The Flying Airship didn’t spend much time on the road; Perfikot only slept on the ship for one night before the logistics and supply transport airship arrived at the city where Major General Richard was located.

This city was roughly the same size as Pignes Castle, but it wasn’t as militarized as Pignes Castle.

However, after Major General Richard and the Northern Army moved in, the city gained a somewhat grim and military atmosphere.

Perfikot did not immediately head to Major General Richard’s camp but first found a still-operating inn in the city and settled in.

After settling her luggage in the best room of the inn, Perfikot looked toward the corner of the room and casually said, "You can’t hide from me, so why do you always play this game?"

In the corner of the room, Claudia appeared and replied, "Just because you can see doesn’t mean others can. It’s a professional habit."

"Alright, since you say so, I respect your professional habit." Perfikot didn’t say much about this. Instead, she asked, "How did the investigation I asked you to do turn out?"

Before coming here, Perfikot had asked Claudia to investigate the Revolutionary Army to find out whether Kallen couldn’t control the situation or if she was deceiving her.

"The situation is quite complex. The current leader of the Revolutionary Army is a woman named Kafka, but she’s mainly a spiritual figure, and the Revolutionary Army is united because of her." Claudia didn’t know Kafka’s true identity, nor did she know that Kafka was cultivated by Perfikot, but she did dig up some information: "The Revolutionary Army is currently made up of a mix of different elements. Before their uprising, there was no organizational relationship among various city Workers’ Federations, and there were even some conflicts among them.

Their unity into a whole was due to this woman named Kafka, who acted as the glue and leader to bring together the scattered Workers’ Federations.

At present, she can command the Revolutionary Army with her personal prestige, but some units of the Revolutionary Army only follow her orders in a broad sense, acting as they see fit in specific matters.

The units under Kafka’s control don’t have military command rights in her hands but in those of a former colonial officer named Kevin.

You probably met this Kevin before; he was the one who received you at Pignes Castle earlier."

After hearing Claudia’s investigation results, Perfikot slightly nodded, feeling reassured. At least from this investigation, it seemed that Kallen hadn’t deceived her.

This made Perfikot feel that her trust and cultivation of Kallen hadn’t been in vain.

As for Kallen’s inability to control all the Revolutionary Army, it didn’t exceed Perfikot’s expectations.

Even that great group from the original world had experienced leadership disagreements. It’s not uncommon for regional divisions to disregard orders from the main body.

Perfikot had already understood this when Kallen explained the situation to her at the beginning.

However, she hadn’t anticipated the situation to be worse than she and Kallen had estimated.

On this, Perfikot could only conclude that Kallen was a bit too optimistic, making a slight miscalculation in her estimation of human nature.

Though some Workers’ Federations usually expressed support for her and were willing to follow her orders, once in a state of war, when people saw that they could become leaders of their own factions, the taste of power could easily corrupt someone.

Not to mention, once ambition grows, it’s only natural that some would not want to remain subordinate.

Understanding these circumstances, Perfikot finally had a general grasp of the current situation on the battlefield, so she asked Claudia, "So what’s the deal with Major General Richard’s assassination? I heard from the officers and crew on the airship that it was actually a raid, not an assassination?"

"Does it make a difference? An assassination is just a more careful raid, and a raid is merely an assassination attempt that turns into a forced attack." Claudia didn’t care much about the distinction, offering an indifferent perspective from an assassin’s viewpoint.

Perfikot raised her eyebrow at this, then shook her head and laughed, "I misunderstood. Let me ask another way; what’s with that night raid force? Are they a military unit specifically for night raids, or just a group of assassins under the guise of a military unit?"

"You’re right on point; the night raid force of the Revolutionary Army actually has both attributes." Claudia showed a considerable amount of interest in this topic, possibly because the night raid force was somewhat her peers?

She explained to Perfikot, "The night raid force was originally formed by that woman Kafka to handle night operations. It’s a special unit of about a hundred people, all elite, trained specifically for night combat, with excellent skills and quality.

Although there aren’t many Extraordinaries among them, their overall level can match that of a Brotherhood apprentice assassin.

In previous battles, the use of the night raid force by the Revolutionary Army generally stayed within the scope of executing night operations.

However, after suffering some losses due to the appearance of a Steam Knight, this force hasn’t appeared on the battlefield much since.

Their next appearance was for the assassination of Major General Richard, where they still maintained the style of a night raid force, thus turning the assassination into an attack.

As for whether they’re considered an army or assassins, I think it can be judged by their motive. If their goal was to destroy Major General Richard’s command center, then they still count as an army.

But if their aim was simply to assassinate Major General Richard, then they are a group of assassins."

Hearing this, Perfikot gained an understanding of the night raid force, which brought her to the New Continent.

However, she did not comment on this, merely instructing Claudia to continue the investigation, while she herself headed to the camp under the guise of being a relative of Major General Richard, intending to meet Major General Richard in person.

Yet, Perfikot’s disguised identity did not allow her free access to the camp, so she could only write a letter for the guards to deliver to Major General Richard, letting him know she had arrived.