my wife is a consul

Chapter 900 Strong Enemy

Versailles Club is the most famous club in White Rock.

Today's Southern Territory is probably similar to Europe in the late 18th century, and the same is true of White Rock City. The old aristocrats are reveling in wealth, and the emerging capitalist class has rapidly accumulated a large amount of wealth. Most of them have close contacts with the New World people, and they are also eager to change the old order of the Southern Territory.

The Club of Versailles is the kind of celebrity place where old aristocrats and emerging capitalists are keen to gather here. The old aristocrats play cards and gamble here as a pastime. Some of the emerging capitalists are eager to squeeze into the circle of aristocrats, while others have lofty ambitions and even have different opinions. Various economic theories were also mentioned in these small gatherings, such as what impact does paper money have on prices? What impact will it have on currency and foreign trade? What is the impact of small-denomination bank notes? What are the consequences of not redeeming bank notes? This was a hot topic at the time when modern money and banking was emerging.

At this time, in a luxurious box by the window, Lu Ming was looking through several documents on the table.

Snowflakes were falling outside, and newsboys were running in the snow, chasing buses and rickshaws, and their childish shouts could be heard faintly.

The young man in a suit and leather shoes sitting next to him is a local lawyer named Li Fu, who is Lu Ming's hired assistant.

Leaf is the first generation of local lawyers in the Southern Territory. Due to the influence of the New World, the Southern Territory has quickly entered a period similar to the Renaissance from the Middle Ages. In White Rock City, there was the first law school six years ago, the first city-state law school. Leaf Graduated from this.

Regarding the assassination of Leif and Red Fox Fuye, Lu Ming left all the errands to Lawyer Leif.

In fact, the case itself is not complicated. The Guzhu Consular Court has prepared to use consular adjudication power to hear the case.

But the murderer, that is, the servant of Viscount Darwin, who had a financial dispute with Red Fox Fortune, was named Halfden. Was it Viscount Darwin’s instigator, or was he really the one who assassinated Red Fox Fortune out of righteous indignation? By the way, he ordered Leif also fell under the sword, which was a problem.

After Lu Ming’s investigation during this period and several meetings with Halfden, he basically concluded that Halfden did it on his own initiative.

Therefore, this case was simpler and not as attractive to him as the cases Lu Ming handled in his youth.

But in the final analysis, this case involves the complex relationship between the Southern Territory and the New World people. Now there is an undercurrent. The New World people are foreign exploiters in the eyes of many poor people in the Southern Territory. In addition, there are people behind the scenes who use and instigate this emotion. Once It's hard to say what will happen when this hatred explodes.

Lawyer Leaf, a "second devil", is also worried now.

"It is expected that after going to court, if political factors are excluded, Halfden will be sentenced to death according to the laws of the New World Lone Bamboo Country." Lawyer Leaf raised his head while speaking, wanting to ask something, but finally sighed softly and swallowed the words. .

Lu Ming understood what he wanted to say. This case had been heavily manipulated by some people with ulterior motives, and it had now affected the nerves of all parties. Once Halfden was sentenced to death by the consular court, major events would inevitably occur.

"Don't worry about anything else, just do what you have to do, and do it well!"

Lifu was shocked and nodded quickly: "Yes, I will try my best!" What he should do is naturally to protect the interests of the parties he represents.

"If there's nothing else, Mr. Yuan, I'll take my leave!" Leaf stood up, bowed slightly, picked up his briefcase and left.

After the sound of Leaf closing the door, the door to the lounge opened and two figures walked out.

The club boxes have lounges with comfortable beds where you can take a nap.

Stepping out of it was the gorgeous Queen Hera, who was wearing a snow-white "wedding dress" and a white-blond bun with a bright and beautiful crown.

The person with her was Sekhmet. When she returned to the Southern Region, she was no longer dressed as a swordsman in light green armor. In winter, she wore a shiny black leather jacket and pants that hugged her hot figure. She had silver hair. The cool girl with silver eyes is incredibly sexy.

In the Southern Territory, it is a period of intense ideological collision. All kinds of clothing styles exist. You can see all kinds of strange clothes here, and they don't look out of place.

"Oh, you came just in time." Lu Ming took out a slightly clumsy video tape and said, "A letter from your family."

Queen Hera and Sekhmet have not returned to the homeland of the Republic (the former United Kingdom of Sonia) for almost a year. Queen Hera is easy to say. After entering the sacred mountain Amamis, she basically severed ties with her relatives and friends. Sekhmet Mei Te is different. Although she was chosen by Queen Hera when she was a baby, Queen Hera is her closest relative and the mother she admires extremely, but she still maintains contact with her blood relatives, especially because of the great changes in the Republic. , she was confused and helpless, and received the support of her family. It has been almost a year now, let alone going home, and it is difficult to even contact her family. Although she doesn't say it, it is inevitable to feel homesick deep down in her heart.

Seeing the videotape, Sekhmet's silver eyes suddenly lit up.

Lu Ming smiled: "I'll send you to Hedong to see it."

Although this club has the most advanced facilities in the South Region, it does not even have a video recorder. On the contrary, the RV in Hedong City has complete entertainment equipment.

As he spoke, Lu Ming flicked his hand, and the fairy gate emitting golden light appeared.

"Thank you..." Sekhmet lowered his head and whispered his thanks like a mosquito, and took the video tape into the fairy gate.

Looking at Queen Hera, Lu Ming said: "Peter is living a good life now and has a girlfriend. You don't need to worry about him." He smiled and said, "I just chatted with him an hour ago. I feel like he is free now. , much happier than before.”

Queen Hera's charming deep blue eyes flashed with something strange, and she nodded slightly: "Thank you."

Obviously, she said that she no longer had a close relationship with her family, but she was still somewhat concerned about the safety of her relatives.

Lu Ming looked at the time and said with a smile: "Let's get out of here! Go outside to see the snow. You should rarely see real snow. Over there in the east of the river, it's all the polluted black snow."

"Wait for the child, she should be back here soon." Queen Hera's green eyes were a little relieved, "I originally felt that I was sorry for the child. It was my incompetence that made her a prisoner of war..." Looking at Lu Ming, he said sincerely: "Thank you for always respecting her and treating her very gently."

Lu Ming smiled and said nothing.

……

The black car drove slowly down the long street. There are no traffic regulations nowadays. In the center of the long street, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians walk freely. However, it snows heavily today and there are far fewer pedestrians. There is no need for patrol officers to maintain order.

In the entire Baishi City, there are no more than thirty cars. Therefore, the professional patrol policemen who were born just now will remember which dignitary's mansion almost every car belongs to. But this black car with the license plate "08", Few people know the specific origin of the car owner. They only know that he is an expatriate from the New World and has a close relationship with the Guzhu Country Embassy.

The air conditioner in the car was on and the wind was very warm. Anilova was driving in the front, and Lu Ming was sitting in the middle in the back seat. The two beauties on the left and right were Queen Hera and Sekhmet.

The two beauties with very different styles have very different fragrances. They both have a fresh fragrance that is far away from the world. However, the fragrance of Queen Hera is like the ripe peach flower, which has a gentleness that wraps around people's whole body. Charming; the fragrance of Sekhmet is colder, like the refreshing beauty of the lonely snow lotus on the iceberg.

It was extremely cold outside, but it was as warm as spring inside the car. Perhaps because of this, Lu Ming felt a little strange in his heart. He glanced at the beautiful queen and the cold princess on the left and right, and he felt even more distraught.

Not knowing why, she stretched out her right hand and gently held Queen Hera's slender jade hand wearing a snow-white lace glove. Queen Hera's body stiffened suddenly, and even her soft slender hand trembled violently at that moment, but , she did not withdraw her hand, letting Lu Ming hold it, and turned to look out the right window.

Lu Ming's left hand reached out to hold Sekhmet's flawless and tender hand. Sekhmet was also stunned and turned to look at Lu Ming, but then quickly turned his head to look at her side. scenery outside the car window.

The two slender hands also feel completely different. Queen Hera's fragrant skin and jade body have returned to their original state, and are as soft as clouds. Her slender hands are as soft as boneless and so smooth that you just want to knead them hard; Sekhmet's little hands have been used for a long time. Although the sword is soft, it is full of youthful vitality and strength. At this time, he is sweating nervously, and it is full of the shy and sweet feeling of an innocent girl when being pursued.

Lu Ming slowly closed his eyes. The feeling of exhaustion and weakness he felt when he saw human beings in the post-apocalyptic continent with only animalistic nature and no moral restraint seemed to gradually disappear at this moment.

"Master, we're here!" Anilova reminded in a low voice from the front. In fact, she had already parked the car for more than ten minutes.

This was also the first time for several of them to see Lu Ming truly relaxed after being tired. Even after the car had been parked for a long time, he didn't feel anything at all.

Initially, Anilova did not want to call Lu Ming, but as time passed, she noticed that Queen Hera and Sekhmet, who were also holding each other's delicate hands, had complicated expressions and were both a little embarrassed.

Anilova still waited for more than ten minutes, probably because she wanted to make the two newly acquired trophies of her master more accustomed to their situation. However, if the time was too long, it would be easy for them to gradually change from complicated emotions to very uncomfortable. It was counterproductive, so I called the master.

"Oh..." Lu Ming opened his eyes. In the past ten minutes, it was rare that all the Dharmakayas were in rest time. Although it was only a short moment, he seemed to be unusually tired. He opened his eyes and felt refreshed.

"Get out of the car..." Lu Ming naturally let go of their hands.

A three-story bell tower-like building with a car parked at the foot of the steps is the office building of the largest newspaper in southern Xinjiang, the "Southern Xinjiang Daily News".

Lu Ming took two steps up the steps and looked back at the two beauties standing beside the car.

When they got out of the car, both Queen Hera and Sekhmet were covered in windbreakers and velvet furs. Sekhmet wore a black windbreaker, which showed his cool temperament, while Queen Hera wore a snow-white velvet fur with oriental style, which was gorgeous. The American and Western queen is more charming and delicate.

"Let's come together!" Lu Ming smiled. Originally, they would wait in the car.

Queen Hera and Sekhmet looked at each other and then both walked up the steps.

Lu Ming reached out and naturally took their hands one by one, and walked with them to the door of the newspaper office.

Although Queen Hera and Sekhmet lowered their pretty faces and only watched the steps going up, they showed no sign of resistance.

Lu Ming was heartbroken. He held the hands of two stunning beauties and walked through the market. It felt a little different.

Especially, in Xinjing, if the two immortal-level East and West Palaces do this in public, they are afraid that the Baozhu Palace will use some magic whip to knock you unconscious.

In the Southern Territory, there is no such loneliness at all. Especially, the two stunning beauties are not worldly people. Queen Hera is a deity at the level of the East and West Palaces. Although her abilities are slightly weaker, her divinity is on the same level. .

Moreover, it seems that what Liulicong said is very reasonable. I have not yet merged with the Western Godhead to collect yin and replenish yang. Even now, I feel that there is a very new power washing over the source of my palace, just like gurgling clear water. Nourish your own original field.

……

In the newspaper's editor-in-chief's office, editor-in-chief Candia's forehead was sweating nervously. This interview will be conducted by him personally, and the manuscript will be written by him himself.

There were two interviewees, one of whom turned out to be King Shiraishi Kazuo, the lord of this city-state, who was also the king of the Southern Territory elected by the round table meeting of the seventy-two city-state alliances of this generation.

The other one is Mr. Yuan, an overseas Chinese from the New World. Looking at King Baishi’s attitude towards Mr. Yuan, we know that this Mr. Yuan’s identity is even more extraordinary and he is actually more noble than King Baishi.

What King Baishi talked about was even more shocking.

He said that we should be committed to changing the political system of the city-states in the southern region, with the first city-state as an example.

He will gradually transform the first city-state into a republic model in the New World, abolish the old aristocracy, establish a parliament with representatives of the people, and so on.

Mr. Yuan mainly talked about the relationship between the New World and the Southern Territory. He bluntly pointed out that the relationship between the two is that of teachers and students. The immigrants from the New World brought modern civilization, and now there are some who want to bring the Southern Territory back to the medieval slave society. Careers, the New World will cooperate with the enlightened-minded His Highness King Shiraishi to promote its political reform. If careerists try to obstruct it, they will suffer a devastating blow.

Although the New World has temporarily lost contact with the Southern Territory, there is still a material channel that remains open. Once there is a riot against the New World expatriates here, the New World will provide King Baishi with the most advanced weapons to fight against the local rebels.

Originally, these latest weapons had trade bans in accordance with the laws of the New World to avoid causing chaos to the Southern Territory.

Mr. Yuan talked eloquently. Not only did several reporters review the records, but the editor-in-chief Candia also took notes and took notes on the key points. However, the more he listened, the more frightened he became.

At the end of the interview, Lu Ming pointed to the tape recorder on the table and said with a smile: "This machine is given to you, and I will also give you some batteries. In future interviews, using this record will be much more reliable than using pen and paper, and you will have original evidence. , and you don’t have to worry about the interviewee saying that you misinterpreted his meaning.”

Editor-in-Chief Candia looked at this strange black square box with some confusion.

Anilova took two steps forward and showed him how to use it.

The tape recorder soon heard what Lu Ming had just said, and Candia's eyes widened in shock.

I have watched movies from New World, and I also have a record player from New World at home. I know that New World has technology to store sound into the machine.

But I never imagined that such a small thing could do it. I thought it was the kind of huge equipment in a factory.

On the other side, King Baishi sat respectfully beside Lu Ming and asked in a low voice: "Sir, am I doing well?"

Lu Ming nodded slightly.

It seemed that King Shiraishi was relieved.

It is not that he, the ruler of the first city-state and the king of the Southern Region elected by the Round Table Conference, lacks the courage and responsibility.

It happened that he had seen the mechanical warrior summoned by Lu Ming out of thin air a few months ago. He immediately obeyed Lu Ming's orders in everything and did not mind being a yes man or a puppet. In fact, it showed the courage and adaptability of this outstanding man.

However, it is said that he will establish a republic system, but in fact, according to Lu Ming's promise, he will most likely create a military government.

Lu Ming also adopted a tacit attitude on this point. After all, few people would willingly give up their power. King Shiraishi was obedient, but the prerequisite was that he could not really change from a city-state lord to a president with strictly limited powers. .

In fact, the main purpose of supporting Shiraishi Kazuo's reform of the government was to attack the old aristocracy. It is this class that is eyeing the New World expatriates. Some of them are ambitious and want to go back to the past. And for the great changes in today's social thinking, they believe that the New World is the culprit. Diaspora.

Today's interview is a deterrent to them. If they have the courage to meet the challenge, this interview is also a declaration of war.

When Lu Ming and Shiraishi Kazuo left the newspaper office, the editor-in-chief Candia was sent downstairs.

Journalists and newspapers, these new things have benefited from the contact between the Southern Territory and the New World. Most media people naturally support the transformation of today's society, and the tape recorder Lu Ming gave to the editor-in-chief of Candia made him even more imaginative. Lian Lian is full of yearning for the real civilized world.

……

On the day when the interview between "Mr. Yuan" and King Shiraishi appeared in the newspaper, two steel killing machines in the southern region - tanks - appeared on the streets of Shiraishi City.

The tanks and fuel provided by Lu Ming were driven by military intelligence personnel from the Guzhu State Embassy and drove onto the streets, causing a sensation in the city.

A few days later, most of the old nobles were invited to visit the heavy machine gun training of the Overseas Chinese Self-Defense Forces.

During the training, there were brief scenes of helicopters taking off to attack ground targets.

The old nobles looked at the horrific scenes of simulated war with different expressions.

The day after the training day, the consular court opened to hear the extremely sensitive case of the murder of an expatriate.

After a month of trial, the murderer was sentenced to death.

But the undercurrent that was originally surging seemed to have been trapped by the careerists behind it, and no action was taken.

So three days later, Lu Ming returned to Hedong, bringing with him five hundred slave households, newly purchased from various city-states.

To a certain extent, it is also helping the abolition movement in the Southern Region, greatly reducing its resistance.

But the most important thing is to train a loyal armed force in the Southern Region and the Doomsday Continent.

……

The winter in the extreme south of the Third Continent is very long. According to the descriptions of the settlers, the temperature will be below zero for about four months. In the two coldest months, the night temperature often reaches minus 30 or 40 degrees.

However, during the two coldest months, ferocious beasts will also enter a state of hibernation. However, this hibernation is just a kind of false sleep. They can be easily awakened, and their hearing is sensitive. Therefore, even in the two months of the coldest cold, the villagers still cannot Dare to get close to the town lair of the ferocious beasts.

When Lu Ming returned to Hedong, it was the coldest season, and he also took the opportunity to place new slave households and select musketeers for training.

The cold winter passed in the blink of an eye, and now in the empire continent, it was the autumn of 973.

The weather in the Northern Territory is going well this year, and it is a good year for the harvest. Moreover, the red fruit trees transplanted from the Southern Territory have been cultivated and grafted, and varieties suitable for the Northern Territory have taken root and sprouted. Especially in barren areas such as Anshan, they are very suitable for the growth of red fruit trees. The region's ecological environment and industrial structure will obviously benefit from this in the long term.

This also made Lu Ming feel good recently.

Seeing the beginning of spring, the planned trip to Heimusen also kicked off.

……

Several green trucks drove slowly in the bumpy black and red river bed.

Lu Ming was sitting in the front truck. In addition to the driver, there was another person squeezed into the cockpit, the adventurer "Short Blade" Arthur from Blackwood Forest.

Arthur came as a guide, but the horror of this morning has not dissipated in his heart.

Originally, the expedition team took an airship. In just one day, they could walk thousands of miles. In two days, they were very close to Heimusen. This had already shocked Arthur, but he didn't expect that he woke up in a simple tent this morning. , only to find that the airship has disappeared, and the ride has become an iron vehicle that does not use horses but can move automatically.

Along this riverbed, about a hundred miles away, is the first settlement in the Heimusen area.

"Is it okay to just walk along the river bed?" Lu Ming suddenly asked.

Arthur, who was in a daze, trembled and said hurriedly: "Yes." He smiled and said: "Sir, my role as a guide only goes so far, so I'd better go outside to the car hood, right?" Sitting here But he felt uncomfortable all over the comfortable seats in the cockpit.

Lu Ming smiled: "That's not necessary. When we encounter the settlement here, we will still need you to negotiate."

Arthur didn't dare to say more, "Okay then."

Lu Ming glanced out the car window and saw the endless desert, hills and mountains, but they were silent and there were no animals in sight. It was really a dead world.

"Oh, let's take a rest!" Lu Ming said casually.

Soon, several trucks with green hoods slowly stopped, and the slave musketeers jumped out of the hoods, filling in water and food neatly and silently.

Lu Ming was standing next to a truck that blocked most people's view. He made a slight movement with his hand and then disappeared.

In fact, you can just carry Arthur on your back. Many of the slave musketeers have already experienced entering and exiting directly from the fairy gate, and have long regarded their master as a real god.

Lu Ming appeared in the RV. Queen Hera, who was covered with a snow-white velvet quilt on the sofa bed, wanted to sit up. Lu Ming took two steps and held her down gently, "You can just take care of her."

Queen Hera suddenly fell ill a few days ago.

Originally, people like herself and Queen Hera were immune to all diseases. She was restless and kept breaking out in cold sweats. There must be something fishy inside.

"I'm really feeling much better. Have I arrived at Heimusen? I want to go over and have a look." Queen Hera sat up.

"It's not here yet, we'll talk about it later." Lu Ming sat aside.

Sekhmet, who had been taking care of Queen Hera, gently supported Queen Hera's body from behind.

"Your Majesty, I have a feeling that there is a very scary thing in the north of this continent, but it is definitely not caused by inferior insects like ferocious beasts."

Queen Hera speaks Western, but the etiquette pronunciations of "Your Majesty" and "Concubine" are all slightly stiff in Middle-earth. She and Sekhmet have recently begun to learn the etiquette of Middle-earth.

Therefore, what Queen Hera said may very well involve the foundation of the Third Continent, but when Lu Ming heard this beautiful Western queen calling herself "concubine", his heart still shuddered slightly.

Then Lu Ming shook his head, threw away his distracting thoughts, and asked: "North?" He was walking towards Heimusen, but Heimusen was probably not the "north" that Queen Hera said. After all, from the perspective of the entire third continent , Heimusen still belongs to the southernmost region.

Queen Hera nodded slightly, "Yes..." hesitated, "I have a hunch that that thing can make me become extremely weak when I feel it. In fact, it is not just because it is more powerful than me, but Because I have the same origin as it, in terms of the law of source power, it has just one more law, so the law that is more majestic than Mount Amamis should be..."

Lu Ming was slightly startled, knowing Queen Hera's guess. Queen Hera was the God of Wisdom on Mount Amamis.

In the world of Western gods, the only one who is higher than the God of Wisdom is the Supreme God of Oweluo Mountain, Juante, who is the chief of many sacred mountain gods in the West and can also be called the Western God Lord.

"Is he down too?" Lu Ming smiled, "It's really lively now."

If it was really Juan Te's projection that came to the third continent, then he might be the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered.

In fact, it's not surprising when you think about it. He has abducted the God of Wisdom, one of the most powerful gods among the Western gods. The Amanmis Mountain in the Western God Realm may have collapsed.

Now, is he going to take back the God of Wisdom in this earthly world?

Of course, what he came down was just a projection, because whether it was himself, Queen Hera, or the East and West Palaces, they could actually be regarded as the projections of the origins of the immortal world and the divine world themselves, and were subject to many secular laws.

Of course, whether it is the fairy world or the divine world, they are all part of the world of many higher life forms. In the vast universe, there are countless worlds of higher life forms.

You and others are just higher life forms in the human world.

But in the past, present and future, as well as in many parallel worlds, human society has several places where galaxies can thrive in the vast universe.

Nowadays, the fairy world, the divine world, etc. have only just been formed.

I have only realized these things now. When I came to the secular world as a projection, I would forget many things, not to mention that I, Queen Hera and others are newly condensed gods. They are still growing. But from the timeline, In the future, he and Queen Hera should be the Immortal Lord of the East and the Wisdom God of the West respectively, but at the current time point, in the land of ancestral origin, his rebirth has changed the timeline.

Perhaps, it was originally a magical power deliberately exerted by the future self.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming's heart trembled slightly. Maybe his future self would be so ambitious that he wanted to destroy the God Realm? Is that why he used his great supernatural powers to cheat and return to the past of his ancestral land to destroy the new gods in the divine world?

As for the God of Wisdom who was captured and made a prisoner of war by himself, and is now gradually being influenced by him and has a better and better relationship with him, it should not be something that his future self can think of.

But, having said that, originally in the land of ancestral origin, if I did not change my fate against the will of heaven, the God Realm would have an absolute advantage. This may also represent the future battle between the Immortal Realm and the God Realm. The Immortal Realm may be at a disadvantage, so I do not hesitate to sacrifice. He returned to his ancestral land at a great price.

As for the three trials on the three continents, they are probably places where advanced life forms in the small world, which formed advanced life forms earlier than the fairy world and the divine world, study the human world. But obviously, before I came, my future self had already expelled these foreign higher life forms today.

Now, I can only vaguely understand these things. I may have a lot of my own assumptions, but they are pretty much the same.

"You should have a good rest." Lu Ming stood up and saw that Queen Hera was not in any serious condition. She was just feeling the discomfort caused by the law of Mount Oweluo.

Speaking of which, I blame myself. Queen Hera has already switched to the fairy world camp, but he has never been able to help her integrate into the fairy world system as soon as possible, which is why she suffered a backlash.

"When we arrive at Heimusen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will pick you two up."

Lu Ming spoke, opened the immortal gate and left.

……

Within the scope of Heimusen, the first settlement that the convoy arrived was called Jiaoyadi. This settlement consisted of dozens of mountain people, living together on a black cliff that looked like it had been burned.

In fact, it can be regarded as a bandit's den, relying on the geographical advantage and danger to often plunder other weak settlements.

However, Arthur still had some dignity here. The convoy stopped far away, and Arthur went to get in touch first to inquire about the news.

After a while, Arthur turned around with a strange expression on his face.

But it is said that almost all the people left in Jiao Ya are old, weak, women and children, and the strong men have all gone down the mountain now.

Not only Jiaoya Land, but now almost all the young people in the settlements in Heimusen have been mobilized to go to the flower world in the north.

It is said that the ferocious beasts in the ferocious beast zone that were originally separated from the north and the south by thousands of miles have disappeared after this year's cold winter.

There is also news from wandering settlements that in the north, there is a world of flowers and flowers, which has not been invaded by ferocious beasts at all, and the people are as weak as sheep, and the land is fertile and wealthy. It is actually the legendary paradise. Legend has it that there is a paradise in the north, but it turns out that the entire The north is heaven.

"Sir, I don't know if the news is true. There have been some rumors before, but they are actually traps. But seeing that Kuroki Sen's young and strong women and children have already set off, it is obvious that they are abandoning their home here and cannot take them with them. The old and weak must have been abandoned... then it seems that it is indeed not a rumor."

Lu Ming nodded slightly and looked up in the direction of the dark clouds in the north.

A few days later, a red and black off-road Jeep was driving alone in the desert.

Yuanba was driving, and Yuanqing was sitting in the passenger seat.

In the back row are Lu Ming, Wheeljack and Short Blade Arthur.

Lu Ming ordered all the slave musketeers to return to Hedong City through the Immortal Gate.

Currently, only the five people in the car are going to the north. However, during the break, Lu Ming will open the Immortal Gate and return to Hedong Town to rest. At the same time, he will mark the opening of the Immortal Gate here.

The jeep is not very fast, and it avoids the immigrants from the settlements who are migrating frantically to the north.

When encountering terrain that is difficult for vehicles to navigate, a few people will get out of their cars and walk.

Although he avoided Arthur when sending the vehicle into the storage ring and summoning it, it seems that Arthur had already noticed all kinds of unusual things, and his attitude towards Lu Ming became more and more respectful and awed.

A few days later, Lu Ming and others encountered a team of old, weak, women and children that Heimusen had left behind. Lu Ming simply stopped calling for vehicles and blended in among them.

……

The town was filled with thick black smoke, ruined walls, corpses everywhere, and the smell of blood filled the air.

Renaissance-style buildings, the main road of the town, and the remnants of the horse-drawn bus tracks.

Lu Ming walked slowly, looking around at everything.

There is no doubt that it was the earliest settlement thugs who did it.

Looking at the buildings in the town and the corpses of some citizens who died tragically after fierce resistance, it is obvious that its technological level has entered the age of firearms. However, in the face of the sudden invasion by the mob, the town probably fell soon.

And judging from the situation, there has never been a wave of ferocious beasts here. It turns out that only the extreme south has been used as a small apocalyptic laboratory.

Nowadays, the barrier between the two sides has been opened inexplicably. The southern part of this comfortable world has to face the terrifying humans who have turned into beasts.

However, settlement residents should soon taste the bitter consequences.

With the population and technological level of this world, and it must be an orderly society, the settlement mobs simply cannot withstand the counterattack organized by them.

There is nothing that can be done about it. All the people in the settlement can see is the present, because they themselves cannot think about the future. Naturally, they cannot think about the future, and they do not have the ability to think logically.

"Ah, ah..." A little boy ran over with something in his mouth, and handed some black stuff that looked like a pot to Lu Ming, "Brother, you eat!"

It's the leftovers from some residents' homes in the town. The place has been massacred and plundered, so naturally there won't be anything good that can be found now.

But these dark crispy rice balls were already a super delicacy for little boys.

On the way here, Lu Ming chatted with the little boy for a few words. From then on, the little boy regarded Lu Ming as a relative and liked to stay with Lu Ming.

He has a disabled leg and it is difficult to walk. Therefore, although he is the prince of Heimusen, the son of the leader of Heimusen, King Heimu, he is also regarded as a discardable object during this great migration. , became a member of the abandoned old, young, women and children, otherwise underage boys could follow the large group of mature men.

All the young, old, women and children were left behind in Heimusen. However, the little boy’s mother, Princess Heimusen, took pity on her son and had a falling out with her husband. She ran away from home to prevent her husband from forcibly taking her away to wait for the army. After leaving, she returned to the settlement and organized the old, young, women and children to leave Heimusen and head north.

Staying in Heimusen, these old, young, women and children can only wait for death, so they might as well give it a try.

Fortunately, I met Lu Ming and others on the way, and provided them with some dry food and drinking water. They also secretly eliminated a group of wandering ferocious beasts and some settlement mobs with ulterior motives, so that most of the dozens of old, young, women and children arrived in Beiji safely. Yu Yu, a few people died on the road, there was nothing they could do about it.

Of course, saying it is the Northern Territory is just based on the geographical location of Heimusen. In fact, this "Northern Territory" is still located at the southern end of the third continent as a whole.

For those who were left behind, Lu Ming might be able to treat them, but to open a fairy gate to send them to Hedong, they would still need to be treated by health workers. Moreover, their life span was almost reaching its limit, so it was better to leave peacefully.

Seven or eight elderly women and two or three old men, seven or eight infant girls and under five years old, and four or five disabled boys, a total of more than 20 people, were brought safely to the Northern Territory. Lu Ming felt that he had asked his questions. No shame.

Heimusen himself didn't have an old man paralyzed in bed, and he knew why.

Old women and old men who are not yet paralyzed can do whatever work they can.

These people never dreamed that there would be a paradise like the Northern Territory. Even though there were corpses everywhere and many scenes were very bloody, they were so excited that they immediately entered the unburned house and rummaged around.

The little boy found the rice cooker from a burned-down two-story wooden building. Probably when the mob attacked, the family had just cooked rice, and it turned into a black rice cooker.

Lu Ming took the rice cooker from the little boy and noticed a slender figure walking quickly.

She is a pretty young woman with long reddish hair who is dressed in a sack dress. The slender calves exposed under the sack dress are also very white. She is wearing straw sandals. She is very different from the people in the settlement. This is "Stinger" Di, the wife of the leader of Heimusen. Baya, by the standards of the settlement people, is a stunning beauty. After all, Heimusen is one of the three major settlements in the south.

She is slender and looks very delicate and charming. In fact, you can tell from the name of the flower. It is a poisonous rose with thorns. It is said that her weapons can quench the poison, and the blood will seal her throat.

At this time, her pretty face was full of worry, and she walked over and said, "This place was not attacked by Heimusen."

This means that there is likely to be a larger settlement armed team nearby.

"But thank you, I will find a way to find my relatives." Debaya's deep blue eyes were filled with gratitude.

When she first met Lu Ming and others, she was full of vigilance. Although Arthur was very respectful to her, she had not remembered who Arthur was. She and her husband had met too many adventurer groups, and the more they knew each other, the more they knew him. She might be more dangerous. After all, in the vast desert, except for her and the two most loyal guards, the people she led had no fighting ability at all. The other party was five strong men.

But her bodyguard "Wolf Fang" Abbas is very familiar with Arthur and guarantees Arthur's success.

On the way together, the other party even provided some food and water, although it was strange. I don’t know how their package could have so many things and water when it didn’t look big.

After nearly a month of getting along, Dibaya has completely changed her view of the leader of the five, "Mr. Yuan". He is a very good man. She has never met such a man before. He gives the impression that he is from another world. .

Although I am a little reluctant, it is time to break up now.

After all, it is still very dangerous to be with these old, young, women and children like myself. The goal is too big.

Lu Ming was now dressed like a sack, and asked Di Baiya: "What are you going to do next, continue to look for the people in Heimusen?"

Dibaya shook her head slightly, "That's too dangerous. I want to take them away from the town and go to the countryside to see if they can find a place to stay. Anyway, it's much easier to find a stutterer here than in Heimusen. , and, being able to set foot on this land and see green grass and trees, a fairyland that can only be found in stories, my elderly people, even if they are really killed, will not blame me... At least, I No regrets! This is paradise!" A trace of perseverance flashed through his deep blue eyes.

Lu Ming thought for a while, "Then let's go together!"

Debaya was slightly startled.

Lu Ming said: "I also want to avoid the military front. The population in this world seems to be very dense, much denser than in the south. They will organize a counterattack soon." He looked at the sack piece on his body, "We need to change to this side Let’s find a pond or a small river to wash the local clothes, and then pretend to be refugees and go to the countryside to hide.”

Debaya nodded, "Yes, I'll take someone to strip off my clothes right now!"

Lu Ming had no choice but to say, "Then don't do it. I have some different clothes here, so don't disturb the deceased. There should be very few without blood stains on their clothes."

Debaya was surprised: "Do you have their clothes?"

Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Let's go, let's get out of here quickly." The styles of clothes here are similar to those of the Renaissance in the previous life. Nowadays, many slightly retro clothes have been collected in the Northern Territory.

……

Small bridges, flowing water, lush greenery, a very peaceful little village.

The arrival of a group of old, young, women and children led by Lu Ming and Di Baiya alarmed the lord of the village.

Originally, there were villagers armed with shotguns or muskets on the roofs of the village and at the entrance of the village. Depending on the situation, news of massacres in towns hundreds of miles away had already reached here, and there were also refugees who fled to surrounding villages. This village was relatively Although it is far away, there are also refugees who have traveled long distances to come here for safety.

The lord of this village is a fat man in his early twenties, but his little eyes are full of evil intentions.

The accent here is similar to that of the settlement people in the desert area, but Lu Ming seems to have an accent from another place. He was originally preparing for Arthur and the lord's livestock here, but seeing the appearance of the little fat man, Lu Ming took two steps and lowered his voice: "We escaped from the area where you said the looters were. I can provide you with their detailed information, but you must also promise to protect these old, young, women and children behind me."

The little fat man rolled his eyes, looked Lu Ming up and down, and finally nodded: "Okay! Come with me!" He turned around and waved to the village behind him, shouting loudly: "There is no threat, they are refugees fleeing!"

Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had no sympathy for the settlement people, the people traveling with him included elderly women and disabled children. Those elderly women had been kept in captivity as breeding tools, and those women who had been fierce since childhood were also following him. In Heimusen's large-scale operation, not to mention the disabled children, their future status will be similar to that of slaves.

Since we are traveling together by fate, by finding a place for them to settle down, I have accomplished my mission.

In the center of the village is a small earthen castle, which seems to be the residence of this fat little lord.

"My name is Andre Gillington, the son of the Duke from Castle Clinton!" After the peasant woman brought tea, the little fat man stroked his chest and bowed slightly, which was a very standard aristocratic etiquette.

Lu Ming stroked his chest, "Traveler Yuan, I say hello to you. My companions all call me Mr. Yuan."

"So, Mr. Yuan, please tell me about the situation in the south. More than a hundred years ago, the southern region suddenly lost contact with us. Are the current looters and thugs all from the south?" The little fat man asked first.

Lu Ming actually had more questions, but after thinking about it, he said: "Yes, as far as I know, a hundred years ago, many terrible beasts suddenly appeared in the southern region. They had no eyes, but sensitive hearing, just like the legendary beasts from Creatures from hell, the indigenous people in the southern region suffered heavy casualties in this catastrophe. Not many people were lucky enough to survive. Up to now, there are only tens of thousands of them, and the population is getting smaller and smaller. They are already on the verge of extinction, but During the coldest winter, some explorers suddenly discovered that all the ferocious beasts in the northern ferocious beast zone that spread thousands of miles were frozen to death. Generally speaking, the ferocious beasts are not active in the cold winter, so explorers dare to approach the towns and cities where the ferocious beasts are entrenched. The ferocious beast zone in the north, and then they discovered the passage to the North Territory, and found that the North Territory was like a paradise. Don't be surprised, the southern region has completely turned into a desert, and this is paradise for them."

There was a pause at this point, "They think the northern region, which is where your territory is, belongs to the south in terms of this continent. I wonder what the situation is like in the central region and the north?"

The little fat man blinked his eyes and said, "I haven't finished my question yet. Okay, I'll answer you. Let's each ask a question."

"This is the Principality of Fort Linton, one of the principalities in the south. It is loyal to Emperor Lionheart. The Holy Lionheart Empire is the most powerful empire on this continent."

When he said that the Lion Heart Empire was the most powerful, the fat boy Andre hesitated for a moment, but naturally he couldn't escape Lu Ming's eyes.

"Are the looters trying to kill us all? You said there are only tens of thousands of people in the extreme south, so how many are the total number of looters?"

Lu Ming nodded: "They are no different from wild beasts. They follow the rules of wild beasts. Therefore, if they encounter prey that cannot resist, it will definitely be bloody killing and robbery. As for the number of people, most of the looters stagger from They begin to learn killing skills as soon as they are toddlers. Therefore, although the extreme southern region only has a population of tens of thousands, except for slaves who are imprisoned as reproductive machines, almost everyone is a plunderer. However, I wonder if the southernmost settlements will Join this feast in their eyes, but I guess you will get the message sooner or later."

The little fat man Andre's expression became serious, and he murmured: "It seems that we have to ask for help. Our principality is small and barren... I am afraid that my father will listen to me again..." The following words were spoken in a low voice, making it difficult for people to hear. Less than.

Lu Ming glanced at him and asked: "There are several empires in this continent. What is their relationship like?"

The little fat man was stunned and said with a bitter smile: "Well, the Lion Heart Empire is in turmoil now. Of course, it has nothing to do with my little principality, and it has nothing to do with my little lord. There are two major empires in the mainland, and the Lion Heart Empire is in the south. , to the north is the Styx Empire. Originally, the two empires were equally matched, and the border was stabilized after the Hundred Years War. However, in recent years, many new inventions have appeared in the Styx Empire, and vehicles running on rails have also appeared. Our empire We are also planning to introduce it." He sighed, "It is said that the crown prince of the Styx Empire was enterprising, won over craftsmen, and came up with many new inventions."

Lu Ming, who was slowly sipping the tea, narrowed his eyes slightly and put down the tea cup.

"How much do you know about this Crown Prince?"

The little fat man spread his hands and said, "Is it my turn to ask a question?"

Lu Ming nodded, "Okay..."

The little fat man blinked his eyes, "The old people and children you asked me to protect also grew up in that environment? And you, too?"

Lu Ming shook his head: "I am not from the settlement. As for the old people and children traveling with me, you can see that they do not pose any threat. I can also pay them appropriately as their living expenses."

"Where are you from?" The little fat man stared closely into Lu Ming's eyes.

Lu Ming smiled: "It's my turn. How much information do you know about the crown prince of the Styx Empire?"

The little fat man spread his hands: "I don't know anything about him at all. I only know that five years ago, he was appointed as the crown prince of the Styx Empire!"

Staring at Lu Ming, "Where are you from?"

"My people and I have been living in seclusion underground for a hundred years according to the instructions of our ancestors. Only then did we see the light of day again and have contact with the people in the settlement." The history of Dwarf Daqiu was picked up by Lu Ming.

The little fat man stared at Lu Ming for a while, "Your answer may not be true, but forget it, because you do come from the civilized world, not those beasts."

Lu Ming nodded: "I wonder if you need to send an urgent letter to father and suggest that he seek help from the outside world immediately? We have a lot of time to continue talking about the rest."

"Yes, I will!" The little fat man's eyes looked a little sad. It was obvious that how to convince his father with this letter was a problem for him.

Lu Ming thought for a while, "How far is your father's Linton Castle from here? How do you spread the word? Carrier pigeon?"

The little fat man said with a bitter face: "How can there be carrier pigeons in my small territory? The postman used to come to my territory once a month, but now he can only ride on horseback to deliver letters. Fort Linton is more than three hundred miles away from here."

Lu Ming shook his head, "There is no need to write the letter. Although the plunderers ran barefoot, they were very fast, and they would definitely ask about the most prosperous cities from the captive slaves. I'm afraid there should be scattered ones by now. The marauders are attacking, let’s go directly to support them, and you will be the guide.”

The little fat man was stunned, "Us? Going to support?"

Do you think that there are no more than ten muskets in his village, and no more than a hundred young men, and they have to fight against tens of thousands of beast-like plunderers?

Lu Ming nodded: "You will know if you come with me."

……

Behind a mound, little fat man Andre looked at the airship that looked very strange to him with extremely strange eyes.

A small fast airship carrying about a dozen people.

Guiying and Yang Youji have entered the cockpit as pilots.

"Come on, come on up!" Lu Ming entered the airship first and waved to the fat boy Andre.

The little fat man hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked over. Lu Ming pulled his hand and entered the cabin. Then the airship door slowly closed.

The airship slowly lifted into the sky. The little fat man looked out the window and his expression changed drastically. He sat down on the ground and said, "Ah, ah, why are we flying! Help! Help!"

Lu Ming was helpless, but he also understood. Before this guy came up, he probably understood what kind of vehicle it might be, but he never dreamed that it was flying in the air, right?

"It's okay, it won't fall. If you move and scream, you may overturn the airship!" Lu Ming scared him, and it was funny in his heart. However, what he said was not entirely a lie. Such a small The load balance of the airship is still very sensitive. If the passengers are not honest and all jump around, it is not that there will be no accidents. The probability is very small.

The little fat man had closed his mouth tightly and was about to cry without tears. His hands were tightly holding the legs of the chair near him.

"You need to look down, recognize the road, and at least tell our driver the general direction!" Lu Ming said from the side.

The little fat man turned pale and shook his head.

Yuan Qing took two steps forward, held his neck and pointed his head towards the window. The little fat man immediately screamed like a pig.

Lu Ming was too lazy to pay attention to the farce in front of him, and knew that Yuan Qing would have a way to calm down the little fat man.

Sitting aside, Lu Ming looked at the leaden clouds in the north.

It is very likely that the crown prince of the Styx Empire is the projection of his powerful enemy in the secular world. The Western God Lord is also the most powerful enemy he will face so far.

Since I came to his territory, I should keep a low profile.

However, the looters entered the Principality of Linton Castle to burn, kill and loot more or less because of their own karma.

Due to emotions and reasons, he should also quell this killing, but he should act in the most low-key manner. Before the showdown with Prince Styx, he should not reveal his trump card easily, let alone make it known to everyone.

Immortal gates, storage rings, etc. are all his trump cards in this world of special rules.

"Ah, ah, those are the plunderers, are they too small? Ah, no, no, we are flying too high now!" The little fat man over there exclaimed, obviously discovering the settlement mob that was advancing rapidly. Armed.

Lu Ming thought for a while, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said to the cockpit: "When we approach Fort Linton, find a place where we can ambush and land."

Summon armed forces from the Immortal Gate to ambush the plunderers, and your own weapons can be quickly withdrawn from the Immortal Gate before the locals discover it.

The little fat man over there was shouting and screaming from time to time, apparently discovering an army of marauders heading towards Fort Linton.

More than an hour later, the airship landed slowly. The terrain here is hilly and a bluestone road winds away, which is obviously the official road leading to Fort Linton.

"We're not far from Fort Linton, right? You go deliver the message, and I'll lead some people to snipe the thugs here." Lu Ming smiled at the little fat man.

But the little fat man had just stepped out of the airship and was already bent over, retching repeatedly.

There are very few people who get airsick, but the airship is not as stable as an airplane. The little fat man's reaction was a little stronger when he sat on it for the first time.

After a long while, the little fat man stood up straight, looked at the road and said, "It's almost coming, there are still dozens of miles left! Why don't we fly there?"

Yuan Qing, who had already received the hint from Lu Ming, patted him on the shoulder, "My master just spoke, and you vomited so hard that the hot air balloon is broken and can't be used. We are here to snipe the looters. You go to the city to report the news." Bar!"

The little fat man was stunned and looked at the airship with a look of guilt in his eyes. He wanted to know how precious this magical balloon was, but he didn't know how many skilled craftsmen made it, but the usable distance was probably very short. Now for his own principality, Mr. Yuan did not hesitate to use this priceless magical means of transportation.

"Go quickly! Don't let the time we bought go to waste!" Yuan Qing urged the fat boy Andre.

"Let's go together!" the little fat man said anxiously.

Yuan Qing smiled and said: "It's okay, we still have a tool. If we can't resist, it's okay to hide and escape. Will we commit suicide? Don't worry!" He urged, "Time is precious, go quickly!"

Lu Ming also smiled: "We haven't reached the point of friendship where we have to sacrifice our lives for you, so go ahead!"

"That's what I'm talking about..." Andre looked deeply at Lu Ming and bowed sharply: "Thank you! Thank you! Then, we'll see you again, we must see you again!" He turned around and started running quickly.

(End of this chapter)