"A little higher, that's right, a little higher."
The construction site was busy during the day. Scaffolding had been set up on the foundations of the steel mill and the weapons workshop. Workers were moving pieces of polished square stone to the foundations and starting to build walls. In terms of progress, it was slightly faster than Allen had expected, thanks to the high enthusiasm of the workers. Under Allen's governance, the number of jobs in Storm City had increased significantly, which was good news for the civilians.
Due to the increase in workload, Storm City recruited workers from all the civilians in the territory, causing people from several small towns in the territory to rush to Storm City.
Apart from the steel mill and the weapons workshop, in the south of Storm City, a temple that had been abandoned for a long time was being rebuilt. The temple originally worshipped the God of Harvest. However, in the past decade, because Storm City had made military power its main development goal, the God of Harvest, which was related to agriculture, had been neglected and had declined day by day. Now, all that was left was a dilapidated shrine and a few old God Priests.
After Allen met them a few times, the temple had a chance to be rebuilt. The rebuilt temple will become a church, a place where Father Miro preaches. Not long ago, Father Miro also began to move. He played Vera's trump card. After Vera tried her best and made accurate predictions about a few merchants in Sur City, even in Storm City, there were some sporadic rumors about Vera and the Christian Church.
When the time was right, Allen would join forces with Edward to support Father Miro's church as the two City Lords, thereby expanding the initial influence of the church.
After the citizens of Sur City and Storm City were reformed into believers, it would be time for the Church to infiltrate other parts of the empire.
"Lord Allen, Lord Edward has arrived."
When he returned to the City Lord's Mansion from the construction site, a guard reported. A moment later, Allen met Edward in the study. This time, there was also a young man with Edward. He looked to be only twenty-five or six years old. He wore suitable clothes and had a strong scholarly temperament.
"This is Mr. Charlie, my new clerk and assistant." Edward introduced. From his tone, it seemed that he intended to nurture this man, otherwise he would not have brought him to see Allen.
"Good afternoon, Lord Allen." Charlie saluted Allen. His etiquette was impeccable. This was not something that could be cultivated overnight. It could be seen that this Charlie had a good background.
After a brief conversation, Edward gave Charlie a look, and the latter took his leave, leaving the space for the two of them. After Charlie left, Edward said, "I heard that you want to organize an expedition?"
"You're quite well-informed." Allen frowned and said, "Don't tell me you came here specifically because of this?"
"I can't say it was intentional. But other than bringing Charlie to meet you, I do plan to join your expedition. "Edward shrugged." I'm getting rusty after being buried in documents all day. Plus, the affairs of Sur City aren't as complicated as before, so I can get away and do something else. "
"It wouldn't be good if even you left. After all, the two City Lords were suddenly gone. God knows if the Black Iron Castle would have any strange ideas." Allen said.
"It doesn't matter. As long as outsiders don't know that we're not here at the same time. You can leave this to me. "
"Alright, looks like you're going."
"Of course." Edward gestured, "So, what's our goal?"
"A former base of Adahua Planet." Allen walked to the table and handed the information Lucy had deciphered from the Box of Fraud to Edward.
After scanning it, Edward said in surprise, "So we're not the first visitors to this planet. It seems that this planet was once Adahua Planet's experimental ground."
"And there are many secrets hidden on this planet. For example, humans. You've been to many planets, so you should know how low the chances of encountering the same kind of life in different star systems are in the universe. " Allen said, "And as far as I know, humans are not the only intelligent beings on this planet. There are also beings called mutants."
"These secrets don't have much to do with us. Anyway, as we learn more about this planet, some of the secrets will be unearthed by us one day. But now, it was necessary to explore this Adahua Planet base. Let's not talk about anything else, just the value of the base's communication system is enough for us to gamble. " Edward shook the information in his hand and said, "At the very least, I see hope of re-establishing contact with Earth."
"Lucy said the same thing as you."
"There's also this so-called Empress, assuming it's a biological weapon. If we find a way to control it, our strength will increase by a few points. "
Allen said solemnly, "We have to be as cautious as possible about this." You've already seen the demons in the legends of the Baymonds. From the ciphertext that Lucy deciphered, the Empress is the culprit behind the mutation in life. If its cells possess some kind of infectivity, I think it's too difficult to control it. Otherwise, why did Adahua Planet still fail with the power it wielded? "
"Furthermore, we don't know how long this base has existed. To be exact, the life of the Empress might already be dead. Even biological weapons have a limited lifespan. That's not a mechanical body like the Silver Winged Runner. "
"No matter what, we'll know when we find the base. I doubt if we can find this base. After all, it's been so long. I believe that the terrain of the past has changed. The chances of finding it won't be too high. "
The two of them discussed the details of the expedition before splitting up to prepare. Allen was in charge of selecting the candidates for the expedition, while Edward prepared the necessary tools.
In terms of candidates, Allen, Lucy, and Edward were naturally on the list. Apart from them, Roy and Bloy needed to manage and train the army, so they would definitely not be able to get away. Adele, on the other hand, was preparing her private fundraising plan and could not go. As a result, only Regis, Belmore, and the two brothers Tang Ji and Tang Mo were able to go together.
After confirming the list, Edward spent a day preparing the necessary tools. Early the next morning, a team quietly left Storm City. Allen and the others disguised themselves as adventurers, each wearing a cloak that covered their faces, carrying guns and other common weapons and tools on their backs. There was also a cloth bag tied to Lucy's horse. Inside were dozens of fire lightning bolts.
Fire lightning was far less powerful than hand grenades, but in this world that lacked modern weapons production technology, the girl could only make do with it. Everyone had high hopes for the Adahua Planet base in the Wilderness Highlands. For the members of the hunting squad, it meant a chance to reestablish contact with Earth. Once they reconnected with Earth, they wouldn't have to be lost forever in the universe.
For Allen, it was even more significant. Re-establishing contact with Earth meant receiving support from the clan. In that case, talent, technology, and even magical weapon technology could be introduced to this planet. At that time, Allen's strength would increase by leaps and bounds, and the expansion of his power would increase exponentially. Expanding territory and power meant that Allen could repay the clan in a certain proportion.
This planet was vast and resource-rich, and it was bound to exceed Allen's expectations. Not to mention far away, just the Thames Silver Mine under Storm City's control would be able to continuously generate income for Bescot for the next ten years. And this was still the wealth in Allen's territory. God knew what treasures awaited him as his forces expanded in the future.
Therefore, among everyone, it could be said that Allen was looking forward to the base the most. If everything went well, the base would be an important turning point in his entire expedition.
Walking on the Bloodstone Wasteland, one could see many more merchants coming and going than before. With the eradication of Dick's father's gang, Black Iron Castle and Storm City began to set up military stations on the Bloodstone Wasteland. The small groups of bandits on the wasteland no longer had room to survive. They had no choice but to leave the wasteland and find another place. Otherwise, they would only be completely annihilated by the two cities that had reached a temporary agreement.
As a result, the wasteland ushered in a period of stability that had never existed before. Caravans could freely travel between several cities and Purple Roland Harbor, and with the increase in commercial activity, this border area would become increasingly prosperous. At least until the relationship between Allen and Sharon deteriorated, the border area would only become more and more lively.
After passing through the Wind Erosion Canyon, he bypassed Purple Roland Harbor. A week after leaving Storm City, the Wilderness Highlands were gradually in sight. Riding on a warhorse, Allen could feel the terrain rising, and the horses were no longer as relaxed and fast as they had been a few days ago. In some places with large slopes, Allen and the others even had to dismount to lead the horses over the hillside.
When the yellowish-brown rocky ground was gradually replaced by towering pines and fir trees, and when the vegetation on the ground became denser and denser, finally entering a large primeval forest, Allen knew that his group had entered the Wilderness Highlands. The Wilderness Highlands were filled with forests, dangerous cliffs, dangerous caves, and even bottomless cracks. At the same time, this was also a barbaric area that the empire's constitution could not pass through.
There were no roads in the Wilderness Highlands, so the merchants of Purple Roland Harbor would rather take a longer detour and travel to Ark Harbor by water. He was also unwilling to take the risk of entering the Wilderness Highlands, because this was the world of ferocious beasts and thugs. In this impassable area, no matter what happened, it was not surprising. Even adventurers rarely entered the Wilderness Highlands, even though there were rumors of ancient ruins in this highlands a long time ago.
For Allen and the others, this was the first time they had entered the Wilderness Highlands. Everything was new to them. Here, they saw a landscape that was even more majestic than the Ash Mountains, even taller trees, as well as countless creatures that they couldn't name.
This highland was like a natural gene pool. Allen even considered that if he could reestablish contact with Earth, he could hire a team of hunters to hunt the creatures in the highlands and sell them to the Federation's Biological Research Center. It would also be a huge fortune!
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