The sun is high

Thunder rarely occurs in Vanen's winter.

But tonight in Cuiqing Harbor, at the moment the meeting ended, loud applause erupted from the ship maintenance workshop.

Although these applauses were ultimately isolated by magic in order to ensure the safety of the meeting, for the entire Van En, this meeting was like a rare thunder in the cold winter. Although it is not enough to shock the whole world now, All the participants, as well as the members who officially joined the "Dawn Club", were full of confidence and determination in what they would do next.

After this important meeting, these people from all over Van En, with different races and identities, will return to their respective regions and fields according to predetermined plans and arrangements to start corresponding work, personnel expansion and association construction. It's just a part of it. At the moment, the most urgent task is to monitor and confront the Black Sun Society and the forces behind it.

As Meyer's important comrade-in-arms and a core member of the Dawn Society, Daswell didn't even have time to say a few words to Meyer. This man with messy hair and unique temperament immediately after the meeting ended, as if he was basically You won't feel tired like a machine, rushing to the next location.

Sally looked at her equally energetic teacher and asked in a low voice: "Where is Mr. Daswell going?"

"The military camp, the military camp outside the Green Harbor."

"ah?"

"Don't be too surprised. It's not the army of the Kingdom of Walter, or to be more precise, it's a 'supernumerary regiment'."

Sally thoughtfully took the document from her teacher, and then handed over a glass of warm water that she had prepared before. After Meyer took a few sips of water and relaxed a little, she asked: "Non-staff corps? Is that possible? Could it be a mercenary group of plateau ogres or mountain elves? Are they also willing to join the Dawn Society?"

"Ha, of course not."

Meyer smiled and shook his head: "Although we are indeed trying to win the support of other races such as goblins and elves, this work is not that easy to do. They are very smart and are not easily persuaded by a few words. They have to get Only by showing some evidence and strength can we really talk to them.”

Meyer put down his water glass and nodded to some familiar faces who were leaving. After they left, he continued to explain to his students: "What Daswell is going to visit is a team that has no regard for the Votel people." Too important a corps, or in other words, a foreign miner corps."

Meyer took out his pocket watch and took a look at it. Then he stood up and said, "We talked as we walked, there is still another place to go..."

"It's already very late, aren't you going to rest?"

"Time is tight, so let's work hard for a few days first!"

Meyer put on his coat and then walked out of the venue with Sally. When Meyer walked out of the workshop gate, several armed guards immediately followed him - they were all Dasvirliu. The members of the Dawn Society who came down to protect Meyer included the elf mage from before. But now, this elf had changed his clothes and covered his pointed ears with a hood. He saw Sally was curious. He observed himself carefully and nodded in a friendly manner.

The group of people walked forward along the road next to the maintenance workshop, and Meyer continued the previous topic: "My motherland, St. Steele, has the best mineral resources among Vann. Similarly, it also We have the best miners in Vann... In the past few hundred years, these workers, like the mines, have been St. Steele's precious resources and property, and Saint Steele has indeed made use of them. In exchange for many benefits.”

The night was very cold, and every word Meyer said would create a faint white mist under the night sky: "The mining of crystal minerals in the Kingdom of Votel has not been particularly smooth, especially for miners, so more than a hundred Years ago, the St. Steele royal family signed a treaty called 'Crystal Ore Transaction and Miner Leasing' with neighboring countries. The essence of the treaty is that St. Steele leases a considerable number of miners to neighboring countries, and This charges a high fee.”

"If you are a miner... why did you become a legion?"

Meyer sighed: "In the beginning, this treaty was indeed strictly observed, and the miners sent to other countries would also receive quite good wages from the Saint Steele royal family, but gradually, Saint Steele The royal family began to adjust the composition of these miners - they intentionally forcibly transferred and dispatched those miners who opposed the royal rule or opposed the St. Steele government. When the dispatch period ended, St. Steele's side Then they refused the return of these people.”

"Isn't this exile?"

"It's even worse than exile, because these people were indeed sent out as miners. According to the agreement, their wages should be provided by St. Steele, and the country that accepts them should guarantee them a normal life. , once it’s time for them to return home, this supply relationship will stagnate.”

Meyer explained: "The situation of this group of miners sent to the Votel Kingdom is relatively better. As you know, the military has a pretty good status here, so those miners who cannot return to their motherland simply stay in the Votel Army." With the help of Fang Fang and some nobles, such a legion was established, and a tradition was formed so that miners sent here in the future would have a place to go if they were unable to return home."

"So, doesn't it mean that we are going to 'poach' people directly from Votel's military?"

"Not to that point."

Meyer smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You know how proud the Votel people are. The concept of nation has taken root in their hearts. Even though the so-called 'Miner Corps' has a large number of people and combat power, They also disdain to use it on the frontal battlefield. Instead, they regard it as a mercenary-like existence... We have been communicating with them for several years. When it is more difficult, Markham, Daswell and others will also We have already reached an agreement to find ways to give them some support, it just depends on the communication now."

Sally's eyes widened: "So, Dawn Society can have an army?"

"Yes, and there are a lot of them."

Meyer's pace slowed down. At this time, everyone had arrived at a huge shipyard. This shipyard was connected to the previous ship repair workshop, and a waterway was even built in the middle for transporting large parts. Now, Shasha Li gradually could smell the unique smell of heavy ordnance.

It was the pungent smell left after a large amount of steel, alchemical potions, and magic crystals were consumed.

Of course, because this is a harbor, there is also the unique salty smell of sea water.

Sally had the impression that the soldiers of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment, including Shuge, were particularly obsessed with this smell. She didn't quite understand the reason, but this time, she actually felt a sense of expectation.

After verifying their identities, the soldiers responsible for guarding the dock moved out of the way. Sally noticed that these soldiers seemed to be from St. Steele. Although they were wearing the standard military uniforms of the Kingdom of Votel, their coats were On the badge, there is a somewhat unique mining pick pattern. It is obvious that they are members of the "Miner Corps" mentioned by Meyer.

After walking into the dock, Sally's eyes were immediately attracted by the huge thing in front of her.

She suddenly realized that what her teacher said on the steam train was actually true.

She saw a warship.

In other words, an armored cruiser that is slightly older but well maintained.

Meyer admired the behemoth in front of him, and then he praised: "She is so beautiful!"

The elf mage who had been accompanying her introduced him: "She retired from the Hain Kingdom a few years ago. At that time, the navy of the Hain Kingdom tried almost every method to replace it with new ships, so at that time That gave us this opportunity.”

"Are you talking about the 'warship auction'?"

"Yes, it sounds ridiculous, but this has indeed solved a lot of problems for the Hain people. At least their current fleet is invincible, and they don't have to spend too much time maintaining such old ships... It just doesn't sit well with international public opinion. "

The elf mage shrugged: "But this ship has wiped out many people's savings. Fortunately, it seems that she is completely worth the price."

Sally asked curiously: "She...what is the name of this cruiser?"

Then an intriguing smile appeared on the face of the elf mage: "It just so happens that her previous name was 'Goddess of Dawn'. Mr. Daswell thought this name was great and there was no need to change it at all."

"'Goddess of Dawn', I like this name, let's call her that from now on!"

…

The darkness faded again.

Xiuge opened his eyes slightly, only to see a faint morning light coming from the horizon. It won't be long before the warm sun will rise.

He looked longingly at the light on the other side, wishing he could carve it into his memory forever.

The still vibrating magic lines in the sky are constantly reminding Xiuge that before long, the warm sunshine will become a precious memory that everyone desires.

After running around all night, the magic rats controlled by the will of the Ernst family actually experienced serious attrition. Although this attrition did not endanger these consciousnesses and the souls themselves, it was enough to prove that in the The night that just passed, the descendants of An Yuan in this area were so ferocious.

"Their hunting desire is too strong, and their numbers are too concentrated. Even the cracks in the walls and pipes are full of them... They almost can't come back."

An Ernst family soul sighed weakly inside the metal disk: "But fortunately, this at least shows that they have not left this neighborhood very much."

"vomit."

The family souls of Countess Alexandra and another woman were retching uncontrollably, and their condition was also not good.

"Ah... Goddess Mel, this is my first time drilling into a sewer pipe. It's really... too dirty."

"Oh Alexandra, you've actually gotten through it a long time ago."

Old General Bernhardt did not save face for the Countess. He joked: "It's just that it took too long and you forgot. I remember that you vomited for a long time when you came back."

"That's enough."

It can be seen that these old guys are trying to appear relaxed and humorous. Some of them even want to tell Shuge two dirty jokes. Obviously, in the eyes of these "elders", Shuge is now His mental state is really bad.

So Xiuge smiled and said to them: "Thank you for your hard work, you should have a good rest... There is still some power essence left, just distribute it among yourself."

After "moving" a large amount of the dark abyss power essence into the cave where the family wills lived, Xiuge slowly stood up and put on his coat.

After walking out of the shelter, the cold wind took away all of Xiuge's sleepiness. He came to the edge of the building and carefully explored downwards, only to see those black and sticky shadows still crawling in many places. With.

Compared with the previous night, the distribution of these descendants of the Dark Abyss has become more concentrated now - they have abandoned the empty streets and moved towards the interior of all the surrounding buildings. This is obviously not a decision they made based on instinct. It comes from the judgment of the subject's will.

"They have focused their search on these buildings, and are also consciously moving towards the upper floors of the buildings... Judging from this situation, the tactics used by the survivors in the city to deal with the descendants of the Dark Abyss in the past I'm afraid the method won't work anymore, and their current behavior pattern is actually more threatening than the so-called 'death wave' in the past."

Xiuge felt the nearby magic that had become turbid due to the activities of An Yuan's descendants, then turned around and snapped his fingers towards the position behind him.

Following his move, a cluster of roots of destiny that had always been hidden appeared immediately. At the same time, the illusion that enveloped the top of the building began to slowly dissipate. Then, the leader of the cluster of roots He immediately began to report his findings to Xiuge.

"Master, these defective products... they can indeed be deceived. Just last night, they have searched your place several times, but they have never been able to find any trace of you. According to your instructions, I will wait for you. Several...experiments were conducted on them."

At this point, Destiny Root paused for a moment: "I'm sorry, Master, this word is very interesting, and everyone in the tribe likes it."

Then they continued: "In these defective products, we found that although they are indeed trying to make themselves more perfect, in fact, they have abandoned many of their original instincts in the process."

"Tell me more specifically."

"According to your previous order, the tribe deliberately left some omissions in the illusion they created. These omissions are very obvious and can be easily discovered with their perception."

Xiuge raised his eyebrows: "But they ignored it in the end?"

"Yes, it seems that these defective products will now prefer to use sight, hearing and smell... I think they should regard this preference as a symbol of their growth."