Electromagnetic Tyrant

Chapter 88 The Bounty Hunter

The next day, Ren Mian left Olympia.

She never said where she was going, and Ji Xinghuo would not ask.

Only Ji Xinghuo and Jiangnan Caiyi were left in the villa, but after a few days, Jiangnan Caiyi also returned to Earth.

Cultivation on earth is not much different from that in the star realm. Most people like to live on earth, where life is more convenient and they are with their families.

Ji Xinghuo considered returning to Earth immediately and taking the initiative to hand over Ren Mian's letter to the Sword Bureau, which would make him feel at ease.

However, Ren Mian also confessed that it should be as late as possible.

Ji Xinghuo thinks it makes sense, the later he gets in touch with the Sword Bureau, the stronger his strength will be, and he can calmly face any problems.

He continued to practice alone.

Using a bottle of B-grade blood marrow solution every day, the star power increased steadily, and soon broke through 440 points.

The martial arts level has also improved rapidly.

However, when Ji Xinghuo opened the Vientiane Star Pupil interface, he found it unbearable when he saw that the upgrade progress of his and Qinghong's abilities had only slightly increased.

Without spiritual energy, just relying on yourself to train your abilities and improve your efficiency will make a world of difference!

The growth of star power is very important, and the upgrading of abilities is also very important.

It is difficult for ordinary people to take care of both ends, but I can do it myself!

Moreover, the star power seems to be growing too fast. Ji Xinghuo predicts that when his star power reaches about 500 points, he will evolve for the third time and be promoted to a high-level alien.

This is not a good thing, because at the stage of intermediate aliens, I only fused two alien species, and did not increase the upper limit of star power too much.

Thunder Runner is just a high-quality ability, and after fusion, it only adds a dozen points of star power.

It's really not enough.

After thinking about it, Ji Xinghuo finally packed his bag and put it in Qing Hong's dimensional stomach, and embarked on a hunting journey again.

His original plan was to go to Juefeng Valley and continue to harm those stone sickle mandrills.

But then thought of a better place to go.

early morning.

Ji Xinghuo boarded a train, exited from the east gate of Olympia, and rushed southeast along the railway.

Three hours later, the train slowed down and pulled into the station.

In the car, Ji Xinghuo saw the strong fortresses and fortresses along the way. This is the "star frontier", 274 kilometers away from the earth and the star gate of Fomalhaut.

When he got off the train, what he could see was a huge military fortress covering an area of ​​more than 30 square kilometers. It was located on the top of a mountain. There were four walls from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The city was built on the mountain, and all the buildings were solid and durable. It was built strictly in accordance with military needs.

In the fortress, there is one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps.

Teams of heavily armed soldiers patrolled the city, and there was the sound of military drills in the distance. Most of the pedestrians on the street were soldiers.

Looking at the high wall, there are dense rows of steam ballistae installed on the wall more than 30 meters high. There is a constant roar inside the wall, which is the sound of the steam boiler running.

Thick smoke and mist shrouded the sky, as if returning to the earth in the age of steam engines.

This is the "Midpoint Fortress"!

The distance between Earth and the two star gates of Fomalhaut is 548 kilometers.

In 2051, after the Earth Allied Forces repelled the invasion of the Fomalhaut tribe and took back the Stargate, the two sides signed a peace agreement under the mediation of the Tianyu Royal Court, drawing a line between the two stargates to the southwest. -The border line going northeast.

The earth side calls it the astral defense line.

This line of defense is located in the southeast of Olympia, with a length of kilometers. The east end is Yanhuang City of the Asia-Pacific Community, and the south end is New Philadelphia of the American Federation.

On the Star Boundary Defense Line, various countries on Earth have continued to invest manpower and material resources, and have built military fortresses at every important terrain node.

So far, there are more than seventy fortresses!

On average, about kilometers away, there is a military fortress or fort, and troops are stationed inside.

In the area behind the line of defense, all key terrains and important positions have been built with fortifications, such as sentry towers, forts, fortresses, barracks, etc., tens of thousands, extending all the way to Olympia, including the entire Olympia in the defense system.

Of course, the military center of gravity is still in the southeast.

Fomalhaut followed a similar approach.

Opposite the astral defense line was the Fomalhaut clan's battle line, with a buffer area of ​​less than five kilometers between the two.

There are more than seventy military fortresses on the Star Boundary Defense Line, the most important of which is the Midpoint Fortress.

It was the first to be built and the largest in scale.

At the same time, the geographical location of the Midpoint Fortress is also very important. It is built on the top of a mountain more than 200 meters high, blocking the most convenient road to Olympia.

The center point fortress is heavily populated with troops. The Asia-Pacific Community alone has stationed an entire army group here, numbering around 100,000!

There are also armies from the American Federation and other countries, with a total of more than half a million troops stationed.

The railway station was built at the foot of the Midpoint Fortress, between the first city wall and the second city wall, on a relatively flat terrain.

Ji Xinghuo got off the car and walked uptown. Almost everyone he saw along the way were military personnel. There were checkpoints at every intersection to check identity and verify race. Most of the people entering and exiting the shops, restaurants, bars and hotels on the streets were strangers wearing military uniforms.

Everything here is in the service of war.

After a while.

Ji Xinghuo came to a gate of the second city wall. After checking his identity, he waited for the gate to be opened with other people who wanted to enter the city.

clack clack...

With a burst of steam hissing, white smoke billowed, and the sound of chains and gears rotating came from the black city wall. Three heavy city gates made entirely of alloy were lifted up one by one by hinge chains, and stopped at about three meters above the ground. height, and then stopped moving.

"Hurry up!"

"Go in immediately. The city gate will only be open for three minutes. Don't delay."

Under the loud urging of the city gate guards, Ji Xinghuo quickly passed through the city gate with the crowd, and entered a higher-level urban area, known as the second-level urban area.

The layout of Midpoint Fortress is simple and straightforward.

The outermost is the first-level urban area, which is the lowest in terrain and the largest in area, accounting for about one-third of the entire fortress; then there is the second-level urban area, located between the second and third inner walls, which is the majority of the fortress. The location of offices and some important military camps;

Further up is the third-level urban area, where armaments, food and various military supplies are stored;

The highest hilltop city area is the smallest but also the most important. It is the command center of the entire Midpoint Fortress, where the military chiefs of the armies of various countries live, and the king of heaven is in charge.

Ji Xinghuo hadn't walked far in the second-tier urban area before he saw his destination.

"Midpoint Fortress Bounty Office."

He observed it for a while.

It is said to be an office, but in fact there is a military camp next to it. Not many people come in and out, but every stranger who comes in and out here is not a soldier. They all have a strong aura on their bodies, and some even smell of blood, like desperadoes. .

Every one of them is a bounty hunter!

Bounty hunter is not a professional template, but an ancient profession.

In the past, bounty hunters hunted criminals, but now, the target of hunting has become the Fomalhaut clan.

Although both Earth and Fomalhaut have established military defense lines and agreed not to invade each other, the two sides have already had a blood feud, so how can they be bound by an agreement?

On the defensive line, friction occurs every day.

Larger conflicts break out every year, the bloodshed continues, and the war never stops!

In addition to the military conflicts on the surface, aliens from both sides are also constantly crossing the defense line, secretly infiltrating and hunting the enemies on the opposite side.

Countries on Earth encouraged Yiren to do so, and offered rewards.

The bounty for a Dagon is Asian dollars, and the price for vine spirits is the same. The bounty for Golaukak is Asian dollars, and the lowest is for the Stone Lizard, with a reward of only .

As long as you get back the identity parts of the Fomalhaut clan and prove that you have killed the enemy, you can receive the bounty.

The collected alien species can also be sold for money.

This revitalizes the ancient profession of bounty hunter. Many aliens are good at fighting, but have no patience to hunt monsters, and are willing to take risks for money.

There are also people who are not interested in money.

Some aliens want to sharpen their actual combat ability, to make progress in real life-and-death battles, and to make money by the way.

This kind of person is often either a knife-edge licker or a true genius!

Or both.

There are also some people who are influenced by historical education and hate the Fomalhaut clan deeply. Only by killing the enemies of all mankind with their own hands can they alleviate the hatred in their hearts and gain psychological relief.

Of course, there are still some people who are simply bored and enjoy killing people to satisfy their perverted cravings.

There are also those who kill enemies, take photos, and show off when they return to Earth.

There are also people who want to be heroes.

In short, none of the bounty hunters are easy to mess with. Those who can work in this industry for a long time are much stronger than their peers.

Ji Xinghuo walked into the reward office and came to the processing counter.

A soldier sat behind the table, looked up at Ji Xinghuo, and asked, "What service do you want?"

"I want to register as a bounty hunter."

It's not like just bringing an organ from the Fomalhaut clan to receive a bounty. It must be registered in advance before it can be officially recognized.

Bounty Hunters also have a points system.

In addition to monetary rewards, the more enemies you hunt, there will be corresponding benefits in various countries, as well as combat hero title medals, which are linked to points.

This system is also designed to manage bounty hunters.

In a war, the most taboo thing is chaotic management. Bounty hunters cannot be allowed to be completely free and unorganized to avoid negative impacts when an important war occurs.

The soldier nodded and handed over a form, "Fill out the information and return it to me."

Ji Xinghuo sat aside with the form in hand.

Name, age, gender, nationality, occupation, rank, and some brief characteristics such as height and weight, email address, and emergency contact, etc., do not involve other personal privacy.Apparently, the Reward Office does not require real information to be filled in.

Ji Xinghuo originally wanted to write a pseudonym, but suddenly remembered what Ren Mian had said.

"When I kill hundreds or even thousands of Fomalhaut clans, accumulate a lot of points, and get a few hero medals, no one will doubt my position, right?"

In the field of public opinion, when a hero's points reach a high enough level, it is equivalent to a talisman.

Absolutely politically correct, universal!

Ji Xinghuo didn't hesitate any longer, and wrote down his real name on the name column.

After filling out the form, he handed it in.

"Please stand still."

The soldier pointed to a spot in front of the white wall, and after Ji Xinghuo stood up, he picked up the film camera and pointed it at Ji Xinghuo, clicked a few times, and took pictures of Ji Xinghuo's bust and full body respectively, and said, "Get it in an hour." Your bounty hunter qualification."