Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 261: A Guest From Afar

"Ahhhhh--!!"

A Titan-like roar echoed in the air, and a stone pillar weighing several tons rose up, lifting its Bloyd's Essence naked upper body. Every muscle on his body was as sharp as steel. He carried the stone pillars out of the quarry and walked towards the base. Dozens of soldiers stopped what they were doing, whistled and cheered, shouting Broy's name.

"Isn't it just a little bit stronger? The big guy is in the limelight, but I, Master Wilick, am not a vegetarian either." Wilick shouted and reached out to grab the boulder on the ground. He used all his strength to lift it up a little.

Alan shook his head and said, "Everyone has their own strengths. Why do you have to compete with Broyle?"

As they advanced in rank, the difference between William and Bloy became more and more obvious. The highlanders like Broy had already fully demonstrated their strength-oriented nature, while William tended to be agile in fighting and instant explosive power, which could be seen from the path they had developed.

Allen and the others had changed into military uniforms, wearing canvas uniforms and safety helmets. They looked like workers working in a quarry. More than two months had passed. They exploded the mountain to quarry stones and then transported the stones back to the base. Now, the base had already begun to take shape. Allen and the other officers worked as engineers, as did the rest of the soldiers, and even Lucy was involved in the installation of the base's weapons systems.

It could be said that this advance base had condensed the efforts of these people.

In another month, the base would no longer need to mine stones. At that time, what was needed was to improve various facilities and strengthen the most important defensive positions.

In the end, Welik gave up competing with Broyle and obediently transported the regular stones back to the base with Ellen. Outside the quarry was a wasteland. When they first arrived, there were dangerous plants everywhere. But now, the road to the base is replaced by trucks. The sentry posts along the way guaranteed that the convoy would not be harassed by dangerous species.

The Barren Lands were originally out of order, but after Alan and the others arrived, this order was gradually being established.

Trucks can never be considered comfortable on a sandy road. When a person was in a car, it would bump along with the car, but there was originally no road. This road was completely made by the explosion of engineers in the mountains, and then paved with sand and stones. This was the power of creation. Alan had participated in the entire process. The experience that he had from scratch was still touching when he thought of it.

Now he could feel more or less the pride of Horn.

He used his own strength to lead Beth Cod to push the clan's reputation to the pinnacle. The process was like opening a path, relying solely on sweat and perseverance to pave the way to the peak from nowhere.

At the end of the sandstone foot, one could see three defensive walls appearing on the horizon from low to high. There were three layers of defensive walls, making it possible to set up more concentrated firepower points. Moreover, even if the enemy successfully broke through, the spacing between the walls could still provide a buffer. Behind the defensive wall were four sentry towers. The sentry towers had just been built not long ago, and one could still see that the walls were made of rough gray-white stone. The flag of the Lightning Fire Base was placed on the sentry tower. After the Rose Empress took over, the flag would be changed.

When Alan and the others arrived at the defensive outer wall, Lucy was helping to install a heavy artillery turret on the third high wall. Although the four defensive heavy artillery from the Thunderfire Base were gunpowder weapons, Lucy had adjusted their firing components to increase the firing frequency of the heavy artillery and indirectly increase the power of the heavy artillery.

The truck drove past three arches and entered the square in the base. The truck stopped, and its own soldiers were responsible for unloading the stones from the truck. Alan jumped out of the car and looked at the base. The base was bustling with activity. Most of the buildings were in the final stages of capping. All sorts of engineering equipment were rumbling. The soldiers had to shout loudly in order for the other party to hear them.

Both water and energy basic needs must be addressed in any base, and the energy side is easier to address. Through the equipment shipped in succession from the Lightning and Fire Base, an energy base station had been built in the base, and the laying of various cables had been completed. When the base facility is complete, it can be plugged in, but there will be some trouble with the water supply. There was very little fresh water in the Barren Lands. It took the engineering team nearly two months to find an underground water source hundreds of kilometers away from the base. They had to bury underground pipes to divert the underground fresh water into the water storage unit of the base. Only after a series of filtration procedures can it be used as a safe water source for the base.

At present, the underground pipeline has entered the formal construction stage, and laying nearly 100 kilometers of underground water pipelines is not a small project. At present, the water in the base was supplied by lightning and fire, and several water trucks were constantly transporting water from a hundred kilometers away.

In fact, the three months he had spent building the base had been the worst time Alan had ever spent on Nether Domain. Among them, Lucy was the one who surprised him the most. The Empress of the Adahua Clan had followed him in this environment for three months. Even though Allen had managed to arrange her living environment better, it was still a thousand times worse than her life in the royal family.

Lucy, however, did not complain in the slightest. She threw herself into the arrangement of the weapon system every day in the best condition, which earned the respect of the soldiers on the base.

"Alan!"

Peter walked over wearing a helmet. Not only was this lieutenant involved in the construction work, he was also responsible for the defense of the base. The workload was far greater than Allen's. His clothes were ashen, but his lazy smile was still there. Nothing seemed to be on Peter's mind, but the necklace that Alan had worn told him that this man also had a different side that was unknown to others.

After burying his longing for home in his heart, Peter worked with the soldiers as if he had nothing else to do. Only when he was alone could Alan see that his far-reaching gaze seemed to have pierced through the endless sea of stars and landed on his distant family.

Alan greeted him, and Peter leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Come with me, we seem to have a guest."

"A guest?" Alan frowned.

"It's someone who spreads the word of death. Hey, I'm not that hospitable, so I need you to greet me." Peter said.

Allen came to the sentry tower facing the Abyss of the Falling Stars and raised his binoculars to look. The two main war chariots in the abyss were lined up side by side, their bright muzzles facing the base. Alan frowned at the picture of death on the war chariot. At this time, an off-road vehicle began to drive onto the trestle and head towards the base. Alan looked down and landed on a person in the car.

"It's him?" Alan whispered.

Peter smoked a cigarette and asked casually, "Who is it?"

"Major Luda. He's not a very likeable fellow." Alan said coldly.

Peter laughed dryly, and he understood something from Allen's tone. The lieutenant took down the cigarette and said, "I'll get someone to prepare and take good care of this official."

Ten minutes later, Alan met Major Luda in a temporary office. The major, who had hidden the information about the Firestep/Spear to Russen and wanted to confiscate the Allen Origin Tool, strode into the office under the escort of two soldiers. He frowned as he looked around and covered his nose with a handkerchief. "The environment here is really bad."

"Of course it's not as comfortable as Shadow Stronghold. It's been a long time since we last saw each other. What brought Major Luda here?" Alan asked directly.

Lu Da looked around and his gaze swept across the faces of Bloy, Wilick, and the others. Finally, he stopped on Lieutenant Peter's body. He chuckled dryly, then looked at Alan and said, "General Russen was puzzled to hear that our Border Rong army had suddenly come to a barren land." The Barren Land is already far away from the border of our war zone. What's even stranger is that General Melinda was the one who mobilized the Border Rong Army. That's why the general asked me to come. In the end, the Border Rong Army is part of our legion. "If General Melinda needs them to do something, it would be best if we take care of them so that these disobedient things do not ruin General Melinda's business."

"Step forward and supervise." Alan smiled and said, "What does Major Luda mean by that?"

'"From now on, I will naturally take over all the affairs here. Right now, I have the highest rank in the base. Aaron oh, no. I should call you Second Lieutenant now. Second Lieutenant must report the relevant information to me. After that, if you want to leave or stay, you can do as you please." Lu Da raised his chin and said.

This was equivalent to months of painstaking effort from the crowd, not leaving a single hand behind for death to spread. Instantly, besides Alan and Peter, the other officers' expressions changed. Ellen asked unhurriedly, "Is this Major Luda's own idea or General Russen's order?"

Luda said coldly, "What do you mean, Second Lieutenant?"

'"First, the construction of the forward base was ordered by General Melinda. If death spreads, we need to see with our own eyes the notification of the order given by the Rose Empress. Second, this place was built by all of us after months of painstaking effort. Do you think we will give it up with just a word or two from you, Major Luda?" Alan took a step forward and said, "So now, I would like to ask Major Luda to return. If you want to take over this base, please consult General Russen and Queen Rose and ask General Melinda to give the order!"

Lu Da's expression changed and he angrily said, "Impudent! A mere second lieutenant actually dares to contradict me. Lieutenant Peter, I order you to disarm these people and detain them all!"

Peter stood there lazily and said, "I'm sorry, sir. I think you're mistaken. This isn't the place where death spreads."

Seeing that Peter was unmoved, Luda was surprisingly not angry and calmed down instead. He sneered and nodded, "This is disobedience. I hope you understand your position and take responsibility for what you have said and done today."

'"Second Lieutenant, do you know what you're doing? The rank of the Federation isn't a decoration. I can be a major, and I don't rely entirely on scheming methods. If you insist on not cooperating, I can execute you under section 17 of the Federal Field Law and then strip you of your command!" Allen looked at Allen and said, "Second Lieutenant, do you know what you're doing?"

"Or do you think I don't have that kind of ability?"