Alien world

Chapter 1336 Chapter 258. Underground
"We are running low on food."

Wilson, wrapped in snow, returned from the storage area.

The situation is not optimistic.

Compared to being driven into the mountains in the snow, with little food left, the devastating blow to the development of the free people was what made them feel most depressed.

This meant that their ideals had no room to fight back against the brutal suppression of their lords.

"It's not that bad. Many people are scattered and hiding, but they are forced to lose contact."

Compared to Wilson's pessimism, the experienced Little Small is more mature and more determined.

The lords' reaction speed was too fast, which was completely different from the slow reaction of the Kingdom of Rekanel. So when the knights loyal to the lords launched a charge, the free people who lacked intelligence were completely unable to react in time.

"We alone are no match for those knights."

Wilson squatted before the crackling fire and put his hands over it to warm himself.

So in addition to training the free people, we also need to let the professionals join them.

The latter, Little Smoo, had rich experience, but was caught off guard by the lord, while the former...whether it was to allow people to acquire knowledge or power, it had to continue day and night.

Thinking of this, Little Simo suddenly understood something.

Lord Annan, you asked the people of Free City to learn to read, to establish a college, and to publicize the breathing method, is it because you have seen these things a long time ago...

As if hearing the call, a figure suddenly walked into the cave.

"Huh, I almost couldn't find you... But you hid so well, I don't think those hounds outside can find you either."

Wilson stood up nervously, but instead of relaxing when he saw the person coming in, he became even more nervous.

"Lord Annan, why are you here?" Little Simo stood up in surprise.

"Everything is going well over there, so I came over here to take a look." Annan lifted his hood and showed a smile that was very familiar to the people of Liberty City: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

With Annan's arrival, there is hope.

Whether it was Little Smalls, Wilson, or the other people in the cave who had only heard of Annan's name, they all showed a clear sense of relief.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you..."

All the efforts were wasted overnight, and Little Small felt very guilty.

"It doesn't matter. Even if he is a general, the first sound he made when he was born was crying, not an order."

For people like Little Smalls, setbacks equal growth.

As for the growth of Elimoas...Annan declined to comment.

He also felt that this was inappropriate, but Ilimayas was just a dragon, and a dragon should not be constrained by human values.

"What are you going to do next?"

Annan motioned for them all to sit down, and he sat down next to the fire as well.

"The lords are keeping a close eye on the coal mines. I plan to focus on the villages and towns and those in power who agree with our ideas."

But this is bound to be a long process, requiring persistent influence. No revolution can be completed in just a few months - the Kingdom of Rekanel is an exception.

The kingdom is like a shaky pillar of sand, which will spontaneously collapse from the bottom up with just an external force.

As for the Broken Mountains... the powerful class holds power firmly in their own hands, and their own interests bring them together. It is difficult for powerless civilians to cause any trouble.

Annan was also thinking.

He originally prepared two endings for the Broken Mountain people:

Support Killian to take power, stabilize the country's regime, and then change the status quo from the inside out.

Or let the people be the masters of their own affairs, but the price would be the death of a large number of people, especially the nobles, who would easily make the outside world regard themselves as messengers spreading war.

The former ended with Killian's death, and the latter needed time, and time was what they lacked the most. Joan was ready to fight the Oyster Gang, and Smalls and his gang couldn't just take their time recruiting members.

It doesn't seem impossible... They work one in the open and one in the dark, Joan expands the territory, and Little Smoo spreads the ideas.

"Lord Annan, we need supplies." Little Smokey took the opportunity to tell him all about his predicament.

"Don't worry, I'm here for this." Annan was about to tell him his thoughts when a bloody figure stumbled out from the depths of the cave.

Annan stood up and asked: "You haven't searched here?"

Wilson said with the same amazement: "They are the ones sent to search the abandoned mines."

The figure fell to the ground, twitching and unable to get up. Annan rushed forward and tore open the magic scroll to heal his injuries.

"Who hurt you?"

His body was covered with beast-like claw marks and dense bite marks, even his bones were exposed, looking extremely miserable.

"Rat...rat man..."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a rustling and squeaking sound from deep in the cave, followed by a swarm of rats and a pair of scarlet eyes.

The remaining free people who had weapons held their weapons tightly, and those who were unarmed picked up stones.

"Don't do it!"

Annan spoke up to stop them, and then they were surprised to see Annan making rat-man-like noises.

"I am Annan Reeves, a friend of your Skavens of Stuhn."

Annan's rat language had some effect. The surging rats stopped where they were. The pair of scarlet eyes, which were almost as tall as Annan, stared at Annan: "You human things... all must die... feed them to the children!"

The ratman who was commanding the rat group screamed, and just as the rat tide was about to rush over, a black mole suddenly jumped out and stood upright to block them.

"Friend! Swater! Friend! Swater!"

It screamed alternately in Common and Skaven.

Annan still remembers it, the fat mole that sent him a letter: "Why are you here?"

"dig……"

"What are you digging for?"

……

Raymond family, underground.

Lord Raymond walking in the cave was like a huge rock, blocking the entire cave tightly.

With his body almost sticking to the rock wall, after dozens of seconds, he came to a spacious underground cave.

Lady Melanie thought she controlled the entire Raymond family and could even compete with the great lords, but she never knew there was such a large area under the family.

And in the center of the underground cavity, stood a huge irregular metal fragment that looked like it had fallen off from some giant object.

If Annan saw it, he would be shocked to find such a large piece of mountain copper, and would pounce on it to kiss and bite it.

With the arrival of Lord Raymond, a corner of the mountain copper fragment lit up with obscure patterns.

"Those rats are getting closer and closer to my treasure..."

Raymond, who was known for his arrogance and irritability in the outside world, now had a face full of piety and enthusiasm, and he lay on the ground: "Great lady, please give me some more time. I will use Annan to eliminate all outsiders and traitors, take back the power, and dedicate the entire Golden Mountain Range to you..."

The lines flickered, and a name echoed throughout the entire underground cavity.

"Annan..."

(End of this chapter)