Warhammer in a box

Chapter 257: Lustria Human Camp
After resolving this little episode, the Indomitable Steel continued on its way to Lustria. After another day of sailing, everyone finally saw the continent!

"Captain! We've seen the mainland!"

Bourne looked into the distance, and a long coastline appeared in front of everyone. The primeval forest that was so dense that it was beyond words seemed to swallow everyone.

The depths of Lustria have never been reached by a human.

"Captain Bourne, we'll see a camp a little further ahead."

As someone who was more familiar with sailing, Pierre also stayed on the Iron Goddess and served as the navigator.

"Camp?"

"Yes, that is a camp opened up by pioneers and treasure hunters on this unknown continent full of wealth. Almost all human ships will dock there, and a steady stream of gold and treasure will depart from this camp port and return to the Old World."

Pierre explained.

"Humanity's desire for wealth can really make people ignore hardship..."

Bourne thought that if the God-Emperor had not yet descended and he was just a commoner at the bottom of the empire, if someone told him that there was a continent full of gold and gems for him to go to, he might not be able to resist the temptation.

And this is exactly the case. Most of the people who come to this continent do so to find wealth. Otherwise, who would be willing to come to this world where life is hard and one is ready to die at any time?

Those who did not return were ignored by the large number of people who brought back large amounts of property from Lustria.

While Bourne was thinking, the camp on the coast became obviously in chaos. From afar, there were crowds of people and something like a cannon was pushed to the shore.

Soldiers armed with shields and spears gathered on the shore. They looked more like a group of guerrillas than soldiers.

These people did not have uniform weapons or armor. The colorful decorations and local costumes showed that these soldiers did not all come from the same place.

Faced with the huge steel behemoth, the Iron Goddess, no one knew whether it was an enemy or a friend. People's first reaction when encountering the unknown is often fear.

"Pierre, do they think we are the enemy? Is there any way to identify the enemy?"

Bourne didn't want to cause unnecessary conflict.

"Yes, Captain Bourne, please hang up this flag. When they see this flag, they will know that we are also explorers who have come here."

The soldier took the flag from Pierre and hung it up.

Sure enough, after seeing the flag, the movement in the camp became less intense, but the soldiers still looked nervous.

As Terra's warships approached the coast, the wooden ships parked in the camp's port looked like toys.

The waves formed by the forward movement hit the shore and the boat, and two unlucky guys fell off the boat into the sea.

The camp's harbor is a little too shallow for the steel battleship.

Speedboats carrying Bourne and several hundred soldiers approached the shore.

When the speedboat stopped, the soldiers quickly got off the boat and began to stand guard.

Looking at the Terra soldiers, the people in the camp looked at each other.

Only a few later generations knew the origin of Terra and the weapons in their hands. The popularity of automatic guns and various artillery laid the foundation for Terra's reputation and status in the empire.

With the popularization and notification of these insiders, most people know the origin of Terra.

"Which lord from the opposite empire?"

A bearded man with obviously better armor and weapons walked out of the crowd.

There were 20 soldiers with muskets following him. Their uniform clothes made them look much more formal than those with uneven weapons.

"We are the expeditionary fleet from Terra. This is our general and captain, Lord Bourne! Who are you?"

Ferrell stood up and said.

"My name is Glenn Hisen. Thanks to the trust of everyone who makes a living here, I serve as the person in charge of this camp." The middle-aged man named Glenn said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Glenn, we have no ill intentions. We will not block your path to wealth. We have our mission. If conditions permit, I can even help you find your property. I can give you everything."

Bourne also said at this time that in this unfamiliar place, Bourne did not want to tear his face with the people here. He already knew the danger of Lustria before he came, and he needed some help from people who were familiar with the situation here.

Glenn looked at Bourne and guessed in his heart that he must be the descendant of a big family in Terra. He also didn't want to mess with such a person.

"Lord Bourne, welcome to this land. Come to my tent and rest for a while. Your soldiers don't need to be so nervous. People here are here to seek wealth, not death."

Listening to Glenn's words, Bourne nodded to Ferrell.

"Everyone set up camp on the spot!"

After hearing Ferrel's words, Terra's soldiers immediately began to build their own camp to the north of the camp.

The ogre fighter servants also came to the shore from the boat.

The engineering machinery on the supply ship also disembarked one after another. At a speed visible to the naked eye, the forest was flattened and a walled camp was erected.

All the mercenaries couldn't believe what they saw.

"Mr. Glenn, please."

"Master Bourne, please follow me."

The moment Bourne arrived in Lustria, Zhang Heng's attention was also drawn here.

The thick fog of war still blocked his vision, but in addition to the fog of war, there seemed to be another force blocking his exploration.

"Could it be the magic of the Shilan?" Zhang Heng recalled the plot. The fog barrier created by these Shilan killed countless ratmen.

"Let's take it one step at a time and see if we can get some useful information from the people here!"

Inside a tent made of various animal skins.

Bourne and Glenn sat opposite each other.

"Lord Bourne, the conditions you just proposed are too generous. I know that it would be easy for you to kill us with the troops you brought..."

"Why would I want to kill you? I have my own purpose. Money is not important to us."

After all, with Terra's level of trade, money has become just a number, and resources are the most important!
"Glenn, how long have you been here and how many people are there in this camp?" Bourne continued to ask.

"I've been here for almost eight years. There are about 7000 people in the camp plus those who are treasure hunting outside."

After hearing Glenn's words, Bourne also came to his senses. No wonder this place seemed like a small society on the way here.

"Eight years... I think you can become the leader here and have accumulated enough wealth. Why don't you go back?"

"Go back? What can I do there? It's obvious that this place is more suitable for me. You haven't told me your request yet?"

After hearing this, Bourne knew that Glenn was not telling the truth and there must be some hidden secret.

"I'm going to go deep into the jungle and look for those lizardmen."

After hearing the word "Lizardman", Glenn's pupils suddenly widened.

"My Lord, I advise you not to have such thoughts. They are emotionless, cold-blooded war machines. They don't have what you want. Anyone who approaches the depths of the jungle will be killed by them!"

"What to do next is our business. You just need to tell us what you know and provide guidance!"

"My lord, you may not understand that the lizardmen are not the biggest danger. The danger lies in this entire jungle! Even if your soldiers are so powerful, they are useless in front of this jungle!"

(End of this chapter)