"A little bit up, yes, a little higher. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick. ”

During the day, the construction site was busy, scaffolding had been erected on the foundations of the steel mill and weapons workshop, and workers were transporting pieces of polished stone to the foundations and starting to build the walls. In terms of progress, it is slightly faster than Allen expected, thanks to the high enthusiasm of the workers. Under Allen's rule, there are significantly more opportunities to work in Storm City, which is good news for civilians.

Due to the increased workload, Stormtown recruited workers from all civilians in the territory, causing people from several small towns in the territory to flock to Stormtown.

In addition to the steel mill and weapons workshop being built, a long-abandoned temple is being rebuilt to the south of Storm City. The temple was originally dedicated to the god of harvest, but over the past decade, the god of harvest related to agriculture has been neglected and gradually declined due to Storm City's focus on military power. All that remains is a dilapidated temple and a few decrepit priests.

After Eren met with them a few times, the temple was given a chance to be rebuilt. The rebuilt temple will be turned into a church and will be the place where Father Miró preached. Not so long ago, Father Miró was also active. He played Vera's trump card, and after Vera tried her luck and made accurate predictions for several merchants in Sur City, now even in Storm City, some sporadic rumors about Vera and the Christian sect have begun to appear.

When the time comes, Alan will join forces with Edward to support Father Miró's church as two city lords, thus expanding the church's initial influence.

Once the citizens of Sur and Storm City have been converted into parishioners, it's time for the Church to infiltrate the rest of the Empire.

"Lord Allen, Lord Edward has arrived."

When I returned to the City Lord's Mansion from the construction site, there was a report from the guards. Moments later, Alan met Edward in his study. There was also a young man who came with Edward, he looked to be only twenty-five or sixteen, dressed in appropriate clothes, and his whole person exuded a strong bachelor's temperament.

"This is Mr. Charlie, my new clerk and assistant." Edward introduced, listening to his tone, it seemed that he intended to train this man, otherwise he would not have brought him to meet Allen.

"Good afternoon, Lord Allen." Charlie saluted Allen, his manners impeccable. This is not something that can be cultivated overnight, and it can be seen that this Charlie has a good background.

After a brief conversation, Edward glanced at Charlie, who retreated, leaving space for the two of them. After Charlie left, Edward said directly: "I heard that you want to organize an expedition?" ”

"You're well-informed." Alan frowned, "You shouldn't have come here because of this, right?" ”

"It can't be said to be deliberate. But aside from bringing Charlie to meet you, I do intend to join you on this expedition. Edward shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm about to rust when I'm buried in Wen Jiàn all day." Coupled with the fact that the affairs of Sur City are not as complicated as they used to be, I can take a break from myself to do something else. ”

"It's not good if even you leave, after all, the two city lords are suddenly gone, and God knows if the Black Iron Castle will have any inexplicable ideas." Allen said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as outsiders don't know we're not there at the same time. I can be completely responsible for this. ”

"Well, looks like you're done."

"Of course." Edward gestured, "So, our goal?" ”

"A former base of Idahuaxing." Alan walked over to the table and handed Edward the information Lucy had deciphered from the fraud box.

After scanning it, Edward was surprised: "It turns out that we are not the first visitors to this planet, it seems that this planet used to be the actual field of Adava Star." ”

"And this planet holds a lot of secrets. For example, humans. You've been to many planets, so you know how low the chances of encountering the same kind of life in different star fields are in the universe. Alan said: "And as far as I know now, the advanced intelligent life on this planet is not only humans, but also some life forms called xenomorphs. ”

"These secrets don't have much to do with us, and as we learn more about this planet, some of them will one day be unearthed. But now, it is necessary to explore the base of Idahuaxing. If nothing else, let's just talk about the communication system in the base, the value of which is enough for us to gamble. Edward shook the information in his hand and said, "At least, I see hope for reconnecting with the Earth." ”

"Lucy says the same thing as you."

"And this so-called queen, assuming it's a biological weapon. If we find a way to control it, then our power will increase a few more points. ”

Alan said solemnly: "We have to be as cautious as possible about this. You have already seen the demon in the legend of the Baimeng people, and judging from the ciphertext deciphered by Lucy, the queen is the culprit who caused the change in life. If its cells are infectious, I think it's too difficult to control them. Otherwise, why would the power in the hands of Adahuaxing still end in failure? ”

"Besides, we don't know how long this base has been in existence until now. To be exact, the life of the Empress may have died. Even if it's a biological weapon, it will have a lifespan limit, and it's not a mechanical body like Blade Runner. ”

"Anyway, we'll know when we find the base. I doubt that we will be able to find this base, after all, it has been so long, and I believe that the former landscape has also changed, and the probability of finding it is not too high. ”

The two discussed some more details of the expedition, and then went their separate ways. Alan was in charge of selecting the expedition candidates, while Edward prepared the necessary tools.

In terms of candidates, Allen, Lucy and Edward are naturally on the list. In addition to them, Roy and Bloy need to manage and train the army, and they must not be able to get out of it. Adele was preparing her private fundraising plan and couldn't go. So the only people who could go together were the two brothers Regis, Belmode, and Tang Ji and Tang Mo.

Once the list was confirmed, Edward spent the day preparing the necessary tools. In the early morning of the next day, a team quietly left Storm City. Alan and the others disguised themselves as adventurers, each wearing a cloak that covered their faces, and carrying fire/guns and other common weapons and tools. There was also a cloth bag tied to Lucy's warhorse, and there were dozens of fire thunders in it.

Fire thunder is far less powerful than grenades, but in a world that lacks modern weapon production technology, the girl can only settle for it. Everyone had considerable expectations for the Adahuastar base located in the Wild Highlands. For the members of the hunting group, it means an opportunity to reconnect with Earth. Once they reconnect with Earth, they don't have to be lost forever between the stars of the universe.

For Allen, it means even more. Reconnecting with the Earth means being able to get the support of your family. That way, talent, technology, and even magic weapon technology can be brought to the planet. At that time, Allen's power will grow by leaps and bounds, and the expansion of his power will increase geometrically. The ever-expanding territory and power meant that Alan was able to give back to the family in a certain proportion.

The planet is vast, and the abundance of resources must exceed Allen's expectations. Not to mention, just talking about the Storm City controlled by the Tymes silver mine will be able to continuously generate revenue for Beth Cod in the next ten years. And this is still the wealth in Allen's territory now, God knows what treasures are waiting for him to dig up as his power expands in the future.

So among the crowd, it can be said that Allen is looking forward to the base the most. If a qiē shun lì, then the base will be an important turning point in his entire expeditionary career.

Walking on the bloodstone wasteland, you can see that there are many more business travelers coming and going than before. With Daddy Dick's gang being wiped out, Black Iron Keep and Stormtown begin to establish military stations in the Bloodrock Wastelands. There is no room for the small bandits in the wasteland, and they have to leave the wasteland to find another place, or they will be completely wiped out by the two cities that have reached a temporary agreement.

In this way, the wasteland ushered in a period of peace that it had never seen before. Caravans were free to travel between several cities and Violet Harbor, and as commerce became more active, the frontier would prosper. At least until the relationship between Alan and Sharon does not deteriorate, the Far Lands will only get more and more lively.

Passed through the Wind Erosion Canyon and bypassed Violet Harbor. A week after leaving Storm City, the Wild Heights were already in sight. Riding on the warhorse, Alan could feel that the terrain was rising upward, and the horses were no longer walking as easily and quickly as they had been a few days ago. In some places with very steep slopes, Alan and the others even had to dismount before they could lead their horses across the hillside.

As the yellow-brown rocks were replaced by towering pine and cedar trees, and the vegetation on the ground became denser and denser, eventually entering a large primeval forest, Alan knew that his party had entered the wilderness of the highlands. The wilderness is full of forests, cliffs, caves and even bottomless crevices. At the same time, it was also a barbaric area that was impassable by the imperial constitution.

There were no roads in the Wild Highlands, so the merchants of Violet Harbor preferred to take a further detour, by water, to Ark Harbor. I don't want to venture into the wild highlands, because this is the world of beasts and thugs. In this lawless area, no matter what happens, it's no surprise. Even adventurers rarely enter the Savage Highlands, even if this Highlands has been rumored to have ancient ruins since a long time ago.

For Alan and the others, it was the first time they had entered the Wild Highlands. A qiē was new to them, and here they saw landscapes more majestic than the Asz Mountains, taller tree species, and countless creatures that could not be named.

This highland is like a natural gene pool. Alan even considered that if it was expected to reconnect with the earth, then he could hire a team of hunters to hunt creatures in the highlands and sell them to the Federation's biological research centers, which would also be a huge fortune!