"Not all cities need it. For example, these two mobile cities and the one we are currently in. They have many military police gathered, so even if a Calamity occurs, they have ways to withstand it.
Then there are these four fortresses. Their surroundings are relatively flat, so even if a Calamity occurs, they can move around to avoid it.
Only here, Wolumonde, is located beneath the Winterling Mountains. Its communication with other fortresses relies on the great canyon to the east and the road to the north.
And the great canyon is of utmost importance.
If something goes wrong here or it is affected by a Calamity, then Wolumonde will be an isolated city cut off beneath the mountains.
So my suggestion is that your destination should preferably be Wolumonde. If it is unaffected, then rescuing other cities from the east side of Wolumonde through the canyon would be relatively convenient. If Wolumonde suffers a Calamity, then with you there, assisting local officials can minimize losses."
The Operator pointed to the map in front of them, then individually pointed out the locations of the eight mobile fortresses in northern Leithanien, and then stated his judgment.
"That's right. If we want to ensure the fastest response after a Calamity to the greatest extent possible, then choosing Wolumonde is the best plan. Kanna-chan, I think using Wolumonde as our temporary base should be the best arrangement." Anto affirmed the other party's judgment after carefully studying the map.
At this moment, Kanna-chan was staring blankly at the map in front of her. Before, she only had a slight sense of déjà vu, but when she heard "Wolumonde," the memories deeply hidden in her mind quietly emerged.
If Kanna-chan were to evaluate Rhodes Island's most unworthy sacrifice, it would undoubtedly be Anto's death.
She loved life so much and had always worked hard on the path of treating oripathy, but because of the "reputation" she gained from it, she died in an utterly unnecessary conspiracy.
"Kanna-chan, what's wrong? Why do you look so bad?" Anto, who turned around to ask for Kanna-chan's opinion, found that Kanna-chan, who was usually cheerful and never got angry, now had a very gloomy expression. Up close, she could even see a hint of rising killing intent in Kanna-chan's eyes.
"Let's go there. It's close to the mountains, so maybe we can find some good ores! Speaking of which, there's a unique restaurant outside. I smelled something delicious when we passed by earlier. Should we go check it out?" At that moment, Nian's hand landed on Kanna's shoulder, instantly jolting Kanna out of her memories.
"No problem, we'll go there!" In the past, she could only sigh at the cold words on her phone, lamenting Anto's undeserving fate and her own regrets.
But now it was different. With her accompanying her this time, she believed Anto wouldn't die inexplicably in Leithanien as she did in the story.
After Kanna withdrew her aura, everyone around breathed a sigh of relief. Kanna just now was truly a bit terrifying. Although she was small in stature and young in age, just standing there motionless made everyone feel a recurring sense of dread.
After Kanna was led out the door with Nian's arm around her neck, the Operators stationed there wiped a slightly sweaty forehead. "Kanna-chan isn't old, but her aura is really strong. She made me feel like I was facing Doctor Kaltsit, hahahaha."
Earlier, when they saw such a young squad, and the captain was even under ten years old, these Operators had been a bit dismissive. But just one unconscious outburst of anger completely changed everyone's mindset.
Since Rhodes Island dared to appoint such a young child as a captain, they must have sufficient confidence.
On the other side, after leaving, Nian patted Kanna's shoulder. "Young in age, but not small in temper. Why are you so angry? Do you have an enemy in Wolumonde? Then this time, we can just conveniently get revenge. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"I'm sorry, I made you worry. I suddenly thought of some unpleasant things just now, but I'm much better now."
Just as the two arrived at the nearby Leithanien-style restaurant, the rest of the squad also came out of the room. Kanna's sudden unstable mental state just now had made everyone a bit worried.
"It's nothing, I guess this guy is probably hungry. She's been eating simple meals every day these past few days and her mouth has no taste. Maybe a big meal will fix it." Kanna's reluctance to say more left Nian helpless. After seeing everyone approach, she waved her hand and then led Kanna into the restaurant.
"Everyone, eat as much as you want! Kanna is paying today!" To express her apology for inadvertently startling everyone just now, Kanna pulled out a card Kaltsit had given her, which she didn't know how much money was in, and said very grandly.
Hearing Kanna's words, everyone exclaimed "Oh!" and rushed towards the front desk.
"Kanna, if you don't want to go to Wolumonde, we can go somewhere else. It's not mandatory, and besides, it can't be that unlucky, right? The northern part of Leithanien is so vast, and the Calamity just happens to fall on Wolumonde."
Recalling Kanna's expression just now, Anto gently comforted Kanna.
"Anto-jie, I'm fine." Kanna shook her head, indicating that she was okay.
"Folinic-jie, if Rhodes Island encounters danger and requires your sacrifice to save it, would you face it calmly?"
Folinic frowned after hearing Kanna's words, but she still said firmly, "If my sacrifice can bring safety to Rhodes Island, I will not hesitate."
"Then what if it requires another person, who is very good to Rhodes Island but not from Rhodes Island, to sacrifice themselves for it, but they are unaware of this, and you know about it, what would you do?"
Folinic's frown deepened after hearing that.
"Others may not know, but you and I at Rhodes Island are clear: Rhodes Island has never asked, nor demanded, Operators to sacrifice everything for Rhodes Island. These choices of sacrifice are all made voluntarily from our hearts.
But if it requires outsiders to die for the continued existence of Rhodes Island, that is absolutely not the principle of Rhodes Island. I believe that Amiya, Kaltsit, and all Operators would stand up and choose to stop it.
Why are you asking this? What happened?"
Kanna rarely asked such profound questions related to Rhodes Island's principles. Connecting this with her sudden change in expression earlier, Folinic felt she had guessed something.
"That's why I like Rhodes Island, because everyone not only has ideals but also good intentions, protecting others. If anyone tries to harm Rhodes Island, to harm everyone on Rhodes Island in the name of righteousness, then my lightning will surely turn them to ashes, never to be reborn."
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