Cataclysm King

Two days later.

A certain hill fifty kilometers away from the outskirts of Tailong Machinery City.

The three figures disappeared in the darkness, carefully observing the war camp that stretched for more than ten kilometers in the distance.

The camp was lit up by bonfires, and various war flags with dragon patterns were flying on the tops of large and small tents.

That is the base camp of the 400,000 legion in the southern continent.

From time to time, dragons with huge fleshy wings flew by in the sky, and dragon roars and strong winds roared past.

"The one flying in the sky is the 'Pterodactyl'. Its night vision ability is comparable to that of a thermal imager. It can easily detect traces of human activities within a radius of several kilometers in the sky."

"Also, the investigation team is usually equipped with 'corrupt dragonborn', and those guys have a very keen sense of smell. Moreover, the investigation team is a joint defense system. Once one of the teams is killed, it will be noticed immediately. So there is a risk of sneaking in. It’s huge.”

"The Southern Continent Army has now blocked Tailong Machinery City, and the risk of entry and exit is extremely high. Judging from the intelligence, it should be completed in the next few days, and a general attack will be launched within seven days at the latest."

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Ji Xun had been in the Southern Continent Army for a short time and was very familiar with the legion's organization.

The Iris Legion in front of them is the elite of the direct lineage of the Red Dragon Royal Family, and its personnel and equipment are all high-end.

Although it is far from enough for an army of 400,000 to completely surround the huge city of Tailong.

But in fact, countless reconnaissance teams have surrounded the city.

After carefully observing the various flags on the camp, Ji Xun added: "And what is certain now is that at least two eighth-level marshal-level masters have arrived. It is already clear that the deputy commander of the Iris Legion "Fire Demon" Ferunde, and "Iron Wing" Paris of the Iron Wings Legion. More than a dozen legion commanders and deputy legion commanders are also veteran seventh-level powerhouses. Once exposed, there is almost no chance of escape."

Qin Ru, who was beside him, nodded seriously as he listened and said, "Yes."

The strength of the army assembled on Nanda Road has reached a point where it sounds like there is no chance of winning.

At the same time, she was really impressed by Ji Xun's intelligence ability.

Because almost all of the Southern Continent's armies are Dragonborn, it is very difficult for spies to infiltrate, so the acquisition of intelligence is also very limited.

But he never expected that Ji Xun would tell all the conditions of the camps in the distance like a treasure trove.

He also clearly analyzed the situations that he might encounter next.

Qin Ru felt that if she really wanted to do it alone, she really planned to sneak in all the way.

If it doesn't work, force the card through.

Now it seems that the risk is extremely high.

Dong Qi on the side also said: "Then how are we going to enter the city now?"

Ji Xun looked at the sky in the distance and said, "Wait."

Upon hearing this, both Dong Qi and Qin Rusu cast doubtful glances.

Ji Xun added: "Wait for the bombardment."

Coincidentally, at this moment, there was a thunderous explosion.

Suddenly, a burst of exaggerated and muffled thunderous noises sounded from the horizon like "boom, boom, boom".

In the blink of an eye, Ji Xun and the others saw patches of blue light barriers appearing in the sky above the Nanda Road military camp in the distance.

Looking closely, one cannonball hit the barrier, causing ripples.

The shells rained down.

People in the southern continent seemed to be used to it, and they all hid in the area covered by the barrier.

This was the opportunity Ji Xun was waiting for.

He looked stern, and then said: "Let's go now!"

As soon as the words fell, the three people quickly rushed into the temporary chaos caused by the roaring artillery fire.

The three of them had just run far away when a cannonball suddenly landed a hundred meters away, blasting a large hole dozens of meters in diameter.

Don't expect any accuracy from artillery fifty kilometers away. It only provides one fire coverage.

Ji Xun had obtained detailed information on the front lines of the battlefield before he came.

He knew how many bombardments there were every day in Tailong Machinery City.

Hundreds of thousands of artillery shells will fall on the military camps in the Southern Continent every day.

In the center of the crater is an enchanted warhead.

Magic energy artillery only has considerable lethality within a certain distance. The farther the distance, the greater the energy attenuation.

Ultra-long-range artillery like this is usually a conventional projectile artillery.

It is basically impossible for this kind of artillery shells to break through the military boundaries in the Southern Continental Army Camp. Only occasionally a few unlucky guys who have no time to hide will be hit.

However, this kind of artillery battle was not originally expected to destroy the enemy.

The greater meaning is consumption.

Compared with the magic energy crystal cores that are consumed by the barrier, the cost of artillery launches is countless times lower.

Because they had to avoid artillery fire, the pterosaur scouts in the sky disappeared in an instant.

With the help of Qin Ruzhi's secret skills from the Xian family, and Ji Xun's familiarity with the enemy's reconnaissance regiment, the three of them also took advantage of the movement covered by artillery fire to sneak in quietly.

Although the early warning trap was still triggered on the way, they ignored it and accelerated and rushed forward.

In the end, he managed to get within five kilometers of Talun Machinery City without any danger.

This is already the fire coverage area of ​​close-range anti-artillery, and the card masters in the southern continent dare not set foot easily.

It's basically safe here.

Morton City is the largest mechanical city in the southern part of the Eastern Wasteland. It is a heavy industrial city.

In addition to the main city, there are dozens of large and small mechanical cities.

In these days, this city has experienced more than a dozen siege battles, large and small.

When Ji Xun and the others arrived, the city was already in chaos.

The railway network has been destroyed, with blackened craters and scrapped mechanical tanks everywhere.

Visibly to the naked eye, there is a huge city in the distance with bright lights.

The shelling continued.

The three of them looked up and saw countless dense sparks flashing across the city.

The three of them walked another two kilometers under the cover of night. When they looked up, the city of Tailong came into view.

It was a giant steel city with walls hundreds of meters high.

The towering chimneys are like giant fingers, poking into the gray sky, constantly spitting out thick smoke.

The city wall is made of thick and huge iron plates spliced ​​together with rivets. It is covered with mottled rust and pits left by the war.

The most exaggerated thing is the densely packed countless artillery pieces!

There are many super cannons with muzzles several meters in diameter and barrels extending tens of meters.

As dense as the spikes of a hedgehog.

The entire city is purely a war fortress.

Although Ji Xun had seen the photo in the newspaper before.

But when I saw this exaggerated mechanical city with my own eyes, I was deeply shocked.

This dark punk-style mechanical city gives people an indescribable sense of magic.

At this moment, the countless artillery pieces were firing intensively, and the firelight flickered.

The endless outpouring of firepower seemed to temporarily dispel the fear of war.

The instinctive awe of power deep in Ji Xun's soul arose spontaneously.

In front of this kind of war machine, personal power is like seeing a god, small and powerless.

Just as he was thinking about it, the guards in the Mechanical Guard City not far away also spotted the three of them.

At this juncture, no one would come to Tailong City to die. When they found someone coming, a small team of people from the Machinery City took the initiative to greet them.

Ji Xun knew that he was here to meet them.

The visitor asked from a distance: "Is it Xiao Qin?"

Qin Ru also opened his cloak and was very surprised: "Uncle Lei, why did you come out of the city?"

The person who spoke opposite looked at Qin Rushi and sighed: "Hey, Xiao Qin, you shouldn't have come. Forget it, let's go to the city first."

It was a middle-aged man with gray hair and a resolute face.

This is Marshal Lei Meng of the Federal Third Mechanic Division, now the battle commander of Tyrone City.

The Lei family used to be Qin Rushi's grandfather's old tribe, and the friendship between the two families cannot be explained in just a few words.

Otherwise, Qin Rushi would not have risked his life to come to the rescue.

Qin Ruzhi went to the city lord's mansion. She wanted to check some war information with the Lei family.

Professional things should be done by professional people. Ji Xun didn't know much about war command.

He and Dong Qi went to the city.

There is one more thing to do when I come to Tailong City this time, which is to see the conditions of several super factories of the Song family.

If given the chance, he would try to see if he could take away some of the equipment and mechanics.

The daily routine shelling continued.

The feeling is more real when walking on the streets of the city.

In addition to the deafening sound, even the ground shook, and the air was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder.

There are more than a million troops gathered in the main city of Tailong City and several mechanical cities, as well as nearly two million residents.

It has the largest and most numerous machinery factories in the Federation.

After the people of the Southern Continent discovered that a small-scale charge could not break the city, they spent many days using long-distance spells and did not attack the city again.

The city's residents seemed accustomed to shelling.

On the streets, hurried pedestrians wearing gas masks and mechanical equipment can be seen everywhere.

Some shops are still open.

Most of them are shops that modify machinery and sell arms, as well as official supply offices that sell black bread.

Occasionally, by the windows of some houses, you can see some children who are curious about the war and look into the distance.

As Ji Xun walked on the street, with the blessing of the clown mask, he could clearly see the traces of negative emotions mixed with fear, despair, and pessimism permeating the city.

It was as if there was some mysterious force swallowing up this negative emotion, sucking it up like threads, and absorbing it into an unknown place.

Seeing this, Ji Xun murmured to himself: "The new king of Oran is indeed absorbing the Law of Fear."

The power of the terrifying law, where millions of people's negative emotions gather, really makes people feel like a real thing, and they can clearly see how the law appears in reality.

In this environment, the efficiency of understanding the rules is definitely twice the result with half the effort.

Ji Xun is now at a higher level, and he also vaguely understands the principle of this method.

Not just the Law of Fear.

If you look carefully, you can see the existence of certain rules for the operation of the universe everywhere: war, famine, gamblers, order, peace, money, kingship, courage.

Because the turmoil of the world is now before our eyes.

Ji Xun lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, thoughtfully.

Before, he only thought that this war was the promotion ceremony of Generalissimo Andre.

It was later discovered that it was not just that.

This war is like a raging torrent, and the card masters are just fish in the torrent.

No matter how powerful the card master is, he is just a bigger fish.

Countless fish are being carried by the torrent, swimming towards their destiny according to some irreversible trend.

Starting a war is more like opening a gate valve.

Instead of creating a flood.

Water is already there.

It's just a pool of stagnant water accumulating in a low-lying area, and few people notice it.

While walking, Ji Xun also absorbed those negative emotions and was in a very subtle state of enlightenment.

Unknowingly, the two came to No. 331 Hupowder Street, Beicheng District.

There are dozens of factories, large and small, in this neighborhood.

Several of the Song family's super factories are here.

Dong Qi looked at it, pointed to a small foreign-style building with a signboard of "Dekai No. 1 Machinery Company", and said, "This is what Fatty Song told me."

The Song family has many properties, and in order to deceive others, not all of them bear the Song family's sign.

This "Dekai Company" is one of them.

Ji Xun looked at it and nodded.

The two of them walked in.

Because of the war, few people came to discuss business, and there was not even a welcome reception at the door.

Or maybe they were sent home.

I contacted Song Can before and informed that someone would be here to respond.

But for safety reasons, I didn’t know they would arrive today.

Ji Xun and Dong Qi went straight upstairs.

As soon as I came up, I heard a fierce argument coming from a room.

"Father, why are we still here? It's important to find a way to escape before the enemy attacks the city. Ordinary people don't know how powerful those people in the Southern Continent are, but I do. This time the city was almost destroyed. It’s a sure thing, and the people from the Southern Continent will definitely massacre the city. If we don’t find a way to leave, we’ll have no chance.”

"The head of the family has sent a message that someone will come to pick us up in the next few days. I want to wait for them here."

"The head of the family? That fat man? How could he be where he is today if it wasn't because of his ancestors? The reason why our Luo family is where we are today is because of grandpa and your hard work, father, not the bullshit Song family!"

"Shut up! Without the Song family, your grandfather would still be a slave in the farmer's family! There would be no Luo family in Tailong City now!"

"Father, don't you see the situation clearly? Is there anyone who can enter the city now? Who will come to die? Even if someone does come, what will happen if they come?"

"Yes. Lao Luo, Zheng'er is right. There is still a chance to leave now. I heard from Mrs. Finn that there are people on the black market who have smuggling channels. As long as there are three boxes of gold coins, the gangsters can send people out of the city through the secret passage. . The price is rising all the time. I have asked someone to get a few places and I will sneak out of the city tonight."

"Yes, father, what time is it now? Even if the grandma of the Song family is still here, she should be able to understand us, right?"

"Haha. I've also heard about the moonshine gang. They did send some people out before. But do you really think they only care about the little gold and will give up on the rich people who fled with all their wealth? What news? Once it spreads on a large scale, it will no longer be safe. And do you really think how many people can escape through a smuggling channel? "

"But it's better than waiting to die."

"You don't need to tell me. I know the information in the city better than you. The factory equipment and the more than a thousand senior mechanics, including me, will follow the family's orders until the last moment as long as they are alive. As for your uncles If they want to run away, just run away and leave them alone. I trust the arrangement of the family leader more than any gangster."

"Father, you are so confused!"

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Hearing the sound of glasses being smashed against the door, Ji Xun and Dong Qi looked at each other outside the door and showed a wry smile.

Without further ado, the two of them knocked on the door without any further delay.

Tuk, Tuk, Tuk!

There was a knock on the door, and hurried footsteps were immediately heard inside.

A fat middle-aged man with a mustache opened the door.

There were two women and a man in the house.

A rich lady, a pretending girl, and a young man in a suit.

They look like a family of four.

The mustache looked at the two young people in front of him. It seemed that it was different from what he expected. He hesitated and said: "Who are you?"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Mr. Luo, please, Song Can informed us to come over."

As soon as these words came out, the plump face with mustache trembled with excitement and said: "You... are you really here?!"

Although he believes in the Song family.

But I dare not think that anyone can really come to rescue them when surrounded by hundreds of thousands of enemy troops?

As soon as these words came out, the other three people in the room also showed expressions of disbelief.

However, the young man in a suit dismissed them, glanced at Ji Xun and the two, and said nothing.

That expression seemed to say: I want to see who the Song family sent to solve this dead situation.

The mustache looked at the token that Ji Xun took out, and became even more convinced, and quickly greeted: "You two, please come in."

Ji Xun glanced at it and waved his hand: "During this special period, you don't have to be too polite. Just take us to the factory."

The mustachioed man looked at the momentum of Ji Xun and the two, and put away his doubts at first because he was too young, and said: "Okay! You two, please come this way."

There are still a few days before the general attack. The ammunition and equipment in Tailong City are already very sufficient, and the factories have basically stopped working.

Song Can notified the Luo family in advance, and according to Ji Xun's request, some high-precision equipment was gathered in the underground bunker of the factory.

Ji Xun and Dong Qi followed the mustache all the way underground.

Soon we arrived at the super factory of Dekai Company.

Stacked here are several of the most advanced mechanical armor manufacturing lines in the entire Eastern Wasteland, as well as a team of high-precision instruments and equipment.

"Both of you. Here are the equipments entrusted by the family, as well as the equipment downstairs and on the first floor."

Mustached Hu didn't understand why Ji Xun and the two came to the factory to "inspect" when they first arrived, but he didn't ask any questions along the way.

Now I have to ask.

These equipments would need to be loaded into hundreds of train carriages, and in the current situation, it is impossible to transport them out.

Although it is a pity, it is no different from scrap metal.

The mustache said, glanced at Ji Xun, and gestured to the equipment tactfully: "Well, what does the head of the family mean?"

Ji Xun did not respond directly, but said lightly: "Yes. Thank you. You go and wait outside."

It's not that he can't trust these people, but he doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

Although the mustache sounded confused, it was hard to say anything.

Just as he was about to leave, Ji Xun reminded him: "Also, the enemy's encirclement outside the city has been completely formed. Don't try any channels to get out. You and the mechanics gather together first, and I will inform you later. There are arrangements. Remember to keep everything here confidential."

"Um."

Although the mustache sounded confused, he didn't ask too many questions.

Several people turned around and left.

In a blink of an eye, Ji Xun and Dong Qi were the only two people in the factory.

Looking at this batch of equipment, Dong Qi's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Wow, if we really have this batch of equipment, I'm afraid it will take a few days to create a complete set of Hunter God armor!"

"yes."

Ji Xun also smiled after hearing this.

Equipment also takes time to manufacture. Without the ready-made equipment of this super factory, it would probably take a year and a half to re-create such a high-precision mechanical armor assembly line.

Now the war situation is changing every day, and if you delay it for a day, your chances of winning will decrease.

This can just solve the urgent need.

As long as there are enough materials, these production lines can produce mechanical armor in large quantities.

Without much delay, Ji Xun shook his hand and a rolled-up oil painting appeared in his hand.

When I spread it out, I saw it was [Monet's Sunrise].

This is his plan.

Before he got this catastrophic object, he never dared to think that he could move these huge iron lumps away.

Now, several blocks of storage space in the painting can be used just right.

He said, "Let's get to work. It won't be easy for the two of us to empty these two floors of equipment."

"Good!"

Dong Qi was already in high spirits. As soon as he put on the mechanical armor, he easily lifted up a piece of equipment weighing dozens of tons.