Rhode Island Park Project

Rhode Island Communications Room.

Seeing the communication being unilaterally ended, the other members of the Glasgow Gang looked at each other in confusion as Dai Feien, who was biting his lips and exuding a depressed mood, didn't know how to comfort him.

"Well, maybe your mother didn't wake up today, uh, so--"

Morgan simply elbowed Indra in the ribs.

"You'd better stop talking!"

"Gu! Then at least be gentler!!"

Looking at the two noisy people, Dai Feien, who was originally in a bad mood, couldn't help but smile a little and could only shake his head.

"It's not that my mother is unwilling to help, but she wants to see whether our abilities and efforts are worth her help."

Daphne glanced at Vina before continuing, "She probably also wants to see if our new king is worthy of her support."

No one knows a daughter better than her mother, and no one knows a mother better than her daughter. Dai Feien knows his mother very well.

Her mother, who was able to gain the support of other dukes and become the current Grand Duke of Windermere, and who also came from a military background, has always been so inhumanely strict and realistic.

However, this time, Dai Finn wanted to persuade her mother to make some compromises for her in the hope of helping her friend, hoping that her mother would recognize her vision, but the reality was always disappointing.

Dai Feien looked around at the others around him, and finally his gaze fell on Luo Hang. His expression became serious:

"I promise you, after I meet my mother, I will convince her to provide assistance to Rhodes Island. If she disagrees—"

Daphne bit his lip and said, "I'll just run back here and fight with you guys! After all, I'm also a member of the Glasgow Gang now!"

"Good job! Haha, I knew I wasn't wrong about you!"

Indra excitedly patted Delphine's shoulder. Dagda looked at Delphine seriously and said, "The facts will prove that your choice is correct."

"Daifen..."

Baird, who was standing by, came to his friend with emotion and relief and gave her a hug. Vina also patted Daphne's shoulder.

Only Luo Hang and Morgan stood aside, arms folded, watching the touching scene of friendship and joy before them, while tilting their heads and smiling and sighing:

"It seems like you two have been getting along well lately?"

"We were a little surprised when Delphine confessed to us that she was the daughter of the Duke of Windermere. But after exchanging fistfights with Indra and darts with Baird, she's officially a member of the Glasgow Gang. Nothing else matters."

Morgan also smiled faintly and spoke softly as he looked at the scene in front of him.

"Daifen,"

Luo Hang smiled and shouted to the Glasgow gang members in front of him,

"When you see your mother, tell her this - even if you might be right, I'm not you - no one says there's only one right path in this world. If young people weren't emotional and impulsive from time to time, and became as lifeless as the elderly, then their lives would truly be meaningless."

"..."

The corners of Daphne's mouth gradually curled up, and he gave him a thumbs-up. "You said that, Doctor. I want to repeat your exact words when the time comes!"

"Ha, how long have you been with them, and you've already learned bad habits?"

"Including 'Beat the Chin', I've been with the Glasgow Gang for a few years now."

"That's right! This is Daphne from our Glasgow Gang!"

Indra, with a bright smile on his face, hooked his arm around Daphne's neck, pulling Daphne, who was originally quite particular about his manners, to bend his body and gather with the noisy members of the Glasgow Gang.

The most trustworthy relationships are always forged through time and experience. Compared to the Duke of Windermere, the relationship between the future king and the future duke is actually stronger... and more suitable for Vina's style.

There was no further delay in the communications room. Since the target had been determined, it was natural to start making preparations early at this critical moment.

"The Duchy of Windermere is located west of Victoria, the Duchy of Wellington is to the north, the Duchy of Caister is to the south, and in between are the territories of Londinium and some aristocratic conservatives."

The so-called aristocratic conservatives were actually some aristocrats who chose neither to side with the Grand Duke nor the Sarkaz, and who were just waiting for the outcome of this war, with a "conservative" strategy.

Among them, nobles who originally belonged to the royal family accounted for a large proportion of these people.

First of all, one thing must be made clear: Victoria's territory is divided into counties directly governed by the royal family and counties governed by the nobles.

The royal family has its own territory, and the grand dukes in various places nominally belong to the royal family.

After the king was hanged and Londinium was occupied by the Sarkaz, facing the struggles among the grand dukes and between the royal nobles and the Sarkaz, the royal nobles who lost their leader also quickly fell apart.

Some of them were familiar, including those from the Victoria Barracks stationed not far from Londinium, who were the original superiors of the Horn and Second Storm Commandos.

These people neither belong to the Grand Duke nor are under the king's jurisdiction. The Sarkaz will not cause trouble for them. They were originally in a lawless area.

"But now, these people have also shown interest in the future king and the national sword, and they claim that they are the legitimate royal family and are willing to defend the king."

As Luo Hang spoke, he stretched out his finger and drew a route on the map.

"Our goal is to pass through the territories of these conservative nobles, brushing past the boundaries of Londinium, and head towards the Duchy of Windermere.

Compared to the Grand Duke, these nobles are more disorganized and lack some of the large warships that can truly deter on the battlefield, but these guys should still have some of Victoria's elite troops in their hands."

For example, Stormtroopers.

The horn and bagpipe belong to the second squad of the Storm Commandos. Since there is a second squad, there must be a first, third, or fourth squad.

Victoria is most famous for the Steam Knights, of course, but that doesn't mean there are no other special forces besides the Steam Knights.

With the collapse of the royal family, the forces that originally belonged to the royal family were naturally quickly divided up by these nobles using the rights inherited from the royal family. Armed forces and military power were obviously the top priority.

"Vina is the king. When those guys saw Vina, shouldn't they come directly to our side?"

Indra said angrily.

"So, the nobles claim to be defending the king. They want to 'protect' the king. As the legitimate royal family, they look down on other forces and only trust themselves. They have good reason to do so."

Daphne said with some sarcasm.

This is the meaning of having a legitimate reason to be a teacher.

While it was a soldier's duty to obey orders, they were also human beings, knowing how to distinguish right from wrong and loyalty. If these nobles had directly sent their men to assassinate the king, given that their army was inherited from the royal family, who knows how many would have rebelled the moment they reached Vina.

But when it comes to defending the king, a gang of street thugs like the Glasgow Gang probably won't even have a say.

As for the titles of Duke of Swire and Duke of Windermere, under the current circumstances, they can also be regarded as objects of defense and lack reliability.

"Ahh, those guys—"

Indra scratched his hair in annoyance.

Luo Hang continued without caring:

"Everyone's eyes are on us now, and the conservatives' territory is under martial law everywhere. If they find out that we are sending someone anywhere outside of Shi Huaiya's territory, then no matter who it is, these guys will definitely not let them go.

Therefore, we can be prepared for a tough battle from the very beginning."

He looked up at the Glasgow Gang members gathered around the strategy table and smiled softly:

"The personnel for this operation haven't been determined yet, but I guess someone should sign up?"

Vina and others also laughed.

"Yes, Doctor."

Vina said softly.

As the enemy's biggest target, Vina went to the front line on her own initiative, even sending herself to the enemy's lair. This choice was actually not wise. However, as Luo Hang and the Duke of Windermere had previously analyzed, this operation also contained other meanings.

——This is the experience between the future king and the future team.

"Of course, you won't be the only ones taking part in this operation. Since our opponent has a special force, I've also prepared a special force for you. Let's see whose team is more powerful."

Luo Hang grinned slightly, and directly connected to the prepared communication, saying directly, "Notify the First Armored Team... They have a mission."

The members of the Glasgow Gang standing next to Luo Hang looked at each other, none of them quite sure what the mysterious First Armored Team that Luo Hang mentioned was. After ending the communication, Luo Hang just smiled, with no intention of revealing anything.

Some situations have occurred more than once before—

Strength is the foundation of mutual dialogue and cooperation.

This time, he sent Delphine back to the Duke of Windermere, not to ask for help. He would let the Duke of Windermere understand that this represented a cooperation, a win-win cooperation.

Although the virtual warehouse has not yet completed the technology decoding and the proficiency of the First Armored Team is not particularly high, they are not dealing with real Steam Knights this time.

If they were not facing high-intensity battlefield pressure and only looked at firepower output, their armored knights would not necessarily be inferior to the steam knights.

There are also some people that old Adams is dealing with, and he is also looking forward to the reactions of those guys.

"Alright, you guys should hurry back and make some preparations. We don't have much time to waste, so once you're ready, leave as soon as possible."

Having made up his mind to keep the secret till the end, Luo Hang clapped his hands and walked out the door with the girls present, completely ignoring Indra's complaints and the curious looks of others.

I have to say, it feels pretty good to be a riddle teller.

Chapter 4: Tempting me like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself (?√/k)

Luo Hang has a good habit. Once he really decides on what to do, he can immediately burst out with 100% efficiency.

In just half a day, the ships heading to the conservative territory, Casana County, which served as the meeting point, were ready, and the Glasgow Gang and the eight-man squad of the First Armored Team were all in place.

There are two new power armors in the armor base that have just appeared in the past few days, which are used by others to continue training. And there is also a piece of news that is a bit difficult to describe...

He just heard that Mud Rock had also signed up for the power armor pilot selection and had already passed...

When he learned about this, Luo Hang's expression remained strange for a long time.

A Sarkaz girl who is a power armor pilot?

Although the steel mecha and the cute girl are indeed a very nice combination, it is really difficult for him to connect mudrock and power armor together.

No, that's not right. As a shy girl who can lock herself in armor for more than ten hours a day and blushes when meeting people without armor, it seems possible that she would be interested in power armor?

anyway,

Regardless of whether Mudstone was just out of curiosity or really intended to become a senior armored soldier, when faced with this news, he suddenly felt that the world was completely deviating from his original impression.

As for what this world will become in the future, he is also very much looking forward to it.

***

Two days after the Glasgow Gang set out.

Somewhere in Victoria Barracks.

"Yes, we will start investigating immediately!"

After hanging up the phone, the colonel turned to look at his adjutant. "The higher-ups just sent a message saying they've located an unidentified transport ship that left the Dukedom of Shihuaiya two days ago. It's very likely in the surrounding area. We need to send someone to investigate the situation of that ship."

"Two days ago? Who knows where they went? Those people didn't do their own work, but came up with this nonsense information and asked us to send someone?"

The adjutant complained dissatisfiedly.

The colonel was also quite casual. He picked up his watch and coat on the table and pretended to go out.

Judging from the time, it was time for the military camp cafeteria to open for lunch, and the adjutant was very understanding and opened the door directly.

"There's no other way. Recently, several great nobles have said that they want to bring back His Highness Aslan and the national sword from Shihuaiya Territory. The great nobles are paying close attention to any movement in Shihuaiya Territory. Even if we can't find them, we have to at least pretend to do it.

If something happens to that ship in our area, we won’t be able to explain it.”

The colonel and the adjutant were walking and chatting, and soon they could hear the noise of the army in the building heading to the cafeteria.

The adjutant had to raise his voice a little.

"It took two days to discover a ship had disappeared. Aren't those intelligence officers really on vacation? If anything goes wrong, those guys will be the first to take the blame, right?"

The others nearby glanced at the two people walking together, then looked away.

"Whether those people have problems or not is their business. The intelligence system is the work of Marquis Belmont. We have no room to interfere."

The colonel spoke casually in the crowded corridor, taking out a cigarette from his pocket. The adjutant beside him immediately offered him a light with great tact.

The colonel looked at the cigarette that was gradually flaming, then casually glanced at the building in the distance that was still under repair, and said in a slightly unhappy tone:

"Those Stormtroopers actually defected earlier. Is Earl White Wolf just another guy who switches sides whenever the situation presents itself? He's talking so nicely, but it's just an excuse for himself."

That’s right, it’s a coincidence, but it’s not a coincidence either. The team that received the order to search for the unidentified ships that left the Duke of Shi Huaiya’s territory was the camp where the Second Storm Commando of the Horn and Bagpipe once belonged.

As for why it is not a coincidence,

Looking at the map, the Territory of Swire is located in the northeast of Victoria, which is the upper right corner of Londinium. The upper left is the Territory of the Duke of Wellington, and the lower left is Londinium.

When Horn went to his base to report before, he mentioned that it was a military camp near Londinium, and this time the Glasgow Gang's route was brushing the border of Londinium... Isn't this a coincidence?

The colonel took a drag on his cigarette, squinting his eyes as he looked at the building under renovation in the distance. Suddenly, something occurred to him: