Arriving in Kefiser City

"Miss, you seem to be in a good mood?"

On the carriage heading to Kefiser City, Generro looked at the seemingly content Li Qi and asked in surprise.

Although Li Qi wore a veil and he could not see her face, Generro had spent a year with the squad leader on the battlefield, so he could still judge Li Qi's mood from her eyes.

And in Generro's view, Li Qi was in an excellent mood right now.

But he did not know why. The events that had happened in the carriage could hardly be called pleasant. If anything, they had been terrifying.

Heaven knew how nervous he had been when the guards investigated his identity and belongings.

At that moment, Generro had nearly exposed his identity as a Sergeant!

Fortunately, the guards had not noticed anything suspicious about him.

Moreover, Generro truly did not have the Confidential Document they were looking for.

In short, Generro could not think of anything that might have put Li Qi in such a good mood.

Li Qi glanced at the coachman driving the carriage and said softly:

"Nothing much. I just thought of something interesting."

As she spoke, Li Qi could not help smiling.

When she got off the carriage at the end, Li Qi had still switched out the thing she had obtained from the spy.

The cylindrical device wrapped around the so-called 'Confidential Document' had several layers of special Magic Locks set on its exterior.

It was the magic flow naturally emitted by those things that had allowed Li Qi to discover it.

There were three Magic Locks in total. If they were destroyed by force, the Magic Locks would explode.

Without knowing the correct way to unlock them, opening the Magic Locks was impossible.

Unfortunately, this 'impossible' did not apply to a man like Li Qi, who had a cheat ability.

The superpower from her Past Life was unexpectedly useful for observing magic flow, and the core of the Magic Locks was simply several types of magic intertwined and crossing over one another.

She only needed to move her own magic along the flow paths above, like traversing a simple maze. Once she found the exit, the lock would naturally open.

Li Qi opened the lock without much effort and took out what was inside.

She had even secretly glanced at the contents of the 'Confidential Document' while Amy was not looking.

Thus, when she got off the carriage and passed by the female guard, she handed the 'Confidential Document' to her.

In this life, Li Qi was a soldier of the Duchy of Uno.

Whether it was Berry or her superior Bolent, they had both treated Li Qi very well.

Therefore, Li Qi acknowledged her current identity.

Naturally, she could not stand by and watch a spy from some unknown country take away her country's Confidential Document.

Although her special circumstances prevented Li Qi from reporting the spy,

she could at least retrieve the Confidential Document and hand it to someone who needed it.

As for what she had promised Amy?

Li Qi had promised Amy that she would return the item to her, but she had never said what that item was.

That said, she had not expected the spy to be carrying the blueprints for the Magic Orb. No wonder the military had reacted so strongly.

After all, this was the future of the Magic Corps.

Thinking of the Magic Corps, Li Qi could not help recalling the contents of the blueprints she had seen.

The blueprints were extremely complicated. She could not remember everything after only a few glances, but Li Qi had memorized several of their key nodes.

She had a feeling that those nodes were the key to allowing the Magic Orb to amplify magic and transmit it into specially made firearms.

Although there were still many things she did not understand, perhaps she could use these details to consult Dr. Riv in the future and create a Magic Orb of her own.

After all, this was a way to increase her own strength. Li Qi could not afford to take it lightly.

The sun had already set, and the carriage traveled along the pitch-black mountain road.

Actually, if they had followed the normal travel arrangements, they should have stayed for a day in the provincial capital and continued their journey the next day.

But something like this had happened in the carriage, and the Royal Capital might send a high-ranking noble to investigate.

Because communications were so backward in this era, no high-ranking noble had come to stop them today. But there was no guarantee that things would be the same tomorrow.

To avoid delaying their mission, Generro and Li Qi had decided to travel through the night.

At least they would reach the next city first.

Fortunately, perhaps Li Qi was lucky, or perhaps there were not many bandits in the area.

They encountered neither danger nor unexpected incidents along the way.

Two days later, they arrived safely in Kefiser City.

The mayor of Kefiser City was Dag Angulo.

As a member of the Reformist Faction, it had not been easy for him to reach this position.

In fact, what he had given up for this position far exceeded his current status.

Before becoming mayor, Dag Angulo had already been promised a promotion to viscount.

But to obtain this position and place this border city in the hands of the Reformist Faction, Dag had been forced to give up that chance to advance in rank.

After all, Dag was an intelligent man. He could already see who truly held the power in the kingdom.

It was not the fat King who only knew how to hide behind the scenes, eat, drink, and indulge himself. It was Marshal Lymus, who controlled all military authority.

And Marshal Lymus was a member of the Reformist Faction.

For lower-ranking nobles, adapting to the winds was their skill. It was common sense to attach themselves to whichever side had greater influence.

That was why Dag was willing to follow the orders from above, give up his chance to become a viscount, and come here to serve as mayor.

However, by now, Dag somewhat regretted it.

As mayor of Kefiser City, the benefits he could skim off were even less than he had imagined. Moreover, he had heard that the people above disliked corrupt officials, so Dag dared not act recklessly.

Those matters could still be put aside. The crucial point was that, as one of the few nobles who had pledged allegiance to the Marshal, he had not entered the Marshal's field of vision. Instead, he had been assigned to serve under the head of the Intelligence Department.

Now he had even been ordered to receive someone.

As for who that person was, what her real name was, or what mission she had, Dag knew nothing at all.

He only knew that he had inexplicably gained a 'second daughter' and had to send her to the Shipu Federation as quickly as possible.

Today was the day the person he had been ordered to receive would arrive in Kefiser City.

For that reason, he had personally brought his daughter to the city gate to wait for the envoy.

After all, the envoy's current identity was his younger daughter. Since his daughter had finally returned from the Royal Capital, Dag naturally had to come and welcome her in person.

They had to put on the entire act, after all.

"Father, is that... sister coming soon?"

Beside Dag, his only daughter Claudia Angulo estimated the time and asked him.

Dag nodded slightly.

"She should be here soon."

"Did she say why she was coming back this time?"

Claudia asked again.

Dag shook his head this time. "I don't know. The people above only told us to find a way to send her to the Shipu Federation... Do you think there's a problem?"

Dag sought his daughter's opinion.

Although Claudia was his daughter, the Angulo Family was actually run by Claudia now.

Before the Reformist Faction had risen, it was Claudia who had helped him obtain the opportunity to become a viscount.

After the Reformist Faction emerged, it was also Claudia who had coaxed and pressured him into joining it.

Although Dag still did not understand why Claudia had done all this, based on their past experiences, Claudia had never made the wrong choice.

Therefore, he was willing to trust his daughter.

Sometimes, he would even ask her for advice.

Just like now.

Claudia thought for a moment. After a while, she shook her head.

"There's too little information. I can't analyze it... But since the people above haven't given us any other instructions, Father, just follow their arrangements. Try not to do anything unnecessary."

"I understand."

Dag nodded again and looked into the distance.

As father and daughter spoke, a brown carriage was approaching from afar.

Judging from the emblem on the carriage, it should belong to the 'lady' who had come from the Royal Capital.

Dag's new younger daughter.

The past few chapters have been transition chapters, so they've been rather uneventful. There's nothing I can do about that o(╥﹏╥)o

As for the update schedule... That's how things are during the new-book period. There are only four thousand words for now. Once it's serialized, I'll update more!