"Big Sister, why do you wear such thick clothes? Is Ursus that cold?" Kanna walked to Mudrock's side and asked in a low voice.
Speaking of seeing Mudrock here, Kanna was very surprised, because she should have, in theory, already chosen to leave this organization when Reunion Movement attacked Chernobog, and then taken her team to Laterano.
Later, Kanna learned that Mudrock had indeed had this idea before, but after the Victoria Grand Duke was attacked, Victoria, Laterano, and Laterano all imposed martial law, mutually wary of each other potentially launching a surprise attack, which prevented them from moving towards Laterano.
Just as she and her squad were hesitating whether to continue to Laterano, they met Frostnova, who was heading south to Lungmen. After some discussion, she agreed to first assist Frostnova in controlling this Ruined City, and only withdraw after someone came to rendezvous. As a result, the person who came was Patriot, an elder whom she deeply respected, so she chose not to leave.
Afterwards, they encountered Rhodes Island's assault on the Ruined City, which led to the two parties becoming acquainted.
At this moment, Mudrock was greatly astonished upon hearing Kanna's words, because she was very certain that it was impossible for a normal person to know her appearance inside this armor, and she had never seen Kanna before, yet the other party immediately stated her gender.
While Mudrock was in shock, Kanna circled around her, patting here and peering there, having a great time.
The people around, however, broke into a cold sweat. After all, this person, who always hid her appearance behind thick armor, was quite formidable in the current Reunion Movement.
Kanna, a little one, provoking her like this, and even calling her a woman—what if Mudrock lost her composure and attacked her? With just this circle of Rhodes Island personnel, they probably wouldn't make it back to the Ruined City.
"Do we know each other?" Mudrock squatted down, looking at Kanna with a puzzled expression.
"No, we don't! But I sense a certain scent from Big Sister Mudrock… Hmm~ perhaps it's like Doctor Warfarin, who often swings on the bridge! Or maybe it's like that elusive, pretentious guy! And also, Brozkarst, too, has this scent…" Kanna scratched her head, thought for a moment, and then spoke, pointing at Patriot above everyone's heads as she spoke.
Most people were just curious after hearing her words, as the two people she mentioned should be Doctor Warfarin and Logos. All three of them are Sarkaz, so Kanna's implication was that this "Mudrock" is a Sarkaz?
However, Ascalon, who knew the few individuals better, discerned the difference.
Bloodfiends, Banshees, and Wendigos are indeed all part of the Sarkaz lineage, but they are also among the Sarkaz Ten Royal Courts. If someone is related to them, it can only be other members of the Ten Royal Courts. After recalling Mudrock's moves on the battlefield just now, her eyes narrowed into a slit.
If the person hidden within the armor was indeed related to the Ten Royal Courts, then the only one connected to "her" would be the mysterious Gargoyle clan, whose family registry is even unknown.
Ascalon glanced at the innocent-looking Kanna, knowing that her words were probably meant for her, or rather, for Kal'tsit.
After all, to reclaim ownership of Kazdel from Regent Theresis, besides military force, gaining the support of the Ten Royal Courts is also extremely important.
However, currently, Rhodes Island only has the support of Logos, from the Banshee King's lineage. If Patriot could be won over, Rhodes Island would gain an advantage of two seats. And if this "Mudrock" truly is related to the Gargoyles, perhaps Rhodes Island could gain the Gargoyles' support through her. Then, with the Fiery Demons already extinct, if Rhodes Island could secure one-third of the seats, it would have an undeniable impact on the subsequent plan against Theresis.
"Kanna, stop playing. We need to prepare and go to Chernobog immediately. Otherwise, if Talulah discovers something amiss in the Ruined City and becomes vigilant, it will be very difficult for us to infiltrate so easily!"
Seeing Kanna and Mudrock playing a staring game, Amiya called Kanna back, breaking the awkwardness of the scene.
"Then, Big Sister, let's chat next time!" Kanna waved goodbye to Mudrock and prepared to return to the team.
Suddenly, Mudrock reached out and grabbed her hand. In Kanna's curious gaze, Mudrock picked up a handful of dirt from the ground, and then a mud figurine of Kanna appeared in her hand.
"This is for you!" A muffled electronic voice came from behind Mudrock's armor.
Kanna took the small mud figurine with both hands and carefully held it in her arms. Although the figurine was less than ten centimeters tall, it was incredibly lifelike, almost perfectly capturing Kanna's essence. Kanna liked it more and more as she looked at it. After thanking Mudrock, she excitedly took the figurine to show off to Amiya.
All of this was observed by Ascalon, who had been watching this side. She recalled a description of the Gargoyles: Gargoyles engage in social interaction by creating and gifting figurines.
And this scene further corroborated her judgment.
On this side, Rhodes Island and Reunion Movement had also confirmed the action plan. The Rhodes Island personnel began to head towards the vehicles. As Amiya was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something. She ran to Ivan, quickly wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, and handed it over.
"We have a temporary base not far from here, and some of our people are still stationed there. There are some medicines there to control the worsening of oripathy. You can take this letter and bring people there to receive some for free. This is Rhodes Island's attitude towards this cooperation."
Hearing Amiya's words, Ivan was stunned for a moment and looked in the Doctor's direction. In his opinion, the person who had been talking with his side for a long time was the one in charge of Rhodes Island's operation.
"Amiya is the leader of Rhodes Island. All of Rhodes Island's Operators will carry out her words, so you don't need to doubt. Since she made this decision, we will not change our minds."
Seeing the other party's puzzled look, the Doctor knew that without prior understanding, it would indeed be difficult to associate Amiya, this seemingly harmless girl, with the actual leader of Rhodes Island. He found it normal for the other party to be confused, so he explained.
Ivan looked at the girl in front of him, whose eyes shone with light, and thought of the many injured warriors and Infected in the Ruined City who urgently needed medical assistance. He then agreed, handing the letter to the Red Knife Guy beside him.
Red, please take some people to retrieve some medicine. Big Bob will be in charge of the defenses here.
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