Long Her.

"What a... frightening guy..."

"Um."

Theresis did not refute this; he was not the type to give in easily, but... he had to admit that his resolve seemed somewhat ridiculous in the face of Maria.

After a few sighs, he turned to look at the woman.

"Do you know anything about that group of fanatics she just mentioned?"

"... I can guess a little, but I can't be sure."

The woman shook her head slightly, then sat down to the side.

She clasped her hands together and pressed them against her forehead.

After thinking carefully for a moment, he rubbed his temples in frustration.

"If... it really is what I'm thinking of, then... perhaps we need to speed up our plans."

By the time Maria returned to the Doctor's side, a little over ten minutes had passed.

The Doctor blinked after seeing Maria return safely.

"The negotiations went smoothly?"

"Um."

Maria nodded.

Although her conversation with Theresis was less a negotiation and more a display of Maria's power, at least an agreement was reached.

Over the next week, Maria could mobilize many departments of the Kazdel Military Committee.

But those core departments are probably unlikely... However, Maria doesn't need to get involved in those places anyway.

Maria's investigation also confirmed that these believers in Gordan were a group of madmen and bandits with no legitimate identities... Such people are often easier to influence and control, but they are only pawns at the beginning.

Ultimately, Gordan failed to discover how the rules known as social order were used as tools.

After a brief analysis of the situation, Maria quickly got back to work with the Doctor.

Their first stop was the archives managed by the Military Committee.

Now that they have taken over the city, they have naturally sorted out many of its archives.

This naturally includes documents detailing any recent unusual events.

These documents were clearly not specially organized and were piled up in a somewhat messy manner.

Fortunately, both of them were excellent readers, and within half a day, they found the anomaly that matched the timing...

"Recently, many soldiers have mysteriously disappeared from the barracks... Although some people have raised questions about it, most of the cases have been quickly covered up."

The Doctor flipped through several files, his brows suddenly furrowing.

This matter is neither a major nor a minor one.

On a smaller scale, Kazdel is not a safe place to begin with, and the occasional disappearance is normal and nothing to be alarmed about.

But on a larger scale...

"Are there disappearances in the military camp? Or are they happening in succession? Or in small groups?"

"This is rather unusual."

The Doctor organized them and placed them in front of Maria.

Maria also walked over and glanced at it a few times.

No problems were found in her files.

Combined with the memories he had plundered from the minds of those believers.

"They only decided to come here a few weeks ago... and the first recorded disappearance in the military camp was exactly three weeks ago..."

Maria picked up the file and glanced at it.

After considering the time factor, this seems to be the only truly unusual issue.

Do you know them?

"... No."

Maria shook her head slightly and put down the file.

She was not very familiar with the Kazdel Military Committee.

Although she was once considered a commander of the Sarkaz, that was in the past.

The current Military Committee and the once united Royal Court forces have become two completely different groups.

Applying old ways of thinking to new things will not yield results.

To understand the specific issues involved...

"Perhaps we need to go and check it out directly."

Maria blinked and gave her answer.

After nodding, the Doctor paused for a long while before lowering his brows.

"Then... you go ahead, I won't go."

"Um?"

Maria tilted her head in confusion.

The Doctor spread his hands out as if to relax.

"You probably don't plan to go in the normal way, right... Adding a useless burden like me at this time will only slow you down, won't it? In that case, it's obviously a better choice for you to go alone."

"... Yes."

After a few moments of silence, Maria nodded.

This made the words the Doctor was about to say get stuck in his throat.

She glanced at Maria helplessly and then shook her head.

"Although I know that's the case, I'm still a little sad that you don't disagree at all... But, since you know, that makes things easier. To be honest, I've already missed a lot of opportunities because of you. Although Li's protection of me really makes me feel at ease, I'm not someone who can only be protected. I have my own abilities, and... compared to personal gains and losses, Gordan's matter is what we really need to do our best for."

"So... don't worry about me, Maria, just go ahead and do it!"

She smiled, raised her hand, and tried to show her strength to reassure Maria.

Unfortunately, even if the Doctor were a muscular giant, it wouldn't change the image of him as a glass doll in Maria's eyes.

Maria shook her head slightly at the Doctor's self-deprecating humor.

"I don't trust Theresis ...and he's the same way. He might do something once we're apart, so you have to come with me."

"As for the other aspects... I have the ability to handle them."

Maria spoke, her tone firm.

This left the Doctor somewhat helpless.

Before she could say anything more, Maria had already grabbed her by the collar and was about to leave with her.

And just as the Doctor was trying to struggle...

She suddenly leaned close to the other person's ear and whispered.

"Besides... you're not as useless as you say you are."

"You are the person I believe in..."

"Doctor..."

365

Chapter 365 The Long Life.

Maria's words were so calm that even the Doctor was a little stunned, wondering why she was saying this at this time.

But then Maria's words made her blush.

"You are someone I can trust..."

Maria spoke, her words flowing naturally and effortlessly.

At first, the Doctor didn't feel anything.

But as time passed, and these words kept replaying in her mind, a feeling of shyness kept welling up in her heart.

Her blood began to rush, and in the blink of an eye, her skin was stained a deep red.

No!

Maria...

How could Maria say such a thing without batting an eye?!

Doesn't this woman feel shy?!

The Doctor's face flushed as he thought to himself.

But when she saw Maria's completely indifferent expression, she couldn't help but purse her lips.

She suddenly felt that she was too easy to please.

How could I be so upset over just one sentence from the other person?

After quickly composing herself, she took a deep breath.

"Now I understand why so many people like you..."

The Doctor complained.

"Um?"

Maria turned her head, seemingly puzzled.

The Doctor didn't answer directly, but deliberately looked to the side and muttered something under his breath.

"Nothing."

After identifying their target, Maria and the Doctor found it without much effort.

It was already close to dusk.

Flames gradually broke out throughout the camp.

Perhaps because Theresis had already decided to develop this place into the main camp in the future, the camp here was not simply a matter of setting up tents and calling it a day. Maria and the others could clearly see its internal layout and design.

At the very center is the main building, which has been renovated; it is low-ceilinged but extremely imposing.

Guards stood watch on the side, and only a few generals with extremely distinctive attire were allowed to enter and exit.

Beside them were simple yet meticulously arranged guard camps... They were rather small and seemed somewhat out of place compared to their surroundings.

Further out are the living quarters for ordinary soldiers... Even so, the distribution of these living quarters is extremely meticulous... According to their different abilities, the guards and heavy armor types are on the outermost layer, the middle layer is for Originium Arts artists, and the last layer is for crossbowmen and some logistics personnel.

Watchtowers and similar structures were interspersed among them to ensure internal stability... but these watchtowers were not built to the side of the Royal Guard.

The distinction between ranks was clearly laid bare before everyone's eyes.

"It's quite strict."

After muttering a Doctor widened his eyes again, trying to carefully examine all the layout details.

Unfortunately, due to the opponent's tight defense and Maria's need to take care of the Doctor, the two did not get too close, but observed their target from a slightly farther distance.

The Doctor was, after all, still a mortal, and could not possess the superhuman visual abilities that Maria had.

Therefore, we can only make inferences based on what we can see in brightly lit areas.

"So far, apart from the somewhat chaotic management, there don't seem to be any problems, right?"

After observing the camp for a while, the Doctor tilted his head, looking puzzled.

The overall layout of the camp is fairly reasonable. If there is any problem, it is that there are not enough people to build it. The areas have been divided, but the camp is only about half completed.