High Above

On May 25, the year 775 of Terra, the construction of the Snow Mountain Square next to Dragon Bone Peak on the Big Snow Summit, the Holy Land of Nanling Chongling Cult, was completed.

On this ice and snow plateau made of endless frozen soil, many high platforms and simple buildings have been erected.

These buildings are the residences of workers and the studios of the city hall. One terminal base station after another is distributed along the mountain road to ensure that everything is within the jurisdiction of the Heart of Terra.

The construction of the 'Frost Sky Dome' has not yet started, so it is the 'foundation ceremony'. But obviously, this foundation laying ceremony is just a pretext. What people really want to see is the strength of Ian Silverfeng himself, and what his prophet has. What potential is there and is it worth their investment?

On May 28, Im Deir Zaev, the deputy minister of the Empire’s Ministry of Truth, arrived in Xiahui Territory in person and had a pleasant conversation with Count Silver Peak. Only the most cautious group of people knew the attitude of the empire—— Foreigners may not care what the defenders think, but they, the Imperials, still remember the two attacks Axel launched against the eldest brother of Earl Silver Peak.

Although in the future, it turns out that the reason why Earl Yinfeng became an earl was due to compensation from the empire, an obvious attitude can make them feel at ease.

Many nobles set out at this time, but there were only more than three days left before the foundation laying ceremony. They could only take flying monsters, aircraft or airships.

An airship sailing from Canaan Moore to Xiahui Territory.

[This is a mission that is almost certain to lead to death, so we chose you, Ace Niemathas. You are the blood descendant of kings, an outstanding psychic with the blood of kings... You can definitely withstand this 'promotion' ceremony and become our trump card...]

A few months ago, the voice of the damn demon director in the rough stone laboratory still echoed in his ears. Ace Niemathas even memorized it. He murmured in a hazy dream: "...This is brand new Technology may be risky, but you also know that this is your only chance."

"The Light Controlling King (father) is watching me..."

The demon awakens from the body.

A pale, extremely weak young elf suddenly opened his eyes. His long green hair and golden eyes proved that he had the blood of the 'Aoba Club'. Although it may not be much, but he can ride in the VIP seat of the airship. Proof that he must be a noble.

(Damn, there is something really wrong with the soul of the Ten Kings Blood. I am a demon who can have nightmares. This is simply unreasonable!)

Some frightened fusion demons looked around cautiously. Except for a guest directly opposite who looked at him with some doubts, no one noticed his gaffe just now.

At this point, the fusion demon took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

He is Ace Nirmasas, the twenty-ninth son of the Light Controlling King of the Flying Flame Land. Because he had inherited some bloodline and had awakened psychic powers, he was not demoted to a commoner like his other brothers and sisters, and was even arrested for some unspeakable bloodline experiments... After all, he was somewhat valuable.

However, after it was determined that Ace's 'Charm Psychic Power' could not affect sublimators beyond the second level, and even charming an ordinary first-level person required one-on-one communication, his value was greatly reduced.

Therefore, he was arrested by the Original Stone Research Institute and tried to conduct a 'devil transformation' experiment.

The kings of Feiyandi have quite a good reputation among the local people. Although they conduct various human experiments and inhumane tests almost openly, they clearly mark the price and pay readily, and they pay a lot of money to buy their lives.

Moreover, most of the experimental subjects are not ordinary people in the true sense, but 'princes and princesses' with the blood of kings.

This is a special phenomenon that only occurs among the Ascended people of Terra: children in a genetic sense are not considered their own children at all. Only those who have inherited the sublimated structure and have sublimated bloodline can be considered true descendants.

Because of the special bloodline, the inheritance of the kings of Feiyan Land does not hinder fertility, but the price is that bloodline inheritance is also difficult. The result of casting a wide net is that the Wang family has many bloodlines, and many of them are not geniuses.

The kings have always been inhumane in this regard: precisely because they share the same blood, the results of many experiments can quickly be converted into strength and gathered in the kings themselves, so it is absolutely unreasonable for them to conduct experiments on their own descendants. If you are soft-hearted, only the best children will survive and become the next generation of kings and ministers.

Unfortunately for Ace, he was the 'prince' who was used for experiments. To be honest, can such an unlucky person really be considered a prince? Ace doubted this.

Fortunately, Ace's demon transformation was successful. His soul was quite tough. After devouring the demon part, there was no loss of self-awareness. Even his spiritual power was strengthened and he could perform "group human charm".

And with this powerful ability, Ace was entrusted with an extremely important task.

That is to sneak into Canaan Moore, devour a target, and then go to Xiahui Territory as that target.

That target is the illegitimate son of a great elder of the Qingye tribe in Canaan Moore - an elf scholar who is addicted to sensual enjoyment.

The perception of elves is very sensitive, and the pleasure comes very quickly and intensely. Therefore, many elves without life pressure will indulge in various enjoyments. Only the most diligent and self-disciplined individuals can transcend this physical talent and transform it into a more sensitive perception of the world. The perception is even super sensory.

But it was obvious that the illegitimate scholar named Anreda Aoba did not have such perseverance.

Ace first used a prosthetic body to disguise himself as an elf prostitute, then approached the other party as a prostitute, and found an opportunity to take off the elf scholar's 'psionic protection pendant' and devour his soul.

To be honest, Ace didn't like the feeling of being touched, or even..., but he still endured the humiliation.

All because of the promise given to him by his father, the Light Controlling King Carlo Niemathas.

[If you successfully complete this mission, then when you return, I promise you that I will use your current posture as the core to try to generate a new 'Devil Bloodline']

The elegant man sat on the throne, overlooking the pale figure curled up on the carpet. He said lightly: [I can even promise you that I will use the resources of the royal family to promote you]

[Promote you to a ‘big devil’]

Demon blood. Big devil.

Because he is also a test subject, Ace is very aware of the gold content of these two words... Demon blood is the final result of all the experiments of merging the demon series, making demons close to fairies and virtual realm machine gods, but with a more twisted and terrifying power brand In the blood.

And the big devil... refers to the 'titled devil' who goes deep into the abyss of the virtual realm and has his own unique form. This kind of demon is at the lowest level of the third level. On his own, he will never become that strong in his lifetime.

At that time, Ace was very excited until he heard his goal.

Xiahui Territory in the Empire's Southern Ridges, the territory of the Silver Peak Prophet.

"How could I possibly succeed?"

At that time, Ace asked: "That's a prophet. He could know the results of our actions half a year ago!"

[But prophets also have limits]

The king in his memory sneered and said: [Your actions are important, but they are not the only ones. Earl Yinfeng is so powerful in Nanling. Do you think other nobles are happy to see this happen? Those little nobles don't mind using our money to cause trouble for Silver Peak Tie, but they don't want to be really oppressed by a young and ambitious earl. 】

[Especially the recent trade in Silver Peak Territory has seriously suppressed the development of other territories - either cooperate and join their system, or else it will become a remote and forgotten area, and it will be extremely poor]

[Not to mention, there are some things that even if he knows, he can't fight against them]

Ace shook his head slightly, raised his head, and looked at the passenger sitting directly opposite him, an imperial noble.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been sleeping well lately."

Ace used the appearance of 'Amreda Aoba' and said with a smile. He slightly used his spiritual power 'Charm': "Where are we now? Can we still make it in time for the groundbreaking ceremony?"

"Still on the Golden Plains."

Although this imperial noble also had the strength of the second level, he still subconsciously felt good about him under the devil's charm, and replied smoothly: "But it will be soon. The foundation laying ceremony will be held in the afternoon, and there will be Yinfeng before it." The harvest ceremony we received... We can’t catch up with the ceremony, but it’s not very important.”

Everyone on this airship was going to Silver Peak to join in the fun. A small number of them were nobles or envoys, and most of them were travelers with some spare money at home.

"Are you also interested in the Chongling Cult?" Ace noticed the family coat of arms of this nobleman... He was Viscount Limore of the Western Plains, a nobleman with martial arts honors. But as of now, he doesn't have any calluses for practicing sword and bow. Instead, like the illegitimate elf, he has a sense of depravity that is immersed in women.

But even so, theoretically he should stay in the western plains that is now considered the front line, and be responsible for supplying supplies to the western army. If he was not really interested, he would never come to Yinfeng by airship specifically.

"Interested? Of course!" When talking about this, Viscount Limore became angry. He sneered with an indignant look on his face: "If our wise and wise Lord Prophet hadn't snatched all the military's ration orders, I would have How come you have time to go to this useless penal colony?"

Induced by the charming psychic energy, he began to talk.

It turns out that the Limore family is indeed a noble martial artist, but after conquering the aboriginal people in the Western Territory, these iron-blooded knights degenerated from generation to generation and became ordinary local lords and nobles.

The Rimmer family is now mainly engaged in the grain industry. During the ten-year confrontation between the empire and the Flying Flame Land, he successfully transformed into a military ration supplier for the Western Army. With the family's connections back then, Viscount Rimmer made a lot of money in this regard. Bo Man is playing more wantonly than before the war started.

Originally, his good days were going to come to an end, either with the Empire's defeat or with the Empire's great victory, which would flatten Absalom's weaklings in one fell swoop. But judging from the current situation, he would at least still be able to win. I can make money for another four to five years.

But who knew that a sudden army emerged some time ago.

That is the military food of Yinfengling.

In today's Terra, there is no very complete concept of 'professional military rations'. The nobles and their knights naturally prepare the best sublimation supplements themselves. The elite troops also have special rations and meat for every meal.

But for the garrison troops and engineering troops stationed in the fortress, what they eat basically depends on what is provided locally.

In this regard, Viscount Rimore believed that he had not treated the sergeants badly. At least 80% of the food he provides is good quality, and the remaining 20% ​​is just old accumulated grain that no one can eat when it is made into food. There is absolutely no problem.

For so many years, which country’s military has not been like this? Even the soldiers themselves felt that it didn't matter. Anyway, it would be good to have some food in this border mountainous area. The empire at least did not deduct military rations, which was quite conscientious.

However, the opponent is Ian.

With the blessing of the new agricultural system based on the agricultural building, Ian quickly opened a large number of sugar making workshops and oil pressing workshops, and the various 'sugary drinks' that followed were tested locally in Xiahui. More than four different brands have been launched, namely the classic 'Happiness Coke', 'delicious orange juice', 'sweet flower tea' and 'Joy Lemonade'.

Although they are currently only sold around Nanling Agate Stone Plain, the popularity of these four drinks exceeds everyone’s imagination. In recent years, a large amount of corn has been grown in Agate Stone Plain, which is used as the raw material for syrup, so the price of Silver Peak has increased. The price is very low, you can buy a bottle for about two pfennigs.

According to the Beverage Development Department's guarantee, as long as the Alchemy Park can mass-produce various additives, coupled with the lower price of syrup raw materials next year, they are confident that they can suppress the price to one pfennig a bottle.

Two pfennigs are enough to buy a kilogram of wheat and a bottle of sugar water, which sounds a bit luxurious.

But in today's Nanling, sugar is a luxury product, not to mention that in related publicity, it has become a trend.

And just when everyone thought that Ian would develop other drinks and become a beverage count.

However, he opened a series of new food workshops, aiming to create compressed food reserves that could be stored for a long time.

Compressed biscuits of various flavors, canned air-dried meat that can be stored for decades (or even hundreds of years), canned delicious and juicy fruits, concentrated syrup, fried noodles, canned braised pork, canned beans...

Once these products were developed, everyone knew that they were specially designed to be stored as food in times of crisis.

For Nanling people who have experienced food disasters, having a box of compressed biscuits at home is a sense of security. Not to mention the extremely rich variety of canned combinations, which can definitely satisfy anyone with a phobia of food insufficiency. people who bring the gospel.

Of course, compared to the beverage series, Yinfengling's spare grains and various canned foods are relatively expensive. The only cheaper ones are the various canned salted fish and canned fish meat developed in cooperation with Harrison Port. These cans also have superior alternatives to 'canned shrimp sausage' and 'canned fish luncheon meat', but in general, if they are regarded as a 'reserve investment' rather than daily necessities, then the taste and price of these cans are comparable. Called perfect.

"Who knew they would actually start developing military rations!"

When he said this, Viscount Limor almost gritted his teeth.

No wonder he gritted his teeth - because with the launch of the Yinfengling military ration series, they, the nobles of the western plains, had completely lost the right to directly supply military rations and became material suppliers to the Yinfengling food processing factory.

A pack of beverage infusate can brew more than 800 ml of sweet drinks.

A quick-heat military ration contains meat, oil, fruits and vegetables. If paired with orange juice, it even supplements vitamins.

In addition, Silver Peak Collar also provides a large number of cheap sugar packets - on the battlefield, sugar is extremely important, it can quickly provide heat and energy to the body, has a long shelf life and is easy to carry.

This is a comparison between industrialized military rations and classical military rations. Viscount Limor and other nobles of the western plains were completely defeated and could only withdraw from the market - not to mention that there seemed to be the shadow of the second prince behind them. The actual commander of the Western Army was tasting samples. Not long after that, the corresponding order was issued.

The attitude of the royal family is obvious. Viscount Rimmer could not resist.

It sounds like there is no difference. Who is selling and not selling?

But the people at the Prophet's side are not easy to fool. They have very strict requirements on raw materials, and for some reason, no one accepts bribes. They are as honest as saints, which makes people confused.

He couldn't make any money, so he could only work for others honestly. He even had to go to other people's territories to negotiate relevant contracts due to related cooperation reasons. It was no wonder that Viscount Rimmer had such a bad temper.

Ace expressed deep sympathy for this.

Unexpectedly, not only Feiyan had a headache, but the people of the empire themselves also had a headache with this prophet... No wonder there are so many imperial nobles in Nanling who are willing to secretly cooperate with Feiyan. They must also be because of this Earl of Silver Peak. You can't make money by doing anything, so evil comes from cowardice.

But for some reason, Ace wanted to sigh.

Although they are enemies, seriously speaking, every move of Count Yinfeng has brought benefits to the empire.

Whether it is the new agricultural reform, cheap sugar supplies, or those compressed military rations and various canned foods, they will greatly increase the abundance of supplies for the empire's western armies, and even improve their combat effectiveness.

If nothing else, Ace was sure that although Earl Silverfeng had never arrived at the Western Front, the soldiers there definitely knew the name of Ian Silverfeng.

However, even such a nobleman who has made great contributions is secretly disliked and hostile by other imperial nobles, and even complains almost with hatred like the person in front of him.

Thinking back to the almost same situation inside Feiyandi...

"Hey, when will this world calm down?" Even though he was a demon, Ace still couldn't help complaining in his heart: "In the final analysis, Earl Yinfeng is weak. If he has the fourth energy level, how can anyone dare to do it?" Whispering behind his back."

"The same is true for me. If I don't become a great demon, I will never get ahead... So I'm sorry, Prophet, this is my mission."

"Damn it, the food provided on this airship is actually produced by Yinfeng!"

And just as Ace once again strengthened his will, Viscount Limor's complaints sounded again.

Looking up, Ace saw the service staff of the airship pushing the dining cart over. The food provided on the dining car happens to be the fast food series produced by Yinfengling.

Not listening to the complaints from the imperial nobles next door, Ace watched with interest as the flight attendant lifted the lid for him.

A small box of condensed milk and two pieces of bread with butter. Steaming beef curry burrito, a can of 'braised chicken drumstick', a cup of canned sweet peach, a bottle of iced Coke, and a salad with sweet sauce.

For those of them who have status, this is not a rich meal, and it is even a bit shabby. Most people will order these dishes just because they are curious and want to know how good the "mass-produced delicacies" produced by Xiahuiling actually taste.

Ace tasted it and found that the bread was extremely sweet with condensed milk and had a very soft texture. It was obviously a new technology.

The beef in the beef curry rice was a little too bad. It was obviously canned beef that had been overcooked in industrial cauldrons, but it tasted very good. When paired with the large burrito underneath, one portion was enough for an average soldier.

As for the braised chicken legs on the other side, the word braised is a completely new one. Ace took a bite and realized that this cooking method requires a lot of oil and also contains caramel ingredients... This cooking method is popular in Yanjiang. There were similar ones in the cold zone, but Xiahui Ling... was actually made into a can?

As for the canned fruit and salad, they were mediocre. He had eaten similar ones before. In this regard, Yinfengling had no advantage.

But Coca-Cola gave the demon an extra surprise: "What is this? It's a little exciting... but it actually activates the sense of taste... The elf's perception is too keen, this feeling... is pretty good!"

"However, the first sip is very good. The second sip is just ordinary sweet water. Most people may like it very much, but I have never been short of sugar."

Even so, Ace was already quite shocked: "If the prices of these foods are really as cheap as advertised... then in the future, wouldn't everyone in the Empire be able to eat these delicious and cheap foods?"

"Earl Yinfeng actually achieved such great results without making any noise?!"

"Boring stuff."

But Viscount Limor on the other side threw down the tableware with a look of boredom: "The bread is mediocre, the beef is of low quality, this braised chicken leg has a strange smell, what spices are used? Could it be to cover up the dead chicken?" The taste, right?"

"And this Coke, I really don't understand what's so good about it, it's not as good as wine."

"I don't know where Yinfeng got the courage to sell this kind of thing! Earl Yinfeng is indeed a guy with little background. He directly obtained the title of earl through the prophet..."

Ace looked at the imperial nobleman with a strange expression.

He couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous in his heart: "Does this guy really know what he is evaluating? With the conditions of a noble, he can pick out the thorns from any food."

"But according to our information from Feiyan Land, Ian Yinfeng plans to popularize this kind of food in his own territory...distribute it on demand through the city hall to completely eliminate the food crisis!"

"Instant food and canned food can effectively resist the biological weapons attack of our Feiyan Land, and can also avoid immune infection. Various high-heat processing is enough to kill the hidden corrosive bacteria... We in the Feiyan Land are very worried about how to break through the Xiahui Territory. The food safety defense line is over the top. If these things are popularized in the future, the threat of biological weapons will be reduced by most of them - but the imperial nobles think that these foods are not delicious enough?"

Even in the Flying Flame Land, the food problem has not been completely solved. The kings have no intention of controlling the population. The population continues to rise, but the cultivated land has not expanded. The Flying Flame Land is locked in the tranquil sea area formed by the Absalom Mountains. Encircled, they must wage war to find a chance to breathe.

In order to compete for more land, and also to consume more "unwanted population", Feiyandi has been warlike since ancient times. This is the result of geography. If possible, Feiyandi I also want peace, but unfortunately everything is fate.

The agricultural building in Xiahui Ling is a turning point in changing this situation. Organizations within Feiyandi have begun to try to recreate the foundation of this new agriculture, but unfortunately the details are still incomplete, and war is imminent, even if So what if it’s really a replica? That’s something for the next generation to enjoy.

"Ian Silver Peak...if in a more peaceful era, he may become a sage-like figure. He will eliminate famine and change society. He will distribute his wealth to everyone, so that common people can drink the aristocratic drink. Enjoy the honey and sweet water so that everyone can have a delicious meal.”

Ace suddenly wanted to laugh: "Maybe we, the enemies of the prophet, are the ones who understand the prophet best."

"It is precisely because we know what he can do that we will do our best to eliminate and suppress him. On the contrary, you allies are afraid of him and beware of him."

——It is a blessing for your empire to have Earl Yinfeng. The reason why we are against him is only because he is an Imperial person, not because of his personal knowledge and ability.

"Rotten imperial nobles..." He sighed in his heart.

Because of the enchantment power, Viscount Limor is still trying to talk to this charming elf scholar. Although the other person is a male, not to mention that the appearance of elves is mostly androgynous. Even if it is a male, for the imperial nobles It's nothing to say.

But Ace was no longer interested in communicating with this arrogant and boring imperial noble. He turned his head and looked through the window in the direction of Xia Hui in the distance.

That's where his target is.

"It's time to contact Rongying for the next step of planning."

he thought to himself.

Even if the other party is a sage who can change the world, they will not show any mercy.

Although it is sad, there is no way.

This world has been divided into the two simplest and most direct camps from the beginning.

‘you’ and ‘us’.

Perhaps there is an irrelevant ‘they’ added, but that is just ‘you’ who can strive to become ‘us’.

"It's a pity that you are not from our side."

At this moment, the airship has begun to enter the Baisen Mountains.

You can vaguely see it in the distance, where the big snow cap located deep in the Baisen Mountains is shining with holy and pure brilliance.

The grand ceremony has already begun, and the really important envoys and dignitaries have already arrived. These 'latecomers' are originally insignificant existences.

But soon, they will shock the entire world.

Close your eyes slightly, then open them again.

With a bright purple-red light flashing in his eyes, the demon "Huaxin" released his spiritual energy with all his strength.

At this moment, everyone in the airship was charmed... and controlled by Ace.

Then... he continued to drive towards Xiahui City!