It took Allen three days to return to Stormwind Stronghold. If he wanted to, he could return to the stronghold in a day, but he was not in a hurry. In the past three days, apart from returning, he had swept a few teams and gained a lot of military merits. After returning to the strategy hall, he would hand in the proof of military merits and then move to a bigger house. Maybe he could hire a few guards so that he would not have to worry about being harassed when he thought about his swordsmanship alone and summed up his experience. Dobia had indeed done an extreme job in exchanging military merits. Basically, you could exchange for anything in Stormwind Stronghold. Not to mention guards, you could even hire a small regular army as long as you had enough military merits. Allen naturally had enough in this regard, but he had never thought of hiring an army. After all, gaining military merits was just something he did in the process of sharpening himself. If he had an army by his side, would he still have to do it himself?
This time, he had left the stronghold for nearly ten days. During these ten days, apart from his gains in sword skills, his biggest gain was the mutated core. Something that was worthy of the Burning Legion's Planet Ripper and the King's escort was definitely not simple. He did not know what a mutated core was, but the Abyssal Fire should know. Mitinas was a walking library, and it was a rather ancient one. If he brought this thing back to Agares, perhaps the King would give him an answer.
Therefore, he did not intend to hand over this mutated core.
The battlefield near the stronghold was still raging with flames of war. Allen went around the edge of the battlefield, cleaned up a few teams of miscellaneous soldiers, and then entered the stronghold. People came and went in the stronghold. In addition to the dispatch of the army, the number of hunting powerhouses had increased significantly. As the Misire War heated up, more and more Agares powerhouses rushed to this giant planet. Not only had Dobia's powerhouses arrived, but even many powerhouses from the Specter Kingdom had entered this planet, hoping to make a fortune on the battlefield. Of course, the combat power of the powerhouses who would come to the planetary battlefield was generally very limited. At most, they would be powerhouses who had just stepped into the Dominator level. As for those super experts who had already communicated with the Void Origin Energy, a single planet battlefield was no longer able to attract them. Moreover, such a person would either be a great general in the two empires or a target that some thousand-year-old clans would fight over. The resources they wanted were much more than what a planetary battlefield could provide them.
But for ordinary powerhouses, the contribution exchange offered by Dobia was still very attractive. As one of the surrounding battlefields, the Stormwind Fortress had also gained a lot of hunting experts in recent months. These experts either acted alone or in groups of two or three. However, most of them acted like Zha Gu. With one or two Commander-level experts as the leader and experts of a lower level as support, they formed a military force. This way, the individual would obtain fewer military merits, but it was safer and more stable. Therefore, after Zha Gu's death, two or three more groups emerged.
Allen didn't care much about these things. Most of the changes in the stronghold had been told to him by Milina. Milina was the woman who had been used by Gu Zha to lure Allen into the trap. She herself also had Rank 20 combat strength. However, this kind of combat power was probably no different from cannon fodder on Planet Misil. That was why people like Millina were more likely to work as intelligence agents and prostitutes. Whether it was to obtain intelligence or to enjoy their sexual services, they had to pay contribution points. As long as the Stormwind Fortress hadn't been breached, the rules wouldn't change. Moreover, with the guarantee of Dobia's army, no one would dare renege on their debt.
As for Milina, she was now equivalent to Allen's permanent worker. Allen had already paid her a sum of contribution points. As long as Allen stayed in the stronghold for a day, she would be Allen's woman. She didn't object to providing sexual services to Allen at all. Unfortunately, every time Allen came back, he would either summarize his experience or rest. No matter how Milina tempted him, Allen wasn't moved at all. This was quite a blow to the woman.
When he came out of the strategy hall, Allen's account had another rather long set of contribution points. According to the plan, he had bought a residence that was three times the size of the house he was currently living in. There was a small courtyard that isolated it from the outside world. At the same time, he had also hired four guards. These guards were ordinary hunters. They couldn't earn contribution points on their own, so they had chosen to work as temporary guards for the stronghold. Apart from serving the experts who could afford to hire guards, they would also help the Dobia army maintain order in the stronghold.
These people weren't outstanding, but because they had been recognized by the Dobia army, they represented the army. Thus, no expert would easily make things difficult for these guards. Of course, the Dobia army had strict discipline for these guards to ensure that they wouldn't use their status for personal gain.
Right now, an official from the strategy office was accompanying Allen to see the courtyard. The four guards who had been transferred over along the way joined them. Allen first went back to his original residence. He had wanted to call Milina, but the woman in the house was nowhere to be found. Allen wasn't surprised. Milina wasn't a pet and naturally wouldn't obediently wait for him in the house. In fact, she often ran out and would take on private jobs when Allen went out to battle. Allen turned a blind eye to this. As long as she didn't disturb him, he didn't mind that woman earning as much as she could. There was a reason why a woman like her would come to Planet Misil. In fact, for the lower echelons of the two empires, survival was the most important thing.
Thus, Allen took a few things and then left a note, telling Milina to look for him at his new residence when she returned. After leaving behind an address, Allen closed the door and left.
"Sire, you have a good eye. The location of that private courtyard is really indescribable, and the scenery isn't bad. Of course, there's a war going on here, so there's no scenery to speak of. But the advantage is that it has a good view. You can see the outside of the city with a single glance, and there are even guards there. Think about how you won't have to squeeze into the same courtyard as those rough men when you return from battle. That in itself is a kind of enjoyment and proof of your identity. " The strategy office's contribution exchange officer was spitting saliva everywhere. "If you need them, I can even introduce you to a few women. Their quality is guaranteed to be top-notch, and the fees are reasonable."
"Thanks. I'll let you know if I need anything," Allen said coldly.
When he passed through a long corridor, he saw a few hunters walking towards him. They had been chatting and laughing, but when they saw Allen, they immediately stopped laughing and walked over with their heads lowered. One of them even charged over without dodging, so the two guards frowned and stepped forward to block him. That person could only stop when he saw that they were the fort's guards. He then circled around and shot a malicious glance at Allen.
Allen looked at him indifferently, his eyes suddenly becoming incomparably sharp, like a real sword stabbing into that person's eyes. That person suddenly screamed and covered his face with both hands, blood flowing out of the corner of his eyes. His companions hurriedly helped him away. Provocations like this would happen from time to time, and Allen would never back down. He would always leave these ungrateful fellows with something to remember.
After walking out of the corridor, there was a small plaza outside. Unexpectedly, there were quite a few Hunters gathered here. They were gathered in a group, and in the middle was a stone pillar. There was a woman chained to the stone pillar. Ellen glanced at it unintentionally, but stopped. The reason was simple. It was Milina.
Milina was tied to the stone pillar, her mouth covered with a leather mask. Her hands and feet had been cut open, and the wounds were dripping with thin lines of blood. There were a few more similar wounds around her. It seemed that someone had cut her and let her blood flow out. After the wounds healed, a new one was cut open. Allen immediately grunted. Just as he was about to move, the exchange officer pulled him back. "Sir, is that woman related to you? If not, don't poke your nose into other people's business. I recognize the man over there. His name is Taryn, and he just arrived at the fortress half a month ago. This Taryn's combat strength isn't bad. Even Lord Narius has praised him. Right now, he's the most powerful among the Hunters. "
The exchange officer pointed to a man in the plaza. The male Baltic was covered in heavy armor, and some of the armor was actually attached to his body. It looked like he had put the heavy armor on himself. It was obvious that this fellow was a complete battle maniac. At his feet was a blood-red broadsword with a row of sawteeth on both sides. He was fiddling with a dagger as he looked coldly at Milina on the stone pillar.
"No matter who he is, that woman is one of mine. If he dares to touch my people, I'll ask him who gave him the courage to cause trouble for me. "With that said, Allen headed straight for the plaza.
The four guards revealed looks of fear. After all, they had Dobia's army to protect their lives, but it was hard to guarantee that some vicious experts would not disregard the rules and kill them. It wasn't like something like this hadn't happened before, even though Dobia had sought justice for them afterwards. But the person was already dead, so what was the use of belated justice? In the end, they braced themselves and walked over. Allen had already paid, and if they didn't provide their services, Dobia had a set of punishments for such situations. It wasn't much more comfortable than being killed.
At this moment, a Baltic by the stone pillar sneered with a dagger in hand, intending to bleed Milina again. Just as he raised his hand, a thin cold light suddenly streaked past, and his wrist was severed at the base, falling to the ground along with the dagger. He was stunned for a moment before he clutched his broken wrist and screamed.
Everything happened too quickly, so quickly that the expert called Talon didn't even have time to react. It wasn't until the man with the broken wrist screamed that he suddenly stood up and looked in Allen's direction. He happened to see Allen's posture as he sheathed his sword. At this moment, Allen also looked over, and the two men's gazes sparked in the air. Taryn narrowed his eyes and quietly sat back down.
Ignoring him, Allen strode forward to the stone pillar and asked coldly, "What's going on?"
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