Song Zining and the other three were at the top of the fortress, waiting for news from Qianye. Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan also failed to come as promised, but the second daughter was not very familiar with the three of them, so Zhao Yuying didn't care.
Several people walked out of the fortress and carried the body of the four-armed warrior not far away back to the fortress, and another person came in front of the three of them and said, "Mr. Qi welcomes you."
Old Qi was highly respected and powerful in battle, the three of them all respected him in front of him, saluted first, and then sat down.
Qi was over eighty years old, but he looked only in his early fifties, with a thin figure, a pale face, and a pair of eyes with a little sparkle. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that he could use that huge bow that was as tall as a man, and that with just one arrow, it was as powerful as a level 8 spear.
Mr. Qi lived in only three rooms inside and outside, located at the back of the main building. The living room outside is not big, and the layout is also very simple, except for a rather exquisite tea set, there is nothing exquisite.
Old Qi stroked his beard with a smile and said, "It's a bit simpler for me here, you all come from everyone, so let's make it easy."
Song Zining hurriedly said, "Where, where."
Old Qi sighed softly, and said: "When I first entered the maelstrom, I was not a few years older than you, but my cultivation base was still lower than yours. Our Qi family is just barely considered a low-rank family. Sending them into the maelstrom would almost ruin their fortunes. Now that I see a few of you, I realize that these eight words of aristocratic families and endless inheritance are true."
Song Zining knew a lot about the past, and responded: "Old Qi was a hero back then, and he guarded the fortress for decades. He has worked hard and made great achievements. The empire will never forget it."
Old Qi shook his head and sighed: "I was lucky back then, I got some resources in the maelstrom, and I crossed the barrier of the gods in one fell swoop. But after all, I didn't have a good foundation when I was young, and the level of the original force was a bit low. After passing the rank of a god general, every step is difficult, and it is as difficult as going to the sky to go further. Alas, it is too late if I just want to change the exercises."
Wei Potian said: "Based on your military achievements, you should be able to change to Tongtian inheritance. Even if you don't need this inheritance, future generations will always be useful."
Elder Qi nodded immediately, and said: "This is reasonable. It's a pity that the descendants of the family are not promising, and we can only count on the next few generations."
Wei Potian was the son of the eldest son many years ago, and now, the succession of the patriarch is a certainty. The Wei family has also been focusing on nurturing, so he focuses on the long-term development of the family in everything. Mr. Qi was born in a small family, and he has been the pillar of the family for decades, so he and Wei Potian talked quite speculatively.
Zhao Yuying, however, is impatient with troubles, she doesn't even bother to participate in the affairs of her family's Duke Youguo, so she travels all over the world and participates in wars. However, Song Zining founded Ningyuan Heavy Industry, but he was preparing to start a business in business and industry, and also abandoned the traditional way of starting a family business. Therefore, the two of them had no resonance with Qi Lao.
After chatting for a while, Elder Qi finally got to the point: "I have been in this maelstrom for decades, and these days I always have a whim, but I have never had it before. And those four-armed warriors who appeared outside the fortress also I won’t come here for no reason. This kind of thing in the core area, but there is no way to stay here for a long time.”
What Elder Qi said made sense. Song Zining said: "It's really weird, but there's no way to detect secrets in the maelstrom, so we can only adapt accordingly. I'm ashamed to say that we landed in the core area this time, and escaped almost non-stop in order to avoid the cold night. The situation in the core area is not well understood. As for why they came here, it is not very clear."
Song Zining didn't mention it, and Zhao Yuying and others naturally wouldn't say that it was because Zhao Ruoxi took Manshusawa into the maelstrom that caused such a big disturbance.
Elder Qi nodded, with a worried face, stroked his beard and said: "It doesn't matter what the cause is. Now I am only worried about the emptiness of the fortress. If there are really hundreds of four-armed warriors, then we will definitely not be able to defend ourselves. Now There is only one small airship in the fortress, which can return to the empire."
"Only one?" All three of them changed their faces.
"How can one ship be enough? Don't there always be three ships in the fortress?" Song Zining asked with a frown.
Old Qi smiled wryly, waved to the three of them, and said, "Come with me, and you'll find out if you take a look."
The three followed Elder Qi out of the main building and came to a closed courtyard in the fortress. A row of houses is built on one side of the courtyard, and there are workshops inside, and the keel of a floating boat is placed on the open space in the courtyard. The keel has just been processed, and a lot of wood is piled up next to it. The next step is to build the structural frame.
Song Zining himself was in the warship business. When he saw the keel and the materials beside it, and then looked at the workshops, he knew that this was a workshop for making airships. It's just that the shipbuilding technology is obviously still the same as it was hundreds of years ago, the power is still relying on the power sail, and the floating and defense are all based on the original force array.
Such floating boats are basically all handcrafted. However, the wood it uses is all taken from the maelstrom, and it is tough and tough. Even now, it can be directly used as armor plates on the airship.
Elder Qi pointed at the keel and said, "How do you get these shuttle floating boats? Every one has to be manufactured here, one is built every year, and you can only go back once every two years. One can be filled with people. One is loaded with cargo. The maelstrom passage has just been opened, and there is still more than half a year before the new ship is scheduled to be built. The ship that can be used now is usually prepared for emergency.”
If there is only one ship, this is serious. Song Zining pondered for a moment, then asked, "Old Qi, if you want to return to the empire, do you have to use this airship?"
Qi Laodao: "This empty boat can not only protect, but more importantly, it can distinguish the direction, so as to ensure that it returns to the mainland of the empire. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke to go to Yongye when going out?"
Song Zining asked again: "I mean, if you don't use this space shuttle, can you pass through the passage alive?"
Old Qi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "You may be able to, Miss Zhao's family will be seriously injured, as for Wei Shizi, it's better not to try."
Zhao Yuying quit immediately, "What do you mean? You mean Song Xiaoqi is better than me?"
Mr. Qi has seen many aristocrats of these aristocratic families, so he didn't feel annoyed. He coughed and said, "It's not that he is better than you. It's just that the secret method he cultivated is more suitable for survival in the space channel."
Only then did Zhao Yuying relax her brows and regain her complacency. But she immediately thought of the real problem, and changed her color: "Wait! Elder Qi, what do you mean to say, if the four-armed warriors attack, if there is no other way, we will leave Qianye and the others here?"
Old Qi said slowly: "What the old man means is that if this thing really happens, we have to make a regulation in advance. Otherwise, it will be too late to panic again when the matter is imminent."
Song Zining frowned, he had already thought about what Elder Qi meant. The fortress of the empire is not big, and for the sake of defense, at most a few hundred people can be stuffed inside. And now it's hard to say whether the total number of empire powerhouses in the vortex can exceed a hundred. Once surrounded by the army of four-armed warriors, they had no choice but to abandon the city to save their lives and return to the empire. Otherwise, not to mention protecting the city, even the defenders of the city would have to be buried with them.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a person flew over and said in a voiceless voice: "Old Qi, something is wrong! Many four-armed warriors appeared outside the fortress!"
Old Qi was startled, and without answering, he flew up and climbed onto the city wall. Song Zining and the others immediately followed and stood on the top of the city, looking into the distance. The smoke and dust billowed there, and four-armed warriors stepped out of the smoke and dust, rushing forward. In addition to the four-armed warriors, there are countless two-armed men. The ones in the front are holding knives and shields, just like a battle formation, while the ones behind are all kinds of people, carrying various family styles on their backs, and some even chased the natives. Pack beasts, with various materials placed on them. Judging by this posture, it is not only fighting, but also preparing to move here and settle down.
"This, this..." With old Qi's usual knowledge, his hands trembled slightly.
Song Zining sighed lightly and said, "There is nothing to do, let's go."
Zhao Yuying quit, and said angrily: "We're leaving, what about Xiao Wu? You can just throw him here? Potian, what do you mean?"
Wei Potian also had a serious face. After running around for a long time, his face has a stiff and short beard, which makes him look a lot more stable. He looked into the distance and didn't speak for a while, then Fang said in a low voice: "That's the only way."
There were more than a hundred four-armed warriors, and there were tens of thousands of two-armed warriors. Even Zhao Yuying was speechless when the huge figure that almost broke the sky and the earth appeared in the distance.
A moment later, a small floating boat soared into the sky and flew towards the darkness in the sky.
The flying boat was crowded with people, all of them had gloomy faces and didn't say a word. Mr. Qi finally sighed, and said: "When there was no maelstrom, didn't my human race come here in the same way? Besides, we also left behind the method of making boats. If they are lucky, they can also make shuttle boats. Return to the Empire."
The shuttle boat finally flew into the darkness and disappeared. The fortress below is already full of men with two arms, rumbling and rumbling to demolish everything that can be dismantled. In a short time, the fortress turned into a pile of rubble, only the empty half of the main building and a few sections of the city wall, still telling the stories of the past.
The mighty multi-armed people are like a torrent, sweeping across the land, and heading for the distance.
In a neutral place, the scenery on the edge of the East China Sea remains the same, and the changes in the outside world seem to have no effect on this place. The cold wind here is like a knife all year round, and the void storm is raging. It can be said that every step is dangerous, so no one is willing to hang around here.
A figure came quickly, skillfully avoided the gaps in the space, and arrived in front of the Duke's warship lying flat on the ground.
"Master, the matter has been settled."
As he spoke, Galinan opened the backpack, revealing the little girl inside. The little guy looked about seven or eight years old, and he was so beautiful. She curled up and slept soundly.
Yetong's faint voice came from the battleship: "It's so fast, it's done well. Did you encounter any trouble?"
Calinan smiled wryly, and said, "She is willing to follow me only if there is a way that the master explained. Otherwise, I may not be able to bring her back."
"Didn't those natives make things difficult for you?"
"When I got there, the whole tribe was dead."
Yetong snorted, as if a little surprised. The hatch of the battleship opened, and a stream of blood protruded out, dragging the little girl in, and the hatch closed immediately.
Galinan did not enter the battleship, but came to several stone houses next to him, which was his new residence. He took off his armor, looked at the large bruises on his body that were hard to get rid of, and couldn't help but smile wryly. If he hadn't taken out the token in time, he wouldn't be able to bring this little guy back.
Galinan let out a long breath, feeling that the tasks assigned by the master were getting more and more difficult.