"You can see Flandre now!"
Flandre Scarlet reached out to Remilia. Remilia instinctively tried to grasp Flandre Scarlet's hand but grabbed empty air.
"No need to rush, ladies. Our progress is quite good. The time until you truly meet won't be too far off."
Yukari Yakumo looked at the phantom of Flandre Scarlet in front of her and asked a few more questions. Flandre Scarlet then said she was about to wake up, and the next second she vanished from everyone's sight.
"Traveling through dreams? That's a direction worth researching. Gensokyo has quite a few Youkai skilled in dreams." Standing beside Remilia, a woman wearing a half-purple, half-red Taoist robe and a nurse's cap spoke, looking at the spot where Flandre Scarlet disappeared.
"We tried before, but we didn't get anywhere!" Remilia stated that they had tried long ago, but whether it was due to incorrect methods or other reasons, their progress was not as good as it was now.
Meanwhile, when Flandre Scarlet opened her eyes, it was already morning. Looking at the bright sunlight outside, she stretched.
"little Flan, are you up yet? Breakfast is ready, your favorite blood pudding." Beatrice's voice came from downstairs.
"Really!" Upon hearing this, Flandre Scarlet didn't even use the stairs; she chose to climb out the window, fly downstairs, and then crawl in through a downstairs window. Seeing Flandre Scarlet crawl in through the window, Beatrice reached out and grabbed her.
"Go wash your face and hands first!"
Flandre Scarlet's eyes were fixed on the pudding on the table. "You can eat after you wash!"
"Oh!" Seeing that she couldn't eat without washing her face, Flandre Scarlet quickly rushed to the bathroom. A few seconds later, she haphazardly rubbed a wet washcloth on her face, tossed it onto the counter, and then ran to the dining table.
"You've already washed up?" Beatrice turned her head to find Flandre Scarlet already finished and sitting at the table, asking with amusement.
"Of course, little Flan is super clean now! If you don't believe me, look!" Flandre Scarlet held out her fair, tender little hands and waved them in front of Beatrice.
"Alright then!" Beatrice pushed the large serving of blood pudding in front of Flandre Scarlet. Watching Flandre Scarlet's eyes turn into little stars, Beatrice chuckled, supporting her head, as she watched Flandre bury her face in the pudding and devour it.
"I'm finished!" Flandre Scarlet exclaimed loudly after finishing the last piece of pudding. Beatrice reached out with a handkerchief to wipe the crumbs from Flandre Scarlet's mouth. "Was it good?"
"Delicious!" Flandre Scarlet said loudly.
"Then after you finish eating, we'll go out to play. Remember that amusement park? They've added several new rides now." Beatrice reached out and ruffled Flandre Scarlet's hair.
"Yay, yay!" Flandre Scarlet's eyes lit up. After tidying up, the two left the house together.
At this time, Wei Yenwu and Fumizuki were discussing the Reunion Movement on the other side. Wei Yenwu strongly agreed with Fumizuki's concerns about the hidden dangers of the Reunion Movement. In his view, the Reunion Movement was currently a makeshift organization that attracted its first batch of Infected members through Buldrokkas'tee's reputation and then gradually grew to its current size.
Take Talulah, for example. She did set a goal for herself and the Reunion Movement: to allow the Infected of Ursus to live normal lives like ordinary people. However, the action plan was to take things one step at a time, the path forward was singular, and the subsequent planning was completely directionless.
Indeed, the Reunion Movement now had a mobile module, and more and more Infected were joining. But precisely because of this, the makeshift nature of the Reunion Movement would be exposed even faster. Speaking of which, Talulah was lucky. Sister Ch'en had timely brought a large amount of living supplies, and with Rhodes Island's medical team present, this ensured that if the Infected wanted to live peacefully, they had to follow the Reunion Movement's arrangements.
Coupled with the large number of weapons seized in this war, enough to arm an elite combat force. As long as Talulah was smart enough to firmly grasp this force, she could at least ensure absolute authority within the Reunion Movement for five years. But it was clear, from the current understanding of the situation, Talulah was not that smart.
Currently, the combat forces under her command were only a Guerrilla Squad and the guard detachment led by Red, the cadre. The two strongest combat teams of the Reunion Movement were the Shield Guards and the Yeti Squad in the hands of Buldrokkas'tee and his daughter Frostnova. This made Wei Yenwu feel a bit tricky.
In his opinion, people's hearts change. Even if Patriot and his daughter were willing to work under Talulah now, what about their subordinates? As long as someone had ambition and wanted to climb up, the biggest obstacle for those people would be Talulah. They would stop at nothing to sow discord between Talulah, Buldrokkas'tee, and Frostnova. They might even crown Frostnova with a new leader's mantle... Only when the two sides were completely separated could they rise from being third-tier subordinates to leaders second only to one person and above ten thousand.
But telling Talulah this would certainly not work; she would even think he was trying to alienate her from Buldrokkas'tee and Frostnova. Furthermore, from the Shadow Guard's records, he could see that Talulah's stubbornness was even greater than Sister Ch'en's. For this "good" niece, who, once she made up her mind, couldn't be swayed by ten oxen, Old Wei couldn't help but smoke two more cigarettes... he was troubled.
"It's almost winter; let's train a batch of people according to your plan and send them over in the spring! Also, medical supplies and food. They will be in urgent need after spring." Wei Yenwu rubbed his forehead.
Just then, the door was knocked open. Upon asking, it was Sister Ch'en who had just come by and delivered a gift to the door, saying it was for Governor Wei, and then she left. After the item was brought in, Fumizuki took a look.
"It's a tribute-grade ornament exclusive to the Leithanien royal family. This item is basically impossible to buy outside. It should be the apology gift they sent after Flandre Scarlet and her group were ambushed in Zwillingstürme, as recorded by the Shadow Guard."
"So, little Chen gave me someone else's gift?" Wei Yenwu's face broke into a smile.
"No, this means little Chen didn't specifically buy you a gift. After all, yesterday she brought me a set of Leithanien-made cosmetics." Fumizuki smiled as she twisted the knife in Old Wei's chest.
Wei Yenwu, who had just been happy, twitched his mouth. "There's no need to undermine me here!"
"Then I'll arrange for people. As for the supplies..."
"Let the Schwarz Family gather the supplies. As for the candidates to go to Ursus, you can discuss it with Old Lin. He knows more about the situation of the Infected there."
Wei Yenwu took a puff of his cigarette and then looked at the brand new photo placed nearby. In the photo, Sister Ch'en and Talulah stood side by side. Their eyes were both very firm, making Wei Yenwu feel a bit emotional; the children had grown up, and they were hard to manage.
"By the way, what is Flandre Scarlet doing?" Wei Yenwu asked as he saw Fumizuki preparing to leave.
"After the dinner party, that child Beatrice took her back. Apparently, they're going to the amusement park today."
"Then let her have a good time for a while. I'll handle the Shimmering Vigil and the imperial court."
Old Wei thought of the imperial court's recent attention, and their gaze was naturally on Flandre Scarlet. As Great Yan's most warlike neighbor, Ursus's intelligence has always been a key focus of Great Yan. Therefore, the information that the Fourth Army Group suffered another major loss, and even a count died at Flandre Scarlet's hands, had been known to the imperial court of Great Yan a long time ago.
The imperial court held a heated discussion on this matter. Some believed this was a good thing. After all, Ursus's internal discord, the open and secret struggles between the young emperor and the Old Nobility, had always been observed by Great Yan. At this time, raising an organization that threatened the Ursus army and could help balance the weaker young emperor's side, with its leader being one of their own, would be beneficial and harmless to Great Yan if nurtured.
The opposing side argued that Flandre Scarlet was not a public official of Great Yan. If she remained in Lungmen, the numerous crimes she committed in Ursus could easily become a pretext for Ursus to send troops into Great Yan.
"What, do you think Great Yan cannot protect someone who has rendered us meritorious service?" The former stared at the latter and asked.
"But what she did could indeed easily become an excuse for Ursus to attack us!" The latter retorted, unwilling to show weakness.
"So what if it's an excuse? Has Ursus never invaded us when they had no excuse? Furthermore, after one explosion and one battle with Kazdel, the Fourth Army Group is already severely weakened. It's Great Yan that hasn't sought trouble with them because Great Yan loves peace and cannot bear to see its people suffer. Where would they get the courage to start a war with us?"
The former snorted, stating that Great Yan had abundant soldiers and provisions. In contrast, the young emperor's faction in Ursus would certainly not join the Old Nobility's invasion. And among the group armies held by the Old Nobility, the Fourth Army Group had suffered heavy losses. In this situation, it shouldn't be Great Yan fearing the other side, but rather the other side fearing Great Yan.
Given the endless debate in the imperial court, they ultimately decided to dispatch an observation group to investigate Flandre Scarlet, confirming that she was sincerely staying in Great Yan, and not a Blood Demon from Kazdel attempting to trick Great Yan and Ursus into war.
Wei Yenwu disdained this news, as these people's ideas were too bizarre. However, since Lungmen needed Great Yan's protection, some superficial work still had to be done. For example, the reception of the not-yet-arrived Great Yan envoy group, and reminders for Flandre Scarlet, and so on. But this kind of matter was not a problem that needed immediate attention, so since Flandre Scarlet had rarely returned to Lungmen, it was best to let her happily play for a few days.
Moreover, Wei Yenwu was confident that Flandre Scarlet would pass the envoy group's inspection.