Chapter 47 Betrayal
Between the Principality of Uno and the Ship Federation, there is a mountain with an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters.
This mountain is located in the Principality of Uno and serves as a natural line of defense for Uno.
It is also because of this that in the more than 100 years since the establishment of the two countries, Uno and Ship have never had any disputes. They are collaborators and allies.
Although there are mountains standing between the two countries, blocking large-scale contact between the two countries, there is a relatively flat small plain on the other side of the mountains.
Most of the trade between the two countries also passes through that small plain.
It is also the place with the strongest defenses for the two countries.
Not only do you need proof to enter and exit, but sometimes you will also be subject to strict body searches.
Therefore, the place Amy chose to smuggle to was definitely not there. Her smuggling route, as expected... was the natural defense line at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.
Castile Mountains.
"If you want to bypass the pass, you can only go through this mountain range. As you can see, this mountain is very high, and there are ferocious beasts in it. If you want to go through it, you'd better think carefully."
Somewhere outside the city, standing where they could clearly see the mountains in the distance, Amy reminded Li Qi.
Li Qi looked at her and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about my safety. You just need to take me to the destination as agreed."
"…Okay, I've already advised you."
Amy was mumbling to herself, but Li Qi ignored her.
He turned to look at Genero behind him and said to him, "You can go back now."
"Don't you want me to follow you?"
Genero said, glancing at Amy.
Li Qi shook his head: "No need."
Unlike Li Qi, after Li Qi went to the Ship Federation, he didn't have to come back and walk the mountain road again.
But Genero still had to return.
Li Qi didn't see any need for Genero to make another trip, so it would be better for them to separate here directly.
Seeing that Li Qi insisted, Genero said no more.
He nodded slightly, bowed, and left.
Genero was not too worried about the safety of his captain because he knew his captain's strength.
Without guns, almost no one can be a match for the squad leader in a one-on-one fight.
Besides, Li Qi was carrying a revolver.
Genero left, leaving only Amy and Li Qi standing there.
Amy was silent for a long time, with a strange expression:
"You really don't worry about what I will do to you."
Li Qi glanced at Amy sideways, and did not respond directly to Amy's words. Instead, he looked at the mountains in the distance and asked, "How do we get there?"
"..." Amy took a look at what Li Qi was wearing. Although she was still wearing a skirt, it was not a noble lady's dress, but a very light outfit suitable for movement.
Glancing at Li Qi's handbag, Amy said:
"Just follow me. Someone will come to pick us up after we pass this mountain range."
"So you are a spy for the Ship Federation?"
"No, I am neither from the Ship Federation nor a spy, Miss Angela, you seem to have some misunderstanding about me."
As they approached the mountains near the border and were about to leave the Principality of Uno, Amy seemed to relax a lot.
She corrected Li Qi's perception of herself and denied her identity as a spy.
Li Qi didn't say anything, just looked at Amy's waist and abdomen.
The cylinder with the magic lock was hidden in Amy's waist pocket.
Noticing Li Qi's gaze, Amy knew what he was going to ask, and immediately answered: "Although I stole things from your country, I am really not a spy. This... can only be said to be an accident."
"Accidentally stole our country's secrets? Well, that was quite an 'accident'."
"To tell you the truth, I didn't take this thing." Amy said to Li Qi as they walked into the mountains, "It was given to me by a noble among you. He knew my identity, so he chose to give it to me."
Amy probably wasn't lying when she said this.
Since he separated from Genero, Li Qi has been using his superpowers all the time. He observed that Amy's heartbeat was normal, proving that the probability of her lying was low.
Even without his super powers, Li Qi would not think that Amy was lying.
Because... this seems like something that a group of traditional aristocrats would do.
They may not know the value of what is in the cylinder, or how much change the drawings inside can bring to the world.
But they knew that if the reformists lost this thing, they would definitely suffer a severe blow.
Are we ignoring external enemies in order to fight internally?
Li Qi subconsciously looked back in the direction of Uno. If the internal strife between the reformists and traditionalists in Uno was not resolved, Uno would probably not exist for long.
It seems that Li Qi's decision to go to England was right.
After all, even if Uno would really be conquered and become a colony of another country, at least Li Qi could still live well in another country.
After talking about these serious things, Li Qi and Amy became silent.
The Castilian Mountains are very high, the roads inside are complicated, and there are ferocious beasts roaming around, so it is indeed difficult for ordinary people to pass through here.
But this does not include mages above the tactical level.
Amy is at the tactical level, and Li Qi is one level higher than her. Their bodies, tempered by magic, allow them to walk through the mountains as if on flat ground.
Although Amy didn't know Li Qi's strength, but seeing that he could keep up with her, she could understand that this young lady who dared to cross the mountains with her was not the delicate little girls she met in the Uno capital.
After walking for about half a day, they took a short break under a rock. Amy pointed to a cliff in the distance and said:
"There's a steep slope over there. If you go down that steep slope, you can reach the territory of the Ship Federation. However... it's not easy to walk over there. Are you sure you can do it?"
Li Qi answered without thinking: "No problem, just go."
Amy scratched her cheek: "No, I mean...if you can't, I can carry you down."
Perhaps it was because she was away from Uno and Li Qi was alone here, Amy's mind became active.
She looked at Li Qi's body, and there was a look in her eyes that made Li Qi feel disgusted.
Click.
Li Qi didn't say anything. He just picked up the revolver on his waist, loaded it, and stared at Amy expressionlessly.
Amy's smile froze. She turned around and pretended nothing had happened, walking towards the cliff over there: "...It's almost evening, let's hurry up, otherwise we will have to spend the night in the mountains."
"Oh."
Li Qi seemed to be laughing sarcastically.
Amy pretended she heard nothing and continued forward with Li Qi.
The slope Amy was talking about was indeed very steep, almost a ninety-degree slope, with only a few bumps that did not look very solid for people to stand on.
When they reached the hillside, Amy observed for a while, then said to Li Qi: "I'll go down first, you see how I go down, and then you follow me."
After saying that, she walked down the hillside carefully.
The slope was several hundred meters high, with few places to stand. Amy walked down carefully while observing. It took her nearly fifteen minutes to "jump" from the top to the safe spot at the foot of the mountain.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Amy was about to look up and call Li Qi to come down.
When she turned around, she saw Li Qi right next to her.
"?! Oh my god, when will you…"
Li Qi's ghostly figure made Amy scream subconsciously, but the next second she heard Li Qi ask:
"I remembered you said someone would come to pick you up?"
“Mmmmm—”
"Then there should be only one or two people coming to pick you up, right?"
Li Qi asked again.
Amy rolled her eyes and said speechlessly:
"What else? Ship is not my territory. It's good enough that I can find someone to pick us up, okay?"
"Yeah?"
Hearing Amy's answer, Li Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at the woods below.
He silently let go of Amy's hand and asked her meaningfully, "So, these people are not yours anymore?"
“These people…?”
Amy froze and also turned to look at the woods below.
A group of strong men walked out from behind the big trees at the bottom of the slope.
They were wearing slightly worn clothes and holding weapons of different styles in their hands, blocking Amy and Li Qi's way forward.
Feeling the murderous intent from this group of people, Amy fell completely silent.
She knows.
She was betrayed.
(End of this chapter)
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