Behind the war zone, in the wilderness, teams were evacuating towards the Skyfort. They were residents of the settlement affected by the war.
After the war broke out, the Storm Army arranged for their evacuation and sent a team to protect them from the war zone, provided them with certain supplies, and allowed them to go to the designated shelter on their own.
At noon, several teams stopped to rest. Although there was not much loss, it was impossible for people to smile when they left their daily living places.
Due to the long journey, the weaker children began to get sick, with symptoms such as fever and cough. However, there were no medicines in the team, so they could only let the sick children drink more water to relieve their symptoms.
At this time, several older children started quarreling over a piece of bread, and then they started fighting. In the end, the piece of bread was taken away by a stray dog, so no one could eat it.
Small frictions like this occur from time to time in the team, but as supplies decrease, people's differences on how to distribute them will become greater and greater, and frictions will become more and more intense.
All of this was seen by an old man who was resting alone not far away.
The old man was wearing a cloak with holes worn out. Like other refugees, his hair was messy and his face was stained. He was silently tearing off a piece of bread and stuffing it into his mouth.
Suddenly, the light in front of the old man's eyes dimmed, and then someone snatched the bread from his hand.
"You don't need to eat so much, old man. Just give it to us."
A sturdy man who had snatched the old man's bread laughed and said, "After all, we still have to carry things and protect the old, weak, and disabled like you. We pay a lot and need more physical strength."
"So, you don't mind, right?"
Without waiting for the old man to answer, the men turned and left. The old man chuckled and put on the hood of his cloak.
From time to time, his body twitched and his head shook, and he looked as if he was sick, which made the people in the team unwilling to approach him. Naturally, no one cared when this old man appeared among them.
At this moment, the old man raised his head and gently patted his head with his hands.
In his mind, a voice sounded from time to time.
“War, disaster, fear, sadness... These disasters caused by you and the emotions reflected by the participants will further make you stronger.”
"Master, I believe you have already felt that your power is growing."
The old man nodded and said, "You are right. Although the war has only started for three days, I can clearly feel that my strength has increased."
"As long as the war continues, my power will grow stronger. It seems that you did not deceive me. Very good, let's continue like this."
The voice continued, "But do you think Jingtao Fort can be a match for Qingtian Fort? From what I know about them, the probability of Jingtao Fort defeating Qingtian Fort is very small. I even doubt how long they can hold out."
"Ten days, or half a month?"
The old man slapped his head again, and this action made several refugees passing by him stay away from him.
"You are right. Jingtao Castle has lived too comfortably in the past few decades. Their soldiers have never experienced a proper war."
"The Skyfort is different. They just fought a fortress war. Both officers and soldiers gained valuable experience in the war."
"But Skyfort also has its shortcomings. Because they just finished the Fortress War, their troops are obviously insufficient. Moreover, many troops are still scattered in the territory of Black Star Fort. Even if they are all transferred back, it will take time."
"In addition, the top fighters of Qingtian Castle are only Chu Yan and Cao Gang. If the Yun family does not take action, there will only be two of them who are Level 7 warriors."
"In comparison, Jingtao Fort's top combat power has a slight advantage. Lin Yuanwu, Lu Jian, and the other two generals, together, there are four strong men at rank 7."
"Although Lu Jian can only be considered half a rank 7, a watered-down warrior like him is more than enough to tie up two or three rank 6s, or fight against a regular army."
The voice sounded again: "Master, your analysis is not without reason, but even so, Jingtao Castle still faces many obstacles in winning this war."
"If this trend continues, the war between the two fortresses will likely enter a stalemate and turn into a protracted war. At that time, they will most likely negotiate and the war will end in nothing."
The old man raised his head suddenly: "That won't work. If they don't fight, my strength won't increase. I still want to attack the Ultimate!"
"Yeah, so I thought of a way."
"any solution?"
The voice said temptingly, "How about we let in the Dark People behind the Clave Gate on the Skyfort? We can have as many Dark People in the Reverse Realm as we want. As long as they can continuously cross the Clave Gate, the war will spread to the entire Gulf region, and even the entire East Continent!"
"Then, Master, you can use this ever-expanding war to gain even greater power!"
The old man's eyes lit up: "So there is such a way..."
He laughed, but his smile suddenly froze. Then the old man said in a deep voice: "You are lying to me, aren't you? If the black people are released from Clave Gate, they will destroy this area and even the East Continent."
"If that happens, even if I gain a higher power, everyone will be dead. What's the point of my power being so strong?"
"Answer me, answer me!"
The old man kept slapping his head, as if trying to beat out the voice, but the voice did not respond, as if it had disappeared.
Not far away, a child shrank into his mother's arms in fear. He looked at the old man and said, "Mom, is that grandpa crazy? He keeps talking to himself."
His mother quickly covered the child's mouth, fearing that it would attract the old man's attention and cause unnecessary trouble.
After all, they already have enough troubles now.
... ... ...
Western Continent.
In the magnetic car, Tianyang saw the silhouette of the scavenger city in the distance through the window.
After being away from the Scavenger City for more than a week, he had begun to trust Xiao Xitong. This time when he went to several settlements, he left the little thing in the manor and asked Hongxiu to take care of her, while leaving Xingluo to protect her.
Now, the events in the settlement are temporarily over.
Settlement No. 12 is now out of Elhoin's control, and the settlement and mine are currently managed by Fortress. He left Luther behind to be protected by the Blood City Mercenaries unless Elhoin makes a comeback.
Otherwise, there would be basically no danger over there.
Qin Wangshu captured several
After the transaction, she also left with the Golden Mint Chamber of Commerce. Before leaving, Tianyang made an appointment with her to contact him when she returned to the Emerald Castle and was ready to explore the reverse world.
At that time, Tianyang will go to the Emerald Castle and explore the ruins of the reverse world mentioned last time with her.
As for Tianyang himself, he plans to build up his power in the Waste Collection City. He certainly won't be satisfied with just being a councillor, he hopes to take his power to the next level before Yin Meng and Guan Feng return to Donglu and respond to his request, so as to gain more bargaining chips.
As for how to manage his own power, Tianyang already has a preliminary plan. Next, he needs to perfect the details and then put it into action.
When Tian Yang returned to the Parliament Manor and just got off the car, he saw Xiao Xitong breaking free from Hong Xiu and rushing towards him with a giggle.
She hugged Tianyang's legs all of a sudden, raised her chubby face, and cried in a baby voice: "Daddy... hold, hold... me."
Tianyang bent down and picked her up. The little thing immediately hugged his neck and put her head on his shoulder and refused to get up.
Tianyang was about to enter the house, but something suddenly occurred to him and he looked towards the door.
Outside the gate, a magnetic car stopped, the door opened, and someone got out of the car. It was another member of the parliament, Lin Qianfan.
Tianyang remembered that when he was about to leave the Waste Picking City that day, Adolf told him that Lin Qianfan was preparing to reach rank 7.
Seeing him now, Tianyang couldn't help but wonder, has he succeeded
But at this time, Lin Qianfan did not give Tianyang too much oppression. When he came over, Redding and Qiu Mo instinctively stepped forward and stopped the congressman.
Lin Qianfan smiled, not caring at all, and looked at Tianyang and said, "Member Tianyang is finally back. I've been waiting for you for many days."
"wait for me?"
Tianyang smiled and said, "What are you waiting for me for?"
Lin Qianfan said calmly: "I want to write a letter of challenge and choose a day to fight with Councillor Tianyang. I don't ask for anything else, but to be defeated."
Hearing this, Tian Yang shook his head and said, "Did Councillor Lin forget that councillors are forbidden from fighting privately?"
Lin Qianfan nodded and said, "That's right, so as long as Councillor Tianyang agrees, I will resign from my position as Councillor immediately."
Tian Yang frowned and said, "Councilor Lin, why do you have to do this?"
Lin Qianfan said calmly: "Councilman Tianyang killed my son. Although he brought this upon himself, I am his father after all."
"As a father, I have to give an explanation to my family and myself."
Tian Yang nodded gently: "Since Councillor Lin insists, fine, you choose the time and place."
"Okay, Lin would like to thank you here." Lin Qianfan smiled slightly and turned away.
After Lin Qianfan left, Tianyang brought Xiao Xitong into the house. In the afternoon, he went to the parliament headquarters and showed up. Then he heard the news that Lin Qianfan had resigned as a member of parliament, but the Speaker had not approved it yet, so it looked like it would take some time.
Tianyang took a walk around the headquarters and returned to the manor. On the way, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and then he vaguely heard Youhua's voice.
"I can already sense the approach of the gap in the building. We will soon make contact."
A black fire crown was appearing in Tianyang's eyes at this moment. Youhua was sending information to Tianyang through the fragments of this royal weapon.
Tianyang covered his eyes lightly and murmured: "Is the war between the cracks about to begin..."