NOVEL NEXT Chapter 734: Hyperion is approaching
Chapter 734: Hyperion is approaching
The car was traveling on the winding mountain road in the Knox Mountains.
Hyperion looked out the window quietly and found that every time the car was about to reach a dead end, a traffic sign would appear on the side of the road: "Turn ahead" or "Watch out for sharp turn", and after turning each corner, the road ahead would usually be bright and clear.
“The mountain road is winding and the peaks are winding.”
Hyperion, who had changed her outfit, said silently.
The big words at the turn ahead struck her eyes again and again, just like how Lanqi had once knocked on the door of her heart.
It turns out that it wasn't that the road had reached the end, but that it was time to step on the brakes and slow down.
Whenever she felt she was in desperate situation, Lanqi would appear like a hero and tell her that it wasn't the sky that was falling, but a turning point.
"Huprienne, you're thinking about Lanci again, aren't you?"
Antanas on the side suddenly poked Hyperion.
"No, no."
Hyperion came back to her senses and shook her head.
"..."
Antanas smiled helplessly and sighed, and said nothing more.
Everything was clearly written in Hyperion's eyes.
It's just that she is shy by nature and doesn't want to admit it.
Now they have arrived at the border of the Cretan Empire. Except for Hyperion, Florence has done his best to arrange identities for the four great demons so that they can protect her on the way.
It didn't matter at the border, the four of them wanted to keep a low profile and hide themselves so that no one could detect them. Only when they sneaked into a core city like Brillda, they needed to turn all the big demons into magic cards to conceal the overly intensive detection.
Antanas once again followed Hyperion's dazed gaze and looked out the window.
The Cretan Empire south of the Kingdom of Hutton.
In the north lies a city called Glen Waverley, one of the most prosperous cities in the northernmost border.
Whenever autumn comes, this city often shows its unique charm due to its natural scenery and humanities, and tourists flock to it in an endless stream.
The north of Glen Waverley is surrounded by towering mountains that rise into the clouds, like a natural barrier that separates the city-state from the Knox Mountains in the north. The city's upper reaches are built between several intersecting peaks, and most of the buildings are in dark gray or pure white classical style.
Stone arch bridges are built between the peaks, connecting the various buildings into a magnificent whole.
"Hyperion, have you been here?"
Shinora seemed to be able to read Hyperion's eyes, observing her cheeks and asked.
"I came here when I was a kid. You can get it from Nanwantina by boat."
Hyperion nodded.
To the east is the boundless sea, with waves beating against the rocks on the shore, making bursts of roars. During the peak season, merchant ships are always coming and going at the dock, their sails fluttering in the sea breeze, and seagulls circling above the masts, making incessant cries.
But now, Glen Waverley, which is close to the front line of the eastern theater, has become the main city strictly guarded by the Imperial Army, as strict as a fortress.
"I heard that Master Noe's Wilford Chamber of Commerce was originally located in Glen Waverley."
Antanas sighed.
Compared to the city of Glen Waverley, the Kingdom of Hutton seemed a little far away.
The long Knox Mountains between the two countries blocked the communication between the two countries.
Even if a large amount of goods were to be transported from the southern border of the Kingdom of Hutton to the northern border of the Krewe Empire, one had to go around the east and arrive by sea and merchant ships, which undoubtedly increased the cost and difficulty of transportation.
However, it is this isolated geographical location that gives Glen Waverley a unique commercial advantage.
It is like a shining pearl, inlaid in the northern border of the Kremlin Empire.
The Wilford family became rich because of this. Even during the war, their family had a special freight channel, which was said to be left by a mysterious businessman more than ten years ago. He not only invested in the Wilford Chamber of Commerce, but also helped the Wilford Chamber of Commerce establish a route that could secretly travel between the Kingdom of Hutton and the Crane Empire.
The head of the family, Noe Wilford, did not even let Lanqi know this secret, because it was a guarantee for the Chamber of Commerce's benefactor and would not be exposed to anyone other than the head of the family. Apart from Noe, only Hans, the butler left behind by the mysterious businessman, knew about it.
It was not until the Wilford Chamber of Commerce was no longer viable that Butler Hans and Planai mentioned the past in casual conversation.
Shinora, who was sitting on the other side of Hyperion, twitched her eyes when she heard this.
She heard that Lanqi was considered a rich second-generation at the beginning.
After Lanqi's disdainful efforts, he finally succeeded in making the Wilford family almost bankrupt.
"It's okay. Don't worry about the money. I can give him all my money. When the war is over, if the Wilford Chamber of Commerce wants to resume business, the Duke's family will invest in Wilford Company."
Hyperion assured generously.
"Rich woman, please don't abandon us when you become a duchess."
Looking at Hyperion's confident look, Antanas couldn't help but hug her slender arms and looked at her pleadingly.
"Don't forget our two good friends."
Shinola also tilted her head and leaned towards her.
"You can stay as long as you want in the Duke's house."
Hyperion hugged herself left and right embarrassedly.
She always brought Antanas and Sinora back to the Duke's Mansion to play together. Now she feels that she may not be able to get used to living alone in the Duke's Mansion in the future.
As they chatted, the vehicle slowly approached the checkpoint guarded by the Third Division of the Seventh Border Defense Army of the Kremlin Empire.
When the vehicle slowed down and stopped for inspection, the Imperial Army soldiers immediately stepped forward for inspection.
The man in the driver's seat rolled down the window and showed the officer a document with the bright red seal of the "Chaos Chamber of Commerce" in Northwest Nicksassend.
"We are trade representatives of the Northwest Frontier Chamber of Commerce. We are taking inventory of the last trade goods on the east coast and are now preparing to go to the capital to discuss acquisition business with companies there."
He looked polite and his tone was calm and polite.
The soldiers carefully reviewed the documents and then asked several people in the car to get out for inspection.
A comprehensive search of the vehicle followed.
After a while.
"All right, sir?"
Pranay asked respectfully.
"You will have to stay here for 24 hours, re-declare and have your security information re-verified by us and the province before you can pass."
After everything was done, the soldiers took Pranay to a nearby sentry post and gave him some documents to fill out again.
Inside the outpost, a young officer with the rank of captain was reviewing documents.
"No problem, sir."
As Planai agreed, he glanced sharply at the officer who might be a "suitable" candidate and walked towards him.
Just as the captain looked up at Pranay in confusion.
Pranay took out an exquisite cigarette case from his briefcase and handed it to the officer.
"This is a characteristic of our northwestern Nicksassend Territory. If you have been to the northwest, you will be convinced that we are from there." Pranay said in a half-lower voice.
The captain hesitated for a moment, but still took the cigarette box.
The moment he touched the cigarette box, he was sure that the weight was wrong.
Too light.
The officer gently opened a corner of the cigarette box with one hand and found several rolls of large-denomination banknotes inside. He naturally closed them.
"Our Chamber of Commerce is always grateful for the contributions of the military. Please accept this box of cigarettes."
Pranay said sincerely.
The officer understood and nodded, then took the document from Pranay's hand.
"You are obviously a good businessman. You must not waste time serving the empire. I wish you a safe journey."
The officer said in a businesslike tone, his eyes revealing a tacit understanding.
Pranay saluted the officer, turned around and walked out of the post steadily.
After a moment, the vehicle started again, slowly passed the checkpoint and headed towards Glen Waverley City-State Station.
"Praanai, why do you know so much?"
Inside the car, Antanas in the back seat leaned forward and asked with interest.
Logically, there should be no problem with their documents, but they may be stuck for a long time, which will cause more delay.
With Pranay, the journey became much smoother.
"It's simple. If you can't even understand the thoughts of ordinary humans, it will be difficult to understand Lanqi's heart."
Pranay answered without looking back while driving.
As the owner of a special mystical eye, he could at least see that the officer was someone who could be impressed in this way.
If he did not have this ability, he would not have agreed to let Hyperion go to the Cretan Empire, but would have made the most prudent decision to complete Lanci's instructions and keep Hyperion in Ikerit.
Of course, there are dangers all around Ranchi, and he always likes to try the most extreme things. For the sake of safety, Planai has to learn to try to understand Ranchi's thoughts.
"Praanay, you have really changed a lot. You have learned to observe humans carefully instead of just studying them."
The Ice Witch said while sitting in the passenger seat.
Or it was a miracle that someone in the Northern Continent was able to bring Pranai out of the Helrom Underground Prison.
"Now I feel that it's good to stay in human society. The reason why we can become the surviving great demon tribe is also a process of natural selection. Maybe we are the most suitable demon tribe to coexist with humans."
Pranay looked ahead at the road and talked to himself.
I have passed the border and completed the procedures for transferring to the capital, Blierda, and am now heading to the train station.
Pranay was driving, while the Ice Witch was sitting in the passenger seat looking at a map and a newspaper.
In the back row, Hyperion was still sitting in the middle, with Antanas and Sinora accompanying her on her left and right.
Hyperion listened silently to the conversation between Planai and the Ice Witch.
In her opinion, Pranai and the Ice Witch seemed more like her elders, while Antanas and Shinora seemed more like her peers.
However, the immortal species like the demons do not care about seniority, otherwise it would become quite chaotic. It is possible that a demon who is much younger than you in seniority is actually older than you.
Therefore, when getting along with the Immortals, the first thing to do is to abandon the traditional human concept of seniority and get along with each other naturally.
Normally speaking, being surrounded by four big demons is a very terrifying thing. A year ago, she would have been scared to tears if she had not yet tried the Purgatory Corridor Academy. But now, the big demons seemed to have become her relatives and friends.
"Teacher, how is the situation on the front line?"
Hyperion couldn't help but ask.
She worries about it every day.
He was even worried that Lanqi was on the southern front line of the Person Kingdom.
The last time Lanci contacted him was that he would join the army and lost contact for a while.
Of course, according to Planai's guess, it is possible that Lanqi joined the army and went to the opposite side.
But Hyperion is still worried about Lanci.
"The battle for the large energy strategic point in the west was about to enter a white-hot stage, and then it was hit by a cannon from the Tenth Military God Red Tourmaline Throne. It may be the subject of another history book."
The Ice Witch shook her head.
"But these are all okay, and they are situations that both parties can barely accept."
Her expression became much more serious at this point.
"..."
There was no need for the Ice Witch to explain anything more. Hyperion followed the newspaper in the Ice Witch's hand and saw the huge potential threat to the empire.
In early October, the outbreak of a full-scale war in the southern continent quickly attracted the attention of the imperial military to the potential of magic fission weapons.
Landry Wasington, a magic engineer of the Cranium Empire, demonstrated the fission phenomenon of magic cards mixed between matter and magic bodies through magic energy bombardment experiments in Brillda.
They observed that the magic cards split into lighter elements of the Age of Gods, which were the same origin as the natural magic cards of the Shadow World, or in other words, this was some kind of origin of the Shadow Weaving World. This discovery revealed the possibility of magic fission.
He explained this phenomenon at the Abbey of Saint Clement, coined the term "magical fission", and calculated and estimated the enormous amount of energy released during the fission process.
The Kingdom United Parliamentary Alliance's spies in the Crane Empire quickly reported the situation back to other countries.
At the beginning, various countries did not pay much attention to this research.
Followed by.
Magic engineers such as Bo Laao and Alex Wilson jointly wrote a letter to Rosemont, the speaker of the United Parliament Alliance of the Kingdom of the Western Hub, warning him that the Kremlin Empire might be developing an extremely dangerous and destructive weapon.
This greatly prompted the Allied Parliament to pay attention to this research.
In the Kingdom of Canberra, magic engineers began to conduct preliminary research on magic fission.
Magical engineers including Alex Walson and Quentin Hayes have carried out important experimental work at Western Hub University and the University of Slovenia.
"Fortunately, the Allied spies are very reliable and can always obtain the core research results of the Empire very quickly. According to the current intelligence, the research progress of the Kremlin Empire is still very slow. It seems that there are serious internal divisions. This pie is also big enough, and the leader cannot be determined for the time being."
The Ice Witch was flipping through the newspaper and preaching.
Until her eyes stopped on a photo.
At the bottom of the administrative building of the Empire Special Operations, several secret service officers were cordially meeting a young Empire professor in a grey coat. Their collusion and power seemed to be written on the silk banner that read "Loyalty and bravery come first, protect the country with iron and blood".
He was also proud of it, with his back straight and a thumbs up.
"This imperial lackey..."
Hyperion was itching to watch.
Everyone in this photo could be up to something, except the professor. His warlord temperament doesn't seem to be acted.
(End of this chapter)