Cataclysm King

Chapter 339 Go to the Eastern Wasteland again

 The situation deduced by Ji Xun is actually similar to Katarina's idea.

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

However, batch forging of mechanical armor requires large-scale high-precision factories and drawings.

 Most of these two key resources are now in the Eastern Wasteland.

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

Given the current situation of the Oran royal family, no matter how many times Ji Xun deduced the situation, he could not see that they had any chance of winning.

What's more, a king who can sacrifice everyone to contribute the Law of Fear to himself, Ji Xun doesn't think he can win the war with the Donghuang Card Master.

Ji Xun is not interested in who is in power, he just doesn’t like it.

Now that the vanguard army of the Red Dragon Kingdom has crossed the void rift, the battlefield frontline is on the eastern continent. Ji Xun originally planned to go and see the situation.

 Katrina talked about Song Can's situation, which gave her an additional plan.

After a crisp clink of glasses, Catalina suddenly asked: "Ji Xun, do you know why I want to be the 'Commander of the Allied Forces'?"

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

After pondering for a moment, Catalina spoke at a slightly lazy pace: "Two hundred years ago, our ancestors captured Dragon City, and the five major families and a group of rebel backbones jointly signed the "Federal Equality Declaration" , created the New Federation. At that time, everyone wanted to create a Cardmaster civilization with equal freedom, no oppression and exploitation, no slaves and nobility."

As soon as these words came out, a picture appeared in Ji Xun's mind: at a grand birthday party, a childish little girl wearing a princess dress waved her pink fists and looked like an adult, saying this in front of many people He realized his dream and made everyone laugh.

Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.

The words are full of ambition, but they make people feel a sense of greatness in moving forward with a heavy burden.

Unconsciously, there were already a pile of empty wine bottles.

 The relationship between the two seems to have always been like this, with mutual respect and harmony.

Catalina raised her glass, took a sip of wine, and continued: "When I was very young, I liked to look through the archives and manuscripts in the study room at home. It's strange to say that at that time I could clearly understand I can really feel the passion that our ancestors poured on those scrolls, as well as the great aspirations written between the lines."

She glanced at Ji Xun, a hint of drunkenness appeared on her eyebrows, and added: "You were the first to hear it."

 Outsiders would never have guessed that top-secret plans related to the direction of the future war were settled in the chat between the two.

 A flash of coldness flashed across Catalina's eyes: "Because... I want to be in power. Only with enough power can I do what I want to do."

 It is said to be an ideal, to a certain extent, this is destiny.

 The environment in which some people are born is destined to be extraordinary.

Katrina didn't answer in a hurry.

 It is a friend, a close acquaintance, and a partner.

Of course Ji Xun doesn't mind this kind of openness between friends.

Catalina smiled with satisfaction at the attitude of the only audience.

 The atmosphere of the chat was very relaxed.

ˆ “.”

Also, I haven’t seen an old friend who is studying at the Federal Mechanical College for a long time.

Ji Xun also noticed that Catalina really seemed to want to drink.

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun with a slight curve on her lips: "Can you imagine? When I was five or six years old at that time, I had a strong desire to become a federal senator and then build a nation of ancestors. Our ideal country. At that time, I mentioned this 'great ideal' in my sixth birthday wish. I remember clearly that my grandfather smiled and said to me at that time, don't speak out your dreams or they won't work. From then on , I never told outsiders again.”

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

Katrina only wore a white shirt on her upper body, with two buttons unbuttoned at the collar. Her slender white neck and large areas of skin were exposed to the air.

 One drink after another, and I drank a lot.

Her skin was originally extremely fair, but now it was tainted by the alcohol, and there was a faint blush from her neck to her cheeks, and her eyes were blurred.

 It means chatting, asking for help, and talking about cooperation.

 From his current perspective, he sees the world completely differently.

Ji Xun was not surprised when he heard this and waited for the next words: "Oh?"

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

 It is not easy to be a commander in wartime.

 Furthermore, I had discussed the situation with Aragorn before, and the rebel dragon army also had some plans that they needed help from.

 She seemed to be suppressing a lot of emotions in her heart. Only when she saw her friend Ji Xun could she say something that she couldn't say to others.

Katrina said about Song Can, in addition to being friends with Ji Xun, she also wanted Ji Xun's help to see if she could figure out the "Titan Mechanical Blueprint" issue.

It was this moment of being stunned that Catalina caught, and through her drunkenness, she showed a touch of playfulness she had never seen before: "You won't make fun of me, will you?"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun had a slight smile on his lips and said, "It's my pleasure~"

Ji Xun and Catalina are already very familiar with each other, and there is no need to mince words when talking to each other.

 The average person’s home study room does not have those precious historical archives.

 Then the smile faded and the conversation changed.

She continued: "As I grew up, I gradually discovered that the Federation I saw was completely different from the ideal civilization of our ancestors. Power has become a catalyst that corrodes people's hearts and a tool for competing for interests. What is discussed in the Federal Parliament is not for The efforts for the progress of human civilization are full of intrigues and intrigues in the distribution of interests. They are like rotten and bloated monsters sitting on the seats of members, maintaining their wealth and dignity by sucking the blood of the civilian class."

“I knew then that the current federal system was rotten.”

“But because the power of the five major councilor families is deeply rooted, the relationship between the aristocracy is intricate and has become a completely unshakable bundle of interests. Even if I take control of the Lionheart Family, nothing can be changed.”

"Then the Old Continent was discovered, and I knew the opportunity had come. Originally, I wanted to join forces with the Oran remnants to shake up the structure of the Council. Unexpectedly, the Oran royal family has been in exile for two hundred years, and its heritage is still immeasurable and its ambitions are great. .What’s worse is that people from the Southern Continent appear.”

ˆ “.”

 This is what happens next.

Katrina didn’t say any more.

But she added one last sentence: "But I have no intention of giving up. The world has never given stability to humans. Harsh environments will only give birth to stronger and tougher people."

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

"Um!"

Ji Xun also nodded in approval.

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

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

At that time, he saw Catalina standing like a lion on top of the five members of the Federal Assembly, looking domineering.

I see.

After Catalina finished speaking, she seemed to have exhaled a breath of turbidity in her heart. She was confused for a moment, and then chuckled: "Actually, I am also troubled sometimes. Like that time, when I was frustrated in the Hong Tower of Innocence City, at that time I I even doubted whether my abilities could support my ideals. It wasn’t until later, when I met a guy who told me that I was not a caged bird, that I made up my mind to take the Hero Trial. After that, a lot of things happened.”

As he spoke, he flicked the treasured [Golden Coin of Destiny] and made a buzzing sound.

The glint in her eyes seemed to be recalling those scenes, and several important turns of fate occurred after that change of mood.

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun chuckled as he listened.

　　I brought this girl to the roof to blow in the wind. Did it have such a big impact?

 We talked a lot without realizing it.

 Have enough food and wine.

After Catalina finished talking about her story, she looked at Ji Xun, raised her glass and said, "Next time if we are both still alive, it's your turn to treat me to a drink."

Ji Xun said cheerfully: "Okay!"

 A few days later.

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

 The current wharf is only densely populated with military camps.

The main tent of the military camp hangs a military flag with a pattern of purple fleurs-de-lis and golden spears.

This is the flag of the "Iris Legion", one of the Red Dragon King's flagship legions.

There is a row of red-roofed tents outside the military camp.

This is the headquarters of the Iris Ninth Legion.

They are also a vanguard group that is about to leave for the Eastern Wasteland.

 In the tent, a group of heavily armed soldiers were sorting out their equipment and chatting.

"Oh, Lao Luo, you've made a fortune this time. You've got a hunting quota from the Pioneer Corps, and you won't have to worry about anything for the rest of your life after you come back."

 “How can we make a fortune? I haven’t even figured out what will happen when I go to the Eastern Wasteland. I’ve spent all my family’s money on it.”

"Ten thousand gold coins are exchanged for a spot, and you can have some fun. If you don't want to go, give it to me and I'll pay 13,000 gold coins!"

"Hey, you can find excuses not to go to fight in other places, but you have to spend money to attack the Eastern Barren!" "You just came here and you don't know. Although the laws of the Eastern Barren are poor, it has mineral resources. Rich. The nobles of the Eastern Wasteland are not poor, but extremely rich. The key is that the strongest of those guys are only at level 6, they are just a bunch of fat pigs slaughtered at will."

“Hahaha, yes. I heard that the first batch of the Seventh Legion to invade the ‘Innocence City’ had ten or eight storage rings stuffed in it.”

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The sergeants talked about Donghuang with uncontrollable excitement in their voices.

 Like a hungry wolf seeing a flock of sheep.

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

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

 Because of this, if you want to go to the Eastern Wasteland to fight, you still need to have some connections.

In the corner, a young sergeant cleaning his short spear was also chatting animatedly with everyone.

This is Ji Xun in disguise.

 It took him a while, but he once again had a perfect disguise.

 Spent some more money and obtained the qualification to go to the Eastern Wasteland.

 The news has almost been gathered.

As expected, the ninth-level Grand Marshal Andrei Drolsky is still on the way.

　　Now the vanguard group is exploring the road in the Eastern Wasteland.

 The drama of the war has just begun.

While we were chatting, suddenly the melodious rallying horn sound of "woo woo woo" sounded in the distance.

“The Ninth Legion, get ready to leave!”

 “Hahaha, let’s get rich!”

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun followed a group of pioneers and quickly arrived at the abyss fissure.

There is a huge black sailboat over 200 meters 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 whole ship exuded a faint dragon power.

This is also one of the reasons why Catalina said before that it is difficult for Alliance spies to infiltrate.

 Those who do not have the blood of dragons will easily show their flaws on this ship with many restrictions.

Ji Xun was already familiar with the work of a spy. He lined up behind the long queue, waiting to board the ship with a normal expression.

Looking from a distance, you can still see sealed boxes being carried down one by one on the pier.

 There is no storage ring installed, not because it is large in size, but because it contains treasures that are too high-level in terms of laws, such as catastrophic objects.

Although the Eastern Wasteland is barren, it has a lot of treasures accumulated over three thousand years.

These are all good things that were just looted.

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

Ji Xun felt the "qi" and found that they were all official card masters.

Now that cannon fodder is scarce in the Old Continent, these high-quality prisoners were also transported over as soon as possible.

 After queuing for nearly half an hour, it was Ji Xun’s turn to board the boat.

At the intersection of boarding the ship, there were several mysterious card masters in black robes playing with crystal balls, seemingly looking for spies.

Only two of this kind of [Void Battleships] have been transported so far, and the people in the Southern Continent are also very cautious, fearing that someone will destroy the ship.

Ji Xun has known the information for a long time. The Allies and the people from the Oran Royal Court have sent dead soldiers to try, but without success.

 After observing it, there is indeed no flaw.

 At least if you want to destroy this kind of keel boat, ordinary explosives will not work.

 He was not at all panicked, passed the inspection calmly throughout the whole process, and boarded the warship.

 Hang upside down due to gravity, set sail.

The battleship was a huge thing at the dock, but in the misty rift in the void, it became smaller and smaller, as small as a small boat that could capsize at any time.

Ji Xun has crossed the rift in the void many times, but looking at the endless and deep space at this moment, he still feels a kind of shock that is hard to calm down.

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

 But now this battleship is like a rootless duckweed, afraid that it is floating without knowing 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 creature can survive in the crack?"

After hearing the secret of Emperor Lanlingst's physical body crossing the void rift in the Rune Highlands before, he knew that in this endless dark rift, there seemed to be some terrifying creature that could severely damage the **** level.

And judging from the behavior of the great emperor, there are still some ultimate secrets of this world hidden deep in this crack.

As I was thinking about it, a light suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

 The soldiers in the cabin also made a noise.

 “Haha, look, Donghuang is here!”

Ji Xun once again set foot on the land of Donghuang.

Downing Street is still bustling.

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

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

Some newly built buildings can show some traces of the devastation caused by the war, but others are no different from before.

The gorgeous girls warmly greeted the passing sergeants on the street, and the wine in the tavern was flowing loudly, creating a scene of intoxication and wealth.

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

Be it the Federation, the Royal Court of Oran, or the current royal family of the Southern Continent

 Just change some men to have fun.

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

　　Now it is a gold-burning cave for the soldiers of the Southern Continent.

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

Those who are worse off will be forced to do hard labor;

 Those who could be used as cannon fodder were all sent to the Old Continent.

There are also some good-looking people, regardless of their former aristocracy or status, most of them are sent to Downing Street.

On the streets, you can see naked female slaves everywhere, being led by slave traders with hemp ropes and sold on the streets.

 The white flesh and humiliated expression became an increasingly wanton smile on the face of the victor.

Ji Xun had spent some time in the aristocratic circle of Innocence City before. Along the way, he even saw several familiar faces.

Aristocratic ladies, ladies from official families, and aristocratic female concubines are all of good looks. But now they are all standing naked on the street, waiting without dignity to be bought.

 War is always cruel.

Ji Xun watched and observed.

 His Iris Ninth Legion will stay in Innocence City for one night, which is a reward before the battle.

Ji Xun did not contact Catalina’s intelligence personnel.

 He will not trust anyone easily now.

Not to mention that I am very familiar with Downing Street and know all the ways.

 Walking around, I got a lot of news.

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

However, due to the threat of the Mechanical Titan and the fact that the area of ​​the Eastern Wasteland is too large and there are many cities, the progress of the conquest is not too fast.

　　It is also very coincidental.

The mission the Ninth Legion received this time was to conduct a surprise attack on a military target near Starfall City in the southern part of the Federation.

Unexpectedly, the information Ji Xun learned from Catalina happened to be that a secret military factory of the Song family was located there.

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

 (End of this chapter)