Open the world map and look to North America,
Seeing that superpower at a glance, it is difficult to notice the regions outside its territory. At the same time, do you find that outside the square states,
There is a conspicuous land that is far away from the mainland, and it is unnaturally far away.
It's not the islands of the resort, but the world's largest enclave with a vast area, which seems to be independent outside the door of the house. Yes, that is,
— Alaska.
The birth of each enclave is accompanied by complex historical reasons, but compared with others, Alaska's reasons are particularly special.
In the era of colonial expansion, the explorer Bering crossed the Bering Strait, which was not named after him at that time, and found the route from Asia to America.
Discovered the last land of human geography except Antarctica, and after several generations of hard work,
Alaska became a Russian colony.
But in the 19th century, surrounded by the gunpowder keg of the Balkan Peninsula, Russia suffered heavy losses in the Crimean War.
At the same time that the control over Alaska is declining, Britain, which already has a colony of Canada, is worried that it will directly use it as a springboard to attack the eastern part of Russia, which is not strong in military power at all.
Coupled with two unequal treaties, a large area of land with a suitable climate was seized from the weakened Qing Dynasty, and the strategic direction of expansion was shifted.
So in the end, Russia at that time was short of finances and because it wanted someone to help block the Western European powers,
Decided to sell this piece of 'Gold Swallowing Beast', which they no longer liked and lost a lot of money.
Then one of the world's largest transactions and the most ridiculous transaction in history was born.
$7.2 million.
Calculated by the purchasing power of gold, the price today is only a few hundred million US dollars. The United States bought Alaska, which was considered "cold and barren" and had no interest in it.
Unlike Russia who was very satisfied with the price at that time, it paid a high price to buy a piece of permafrost that was useless and uninhabited.
The then US Secretary of State Seward suffered numerous accusations and doubts.
but,
Rich forestry, fishery, oil and natural gas resources, and the qualifications to be among the countries around the Arctic, more than 100 years have proved his wisdom,
Even if all these are not discussed, the gold that triggered the gold rush was enough to buy another twenty Alaska in that year,
Not to mention a series of unspeakable strategic values such as shipping, military, etc.,
For example, if Alaska was still there during the Cold War, the Soviet Union could set up missiles to directly threaten the continental United States.
So at that time, Russia had no idea what it was selling, just like it didn’t expect that Canada would become an independent country later.
They didn't realize that in tens or hundreds of years, there will be technological progress, missiles will appear, colonization will end, and the world will be turned upside down.
Human nature is so short-sighted, the vast majority of people can only see the present, and it will only last a few years or ten years,
It is extremely difficult to make a judgment through time and space.
So around the origin of Alaska, perhaps the most amazing part of this history... .
It is to jump out of the present, look at decades, hundreds of years or even centuries from a long-term perspective, and pursue the huge returns beyond this era.
In this world, such people really exist... .
...
Alaska, PM 10:00, somewhere a hundred kilometers away from the coastline,
A figure stood on the pitch-black boundless sea, looking at the vastness of the night, like a rippling pitch-black ocean,
The plight of being alone at sea without a vehicle seemed to have no effect on him,
He just stared at the ocean, as if waiting for something,
Then at the moment when the induction recognition instrument makes a sound,
The figure of a man with dark brown hair, as deep as the ocean, raised his eyes to look at the endless night on the sea. Superman's eyesight directly locked on a transnational plane like a black spot,
Then... .
The powerful momentum like a tsunami erupted directly! ! !
The ability has not yet been activated, and the scale is close to 100 meters. This has demonstrated the strength of this figure in order to fight against those huge A-level numbers.
- A-level top!
Powerful beyond A-level, walking on the ground above the sea,
This allows any participant with a little qualifications to be present, who can immediately think of whose characteristics in awe, the top combat power in the night battle world,
One of the thirteen people known beyond Midnight, the youngest A-level leader before the Pearl of the Night incident!
Song of the Wanderer NO.VIII-Sea Disaster, Deloye Galvez.
The magic energy was surging, and the ability had already begun to charge. Under the blowing of the dark brown hair, Deloitte's eyes as deep as the sea locked on the plane,
Tons of sea water swirled around him, compressing and condensing into a thin spear that could rush up to the sky!
But at this very moment,
The night sky is pierced! A black awn and a silver line flashed thousands of meters above the sky!
The sonic boom blasted the ring with a loud noise in an instant, and the jet-black figure that floated golden and extinguished, holding the substantial silver light of destruction, swooped down on him wildly from a high altitude!
And the moment the other party appeared, Deloye directly released his ability,
Dozens of thin spears compressed by seawater shot up into the sky. This attack, which can penetrate even warships, collided with the sword glow in the sky to form a storm of magic energy!
Although the relative qualifications are the most junior, and I haven't seen everyone else in person, but also as a member of the A-rank upper class, I know this class very well.
So the moment he sensed this figure, the other party's identity was already revealed.
Far from the land, far from the island,
There was only the battlefield on the pitch-black sea in sight, and Deloitte looked at the blurred shadow rushing towards him hundreds of meters away, completely unstopped.
When the ability was activated, he directly lifted dozens of cubic meters of sea water, compressed it into a barrier, and smashed it in front of him!
boom-!
The moment the sword blade collided with the sea water, the sea surface tens of meters below was illuminated by thunder.
It is no surprise that the other party wants to use seawater to conduct electricity, manipulate the ability to transform pure water, and thousands of water balls rise from the sea surface, and then instantly change into a deadly shape.
Deloitte raised his hand, and launched a counterattack silently and brazenly!
The thunder light is ineffective, trapped in a tight siege, the moment the 'sea of needles' pierces,
The shadow blurred by the phantom raised his left hand and slammed a hammer towards his side, the air oscillated to create a gap, and the burning clothes turned around and rushed out.
And the sea water pushed his figure, and Deloitte chased after him at a high speed with an indifferent expression!
Far away from any place where human beings are active, the sky and ocean merge into a black ultra-wide battlefield,
At this moment, the two A-level leaders staged one of the few confrontations in the real world!
The figure chased, flew high into the sky, and fell to the sea. During the majestic confrontation, the offensive was reversed several times, and the aftermath of the roar of the magic energy shook the sea for hundreds of meters.
boom!
With one blow to Pang Ran, Deloitte pushed his opponent back again, waves appeared in his calm eyes like the sea,
Consistent with the sporadic information, Thunderbolt, Shockwave... have the ability to have multiple branches, and the seawater controlled by their abilities cannot continue to be controlled after the opponent touches it.
Is the impurity sand...
The powerful means that could have been continuously manipulated were limited, and Deloye flashed a judgment based on this at this moment.
It's like the use efficiency of magic energy just learned the basics, but you can immediately find a way to resolve your own methods. The form of ability expression is better than facing people with large numbers,
In this level of battle, the opponent seems to be more experienced than himself...
Considering that A-level high-ranking players seldom fight against each other, and how the opponent cultivated this experience, Deloye seemed to be in a daze for a moment, and seized this opportunity in the dark moment in the non-stop confrontation.
The figure flashed towards him and approached the momentary gap!
Then at the moment when Deloye himself almost resisted and the attack worked,
Under the surface of the sea, a huge slender tentacle attached to a mechanical device suddenly shot out!
The black eyes widened, caught off guard and reluctantly propped up the defense, but the tentacle that made people tremble, burst out with a power not inferior to that of an A-level high-ranking blow,
Knock down that pitch-black figure directly into the ocean!
From a little-known rogue to the youngest A-level high-ranking person, the reason why Deloye Galvez can be called a "sea disaster" is not that he has a very strong ability.
But among all the A-level high positions, only he has...
Biological armed!
In the pitch-black night ocean, amidst the sound of huge waves crashing on the sea surface, a sea monster dozens of meters like a horror legend emerged in the darkness,
It has tentacles and wings, and part of it is loaded with machinery. It is Deloitte who manipulates this mysterious monster named 'Gnesa',
Only then did most people in the night war world know the power of the rare existence of biological weapons.
The true strength of being a member of Song of the Wanderer was revealed. From the moment the dark figure was shot down into the sea, the tide of battle had already tilted.
Facing the sea disaster in the sea, even if it is replaced by a stronger A-level leader than him, it is absolutely disadvantageous.
Standing on top of Gnessy's head, the exclusive abilities of biological weapons are ready, but before the figure rushes out of the sea, Deloye jumps onto a tentacle and slowly descends into the sea,
And the moment the field of vision enters the sea surface,
His calm eyes widened instantly!
Hidden in the dark depths of the ocean, lit up the brilliant golden light of the pupil of the right eye, raised the even bigger moon-white bow and arrow high after liberation, chuckled and heated up wantonly as the bubbles escaped,
There is absolutely no unfolding in the ordinary, the night world where the sky and the sea merge,
As if the melody is full of adventure music, the body is full of strength to run in the wilderness, and several bowstrings light up in the dark sea,
Under the ocean, the black-haired young man let go of the bowstring of the night weapon liberation with a fiery smile!
Looking at the light, Deloitte withdrew and retreated without time, and Grogne's tentacles and wings and the light of the magic circle blocked him in front of him.
Then the starburst shoots out into the night ocean in a straight line! ! !
The battlefield is silent, until the sea calms down again,
A tentacle held Deloitte to the surface of the sea. His figure was still as calm as the sea. He glanced down at the only long-distance space transmission device left in the sea.
And although his own biological armament was only slightly injured, it did break off a few tentacles.
The sea of night outside Alaska was silent, and his eyes were calmly looking at the direction of North America where the flight was leaving, and for some reason he did not take any further action... .