"Tomorrow, I'll deliver it to your door. Do the drawings of the rest of you need to be framed as well?"
Scout thought that since he was framing paintings anyway, and the little ones were together, he might as well do them all and gain some goodwill.
Hearing that someone was willing to help, everyone was very happy. After all, judging by Kanna's serious demeanor, framing paintings was a very impressive job, and it was naturally best to leave it to capable adults.
Just as the group was about to continue playing, Amiya's voice came through Kanna's communicator, asking Kanna to go to the Control Room.
The others regretfully parted ways with Kanna, and Kanna quickly arrived at the Control Room.
At this time, because Kal'tsit was still busy in the Medical Department, authority was temporarily handed over to Amiya.
"You've met this person a few times; he is the objective of our trip to Chernobog—the Doctor.
The reason I called you here is that we discovered Chernobog has changed its route of action. Currently, it is slowly approaching Lungmen. The Doctor suspects that it might have intentions towards Lungmen, so we are preparing to go to Lungmen to try and persuade the Lungmen Governor.
After all, if Reunion Movement attacks Lungmen again, it would be too terrifying. They would drag all the Infected into the quagmire of war. Because of their actions, no organization would harbor goodwill towards the Infected anymore, and it would also provoke Yan, whose relationship with the Infected is relatively less tense.
And the reason I called you is that the Doctor hopes you can accompany us as a guard on this trip to Lungmen. Furthermore, since you have directly engaged with Reunion Movement, your presence will lend more credibility."
Amiya explained why Kanna was called over.
Kanna nodded after hearing this. "No problem, when are we leaving? Do I need to prepare anything?"
"Tomorrow morning, I suppose. It's already afternoon now, and we wouldn't get very far if we left today. It's better to conserve our energy and go to Lungmen tomorrow. Everyone can also organize their equipment and luggage. I think there might be a major battle ahead, and we will need everyone's strong support," the Doctor's voice came from behind his hood.
After leaving the Control Room, Kanna found Popukar and Ifrit and told them that she was going on another mission.
Ifrit was very envious that Kanna was going out again, but she also understood that without Silence's approval, she would have little chance of leaving. For Silence to approve, either her oripathy would have to improve or become controllable, but either way, at least for now, the hope seemed slim.
Popukar, on the other hand, was concerned that Kanna had just returned and was already going out again, wondering if she could handle it physically. Having participated in external missions, she knew very well that working outside was not an easy task. Every time she returned, she would need several days to recover. She had never even imagined a situation as busy as Kanna's, returning and then immediately going out again.
She herself wanted to go along, but it was clear that as a member of the reserve team, she was not qualified to participate in this mission. Thinking of this, she became a little angry and decided that once she returned to her squad, she would definitely pull the members of Reserve Operation Squad A6 into intense training, striving to shed the reserve team label as soon as possible. Then, when Kanna had external operations, she would be able to openly apply for collaboration as a formal Operator.
And just as Rhodes Island was preparing to go to Lungmen, over in Chernobog...
Talulah sat on the city's tallest building, frowning as she looked at the crowds below.
Just after the previous battle, Frostnova had openly raised objections to the "justice" of this invasion of Chernobog at the reorganized Reunion Movement cadre council.
That meeting became very tense. Patriot, needless to say, although always silent, anyone with eyes knew that without his backing, Frostnova would not have acted this way even if she was dissatisfied with Talulah.
Among the others, Skullshatterer had low speaking power, W, the new leader of the Sarkaz mercenary group, was a typical troublemaker, and the new cadre "promoted" by Talulah had absolutely no say (at the time, he stood next to Patriot, with W on the other side, and under the pressure of the two, he had no opportunity to speak even if he had ideas).
Finally, Talulah "made concessions": all of Reunion Movement's arrangements in Chernobog were fully entrusted to Patriot, while their plan to "recruit" Infected from Lungmen would be led by Frostnova, with Skullshatterer as an assistant, accompanying her.
On the surface, Patriot and Frostnova's side gained a huge advantage, not only "sidelining" Talulah but also gaining the opportunity to "replenish" their fighting strength from Lungmen.
In reality, Cheshik, through Talulah's eyes, watched Frostnova's team leave Chernobog with a mocking gaze.
"Aren't you afraid Patriot will discover our plan?" Not far away, the newly "promoted" "cadre" sat elegantly on a sofa, looking at Talulah with a questioning expression.
Talulah's lips curved into a smile. "As long as you keep your subordinates in line and don't cause trouble, our plan will not fail.
Just like Patriot and his daughter, they think they have won, but in fact, from the very beginning of entering Chernobog, they had already lost.
Our plan is not some ridiculous game that can be halted by the loss of one or two people. This is a battle chariot, once set in motion, it will run at full speed, crushing all enemies who dare to obstruct Ursus's revival.
Even if Patriot discovers it, it doesn't matter. Once he stands in this position, even without me, he will continue to act according to this plan, because this is the only way out presented to him, for himself and all the Ursus Infected—no, it should be all the Terra Infected."
Talulah mocked Patriot's naivety. If he had stopped before entering Chernobog, she probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to him.
But now, he was already tied to this chariot. Unless he turned to dust, he could only drive this runaway chariot towards an unknown direction.
At this moment, Patriot was not unable to guess, but he still chose to remain silent. Reunion Movement's sins in Chernobog could no longer be buried, so he left hope to Frostnova, to see if Frostnova could achieve something in Lungmen that would change the course of the battle.
Skullshatterer followed behind Frostnova, his face hidden beneath his mask, making it impossible to discern his true feelings. But if the mask were removed, one would see the fiery and excited eyes looking towards Lungmen.
Just before he and Frostnova rendezvoused and left Chernobog, W suddenly appeared before him.
"Don't point that weapon at me. It's only because I'm in a good mood, otherwise you'd be dead by now..." W deftly pushed aside his grenade launcher and walked up to him with an arrogant stride.
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