Late at night, Avalon and the surrounding Island No. 6 were silent and silent.
After the implementation of martial law, there was no sign of any activity here once night fell, only the clanging of the power armor of the patrol troops. In the darkness, the sentry looked around silently.
Dozens of detection barriers surround the island, providing insight into everything.
The largest island around Avalon has been given to Ye Qingxuan. Although it is close to the capital, he is allowed to station a military force here that can subvert Avalon in a few hours.
Not to mention the headquarters of the fifth department here, just the Stein No. 6 Chamber of Secrets and the Ethernet Development Bureau led by Newton himself, the Order of the Chainsaw Monks, and even the Inquisition, the largest military force under his command, that Ye Qingxuan Stationed here.
Over the past few days, countless people have secretly poked Ye Qingxuan in the spine, scolding him for his arrogant ambitions, and deploring the fact that the country's generals are not worthy of the country.
And for this serious crime that was obviously punishable by being hanged on the door of a traitor in the past, Her Majesty the Queen only fined him six hundred pounds of lapis lazuli and then lightly abdicated it.
Faced with His Majesty's indifferent delegation of power, it is no wonder that Ye Qingxuan is regarded by many as Angel's shadow emperor.
In fact, if Avalon is the core of Angelou, then this is Ye Qingxuan's most important foundation. There are countless layers of checkpoints and sentries inside and outside, and countless underground secret buildings have been dug.
Even during the day, there is a thick fog here.
No one knows what is going on here, how many people there are, and even construction materials, food and other supplies are not coming in and out, and there is no way to estimate it.
Speculations on this are even more divergent.
"That's a black box, and His Highness's cat is hidden inside."
After Tristan was drunk once, when faced with other people's insinuations, he showed a weird smile that made people angry: "Before you see it, no one cares whether you are dead or alive. But after you open the box, It will be up to His Highness’s cat to decide.”
Since then, the title "His Royal Highness's Black Box" has become popular among the upper echelons of Avalon and has been recognized by everyone.
Except Lao Fei.
But now, in the black box in the middle of the night, Ye Qingxuan stood on the top of the mountain, staring at the dark clouds above his head gradually drifting from the distance.
The night wind was cold, but with a faint heat.
Ye Qingxuan took a deep breath, sneezed, and the mucus flowed out awkwardly. He quickly wiped it away and coughed twice: "The smell of burning is coming from the south."
The clouds from Asgard have floated over and enveloped Avalon, just like a warning of war. In just one month, Asgard's desperate war reserves have caused chaos in the entire West.
Including Angelou who bore the brunt.
"what time is it?"
Ye Qingxuan rubbed his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
Behind Ye Qingxuan, Laura's voice came from the empty air: "It's two o'clock in the morning."
Ye Qingxuan nodded.
"Soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sound like the roar of an iron whale came from above his head.
It was as if a star was ignited, illuminating the dark clouds. Following the thick whistle, the terrifying flames traveled through the clouds, setting off a hurricane downwards, tearing apart the iron clouds of war, revealing a scaly claw. .
The iron light hangs high in the sky.
That’s the mountain of nomads.
The huge searchlight fell and illuminated Ye Qingxuan. His hair flew up like flowing mercury as the hurricane swept through.
Amid the ground lighting and the musician's command, a huge gap suddenly opened in the smooth ground, revealing the complex steel frame inside and the deep darkness.
In the deepest part of the darkness, there was a little light, and musicians could be faintly seen running around the huge landing platform.
This was the reason why Mary fined him six hundred pounds of lapis lazuli.
Avalon is surrounded by thousands of miles of radiation from the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. She has no idea what is happening here. But she didn't expect that after she gave this place to Ye Qingxuan, this bastard would empty out the entire island.
If you don't give me a fine and a warning, sooner or later, this guy's mischief will blow up the entire island.
The huge nomadic mountain slowly sank into the open ground, but the moment it connected with the ground, the armored knight on the deck climbed over the railing, crossed a distance of several meters, and landed in front of Ye Qingxuan.
There were still bloodstains on the knight's armor that had not been cleaned off, and he looked murderous.
But when the heavy helmet was taken off, the bare forehead and half of the metal skull were revealed.
The priest, who was so old that people wondered why he still refused to die, smiled at Ye Qingxuan and knelt down to pay his respects.
"Welcome back, Stone."
Ye Qingxuan reached out and pulled him up from the ground, shook his head and sighed: "You have aged a lot."
Shi Dong walked out of the powered armor and sat on the wheelchair that had been pushed up nearby. When he heard Ye Qingxuan's voice, he laughed like a broken bellows.
"If you have a lot of lice but don't itch, you are already so old. How can you care about getting older?"
"Having come back day and night, do you still have energy?" Ye Qingxuan asked, "I'm afraid you won't be able to rest tonight."
"At this level, I can still wield the sword for ten days and nights."
Shi Dong shook his head nonchalantly, pushed his wheelchair and followed Ye Qingxuan into the elevator.
The iron gates closed, and the huge lifting platform slowly sank amidst the sound of mechanical operation. Shi Dong tilted his head and looked at Ye Qingxuan sneezing and washing his nose, and suddenly began to gloat.
"Have you had a hard time these two days?"
"You shouldn't be showing off." Ye Qingxuan shook his head and sighed: "It's too cold up there. I should have worn cotton-padded clothes if I had known better."
Shi Dong smiled, "What are you talking about?"
"Every way."
Ye Qingxuan shrugged: "My affairs here are okay. You can help me withstand a lot of pressure when you come back. What about your side? What's the result after three months here?"
"Have a good trip, as you expected."
Stone grinned. When he smiled, he looked like a well-fed monster, full of satisfaction. Even the elevator was filled with the faint smell of blood.
"Tell me more about it."
Ye Qingxuan nodded: "The communication interference in the dark world is too great, so I can only report reluctantly. I want to hear your experiences and feelings."
"Originally, I expected that the situation in the dark world was too complicated. We had been hidden for so many years and had no information. It would take about half a year to complete the exploration. But with the maps and information brought by the retired dragoons, it only took two In March, we found the ruins of White Rock Fortress. Following your instructions, we set up follow-up supply points along the way, prepared sea maps and specific travel routes. And... "
He paused for a moment, and a trace of joy flashed in his bloodshot eyes:
"—We reopened the White Stone Fortress!"
In fact, the Inquisition's crusade began long after the Leviathan threat ended.
Although everything was complicated, Ye Qingxuan never thought of putting it off.
He could wait for decades, but Stone and the others couldn't. Since they have chosen to follow him, even if Ye Qingxuan does not have the energy to completely open up eastwards for the time being, he still wants them to see the results of the first phase.
As a result, early development and exploration were put on the agenda, and after half a month of preparations, Shi Dong led the team and set off towards the dark world.
The goal this time is to use the sea route to bypass the etheric turbulence and those chaotic areas, and find a new way from the sea. A road leading to the White Stone Fortress, the core of the great pioneering era and the glorious seat of the Inquisition in the past.
The fleet had Nomad Mountain as its flagship, half of the Witch's Hammer was dispatched, two hundred purification musicians plus ninety royal musicians, and eight strange ships from the Royal Academy. Everyone danced with joy and embarked on this uncertain future. "Dead end".
In fact, Ye Qingxuan did not expect that the biggest helpers on this trip would be those retired "dragon cavalry".
Ever since Gaius's rebellion, this group of rangers who had been active in the dark world had been imprisoned by Angelo. Now, with Ye Qingxuan, a rebellious boy, taking over the core, they no longer care about the Holy City.
Thinking that the teacher had been imprisoned for so many years because of a piece of paper from the Holy City, Ye Qingxuan was filled with hatred, and naturally he would no longer restrict their freedom.
Although the business of the clock shop is slow and empty, butcher Seton has decided to quit and has not accepted Ye Qingxuan's recruitment again. However, this did not prevent him from introducing other colleagues.
After so many years, everyone is already old, but thanks to the inhuman transformation of the year, although it is a bit wasted, they still maintain the same state as before, and are not waiting to die like ordinary old men.
As a disciple of Abraham, Ye Qingxuan was unanimously respected and recognized by these people. Many people rejected Ye Qingxuan's proposal to take care of his old age. After learning that Ye Qingxuan wanted to open up the dark world, they volunteered to join the exploration team.
Ye Qingxuan once again experienced the magic of the dark world.
Even though there is no chance of life, the future is uncertain, every exploration is a risk of life, and they will go deep into the inhuman world, but the eyes of these sluggish dragoons will still sparkle when they hear this word.
Thanks to the information they provided and the supply points created by the dragoons in the dark world in the past, this voyage was able to go so smoothly.
Shi Dong didn't say much about the wind, rain and battles along the way, but Ye Qingxuan could imagine them. There was a whole fleet of ships when we went there, but when we came back, there were only three ships including Nomad Mountain who returned early.
More than sixteen of the ships were damaged due to various reasons, and the rest were all left by Stone in the temporary stronghold opened up in the dark world.
This was after he heard the decision of the Holy City, he left a way out for the Inquisition.
Even if Angelou is defeated across the board in the future, Ye Qingxuan can calmly withdraw to the dark world and use Whitestone Fortress as the foundation to plan for a comeback.
Although the White Stone Fortress has fallen for hundreds of years, the dozens of secret chambers underground are still well sealed, and a large number of war reserves can be activated with only a few ciphertexts.
These are all the hidden tricks left by the various countries when they provided for the Tribunal regardless of cost.
"It's been a hard journey."
After listening to the brief report, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but sigh softly and patted Shi Dong on the shoulder.
Orientals like to say that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.
Although the old man is sometimes corny, he usually does things safely and never causes people to worry.
Especially after Shi Dong was tortured by the cult for hundreds of years, he became accustomed to thinking about victory before defeat. In countless war games over the years, countless plans for a comeback have been prepared.
Now it's just execution.
Ye Qingxuan tilted his head, lit the cigarette, and asked in a deep voice: "So, what's the second purpose?"
"As you wish."
Shi Dong grinned, and when the sharp iron teeth rubbed together, he made a tooth-piercing sound:
"—The practical test of the 'Water Tank' was successfully completed."