Clockwork

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The Assistant

I and the rest of the army went into the fort. A woman was standing inside the lobby. She was short, around 160 cm. She had short brown hair, brown eyes, and wore glasses. " Ah, Valentina. Good to see you back at the fort. " said the Sergeant Major to the woman whose name is apparently Valentina. Is she from Lobal? " Welcome back, Sergeant Major. " said the lady with a soft tone. " Miron, she's name is Valentina Vassallako. She's the assistant. " told me the Sergeant Major, wanting us to introduce ourselves. " Nice to meet you. My name is Miron Zervou. I joined the army around 3 months ago if you're asking. " I introduced myself, now it's her turn. " Yes, nice to meet you. I'm Valentina, but you already know that. I have a question. Are you perhaps from Lobal? " Valentina introduced herself and asked me a question, to which I replied " Yes. Guessing by your name, I guess you are, too. " " That's right. I look forward to working with you. "

Plans

 It has been 3 and a half months since I joined the military. Next week, we will commence out the Operation Clockwork. Today, Valentina will explain the operation to us in the conference room on the 4th level. Around 9 AM, we went to the room, and Valentina was already waiting. After everyone had arrived, Valentina showed us a map of Saintrun and the mountain. " This is the map of Saintrun. That is the mountain. As you can see, the red cross is where the cave's entrance is. As Corporal Eduard and Specialist Miron already know, the stronghold's structure is hard to understand. But that is not true. Actually, Sergeant Beryx from the Vindobona Military said he felt high levels of magic in the stronghold, but wasn't sure what it was used for. Later, he found out that the problem is not the structure, but that the monstermen applied a high-level spell on the stronghold. This spell shuffles the rooms up, in a way that every door leads to a hallway. Luckily, we have a lot of talented magicians from Vindobona to disable this spell for us. The monstermen may be ready for us, but they are not excepting us to disable the spell. Also, having heard about our operation, many militaries from Fibeth County, Hallowfield County, and even Norüng County are offering their help. They are offering soldiers and tanks, but there is no need for them since the stronghold is small, and a lot of people might even collapse it. They only built it temporarily. 

And that's about it for the operation. Are there any questions? " Valentina has finished with explaining the plans. Suddenly, one of the guys put his hand up, and said " If there is only one entrance, won't this make things very hard for us? They only have to fight from one front, which makes it easier for them. " it was Cosmin that said this. " That's right. It might seem like they only have one front to fight on. But we can and will blow an entrance somewhere else. " Replied Valentina to Cosmin's question, to which he made an " ah. " sound. " Tomorrow is the day of the operation. We will meet the Vindobona team in the city's marketplace.

 We will meet the Vindobona team in the city's marketplace

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The Operation

It's 9 in the morning. We are at the marketplace of Saintrun, which is in the northern part of the town. The town has been evacuated since the monstermen could hurt the residents of this peaceful town. The town is empty. No cars, no people. Of course, you can see passersby, such as cars or bikes every 30 minutes.  I walk towards Valentina. " Hi. " I greet her. " Good morning, Miron. Are you ready for the operation? " she asks in a calm tone. " I sure hope so. It wouldn't be nice if we screwed this over. Oh and by the way, when you were explaining how the operation is going to go, you said something about blowing a hole. How will that go? " I asked Valentina. " Yes. The reinforcements we got from the other counties will go from another location. Even I don't know where that is going to be. They will decide. " Replied Valentina quickly to my question. " Ah, I see. Thank you. " I thanked Valentina and walked away. I heard her say " No problem " too.

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