Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 384: Wilderness Highlands

"Move up a little bit. That's right. Raise it a little bit more."

The site was busy during the day, with scaffolding erected on the foundations of steel mills and weapons workshops, and workers were transporting polished square stones to the foundations and starting to build walls. In terms of progress, it was slightly faster than Allen had expected, thanks to the enthusiasm of the workers. Under Allen's rule, the number of jobs in Storm City had increased significantly. This was good news for the civilians.

Due to the increase in workload, Storm City recruited workers from all the civilians in the territory, causing people from several small towns in the territory to surge towards Storm City.

Apart from the steel mill and weapons workshop, a temple that had been abandoned for a long time was being rebuilt in the south of Storm City. The Divine Hall originally worshiped the God of Harvest. However, because Storm City had made military power its main development goal, the God of Harvest, which was related to agriculture, was neglected and gradually declined. Up until now, there was only a broken shrine and a few old priests left.

After meeting them a few times, Alan had a chance to rebuild the temple. The rebuilt shrine would become a church, a place where Father Miro would preach. Not long ago, Father Miro had also begun his activities. He had played Vera's trump card. After Vera had tried her luck and made accurate predictions about the merchants in Sur City, even Storm City had begun to hear sporadic rumors about Vera and the Christian sect.

When the time was right, Allen and Edward would work together to support Father Miro's church as two City Lords, thus expanding the Church's initial influence.

After the people of Sur City and Storm City were converted into believers, it was time for the Church to infiltrate the rest of the empire.

"Lord Allen, Lord Edward has arrived."

When they returned to the City Lord's Mansion from the construction site, they were notified by the guards. A moment later, Alan met Edward in the study. Edward was accompanied by a young man who looked only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed appropriately, and had a strong scholarly temperament.

"This is Mr. Charlie, my new clerk and assistant." Edward introduced. From his tone, he seemed to intend to nurture this man. Otherwise, he would not have brought him here to see Alan.

"Good afternoon, Lord Allen." Charlie bowed to Alan. His manners were impeccable. This was not something that could be nurtured overnight. It could be seen that Charlie had a good background.

After a brief conversation, Edward winked at Charlie, who left the room for the two of them. After Charlie left, Edward said, "I heard you want to organize an expedition?"

"You are well-informed." Ellen frowned and said, "You didn't come here on purpose because of this, did you?"

"It can't be said to be deliberate, but apart from bringing Charlie to meet you, I do plan to take part in your expedition." Edward shrugged. "I've been buried in papers all day. I'm getting rusty. Plus, things in Saul aren't as complicated as they used to be. I can pull away and do something else."

"It wouldn't be good if even you left. After all, the two City Lords were absent all of a sudden. God knows if Black Iron Castle will have any strange thoughts." Said Alan.

"It doesn't matter. As long as outsiders don't know that we're not here at the same time, you can leave this matter to me."

"Alright, looks like you're going." josei

"Of course." Edward gestured, "So, what's our goal?"

"A former base in Adahua Planet." Alan walked to the table and handed Edward the information that Lucy had deciphered from the Box of Fraud.

"So we weren't the first visitors to this planet. It seems like this planet was once the experimental site of planet Ada Hua," Edward said in surprise.

"And there are many secrets hidden on this planet. For example, humans. You've been to many planets and you should know how low the chances of encountering the same kind of life in different galaxies in the universe are." "And as far as I know, there are not only humans on this planet with high-level intelligent life, there are also some life forms called mutants," Allen said.

"These secrets have nothing to do with us. As we learn more about this planet, some of these secrets will one day be discovered by us. But now, it is necessary to explore this base in Adahua Planet. Not to mention the value of the communications system in the base, it is enough for us to gamble." Edward shook the information in his hand and said, "At least I see hope of reconnecting with Earth."

"Lucy's words are the same as yours."

"There is also this so-called queen. If it is a biological weapon, then if we find a way to control it, our strength will increase by a few points."

Alan said solemnly, "We must be as cautious as we can on this point." You've already seen the legendary Abyss Devils of the Bymonds. Judging from Lucy's deciphered ciphertext, the Queen is the culprit that caused the mutations in her life. If its cells are somewhat infectious, I think it's too difficult to control them. Otherwise, why would the power of Adahua Planet still end in failure? "

"Furthermore, we don't know how long this base has existed. To be exact, the life of the Empress may have already died. Even biological weapons have a limited lifespan. It's not a mechanical body like the Silver Winged Runner."

"No matter what, we'll find out when we find the base. I doubt if we can find the base. After all, it has been so long. I believe that the landscape of the past has also changed. The chances of finding the base will not be too high."

The two of them discussed the details of the expedition and prepared separately. Alan was in charge of picking the candidates for the expedition, and Edward was in charge of preparing the necessary tools.

Alan, Lucy and Edward were naturally on the list. Apart from them, Roy and Broy needed to manage and train the army, so they definitely wouldn't be able to escape. Adele, on the other hand, was preparing her private fund-raising scheme, and could not go. As a result, only Regis, Belmond, and Tang Ji and Tang Mo were left with them.

After confirming the list, Edward spent a day preparing the necessary tools. On the morning of the next day, a team quietly left Storm City. Allen and the others disguised themselves as adventurers, each wearing a cloak covering their faces, carrying fire/guns and other common weapons and tools. There was a cloth bag tied to Lucy's war horse, and there were dozens of fire thunder inside.

The power of fire thunder was far inferior to hand grenades, but in this world that lacked modern weapons production technology, the young girl could only make do with it. Everyone had high hopes for the Adahua Planet base in the Wilderness Highlands. For members of the hunting squad, that meant an opportunity to reconnect with Earth. Once they re-connect to Earth, they don't have to be lost forever in the cosmos.

For Allen, it was even more significant. Re-establishing ties with Earth means getting the support of the family. In that way, talent, technology, and even magical weapons could be introduced to this planet. At that time, Allen's strength would increase by leaps and bounds, and his power would increase exponentially. The expanding territory and influence meant that Allen could return the favor to the clan in a certain proportion.

The planet was vast and rich in resources that were bound to exceed Allen's expectations. Not to mention that the Times Silver Mine under Storm City's control would be able to continuously generate revenue for Beth Cod over the next ten years. And this was still the wealth of Allen's territory. Heaven knows what treasures awaited him in the future as his power expanded.

Therefore, among the crowd, Allen could be said to be the one who looked forward to the base the most. If everything went well, the base would be an important turning point in his entire expedition.

Walking on the Blood Rock Wilderness, one could see many more business trips coming and going than before. As Dick's father's group was eradicated, Black Iron Castle and Storm City began to set up military stations on the Bloodstone Wilderness. The bandits on the wasteland no longer had room to live. They had no choice but to leave the wasteland and find another place. Otherwise, they would only be completely annihilated by the two cities that had reached a temporary agreement.

As a result, the wasteland welcomed the rest of the time. Caravans could travel freely between several cities and Violet Harbor, and the border area would flourish as commerce increased. At least until the relationship between Alan and Sharon deteriorates, the border will only get livelier and livelier.

They passed through the Wind Erosion Canyon and circled the Violet Harbor. A week after leaving Storm City, the Wilderness Highlands were already in sight. Allen could feel the terrain rising as he rode on his war horse. The horse's pace was no longer as easy and fast as it had been a few days ago. In some places where the slope was very high, Allen and the others had to get off their horses before they could lead the horses across the hillside.

As the brown rock was gradually replaced by towering pine and fir trees, the vegetation on the ground grew thicker and thicker. Finally, they entered a large area of primeval forest. Alan knew that his group had already entered the Wilderness Highlands. The Wilderness Highlands were filled with forests, dangerous cliffs, dangerous caves, and even bottomless cracks. At the same time, this was a barbaric area that the empire's constitution was unable to pass through.

There were no roads in the Wilderness Highlands, so the merchants of Violet Harbor would rather take a further detour to Ark Harbor by water. He was also unwilling to risk entering the Wilderness Highlands, because this was the world of ferocious beasts and thugs. No matter what happens in this impossible region, it's not surprising. Even adventurers rarely entered the Wilderness Highlands, even though there were rumors of ancient ruins in the highlands from a long time ago.

For Allen and the others, this was their first time entering the Wilderness Highlands. Everything was new to them. Here, they saw even more majestic landforms, taller tree species, and countless creatures that could not be named.

This highland was like a natural gene pool. Allen even thought that if he could re-establish contact with Earth, he could hire a team of hunters to hunt the creatures in the highlands and sell them to the Federation's Biological Research Center. This would also be a huge fortune!