At meal time, Ding Ran really limped back, and his eyelids were also black, but he just held Liana's hand and didn't let go, and finally pulled a stool for Liana to sit down.

Everyone gave him a thumbs up.

"Why are you looking for abuse?" An Zifeng couldn't help but say to him.

"Cut, you know a fart, this is the mark of love, beating is kissing and scolding is love. Ding Ran pointed to his black eyes and said with a smug face, "But I should understand it quickly." ”

Ding Ran finally glanced at Diona who was covering her mouth and snickering, and smiled evilly.

Liana coughed, and he sat upright and closed his mouth.

Ray picked up his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today I would like to introduce our new Shadow partner, Dr. Efes Carlo, a pioneer in the field of genetics, whose presence will complete the operation of our Shadow system. Come, let's all raise a glass to him. ”

Everyone enthusiastically raised their glasses and drank them all, Diona took the initiative to stand up and introduce herself, and the others followed closely behind to inform them of their names and positions.

Carlo returned the salute one by one.

After getting to know each other, there were only fragments of cutting and eating, and the sound of eating seemed very cold.

Ray cleared his throat, "Ahem, it's fine that everyone is still the same as before, Carlo is not an outsider, he won't mind." ”

"Whew~ Say it earlier, suffocate the old lady!" Erin sighed, took out a short sword, cut a piece of meat, and took a big bite, "Eating should be like this, it's enjoyable!"

Others have also been so hideous.

"Dr. Carlo, don't be surprised that we're all rough people, let's have a drink!" Nock said, putting his arm around Carlo's shoulder.

"It's good, everyone will call me Carlo in the future, it's more kind. After saying that, he clinked glasses with him and drank it all.

"Happy!haha, you're going to love the shadow guys. Nock tapped him on the shoulder and walked away to find Brian for a drink.

Ding Ran naturally became the object of ridicule by everyone.

In this way, the atmosphere became extremely lively and full of laughter.

Far away on the other side of the ocean, in a laboratory on the Eastern Continent, a young man dressed as a soldier stood straight in front of the sealed nutrition warehouse, motionless.

"Cheng Gong, stick your hands up, and I'll give you the last task. The old voice echoed in his head.

He knew it was the call of the old man soaked in the nutrient solution, and only he could hear it.

Cheng Gong put his hand on the cold glass, a little silver light lit up from the palm of his hand, and the surrounding scene was completely new, and he was now in a place full of their own test equipment.

"Dr. An, why are you still using the Illusion Realm when you are not in good health? Cheng Gong said with a concerned face.

Dressed in a big white coat, Dr. Ann maintained his 70-year-old appearance, with silver hair and wrinkled face, and he was actually 183 years old.

In his illusion, everything is manipulated by him.

"It's okay kid, this is the last time, don't be sad for me, child, everyone will die. Come here, I'll show you something, that's what I've been through is very important to a person. ”

After speaking, Dr. An pointed his finger at the center of Cheng Gong's eyebrows.

Cheng Gong felt a pain in his eyebrows, and the whole person couldn't move, and countless pictures were forcibly copied into his brain coherently.

I don't know how long it took for him to resume his operations.

"Don't ask, kid. You'll know how to do it later, and a whole new era has begun, but unfortunately I can't see it. Dr. Ann sighed.

Only then did Cheng Gong realize that he was much older, and his illusion would collapse at any time.

He has always been ruthless, and his eyes are wet and tears are sliding.

"Don't cry, kid. You are the greatest pride of my life. Dr. Ann tried to reach out and touch his face, but stopped in mid-air, and his body in the environment slowly disintegrated into dots of light and dissipated into nothingness.

Cheng Gong returned to reality, and he knelt on the ground silently and let the surging tears flow.

"Rest in peace, Doctor, you will live up to your trust!" Cheng Gong stood up, wiped away his tears, and turned to leave.

Nerley and Carlo sat opposite each other on the Throne of Winter.

"Did you notice anything when you saw Christina just now?" asked Ray with a solemn face.

"Yes, she's a lot like someone I know, exactly like the copy. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, it's an experiment with my genes, right?"

Carlo nodded and continued, "Her appearance has overturned many of my past assumptions, and perhaps under certain conditions, your abilities will be copied or even inherited. ”

It turned out that one of the subjects in the second batch of test subjects had not experienced the rejection reaction and died.

Now it seems that it was just fake death, and not only did she survive, but she also passed on Ray's abilities to her daughter.

Ray finally understood why he felt that way when he saw Christina.

"In your analysis, is this good or bad?" Ray found himself unable to think properly, and kept asking questions about Christina, which worried him even if it was a small matter.

"I don't know, I think it's a good thing, as long as there is no rejection in the future. Just like I implanted the Perpetual Heart, I barely age until you appear. ”

Carlo's ambiguous answer made Ray laugh and cry, but it was also true.

"I can't let her slip up the slightest bit no matter what, she's more important than my life. Carlo, I'm going to put the lab in place as soon as possible, I'll give you everything you need, I need an affirmative answer. ”

"A standard laboratory must have sophisticated instruments and tools, these are only the big families who have inherited the technology of the old era can get complete equipment, and the current conditions of the Winter Throne can at most establish a prototype and barely make simple medicines. ”

"You just do it, I'll figure out the rest, even if I can make some simple first aid potions, it's a qualitative leap for the Shadow. ”

"Okay, I have a request to let Christina be my assistant, I feel that her mental strength is very strong and suitable for data processing work, and I will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort with her assistance. Carlo was honestly unkind.

"It's easy, she's struggling to find a place to help, and I think it's a good job for her. Ray agreed, and continued, "I've already told Diona that you have the privilege of the Winter Throne, and if you need any help, you can directly mobilize human and material resources. ”

After a brief discussion, Ray left, and he immediately went to the Ordnance Line to find Ferens.

In the noisy sound of the machine, Fehrens was busy in front of the machine alone, not even noticing that Ray was standing beside him.

In the harsh winter, he only wore a thin undershirt, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

Seeing him stop the machine, Lei hurriedly handed him a clean cloth towel and said, "Ferens, hard work." ”

"Hey, why are you here, what's the matter? Wait, I'll take that part off and I'll show you something. Seeing Ray Ferenc also looked very excited, and he couldn't speak before or after.

Ray held him down, helped him sit down, and said, "I'll come." ”

He skillfully removed the nearly 200-pound parts and put them on the ground.

"I didn't expect you to be so talented in mechanics, if you study with me for a while, you will definitely be better than blue. ”

Ferens directly lifted the kettle and poured a few sips to Ray.

"It's all about seeing kung fu, how can it be compared to your decades of experience, what did you just say to show me?" Ray asked him

"I'll know when I see you, wait, Cuman, you're going to have these parts moved over there!" he shouted to the other end.

Immediately, a few people ran over, and when they saw Lei also snapping upright, they saluted Lei, "Hello, Commander!"

They were the new recruits to the Shadows, and their eyes were full of adoration for Ray.

Ray patted one of them on the shoulder and said, "You guys should pay attention to safety when you work, this thing is quite heavy, hard work everyone." ”

After Ray and Fehrens left, the lads were excited like children.

"Wow, you're so lucky, the captain actually patted you on the shoulder. ”

......

Ray followed Ference to a separate compartment in the finished goods warehouse, and he was shocked when the lights came on!

Three motorized heavy artillery vehicles were neatly arranged, and the olive camouflage color looked extremely powerful!

Ray couldn't help but jump up and take a closer look.

The design of the cannon was very special, much larger than the heavy guns he had ever seen, and the barrel was much longer. Ray knew that this deliberate modification would maximize range and lethality.

"This is a new assault gun I designed, combining the advantages of the cannon and howitzer of the old era, but unfortunately it is not possible to completely merge the two masters. Fehrens shook his head sadly and said.

Ray didn't pay attention to his expression, fumbled with the heavy artillery, and said, "This is already the best heavy artillery I've ever seen, how powerful is this guy Ferens?"

Hearing Ray's question, Ference immediately regained his confidence and said, "Although it didn't work perfectly, I dare say that there is not a single cannon in the entire Borderlands that can match it." With a maximum range of 30 km, in addition to being able to load conventional shells, it can also fire flame and armor-piercing shells, and I specially designed a gun core for C 4 explosives. ”

There are many types of Thunder bomb shells, but he didn't know that a single gun could have so many performances, especially the power of C 4 explosives, he had heard of it for a long time.

"Ferens, can you make it simpler?" asked Ray with suppressed excitement in his heart.

"Of course, for example, if the enemy attacks the Winter Throne with five of these cannons, the artillery array of the main gate and the city wall will be completely destroyed under the three rounds of bombardment. Ference said with a calm and solemn face.

Ray stared at Ference for a long time, and suddenly jumped out of the gun carriage to save him.

"Ferens, you are amazing! With these equipment, the Shadow is like being reborn, and I thank you on behalf of the entire Shadow!" said I, Lei Li, gave him a military salute.

"You forgot that I'm also a member of the Shadows, and that's what I'm supposed to do. ”

"How many artillery carriages will we be able to equip in two months?" asked Ray after a deep sigh.

"Ten vehicles, plus 200 armor-piercing blasting shells. Ference answered in the affirmative.

"Great! It's raining in time, I've taken care of it beforehand, I'll have you a drink later." Ray left in a hurry.

Ference looked at Ray's back and muttered, "Now Mored should be so heartbroken that he can't sleep, and the cost of three hundred gold coins is a little reluctant even for me." ”

After Ray left the Ordnance Line, he went directly to Diona, but Unexpectedly, An Zifeng and Morred were also there, and they were discussing the project plan to set up a laboratory.

Seeing Ray they all stopped.

An Zifeng asked, "Boss, is there something wrong?"

Ray said, "Let's put aside the work at hand, I've already called someone to bring the others, let's discuss something about Saige City first." ”

The crowd soon arrived.

The sharp-eyed Nock found that all the leaders present were the leaders of the troops, and knew that this was a combat meeting.

"Damn, then I haven't moved my muscles and bones, it looks like my chance to show off my skills! Ray, which one are we aiming for this time?" Nock spat in anticipation.

"You'll know later, everyone, we have been in the stage of cultivation since we took the Winter Throne, thank you for giving us a breathing time. Everyone knows that the Throne of Winter is the secret property of the Murphy family in Seg City, and they will definitely not give up, you see, Seg City is only three hundred kilometers away from the Throne of Winter, on the border of the Borderlands, so we will never be at peace without cutting it off. ”

When everyone heard that Ray's next target was Saige City, they suddenly became silent, and if the Winter Throne was a lion, Saige City was like a giant.

Nock was ambitious just now, but now he was even cautious about panting.

"Ray, do you think it's appropriate for us to fight the Murphy family right now? I mean, maybe later, when we're strong enough. Liana also expressed her opinion worriedly.

"They will not give us this opportunity, no road is smooth, our peace is destined to be built on the bones of the enemy, and we have no choice but to fight. Ray said calmly, but everyone could feel that fearless and unstoppable determination emanated from him.

"I'm afraid he's a fart, the severed head is just a big scar on the palm, people always have to do something and don't do something, from the day I joined the shadows, I gave my life to the head for safekeeping, he said I'll hit wherever he wants!" Brian slapped the table and stood up and said loudly.

Others have also expressed their support under his infection.

Lei pressed his hand to signal them to be quiet and continued, "Only by taking down the SEG can we be truly strong, as for what you are worried about is the intervention of the Great Lord, I have a way to deal with it so as not to involve the whole body, let's collect information first, and talk about the number of garrisons in each territory."

"The Winter Throne has a total garrison of 6,800 people, 1,500 people each in the Black Spring and the Laterite Mining Area, and about 11,000 people if the nearby gathering place is summed up. "An Zifeng knows everything about the shadow situation.

Ray didn't expect Shadow to have grown to this size, but it was still far from the size of the more than 30,000 defenders of Seg City, and even with the full support of Murphy Yard, it was only half of them.

"Now everyone keeps the training of the team, the planning of logistics and supplies, and the warm spring operation will be launched in two months, and I will personally go to the Fallen Plains tomorrow to get more help. "Lei clearly put forward the policy of preparing for war.

After that, some details were discussed, and everyone received the task.

While the Winter Throne is in full swing, the Seg City on the other side has already been prepared, if it weren't for the thunder saying that the cold winter is coming, this war would have started a long time ago.

There was not a bit of winter chill in the abyss of Nolan's ruins, and the falling snowflakes melted into water droplets in mid-air, and they were wet everywhere.

Freya was nailed to a stone pillar and was dying, her hands and feet covered in coagulated black blood.

"Waste! I can't do a little thing, if it weren't for the fact that the Demon Lord was born now, I would have wiped you out a long time ago, and this time a little punishment will make you remember that betraying the Demon Lord will be much more uncomfortable than death. A pair of blood-red eyes opened in the darkness.

"Thanks... Thanks to the apostles... My lord... No... The grace of not killing... Freya... Swear... Later... In the future, if there is... Betrayal of the demons... May I suffer from the filing of the demon soul of the endless purgatory. Freya looked up with difficulty and said in a choppy.

The long black nails nailed to her body suddenly disappeared, and she snapped and fell to the ground, and a cloud of black mist drifted over and immediately regained a little strength after burrowing into her body.

"Freya, I hope you cherish your last chance to live. Now you go to the Western Continent to find your awakened companions, and remember that now we have to keep a low profile and look for an opportunity to increase our power!"

Freya got up and knelt on the ground and answered yes.