Ji Xun's situation is actually similar to Katerina's thoughts.

If the Alliance Army wants to narrow the gap in strength in the war with the Southern Continent, only mechanical technology is the only feasible option at present.

However, the batch forging of mechanical armor requires a large-scale high-precision factory, and drawings are also required.

At present, most of these two key resources are in the East Wilderness.

The Song family is also a very important part of the development of mechanical technology.

As far as the current urine of the Orlan royal family, no matter how many times Ji Xun deduces, he can't see that they have any chance of winning.

What's more, a king who can sacrifice everyone to contribute the law of fear to himself, Ji Xun didn't think that he could win the war with the Eastern Wilderness Card Division.

Ji Xun didn't have much interest in who was in power, he just didn't like it.

Now that the vanguard legion of the Red Dragon Kingdom has crossed the Void Rift, and the front line of the battlefield is in the Eastern Continent, Ji Xun originally planned to go to see the situation.

Caterina said Song Can's situation, which is one more plan.

Whether it is the Song family or the fat man, Ji Xun has a reason to go.

In addition, having discussed the situation with Aragorn before, the rebel dragon army also has some plans that they need to help with.

Also, an old friend who studied at the Federal Mechanical Institute has not been seen for a long time.

Ji Xun and Caterina are already very familiar, and they don't have to beat around the bush when they speak.

Caterina said that Song Can's matter, in addition to the fact that he and Ji Xun are friends, also wants Ji Xun to help see if he can plan the problem of "Titan Mechanical Drawings".

It's small talk, it's asking for help, it's also talking about cooperation.

This kind of frankness between friends, of course, Ji Xun doesn't mind.

The relationship between the two seems to have always been like this, respecting each other and compatible.

It's a friend, a confidant, and a partner.

The atmosphere of the chat was relaxed.

Outsiders would not have thought that the top-secret plans related to the future direction of the war were decided in the casual conversation between the two.

Ji Xun also saw that Caterina seemed to really want to drink.

Cup after cup, drank a lot.

She seems to have a lot of emotions suppressed in her heart, and when she sees Ji Xun, a friend, she can say something that she can't say to others.

Before you know it, there is already a pile of empty wine bottles.

Caterina wore only a white shirt on her upper body, and two buttons were unbuttoned at the neckline, exposing her slender white neck and large swaths of skin to the air.

Originally, her skin was unusually fair, but now she was infected by the smell of alcohol, and a layer of shallow blush was hidden from her neck to her cheeks, and her eyes were blurred.

After a crisp clinking of glasses, Caterina suddenly asked, "Ji Xun, do you know why I want to be this 'Allied Commander'?" ”

Ji Xun glanced at her and knew that she wanted to speak, so he became a good listener: "Why?" ”

A chill flashed in Caterina's eyes: "Because. . I want to be in power. Only with enough power can I do what I want. ”

Ji Xun was surprised when he heard this, and waited for the following: "Oh? ”

A sentence full of ambition, but it makes people hear a kind of majesty to move forward with a heavy load.

Wartime commanders are not so easy to be.

Caterina didn't rush to answer.

She glanced at Ji Xun, a hazy drunkenness appeared between her eyebrows, and she said one more word: "You are the first to listen." ”

The corner of Ji Xun's mouth showed a chuckle, and he said, "My honor~"

After pondering for a moment, Caterina said in a slightly lazy voice: "Two hundred years ago, our ancestors broke through Dragon City, and the five major families and the backbone of the rebel army jointly signed the Declaration of Equality of the Federation and created a new federation. At that time, everyone wanted to create a civilization of equal freedom, free from oppression and exploitation, free of slaves and aristocrats."

When she talked about this history, Ji Xun saw an inexplicable reverence in her eyes.

Caterina raised her glass, took a sip of her wine, and continued: "When I was very young, I loved to look through the archival manuscripts in my family's study. Strange to say, at that time I could clearly feel the blood of my ancestors on those scrolls of paper, and the great ambition between the lines."

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun, with a shallow arc at the corner of her lips: "Can you imagine?" At that time, when I was five or six years old, I had a strong desire to become a member of the Federal Assembly and build the country that my ancestors wanted. At that time, I made a wish on my sixth birthday and said this 'great ideal'. I remember very well that my grandfather said to me with a smile that your dreams should not be spoken, otherwise they would not work. I haven't told anyone since. ”

“.”

As soon as these words came out, a picture had already appeared in Ji Xun's mind: at the grand birthday banquet, a young girl wearing a princess dress with a young face, waving her pink fist, looking like an adult, said her dream in front of many people, causing everyone to laugh.

It was this slightly stunned effort that Caterina captured, and through the wine, there was a touch of playfulness that she had never seen before: "You won't make fun of me, will you?" ”

“.”

Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.

In his current world, he sees the world completely differently.

To say that it is an ideal, to a certain extent, this is the proposition.

Some people are born in an environment that dooms her to be extraordinary.

In the study room of ordinary people's families, there will be no precious historical archives.

"Heh~"

Caterina smiled with satisfaction at the attitude of the sole listener.

Then the smile retracted, and the conversation changed.

She continued: "As I grew up, I gradually realized that the Federation I saw was completely different from the civilization that my ancestors had idealized. Power has become a catalyst for corrupting people's hearts and a tool for competing interests. The Federal Parliament is not talking about efforts for the progress of human civilization, but about the distribution of interests that are full of intrigues. Like a rotten and bloated monster sitting in the seat of the staff, sucking the blood of the civilian class to maintain his wealth and decency"

"I knew then that the current federal system was rotten."

"But because of the deep-rooted power of the five councilors' families, the relationship between the aristocratic class is intertwined, and it has become a completely unshakable bundle of interests. Even if I take control of the Lionhearts, I won't change anything. ”

"Then the Old World was discovered, and I knew the opportunity had come. Originally, he wanted to move the pattern of the council by joining forces with the remnants of Oran. Unexpectedly, the Oran royal family has been in exile for two hundred years, and the heritage is still immeasurable, and the ambition is also very great. To make matters worse, people from the Southern Continent appeared. ”

“.”

That's it for the rest of the day.

Caterina didn't say any more.

But she finally added: "But I'm not going to give up." This world has never given stability to human beings. A harsh environment will never give birth to stronger people. ”

Her tone was very calm, and her gestures had a faint calmness of a superior.

"Hmm!"

Ji Xun also nodded approvingly.

After listening, he suddenly remembered the ruins of Xia Mu City.

At that time, he entered Katerina's dream space.

At that time, he saw that in the federal parliament, Katerina stood like a lion on top of the five parliamentarians, domineering.

I see.

After Caterina finished speaking, she seemed to exhale a breath of turbidity in her heart, and she was stunned for a while, and soon chuckled again: "Actually, sometimes I am also quite troubled. For example, when I was frustrated in the Innocent City, I even doubted whether my ability could support my ideals. It wasn't until later, when I met someone who said I wasn't a caged bird, that I made up my mind to go to the Hero Trial. And then a lot happened. ”

As he spoke, he casually flicked the treasured [Gold of Destiny] and buzzed.

The streamer in her eyes seemed to recall those images, and several important twists of fate were after that change of mood.

“.”

Ji Xun smiled when he listened.

When I brought this girl to the roof to blow the wind, it had such a big impact?

Before I knew it, we talked a lot.

Satiated.

Caterina finished talking about her story, looked at Ji Xun, raised her glass and said, "Next time if we are all alive, it's time for you to invite me to drink." ”

Ji Xun said briskly: "Okay! ”

A few days later.

The Nugget Pier in Ji Xun's memory has been completely flattened by explosives because of the last battle.

Now the dock is only densely packed with barracks.

The main tent of the barracks is hung with a military flag with purple irises and a golden spear pattern.

This is the banner of the "Iris Legion", one of the ace legions of the Red Dragon Kingdom.

There is a row of red-topped tents on the outskirts of the barracks.

This is the station of the Ninth Legion of Iris.

It is also a pioneer group that is about to go to the Eastern Wilderness.

Inside the tent, a group of heavily armed soldiers were sorting out their gear, chatting and farting.

"Oh, Lao Luo, you kid is going to make a fortune this time. I got the hunting quota of the Vanguard Legion, and I won't have to worry about it for the rest of my life when I come back. ”

"What kind of wealth is it, I haven't counted the situation of going to the Eastern Wilderness, and this will cost all the money."

"10,000 gold coins for a place, you can steal the fun. If you want to go, give it to me, and I'll give you 13,000! ”

"Hehe, if you can find an excuse to fight in other places, there is no shortage if you don't go, this crusade against the Eastern Wilderness, you have to spend money to go!"

"I didn't know that although the law of the Eastern Wilderness was poor, it was rich in minerals. The nobles of the Eastern Wilderness are not poor, but they are rich. The point is that those guys are the strongest and only rank sixth, and they are simply a bunch of fat pigs slaughtered casually."

"Hahaha, yes. I heard that the first batch of the Seventh Legion to attack the 'City of Innocence', which one is not a treasure stuffed with ten or eight storage rings"

“.”

The sergeants talked about the Eastern Wilderness, and there was an irrepressible excitement in their tones.

It's like a hungry wolf seeing a flock of sheep.

In the eyes of the people of the Southern Continent, this war is no different from a hunt.

The opponent is too weak, and all that remains is killing and plundering.

Therefore, if you want to go to the Eastern Wilderness to fight now, you have to go a little bit of relationship.

In the corner, a young sergeant wiping a short spear also chatted with everyone.

This is exactly Ji Xun after disguise.

It took a moment for him to once again acquire a perfectly disguised identity.

After spending some money, I got a qualification to go to the Eastern Wilderness.

The news has been almost inquired.

As expected, the ninth-order generalissimo Andrei Drolsky was still on his way.

Now it is the pioneer group that is exploring the way in the Eastern Wilderness.

The drama of war has just begun.

was chatting, and suddenly the melodious rallying horn sound of "woo woo woo" sounded in the distance.

"Ninth Legion, get ready to go!"

"Hahaha, get rich!"

“.”

Ji Xun followed a group of people from the vanguard legion and soon came to the abyss rift.

A huge black sailing ship of more than two hundred meters is moored here.

This is the [Void Battleship] used by the Southern Continent to cross the Void Rift.

It is said that the keel of the ship is forged from the bones of a real high-level dragon.

The entire ship exuded a faint dragon might.

This is one of the reasons why Caterina said before that it is difficult for spies from the Alliance Army to infiltrate.

People who don't have the blood of dragons will easily show their flaws in this ship full of prohibitions.

Ji Xun was already familiar with the work of spies, and he lined up at the back of the long line, waiting to get on the ship as usual.

Looking from afar, you can still see that on the dock, sealed boxes have been carried down.

I didn't use the storage ring, but it was not a large volume, but a treasure with too high a law level like a catastrophic object.

Although the Eastern Wilderness is barren, there are many treasures accumulated in the past three thousand years.

These are all good things that have just been plundered.

In addition to the items, there were also prisoners of war with haggard faces and slave collars around their necks.

Ji Xun sensed the "qi", and they were all official card masters.

Now that the Old World is in short supply of cannon fodder, these high-quality captives have also been transported over as soon as possible.

After queuing for nearly half an hour, it was Ji Xun's turn to get on the boat.

At the intersection of the boarding boat, there are several black-robed mysterious card masters tinkering with crystal balls, seemingly to check for spies.

At present, only two [Void Battleships] have been transported, and the people of the Southern Continent are also very cautious, for fear that someone will sabotage and destroy the ship.

Ji Xun had already known the information, and the people of the Allied army and the Oran royal court had sent dead soldiers to try, but they were unsuccessful.

After observing it, there are really no flaws.

At least to destroy such a keel ship, ordinary explosives will not do.

He didn't panic at all, passed the inspection with great calm, and boarded the warship.

Gravity hangs upside down and sets sail.

The battleship was a behemoth at the docks, but in the mist-filled void cracks, it was getting smaller and smaller, as small as a flat boat that could capsize at any moment.

Ji Xun had crossed the Void Rift many times, but at this moment, looking at the endless and deep space, there was still a shock that was difficult to calm down.

It used to be a cable car, and there was a steel cable to guide the way.

But now this battleship is like a rootless duckweed, and if it is afraid of floating, it will not know where it is going.

In the cabin, the soldiers of the Southern Continent also had an instinctive awe of the void.

Hardly anyone spoke.

Ji Xun looked at the fog outside the window and thought in his heart: "What kind of creatures can survive in the rift?" ”

After hearing the secret of Emperor Lanlingster's body crossing the void rift in the Heights of Rune before, he knew that in this endless dark rift, there seemed to be some terrifying creature that could severely damage the god rank.

And judging from the actions of the Great Emperor, there are some ultimate secrets of this world hidden in the depths of this rift.

Thinking about it, I didn't realize that there was a light in front of me.

The soldiers in the cabin also made a noise.

"Haha, look, the Eastern Wilderness has arrived!"

Ji Xun once again set foot on the land of the Eastern Wilderness.

Downing Street is still lively.

The people of the Southern Continent conquered the Eastern Wilderness to plunder wealth and pleasure, not to destroy the entire civilization.

It just so happens that Downing Street has the most prosperous entertainment industry in the entire Eastern Wilderness.

Some of the newly renovated buildings show some traces of the ravages of the war, while others are no different from the previous ones.

Flowery girls greet passing sergeants enthusiastically in the streets, and the wine in the tavern flows loudly, a scene of drunkenness.

For the girls, it may not make a difference who is in power.

Whether it's the Federation, the Oran Royal Court, or the current Southern Continent Royal Family

It's just a matter of having fun with some men.

Ji Xun had heard before he came that this was already the private property of a certain Duke of Red Dragon.

It is now the gold cave of the Southern Army sergeants.

There were a large number of war slaves in the war.

and those who are less than one shall be treated as hard labor;

Those who could be cannon fodder were sent to the Old World.

There are also some high-quality ones, whether they were nobles or what status they had before, most of them were sent to Downing Street.

On the streets, slave girls were everywhere, led by slave traders with hemp rope and sold on the street.

The flesh and humiliating expression of the white flowers became the more wanton smile on the face of the victor.

Ji Xun had been in the noble circle of Innocence City for a period of time before, walked all the way, and even saw several familiar faces.

What aristocratic wives, young ladies of official families, and noble ladies are mostly of high quality. But now they are all standing naked on the street, waiting to be bought without dignity.

War has always been brutal.

Ji Xun watched and observed.

His Iris Ninth Legion would spend the night in the City of Innocence, a reward for the battle.

Ji Xun didn't contact Katarina's spies.

He won't trust anyone easily now.

What's more, I am very familiar with Downing Street, and I know all kinds of doorways.

After walking around, I heard a lot of news.

In addition to the Innocence City, the army of the Southern Continent has already destroyed several large cities.

However, due to the threat of the Mechanical Titans, and the area of the Eastern Wilderness is too large and there are many cities, the progress of the conquest is not too fast.

It's also a coincidence.

The Ninth Legion was tasked with attacking a military target near Starfall in the southern part of the Federation.

However, the information that Ji Xun knew from Caterina happened to be that a secret military factory of the Song family was there.

The coordinates where Song Can finally sent a distress message were also there.

(End of chapter)