Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

"Thank you very much. I will keep an eye on it." Seeing Lin Ji's straightforward and serious tone, Lu Meng stopped talking about other things and said frankly, "In any case, this will not affect our cooperation with Black Scratch - and I won't let it affect it either."

Just as he promised when he sent Princess Seto to the Black Scratch mission, that place was safe but not easy at all.

It can be said to be a bloodless battlefield.

Combined with the connections and informants that Bo had left behind when he was working for the anti-slavery factions, Lu Meng had already left his own source of intelligence in the Black Scratch. This way, even if he didn't go there in person, at least he could ensure that even if any major changes occurred, they would not be completely clueless and caught off guard.

As for the current situation of the Gray Desert Relay Station, Lu Meng was not surprised - if he put himself in the shoes of the Tech Hunter, when he sets up a station in Flash in the future, would he be able to resist "deep communication" with the Relay Station and use the other party's power to do something beneficial to himself?

impossible.

It would be better to say that from the very beginning, Lu Meng conceived of promoting this plan with a similar purpose in mind.

To put it in a nice way, it is to exert influence.

Simply and crudely, it can also be called infiltration.

Both sides knew it.

What’s more, it’s Long En?

They are so tolerant of foreign forces because the purpose of the existence of the Tech Hunters is simply to provide services and hire for the Mechanics - to put it more extremely, if Kral's Choice can help them explore the ruins like the current hunters, World's End will probably not be reluctant to support the Berserkers in restoring their country.

But judging from Wolfe's experience.

Even the seemingly purest mechanics have deep pockets at the top.

This job is not that easy.

The reason why Tech Hunters has been able to maintain itself as a complete and relatively independent organization until now is that their original founders still had some idealism.

And this kind of brilliance still occasionally flickers in the inheritance of several generations and has not been completely extinguished.

"I understand what the Sword Master is going through. I experienced the dead bees infestation at the hub before. That outbreak was too sudden. If we don't find out the cause and let it spread to the whole world, the consequences will be disastrous." Lu Meng continued, "And even if we don't talk about such a 'grand' reason, I still have several friends in the direction of Kirishima. Like you, I don't want to see any accidents happen there."

"You..." Hearing Lu Meng suddenly mention her teacher, Lin Ji didn't react for a moment, and then said blankly, "You really noticed it."

Lin Ji was fearless when facing Qin, but only when the watcher mentioned Kirishima did she show a trace of worry and hesitation.

In other words, the defense was broken.

Just as the Gray Desert will inevitably secretly trip up Lu Meng once it expands its influence among the Tech Hunters; Lin Ji is also worried that if other factions gain power, their support for Alk's actions in the Mist Island will be reduced.

Five years ago, when a new round of dead bee infestation broke out, Lu Meng was powerless and could not protect himself, so he had to choose to escape to the south.

But other bigwigs in the world have not ignored it.

The Shek Kingdom set up a defense line along the Vanity Valley, clearing the fields and ensuring that the kingdom was not invaded by monsters; the Holy Kingdom's Prime Minister and Senior Inquisitor Seta led the army to attack the Mist Island and even recaptured an abandoned sacred base as an outpost.

Even the hub station controlled by the Wave Ninjas became a fortress for resisting and clearing out the Fog People after its reconstruction, so that the Sand King further east knew the key point, and although he not only sent troops... but also sent bandits to support, he did not attack them.

It's a pity that due to the war on the eastern front and the domestic political struggle environment, Seta gave up halfway and abandoned the front line and returned to the capital, so that Griffin, who was caught in it, became the Black Knight... On the other side, the Shek Kingdom, because the real threat is still in the Spider Plains and the Lord of Insects, even the final fortress is quite difficult to defend, and it is even more impossible for the northern line to take the initiative and fight on two fronts.

In this situation, the only one who still has the strength and is truly fighting against the Mist People is the Sword Saint Alc, the leader of the Tech Hunters, who has already led his team deep into the Mist Island.

However, his original decision and a series of subsequent changes in the situation caused him to be deeply involved, and he even lost contact with the outside world for a time.

Everyone believes that a great sword master will not die because of the infestation of dead bees - but after a long time, if you can't escape, then to the world, it's no different from being dead.

This caused the influence of the Arke faction within the Tech Hunters to decline, forcing Lin Jibing to take a risky move; and Qin, the watcher of the Lagoon Town, had no need to be intimidated by the remaining power of his former big brother, so he began to change his mind.

All the sources are strung together.

Finally it converged into the current situation.

"That's right," Lin Ji took a deep breath, "Most of the members of the Black Claw followed the teacher into the Mist Island. It was with this kind of internal and external cooperation that the Holy Nation's army was able to advance so smoothly... We originally thought that it could be resolved in a short time."

This was true of both the plan Alke proposed in the Inner Circle and the report to the End of the World.

To the Mechanic, Kirishima and its surroundings are also part of the Lost Ruins, but they are too dangerous, and not many technology hunters dared to go there and survive in the past.

Now someone has come forward.

Of course they are happy.

When Alke was still around, his reputation was enough to overwhelm other factions and gain support.

But it has been delayed for so long.

Both sides were getting a little impatient.

Many people hoped that he would just withdraw, just like the retreating Holy Kingdom army. As for the fog people who might continue to spread, they would be left to the Holy Empire to let them reap what they sow.

Anyway, there is no relay station within the Holy Kingdom.

There are some in the Shek Kingdom, but they are still relatively new and their faction is not very vocal.

"But given the teacher's character, he will never do that." Lin Ji smiled bitterly, "Then the rest of us will have to work harder."

She was complaining.

But it seems like self-mockery.

Lin Ji was just not mentally prepared. She had intended to share some inside information and remind Lu Beiyou, but she didn't expect to be directly pointed out her weakness.

This made her seem like she had impure intentions.

Or... is it just impure?

"So, our interests are the same." Lu Meng said, "You need to continue to gain support for the Sword Saint's Kirishima Operation and expand its influence... I also need someone in the Tech Hunters who can truly speak for us."

Lin Ji looked at him. Their eyes met.

"Why are we still hesitating? Let's make it a done deal - take over the Lagoon and become the de facto ruler." Lu Meng smiled. "If the relay station in Shandi is built in the future, please ensure that there are fewer spies with ulterior motives. Then we can still be a force of support."

The Gray Desert was indeed powerful, but in the end it was still out of reach. If they wanted to get their hands on the Lowland Lagoon, they had already lost half the battle since they did not select their own inspector from the beginning.

Of course, the issues involved are complex.

Although they are both affected by the power of the United Cities, they are located in the south and the north. If the Gray Desert really intervenes, the reaction of the Southern United Cities will be greater.

Especially now that Lu Meng has intensified the conflict.

Perhaps this faction of Gray Sand Hunters, knowing that their hopes of success are slim, simply lie down and wait to see the Black Claws make a fool of themselves.

But I didn’t expect that it was all about time and fate.

"Ha..." Hearing Lu Meng's words that sounded like an oath, Lin Ji breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at the same time: "I thought you would say, 'I will be in charge of the depression lagoon.'"

"First of all, this is not my tone at all. Secondly..." Lu Meng stretched out her hands in front of her.

"What do you mean?" The examiner looked at the joints on the back of the young man's hand, and his mind couldn't help but emerge with the image of the other party standing with the knife in hand that night.

"We only have two hands. We can't take care of more people." Lu Meng said helplessly, "Just let me relax a little."

"Ha, you feel tired now?" Lin Ji chuckled, and his tone became serious: "That being said, you still have to accept the 'other half' of Lake Town."

Lu Meng nodded.

He knows what the other person is talking about.

——Lower Town District.

Or more precisely, the drifters.

The bard Bard had already sowed the seeds of fire among them without permission, waiting for Lu Meng to ignite it with his own hands.

The protagonist of his story did not disappoint the poet.

This is more than just ignition.

Instead, it exploded directly.

It can be imagined that the new singing is already on the way, floating like the wind.

"One relay station really can't support so many drifters. Tech Hunters don't exist for this." Lin Ji said softly about what he had seen. "They just gather here like moths to the moon because there are so few safe places like this in the world, forming their own society and ecology."

No matter how bad the order is, it is still order.

Even the United Cities is a light of civilization for people living in a very evil place.

At the foot of every city-state, there are countless hungry and cold people who want to sell themselves into slavery but cannot.

Most technology hunters themselves are not actually keen on production. Except for a few highly sophisticated and mature industrial lines, the rest of the time, the products they painstakingly produce at the average level of the continent may not be as cost-effective as looting the next ruins.

In addition to providing a platform, relay stations can only offer a very small number of positions, most of which are service-oriented, which is already considered decent.

The rest of the people either take risks like the owner of the Skeleton Inn to fight for a slight chance, or just survive in the Drifters Camp.

Qin saw this situation and intended to expand and exploit it, using it as his fuel to build a drug-making empire in the lower city.

but now.

They have better options.

"Whether it's the current city construction or the future relay station construction, Shandi needs a large number of manpower - and will give corresponding rewards." Lu Meng seemed to have made a promise, "They will not be drifters..."

“But the real residents.”

Drifting in the world are like vines growing on big trees. They can have a place to survive in this cruel world, but they will eventually become nutrients that are devoured.

All the sunshine and rain were taken away.

Only by taking deep roots in the earth and growing upright relying on your own strength - even if this process seems extremely difficult at first - you will never be abandoned.

But many trees form a forest, which is indestructible.

It can also withstand storms.

The reason why Lu Meng chose to start from the lower city this time was not because he wanted to rely on their strength, but because only by experiencing real blood and fire, swords and swords on the battlefield can people be united.

Build an iron team.

Finally, use a victory to give hope.

"With the camel caravan and the safety spiders, it won't be a problem even if they cross the Bone Wasteland. The wolves and beaked beasts won't be interested in the iron lumps. Once Wolfe receives his newly coded instructions and starts the machinery, they can return." Lu Meng didn't mention himself, "The only problem is that the lagoon in this depression will rise after a heavy rain."

"You don't have to worry about that. The hunters in Lake Town will escort you." Lin Ji gave an affirmative answer.

The four original ships in the Depression Lagoon, the Raven and the Viper, have all been destroyed and are not even worth salvaging.

But the Tortoise is still there.

The ironclad battleship Reef was towed out - although the Lake Town mechanics were shocked by the horrific traces of battle on it, they said it was still possible to repair it.

Lu Meng felt that if they could really do it, it would be quite exaggerated.

But the time is uncertain.

(End of this chapter)