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The locomotive was speeding across the wilderness, and a dragon of smoke billowed from the rear of the car. The oncoming wind blew all the silver hair of the knight back. Rein, who was wearing a goggle, was expressionless, and kept blasting the speed of the motorcycle to the end of the oil needle, which was already over 300 The terrifying speed of kilometers per hour!
The wilderness is dead.
This is true dead silence.
Under the flames of war between the Augustus family and the Hall of Valor, there is no room for mutant beasts to survive in the wilderness that was once a battlefield. Either they died in the flames of war, or they have gone far away. Leaving the ruins of the city flattened to the ground, there are already large areas of scorched earth.
The scorched earth, the black earth, was ravaged by war, and the land suffered more serious consequences than radiation pollution. A large amount of explosives exploded, various war machines fired, and the power of capable users confronted each other. The damage caused by these things is far more far-reaching and serious than simple radiation pollution. It is foreseeable that in the next few decades or even hundreds of years, there will be no grass here.
Even the most tenacious mutated plants cannot take root in this scorched earth. But relying solely on the purification ability of the planet itself, it is unknown how long it will take to recover. What's more, this planet is surrounded by radiation clouds, and its own purification ability is not good.
Rein sometimes finds it ironic that humans have to invest a lot of resources and time to make little progress in purifying the environment. But it only takes a blink of an eye to destroy. He is not a pacifist, but he also hates war.
Unfortunately, war is beyond his control. But the few people who can control the war are eager for it to happen.
When driving through the wilderness, Rein seemed to see something, and quickly glanced at a small hill in the distance.
But his current speed is so fast that he doesn't even have time to stay for 1 second, and the hillside has gone infinitely far. Klein still saw two figures, which seemed to be a pair of travelers. People were wearing hooded cloaks that could cover their faces, and one of them had a long object protruding from behind the cloak, which should be something like a gun. And on that shoulder lay a yellow, strange creature.
A traveler, a person who travels the continent on foot. These people have a variety of identities, including refugees who were forced to leave their homes, and wandering mercenaries. They may be lone adventurers, or they may be wilderness thugs who rob houses. But no matter what kind it was, Rein felt strange seeing the figure of the traveler in this war-torn wilderness.
Now the news of the war between the Dark Parliament and the Hall of Valor is probably heard by the alien races in the Far West and the black land in the southwest, let alone other areas where humans gather. Those who heard such news would still come to the battlefield, whether they were ability users or mercenaries who wanted to join the battle, or adventurers who came to pick up leaks.
The so-called picking up leaks means picking up cheap ones. After the war, there will be a lot of supplies left behind, ranging from chariots, guns, and even corpses, all of which are the targets of adventurers. Of course, if you want to grab something between two giants, you must have enough matching strength as a backing, otherwise you will be courting death.
Looking at those two thin figures, it seems that they are neither.
Maybe it was just passing by, Rein thought.
And at the foot of the wild hillside where he went, the figure walking in front stretched out his hands. The fingers of these hands were slender and flexible, and it gently took off the hood on its head, and then its long, silver-colored hair, like Rhine's, fluttered in the air of the wilderness. The silver-haired owner said unexpectedly: "Hey, isn't the person who passed by just now the Council Knight who appeared in the Shadow City three years ago?"
The voice is clear and crisp, it is the voice of a girl. But the companion behind her chose to remain silent. The girl seemed to be used to it, and casually touched a round creature on her shoulder, and the creature made a childish voice: "Lala—"
Before dusk came, Rein returned to Phoenix smoothly. Phoenix City has now been taken over by the Augustus family, and the flag flying above the city is no longer the Phoenix flag, but the family emblem of Augustus. When Rein returned to the city, soldiers had already led the bullet locomotive for him, and Rein himself got into a car waiting at the gate of the city.
The car drove to the City Lord's Mansion, which was the mansion of General Morgan, the former owner of the city. Now the owner of Phoenix City is no longer owned by the white-haired old man, but the Augustus family has retained General Morgan's residence and other related properties. For General Morgan, this was an extremely respectable result.
Now that the first knight, Xiu Ya, and her guards are about to arrive in Phoenix City, the only place in the city that can receive her is the City Lord's Mansion.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Rein has notified Phoenix City to prepare for the reception, and the City Lord's Mansion is now busy.
"Hurry up, fresh lamb chops and vegetables will be sent to the kitchen immediately!"
"Damn, what are those cooks still dawdling about?"
"Where's the pastry chef? Come and help!"
"Someone get me strawberries, how do I make strawberry jam without them?"
When Rein arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he heard these chaotic voices. People were running around in the mansion, and no one even had time to look at Rein, let alone say hello. Only General Morgan in a suit and leather shoes was waiting at the gate. After seeing Rein, he smiled and said, "My lord, you are back."
Rein nodded and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, General Morgan. Originally, according to the agreement, we wouldn't disturb your life. It's just the one who wants to come to Phoenix..."
General Morgan waved his hand, and said: "It's okay, it's my honor to be able to receive the chief of the Scarlet Knight and the noble daughter of the speaker. It's just that our small place is relatively simple, and I don't know if Miss Xiu Ya likes it." .”
Rein smiled wryly: "That's up to her, after all, we are the front line here, not her mansion in Evernight City."
Then Rein was also busy for a while. He took a shower first, and then the maid put on a white suit for him, then put on a bow tie, and combed his hair. Rein in the mirror changed suddenly. The bloody soldier on the front line immediately turned into a handsome nobleman, and the eyes of several maids lit up.
It was already dusk when I finished my work, and General Morgan's voice sounded outside the door: "My lord, Miss Xiu Ya has arrived."
At the city gate to the east of Phoenix City, Rein saw a convoy coming towards Phoenix City along the highway from a distance. Driving directly in front is an off-road vehicle, which has obviously been modified. In addition to the fact that the body of the car is much rougher than that of an ordinary off-road vehicle, the four wheels are also exaggeratedly large, and the four exhaust pipes on both sides of the car continuously emit gray smoke dragons.
There were no guns in the car, but from a distance, one could see a head of blue hair fluttering in the air.
That was Xiuya's hair, and her long blue hair was her trademark. And with her here, the off-road vehicle certainly doesn't need any heavy weapons, because she herself is far superior to any heavy weapons.
Behind the off-road vehicles are hundreds of motorcycles. The riders on these motorcycles are Xiu Ya's guards, members of the glacier. But Rein remembered that when the eldest lady in the council raised the banner and went to the black land, there were at least a thousand people who fell under her skirt and voluntarily joined the Glacier Guard. But now there are only more than a hundred people left. It seems that the conquest of the black land in the past two years has been very cruel.
But also because of this, the more than a hundred people who survived all had a solemn and magnanimous breath, and everyone had awe-inspiring eyes, and none of them were easy to provoke.
The convoy stopped when it came to the gate of the city, and jumped off the off-road vehicle with a flamboyant figure.
Xiuya Lanloster is 168cm tall. Wearing the uniform of the Scarlet Knight, it seems that for the convenience of fighting, the original robe was changed to a short skirt for her. Below the short skirt is a white red waist, revealing a sexy belly button. The lower body is dark red tight leather pants, emphasizing Xiu Ya's slender and straight legs. When her legs were brought together, there was not a single gap to be found.
Her long blue hair fluttered like an ice cloud, and the two-year battle did not leave any marks on Xiu Ya's face. Her arrogant and arrogant temperament full of beauty was still the same, and she was clearly someone she looked up to. But for some unknown reason, she felt overlooked in front of her eyes.
That was a supercilious look, but the terrible thing was that this woman had the ability to despise all living beings.
It's still the same. Rein sighed, went up to greet him and smiled, "Welcome, Miss Xiuya."
"Get rid of Miss and call me major general, I don't need such a weak title!" Xiu Ya said in a domineering manner.
Rein smiled wryly in his heart, he knew that Xiuya was not easy to get along with, but he unexpectedly made himself a thorn in the side when he came. For Laing, this may be unique. Next, Xiu Ya stabbed and said: "We are already hungry after traveling all the way, are you ready for something to eat?"
"Yes, I have already arranged a banquet to welcome you, Major General, at the City Lord's Mansion," Rein replied.
"Banquet?" Xiuya let out a high-pitched laugh: "If I remember correctly, this is the front line, right? The Augustus family is indeed the largest and strongest family in my council, and even at the front line, it is possible to hold a reception." If this is the case, why has it been several months since the war started, and instead of advancing to the enemy camp to the west, you were beaten back instead. Are all resources wasted on these unknown banquets? "
The first two sentences could still be called amiable, but after the last few sentences, Xiu Ya's voice was already stern. The fierce aura of an iron-blooded soldier was revealed from her body, constantly reminding Rein that the woman in front of him was no longer the number one knight, but a major general!
Rein smiled wryly in his heart. Before the war two years ago, this young lady held quite a few banquets. It is common to have a big banquet in January and a small banquet in three or four days. Her profligacy is as remarkable as her looks. But today, two years later, the young lady who was extravagant back then is now accusing her own waste, and Rein really has the urge to bump his head to death.
Before he had time to say anything, Xiu Ya's conversation changed again: "Forget it, for the sake of your enthusiasm. If you are tolerant, I will forgive you this time. Just prepare food for one person, and the rest Greet my soldiers. Remember, you are not allowed to lower the standard without authorization. They must eat what I eat!"
After finishing speaking, Xiu Ya walked straight into the city gate.
Laing hurriedly followed, leaving General Morgan stunned. The gray-haired old general finally saw what it means to be moody. After recovering, he hurriedly greeted her Glacier Guard to enter the city. It's just that these people are all expressionless, and they exude a special smell.
It was the smell of crawling out of the dead.
In the city lord's mansion, the banquet hastily skipped all the links, Xiu Ya only had one order, and immediately put the food on the stage. All irrelevant personnel left the venue, leaving only Rein and the two waiters behind.
Facing a table full of food, Xiu Ya began to eat. Knives and forks danced in her hands. Her movements were quick, and the delicious lamb chops quickly turned into regular cubes under her knife and fork, and then they were sent into her lovely mouth and disappeared. She is elegant at the same time, she eats very quickly without giving the impression of being rushed at all.
With this efficient and elegant way of eating, the dishes in front of Xiuya kept coming up. In just ten minutes, she had eliminated 20 catties of lamb chops, a large pile of desserts and cakes, and several catties of fruit. Xiu Ya finally stopped, and gracefully wiped her lips with a napkin to show that she was full.
During the whole process, Rein didn't even finish eating a small piece of lamb chops, and only drank a small sip of wine.
Putting the napkin on the table, Xiuya exhaled, "It's been a long time since I ate so much. In that hellish place called the Black Land, sometimes I have to eat raw meat when I'm in a hurry. Hey, what a devil-like day." .”
Rein could tell that Xiu Ya hadn't been so happy in the past two years, so he said, "If you still need it, Major General, I can ask the kitchen to make some more dishes you like."
"No need." Xiuya shook her head and said, "Food is precious, there is no need to waste it on me alone." She laughed again: "It's been two years since I saw you, little Lain, you have grown a lot taller and more handsome .”
Rein reminded: "In terms of age, I think I should be older than you, Major General."
Xiu Ya laughed, and said: "Little Lain, there is a saying in the East that those who achieve the best come first. If you beat me, you can call me Xiao Xiu Ya, I won't mind at all."
After Laing seriously considered this proposal, he decided to forget it. So he said: "Then Major General Xiu Ya, forgive me for asking, what is your purpose for coming this time?"
"Relax."
Xiuya said casually, but she didn't want this answer to almost make Rein vomit old blood. Following Xiu Ya's giggle, he said, "I lied to you."
She stood up and said seriously: "Listen well, this time I mainly bring a message from my father. In view of the significance and importance of this battle, my father has decided to hand over the blood knights and the servants to your elder brother ha Special command. Of course, I didn’t come here for nothing. My guard, Binghe, will go to the battlefield tomorrow, and it will be temporarily included in the establishment of the blood cavalry, and will be handed over to your elder brother for unified command.”
"What about you?" Lein asked cautiously.
Xiuya walked to Rein's dining table, sat down on the table and raised her legs, and said to Rein with an incomparably charming expression: "Don't worry, I won't take your eldest brother's command. To be honest, I I have no interest in this war at all. It's really boring, and so is my father. With this kind of resources, it would be better for me to fight the black land."
Facing Xiu Ya's unparalleled beauty, Rein regarded it like a beast's poison, and quickly stood up and withdrew a little: "The speaker has his own considerations, the major general should not speculate too much."
"Come on, little Lain, I don't know you yet. You kid's arrogance is not inferior to mine. Don't pretend to be loyal to my father. But then again, I will be bored after I come back. I looked through the mission file of the Blood Cavalry, and found an interesting thing in it." Xiuya said with a smile.
Rein's back felt cold, generally speaking, making Xiuya feel interesting would probably not be a good thing.
"I don't know what Major General Xiu Ya is referring to?" Rein asked.
"When it's just the two of us, you can just call me by my name."
Rein nodded, he had already gotten used to Xiuya's capriciousness.
Xiuya looked at him with a smile and said: "It's really strange, there is a record of failure in Little Lain's mission file. That mission record is already two years ago, Little Lain, you took the execution The mission of a wilderness mercenary. This is a piece of cake for you, but you failed. The reason for the failure was the intervention of Valkyrie. According to the principle of the peace treaty, they took the man away under the pretext of extradition. Naturally, it would not be a small character who can let the Goddess of War intervene in person, so I continued to track down the man named Zero. As a result, I became fascinated by him!"
Rein couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "This is not very good."
But Xiuya ignored him, and said: "This is really an excellent man. He has made his mark in Asgard in just two or three years. He even participated in the initiation of the alien circle in Asgard to the Far West last year. What is surprising is that after he came back, he transformed and became the leader of the alien race. Also, I heard that he and Asgard have also reached a number of cooperations, one of which is near the shadow canyon Cooperate to develop a city called the City of Dawn. Little Rhine, do you think this man is very capable?"
"You have said so much, I don't seem to have room to deny it." Rein sighed.
"So, with such a capable man, how can I not be fascinated by him. You have to understand, don't say he is more capable than me now, even if there are not many men who can stand by my side, or even no more." Xiu Ya complained.
Lein couldn't help puffing out his chest.
Xiuya laughed again, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Little Rein is not bad, and your elder brother Hart is also quite capable. It's just that you have today's status, and a lot of it is the support from the family. But that man is not Similarly, he was born in the wilderness, so it can be said that he has nothing. So, I am the same as him!"
When saying this word, Xiuya's eyes danced with a spark called danger. Rein's heart sank, and the thing he was most worried about finally happened.