The sudden alarm lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, allowing everyone in the "City of Glory" to understand what had happened.
People began to pour into the city hall one after another on the street.
Various supply shops gradually became crowded, and people began to rush for guns, ammunition, food, camping equipment and magic props.
More and more people began to pack up their combat equipment, with excited expressions on their faces.
This is a national hunting event that can only be seen in this "Hunter's Paradise" city!
... .
Not long after, Carl returned to the machine shop.
He didn't bring back any news about Irubek's arrest from the news dealer of "Red Nose" Hook, but he did bring back another shocking news.
The barbarian tribes of the "Forest of Ashes" recently attacked several hunter camps, massacred hundreds of hunters "frenzy", and at the same time destroyed several forward posts in the City of Glory.
Therefore, the city lord's palace decided to issue an "S-class all-member war recruitment order" and announced that the entire city would move towards the western foggy area and would conduct a genocide operation against the barbarian tribes.
At the same time, the "Xianfeng Pass" behind the Glory City was blocked. All people entering the city could only enter but not leave, and everyone was preparing for war.
At the same time, a large number of high-reward hunting missions were released in the city hall.
The hunters were in a state of carnival.
... .
The City of Glory was built to the west of the Alcoron Mountains. It once had no human enemies at all, and the wars were fought against the monsters in the wilderness. Now, there is an additional "barbarian tribe".
"S-Class War Recruitment" is a tradition from the early days of Glory City.
At the beginning, the City of Glory didn't even have a decent mechanical city. At that time, Master Cavo led his disciples and the mage group to fight against the wasteland monsters in this dangerous wasteland, building a camp bit by bit and gaining a firm foothold.
At that time, every beast wave meant that the group might be wiped out; every battle was a group battle involving everyone.
But as the five major mechanical cities of Glory City gradually take shape, the threat of wilderness monsters to the city becomes smaller and smaller.
The fighting purpose of the humans in this city began to change from survival to hunting.
The scale of battles is getting smaller and smaller, and the scale of hunting is also divided into S level (whole city), A level (legion level), B level (large team), and C level (small team).
With years of construction, ever-higher city walls and increasingly sophisticated attack systems, this city has long been no longer threatened by any monsters, even large-scale monster hordes.
At least in the past ten years, there has been no "S-class war call" alarm mobilizing the entire city.
Now, it rang.
This also means that the Glory City will use all its strength to completely destroy the "barbarian civilization" in a crushing manner.
The city lord's palace will release a large number of wilderness hunting missions. This is a grand gathering for all wilderness hunters, and everyone is required to participate!
This is the first moment the hunter stepped into this city, and he promised to cooperate with the city lord's government's obligations.
... ..
"The City Lord's Mansion issued a notice, saying that barbarian tribes attacked many outposts outside, killing and injuring a large number of hunters... Judging from that sign, those barbarians seemed to intend to fight to the death. Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion decided to go out in a group , if those barbarians do not surrender, that primitive civilization will be completely destroyed."
Karl brought back more detailed information.
When Ren heard this, he inexplicably thought of that barbarian girl, Udo.
She does not look as barbaric, cannibalistic, or evil as rumored, but to a certain extent, she is quite reasonable.
But resource plunder is always bloody, and no one will show mercy to enemies who hinder land reclamation.
Ren frowned slightly but didn't say anything.
"Glory City" has the courage and strength to destroy a primitive civilization that doesn't even have iron smelting technology.
Thinking about it, he asked: "You mean, 'S-class war recruitment', everyone in the city must participate?"
"Yes, no one is exempt. Within three days, everyone must go to the City Lord's Mansion to draw lots to receive the wilderness hunting mission..."
Karl briefly introduced the rules of this operation and said: "Even the guys from the five major families have no privileges. Except for the professionals such as boilermakers, artillerymen, and city defense mages who are necessary to defend the city, everyone You need to go to the city hall to draw lots, otherwise you will be detained by the law enforcement team as a 'deserter' and sentenced to severe punishment. Of course, this is a good thing for the hunters. Everyone prefers to actively participate and receive some more generous rewards. Mission...”
Ren also understood.
This kind of recruitment is indeed a "welfare" for the hunters.
In group operations, large-scale mechanical cities will participate. This kind of wilderness hunting efficiency is definitely not something that a small team can achieve. At that time, they can explore more dangerous areas, hunt more powerful monsters, and find more secret treasures hidden in the fog.
More than 90% of the "Glory City" are wilderness hunters, so almost everyone has a strong enthusiasm for this kind of group hunting. Of course, except for a few, such as those descendants of the "five major families" who are not worried about resources.
They can obviously have fun in the city without working, but because of the regulations of the Glory City, they have to go out hunting and adventure like everyone else.
... .
The earlier you go, the more tasks you can choose from.
This is why a large number of people flocked to the city hall not long after the alarm was sounded.
After listening to the rules, Ren asked again: "Karl, do you have to go too?"
Karl nodded: "Yes. Even those professional businessmen do. After all, goods transportation and supplies are also needed in wars."
Renn added: "What about your shop? Where is your grandfather?"
Karl's little face wrinkled up when he heard this: "Grandpa has a mechanical exoskeleton, and there is no problem with his movements. Originally, our mechanics belonged to the logistics corps, and our mission was not to directly participate in combat, so the danger was not great. But... .Now that Grandpa Nieto has been captured, the life potion that Grandpa needs has become a big problem... "
"If it's a potion..."
Hearing this, Ren was about to say something, but at this moment, he heard the sound of metal clicking upstairs.
Before the person arrived, the voice arrived first.
"Little Carl, are there any customers in the store..."
In the blink of an eye, an old man covered in mechanical skeleton climbed downstairs in a very strange way.
Like a gibbon, he used the exaggerated tentacled robotic arm on the back of his body to hang on the pipes in the store, changed hands a few times, and then landed smoothly on the ground.
"Huh... "
Naturally, Ren's eyes immediately fell on the special octopus-like mechanical arm on the old man's back.
Its shape resembles a segmented structure like a human spine, with a metallic cold light exuding from its entire body, and it is full of mechanical beauty that catches the eye.
This mechanical skeleton and octopus mechanical arm completely fall into the category of "black technology" that is incomprehensible.
Anyway, Ren, a layman, really doesn’t understand how this thing works. Can a steam mechanical boiler drive such a flexible robotic arm
In comparison, the "PMVI Micro-Motion Pneumatic Hammer Improved" robotic arm that he felt was already very powerful in Lane's hand seemed childish.
Renn naturally guessed the identity of the old man in front of him.
But then again, this was the first time he met Carl's grandfather, Tuste Fuentes.
The two old men are indeed old friends for many years, and even their aesthetics are so similar.
A spider, a mechanical octopus, both have too many hands.
... .
Although the mechanical skeleton looks very technological, the old man's physical condition is in terrible condition.
Because he has been paralyzed for many years, his muscles have atrophied very much. His whole body was so thin that only skin and bones were left. His cheekbones protruded and his eye sockets were sunken. His whole body looked like a skeleton. Visually, he weighed no more than thirty kilograms.
Karl's grandfather glanced at Ren and did not regard him as an outsider. He said, "Are you Nieto's new disciple? I'm sorry, my appearance scared you..."
"Hello, Grandpa Tusla, I'm Renn."
Ren responded politely and bowed to meet an elder, "Teacher also often mentions you to me."
Of course he wasn't scared, just curious.
As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily fell on the octopus mechanical arm on the old man's back.
Not to mention how this black technology was created, how could a paralyzed patient use such a flexible robotic arm
As we all know, all mechanical skeletons in this world are purely physical control systems. But the metal tentacles on the old man's back in front of him seemed to be directly connected to the nerves.
This technology of "nerve signal-driven prostheses" was a cutting-edge technology even at the end of the 21st century before he traveled through time.
How did this happen in the age of steam engines
Ren is a doctor himself, and he knows that the current medical field simply cannot achieve this level of success.