Take Taobao with you to another world

A newspaper is on the table.

A large headline was printed in black ink on the background of the log—"The Legacy of the Rift War Reappears." People are sufficiently intense visual stimuli.

Dark clouds overwhelm the city, and the people and scenery on the ground are only vague outlines. Only a line of clear sky in the distance is still clear. At the junction of the black clouds and the day, a huge column connects the sky and the earth.

"Laputa in the Sky" doesn't appear in this visually stunning photo, but those pillar-like things are anything but human.

Habits are terrible. The Industrial Alliance has been monopolizing the channels of information dissemination for many years. They say that these pillars are the channels through which Sky City absorbs energy from the lower world, and people fully believe that they are the ones that play this role.

The breeze blowing from the river flipped the page, revealing the headlines of the following pages of this newspaper, which, although it also strives to be true and reliable, has adopted a style of writing and content that caters to "low taste":

"The true face within the mist, the hell of slavery and deprivation!"

"Recover the glory or do you have other motives? Retrace the journey of the misty tyrant Prince Rand!"

"Is history completely over? The beautiful elf will reproduce the memory of the war for you!"

"Industrial Alliance adds exotic life courses, newspaper media and radio channels add special columns!"

"Creating a Promised Land in the Cold—Recording on the Restructuring of the Northern Territory ([-])", this is reproduced from the "League Daily".

Long Tianao folded the newspaper and looked out from the balcony of the hotel. Another white boat docked at the pier, and the waiting porters rushed forward. The heavy wooden boxes and the cloth bags tied as strong as stones were sent to the rear like flowing water. On the long line of carriages, carriages of different sizes circulated between the pier and the alliance's business district stronghold. The rammed earth road has been pressed by horseshoes and wheels into two distinct sunken lanes.

If you look farther away, behind the alliance business district, the slums of the city have been demolished into a piece of white land. The capable soldiers in gray and green uniforms are busy from morning to night, and quickly set up a large camp. Efficiency has a wonderful appeal to the residents of this city. After realizing that these soldiers from that legendary country will not do anything to them casually, there are people outside the camp's cordon observing the actions of the Union soldiers with curious eyes every day. Activities, especially those aborigines in slum areas who have received compensation from the alliance.

Long Tianao heard that the person in charge of the logistics point was discussing with the local nobles the next step for these poor people.

Turning his eyes back to the river, at the end of his sight, another white boat appeared in the sky.At the only river port in this small country on the edge of the Western Continent, three white boats arrive every day, and this base is small and dilapidated, the water depth is insufficient, and it cannot be expanded in a short period of time. The tonnage and voyage of the ships have been controlled. result.The total amount of materials arranged by the Alliance's equipment department at this logistics point is less than a quarter of the war, but this city and even half of the country have been mobilized for this.

It is entirely conceivable that even if the industrial alliance's intervention war against the country of the fog ends soon, this country will not return to its original state, just like every force that actively or passively has a relationship with the industrial alliance.

As a survivor, Long Tianao doesn't believe in the so-called fate, but when he thinks back to the past and compares it with today, it is inevitable that people will feel that the world is unpredictable.

At that time, he was still a young man struggling to survive in the swampy wilderness with his tribe. Although he knew that his nation was burdened with deep hatred, his vision for the future, which was played in the battle of revenge with natural supernatural power and superb martial arts, was at most unrealistic. It's just that after the bereaved family re-established the country, he got the position of a general of the country, and it is more likely that he will die in the process, fulfilling the fortune-teller's comment on his arrogant name.

However, many years later, he joined a war not directly related to the bereaved family as an observer on the other side of the world.After unimaginable development, the bereaved family established a country called Daxia belonging to their own nation. They regarded it as the source of suffering. The Central Empire, which was expected to be overthrown with the efforts of several generations, has been torn apart, and a new empire that is like a scorching sun is emerging all over the world. Rising from the other side of the world, the demon king of the rift stares at the human race on the strange Far Eastern continent. A major crisis that all races in Central Continent cannot escape is about to come.

However, in just a few decades, the world has undergone such drastic changes, from a pool of stagnant water with only slight waves to a magnificent ocean, with storms surging in the sky, but most people are still unaware of it .

This war will be an opportunity for change.

While he was meditating, there was a regular knock on the door behind him.

"Big Dragon?" Herman, a reporter friend from the Alliance that he met recently, opened the door and said, "We're going to have a meeting."

Long Tianao said: "I'll come right away."

Long Tianao felt this way when he was in Daxia. These "liberators" are very good at building relationships with people no matter which side of the mainland they are on. Although Heman said that he is not, as a reporter, he will only compare Generally, the liberators are more familiar, and the nickname "Dalong" was given to him on the second day they met.

Now Long Tianao has accepted it. Anyway, these liberators, including the entire industrial alliance, have this kind of personality: cheerful, sincere, thinking about you but not particularly concerned about your cooperation.

When Long Tianao entered the conference room, more than half of the people were already seated in it. There was a map of the Mist Country with high accuracy on the wall. Several nobles who had arrived early stood around it, pointing their fingers at each other and discussing with each other. As soon as he entered the door and saw the map, he took a deep breath, squeezed to the front to look carefully, and was severely reprimanded again.The rest of the participants were either flipping through the materials on their seats, whispering with their companions, or meditating in a daze. Some people showed strange expressions because of Long Tianao's arrival, and looked at him rudely while whispering to others. They turned a blind eye and sat down with Herman in the corner of the conference room. Not far from them was the local host with a rather embarrassed expression.

Long Tianao has a kind of insincere sympathy for this small kingdom named Yierde, which was selected as the temporary base of the coalition forces because it is adjacent to the country of mist, although this military conference related to the future of Xizhou is held here The country holds the meeting, but they are neither the convener nor the host of the meeting, they can only be counted as the supplier of the venue.Losing the initiative on one's own soil is of course embarrassing.

However, because the king and nobles of this country killed or expelled the fugitives from the Mist Kingdom more than once, the Alliance considered the difficulty of persuading them, first through frank and friendly negotiations, and then defeated the ghosts in front of many nobles. The phantom of the knight, who gave the core of the attacking figures that had been turned into scrap iron as a gift.So after sincerely approving the justice of the struggle of the people of the Mist Country for the right to survive, and expressing their willingness to lend support to the Alliance, the king went to a neighboring country's hot spring to recuperate due to illness.

The power of the king was transferred to another royal agent. In comparison, this temporary regent was more cooperative with the work of the alliance, but he and the people under his command obviously lacked experience in formal warfare, and they were often passive and useless. oscillating between.

Obviously, this military meeting that gathered representatives from almost all powerful countries in the Xizhou Plain put a lot of pressure on them, but no one here cares about their feelings, and people only think about their own interests.

Herman spread the manuscript paper on the table and started writing.

Long Tianao glanced at the side, and found that he didn't know a single word—Heman used shorthand.So this young man from the bereaved family, who was all over the body, also took out a booklet from his pocket, and looked at it with his legs crossed.

Until Takla walked in from the door.

"Good afternoon, Your Excellencies." The man who attracted everyone's attention just by appearing smiled and said.

The meeting started.

Although the Kingdom of Yeld had no status in this conference and this war, the representatives of other countries might not be much superior to them.The reason why they gather here today is partly because the propaganda has made the Western Continent countries aware of the crisis, and partly because the Union Chamber of Commerce located in the economic or political center of each country plays the role of diplomatic representative and conducts a campaign against the monarchs of each country. more effective persuasion.

The foreign affairs workers of the alliance persuaded them to provide support for this war. In addition to supplying a certain amount of food, they also asked them to allocate a certain amount of armed forces to participate in this war.

For such an invitation, the first reaction of some kings and regional rulers is to refuse. It is not difficult to understand, even if the country of mist is indeed a threat to the Western Continent region—if half of what the Industrial Alliance advertises in the media is true However, it is not a direct threat to their countries on the other side of the Xizhou Plain after all, and this geographical advantage of avoiding war will turn into a significant disadvantage for them to divide their interests after the victory of the war.In addition, as the alliance lobbyists said, this war will be won by the righteous side, but first of all, the most shaky city in the sky cannot even be obtained by the industrial alliance, the leader of the war, then the remaining big films The resources of the country have been robbed, the land where the people are extremely impoverished, and the need to remove the head of the industrial alliance is really hard to tempt.

More importantly, if they accept their instigation, it means acknowledging that the brand new country of the Industrial Union has the right to intervene in the affairs of Western Continent. Do the countries want to usher in a great leader for themselves?What a joke!

But other kings readily agreed.For them, the Kingdom of Mist was already a threat to neighboring countries before the alliance revealed its secrets, and it was even more disturbing day and night after the secret was revealed. Even though the Industrial Alliance will definitely use this to develop its own power in West Continent, and even annex the entire Kingdom of Mist China, but at least they can kill one first, and the Industrial Alliance is much easier to communicate with; secondly, even if they agree to this request, they only need to deal with it "as appropriate". The real protagonists of this war are the Industrial Alliance and the Fog The rebel forces in the country can use this to see the almost legendary war strength of the alliance; in the end, the alliance chamber of commerce will naturally have to pay for the materials, and they pay very readily, which will help the countries to make up for the dumping of the alliance's goods. financial void.

Although they thought the alliance had already bought enough, when Takla, the commander-in-chief of this war, announced the total number of materials that had been concentrated in each logistics point at the meeting, the nobles at the table still let out a very inelegant exclamation :

"Too much, too much!"

"Why do you need so many!"

"It's enough to conquer Xizhou!"

The meeting room suddenly fell silent, and people looked at the man with subtle eyes, which made him look embarrassed.

Takla was completely unmoved. After making the material list, the next step was the next step. The map was hung behind him. He took out the magnet patch from the box and explained the tactical arrangement to everyone present smoothly.

His explanation can be described as simple and easy to understand: this battle is mainly attacked by the alliance army, and the alliance army of the Western Continent countries assists from the side.As long as they are careful not to be affected by the alliance's artillery fire, the coalition forces can act on their own. If the coalition forces find an opportunity to attack the lower city in advance when the main force of the alliance is attacking, then the alliance army will not take any of the spoils they got here.

To Long Tianao's ears, this meant that the coalition forces of the various countries only needed to be spectators, and as far as he knew, the troops of these countries devoted to this war were only enough to be spectators.However, judging from the warm atmosphere at the venue, no matter whether these nobles were aware of Takla's rational tone of indifference to them, this arrangement obviously won their hearts.

So the meeting came to a successful conclusion, and everyone was very happy. Although the Yeld Kingdom was not very happy as the lord of this place, it was only because their self-esteem was hurt. The alliance not only gave them generous monetary compensation, but also expressed their gratitude to them for their contributions before and after the meeting. Since then, Representative Yield's complexion has visibly improved.

Then the aristocratic generals of these coalition forces went to the material warehouse with laughter and laughter to select equipment for their teams. Generally speaking, they had prepared armor and weapons before departure, but since the Industrial Alliance has made such sufficient preparations for this war They also allow their allies to share these supplies, so why should they be pretentious, should they be left to the rebels in the country of mist?

Long Tianao didn't care at all and walked with him with blank eyes.

"What's so interesting about this ugly scene like a mouse falling into a barn?" Herman whispered.

"I just like watching this." Long Tianao also whispered.

"Is it because I haven't seen such a scene in Daxia?"

"Big Xia is the same." Long Tianao said, "The survivors are also human beings."

Of course, Long Tianao didn't just look at the ridiculous faces of those nobles who took advantage of them.His identity was briefly introduced by Takla at the beginning of the meeting. Those nobles thought he was for the same purpose. Although he was unhappy, he was not expelled. It was already a private consensus that the survivors had considerable power in the industrial alliance. Even if Long Tianao seemed to be a relative of the bereaved family of the alliance, they would not be too rude to him when they knew the difference in force between the two sides.

And as soon as they entered the warehouse, these nobles couldn't care less about Long Tianao who was an eyesore.

Although everyone knows that the Industrial Alliance is a powerful and wealthy country through the operation of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce and the propaganda of newspapers and other media, people always find that they don't know enough about how rich it is.

The nobles selected, commented, compared, and finally finalized a large number of materials that they thought could be used. After being registered by the warehouse manager, they packed them into boxes and sent them to camps in various countries before evening.The contented nobles then decided to visit a nearby barracks before heading back to camp. They were very impressed with the speed with which the Union soldiers set up camp and the way they trained.

And when they discovered that the Union soldiers were not training or maintaining their weapons in the afternoon, but were attending classes and studying, they felt it was ridiculous.

"You don't have to act like that in front of us," they said brusquely.

The fellow Alliance member smiled, "Okay."

Perhaps because of the distance, the nobles did not seem to notice when they passed the barracks, and when they were judging the soldiers of the alliance, the latter was also watching them carefully.

Long Tianao participated in another combat meeting at night.If their attack direction from Xizhou is taken as the front, the preparations for war through the airship transport line are also in place behind the country of mist. With the cooperation of the leaders of the rebels, they will start attacking from the direction of Xizhou one step earlier. , the exact time is tomorrow morning.

The direction of Xizhou will have a time difference with them.

On the day of departure, after the blessing ceremony presided over by Prince Yield, the alliance army and the coalition forces of other countries marched out at the same time, and entered the wall of fog covering the border in a short time.Under the action of the magic circle engraved on the vast land, not only will the sight of those who walk into the formation be obscured by the infinite gray military mist, but the general pointing magnets will also be disturbed. With the assistance, they quickly passed through this no-man's land, one after the other, and officially set foot on the land of the country of fog.

In the case of all the infantry in the alliance except the scouts, and the knights of the coalition of all countries equipped with one man and two horses and equipment, there was a difference in the marching speed of the two sides at the beginning.

When the coalition forces of the various countries were still guessing in the fog which step the alliance army had taken, the latter had already faced the sniper attack from the country of mist. After the exchange failed, the confrontation began.

The fog only blocked the vision but could not block the sound. When the popping gunshot reached their ears, although the Allied Forces were taken aback, they thought it was a change caused by some magic weapon or talent, and they It disappeared after a short time, and when they continued to move forward for a while, they finally walked out of the area shrouded in fog. The first thing they saw was a horrible scene close to massacre, with blood stained sand and corpses everywhere. It is shocking at a glance.Faint cries came with the wind, and some people dressed as soldiers were leading and driving downstream to collect the corpses like ghosts.

The main force of the alliance army, which had won the first battle, continued to advance without a pause. The shocked coalition forces of various countries passed through the already cooled battlefield. There was no fog to cover them. With the map in hand, they could choose a completely different attack route from the alliance army. But driven by a certain mentality, they chose to follow in the footsteps of the Union army.

This is an easy task. The tragic battlefield is the most eye-catching signpost. The target points in the battle meeting were conquered one after another. ——And I didn’t dare anymore. Under the urgent desire to see the complete battle scene of the alliance army with my own eyes, the coalition forces of various countries accelerated their marching speed, and found that this acceleration still failed to narrow the gap between the two sides Finally, he gave up his cumbersome luggage including some servants, and finally arrived before the alliance army launched a general attack on the lower city of the ground capital of the Mist Country.

Although the speed of the lone army of the Industrial Alliance shocked the allies, the city was not unprepared.It was as easy as piercing paper for the Union army to penetrate several lines of defense on the road. At least part of the reason was that the lower city gathered most of its forces to the periphery of the city, showing a clear attitude that the central city was the first priority.

The disconnection with Sky City did panic the ground council for a while, but the celestial body was closed only after a group of people descended from the sky. According to these people, the sudden change in Sky City was due to Prince Rand and His Majesty Fatales had irreconcilable political differences among the two, Prince Rand used radical means, and His Majesty fought back, almost everyone in Tiancheng was involved, and they were the only ones who were pardoned .

This explanation is not very convincing, but the high-level members of the ground council can tell that most of them are servants arranged by Prince Rand for that majesty. "Your Majesty" pardoned them to come to the ground, obviously because of what he did with his own power, which led to the sudden coup d'etat in the city of the sky, and the restless animals on the ground just happened to collude with foreign enemies to make trouble at this time.

At this time, they regretted that it was useless for them to squeeze too much labor, and even the time for this kind of thought was very short, far less than the resentment towards the sudden rise of the industrial alliance, a pagan country.After imprisoning the knights and maids, the ground council quickly decided on a way to deal with the crisis.Since the Industrial Alliance has intervened in this war, with its technical level and size, the Kingdom of Mist will inevitably suffer unavoidable losses. Even if they give up most of the land, they must keep the lower city and the ladder. The only way to heaven.

They didn't believe that Prince Rand would completely lose power, let alone abandon their most valued followers—especially after they were all implanted with the water of talent!

So they ignored the battle reports that came from west to east from the kingdom of mist, which became more urgent, more miserable and more desperate every day. After they lost the asylum of the city of sky, the labor rebels got The help of the industrial alliance—from weapons to strategies and tactics, and even after directly sending troops to join the battle, it is like chaining a giant beast with thin chains. The relationship between the ruler and the ruled can only be maintained by making it lose blood, and it is easily broken. , and then flipped over.

It is entirely conceivable what will happen to the managers and guards of those mines, farms, and some manual workshops. The chains have been untied, and under the torrent of anger, I am afraid that even the gifted will find it difficult to escape.Bad news kept coming from afar, and many people in the downtown area fell into grief and hatred. Many residents had relatives and friends in those mines, farms, and factories. Although labor revolts were often heard in the past, these wildfires often They will soon be suppressed and quelled. No one thought that one day they would become a prairie fire, and some of them would be burned up.

Those urban residents who lost relatives and friends demanded that the lower city send troops to the west, which was in trouble. Even if the situation was slightly different this time, they believed that they could still win this time.

However, the ground council remained unmoved, and only focused on strengthening the city defense, so as to make it impregnable.

But this didn't make the people in the city feel at ease. Rumors that they might no longer be protected by the omnipotent city happened, and quickly spread inside and outside the lower city.