From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

The sky above the town with a population of one million was shrouded in a layer of smog.

The sun also cannot shine directly on the earth and provide warmth.

However, even though the town's environment is worrying, with industrial waste gas, polluted rivers, and garbage and excrement everywhere, it is still much better than the no-war zone and the range of hell's forces.

At least, the local humans can have a relatively safe living environment here.

As long as the demons and heretics did not launch a full-scale war, the first thing that bothered and worried the people living in this town was—

Can I eat today? How will I survive tomorrow?

Of course, the people living here are not “vagrants” without any source of income.

On the contrary, the town is home to numerous factories.

The towering chimneys emit industrial waste gas into the sky, the nearby rivers are also polluted by industrial wastewater, and even the underground river, which serves as the source of drinking water for residents, has various indexes exceeding the standard.

Because this town is located on the edge of the Holy Roman Empire, it is almost directly facing the jurisdiction of the forces of hell.

Therefore, the troops stationed here can have sufficient weapons, ammunition, protective gear and armor, etc., which will shift the focus of development completely to heavy industry.

The light industry

Compared with the "One-Three" universe in "Trench Crusaders", it can be said to be pitifully small.

The town's food source comes from agricultural towns and villages in the rear.

But demand exceeds supply.

Even though the residents of this town all have their own jobs and work day and night in various workshops and assembly lines, they cannot buy enough food.

As for recreational activities after work?

That is even more outlandish.

As residents of the Holy Roman Empire, especially those living near war zones, where could they find entertainment venues where they could entertain themselves?

They could not even get enough food to eat, and coupled with the extreme demands of the church, the first thing they did after finishing work was to eat, followed by prayer, and finally sleep and rest.

If the residents of the human empire in the main universe or other universes were exiled here, it might not take long for them to "revolt" and would rather fight the demons alone than stay here and live.

Unfortunately, the constant encroachment of the forces of hell and the constant fear that shrouds them have caused the humans of the "One Three" universe to become numb, leaving them with no energy to resist or entertain themselves.

The main thing is

Even though the town was shrouded in thick smog, the church standing in the central area was illuminated by a few rays of sunlight.

Combined with the colored glaze on the top of the church, the light was refracted and reflected around the town, making the already numb residents even more reverent and worshipful of God and all gods.

now.

Mike and Laura were in an alley at the north end of the town, looking out at the church on top of a hill in the central area that was emitting a "holy light".

And with the convenience provided by their individual equipment, the two of them quickly browsed the layout of the entire town and found out the soldiers' garrisons, equipment depots and other areas.

And the…

The Knights move the "Giant".

These super-giant mobile vehicles, called "Giant", have tracks on both sides, and on top stand castles that provide monastic life for the knights and a place for the four ritual transformations.

After all, the Knights of the Crusades committed unforgivable sins during the Crusade nearly a thousand years ago.

Open the gates of hell.

This makes the Crusaders extremely unpopular among the people of the "One Three" universe.

Therefore, the Knights' mobile giant is equipped with all the necessary facilities, and can carry knights and monks to various areas and regions and perform various tasks.

At present, there is a knight group called "Rebirth" temporarily stationed in this town.

"Sir."

Looking at the church and the giant Knights in the center of the town, Laura asked Mike through the helmet channel:

“Do we need to incite public resistance and provoke riots now?”

"The people here have obviously lost interest in everything and are quite numb. How do you think we can incite them?"

Mike shook his head slightly and continued:

"Let's first find an abandoned house to serve as a temporary base for this operation."

Mike said as he walked out of the alley they were in and headed towards the east side of a large factory.

"Yes, sir."

While Laura responded to Mike, she also followed.

Next.

The two men bypassed the large factory and came to its eastern area, and checked one by one along the paths and alleys.

Every area and every building here has been requisitioned or used, and there are almost no "abandoned houses" as Mike mentioned.

See this.

Mike had to give up the surface and lead Laura into the town's underground system.

sewer.

At this moment, the two of them were walking in a narrow maintenance passage, and on their left side was turbid sewage with an indescribable smell.

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Laura frowned under the helmet.

Although their individual equipment and fully enclosed combat uniforms can filter out unpleasant odors, Laura still hates the environment here.

Fortunately, Laura has received more rigorous training. Even if her individual equipment and combat uniform are removed and Mike gives her the order to "jump into the sewage", she will still choose to obey without any objection.

It didn't take long.

The two came to a distribution room.

Then, Mike took the lead in removing the optical camouflage of the individual equipment, half-crouched on the ground, and placed the simple equipment box on his back on the ground.

"Relying on words to incite the people here is obviously not a viable option."

While talking to Laura, who had also removed her optical camouflage, Mike opened the lock of the equipment box and took out several metal hydrogen bombs.

"You can see that the people here have long made prayer and faith in God a part of their daily lives."

Mike said, and handed half of the metal hydrogen bomb to Laura, and said with a smile:

"Since our superiors want us to cooperate with the Inquisition to spread the gospel in Universe 13, then if soft tactics don't work, we have to use hard tactics."

"Hard?"

Laura, who took the metal hydrogen bomb, seemed a little confused.

"Yes."

Mike marked several red triangles on the thumbnail map on the helmet screen and continued to explain:

"If we use gentle means to promote the Human Code, the two of us, as well as many of our fellow investigators, will surely be labeled heretics by the church here.

Perhaps, the public will take the initiative to report in exchange for more food and money.

Therefore, it is better to directly destroy the power plant here and the fixed defense measures to attract the forces of Hell to attack, and the Inquisition..."

Mike paused deliberately here.

"I see, sir!" Laura immediately understood the intention and took over the conversation:

"The Inquisition can take advantage of this town being invaded by demons and heretics to carry out propaganda with overwhelming strength!"

"That's right." Mike nodded slightly, then turned and walked out of the switch room:

"It's time to make some big moves."

"Yes, sir!"