Steel steam and flame

Maintaining a sculpture-like posture for a few seconds, Cassia carefully searched all the hidden memories in her head, trying to find out through mutual comparison whether the source of this familiar feeling came from the past. where. But this seemingly weightless feeling disappeared completely and completely from his spiritual touch when the thoughts in his head began to spin.

When he wanted to catch it again, Cassia could no longer do anything except remember the door that was exactly the same as her room in her mind like a photo. There was nothing to compare with, and the thoughts in my head stopped at the same moment.

He opened the door to his room and walked in.

With the soft sound of the door closing, the straight but not long corridor fell into silence the next moment.

Cassia placed the steel sword disguised as luggage on the table, and the two pistols were lined up beside the steel sword. I walked to the window and looked outside. There was nothing noteworthy. Except for the group of people eating late night snacks near the hotel late at night, there were only street lights on the street.

After closing the curtains, Cassia walked a few steps in the room, roughly forming a complete process in her head about what she needed to do tomorrow, and then entered the bathroom. After taking a shower, I read the book I took from the hotel lobby for a while, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.

After studying in the military school for so long, I have been completely asleep for a long time. Cassia was lying on the bed in a half-asleep and half-awake state.

The time was around three to four in the morning. Cassia judged this time period based on the body's biological clock. He heard the sound of the exchange of fire, which was as lively as a fireworks display. All other sounds in Blino were agreed upon tonight, and were all silent in the darkness. Only the sounds came from unknown areas in Blino. The sound of artillery fire spread, covering a large area.

The sound of artillery fire lasted for a short time. It was always a single sound without any noise to disturb his performance. In less than 4:30, the sound stopped completely. The entire Blinuo remained silent for a while before returning to its normal state.

In the hotel where Cassia stayed, there was some commotion when the gunfire rang out, and then it immediately calmed down. These things happened from time to time at night, but this time the movement was a bit louder.

She got up very early. As long as she felt that her body had rested enough, Cassia saw no reason to stay in bed. Now their rest is calculated based on whether they have enough rest, instead of rest time.

He was still dressed as yesterday, but the luggage used as a disguise changed from black to white. When Cassia left the door and went to the elevator, she did not forget to look at the diagonally opposite door a few more times, and the thinking in her head resumed at this time.

I really want to knock on the door to see who lives inside. For this reason, Cassia subconsciously slowed down when she walked through the door. But finally gave up.

Cassia doesn’t consider herself a good talker. What should she do if she opens the door and sees someone she doesn’t know at all? There was some fear in his mind when dealing with these things, it could even be described as fear of strangers. When he was in his youth, he was completely bored in the steam factory. He spent five years with parts and gears. When he spoke, they would not answer Cassia a word. Only the wordless silence remained in Cassia's heart. .

Turning the corner in the corridor, Cassia heard the sound of a door being opened. At that time, the elevator protective door in front of him just opened, and he lifted his feet and walked in. He felt that he must be perfectly separated from something.

In the corridor, a man wearing a full gray and white dress stood upright in front of the door, holding a small suitcase in one hand and a black crutch in the other hand, which he placed on the ground. His head turned at a small angle, his eyes staring directly at the cold steel block-like door in front of him, and he did not move away for a few seconds.

After thinking about it in his mind, he walked to the door, put his luggage at his feet, raised his hand and knocked on the door. The man's bones were like steel, and the sound of knocking on the iron door was like gently tapping a red-hot iron block with a hammer, causing the air in this corridor to vibrate with the vibration frequency of a knock on the door.

But after knocking several times, there was still silence behind the door, no movement, and no response.

"Are you going out so early?" the man said as he picked up his luggage, turned and walked towards the elevator.

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"Exactly on time. How long have you been waiting?" Linna jumped on the large truck that had been modified overnight. The logos and features of the car that were part of Rox's personal base have completely disappeared, replaced by a rough and well-traveled look. The mud and oil-contaminated dust that took time to put in at night are invaded by the moisture-filled air in the morning, making the viewing experience more intimate and real.

Now the two of them are weapons merchants who came to Brino from other places with a large number of high-quality weapons, ready to make a fortune.

The large truck started and drove on the wide road. It was getting late, and Cassia and the others were surrounded by other large trucks filled with various commodities, all driving towards the trading buildings.

"Did you hear any noise last night?" Lina turned her gaze to observe the surrounding environment and cast it on Cassia's sharp face. That face was always serious and had few other expressions.

"I heard it." Cassia replied, "What happened? When I came out this morning, everyone's expressions were not right, and they were avoiding talking about it."

"It's a normal phenomenon. After all, the Imperial Mining Company has suffered a big loss. For such a huge force in your empire, it has always been very important to face them. Everyone knows this in their hearts. This is the easiest When anger is involved, they accidentally keep their mouths shut, and they will be the ones who end up unlucky in the end." Lina said, "There will be a grand party tomorrow, but something like this happened not long ago. The Empire The Mining Source Company must be in a hot spot right now. I don’t know which force in your empire is someone who dares to confront the Imperial Mining Source Company head-on like this. The timing can be said to be just right."

"Can you tell me about the forces in your empire that can compete with the empire's mineral resources? I suddenly became interested. It borders a large area with the Flame Alliance. My tribe is completely finished. Maybe I will come to your empire in the future. Let’s take a walk.” Linna continued, “Even if we don’t come to the empire, at least it will be within the gray area.”

"Okay." Cassia said, while driving, he told Linna what he knew about the distribution of the empire's forces.