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

"..."

Thinking of this, Carly spent some money to buy a newspaper from a newsboy on the street, then hailed a carriage and got on as if nothing had happened.

She had to try her best to cover up her whereabouts and intentions: if the Ms. Edisi from La Watino had really established a certain degree of contact with the federals, she would definitely report Carly's whereabouts to the federals.

To make a pessimistic estimate, Hillster may already have an agent from the Federation, or even a [Babel Blade].

We must always be on guard... Even though the alarm didn't go off last night, it doesn't mean we're safe.

"call..."

Carly rubbed her hands gently, exhaled a breath of white air, and planned to read the newspaper to kill time on the way.

However, the moment she opened the newspaper, her eyes instantly locked on a headline with a familiar name -

——The disappearance of worker Ronald.

It was a small news item in the corner, reporting a disappearance last night in Seymour Lane, Port District.

The report was made by several workers who went to visit the drunk Ronald in the middle of the night, only to find his home empty and the walls covered with traces of steam burns.

The Hillstedt Police Department’s statement on the matter was that it was “still under investigation,” which gave Carly a chill.

People who don't know might have doubts, but once Carly saw the words "steam burns" and "missing", it was clear who the murderer was.

——[Steam Military Police].

If the ones who took action were indeed the [Steam Gendarmerie] led by the [Holy Temple], this meant that a storm was brewing in the clouds of Hillest that were drizzling with rain.

If the deceased was Ronald, then that would confirm the information Carly had gathered yesterday:

Chadwick Smith, who is forging "steam armor".

...Since the one who was purged was Ronald who "accidentally" revealed the secret in the tavern, it means that the [Steam Military Police] and Chadwick have the same position, which means that the person above Chadwick is the king of E-Tran:

William III.

During this period, the King commissioned the Hillster Forge to manufacture steam armor... This is almost a blatant expression of hostility towards the Federation... It is not an exaggeration to even say that it is a declaration of war.

After all, the individual combat capability of the [Steam Gendarmerie] can be compared with the lower-ranked [Blade of Babel]. Someone like Perlis, who was barely in the sixth seat before, is likely to lose to the [Steam Gendarmerie] because of carelessness.

The performance of a set of "steam armor" is very powerful. If a large number of such armors are deployed in the war, the advantages of both ground and air warfare will be on the side of I-Tran.

Undercurrent surges... This world...

"..."

Carly put away the newspaper, sighed softly, and looked out at the street through the rain-stained glass window, thinking.

In this case, the area around the forge is likely to be monitored by the [Steam Military Police]. It seems that we must be more careful. If we are not hidden enough, we may be killed directly.

To create the perfect conditions for a conversation with Chadwick, you must have something that interests him enough, and it would be much easier if that guy could take the initiative.

"..."

As he was thinking, the carriage passed through the streets of the port area and soon arrived at the industrial area on the north coast of Hillster. Here, countless factories will be built by the sea and discharge industrial wastewater into the sea.

It was almost noon and most of the workers had come out of the factory with lunch boxes in their hands. Most of them looked lost, eating a few mouthfuls of rice and looking at the sea.

This is normal. The work intensity in the factory is very high, and many people lose their lives due to overwork every year.

From this perspective, Chadwick was quite conscientious in letting the workers go off work an hour early...

While she was thinking, the carriage stopped near the forge affiliated with the Hillster Gun Factory. Carly paid the fare, got off the carriage, and walked casually towards the factory.

6) Black Angel (Part 2)

Most of the houses in the port area are old-style, with red brick walls stacked up to form five-story buildings with a slightly classical flavor. They are covered with moss and rain stains and are beginning to show signs of decay.

What’s funny is that many of the places where windows should have been were filled up with red bricks by the residents, turning them into one inexplicable depression after another, which looks very funny.

Carly knew why: after taking office, William III enacted the "Gift Act", which defined "light and air" as state property of the Kingdom of I-Tran.

As part of the bill, a "window tax" was introduced.

This is a tax based on the "number of windows in a building". Carly does not know the specific calculation method in detail. In short, the more windows a building has, the more tax the residents need to pay.

After all, the more windows there are, the more air and sunshine you can enjoy... well... although Hillster doesn't have many sunny days...

Surprisingly, this almost absurd bill did not encounter much opposition in I.Tran: perhaps due to local religious reasons, almost everyone thought it was reasonable, and even some petty bourgeoisie strongly supported it, believing that it was a great contribution made by the king to "rebuilding the glory of the Kingdom of I.Tran."

To be honest, after the almost inactive second half of Glynis II's reign, William III would probably have received support even if he had farted.

The reason why the windows in the port area were sealed was actually very simple: most of the workers in the port area were struggling to make ends meet and naturally could not afford the extra tax. So they simply sealed the windows with red bricks, thinking that they "did not deserve to enjoy the sun and air at home."

Carly felt that what these people needed was not financial support, but a change of thinking.

But she was not responsible for that, she returned to Hillster only to find a way to get to the Black Island.

Her star is still there waiting.

"..."

After strolling around the port area casually, Carly found a hotel by the sea and rented a lowest-level apartment with the windows sealed to avoid the "window tax".

After entering the apartment, she quickly deployed an information base station and had the small bird flock begin reconnaissance throughout the port area and the north coast.

——In this closed environment without windows, Carly can ensure her own safety to the maximum extent while obtaining the maximum amount of information.

You must confirm that the Steam Police or potential federal agents are not nearby before trying to contact Chadrick.

"..."

In the dark apartment, time passed by minute by minute. Carly was concentrating on operating the drone, sweeping the entire North Coast. Since most of the workers had left the factory for meals and shelter from the wind, she was able to quickly screen visible targets in the crowd, and then identify faces from the remaining database -

——This is also why Carly chose to leave later... Well, it’s definitely not to sleep in...

"...So slow."

Carly yawned lightly and concentrated on the operation.

About half an hour later, all the screening was completed: there was no sign of agents or gendarmes.

Strange... That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that they are hiding somewhere more secretive? But there shouldn't be any other blind spots for surveillance...

Thinking of this, Carly once again controlled the little birds, and concentrated all the reconnaissance power on the surrounding area and interior of the forge where Chadwick was, and continued to sweep.

She quickly found an office deep inside the forge. The area was covered by strong signal interference, making it impossible to detect what was going on inside.

But nine times out of ten, Chadwick is in there.

"..."

As lunch time came to an end, the workers began to return to the factory to take a nap. According to Carly's prior knowledge of the forging factory's work schedule, they would resume work at around 1:30.

Now is a good opportunity. As long as we bypass those guards, we should be able to meet Chadwick smoothly.

The question is, what could possibly make Chadwick willing to talk after meeting him?

If he started shouting for the "Steam Police" as soon as they met, he would be completely screwed.

"......"

After a brief thought, Carly decided to take a relatively shameless approach -

——Store all the information about the forging of the "Steam Armor" and the person behind it in the base station associated with the [Cradle System]. As long as she wants, she can immediately broadcast it to the entire E-Tran.

If Chadwick didn't want the entrance of the Hillster Forge to be surrounded by reporters, he shouldn't be stupid enough to overturn the table...

After all, as long as this matter caused a stir in Yi-Tran, the federal agents would quickly pass the information back, causing a series of butterfly effects.

If the war breaks out before the "Steam Armor" is finished, E-Tran will not have any chance of competing with the Federal Air Force.

This method... is really the style of the Federation...

Carly covered her head gently and smiled helplessly.

As the old saying goes...When the Federation considers you a threat...

...you better really be...

"no solution anymore..."

As she said this, Carly quickly set up a virtual base station in the room, responsible for simulating an electronic signal similar to hers. In this way, if ordinary E-Tran police appeared during the escape, they would be mistakenly led to this windowless room.

Then, she took out the [Little Kangaroo] waist platform from her backpack, quickly equipped it, and then left the hotel and walked onto the street as if nothing had happened.

Over the next half hour, Carly placed similar transmitters in every corner of the port area, using them to interfere in multiple directions while the gendarmes were searching for her location.

The ultimate destination of these transmitters is the hotel without windows. In other words, even if the great detectives of the police station have a way to crack these transmitters, they will only be led to a wrong result.

Only by making sufficient preparations can you ensure that the action is foolproof.

After completing her preparations, Carly began to look for a way to enter the forge.

"..."

More than ten minutes later, Carly successfully sneaked into the yard around the forge and successfully climbed onto the roof of the forge shed.

Based on the holographic map that Little Bird had mapped out earlier, Carly quickly found the corridor closest to Chadwick Smith's office and found a skylight.

After using the little bird to confirm that there was no one in the corridor, Carly quietly removed the skylight and jumped down.

"Clap."

After landing, Carly quickly pulled out the pistol from her waist and looked around.

After confirming that there were no threats that the drone couldn't detect, she carefully headed towards Chadwick's office.

......

6) Black Angel (Part 3)

Perhaps because it was lunchtime, the corridors of the forge were relatively quiet. Only the occasional sound of steam jets would break the silence, reminding everyone that this was a forge.

Carly walked carefully in the corridor, while gradually spreading the "little birds" along the outline of the corridor, hacking into all the cameras along the way and making them play the video footage from half a minute ago.

Chadwick Smith's office is not too far away. I wonder if this businessman who helps the king forge steam armor has the habit of taking a lunch break... Will he be angry and embarrassed if I visit him during this period of time?

"..."

Walking along the corridor, Carly came to the aisle where Chadwick Smith's office was located. At the end of the corridor was the businessman's office, and the mahogany door was tightly closed, leaving no gap.

There was a huge window on the side wall of the corridor, which allowed a direct view of the entire forge. Carly did not rush to knock on Chadwick's door, but slowly walked to the window and looked at the scene inside the forge.

As expected, all the workers were resting. Most of them found a large piece of cardboard and lay down on it, while some with better conditions took a blanket or a mat, but most of them were not much better.

Next to these workers, forging machines were running slowly, spewing out steam from time to time, making a hissing sound. Near these forging machines, red lights were coming out of the smelting furnaces, casting flames on the models hanging above the furnaces.

Carly looked closely and found that they were prototypes of a set of armor, with a red light still emitting from the bronze embryo.

The shafts of those armors were entangled with countless tubes, and the opened interior was decorated with countless gear structures with zipper-like chain shafts in between, resembling some extremely classical mechanical structure.

But in the center of the gear, a faint blue light was emitting from the grooves. Perhaps the workers didn't know what it was, but Carly knew that it was the installation slot for the factor energy generator.

There, is where the redstone is installed.

As expected... it's the torso parts of the steam armor... all of them are...

These workers probably don't know the specific purpose of these armors, but they must have signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot leak the news casually...

Those who leaked the news, like the worker named Ronald, are likely to be liquidated...

King William III of I-Tran is expanding the specifications of the [Steam Gendarmerie].

"..."

Although she had guessed the general idea long ago, when Carly witnessed it all with her own eyes, she still felt it was unreal.

She had been imprisoned in Vizel's mansion for so long that both the "Dila War" and the "Death of the Iron Lord" were just news in the media to her.

And now, for the first time, she felt so clearly that she was standing in the tide of history.

"Kacha."

Carly snapped her fingers lightly, and the little birds recorded the scene for her as backup evidence.

If Chadwick Smith doesn't cooperate, he will have to face the storm.

"..."

After recording everything, Carly walked straight to Chadwick's office door and took a deep breath.

Then, she reached out and tapped three times: