Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste
Chapter 45: The Guard Army Mobilizes

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: The Guard Army Mobilizes

When Perfikot sealed the doors and windows of the bar, the gang leader standing on the stairs remained calm.

He could obviously tell that these were the means of an Alchemist and saw that the ruthless Beifa from earlier didn’t seem like a living person, but he merely speculated that Perfikot might be a disciple or family member of some Alchemy master, relying on Beifa and some Alchemical tools.

As a gang leader, he naturally didn’t want to provoke such a person; after all, he wasn’t an Extraordinary, and his gang couldn’t withstand the target of an Alchemy master.

But he was not afraid of this, after all, he had only said a few words just now, and it was not offensive enough to this young lady in front of him.

Whether it was to visit to apologize or to cede interests, he thought everything was negotiable.

Even when Perfikot sent Beifa to notify the Langton Police Headquarters and the City Defense Army, he was not particularly flustered. After all, which gang standing firm in such a gray area had no background connections?

Both the police and the City Defense Army had been well-fed by them.

But he still felt the pinch, because even though they had fed them well, dealing with specific issues required bleeding a bit.

That’s why when the district patrols first arrived, although his expression wasn’t pretty, he was still able to greet these familiar patrol officers, showing Perfikot his familiarity with them.

However, when the armed horse police from Langton Police Headquarters arrived later, his brows couldn’t help but furrow.

The armed horse police were directly under Langton Police Headquarters, equipped with warhorses and carbines, specifically for suppressing violent incidents as special police.

These gangs couldn’t afford to provoke such regular troops and ordinary days; they wouldn’t even have the connections to tie relationships with them.

Seeing these horse police appear now, he could also judge that Perfikot’s identity was not simple and was likely a relative of a high noble, otherwise, the police headquarters wouldn’t dispatch the cavalry squad.

However, before the frown caused by the horse police could be smoothed, another unit that followed made his face turn completely ashen.

The arriving City Defense Army patrol was nothing unexpected, since the nobility was attacked, and they had been notified, it made sense they would come to take a look.

But this so-called "look" was not meant to be in a fully armed wartime state, even bringing along two six-pound cannons mounted on a carriage.

Although they’re small cannons, they are battlefield equipment, more than enough to dismantle buildings or barricades.

And after arriving, they immediately set up the artillery, completed the loading and aiming, and were just waiting for the order to fire.

Even the City Defense Army soldiers quickly set up positions and barricades on the streets around the bar, displaying a stance ready for external defense and internal assault.

Clearly, the City Defense Army was fully prepared for war mobilization, assuming leading an attack-defense battle within Langton City.

Even if there weren’t many arriving City Defense Army soldiers, about two hundred, and aside from two cannons, they weren’t particularly threatening, but it still exceeded what a gang could handle.

However, this was not the last armed force to arrive today.

Because Beifa, sent by Perfikot to convey messages, did not return with the City Defense Army.

When she reappeared, she was with a detachment of the Royal Guard Cavalry Regiment.

The so-called Guard Army refers to the Empire’s Army Department’s elite troops, who were awarded the Guard title for their feats of bravery and recognition by the Emperor in battle, and within the recognition of the Military Department.

The Royal Guard Cavalry Regiment is the elite within the Guard Army.

Although the Victor Empire has a Royal Navy, it doesn’t have a Royal Army, and to earn the royal title for army troops, apart from having a Royal Family member who once served in the unit, the unit must have won at least three wars for the Empire to earn the "Royal" title.

As one could imagine, already elite Royal Guard Army units with the royal title are the cream of the crop.

Even if it’s just a detachment of about a hundred cavalrymen, you can feel the overwhelming sense of elite and the intimidation they bring.

After all, in a cavalry team of a hundred, there are at least a dozen formal knights in full armor, which is quite terrifying.

But compared to today’s truly significant visitor, even this cavalry is overshadowed.

Because Her Highness the Eldest Princess personally brought a squad of Imperial Guard Knights to this bar, which had caused such a commotion.

"Auntie Annie, why are you here?" Perfikot was somewhat surprised; she had only asked Beifa to call people to raid the bar, so how did both the Guard Army and the Imperial Guard Knights show up? And even Eldest Princess Annie was alarmed.

Faced with Perfikot’s surprise, Eldest Princess Annie said with a slight annoyance, "I was inspecting the Military Department today, and when I heard the City Defense Commander say the City Defense Army was urgently deployed, of course, I had to find out what was going on!"

Jumping off her warhorse, Eldest Princess Annie came to Perfikot’s side and immediately saw the drunkard pinned by a rock gun inside the bar, still bleeding, and a few unfortunates on the floor already in and out due to blood loss.

This bloody scene even made Eldest Princess Annie frown and she immediately asked, "What happened? How did it become like this?"

"I came to see someone, and these drunks, blind to the situation, tried to flirt with me, so I taught them a lesson." Perfikot spoke lightly, but her gaze kept drifting to the Imperial Guard Knights and the Guard Army brought by Eldest Princess Annie: "I only asked Beifa to call the police and the City Defense Army, Auntie Annie, why did you mobilize the Guard Army? And the Imperial Guard Knights, aren’t they supposed to guard the royal palace?"

Upon Perfikot’s inquiry, Eldest Princess Annie explained, "I saw the City Defense Army being urgently deployed and then heard from Beifa that something happened to you, so I temporarily mobilized a team of Guard Army cavalry.

As for the Imperial Guard Knights, last time mother gave you special full authority, she allowed me to mobilize the Imperial Guard Knights, they are responsible for protecting me today.

But seeing the current situation, maybe I should assign them to protect you instead."

Eldest Princess Annie was genuinely worried about Perfikot, after all, she was responsible for the North Pole Expedition plan, surely needing to be out in public.

Though Perfikot was skilled and capable of self-defense, her security should be strengthened.

Considering the significant mission she carries on handling the apocalyptic threat, no issue could arise.

But this matter could be discussed later on, as Eldest Princess Annie glanced at the group kneeling on one knee inside the bar and then asked Perfikot, "How do you plan to deal with these people?"