Chapter 184: The Beginning
Ah Le was silent for a while, and said, "Let's talk about it." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
This time, Zhang Qiming didn't say much, stood up and said goodbye, and went back to his room.
After Zhang Qiming left, Ah Le sat silently with mixed feelings. He understood what Zhang Qiming meant, but can the hierarchical barriers really be broken? Who hasn't done one step to the sky? But these can only appear in novels, how can this be possible in reality.
The Great War is about to break out, and at this time, a small and inconspicuous city on the eastern edge of the empire has welcomed the highest dignitary in history. Rows of floating boats flew to the small city, which can be described as covering the sky and the sun, although the family crest on the body of the boat is blocked, anyone who cares can see that this is Nangong Yu's private fleet.
Shangguan Yu got down from the floating boat, and there was a faint chill all over his body. He didn't say a word, and walked directly towards the City Lord's Mansion. There were several guards standing at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, and one of the young guards instinctively greeted him and asked, "Who are you?"
Before he could finish speaking, a figure suddenly flashed behind Shangguan Yu, passing past the young guard. The young guard's expression froze instantly, and then his head flew high, blood shooting into the sky like a fountain.
The figure seemed to be unsatisfied, and circled around the remaining guards. As a result, several human heads flew up, and the guards guarding the door were instantly turned into headless corpses.
Shangguan Yu turned a blind eye to this, did not pause a step, and walked straight into the City Lord's Mansion.
The city lord got the news at this time, rushed over, and fell to the ground when he saw him, and said: "I don't know that the young master Shangguan is here, and the subordinates are stupid and rush into the distinguished guests, the villain is really damned!"
Although Shangguan Yu was upset in his heart, seeing that the city lord was so groveling, he didn't want to have another attack, so he just asked, "Where is my sister?"
The city lord secretly wiped his sweat and hurriedly said, "Young master come with me!"
A moment later, in the city lord's own bedroom, the best room in this small city, Shangguan Yu finally saw Shangguan Ling. At this moment, Shangguan Ling's breath withered, lying flat on the bed and staring at the ceiling, her expression was blank, and she didn't react even when someone came in.
Shangguan Yu suddenly froze, turned around and asked, "How is the injury?"
An old man behind him walked to the bed, examined it carefully, and said, "The eldest lady's injury is okay, but her strength is damaged, but there is still hope to recover her previous combat strength in the future." It's just that if you want to make another breakthrough in this life, it's almost impossible. ”
Shangguan Ling finally had an expression on her face, crystal clear tears slipped down her emaciated face, and even her eyes lost their former brilliance, Shangguan Ling sighed lightly and said, "Second brother, will I become a victim of political marriage in the future?"
Shangguan Yu comforted: "With the second brother here, no one can bully you." Looking at his sister's appearance, Shangguan Yu suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice, "Who did it?"
"First he was injured in a battle with Luan Wutao, and then he was attacked by that kid named Zhao Tianle. As she spoke, Shangguan Ling's face showed a hint of self-deprecation that others could not perceive. At first, she just wanted to be humiliated that day, once a woman goes crazy, she can do anything. She didn't take that Sunset City to heart at all, and naturally she didn't remember the relevant information. It wasn't until she got out of her serious injury that she realized that she was injured at the hands of someone she once regarded as an ant.
Shangguan Yu snorted coldly, "It's him again!" He paced around in front of the bed, and the cold on his body became heavier and heavier. After a while, Shangguan Yu suddenly stopped and said, "This old man of the Zhang family, in just one day, sent three letters in a row, asking me to give an explanation! This time I want to see who gives an explanation to whom." Shangguan Ling laughed, "This Zhang family is really looking for things to do." Shangguan Yu snorted coldly, "Those guys of the Zhang family have always been above the top, and looking at their style, they won't have much respect for my Shangguan family." However, this matter must be explained by the Zhang family, and the Elder Hall is discussing it to strive for the maximum benefit. ”
Shangguan Ling said unhappily: "It's family interests again!"
Shangguan Yu comforted: "Sister, you are patient, you will definitely let him disappear in the eastern part of the empire within a month." Saying that, he sighed and withdrew from the room, not disturbing Shangguan Ling's rest.
Sunset City is on high alert as usual. On this day, Sunset City arrived with a special guest, the military inspector. The Inspector was a colonel, with only a few retinues, and asked to see the Lord of Sunset City. After seeing Ah Le, the inspector didn't say much, and directly handed him an official letter and a reward order, and asked a few more questions about the defense of Sunset City, then said goodbye and left, and rushed to the next place.
In the eyes of the inspectors, Sunset City was nothing special, and there was even a hint of pity in his eyes. This small city is located at the forefront of the border, and it is under the border, and as soon as the bloody battle begins, sooner or later the city will be broken and fallen.
After the inspector left, Ah Le opened the official document and saw that the content was similar to the convening order issued by the expeditionary force to the various divisional headquarters before. This is a mobilization order of the empire calling on all forces to participate in the Great Patriotic War, and the military merit reward is twice the normal standard, and there are no identity restrictions for those who participate in the war, regardless of whether they are high or low, they can be rewarded.
In addition, the empire has set up temporary bases in many places in the east, where you can go there at any time with military merit certificates to redeem rewards, eliminating the cumbersome procedures of applying for military merit in the past. One of the closest bases was located in the county town a hundred kilometers west of Sunset City, which shows the importance that the Empire attached to this battle.
Along with the official document, there is also a map that roughly indicates the current situation of the Empire's grasp of the Death Conference, that is, the scale of the battlefield. Of course, if you want to run to the dark realm to fight zombies, it's not impossible, but it is possible to meet a real strong person.
It is not absolutely impossible to encounter strong people in small conflicts on the border, and some strong people who have special abilities to hide their breath or can suppress the level can still operate under the border.
It's just that once they start with someone, the battle time must not be dragged on for too long, otherwise it may attract the attention of the master. Putting down the official document and map, Ah Le opened the list of rewards attached to the back, which listed different rewards according to the different levels of the Dark Race warriors.
Among them, with the Viscount as the baseline, the reward for killing a Viscount is an expensive electron gun, or it can also be converted into other arms or resources of equal value. If you are able to securely capture a territory and bring it into the Terran ZoC zone, the reward will be increased to a dedicated custom gun.
Just by looking at this list, you know that the empire paid for this war. You know, there are only a few technicians who can make custom guns throughout the empire, so the annual production of high-end guns is also roughly determined. In the past, the rewards for military merit were settled in imperial gold coins, and only in very special circumstances could they be exchanged for some strategic resources. As for high-end firearms, ordinary people can't even afford the standard version, let alone the special version.
Ah Le flipped through the full two pages of the list of firearms, and couldn't help but feel a little moved. He now has primordial wings and twin flowers, so he can't use any guns. However, there are also many high-ranking officers in Sunset City, and over time, there will be more and more people who can advance to the fourth rank, and if they can change their equipment, it is needless to say that their combat power will soar.
The last page of the list is only a short line, but it firmly catches Ah Le's attention, it is the highest purity fuel!
Fuel oil is a strategic material strictly controlled by the Empire, and both low-purity gasoline used as fuel and kerosene used as airships are in short supply all year round. Usually it is completely in a state of price and no market.
The empire actually opened the exchange of fuel this time, which shows that the importance of this war in the eastern part of the empire has been compared with the large-scale battle of the imperial capital defense. Seeing this, even Ah Le, who has always been calm, was moved. Although the price of exchanging fuel is extremely expensive, it is better to have such a channel than not to have such a channel.
The arrival of the Inspector sounded the silent trumpet, and the bloody battle officially began, and hordes of young heroes swarmed from all over the empire, rushing into the border without hesitation. The Dark Realm also regarded this war as a grand event, and the official resolution of the Death Council also offered a mouth-watering reward, including not only all kinds of military resources, but even knighthoods, territories, and high-ranking bloodlines. Under the huge reward, many families poured out of the nest, and even the descendants of the older ones were brought out.
At this moment, if you have a pair of eyes that are high above, you can see that on the mainland, the warriors of the light and dark camps are approaching like two tide lines.
On the eastern edge, in a small city that was originally inconspicuous, at this moment there were many imperial troops, and for a moment there were more soldiers than the original inhabitants of the city. Most of the buildings in the center of the city were requisitioned, and the city lord's mansion was turned into a headquarters. This small city is the place where Qi Zizai and Liu Yuxiu chose to sit.
On the sand table that occupies a third of the room, the rolling hills, the meandering river, and the scattered settlements are scattered and detailed, as if they were on the ground. If you look closely, the surface of the heavy land models such as the passes, cities, and bases is also engraved with Yuanli arrays, emitting various colors of light, representing different combat power and combat readiness.
A deep black arc passed through the Terran-controlled zone, and most of the Heavy Land models near the Dark Realm side were lit up, a sign of the completion of the battle readiness mobilization.
As the last Imperial Inspector finished reading his report, the towns in the area around Sunset City lit up on the sand table.
The inspector closed the folder in his hand, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his back was as straight as a full bowstring. It's not that there's anything wrong with his report, in fact, most of the people in this war room, which is full of people with heads and epaulettes, are in a constant state of tension just like him. The source of tension came from the man in a black and gold royal dress in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Qi Zizi never said a word from the beginning to the end, and even kept his eyes on the window, but the invisible pressure always enveloped the audience.
Liu Yuxiu, who was sitting on the top of the sand table, raised his head from deep thought and said, "In this case, please pay attention to the movement of zombies at any time." Adjourned!"