Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1416: Imperial Envoy

Ellen looked him up and down and said, "Are you serious?"

Melanie declined to comment.

"Alright, then my answer is this." Ellen's hand trembled and he took out Red King from his spatial wristwheel. The long saber was pressed flat against Melani's shoulder, and the edge of the saber was only a millimeter away from the side of his neck. As long as Alan was willing, he didn't even need to do anything. Just breathing out his saber qi was enough to cut Melani's fragile neck.

"Space equipment?" Melanie's pupils constricted, and his tone finally changed.

Alan nodded. "The spoils of war from Bali. Well, Mr. Melani, would you mind taking care of Mochdan for me again?"

"If I refuse, you will kill me?"

'"Yes, after all, I don't have much time to tangle with you, and I'm worried that someone who knows Mockdan will stay in this prison. I'm not Gurant, so I don't have the leisure and patience to do so."

"Then let me ask you another question. If I agree, what's the benefit?"

Alan laughed and spat out two words from his mouth, "Freedom."

"Freedom?"

'"Yes, as long as you serve me for three years. In these three years, in addition to managing the Mork Pill, you have to train me in internal affairs. If you do these two things, you will be free in three years. Whether you want to go or stay is up to you." '"Of course, if I die in battle, then you will be free immediately," Allen said.

"This is not enough." Melanie shook his head and raised a finger. "During my service, I demanded that I be paid according to the remuneration the empire gave me as a consul. At the same time, I want my former property back. Everything!"

"Of course." Allen withdrew Red King: "So what does Mr. Melani mean?"

"Of course I agree. Lord Alan doesn't seem to give me a third option. Death is definitely not my option. Otherwise, do you think I've been in prison for three years just to wait for death?"

Alan then tossed Red King back to the Space Wristwheel and called the Warden to bring Melani a set of clean clothes. The man in new clothes followed Alan out of prison. He narrowed his eyes in the sunlight and muttered, "It's better to have the air outside."

"That's for sure." Alan said to the warden next to him, "Call your men and report to the military this afternoon."

The warden was stunned. He looked at the prison behind him and said, "Your Excellency, what about this place?"

Alan patted Melanie on the shoulder and smiled, "Everyone is out. Why are you still building a prison? Don't waste my money."

The warden hurriedly answered yes.

Melanie looked at Ellen with a slightly different expression. "This prison won't cost much, will it?"

"Not much, but right now, I'm very poor." Alan smiled.

After the two of them got into the car and returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Alan introduced Melani to Grace and said to him, "I will be away for a few days. I hope that when I return, you can plan the city's next development plan."

"I want to know what Sir's expected goal for this city is?"

"A solid late-stage base should be enough to support the type of base I'm going to fight under Demoic Ring City."

Melanie was stunned for two seconds before he squeezed a few words out of his mouth, "Your Excellency, your heart is really big."

Alan laughed and walked towards the gate.

Melani stopped him and said, "Your Excellency, you are making enemies with Demonic Shadow Empire. Normally, His Majesty the Border Rebel might not interfere, but what would you do if he personally came?"

"If Spenak comes, I'll fight him. I'll know the result after the fight, won't I?" "Is there any other problem?" Allen said.

"Nothing."

Alan left. Melanie looked at the door that had been closed again and muttered, "Is he confident or stupid?"

"As long as you continue to stay by his side, you will know the answer to this question." Grace said with a smile.

Melanie nodded his head, and then asked Grace about Mockdan's current situation. He had been in prison for three years, and there was still a lot he needed to know.

In the afternoon, a fleet lifted off from the port of Mokedan, and a total of more than a hundred warships broke through the air. Alan was on one of the battleships. In front of him, an officer was showing him the map of the empire's southern line. Starting from Mokedan, there were three cities within two hundred kilometers from here to the north. Two of them were of average size, but the other Undercurrent City could not be ignored.

Undercurrent City was presided over by an Empire general. This city was not as large as Mokedan, but it was above the other two cities. Undercurrent City was the largest concentration of workshops on the southern border. The Dark Night Mountain Range on its back produced several precious minerals, one of which was called Night Iron, an important material for armor of starships. Most of the workshops in Undercurrent City processed the Night Iron they had gathered into iron embryos and sold them elsewhere.

Alan used his hands to lay heavy on Undercurrent City. This was the main goal of his trip, followed by taking the other two cities into his pocket. After this operation, the hundred square kilometers of the southern border of the empire would be his control area. Only then would Allen's territory have a depth to speak of.

Two hundred kilometers at the speed of the flying ship, Alan had already jumped down from the flying ship when the alarm sounded in the sky above Undercurrent City. Below him was an energy shield that had risen desperately. Unfortunately, it was too far away from the gem wall. Allen didn't even use the Anthem of Shattering. He only took out Red King and swept his saber across the city before using a single slash to destroy the barrier that had just been closed.

When the shield shattered, a powerful aura rose from within the city. However, no matter how one looked at this aura, it was suspected that it was strong from the outside.

In two days, Alan swept through three cities, including Undercurrent City. The general of Undercurrent City immediately surrendered after receiving Allen's saber attack. It was obvious that he was only acting as if he was going to give the empire an explanation. Alan was angry and funny, but he didn't kill him. Instead, he let the general named Zhuo De continue to manage Undercurrent City. Such a lenient attitude made the general both shocked and suspicious. After a few tests, he did not dare to have dissent and obediently obeyed orders.

Alan didn't even need an hour to control the city from the time he landed on Undercurrent City. If Zhuo De had any ulterior motives, then the next time would only be shorter. Next time, he would have no chance to surrender. Zhuo De also knew this, so he chose to obey orders. Unless the empire killed Alan, that would be a different story.

After spending more than a day stabilizing his control, Allen left his fleet and soldiers behind and returned to Mokedan himself.

This trip took four days.

Four days is enough for Melanie to make an initial plan.

"Since Lord Mockdan wants to be a logistics base to support your war, it means that this city needs to have workshops to recruit and train soldiers, to master large quantities of minerals and to have the ability to process them. We even need weapons factories that can develop and produce their own weapons and equipment. As for airship chariots, I personally prefer to purchase them from abroad. After all, the budget required to build a production line in this area is too large, and it won't be possible to build a production line in a few years' time. "

In the study, Melanie briefly described his plan. Generally speaking, Melanie intended to start from the source. Allen had saved a lot of money by investing in a series of processing workshops to ensure that he could at least produce his own weapons and equipment. At the same time, they opened up some trade routes and sold the Abyss Crystals of the Realm of the Forgotten to Dobia in exchange for their flying chariots.

Apart from that, there were other plans. These plans didn't seem to have anything to do with each other, but if they were carefully considered, when the goals of these plans were achieved, the strength of the entire Mokedan would multiply several times. If governance is also divided into levels, then Melanie's ability to govern should be at the top of the pack. He looked at the height as if no one could see the scenery in Ellen's eyes. God knew where Gurant had recruited such a talent, but he had left him in the prison cell for three years. It was truly a waste of heaven and earth. But then again, if Gurant hadn't left Melanie empty for three years and didn't know what Mockdan would be like now, Alan would have had to work harder to get in.

Thinking of this, Alan had to thank Gurant for his suspicion.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. The butler came in with a panicked expression and said, "Your Excellency, there was a message from the military headquarters just now."

"What message?"

"It's from Demoic Ring City. He said that an envoy will come to see you tomorrow for the ransom. However, that envoy is not an ordinary person."

Alan said "Oh" and asked, "Who is it?"

"I heard it's Lord Ramo."

Melanie's entire body tightened when he heard this name, and he shouted, "Hidden Demon Ramo?"

The butler nodded.

Melanie immediately looked at Alan and said, "Sir, you must be careful. Ramo is also a Great General of the empire, but his combat strength cannot reach the top three. However, he is no less dangerous than other generals in other aspects, especially assassinations. Ramo is the ancestor of all the killers in the empire. You must guard against him coming to Mokdan personally."

"I've heard of his name before. Speaking of which, I knocked down their stronghold in the Wilderness. Don't worry, I won't let down my guard." Alan thought to himself that it was time to call Belmord and Trisley beside him. Although the two of them could not compare to the Great General of the Empire, they were skilled in concealing the path of assassination. With them by his side, if La Mo wanted to do something, he would eventually be able to detect some clues.

The next day, at noon, a fleet with the Empire's logo arrived at Mokedan. This fleet was basically composed of transport ships. After docking at the port of the flying ship, someone came out from the cabin door of the first flying ship. He narrowed his eyes and sighed, "Not long after I left, I came to this place where birds don't shit. Unlucky."