morning.
The sun is strong.
At the gate of Wargod Castle, a strange convoy was gathering.
People passing by couldn't help but look at the convoy. In this convoy, there was a magnetic vehicle with a majestic shape, a high chassis, and a body that looked like it had alloy armor, as well as several uniform-style field light combat vehicles painted with the Thunder logo.
There were also several vehicles with different appearances, which seemed to lack firepower and seemed to be civilian magnetic vehicles. But the most eye-catching ones were the military vehicles with the Ares Castle logo.
So people couldn't help but wonder what kind of people were in this convoy.
In the magnetic car 'Poison' obtained from Chizhou Fort, Tianyang sat in the driver's seat, and Xingluo was next to him. He looked in the rearview mirror and sighed: "I didn't expect that I would drag so many people with me when I go back this time."
In the following vehicles, besides Adolf and his people from the parliament, there were also Qin Wangshu and several of her chamber of commerce leaders, Yin Meng and the others, and the two silver knights and Reding were in the same car.
Together with the personnel from the Wargod Castle, a complex convoy was formed.
Speaking of the personnel of the War God Castle, Tian Yang was a little surprised, because the team that Huo Hanshan found for him to take over the settlement was actually led by the secretary of the Minister of Security.
From this point, it is not difficult to see that Huo Hanshan's move was to show his respect for Tianyang, and secondly, he was worried that the handover process would not be smooth, so he sent the secretary of the Security Department to come forward.
Seeing that the people had gathered, Tianyang did not hesitate to step on the pedal. The magnetic energy car drove out quietly but powerfully, raising dust and heading towards the highway.
No conversation along the way.
At dusk, they chose a high ground to camp, and naturally the chef would light a fire and cook. As a councillor, Tianyang didn't even need to set up a tent, and just sat on the high ground with Xingluo, watching the people below busy at work.
He couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking back to half a year ago, he was still a small lieutenant in the Skyfort, with only a dozen or so people under him.
Half a year later, he had become a member of the Thunder Council, established connections with the War God Castle, and received an invitation from the Lord of the Glory Castle.
The difference is as huge as heaven and earth.
At this moment, his heart moved slightly, and he heard footsteps. He saw the secretary of the security minister walking towards him while wiping his sweat.
Xing Luo stood up, took a folding chair, put it down with a smile, asked the secretary to sit down, and walked to Tianyang.
The secretary of the security minister looked at Xing Luo, then looked at Tian Yang with envy and said, "Mr. Tian Yang is so lucky."
He squinted his eyes, giving a look that all men understood.
Tian Yang laughed dryly and did not discuss this topic with him in depth. Instead, he said, "The road is bumpy. Secretary Lu may not be used to it, right?"
The man whose full name was Lu An shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Tianyang, you underestimate me. I, Lu An, was also a warrior ten years ago. At that time, we went everywhere, to the God's Lair, the Reverse Realm, and the Wilderness. It was much harder than this. Now this is nothing."
"But later I got injured and had to retire. Then I became the minister's secretary, and that's why I rarely go out."
"Thanks to Mr. Tianyang, I was able to leave the fortress and return to the wilderness. It reminded me of many past events."
He seemed to have really remembered something, and was speechless for a moment, staring blankly into the distance of the wilderness, watching the sun slowly set below the horizon.
After a long time, Lu An came back to his senses.
He smiled and said, "Sorry, I was distracted for a moment."
Tianyang waved his hand to show that he didn't mind, and asked casually: "Secretary Lu, is there anything we need to pay attention to in those settlements?"
Lu An thought for a moment and said, "The defense agreement you signed with our fortress affects settlements No. 7, No. 8, and No. 12."
"Among them, No. 7 and No. 8 are relatively close, only about ten kilometers apart, so you can get there in no time if you drive."
"Settlement No. 12 is far away and in a remote location. It is backed by a large mine. The settlement was actually built because of the mine. The residents in the settlement are basically workers in the mine."
"The other two settlements are fine, and don't require any special attention. But settlement 12 will be more troublesome. That mine is managed by the Elhorin family in the fortress."
"The Elhoin family is a local native. They had already taken root here before the Church of War arrived. They were famous sand bandits at the time and amassed a lot of wealth. They were very famous in this desert."
"When the Ares Castle was built, there were many conflicts with them. In the end, the Golden Court sent out members and troops to suppress them. However, they were not wiped out due to some considerations at the time."
"From that time on, Elhoin became a member of the War God Castle. We strictly supervised them and did not allow them to end their careers as sand bandits. They became explorers."
"They were the ones who discovered the mine at Settlement No. 12 and have been operating it ever since. On the surface, Settlement No. 12 is under the control of the fortress, but the real power lies with the Elhoin family."
"In addition, they are close to the War Church and donate a large amount of money to the church every year. Therefore, there is a War Church in Settlement No. 12, and its protection is also the responsibility of the Einhor family."
At this point, Tianyang roughly understood why Huo Hanshan asked Lu An to go on this trip with him. It turned out to be because of Settlement No. 12.
Obviously, this settlement has become the private property of the Elhoin family and has become an iron plate. But Ares Castle wants to pry a crack in this iron plate, and this crack starts with replacing the security team.
If Tianyang's personnel were to move in and take charge of the defense of the settlement, then Elhoin's control over the settlement would obviously be weakened.
Huo Hanshan probably didn't want to fall out with Elhoin so quickly, so he came forward himself. After experiencing the fungus incident, Huo Hanshan believed that he could take over this settlement.
But doing so made Tianyang feel like he was being used. However, after going through so many ups and downs now, he no longer expresses his emotions easily.
But at this time, Lu An lowered his voice and said, "In the fortress at that time, the city lord was worried that the news would be leaked and the Elhoin family would be prepared, so he didn't tell you the truth."
"He asked me to apologize to you. Also, the city lord said that you can choose to refuse, but if you can take over Settlement No. 12 and even kick Elhoin out of the mine, then from now on, the mine will be run by you."
"You just need to pay a certain amount of taxes to the fortress. As long as you can kick Elhoin out, you don't have to worry about the rest. The city lord will take care of it."
There was a flash of surprise in Tianyang's eyes. It turned out that Huo Hanshan had this plan. At that moment, he smiled slightly but did not express anything.
He wanted to go to Settlement No. 12 in person before making a decision.
At this time, dinner was ready, and Tianyang invited Lu An to have dinner together.
After dinner, Tianyang found Yinmeng and said, "After dinner, do you want to do some exercise? It will help digestion."
Yin Meng gave him a puzzled look.
Tian Yang could only clench his fist and cough dryly: "Don't get me wrong, I want you to help me test the effect of an ability."
Yin Meng couldn't help but look at Xing Luo: "Isn't she capable?"
"She's a hunter, not very suitable."
"Oh well."
So Tianyang said hello to Adolf, and drove Xingluo and Yinmeng away from the camp temporarily. Standing on the high ground, Adolf looked envious as he watched the poison go deep into the night.
"Councilor Tianyang is so lucky that he even has a female knight from the church as his lover. Well, she's just a little old. Does it mean that Councilor Tianyang likes mature women?"
In the cab of "Poison", Tianyang's nose itched and he sneezed. He couldn't help but frown, as if someone was saying bad things about him behind his back.
After getting away from the camp, Tianyang found an open space to park the car, turned on all the lights of the car, and illuminated the nearby desert in a snow-white color.
"That's it."
Tianyang made a gesture: "Xingluo, monitor the surroundings and tell us if anything approaches."
"Okay." Xing Luo took the poison, stood up, and took charge of vigilance.
Tianyang walked in front holding the "Blood Drink", and Yinmeng followed closely behind holding the "Night Rain in Small Building".
The two walked to the open space in front and distanced themselves from each other. After Tianyang adjusted his breathing, he asked, "Can we start?"
Xing Luo nodded.
Tianyang said "be careful", but no action was taken. Yin Meng was wondering when she saw fog rising around Tianyang.
The gray fog gradually spread, seemingly slowly, but in fact it spread very quickly. But in the blink of an eye, Yin Meng was already in the thick gray fog. In the depths of the gray fog, silver light flashed from time to time, like stars dotting it.
In this gray mist dotted with stars, Xing Luo could not sense Tianyang's breath, as if the other party had already left.
Yin Meng did not dare to be careless. She used the Star Essence technique to create a seamless perception area around herself. Then, she tentatively drew out her sword, infused it with Star Essence, and slashed out a sword wave.
The silver sword wave broke through the air and sank into the gray fog, but it couldn't even create a gap in the thick fog.
It was as if the sword waves and the gray fog were products of different worlds, with no intersection or collision between the two.
This was the first time that Yin Meng encountered such a situation. She could not get any feedback from the sword wave. The sword wave seemed to have entered the void and disappeared into the depths of the gray fog.
"What kind of weird ability is this?" Yin Meng frowned, transformed the star essence into fighting spirit, and then extended the fighting spirit to 'Night Rain in Small Building', strengthening her next attack.
After making full preparations, she struck out with her sword again, and this sword shook out thousands of night raindrops, which were condensed from the stars and fell towards the gray fog around her. Normally, Yin Meng's sword rain would at least annihilate the fog in front of her eyes, but in fact, the sword rain she released was just like the sword wave just now, like a drop in the ocean, and did not collide with the gray fog at all, so it was naturally annihilated.
Yin Meng narrowed her eyes slightly: "Could it be that this gray fog is just an illusion?"
This is the only explanation that makes sense.