She calculated the transportation time by train, which was enough for the integrated movement to complete the task, but it might not be the case if a special truck was used, because the train route was winding and time would be wasted in unnecessary places. If a truck took a shortcut, it might arrive in Koros much faster than the train.
She pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "If we use a truck, what will the time be?"
"It will be a little slower because I told the team to take the safe path. They will be able to deliver the slaves to their location around tomorrow morning. If Miss Hilde is in a hurry, I can urge them to act overnight."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Bai Lang felt relieved and said with a smile, "As long as we can get there tomorrow, safety comes first. Mr. Serwen doesn't need to make his subordinates worry."
Serven also had the same idea: "Miss Hilde, I'm glad you understand. By the way, where is your servant Yeka now?"
"She is ready to go. Mr. Serwen does not need to tell his subordinates about her presence. This time, she will carry out the mission in secret throughout the whole process."
"I see." Serven nodded with a smile. "Ms. Hilde, tonight, I am inviting a group of researchers from Columbia, including those from Columbia University and Tremont Institute of Technology. We will hold the dinner at the Brand Garden Hotel in the city. Are you interested?"
Bai Lang put on an expression of "eyes brightened" at the right moment: "Yes, yes, Mr. Serwen, can you introduce me to the personnel on site?"
"Of course, Miss Hilde." Serven smiled.
"By the way, I can't drink much, so..." Bai Lang said embarrassedly.
"Don't worry, I have already considered this issue. When the time comes, I will replace the vodka with fruit wine and drinks."
"Thank you, Mr. Servin."
"No, this is what I should do. Actually, my Colombian friends are not used to Ursus banquets. This will be more convenient for everyone."
……
After the vehicle transporting the infected people left, Bai Lang stopped briefly at the research institute and then returned to the hotel. She sat alone on the sofa for a while, then called the Marquis.
The person who answered the call was still not the Marquis himself. It was not because the other party was too busy to take care of it. Although the Marquis himself had to deal with aristocratic affairs, run business projects, and take care of old friends in the army, he also made it clear that he would connect to her private line directly.
The fact that someone else answered the call could only mean that the Marquis himself had gone to a relatively far place, so far that Bratz could no longer communicate with the nearby intercity network.
The Marquis' message relay was a specially selected trustworthy person who would relay her messages in a timely manner and sometimes directly help deal with some matters. This time, Bai Lang judged from the accent that the other party was not the same person as the communicator when he went to Qicheng, but the way of speaking was almost exactly the same.
"Miss, the master is temporarily unable to communicate. Do you have any requests or words that you need me to pass on to him?"
Are these liaisons a group? White Wolf wondered quietly.
"Yes, I need to trouble you with something. Please help contact Mu from Bingshi Mining and tell him that 300 infected people will be transported to the company tomorrow morning. The people accompanying the team are soldiers from Bratz. Ask him to make preparations in advance."
"Okay, miss, I'll make the call for you right away. Anything else you need?"
"Not for now. Um, will you answer this call at any time?"
"Yes, miss, the master will not be able to come back for a while, so you can contact me at any time."
"Okay, it's alright, thank you."
"This is what we should do."
Bai Lang nodded and hung up the phone.
Volume 5: Chapter 80 Private Banquet
There was still a whole afternoon before the banquet started, and Miss White Wolf had to wait in the room.
She adjusted her sitting position on the sofa many times and changed the newspaper in her hand one after another, but she still felt uncomfortable.
It's hard to tell what's wrong. It feels like a lingering thread, and it's empty and unsettling, as if I've lost something.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she finally immersed herself in the newspaper.
A seemingly ordinary piece of news caught her attention.
The news described a small-scale riot that was successfully suppressed, and such information does not seem to be worthy of attention in today's Ursus, because similar things are too numerous to count.
The reason why she cared was that the newspaper said that the rioters were rebels from the southern part of the empire, but did not mention the infected people at all.
Generally speaking, this kind of official newspaper has never hesitated to throw dirty water on the infected, and even wants to blame all the problems of the empire on the infected, but this report did not even mention the infected.
This only shows that the identity of the "rebels" is a group of ordinary people, ordinary people who are not infected.
According to the existing situation in Ursus, White Wolf had long speculated that ordinary people would sooner or later take the path of resistance, because the greed of the nobles is endless, and they will not let ordinary people go just because they have infected people as their tools for exploitation.
White Wolf knew something. For their own benefit, the nobles would completely exploit loopholes in the law and try to create "accidents" to make ordinary people in the lower class who had no power and influence become infected slaves who could be disposed of at will.
Their rights were not restricted and the emperor repeatedly protected them. Under such circumstances, was there anything the nobles would not dare to do?
The more White Wolf learned about this country, the more he realized that it would be difficult to defeat the imperial armed forces centered on the aristocratic group with the power of the infected alone. Only by uniting the vast majority of ordinary people from the lower class could a thorough reform force be gathered.
For this reason, she reminded Tallulah early on not to focus only on the infected group.
Although the information in the newspaper was simple, it was an important signal to her, proving that her prediction was correct.
She read the message with great excitement and said excitedly:
"Xiaota, look at this. We are heading in the right direction. It is definitely not just the infected who are suffering from the oppression of the nobles."
Tallulah didn't say anything. Miss White Wolf looked around in confusion and suddenly remembered that the other party had left.
She was stunned for a long moment, then put down the newspaper with a dumb laugh, and began to daydream with her chin in her hand.
Xiaota has been back for two days, and he should be ready now.
How many cadres will be mobilized for the integration movement this time?
Xiaota said before that Ino and Jiu were nearby, so they will definitely participate in the operation. I don’t know Jiu very well, and I don’t know if he is reliable. How is Ino doing recently?
Ino and Sasha are both miserable children. They have to face things that many people find hard to bear at a young age. It really seems like a dream that the two of them can grow up to become cadres of the integration movement. I hope everything is well for them.
Can the cadre Lei Tan that Xiaota mentioned really plan the resettlement of the infected? There are thousands of infected people in the institute, so it should be difficult to arrange a good job.
How useful is the blueprint I drew? Xiaota said he would give it to Miss W. I know W. I remember that she is a Sarkaz mercenary with a bit of a weird temper. What does Xiaota hope she will do with the blueprint?
It is now three o'clock in the afternoon. Has the integration movement already set off?
The plan I made with Xiaota before was to act at night and try to avoid conflicts. Most of the defense forces have been transferred away, and the integration movement should only encounter extremely weak defense. In this case, I think it should be smoother...
Can everything really go smoothly?
Is it necessary for me to try to hold Serven back? The action will start at midnight. Will holding the other party back help relieve some of the pressure on the integration movement?
……
Miss White Wolf spent the entire afternoon in a mess of thoughts.
In the evening, she simply tidied her appearance in front of the mirror, then left the hotel and went to the Brand Garden Hotel that Serven had mentioned.
The Brande Garden Hotel is a famous aristocratic venue in the city with extremely high consumption. This banquet was a private banquet with only seven or eight participants, but Serven still booked an entire floor of the hotel for this purpose.
After arriving at the hotel, Serven, who had been waiting at the door, greeted us with a smile on his face.
"Ms. Hilde, you are finally here. My friends are waiting to see you inside."
"Wait for me?" White Wolf said flattered, "Why wait for me?"
"They all want to meet you."
White Wolf lowered his head in embarrassment: "I don't have anything to see. They are all researchers and can chat with each other. I don't know much, so I might be laughed at."
"No, they admire the nobles who have a long-term vision and attach importance to research. Besides, we don't usually talk about academics, so don't be nervous." Serven said as he shook Hilde's hand with gentlemanly etiquette.
Bailang handed his right hand to Serven, and saw the other party kiss the back of his hand. He muttered in his heart that if Xiaota saw it, he would probably get furious.
Serven put down Hilde's hand and suddenly noticed the weapon in her left hand. He asked in confusion, "Miss Hilde is still carrying a sword?"
White Wolf hummed softly, "It is the tradition of the military nobility. If you don't have an attendant, you must bring your own sword. Yeka asked me to take it before he left."
Serven actually knew this. He looked at the other party's weak appearance and couldn't help laughing: "Will Miss Hilde use it?"
White Wolf nodded: "I know a little bit. According to the rules, I have to practice."
"I understand, I understand." Serven smiled and said, "You don't have to be so stubborn in front of me. I'm not the kind of person who pays special attention to worldly rules."
"Thank you. Then, should I still take it with me?"
Serven originally felt a little scared by the sword in Hilde's hand, but when he saw that the other party completely believed him, he had other ideas.
Anyway, Hilde couldn't use a sword, so even if an unexpected situation occurred, he could easily control her. In this case, there was no need to ask her to put away her weapon, lest she think that he didn't trust her, which would affect the overall plan.
He smiled kindly and said, "Since it is a tradition of the military nobility, then take it with you. It will also be a good opportunity for my friends to learn about it."
"Yeah, yeah, it's up to you."
White Wolf looked indecisive and walked into the hotel accompanied by Serven.
Volume 5: Chapter 81 Researchers' Topics
There were a total of six researchers present, four men and two women, all young people, and they called themselves friends of Serven.
Seeing White Wolf coming in, everyone greeted him warmly and then introduced themselves one after another.
Among these researchers, three are from Columbia University, one is from Tremont Polytechnic Institute, and two are from Victoria University. All of them are from top universities.
Bai Lang was worried about being recognized at first, considering that she had participated in activities at the National University, but she soon discovered that the two people who claimed to have graduated from the National University did not show any sign of having seen her before.
She guessed that it might be because she hadn’t paid attention to the school’s past students for a long time.
In any case, since there were people from the National University present, she made up her mind to speak less and listen more to avoid being recognized.
The people present soon began to communicate enthusiastically. White Wolf listened silently with a curious look. Not long after, she discovered something interesting.
Whenever Serven opens his mouth to express his opinions, he will immediately receive unanimous praise from everyone. People will comment from various angles on how brilliant his ideas are, how much inspiration they will bring to solving certain problems, and so on.
If there were people present who didn't know the truth, they would probably think that this young man who was being hailed as the center of attention was some genius in the scientific research community.
Of course, Bai Lang could guess the other party's purpose and found it funny. She continued to watch the farce, pretending to agree with it.
Serven had been paying attention to Hilde's expression. Seeing this expression, he was already very happy. He was sure that the more profound the positive impression he left on Hilde, the easier it would be to act later. The best result would be that everything would come naturally, and in the worst case, it would weaken the opponent's resistance.
He has been patient for too long, and tonight is destined to be the night of harvest.
Excessive praise will inevitably make people suspicious. After seeing that his goal was achieved, Serven used his eyes to hint to others to restrain themselves a little.
Everyone who had discussed it in advance understood it on the spot, shifted their focus away from Serven, and started chatting with each other.
Bai Lang originally thought that she would have to endure another boring ordeal, but what she didn't expect was that there were some interesting things in these people's conversations that she found interesting.
Perhaps in order to demonstrate their own academic value, several researchers began to praise each other. Among them, a researcher named Ye Lifu, Filin, was particularly popular among others.
"Ye Lifu, I heard that you did Originium research at Victoria National University?"
"It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning." Ye Lifu said modestly, with a smile on his face, "It's just a small project. If it weren't for the guidance of Dean Herzog, I'm not sure whether I could have completed it."
Herzog? The serious old man?
Bai Lang began to murmur in her heart that she was able to successfully bring Aina and Ceylon here thanks to the other party's communication with the sisters' mentors.
"The fact that Professor Herzog is willing to give guidance is enough to show that Brother Ye's ability is far beyond that of ordinary people." Another researcher from Liberi sighed and praised.
"Yes, Professor Herzog comes to Columbia University for academic exchanges every few years. Four years ago, I had the honor of attending his lectures, which was truly impressive."
"Brother Ye Lifu, we both graduated from national universities. I didn't expect the gap between us to be so big now. I will count on you to help me in the future."
"No, no, I'm just a little bit better at Originium geology."
"You are too modest. Brother Ye is more than just good at one thing."
Bai Lang was listening with interest. She thought of Miss Eyjafjalla who would come to her company to assist in the research. She was also studying Originium geology and seemed to be quite famous in the academic world.
She couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Eyjafjalla? I heard that she is also an Originium geology researcher, and her level seems to be quite good."
As soon as the words were spoken, there was a moment of silence on the originally happy table. The air seemed to freeze. Ye Lifu's mouth trembled, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, forcing a smile and saying:
"I didn't expect Miss Lovehild had also heard of Eyjafjalla. She..." Researcher Filin swallowed hard, "A researcher of Originium geology usually doesn't use common sense to judge Miss Eyjafjalla."
Bai Lang realized that she might have accidentally ruined the situation and cursed herself for being too talkative. Then she was shocked that Miss Eyjafjalla had such a terrifying influence among the researchers, and Professor Herzog was a recognized top figure in the top university.
That Eina who was praised by Herzog, and Ceylon... and the Skyfire who targeted Eyjafjalla...
Is it possible…
Can we just pick anyone from our own research institute to wipe out these guys in seconds?
No, no.
Don't think like that.
At least as the director, she has no fighting ability at all.
But coming back to the point, she is also an honorary alumnus of Victoria National University.
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