In order for the crystal corn to become large-scale as soon as possible, Tang Yu could only suppress his appetite and the desire to practice quickly. He would not touch even a single grain of crystal corn again until the next batch of crystal jade rice matured.
the other side,
The Sail aerostat is ready to go again, this time the target is the prosperous but chaotic Yangtze River Delta region.
In a few days, the Qi Shang went through a lot of battles. The team members have better integration and the aerostat can exert a higher combat effectiveness. Unfortunately, every time the aerostat fights, it consumes a lot of source crystals and captures very few. It was very loss-making and unable to organize too many practical exercises.
The leader of the team was replaced by Shay, and the Air Force Special Forces Group also expanded from twenty to fifty people.
Luo Zhe and Kong are working on expanding the members of the garrison corps and survey corps.
Especially the Survey Corps, although the scope of exploration is gradually expanding, the size of 300 people has long been unable to meet the requirements. This time, another 20 or 30 people were transferred from the Air Force Special Forces Group.
Recruiting new members is imminent.
However, in line with the principle of erring on the side of shortage rather than excess, the scale still cannot expand too much.
The two major corps, belonging to the official force of the shelter, are different from the mercenary group and the adventure group. They have strict requirements. During non-mission periods, they are also required to participate in training on time. There are also assessment indicators for character. Among the registered adventurers, there are many There are few experts, but either they can't get in or they don't want to get in.
It is initially estimated that forming a group of a thousand people is already the limit.
The two corps add up to two thousand people, plus martial arts apprentices and intelligence officers from the intelligence department. There are actually quite a lot of manpower available.
Many senior adventure groups are also external personnel that can be called upon by the territory. Through cooperation and missions, they are not opposed to doing certain things for the shelter.
They were just not loyal enough, and in many cases confidentiality was involved. Tang Yu did not take these people into consideration.
The airmen have boarded the aerostat, and boxes of supplies have been transported.
Different from the materials shipped to Jingcheng last time, in addition to a large number of DE-level rune equipment, there are also C-level equipment, and even B-level weapons, there are more than ten pieces, and there are a lot of resources required for cultivation.
"After handing this batch of materials to Gretel, remember to find a suitable location for establishing a sub-territory over there."
Tang Yu did not follow him to the airship and said calmly to Xie Yi next to him.
Shay was wearing a B-class combat uniform and carrying a jetpack. He chuckled and said, "The environment in the Yangtze River Delta is very suitable for me. Since the lord has ordered me, I will stay there for a while and then come back."
"After you choose the location, inform me. Also, pay more attention to news about the Source Crystal Mine."
Shay responded and quickly boarded the aerostat.
Accompanied by a soft buzzing sound, the suspended runes engraved on the bottom of the airship lit up, and the huge and spectacular skyship slowly rose. When it reached a certain height, it began to accelerate and disappeared into the horizon in a whoosh.
"Yangtze River Delta..."
Tang Yu looked at the sky for a moment, then suddenly turned around and returned to the castle.
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Shay stood on the deck, smoking a cigarette and looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers. "The only regret is that there is no wind on the deck."
After smoking a cigarette, he returned to the cabin, found Mali Guo, and asked:
"How long will it take us to fly to our destination?"
"It takes about ten hours. This is my first flight to the Yangtze River Delta. The estimated time may not be accurate."
"so long?"
Shay was surprised.
He heard that it only took less than an hour to fly from the territory to Jingcheng. Although the Yangtze River Delta was much farther than Jingcheng, it was not ten times the distance.
Maliguo always observed the situation outside and shook his head, "Towards the Yangtze River Delta, we have to pass through many dangerous areas along the way, especially the area outside the Yangtze River Delta, which is a six-star dangerous place. If the sailing ship cannot pass through that In this area, we can only consider taking a detour, passing through the sea, and then walking to the seaport and entering the Yangtze River Delta."
Shay nodded understandingly.
It's not that I don't understand, I'm just bored.
He already knew a lot about the situation in the Yangtze River Delta from the lord.
It was bustling and chaotic.
Like Luoxia, in the three surrounding prefecture-level city areas, except for Luoxia Shelter, there are very few or almost no small and medium-sized shelters.
In Lindong, Jingcheng and other areas, in addition to satellite cities and transfer stations established by large shelters, most small and medium-sized shelters have also been collected and integrated into large shelters.
The Yangtze River Delta is different. Except for the area, there is a circle of six-star Jedi that almost surrounds the entire Yangtze River Delta area. The density of demonized beasts inside is not high. Small and medium-sized shelters can survive well as long as they are not close to the edge. There is no need to force Under pressure, integrate into large shelters.
There are many survivors, and exchanges and trade between various shelters are very frequent.
But there is also chaos, and attacks between sanctuaries are not uncommon.
Except for a few large shelters with relatively transcendent status, small and medium-sized shelters are annexing each other and plundering resources...
"The Lord seems to have said that when there is little external threat to human beings, internal conflicts will inevitably break out. Now it seems that this is the case, but in this environment, compared to staying in the territory to practice every day, , or go out to look for supplies, which would be much more interesting."
Shay was excited.
There's no point in fighting demonized beasts. Fighting humans can make his blood boil and make him want to explode a few beer bottles.
Mali Guo commanded the airship meticulously and repelled several waves of incoming demonized beasts.
Shay felt bored and returned to the deck.
A few hours of travel were spent playing cards.
Not facing cheaters like the Xing Lingyue sisters and the Carmen brothers, Shay has regained his grace as a card king.
gradually,
The aerostat was getting closer and closer to its destination, and Mali's voice spread throughout the aerostat:
"The Departure is about to raise altitude and cross the six-star Jedi. Please prepare all departments, be vigilant, and be vigilant!"
Shay glanced at the scum card in his hand and stood up immediately, "All air troops have entered the first level of combat preparation."
He walked to the bow.
In the distance, you can see the end of the horizon ahead, and the red mist over the small city.
The aerostat was raising its altitude and passing through the clouds. It soon became invisible below. However, the floating red mist could still be seen at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, dyeing the clouds red.
Set sail is like sailing on the red ocean.
Scary red.
The red mist released by ordinary abyss cracks is light red, and this area is completely dyed red, even deep red. Shay knows that it is because there are countless large and small abyss cracks below.
What they were taking at this time was a safer route, the route Grete and others took more than a month ago when they drove the floating chariot through the Six-Star Jedi.
The difference is that the floating chariot can only fly at low altitude, while the aerostat can fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters, which is safer.
"I don't know how Grete and the others got through. They insisted on breaking into the six-star Jedi. It felt like they were seeking death, but they succeeded."
Shay looked down.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, there are still many flying demonized beasts, either individually or in groups, attacking the aerospace craft.
"Fortunately, no extraordinary existence appeared, and it wasn't my turn to take action yet."
But then I thought about it, it seemed that something extraordinary had appeared, and it was useless for him to take action.
After sailing for more than half an hour, the crew members were quite frightened.
finally,
In the sea of clouds below, the red gradually faded and returned to the color of normal clouds.
The sailing number flew for a while longer before starting to lose altitude.
Shay, who ran to the stern of the ship, saw the diffuse line of red mist gradually disappearing into the distance. At full speed, except for the flying demonized beast that happened to hit the ship, the others were easily thrown away by the sailing ship.
The land below was devastated, and there was no trace of any awakened person's activity.
They continued flying for more than a hundred kilometers, during which they only encountered one abyss crack, which was only fifty meters long.
There are not many demonized beasts on the earth.
The aerostat flew at a height of several hundred meters, turned on the runes to hide the hull, and penetrated deep into this area. Shay finally saw traces of survivors, a shelter with thousands of people.
And they are about to arrive at their destination, the territory Grete and others operate in the Yangtze River Delta.