Chapter 386： 　Wild Highlands

"Go up a little bit, yes, raise it up a little bit."

During the day, the construction site was a busy scene. Scaffolding had been set up on the foundations of the steel mill and the weapon workshop. The workers were transporting blocks of polished square stones to the foundation and began to build the walls. From the perspective of progress, it is slightly faster than Allen's estimate, thanks to the high work enthusiasm of the workers. Under Allen's governance, the opportunities for work in Storm City have increased significantly, which is good news for civilians.

Due to the increase in workload, Storm City recruited workers from all civilians in the territory, which caused people from several small towns in the territory to flock to Storm City.

In addition to the construction of steel mills and weapon workshops, in the south of Storm City, a temple that has been abandoned for a long time is being rebuilt. The temple originally enshrined the **** of harvest, but in the past ten years, due to Storm City’s military power as the main development goal, the **** of harvest related to agriculture has been neglected and gradually declined. Until now, only one dilapidated temple and a few old priests remained.

After Alan and them met several times, the temple was given a chance to rebuild. The rebuilt temple will become a church, a place where Father Miró preached. Not long ago, Father Miró also started activities. He played the trump card of Vera, tried a stab at Vera, and made accurate predictions about several merchants in Suhl. Now even in Storm City, some sporadic rumors about Vera and Christian sects began to appear.

When the time is right, Allen will join Edward and support Father Miró's church as the two city owners, thereby expanding the church's initial influence.

After the leaders of Suhl City and Storm City were converted into churches, it was time for the church to infiltrate other parts of the empire.

"Master Allen, Master Edward has arrived."

When returning from the construction site to the city lord's mansion, the guards reported. A moment later, Allen met Edward in the study. There was also a young man who came with Edward this time. He looked only twenty-five and sixty-six, dressed in suitable clothes, and he had a strong academic temperament.

"This is Mr. Charlie, my new clerk and assistant." Edward introduced, listening to his tone, it seems that he intends to train this man, otherwise he will not be brought to Alan.

"Good noon, Lord Ellen." Charlie saluted Ellen, his manners impeccable. This is not something that can be cultivated overnight, it can be seen that this Charlie has a good background.

After a few brief conversations, Edward winked at Charlie, who knew the opportunity to retire and left space for the two of them. After Charlie left, Edward said directly: "I heard you want to organize an expedition?"

"Your news is well-informed." Allen frowned: "You didn't come here on purpose because of this, right?"

"It can't be said to be deliberate. But besides bringing Charlie to meet you, I do plan to join you on this expedition." Edward shrugged: "Buried in files all day, I'm almost rusty. Plus now Su Seoul’s affairs are no longer as complicated as before, and I can get away from doing other things."

"It wouldn't be nice if you even left. After all, the two City Lords are suddenly absent. God knows if Black Iron Fort will give birth to any inexplicable ideas." Allen said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as outsiders don't know that we are not at the same time. Regarding this point, I can be completely responsible."

"Well, it seems you are going to make a decision."

"Of course." Edward made a gesture: "So, what is our goal?"

"A base where Idahua was once." Allen walked to the table and handed Edward the information that Lucy had deciphered from the fraud box.

After scanning it, Edward said in surprise: "It turns out that we are not the first visitors to this planet. It seems that this planet used to be the experimental site of Idahua."

"And there are many secrets hidden in this planet. For example, humans. You have been to many planets. You should know how low the probability of encountering the same kind of life in different star regions in the universe." Allen said: "And now I know that the high-level intelligent life on this planet is not only humans, but also some life forms called alien species."

"These secrets don’t have much to do with us. Anyway, as we learn more about this planet, some relevant secrets will one day be unearthed by us. But now, the base of Idahua star is very good. It’s necessary to explore. If nothing else, just say that the communication system in the base is worth a gamble." Edward shook the information in his hand and said: "At least, I see a new connection with the earth. hope."

"Lucy said the same as you."

"And this so-called queen, assuming it is a biological weapon. If we find a way to control it, then our strength will increase by a few points."

Allen said solemnly: "We have to be more cautious about this. You have already seen the devil in the Bymon legend. Judging from the ciphertext deciphered by Lucy, the queen is the culprit that caused the life change. If its cells have some kind of infectivity, I think it is too difficult to control it. Otherwise, why does the power controlled by Idahuaxing still end in failure."

"Furthermore, we don't know how long this base has existed. To be precise, the life named Queen may be dead. Even biological weapons have a lifespan limitation. That is not Silver Wing. The killer kind of machine."

"Anyway, we'll know when we find the base. I doubt whether we can find this base. After all, so long has passed. I believe that the old landscape has also changed. The probability of finding it is probably not too high."

The two were discussing some details of the expedition, and then they split their preparations. Allen is responsible for selecting candidates for the expedition, and Edward is preparing the necessary tools.

In terms of candidates, Allen, Lucy and Edward are naturally on the list. In addition to them, Roy and Broy need to manage and train the army, and they must be unable to escape. Adele was preparing her private fund-raising plan and couldn't go. So the only people who can go there are two brothers, Regis, Belmode and Tang Ji Tang.

After the list was confirmed, Edward spent a day preparing the necessary tools. In the early morning of the next day, a team quietly left Storm City. Allen and the others disguised themselves as adventurers. Everyone wore a cloak covering their faces, carrying fire/guns and other common weapons and tools. On Lucy's battle horse there was a cloth bag with dozens of fire thunders inside.

Fire thunder is far less powerful than grenades, but in this world lacking modern weapon production technology, girls can only do it. Everyone had great expectations for the Idahua Star base located in the wild highlands. For members of the hunting group, that means an opportunity to reconnect with the earth. Once they reconnect with the earth, they don't have to be lost in the interstellar universe forever.

For Allen, it means more. Re-establishing contact with the earth means being able to receive support from the family. In that way, talents, technology and even magic weapon technology can be introduced to this planet. At that time, Allen's power will advance by leaps and bounds, and his power expansion will increase by geometric multiples. The ever-expanding territory and power mean that Allen can give back to the family in a certain proportion.

The planet is vast, and the richness of resources must exceed Allen's expectations. Not to mention, the Thames Silver Mine under the control of Storm City alone will be able to continuously create benefits for Bethkode in the next ten years. And this is still the wealth in Allen's territory now, and God knows what treasures will be waiting for him to dig as his power expands in the future.

So in the crowd, it can be said that Allen is most looking forward to the base. If all goes well, the base will be an important turning point in his entire expedition career.

Walking on the blood rock wasteland, you can see many more business travelers than before. Following the eradication of Old Dick and his gang, Dark Iron Fort and Storm City began to build military stations on the Blood Rock Wasteland. The small bands of bandits in the wasteland have no room to survive, they have to leave the wasteland to find another place, otherwise they will only be completely wiped out by the two cities that have reached an agreement temporarily.

In this way, the wasteland ushered in the unprecedented security period. Caravans can freely travel between several cities and Violet Port. With the frequent commercial activities, this border land will flourish step by step. At least until the relationship between Allen and Sharon does not deteriorate, the borderland will only become more and more lively.

Passed wind erosion gorge, bypassed Violet Harbor. A week after leaving Storm City, the wild highlands were gradually in sight. Riding on the war horse, Allen could feel that the terrain was rising upwards, and the horse's walking was no longer as easy and fast as the previous days. In some places with steep slopes, Allen and others even had to dismount their horses before they could lead the horses across the slopes.

When the yellow-brown rocky land was gradually replaced by towering pine and cedar treesThe vegetation on the ground became denser and denser, and finally entered a large virgin forest, Allen knew that his party had entered the wild Highland area. The wild highlands are full of forests, dangerous cliffs, dangerous caves and even bottomless cracks. At the same time, this is also a barbaric area impassable by the Empire's Constitution.

There are no roads in the wild highlands, so the merchants in Violet Harbor would rather take a longer road to reach the Ark Harbor by water. I don't want to venture into the wild highlands, because here is the world of beasts and thugs. No matter what happens in this impossible zone, it is not surprising. Even adventurers rarely enter the wild highlands, even if this highland has ancient ruins from a long time ago.

For Allen and others, it was the first time they entered the wild highlands. Everything is new to them. Here, they see a more majestic landscape than the Aspen Mountains, taller trees, and countless unnamed creatures.

This highland is like a natural gene bank. Allen even considered that if it is expected to re-establish contact with the earth, then he can hire a team of hunters to hunt the creatures in the highlands, and then sell them to the federal biological research center, which is also a huge asset!

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