"Then who is in charge here now? It can't be that a city as large as Wolumonde has no officials at all!" Anto asked, looking surprised.
"According to the merchants, during the time when nobles and officials are all currying favor at the grand noble's wedding, Wolumonde is currently being temporarily managed by Captain Sephyrin of the Military Police."
"Military Police Captain? Haven't all the Military Police gone to the mobile city where the nobles are? How could a Military Police Captain still be here?"
"I don't know about that, but since we'll be here for a while, we can go meet that Military Police Captain."
Within a few words, the team confirmed their plan after entering Wolumonde.
However, before the convoy could even reach the interior of Wolumonde, they received an urgent communication from the office.
A Rhodes Island Operator, Kada, encountered danger while exploring in the wild. The office here could only contact Kanna Squad, the closest Operators to Kada, so they requested Kanna Squad to go and provide support.
"Kada? That little mouse?" Kanna recalled, remembering that her strength was mediocre, but she had one characteristic—a frequent guest of the rogue-like free-to-play Caster group.
Although she was also a Rhodes Island Operator, she didn't actually reside at Rhodes Island often. Instead, she traveled all over Terra, providing first-hand information from various places to Rhodes Island, much like a war correspondent.
Moreover, as a Sarkaz, she had a natural aversion to Feline due to certain events, and Kanna had many Feline friends. So, even though they had met a few times, they never interacted.
"What mouse? She's a Sarkaz. Since it's a request for help, we have to arrange someone to support her. Kanna, you're the captain, you choose!" Folinic reached out and patted Kanna's head.
"Hmm, how about you, Blue Poison-jie, and Misha go?" Kanna recalled that this event also occurred in her memory, which was why Greythroat, who was responsible for protecting Anto, left.
Since Greythroat could safely bring back Kada and Duan Ya, then Blue Poison and Misha could certainly do the same job.
Blue Poison and Misha exchanged glances and then nodded. "No problem, we guarantee to complete the mission!"
Because Kada's situation was unclear, as soon as Kanna finished her arrangements, the two immediately packed supplies and rushed to the location where Kada had sent her distress signal.
"Let's find a place to settle down first. Let's ask if there are any hotels or venues nearby that Infected can stay in." Even though the team was suddenly two people short, their mission still had to be completed.
According to Kanna's memory, they had already arrived in Wolumonde, and with Kada's distress call, the Calamity should not be far off.
Anto and Folinic, the most mature members of the team, got out of the car, inquired around, and then returned.
"If we need to stay temporarily, the largest hotel in Wolumonde that accommodates Infected is on Twelve Tones Street, not far from here. It's also not far from the city center. We can settle in first and then look for the Military Police Captain to obtain temporary residency."
Soon, the two returned to the car. After inquiring about information, they both got the same result, so the convoy set off again towards Twelve Tones Street.
The convoy soon settled into the largest hotel on Twelve Tones Street.
Just as they were discussing where to find the Military Police Captain, a middle-aged man with a pipe suddenly approached the group.
"Hello, we are a Rhodes Island Patrol Medical Squad. May I ask if you need any assistance?" Rhodes Island's general external claim when their squads went out was to be a Patrol Medical Squad, specifically serving Infected in various places who needed help.
Because such squads were usually equipped with Medical Operators, they were widely welcomed everywhere. After all, Rhodes Island's medical treatment for Infected would generally be free or low-cost depending on the situation. After receiving treatment, Infected would either leave with Rhodes Island, or if they didn't leave, their condition would be controlled, thereby reducing a series of troublesome follow-up work caused by worsening conditions.
For local forces, this was equivalent to someone contributing to local public safety for free. As long as the rulers weren't foolish, they generally wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for Rhodes Island's teams.
"Rhodes Island? I've heard of you. I am Sephyrin, the Military Police Captain of Wolumonde, and currently the highest-ranking official here. The soldiers guarding the gate told me that a convoy of Infected carrying a large amount of medical supplies entered the city, so I came. May I ask what brings the gentlemen and ladies of Rhodes Island here this time?"
The man had heard of Rhodes Island, so after Anto introduced herself, he visibly relaxed, and then he asked about the purpose of Kanna's group's visit.
"Captain Sefrin, we hope to obtain temporary use of an open space within the city to temporarily set up a medical area to provide medical assistance to the local Infected." Anto was no stranger to such questions and quickly stated her party's purpose.
"Is that all?" Sephyrin looked at the team behind Anto with suspicion, noticing that the entire team consisted mostly of young girls who looked delicate and not very combative.
Sephyrin pondered and concluded that no matter which force, even if they wanted to harm Wolumonde, they wouldn't send such a team to do the job. Moreover, he knew a thing or two about Rhodes Island's medical feats through the word-of-mouth of Infected traveling between these cities.
"Of course, Officer. Although we are very young, you can rest assured about our medical capabilities. After all, if we didn't have this skill, we wouldn't dare to do this job, would we?"
Anto pointed to the boxes of medicine being unloaded from the car, reassuring Sephyrin.
"Alright, I'll arrange for someone to send over your temporary residency permits for Wolumonde. As for the right to use the open space, I need to discuss it with others before giving you an answer."
Feeling that a group of young girls couldn't pose any threat to Wolumonde, Sephyrin relaxed, and his tone softened considerably.
"Thank you, Officer!" Anto escorted Sephyrin to the door before letting out a sigh of relief.
Why was Anto communicating with Sephyrin when Kanna was clearly the captain? That was naturally because with Kanna's appearance, if Kanna were to communicate, no one would believe her. Therefore, ever since leaving Rhodes Island, all inquiries from checkpoints or military police along the way were handled by Anto, the vice-captain promoted by Kanna.
After entering the room, Anto nodded to everyone. "It seems this officer is quite reasonable. We'll stay here for a while according to the plan. Once the Calamity alert here is lifted, or when the nobles and military police return, we can safely go home."
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