"Hey! Vicky, can you please not drink while driving? Don't you remember how our car flipped over last time?!"
Beside a tourist bus, a bearded, burly man looked at the young man in the driver's seat with disdain. The pungent smell of alcohol made him frown, and as he glanced at the newly repaired door on the bus, the corners of his mouth twitched.
You know, this is all money!
Especially for a small travel company like theirs, the cost of repairing a bus door is enough to feed him for several days.
"Tsk tsk tsk, look how anxious you are. I just had some wine. Don't worry; I'll definitely ensure a smooth journey this time."
Accustomed to the man's nagging, the young man called Vicky shook the bottle of wine and replied with a nonchalant smile, even burping as he spoke.
The scene was silent for a while.
"Drink some wine, drink some wine. This is the third time you've said that this month! Come on, tell me when your guarantee will actually take effect!"
"Another thing: I finally managed to snatch this sightseeing group from Kate. If anything unexpected happens this time, you'll have to pack up and leave!"
Looking at Vicky's indifferent face, the man grew angrier, snatched the bottle from his hand, and delivered a few harsh words before walking away. Of course, the man didn't forget to curse a few more times as he left.
"Hey, Vicky, how come you got caught drinking by Vincent again? Hahahahaha."
"Laugh, laugh, laugh. As if you don't drink too!"
The people around were not surprised by this scene. After all, this kind of thing was common.
But there were always some who didn't think so.
Look—at least the three girls in the distance didn't think so.
At that moment, the three people who had come from the Far East to carry out the mission were watching the scene by the bus with dismay.
"By the way, Bronya. Are you sure... the tourist group you found is normal???"
Witnessing everything from an alley not far away, Kiana, wearing a white jacket, pointed at the bus with a look of disgust.
"According to Bronya's analysis, our operation funds can only afford this level of transportation. Most importantly, this tour group is offering a discount."
Seeing Kiana's disgusted expression, Bronya beside her shook her head helplessly.
"In that case... Kiana, we have no choice..."
Listening to the two of them talk back and forth, Mei quickly chimed in, given their current lack of funds.
"Okay, Mei..."
Hearing this, Kiana also lowered her head weakly, appearing as though she had lost her soul, looking listless.
If the funding from St. Freya Academy hadn't been cut recently, the three of them would never have considered this kind of sightseeing convoy...
Holding the crumpled banknotes in their hands, the three of them were not very happy, but to successfully reach their mission's destination, Kroka Town, they still walked through the company's doors together and completed the relevant procedures and tickets one by one.
At the same time, the person in charge of these arrangements enthusiastically organized accommodations for the three of them after Kiana and the others had completed the tickets, allowing them to rest for a while.
When they arrived at the hotel, Kiana threw her luggage on the ground and flopped onto the bed.
"By the way, Mei, is there really a sign of a Honkai outbreak here? Why do I feel like no one here has noticed anything, and it's so close to Kroka Town?"
Lying on the bed with her hand on her chin, Kiana stared blankly at Mei, who was packing her luggage.
"Bronya also finds it strange. The people here clearly have no idea about the situation in Kroka Town. At the very least, this tourist group's behavior clearly indicates something's off."
Bronya shared Kiana's doubt. When she and the others were handling the relevant procedures and tickets, Bronya noticed that the people here seemed completely unaware of what had happened in Kroka Town in recent days.
Looking at the list of personnel for this tourist group, there were 15 people, including the registered tourists and the driver.
"I noticed that too. Maybe Kroka Town decided to block the news to avoid causing public panic. We don't know the specific reason. We might only understand it after we arrive."
Bending down to pack the luggage that Kiana had thrown on the ground, Mei also responded.
"What about our mission? I mean, do we need to stop these tourists who are traveling with us from entering Kroka Town?"
Looking at the mission details that Theresa had sent to her on her phone long ago, Kiana continued to ask. After all, if they wanted to rescue all the people in Kroka Town and investigate the cause of the collapse at the same time, they couldn't afford to be distracted by protecting the people in the convoy.
"Bronya could have the Project Bunny knock them all out and send them back."
As she said this, Bronya, who was making the bed, actually materialized the heavy-armored bunny, as if she was going to make good on her plan.
"Good idea! Why didn't I realize you were so smart before, Bronya? Want me to help you?"
On the side, Kiana pulled a baseball bat from her bag with a sly smile, then swung it a few times.
By the way! Does anyone really bring a baseball bat to a mission?!
Well, if it's a Kaslana, then it's fine...
"No, no! Bronya, why are you fooling around with Kiana!"
Mei quickly intervened to stop them.
After all, if Bronya really did that, there would be more than 15 people heading to Kroka Town...
However, what Kiana said was indeed a problem. After all, they would begin their mission once they entered Kroka Town. As for those who wanted to travel in these convoys, they would likely only cause trouble.
And since these people had paid, it wouldn't be easy to send them away.
As for whether to tell those people the truth... forget it.
I'm afraid no one would believe them, and even if they did, it would only cause panic.
"About this issue... If it doesn't work at that time, we will..."