Steel steam and flame

It was still dark when Delya set off with the convoy. To be precise, after receiving Cassia's communication, that night, she followed Cassia's request and did her best to assemble dozens of heavy-duty trucks and a list of personnel who had been screened many times. In the early morning of the next day, we divided into several batches and set off towards the nearest city.

She never thought it would be a good thing, so she was very careful at every step. The route was as common as possible, and all heavy-duty trucks were carefully disguised. Not sure if this would be effective, but it would give her a lot of calm and peace of mind.

Of course, they also carry the most sophisticated weapons. Even if Cassia said no, Delya still had her own judgment. In the next two days, the team met on time in a town near that location as planned.

Then he didn't stay long. After some rest and adjustment, Delya once again asked the team to set off quietly in batches. After about a day, they arrived at the general location.

It is a completely wilderness area, with abandoned towns and crumbling roads covered with grass and thick yellow moss. Shortly after leaving the town where they met, apart from them, there was no trace of human beings around. It is completely different from the lively atmosphere in various cities now celebrating another new year in the empire. There is a loneliness and tranquility unique to winter. There is no more noisy sound, no more human excitement and enthusiasm that pervades the entire city.

Delya just likes this kind of environment, and it's the New Year. When everyone gathers in the town, they can just act more secretly.

With the help of those dilapidated roads and the frozen soil in winter, heavy trucks can move steadily forward in the wilderness at a relatively considerable speed after they completely leave the areas where the empire has been built.

As the distance got farther and farther, Delya became more and more suspicious of what Cassia said about helping with the transportation. She had checked the map, and there was nothing of note except for an imperial heavy railway line next to that location. It has been roughly confirmed that his regiment leader Cassia hijacked a heavy train, or it might be more appropriate to say that it was snatched. In her impression, Cassia didn't seem to be such a person. She thought it was impossible for Cassia not to know about the special status in the empire.

Of course there was pressure on me, but I didn't feel afraid. I have never done anything like this, nor have I ever thought about it, but as an opportunity and around the New Year, it might be a good experience. Neither Delya nor the faces around her, either young or slightly experienced, have ever experienced such a New Year celebration.

"Boss, we are..." The person next to Delya who spoke was very energetic. Judging from the sound alone, he should be a man in his prime. But he was about forty or fifty years old, and there were a lot of wrinkles on his face, making him look a little more mature and steady.

This is one of the people Delya is going to introduce to Cassia this time. As the person in charge of their current black market business, he has been in the dark world for some time, but his strength is far behind. He has never had the opportunity to enter the big forces. Get a position. I had the opportunity to have the surgery more than ten years ago, but it was a defective item from a black market workshop. After living in a small place for a while, the side effects of the defective surgery gradually appeared. He used all his savings and power to save his life with great difficulty. Later, life stopped getting better. He wanted to do legitimate business, but his temperament was no longer suitable for him. There was no shortage of people like him in big forces. During this time, Delya recruited him into his own force.

"Waters, you should have thought of it. You don't have to ask me specifically." It was evening, and Delia looked at the sky that became more intense in color, and the re-aligned railway line seemed to appear in front of her eyes all of a sudden. . Her head started to hurt and she tapped her temples a few times. Delya continued, "There will be many more things like this in the future. Our power has just begun. If you think this is too dangerous, I can give you a chance to leave. . After all, it’s not too long in terms of time.”

Delya smiled back, very kindly, looking charming under the light of the car. But Waters looked ugly, and he was familiar with all the rules in the dark world. The boss in front of him clearly meant that it was not too late to leave now because he had not yet come into contact with the core of this force.

But after a few days, things will change. Before coming here, Delya only gave them a rough idea - go pick up your real boss and do some more dangerous things along the way. There was only so much, and they didn't see much of everyone's indifferent attitude.

Waters is different. Compared to him, the others are all young people and their time in this world is too short. Perhaps some of them have lived with firearms since childhood, and their mental age is not proportional to their appearance. But Waters always believed in one thing. Apart from human-like talents and amazing intuition, as a very normal and ordinary person, some views and understandings about things cannot be learned from this kind of experience.

With his own powers of observation, he glimpsed things that most others did not, from small details such as the quality of their own products and the considerable existing production they could guarantee. Those are the resources that serve as the foundation for development, as well as the technology and power used to blaze a trail.

On the surface, it is an emerging simple force, but Waters doesn't think so at all. He also knew that as the core organization of this force, it seemed to be a knighthood, a knighthood that was definitely not large in number. Relying on very limited information, he deduced that this force was probably created by a certain big force or a young master from a big family. It is very common to establish your own private military force as a foundation for establishing a firm foothold in the family in the future. In more than ten years, he himself has seen and come into contact with many.

"Could this be my chance?" Waters was convinced of his own conclusion. Before the team set off, he also keenly discovered that Delya had selected candidates several times, and combined with what she said about picking up the real boss...

I kept thinking on the way that this might be the time to determine the final suitable person. As the initial candidate for the core of the force, and at this moment, the words of his boss Delya are also obvious.

"Just asking." Waters also smiled and said, "According to the speed, it will be there soon." He changed the subject.

Delia nodded and looked forward. The shadow of the redoubled railway line also appeared in the increasingly darker colors.

"Send an announcement to other teams. Everyone is resting on the heavy truck. If there is no emergency, it is best not to get off the car." Delya gave the order to the correspondent at this time, "After the other teams have arrived, let their captains come over. Here I am. But be careful not to leave any traces."

The convoy was fully assembled after one o'clock in the morning, and dozens of heavy trucks lined up on the wide wilderness next to the railway line. There were no driving lights, everyone was in the car, waiting for the dawn of the next day.

The heavy truck where Delya is located. The cargo box of this car was converted into a simple closed conference room, and the thick composite steel plates were temporarily welded on.

There was a small meeting being held at the moment, with less than seven or eight people. Except for Waters, the faces were all getting younger and younger.

"There may be a firefight tomorrow. Everyone is tired when they come here, but you still have to be careful. It is also the first meeting with your real boss, so you should be in good spirits. Although he may not care about these things at all." Dai Erya said, "The specific time is uncertain, so according to changes in time, the plan to leave here will also follow. I hope there will be no problems. We have always been watched by several other forces, and you know this. I hope This will not be their chance. And now that your real boss is back, decisions can be made quickly on how to deal with these matters and to what extent..."

Many things were discussed, but they were all minor aspects. Delya didn't get much information from Cassia, and she wasn't completely sure about how to deal with the upcoming rearrangement in a few hours.

The next morning, the sky brightened for a while, and through the sound coming from the railway track in advance, Delya and the others knew that a train was coming.

"Get ready," she said. Waters was holding the gun at the side, with some curiosity and expectation in his eyes. The small meeting last night confirmed what he was thinking. He decided to take advantage of this opportunity.