Arknights is too real, right?

It would take at least a week for Xia Feng to go to the north this time, so he arranged some more important things before leaving.

First, source stone processing should be done with full power, don’t have any worries, just do as much as you can.

Second, he purchased a large number of medicines from Yi Nanxue. At the same time, with the addition of Jiaweier, various large-scale medical equipment were also completed.

Third, in order to repay the poor infected people who helped him before, Kuroyu completely canceled all medical expenses. Those poor people who really can't even eat can even come to receive the most basic living expenses.

Judging from Heiyu's current wealth, it is really impossible for Xia Feng to raise all the infected people in Victoria, but he can still do it to a certain extent by assisting the infected people in surrounding cities.

Of course, relying on heaven and earth is not as good as relying on oneself. There is only so much he can do, and he does so without expecting anything in return.

But whether they can survive this "severe winter" depends on the infected themselves.

In theory, there is no danger in going to the north this time. Of course, it does not rule out the possibility that Frey will continue to mess with him.

But Xia Feng didn't panic. It was not his character to be timid.

Now Princess Verin's attitude is very clear. If Frey wants to mess with him again, it will be nothing more than a small move like assassination. The black and white twins have already reached the middle stage of their operation, which really makes him anxious. It is not certain who will kill whom.

Moreover, the north is Vina's territory, and it is no joke that the Glasgow Gang has been standing in the north all year round.

There was snow in the sky, because the wind in the wilderness was very strong, and the snow on the road was not very thick.

Xia Feng drove the car alone, accompanied by poignant singing, all the way north.

Two days later, he successfully arrived in Londinium.

As agreed, he first went to the Imperial Administration Building to report.

In the lobby on the first floor, two staff members received him and informed him that the noble investiture ceremony was ready and waiting for him.

Under the guidance of the staff, Xia Feng came to the floor where the Yuan Council was located. While waiting for the meeting to begin, he also learned some information about the Yuan Council from the staff.

The Imperial Parliament, composed of members of Victoria's major aristocrats, has the power to participate in the formulation of laws and regulations, and the decision-making of the development of the empire. Under special circumstances, it can even jointly veto the wrong decisions of royal members.

The Yuan Council at this stage consists of a total of 208 people, basically all heads of noble families.

Among them, there are 13 first-level nobles, 57 second-level nobles, and 138 third-level nobles.

Theoretically, all noble family heads above level 3 are eligible to join the Yuan Council, but in fact not all members of the Yuan Council are resident in Londinium, and some nobles with relatively remote fiefdoms rarely participate in ordinary meetings.

Only when some major decisions need to be discussed, all members of the Yuan Council will be summoned. Normally, only some old and nosy old guys from around Londinium are willing to come and sit.

To put it bluntly, members of the Yuan Council have no actual power in the political system. Their main role is supervision, and they usually don’t even receive a salary.

Just like the Imperial Inspector General Kapewami, as a first-level noble, he is naturally a member of the Yuan Council, but he usually has no time to hold meetings with these old men.

It is said that no regular meeting of the Yuan Council was successfully attended by all members. Every time, members had various excuses not to come, and every time they ended on bad terms.

Two hours later, Xia Feng's award ceremony was ready.

This ceremony was not grand. A small third-level noble basically just went through the process. It was said to be a royal conferment, but in fact no royal family members were present.

In the Yuan Council Hall.

An old and toothless noble representative read out something, which was probably about the splendor of noble status and sworn allegiance to the royal family.

Afterwards, Xia Feng performed the oath ceremony according to the content on the paper, which can be understood as "Self-cultivation of the Victorian Nobles".

Xia Feng has no blood relatives and is the only one in the family, so the process is very simple.

The entire ceremony was completed in 20 minutes. Xia Feng received a certificate of conferment jointly stamped by the Yuan Council and the royal family, as well as a noble medal symbolizing status.

His noble investiture ceremony has ended. From today on, he is an official third-level noble.

After the representatives dispersed one after another, a senior official from the Supervision Office found Xia Feng.

"You must be Xia Feng."

"I am."

The officer in black uniform handed a case report to Xia Feng, which was an investigation report on the demise of the Krone family.

Although Inspector General Kapelwami had a personal feud with him, Princess Vereen's order could not be violated. According to the previous agreement, the Inspectorate handed over this unsolvable major case to him.

Xia Feng took a brief look at the investigation report.

The file mainly contains the time, location, loss situation, and some partners that the Krone family had frequent contact with before it was destroyed.

The official from the Supervision Office was very young, and he introduced Xia Feng in detail.

"This case is very special. We have investigated several suspects we suspected before and basically eliminated them. As for the scene, it has lost its investigative significance now. It has been too long and it has snowed heavily. There is no need for you to go."

Xia Feng looked at the report a few more times.

"Are there any survivors of the Kraang family?"

"No direct family members survived, but there was a distant relative who rarely interacted with him. It may be for this reason that he survived."

Xia Feng nodded.

"Okay, thanks brother."

The Imperial Inspectorate is a huge political and legal institution. Even if Kapewami has a grudge against him, there are still friendly and responsible good people within the Inspectorate.

After leaving the administrative building, Xia Feng casually threw the certificates and medals into the car, took out his phone and called Wei Na.

"Vina, I'm here."

"I'll meet you at the Glasgow Gang's headquarters."

"good."

The heavy snowfall in Londinium has stopped, and even though the temperature is cold, the streets are still full of vehicles and pedestrians.

Xia Feng silently observed the city while driving.

This historic city is the brain of Victoria and the capital of the country designated by the first king. A total of 300,000 central troops are stationed outside the city. If there is a war, surrounding cities can assemble more than 500,000 reserve soldiers within a few days.

Coupled with the internal Royal Knights, the entire city can be described as impregnable.

Victoria is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The Northern Military District and the Southern Military District face each other across the sky. The Border Defense Military District guards the only southern border with foreign countries.

With such a strong military force, it can be said that there are no worries at home and abroad. This is the foundation of Victoria's country, and it is also a national strength that is unmatched by other surrounding countries.

The headquarters building of the Glasgow Gang.

Xia Feng handed the case investigation report provided by the Supervision Office to Weina, but Weina just glanced at it casually and threw it aside.

"Vina?"

Wei Na raised her head and drank the wine glass on her desk, and then said calmly.

"This report has no reference value because the murderer we are looking for is not the real murderer at all."

Of course Xia Feng understood what Wei Na meant, because the real culprit was himself.

"Then what do we do?"

Weena stood up from behind her desk wearing a black jacket and slapped her palms heavily on the map hanging on the wall.

"Let's go here."

The place where Weina's palm was pressed at this time was a medium-sized city in the northern hinterland.