Cataclysm King

The situation deduced by Ji Xun is actually similar to Katarina's idea.

If the Alliance Army wants to narrow the gap in strength in the war with the Southern Continent, mechanical technology is the only feasible option at present.

However, batch forging of mechanical armor requires large-scale high-precision factories and drawings.

Most of these two key resources are now in the Eastern Wasteland.

The Song family is also a very important part of the development of mechanical technology.

Regarding the current situation of the Oran royal family, no matter how many times Ji Xun deduced the situation, he could not see that they had any chance of winning.

What's more, a king who can sacrifice everyone to contribute the law of fear to himself, Ji Xun doesn't think he can win the war with the Donghuang card masters.

Ji Xun has no interest in who is in power, he just doesn't like it.

Now the vanguard army of the Red Dragon Kingdom has crossed the Void Rift, and the battlefield frontline is in the eastern continent. Ji Xun originally planned to go and see the situation.

Catalina talked about Song Can's situation, which gave her an extra plan.

Whether it was the Song family or the fat man, Ji Xun had a reason to go.

Furthermore, I had discussed the situation with Aragorn before, and the Dragon Rebel Army also had some plans that they needed help from.

Also, I haven’t seen an old friend who is studying at the Federal Mechanical Institute for a long time.

Ji Xun and Catalina are already very familiar with each other, and there is no need to mince words when talking to each other.

Catalina said about Song Can. In addition to being friends with Ji Xun, she also wanted Ji Xun's help to see if she could figure out the "Titan Mechanical Blueprint" issue.

It’s chatting, asking for help, and talking about cooperation.

Of course Ji Xun doesn't mind this kind of openness between friends.

The relationship between the two seems to have always been like this, with mutual respect and harmony.

They are friends, close friends, and partners.

The atmosphere of the chat was relaxed.

No outsider would have guessed that top-secret plans related to the direction of the future war were settled in the chat between the two.

Ji Xun also noticed that Catalina really seemed to want to drink.

One cup after another, I drank a lot.

She seemed to have a lot of suppressed emotions in her heart. Only when she saw Ji Xun, her friend, could she say something that she couldn't say to others.

Before I knew it, there was a pile of empty wine bottles.

Catalina only wore a white shirt on her upper body, with two buttons unbuttoned at the collar, exposing her long and fair neck and large areas of skin to the air.

Her skin was originally extremely fair, but now it was tainted by the alcohol, and there was a faint blush from her neck to her cheeks, and her eyes were blurred.

After a crisp clink of glasses, Catalina suddenly asked: "Ji Xun, do you know why I want to be the 'Commander of the Allied Forces'?"

Ji Xun glanced at her and knew that she wanted to speak, so he became a good listener: "Why?"

A flash of coldness flashed across Catalina's eyes: "Because... I want to be in power. Only with enough power can I do what I want to do."

Ji Xun was not surprised when he heard this and waited for the next words: "Oh?"

The ambitious words made people feel a sense of greatness in moving forward with a heavy burden.

Being a commander in wartime is not that easy.

Catalina didn't answer in a hurry.

She glanced at Ji Xun, a hint of drunkenness appeared on her brows, and said one more thing: "You were the first to listen."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Ji Xun's mouth, and he said: "It's my pleasure~"

After pondering for a moment, Catalina spoke at a slightly lazy pace: "Two hundred years ago, our ancestors captured Dragon City, and the five major families and a group of rebel backbones jointly signed the "Federal Equality Declaration" , created the New Federation. At that time, everyone wanted to create a Cardmaster civilization with equal freedom, no oppression and exploitation, no slaves and nobility."

When she talked about this period of history, Ji Xun saw an inexplicable reverence in her eyes.

Catalina raised her glass, took a sip of wine, and continued: "When I was very young, I liked to look through the archives and manuscripts in the study room at home. It's strange to say that at that time I could clearly understand I can really feel the passion that our ancestors poured on those scrolls, as well as the great aspirations written between the lines."

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun with a slight curve on her lips: "Can you imagine? When I was five or six years old at that time, I had a strong desire to become a federal senator and then build a nation of ancestors. Our ideal country. At that time, I mentioned this 'great ideal' in my sixth birthday wish. I remember clearly that my grandfather smiled and said to me at that time, don't speak out your dreams or they won't work. From then on , I never told outsiders again.”

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As soon as these words came out, a picture appeared in Ji Xun's mind: at a grand birthday party, a childish little girl wearing a princess dress waved her pink fists and looked like an adult, saying this in front of many people He realized his dream and made everyone laugh.

Catalina caught this moment of being stunned for a moment, and through her drunkenness, she showed a touch of playfulness that she had never seen before: "You won't make fun of me, will you?"

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Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.

The world he sees from his current perspective is completely different.

Said to be an ideal, to a certain extent, this is destiny.

The environment in which some people are born is destined to be extraordinary.

Ordinary people don’t have those precious historical archives in their study rooms.

"Ha~"

Caterina smiled with satisfaction at the attitude of the only audience member.

Then the smile faded and the conversation changed.

She continued: "As I grew up, I gradually discovered that the Federation I saw was completely different from the ideal civilization of our ancestors. Power has become a catalyst that corrodes people's hearts and a tool for competing for interests. What is discussed in the Federal Parliament is not for The efforts for the progress of human civilization are full of intrigues and intrigues in the distribution of interests. They are like rotten and bloated monsters sitting on the seats of members, maintaining their wealth and dignity by sucking the blood of the civilian class."

“That’s when I knew that the current federal system was rotten.”

"But because of the deep-rooted power of the five major councilor families, the relationship between the aristocracy is so intricate that it has become a completely unshakable bundle of interests. Even if I take control of the Lionheart Family, nothing can be changed."

"Then the Old Continent was discovered, and I knew the opportunity had come. Originally, I wanted to join forces with the Oran remnants to shake up the structure of the Council. Unexpectedly, the Oran royal family has been in exile for two hundred years, and its heritage is still immeasurable and its ambitions are great. .What’s worse is that people from the Southern Continent appear.”

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That's what happened next.

Katarina didn't say any more.

But she added one last sentence: "But I have no intention of giving up. This world has never given stability to humans. Harsh environments will only give birth to stronger and tougher people."

Her tone was calm, and her movements had the calmness of a superior person.

"Um!"

Ji Xun also nodded in approval.

After listening, he suddenly remembered the ruins in Xia Mu City.

At that time, he entered Catalina's dream space.

At that time, he saw Catalina standing like a lion on top of the five major seats in the Federal Parliament, looking domineering.

I see.

After Catalina finished speaking, she seemed to have exhaled a breath of turbidity in her heart. She was confused for a moment, and then chuckled: "Actually, I am also troubled sometimes. Like that time, when I was frustrated in the Hong Tower of Innocence City, at that time I I even doubted whether my abilities could support my ideals. It wasn’t until later, when I met a guy who said that I was not a caged bird, that I made up my mind to undergo the Hero Trial. After that, a lot of things happened.”

While speaking, he flicked up the treasured [Golden Coin of Destiny] and made a buzzing sound.

The glint in her eyes seemed to be recalling those scenes, and several important turns of fate occurred after that change of mood.

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Ji Xun chuckled as he listened.

I took this girl to the roof to blow in the wind. Did it have such a big impact?

We talked a lot without realizing it.

Full of wine and food.

After Catalina finished talking about her story, she looked at Ji Xun and raised her glass: "Next time if we are both still alive, it's your turn to treat me to a drink."

Ji Xun said cheerfully: "Okay!"

A few days later.

The Nugget Pier in Ji Xun's memory had been completely destroyed by explosives because of the last battle.

The current dock is only densely populated with military camps.

The main tent of the military camp was hung with military flags with purple fleur-de-lis and golden spear designs.

This is the flag of the "Iris Legion", one of the Red Dragon King's flagship legions.

There is a row of red-roofed tents outside the military camp.

This is the headquarters of the Iris Ninth Legion.

It is also a vanguard group that is about to leave for the Eastern Wasteland.

In the tent, a group of heavily armed soldiers were sorting out their equipment and chatting.

"Oh, Lao Luo, you've made a fortune this time. You've got a hunting quota from the Pioneer Corps, and you won't have to worry about anything for the rest of your life when you come back."

"How can I make a fortune? I don't even know what will happen when I go to the Eastern Wasteland. I've spent all my family's money on it."

"Ten thousand gold coins are exchanged for a spot, and you can have fun secretly. If you don't want to go, give it to me, and I'll pay 13,000 gold coins!"

"Hehe, if you can find excuses not to go to wars in other places, there will be no shortage. This damn crusade against Donghuang requires money!"

"You just came here and didn't know that although the laws of the East Wasteland are poor, it is rich in mineral resources. The nobles in the East Wasteland are not poor, but extremely rich. The key is that the strongest of those guys are only at level six, and they are just a bunch of random people. Fat pig."

"Hahaha, yes. I heard that the first batch of the Seventh Legion to invade the 'Innocence City' had ten or eight storage rings stuffed in it."

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When the sergeants talked about Donghuang, there was an uncontrollable excitement in their voices.

It's like a hungry wolf seeing a flock of sheep.

In the eyes of people in the Southern Continent, this war is no different from a hunt.

If the opponent is too weak, all that is left is killing and plundering.

Therefore, if you want to go to the Eastern Wasteland to fight, you still need to have some connections.

In the corner, a young sergeant wiping his short spear was also chatting animatedly with everyone.

This is Ji Xun in disguise.

It took him a while, but he once again had a perfectly disguised identity.

After spending some more money, I got the qualification to go to the Eastern Wasteland.

The news is almost gone.

As expected, the ninth-level generalissimo Andrei Drolski is still on the way.

Now the Pioneer Group is exploring the road in the Eastern Wasteland.

The drama of the war has just begun.

While we were chatting, suddenly the melodious rallying horn sound of "woo woo woo" sounded in the distance.

"The Ninth Legion, get ready to leave!"

"Hahaha, let's get rich!"

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Ji Xun followed a group of people from the Pioneer Legion and soon arrived at the abyss crevice.

A huge black sailboat over 200 meters long is moored here.

This is the [Void Battleship] used by the Southern Continent to cross the void rift.

It is said that the keel of the ship is forged from the bones of a real high-level dragon.

The entire ship exuded a faint dragon power.

This is also one of the reasons why Catalina said before that it is difficult for Alliance spies to infiltrate.

People who don't have the blood of dragons will easily show their flaws on this ship with many restrictions.

Ji Xun was already familiar with the work of a spy. He lined up behind a long queue, waiting to board the ship with a normal expression.

Looking from a distance, you can still see sealed boxes being moved down one by one on the pier.

There is no need for a storage ring, not because it is bulky, but because it contains treasures that are too high-level in terms of laws, such as catastrophic objects.

Although the Eastern Wasteland is barren, there are many treasures accumulated over three thousand years.

These are all good things that were just looted.

In addition to the items, there were also war prisoners with haggard faces and slave collars around their necks.

Ji Xun felt the "qi" and found out that they were all official card masters.

Nowadays, cannon fodder is scarce for land reclamation in the Old Continent, and these high-quality prisoners were also transported over as soon as possible.

After queuing for nearly half an hour, it was Ji Xun's turn to board the boat.

At the intersection of boarding the ship, there were several mysterious card masters in black robes playing with crystal balls, seemingly looking for spies.

Only two of this kind of [Void Battleship] have been transported so far, and people in the Southern Continent are also very cautious, fearing that someone will destroy the ship.

Ji Xun had known the information for a long time. The Allies and the people from the Oran Royal Court had sent dead soldiers to try, but without success.

After observing it, there is indeed no flaw.

At least if you want to destroy this kind of keel boat, ordinary explosives will not work.

He didn't panic at all, passed the inspection calmly and boarded the warship.

Gravity hangs upside down and sets sail.

The battleship was a huge thing at the dock, but in the mist-filled rift in the void, it became smaller and smaller, as small as a small boat that could capsize at any time.

Ji Xun has crossed the rift in the void many times, but looking at the endless and deep space at this moment, he still feels a kind of shock that is hard to calm down.

It used to be a cable car, and there was a steel cable to guide the way.

But now this battleship is like a rootless duckweed, afraid of floating to no one knows where.

In the cabin, the soldiers of the Southern Continent also had an instinctive awe for the void.

Almost no one spoke.

Ji Xun looked at the fog outside the window and thought in his mind: "What kind of creature can survive in the crack?"

After hearing the secret of Emperor Lanlingst's physical body crossing the void rift in the Rune Highlands before, he knew that there seemed to be some terrifying creature in the endless dark rift that could severely damage the god level.

And judging from the behavior of the great emperor, there are some ultimate secrets of this world hidden deep in this crack.

As I was thinking about it, a light appeared in front of my eyes.

The soldiers in the cabin also made a noise.

"Haha, look, Donghuang is here!"

Ji Xun once again set foot on the land of Donghuang.

Downing Street is still bustling.

The people of the Southern Continent conquered the Eastern Wasteland to plunder wealth and enjoyment, not to destroy the entire civilization.

It just so happens that Downing Street has the most prosperous entertainment industry in the entire Eastern Wasteland.

Some newly built buildings can show some traces of the ravages of war, but others are no different from before.

Beautiful girls greeted passing sergeants warmly on the streets, and wine flowed in the tavern, creating a scene of intoxication and wealth.

To the girls, it may not make any difference who is in charge.

Whether it’s the Federation, the Oran Royal Court, or the current Southern Continent royal family

Just replace it with some men to have fun with.

Ji Xun had heard before he came that this place was already the private property of a certain Duke of Red Dragon.

Now it is the gold-burning cave for the soldiers of the Southern Continent.

There were a lot of war slaves in the war.

Those who are worse off will be forced to do hard labor;

Those who could be used as cannon fodder were sent to the Old Continent.

There are also some good-looking people, regardless of their former aristocracy or status, most of them are sent to Downing Street.

On the streets, you can see naked female slaves everywhere, being led by slave traders with hemp ropes and sold on the street.

The white flesh and humiliated expression became an increasingly wanton smile on the victor's face.

Ji Xun had spent some time in the aristocratic circle of Innocence City before. Along the way, he even saw several familiar faces.

Most noble ladies, ladies from official families, and noble women are of good looks. But now they are all standing naked on the street, waiting without dignity to be bought.

War is always cruel.

Ji Xun watched and observed.

The Iris Ninth Legion he belongs to will stay in Innocence City for one night, which is a reward before the battle.

Ji Xun did not contact Catalina's intelligence personnel.

He won't trust anyone easily now.

What's more, I am very familiar with Downing Street and know all the ways.

After walking around, I got a lot of news.

In addition to Innocence City, the army of the Southern Continent has destroyed several large cities.

However, due to the threat of the Mechanical Titan and the vast area of ​​the Eastern Wasteland with numerous cities, the progress of the conquest was not too fast.

It's also very coincidental.

The mission the Ninth Legion received this time was to conduct a surprise attack on a military target near Starfall City in the southern part of the Federation.

However, the information Ji Xun learned from Catalina happened to be that a secret military factory of the Song family was located there.

The coordinates where Song Can finally sent a distress message were also there.