From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

"Can you still release M3?"

The huge monster with bared fangs and claws emerged from behind Kal'tsit again. Before the monster could finish its habitual roar, it shattered into crystals all over the sky. The white-faced M3 girl appeared from the crystals again.

“…What’s the principle behind this!”

Seeing M3 appear again and happily picking up Kal'tsit's coat that fell on the ground, the doctor looked at Si Ye with a look of help. He really couldn't understand.

"Kelsey, you said you became like this after coming into contact with the Psychic Beacon?"

Si Ye didn't understand this at all, so he spread his hands.

"Psychic power is subjective, there's no set rules to it. Perhaps the will of the universe wanted Kal'tsit and her M3 to become this way, so they changed."

"Your answer is too perfunctory."

From Si Ye's clear eyes that are not tainted by academics, it can be seen that Si Ye is indeed not a scientific researcher who understands technology. However, for a researcher like him, this kind of idealistic explanation cannot answer his questions or resolve his doubts.

"That's what psychic power is. When you go to the Empire and ask the researchers at the research institute, their answer will only be this... huh?"

Si Ye suddenly looked in one direction and sensed that a temporary beacon had been activated.

"A beacon has been activated to the north... Ursus, it looks like I'll have to leave for a while."

Chapter 88: On the Tundra

Ursus,

A monarchy dominating the northern tip of Terra, it possesses a formidable military. Despite its vast territory, much of it is frozen tundra that cannot be effectively utilized.

"Phew~ This place is really cold."

W wrapped his cotton coat tighter and complained about the coldness of the Ursus tundra.

"No one is left behind, let's wait until we reach the hill ahead and rest on the leeward side."

Hedley looked back at the team behind him. They had been in Ursus for dozens of days. The tundra of Ursus was so vast that they had been wandering around in it like headless flies for a long time.

Now, after finally getting some information about the possible location of the so-called Integration Movement, they naturally dared not delay and could only march forward in the cold wind.

After reaching the leeward side of the hill, the group was finally able to catch their breath. As they could only carry limited supplies, the mercenaries dispersed tacitly to look for firewood. In such a ghost place, if they couldn't drink wine, they might as well drink some hot soup.

"The village we were in earlier said there's an Ursus patrol here, responsible for capturing infected people. They've been hanging around for so long in this weather. Maybe the Reunion we're looking for is here."

Hedley looked at the map, thinking about the direction to go next. Unlike previous missions where mercenaries would often keep a trick up their sleeves to prevent their employers from cheating them, this time they were working for a big shot who would change the situation in Kazdel. Naturally, Hedley had to do his best.

"Have some soup to warm yourself up first. We still have plenty of supplies, so there's no need to rush."

Ines came over with a bowl in his hand. The supplies provided by Si Ye were sufficient. At the mercenaries' consumption rate, they could hold out on the tundra for a long time.

"Alas, I know that we have sufficient supplies, but for a mission directly under the royal court, I'm getting a little anxious when I think about all the deposits and supplies I've received, yet there's been no progress."

The mercenaries had already built a fire in the leeward area and were chatting and laughing around it to keep warm. Hedley took the bowl of soup from Ines's hand and took a big gulp. He felt a warm current flowing down his esophagus into his stomach and shivered with the warmth.

"The sooner we complete the mission, the sooner we can return to Kazdel. I heard from the returning Sarkaz I met on the way that Kazdel has changed a lot now."

"Tsk, what can that place become? Maybe they'll even dig out a couple of corpses from the dirt after building a house."

W sat aside, her tone a little sarcastic. It was not that she was against seeing Kazdel getting better, but having crawled out of a pile of corpses since she was a child, she knew that the suffering of that land would not be healed in a short time.

"I heard that the Lich King's Court has returned to Kazdel, and the first school has been built. After this mission is completed, you may be able to go to school after you return."

Ines has become accustomed to W's sarcasm, but that doesn't mean she will indulge her. A possibility that sounds a little outrageous, but seems somewhat reliable when you think about it carefully, came out of Ines' mouth.

"Huh? I...I'm going to school? Ines, what nonsense are you talking about?"

W pointed at herself. Indeed, among the three giants in this group of mercenaries, only W was illiterate. It was only with her innate talent that she could play with all kinds of bombs.

"... "

What made W feel even more outrageous was that Hedley actually nodded after showing a thoughtful look.

"Indeed, the mercenary group will probably be temporarily disbanded after we return. It would be beneficial for your future if you go to school."

"you two!"

Before W could shout, a sharp bird cry was heard. This was a warning signal from the mercenaries on guard outside.

Without waiting for Hedley's orders, the mercenaries who were leisurely warming themselves by the fire kicked the fire away and grabbed their weapons in a moment.

"Condition."

Holding his greatsword, Hedley quickly rushed to the bunker where the mercenaries were standing guard, observing the terrain while asking questions.

"From the looks of it, the Ursus troops look like the infected patrols the villagers are talking about. Judging from their route, they're not targeting us."

The sentry answered Hedley's question swiftly and decisively, his crossbow already strung.

"Then let's take a look at the situation first and have everyone hide."

Hedley sent a message to the mercenaries behind him, and the group hid on the back of the hill, watching the fully armed infected patrol walking in the wind in the distance.

"Are those infected people confirmed to be nearby?"

This is an officer in the infected patrol team. He holds a vodka jug in his hand and looks at the adjutant beside him with some dissatisfaction.

"We've already been stuck in the tundra for three days. If we return empty-handed again, we won't get the money we sent to the mine this month."

Due to the excessive militarism of the Ursus Empire, social contradictions continued to increase. In order to ease social contradictions, the government took the initiative to instigate the people to discriminate against and persecute the lowest level of society - the infected.

The infected no longer enjoy human rights in Ursus. Once your identity as an infected person is discovered, no matter whether you are a commoner or a noble, you will fall to the bottom of society overnight.

Afterwards, patrol teams or military police will come to take the infected people away at any time and use them as consumables to fill the mines on the tundra.

After the interest chain was formed, the mines on the tundra would often pay a large bribe to the nearby patrol team in order to have enough consumables. In order to meet the needs of the mines, the patrol team would even capture normal villagers from nearby villages, slander them as infected people and fill them into the mines. Anyway, no matter whether they are normal people or not, if they dig the source stone mine without any protection, they will become infected in a few days.

"Sir, the news is definitely correct. My team captured several infected people who had escaped from that group. After being tortured, they confessed everything."

The adjutant chuckled and patted his chest to make a promise.

"That group of infected people called themselves the Integration Movement, and they said there were quite a few of them. When I heard that, I thought it was a great achievement, and I immediately thought of you, Commander."

"Well, you're good. If we catch enough infected people this time, you'll have contributed a lot."

The commander patted his adjutant's shoulder appreciatively, completely unaware that the air around them was growing colder.

boom!

A huge cluster of ice suddenly rose in the team, and the dense ice crystals exploded like landmine steel balls, instantly blowing up the vanguard of the picket team.

"Enemy attack!"

The members of the patrol team let out shrill screams, but from the snow around them, infected people wearing thick white robes jumped up one after another. Although they were holding simple swords, the chill brought by each attack made people's teeth tremble.

"It's a snow monster!"

"Don't panic, don't run, maintain formation, archers, shoot, shoot!"

The patrol captain gave orders in a tone that was almost like a roar. After he nailed a deserter to death with the crossbow in his hand, he finally managed to maintain order in the team and began to block the attack of the snow monster in an orderly manner.

"Big Bear, back off!"

A cold female voice came out with the cold wind, and white-haired Carters with a scar on her nose walked forward, and inky ice crystals condensed at her side.

Upon hearing the order, the snow monsters who were fighting with the patrol team retreated to both sides skillfully. Without waiting for the patrol team to react, ice crystals like a rainstorm bombarded into the patrol team's ranks.

The order that the patrol captain had worked so hard to maintain completely collapsed. The patrol members threw down their weapons and equipment and fled in all directions. As luck would have it, some of them ran towards the direction of Hedley and others.

A patrolman escaped the pursuit of the yeti. Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly discovered that behind the bushes on the hill, a group of fully armed Sarkaz men were staring at him ferociously. The patrolman was so frightened that he screamed and fainted.

"what!!!"

Hearing the scream, the snow monsters who were about to clean up the battlefield immediately put down what they were holding, lined up and looked nervously in the direction where the scream came from. Deadly ice crystals condensed in the hands of the white-haired Carters again.

"Please stop, we mean no harm."

Hedley walked out from behind the hill, and the fully armed Sarkaz mercenaries following behind him made the snow monsters gasp, but Hedley still raised his hand to show that he had no hostility.

"You are the Yeti Squad from the tundra, right? We are here to look for the 'Patriot'."

Chapter 89 Patriot Bozhuocasti

"Sarkaz...what do you intend to do with the Patriot?"

Feeling the murderous aura from Hedley and the other mercenaries behind him, the white-haired Carters felt a little bit embarrassed.

Even though the Yeti Squad was trained by the Patriot himself, due to the equipment gap, they were still unable to deal with a whole team of fully armed and battle-hardened Sarkaz mercenaries.

So, for safety's sake, White-haired Carters could only remain vigilant against the Sarkaz while asking them about their purpose.

"This... Miss Carters, we are from Kazdel, and we have a letter that needs to be delivered to Mr. Patriot Bozhukasti in person."

Hedley took a step forward, continuing to show his harmlessness.

"Also, we heard that there's an organization in the tundra that fights for the interests of the infected. We'd like to come and see it. If possible, we'd like to join."

"Just call me Froststar."

A fully equipped Sarkaz wanting to join the Reunion? That's a questionable reason, but that's all I need to know.

Even if the battle-hardened Sarkaz mercenaries are all infected, they can still make a living anywhere. Why should they come to this tundra to suffer?

So it seems that the other party’s main purpose is to target the old stubborn person?

Frost Star's mind was racing. Although he had eliminated the magic accumulated in his hands, his eyes were still full of vigilance.

"If you're here to see the Patriots, please wait here a little longer. Big Bear, go and inform the old stubborn one."

"No, I'm here."

Before the snow monster beside Frost Star could respond, a hoarse voice accompanied by dull footsteps came from a distance, and a figure like an iron tower appeared from behind the snow monster team.

The other party wore a helmet that looked like a deer's head, with twisted horns like branches intertwined. Under the helmet, the ochre-red eyes gave Hedley and the others an incomparable pressure.

The last pure-blooded Wendigo, a legend in the Ursus army, a shield of the infected wandering the tundra, the patriot Bodracasti.

Behind his tower-like figure, shield guards wearing heavy armor and holding large shields walked in formation.

"Old stubborn man, aren't you going to deal with those patrols in the east?"

Froststar and her Snow Monster team appeared here because the scale of the Reunion Movement's gathering of infected people is getting larger and larger, and several infected patrol teams have already set their sights on them.