The sky gradually became dark, and the speed of the train slowly increased. However, no matter how fast the trains in the overseas dominions are, they will not exceed forty yards per hour. The driving speed during the day is basically maintained at about thirty yards, which is already faster than the average speed of long distance riding on horseback, not to mention that the train does not need to run half a mile. After a few hours, you can rest for half a day. You only need to add some water and coal and you can continue running for two days and three nights...
This train has a total of five freight carriages and nine passenger carriages. Most of the freight carriages are hung directly behind the coal carriages, and the passenger carriages are hung behind the freight carriages. Claude's special box is hung at the end. The surface becomes the tail of the entire train.
Starting from the small station on the banks of the Dolinibara River, it takes about two days and three nights to reach the port state of Vibato, with six stops on the way.
Claude had already finished his dinner. He walked out of the carriage and stood on the small balcony in front of the box. He lit a cigarette and stuck it in his pipe, admiring the scenery of the grassland as night fell. Originally, Claude didn't smoke, but after his family's tobacco manufacturing workshop produced cigarettes, he began to smoke two cigarettes occasionally, and even got a pipe to hold the cigarettes in. There was no way around it. Nowadays, when people meet, they hand over cigarettes first. In order to avoid inhaling other people's second-hand smoke, Claude had no choice but to smoke first-hand smoke first.
The night breeze was a bit cold. After finishing his cigarette, Claude went back to the box, closed the curtains, washed his face, blew out the candlelight and fell on the bed. Listening to the monotonous friction of wheels and rails, he gradually fell into a deep sleep. Dreamland. However, not long after sleeping, Claude was awakened by an urgent knock on the door. The adjutant, Major Mason Hughes, pushed the door open and entered: "General, there is a fierce exchange of fire in the passenger compartment in front. It seems that some gangsters are robbing. What should we do?" manage"
The gangsters robbed the train. Claude shook his head to make himself more awake. This is an overseas dominion, not the western movie he watched in his previous life. How could the gangsters have the idea to rob a train? How could they be so bold? This is equivalent to He was working against the entire Dominion, not to mention that Claude's special box was still hanging at the very back of the train.
"Gemi, send two security teams to the front carriage to clear out the gangsters, calm the situation and protect the safety of the passengers." Claude gave the order directly.
Each of the five generals in the military region has a squadron of guards, with a squadron of fifty-five people. In addition to four squads of forty-eight guards, there are also two medical corpsmen, a communications corps, and a squadron leader and seven other people. Claude will basically bring three squads of guards with him when he travels, and another squad of guards will be stationed at Field Manor. The big man Germi has been promoted to major and still serves as the captain of the guard squadron next to Claude.
The big man Germi quickly arranged for the two security teams to attack, and he himself stayed with Claude: "You three go to the box to guard against someone approaching from the box. You two go to the box. Go behind and fire a warning shot if something happens..."
The train was still moving. It was probably because the locomotive and the passenger carriage were separated by one coal carriage and five freight carriages, so the sounds of gunfire and crossfire that occurred behind them did not reach the train driver. However, Claude and others at the back could clearly hear the roar of muskets, screams, cries and wailings coming from the front...
The addition of two guard squads once made the sound of musketry from the passenger car in front more intense. But soon, the only sound that came was the "click" of the new rifles. Perhaps the addition of the guard team in military uniforms gave those train passengers a lot of support. The screams and wailings came from the passenger carriage in front. It soon stopped, and only the sound of crying was still coming intermittently.
Not long after, news came from the front. The big man Germi led two medical soldiers and two guards to the car in front. By this time the gunfire had stopped, and it seemed that the situation was under control. About half an hour later, the big man Gemi sent a guard to report that twelve gangsters were killed and five were seriously injured. Four train staff were killed and three passengers died. There were more than a dozen injured.
What's strange is that these ten gangsters did not rob the train passengers' belongings, but wanted to capture a woman. The woman was holding a revolver and shooting at them while running away. The shootout spread to five passenger carriages until two security teams intervened, suppressing the firepower of the more than ten gangsters and successfully taking down the gangsters. They killed him and saved the injured woman.
Along with the soldier's report, there was also a bandit's musket. This musket looked very strange. The barrel was sawn short and there were four barrels distributed in a square shape. Judging from the four match ropes on the gun body, one charge It can fire four shots continuously when loaded, but the gun body is relatively bulky and cumbersome.
"Strange, I seem to have seen such a weird musket somewhere before." Claude thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out where he had seen such a weird musket. However, he had a vague guess about the cause of the shootout. Maybe this woman was the missing female pharmacist published in the newspaper, and the gangsters were the same group of smugglers who had also lost their traces.
"Major Mason Hughes, go ahead and ask to see if this woman is the female pharmacist mentioned in the newspaper, and then check the identity documents of the gangsters to see where they come from. If so, take this woman Bring the pharmacist here. I want to ask why they want to hunt her down." Claude felt a little strange in his heart. It couldn't be because of a piece of healing ointment that they went into such a big fight...
Major Mason Hughes also read the report in that newspaper. He knew exactly what Claude meant. He saluted and walked to the car in front.
About half an hour later, Major Mason Hughes came in to report. As Claude expected, the woman was the escaped pharmacist. She had been shot once in the left shoulder and left rib, and was now bandaged. After that, he was relatively conscious and had been brought over. She was also searched, and there were no weapons. It was just that she was holding a little black dog and refused to let go...
Claude didn't care if there was a little black dog. He understood the feeling of a woman being alone. Perhaps this little black dog was the female pharmacist's only spiritual support.
"Bring her in. If there are no questions about her origins, let her settle down in our Dominion from now on. It is always good to have multiple pharmacists, who can help the people of our Dominion treat diseases and relieve their pain." Claude He smiled and said that maybe the overseas autonomous territories could also formulate a talent introduction plan, which would greatly speed up the development of the overseas autonomous territories.
Arriving at the carriage before the female pharmacist was an exquisite revolver. The silver barrel was engraved with a delicate rose pattern and coated with gold powder. The handle was made of ivory carving, with the Stirling royal family engraved on it. symbols of. In addition to this revolver, there are twenty-three golden bullets, but the bullets are made of silver.
Claude's face suddenly turned serious. Being able to carry such a revolver showed that the identity of this female pharmacist was not simple. An idea popped up in his mind. Could she be an assassin sent by the royal capital? The one she had to deal with was himself and other generals from the five autonomous military regions. But then Claude denied this idea. What if she was really sent by the royal family? It is impossible for the assassin who comes to carry a weapon that reveals his identity. What's more, such a beautifully crafted revolver is more like a valuable gift than an assassination weapon...
Picking up a bullet with a silver tip and a gold shell, Claude looked at the primer and saw that the bottom of the bullet seemed to have a very thin reddish chip embedded in the middle of the bottom of the bullet. Could this be used as gunpowder? But before Claude could figure out what was going on, there was already movement outside the carriage, and the female pharmacist had been brought into the carriage by Major Mason Hughes and others.
Claude turned around and took a look, only to see that the female pharmacist had several circles of white bandages wrapped around her shoulders and waist, with faint blood seeping out. She was wearing a black woolen sweater, which was wrapped in bandages. She appears to have a very graceful figure. Because he was standing in the shadow of the door of the carriage, he couldn't see his face clearly, and his face was a little dirty. He might have gotten a lot of dust from hiding during the gunfight. However, she was still holding a little black dog about one foot long in her arms, like a puppy that was just two or three months old. The puppy is very good, looking around with its big round eyes.
"You are injured, please sit down first." Claude pointed to a small sofa next to the door: "Mason, give her a cup of milk tea."
Major Mason Hughes motioned to the two soldiers who were supporting the female pharmacist to put her on the sofa. Then the two soldiers went out and closed the door to guard the door. Major Mason Hughes poured a cup of milk tea for the female pharmacist and placed it on the coffee table in front of her. Then he stood aside and waited for Claude's instructions.
"I'm sorry, madam, I have to express my deep apologies to you." Claude said: "When you come to the overseas autonomous territories, we have the responsibility to protect your life and safety, as long as you abide by the laws of our autonomous territories. It is a pity that you do not trust the security environment and social order of our autonomous territory. If you can seek help from our patrol department as soon as possible, I believe you will not encounter such trouble again, which will cause such serious casualties. .”
The female pharmacist sat on the sofa and said nothing, but the puppy in her arms was very curious and struggled hard in her arms, as if trying to taste the cup of milk tea placed on the coffee table in front of her. .
"In fact, the Dominion welcomes every talented person to live and work in peace and contentment and become a part of the Dominion." Claude continued: "As a pharmacist, I believe your talents will be fully utilized here. But I think What I know is where your revolver came from or what your relationship is with the Sterling royal family."
The female pharmacist lowered her head and did not answer, but the little black dog in her arms finally broke away from her embrace, fell to the ground with a clatter, rolled on the carpet and walked towards Claude. The female pharmacist said "Ouch" and wanted to catch the little black dog, but because of the injuries on her body, she was slowed down and the little black dog ran out of the range that she could catch.
Claude glanced at the little black dog and ignored the little guy on the ground. Instead, he picked up the exquisite revolver on the table and said, "A revolver like this should be a well-made firearm gift. For the use of the Stirling royal family of the Kingdom of Ovelas. As a female pharmacist, if you have a background of the Stirling royal family, those smugglers will not have the idea of your rheumatism ointment. I hope Can you tell me how this revolver came into your hands?"
The female pharmacist still said nothing.
"Report." The voice of the big man Germi came from outside the door.
"Come in," Claude said.
"General, we found this on the bodies of several gangsters. Three of the other five seriously injured gangsters died, and the remaining two are still unconscious." The big man Gemi put the things in his hands on the table Above, there are three black iron medals and one silver medal.
Claude picked up the iron plate. On one side of the iron plate was engraved the word "preparation" and the numbers 2,207. On the other hand, there was a line of small characters. In the light of the candlelight, Ovelas could be clearly identified. The words of the Kingdom’s Special Public Safety and Security Inspectorate. Claude's eyes tightened, he dropped the iron plate and grabbed the silver medal. Sure enough, one side of the silver medal also had the words "Public Special Security and Security Inspection Office of the Kingdom of Ovilas" in small letters, and the other side was engraved with "Special Service Team II". The numbers one, two, and three.
It turned out that those were not smugglers, but operatives from the kingdom's special department. Claude finally recalled when he had seen that strange-looking musket. When he enlisted in the Blue Feather Corps to participate in the sergeant training, he was misunderstood by the operators of the special department when passing through Baimu City, thinking that he was an evil magician from Shigros Island, and he was almost arrested. It was at that time that Claude saw all kinds of strange-shaped muskets held by the operators, and also saw their identity tags, which were exactly the same as the silver medals in their hands...
There seemed to be something under his feet. Claude looked down and saw the little black dog rubbing his feet and sniffing there. Taking back his thoughts, why did the Kingdom's special department come to the overseas autonomous territories? Their duty is to deal with those wild magicians who endanger the security of the Kingdom. So this female pharmacist is a magician.
The female pharmacist sitting on the sofa had actually noticed Claude's movements and shocked expression when he was looking at the silver medal. Just when Claude was about to turn around to look at her, she had already taken the initiative and sat on the sofa with both hands. Fingers crossed quickly, and several dense vines appeared out of nowhere on the carpet of the carriage, tying Claude, the big man Germi and Major Mason Hughes so tightly that they could not move.
The female pharmacist let out a muffled groan after casting the spell. It seemed that the spell put a heavy burden on her body, especially when she was still injured. However, although Major Mason Hughes and the big man Germi were tied tightly by vines, they could still move their mouths and immediately shouted a warning. But before the soldiers outside the door rushed in, the female pharmacist used vine magic to seal the front and rear doors of the carriage. The soldiers outside could not see what was going on inside the carriage, so they could only use their rifle butts to smash the door of the carriage.
Claude didn't panic, he was thinking about what magic to use to get out of his predicament. It's just that he didn't bring a magic book with him, so he had to think carefully about what spells would be useful in this situation, and the basic spells burned on the three hexagrams in the mental space were not suitable for casting in such a situation where he was tied tightly by vines. .. ...
However, before Claude could remember the spell he used and whether he could construct the spell's talisman structure out of thin air, he heard a "bang", a burst of green smoke rose in front of his eyes, and the little black dog at his feet disappeared. , was replaced by a giant black wolf comparable to a calf. It opened its mouth wide and showed its sharp teeth and pounced on Claude. It immediately crushed Claude and the vines tied to him to the ground. The wolf's mouth Reaching towards Claude's face.
The big man Germi was shocked. While struggling hard, he yelled: "Get away you beast, don't touch the general."
The female pharmacist, oh, she was a female magician, was also shocked. She stood up from the sofa: "Heifeng, don't bite him to death..."
But Claude couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't, don't lick, no Black Wind Sheila..."
The giant black wolf pounced on Claude's body, not to bite him at all, but to stick out his tongue and lick Claude's face. Claude was just startled when the little black dog turned into a giant black wolf, and then he was thrown to the ground. He was terrified. This time, even if he had any spells, it was useless. He was tied up tightly. He couldn't move his fingers, but he didn't expect the giant black wolf to lick him with his tongue. He suddenly remembered the memory buried deep in his mind. When he heard the female magician called Black Wind, he was extremely pleasantly surprised.
"You are Sheila" Claude shouted: "I am Claude, let me go..."
"Claude" the female magician was stunned: "Is it really you?"
"It's me, tell Heifeng to stop licking me, bah, bah, bah..." As he spoke, Heifeng's big tongue almost stuck into his mouth.
"Claude, I, I finally found you..." The female magician softened and fainted on the ground.
Claude was immediately dumbfounded: "Hey, Sheila, wake up first and let me go, you dead dog, bite the vines away for me, don't lick it..."
Five or six minutes later, Claude finally got out of the vines. He first slapped the big black wolf sitting next to him, wagging his tail desperately, and then ran over to pick up the female magician who fell to the ground. I was relieved when I found that she was just unconscious. I gently put her on the bed and lay down. Then I used a knife to cut off the vines wrapped around the door. I opened the door to let the guards who were outside smashing the door to be quiet. It was okay. , everyone should return to their duties...
After returning to the carriage, he went to the bathroom to wash his face well and wipe off the black wind's saliva on his face. Then he used a knife to free the big man Germi and Major Mason Hughes who were tied up like rice dumplings. The two of them crawled out of the vines with lingering fear, but Claude didn't care, because if he didn't use a knife to cut off these vines, they would disappear automatically in about ten minutes. The spell has a time limit, but this will overcome it. Lord couldn't wait to get along with Sheila. He wouldn't let the big man Germi and Major Mason Hughes stay in his carriage as light bulbs.
After making the two of them swear secrecy, Claude kicked his adjutant and the guard squadron leader out of the carriage. However, before the big man went out, Claude pulled him into his ear and whispered a few words, meaning that from there The two seriously injured people who were not yet awake got the inside story of why they were chasing Sheila, and then sent them both to the kingdom of the God of War...