I am Lapland’s rat!

"After leaving the border of Syracuse, many natural disaster messengers were unwilling to explore further. I was the only one who kept exchanging data with the natural disaster messengers from other countries on the road and chased them all the way here."

"Then, I began to search for nearby travelers and settlements within a radius of fifty kilometers."

After hearing this, the relaxed expressions of Lapland and Texas gradually became a little solemn.

"Yes," Provence sighed, "it's about to stop. Just ahead of your road."

"I remember you were going to Cast Iron City in Columbia, right?"

Texas nodded, then looked at Lapland.

Provence expressed regret: "The road from Casimir to northern Colombia will probably be blocked by this natural disaster for two to three months."

Then, she said enthusiastically: "Please find a way to change the route as soon as possible. When I was searching for settlements, I found a convoy forty kilometers away. They are going to southern Colombia. I can take you to join them. That way There’s no need to re-route and buy supplies.”

"Thank you." Lapland nodded and said sincerely.

Texas also expressed its gratitude to Provence. After all, after the natural disaster took shape, it was too late to escape. Provence's enthusiasm can be said to have saved their lives.

"No thanks no thanks!"

But Provence seemed to be accustomed to this gratitude. After rejecting the gifts from Lapland and Texas, he took them to find the convoy she mentioned. After the two wolves successfully merged with the convoy, they quickly He left and went to look for other settlements that had not yet had time to evacuate.

……

"...Yeah, the big-tailed wolf is so cute."

By the time Lapland reached an agreement with the convoy's spokesperson for them to join the convoy and act together, the sun had completely sunk below the horizon.

This convoy consists of two ordinary off-road vehicles, a medium-sized van and an armed off-road vehicle. There are only eleven or two people in total, most of them are men, and their races are diverse.

A fleet is a special mode of transportation through the wilderness. Compared with the intercity, international trains or travel shuttles that are commonly used for people's travels, a fleet is more private and business-like. Usually all the vehicles and people that make up a fleet come from the same company or economic collective. It is used to transport people and perform tasks between cities or in the wilderness.

When night fell completely, everyone in the convoy lined up all the vehicles in a circle with their fronts facing outward. Then they cleared the wasteland in the center of the circle and set up camping tables and portable campfires. They moved quickly and methodically.

Although Lapland and Texas had already had dinner, out of the need to collect intelligence, the two got out of the car and entered the cleared temporary camp.

Wu Xian hid in the darkness with Hei Tan, squatting on the roof of an off-road vehicle to peek at the situation in the field.

As a result, as soon as Lapland and Texas entered the stadium, a girl in the center of the motorcade made a completely surprised voice:

"—Celinina?!"

Chapter 2 Reunion

The girl's exclamation not only frightened Wu Xian and Hei Tan, but also everyone in the convoy, as well as Lapland and Texas who had just entered the camp.

The bonfire in the center of the camp danced with the wind. Most of the people around the edge of the bonfire were wearing tactical trench coats and belts. Although there were only a few who looked like regular armed personnel, all of them carried some weapons for self-defense. Obviously, the owner of this convoy was not Average traveler.

The girl who made the sound is a grey-haired Luper who is about fifteen or sixteen years old, also wearing a windbreaker. She is petite and has a cute face. She is only about 1.5 meters tall. Her eyes are beautiful reddish brown, and her pupils are close to the The upper part is a gradient of brown and blue, which is very similar to Texas' eyes.

At this time, the girl's beautiful eyes were full of surprise. She stood up, pointed at Texas with her finger blankly, and called out the name of Texas.

Seeing such hair color and eye color, Lapland also had a look of surprise in his eyes, and then turned his attention to Texas.

Texas did not disappoint everyone. She was also a little surprised and said: "Sofia? Why are you here?"

"It's me who wants to ask you this question, Chelinina! Why are you here!" The girl called Sofia jumped up directly, walked to Texas several times, and looked up at her. Texas with one head:

"Didn't your grandpa send you to Syracuse to be used as a hostage? We haven't received a reply from Saluzzo yet. How can you return to Colombia? Saluzzo rejected our request for cooperation. ?"

Sofia deliberately lowered her voice when she said this, as if she didn't want the team members behind her to hear their conversation. When the team members saw Sofia's behavior, they all turned around and looked after themselves. Chatting freely.

Immediately, Sophia added:

"Why are you here! I didn't hear anything at all!"

But Lapland was right next to Texas. After hearing Sophia's words, she frowned slightly at first, then her eyes became weird and she looked at Texas aside.

Texas' face actually changed slightly, and he frowned tightly: "Proton?"

"Am I super?" Wu Xian had already jumped off the grass when he heard Sophia calling Texas' name. Now he was staying in the grass and happened to hear Sophia's question.

Unexpectedly, a chance encounter in the wilderness led to some unexpected gains.

Texas is proton?

This word brought back Wu Xian's memories of the plot.

First of all, there is no doubt that Texas must think that Salvatore asked her to come to Syracuse because he wanted her to understand the family order in Syracuse in order to answer Texas' questions about his family!

She told Wu Xian firmly.

However, Wu Xian just now remembered that Salvatore, a legendary figure who used strong methods to carve out a path in Colombia, would really do anything just to teach Texas a lesson. He sent his granddaughter to a foreign country thousands of miles away, and did he even owe a favor for it?

If Salvatore has other purposes and even seeks help from Saluzzo, this is easy to explain.

But neither Texas, who was there, nor Lapland, the heir to Saluzzo, had ever thought of this.

Salvatore sent Texas to Syracuse with a deeper plan——

If this natural disaster hadn't unexpectedly blocked the road, the enthusiastic Provence happened to come to report the news to them. In the meeting of the convoy, they happened to meet Sophia, who knew Texas, and Sophia just happened to tell them. If so, Lapland and Texas might not realize this until they arrive in Cast Iron City!

When Wu Xian thought of this, he secretly felt lucky.

If they didn't realize that they were involved in the whirlpool of conspiracy until then, their situation would become very passive.

Alberto undoubtedly knew what Salvatore wanted to do, but he didn't show any abnormality at all when Texas left with Lapland!

Lapland had obviously thought of this as well, and she glanced at Wu Xian gratefully.

Right now, the true identity of the girl Texas calls Sophia is about to come out.

In the temporary camp, Sophia looked at the confused Texas, and suddenly her face turned pale:

"Tch, Chelinina, you don't know?"

She suddenly realized that she had made a big mistake in her desperation.

"Sofia!" Texas stepped forward, took Sophia's hand, and said in a low voice, "What the hell is going on? Tell me, Sophia. I really don't know what a 'proton' is, but I brought The heir to the Saluzzo family has returned."

Texas pointed at Lapland, "This is Lapland Saluzzo, the only daughter of the Lord of Saluzzo."

In a short period of time, Texas relied on the information provided in Sophia's words to fabricate words that could win Sophia's trust.

And Texas was telling the truth.

Hearing Texas' words, Sophia's pupils narrowed in surprise. She turned her head and glanced at Lapland, who gave her a polite smile.

This made Sophia believe in Texas a little bit. She hesitated for a while, stood up on tiptoes cutely, and whispered in Texas's ear:

"...Grandpa Salvatore wants to get Saluzzo's help. I don't know what kind of help it is specifically...but it may have something to do with your father."

Texas' expression changed several times. She raised her head and glanced at Lapland.

Lapland smiled politely and said: "Dear Cellinina, why don't you introduce who this lovely lady is?"

dear, dear?

Cellinina?

Sofia opened her eyes exaggeratedly and looked at Lapland.

"You don't have to use such an affectionate name." Texas shook her head helplessly. She knew that this was Lapland trying to win Sophia's trust for her.

"This is Sophia Texas, my aunt's eldest daughter. Because my uncle changed his surname to Texas after marrying my aunt, she is considered my cousin."

"Hello, I am Lapland Saluzzo." Lapland smiled happily, and she extended her hand to Sofia generously.

Sophia shivered for some reason. She suddenly felt that the white-haired Luper in front of her had a strong smell of blood, and there was a crazy meaning hidden in his smile that she couldn't understand.

But if you take a closer look, Lapland's demeanor and expression can be called perfectly polite. Even in the wilderness, her eyes are as elegant as attending a banquet.

Delusion.

Sofia thought, Saluzzo is a big family after all, and Lapland, as the heir, must have grown up in an excellent cultural environment and a comprehensive elite education. How could she have killed as many people as she thought? ?

So, Sophia secretly exhaled and shook hands with Lapland.

After shaking hands, Texas said from the side:

"Sofia, let's exchange information."

Chapter 3 Family Whirlpool

Texas says this on behalf of Sophia who can be trusted.

Both Wu Xian and Lapland caught this, so Wu Xian jumped up and was caught by Texas' hands.

"Yeah!" Sophia was of course startled by the sudden appearance of Wu Xian, "Tsk, Chelinina, is this a flying beast?"

Girls like Sophia are full of natural fear of creatures such as mole beasts, especially under the cover of night and when Wu Xian's body is still stained with a lot of dust from the wilderness.

"This is Lapland's pet. Its name is Xiaoyin." Texas explained, raising his left hand to give Wu Xian a hand.

"..."

Sofia glanced at the smiling Lapland and then at Wu Xian.

Well, after putting aside the prejudice, if you take a closer look, you will see that this mole beast is quite cute, and it is different from the annoying monsters you occasionally see in dirty corners.

But after all, it is just an ordinary mole beast.

Therefore, Sophia had new doubts:

"...Do you still take it with you when traveling?"

Texas: "..."

Laplande: "..."

For some reason, the two wolves were silent for a moment.

How to explain to Sofia that it was not them traveling with Xiao Yin, but it was with Xiao Yin's help that they had the opportunity to leave Syracuse freely like this?

Sofia saw the two people in front of her were silent, and thought it was this question that made Lapland a little embarrassed.

That’s right, traveling with a pet seems unseemly.

Sofia thought this, smiled, and wisely changed the subject: "Chelinina, can I touch it?"

"Of course." Texas handed Wu Xian to Sophia.

After all, Sophia is a lovely girl. Wu Xian obediently ran to Sophia's hand and let Sophia touch it.

Later, using this topic, the three of them chatted about the purpose of Sophia's trip at the edge of the camp.

As Wu Xian had seen before, Sophia was the core of this team.

Sophia Texas just graduated from junior high school this year. After graduation, she and her classmates went on a school trip to the prosperous Casimir Grand Knights. By the way, they watched the No. 20 special championship of the knight competition and witnessed the Black Knight's achievement. Achievements in the Triple Crown.

After the trip, Sofia's classmates from well-off families returned to Cast Iron City to prepare for further studies. Sofia contacted the security company invested by the Texas family and planned to go directly from Casimir to Colombia instead of returning to Cast Iron City. Attended high school in Tremont, a developed city in the south.

That's why their convoy appeared on this section of the business road.

"Celinina, you know, I have been interested in the application of Origin Stone skills since I was a child." Speaking of this, Sofia said, "So I begged my grandfather and did not go to the one arranged for me by the family. High School, but got a spot at Phillips Private High School - the one affiliated with Tremont Polytechnic University."

"Does your university want to target Tremont Tech?" Texas asked in surprise.

Sophia nodded earnestly.

As the center of science and technology in Colombia, Tremont Polytechnic University can be said to be one of the most advanced scientific and technological institutions in Terra, and their research is always at the forefront of the times.

"I remember when I left Columbia, you were among the top students in school."

Texas patted Sophia's head encouragingly, which made Sophia look a little happy.

But then the gray-haired Luper girl said worriedly: "What about you, Chelinina, what are your plans?"

"No one in the family would have thought that you would come back at this time. Your father, second uncle, fourth uncle, and aunt will definitely take action. Are you planning to go back and get married?"

"Of course not." Texas glanced at Lapland, considered his words in his mind, and then said:

"...But the serious situation in the family is beyond my imagination. I may need some time to think about it."

Wu Xian: "..."

When Wu Xian heard this, he understood. It seemed that the Texas family had split into several factions.

Although I don’t know why, Texas is not on the same side as her father... But there is no doubt that Sofia and her parents in front of her are, like Texas, on the side of the family head Salvatore.

People outside this faction had ill-will toward Texas, and it seemed that these ill-will had intensified during the time Texas had left Columbia.

Without knowing exactly what Salvatore wanted from Texas, if he rashly returned to the Cast Iron City, things would inevitably develop in an uncontrollable direction.