Thanks for the invitation. I am a parasite in Terra.

Therefore, this battleship had to be a normal battleship, for whatever reason.

Even if eyes grew on its deck the next moment, Dario would have to close his eyes and ignore these things.

but....

He looked at the not-too-distant skyline, as if he had thought of something.

"If nothing unexpected happens...these guys should be looking for help from other countries right now."

"But considering the current situation between countries, they are unlikely to lend a helping hand to Iberia. After all, the returns visible to the naked eye are low and time-consuming."

However, it is not absolute.

If I have to say, the only guy who might take action is most likely...

The next moment, the alarms sounding around interrupted Dario's thoughts!

[A high-speed warship was spotted entering the border. It is initially speculated that its destination is to join the Iberian Army Group that will be encountered next.]

[At the same time, the servants observing ahead learned that the two incoming high-speed battleships both had identification marks of the Ursus Army Group.]

On the deck of Ship 003, the voice of Sister Xiutina was transmitted to every corner through the loudspeaker equipment.

"Ursus Army? Damn it, they sent two high-speed warships at once.

?! When did Ursus become so "helpful"? "

"If that's the case, then the next step should be to stop the pursuit..."

[Notice to all ships, this ship is about to accelerate to 33 knots, the choir please take your positions, notice, the choir please take your positions.]

As the nun's voice fell, several voices in red robes quickly walked to Class A, then knelt down and made a prayer gesture.

"Damn it!" Dario looked at these villagers who were just a group of hungry people in Saltwind City not long ago. Although he didn't know how they became a so-called choir, he knew that the current situation...

Are they planning to directly intercept the two warships of the Ursus Army Group?

This decision is too risky!

They don't have any organized units capable of fighting!

These inquisitors and villagers, or missionaries alone, are simply not able to face the Ursus army.

What's more, the other side also has two high-speed warships.

He's going to see that nun!

This decision is undoubtedly abnormal!

How could they possibly face the Ursus Army Group!

Dario walked quickly and headed straight for the core area of ​​the battleship.

Soon, he stood in front of the door that was painted bright red.

This is the most core area and also the nun's room.

clang!

The door was pushed open! Dario shouted at the top of his voice as he entered.

"Ma'am, your judgment on the radio just now was a bit too hasty! Two high-speed battleships are definitely not something we can handle with our current configuration."

Before he could finish his words, he was shocked by the scene before him.

At some point, the walls around the nun's room had turned into all kinds of uncomfortable, mucus-covered pink soft membranes. At the same time, vertical nerve-like structures were extending from all directions and converging to the center of the room...

Extending to.....Xiutina's feet.

At this moment, half of the nun's body seemed to have turned into a piece of melted meat and merged with the nerve structure around the floor, as if... they were born as one.

*%~qqun~!?)物@#&%⑦$(六) ￡{０}*(另±七≤??玲√

"This is....."

"Oh, sorry, I let you see a different side of me."

Xiutina turned her head and smiled at Dario, holding a spine-like structure in her hand.

The latter suddenly noticed that there was still blood at the corner of her mouth, as if left from eating.

"This is....."

"traitor."

The nun smiled as she tore the head off the corpse behind her. The breaking and tearing sounds made Dario feel subconsciously uncomfortable.

The moment he saw the head, Dario felt even more terrified.

The other person's skull was opened, revealing pink brains, some of which even had signs of being eaten. More importantly... the head was not really dead yet, and the slight trembling of its lips confirmed this.

"Report... Ursus... Iberia... Warship... Unknown technology... Seized..."

The head opened its mouth slightly and uttered intermittent whispers.

"It was you?! You used the spies from Ursus to trick them into sending out the troops?"

Dario took two steps back and looked at the other party in disbelief.

"I just asked the spy to write some more information in his report, so that they would think they could find a way to seize some unknown technology from the battleship."

"Why do this?!"

"It will do us no good to fight Ursus—"

"fighting?"

The nun tilted her head, as if confused about what Dario meant.

"I don't understand."

"From what I have learned, combat refers to armed conflict between two opposing parties."

"But - this is just a nutrient supplement."

"Varied......"

Chapter 102: The Iron Duke

In front of the elegant French window, a white-haired old man in a dark blue military uniform sat on a sofa covered with blue velvet.

Beneath the old man's wrinkled brows were a pair of eyes that were still full of vitality.

He lowered his head and looked at the book in his hands, but his mind seemed to have already passed through the window and gone somewhere else.

Just as he was about to get up, the door opened.

"Your Majesty the Duke."

The officer outside the door saluted respectfully towards the old man in front of him, and then began to report.

"The Gastril's 'escort' mission has concluded. It has been confirmed that the two Ursus warships and their army group have left the Victoria border."

"Did anything happen along the way?"

"No, Duke. The two warships stopped at our mobile city to refuel and then sailed at full speed to the Iberian border without stopping or slowing down."

"Yeah."

The old man leaned slightly on the sofa, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Have you checked all the goods sent by Ursus?"

"I've checked them all. They are high-purity Originium and red gold. Both the texture and processing method are top-notch."

"It is the same as the conditions Ursus offered at the beginning, even including the initiative to ask us to send our own troops.

"They are really planning to go straight to Iberia."

"But, Your Excellency, the information just arrived and the warship applied to enter the border route. Isn't this a bit..."

"Of course, after all, no matter from which angle, I will not refuse."

"The Iron Duke's warships are always ready to go. I guess this is what he took into consideration."

The old man slowly stood up and looked at the horizon outside the window.

"But, Duke, isn't this a bit disrespectful to Victoria and you?"

"Huh? I think it's rare to get those snowy barbarians from Ursus to voluntarily pay the toll."

"After all, they should have passed by Casimir along the way, right?"

"How do our Silver Spear Pegasus react?"

The Iron Duke Wellington turned his head slightly and asked the officer beside him.

"...According to the news sent back by the scouts, the knights on the border seem to be urgently transferred."

"That means you don't care about Casimir."

Wellington leaned back into the sofa, closed his eyes and spoke slowly.

"After all, without Lin Guang, there was no need for Casimir, who chose to marginalize the expedition knights, to inform them in advance."

"Of course, this may also be because the relationship between Ukraine and Kazakhstan has never been very harmonious."

After he finished speaking, he slowly turned around and asked.

"Have our people in Iberia sent back any news?"

"Yes. As the Iberian government is currently struggling to deal with the rebellion, we have learned that many high-level officials are planning to flee to other countries for asylum. We have found out information about the families of almost half of the officials who have fled, as well as the countries where they have settled."

"Some of them are planning to come to Victoria..."

However, after only hearing half of it, the Duke of Wellington shook his head in disappointment.

"Is there nothing that is worth sending two high-speed warships to "assist" Iberia's intelligence? We think our intelligence personnel are no worse than those of the Ursus."

Wellington turned around and asked the officer word by word:

"...No, not yet. Moreover, according to the information sent back by the spies on the front line, the rebellion in Iberia is clearly expanding this time."

"They are located in some areas along the coastline and in remote areas that have long been neglected by the country and have suffered from famine and other disasters. Under the call of the new church that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, more and more people began to follow the "unbeatable battleship" carrying the Inquisitor, or to follow the Inquisition and the new church that raised the banner of rebellion against the Iberian government."

"The staff have always believed that, based on the current intelligence alone, it is not a wise move to aid Iberia."

"But Duke, Ursus should also know this. I think they are very likely to have obtained some intelligence that we don't have, so they sent two high-speed warships to support us at once. After all, it is difficult for them to gain any substantial benefits from Iberia."

"Should we also think of a way——"

However, the officer had only said half of his words when he saw the elderly man slowly raise his hand, and he immediately shut up.

The Duke of Wellington opened his eyes slightly and looked at the officer beside him. After thinking for a while, he slowly spoke.

"Return all the 'tolls' and 'escort fees' sent by Ursus, and tell them that this little money is Victoria's contribution to Iberia, so they don't need to thank them. Say hello to Iberia and say that the assistance has been provided."

"? Duke, you mean——"

The officer was a little confused, so he asked, while casting a puzzled look.

"Huh, our warships should be back."

Wellington simply stood up and walked to the French window.

"The Gastriel battleship. I have invested a lot of effort in it. It is also the battleship I am most proud of."

"You see, soldier, the main part of this battleship once belonged to a glorious mobile city. We extracted this part from its wreckage and finally forged this Gastril."

"The glorious city... is it a mobile city in Gaul?"

Wellington raised his hand and placed it on the window.

"First of all, our intelligence personnel made great contributions to the victory of the war. Therefore, I always believe that our people are no worse than Ursus."

"Secondly, sometimes the person who rushes to the front is not the first one to eat crabs, but may be the first one to step into the pothole."

"Finally...even if the first two points were all wrong judgments made by me in my old age, but————"

Wellington narrowed his eyes and stared at the direction outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

That's where Londinium is.

"In the current situation, a lot of bugs have entered the house. If the owner walks around casually, they might poke their heads out of the shadows and crawl around everywhere."

As the Duke finished speaking, the officer seemed to understand something, so he nodded and saluted, then went directly to convey Wellington's order.

"Oh, right."