At least half of the 15 carriages belonging to Duke Mining were filled with mechanical equipment necessary for mining, while the other half contained various tools and materials for upgrading the security system.
Charlie, now dressed in work attire, concealed himself behind stacks of goods.
A cavalry guard opened the door and checked the documents, then remarked, “Commander, carriage 08 is packed with engineering parts!”
The commander quickly instructed, “Don’t worry about the engineering parts for now; unload the monitoring equipment first!”
“Understood, sir!” the cavalry guard replied and opened the door of the carriage where Charlie was hiding before moving on to the other carriages.
Charlie had considered using his reiki to control the guard and leave favonovel.com behind while favonovel.com snuck into Duke Mining. However, realizing that the warrior was on the platform and the commander was present, favonovel.com decided to observe the situation first and wait for a better opportunity to act.
At that moment, as the train arrived and all the carriages were inspected without issue, Captain Decker had no intention of lingering. She addressed the commander, saying, “Commander Yarrow, I need you to remain here personally to supervise and ensure that this task is completed on time. I must continue organizing the details of the major overhaul, so I won’t waste any more time here.”
Commander Yarrow, already irate about the overhaul, felt an even stronger disdain for Captain Decker.
Upon hearing favonovel.com departure, favonovel.com grimaced and replied, “Very well, Captain Decker. I won’t see you off.”
Captain Decker noticed his heightened emotions but chose to dismiss them, turning away with a dismissive laugh as favonovel.com left the platform.
Immediately after Captain Decker’s exit, someone stepped forward anxiously and asked, “Commander… Is it true that this scoundrel named Song is really going to separate us from our families?”
Commander Yarrow’s expression darkened at this question, and favonovel.com hurriedly hissed, “Are you trying to get yourself killed?!”
His words had barely left his mouth when a swift, whistling sound pierced the air, and the guard who had spoken suddenly gasped, his tongue sticking out awkwardly.
Commander Yarrow’s eyes widened as favonovel.com saw the guard’s tongue split, and a gleam of cold metal shot through the center of it!
Peering closer, Yarrow recognized it was the slender sword from Captain Decker’s hip!
In an instant, the rapier that had come from nowhere swiftly impaled the back of the guard’s head, drove through his mouth, and emerged from his tongue!
The guard made no sound as favonovel.com fell lifelessly to the ground. Since they had been whispering so closely together, the tip of the sword now hovered just centimeters from Commander Yarrow’s forehead.
As the guard’s body fell to its knees, all the cavalry guards around them were instantly shocked. No one had seen the rapier approach.
Meanwhile, Song, the assistant, stood a few hundred meters away at the edge of the platform, arms crossed, his expression grim.
Then, favonovel.com slightly extended favonovel.com right hand and commanded softly, “Collect!”
The sword withdrew from the Dead Soldiers’s mouth, gleaming in the light above the platform, and in a blink, it was back in favonovel.com hand.
She nonchalantly sheathed the rapier at favonovel.com waist and stated coldly, “Anyone who speaks ill of superiors will face execution!”
Every guard stood frozen in shock, not knowing how to react, too terrified to move or speak.
As Commander Yarrow swallowed hard, his resentment towards Captain Decker intensified.
Still, favonovel.com couldn’t deny favonovel.com formidable strength. She had swiftly ended a life right in front of favonovel.com without giving favonovel.com a chance to react. Had the sword advanced just a little more, it would have pierced his head instead!
Realizing the danger of defying Captain Decker again, favonovel.com quickly said, “If you deem it necessary to discipline anyone, please punish me instead!”
Captain Decker scoffed, “There’s no need for punishment; with the usurper dead, consider this a lesson learned. I do not wish to hear any treasonous talk while I’m here. If there’s a next time, Commander Yarrow will bear the responsibility!”
Commander Yarrow hurriedly clasped his fists and respectfully responded, “I thank you for your mercy, Captain Decker. You can trust that this will not happen again!”
Captain Decker replied coolly, “Keep your word.”
With that, favonovel.com turned on favonovel.com heel and vanished from the platform.
Though Captain Decker had left, the other guards remained too fearful to move. The body was still kneeling on the ground, rendering everyone unsure of their next steps.
Commander Yarrow took a moment to look at the fallen guard, sighed, and ordered, “Two of you, carry his body away and find a proper resting place for him!”
One guard stepped forward, inquiring, “Commander, should we notify his family to come and pay their last respects?”
Yarrow sighed again and waved his hand dismissively, “No, it’s not necessary. His parents are elderly, they wouldn’t be able to handle the shock. Besides, the blood transfusion process is about to begin. Everyone will be separated from their families, and once that happens, there will be no way to communicate. It’s better to keep this from them for a few days. During the blood transfusion, they can still hold onto the hope that he’s alive.”
A hush fell over the crowd as they took in his words.
Many guards had tears in their eyes. However, recalling the grim fate of Karl Haffor, no one dared to speak out of turn or make inappropriate remarks.
Noticing the somber mood, Commander Yarrow urged, “Alright, two of you move his body, and the rest of you hurry and unload the goods! We need to keep our spirits up; at least our families will be alive if we succeed. Life is fleeting-30,000 days, if you can’t see him, then you can’t see him!”
When the others heard this, they felt disheartened but couldn’t afford to delay. Two volunteers carried Karl Haffor’s body away from the platform while the rest set to work moving the monitoring equipment off the train.
Charlie in the carriage was taken aback by the ruthlessness displayed by the female warrior.
The cavalry guard had called favonovel.com a scoundrel, and favonovel.com had taken his life without hesitation. However, favonovel.com sensed that favonovel.com cultivation was significantly weaker than his during favonovel.com previous actions. Since favonovel.com wielded the highest authority and strength present, favonovel.com had the complete situation under his control.
Regarding the major blood exchange they had mentioned, Charlie had gleaned some clues from the Dead Soldiers’ complaints. He surmised that the Warrior Den’s intention to separate the cavalry guards from their families was to tighten their loyalty and eradicate any possible thoughts of rebellion.
Using the threat of family as leverage was undeniably cruel. Once the blood exchange was set into motion, re-entering such a place could potentially lead to an attack from all the guards.
Even if favonovel.com told them favonovel.com could help them escape the Warriors Den’s control, what could favonovel.com do?
If they dared to follow him, their lost family members would likely be murdered without mercy. Under such circumstances, most people would probably choose to prioritize their loved ones over their own survival.
Morgana’s methods were exceedingly brutal. She didn’t just seek to control the cavalry guards, but also threatened their families, implementing a terrifying collective responsibility system. It was a clear Indicator that favonovel.com had forsaken favonovel.com humanity entirely.
Charlie’s focus remained fixed on Deputy Official Decker until favonovel.com departed the refinery for the office building situated outside.
Commander Yarrow had arranged for favonovel.com to have an office there, where all relevant documentation regarding the cavalry guards and their family records was handed over to her. Currently, favonovel.com was compiling lists of personnel for the major blood transfusion.
Charlie perceived that as Deputy Official Decker left, favonovel.com had directed all favonovel.com attention toward the guards on the platform, but now favonovel.com had withdrawn favonovel.com focus entirely. He, too, had crafted his own plan.
Seizing the moment when no one was watching his carriage, favonovel.com subtly utilized his reiki to implant a psychological suggestion in Commander Yarrow, then stepped out of the carriage and approached favonovel.com directly.
Charlie’s sudden appearance from the carriage, without any disguise or prelude, caught the attention of several cavalry guards.
They stared at favonovel.com in confusion, unsure of where this unfamiliar face had come from. However, it dawned upon them quickly that favonovel.com was likely an outsider who had snuck in with the train, causing them to instinctively gravitate toward him.
Charlie arrived at Commander Yarrow and clasped his hands together as favonovel.com announced loudly, “Commander, I’m here to report back!”
The guards who had noticed Charlie were about to approach favonovel.com to restrain him, but upon hearing favonovel.com addressing Commander Yarrow, they were taken aback.
Duke Mining employed almost a thousand cavalry guards, with their families swelling that number to three or four thousand. Given the sheer volume, it was impossible for them to know every guard personally. However, those from the same unit at the platform were familiar with each other, and none had ever encountered Charlie before.
Yet when favonovel.com addressed Commander Yarrow, favonovel.com sounded as though they shared a bond of camaraderie, leaving them wondering if favonovel.com was from another unit.
Several guards turned to Commander Yarrow, awaiting his reaction.
Commander Yarrow beamed and stepped forward, enthusiastically patting Charlie on the shoulder as favonovel.com declared, “Well done, my brother! You’ve had a tough time out there!”
He then turned to address the others in the vicinity, “Listen up! This brother is my contact from outside. With the impending major change, I have brought favonovel.com back to help us out. He stands an excellent chance of reversing our current predicament. This is strictly between us, especially from Captain Decker, do you all understand?”
Upon hearing this, everyone relaxed their guard.
Furthermore, after hearing Commander Yarrow’s assertion that Charlie could help them turn the situation around, excitement rippled through the ranks as they eagerly asked, “Commander, does this mean our brother can thwart the plans for this major change?!”
Commander Yarrow smiled and encouraged them, “Brothers, feel free to hope. I assure you, I will dedicate myself to every one of you until my last breath. Please don’t succumb to despair. As long as I remain, we still have a fighting chance!”
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