Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 545: Is the vacation ruined?

"Lord Heng is really swift and decisive." Sally couldn't help but sigh after witnessing Heng suppress the city government official with just a few words, and bringing about earth-shaking changes to the political landscape of Lotterdana City. At this time, she, her captain, and two other companions were standing on the edge of the expedition, silently watching the development of the situation. If they were not wearing the silver-white uniforms that symbolized the balance of order, they would probably be mistaken for just onlookers who came to join in the fun.

After hearing her sigh, Captain Wade chuckled, "It is precisely because of Lord Heng's decisive character that Lady Eve entrusted him with such a difficult task. The environmental pollution problem in Lotterdana City is so serious that it can be said to be terminal. It is no longer simply a problem of economic development, but more of a political and stance issue. If it is not eradicated by thundering means, entanglement will only make the muddy water more and more chaotic. Lord Heng is the only one who has the ability to purify this muddy water, because he has both means and determination. Otherwise, how could Lady Eve be willing to let her most trusted adjutant leave the Star Cup Son of God and go to Lotterdana City to perform official duties? Especially at such a critical moment, many affairs within the Scourge Mission cannot be separated from Lord Heng's coordination."

Everyone, including Sally, knew what Wade meant by the "critical moment": in June and July of this year, the association held a mid-year meeting as usual to summarize the development achievements and lessons learned in the past half of the year and to make plans for the route in the second half of the year. At this time, it was the busiest time for the civilian staff of each department, because there were mountains of data and files waiting for them to sort out.

"I heard that Master Melquiades started writing the mid-year summary report of our Inquisition half a month ago, but it has not been completed until now." Aegir suddenly interrupted. As a technician in the team, he would regularly contact the Feiyemente through the communication device to report the team's situation and learn some of the latest news, such as what new decisions Master Feier made on a whim. Because of this, he would occasionally hear a lot of rumors, and share them with his companions at the appropriate time: "I think Master Heng is also anxious to return to the Star Grail Son to write a report, so he decided to solve the problem in Lotdana City in a straightforward manner."

Although Lord Heng's boss, Lady Eve, is not like their boss, Lady Fei'er, who always likes to throw these things to his subordinates and sneak away to be lazy, and even calls it "a chance for everyone to exercise", he has never thought about exercising himself... Lord Eve is really performing her duties seriously, and is often afraid that she has not done enough, and will take on more responsibilities on her own initiative. However, it is an indisputable fact that without an adjutant who can coordinate the overall situation, the progress of the reporting work has been greatly delayed.

If there is anything to blame, it can only be blamed on the serious environmental pollution problem in Roterdana City, and the timing of the outbreak is so appropriate. In the previous ten years, the main reason why the pollution problem in Roterdana City has not been taken seriously is that the complaints and various reporting channels of the citizens have been suppressed by the government departments of this city and the relevant persons in charge of the Natural Disaster Detection Bureau stationed here. They have neither been passed to the Imperial Public Affairs Service Department nor noticed by higher-level administrative personnel in the Natural Disaster Mission. Later, a new natural disaster messenger, a young man named Arthur David, was transferred to Roterdana City and discovered the situation here. He was not corrupted by the local political forces, but secretly endured it and waited for an opportunity to pass on the news, so that Lady Eve knew that the situation here had developed to such a serious level.

So an investigation team was formed that day, boarded the most advanced steamship, and crossed the sea without notifying the Lothdana City Government. It arrived at the port in just three days, catching these people off guard.

After this incident, Wade didn't know how many officials in the Lotdana City Government would be held accountable or dismissed, and that was not something he should be concerned about. He only knew that the head of the city's Natural Disaster Detection Bureau would definitely not get away.

"If I remember correctly, the person in charge of the Natural Disaster Detection Bureau in Lotdana City should be Mr. Greenwood, right?" Wade recalled with a somewhat regretful tone: "He was only 12 points away from being awarded the code name of Philosopher. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely have a position by Her Majesty Eve's side in three or four years. It's a pity that he did something like this. It's really hard to understand."

"Is it hard to understand, Captain?" Michelle sneered, his tone was sarcastic, of course, it was directed at Mr. Greenwood: "It's nothing but profit."

When it was initially decided to dig a mine in the mountains on the outskirts of Helgoland, the Scourge Mission issued a document, which was approved by Lady Eve herself. It clearly stated that although the two kinds of magic-guiding metal ores mined in the area, Mithril and Orichalcum, were of great strategic significance to the Order Union, the ecological environment and tourism industry of Lotdana City were also precious cultural assets. Therefore, the two should not conflict, or even cause one to expel the other. In fact, with the technological level and mobilization capabilities of the Order Union, it is entirely possible to carry out mining and smelting operations without damaging the local ecological environment. For this reason, Lady Eve also applied for a sum of 3 million pounds of funds from the Night Roost to provide technical support.

But now it seems hard to say how much of the three million pounds was actually put into use and how much was embezzled.

"People like this should be treated well by their colleagues in the Disciplinary Inspection Bureau." Michelle showed a sinister smile on his face: "Let them know that not everyone is qualified to sit in the position of philosopher."

Even an idealistic organization like the Witch Society has its share of people with ulterior motives. It is better to say that it is precisely because there are so many idealistic people that those who pursue corruption and depravity are also attracted. The three major disciplinary agencies under the inspection and auditing agency: the Discipline Inspection Bureau, the Public Security Defense Bureau, and the mobile purge force "Holy Purification" were established to find these festering and stink bugs. They are responsible for internal discipline review and maintenance, identifying and eliminating spies and suspicious elements, and eliminating traitors who betrayed the association - such as the former philosopher who is still at large, the initiator and leader of the "Thirteen Hermits": Solomon.

"That's right." Sally, who had always been at odds with Michelle, actually echoed, "If we're talking about the next philosopher, it should be our captain's turn. The captain is only one point short of an assessment score. Isn't he more suitable than Greenwood?" "Don't talk nonsense."

Wade glared at her, and Sally stuck out her tongue, saying, "I'm just kidding, captain, don't mind it." But she didn't really shut up and settle down. Instead, she turned her head and looked around, taking in the dirty dock, the turbid sea water and the dim sky. She suddenly sighed and said, "It doesn't matter what else I want. I just hope that Mr. Heng's rectification can take effect immediately and restore the city of Lotterdana to its past appearance. This is not the city occupied by stinky water and garbage that I saw in travel magazines when I was a child. I dreamed of traveling here one day, but the result is..."

The result really came, but the dream was shattered.

Sunshine, beaches, waves, palm trees, and cacti... Of course, these do not exist. There is only garbage, stinky water, garbage, smog, and more garbage.

Sally felt like a fool and had no desire to live because she had wasted her only vacation a year.

"Don't be so discouraged, Sally. I think everyone has the same idea as you." Wade saw that the most cheerful and optimistic member of the team had a tendency to be autistic, so he reached out and patted her shoulder and comforted her: "In this case, we must fulfill our duties and carry out this mission seriously."

"Mission?" Aegir showed a surprised expression: "What mission, Captain?"

Aren't they here for vacation? They just took advantage of the expedition team's boat. In theory, the expedition team has no control over this team. Besides, if they really want to cooperate with Lord Heng to rectify the environmental pollution in Lotterdana City, they don't know how to do it.

"Political matters have nothing to do with us. Our mission is to protect Lord Heng and other members of the expedition team." Wade explained, "The interests involved in this matter are too deep. The more radical Lord Heng's approach is, the more dangerous his situation will be. I don't know if someone will be forced into a corner and do something crazy. Although there is also a garrison base of the Order in Lotterdana City, it will take time for them to mobilize the army. It is very likely that someone will take advantage of the situation. So we can't just stand by and watch. Why don't we do what we can? This is also for the residents of Lotterdana City. What do you think?"

Although he is the adjutant of Her Majesty Eve and the commander of the Son of the Star Cup, Zhe Renheng is not a magician and does not have any combat ability. His importance lies mainly in management and technology. As the foundation of the Scourge Mission's existence, the famous Scourge detection device was invented by him.

Since the captain has said so... Sally and the other two companions looked at each other, and finally, they shrugged their shoulders indifferently and agreed: "You have the final say, Captain."

Anyway, their vacation was ruined.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)