The sun is high

Will there really be a group of people who will take huge risks before the arrival of an unknown terrorist disaster, go to a dangerous place that everyone is afraid of, and lend a helping hand to a group of strangers?

Not many people would believe this kind of thing. It sounds too psychedelic and absurd.

However, now, facing the dark clouds hanging over the entire Van En and the horrific changes taking place around the world, people feel that such things have become easier to accept.

In front of a huge curtain with a deep enough color, even a weak flame will appear dazzling.

Faced with such a team, the Grand Duke of the Bult Principality made an unprecedented choice.

After careful consideration, this close relative of the Delan royal family showed his attitude to the advancing Dawn Goddess through a secret ritual.

He said that the Principality of Bult is very willing to support such a move full of courage and goodwill. In addition to providing part of the navy for escort, the Principality of Bult is also willing to open a seaside commercial port as a temporary docking point for the Dawn Society fleet. In addition, , they will also try to mobilize some vehicles and volunteers within the principality to help and rescue survivors in the direction of Salem City.

If it were in the past, this decision of the Bult Principality would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the Kingdom of Deland.

After all, allowing a fleet that does not belong to the plains countries to dock at the port is a huge risk in itself, and can even be characterized as an offense to the interests and status of the plains countries. But this time, those who like to chew on these aspects Politicians who talk a lot have, without exception, remained silent.

Especially those who have some knowledge of, or even personally participated in, the emergency committee’s decision-making.

Faced with this decision made by Archduke Bult, many people expressed their doubts and dissatisfaction, but that was the extent of it - of course they would not participate in this so-called rescue operation and face the upcoming crisis. , there are still many things they need to do, including but not limited to stocking up on food and weapons, withdrawing their deposits in the national bank and converting them into more living supplies, or finding ways to move farther away from the rugged hills. , and a safer place to migrate...

Of course, there are those who are indifferent and those who are evasive, and there will naturally be those who respond positively.

The Principality of Bult is not far from Salem City. Many residents in the principality even have distant relatives and friends trapped in Salem City. This part of the residents responded to the appeal issued by the Dawn Society and the Grand Duke of Bult. Extremely fast, before the Dawn Goddess arrived at the port, a large number of idle vehicles began to gather in the border area of ​​Bult.

The sea breeze blows on my face.

Frey Meyer finished reading the documents in his hand about the internal situation of the Bulter Principality, and then his tense face became a lot more relaxed. He looked at the time and then looked at the sea in front of him. Then he reached out and touched the top of his head.

Probably because he was too busy and used his brain too much during this period, he felt that his hair was falling out a bit.

"Professor, please stop touching your head. If you keep doing this, your hair will fall out."

Sally staggered in from outside the cabin holding two books and a pile of documents. As she spoke, she put down the things in her hands. Seeing that Meyer's glass was already empty, she skillfully filled the cup for herself. The instructor poured a cup of tea.

"Ha, Daswell used to say that I should lose all my hair so that I can be more convincing when I give a speech."

"But you are only in your thirties!"

Sally retorted, "My uncle has thicker hair than you!"

After hearing this, Meyer couldn't help but smile. He turned his head and stopped talking about hair. Instead, he asked: "How did you read the two books I assigned you before?"

"I've read half of the first book. According to what you said, I took notes after reading... There are some things I don't understand well, so I wrote them down and stuck them in the book. I'll ask you for help when you have time. .”

Meyer glanced at the two books that Sally had put down, and saw that one of them had indeed become a lot thicker. He nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay, Sally, you can pick two questions at will. Maybe I will That will answer it.”

Hearing her mentor say this and seeing that he was indeed not busy at the moment, Sally thought for two seconds and then raised a question: "In the book "Mines, Workers and the Origin of the Interests of Crystallized Mines" In it, there is a special chapter that records a series of protests and strikes launched by miners across Vann. While reading this chapter, I noticed some notes you left in the past."

"Well, I took some notes. Which of them are you confused about?"

"I saw that you made annotations next to the St. Steele strike sixty years ago and the Hayne strike fifty-eight years ago. I think the conclusions in the book about these two events are too hasty, and even a little bit... Vulgar... and also believes that the miners' organizations that contributed to these two incidents did a very bad job."

Sally said while recalling: "So, what do you think of these two events?"

After listening to his student's question, Frey Meyer nodded slightly. He picked up the teacup and took a few sips, then replied: "The entire Van En is inseparable from the mining and refining of crystal mines, and the magic crystallization Production can never be separated from miners... At this point, they are irreplaceable. Of course, miners have already made various attempts over the past thousands of years, the main one is Strikes and demonstrations.”

"The St. Steele's Strike sixty years ago and the Hayne Strike fifty-eight years ago were actually very similar in nature and had similar final results."

Sally nodded quickly: "Well, they all failed, and... the miners were also suppressed by the army and guards."

So Meyer put down the tea cup and gently patted the metal wall of the cabin: "The actions taken by the miners were spontaneous and simple. They exchanged meager benefits through protests and strikes, and longed for the benefits of their motherland and government. , transfer part of the proceeds, this behavior has been repeated countless times... Of course they have succeeded, but every time they achieve their goal, this temporary alliance will be disbanded, and as time goes by, everything they have won will gradually be lost. Take away, and ultimately start a new cycle as a result.”

"Sally, you may think it's somewhat unclear why I ask you to read such a book at this time, but this is actually similar to what Dawn Society is trying to do."

With that said, Meyer took Sally and walked outside the cabin. The two soon came to the corridor. Through the porthole, Meyer pointed to an old armored ship sailing on the side of the Dawn Goddess. A certain degree of renovation has also been carried out. Although the two sides are separated by a certain distance, Sally can still vaguely see the new crystal cannon installed on the armored ship.

"The failure of those two protests was actually because the method of resistance chosen by the miners was completely outdated... The group of people they were fighting had already made corresponding changes and preparations. Faced with this, As the crowds grew larger and the conflicts became more and more intense, they gathered and organized their forces and formed more extreme and cruel defense methods. This was something the workers had never thought of, so they failed and fought for This bleeds.”

Meyer said slowly: "The enemy we are facing now is no longer just a country or government that oppresses and tries to enslave the bottom residents. They are more extreme and more terrifying. It is difficult for us to even speculate on their possibility. The threats and damage caused.”

Hearing this, Sally seemed to have thought of something, and she quickly asked: "That's why in your previous articles, you mentioned that the steam technology initiated by the Luowei Plateau countries will bring some new changes ...The changes you are referring to include..."

“It’s not just new technological developments, it’s also changes in the form of resistance.”

Meyer stared at the armored ship in the distance: "I participated in several battles with the Fifth Chasseur Regiment. I saw the power of these new weapons on the battlefield where magic and magic have dominated for thousands of years... They are different from those serious Weapons that rely on magic crystals are different, and we can form a truly combat-effective team at a lower cost and faster."

"I believe that this change is enough to scare the Black Sun Society, because it means that this world is completely different from that lost distant era. Even the humblest and weakest existence in their eyes has the ability to deal with the coming to effectively resist the threats, and our struggle will completely break out of the narrow box of the past."

"We need arms and an army...and what we are doing now is the first step of verification."

…

The blazing flames drew a long line in the neighborhood. These flame defense lines based on alchemical potions, magic book pages, and various flammable materials added a bit of excitement to the end of winter.

The weird smell is spreading along with the heat wave. It is the smell produced by the mucus of the descendants of the dark abyss being burned by the flames.

The defense line of the Tricolor Brotherhood is already in danger.

These bandits who were forcibly gathered by Shuge and the members of the Black Sun Society in the past were intimidated by force. In the past, they did survive with the various weapons owned by the Brotherhood. Many important material points in the central city are all under their control, but now, they have to pay the price for their "superior" location.

In just half a day, all the outposts set up outside by the Tricolor Brotherhood had been destroyed, and those members stationed inside the outposts were immediately swallowed up by the advancing waves of Dark Abyss descendants. After receiving a large number of After the alarm, the members of the Black Sun Society who were responsible for leading the Brotherhood immediately became active. They relied on their understanding of the magic power of the Dark Abyss and the defense lines that Shuge had arranged before to start an active confrontation.

As time passed and the descendants of An Yuan continued to advance, some doubts about Bolva and Xiuge finally arose in their hearts.

"Where is our leader? Where is he?"

The excitement that was originally due to the sudden change in magic power and the impending arrival of the black sun began to cool down rapidly. At such a critical moment, the young leader who had entrusted his infinite vision and loyalty was missing, which inevitably made their hearts Some ideas came up.

However, the army of Dark Abyss descendants pressing closer and closer did not give them more time to question and think. The defense line that could effectively deal with the death wave of descendants now seems to be ineffective. No one can imagine that these silt-like monsters can actually Using such rich and powerful means to attack the defense line, whether it is a barricade or an obstacle, they can always find a new breakthrough.

Those twisted figures with clear division of labor, different shapes, and different abilities and tendencies are enough to make the most arrogant and bold thugs run away.

And when a member of the association who mastered a lot of magic was torn off his head by a scion with the structure of both a beast and an insect, the fighting spirit of the brotherhood members was on the verge of collapse.

"We need to evacuate! We can only go south now!"

“But that’s the territory of the Legal Committee and Iris Street!”

"Besides there, where else can we go? And aren't the leader and Master Bolva right there? They must have a way to protect us. If we stay here, we can only wait for death. The flames won't last long!"

Behind the precarious defense line, the members of the Black Sun Society argued fiercely. In fact, they could no longer prevent the Brotherhood members from escaping. Facing the endless descendants of the Dark Abyss, these bandits who lacked discipline and fighting will had long been defeated. They began to retreat. Even if the war supervisors killed several deserters on the spot, there was no way to curb this trend.

"Then take weapons and retreat. If those mages and soldiers stop us, then clear them all out... We must have more weapons than they do!"

As the gap opened, a chaotic rout and retreat began, but not long after, as the flame defense line was torn apart by the bodies and magic of the descendants of the Dark Abyss who were constantly advancing, the retreating Brotherhood team also began to be forced to suffer Divided, those parts with fewer personnel and weaker resistance can't even stop the predation of ordinary descendants. As for those weird army-like formations, they can easily advance with the firepower of crystal muskets and alchemy bombs.

At this moment, these thugs are about to be completely destroyed in despair.

But at this moment, the descendants of An Abyss who kept advancing suddenly fell into chaos. Then, behind the fire wall that had several huge gaps, an extremely fast shadow broke through. A three-tailed giant rat was running wildly, and a gloomy-looking young man was riding on the giant rat's back. Behind him, the thick shadow continued to spread, and a large number of dark tentacles swept quickly, defeating those menacing and twisted figures. on the spot.

"The leader is here! The leader is here to save us!"

The fleeing association members rejoiced and couldn't help shouting.