"It's ridiculous!"

A fist landed on the table, and the poor table jumped to the ground. The smooth surface of the table reflects the appearance of a short-haired officer. He said angrily: "General, you want to receive our Phoenix City with just one email. Although Augustus is one of the giants of the Dark Council, this kind of behavior is too arrogant, isn't it?"

In the office, an old man has his back to a middle-aged officer. He has silver hair, and his eyes, which used to be quite sharp, have become a little tired, and even his usual upright posture has become a little more rickety. The founder of Phoenix City, General Morgan, sighed and said, "The Augustus family was one of the builders of the Dark Council that day, and their family force 'Fallen Angels' was not much worse than the Scarlet Knights on the surface of the Council. Among the wealthy families of the Parliament, Augustus has always been considered the first in force, and to be able to possess such armaments, it is naturally the support of Speaker Oglok behind him, who has cultivated this family into a strength under the surface of the Parliament. Now they also represent the will of the council, so they do have the qualifications to be arrogant. ”

The middle-aged officer stood up, he was the George who had some friendship with Zero that day: "But General, this city is the hard work of you and everyone for many years." Shall we just give it to the House of Augustus without doing anything?"

"Then what else do you think I can do, George?" General Morgan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This time the Dark Council and Valhalla suddenly declared war, although Ogullock claimed that Valhalla attacked their city first. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a rhetoric of the great speaker. After all, the Dark Council has been dormant long enough that Ogllock can't stand the loneliness. They want to expand as much as they can, and you see, the cities north of the coastline are now all part of his council, do you think they will be able to accommodate us just across the Grim Reaper's Ridge?"

"No, Oglok's ambitions don't stop at the northern city. He wants to annex the entire coastline, then launch a westward invasion, wipe Valhalla off the map, and turn the entire continent of Middle-earth into his Oglok backyard. There is no doubt that this is a madman. And the point is, he has that strength. General Morgan shook his head and said, "Oglock is playing a big game, and there will only be him and Valhalla on the chessboard, and as for the rest, the Dark Council is clearing the game, isn't it?"

"I can understand your feelings, George. But I can't help but think about it for more people, although Phoenix has an army and weapons. Not to mention the Parliament, we can't even beat the Augustus. If you refuse, what are the consequences, I believe you know better than me. Do you want to see Phoenix in ruins before the war between the council and Valhalla really starts?"

George finally lowered his head, his eyes full of humiliation: "I see, General. ”

At this moment, the phone rang in the office. George answered for the general, and after a moment he looked up and said, "The men of the House of Augustus will arrive in half an hour." ”

"Well, let's go meet the new owner of the city. General Morgan said with great emotion, his expression silent.

A huge convoy was coming along the highway in the direction of Phoenix, passing through the ruins of Morin City. The mutant beasts hiding in the ruins have all hidden, and even the living corpses that usually wander are lying in the shadows or corners of the ruins, not daring to move. This was because the convoy exuded an aura that terrified these mutant creatures, a strong murderous aura that would only be emitted by the gathering of a large number of regular soldiers. What's more, there are still many capable people's breaths in this convoy, and several of them make these mutant creatures faint directly as soon as they come into contact.

It can be seen that the convoy is mostly composed of transport vehicles, which are full of heavily armed soldiers. The warriors were uniformly dressed in black tactical suits, which were protected by soft armor on the shoulders, chest, and knees. On the left breastplate there was a coat of arms of a winged angel, which was the mark of the "fallen angel" of the Augustus family's armed forces.

In addition to the transporters, at the front and tail of the convoy were armoured fighting vehicles and artillery tanks, totaling more than fifty units. And in Phoenix, which is located in Xiangshang, where the convoy is traveling, they can't take out ten planes. What's more, in addition to these tanks, there are also several long trailers pulling strips of bright red containers, and inside are neatly arranged power armor, which is the real battlefield firepower of the Augustus family, as for the armored vehicles and tanks, they have become decorations.

Behind the vans are several silver medical carts, each of which is an operating theatre with tools that can perform the most complex surgeries. Of course, they are not intended for soldiers, and only those important people are eligible to use these medical vehicles. As for the medical vans, there is also a special fleet of vehicles, which have different functions, but can basically be seen as mobile laboratories. It was the Augustus' own research team, and their research was mainly in the field of alien organisms. As a result of this war, the Augustus family will use Phoenix as a base to advance westward, passing through a lot of wilderness and ruins, and even crossing a desert, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity for researchers to collect specimens, so they also came with the group.

The convoy stretched for hundreds of meters, and in front of it was a black sedan from the old era. It's just that the sedan has been modified, so that its performance is no worse than that of an off-road locomotive. How strange it looked that the car was supposed to be driving on the road of a big city, but now it was running through the wilderness. But as long as you know that now there are the two young masters of Augustus sitting in the car, you can probably understand that it will appear here.

In the car, Rhine looked at the man in front of him who was a few years older than him. He has a face very similar to Rhine, but the bearing between the corners of his eyebrows is condensed, and his expression is solemn, but he is much more mature than Rhine, and has a bit of the shadow of Rhine's father Leo.

Rhine remembers that when he was younger, he had long blond hair. But when he joined the family at the age of 15 and became a low-ranking soldier, he cut his long hair to his current shape, and this hairstyle has been maintained for more than 10 years now. For ten years, every time I saw him, the length of each of his hair strands had almost never changed, and the precision was terrifying.

He wears a well-cut slim-fitting suit that is cut to the finish by hand. With the straight lines and just the right amount of embellishment, wearing him is a complete portrayal of nobility. He was holding an old-time book, Pride and Prejudice, which was very old and the cover was missing a small corner. Originally, in this era, what could be easier than holding a tablet brain to read books? But he still insisted on the habit of reading paper books, and this habit itself explained his identity from another side. After all, those who are tired of running around for a living don't have much leisure to read with a book in their hands like him.

If it weren't for the kind of fierce air that a soldier always exudes inadvertently with a certain movement, then he would look more like a noble son or a businessman. And he is indeed the successor of Augustus, who has gone from a low-ranking soldier to his current position step by step in ten years, becoming the youngest general in the history of the Fallen Angels - Hart Augustus!

At the same time, he is also Rhine's eldest brother.

"Even though we haven't seen each other for several years, I'll be embarrassed if you're always staring at my eldest brother like this, my dear brother. Closing the book, Hart looked at his brother and smiled.

"I'm just looking to see when you're fully becoming a father. Rhine snorted and said, "Big brother, don't you think you've imitated your father too much over the years? You drink the same coffee, although you don't like sugar in coffee." Wear the same style of clothing, and even read the same books. Even the way you look now is almost no different from when your father was young, no wonder people outside call you the young golden lion. ”

Hart's smile remained unchanged and he said, "Is there anything wrong with that? My father will always be my target and idol in my heart, and my wish since childhood is to be a man like him." ”

"Of course it's good. Rhine nodded and said, "In this way, with you supporting the whole family, I can be lazy." ”

"You're still the same as before. Hart shook his head helplessly, and said, "But it's unexpected, the Blood Rider will let you go back to the family to help." Otherwise, we two brothers wouldn't be able to sit together now. ”

"Do you think the Blood Riders are so generous? It's just that our family is now at the vanguard of the council, and they're just doing a favor. Rhine said disapprehantly.

"Anyway, this time we two brothers can fight side by side together. It's good, it's really good. ”

"No, big brother, I'm here for a vacation. The task you've given me better be easier. ”

"You want to be beautiful"

After making a few jokes, Rhine frowned: "At the last parliament, I didn't know that Weishenme's father, who has always been low-key, wanted to take over the job of striker. This is too far from his usual style, not to mention that the battle on the front line is not easy at all, and I don't know how many people will never return home after this war. ”

Hart smiled faintly: "Rhine, your Liliang is beyond doubt. But as my father said, you can be a brave general, but you are not a qualified politician. My father is not low-key, but he has never had a chance. This time the council went to war against Valhalla, and my father just seized the opportunity to show it for a while. The striker's job is certainly not easy, but as a result, he has received a lot of resources from the council. And more importantly, this is an opportunity to expand the strength of the family, how could my father let it go easily, he has always seen it very accurately. ”

"Take Phoenix, where we are about to arrive, even though we are using Phoenix as a front-line stronghold in the name of the Council. But after this war, whose name do you think Phoenix will write down? It won't be the Dark Council, it won't be Oglock, it's just us Augustus. Hart looked out the window and could already see the outline of a city in the distance: "War brings destruction, and at the same time, war brings opportunity. Unlimited opportunities, my dear brother!"