"You can drop me off here."
In front of Tensei Province, the Blazing Angel landed. The cockpit opened, and Empress jumped out.
The guards in front of the door saluted in a hurry, but Empress only waved her hand in reply. She turned around and bowed to Courrier solemnly. "Thank you. Please go back. The capital is in turmoil, and the situation is changing. You must be careful."
Mao Mei was silent for a moment before she responded with a military salute.
"Before, you were just a disgusting politician," she said.
"But now, you have become a real soldier … In any case, I admire a warrior who faces death with equanimity."
Empress smiled calmly. "I'm just a pathetic person who has made an irreparable mistake, but I don't know what the problem is. I can only try my best to fix it for peace of mind. I don't deserve your admiration.
After today, we may never meet again. I hope that there will be no war between Lifire and Houtu, and that innocent people will not lose their lives … But that is not something I can worry about. "
"War …"
Courrier murmured in a low voice.
This word was actually the most terrifying thing in the world. It brought about countless deaths, bloodshed, parting, and sorrow. It destroyed all that was beautiful and caused innocent people to lose their lives.
However, for Mao Mei who was born bloodthirsty and warlike, war was not so abhorrent. Or rather, as the top fighting force of the Order of Flames, she had always longed for a real war — the Lifire Kingdom of light and heat would challenge the strongest in the world and bring infinite light and heat to the world.
She put on a slightly hideous smile. "Actually, I'm looking forward to it."
Empress was not angry. She simply shook her head casually. "But I'm afraid that the war you're looking forward to might not go as you wish."
The Mao girl spoke the Empire's language very well, but she was still a Russian after all, so she wasn't that good yet. She couldn't understand the Empress Concubine's slightly awkward words, so Kuril frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
The Empress Concubine only smiled mysteriously: "Perhaps you will see it in the near future."
"That's ridiculous," Courrier said unhappily. "I'm leaving."
General Tensei nodded. "I won't be seeing you off. Goodbye."
The Death Messenger took two steps back. Mao Mei was about to return to the sky when she suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right."
She stared at the imperial general in front of her through the lowered visor and said slowly, "Perhaps I shouldn't have said too much, but … after we part today, do you have any words for a certain person?"
The Empress Concubine was startled. In an instant, her cold and solemn face was shaken.
The frost melted, and spring returned to the earth. Even if it was only for an instant, the Grand General's face had an additional touch of shocking charm … It was as if nearly ten years of feelings had merged into this moment.
"… No need," she said softly. "He understands."
While Curry was still stunned by the stunning beauty and grace that the Empress Concubine exuded at this moment, the Heavenly Strategies General had already returned to his original valiance and stubbornness. The Empress Concubine turned around and stepped through the gates of the Heavenly Strategies Palace under the gazes of the soldiers who were mixed with uneasiness and relief.
The officials and generals left behind in the mansion came forward to greet her. Everyone was relieved, but they also had endless questions and uneasiness … It had been such a long time, and it was enough for them to hear some bad news and rumors.
"Blow the horn, send the message, ignite the cannon, and activate the star stone," Empress said. "Gather all the people we can gather … I want to talk to everyone."
At the same time, Courrier, who was flying at full speed, returned to Shinto Province.
"When I looked down from the sky, there was already some commotion in the imperial capital. I even felt that there was a powerful Imperial Army aiming at me … It seems that the strong people of the empire were not completely wiped out by the Court Assembly."
Courrier jumped out of the cockpit and then said, "The woman in Tensei Province seems to be going all out. Should we also make some preparations?
After all, Li Jiancheng said that Tensei Province and Shinto Province are in chaos together, and it is inevitable that there will be bandits with bad intentions who will take advantage of the situation, so … Hey, what are you doing? "
She saw Zhao Yunlong and the others sitting around a table, fiddling with something. When she got closer, they all turned around at the same time. The scene gave Mao Mei a fright — they were all wearing gas masks, black helmets, red glass lenses, and the largest respirator that was shaped like a pig's mouth. They looked very wild.
Yinluo also had one and said in a muffled voice, "We are doing some protective work. Do you want to bring one too?
It's better to be prepared. I brought a lot this time to the imperial capital. "
"…"
Courrier looked carefully and recognized that these gas masks were the handiwork of the Divine Kingdom of Raging Flames. After all, Russia's firearms were the best in the world. In addition to the rumbling guns and cannons, they also had hard nuclear weapons such as flamethrowers. In the battlefield where thick smoke was everywhere and the air was polluted, a gas mask was very necessary. But this was the empire.
She wondered, "Why should I bring this?
Will the enemy release poisonous smoke?
Will they set fire?
Have they confirmed that there is an enemy attack?
Then we can't passively defend. We should take the initiative to attack … "
Everyone looked at each other and then laughed awkwardly.
There was a mix of whispered discussions such as "Hey, I seem to have forgotten something", "Yes, she is a real Russian", "Why don't we let her stay and watch the house".
"Wait a minute …" Mao Mei pressed her hands in the air and said with a subtle expression, "What do you want to do?"
Everyone looked at Yinluo.
Yinluo laughed dryly and said, "… We are going to borrow something."
"Unbelievable!"
In the short-distance communication channel, Courrier's complaint sounded again. "A Seraph and a Sunfire Paladin ransacked the Embassy of Lifire in the empire. This is the biggest black joke of the year. If I were the ambassador to the empire, I would definitely go crazy!"
"Stop complaining."
Yinluo drove his power suit and quietly approached the Siyi Embassy District. Because it was a foreign embassy, the architectural style here was completely different from the surrounding imperial capital and was quite easy to recognize. The buildings in the Embassy District of Lifire had helmet-like domes. Both Yinluo and Courrier found the target at a glance.
Female bandit Zhang, who planned this robbery, said through the short-distance communication device, "I have asked for your opinion before. If you feel uncomfortable, you can stay out of it."
"… So you can still do such a shocking thing without any psychological pressure."
Courrier said, "But I am not surprised. When you go crazy, you even dare to tear down the Palace of Gideon, let alone a small embassy. But Akiro, I have to remind you of one thing …"
She said gloomily, "When the great nun knows about this, she will definitely strangle you to death."
Hearing this, Yinluo could not help but shudder. Then he immediately said, "Don't be afraid!
With Sun Lang here, a hundred great nuns can't even touch a finger of mine! "
Creel was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have thought of something and smiled strangely. "You're right. With Sun Lang around, even a hundred great nuns can't get close to you. Or rather, Sun Lang only needs one finger to make a hundred great nuns unable to stand up. I'm curious. After that woman was hit by Sun Lang's finger, would she still be able to keep that expressionless face of hers that had not changed for thousands of years?"
Yinluo heard this and her eyes lit up. Even a good child like her showed an expression of being moved.
"Are you tempted?"
"Of course not!"
Yinluo hurriedly denied it and changed the topic, "Anyway!
Let's not waste any more time!
Follow the original plan!
Are you ready!? "
"How troublesome!
If it were up to me, I would just charge in and use the Blazing Angel's name to scare the ambassador. I would trick him into taking advantage of the chaos in the capital to bombard the Forbidden Palace. Who knows, maybe he would become hot-headed and give it to me on the spot "Courrier said impatiently." If it is that convenient, why would I need your troublesome plan? "
Yinluo refuted, "No, I have already asked around. The ambassadors sent by the other countries to Houtu are all cautious and moderate. Furthermore, they are all civil servants. The ones in charge of the secret weapons storage are the combat monks of the Order. Furthermore, they only follow the Church's teachings and orders. Without orders, the Blazing Angel's name would not scare them."
Courrier said without hesitation, "Then let's just go in and rob them!"
Yinluo sighed, "Who exactly is the Fire Dweller? Why don't you care about the lives of your fellow countrymen at all … If we attack by force, there will definitely be casualties. Attacking the Theocracy Nation is already going against my conscience. I really don't want to harm their lives. You better not do that either."
She took off a strange device from behind her shoulder and placed it on the ground in front of her. Then, she confirmed the angle and direction, adjusted it for a while, and nodded in satisfaction.
This device was a launcher that Yinluo made by hand. The reason why she had to make it herself was because its task was to fire a special ammunition that had never been seen before.
Not only that, but it also had to achieve a delayed detonation of the ammunition and a splash effect in the center.
Courrier saw it clearly from the sky and asked curiously, "… What is this?"
"It's a firearm that I figured out myself. The cannon is short, the shooting angle is large, and the trajectory arc is high. It mainly shoots in a curve and is convenient for individual soldiers to carry and operate. As a suppressive weapon, there is almost no shooting dead angle. It can kill and injure infantry at close range, and can also cross obstacles to destroy hidden fortifications and enemies. It can fire a variety of shells …"
Yinluo half-squatted, took out special ammunition from the ammunition rack of the power armor, and placed it next to the small cannon, "I name this new weapon — Mortar."
With the amazing performance of the Blazing Angel's helmet, Courrier saw the 'special shells' in Yinluo's hand clearly. Her expression suddenly became very interesting, "… Shells?
You call these shells? "
Yin Luo calmly picked up a cannonball and placed it at the muzzle. He took a deep breath and said as if nothing had happened, "That's right. A non-lethal biochemical tactic actively rejects cannonballs."