Chapter 177 The truth buried in the dark
With Alisa's efforts, the waterwheel was quickly repaired, and the residents of Palm cheered in surprise as they watched the waterwheel that had been revived on the river.
"Huh~"
Alisa wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her bright blonde hair was soaked in sweat, but she couldn't help but smile on her face as she looked at the satisfied expressions of the townspeople.
Ryan covered Alisa's head with a towel he had just bought from the grocery store and gently wiped her. "Thank you for your hard work, wipe your sweat. Although April is warmer, you should still be careful not to catch a cold."
Alisa snatched the towel from Ryan's hand and said, "I'll do it myself, you don't need to help me!"
It is not visible from Ryan's perspective, but Fei can clearly notice Alisa's blushing face. The big white cat showed a meaningful smile on her face.
At this time, Emma and Fei also handed the towels purchased by Ryan to Usses and Machias respectively. While wiping sweat, the three of them watched the water wheel make a slight "click" sound and rotate on the river.
After learning from Emma and Fei about the impact of Palm during the Libert mutation the year before, Machias said relievedly, "So that's the case. No wonder Palm continues to retain this primitive waterwheel."
Euss also looked at the historic wooden waterwheel with his hands and said, "On the one hand, it is for nostalgia, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent the conduction stop again, right?"
Ryan looked at Marcias and Eussses, who had expressed their opinions one after another, and had a hint of relief on their faces.
‘It’s also a little bit of an improvement. I hope they can maintain this state in actual combat.’
The water truck repair mission was over. When the town’s guidance technician looked grateful, he knew how the task was completed. The five of them each got an arcus dedicated crystal circuit that matched their attributes from the technician as a thank you.
"Hmm..." Emma took out her internship notebook and checked it. "The other three tasks need to be completed in the Old Road of Agria. Let's go now?"
Ryan waved his hand with a smile and said to the five people, "Come on~ I will support you mentally, don't be as embarrassed as yesterday."
Watching the five people leave Palm from the south exit, Ryan's face became serious, "Then... it's time to pave the way for them in advance. Alas... it's not easy to be an instructor."
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Group B's condition today is obviously much better than yesterday. Although Machias and Usses still cannot form a tactical link with each other because of their knots in their hearts, they will at least not continue to drag their teammates down in the team.
The wanted monster in Agria's old road is a very large slime. Its soft and smooth body surface makes Fei, Yuss and others who use physical attacks look depressed.
Later, only Philip used his speed to restrain the huge slime in front, and Yusses all returned to the rear-row driving guide magic and bombarded it.
Although the giant slime was attacked and split up many small individuals, the battle was finally resolved under Emma's magical clearance.
"Huh~"
After the battle ended, the five of them breathed a sigh of relief. Alisa took out her arcus's thoughtful expression.
"Tactical links are indeed an epoch-making innovation. With this function, small-scale combat in the future will be more efficient than before, and may change the local battlefield situation."
"No, I don't think so." Fei yawned lazily. "Arcus may be very useful to hunters. After all, most of them rely on their physical abilities to carry out small-scale infiltration operations, but for the Imperial Army..."
"Hmph~" Yuss explained with his hands on his chest, "Now the army of Hereponia has become accustomed to using heavy combat vehicles and military airships to first lead the way."
"Although infantry still has a certain role due to the existence of the Infantry-Tank coordination tactics, it does play a much smaller role than the individual hunters with strong strength."
"Ah haha~" Emma smiled embarrassedly after putting away the Yao crystal chips and ingredients dropped by the Warcraft. "Everyone is so amazing. I can't do it before the military class even started..."
Hearing Emma’s modest statement, the four of them looked at her with disbelief at the same time. Marcias was the first to complain, "Emma, you, who is the first in the entrance examination, have no credibility at all when you say this."
"Hehe~" Alisa smiled and hugged Emma's plump body from behind and joked, "Emma must have previewed all the textbooks for this semester. This content is just a show of the class in front of you."
Fei also squinted his eyes and smiled wickedly, saying, "Emma... she obviously has a broad mind, but she was unexpectedly cautious in some places."
"Xiao Fei, broad-mindedness or something..."
"Yeah, literally."
Emma couldn't resist it when she was joking with the four. She hurriedly hit her palm and said, "By the way! I checked the ingredients just now. We were still missing a plant ingredient to complete the commission for the search. Let's work hard to continue to set out, and try to reach the Titas Gate before noon."
"Ah, I've been confused by the change of topic."
"Xiao Fei!"
At the same time, Ryan had already taken the guide train to return to the old capital St. Tyac. After hearing his description, Marquis Haynes frowned and asked, "Do you really have to go in?"
"I'm afraid," Ryan said solemnly. "Judged based on the current situation and the surrounding terrain, there is no more suitable place to hide except there."
Marquis Haynes lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then solemnly wrote a piece of paper. After finishing writing, he stamped the document with a serious expression with a seal from the Haynes family.
"My written work can only do this, and you need to go to Titasmen to get Lieutenant General Links' stamp permission."
Hayneshou hesitated for a while after Ryan took the document, and finally said with a complicated expression, "If you can... try not to tell those children about this dark history."
"They are still very immature today. I can't be sure what impact will be on their outlook on life if you hear the inside story."
Ryan nodded solemnly and said, "I think so too. For those chicks, this history is too heavy. At least I don't think they are qualified to understand the truth now."
"Well, let those children be careful. According to the preliminary investigation of the Lingbang Army, there may be some people from our country who are secretly assisting behind the smuggling incident."
At this time, the members of the B-class team of Class 7 were still ignorant of their instructor Reinhardt. After a long trek, the five finally walked through the long Agria old road to the majestic Titas gate.
Euss, Machias and Alisa looked at the steel fortress in front of them in amazement. Emma also covered her mouth and whispered, "It's not like a door... it's better to say it's a fortress?"
Chapter completed!