Chapter 1378 Discovery of the Alliance Front

In the all-out counterattack launched by the Union Army on the wasteland, the northern line maintained by the main force of the Cecil Empire may be regarded as the most distinctive style of painting on this vast battlefield-the bright style of painting here is not because of The mechanized battle of the Cecilians and the continuous emergence of new weapons, but because throughout the war, there was always a lush "forest" advancing with the imperial soldiers...

The "distant derivative body" of the giant tree of Sorin - this ** forest starts from the southern foot of the dark mountain range, spreads all the way on the surface and underground at the same time, and extends into the wasteland with a gentle but unwavering attitude. Together with the main force of the empire, it has advanced to the high ground south of the scorched mana, and wherever the ** forest goes, even the corrupted and polluted wasteland is gradually showing a "vigorous" state.

At least on the surface, the lush forest scene is much more refreshing than the desolate and terrifying wasteland, and as for the less "beautiful" parts buried in the depths of the forest... the imperial soldiers said that it would be nice to see too much. just get used to it...

The night is gradually falling, the scorching battlefield has cooled down, the cannons and engines that have roared for a day have died down in the dusk, and the soldiers have already built temporary fortifications on the edge of the ** forest, and began to prepare for tomorrow's operation. Recharge your batteries. Philip walked in this newly built camp, the sound of soldiers' passwords in the distance and the buzzing of dragoon fighter planes in the sky were the sounds he was most familiar with these days.

He looked beyond the energy barrier in the south of the camp, and saw a vast and barren land stretching all the way to the horizon in his vision. The filthy land was devastated, with scars swept by shells and flames everywhere, gray-black ashes of aberrations and The torn wreckage of the biochemical behemoth was scattered among the shell craters, and the smoke and dust continued to rise from the shell craters emitting residual heat, like a tulle under the faint yellow sunset.

But when his gaze turned to the other side of the camp, he saw a large expanse of luxuriant forest, countless unnamed towering giant trees filled his field of vision, and the roots of the giant trees penetrated deeply into the forest with a posture full of power. Among the purple-black soil, there are dense bushes and various low flowers and plants growing scatteredly at the foot of the giant trees-if you don't know the truth, I am afraid that anyone will think that this is an ordinary and vibrant land. Just a lush forest.

When only focusing on the forest, no one would have imagined that beyond the border of the forest is the wasteland of Gondor, which is a forbidden area for life.

Even Philip himself would always feel a sense of absurd confusion when he saw this vast forest advancing with the legion, as if he felt that this wasteland had been healed, and those who were only a few feet away from the forest The pollution in the film actually lost a sense of reality out of thin air.

But he knew that the "vitality" created by this filthy forest was only a temporary illusion, and the pollution in this wasteland was still spreading, even under the most luxuriant plants in the forest, there was a non-stop "Fighting"—Beltera's life force is fighting against the toxins in the wasteland, her roots are fighting against the root network of those dark priests,

This kind of confrontation is endless, and only the purification devices that are continuously built on the road to march can truly solve the spread of pollution forces.

Footsteps came from the side, and Philip heard Wright's voice ringing in his ears: "It seems incredible... A world full of life is advancing with us. To be honest, when I first learned that the giant tree of Thorin was involved in the battlefield I never thought it would turn out like this.”

Philip nodded slightly to the leader of the Church of the Holy Light, and then said with emotion in his tone: "Did you know? The Black Forest at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains completely disappeared yesterday afternoon."

Wright's expression was a little surprised, but before he asked, Philip took the initiative to say: "In order to replenish more biomass and reduce the production pressure of the biomass synthesis factories along the line, Ms. Bertila has been competing with the black forest for nutrients. , it turns out that... the savage black forest failed to snatch the tactician Ms. Bertila, and the terrifying forest that blocked the border of civilization for seven hundred years was finally 'starved to death'... What we see now Some of the biomass of the trees that have been found may have been stripped from the remains of the Black Forest."

Even the usually mature and prudent Wright didn't know what to say at this time—in the old Ansu era, the black forest at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains was already a well-known "desperate situation" in northern countries. The terrible legacy of "tide" and the proof of the decline of human civilization, the black forest plays the same role as the dragon's lair, the dark dungeon, and the wizard's castle in the mouths of countless bards and adventurers. Parents will use it to scare disobedient ones Children, reckless mercenaries and explorers will boast of their bravery and insight with the bragging "Black Forest Adventure Story", but now such a thing that was once regarded as a hopeless and natural danger has disappeared, and because of Did he starve to death while grabbing soil from the giant tree of Thorin... How can there be any reason for this?

Wright doesn't know how far-reaching this incident will have in the future. Anyway, he is convinced that future adventurers will no longer be able to brag about the Black Forest...

"Anyway, it's a good thing," Wright finally shook his head, "Now our transportation troops will be extremely safe when passing through the Black Forest, and the engineers at the South Gate Fortress don't have to be dispatched two or three times a year to burn those that are constantly burning. sprawling plants."

Philip nodded, and at this moment, a slight rustling sound suddenly came from near them. Wright followed the sound and saw a brown-black "vine" with a wrinkled skin running along the bushes on the edge of the camp. Cong moved quickly, and then the brown-black vine seemed to have noticed this side, turned around and leaned towards this side, and quickly came to him and Philip.

Philip saw that the vine was curling, and its thick and powerful end structure was tightly "grasping" a large piece of flesh that looked like a beast's limb - this should be the remains of those biochemical synthetic beasts in the Wasteland Legion, because normal The aberrant body will turn into ashes and dissipate soon after death. Only these synthetic beasts bred by dark priests and copied in large quantities using unknown monsters as blueprints will leave this kind of "corpse".

The vine rolled up the big piece of "trophy" and shook it up and down in front of Philip a few times. The young commander was a little dazed for a while, but Wright next to him quickly reacted, picked up the heavy burner, and adjusted the output to The youngest then pointed at the lump of meat, and with the sound of breathing fire, the flames burned on the lump of meat, and quickly turned it into a mature state—and carefully avoided the roll Vines with chunks of flesh.

The vine rolled up the roasted meat and waved up and down in front of Wright a few times, as if to express his gratitude. This scene made Philip dumbfounded: "Wait a minute... Ms. Bertila started eating cooked food?"

"Sometimes," the vines couldn't speak, and it was Wright next to him who explained, "At first, a white knight casually threw the remains of biochemical beasts roasted by the burner to the vines that came out to 'forage', and Berti Ms. La seemed to be satisfied with this, and then more soldiers began to give roasted meat to these passing vines, and sometimes Ms. Bertila herself would bring meat picked up from the battlefield to the vines. Soldiers with burners asked them to help bake it... Don't you usually pay attention to this?"

Philip: "...I have no idea!"

The young commander was stunned for a while, and then the corners of his mouth suddenly trembled: "Why do I think this is weird... According to this, our soldiers get along with this **** forest quite...happy ?”

"We are all comrades fighting side by side," Wright said seriously, "What's more, the forest usually provides the soldiers with some fruits and sterilized clean water, which are very valuable supplies on the front line. All grateful.”

The corner of Philip's mouth trembled again, and he thought that this should be regarded as a friendship feeding each other...

At this moment, the portable magic net terminal he hung on his chest suddenly vibrated, and after the communication was connected, a soldier's hasty report came to his and Wright's ears: "Sir! Go to the southeast to survey The terrain scouting team found something!"

Philip and Byron were taken aback at the same time, and then Philip frowned slightly: "The specific situation, what did you find?"

"It seems to be an abandoned ancient facility - the main structure remains unbelievably intact, and there seems to be a weak energy flow in the depths," the soldier replied from the magic net terminal, "There are no abnormal body activities around the target site. The team did not rush in and is currently on remote security around the facility."

"Very well, let them wait there, the expert team will be here soon," Philip said quickly to the communication device, and then looked up at Wright, "I think I have to go and see for myself... Do you think it will What is it?"

"No matter what it is, the 'legacy' that can keep the structure intact in this wasteland is very unusual," Wright said with a serious expression, "either it is extremely lucky, or it is protected by some kind of high-level force... you You have to see for yourself."

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The location reported by the reconnaissance team was not far from the frontline base, and it was even within the cover of the base's artillery. Therefore, it didn't take long for Philip, who left the base with a team of experts, to find the reconnaissance soldiers who were on standby in the wasteland. Immediately afterwards, he saw the "ancient facility" described by the soldiers——

It was a building located on a high ground, a large-scale building, composed of a cylindrical main body with a curved dome and several small outbuildings, it stood under the increasingly dim sunset, the dim yellow Skylight coated the surface of its main structure with a layer of rust-like texture. Hundreds of years of erosion and the continuous accumulation of wind and sand made the entire building complex present a gray-black color that was almost the same as that of the surrounding land, and part of it was buried in the In the dust-this also caused the dragoon pilots who were scouting in the air before to be unable to distinguish it from the jagged boulders piled up around it at a glance.

But these weathered and mottled traces only affect the appearance of this building - most of its structure still stands intact on this land. From the towering main exterior wall and the simple and elegant building roof, Philip still It can be vaguely seen the once glorious appearance of this thing - as a certain technological crystallization of the ancient Gondor Empire, it lingers with a desolate and mysterious atmosphere.

"When we found it, the magic sensor device began to show a weak and intermittent fluctuation," the soldier who first discovered the facility came to Philip, said after a salute, and at the same time took out the sensor that he carried with him. Device, this small machine with a magic power detection rune array and a small focusing crystal is projecting a light curtain that is constantly changing in brightness and darkness, but the lines in the light curtain are blurred, "There may be something still in the depths of the facility Run—we found an entrance on the side of it, but didn't rush in."

"You're doing the right thing. All suspicious facilities found in the wasteland should be dealt with by experts on the spot," Philip nodded, looking back at the few technicians who came with him. They are experts in both archeology and classical magic. Experts with certain achievements, these experts are obviously more professional than ordinary soldiers—and more professional than his general, when it comes to those weird gadgets found in the wasteland, "What do you think? This facility... what it might be for use?"

"The specific function of the facility needs to be further searched to determine," said a gray-haired middle-aged man, his gaze would fall on the building not far away from time to time, and the twinkling light in his eyes showed that the scholar I am a little excited at the moment, "But judging from the structure that can be seen so far, this facility should not be used for military or civilian purposes-the military facilities of the Gondor Empire usually have huge energy spark towers, even if the towers are destroyed, There will also be large-scale traces of the base, and civilian facilities will not be set up in this wilderness far away from the urban agglomeration... The energy reaction inside the facility is particularly noticeable, after all, theoretically all facilities in the Gondor era It relies on the dark blue energy network to provide magic power, but we all know that this network has long since collapsed..."

The middle-aged scholar talked endlessly with an excited expression, but soon he realized that his general might not want to listen to such a long list of theoretical knowledge at this time, so he immediately restrained the urge to continue talking: "In short , we need to investigate further—this is the first thing we have found in the wasteland so far that it is so completely preserved, and it even has energy reactions in it!"

Philip glanced back at the soldiers behind him—these soldiers were well-trained, well-equipped, and had experienced all the rigors of the battlefield, but even with these soldiers by his side, he had to remain utterly cautious.

It was an ancient facility from the Gondor era—no one could tell what kind of danger would be hidden in such an ancient ruin, a magical trap left by the ancients? An energy conduit leaking out of control? Or just a crazy Iron Man soldier?

It's all possible.

In this wasteland full of death, ruined ruins are dangerous, but those that are still "alive"... are often more dangerous.

"Sara, take your squad in to check the situation," Philip reminded the soldiers who were about to enter the facility as the vanguard, "everyone be vigilant, don't mess with things that shouldn't be moved, keep the communication open, and call back at any time." Send the screen - after entering the facility, don't rush into it, wait for the advice of the rear technical experts, and if you encounter sudden danger, you can immediately abandon the mission and retreat."

"Yes, General!"

The young soldier named Sara saluted immediately, and then led a small group of soldiers towards the facility.

Philip, who stayed beside the command vehicle, signaled the accompanying technical sergeant to open the magic net terminal, and the scene seen by Sara's team was then presented on the holographic projection above the terminal.