This trapezoidal fort has five floors, with the first floor being the largest and the top floor being the smallest. Half of the space on the ground floor serves as a supply warehouse and mech repair shop, while the other half serves as a dormitory for the soldiers.

Accompanied by Arnold, Iron Slag took Qin Keer and Mu Qianhe into the dormitory area. Standing at the entrance, there is no room divided, and I see that there are three-tiered shelf beds neatly placed in the large space. Next to each shelf bed are three lockers, three small desks, and three four-legged stools. At this time, most of the soldiers were out on duty, and the dormitory area seemed empty, with only a dozen people left here. Some of them lay on the bed to rest, some sat at the desk to write and draw, and some sat on the edge of the bed in a daze......

After visiting the dormitory, the four of them walked up the double-strand staircase in the middle of the fortress and came to the second floor. I saw that there were long and narrow passages everywhere, and when I looked in, there were metal doors on both sides of the passages. Arnold then explained that this was the dormitory for low-level officers and psionic warriors. Walking around the passageway, most of the doors were closed. Arnold said that it was home to many Templars from the Dawn Expedition, but now that they had evacuated, many places had been vacated.

Subsequently, the four of them came to the third floor of the fortress. This is the lounge area of the Tyre Fortress, the décor is very chic, the dining table and dining chairs are made of wood, and it has a bit of a bar atmosphere. In addition to tables and chairs, there are also billiard tables, retro-style wooden speakers, dart discs, pachinko games and other entertainment facilities. At this time, there were many people in the rest area, some were eating, some were playing cards, and some were shouting around the pachinko game machine.

When Mu Qianhe and Qin Ke'er walked by, everyone looked sideways and looked over. However, when they saw Arnold, they immediately looked elsewhere. After all, this is a front-line war zone, and too frivolous actions can lead to harsh reprimands.

After leaving the rest area, Tie Slag and the others came to the fourth floor. Arnold said there were nine large suites and an office that served as the office of the head of the Tyre fortress and a lounge area for VIPs. There are currently three people living in the VIP area, namely Daniel, the governor of the fort, and two mining investors. Due to the large amount of metal ores, spirit stone mines, and black oil contained in the No. 5 Desert, the main purpose of humans occupying this place was to mine the ore and then transport it back to the Silver City World. As a result, mining investors are stationed in forts everywhere so that new sources of ore can be exploited in a timely manner.

Arnold then pushed open a door and led the Iron Slag and the two women into the office of the head of the fortress. It is a large room of more than three hundred square meters, and the decoration inside is quite luxurious. There is a large work area with a large desk and several mahogany bookcases, a sitting area with six couches, a large coffee table and four corner cabinets, and a small bar with a log bar and six wine cabinets in the corner.

The four then sat down in the reception area. Arnold said as he made his coffee. The fifth floor is the military command center of the fortress, and further up is the firing platform of the "Behemoth" heavy artillery. In addition, on the southeast side of the fortress there was a three-storey building attached to the city walls, the first floor of which was an ammunition depot, and the second and third floors were dormitories for miners and logisticians.

After introducing the general situation of the fortress of Tyre, Arnold poured a cup of coffee for the head of the Tyre regiment and the two women, and then reported. The three Dawn Expeditionary Force squads originally stationed here will all be evacuated within six hours, and at present, three Academy Legions, including the Wolf Clan, have arrived at the fortress, and three more legions will be stationed later.

Since it is on the edge of human-controlled territory, war can break out at any time. In addition, three hundred kilometers north of the fortress there was a gathering place of the "Elta". The Elta are close relatives of humans, also known as "demons", and originated from the Alpha plane. They are generally burly and athletic, with adult males reaching a height of three meters. According to scientists' speculation, the Elta are another branch of ancient humans. As early as tens of thousands of years ago, in the Middle Ages, they opened the door to the plane by casting some mysterious summoning spell and migrated to the alpha plane. However, after tens of thousands of years of evolution, their technology is still stuck in the Wild Age, but the body structure has changed dramatically.

The Elta absorb a variety of metals, and possess extremely tough skin and steely bones. Their muscular strength far surpasses that of humans, and they are adept at using cold weapons in combat. Moreover, their mastery of psionic energy is no less than that of bee ant swarms, and they can infuse psionic star sand into flying spears through "secret methods", and then use their powerful explosive power to throw them, which is very powerful.

In Desert Five, the humans of the Silver City World maintain a neutral relationship with the Elta "relative to the bee ant swarm", and even sometimes cooperate against the bee ant swarm. However, since the ultimate goal of both sides is to gather resources, various minor contradictions and skirmishes occur from time to time. However, for now, the former person in charge of the Tyre Fortress maintains a relatively friendly relationship with the demon general in the gathering place, and the two places are separated by more than three hundred kilometers, so there is very little friction between the two sides. Arnold suggested that he try to maintain diplomatic relations with them and make occasional deals. It's just that the social relations of the demons are different from those of humans, they like to go straight, they only believe what they see with their eyes and what they hear with their ears, and they can't conduct diplomacy through the recommendation and guarantee of the previous person in charge.

Arnold then reported on the state of the fort's defenses, staffing, and other issues. Qin Ke'er listened carefully and took notes......

About two hours later, three logistics officers came to the office with Wang Hu, Bai Xiaoyun and others to report on the placement of the Wolf Clan Legion. At present, Wang Hu and others are placed on the second floor, ordinary marines are placed on the first floor, and logistics personnel are placed on the side of the low building.

Subsequently, Tie Slag asked Arnold to take Wang Hu, Bai Xiaoyun and others around to familiarize themselves with the situation of the fortress.

After everyone left, Iron Slag sat alone on the couch, looking at the luxuriously decorated, spacious and bright office, and couldn't help but exhale deeply. Three years ago, he was still living in a house made of wooden blocks and shipping containers, and now he is sitting in this luxurious office. The change-like changes made him sigh that the white clouds and dogs and the world are impermanent.

On the way here, he consulted a lot of information and had a basic understanding of the interests of human beings in Desert Five.

From the point of view of the division of labor, there are about three kinds of people here. The first type is the combat personnel, ranging from small individuals to large regiments, whose main task is to occupy and defend territory; The second type is investors, who are responsible for a series of commercial activities and even war activities, from prospecting to mining, to transporting and protecting mines, and even to the financing of war activities; The third type is workers, who are engaged in mining, construction, transportation, etc. The positioning of the Academy Corps is a combat organization that is employed by various investors.

"Toot toot...... Toot ......"

In the midst of his thoughts, his communication rang. After connecting, a clear voice came from there.

"Good afternoon, Commander." Eva Green greeted.

"Good afternoon, boss." Iron Slag responded.

"How's it going over there?" She asked.

"I just arrived three hours ago, and it's not very clear." Iron slag answered truthfully.

"Later I will arrange for the treasurer Daniel to report to you on the financial situation of the fortress, he is an old-fashioned aristocrat, except for being more stubborn, he is actually quite good." Eva Green quietly gave him a shot.

"Hmm......" Iron Slag couldn't help but frown as he replied. So far, he has not really dealt with the nobles of Silver City, and does not understand their way of speaking and values.

And while Iron Slag was talking to Eva Green, not far from the fortress of Uttier, the three minor nobles of the Academy Alliance gathered together.

"It's coming soon, what do you think?" Edward Thornsey asked.

"What else? We just need to do our part. One of the regiment commanders replied.

"That's all there is to it." Another regimental commander chimed in.

"Do you think that Assistant Green was deceived in some way to make such a decision?" Edward said.

"It's not something we should be thinking about." "The big guys have the thoughts of the big guys, and it has nothing to do with us." The two regiment commanders said.

"You ...... What do you mean by that? Edward asked, frowning. The meaning of these two regimental commanders is very clear, that is, they are ready to throw an olive branch to the newly appointed head of the Tyre Fortress. However, they could do it, but he couldn't. Because the contradiction between him and Sa Chirp is already very deep, and it cannot be alleviated by changing his attitude at all. Thinking of this, he bit it and said in a deep voice, "Are you going to abandon your friends?" ”

"Captain Edward, you may have misunderstood, we didn't mean that......" "Yes, Captain Edward, we still support you." The two regiment leaders glanced at each other and quickly explained.

"Friends, we should advance and retreat together in order to have enough right to speak." Edward reminded, "Think about Alan Rudolph, remember? He had a drink with us a few months ago, but now? His army of war beasts has become someone's private property. He paused, his gaze swept over the faces of the two men, and then continued, "Think about it, once we lose our unity, we will have to be at the mercy of others, and then we will ......."

"Captain Edward, you're right, we should be united." "Yes......" the two regiment commanders chimed in.

After a few more discussions, the three of them parted ways, each leading their team towards the fortress of Tyre.

Looking at the departing backs of the two regimental commanders, Edward Thorcy gritted his teeth fiercely and cursed: "They are all rat-eyed waste, and they deserve the title of baron for the rest of their lives." ”

PS: Here, special thanks to a reader friend with the screen name "Endless" (QQ number: 1571803865), I made a map of the world of Yincheng before, and drew it with the "brush" that comes with the system, so the level is relatively low, and the "endless" classmates spent two days to remake the map of the world of Yincheng, which is very beautiful.

First of all, the style of the parchment roll, which has an old and vicissitudes of life, full of historical charm; Secondly, he put a lot of thought into it, from design to production, and discussed some details with me repeatedly.

Now, the map of the 1.0 version of the silver city world has come out, and it is placed in Baidu Tieba "Doomsday Totem Bar" and QQ group (378761009), interested friends come and take a look.