Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 275: Feng Yun

At this moment, the unique roar of an airship engine sounded above everyone's heads. A small airship painted with the emblem of the Rose Empress circled over Gubao before slowly landing on the open ground. Adele had no intention of quarreling with Regis, and her heart beat so fast that she nervously pinched the corner of her skirt.

Alan had finally arrived!

The roar of the engine faded away, and the azure flames at the end of the engine completely extinguished. The cabin door of the flying ship cracked and moved outwards. It then hung down to the ground, forming a deck. The figure in the slightly dim cabin shook and followed a figure out first. The silver hair was bathed in the sunlight of Babylon, flowing with a dazzling luster.

Adele heard her heart beat heavily.

Alan was naturally the first to get off the airship. After two years of absence, he had matured a lot. After experiencing the test of the flames of war, those ruby-like eyes would occasionally shine with a cold light, like sharp unsheathed blades, causing the touchers to feel a chill in their hearts and minds. He had also grown taller. If it weren't for the faint childish look on his face, he would be no different from a seventeen to eighteen year old youth.

Seeing the crowd on the open ground, Alan's gaze softened, and his sharp blade-like edge faded away. He strode off the flying ship and walked towards the crowd with his arms open, "I'm back."

Horn laughed and greeted him, "Alan, you've grown taller, Grandpa "

At the end of his words, he suddenly gave Alan a firm hug. It had been a long time since Horn had felt such a powerful embrace. Originally there were many things to say, to be embraced by Alan, and finally only spat out one sentence: "Welcome home, Alan."

Alan let go of Horn and knew that he had been impulsive just now. He said awkwardly, "Sorry, Grandpa. I..."

"No, I like the hug just now. It's more direct than any other language." Horn smiled faintly.

Alan nodded and gave Helen a strong hug. Helsing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young Master has become more sturdy."

Then he moved aside and gave Alan to the people behind him to greet him.

"Alan! Let's fight. I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Seeing Alan, Regis shouted.

Seeing his serious expression, Alan smiled and said, "Not today. Another day, don't cry and beg for mercy."

"It's hard to say who will cry," Regis replied.

At this moment, Jin Liancheng came out. This young master of the Eastern Nobility Clan wore a long robe and wide sleeves, which was quite ancient. He pulled Ellen over and smiled, "It's good to see you back. I'm afraid you'll be killed by the Saber Demon."

"Is Leon back?" Alan asked.

Jin Liancheng shook his head and said, "You went to Nether Domain Star only ten hours a day, so you came back early. Leon went to the planet at the same speed as Earth, so it was also two years, but he would not be able to come back until later."

Seeing a trace of worry flash through Jin Liancheng's eyes, Alan asked in a deep voice, "Is Leon in trouble?"

"I don't know. He seemed to have broken up with Paul's brother on the phone last time. I don't know what the result was. Now is not the time to talk about this. Rest well today and we'll get together in the twilight tomorrow night." Jin Liancheng smiled faintly, waved his sleeve, and retreated with his hands behind his back, "Hurry up and meet Adele. She missed you so much during the two years you weren't here. She almost read out my ears."

"What did you say! You bastard damn it, I'll settle this with you later." Adele, whose voice was already eight degrees louder, suddenly remembered her appearance as a lady today. She could only lower her voice and glared at Jin Liancheng with hatred before looking at Alan.

Alan's eyes lit up.

Adele was dressed in a gorgeous black-and-white gown today, a simple and noble gown designed by a famous artist. Her appearance was even more beautiful than two years ago, and her curved chest had become the most eye-catching focus of her entire body under the ingenious design of the gown. Especially Adele, whose brown hair was tied up high and her snow-white neck was wearing an exquisite necklace. The ruby called "Tears of the Fairy" on the necklace was landing in front of her fair chest, making it extremely difficult to turn her gaze away.

Alan revealed a row of snow-white teeth, as if they were carrying the sunshine that filled the sky, revealing this warm smile: "Adele, are you alright?"

Adele blushed for the first time, and stammered, "I'm fine, Ellen what about you?"

"I..."

A head suddenly popped out from behind Alan, and two golden ponytails immediately jumped into Adele's black and white eyes. She stared at a tall girl holding Ellen's arm intimately and said with a smile, "Is this your friend too, Ellen? Introduce him to me."

Adele stood on the spot, petrified.

A moment later, he suddenly roared, "Who is this? Alan, you bastard, didn't you go to Nether Realm? Why did you bring back an unknown woman?"

A woman with an "unknown" background replied, "Whoever has an unknown background, you dwarf!"

"Shorty Shorty?!" '"Do you think a woman of your age can pretend to be cute with two ponytails?" Cried Adele, at length showing her true colors. "I will tear off your hypocritical face!"

"One age!" It was obvious that these words were so destructive to Lucy that the Empress of Ada almost burned the girl in front of her in one breath.

"Calm down!"

"Calm down!"

Alan and Jin Liancheng hurriedly pulled the two angry girls away, so a good welcoming party became a little chaotic.

Horn and Helsing stood by the side laughing as they looked at the energetic young men.

Helsing called Lucy, Adele, and the others to the castle to rest. A small welcoming banquet will be held in the castle at noon, and the attendance will be limited to a few members of the family and Allen's friends. As for Alan, he and Horn went to the study.

Alan and Horn briefly talked about their experiences on Nether Realm. When they heard that Lu Sen had left them at Shadow Stronghold by almost detaining them, Horn heavily snorted. Obviously, he was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Sen's actions. After Alan finished speaking, Horn sighed and said, "Many things happened in Babylon during the two years you weren't here."

There were a few big things going on in Babylon.

First, last year, several surface districts publicly declared their independence, rejecting federal administration. They formed an alliance called the Gate of Freedom. After several failed negotiations between the Federation and the Gate of Freedom, the war was declared. This will have a huge impact on President Morbit, and if this matter cannot be handled in a short period of time, it will probably affect the next presidential election.

However, the Gate of Freedom is not so easy to deal with. The composition of their alliance was extremely vengeful. Apart from some officials from the original administrative district, there were also some declining nobles who joined them. Although these nobles no longer possessed strong strength, their talents in other fields had a profound impact on the Gate of Freedom.

Freedom Gate responded quickly after the Federation decided to use war to resolve the issue. They said they would fight for independence, but they also rejected war because it would bring greater disaster to people on the other surface. This response was undoubtedly supported by the people of other districts, and taking advantage of this momentum, the Gate of Freedom advocated vigorously to incite more people to join their groups.

In this way, if the Federation went to war forcefully, they would only push themselves to the forefront of the storm and become the target of public criticism. From this, it could be seen that this wave of independence would not calm down in a short period of time, and the conflict between the surface and the floating island had also exploded with this sound wave.

The second was related to the overactivity of the seven great races in the Yordon Domain in recent years. The Neil and Kidd continued to attack the interstellar line, forcing the Federation to increase its military budget to meet the requirements of the interstellar line. The war on the interstellar line affected not only the federal government, but also the major families. The most obvious thing was that taxes had increased significantly in the past two years.

Under the pressure of the aliens, Mobius also began to try to smooth over the conflict between the old and new parties, encouraging them to start preliminary cooperation. However, it wasn't Mobius who played a key role, but Windsor Belo. After the news of General Greed killing Silver Spider Sidi, the Kidd expert, came back from the front lines, General Capulo, who had been avoiding the cooperation between the old and the new parties, finally responded.

His Golden Lion will deploy a portion of its forces to the interstellar defensive line to assist Sirius in strengthening its defenses. If that was all, then it would be fine. The crux of the matter was Capullo's statement that the legion heading to the interstellar line would only be under Windsor Belo's command.

This was undoubtedly a signal.

It was only with Capulo's most obvious hint that the old party's diehards changed. Among them, the one who benefited the most was Beth Cod's Magic Martial Factory. Orders for the new quarter doubled several times. Moreover, Allen's Flame Fighting Rifles and Fortress of Honor would be officially promoted to the entire Federation army under Mobit's orders.

Under the pressure of the alien races and the trend of cooperation between the old and new parties. Even though this order would affect the interests of many people, no one dared to oppose it.

At least on the surface.

As for the Grant Clan, in the name of funding the Sequence Master Lawrence, they had set up a magic weapon factory, preparing to compete with Bescot for this delicious big cake of magic power. Or perhaps the Smith Clan, which had always been neutral, would let the bullets of the younger generation enter the chaotic battlefield in order to gain more experience. In the past two years, Beth Cod's fame and strength had soared, and he had entered the rankings of aristocratic families this year. This made the Alexandrian Clan feel as if they were in a daze. Recently, Patriarch Maine announced an alliance with the Grant Clan to deal with Beth Cod and the others. Hawn had simply brought it over.

Alan took a deep breath. The situation in Babylon was unpredictable and far beyond his imagination.