The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

The tradition of powerful and influential families has continued to this day.

If Lu Qianwei wanted to seize military power and official positions by any means necessary, he could only rely on external help.

Although the Coastal Alliance claims to be a joint effort for development, which organization doesn't have spies and insiders?

Therefore, with the help of these resources, Lu Qianwei quickly accumulated military merits and naturally became the commander of the Seventh Army Corps.

The soldier, with his uncanny ability to foresee the future, led his family to the bunker for refuge, and they naturally became grateful to him and flocked to him.

So at the time, he had no idea what those powerful and wealthy people who had funded him were thinking, since they still wanted to overthrow him and act like tyrants inside.

Don't they know that in chaotic times, guns and fists are the only true weapons?

Dong Mingxi now refers to him as the legion commander, which naturally reflects his resentment towards Dong Mingxi for his decisive disobedience of military orders back then.

Lu Qianwei could only chuckle at this; if he had actually accepted the military order to go to Kyoto back then...

The rampant spread of scarlet fever and spore viruses, coupled with the geological tremors caused by the emergence of creeping vines from various places... could potentially lead to total annihilation.

Moreover, they keep saying they'll fight Mana Ecology to the end, but now they're planning to run away at the last minute.

"Your Highness, if I'm not mistaken... you're collecting fuel on such a large scale to replenish your spaceships and warships, right?"

"You're planning to leave Earth?" Lu Qianwei stared directly at the beautiful woman before him.

Dong Mingxi's expression hardened upon hearing this. "How did you know?"

"Is it that hard to guess?" Lu Qianwei spread his hands. "Although the phenomenological equipment is not a major national asset, it is still in the first tier."

"You're willing to trade helium-3 fuel instead of anything else... The appearance of the Devouring Beasts must have left you feeling powerless."

"That's right!" Dong Mingxi admitted, deflated like a punctured balloon.

He then exhaled a breath of stale air and said, "We do feel powerless. The Earth is no longer the Earth it used to be."

"The Mana ecosystem has altered the original environment. Many years ago, our experts visited Jiuchuan and were aware of the existence of the Mana Giants."

They now have a better understanding of what kind of being is dealing with us.

"Before the appearance of the Devouring Beasts, we were able to barely prevent disasters and control the ecosystem."

“But now…” Dong Mingxi shook his head with a wry smile.

"You can say this is the safest area I've ever passed through. The population of Jingxu Xingbo Port is 560,000."

Do you know how intense the emotions are when so many people are involved?

Although I don't know either, the Devouring Beasts have only been around for a few days, but they've already started to gather in our area in scattered groups.

From the moment they appeared, we have faced their relentless attacks.

"They were like the last straw that broke the camel's back; we could no longer supply that many people."

"But before we leave, I will do my best to get Hisakawa to pick them up."

After venting his long-held grievances, Dong Mingxi felt much lighter.

But the thought of the ugly behavior he had just displayed, which the other party had seen, made him realize that...

A blush of embarrassment and indignation immediately appeared on her face. She glared at Lu Qianwei and said irritably, "What?"

"Now, even a general who is second only to the emperor wants to buy a ticket for a spaceship?"

“Even if I dared to buy it, I wouldn’t dare to accept it,” Lu Qianwei shook his head.

He defied military orders and led a large group of soldiers to loot the base and surrounding armories, hiding in a bunker.

Although I hate to admit it, this is enough to constitute treason.

We don't know how the Coastal Alliance's new home on Mars will turn out; who knows if we'll end up in a military court when we get there.

"If it's not a boat ticket, then what do you want from me?" Dong Mingxi asked.

"Hehe, I said that Princess Heluo definitely can't make the decision to have all the crystallization of the Heluo civilization, and she won't agree."

"So I want the blueprints for the Imperial Guard's power armor, as well as all the corresponding weapon modules," Lu Qianwei said without any hesitation.

"That's impossible!" Dong Mingxi laughed in exasperation.

"Your Highness, please don't be in such a hurry to refuse." Lu Qianwei raised his hand and made a reassuring gesture, signaling the other party to calm down.

But the subsequent demonic whisper sent a chill down her spine, as if she were being targeted by a venomous snake.

“In exchange,” Lu Qianwei leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between himself and Dong Mingxi.

His voice was low and clear, carrying an unquestionable certainty: "I will keep your plans to escape Earth in a spaceship a secret."

His gaze was fixed on Dong Mingxi's slightly pale face.

“You should know,” Lu Qianwei’s fingertips tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound, like a silent countdown, “what would happen if this were publicized too early?”

"After all, a spaceship can't carry that many people."

Panic, riots, collapse of order... Her Highness, I'm sure she wouldn't want to see that.

“And I—” Lu Qianwei drawled, adopting an ambitious demeanor, “to become a legion commander at such a young age…”

You should also know that I am an ambitious person who will stop at nothing to achieve my goals!

Chapter 18 The Second Opening of Time and Space

Nobility is the epitaph of the noble, baseness is the passport of the base.

In just six short years since their appearance, the Devouring Beasts have completely become the masters of Earth.

A major reason for this is that the last remaining forces of the four countries left Earth.

Of course, staying only slows down the time of death, or it may lead to becoming a new force like Dragonbone Village amidst a great deal of bloodshed and sacrifice.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, escaping Earth, rebuilding civilization, and then developing and growing stronger before launching a counterattack against the Mana ecosystem is the best course of action!

But since Dong Mingxi and the others had escaped, Lu Qianwei naturally didn't intend to let them off so easily.

Kyoto is home to the nation's most cutting-edge technology, so naturally he was thinking of taking as much as he could from them.

Faced with Lu Qianwei's shameless threats and moral accusations.

Although Dong Mingxi had some goodwill towards his contributions to humanity over the years.

However, since it touched upon the fundamental interests of the royal family, she naturally could not hand over the crystallization of the civilization of the Heluo Kingdom just because of a few words.

But there is one thing we have to admit: profit is the only real thing!

After a night, Dong Mingxi, along with several princes, princesses, and nobles, weighed the pros and cons.

They still agreed to Lu Qianwei's request for 10,000 tons of helium-3 fuel and 3,500 tons of special metals.

Replacement: Blueprints for Guardian Type I to III power armor, and several natural technology documents.

If they could leave Earth safely, they naturally didn't want any accidents or mistakes to happen.

In any case, given the current wasteland environment, it's simply impossible to manufacture the Guardian-type power armor.

Exchanging a piece of useful but unusable paper for tens of thousands of tons of fuel and spacecraft materials, they couldn't possibly lose out!

As the Devouring Beasts became the new masters of Earth, the Dark Fortress could only bury this information in the ground.

On the top floor of the bunker, Dong Mingxi and his entourage boarded the waiting airship.

As the hatch was about to close, she stopped and turned to look at Lu Qianwei, who was standing alone below.

“General Lu,” she said, a hint of complexity in her voice, “the deal is done. I hope your ‘ambition’ will find a place to be used in this wasteland.”

Lu Qianwei raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with feigned righteousness, "Your Highness, humanity... will always need fire."

Dong Mingxi gave him a deep look. If he hadn't been so kind, she wouldn't have spoken up for him during last night's meeting.

"Then let's meet in two weeks." With that, she turned and stepped into the airship.

With a low growl from its engines, the airship slowly ascended and flew toward the transport ship hovering high in the sky.

Lu Qianwei watched the transport ship disappear into the horizon, his smile more uncontrollable than an AK!

The power armor of the Guardian model is like the difference between the Emperor's Guard and the Astartes Legion in Warhammer.

The performance and power are not even a generation apart.

Especially the officer-level power armor, each one is piloted by a superhuman, and the special energy built into the armor can enhance their spiritual energy!

Superpowered individuals have existed since ancient times, and the Heluo Kingdom, which inherited the ancient kingdom, is naturally endowed with unique advantages in technology. It is not surprising that there are spiritual energy technology equipment that can enhance superpowered individuals.

For example, Tasia of Dragonbone Village in the show uses a teleportation disk to teleport short distances, and the gloves that Bai Yuekui uses to change the material form are both spiritual weapons.

"What are you so happy about!" Lu Yue appeared behind Lu Qianwei at some point, her face almost overflowing with frustration and dissatisfaction.

"Ten thousand tons of fuel! Do you know how long that energy will last us?!" Lu Yue demanded, hands on her hips.

"Energy is a minor issue, don't worry, the bunker will soon have enough of it."

Lu Qianwei kept reassuring and persuading, and finally managed to suppress the impulse of the fortress steward to complain about his parents.

Watching his younger sister leave, still somewhat upset, Lu Qianwei wiped away non-existent sweat.

"Phew~ It seems that opening the time portal is imperative."

Having resolved this fact, he also intended to open up dimensional spacetime.

The existence of the Devouring Beasts has destroyed many survivor camps, while the Dark Fortress has been calling for unity in the fight against the disaster.

Refugees who had been silent for many years were now arriving one after another.

If they don't acquire new resources from other worlds, then these people will have no choice but to be handed over to Hisakawa.

Since the wasteland weekly report from the Heavenly Palace, many settlements have now surrendered to Hisakawa.

Hisakawa's fleet of airships and warships operated almost non-stop, continuously picking up people from all over the world.

It's safe to say that Hisakawa won big this round!

"Tch! So what if you have a biomagnetic field!" Lu Qianwei said with disdain, recalling Bai Jingyu's boastful words not long ago.

The Mana Giants are nothing! Watch me carve out a resource-rich planet!

With these thoughts in mind, Lu Qianwei placed his hand on the large hatch of the D-3 area in front of a group of researchers with burning eyes.

"A 'gate' medium has been detected!"