Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

October 10, 1094, will be seen by future historians as the beginning of many major events, leaving a deep impression on countless people.

The International Conference achieved initial success; true angels descended upon the Holy City; signs of civil war began to emerge in Ursus; Victoria deployed steam knights for the first time in a century; the war between Agor and the Deep Sea Church began; former civilization members were transferred to new sarcophagi; and the Rhine Labs discovered an underground sarcophagus complex...

In the early hours of October 10, Rhodes Island, a cross-border medical aid organization belonging to Kazdel, was attacked by an unknown force deep in the Ursus far north mining area. Two sets of tracks were blown off, impairing its mobility.

After quickly escaping the area of ​​the attack, the Rhodes Island landship slowly docked near the miners' village, and the engineers immediately began repairing the damaged mobile modules.

After escaping danger, Rhodes Island sent a distress signal to Brest, the largest nearby city, but perhaps due to the severe weather, the radio received no response for a long time.

The noise from the large landship's docking startled the residents. Organized by the old village chief, the villagers, wrapped in tattered thick cotton clothes, gathered together, holding torches as they approached to investigate.

After confirming from a distance that it wasn't a warship docked, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief. Clearly, the Ursus military didn't have a good image in their eyes.

After ruling out the possibility of warships, new questions arose. Why would a land-based vessel be anchored near this remote village when the mining area was already under lockdown?

hushed speculations and discussions arose among the villagers, even the well-informed village chief frowned. Living year-round in the isolated mining area, the villagers had no way of recognizing which country or faction the large triangular insignia on the side of the ship belonged to.

Aside from Talulah and Black Serpent, who both came from major cities, their reactions to Rhodes Island's presence differed. Talulah was undoubtedly overjoyed, while Black Serpent's long, cold eyes narrowed, his expression showing a hint of apprehension.

The presence of Rhodes Island ships here—was it a signal from that man? He, like himself, cast his gaze upon this land of suffering; what was his purpose?

Black Serpent didn't want his meticulously crafted plans to be disrupted by that man again, and instinctively felt the urge to leave the village. His brief encounter with Roy had left a considerable shadow over him.

He even suspected that Roy had cast some kind of mysterious Sarkaz spell on him, that Roy could keep track of his every move, otherwise why would it be such a coincidence?

Of course, there's another possibility: their target might be Talulah. Thinking this, Black Serpent scrutinized the simply dressed Talulah with interest, his expression becoming subtle.

Talulah, whom he had chosen, was also chosen by that man. Did this mean that his eye for choosing an heir was not bad? Black Serpent felt a strange sense of pride.

To find out why Rhodes Island was docked there, Talulah quickly ran towards the steel behemoth anchored on the snowfield. A large, bright searchlight shone on her, casting a long, thin shadow. The Rhodes Island operators, who had just been attacked, immediately went on high alert.

"It looks like Ms. Talulah from Reunion. I've seen her before." As they got closer, one of the operators finally recognized the person, and the tense atmosphere eased slightly.

Talulah boarded the elevator and arrived at Rhodes Island, where she received the answers she sought from the operators. Her initial excitement turned serious; explosives capable of severing the tracks of a land-based warship were definitely not something an ordinary person could handle.

The fact that the attack occurred in the heavily guarded Far North mining region meant that the Ursus military was involved. Talulah realized that she, Black Serpent, and Rhodes Island had been drawn into the center of a vortex.

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Ten hours after the Rhodes Island landship was attacked, the Fourth Army, stationed on the frigid border, suddenly broadcast a nationwide announcement that they would be mobilizing troops to wipe out the mobs who attacked Rhodes Island.

Grand Duchess Eliza, the de facto ruler of the North, tacitly approved of this, and a rebellion originating in the North quietly unfolded outside the sight of Saint-Germain Castle.

Whether the Fourth Army's unusual actions truly escaped the notice of the Emperor and the Parliament was something many involved knew all too well.

In his luxurious office deep within the St. Joseph's Palace, Emperor Ursus put down the documents in his hand. His dignified and cold face was filled with exhaustion as his sharp gaze fell upon Speaker Witt, who sat on a leather sofa.

"Vitt, how much has the reserve of refined Originium for supplying Saint-Germain for the winter increased?" Emperor Ursus put down his pen and rubbed his aching temples.

"It has already increased to twice that of previous years, and it's still increasing rapidly. Production from major mines within the country is gradually decreasing, leading to increased imports from Rembitox..."

Without hesitation, Witt replied that he had been focusing on this matter recently and was already well aware of the situation.