Just as Nirieva was working hard for him and for his former best friend, the exploration of the Sky City was also progressing step by step.

Through the efforts of the technical team led by Dr. Russell and the core helper team led by Mura, with the ample and well-maintained spare equipment in the warehouse, all the functions of the Elsejo were finally restored. At the same time, the powerful people who were divided into several groups of explorers, on the one hand, with the help of Princess Colotia's royal bloodline, almost unblocked all the new equipment in the entire floating city, and Tyda, who finally freed up his hands and brute-force cracked all kinds of password doors with his mobile device, cleared the entire perimeter of the floating city.

The rear base camp is stable, the front exploration is smooth, the popularity of the people is high, and the efficiency is improved—driven by this virtuous circle, one of the base camps of the "association" that has been calculated based on previous intelligence, the former industrial area of the floating city has finally been breached.

Not only are there a large number of Red Lotus Hunters, as well as all kinds of humanoid weapons and military magical beasts patrolling and guarding, but there is also the terrifying-looking "Red Ark" moored. Perhaps because of the lessons learned from the different ways of being invaded by Joshua and Heliga, the inside of the battleship went into alert mode in the absence of the executors, and the wide passage that Estelle could pass through in great strides when she fled was now sealed with all kinds of traps and electromagnetic nets, coupled with the appearance of humanoid weapons and chasseurs from time to time, made the entire battleship almost a strong fortress, extremely difficult to breach.

However, in front of the more and more tacit cooperation, these seemingly impossible things are just a little difficult. Seemingly dangerous traps that can be bypassed, brute-forced, or attempted to be brute-forced; As for those patrolling hunters and automatic weapons - they were not the opponents of the powerful men with strong individual combat ability when they originally occupied the numerical advantage, and now the floating city raiders group is the main force pouring out, not to mention what type of fighters there are, with reasonable matching, tacit cooperation, and balanced tactics - how can the hunters still have the power to fight back? They were beaten one after another, and even in the end, once they found traces of their opponents, they would pretend not to see them and hide away.

Of course...... Among them, there are also some brainless people, who not only do not retreat when they see the national hatred and family hatred counted together, but also rush up with shouting, and even do such brainless actions as "take them in a nest and then catch them back to ask Lord Kemparella for credit" - such as someone whose name is difficult to pronounce correctly for some reason. When he threw away the high-tech weapon, as he had done when he had been defeated in battle, and then knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic and begging for mercy, everyone actually had a sense of comical and unreal in this situation.

Of course, things got completely off track after that. Jost finally meets his captured brother and his companions on the airship in the depths of the cell on the ground floor of the Red Ark. The three siblings unanimously decided to join the team of explorers, with the primary goal of repairing the "Bobcat" and assisting Estelle and others, and proceeded to the next step of exploration.

At this time, when everyone was done and was about to leave the "ark", the terminal display on the outer layer suddenly lit up - it was actually Wiseman. He first "congratulated" Joshua on the success of his reunion with Estelle and other companions, and then pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring, accusing Joshua of abandoning Levi and Ling and many other companions—a passage that made many people gnash their teeth—and finally, he unashamedly issued an "invitation" to everyone, hoping that everyone would be able to witness the moment when the "Ring of Radiance" woke up. This hypocrisy and arrogance, the attitude of ignoring everyone in the slightest, angered everyone present. Everyone immediately decided to return and prepare for the final battle of the "Pivot Tower".

The people in the floating city are indignant at Wiseman's provocation, and while they are stepping up their preparations for war, the land they want to protect is gradually getting better. The large number of "zero force field generators" left behind by Dr. Russell before his departure not only restored communication between the association and the military, but also allowed some important civil organizations, such as business associations, to resume daily communication. At the same time, the Queen's many public speeches and assurances, combined with the prestige that the royal family has accumulated over the years, have gradually dispelled people's uneasiness. The most important thing is that for the biggest threat to the lives and property of ordinary people, the large number of automatic weapons left behind by the association before leaving have also been gradually wiped out under the full encirclement and suppression of the kingdom army - the focus of the "association" at the moment has been all on the "floating city" and the "ring of radiance", and it does not care too much about the existence of these remaining to disturb the situation. As for the Imperial Army, under the dual pressure of Olybat's royal authority and Lieutenant General Sykes's strict orders, the troops stationed in the border town did not cause much trouble. Although Lieutenant General Sykes could often hear Prime Minister Osborne's deliberate pressure remarks, he gradually saw that something was wrong - although these steam chariots looked like new creations, a closer look will show that most of the engines and power systems were still made of old parts that had been eliminated and had been backlogged in the warehouse for many years. So, even the elite Third Mecha Division is configured like this, so how can the prime minister gather the huge force of more than a dozen divisions as he said?

"Has the situation in the country improved even if the Imperial Army stood still...... Well, the only thing that is more anxious is that the armistice date agreed with the Imperial Army is not far away......" Cassius, who looked through the reports, rubbed his eyelids that had not closed for a day and a night, "although according to Heliga, it is very likely that the Imperial Army is just bluffing...... However, the defense of the Haken gate must not be slackened in the slightest...... Now that the enemy forces around the major cities have been almost wiped out, why don't you simply take this opportunity to mobilize some soldiers over there to relieve the pressure on the defenders there? ”

"Huh...... Mr. Cassius, I'm still busy at this time. The old woman's voice interrupted Cassius's thoughts, and when he looked back, the queen herself was standing there with a cup of black tea in her hand, "Lieutenant Colonel Sid, they are worried about you. ”

“…… Let Your Majesty personally bring me tea? This kind of encouragement is really rare. Smelling the fragrance and seeing the queen herself coming, Cassius seemed to feel that his spirit was tired and lightened a lot, "Did Your Majesty have something to say this time, so that he came to Reston Fortress from the royal city in person?" ”

"yes...... I got a call I didn't expect. The queen took out a letter, "because the stakes are great...... It should be the most important thing for us to pay attention to and think about in addition to this change. ”

The queen's ambiguous remarks piqued Cassius' interest. With some curiosity, he took the letter, and as soon as he saw the sign on the envelope, the tiredness he had accumulated was swept away.

"Canonized Province?!"