Chapter 503: The Great Retreat from Sleddingburg
Then, the two halves of the body fell to the ground and scattered into silk threads.
Isaac walked out from the shadows with a complicated expression.
The good news is that he has confirmed that this Gwen is most likely real, and the extraordinary people of the Holy See cannot disguise her appearance and power.
The bad news is that Isaac can't see through her anymore.
"Gwen, did you undergo any ceremony from Nora's side?"
"Yes, Nora baptized me several times. It was the traditional baptism in the North. It almost rubbed my skin off."
"No, no, no, I mean the ritual with extraordinary powers."
"This is a ritual with supernatural powers. She rubbed me with supernatural powers!"
Isaac asked repeatedly for a long time and confirmed that Gwen had not been exposed to anything related to the supernatural, whether it was the supernatural rituals of the major churches or the oath of the Knight.
Of course, if she wasn't lying, Isaac lowered his head and looked into Gwen's clear eyes. He felt a sense of guilt inexplicably. How could he speculate about his friend like this? "Anyway, I still have some doubts that you are already a transcendent. If it wasn't for what happened later, maybe it has something to do with your childhood experience? For example, when you hadn't left home yet."
"Uh, you said I'm a superhuman? But I don't have any superhuman powers. Could it be that the slash I just made is beyond the scope of mortals?"
"You can say it's not beyond the limit." Isaac's expression became tangled. "The attack you just made, including your reaction speed, is almost the limit of human beings. I mean, a mortal can even catch up with half of the extraordinary."
"Half a transcendent? That's an interesting statement. I hope I can get the other half one day." Gwen said with a smile. "By the way, are you coming here to stay for a long time? Now that the coalition forces are not here, it's very convenient for you to leave. When they come back, they will probably besiege the city again."
"The coalition forces will not come back."
Gwen was stunned, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face, but then a trace of worry appeared on his face: "The coalition forces are no longer besieging us? Could it be that Count Bazel's army is coming again?"
Although the coalition forces were large in numbers, they did not put their full strength into dealing with the resistance forces. Gwen could still feel that.
But Count Bazel is different. He hates the resistance army to the core, and once he takes action, he will fight to the death.
And to be honest, after half a year of fighting, Gwen still felt that Bazel's army was more elite. "It would be a good thing if Bazel's army came, but unfortunately they didn't." Isaac shrugged.
"I bring good news. Castel is here."
"Castel is coming? Oh, you mean you have contacted Castel, right? When I heard that, I almost thought the whole island had drifted over here."
Gwen chuckled.
"No, it's Castel who's here." Isaac stood up under Gwen's surprised gaze.
"Castel is now only a few hours away from Sleddingburg, which is closer than you can get to Grizzly Town - of course, it will take some time to build the railway to your doorstep, but it will be just around the corner."
Gwen was stunned for a while, then she rubbed her eyes, her voice a little hoarse and trembling.
"You mean, we haven't been to Castel yet, so, Castel came to pick us up?"
"Yes."
"Oh, you really like to make fun of me. I'm sorry, I don't blame you, I mean..."
She rubbed her eyes, and her face seemed to be smiling, but also crying.
"I'm really happy to hear you say that. Castel didn't abandon us. That's enough. Of course I know it won't really drift over, but I'm still very happy."
Gwen put down the account book in her hand and concentrated on rubbing her eyes. She seemed to want to cry, but she was a little unfamiliar with it. She didn't even remember how to cry.
Isaac said nothing, but patted her shoulder armor, which felt cold and hard.
Without his persuasion, Gwen quickly adjusted her mood. She also patted her breastplate and said, "When I put on the armor, I won't be weak anymore. That's why I like to wear it all the time. I'm always too weak, and weakness kills many people."
She blushed a little, for her momentary weakness.
But Isaac shook his head and said, "I'm telling the truth, Castel. That island will always surprise you. Its magic and power cannot be described in words. Go and see it with your own eyes. I hope you won't faint from fear."
"If I could really get to Castel, it wouldn't matter if I fainted from fright, but how could what you said be possible? How could Castel get here?"
"That's a long story."
Isaac pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Well, Alexei, this is really rare good news, right?"
"Yes, yes. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." Alexei sighed as he flipped open Isaac's report.
"To be honest, even though everything is going well, I am actually a little excited. Our operations from the North rarely go smoothly. There are always various problems."
Now even Zeus felt emotional. He had actually thought of many ways to deal with the issues in the North, but things always went against his wishes, which was why it was so rare for everything to go smoothly.
"Okay, there's no need to talk about the past. Now that we've successfully contacted the resistance army, we can discuss the matter of the great retreat."
"The Great Retreat?"
"Yes, we have to find a way to bring the resistance army and the residents of Sleddingburg who are willing to go with us back to Castel. At the current speed, it will take some time to build the railway. But the coalition forces have just been destroyed, and Count Basil has no enemies. It would be terrible if another conflict breaks out. The best option is to organize their evacuation from the north before the news spreads."
"But there are a lot of resistance troops, right?"
"There are quite a lot of them, and quite a few of them are non-combatants. If we count the residents of Sleddingburg, there will be even more. The train's capacity is not a problem. We can send a few more locomotives over. At worst, we can just run off the track and leave them there as fixed fortifications to provide fire support. But I'm afraid they will have to walk the distance from Sleddingburg to the railway by themselves."
"In fact, Gwen should have already started his journey by now, and I have just sent instructions to Blood Harbor. The expeditionary force heading there for support has also boarded the train and is ready to set off at any time."
"Is it necessary to be so urgent?"
Alexei was a little surprised.
"If we delay, things will change. This was Isaac's judgment when he was in the North. In fact, the situation in the North has changed for the worse now."
"The church has officially intervened in the North, and the spy who was monitoring Bazel has also sent a message. He has left with all his troops."
(End of this chapter)
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