"Herbo went east."
While Neville and others were curious about a certain large flower bud growing on the back of a tree dragon, Hermione, who had probably calmed down and cleared her thoughts after taking a moment of rest, finally went to Willy's side and talked with her. Had a concise conversation.
In the end, Willy finally came to such a conclusion based on her own judgment and the speculation mentioned by the old housekeeper before coming out.
"After Haierbo left, I asked someone to supplement the information - the defense line on the east side of the battlefield was originally in charge of the coalition forces of the International Federation of Wizards, but recently, some changes have occurred there."
Willy caressed the tree dragon's big head that was placed in front of her eyes, and casually said to Hermione who was standing behind her:
"The other three companies finally started taking action. They each sent a group of teams to join forces and took over the eastern defense line that the Federation was responsible for guarding."
"'The other three'?" Harry, who was not far away, seemed to have heard the conversation between the two. At this time, he couldn't help but interjected, "What do you mean? Which three? How can the Federation let this happen without saying a word? Hand over the important line of defense?”
But at this moment, Lu Ping looked at Willy's back thoughtfully and said:
"It is said that when Europe was in war and the people were in dire straits, the International Federation of Wizards came into being amidst the ruins of the battlefield. With the huge and complex relationship network of the four founders, most of the warring parties were brought to the conference table and an agreement was finalized. After settling the troubled times in one fell swoop, the four founders hid behind the scenes and never appeared again. One of the four founders seems to have the surname Blois, right?"
When Wei Li heard this, she remained calm. She just turned around slightly and nodded:
"Although I'm not very clear about it, it seems to be the case."
"Speaking of which, I remember that the book said that the first meeting of the Federation was held in France." Hermione said subconsciously, "So, is this the reason for choosing such a location?"
"That's probably not the case." Lu Ping shook his head, "The so-called 'first' meeting recorded was actually the meeting when the Federation officially implemented its supervisory responsibilities after the war ended. At that time, the four founders had already He no longer interferes with the operation of the federation."
"Anyway," Harry said hesitantly, "these three major families participating in the war at the same time should be... considered a good thing, right?"
However, in exchange, Lu Ping frowned and shook his head slightly.
"The situation of those three families is not like Miss Blois's family that we are already familiar with. Although they belong to the four major European families, their strength and heritage are definitely not much different, but they all have the same attitude when they step into the battlefield. What kind of thoughts are there, then we have no way of knowing... "
"What's more," Lu Ping said at last, "Facing Haierbo who has transformed into a demon, even if the three major families join forces to fight, there is still a question of how far they can achieve it!"
... ...
The temporary rest could not fully recover the physical and mental fatigue of everyone. The deliberately hidden tiredness could still be seen on the faces of the group of people who set off again.
But after Willie also joined the team, everyone finally no longer needed to covertly travel - this was not only because Hermione and others already had the cover of the Blois family with Willie's approval, but mainly because Because the momentum generated by the actions of Wei Li's "babys" cannot be hidden even if they want to.
So at least, everyone's speed this time was obviously much faster than before.
"Hermione," Harry, who was leading the flight on his broomstick in mid-air, slowed down slightly and retreated to a position beside Hermione, "Do we really want to hide what happened in London from Miss Blois?"
After Hermione heard this, she unconsciously lowered her head and looked down. Willy, who was sitting on the back of the rapidly advancing tree dragon, had her silver hair blown up by the strong wind, like a silver-white streamer thrown behind her. The air current wavers.
Willy didn't raise her head, and had been concentrating on her way since she started on the road. Although after the two parties met, Willy naturally accepted the proposal to act together with their group, but judging from her overall performance, Hermione felt that she was only interested in her and others' appearance and joining... ... They don't even care much about the group of living zombie aliens with different postures who are traveling with them.
It seems that in Willy's heart, there is another goal that has nothing to do with others, secretly guiding her forward on this battlefield.
"We discussed it before leaving London. That matter must be kept secret for a while after it comes out, because we can't bear the consequences of telling others about it." Hermione was silent for a while before saying, "And I think we may not be the only ones hiding something."
When she said the last words, Hermione had already moved her eyes away from Willy below, but it was obviously still Willy she was talking about.
"Is it...?" Harry also looked down at Willie and pushed up his glasses out of habit.
Hermione's suspicions were certainly justified, and as she noticed, Willie also hid something from them.
No, that probably shouldn't be called "concealing", because Willie didn't actually care whether she said it or not.
She had already mentioned before when talking about her inference on Haierbo's whereabouts that since Haierbo left the German-French border defense line that day, she had supplemented the information once with the advice of the old housekeeper.
The compensatory comprehensive information, which was slightly delayed due to the chaotic battle situation, included not only the latest news about real-time trends on the second battlefield, but also many reports on the overall situation outside the battlefield.
And obviously, Madame Maxime's massive publicity campaign even played a large part in it.
In other words, Willie already knew that Maka's funeral was about to be held.
But she didn't say it.
Not only did she not say it, she herself seemed not to care at all about this news, which was absolutely shocking to many people who knew Maka.
No one knows what Willie is thinking. There is no doubt that even her father, who has somewhat guessed how she might behave after hearing this, probably doesn't really understand what his daughter is thinking sometimes. ... ...
The process of rushing was a bit deserted. Except for the occasional conversation, everyone basically just moved forward silently amidst the roaring wind.
Until the frequency of encountering enemies continues to increase, and when it seems that there is no peaceful land ahead, the eastern defense line is already within reach.
"The situation... is a bit bad!" Harry put his hand on his forehead, looked into the distance, and murmured.