Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

"What do you mean by crossing the line?" Franca asked without even raising her head.

"We are security personnel, but the purpose of this mission is to conduct an investigation."

Franca looked at her partner and said, "It doesn't matter. Just think of it as a public-funded trip. Won't you get bored staying in the same place every day?"

Razer frowned slightly: "I understand what you mean, but this kind of thing goes against our philosophy at Black Steel. We are a security company and we provide security consulting, not other hired work."

"But you didn't refuse when Miss Olicia said so."

Razer said helplessly: "I haven't even thought about it yet, and you just agreed directly. I can only nod along."

"Don't be so stubborn. Think like this." Franca showed a sly smile on her face. "We are security consultants, but the scope of this security consultant can be wider, not only personal safety, but also business safety. In this way, it is reasonable."

Miss Razer was surprised and hesitant: "Uh, this, is this okay?"

"Of course." Franka said seriously, "Based on the results of the investigation, we conducted a business risk assessment on the actions of our boss, Ms. Olicia, to ensure the safety of investment and funds. This is the highest level of security consulting."

Razer felt that there was something wrong with what Franka said, but at the same time, he also felt that it sounded very reasonable. He had no idea how to refute it, so he had to temporarily agree with what she said.

It would be fine to just go out and relax, she thought. Besides, at least on the way there and back, and during part of the time in Kjerag, they could take good care of the security responsibilities and not be considered derelict in their duties.

When she came to her senses, she saw Franka staring at her silver rapier with a silly smile on her face.

"Franka, what's wrong with you?"

"I was thinking, if Miss Olicia encountered danger in Kjerag, for example, she was trapped in an iron house, and I pulled out my sword in a flash, melted the iron door, and rescued Miss Olicia, would she think I was so powerful and take the initiative to poach my girlfriend?"

Miss Razer was not surprised by her partner's strange ideas. She said helplessly, "Shelagh is a bit backward, but the public security is good. There is probably no danger. Also, the iron house you mentioned sounds even more unlikely to exist."

"I know it doesn't exist, but it would be nice if we could make it exist." Franka said this, and suddenly she looked eager to try.

Razer was startled and hurriedly reminded: "We are security personnel, don't think too much, how can we expect our employer to be in danger?"

"But I want to change jobs."

"You... Hey, why do you suddenly want to change jobs?"

"It's not sudden. I've thought about it before, and I've thought about it even more today. Think about it carefully. It's not easy to find a boss who can apologize to you and chat with you. There's only one like him in the world."

"Well, what you said... seems to be correct."

Chapter 2023 Heading to Kjerag03-14-12 00:02:

January 1096, 12 in the Terran calendar.

Weather: cloudy.

The eastern outskirts of Koros City.

Grayish-white thin clouds covered the entire sky, and below was a vast expanse of snow. In a certain area of ​​the snow, a circle had been artificially cleared, and a small lead-gray aircraft was quietly parked in the center.

Razer and Franka were busy around the aircraft, going up and down, meticulously checking the emergency facilities and high-altitude security equipment.

Two hundred meters away, under a green cedar tree covered with thick snow, White Wolf and the Marquis silently looked at the tiny figure next to the aircraft. The latter lit a pipe, and white smoke curled up in the windless cold air.

"confirmed?"

"confirmed."

"While you're gone, I'll use that line to send an inbound telecom to Kjerag, and Casimir will be able to monitor it at the same time."

"Ah."

"Don't you need help to make a detour?"

"Need not."

"Have you thought about the consequences?"

"Of course they will do something."

The Marquis put down his pipe and whispered, "The directors of the Business Federation are all different. There are many fools, but there are also people who even I have to be extremely cautious with."

"……I see."

Miss White Wolf nodded after a brief silence. She looked across the snow and the mountains towards the distant direction of Casimir. Her cold and calm voice blended in with the harsh winter in the north:

"Conflict is inevitable. This time, it's our turn to take the lead."

……

At about 10 am on the same day.

Kjerag.

The Kalan Trade Directorate outside the Holy Mountain.

Enthiotis Shivaash, who holds the triple identities of Kjerag’s military leader, the head of the Shivaash family, and the chairman of Kalan Trading, and calls himself Silver Gray, is staring intently at the Kjerag map on the wall.

The map is quite complicated, with lines of various colors running through and crisscrossing the territories of the three major families.

There were two knocks on the door, and a young man from Liberi, wearing a brown winter coat, a white bowler hat, black-framed glasses, and a neat silk bow tie, pushed the door open and walked in.

Silver Gray's attention seemed to have been on the map from beginning to end, and never changed, but he called out the visitor's name accurately: "Noxis, is there any progress on the Brown Tao family's side?"

Nosis (Gnosis) placed his hat flat on the table, brushed off the remaining snow on his coat, and then took out a stack of documents from his arms.

"Another thing, there's a communication from Ursus."

After saying this, he stared at the back of his old friend and companion, and silently counted numbers in his mind. The time it took for the other party to react represented how seriously he took the matter. Regardless of whether the situation was dangerous or dull, Enthiotis would calmly take a few seconds to think.

When he counted to three, Silver Gray turned his eyes away from the map and turned back to ask, "As mentioned before, Miss Lovehild is coming here in person?"

"That's the information. Her private aircraft has already set off. Considering the weather conditions, it will arrive in three days at the latest."

Silver Gray nodded, noticed the document Lingzhi took out, and asked, "What is that in your hand?"

Nosis showed a rare smile on his face and said, "I have sorted out the information about Olicia Lovehild these days, and I accidentally found some interesting things in it."

Silver Gray took the information and found it was a combination of notes and newspaper fragments. It contained a lot of information. He sat down and looked through it while asking, "What is interesting to you?"

"Of course it's Miss Olivia. She is a very special person."

"As a traditional Ursus noble, it is certainly extraordinary for me to be able to gain a foothold in your scientific research community."

"What I want to say is that the truth is far from that simple."

Silver Gray's face became serious and he looked at Nosis. The other party was not one to talk nonsense, so there must be a reason for what he said.

Lingzhi flipped open a page of information and pointed at the name on it and said, "I specifically looked up Bingshi's scientific research papers and found that the researchers in each paper can be traced, with the exception of Farina. The information marked on the paper is that Farina is related to the Polytechnic University of Castel Sant'Iron City in Columbia."

"However, I happened to study at the Source Stone Academy of the Iron City Polytechnic University for a period of time, and met many people, including Researcher Dorothy from Rhine Life and Miss Aurora here, etc. During that time, I had never heard of a researcher named Farina."

"I was also curious about the same thing as you. Why could the pedantic nobles of the Ursus Empire actually create a company like Icestone Technology? Why are the top researchers from Victoria University and Leitania University willing to go to the north of Ursus where the conditions are harsh and the country is in chaos? In comparison, the conditions in Kjerag should be even better than theirs."

"The answer is obvious. Miss Lovehild is actually a real scholar. It is probably because of some rules among the Ursus nobles that she cannot use her real name in academic occasions, so she fabricated the fake identity of Farina. A company founded entirely by scholars can have a fatal attraction to other scholars."

"I guess that her academic background is inherited from Victoria, and her mentor must be a top scholar in Victoria. I was not sure at first, but after investigating Bingshi's Longmen Conference in the past two days, I am 99% sure. Professor Herzog, the top energy scholar, and the president of Victoria National University appeared at the conference together. What could be more convincing than this proof?"

Silver Gray took a breath and his expression became a little strange: "What you said makes sense, but do you still want to say that the reason why Kalan Trade can't recruit top researchers has nothing to do with you, but because I am not in your circle?"

Lingzhi replied calmly, "I didn't mean that. I was just stating an objective fact. Moreover, Kalan Trade is based on commerce, so it is naturally difficult for it to compete with Icestone Technology in scientific research. As for Kjerag, what we are doing now is what Kjerag needs most."

Silver Gray nodded, and his thoughts returned to Olicia's matter. He said thoughtfully: "She is both an Ursus noble and a scholar in the scientific research community... Well, being a noble is fine, but being a scholar... may be more troublesome in some matters."

Nosis couldn't help but ask, "Why do you think scholars are more troublesome?"

SilverAsh glanced at the other person and said nothing.

The latter suddenly understood something and touched his eyes awkwardly: "Yes, I really can't talk to most people in Kjerag. There is really nothing to talk about. As for that Miss Lovehild, by the way, she has some relationship with you!"

As soon as these words came out, the warlord leader of Kjerag looked confused.

Chapter 2023 It Makes Sense 03-15-12 00:03:

After seeing Enchiodis's confused expression, Lingzhi coughed lightly, turned the file to the back, and took out the clippings stuck in the gap.

He did not rush to explain, but first asked: "How long have you not paid attention to National University?"

"For a while, Kjerag had so many things to do that the National University only needed to pay attention to it when something special happened."

"It seems that being an honorary alumnus of the National University is just a small matter to you."

Silver Gray shook his head. "The honorary alumnus of a top university certainly has its value. I have used that identity as a springboard in the past, and I will definitely use it a second time in the future. What? What do you want to say is related to this?"

Lingzhi replied in a relaxed and interested tone, "Since you left the National University, this college honor has been vacant until Lovehild appeared in the National University. She is the next in line. According to the rules of Victorian Academy, she should call you senior."

Upon hearing the news, Yinhui did not show any joy at first, but frowned instead.

Lingzhi fully understood why the other party had such an expression, and asked in a businesslike tone: "Are you still going to follow the first plan?"

Silver Gray tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers and raised an eyebrow at his friend: "What do you think?"

"Of course I do. I still support your plan number one. Kjerag's interests can be maximized. Lovehild will definitely agree. Even if she really finds problems in the future, she can only blame it on her lack of prior investigation."

After learning of Lingzhi's opinion, the person in charge of Kalan Trade seemed to have made a decision in an instant: "I plan to abandon the original plan."

Lingzhi was slightly startled, and suddenly clenched his right fist, then gently released it, as if he was very angry, but also as if he had expected it. From the looks of it, this was definitely not the first time this had happened.

He took a deep breath and showed his good self-control: "What's the reason this time?"

Silver Gray's answer was very certain, and his tone was filled with a sense of righteousness:

"The National University is a special place for me. Kalan Trade can only be where it is today thanks to the knowledge imparted by my alma mater and the help of alumni. I will never forget these. Nohis, sometimes we cannot just consider the interests when dealing with things."

Lingzhi sneered: "Can't you just consider the benefits? That's something you can really say."

"Of course." Silver Gray smiled softly, "As the president of Kalan Trading, I should be so magnanimous."

After that, he ignored his friend who could kill with a knife in his eyes, and calmly and quickly changed the subject: "The selection criteria of the National University are extremely strict. Is she relying on her scientific research results?"

The only difference between you and me is that you can be more shameless, Lingzhi secretly complained in his heart and replied: "No, the situation can be said to be unexpected, but it seems reasonable."

"Oh?"

"I don't know what means she used to join the National University's natural disaster assessment as a member of the Royal Guard Academy, and resolved a large-scale vicious incident during the assessment."

"Royal Guard Academy?" Silver Gray's expression became even more strange. "I once studied swordsmanship there."

"That's why I say, it's very interesting that Lovechild has just walked the same path that you walked in Victoria."

"You said she solved the vicious incident in the natural disaster assessment?"

"Yes, that's what I meant by unexpected. She has a fake identity as Farina, which is enough to prove that she is a top researcher. But her deeds also show that she also has excellent swordsmanship. Her strength level is at least above that of the members of the Royal Guard Academy at the same time."

Silver Gray thought for a moment and said, "She is a genuine military noble of the Ursus Empire. She has the right to judge and execute people with the sword. From this perspective, it is normal for her to rely on force to resolve the vicious incident."

Lingzhi said calmly: "As I said just now, the situation is unexpected, but also reasonable."

Yinhui nodded and picked up the newspaper clipping to look at it. The picture accompanying the newspaper was a group photo taken in the National University Auditorium. This reminded him of his own experience. Many years ago, he had also stood in the same place to take a group photo.

By then, he had already learned the knowledge needed to revive Kjerag and had expanded his network of contacts. When he stood in the auditorium for a group photo, his mind completely flew back to his distant hometown.

He sighed softly and focused his eyes on the newspaper. Although the picture was entirely in black and white, a figure in it caught people's attention almost instantly.

"Which one is she?" Enthiotis asked, feeling as if he was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Sure enough, the spiritual knowledge pointed to the person he was looking at, and then explained the names horizontally: "Miss Lovehild, Principal Evan, Lady Deside, Miss Ceylon of Icestone..."

Yinhui finished reading the clipping silently, then folded it up again and put it into the folder. He closed it and put it aside: "Leave this thing here for now. Let's talk about the situation at the Brown Tao family."

"You know it's difficult to handle. The grand ceremony is imminent, so we have no choice but to go there in person."

"When will Miss Lovehild arrive?"

"In three days at the latest."

"The National Church Day ceremony must not be delayed, so don't we have to neglect our guests?"

Lingzhi replied helplessly: "I'm afraid that's the case. The cooperation with Bingshi involves the Business Federation. No one in Kalan Trade can make a decision for you."

He suddenly raised his eyes and said, "I have come up with an idea that will prevent Miss Lovehild from thinking that we are being disrespectful while she is waiting."

"What's the idea?"

"It's very simple. We just need to ask someone of equal or greater status to speak up for us. I believe Miss Lovehild will understand. After all, she is from your National University and must be different from those arrogant Ursus nobles."

"You mean Enya?"

"No." Lingzhi immediately denied this disrespectful accusation, "I didn't say that. How can we let the Saint Lady help us do this?"

"Yes, you didn't."

Enthiodis Shivaash nodded thoughtfully.