Aboard the train

The docks of the Hizuru were bustling and prosperous, with many cargo ships, yachts, longboats and fishing boats coming and going. Many vendors were enthusiastically hawking their wares at their stalls, and there were also many wealthy merchants Nobility dressed in fine clothes.

The streets along the docks were bustling with traffic. Here, you could find not only the recently popular four-wheeled cars and luxuriously decorated horse-drawn carriages, but also human-powered chartered vehicles.

The bustling scene before him made Yago, who had just disembarked, feel somewhat out of place. Having lived within the Walls for so many years and grown accustomed to the high walls and bricks, coming to the outside world now gave Yago a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness.

Memories of his childhood in Marley flooded back, and Yago simply took a deep breath to calm himself.

The noisy dock had been cleared by a group of brightly dressed armed Soldiers, and the surrounding Hizuru didn't seem to find it strange.

Indeed, as a resource-poor country, the Hizuru has long developed a sophisticated set of diplomatic methods. Frequent diplomatic visits are a means for the Hizuru to maintain its international status and acquire resources.

To the surrounding crowd, it was probably another representative from some country who had come.

Meanwhile, Hange collapsed onto the car sent by the Hizuru to pick them up, her face pressed against the car window so hard it was deformed, nearly scaring the driver inside half to death.

"That's amazing! There are carriages that can run without horses! How incredible! I want to learn how to do it!" Hange's eyes were shining, she was practically drooling while pressing her face against the glass.

The driver inside the car had his hand on the door handle; he was terrified. How could there be a human with such a ferocious and strange expression?

Moblit felt the intense stares from everyone welcoming the delegation, and the burning gazes made Little Mo incredibly embarrassed. He quickly pulled Hange away, "Section Commander! Calm down! We still have a mission!"

At this moment, Kiyomi Azumabito also stepped forward, officially representing the Hizuru to welcome Hange and Moblit as representatives of Paradis Island to the Hizuru.

Hange then got into the car at the invitation of Kiyomi Azumabito, but what bothered Hange was that the driver in front seemed to be shaking the whole time.

On the other side, Kiyomi Azumabito General a jingling purse to Yago from her bodyguard.

"Here are twenty internationally accepted Rute Gold Coin, which should be enough for the two of you. Also, our Hizuru's Train only go as far as the Texi Province of Marley. To reach the Marley Capital, you need to transfer Train," said Kiyomi Azumabito carefully.

Yago thanked her very politely, "Thank you for your help, Miss Qingmei." He then took Annie and left, getting into the car that would take them to the Train.

Watching the car drive away, Kiyomi Azumabito also turned her gaze away. She didn't know Yago's purpose, but it wasn't important to her. In the end, they were all cooperating with Zeke, and Kiyomi Azumabito didn't care what the other party's purpose was.

Kiyomi Azumabito was concerned about was the Iceburst Stone being transported from the giant ship. With these, she believed that any families in the country with ulterior motives or ambitions towards the Azumabito would shut their mouths.

With this thought in mind, Kiyomi Azumabito also boarded a car, and the convoy left the dock and headed towards the capital of the Hizuru.

Ugh!!!

The Train sounded its whistle, indicating that Train was about to depart.

Yago and Annie sat in the front row of the third carriage, with Annie by the window and Yago sitting next to her. They had also changed their clothes to reflect the style of the outside world.

Yago was wearing a light-colored short Trench Coat and slim-fitting trousers, with a white shirt Trench Coat. A black bowler hat was also on the table.

Annie was wearing a light pink coat and a brown long skirt, her bun was down, her Blonde hair was loose and covered under a small round hat, and she was wearing round-framed glasses.

The two acted like an ordinary young couple who had just returned from a trip to Hizuru.

Without Armband, who would know Yago's or Annie Eldian identities?

Sitting opposite Yago and Annie was an elderly woman. There was a basket covered with a cloth on the seat next to her, and there were many bottles and jars under the table, which made Yago and Annie feel a little restricted in their movement.

As the Train started moving, the scenery outside the window changed, and the landscape along the way came into view. Annie leaned against the window, looking at the scenery outside, while Yago was dozing off, somewhat bored.

At this moment, the Old Woman sitting opposite spoke first. She was holding a needle and thread in one hand, seemingly mending something, and asked, "Children, where are you from?"

Yago was taken aback, not expecting anyone to speak to him. After a moment, hesitantly replied, "We're heading back to the Marley Capital."

"People from the capital? Oh~ The capital is great! I've never been to the capital. I came to Hizuru to buy some medicinal wine for my husband. Hey, the price here is more than twice as high as it is abroad!" the Old Woman complained.

Yago didn't know what to say, so he nodded vaguely.

"Is this young lady your girlfriend, young man?"

"Huh?" Annie turned her head when she heard them talking about her, her face flushing slightly as she listened to the Old Woman's words. However, Yago was very honest, smiling as he took Annie's hand and readily admitted, "Yes, we're here on vacation too."

The Old Woman smiled and said, "I could tell at a glance. You young people today are much better than we were back then. My husband and I had never even met before, but I married him because of a sewing machine."

At this point, Yago Old Woman also told Yago and Annie some interesting stories from her youth, many of which made Annie laugh non-stop.

Feeling unusually relaxed and happy, Yago, who had been holding Annie's hand, now intertwined his fingers with hers.

At this moment, several young Marleyan, clearly from Marley, walked through the carriage, shouting incessantly. Their words immediately revealed them to be young, angry Marley youths.

All I heard them saying was, "Those Middle East Eastern bearded men are so arrogant!"

"Those military commanders are all incompetent; a force of 100,000 men was routed by 20,000 Middle Easterners!"

"That's not right. Ninety thousand of those one hundred thousand people are Eldians."

"So that's how it is! They're all those useless Eldians! Weak descendants of demons, utterly useless!"

"Those useless bastards are a disgrace to Marley!"

"Exactly! If they were all our elite Marley Warriors, they definitely wouldn't..."

The group walked through the carriage, still grumbling indignantly.

Yago listened to their conversation with amusement. It seemed that not only the navy, but also the Marley army was having a rough time. Marley was like an aging wolf king, old and frail, still thinking it could maintain its position in the face of the provocations of the new wolves.

Moreover, with the loss of the Colossal Titan, the Female Titan, Jaw Titan, especially the Colossal Titan, Marley, this old wolf, has had its sharpest claws and fangs pulled out.

"Marley..."