Lord of the Desert

Chapter 446 Courtesy
Two days later, March 21st.

The lake is covered with fog and the wind and clouds are confusing.

At dawn, Hong Fan performed three sets of foundation-building punches in the courtyard, and also used traditional methods such as jumping on the spot and throwing and catching small balls to train his various functions.

Since he was promoted to the Xiantian position, apart from his daily routine of visualization and meditation late at night, he spent less and less time on clearing the meridians.

This is not to say that Hong Fan does not strive for progress.

Due to the limitation of his own talent, even if he practiced with all his strength, it would take him at least several years to make further progress. The cost-effectiveness was really too low.

But even though his cultivation level stagnated, Hong Fan found that his fighting power did not stand still.

Compared to the beginning of the year, his true energy has unknowingly increased by more than 10%. Although the changes in strength, recovery ability, reaction speed, etc. are not so obvious, they have definitely increased.

This is quite confusing.

At noon, the sun gradually rose, steaming away the cold fog.

Two of Shengyu's personal soldiers came to the gate of the courtyard, bringing with them an exquisite long sword, saying that it was a gift for Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Unlike other places, giving away weapons is a common thing in the army; so Hong Fan accepted them generously and gave the errand boy two taels of silver to resign.

After the people left, he drew out the sword and examined it. He saw that the sword was long and sharp, and should be the best among the Xuan-level weapons. Turning it over again, he saw a familiar sword inscription.

【Treat the world with courtesy】

It was the same knife that Xiao Chu used to cut the worm in public the day before yesterday.

Night visits, after-school chats, gifting of sabers...

Xiao Chu's "ulterior motives" were too obvious for Hong Fan to ignore.

A princess is condescending like this, just to show respect to the wise.

The method is nothing new, but the effect is usually good - even if ordinary warriors from poor families do not risk their lives, they will surely be loyal and obedient after receiving this treatment.

Hong Fan inexplicably thought of Dai Wangchen.

"It's a pity, Your Highness, I can't make a good knife."

He wrapped "Courtesy to the World" in plain cloth and placed it respectfully in the hall.

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Same day, afternoon.

The spring sun is bright and warm.

In Erbai City, leaves are green, flowers are blooming, butterflies are appearing, but one is unaware that a swarm of insects is coming.

Hong Fan and Gu Yixin walked through the deserted streets of Erbai City after the martial law and went to the garrison to attend the military meeting.

In the main hall of the palace, a plaque with the four characters "Iron Flame Flood" hangs high, and two circles of seats are arranged below.

Honggu and the other arrived quite early. They were bored, but not long after they sat down, they saw an imposing man in a purple robe striding in.

"Brother Shi?"

Hong Fan hurriedly stood up to greet him.

The person who came was actually the "lightning-fast" Shi Yuanwei.

The two had not seen each other for two years after the Wuzheng Garden Incident. Now they met again in a foreign land after such a long separation. They were both overjoyed and greeted each other arm in arm.

Guan Qimai’s transfer order was issued in the first month of the year.

However, Shi Yuanwei left Shenjing at the end of last year to hunt down a celestial being on the evil list, and did not return until the end of February after completing his mission, so he is late.

A quarter of an hour later, the three Yuanci gathered, five of the six Purple Ribbon Ti Riders (including Shi Yuanwei), the two Star Lords, the six local innates of Guxi, and senior generals from all the armies were all present.

As usual, Xiao Chu was the last one to show up and take his seat.

She noticed that Hong Fan was not wearing the "Courtesy to the World" sword, and felt a little disappointed, but she remained calm and introduced the newly arrived Shi Yuanwei and Yin Feihu to everyone in a normal tone.

The Purple Ribbon Cavalry had always been in charge of affairs independently and rarely worked together. Therefore, although Lin, Wen and others were colleagues with Shi, they were not familiar with each other.

The sound of chimes rang.

Wang Shengrong, the Sima of Shengyu Army, stood up, bowed to the princess, and looked at everyone.

"We are holding this meeting today because we have some important news to share with you all."

He cleared his throat.

"Scouts reported this morning that the main force of the insect swarm has begun to gather. The number of real insects is about 17,000. They are expected to arrive at the city within four days."

The news was serious, but the crowd was filled with silence.

Xiao Chu knew that morale could be boosted, and nodded secretly.

"Since March 16, Master Kongjie has been hunting the Zerg alone for four days, and there has been no news during this period."

Wang Shengrong continued to speak.

"Your Highness has issued a clear order before that warriors can only leave the camp for two days at most, otherwise they will be punished by military law. Master Kongjie has always known the seriousness of the matter. He has not returned for such a long time this time, maybe something unexpected happened."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavy.

The expressions of the Ti cavalrymen who came from the capital were particularly grim - because Kong Jie was the absent Purple Ribbon World Cavalryman.

During the ten days of traveling together, Hong Fan had dealings with this person several times.

He is tall and fat, with a straightforward personality. He uses a thick-backed sword. Although he has shaved his head, he does not abide by the rules. He has practiced the "Arhat Carrying a Mountain Technique" to the limit of the innate five combinations, and his combat power is quite good.

But the insect tide is more dangerous than usual.

These days, Xiao Chu had repeatedly reminded that no matter the number of Hunran and Xiantian warriors leaving the camp, they could only target lone soldier insects or sub-insects, and must avoid all general insects.

The reason is simple. The handsome insect has the ability to synchronize information remotely, and the general insect serves as its eyes and ears.

Once a warrior engages in battle with the latter and does not move away from the battlefield within a few minutes, he is likely to be blocked by the arriving enemy's Yuanci, and the consequences are self-evident.

"Sima Wang, Kongjie may have been delayed due to special circumstances."

Lin Luchuan forced a smile.

Among the people who came from Shenjing, she had the best relationship with Kongjie.

"I hope so."

Wang Shengrong nodded and continued reading.

"The scouts reported back at noon, confirming the location of the two underground mother nests of the insect swarm east of Feiyan Pass - in Dianshan Village, 120 miles southwest of Erbai City, and Zhutang Village, 140 miles northwest."

"How was this discovered?"

Hong Fan asked curiously.

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He still has no good way to locate the buried handsome insects, and the mother nest is more important than a single handsome insect.

"This matter is not as difficult as Young Master Hong thinks."

When Wang Shengrong saw that it was Hong Fan who asked the question, he forced a smile.

"In order to ensure the strength of the true insect's shell, the mother insect needs to consume a large amount of metal minerals when laying eggs. Therefore, Your Highness sent elite troops to monitor the largest iron ore areas in the Sanshan Basin in advance. As expected, they found the mother nest by following the worker insects returning from mining."

Hong Fan suddenly understood what was said.

Just as Wang Shengrong was about to continue, he was interrupted again.

"Shi has always heard that the Zerg are good at fighting to support the enemy. Now that we have discovered their lair, shouldn't we go straight to their lair?"

The speaker was Shi Yuanwei, and his tone contained some righteous indignation as if the rabbit had died and the fox had grieved.

"Shi Zishou may not know that this matter is very difficult."

Wang Shengrong patiently explained.

"The Zerg mother nest is a huge underground palace, often tens of meters deep and two to three hundred meters long and wide. The birthing room of the queen and the hatching room of the eggs are located in the safe zone at the bottom.

According to our past experience, a mother nest is usually guarded by two to three thousand true insects, and there are tens of thousands of sub-insects. The tunnels are narrow and dark, and they are interconnected. Just maintaining a sense of direction is a difficult task.

In addition, in order to hatch, the temperature inside the mother nest is very high, equivalent to mid-summer noon, and the middle and lower layers are filled with toxic gases. It takes at least the penetration realm to withstand it for a short period of time, and it is almost impossible to force your way in. "

"Even innate warriors can't do it?"

Shi Yuanwei asked back.

“Even if multiple innate warriors enter the passage, they will surely die if they are blocked from front and back by insect soldiers.”

Wang Shengrong returned immediately.

"Are the insect soldiers so strong?"

Shi Yuanwei was a little skeptical.

He had never seen a real insect but he had killed many snake people - ordinary snake people could fight against the heavily armored elite soldiers of the human race with their bare hands, which made them extremely powerful soldiers.

"Brother Shi, if they are in an open area, the insect soldiers' combat power is probably slightly weaker than the low-level Penetration. If they are in a narrow terrain like a tunnel, they may be as strong as the peak Penetration."

Hong Fan explained.

"Besides, the Zerg are good at dispatching. If we linger on for a while, we may be surrounded by the enemy's Yuanci and become a turtle in a jar."

The general of the Shengyu Army added.

"If Xiantian doesn't work, does Yuanci not work either?"

Shi Yuanwei knew that Hong Fan never exaggerated when he spoke, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

"No."

The person who spoke was Zhou Wenyang.

"Only one person can defeat four with two fists."

"What if the three venerables go together?"

Shi Yuanwei had just arrived and his mind hadn't yet come to its senses.

"Don't underestimate the wisdom of the insect swarm. If the three of us go together, the commander will probably let us attack in the tunnel and directly dispatch all the Yuanci to airdrop into Erbai City. Maybe we can't kill too many people, but it shouldn't be difficult to destroy all the facilities on the top of the city."

Zhou Wenyang didn't like the new Purple Ribbon Cavalry's interruptions, but seeing that he was familiar with Hong Fan, he restrained most of his sarcasm.

"Looking at the Zerg's attitude of living and dying at will, the last thing they fear is losing their lives! And if the mother nest was easy to deal with, there wouldn't be so few people west of Leihuo Pass."

Shi Yuanwei had sweat on his forehead and kept silent.

PS: The operations officer gave birth successfully on the 14th and we welcomed a daughter.

During this period, I successfully completed my mission of accompanying my mother during childbirth and also received a shocking education.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

Sincerely speaking.

This month is definitely going to be busy, but try to write as much as possible.

Thank you everyone.

(End of this chapter)