Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1865 The action begins

On a new day, on the desert border, a gnoll squad led by Bloodfang is carrying out its daily patrol mission.

At midday, the desert is like a giant furnace, scorching everything in this land.

Under normal circumstances, gnolls will choose to carry out their activities at dawn and dusk, but they can also withstand the desert climate at noon, demonstrating their strong adaptability.

Their fur blends seamlessly into the yellow sand, almost like a special camouflage pattern, making them virtually invisible to the naked eye when they lie down.

The task itself was undoubtedly arduous, but compared to the days when they were starving and their lives were in constant danger, what was this?
At least they can eat well and sleep soundly now.

Time slipped by unnoticed as the gnoll sentinels carried out their daily watch duties.

After confirming the position of the sun in the sky, Bloodfang guessed that it should be almost time for the shift change.

Just then, a red dot in the distance caught Bloodfang's attention.

Bloodfang immediately spoke up upon realizing that something was wrong.

"Everyone, lie down!"

The jackals lay prone in the scorching yellow sand, and their concealment increased dramatically.

While remaining prone, Bloodfang skillfully pulled out his binoculars and looked at the red dot in the sky.

At that moment, a huge red airship suddenly came into Bloodfang's view.

This was clearly something the Undead Sentinels couldn't detect at all, since the Undead usually waited under the yellow sand and it was difficult for them to detect an intrusion from high above in time.

Looking at the red airship, Bloodfang seemed dazed for a moment.

Did this thing also appear when the goblins launched their attack on our territory?

At this moment, Bloodfang was not certain. He must have only vaguely glimpsed a red dot at the time, but did not pay much attention to it. He might even have thought he was seeing things. It was only when he saw it again today that he felt a sense of familiarity and that he had this feeling.

Meanwhile, aboard the red airship, a goblin lookout was operating a significantly larger telescope to scout the desert below.

During this process, the goblin lookout keenly spotted a reflection.

"Attention, suspicious reflection detected!"

As he gave the warning, the goblin lookout quickly adjusted his binoculars and looked toward the spot where he had just noticed the reflection.

However, after scanning the area several times, they found no clues.

At the same time, lying in the scorching yellow sand, Blood Fang was sweating profusely.

Just now, when he was observing the red airship across the way with his binoculars, a reflection suddenly appeared on the red airship.

The previous sentry training made Bloodfang realize instantly that there were probably people on that red airship using binoculars to scout the situation here!

Without time to think, Bloodfang quickly put away his binoculars and told his team members to hide.

But that's clearly not a long-term solution.

The red airship held a significant aerial advantage; if the enemy continued to move, their oasis base would soon be exposed to their view.

The most urgent task at hand is to notify the troops in the rear as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Bloodfang immediately blew the whistle on his body. The whistle, with its specific frequency, sounded like birdsong and echoed throughout the area.

The different frequencies and lengths of these whistles represent different meanings.

Due to the recent entry into a state of high alert, in order to ensure communication efficiency, there are dedicated messengers in the vicinity, carrying small communication cubes and standing by in the area.

The moment the whistle blew, the previously relaxed messenger immediately tensed up and began to carefully decipher the message of the whistle.

[Enemy. In the air?]

Upon confirming the information, the messenger was startled. While immediately operating the small communication cube to contact the oasis base behind him, he also subconsciously glanced at the sky.

The goblin airship had not yet entered the area that the messenger could see with the naked eye, so he couldn't see anything at the moment.

However, this is not his job.

Regardless of what news came back from the front, his job was to inform the oasis outposts in the rear.

"This is Message Number Three. Sentinel signal received. Content: 'Enemy,' 'Airborne.' Over!"

At the same time, inside the frontline oasis stronghold, Wei Qing, the newly appointed frontline commander, had no time to think after confirming the news and immediately issued orders...

"Pass on my order: send a squad of Giant Eagle Knights to check the situation in the outer airspace and confirm whether there are any traces of the enemy!"

Upon receiving the message, the Giant Eagle Knights squad stationed at the Oasis outpost immediately set out.

After issuing the order, Wei Qing also fell into deep thought.

Both Saint Laurent Fortress and Rakshasa Fortress are very important passes. Once they are captured, the enemy can directly invade their Great Zhou territory.

Therefore, it was natural that a general needed to be in charge. Shi Lei and Li Ce were both unavailable, so the command work at the front-line stronghold fell to Wei Qing.

This was his first battle after completing his military career, and Wei Qing took it very seriously, eager to perform well.

The giant eagle riders were highly efficient, mainly because there were virtually no obstacles in the air. The goblin airship was so large that the giant eagle riders could lock onto it at a glance from a great distance.

The opposing goblins' primary observation target is the ground. In their view, they are like the overlords of the air. They probably never expected that other aerial units would appear and shake their status as the overlords of the air.

This made the Eagle Riders' operation go very smoothly.

Maintaining a safe distance, after confirming the target, the captain of the Giant Eagle Knights squad immediately sent a member back to relay the message.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team, led by himself, flew directly to a higher altitude to keep an eye on the goblin airship's every move.

During their brief observation, they discovered that the goblin airship had a blind spot: directly above it.

Within a relatively short distance, the Giant Eagle Knights were highly efficient at moving, and the Giant Eagle Knight responsible for relaying messages quickly returned to the Oasis outpost.

"Report! A large red device spotted in the air, resembling a hot air balloon at the top, but with a structure resembling a ship's hull hanging below..."

The Great Zhou's Giant Eagle Knights had seen most of the things like hot air balloons, so describing them now wasn't difficult.

Wei Qing had always been a decisive person, and now, after hearing the giant eagle knight's description, he issued the order without hesitation...

"Order the Giant Eagle Knights squad to shoot it down immediately!"

(End of this chapter)