Chapter 794 Reinforcements Arrive
This is the reputation that Castel has built up over a long period of time.
Products made by Castel may sometimes be bizarre or outrageous, but in the end they will always be incredibly powerful.
Under pressure from the Papacy, Castel's cooperation with the Duchy of Tiss has deepened considerably. Hughes has opened up the supply of several basic weapons and even transferred a large number of airship squadrons.
While airships are not ideal for offense, they are quite effective for defense. Their bombing denial effect is excellent once they ascend to high altitudes, and even steam tanks have to avoid them.
"So the current situation is that Isabella is constantly retreating while waiting for reinforcements? When will Castel's reinforcements arrive?"
"Lady Nora, we are your reinforcements."
Nora paused for a moment before nodding in realization: "Indeed, the situation is urgent. Should we go straight to the battlefield?"
"Yes, the self-propelled artillery you will be driving is Castel's latest technology. There is no time for slow testing. The battlefield is the best testing ground. This is your call to arms."
Gwen unfolded a document, and Nora glimpsed Hughes' signature on it.
Castel opened her doors to the refugees in the North, giving them a second home, and Hughes became her lord as a result.
According to the imperial constitution, lords have the right to conscript their people to the battlefield. Castell does not enforce imperial laws, and Hughes and his people have a separate agreement.
According to the agreement, Hughes would only forcibly conscript his people when Castel was invaded, but in foreign wars, he would not be forced to conscript them.
Therefore, although Castells called it a general mobilization and it did achieve the effect of a general mobilization, it was actually not legally mandatory.
But this did not prevent the recruitment offices from being packed with people.
Nora needed to sign the draft order herself, and her gaze drifted to the signature area in the lower right corner.
"How did it get signed?"
Gwen looked away somewhat guiltily: "I was just worried about missing the last bus today, and besides, you wouldn't be able to sign it, would you?"
"How can I not sign!" Nora was a little annoyed, then realized that she really couldn't sign or put her fingerprint on anything; she couldn't write with a pen in her mouth.
It's not that she hasn't tried, but when others write with their mouths, they're actually using their neck muscles for support, while Nora...
She poked the paper with her pen in her mouth, and her head started rolling away.
It might be possible for Gwen to hold her while she writes, but Nora has absolutely no way of speaking.
"So... I signed it for you without permission, um, that way if you are killed or disabled on the battlefield, the compensation will be deposited into my account."
Nora didn't reply. She lowered her head, then suddenly jumped up and slammed her head against Gwen's.
"Eek—!"
The two talked a lot in the car. They were about to have new bodies, and even Nora, who was usually quiet, talked a lot today.
Gwen was beaming with excitement, as if she were the one about to have a new body.
—Actually, that's not wrong. She also signed up to be a self-propelled artillery operator.
After getting off the train, Nora and Gwen took a car that was waiting for them at the station.
Hughes still named the internal combustion engine vehicle an automobile, even though this type of vehicle did not burn gasoline.
After all, calling it a "bomb truck" is a bit unlucky.
They originally planned to use airships, but time was of the essence and these self-propelled artillery pieces were urgently needed on the battlefield, so Hughes simply transferred these cars over instead.
Gwen and Nora were somewhat surprised to find that Galahad was driving them.
"Aren't you the Queen's knight? What are you doing here?" Gwen's eyes widened.
She had met this "knight" in Castel and even had a sword duel with him on a whim.
As it turned out, Galahad truly lived up to his reputation as the Queen's chief knight; his swordsmanship far surpassed Gwen's.
Gwen looked at him like a monkey waving a stick.
But the key point is that although Gwen's skills are only those of a monkey, her stats are like those of the Monkey King.
Hughes watched the indescribable match from the sidelines. Galahad was as nimble as a fish, and when attacking, he was like a petrel soaring through the air.
Then Gwen punched him away.
Gwen started with a sword, but when she realized she was outmatched, she threw the sword away in a panic, clenched her fists, and charged forward. Galahad was then sent flying, sword and all, a great distance.
The outline of Gwen's fist was still visible on the sword made by Castel.
Therefore, Galahad instinctively shuddered when he saw Gwen.
He was knocked away twice in his life: once when he charged at a train with a sword, and once when he angered Gwen.
Now, sitting in the car burning with explosives, he felt that the nitroglycerin under his buttocks was safer than Gwen in the back seat.
"Well, compared to the situation on the front lines, your support team is more important, so I've come to pick you up."
"What about Isabella? You're so far away from her, wouldn't it be very dangerous if an investigator came to assassinate her?"
“It’s not that far, she’s driving too.” Galahad pointed to the car next to him through the car window.
In the driver's seat of the car over there, Isabella's distinctive bright red hair was fluttering in the wind.
"Huh? The Queen drives herself?" Gwen exclaimed in shock. "Then, how distinguished must the person sitting in the back seat be?"
“They are reinforcements just like yours, and perhaps even acquaintances of yours.” Galahad shrugged. “Most of these reinforcements are priests from the Silent Sanctuary. Self-propelled artillery can only be operated by superhumans for the time being, and many of them responded to Lord Hughes’ call to come and help.”
"So Her Majesty the Queen, out of respect, drove the car herself."
As Galahad spoke, he glanced at the Queen not far away.
To be honest, he didn't think Isabella was driving entirely for political purposes.
Although she was reluctant to ride in Galahad's car, Her Majesty was actually quite interested in driving herself, especially after learning that these cars exported from Castells had been specially equipped with brakes.
Galahad didn't think the pedal was very useful.
"Wow, her car started so fast! Let's hurry and catch up!"
"Oh, then fasten your seatbelt," Galahad said casually.
The situation on the front lines has been terrible lately, with constant retreats. Isabella is furious but has nowhere to vent her anger.
Whether she goes to the front lines or not is no longer of much use to her, so she simply abandoned her work and came here to drive herself. It's hard to say whether she's motivated by a desire to vent her anger.
"Hey, let's hurry up, we can't even see her car anymore!" Gwen was getting anxious. Isabella was driving so fast that it felt like she was flying close to the ground.
"Don't worry, when it comes to driving, no one is faster than me."
Galahad stretched his body and floored the accelerator.
(End of this chapter)
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