This Game is Too Real

  Chapter 406 About the reward of warriors is not just trophies, but also applause and flowers

  The bridge of the Heart of Steel.

  There were documents scattered around the crooked chair, and the console connected to the radar was smashed and the screen was smashed, but the chassis was still intact, and it was not difficult to repair.

   It can be seen that those people fled in a very embarrassed manner, and they were in a hurry, and they didn't even have time to completely destroy the things here.

   Thanks for that too.

   The Heart of Steel could almost fall into the hands of the Alliance.

   "A thousand-person team appeared in the north of Dawn City, suspected to be a mercenary organization... But they have been eliminated by Xiao Qi!"

   "Master, you can rest easy!"

   Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window at the front end of the bridge, Chu Guang quietly listened to Xiao Qi's report on the situation in the northern border of the alliance, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smile of relief.

   "Good job."

  After the battle, the communication between Ruigu City and Dawning City has been restored, the signal in the air is particularly good, and he has finally been able to talk directly with Xiaoqi like this after a long time, without having to worry about disconnecting the network all the time.

   A long time ago, when the Northern Expedition had just ended, Chu Guang was on guard against threats from the north.

   Whether it is the investigation of the source of the Bone-biting tribe's arms or the contact with the "Flint" group messengers, it is shown that the Legion has its own intelligence network in the Bugra Free State and has unclear interests with the local area.

  According to the confession of the surrendering officers under Dillon, Condela, the captain of the 140,000th Army, was in the Free State of Bugela.

  Chu Guang can even assert that the bone-chewing tribe that swept the river valley province was one of the works of this intelligence network. The purpose is probably to support a vassal similar to the Falcon Kingdom in the River Valley Province.

   Obviously, the Legion did not give up because of the failure of an expedition, including their military operations in Luoxia Province, all of which were meant to pave the way for the next expedition.

The    Alliance's large force was pinned down on the Western Front by the Heart of Steel, and he would be surprised if the intelligence network operated by the Legion in the Bugra Free State didn't do anything.

   After listening to Xiaoqi's report, the stone hanging in Chu Guang's heart finally fell to the ground.

   The torrential rain outside the floor-to-ceiling windows has stopped.

   Looking at the crumbling dim yellow and the land that was about to fall into the night, Chu Guang's thoughts couldn't help but fly to a hundred kilometers away with the dusk, and looked at the land illuminated by the rays of the sun.

  Although he could only see a vague outline, he could feel the storm brewing there.

   But in any case, the battle at his door was over, and the Heart of Steel was left in the River Valley Province forever. In a short period of time, the Legion could no longer covet the land under his feet.

   With the help of Yunsong and his 26th Commando, the coalition of the four kingdoms should be able to withstand it for a while.

   And before the army left for Luoxia Province, he could take a breath and stop for a moment to appreciate the rainbow after the rain and the sky...

   At this time, the sound of footsteps outside the door interrupted Chu Guang's thoughts.

   Lu Bei, who was wearing a five-style "light cavalry" exoskeleton, stood at the door, his right fist clinging to the breastplate covered with bullet marks and cracks, and said respectfully.

   "Sir, I brought the person you asked for!"

When    reported, the boy's eyes were not only with respect, but also with obvious admiration.

   As Chu Guang's personal guard, the Guards regiment also participated in the siege of the 1,000th Air Marine Corps in the previous campaign.

The figure of    riding on the back of the Death Claw and charging with the warhammer high has been deeply engraved in his mind.

   Although standing on the front line does not affect the greatness of the adult, at that moment, the back of the stalwart shore bathed in holy light seemed to be sublimated.

   He was sure that he was not alone in that feeling.

   Looking back from the floor-to-ceiling window, Chu Guang turned around and looked at the door.

  I saw a man with a pale face and a raised nose standing beside Lu Bei.

  Physically, he was a far cry from those tall Marine officers, more like a civilian or a technician.

   And it is.

  According to the information provided by the warlords and the confessions of the prisoners, this person's name is Feinold, and he is the logistics officer of the Heart of Steel, with a high rank of commander.

  Although he does not lead soldiers, the stars on his epaulets are two more than those of Vanus.

   When the fight started, he happened to be at the air marine corps station. Later, the camp was attacked by the jungle corps, and he was forced to withdraw to the fallen leaves camp one kilometer away.

   missed General McClen's escape pod, missed Colway's last train, and finally collided with the armored formation of the Skeleton Corps.

   Surrendering alive is not easy in a sense.

   Seeing Chu Guang looking at him, Finold swallowed hard, tried to squeeze a forced smile from his face, and took the initiative to speak.

   "I… can pay the ransom."

   Hearing this, Chu Guang smiled lightly.

   "Five million dinars."

   Hearing this astronomical figure, Finold's face, which was already blue-white, turned even whiter, and he tried to bargain with a trembling voice.

   "I, I'm just a centurion... Would five million be too much?"

  Chu Guang said casually.

   "6 million dinars then."

   Hearing the number of six million, Finold immediately shut his mouth and did not speak.

   He had already guessed that the man in front of him had no plans to let him go at all, and the ransom figure was completely random.

   Six million dinars…

   This money is enough to arm three thousand-man teams!

  Although the position of the logistics officer did bring him some convenience in his job, even if he borrowed 10,000 courage, he would not dare to do so.

  Finold swallowed, and a trace of fear gradually appeared in his eyes.

   Is this guy planning to use himself to sacrifice the flag because he didn't catch other big fish?

   Thinking wildly in his heart, Finold felt his calf soften for a while.

   is not afraid of death.

   It's just that he is not mentally prepared to be loyal to the marshal...

  Chu Guang glanced at this guy and asked with interest.

   "You've already become a logistics officer, so you can't get the money?"

  Finold said bitterly.

   "Sir, do you know what the concept of five million dinars is?"

"I don't know, I'm not interested, and your ransom is six million. If you can't come up with the money, just work honestly and strive for leniency." Seeing that hopeful face rekindled a glimmer of hope, Chu Guang smiled lightly, and then asked, "Can you fly an airship?"

  Finold nodded nervously.

   "A little bit...I probably know how to make it move."

   "Enough," Chu Guang nodded and continued, "I'm watching here, you come and drive, and target Qingquan City. If it deviates, I don't need to say more about the consequences."

   Hearing this sentence, Finold's face instantly turned into a bitter gourd, and he trembled in a submissive voice.

   "Big, sir..."

"What's wrong?"

"The wing on the left side of the airship has been dismantled by you... Now the tail power is left," Finold said with a bitter expression, "Let's not go to Qingquan City, now put away the anchor chain, everything will float. Risk of going..."

   Yes.

   The wing seems to be broken.

  Chu Guang admitted that he was indeed a little too excited. After all, it was hard not to be excited after capturing such a big guy.

   It would take a few days just to count the spoils.

  Chu Guang believes that he is not the only one who has defeated the first world-class BOSS in "Wasteland Online". Players must be very excited at this moment.

   When the loot is counted and the battle settlement list is released, he will share the joy of victory with his cute little players.

   Gently coughed, Chu Guang looked at Feinold with an embarrassed expression and said.

   "Well, of course I know it can't be opened, just to see if you have any brains... I am very satisfied with your performance. The ransom can be reduced by 100,000 dinars, and now it is 5.9 million."

  Finold smiled bitterly and did not speak.

  Chu Guang adjusted the expression on his face and continued.

   "Show me around here."

  Finord heaved a sigh of relief and bowed his head respectfully.

"Yes."

  …

After the    Bush Corps and the Burning Corps took control of the airship, they forced the rest of the crew to lower the airship.

   Now the Heart of Steel is only 100 meters away from the ground.

  Except for the players with missions, most of the players gathered under the Heart of Steel and took pictures beside the anchor chain.

   After all, it is the first world-class BOSS in "Wasteland Online".

   And it is the first battle of 10,000 people on the server.

   Don't remember it well!

   Especially looking at the Union flag hanging on the Heart of Steel, maybe this airship may become a new resurrection point for the Union.

   Now take a photo and take a picture, and you can brag to the newbies in the future - "Look, your novice village is still shot by Lao Tzu!"

   Just when the players were busy preparing the bragging materials after going offline for a while, Chu Guang was taking over the various areas of the airship from the jungle corps with the Guards.

   The captured crew numbered about 500 people.

   Most of these crew members are non-combatants, mainly technicians such as correcting firepower, operating radar, drawing routes, and sailing and repairing ships.

   In order to figure out how the airship flies, and how the logistics system works, these people are indispensable.

   For the prisoners who were willing to cooperate, Chu Guang did not treat them harshly, and handed them all over to the logistics department, and arranged for people to learn airship driving with these people.

  Performed well, the sentence can be reduced.

   To be honest, with the current size of the Alliance, it is still difficult to completely digest such a behemoth as the Heart of Steel.

  Although the Heart of Steel is an air unit, its combat mode is more like a navy than an air force.

   But unfortunately, there are only two lakes in the alliance, and there is no such thing as a navy.

   A series of personnel, including captains, can only be temporarily promoted from the reserve officers under the army and air force systems.

   Under the leadership of Feinold, Chu Guang came to the ammunition depot of the Heart of Steel.

  A steel arch with a thickness of 20mm is at the end of the corridor, and you need both a password and a key to enter.

   "The password is 4731."

   Entering the password, Finold took out the key and opened the door, then returned the key to Chu Guang with a respectful face.

  Chu Guang took the key and put it away, glanced at the door, and was quickly surprised by the amazing scene.

  I saw shells thicker than legs, stuffed with ammunition racks several meters high, folded robotic arms stood beside the ammunition racks, and the base was fixed on the T-shaped track.

  Chu Guang glanced at the warehouse full of ammunition, and suddenly asked on a whim.

   "Are all airship ammo depots the same location?"

  Finold replied respectfully.

"Of course it's different, my lord. Each nuclear-powered airship in the Legion is individually designed for the 'shield core', and the preservation of each 'shield core' is different... Moreover, this is one of the top secrets of the Legion. one."

   "I didn't know the specific locations of the various cabins of the Heart of Steel until I was on duty. Many junior officers, until they left the airship after their service period, did not necessarily know the specific locations of the ammunition bays and power bays."

  The so-called shield core probably refers to the wreckage of the frigate in the Human League era.

  Chu Guang nodded, expressing his understanding. He stopped asking this questionable question, and instead cared about the remaining stock of ammunition.

   With the help of the former logistics officer of the Heart of Steel, Chu Guang made a rough inventory.

  The harvest is also quite gratifying.

There are 50 rounds of 400mm rocket extended-range bombs in the    ammunition depot. The weight of a single shot is close to 1.5 tons. There are two types of warheads: cloud bombs and conventional bombs.

   These "sub-nuclear weapons" that General McClen had not had time to use are now all the spoils of the Alliance.

   Not only the ammunition for the main gun, but also nearly 10,000 100mm shells, as well as millions of bullets of various types and calibers, stored in different compartments.

   In battle, these ammunition will be transported to various combat positions through mechanical arms and fixed rails, and depending on the type of ammunition, some are manually loaded and some are automatically loaded by machinery.

   In addition, Chu Guang also found 500 500kg medium bombs and 70 1000kg large bombs in the ammunition depot!

   The power of this thing may be greater than that of the 400mm main gun!

   After all, a large part of the weight of the 400mm rocket extended-range bomb is allocated to the propellant, and most of the weight of the 900kg bomb is in the warhead!

   The equivalent of general cloud bombs is more than 8 tons. If you compare them horizontally, the equivalent of this thing might be 20 tons.

  According to the introduction of the logistics chief Feinold, these bombs are mainly used to deal with solid fixed fortifications and underground bunkers.

   Looking at the row of ammo racks, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a little bit of fear in his heart.

  Thanks for dragging the airship.

   If this were to let it fly into the face with its shield on, I am afraid that apart from the people in the shelter, few people on the surface would be able to live...

The seized loot is not only the ammunition on the airship, but also the military supplies stored in the warehouse, including 500 tons of canned beef and nearly 1,700 tons of compressed biscuits, pickled vegetables and other materials, enough for an army of 10,000 people for a whole year. consume.

   Even in a small refrigerator, Chu Guang found milk ice cream and ice cream kept in the freezer.

   Looking at the desserts in the freezer, a hint of surprise appeared in Chu Guang's eyes, and he joked.

   "You guys have had a pretty good day."

  Finold smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.

  Chu Guang looked at Lu Bei, who was on the side, and said with a smile.

   "After a while, you can call some brothers to come over, take down the popsicles and ice cream here, and share them with the soldiers at dinner time."

   "Look at the centurion's special offering, it should taste good, let everyone taste it and see what it tastes like."

   is a child after all, can't escape greed.

   When he heard the food, Lu Bei couldn't help swallowing.

   However, he soon realized his gaffe, and hurriedly stood straight and gave a military salute.

   "Yes! Your Excellency!"

   Looking at the excited Lu Bei, Chu Guang smiled and said nothing.

  Ice cream is not a rare thing in Dawn City, but this is the front line, and it is not easy to eat a bite of ice.

   Now is the hottest time of summer, just experienced a big battle, both the players and the aborigines are close to the limit of their physical strength.

   At this time, I can have an ice cream to relieve the heat, not to mention how beautiful the taste is.

  Although there are not as many ice creams as canned beef here, they still fill several freezers, so there is no problem in sharing one per person.

   Hearing Chu Guang's words "It's broken", all the guards in the Guards regiment were all happy, only Feinode had a pity expression on his face.

  No one knows better than him, as the logistics officer, how expensive these white ice creams like suet jade are.

Not to mention anything else, the milk used to make these ice creams is not an ordinary cheap thing, but is produced in the alpine pastures of the Legion on the banks of the Solat River. Each barrel is worth tens of thousands of dinars. Ordinary civilians are not qualified at all. There is no way to buy.

  Although there is a special supply for centurions written on the freezer, because it is too far away from the core territory of the legion, only officers above a thousand centurions were supplied a long time ago.

   even took it and distributed it to the next people, it was a waste of money!

   But Finold didn't say anything.

   After all, how to deal with the spoils is the power of the man in front of him, and he is just a prisoner...

  …

   In addition to ammunition and munitions, the airship also carried some engineering vehicles and production equipment that had not yet been deployed.

   These Chu Guang are going to be handed over to the logistics department for arrangement.

   In addition to these immobile goods, in the lower cabin of the airship, there are also slaves of the legion.

   The difference from what Chu Guang imagined was that although the living conditions of these slaves were not very good, they were unexpectedly not too bad.

   The Datong Shop, which is nearly two or three hundred square meters, is stuffed with more than one hundred three-layer beds. The beds are so close together that they can barely accommodate two feet.

One side of the    Datong Shop is connected to the collective bathroom. There is no partition inside. There are rows of showerheads hanging in the empty room.

   There are bars of soap in the corner of the room.

  Compared to the physically uncomfortable dungeons of the raiders, the environment here is relatively civilized, barely reaching the level of a prison.

   However, what happened here is not civilized.

   Looking at Chu Guang and Feinold who entered the room, the faces of the slaves in the room were filled with confusion and anxiety.

  Although this place has not become a battlefield, and they are already used to the deafening artillery fire and gunfire outside, but from the expression on Finold's face and the attire of the people beside him, they still vaguely sense something unusual.

  Chu Guang noticed that when they made eye contact with him, although there was fear in their eyes, they did not shyly look away.

   Even though most of them were only wearing a single shirt whose fabric was too thin to cover.

  Standing beside Chu Guang, Finold coughed lightly and said in a voice that was flattering.

   "My lord, most of these slaves were born lowly, and some were even those who were kidnapped from the wasteland by the rough people. I believe you will not be interested..."

  In his view, these are the trophies that should be given to the servants compared to the priceless ice cream in the freezer.

  Chu Guang gave him a slightly surprised look.

   "You even grade slaves?"

Phinold: "Well, it's not a rank, it's just that officers above the centurion usually have separate rooms, and officers above the thousandth even have extra cabins, where not only trophies are stored, but they are usually used by them as well. The servant's quarters..."

"including you?"

   Seeing Chu Guang's half-smile expression, Feinode's face was slightly embarrassed, and he said bitingly.

   "Of course... I can't deny it, but I'm sure you'll be interested in General McClen's collection rather than my taste."

  Chu Guang raised his eyebrows slightly.

   "Take me there."

  Finold said respectfully immediately.

   "Yes, my lord."

  General McClen's cabin is at the end of the airship, not far from the entrance to the escape hatch. Several soldiers of the Guards regiment are cleaning the blood and corpses on the ground.

   A fierce exchange of fire broke out here before, and the walls of the corridor are covered with dense bullet marks, which shows how tragic it is.

   Seeing Chu Guang and his party coming, the two standing at the door immediately gave a military salute.

   "Master Manager!"

  Chu Guang nodded to them, motioned them to continue, and then let the pale-faced Finold continue to lead the way.

   The group arrived and soon arrived at General McClen's room.

   The space here is quite spacious, completely different from the closed crew quarters.

   Interestingly, Chu Guang actually saw Yong's head here.

  The ugly head was the size of a two-headed cow, and it was probably painted with formalin or something similar, and it had been taxidermied.

  It's just that Admiral McClane probably didn't have a chance to hang this thing on the bow of the Heart of Steel.

   In addition to Yong's head, there are also some beautiful stones, gold and silver utensils inlaid with diamonds, and some things that seem to be high-tech, but I don't know what they are used for.

  According to Phinold’s introduction, every time General McLenn conquered a colony of survivors, he would select some of the most valuable loot from that moment and collect it into his treasure trove.

   Some of them were made by local indigenous people, and some were picked up from pre-war ruins.

  Chu Guang has no interest in these treasures, nor does he understand them very well, but the nobles in the inner city of the Stone City will probably be interested in these things.

   He planned to let Yin Fang pick out some valuable items after they were shipped back, and find a few familiar merchants to help sell the rest.

   General McClen's private collection.

   If you get it at the Boulder City auction, you should be able to exchange a lot of chips.

   There is a bedroom next to the room where the collection is stored. After Chu Guang opened the door and went in, he found a woman standing in the room.

   She was in her early twenties and was wearing a luxurious long dress. Both her appearance and the temperament between her brows were obviously different from those slaves that Chu Guang had seen in the lower cabin before.

but…

   The panic and confusion written in his eyes were exactly the same.

  Standing beside Chu Guang, Feinold introduced respectfully.

   "This person's identity is not ordinary. She is one of the princesses of the Falcon Kingdom.... Her name is Teresa, and she is the daughter of a powerful minister."

  Chu Guang looked at him in surprise.

   "You robbed all the princesses?"

  Finold explained in a low voice: "This shouldn't be considered a robbery. The king of the Falcon Kingdom offered it to General Maclen on his own initiative."

  Teresa's face was pale, she bit her lip and didn't speak, her eyes moved back and forth on Chu Guang and Finold's faces, trying to understand the situation in front of her.

  Chu Guang stared at her for a while, thinking about what to do.

   At this moment, he suddenly moved in his heart and said.

   "Hello, Ms. Teresa."

   Seeing the man in the blue power armor talking to her, Teresa said nervously.

   "You, hello... May I ask who you are?"

  Chu Guang continued.

   "The manager of the alliance."

   "Alliance... Union?"

   Teresa's face was subconsciously blank.

   But she soon realized that her ignorance could become an offense, so she hurriedly lowered her head in fear.

   "Sorry, I...I don't mean to offend, it's just that I've never been this far and have no idea what's going on here..."

   "Don't be nervous, our hearts are not that small," Chu Guang smiled lightly and continued, "And you are also a victim of the war, we will not embarrass you."

   Teresa looked at him blankly, then turned to Finold.

  Finold didn't know what Chu Guang was going to do, but he was a smart man, so he consciously shut his mouth and silently pretended that he didn't exist.

  Chu Guang saw that she didn't speak, and guessed that she might still be confused about the current situation, so he said.

   "You may not have figured out the situation. In short, we defeated the Legion, and now this airship has been occupied by the Alliance."

   The expression on Finold's face confirmed that this was not a joke, Teresa looked nervously at the man in front of her, and asked in a trembling voice.

   "Well, what about me..."

"you're free."

   Before she was happy, Chu Guang continued.

   "But your status is special. We may be about to go to war with your country, so we can't release you directly. After all, you don't want to travel thousands of kilometers home alone, and then be captured by us as an enemy, right?"

  Teresa pursed her lips slightly, many thoughts flashed in her eyes for a moment, and finally nodded slowly and said obediently.

   "What do you... need me to do?"

   That looming whiteness swayed with a demagogic temptation.

   But she would obviously be wrong.

joke.

   Every day, he pours water on the forum with a group of handsome guys and beauties, what kind of wind and waves has Chu Guang never seen before?

   didn't care about her little thought at all, Chu Guang said bluntly.

   "Do you have children?"

  Teresa blushed slightly and shook her head slightly.

"No…"

  Chu Guang's expression was a little disappointed.

   Seeing that this princess is so young, he originally expected this guy to have a one- or two-year-old son, but now it seems that he is too young.

   After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang continued.

   "Are you literate?"

  Teresa nodded immediately.

   “I can read and write…including writing poetry and composing music.”

   "Just be able to read and write."

  Chu Guang nodded and continued.

   "The Legion's military operation in Ruigu City has caused a large number of local survivors to be displaced. The Alliance's refugee home needs manpower, and I will arrange for you to work there."

   Teresa's face was filled with daze, and she asked in a low voice after being stunned for a while.

   "Excuse me, specifically... what do I need to do?"

   "You will be taught, what you have to do is help the people here rebuild their homes and learn how to rebuild."

   Having said this, Chu Guang smiled lightly.

   "You will use this knowledge."

  …

  The administrative divisions of the People's Union era were ridiculously large. The area of ​​the River Valley Province alone was large enough, and the area of ​​the Luoxia Province was several times that of the River Valley Province.

  The Falcon Kingdom and the core territory of the Alliance are separated by thousands of kilometers. Even if there is one person per kilometer, a thousand-person team must be filled in.

   It is not realistic to directly occupy the Falcon Kingdom.

  The alliance with a total population of less than 100,000 has no spare capacity to control the enclave 1,000 kilometers away, which is a burden for both sides.

   Not to mention, the two sides have completely different cultural concepts.

The best way to    is to build a puppet, ensure a smooth transition of the regime, and then gradually increase the alliance's local economic and cultural influence, and bring it into the alliance when appropriate...if it is necessary to do so.

   It's a bit of a pity that I didn't get "Legitimacy".

but…

   doesn't matter anymore.

   Anyway, it was a bad idea that he came up with temporarily, and Chu Guang didn't expect it to actually come in handy in the end.

   He prefers that after the victory, the joint enterprise cleanses the royal family of the Falcon Kingdom, disarms there, and then throws it in the trust of the Lion Kingdom.

   Indirect vassalization is also an option.

   It’s just that this method also has its hidden dangers and uncertainties…

  …

   North of Dawn City.

   With the full return of the Goblin Corps flight formation, the news of the victory was also brought back here from the front.

   Outside the barbed wire fence of the airport, the residents of Dawn City were standing.

  The flowers strewn in the air, with the applause and cheers of the people, floated from the outside of the airport to the runway.

  Although it was already night, the enthusiasm of the people did not diminish.

   In the cheers of the residents of Dawn City, the players of the Goblin Corps landed on the runway of the airport one after another.

The triumph of the    large force will be in a few days.

  The joy of victory can only be tasted by them in advance.

  The plane slowly drove into the brightly lit hangar, and the wind was clear from the plane, looking at the two-line poem engraved under the hatch cover, and sighed a little regretfully.

"Pity…"

   She has already made great preparations, and even wrote poems.

   did not expect to come back alive.

   At this moment, a head came over curiously from the side, looked at the two lines of poetry on the side of the hatch cover, and muttered.

   "Akino Shura Field, Qiji galloping Kamikaze, chasing arrows like locusts... Cow, did you write it?"

  Her ID is Guigui, and she is also an agile player. She is almost in the same batch of games as Fengqing and Luoyu. She participated in the Qingshi Town Air Raid and the Battle of Songlinyu before.

   Her piloting skills are not very outstanding, so she can drive the plane back.

   However, being able to break the mosquitoes and drive the plane back, in a sense, is quite a feat.

   Hearing that voice, Feng Qing's face turned red into a pig's liver, and he hurriedly rushed up, pulled the player away, and said incoherently.

   "No, I didn't write it... you, you, don't read it!"

   Meanwhile, the sky outside the hangar.

   Mosquitoes who love to show off were reluctant to land, and there was an air show in the sky. As a result, they overestimated the quality of their own products and almost broke the wings, and then they came down honestly.

  The residents of Dawn City, who were waiting by the airport, presented flowers to these triumphant warriors.

  Today all night, until the sun rises tomorrow, restaurants and pubs in the entire Dawn City will be free for these warriors who have returned safely.

   And at this moment, in the lobby of the Highway Town Hotel, the voices of the croupiers are coming and going one after another, and people are holding their wine glasses high to celebrate the hard-won victory.

   They are not all residents of Dawn City, there are also traders who come here from Boulder City, Red River Alliance, Junk City, or more distant places.

  They have been here for days because of the war.

   Now this is finally over.

   "Long Live the Alliance!"

   "Cheers to Victory!"

   "I wish the administrator a long life and boundless life!"

   At this moment, someone shouted with a smile.

   "Hahaha, our manager is still young, you wish him a long life, might as well wish him more sons and more happiness!"

   Cheerful laughter spread from the lobby of the hotel.

   Old Hook, who was sitting behind the bar, also laughed.

   At this time, the guy standing by the side sighed.

   "The war is coming to an end... In a few days, I'm afraid it won't be so lively here."

  Due to the war in the west, a large number of caravans from the eastern provinces have been forced to stay here in Dawn City.

  Although the battle situation on the front line is fierce and the war consumes resources, the major hotels in Dawn City are booming.

  Perhaps to use alcohol to drown out the sorrow, beer is particularly popular.

   But now that the war is over, those caravans are expected to pack up and continue on their way.

"how come?"

  Old Hook smiled faintly, squinted at the bustling hotel lobby, and said casually in a normal tone.

   "The ceremonies and celebrations of the Triumph are only a few days ago. Many people are waiting to witness the honor of that lord. Why should they stay for a few more days?"

   Anyway, just win.

   After the celebration is over, the business of the inn may indeed not be as hot as it is now, but that is only temporary.

  Wait for those caravans and traders who traveled far, bringing the heroic deeds and legends about courage here to a farther world...

   Here in the future, it will only be more lively than now.

  …

   At the same time, the Boulder City more than ten kilometers away.

   Unlike the residents of Dawn City, the people here are still living in yesterday's news, and they don't know the battle situation on the front line.

   The first to receive the news of the front line was the "Survivor Daily" newspaper.

  Because of the financial support of the Alliance behind him, Hal not only got the first-hand battle report, but even got the casualty list.

   "…Cause list?! Show me!"

   Looking at the whirring fax machine, Dolly, who heard the list of casualties, immediately leaned up, her face full of anxiety.

   "He seems to be in the Burning Corps!"

  Hal was standing next to the fax machine, moving a step faster than her, holding the first-hand information that was still warm in his hand.

   "Don't worry...I'll help you find it, the Burning Legion? It seems that there is news about this regiment...hs..."

  Hal stared at the paper for a while, and suddenly he couldn't hold back his breath.

   Seeing the small expression on his face, Dolly became even more anxious, and hurriedly asked.

"What's wrong?"

  Hal's expression was a little embarrassed, and he hid the fax behind him.

   "Uh, you'd better not look at it—"

   Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly punched in the stomach.

   The collision between the metal and the flesh made Hal gasp in pain, and squatted on the ground while grinning and covering his stomach.

   "You guy...is a barbarian?!"

  How dare you beat the boss!

   Although for the friend's sake, he couldn't have opened her up...

  Dolly ignored the guy at all, snatched the fax, and quickly found the Burning Corps line.

   It was also at the moment when she saw that line of text, her right eye shrank slightly, and her pretty face with short green hair and ears lost its blood at the same time.

   All that remains is a pale white.

   [A total of 500 members of the Burning Corps participated in the airborne landing operation of the Heart of Steel, killing a total of 751 enemies. 】

  【This battle ended in a tragic victory. 】

  【Only one person survived. 】

  …

   (Thanks to the leaders of "pk52" and "God Dynasty_Night Cat kull" for the reward!!)

   The unfinished writing can only be saved until tomorrow, and I just think about it more. I woke up at five o'clock, had a meal for ten minutes, and wrote for more than eleven hours. I cracked the speed of this hand T.T

   (end of this chapter)