Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 600: The Military Base of the "Devotion Group" (Part )

"But, having said that, yesterday, the order given to me by the leader of 'Blood Offering' was: find the young man who made the 'Andres' Wish' and bring him and 'Jie Yan' back to 'God's Fortress', which is the abandoned military base of mankind. And just now, half an hour ago, the leader of 'Blood Offering' replied to me with a new telegram." "Xian Yan's" tone was very relaxed, and between the lines, Dak and Anthony could hear a kind of relaxation as if he had survived a disaster.

It seemed that the one who went alone to the enemy's Lost Ones military fortress filled with terror, blood, extraordinary and danger was not the Federation officer and adventurer Dak, but the only person in charge here, "Xian Yan".

Through the eyes of "Xianyan", Dak seemed to see that the person reflected in the black eyeball was not himself, but a huge "alien monster" covered with a moss-covered rock shell, not an ordinary and normal human being.

Indeed, if the "Devotion Team" had really investigated Dark carefully, they should have known that Dark, who regained consciousness by chance and returned to the human world, was once an "alien monster" wandering near the swamps of the Water Province.

The Lost Ones could not determine whether Dak's consciousness was stable or not, and whether he would release the power of the "alien monster" again in extreme anger. Of course, the Federal Committee could not judge this, and even Dak himself had no way of knowing.

Humans fear the Heartless, just as the Heartless fear the Lost.

The "careless people" fear the Lost Ones, just as the Lost Ones fear the "alien monsters".

People always crave and worship power, but they also feel fear when faced with extreme power. Fear drives people to escape from deadly power, but greed leads them from safety to danger again and again.

"The leader of the 'Blood Donation' ordered me not to hide anything from you, as a token of our sincerity when you cooperate with our 'Dedication Group'." "Xianyan" wiped the sweat from his forehead unconsciously. Although the "military fortress" built on the top of the Outer Naibuya Mountains is ventilated all year round and is extremely cold, "Xianyan", who was sitting opposite Dak, felt an inexplicable throbbing constantly stimulating his heart, pumping more hot blood mixed with "burning liquid" throughout the body, bringing heat energy that made people gradually anxious.

"We just want to know two things. After we finish these, Dak and I will go to Naibsk to purchase supplies, and then cross the Aventlai area to the eastern Qidanris." Dak paused, coughed twice, and said:

"The first is, what consequences will 'Andres's Wish' bring? And this young man 'Jie Yan'...how do you plan to deal with him?

"The second question is whether you can cooperate with me and Anthony to take away the 'Evolution Platform Core' from Nebrius. I want to destroy it and completely put an end to the evil intentions of those ambitious people who want to use the 'Mind Control Panel' and 'Sunlight' to destroy civilization."

"It's rare." Upon hearing Dak's request, "Xianyan" breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly put his hands together, and the red and light blue magic power in his body surged. With a series of fast hand movements that even special cameras could not capture, a pure silver wristband engraved with various mythical beasts and strange monsters in Khitanris culture appeared on "Xianyan's" wrist.

However, in Dak's eyes, the exquisitely carved "wristband" with ancient oriental charm and cultural and historical traces was more like an enlarged version of the "Flame" ring.

Just as Dak was wondering, a burst of indigo light flashed on the fingertips and wrists of "Xianyan", transforming into a dazzling daylight like the "Scorching Sun".

A few seconds later, when Dak and Anthony looked at the "Offering Flame" again, the "wristband", the sunlight, and even the light unique to the magic power had completely disappeared, as if they were all swallowed up and annihilated by the black hole buried deep in the universe at the end of the dark world outside the window.

"Our goals actually coincide with each other. Moreover, as the party that should have the advantage in the negotiations, you did not put forward those stupid and unpleasant conditions." "Xian Yan" said, handing a brand new document to Dak.

Taking the document, Dak smelled the rich scent of ink, which he could almost smell without even trying. The paper of this document was exceptionally new, and there was even some warmth left at the bottom from the manual printer.

"'Implementation Plan for the Future Joint Construction of Peace in the Cruzd Region by the Federal Council's Novayask City Committee and the Lost Organization's 'Devotion Group'." Dark read the familiar Cruzd print text word by word.

However, as soon as he read the title, Dak frowned and asked in a low voice:

"The date... is September 557. At that time, this wave of 'disaster wave' had not yet completely erupted, and even the 'Gnady Line' had not yet been built. Why would Shaneva cooperate with you at that time? Could it be that she had already foreseen Vasily's death and began to covet the position of the supreme leader?" "That's right." "Xianyan" nodded:

"Because at that time, under the military threats from Novayask and Nebsk, our 'Devotion Group' was suffering a catastrophe. Our children howled in terror in the flames, and the adults were forced to eat raw meat. The Federal Aerospace Forces were howling overhead all day long, chirping like crows.

"Our leader 'Blood Offering' once said that with the technology controlled and replicated by humans, and relying on factories that continuously transport various military supplies, it would be easy for Cruz to end the 'New Dollar Crisis'. However, successive executives of the Federal Council have never asked for a new world of peace, cooperation, and harmony. They have always placed themselves on the throne of the great and supreme emperor of the Old Empire, fantasizing that when the Fifth Era arrives, they will have absolute authority to control everything."

"So, you guys... just signed such a humiliating treaty? You're not even willing to resist?" Dak flipped through the contents of the subsequent "Plan" and suddenly felt a surge of indignation in his heart. Even from a human perspective, the contents of the "Plan" were enough to raise his blood pressure, make him dizzy, and give him a headache.
"All production, military and trade activities within Cruzde are under the responsibility of the Federal Committee. As second-class citizens, the Psychics and the Lost Ones only have the power to make suggestions, but not the power to execute them..."

"When the last batch of 'heartless people' are eliminated, the 'Devotion Group' must hand over all military bases under its control. Since the peaceful world does not allow the casual possession of firearms, the 'Devotion Group' must also hand over all weapons, ammunition, and resources for producing weapons. In exchange, the Federation Council and the Novayask Administrative Group can each absorb one member of the 'Devotion Group'."

"I remember..." Dak gently patted his jet-black hair, and the head underneath that was flowing with a mixture of "burning liquid" and "blood", and recalled:
"In Hoptov, the Federation Council seized a number of your houses to use as military bases. Could it be that these houses were not deliberately seized by the Federation Council, but were voluntarily 'donated' by you in accordance with the treaty?"

"It's half a threat, half a willingness." "Xian Yan" waved his hand, made a signature shrug gesture of the Western Land people, and responded:

"Before 557, we had cooperated with Sergei Chekhavsky, the supernatural being who managed Hoptov. We jointly managed this hub city in the eastern part of the Federation until all wars in Cruzde ended. But after Sergei died, Shaneva led Nebrius and the western garrison to attack us.

"Later... withdrawing from this city became part of the plan. If you came from there, you would have found that although the entire Hoptov was in ruins and many people had escaped, there were not many signs of fighting. Even our symbol, the 'Magic Emblem', was not cleaned up or destroyed."

"Shaneva... is such an ambitious woman. I'm really afraid that Light and Adaroni who are still in Novayask can't beat her." Dark complained in his heart while looking worriedly at the night sky with a pitch-black background. Of course, that was also the direction of Novayask.

Dak suddenly felt his eyes blurry. He touched them with his hand and found them somewhat wet. He sighed slightly, turned around, and asked:

"Later, Shaneva broke your agreement... Is that the one, the "Plan"?"

"She did not violate the Plan, but the entire Plan was a scam from the beginning, a mirage like the sun that we can only hope for but never reach." "Xian Yan" said indignantly:

"That woman Shaneva nominally stood on the side of the 'Higanbana Faction' that opposed Chief Executive Vasily, which is also known as the 'Viking Faction' in your federal army. But in fact, when she heard about the 'Universe Energy Evolution Platform' plan, she planned this big scam that involved everyone.

"She wrote to Nebrius in the name of Vasily, telling him that activating the [Khitanlia Core] would require a large amount of 'decayed lithium ore' as fuel, and lured him into the encirclement of Shaneva and me in the Outer Nebuya Mountains. In fact, she just needed the [Core]. After obtaining the [Core], she would activate the 'Scorching Sun' and eliminate all the poor people harmed by the 'Heartless Virus'."

"Including you Lost Ones?" asked Dak.

"Of course it is included." Xianyan looked up at the silver "Devotion Group Magic Emblem" plated with gold hanging in the center of the room and said with a wry smile:
"She never thought about letting us, the Lost Ones, live to see the day when the Age of Stars arrives."

"So, you want 'Jieyan', the child summoned from another world, to make a wish to erase the existence of humanity?" Dark asked with a trace of anger on his face.

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