The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

Carly tried to move her limbs. Although she was still very weak, she was able to move normally. She then sat on the edge of the bed and began to enjoy the breakfast brought by Ryan.

Two pieces of hot toast with bacon and eggs, and a cup of strawberry yogurt. Although it was not a rich meal, Carly wolfed it down without caring about her image - she was too hungry, really too hungry.

My body is starting to feel a bit exhausted...but it's not time to stop and rest yet...

"..."

After finishing her toast and swallowing the cup of strawberry yogurt, Carly thought back to the fading dream.

That rainy night in Wilkin, now thinking back it seems like a long time ago...

Holding the little white flower... we huddled together in the bed, listening to the thunder and wind outside... and occasionally giggling...

If there is a next time, never let go.

By the way, Little White Flower also likes to drink strawberry yogurt... At the farewell banquet of the kingdom, she drank strawberry yogurt... That idiot who can't drink...

Ah, I can’t drink alcohol now either. Can I drink strawberry yogurt with her later?

No... it's like a child...

"..."

Her eyes were hot and tears were streaming down her cheeks. Carly wiped them away gently with her hands and took a deep breath.

Her heart still ached, dully, as if a shard of glass had gotten into the sole of her shoe and she couldn't shake it off.

Get up and walk around, it's time to recover your strength.

"..."

It took Carly more than ten minutes to quickly tidy up her appearance, then she pushed open the door of the carriage and walked into the corridor.

As soon as she stepped into the corridor, she heard a loud whistle, and at the same time, the train began to slow down slowly.

Slow down? Why? Didn't we say we'll arrive at the station in two hours?

With the intention of taking a walk, Carly decided to find Grace and ask her why she stopped the car.

No matter what, it's better than staying in the room and being sad alone.

......

Above the wasteland, the train slowly stopped at a stone train station, the whistle blew.

After the door opened, Carly got off the train and immediately saw Grace communicating with several big men not far away.

The big men were wearing wasteland-style homemade leather half-armor and had rough looks. Some of them even had golden lights flashing from their mouths while talking. They all had homemade weapons in wasteland style on their waists or backs, which made them look full of martial virtues.

Those people were scavengers? The Kingdom's train actually stopped at the scavengers' platform?

Carly looked around and found that many train staff were unloading bags of supplies from the train and handing them to the scavengers on the platform. These scavengers were transporting these supplies in an orderly manner, which surprised Carly.

It is said that scavengers are chaotic and disorderly, but they are actually cooperating in an orderly manner?

By the way... before I left La Vatino, Grace said he wanted to build good relations with the scavengers... is this his achievement?

Under Carly's gaze, Grace quickly finished his conversation with the scavenger leader. The big man patted Grace's shoulder hard, which startled the gentle scholar, and then they both laughed.

What a good relationship... When Carly was thinking this, Grace turned around and saw her, and waved at her excitedly:

"Senior, are you okay?"

Grace waved and ran towards Carly. The scavengers behind him burst into laughter again, muttering something.

"I'm fine," Carly smiled faintly at Grace who ran up to her, "Good junior, have you really made friends with the scavengers?"

"It's not me who makes friends with them, it's the kingdom that makes friends with them," Grace said breathlessly, "It's mutually beneficial. Now more than a dozen tribes have been organized in the kingdom, and the remaining ones have already left the gravel hill. I guess they won't be able to hold on for long and will compromise."

As Grace said this, he gave Carly a slightly expectant expression, as if waiting for her comment.

Seeing this, Carly wanted to laugh, so she nodded and said:

"It looks like you've been working on something, that's great."

"Haha... small progress... haha..."

Grace scratched his head modestly, but was obviously very pleased with the compliment from the senior.

During the brief conversation, the scavengers completed their transportation and the staff on the train gradually began to return to the train.

All of this seemed like a regular material transport. Of course, Carly knew the real purpose of this transport.

——This is to cover Carly's tracks.

The Kingdom naturally has full right to interpret this transportation behavior. If the Federation wants to use the excuse of "transporting fugitives" to make things difficult for the Kingdom, this is a bumper.

The kingdom has grown... No, it should be said that as long as it gets rid of dictatorship, wisdom will emerge among the people like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Carly nodded with relief and said to Grace beside her:

"That big guy seems to have a very good relationship with you."

"He is the younger brother of my old friend who died," Grace smiled, but his eyes dimmed for a moment, "The younger brother of [Bull], he named himself [Barbarian Bull], and he has the same temper as his brother... fierce and reckless..."

"Perlis told me that she was the main force in that extermination," Carly recalled the story Perlis had told her (Note 1), "Does he have any problems with you?"

"If it's about his relationship with Miss Perlis, he doesn't care. After all, scavengers have always believed in the law of the jungle, which is very similar to the Thebites," Grace said, "and... Miss Perlis and I are not very familiar with each other... I am more familiar with my senior..."

"Are you familiar with me?" Carly smiled gently.

"Yes...right? Probably?"

Grace panicked for a moment, and Carly saw it, smiled softly, and turned to walk towards the train:

"Let's go, don't delay the departure."

"Okay...Okay! Coming!"

Grace hurriedly followed Carly into the car, and kept muttering about the scavenger tribe, as if he wanted to tell Carly everything that had happened during the time they were apart.

After stopping for a while, the train whistled again, and then it began to crawl across the wasteland like a giant dragon, heading towards the edge city surrounded by sentry towers:

La Vatino.

......

(Note 1: This extermination plot is from the extra chapter "The Price" of Volume )

4) Embers (Part 3)

"Rumble...."

On the wall surrounded by sentry towers, the stone arches gradually opened, and a railway track running through the entire La Vatino appeared in front of the train.

At half past ten in the morning the Desert Line train arrived at La Vatino.

The train slowly reached the upper city and stopped. Through the window, Carly saw the bustling station, vendors running around, and countless guards in the kingdom's uniforms.

Everything was in order. Without the extravagance and decadence under Leon Kelast's rule, and without the sound of gunfire echoing through the streets like radio melodies, the place seemed peaceful.

It seems that everything in the kingdom is moving in a good direction...

With this thought in mind, Carly got out of the car, only to find herself immediately greeted by the first guy who was obviously "offending" -

——On the platform, a group of guys with unfriendly faces were waiting for Carly.

The leader was a red-haired woman who was a head taller than Carly. As soon as she saw Carly, she narrowed her eyes and looked at her as if she were a prisoner.

But it was only a moment. When Grace led Carly closer, she immediately put on a flattering smile:

"Ms. Carly Fellowes, welcome to La Vatino."

Carly noticed all the changes in the woman's attitude. She didn't say much, but just nodded politely at the woman.

Grace, who was standing by, was also startled when he saw the woman, but he quickly straightened himself up and introduced Carly:

"Senior, let me introduce you. This is Ms. Edisi Alman, one of the representatives of the [Decision-making Council]."

The [Decision-making Council] is a democratic deliberative body established by the royal government after overthrowing the [Sharp Knife Lion] family. Carly once remembered that Eshilia had elected representatives of many political parties from the public to discuss policies together at the Decision-making Council in the central city.

This guy... is a representative of the decision-making committee, which means she has her own party behind her. Obviously, she is a person who cannot be ignored.

As she thought about this, the woman named Adisi smiled and stretched out her hand towards Carly, looking very kind:

"I've heard of your great name for a long time, Dr. Filos. As the most favored information warfare genius of the Federation, you really condescend to come here."

She emphasized the words "the Federation's favorite". Carly raised her eyebrows imperceptibly, and her brain started working quickly at the same time:

He clearly knew that I had escaped from the Federation, but he deliberately emphasized this fact. It couldn't be a friendly greeting...

It's just a crude trick... On the surface, it seems to be trying to irritate me, but in fact it's just a simple PUA routine...

If I get angry about this, I will appear to be very ungraceful, and I bet I am not that kind of person...

If I pretended I didn't hear anything and shook her hand, I would fall into her trap: she was offering a "friendly" olive branch while offending me, which was a kind of obedience test. If I accepted this minor offense, this guy would continue to escalate the situation, thereby shaping himself into a "high position" in this relationship and gradually gaining control...

No matter what I do, there are only two results in Edisi's plan... Either I will be portrayed as an impolite "federal fugitive", or I will be initially influenced by her subconscious...

The purpose of doing this is not clear yet, so let's just give it a simple test first.

In just a moment, Carly completed the long reasoning process and came to the conclusion.

So, she did not reach out her hand, but looked around calmly for a while, and then said:

"Where is Her Majesty the Queen? I thought she would be the one to greet me here."

As a member of the decision-making committee, her attitude towards the Queen can reveal her political intentions to a certain extent. This is the hidden temptation that Carly throws out while opposing PUA.

It is difficult for the other party to read her test in advance, and they will only regard it as an unreasonable and arrogant behavior, so this test is very safe...

As expected, Eddie's face twisted for a moment, and then he said in a tone that was obviously much cooler:

"Her Majesty the Queen has her own things to do and has no time to receive a..."

"Ah! Never mind! I am glad to meet you, Master Edisi."

Before the decision-making representative finished speaking, Carly reached out her hand enthusiastically, held Eddie's skinny paw, and shook it with a smile:

"I have heard of the reputation of the Decision-making Council for a long time. I am honored that you have condescended to come and pick me up."

Carly's change in attitude completely confused Eddie. Her face was half confused and half alert, and her mask-like smile showed signs of breaking.

At this moment, Carly has completely grasped the general personality profile of Eddie:

...manipulates others...has a strong ego...possesses some strategy...but not much...

From her sudden drop in attitude when she heard "Carly wants to see the Queen", it can be judged that her attitude towards the Queen is not loyal...

She is not a high-level manipulator of people's minds. She is probably the kind of person who has her own party but is not successful...

Therefore, in order to gain power, her inclination within the decision-making committee is likely to be the opposite of Eshilia's, and she is very likely to get close to the hostile regime... or at least she has that inclination...

After just a few words of conversation after the contact, Carly roughly grasped the position of this "uninvited guest who came to pick up the car".

So, she let go of Eddie's hand and secretly controlled a few little birds to attach to Eddie's body as a means of monitoring.

This is very rude, but Carly is not a polite lady now. She will use every possible means because she has no room for error.

If it was a little white flower, would she be led astray by this Eddie...Haha...I should also teach her more of these little tricks...Carly thought so.

"..."

After being severely tested by Carly, Eddie obviously spent some time to resolve the confusion in his heart, and then he put on that smile again and said:

"We have prepared a special hotel for you. We can take you there to sleep first. When the Queen is free in a few days, she will summon you and you can go to see her."

The first half is complete nonsense used to cover up...the focus is on the second half. She wants to create a feeling of "the queen is putting on airs" in order to achieve the effect of sowing discord.

The moment she heard these words, Carly roughly understood Eddie's intention.

Ken Perry entered the federal border to rescue my Eshilia, so would she be arrogant and disappear? This elder sister Edisi seems to be afraid that a new force will join Eshilia's faction...

So, Carly smiled lightly, turned to Grace and asked:

"Where is Eshlia now?"

She chose to address the Queen by her name. Well, this sentence itself declared an attitude and put herself and the Queen in the position of friends.

This was a silent rejection of Eddie. If she savored it carefully, she might have noticed a kind of contempt in it...

Grace obviously realized Carly's intention, so he cleared his throat and said:

"At National University. She should have classes today?"

"Oh, it's been so long since we last met, she's actually become a teacher now," Carly smiled softly, ignoring Adisi who was standing beside her. "That's right, as a scholar from the Federation, I also want to visit your university."