White Wolf wanted to ask W directly about the Tower of Babel and Rhodes Island, but he didn't say a word in the end.
Her current identity is too special, and she must pay attention to her words and actions. If she casually says these things, wouldn't it prove that Rhodes Island is related to the Integration Movement?
This is a serious matter, and Miss W cannot be fully trusted. The most important thing to consider first is the safety of Rhodes Island.
Five days later, White Wolf, Hedley and Inès successfully reached an agreement that if anything unexpected happened, the other mercenary team would stand on the side of the Reunion together with W's team.
Now that the agreement has been reached, White Wolf discussed with Tallulah, and the two temporarily returned to the Reunion Movement's base.
White Wolf returned to his room alone.
The room she hadn't seen for a few days was still warm and comfortable, a hundred times better than the mercenary base. She had originally planned to discuss things with the patriots as soon as she came back, but now she changed her mind.
There's no rush anyway, so I'll just take a short break and relax for a while before getting down to business.
She was just lazing around in the room when Alina suddenly knocked on the door and walked in with a brown envelope in her hand.
"White Wolf, your letter."
"My letter? Someone else sent me a letter?" She took the envelope in confusion, tore it open with her hands, and took out a folded white letter paper.
Alina explained, "It was delivered to Winterfell two days ago. Our people took the letter and brought it back."
"Let me see."
Bai Lang opened the letter, glanced at it briefly, and his expression immediately became serious.
The letter conveyed a message that the batch of supplies that Kal'tsit had entrusted her to deliver when she was in Rhodes Island had arrived, and the supplies were with Kal'tsit's contact Caroline.
This Carolingian was also the middleman of the Reunion Movement's Originium Mine business. When she was in Azazel, she once asked General Hellagur about this person, and the reply she got was: Carolingian was a thorough businessman, and he had a good relationship with his adoptive father and others in the early days. However, he betrayed the patriots in the subsequent changes and took this opportunity to obtain the title of count.
At the end of the envelope, Carolingian informed her that the batch of supplies was kept in Koros City. Seven days later, Carolingian himself would host a banquet in Koros City. She needed to meet Carolingian secretly at the banquet. After the other party confirmed her identity, he would discuss the Originium Mine business with her and let her take the opportunity to take away the supplies.
The letter also states that this page of letter paper is the invitation. After arriving at the venue, hand the letter paper to the person in charge and someone will arrange the follow-up matters.
The final signature is - Marquis Carolingian.
"What's wrong?" Alina asked carefully.
"The man I told you about before, Caroline, has sent me news."
White Wolf handed the letter to Alina, resting his chin on his hand, and began to ponder.
The letter was sent the day before yesterday. Considering the time it took the messenger to arrive from Koros, the banquet Caroline mentioned should be held three days later. If she had not learned any information from General Helag, she would have attended the banquet on time, but the known information made her hesitate.
Should we ask the patriots?
She had heard from others that the Patriot had lost his loved ones in the turmoil. What if the reason was Carolingian's betrayal? If the Patriot objected, then even the originally agreed Originium mine deal might fall through.
After thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and decided to ask the patriot.
No matter what the outcome is, mutual trust among members of the organization is the most important thing. Even if there are bad past events, patriots may make concessions for the future of the organization.
Volume 4: Chapter 32: The Net
White Wolf said goodbye to Alina and went to the outskirts of the base alone. The patriots' tent was located at the outermost western part of the base.
At this moment, the sun was setting over the mountains and the sky was getting dark. The Integration Movement team, who had just finished fishing in the icy lake, returned to the camp in twos and threes, happily holding the frozen fish.
White Wolf waved and kept greeting the members of the Integration Movement she met on the road. She also saw Sasha and Mudstone in the crowd. After they talked for a few words together, they parted ways.
Before dark, White Wolf reached the Patriot camp on foot.
The shield guards who were burning a fire at the door of the tent to keep warm saw the White Wolf and easily guessed her purpose. They pointed their fingers at the wooden house not far away, indicating that the patriot was inside.
White Wolf walked into the room and found Patriot and Froststar standing on either side of the table, talking. There was a map on the table between them.
When Shuangxing saw Bailang coming, he stepped forward and held Bailang's shoulders, helped him straighten his collar, and whispered, "Why did you come here suddenly?"
"It's about the Sarkaz mercenaries. There are some things I must discuss with the captain."
"Mercenaries? Those guys are very dangerous. Not all of them are like Miss Mudstone. You have to be more careful."
"Don't worry, dear sister. I'm very smart."
Shuangxing smiled and turned around and said, "Dad, Bailang has something to discuss with you. I'll be leaving first."
After she finished speaking, she reached out and gently scratched the tip of the white wolf's nose, then turned and left.
Bozhukas watched this scene quietly, without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Bai Lang stepped forward and explained her purpose. She first told him everything about the Sarkaz mercenaries, and also mentioned the Kazdel Civil War a few years ago and the matter of Regent Tracys.
As she expected, Bozhuocasti was aware of all this information.
He waited until White Wolf finished speaking before he responded. He did not directly talk about Hedley and the others, but asked about something White Wolf had not expected.
"Lord, Kal'tsit, how are you doing lately?"
Upon hearing this, White Wolf told about the recent situation of Kal'tsit and Rhodes Island, and specifically mentioned that Kal'tsit commissioned an Ursus noble to transport supplies.
Bozhukas listened silently and then spoke again, bringing the topic back to the matter of the Sarkaz mercenaries.
"They are destined to be disappointed. I will not return to Kazdel again." He paused for a moment and pondered again, "If the lord and princess were here, maybe I could. Now, there will never be that day again."
White Wolf felt a sense of loneliness, and she sighed in her heart for the "road" that W and others had been longing for. As for the fate of the Sarkaz people, she was now completely powerless.
What she is trying to grasp is the fate of the integration movement.
She continued, "The Sarkaz mercenaries are dangerous to us, but they are also people we can cooperate with. Most of them are cruel by nature and do not obey discipline. If the Reunion Movement officially cooperates with them in the future, you may be needed to restrain them. In the Reunion Movement, you are the only one who can restrain the Sarkaz mercenaries."
The Patriot was silent for a moment, then nodded.
White Wolf breathed a sigh of relief. Having the Patriots manage the Sarkaz mercenaries was a solution she had only recently come up with.
After talking with Miss W that day, she learned about Bozhukasti's prestige in Kazdel, and related ideas gradually began to take shape.
Moreover, when Tallulah was negotiating with Tracy, she did not reveal the fact that Bodrakast was in the Reunion Movement. The Sarkaz mercenaries only learned about the Patriots after they came to the North, which was probably something Tracy had not expected.
Bai Lang thought of the second thing he wanted to talk about, and after a moment's hesitation, he spoke: "Captain, I want to ask you about another person."
"speak."
"Carolingian."
After saying the name, White Wolf closed her mouth nervously. Since Bozhukas was wearing a mask, she couldn't tell any changes in his emotions.
The Patriot asked, "My Lord, the commissioned, noble, is it, Carolingian?"
"Yeah." White Wolf couldn't hear the Patriot's tone, and said nervously, "The supplies that Caroline transported are very important, and the subsequent Originium Mine business also needs him to be the middleman. Can he, can he be trusted?"
Helag's words echoed in the White Wolf's mind again: Carolingian betrayed patriots for profit and was an insidious villain.
What was the point of her asking Bozhukas for such a question? Wasn't the answer obvious?
"can."
White Wolf thought he was hallucinating. The next moment, the Patriot's steady voice sounded again: "Carolingian, yes, trust me."
"He helped, Lord, escape, Ursus. He protected and shielded him. A few years ago, I gave him a letter from your father. He knows you."
Listening to the Patriot's series of speeches, White Wolf was dumbfounded.
Although the other party said only a few words, the amount of information contained in them was really enormous.
She knew very well that the Lord the Patriot was referring to was specifically Kal'tsit. Lord Kal'tsit and Kal'tsit in Tower of Babel were the same person. According to the Patriot, it was Carolingian who helped Kal'tsit leave Ursus, and later, Kal'tsit joined Tower of Babel for other reasons.
The preservation of the shield guards also made White Wolf suddenly realize that the patriots' crime in Ursus was treason, and they would inevitably be subjected to the most severe suppression by the empire. Anyone who was attentive would notice that it was a miracle that the entire shield guard force was able to be preserved intact.
Carolingian must have protected the Patriots and their troops in some special way, and the well-known "betrayal" must have had other hidden reasons. Since General Helag retired early, this was a highly confidential matter, so it was normal that no one knew the inside story.
As for the Patriot passing on her adoptive father's letter to Caroline, it is easier to understand. Herag mentioned that Caroline and her adoptive father were good friends, so it was normal for such a thing to happen. But there was something wrong. A letter from a few years ago? Did the adoptive father ever take the initiative to mail a letter to Ursus?
That should be the case, but if the letter was sent by her adoptive father and Caroline knew her because of it, then the person he knew was not the White Wolf, but Lillian.
After chatting with the Patriot about Carolingian affairs for a while, White Wolf said goodbye and left. On the way back, she kept thinking about the things she had encountered after arriving in Ursus.
She felt as if she had stepped into a trap.
Was the purpose of her adoptive father asking her to deliver the letter really just to let her seek refuge with an old friend?
To date, she has met many people in Ursus. The more she gets to know these people, the more she feels that they have a special connection with each other. Among these tangled connections, many threads are pulled out and entangled with Lillian.
She suddenly realized that she had become a part of the net without realizing it.
Volume 4: Chapter 33: Lowest Generation
After returning to the room, White Wolf rested for a while, then went out, turned left and went to Alina's house for dinner.
Tallulah had arrived before her and was sitting at the table, her chin in her hand, in a daze. Alina was busy in the kitchen alone.
Bai Lang saw a letter on the other person's right hand side, which should be the one she showed Alina not long ago.
"Xiaota," she called out, "what do you think about the matter mentioned in the letter?"
Tallulah came to her senses and said, "I'm not sure yet. Alina said you asked the Patriots, what was the result? Is Carolingian a trustworthy person?"
"It should be possible."
"So are you planning to go to that party?" Tallulah pointed to the letter in her hand.
White Wolf pulled a stool over and sat down, nodding and saying, "Well, we'll set off tomorrow morning. If we can get to Koros City earlier, we can make more preparations."
"I'll go with you."
White Wolf hesitated and said, "But I just talked to the Patriot about the Sarkaz mercenaries, and he has agreed to help. If we both leave, what will happen to the mercenaries?"
"Why is your brain suddenly not working well?" Tallulah smiled and reached out to touch the white wolf's head, but the white wolf dodged it swiftly.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't touch my ears."
Tallulah was reminded and looked up at Miss White Wolf's ears, which were alertly erected. A beautiful touch of white fur on the inside caught her attention.
She felt her fingertips itchy, but under Miss White Wolf's murderous gaze, she could only put away her thoughts and said seriously, "This is what I think. Since I have discussed it with Hedley, W and the others, and the camp has obtained the approval of the patriots, it means that the preparations have been completed and we can proceed to the next step. But as long as I am in the camp, I will be restrained by Garson, and it will be difficult to start the next step."
"Now, if I leave the camp for a while, Garson will definitely take this opportunity to contact the Patriots. His control over the mercenaries will be weakened, and Hedley and W can take this opportunity to meet with the Patriots. After that, the promise of the Reunion Movement will be fulfilled. Moreover, with the Patriots in charge, there will definitely be no trouble."
"Well, your idea doesn't seem bad." White Wolf said thoughtfully.
"Of course." Tallulah continued, "Not only that, I don't think you know how to attend a noble banquet."
"I haven't participated, but I remember that the nobles of Ursus are not like those of Victoria, so they shouldn't have so many strange rules."
"That's right, but don't forget, this is a marquis's banquet, so the standards are naturally higher. Although Ursus doesn't pay attention to red tape, basic etiquette and common sense must still be mastered."
White Wolf suddenly felt overwhelmed. "Forget it, forget it. If you say so, I might as well not participate directly. I'll hand the letter to that manager and then find a corner to wait for Caroline to come."
"Then you'll be in trouble. If you stay in a corner, you'll probably be mistaken for a maid and ordered around."
"Ah, this is really troublesome, Xiaota, how about we go together and you take care of these."
"I'd be happy to do that." Tallulah smiled. "Just follow my instructions when the time comes."
At this time, Alina's dinner was finally ready. White Wolf said to Tallulah, "You can arrange it," and then went into the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
She came out with the food and saw Tallulah staring at the table, still with that strange smile on her face.
"Tallulah, you are stupid, why are you still laughing?"
"Ah? Is that so?" Miss Longnu immediately stopped smiling and sat up straight.
"Yes." White Wolf glanced at her suspiciously, "I think you are thinking about something rude."
After Alina came over, Bai Lang gave up asking questions, and the three of them started eating together. The matter of attending the banquet was naturally brought up at the dinner table.
"What identity did you use to go there?"
This question reminded Bai Lang. After a moment's thought, she came up with something interesting: "I'll continue to use Olicia's identity, Xiaota. This time, you will be the attendant."
"Not very good." Tallulah shook her head.
"Why? I've been there before." White Wolf said dissatisfiedly.
Alina helped Tallulah explain, "There are very few people from the Drake clan who serve as servants. If something like this really happens, it will attract extra attention. It's best for you to go together as friends."
White Wolf then remembered the reason. There were relatively few Drake people on the Terra continent, and most of them were related to the Victorian royal family. Generally speaking, those who could make the Drake people their subordinates were not ordinary people.
Although he understood, the White Wolf still stood up indignantly, walked behind Tallulah under her puzzled gaze, pinched Tallulah's horns, looked at his tail, and then sat back in his chair.
Tsk, what's so great about that? She's just a little stronger, a little better physically, and a little better at using Originium. Can she hear as far as I can? Can she see as well as I can? Draco is no better than that.
Miss Dragon Girl was still confused, and Alina was looking at Miss White Wolf, who was full of jealousy, and her eyes were narrowed with a smile.
"Alina." White Wolf said seriously, "Are you laughing at me? What's so funny about this?"
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