Remuneration and conditions were provided.
I have also read the survey reports of the target areas.
Everyone stared at Hitzfeld, waiting for her final decision.
"You're giving me the leadership?"
Hitzfeld wiggled his chin.
Still no one responded.
"Then my idea is this—"
"I will handle this case in two stages."
"In the first stage, we gather a small team of no more than 10 people - if there is a storm, more people will be useless - and go around the northern coastline, pass through the northern parish, and enter the North Amelian Sea that connects with the Crystal Sea."
"Baron, you need to send people to act simultaneously by land, or you can send them by airship. Anyway, I need them to reach Blade's Edge earlier - that's the name, right? This is the only land part connected to the Crystal Sea. It would be best if there are more than 300 of them, carrying weapons and equipment and sufficient supplies. It would also be best if there are small airships to patrol the sea."
"That's no problem!" Baron Skye perked up, then asked, "Do you want them to be your backup?"
"The northern parish is too far away." Hitzfeld nodded slightly.
"In places without stone carvings, there may not be any living people in those earthen forts in the wilderness. If something happens, we can't rely on them at all."
"Then."
She looked at the two priests.
"Since you have already studied some of the patterns of undercurrents, can you find a specific time and route to enter the Crystal Sea without encountering a storm?"
"Yes!" Cybertron nodded. "In fact, we have found three methods... but none of them have been put into practice, and they require strong winds and waves in the sea area..."
"That's fine."
Hitzfeld didn't let her continue.
"After the conditions of the first stage are met, we will enter the second stage, which means we will enter the Crystal Sea cautiously and explore these routes as much as possible."
"This will take a very long time... Baron, I hope you can be patient."
"I'm OK!"
The old man exhaled.
"I've waited for seventeen years... As long as there's still hope for Bonnie... I..."
His emotions fluctuated violently, his body swayed, and he needed the help of a servant to stand steadily.
Hitzfeld just watched coldly.
There is no point in comforting her at this time. If she cannot bring the person back in the end, or only brings back the remains of Britney Skye, she will not take the money even if she has it.
Yes.
She decided to take the case.
But it's not because of the money.
It wasn’t because I learned more about the Crystal Sea during discussions with the priests.
Instead, she noticed the miserable scene of Baron Skye...who immediately collapsed into his chair after hearing about the storm and the tornado.
The reason he acted like this was, of course, because he was frightened and disappointed.
So why was he disappointed?
Because he always believed that Britney was still alive.
This is a world where evil spirits and evil gods exist.
Missing in the restricted area here.
Seventeen years.
No news.
Even so, he still had hope and fantasy.
She felt that these things touched her.
Having said that, Hitzfeld immediately realized that in the cases she had handled so far, few of the people involved could escape the shadow of death.
Muko's death.
The death of Mrs.
The death of Bectolia-Laurence.
The deaths of Nosa Ferdinand, Ognia Folland, Aglaia Ferdinand, Sisso Grest...
Already a lot.
Really.
Too much is too much.
She didn't want to save the world either...that was too high, too far away, too unreal for her.
She just hoped that this inertia would end.
At least let her save some.
Save more.
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Thanks to: vigiler, Do you have a fishing rod? ... for the blades and tips~
Special thanks to: Lightning (5000), I am Shenbei (10 dollars)... for more blades and rewards~
Thanks for your support~
ps: I was not sure yesterday, but after many days of observation, I can finally say that I defeated the legion of persecution and I held on!
Chapter 7 Gold
The news that Hitzfeld had agreed to take the case and had put forward a corresponding plan soon spread.
In her opinion, the royal family should make the final decision on these matters.
The League of Nobles and even the Eclipse Church were not clear about what role she played in the death ticket case, but the royal family could not have been unaware.
After all, they had established cooperation with Prisma from the beginning and concealed the news of Grace's fall with her.
The attitude of the royal family... is worth savoring.
In Hitzfeld's opinion, even if she still kept the biggest secret - her left eye could see through the gray fog and even break through the barrier of time to peek at the truth - those people should have realized that she was extraordinary.
The incident in Kuroki City could be considered a coincidence, but the death ticket case happened again here.
At this time, instead of sealing her off and protecting her in layers, or even giving her any material or verbal rewards, they were eager to push her out... To those who didn't know, it even seemed like she was being sent on a mission that was equivalent to exile or death.
...Can she understand this as a form of alternative protection?
Will the royal capital become even more chaotic next?
Or is this another possibility: They want to test her limits?
What is hidden in the unknown is the most disturbing, and the royal family seems to be very aware of this.
There was not even any news of a summons... If she had not played an important role in the death ticket case and made friends with Priscilla, Villefort and others, according to Hitzfeld's personality, she would have definitely planned how to escape long ago.
On July 7st, time officially transitions to Thermidor.
At 10 ., a black Beetle sedan parked downstairs at 221 Iris Street.
Xia Yibing, Ethan and Zafira came down from the building wearing similar black windbreakers. Their appearance alone attracted many glances from passers-by.
"The list you submitted includes the entire 17th Squad."
Standing in the living room, Zafira glared at the gray-haired girl who was packing her luggage with great displeasure.
"So the higher-ups stopped everything we were doing!"
"Whether it's a mission, recuperation, or vacation! ... Do you know how much damage your willfulness has caused? Ah?"
He has been nagging like this for nearly an hour.
During this hour, no matter what he said, Hitzfeld was indifferent except for looking up from time to time and giving him an expression that he couldn't quite tell whether it was a smile.
This made the other two people standing nearby laugh a little.
Especially Xia Yibing... She flipped through Hitzfeld's sketchbook and remembered that there was a strange contrast illustration on one page.
On the left is a woman with a bitter and aggrieved face, pointing her finger as if accusing something.
On the right is a table with an innocent-looking cat sitting behind it.
Theoretically, they seem to have nothing to do with each other, but perhaps because the contrast is too strong and nonsensical, she laughed the first time she saw it.
Same now.
She thought Zafira looked a lot like the woman on the left.
"Agent, Zafira." Hitzfell was finally almost done cleaning up. She took the time to look up and found that the silver-haired man was still angry.
"I just met with Chief Villefort a while ago, and he said that there are only security missions in the capital in the near future."
"You... the alert mission is not a mission?"
"…If you say so, then so be it."
“Hahahaha—” Ethan finally couldn’t help laughing. He ignored his colleagues’ angry glares and began to smooth things over: “Alright, alright… Anyway, Hitzfeld has made a lot of merit in this case. If there is any gain, it will be enough to equal five regular cases. Besides, I can also go out and relax, just like traveling. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it…”
He really didn't care. He was one of the last people to receive treatment after the incident in Kuroki City was over. During this period, he had hardly done anything except running errands in the death ticket case. Going out for a walk was just what he wanted.
"team leader……"
Zafira had no choice but to go see the black-haired woman.
"Don't be too hasty in selecting new team members." Xia Yibing glanced at him, "Give them some time to settle down, so that more sand can be filtered out."
Zafira did have reason to be unhappy, because he did not slack off when he was unemployed, but instead went to several training camps to select some new members for the 17th Team.
There was no way a team would have only three people. Even if we only counted the core members, the average number of people in each team would not be less than five.
Zafira had already drawn up a list and planned to investigate it in the near future. However, he was "intercepted" by Hitzfeld to investigate the case, and all subsequent plans were ruined.
But since even Xia Yibing said so, he had no choice but to accept it.
Hitzfeld packed her things, left a letter for Alfred to send to 12 Flo Street, and went downstairs carrying the suitcase that had been with her for a long time.
Arriving at the port, she was stunned for a moment after getting off the car.
Because in addition to a huge wooden sailing ship on the right, Baron Skye and others standing by the ladder waiting, and two priests, she also saw two strangers.
The reason why these two people were singled out for discussion instead of being mixed in with the group brought by Baron Skye is because their height and body shape are too outstanding.
Two people, one with dark hair and one with blonde hair.
They are all over 185 cm tall, with slender build and broad shoulders.
His chest was so strong that it could stretch a sailor's shirt straight, and his arms were probably thicker than her thighs.
Even if these two people were doing nothing, just standing there would be enough to attract attention. Not to mention that they habitually maintained a military posture, standing with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs in a serious manner.
"Hello, Miss Hitzfeld."
The black-haired one took the initiative to walk up to her and greet her.
"My name is Kangana Frick, and this is my colleague Carlo. We are members of the Central Parish's garrison force, the Flint Knights. This time we received an order from the Parish to provide protection for the team."①
The Flint Knight?
"Thank you for your hard work." Hitzfeld nodded to him.
She didn't care too much at first, after all, the plan she proposed required her team to "not exceed 10 people." Now, including her 4th team, there are 4 people in total, and the two new members of the cult also have 8 people, which is exactly people, not exceeding the standard.
From this perspective, not deliberately stuffing a bunch of messy guys into the team is also a sign of respect and attention for her.
"Kangana-Flick...?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Yibing suddenly interrupted.
"He was the leader of the Flintstone Knights who originally served in the Blackwood Parish and the only Gold Rank Knight in the area."
