... Abrana was not worried that her good sister would snatch Roya away from her.

So now the biggest threat to Abrana is still Tallulah. She couldn't help but touch her hair. Her light golden and white hair was smooth and silky, but Abrana felt that the horns on her head were a little heavy and the color of her hair seemed a little uncomfortable.

"Roya, what are you doing now?"

Answer: Staying up late.

A more accurate description is that he was afraid to sleep. Frost Star's kiss just now made Luo Ya's head burn. Although Frost Star ran away shyly afterwards, he was now somewhat worried that there would be a white rabbit beside him when he woke up the next morning.

Froststar's feelings had to be rejected, but Roya hadn't figured out what reason to use. The matter with Tallulah had to be kept secret, and the relationship with Abrana couldn't be mentioned at all, otherwise it would only bring more unnecessary trouble.

"Or maybe I should use Chen Huijie as an excuse. Shuangxing shouldn't be like Tallulah, who gets even more excited after hearing that I have a fiancée."

Scratching his head, Roya thought that he still had to make things clear with Shuangxing. He even had to spend time to explain the matter with Tallulah to Abrana first, and then to Tallulah, to avoid a fight between the two when they met. He knew Abrana's character very well. As long as she could eat her own food, she would not care who Roya fed. What she wanted was an absolutely unshakable position, and Roya was willing to give it to her.

"Why did it develop into this situation? At the beginning, I just wanted to save more people, not to owe anyone an emotional debt."

The more Luo Ya thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He originally thought that he was destined to be in trouble with the dragon, but he didn't expect that he was just a simple philanderer. He really didn't want to deliberately provoke others. He couldn't even see what Frost Star and others looked like. He just saw her appearance in Tallulah's spiritual world.

"Let's go to sleep, or we'll be exhausted tomorrow. The next move to Casimir will surely piss off the radicals. We need to prepare to retreat."

Lying on his sleeping bag and thinking about his next plan, Luo Ya thought about it and threw a "Do Not Enter" sign into the tent to prevent Frost Star from really coming in the middle of the night. Then he thought of Abrana who was far away in Victoria and sighed helplessly.

Today is another day where I feel sorry for Abrana, oh, and sorry for Tallulah too.

Chapter 139 The So-Called Patriot (6k)

In the morning, Luo Ya, who did not notice a white rabbit in his bed, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. He got up and left the tent, calling everyone to assemble while directing the hundreds of Dead Fire Undead Army under his command to continue disguising themselves as members of the Integration Movement, which could buy them some time.

Frost Star seemed to have completely forgotten what happened last night, and looked at Roya with a normal expression, but in fact she had been wandering at the door of Roya's tent all night, and finally chose not to go in, because what they would face next was the pursuit from the entire Ursus radicals. The Ursus border guards would definitely detect the traces of the main force of the Integration Movement passing through the border, but they would not be able to go to Casimir to ask for people without authorization. Roya had already colluded with Fedor, and for a long time to come, Fedor would deliberately use the Integration Movement to embarrass and suppress the radicals.

After losing such a powerful ally as the Internal Guard, and with the integration movement developing beyond their plan, it would be impossible for the radicals to use the integration movement as a conflict to provoke a war. However, Roya would not let them lose all hope, as he had not yet squeezed out all the value of the radicals.

"Everyone is here, so from now on, everyone should follow my orders!"

Feeling that everyone, including Avdoga, had entered his perception range, Luo Ya suddenly changed from his previous state of calm contemplation.

"The induction mission is over. Next we will start preparing for evacuation. We need to leave the border of Ursus within three days.

"Everyone is only carrying weapons and equipment and a maximum of four days' worth of rations. Next we will be hiking through the wilderness of Ursus."

In fact, in Roja's original plan, he would use the excuse of "diverting Ursus' attention to buy time for the snow monsters" to let Froststar lead the snow monster team to leave and head towards Casimir, while he himself would continue to head towards Victoria with the Deadfire Undead. This would not only help the Integration Movement escape from the current situation and move towards a better future, but he could also disappear and return to Victoria to continue assisting Abrana.

But now Roya was thinking that the small section of the border between Ursus and Victoria was about to become a wall of sighs. The three forces of Ursus plus the spies of the grand dukes must be very lively. It was impossible for him to go back to Victoria through that way. What's more, he was worried that if he left, the Yeti team would suffer losses. The Integration Movement also needed help in Casimir. It could only be said that plans could not keep up with changes. He could not easily get away from the Integration Movement now.

Although Froststar and the Snow Monster Team have received professional training and are very good at rapid marches in harsh environments, there is still an ordinary girl in the team, and Luo Ya will not forget this.

"Aphrodite, can you keep up?"

"It should be no problem. I have learned archery and hunting before. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to escape for so long."

Although their fighting capacity is not that good, the physical fitness of the Luper people is not bad either. Afdoka's educational curriculum also includes a lot of hunting activities that require physical strength. If she were just an ordinary girl, she would not have lived to see Roya save her life. She has been running away for several days in a row.

Since Afdoka said so, Luo Ya would not say anything more, mainly because he felt that Frost Star looked at him with some displeasure. This white rabbit was also jealous.

"Then let's go. It will take at least half a day for Ursus to find out that we are just bait. Let's set off now without delay."

Time is of the essence. Roya is well aware of how furious the Ursus radicals will be after they find out that they are just bait. They will try desperately to wipe out this integration movement team to avoid being held accountable by the emperor and erase most of the evidence and insiders.

But compared to the situation on their side, Roya and Frost Star were actually more worried about the main force of Tallulah and the Patriots. The Snow Monster Team only had a few dozen people in total, and they were agile and concealed and not easy to be discovered. Tallulah's side had more than 700 people. Once they were discovered by the Ursus army, there would be a big chaos.

And things are exactly as Roya worried, the plan of the integration movement is indeed impossible to go smoothly. The border garrison of Ursus is different from those arrogant pickets or the corrupt and decadent aristocratic army. They are the soldiers who truly represent Ursus. They are guarding the land of Ursus, so naturally they cannot be careless.

The movement of the Integration Movement still attracted the attention of a border outpost, and Talulah had already sensed that an Ursus army was speeding towards here.

Such an army alone is not a problem for Tallulah and the Patriots, but the key is that this team must have sent a message to other Ursus armies, and they only need to delay the pace of the integration movement, and what awaits Tallulah and others is only destruction. However, the border of Casimir is already within reach, and it is really unwilling to be frustrated at this time.

But Tallulah never expected the journey to be smooth sailing, and she learned to expect the best and prepare for the worst.