Chapter 1 Novayask (Part 1)
January 1, 578, New Yuan calendar, Cruzde New Year, the Gregorian New Year of the Fire Empire.
The Federal Kruzde, southwest of Icefield Province, the suburbs of Novayask, "Yongchijindi Station".
At about 8 a.m., the sky had completely dispelled the darkness and dullness of the long night. Countless golden floating lights floated among the bare "twined forests". Towering oaks stood like guards on the outskirts of the city, as if they wanted to protect the city to avoid the rebirth of this place from the "ashes" and the "wave of unintentional people" that was far away thousands of miles away in the Iceland Province.
"Piloters, the Ka-Yong Special Line has arrived at the final station. Please pack your luggage and get out of the car. Please do not leave any items in the car. Otherwise, according to Article 51, Paragraph 3 of the Federal Temporary Transportation Administration Regulations, when you walk out of the car at the terminal station, all items left on the car will be publicly owned by the ruling group material group."
The horn on the train started to play loop as the train arrived at the station. Whether it was because the electricity was replenished or the magnetic field in the surrounding space was stable, compared to two hours ago, the horn this time had no noise at all, but instead gave people a comfortable and clear feeling.
Dark and Wright, who walked into the dirty platform, did not bring much luggage, had only one suitcase that could swing at will with one hand, and weapons that were placed on their waists.
There were not many people walking off this "Temporary KD-02" train. Although many of them were dressed properly, they either looked like a gentleman in a high-tube hat and a suit, or a federal soldier like Dak wearing a mortar military cotton coat and a thick ear-protecting hat.
But Wright could clearly see that these people were very tired without exception. Even though they were snoring in the car, the fatigue left by long-term fighting or flight could not be relieved by sleeping for a day or two.
Moreover, federal soldiers, including Dark, all had scars of different sizes on their faces, and military uniforms were damaged and dark red dirt without exception. They... If they were not rotated from the front line, they would have been successful people who "turned smoothly" without hiding the superiors.
Dakk pulled Wright, who was confused about the surrounding environment, and followed the crowd to the outside of the platform. Under the influence of the sun, Wright discovered that the two months he lived in the human world had dispelled most of the "sorrow" in his body that was stained with in the "Red Fantasy Relics".
This also allowed Wright, who was promoted to the rank of rank 3: the combat level, to gradually merge the rank monster power left by the "Spy Bracelet" on his arm.
Now, even if he does not recite any spells or deliberately surging any magic source power, he can still see the illusion of the magic source power in the surrounding environment and people's bodies.
This station located in the easternmost part of the water province, near the "Yongchi Volcano" in the Nanshan District is filled with subtle blue smoke coming from the west and red lights that automatically float. They cover the air like veil, adding a bit of weird color to the entire slightly desolate place.
"Novayask, judging from the letters left by Wolfya to me, it was not originally called this name. It was because the 'Wave of the Intentions' completely destroyed it once, leaving behind a large number of difficult to remove ashes. So after the reconstruction in 414 of the New Ordinance, David Rurik personally appointed this new name." Standing outside the crowd, Dark began to briefly introduce the history of the city where a little trace can be seen not far away. Although he has never been here, as long as the vivid description left by Wolfya, he can also play the role of a tour guide:
"Before, this city should have been called Hamosk. It was an industrial town built by Seth Putorian, the governor of Putorian, when the Cruzde Empire formed an alliance with Putorian during the early period of the Steam Yuan Dynasty. Behind this city is a mountain, a swamp on the left, and a desert on the north was a deserted desert at that time. Although it did not have any commercial capabilities, it had an excellent geographical location. Several old empire emperors who were expelled from the capital all used this as a base to expand their power and returned to the throne of power again."
"This city sounds a bit legendary." Wright slightly put away his ability to "Spy Bracelet", and the world in front of him finally returned to clarity. He turned his head to look at Dark and continued:
"Since it is an industrial center, are there still machinery factories now? Just like... well, Chekavsk of the Sunnese people?"
"Of course there are." Dark nodded and pointed to the white smoke rising from a distance:
"Although the reconstruction of Novayask lost half of its industrial capacity, and its ability to produce military equipment and semi-finished industrial products was partially replaced by Koenig Province, isn't the territory west of Iceland Province just now just falling? Soon there will be a considerable number of federal soldiers gathered here, and it will probably return to the peak of B.C. in less than three months.
"So, it seems that after the fall of Binglin Province, Novayask can play its role in history again... A perfect counterattack base gathers a large number of humans from the west. They are either with the flames of revenge, with the ideal of rescuing humans, or with the fighting spirit of making achievements. It is exciting to think about it." Wright clenched his fists with his hands, and his eyes were almost emitting an exciting glory.
But the next sentence of Kordake poured him a basin of cold water:
"If the Cruzedes had the ability to recover their homes, Wolfya would not have let us go east. You must know that less than half a month after the collapse of Gnazi's defense line, the scandal that the Federal Council did was discovered by humans in the federal strongholds.
"Justice just based on the 'old fireworks incident' a year ago, Vasily was enough to be nailed to the pillar of shame for the sinners of the federal government. In order to obtain the energy to break the 'wind wall' in the 'Peslune' area and open the 'Red Fantasy Relic', he actually activated the sequential monster and sacrificed more than 40,000 people to the 'ancient gods'.
"Not only that, in order to maintain the stability of the so-called "Gnaji defense line" and realize his dream of "Gennaji's "Evolution Station Plan", Vasily has long transferred the manpower, materials and food from the eastern provinces. Now, including the big cities such as Novayask, Icefield City, and Naibsk, the old and weak, or the disabled, or the psychics who do not deal with the Federation, are somewhat reluctant to protect themselves. If you encounter the "unintentional wave" that is spontaneously organized in the wilderness to "forage" in order to "food" it, you will only be able to escape."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Dark sneered a few times, put his hands behind his head, and casually scratched the surroundings with one finger, and continued:
"This 'Yongchijindi Station' was at least three years ago when I came here to deal with the monster incident, there were two military camps for protecting the safety of the railway line. Oh, look there, there was originally a watchtower of more than 20 meters, like the military building of the "Lin Tower" in Xinfeng Town, and now there is only half a piece of brick left. And here, here... the abandoned camp was either borrowed by wanderers or directly occupied by independent armed forces, and the chief executive here did not dare to care at all.
"Look, there is also here, and I don't know why, no one collects the abandoned materials everywhere, and these escaped federal soldiers basically don't even look at them."
Wright looked from far to near in the direction Dark pointed. Indeed, the wreckage of the military camps had long been dilapidated, except for the messy skeletons of humans and animals that were mixed with them.
The ground nearby was full of wreckage of guns and various military supplies. Some were still very new and could be used barely, but there was no "scavenger" to get it.
Wright approached and picked up an officer's robe embroidered with the "Double-Headed Eagle" badge of Cruisd Federation, surging the red magic power in his body, poured it into his right eye, and activated the "Black Burning Vision".
A red mist passed by. Wright looked at his robe carefully and looked at the supplies again. He did not notice any abnormality. He did not even observe any energy breath through the perspective of "Black Burning Vision".
"These supplies do not seem to be abnormal. The cotton robe is still very new, but it is just a little dust. I don't understand why these useful supplies are discarded here at will, but no one comes to clean up. Could it be that their supplies are sufficiently reserved and they look down on them?"
"Do you believe this after saying it, Wright?" Dark smiled:
"It is possible that there is enough supplies, but if even the lost ones are unwilling to pick them up, there must be other reasons. I think that only after entering the city can they find the 'Purple-haired Anna' and they can get the answer."
At this moment, a tricycle that was so simple that there were almost only wheels left came to Wright and Dark. A rough sound came from the driving position with the rumbling sound of the engine and the raised choking sand and darkness:
"Hey, guys, you came from the west, right? I think you should have just gotten off the train and are going to Novayask, right?"
"That's right." Wright admitted openly. Although he could not judge the good or evil of the person in front of him, with his strength in the third order and the power he was known as the "evil god", I am afraid that few people would dare to make up his mind.
"That's right. Get on the bus. Our 'Yongchi Ferry Group' is a special way to take you to the city from the station. It is still twenty or thirty kilometers away from the city. The road conditions are not good now. If you hike for less than five hours, you can take my car for up to 40 minutes."
Seeing that Wright and Dark were still hesitant, neither replying nor leaving, the master of the rough voice continued to promote his service:
"It's...well, at 10 a.m. If you hike, you will have to arrive at at least three p.m. Recently, the city administrator, the woman named Shaneva, issued an order. The city will be closed from 2:30 p.m. every day, and everyone will be prohibited from registering the city. If you miss the time, you will have to go to the independent armed camp where you don't have a village in front and the store behind you.
"If you live there, it will be a trivial matter. The key is that monsters have been wandering outside the city in recent days. I heard that several camps have been destroyed. That tragic situation, tsk, I can't describe it..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking, how much does it cost to sit?" Dake waved his hand, not wanting to get too involved with these so-called "Yongchi Ferry Group". However, if this person was telling the truth, if they couldn't get to the city before 2:30 in the afternoon, it would indeed cause a lot of trouble.
"Come on, the price is not expensive, just a new ruble. Come on, it's not too late to give it to the city gate. By the way, my name is 'Red Wolf', and I have a bit of the oriental Khitan Ris' bloodline."
At the greeting of "Red Wolf", Wright placed their luggage and suitcase in the "micro cargo box" of the "Red Wolf" three-wheeled mechanical car, and tied them around with a rope.
Then, the two sat in the back seat of the simple "convertible" mechanical car.
beep, beep...
The heavy roar of the motor was like a constant thunder, which forced Dark and Wright to cover their ears. After the mechanical car started, it kept bumping and shaking, making them forced to hold on to the handle that seemed to fall apart at any time to avoid being thrown out.
Fortunately, this situation has eased a little bit after getting on the highway.
"Brother Red Wolf...ah..., are you sure that your mechanical car won't fall apart?" Dake asked in pain, covering his head that hit the edge of the roof.
"Definitely not, don't worry, boy, if the car breaks down, I won't charge you money." "Child Wolf" said boldly, but soon, a trace of loss flashed in his eyes. As the engine sounded less noisy, his voice became a little low:
"However, there has been a shortage of supplies recently. Many factories and workers here were pulled away due to the war last year. Originally, there were no caravans here. The raw materials, steel, rubber and other things for these machinery are transported by these trains. But in the past two months, there have been no caravans for transporting supplies, but the transporters' cars have been sent one after another. Fortunately, it's just that my 'old guy' cannot be overhauled for the time being. If you transport more people, it may be a problem to eat at that time."
"So, what is the Chief Executive named Shaneva who came up with the system of closing the city regularly to limit the inflow of people?" Dak frowned and analyzed.
"That's what happened. As soon as she heard the defeat of the federal soldiers in the west, she issued an order. I heard that many members of the Federal Council of the city ruling group opposed her, but they disappeared mysteriously within a few days. I think it should be more than the only one city in Novayask that has this situation, but many cities in the east are probably quite similar." "Red Wolf" responded.
Mixing noisy mechanical operation and engine roar, the tricycle drove through the road filled with dead silence. This not-so-solute old machine passed by the black dead wood that was inclined at strange angles.
The dazzling winter sun in the sky caused the air to ripples that were visible but inaccessible. The bare Gobi Desert formed a strange, exaggerated and mysterious contrast with the rushing rivers in the distance. The lonely chimneys and abandoned buildings that had not collapsed stood among the collapsed rubble, making this open "border" avenue with a depressing weird feeling lingering on this open "border" avenue.
After the tricycle passed through a weed-covered abandoned wheat fields and barren land, the three finally arrived at the outer periphery of Novayask. However, at this time, starting from the "Confirmation Point No. 2" leading to the city, vehicles almost a kilometer long were already lined up along the nearly ten-meter-high wall.
"Red Wolf" had to habitually lit a "inverted flower cigarette" and leaned against the driver's seat, signaling Dark and Wright to wait patiently.
At this moment, Wright heard the oriental music played in a gloomy minor tune from the high wall. In a slightly melancholy tone, a feminine young man was chanting the poem in Wright's familiar oriental language:
"The spiritual dragon is born in a strange ice;"
"The fog rises in the clear and darkness of light and darkness;"
"Walking alone has not ended."
Chapter completed!