Chapter 033 General Rebellion
Ryan's understanding of this world is still very superficial. After all, he has spent most of the one year since he traveled through time in training with the "Weasel Phantom Thieves" and has not been exposed to any information from the outside world.
Look, even though Ymir told him her real name, this guy only thought that she was the daughter of some noble family, and he didn't know that the person in front of him was the famous princess of the Omar Empire, [Frost Sword Princess] Ymir Spurgen!
Because I've never heard of it.
After all, who has the time to care about the names of the countless members of the emperor's royal family?
In his previous life, information was so advanced that he could not remember the name of the president's sister. For the lower-class people, the names of the president's aunts and uncles were of no concern to them.
Because they are from two completely different worlds and will never have any entanglement in their lives!
Also because her face was covered before, Ryan did not connect her with the mysterious woman in the "Hyacinth Tavern".
After all, even if that was the case, the Omar Empire had already taken advantage of those guys from the Phantom Thieves League. Even if she was ambushed by [White Wolf] Bazel, that woman shouldn't have appeared alone and seriously injured in the "Bakyan Highlands".
Ryan naturally would not have thought that a princess would almost lose her life because of the political conspiracy within the Spurgeon royal family.
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Because there was no detailed map, the straight-line distance that Ryan estimated to be three to five days actually took him eight days to walk.
On the eighth day, they did not find the "Snow Eagle Fort" at the expected location, but instead encountered a long-distance migrating convoy.
This is a long trackless steam train, about thirty carriages, with thick armor covering almost completely airtight carriages, like a giant black steel centipede in the wasteland.
When Ryan and his companions came out of the fog in the wilderness, they happened to see a train stopping for repairs.
He was just looking for someone to ask why the "Snow Eagle Castle" that was supposed to be nearby had disappeared, so he walked over.
Ryan was also surprised when he saw this.
There are too many people!
All the carriages of this train are closed, but there are at least hundreds of people sitting on the roof of each carriage.
It was a bit like a certain Indian super train in Ryan's previous life. Any space on the roof that could be stuffed was filled with packages of all sizes and passengers who were secretly climbing onto the train.
Normally this situation would not occur. After all, without the protection of armor, the people on the roof would be easy food for the monsters.
There are an unusually large number of people on this steam train.
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Two strange travelers suddenly appeared in the fog, which also attracted the attention of people on the train.
"Hey man, are you lost?"
"Hey... there's another girl here. Take off your mask and show it to me..."
"Haha, could it be that these two guys were having sex on the road, and when they were done they found that the train they were on had left?"
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It is indeed rare to see humans without groups in the wilderness.
After all, without the protection of steam machinery, most humans would not be able to survive the night in the dangerous Ice Ridge Wasteland.
As Ryan and the other man approached, the stowaways on the roof of the car greeted them with vulgar language and whistled at them.
Especially when looking at Ymir, a woman who still had a graceful figure even in loose clothes... those bachelors started whistling and talking nonsense.
It's not that there's any ill intention on his part , it's just the way the poor in this world usually greet each other.
Ryan has been in the Phantom Thieves for a long time and is used to it.
But when he turned to look at Ymir beside him, he saw that her brows were slightly frowned, and she was obviously not used to this crude way of greeting.
Ryan didn't plan to stay any longer, and asked the people on the roof of the car loudly: "Um... do you know where the nearby 'Snow Eagle Castle' is?"
"Ah... are you here to look for Snow Eagle Castle?"
Hearing this, the people on the roof were very surprised and asked in succession: "You don't know yet? Where did you come from? How could you not know such important news?"
When Ryan heard the tone, he wondered if something big had happened during the days they were walking in the wilderness?
He explained: "I'm a doctor. My hunting partner and I were attacked by wasteland monsters a few days ago and got separated... So, we want to go to the Snow Eagle Castle to see if they are there."
Sure enough, the identity of a doctor is useful everywhere.
After hearing this, the people on the roof stopped making noise and stood in awe.
The man responded again: "Oh... then you will be disappointed. Because of the call of the Empire, the Snow Eagle Castle set out five days ago to encircle and suppress the rebels..."
Someone else said, "Yes! Many of us here are originally 'outsiders' near the Steel Castle. We are not eligible to follow the Mechanical City, so we can only follow this train to migrate to other places ..."
The inner city area of the Steam Machinery City is limited, and permanent residents usually need to pay a large sum of money to obtain residency qualifications, which is a bit like buying a house and settling down in the previous life.
The "outsiders" were generally poor people who could not afford the entrance fee. They usually lived in houses at the foot of the walls of the Iron Castle, where they could receive some protection.
If you migrate before a war, you naturally have no right to follow the city.
Therefore, the people on the roof of the car are all war refugees. No wonder so many people are taking the car to sneak across the border...
"'Snow Eagle Castle' is gone?"
Ryan felt that his luck was not very good, and he was already thinking about where else he could go.
Ymir, who was standing by, was paying attention to the intelligence in the conversation and uttered a soft "Suppress the rebels?"
Apart from banditry, where do the rebels in the empire come from?
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If they were two people of unknown origin, the train would not even open the door.
After all, if they encounter a spy from the Phantom Thieves, it will bring disaster to the entire team.
But Ryan, the doctor in a white coat, had a "friendly aura". Just as they were asking, a heavy door of the train opened and a steward with a red nose and wearing a train uniform walked out.
The steward is called "Red Nose" Paul. He has a position similar to that of a ticket inspector on the train and is responsible for the last seven carriages.
Paul looked at Ryan, who was wearing a Crow gas mask, and asked, "You just said... you are a doctor?"
Ryan didn't dare to be arrogant. He was not a qualified doctor at this level, so he corrected him: "To be precise, I am an apprentice surgeon."
"Oh...that's great!"
Paul didn't seem to mind, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face: "We just need a doctor on the train. If you are willing to provide some medical help for our carriage, I can provide you two seats in two carriages for free."
The implication is obvious. If you are a fake doctor or cannot provide appropriate medical assistance, you will probably just have to endure the cold wind like those illegal immigrants clinging on the roof of a car.
After all, Ryan and Ymir just wanted to find a gathering point for humans, and they had no intention of taking a train to travel far.
Ryan didn't rush to agree, and asked again: "Mr. Paul, besides 'Snow Eagle Castle', where is the nearest mechanical city nearby?"
"I'm sorry... Mr. Doctor."
Paul spread his hands and said, "Because of the war call-up, all the mechanical cities within a radius of thousands of kilometers have been called up. If you miss this train of our 'Thorn Birds Chamber of Commerce', it will probably be very dangerous for you and your friends to walk in the wilderness."
After a pause, he continued, "As you can see, our bus is actually sold out. If you weren't a distinguished doctor, I wouldn't have asked for this."
Ryan's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he also felt that something was wrong.
If all the human cities within thousands of kilometers nearby are at war, where should they go?
Maybe, the only thing I can do is to take this train and leave?
Thinking of this, Ryan turned his head to look at Ymir beside him, wanting to ask the boss's opinion.
But at this time, Ymir's expression was a little strange, and it was obvious that her focus was not here.
She had never spoken on her own initiative, but she rarely spoke on her own initiative and asked Paul, "Excuse me, they just said that 'Snow Eagle Castle' went to wipe out the rebels. Is this true?"
The voice was surprisingly nice, and Paul was also surprised.
Although Ymir only revealed a pair of blue eyes because of the gas mask she wore, one could still guess that she must have a stunningly beautiful face.
Paul looked at her and replied, "Yes... The Imperial Capital has issued a notice to the entire empire that the commander of the Empire's First Legion [Storm General] Baron Askopa has rebelled. The main war machine cities in the three southern provinces have been ordered to assemble to encircle and suppress them..."
"What?!"
When Ymir heard this, her tone suddenly changed, and a cold light suddenly flashed in her eyes.
[Storm General] Baron is her most loyal subordinate and the empire's best military commander, and he will never rebel!
Thinking about the fact that she had been ambushed by the enemy's vampire prince before, when she heard the news, she vaguely guessed what the queen was going to do!
The political situation in the Omar Empire is probably changing...
