Traversed to the Ark of Tomorrow, but was a traveler

After searching around for a while, Xia Lan found a manned railway that started about 10 minutes ago. Its last general direction was towards the direction of the Self-Rescue Army stronghold.

"I found it!" He whispered, and flew out along it.

Speeding all the way and turning at a sharp angle, Xia Lan came to the end of the rail transport vehicle - a disused underground material transfer center, which is equivalent to a courier sorting station.

He swept the dust footprints on the ground that are invisible to the naked eye unless he sticks it on it, activated the concealment spell, and floated into another transportation branch line.

As he walked around in circles, he couldn't help but feel the complexity of this ancient city. The endless pipelines and lines built the underlying framework of this extremely large mobile city.

And unlike other cities whose size is limited by natural disasters, Londinium has the ability to resist small and medium-sized natural disasters, and its location is so rare that natural disasters are rare, so its scale exceeds the scale that a mobile city should have, and extends to the mountains and the earth.

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After flying for a few minutes, he came to the end of this transportation line: a city frame boundary that looked like a dead end. The huge metal gate in front seemed to have been dusty for a long time, and the internal mechanical structure seemed to have been damaged long ago.

But Xia Lan naturally already knew what was behind the gate, and also scanned out a way to bypass the gate.

You have to enter the maintenance section through an artificial passage tens of meters ahead, and then you can enter behind this gate. There is another gate behind this gate, and that gate can be used normally. If you want to enter, you need to negotiate with the Self-Rescue Army.

"Hmm... Should I just go there, or say that I am proficient in special spells that can track human breath? Although this thing is a bit mysterious, it's not like I haven't seen it before, so it's reasonable." He said to himself, and hastily determined the course of action.

"As long as I see Heidi, she can testify for me, so it shouldn't be a big problem." He thought, walked around to the second gate, and knocked on the door tentatively.

"Um……"

"Why are you ignoring me, hey, hey! Stop chatting, hey!" He slammed the door and cursed, but the worker who was more than ten meters away was still talking and laughing loudly with others.

"That's right, those who went out have already returned, so there's no need to pay attention to this broken iron door." He sighed, put down his hand, then walked to the doorbell very politely, and gently pressed the rather hidden mechanism on it.

"Ding dong—~"

The sudden sound of the doorbell startled the busy workers inside, and then a person in charge ran over, turned on the surveillance camera, and looked at Xia Lan with her hands behind her back, looking leisurely and bored.

"This..." The other workers who came to watch looked at each other, and one of them whispered: "This is not our person, how did he find this place, and who told him how to find this place?"

"How do I know?" The confused person in charge muttered, and then reported the uninvited guest to their leader, Clovisia.

Listening to the discussions coming from inside, Xia Lan pretended not to know anything, and turned around in the pipe space, which was only two or three meters in diameter and five meters in length.

After waiting for a while, a young girl came to the gate where the crowd had already dispersed, and said in a deep voice: "Set up the shield, put the crossbowmen in place, and be ready to deal with surprise attacks at any time, but don't show aggressiveness immediately, and all other irrelevant personnel evacuate!"

"Yes--!"

With an order, the self-rescue army soldiers who had already been waiting here with their equipment formed a semicircular defensive formation under the command of their respective team leaders, and there were still crossbowmen waiting for orders in the rear.

"It's not surprising that there are no magicians." Xia Lan thought in her heart, and then her eyes lit up again, and she found the ordinary-looking Luo Luo and Feist in the crowd.

"Open the door." Clovisia said with a frown.

Looking at the nervous Xia Lan on the panel, she really couldn't understand the other party's intention of coming - and the reason why the other party came here.

"He came for the three people from the pharmaceutical company?"

"Is it a special tracking and marking method? But Lai Luo has been paying attention to it all the time. Is it so covert..."

As she thought about it, seeing the gate gradually open, she shook off the thoughts in her head, hoping to get the answers to these questions later.

"Hello——" Xia Lan raised her hands above her head and looked at the menacing self-rescue soldiers inside with a smile on her face. She came up and explained directly: "The three operators I traced to our Rhode Island were rescued by your self-rescue army. I came to find them today."

When he said this, most of the soldiers showed surprise. They didn't expect that as soon as the front foot brought them back, people from the opponent's organization came to the door, and they took the same route as before. Most of them came here because of their strong tracking ability.

"How do you prove it?" Clovisia asked as she stepped out of the crowd.

Looking at the girl who was not older than Amiya but looked much more mature than Amiya, Xia Lan nodded and replied: "My name is Xia Lan, and the three of them recognize me. You can take a photo of me and show them. I can wait here until you reply."

Seeing that Xia Lan's answer was so steady that it was airtight, Clovisia nodded after thinking for a while, and prepared to make arrangements as he said.

At this moment, there was a commotion behind the crowd, vaguely mixed with:

"Heidi, are you still..."

"The identity of the visitor is unknown... We have just passed the warning time for missing contact for an hour... Impossible..."

The voice of persuasion was getting closer, Clovisia frowned slightly when she heard it, looked back, saw Heidi who was being supported by two operators, and greeted her, trying to stop her reckless behavior.

If Xia Lan outside the door actually belonged to Sarkaz who was chasing spies, then it would not be difficult to kill ordinary people who are extremely weak if they suddenly violently hurt people.

In that case, the opportunity to establish a connection with that organization called "Rhode Island" will disappear.

"Hey—Heidi, Kelsey called me!" Xia Lan jumped up and waved, seeing Heidi with loose hair and a worn coat behind her, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"It's really Xia Lan?" Hearing the voice, the two operators had all their words of persuasion stuck in their stomachs, showing a look of surprise and surprise.

"It's him!" Heidi's eyes lit up suddenly, and she let out a soft cry. Clovisia, who was about to walk forward, confirmed Xia Lan's identity.

Seeing that the three of them looked happy, Clovisia immediately understood, nodded and said, "Since he is really one of yours, then I won't stop you. Let him in after we meet."

Heidi, who was walking hurriedly, came to Xia Lan who was full of smiles. After a pause, she bowed slightly to him and thanked him: "Thank you for coming to rescue us, Mr. Xia Lan."

"It was you and the Self-Rescue Army who saved you. I came quite late." Xia Lan said with a shrug. After hesitating, she raised her hand and touched Heidi's head, comforting her: "You guys have done enough. Let's rest now."

He integrated a warm current that promotes self-healing into her body, then looked at the soldiers of the Self-Rescue Army who were already leaving, and asked Clovisia who was coming, "Can I come in now?"

"En." Clovisia nodded, stretched out her hand to Xia Lan, and said, "Welcome to the Londinium Citizens' Self-Rescue Army, Mr. Xia Lan."

"Crack~ creak—bang—" the gate fell, and Xia Lan and the three of them followed Clovisia's footsteps into the stronghold full of busy workers, looking at the surrounding environment along the way.

This stronghold should be transformed from the production workshop as the main body. The main space is quite spacious. Below it are rows of semi-open small studios separated by metal frames. It seems that everyone is quite busy.

"Speaking of which, how did you hide so well under the search of the Sarkaz Royal Army, or maybe they don't care about the Citizen Self-Salvation Army at all?" Xia Lan asked suddenly while walking.

Clovisia glanced at him sideways, and instead of answering his question, asked instead: "Then what do you think of us?"

What she said seemed to be a tacit consent that Wang Tingjun didn't care about the issue of their citizen self-rescue army.

Xia Lan looked around and focused on Clovisia's thin shoulders. After thinking about it, she answered, "It has great potential. If you want to overthrow Sarkaz's rule in Londinium, although you may not need to seek your help, you have enough potential to turn things around."

"But it's not enough now, is it?" Clovisia said quite self-aware.

But she naturally understood that Xia Lan's implication was that they were eligible to be "invested".

Less than [-]% of the citizens' self-rescue army has combat experience. Even after the baptism of underground operations in the past two years, it is not enough to be called a qualified combat force, let alone fight against the exaggerated Sarkaz Royal Army.

"Speaking of which, I can discuss cooperation matters with you on behalf of Rhodes Island, isn't that one of the reasons why you chose to keep Heidi and the others?" he asked.

Heidi on the side also nodded slightly, and said weakly: "Miss Clovisia did have this idea, but you came here before we had time to discuss related matters."

"Hmm..." Xia Lan rubbed her nose, and continued, "In addition to information and personnel cooperation, Heidi can contact you. In addition, we can also provide you with some small quantities of things that you lack now. You don't have to worry about the method of transporting them into the city. You can write me the specific list."

Seeing that Xia Lan talked about the cooperation without any foreshadowing, Clovisia glanced around, and was suddenly surprised to find that no workers cared about them passing by at this time. Normally, there would be many people greeting her!
"It's just a trick to reduce the sense of presence. If you are not at ease, let's talk about it later." Xia Lan said confidently and recklessly.

She didn't speak anymore, only the roar of machinery running and hammers hitting forgings was left around her.

But when she came to a passageway, Xia Lan suddenly looked back, and met a young man who was watching her with a slightly interested gaze. While dispelling the spell, she nodded to the man who seemed to be quite tense.

"What's the matter?" Clovisia noticed Xia Lan who had slowed down, showing vigilance.

"That's a good seed. His concentration is different from ordinary people. You can try to learn some spells or something. If you don't have the conditions, you can also learn the origin stone skills related to high-precision manufacturing." He said casually.

"..." She remained silent, but still took his suggestion seriously.

They walked through this passage that was somewhat familiar to Xia Lan, passed by the very old Origin Stone Furnace, and arrived at a remote but secluded office.

"It's safe enough here, so let's talk about it here. Let me see what we need first." Clovisia sat behind the desk and said, took out a list of scarce resources that she had written a long time ago, and looked through it thoughtfully.

Xia Lan glanced at the items on the other party's list. They were nothing more than some industrial production equipment, electronic units that were difficult to produce in small workshops, precious metal materials, rare elements, and origin stone skill bodies. They were not difficult to obtain, nor were they too expensive.

But Londinium has now completely sealed off the city, and only a small number of citizens are allowed to go outside the city. As for sending things in, don't even think about it.

"However, it's better to finish this matter as soon as possible. If it's too late, things will change. Who knows what kind of unexpected changes will happen in Londinium. If that person recovers completely, he might be able to catch me..." He frowned slightly worriedly as he thought.

Not long after, Clovisia handed Xia Lan a form and said with a little confidence: "You can just give it as you see it. I don't force you to break through the blockade of the city defense army and bring in a lot of things, so I marked the priority on it."

Only after looking back at her side's almost barren background, did she recall the essence of the self-salvation army's thriving surface that was still in danger.

"Well, I'll deliver the things in two days." Xia Lan nodded and stuffed the paper into her trouser pocket.

"..."

The two sides were silent for a moment, then Xia Lan shook her head, leaned back on the back of the chair, turned her head and said to Heidi: "You can talk about what you want to cooperate with, and you can do whatever you think is suitable. I don't know much about underground work, so I don't want to get involved."

"Well, I will definitely get things done!" Although her face was pale, Heidi still nodded with sparkling eyes.

Xia Lan patted her on the shoulder, gave her a refill of the self-healing bonus, and then left the office, came to the old converter, opened the inspection cover after a few fumbles, and checked up and down.

"Hey, it's been refurbished a lot." He said in amazement, but after thinking about it, there are so many experienced workers here, and it's normal for someone who knows how to repair such a relatively simple old-fashioned machine.

"If this is the case, there is actually no need to rush to repair it. This thing can still run for at least a year under the condition of daily maintenance." He muttered to himself, adjusted some parts that were almost meaningless, and then closed the cover.

When he was bored, he returned to the office and saw that Clovisia was receiving some data transmitted by Heidi, and the two of them were waiting. He asked casually, "Heidi, did you encounter any unusual things when you were working in the city recently?"

Heidi turned her head and joked, "If you say it's unusual... then the whole city is quite unusual."

Seeing Xia Lan's embarrassment, she smiled and said: "If we talk about the most important thing, it should be that Wang Tingjun is looking for [The Breath of Kings], that is..."

Seeing that she wanted to explain, Xia Lan hurriedly said, "I know it, let's continue."

"According to the information we have learned, the construction of [Shard Building] has come to an end, and the next thing missing is the key to unlock its real core, which is the breath of kings."

"Hmm..." Heidi pondered for a while, and continued: "Although the legends of the Breath of Kings and the Shard are almost exaggerated, the Sarkaz seem to believe that they are worthy of the name, so we need to pay special attention to this aspect."

"In addition, the factory occupied by Sarkaz in Londinium has recently accelerated its production speed and started to manufacture a large number of Originium technology carriers. However, we have not detected the whereabouts of these resources. In order to prevent the situation from exceeding expectations, we are sending more people to investigate. This is actually why I was injured this time."

Xia Lan frowned slightly, and thought about what she saw in the plot: Although the plot written in his previous life did not reveal the whereabouts of these resources, it also hinted many times that it should be related to the super weapon that Wang Tingjun is casting, and it seems that it is not the same thing as the Shard?
He thought for a while, and warned in a deep voice: "Be careful in this regard, and never go too deep into the important facilities of Wang Tingjun. There are special detection methods there, and even if I try my best to hide, I will still be discovered."

Even though he said that, he still decided to take a look, at least to see what was above the vortex of the clouds!
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The cooperation negotiation came to an end half an hour later. After the matter was over, Xia Lan gave Heidi a half-hour-long microscopic suturing of the wound and simulated skin manufacturing to ensure that it was difficult to see her injury from a few meters away before she was relieved. She left the self-rescue army stronghold with the information she wanted to bring back to Rhodes Island.