And Qianye, who has gone through forty-nine rounds of military conquests, has a deeper understanding of power. Now looking at the sky that looks like an eternal night, he has another feeling in his heart, that is, the rules of the Iron Curtain.
The iron curtain restricts the entry of earls and above, which is actually quite understandable.
For example, Qianye himself, if a group of ants passed by his feet, no matter if they were carrying food or fighting, they would not take a second look, and even trampled one to death, it was because they happened to appear at his foothold, and it could only be regarded as bad luck. But if there are a few big bugs dangling around, or even cats, dogs and mice appearing, which annoys them, then they will not let them go, but will kill them casually.
This enlightenment made Qianye a little uncomfortable, and he thought to himself, no one would be happy if he found out that he was an ant that could be ignored in the eyes of others.
Not long after Qianye left the customs, a special guest arrived in Heiliu City, the special envoy of the empire.
The special envoy was from the military department, he was a colonel, he brought only a few followers, and asked to see the Lord of Heiliu City. After seeing Qianye, the special envoy didn't say much, and directly handed him an official document and a reward order, and asked a few more questions about Heiliu City's defense, then left and rushed to the next place.
In the eyes of the special envoy of the military department, there was nothing special about Heiliu City, and there was even a trace of pity in his eyes. This small city is located at the forefront of the border and is under the Iron Curtain. Once the bloody battle starts, the city will be destroyed sooner or later.
After the special envoy left, Qianye opened the official document and saw that the content was similar to the summoning order issued by the expeditionary force to each division. This is a mobilization order for the empire to call on all forces to participate in the bloody battle. The military rewards are twice as high as the normal standard, and there are no status restrictions on participants. Regardless of high or low, everyone can get a reward.
In addition, the empire has set up temporary bases in many places in the Eternal Night Continent, where they can bring military merit certificates to exchange for rewards at any time, eliminating the cumbersome procedures of applying for military merit in the past. One of the nearest bases is located in the county town of Sanhe County, which is even under the Iron Curtain, which shows that the Imperial Army attaches great importance to this battle.
A map was attached to the official document, which roughly indicated the scope of the Iron Curtain that the empire currently controlled, that is, the scope of this battlefield. Of course, if you want to go outside the Iron Curtain to fight the dark race, it's not impossible, but it's possible to meet a real strong man.
Under the Iron Curtain, it is not absolutely impossible to encounter strong people. Some strong people with hidden aura, or strong people who can suppress levels can still move under the Iron Curtain. .
It's just that once they fight with people, the fighting time must not be delayed for too long, otherwise they may attract the attention of the sky ghost, not only the ability is suppressed by the iron curtain, the higher the level, the more likely the sky ghost will attack.
Qianye unfolded the map and examined it carefully. This time the plotting was more detailed than the military intelligence report he got a week ago. When he saw the boundaries of the four regions clearly, he couldn't help being surprised. The Iron Curtain now covers more than a quarter of the territory of the human race, and looking at the curvature of the outer edge, most of the places that have not been drawn are still in the dark kingdom.
Although there is no information from the Dark Country side, if the outer arc of the human territory is used to calculate, assuming that the complete shape of the Iron Curtain is roughly a circle, it means that more than 20% of the entire Eternal Night Continent is covered by the Iron Curtain .
Just based on the size of the iron curtain, the tyranny of the sky ghost is beyond the limit of imagination.
Seeing this map, Qianye suddenly vaguely guessed some thoughts of the upper echelons of the empire. With the help of the iron curtain, it is a great time to attack the dark country.
Putting down the official document and map, Qianye opened the attached reward list, which listed different rewards according to the various levels of the dark race fighters.
Among them, taking the viscount as the baseline, killing a third-class viscount will reward him with a level 5 force gun, or it can be converted into other arms or resources of comparable value. If a viscount territory can be firmly occupied and brought into the human-controlled area, the reward will be increased to a five-level custom gun.
Just looking at this list, you can tell that the empire has spent a lot of money on this war. You must know that there are only a few technicians in the entire empire who can manufacture firearms above level five, so the annual output of level five guns is also roughly determined. In the past, military merit awards were settled in imperial gold coins, and only under very special circumstances could they be exchanged for strategic resources. As for high-end force guns, ordinary people can't even afford the standard version, let alone the special version.
Qianye flipped through the two-page list of firearms, feeling a little moved. He now has primordial wings and twin flowers, and he can't even use ordinary six-level force guns. However, there are quite a few high-ranking officers in Dark Fire now. Over time, there will be more and more people who can drive level 4 or even level 5 guns. If they can change all their equipment, it goes without saying that their combat power will soar.
The last page of the list was only a short line, but it firmly attracted Qianye's attention. It turned out to be the highest purity black crystal!
Black crystals are a strategic material strictly controlled by the empire. No matter the low-purity power-grade black crystals used as fuel, or the manufacturing-grade black crystals that are one of the main materials of medium-purity force guns, there is a perennial shortage. The energy-level black crystals that can be converted into the dawn force for cultivation are usually completely priceless, such as the high-purity black crystals that are consumed in the practice room of the Song Clan.
The empire actually opened up the exchange of energy-level black crystals this time, which shows that the importance of this bloody battle on the Eternal Night Continent has been compared with the large-scale battle on the upper continent. Seeing this, even the always calm Qianye was moved. Although the price of exchanging black crystals is extremely expensive, it is better to have such a channel than nothing. If he can get some, maybe the time for him to break through to the general can be advanced.
Just as Qianye put down the list of rewards, Zhao Yuying rushed over.
"How did you gain from this retreat?"
"It's okay, at least we have figured out the next path."
"That's good, how long do you have to break through to the general?"
Qianye smiled wryly: "At least two months, if you count the time of fighting, it will be even longer."
On the contrary, Zhao Yuying breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Don't be in a hurry to break through, lest your foundation be unstable. It's better to advance in the marrow washing pool. As for the qualifications, you don't have to worry at all. I will find a way to solve it. At worst, I won't do it again in the future." Take money from home!"
There was an inexplicable emotion in Qianye's heart. Zhao Yuying said it lightly, but it meant that she converted all the resources she could get from the family into an opportunity to enter the marrow washing pool. But he just nodded and didn't say anything.
Today, Qianye and Zhao Yuying don't need to say more polite words, even if he doesn't intend to accept such an expensive gift, he still accepts her kindness.
Zhao Yuying picked up the official document, the map, and the list of rewards one by one, and put them down after a glance. The content on them was not much different from the military order sent by the expeditionary army earlier. But she seemed to have something else on her mind, but she didn't know how to say it.
Zhao Yuying seldom hesitated like this, Qianye waited quietly without urging. This sturdy beauty suddenly took a deep breath, swears, and then said: "I still want to participate in the bloody battle!"
"Why?" Qianye asked.
With Zhao Yuying's status in the Zhao Clan, there should be no shortage of resources to exchange for such military exploits. And there was a lot of unhappiness about Zhao Fenglei's matter before. As a result, the team that was scheduled to be handed over to her has not yet been in place. In fact, Zhao Yuying's injury prevented her from fighting fiercely for at least a few months, so it was only natural for her to withdraw from the battle.
"For... the Zhao Clan."
This answer surprised Qianye a little.
After saying that, Zhao Yuying finally spit out, "That's right, it's for the Zhao Clan. Even if I become like this, I still feel that I am a member of the Zhao Clan in my heart. The big tree of the Zhao Clan will not fall down, Only us children can enjoy the shade in the shade. Although there are many people in the family that I don't like, but when it comes to such a big event, my surname is Zhao after all."
"I see."
"The imperial party's intentions in this bloody battle are obvious. This is forcing the big families to show their cards. In order to cut down the feudal clan, it can be said that they will do everything possible. The empire has been established for thousands of years, and the powerful families have existed for thousands of years. Whichever time to cut down the feudal clan, it will not be bloody. wind?"
Qianye didn't know much about the political situation of the empire, so he was a little confused. He frowned and said, "Cutting down the vassals? What does this have to do with the Zhao Clan? Even if you want to move the Four Clans, you should first move the Song Clan, right?"
Zhao Yuying shook her head, "My Zhao Clan has a close relationship with the imperial family, and their blood is intertwined. Many queens in my ancestors all have the surname Zhao. Today, His Majesty's throne is... quite special. Princess Yi married Cheng Engong. Therefore, in the eyes of other aristocratic families, the Zhao Clan is an out-and-out imperial party, but in the eyes of the imperial party, we are a complete aristocrat."
Qianye suddenly said: "So no matter which side gains power, it is possible to weaken or suppress the Zhao Clan? This..."
"My grandfather and several uncles think the same way, and most of the clan elders probably think the same way, so their attitude towards this bloody battle is very different."
"Well, increase the reward?"
Zhao Yuying was in a heavy heart, but when she heard this, she laughed angrily, reached out and tapped Qianye on the head, "I know that the rewards were all ruined by Song Qi!"
Immediately, she straightened her expression and said: "The family has received news that someone in the imperial party wants to attack the Zhao clan, and may secretly attack my clan's children on the battlefield of bloody battles. The elders mean to stop killing with killing. Liwei. Not only to gain military merits, but if you encounter provocations from within the empire, no matter what faction they are, as long as they are hostile to our Zhao Clan, they must also be killed!"
After finishing speaking, Zhao Yuying regained her carefree look, patted Qianye on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "So I'm going back to the West Land, I will try to recover as soon as possible, and then come back to fight. Although the combat power is slightly discounted, it is still better than ordinary people .Little Qianye, you just take care of yourself!"
Qianye smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and said, "Bring it!"
"What?" Zhao Yuying was startled.
"Your token of participation in the war, otherwise, if I kill the dark race, how can I credit you with military achievements?" Qianye said as a matter of course.
"What did you say?" Zhao Yuying couldn't believe her ears.
"I mean, I will fight in your name, but the rewards from the Zhao Clan and the Imperial Army will belong to me."
"That won't work, half and half!" Zhao Yuying dismissed viciously.
"Twenty-eight!"
"Three seven!"
After nefarious bargaining by both sides, Zhao Yuying suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and she and Qianye looked at each other and laughed.