Alien world

Chapter 858 89. Tower of Desire
The shells fell into the rats with a shrill scream.

The terrifying impact instantly turned the Ratmen around the shell into a piece of minced meat, and the Ratmen who were closer were also blown away with broken limbs and internal organs.

Continue to fire aimlessly.

The soldiers didn't even have to take aim, there was nothing here but rats. A cannon blast would always kill some unlucky ratmen.

But this thing itself is as meaningless as standing on the beach and throwing stones into the sea...

The great, approachable, idol of teenagers and middle-aged and elderly women, the Lord of the Floating City, Annan Reeves looked at the endless tide of rats, and even despair became a luxury.

"How can this be completely eliminated..."

They are in urgent need of "rodent poison".

By plague and disease? But the Ratmen themselves are a breeding ground for all kinds of germs, and there are more germs on their bodies than alchemical elements.

Forget it, this is not something you should consider...

When the gods were still there, they were helpless against the rat-men. At most, they were driven to a corner of the Allen continent. During the turbulent period of the gods, it was already good to be able to suppress them.

When the floating city had three arcane energy cores, the mage tower was built to the sixth floor, magic gunpowder had a breakthrough, the total population reached 300,000, and the Holy Council sat in the front three rows, then Annan became slightly qualified to care about world news.

When looking back, Annan noticed many people standing behind the fort.

"You also want to open fire?"

Annan sensed their eagerness.

"We also want the Ratmen to bloom! Lord Annan, can we?"

"Let me think about it..."

Within a few minutes, people in the city were surprised to find that a sign had been erected in front of every fort in Liberty City: [3 silver for a cannon, 7 silver for a cannon]

It's a win-win-win. For people, killing ratmen themselves can greatly enhance their self-confidence. For soldiers, firing a cannon is just a fuse with no technical content. They are happy to be lazy. Annan not only gained the gratitude of soldiers and people, but also brought income to Liberty City.

Only the Skaven didn't think so.

In the past, there were some regular shellings. Just stay away from the elite rats and the rogue rats. They were just slave rats, not as valuable as that big iron ball. But those artillery pieces suddenly fired in all directions without any target, and countless lone ratmen suffered misfortunes.

Fortunately, although the floating city looks bulky and slow, it can actually climb over a mountain in a few minutes, so it won't harm the same group of rats for too long.

Before noon, Liberty City approached the last coalition army.

Annan put the mage tower on alert, and the scavengers stopped hiding underground. They all came out to patrol the streets with the Guards Corps and the Hellfire Corps.

Their vigilance was redundant, until the last broken coalition army took back the Free City and confirmed that they were not the rat men pretending to be the two high-level arms that the centurion said did not appear.

It seems that the McKean clan is very aware that the floating city above their heads is only louder than thunder.

At this point, Liberty City spent half a day picking up the survivors one by one.

The remaining question now is whether they should continue to wander around the battlefield or just go back.

Unsure, Annan simply gathered the officials together to vote. To his surprise, most people, including the two deputy city lords, thought they should go back.

Although they did not achieve any military exploits, just rescuing the coalition forces surrounded by ratmen was enough to make people happy.

Annan did not obey the majority, but voted against it first. He was also the only legend in the city: Skeleton King Leonefah.

Skeleton King's answer was very funny: "I am an undead. If you die, I will have many more of my kind."

It seems that Skeleton King voted against it on the surface, but actually stood in favor of it.

"Okay, just as you said."

After all, Annan's entire wealth is stored in Liberty City. It's like no knight would take his parents, wife, and children to fight with his opponent behind his grandmother's back when conquering an enemy country.

But retreat is one thing, and armaments preparation is another. Next they talked passionately about the need for more people in Liberty City, more soldiers, and more weapons.

First, the Hellfire Legion must be replenished with five thousand men, and then the Guards Corps and the Third Legion will be expanded to two thousand men each.

As for the foreign aid corps...if they are willing to stay, they will keep their designation, and at the same time, the reinforcements who are willing to stay will also be incorporated into the foreign aid corps.

There are no secrets in the Lord's Mansion of Liberty City. After they finalized the strategy, they started talking about the details in the city.

Do the radicals in the city think that’s it? Although we only have a population of 80,000, there are 60,000 young men among them, which can fully support the expansion of Hellfire to 10,000!

Conservatives believe that the proportion of radicals is too conservative. Ten thousand people are just a wave in the rat tide. Why not expand it to thirty thousand in one go?
"I don't understand."

Lionheart Sergeant Anthony came to the city lord's mansion as a guest at Annan's invitation and talked about the people outside: "Why are they so warlike?"

"Have you heard of the Tower of Desire theory?" Annan asked him.

"Tower of Desire...?"

"The lowest level of the tower is our basic desires: appetite, sleep, and reproduction. When we satisfy these, our desires will be elevated to the second level, and we will look for a safer and warmer residence and a better life. This Once one level is satisfied, we will have new desires, such as faith, glory, sympathy..."

"I do not understand."

Annan likes him. He is surrounded by smart people and sets himself up as Martin: "Because the people of Liberty City have satisfied the first two floors of the Tower of Desire, they have a lot of time to devote to satisfying their own spiritual desires."

"Still don't understand."

"...That is to say, the people of Liberty City have enough to eat and drink, and have no worries about food and clothing, so they want to protect all of this."

"understood."

Master Chief Anthony Lionheart is gone.

He still didn't understand, otherwise he would know the purpose of Annan coming to him to tell him this.

But don't worry, they still have plenty of time to get in touch.

"Tower of Desire? An interesting description..."

Evelin suddenly climbed in through the window.

Annan looked at the stairs and then at the window: "Why are you——"

"I said I came to see you in an emergency. Lilith cast a levitating spell on me. After I came here, I wanted to try to see if I could jump to the second floor and then..."

Annan tilted his head and asked the maid Abby: "Who is on duty today?"

"It's still Losey."

"Tell him he cleans toilets today."

Annan withdrew his gaze and watched as Evelin hid her secret joy and took out a newspaper: "Oh, it's not important. You should read this."

……

Kingdom of Ruikan, new royal capital, royal palace.

Crow angrily threw down the "Gemini Minister Weekly", and the newspaper slapped on the carpet showed a line of words: Liberty City Set Sail.

The accompanying picture is a floating scene of Liberty City taken from Freeport.

"You didn't tell me when Liberty City arrived in the Gray Mountains!" Crowe yelled rudely.

The minister who arrived lowered his head: "Your Majesty the King, we just saw it in the newspaper."

(End of this chapter)