Chapter 409 Chapter What men and women do?

The Second Boer War, and a few years later the Russo-Japanese War; these two wars that took place in the early twentieth century can be said to be a preview of the First World War.

From a tactical perspective, the Russo-Japanese War foreshadowed the fortress machine gun tactics that would later be used on the Western Front. In just a few days, Nogi Maresuke lost one-third of his troops in front of the barbed wire mesh in the Russian position. His "remarkable" command art was comparable to that of the British commander in the later Battle of the Somme.

As for the Second Boer War, it showed the world how powerful a country with a fully mobilized population could be. This war not only raised the role of guerrilla warfare in war, but also allowed the world to see for the first time what a "total war" without distinction between the front and the rear would look like.

All in all, these two wars, both in terms of scale and severity, are the "tonics" that Patrick Morgan urgently needs now.

"It seems that we must set off immediately to return to London. Only there can we get more detailed information." Lin You apologized but did not forget to comfort the girl beside him. "But there is good news. You don't have to pay to buy ice cream in London. You can make it at home."

Diana's mind was not on the food, but she sincerely sighed: "Why is there war in the world?" As for ending the tour, she had no objection at all.

Girls who like ice cream are really easy to please.

When they no longer had to stop at every stop, the advantages of the yacht's dual power of sail and steam were fully utilized; in less than two days, they crossed the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel and entered the Thames.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the war atmosphere in London was no stronger than in Lisbon. In the eyes of the British, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were just tiny places, and the total population of the two countries combined might not be as large as the number of British troops; what was there to discuss about such a battle where the outcome was clear at a glance?
Realizing that he could not get the information he wanted in public, Lin You hurriedly took Diana to meet his intelligence chief Irene Adler.

"What does an intelligence chief do?" Diana, confused, couldn't help but ask; there was no such position on Paradise Island, and even the related vocabulary sounded strange and new.

"They are the people who are responsible for finding out and collecting information from all aspects..."

"Isn't that a spy, or a secret agent? Antiope said that when two armies are fighting, sending people to conduct reconnaissance on the enemy's positions before the battle is also a very important job." Diana suddenly realized and immediately used the job title from the ancient Greek era.

"It's a little more complicated than that. I'm talking about job functions." Lin You tried to explain, but this lack of cognition caused by the fundamental difference in knowledge system is difficult to explain in just one or two sentences; "Besides, Ms. Irene is a supervisor and is rarely responsible for front-line tasks."

"That's the spy leader?" Diana's eyes flickered, and her pretty nose wrinkled slightly, as if she was troubled by not being able to accurately understand Lin You's words. Lin You was dazed by her cute appearance, and suddenly he couldn't help but want to take a bite.

"What's wrong with you?" Just as she was about to touch the pretty face opposite her, Diana suddenly asked a question, which almost broke Lin You's waist.

"No, nothing." Lin You couldn't help but say embarrassedly; people say that when you are close to home, you will be afraid. When he came to London and walked to the Forresters' territory, his past memories of the mature version of Diana became more and more vivid, and he became more and more eager to take advantage of the situation.

Seeing Lin You suddenly get to the front, seemingly leading the way, but actually he was running away in panic; Diana couldn't help but be confused.

He suddenly came so close to me just now. Is there something wrong with my face?

The Amazon princess was puzzled and wiped every place on her head and face that could be wiped, but found nothing.

"Okay, as long as we get here, we can avoid the magic protection circle." Lin You pretended to be calm, "From here, we can open a portal to go in without alerting other people." "Oh, are there so many restrictions on space teleportation? Isn't it said that the space teleportation abilities of true gods are very advanced and often become the deciding factor in turning the situation on the battlefield?" Diana blankly repeated the combat experience that Lin You had instilled in her over the past month.

"Space teleportation is indeed very powerful, but it will also be subject to targeted resistance; I forgot to tell you this." Lin You explained as he opened the portal, "Because the suppression of space power requires a lot of preparation in advance, it is difficult to exert this suppression effect in time when an encounter occurs. Therefore, usually only some key areas will be set up to suppress space power; such as the camping site on the battlefield, the commander's tent, or the palace hall on Paradise Island."

"But there is no such formation in the Paradise Island Palace."

"I know that Her Majesty's palace does not have such protection measures, because the entire Paradise Island is already under the protection of the magic circle."

As they were talking, a square portal opened in front of the two of them; this was the first time that Lin You adjusted the shape of the portal to be so regular, and he even thoughtfully made the bottom edge flush with the ground, making it look like a real "door".

"Ladies first." Lin You leaned forward to give way.

"Well, thank you." Diana, with curiosity and nervousness of using the ability of space teleportation for the first time, carefully but excitedly crossed the "threshold".

Lin You followed, and almost bumped into Diana as he passed by.

"What's wrong?" Lin You was confused. He didn't know why the girl stopped in front of the door and didn't say a word; even after being bumped into, she looked back at him with an innocent look on her face.

"What... are they doing?" The voice was thin and light, totally unlike his usual cheerful and generous voice.

Now it was Lin You's turn to be confused. He looked in the direction of Diana's finger and was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

Holmes was seen sitting on the office chair that originally belonged to Irene, while Irene was sitting on Holmes's lap; the female thief put her hands on the famous detective's shoulders and leaned over to kiss him deeply.

Judging from the posture and atmosphere, probably... should... could... must have been the case that the famous detective was forced against the back of a chair and kissed by the female thief!

For some reason, the two kissed passionately, and Lin You's portal opened silently. Diana was very cautious as it was her first time to experience the portal, so she subconsciously slowed down her steps...

In short, due to various reasons, the two sides collided in such an embarrassing scene; and until this time, the man and woman on the office chair had not noticed that there were two more spectators at the scene.

Before Lin You could figure out whether he should cough or say "hello" casually, Diana suddenly leaned over to his ear and asked, "Did you want to do this just now?"

"..." Lin You suddenly wanted to exit through the portal the same way he came.

(End of this chapter)