After eating dinner alone, Samuel took time to sleep and woke up to noon and the towering airport tower of the Nurem Tower was already in view. The Twilight Kente's condition has not been very good since the thrilling air raid yesterday morning, although the No. 2 magic furnace has been partially repaired, and it can only allow the floating ship to move forward at half speed, and the occasional breakdowns make the crew even more frightened, but now the fleet has finally reached the Nurem Tower safely.

From the very beginning of the colonial government of the Guleg, Nurem Tower was the capital of the Guleg. The Magical Corruption Zone around Nulenta is relatively scarce and not very corrupt, and this relatively safe environment makes Nulenta a natural place to be one of the important ports of the Guleg.

But today, the Nurenta airport is no longer as peaceful as it once was, and a fleet of three armed troop carriers is sailing into the airport, one of which is badly damaged and crumbling, and there are fears that it will crash to the ground in the next moment. Fortunately, in the end, it still drove into its berth without any danger. The commander of the airport on duty shouted to his subordinates to take position, and soon, the floating ship was fixed on the berth by the force field spear. Ambulance crews arrived quickly to help transport the wounded. In fact, there are no life-threatening wounded, the more seriously injured have been healed by Alexei with divine magic, and even Alexei cannot heal the wounded...... There is no need for first aid at this point.

The laborers transported by the fleet were supposed to be sent to Yinggang Town, but now due to force majeure, the contract of carriage cannot be enforced, and the laborers will disembark at Nulenta and be temporarily placed in a traveler's camp near the airport, pending the outcome of discussions with the labor agency and the Degen Mining Group.

There were a lot of people who had to get off the boat, and the long ladder connecting the float ship to the tower was crowded, but it was still in good order. In addition to passengers, the top brass of the fleet also disembark to take care of some business. Scheer needs to lead the laborers to the traveler's camp, Toft needs to discuss contract changes with the labor agency and deal with asset sales, and Samuel needs to rush to the defense command in Nurem Tower to report on the attack on the fleet.

Just as it was Samuel's turn to board the long ladder to get off the ship, he suddenly heard a roar from behind him, someone shouting insults at someone, and the viciousness of the words made people look sideways. Samuel parted the crowd and walked back, where he saw a skinny man pointing at a slightly chubby middle-aged man and scolding angrily. The latter is much taller than the former, but in the face of the former's insults, he only dares to nod his head and say yes. The onlookers quickly recognized that the slightly chubby middle-aged man was the engineer of the Dalew Group who had repaired the No. 2 magic furnace, and they couldn't help but talk about it.

But not everyone just stood by, and several crew members angrily walked briskly towards the thin man who was scolding. These men who have been adrift on the ship all the year round have very simple thinking: that chubby man saved the lives of everyone on the ship, but he was so insulted by you, what are you?

The thin man didn't panic when he saw the menacing people, but just coldly threw down a sentence: "This is the internal affairs of our group, and it's your business."

Several crew members who heard this laughed, and then pulled out their handcuffs from their waists. The chubby engineer immediately nervously motioned to everyone not to be impulsive. But the crew ignored it, and put their handcuffs on the thin man's head, who realized how unwise it was to look for trouble on the territory of these merchant and thief fleets. The crew had spent many years of piracy with Toft, and even though they had been whitewashed in recent years, they had not changed their temper, and a disagreement could have really pierced the head of the outrageous passenger. Thankfully, Samuel arrived to stop the men and pulled the chubby engineer aside.

The middle-aged man glanced at Samuel gratefully. The man who insulted him was his boss, and if the other party was hit in the head here, the company probably wouldn't let him go in the end. Those crew members had good intentions, but in the end, they would kill the heroes of the entire floating ship.

Samuel glanced at the man, and the other's hairline, which had receded significantly, was indeed very consistent with the identity of the engineer.

"Speaking of which, I don't know your name."

The man "Dawat Austin" did not hesitate and immediately reported his name.

"I heard you're a technical director at the Dalew Group's General Research Institute, why did you come to Gureg? There are no clients here that are worth a director's trip, right?" Samuel asked.

In fact, Gureg's magic industry is very backward, and can only produce products that Carlin has been obsolete for more than a decade, and the Dale Group has only a small office here, with a few low-level resident engineers. It doesn't look like there's something worth a trip for the technical director, either.

The man sighed: "I'm not a technical director anymore"

may have been suppressed for too long, and finally found someone to talk to, Dawatt's words suddenly increased:

"The industry is sluggish, the group moved the idea of layoffs, for us who are over 40 years old, can no longer work overtime every day but the salary is very high old people are more and more unpleasant, many of my friends have been laid off, I tried my best to avoid being laid off, but I can only transfer to become a grassroots field engineer. ”

Samuel thought to himself what a fucking softie, it would be better to try his luck at changing companies from director to field engineer.

"I've thought about quitting my job countless times, but the monthly mortgage is so heavy that I don't dare to risk losing my job. ”

Samuel spread his hands: "Then there is no way"

Dawat looked at his watch and found that he had been delayed for a long time, for fear that his boss would settle accounts after the fall and hurriedly say goodbye. After this episode, Samuel continued to rush to the defense command in Nulentta. Nuremta's Defense Command was located not too far from the airport area, and Samuel was soon guided to the office of Lucas, the current defense commander.

Lucas looked up from the pile of documents, blinked his eyes, which were a little dazed by the documents, and then suddenly slammed up from his seat and gave Samuel a military salute.

"General Samuel! I didn't expect it to be you."

Seeing the other party's reaction, Samuel couldn't help but feel in a trance. As the commander of the ace fleet, he was once the native emperor of Nulenta, and even in Carlin, far from the Guleg war zone, those who wanted to slap him could circle the town hall of Calenta three times. But now that he has lost power for almost two years, his former friends and subordinates have almost all drawn a line with him in order to protect themselves, and even friends who have a good relationship try to avoid contact with him. I didn't expect to feel this kind of enthusiasm in a foreign country.

"I didn't think it was your fleet," Lucas motioned for Samuel to sit down and poured him coffee. Samuel was a little overwhelmed by the other party's enthusiasm, saying that the other party didn't need to be so enthusiastic.

"You may not remember, but five years ago you rescued a merchant fleet from the Farlaise privateer near Cold Wind City, and I was in the fleet"

Samuel could only vaguely remember that there was such a thing, but he had no memory of Lucas as a man—he had rescued so many people in the years he had fought against the Pharaes.

After a long time of tossing and turning, Samuel got to the point, reporting the attack on the fleet and the fall of Shadowsteel.

Lucas was not surprised by the news, he touched his hair that had become thin, and pointed to the pile of official documents on his desk:

"In fact, you are not the only team that has been attacked, counting you, three fleets have been attacked today. He paused for a moment and continued: "The news of the fall of Shadow Steel Town has not yet spread, and the city government wants to suppress this news as much as possible, but there are too many people in the know, and the scope of this matter is too large, and it is expected to cause an uproar in Nurenta soon." ”

Many of the residents of Nulenta have relatives and friends who work in Shadowsteel, and for them, the fall of Shadowsteel is definitely a great deal of bad news. Even apart from this factor, the fall of a small town with a population of 10,000 near the capital is already big news.

So what is Nulenta going to do?

"This is the investigation report of Shadow Steel Town. Lucas shook his head, then handed the papers to Samuel.

Samuel took a cursory glance and noted the general distribution of dark creatures near Shadowsteel.

Lucas waited for Samuel to roughly read the report before continuing, "You have also seen the strength of these dark creatures, how many troops do you think you need to invest to retake Shadowsteel?"

The report also mentions the undead sky whales and skeletal griffons detected by Samuel and others, as well as various dark creatures on the ground, but it is more detailed than Samuel et al.'s reconnaissance report, providing the approximate number of dark creatures in each location. This amount is much more than Samuel had predicted.

Whether it's to retake Shadowsteel or simply rescue the trapped inhabitants, the forces needed are far greater than the number of troops Nurenta can draw combined. In fact, the Kalin Empire has long limited the size of Guleg's army to prevent the colony across the ocean from growing. The Nureménta Defense Command can command a small number of troops, and most of them must be allocated to protect several major shipping routes, and the size of the forces that can be used for rescue can be imagined.

"In fact, we have only 6 frigates and about 1 battalion of infantry at our disposal. Lucas spread his hands.

"We are now negotiating with Degen Minerals, and Shadow Steel is their industry, and they should always take a little responsibility. Lucas explained the current position of Nulenta. Degen Minerals, as a global conglomerate, maintains a privately armed fleet that has always been strong, with an armed convoy near Nurenta, and its flagship being a decommissioned old battleship. Despite being old-fashioned, its main cannon can still penetrate the hardened skin of the undead Sky Whale.

If the Degen Minerals can muster some more troops, then the inhabitants of Shadowsteel may still have a glimmer of hope of survival. Otherwise only the 23rd Fleet can be expected. At the mention of the 23rd fleet, Lucas's face changed, and he said in a low voice:

"You've spent the past month on the ocean and probably don't know it yet. A civil war broke out in Carlin. ”

Samuel, who had a hunch, was not surprised, the only thing that surprised him was that the civil war would break out so quickly.

For Samuel, who once saved his life, Lucas was still very patient, and reviewed the cause of the whole incident to Samuel:

The bloody eviction on the outskirts of Karenta eventually became known to the world. The Kalin society, which had long been in turmoil due to the depression, was thoroughly enraged by this atrocity, and Emperor Galba's armed repression was ultimately unsuccessful, but rather counterproductive. His brother Tiberius Julius, who had endured for many years, finally seized the opportunity and quickly gained the support of part of the army, which immediately slaughtered Calenta.

The army, which remained loyal to Galba, suffered several defeats, but was fortunate to achieve a crucial victory at Silverfrost, crushing Tiberius' attempt at a quick victory and bringing the battle to an even draw. Despite this, about half of the provinces in Kalin proper, which declared allegiance to Tiberius, officially divided, and although both sides claimed to be legitimate governments, other countries began to refer to them as East Karin and West Karin. It is worth mentioning that even if Carlin is divided into two, the national power of East Carlin and West Carlin still ranks first and second in the world. A war between the world's two most powerful countries is likely to trigger a global crisis.

Samuel couldn't help but rejoice that he was already on the other side of the ocean, far from the center of the storm.

"Just because Gureg is far from the center of the storm doesn't mean we're not being affected, you know Luan Tai Hua and Tex Group, who have recently stepped up their acquisitions of Guleg's shipping companies and defense contractors. ”

Samuel knew that Viscount Tex, the head of the Tex Group, was one of Emperor Galba's cronies, managing the affairs of the New World for the Emperor and providing financial resources for Galba's private coffers. But he doesn't know exactly what the Luanweihua Group is.

"The leader behind the Luanwei Flower Group is Lord Finn. Lucas has the answer.

Samuel couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I see. ”

Lord Finn was close to Tiberius Julius, and knowing this relationship, there was nothing Lucas needed to say anything about the rest. The Teks and Luanweihua are the agents of Doncarin and Sicarin respectively in the Guleg, so it is clear that their purpose in acquiring shipping companies and defense contractors is self-evident - to strengthen themselves and seize control of the Guleg when conditions allow.

After the withdrawal of the 26th and 45th fleets last year, the 23rd Fleet was still garrisoned by the 23rd Fleet, a meritorious fleet stationed in the Guleg Theater, and even if these two groups were combined, they were no match for the 23rd Fleet. These two are actually recruiting troops under the noses of the 23rd Fleet, so what is the attitude of the 23rd Fleet now?

"The 23rd Fleet...... "From the moment the news of the civil war came, the 23rd Fleet canceled the leave of all officers and men on the grounds of guarding against the Falais, but so far it has not taken a stand, and it is not known whether they support Sikalin or Donkalin. ”

This is indeed a very difficult choice, whether it is Galba or Tiberius, the background is determined by the great nobles who support them, there is no essential difference, and now the two sides are evenly matched, it is difficult to predict that the side will win, so the 23rd Fleet is faced with a very difficult problem of standing.

But no matter which side the 23rd Fleet ultimately decides to take, it may be unrealistic to expect the 23rd Fleet to rescue Shadowsteel.