Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

"Also, I heard from a few brothers who were on guard this morning that a number of ministers were slandering Lord Chen in the palace. They are a bunch of ungrateful people."

Another guard passing by also joined in.

"Oh, oh, oh! I just remembered that Jack was put in solitary confinement for three days by Chief Jeppard because he couldn't hold back and cursed those traitors outside the hall?"

"Hahahaha! You made me laugh to death. I was standing guard outside this morning. Didn't you see how the newly appointed Minister of Administration got scolded by that guy and his face turned red and green? When that guy gets out of the confinement room, I'm going to treat him to a nice meal and give him a compliment."

More and more Iron Guards gathered together to chat, and I unexpectedly discovered that everyone seemed to be on the same front!

Originally, they didn't dare to talk about the Great Guardian and those high-ranking ministers, and chose to keep silent. But when they heard that their colleagues who were ordered by their chief, Jeppard, to come for patrol had the same idea as themselves, they no longer suppressed their inner thoughts and chattered and cursed each other.

"Who isn't? Lord Chen and his men were so nice to us in the barracks. They were not arrogant and helped us recover the lost territory without asking for anything in return. I would rather believe that the Rift Monsters are good people than believe that Lord Chen is someone who would endanger national security."

The patrol captain who came to slack off commented: "Correct, pertinent, three-dimensional, comprehensive, and to the point. Sooner or later, we will have to settle accounts with those traitors!"

"Boss, what you said makes sense. You are indeed a well-educated person. +1."

"+2"

……

"+19"

After the Iron Guards opened the Pandora's box of the united front, everyone forgot their original job of patrolling nearby intersections and passages.

All of a sudden, someone noticed two armored and masked guards approaching, and the chattering sound suddenly stopped.

The patrol captain, who was chatting happily, came forward and asked angrily: "Which team are you from? What are you doing here?!"

It wasn't until the two masked 'Iron Guards' took off their masks that the patrol captain was shocked.

"Big Sister Xiluwa?! Hiss! Be careful, how did you get here... Hey? Adjutant Pella! Weren't you taken away by the Iron Guard Investigation Team? Are you okay?"

Pera shook her head. "They didn't make things difficult for me. They gave me two books to read in my room for a few hours before letting me out."

Shiluwa patted the patrol captain's shoulder and said cheerfully, "Eric, you don't have to be restrained. We are all family. We are here to find Bronya. Is that convenient?"

"Convenient! Very convenient! Brothers, please keep an eye on us. I will notify you two when someone comes. Come in quickly! Lady Bronya hasn't eaten all day. Go and persuade her."

Oleg, the leader of the Underworld, is a middle-aged man who looks weathered but full of energy. He is very popular among the surrounding residents and children.

This is what Xier said on the way here.

"Huh?" Xier pushed open the door and glanced around the room. She was surprised and said, "It's already this late. Hasn't the boss come back yet?"

"Not home? No, the light in the corner is on."

Chen Lin went forward to check and indeed did not see any human figure in the house, but he did see the faint light of Beloberg's most common earth marrow lamp emitting in the corner of the hut.

This kind of functional household prop is not a disposable item and requires someone to operate it to open and close it.

In the upper class area, some wealthy families would often keep the lights on for more than ten hours at home, but in the lower class area it was obviously difficult to find people with such abundant material conditions, not to mention that the hut in front was a bit shabby, and its owner's financial situation should not be very good.

“Strange… Boss!!”

Xier called out twice, but got no response. She walked straight into the bedroom, kitchen, and other places, but didn't see the person she was looking for. She frowned and said, "The boss must be back. He is very frugal and would never waste resources like this. Could he have gone to the mining area?"

Xier walked forward to turn off the earth marrow lamp and left the room.

Just as everyone was waiting for Xier to figure out where Oleg had gone, a woman in an apron came out of the next shed.

When the other party saw Xier, he immediately greeted her: "Xier, you are here? Are you here to see Mr. Oleg?"

"Aunt, do you know where the boss went?"

"I'm not sure where he went exactly, but Mr. Oleg seemed to have received news not long before you came that many world-shattering monsters had appeared somewhere, so he must have taken people to deal with the matter."

The woman shook her head apologetically. "My husband was injured in the mine today. I was busy taking care of him and don't know the details. I'm sorry..."

"It's okay, we can just find it ourselves." After Xi'er answered the woman's words, her face froze, and she walked quickly towards the periphery, not forgetting to turn back and urge: "Follow!"

On the way out, Xier met a lot of acquaintances. After a brief understanding, she already knew the general direction Oleg was going.

Thinking of this, she turned around and asked, "Why don't you go and rest first, Nata will arrange a place for you to stay, and I will come to you when I'm done?"

Xier was actually considering the safety of the people in front of her. As guests who were extremely valued by Natasha, and even important figures who might save the lives of thousands of people in the lower district in the future, Xier believed that the safety of Chen Lin and others should be guaranteed as much as possible.

Especially Chen Lin, she knew that this young man had a wealth of knowledge. It was precisely because he understood many things that she could not understand that she was worried that Chen Lin would not be able to guarantee his own safety in a dangerous place.

After all, everyone's time and energy are extremely limited. It is impossible to exercise while learning the complicated and obscure knowledge in books. Therefore, Xier believes that Chen Lin does not have the strength to protect himself alone in the lower area.

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Chen Lin, who was in the lead.

Sanyue asked, "Ah Lin, it's still early, why don't we go take a look?"

Dan Heng: "I have no objection."

Star: “(stare)”

"Let's go, do something within our ability, and save ourselves the trouble of running back and forth." Chen Lin said, "It won't take much time to lend a hand, and who knows, maybe I can be of help."

The sooner you get things done, the sooner you will feel at ease. When you first arrive, you should naturally act more enthusiastic and try to leave a good impression on "Dihuo". You may need to ask "Dihuo" for help in the future, and it will be easier to talk to you then.

When you live in someone else's temporary territory, it's always a good idea to be proactive!

Xier gave him a strange look, turned around and jogged off.

"Then please be careful. I will not be responsible if you get hurt!"

……

The area surrounding Panyan Town is full of developed mineral veins, and the towns in the lower area are almost all built based on the mineral veins. Unlike the upper towns, whose construction needs to be based on the town planning of Clipper Palace, the lower area has no planning at all, and residences can be built wherever there is vacant land.

While on the road, Chen Lin and others also learned about the relevant situation.

Sixty years ago, there was an unprecedented huge mineral vein in the south of Panyan Town. The rich marrow reserves were estimated to be enough to supply Beloberg for at least 30 years.

Mining requires a lot of manpower, and what the lower areas have the most is miners!

As a result, a large number of miners poured into the area, built house after house, and finally formed a miners' settlement which was not as big as a town but not small.

As the earth marrow veins dried up, many miners chose to move away, but a small number of less wealthy residents remained. After all, they were close to Panyan Town and did not need to spend too much time on daily shopping. Coupled with the rapid development of Panyan Town in recent years, the remaining residential areas were soon incorporated into the marginal area of ​​Panyan Town, even though there was still a distance of nearly one kilometer between the two!

Over time, that place was naturally regarded as the territory of Panyan Town.

But it was unclear what was going on. The residential area that was originally in a safe zone suddenly opened up a crack, and many monsters from the crack spawned at once.

As the guardian of order in the lower area, Dihuo must go to the rescue as soon as possible, even if it knows that the erosion of the rift cannot be eliminated, it must rescue the people trapped in it as much as possible.

Presumably, after learning the news, Oleg, whom they had not yet met, organized an advance team as quickly as possible and headed there.

Leaving the most densely populated area of ​​Panyan Town, there are fewer and fewer houses nearby, and it seems not as messy as the city center.

The ground is covered with gravel and the rock walls are steep. From time to time, you can see dark abandoned mines and a small number of abandoned mining tools nearby.

Xier's speed was very fast, and soon she had opened up a long distance from everyone else.

In order not to expose their true situation, Chen Lin and others did not chase after them directly, but deliberately slowed down and followed behind.

Not long after, everyone saw some young and middle-aged men with weapons fighting with several monsters emitting the aura of the Rift Nation near the entrance of the Rift Nation that opened in the air, and they were at a disadvantage.

Xier recognized at a glance that these people were members of Dihuo and immediately stepped forward to help.

In a flash, Xi'er, whose original form was clearly visible, disappeared from the spot. The air was cut by a sharp gust of wind, and was torn apart by dark purple rays of light...

At this time, everyone saw that Xier’s weapon was actually a huge sickle!

"It's Miss Xier! Come on, brothers!" Some members of the Dihuo Group shouted in surprise when they saw friendly forces coming to help.

The world-ripping monster that was troubling the members of the Dihuo team was killed by Xier immediately after just a few moves. Chen Lin and others arrived late at this time.

Just when Xier dealt with the enemy in front of her and was about to ask where Oleg was, she felt someone pulling her neck from behind. She lost her balance and staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground.

It was at this moment that a sharp ice crystal brushed past her face from above and pierced into the ground where she had just been. It turned out that the rift in the sky had spawned a new group of monsters. Xier's face suddenly tightened. She was still frightened by such a dangerous encounter.

If someone hadn't pulled me back a few steps just now, wouldn't I have been stabbed by this thing? !

If it's just a minor skin injury, it's okay, but the real fear is that he will be killed in one blow!

Xi'er, who had a lot of experience in combat, immediately moved away. It was then that she realized...

It seemed like no one had ever pulled me from behind except Chen Lin and others who had just arrived from a distance?

Xier was confused.

"what?"

Did you see a ghost?

Chapter 71: Have You Enough of the Trouble?

Xier is very extraordinary. Even Chen Lin, who is not good at fighting, can clearly judge that Xier's power is not that of ordinary people!

The sharp edge of the dark purple sickle seemed to be able to cut through space easily, and her strange fighting method made it impossible for the opponent to know where her next attack would be launched from.

The swift figure sometimes disappeared and sometimes appeared, and it was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye which of the afterimages in the air was Xier herself.

sough--

Several figures that were hard to tell whether real or fake flew around at the same time. Purple threads, like spider webs, gathered around the world-shattering monsters that kept falling from the sky...

They appear and disappear at mysterious times, strike fiercely, and are not afraid of danger. Given the huge gap in strength, it is simply a massacre like a knife-wielding man facing his unarmed fellows!

The world-ripping monster that transformed into the appearance of the Silver Mane Iron Guard was chopped to pieces at the first sight. The neck, chest, waist and even limbs were all cut into neat pieces by the sickle in Xier's hand.

The members of Dihuo were holding weapons, but no one dared to step forward and fight alongside Xier, because they knew their own level. Interfering in the battle without authorization would only hinder Xier, so it would be better for them to wait on the sidelines.

Some members cheered them on, as if similar things happened quite often.

"Come on, Xi'er! If you kill 10 more, I'll give you a fish I caught today!"

"Uncle, you don't have any money today? Did you buy the fish at the market?"

"You... who are you looking down on! No matter how embarrassing it is, I will never go to the market to buy fish!"

It can be felt that the members of Dihuo are full of confidence in Xier's strength. The battlefield, which should have been prepared for a tough battle, has now become a tea stall for everyone to chat and joke.

Perhaps it was because in the underground fire that Xier became the benchmark of everyone's fighting power, a strong person that was out of reach. As long as Xier took action, everything would be fine!

In fact, even if these rifts are newly opened spaces, the monsters spawned are definitely not weak to ordinary people. Just like when Chen Lin led the team to recapture the commercial street in the upper area, there was an old saying circulating in the Silver Mane Iron Guard team - one well-trained Silver Mane Iron Guard is sure to die, two well-trained Silver Mane Iron Guards may suffer casualties, and only three well-trained Iron Guards can properly face a rift monster!

It is conceivable that, except for a few warriors with amazing strength, the damage caused by the world-shattering monsters to ordinary people is unimaginable...

It is also for this reason that the Iron Guards in the upper district were amazed after using the individual weapons provided by Chen Lin, and even claimed that as long as they had enough weapons, they would be able to recover all the lost areas in the city within a year, and eliminate all the monsters within dozens of miles outside Beloberg within five years!

"Wow!" Sanyue said, with her hands on her hips, looking out, "What a cool fighting style. You're quite capable."

"I want to practice with her." Xing said excitedly, shaking the baseball bat in his hand, "And then take ownership of the trash cans in the lower level area!"

Dan Heng, March 7: "..."

It’s already this time and I’m still thinking about your broken trash can!

Having said that, Chen Lin had a lot of things to do when he was in the upper area. He was either running outside or on his way outside every day. He didn't know what Xing had experienced that suddenly made him so obsessed with the trash can.

"Go and help her. I think the energy maintaining these rifts is not as dense as that in the upper area. It shouldn't be too difficult to clear it out." Chen Lin suddenly spoke as he looked at Xier's fighting figure.

Fighting side by side is the best way to cultivate feelings, not to mention that Sanyue had quarreled with Xier before. Even though Chen Lin knew that Sanyue would never take such a thing to heart, he didn't know Xier well enough. Instead of betting that the conflict between the two would be resolved on its own, it would be better to let them try to fight side by side, and maybe they could improve their private relationship.

The energetic March cheered "Great!", took out his longbow and rushed into the battlefield first. Although his nimble figure was not as elusive as Xier's, he was not someone that the newly born Rift Monster could hurt. Even if he was attacked accidentally, a solid ice barrier would always appear out of thin air in the direction where March was attacked, easily resolving the attack.

Seeing the world-ripping monster in front of her being pierced by a cold arrow, Xier suddenly looked behind her and saw Sanyueqi who was also holding a longbow and fighting the world-ripping monster in close combat.

March noticed that Xier was looking at her, so she took the opportunity to wink at her and stick out her rosy and tender little tongue.

"Hey~(?ω<) I'm here to help you, you're welcome!"

"Haha, you're quite capable." She smiled softly and felt her pressure suddenly relieved.

Xing and Dan Heng were not idle either. They rushed into the monster formation with weapons in hand and beat up every monster they caught. They successfully changed the situation on the battlefield from a slow defeat to a completely one-sided one.

Chen Lin watched from behind with his hands folded. It was not that he wanted to appear harmless to Dihuo, but the intensity of this level of battle was too low. Any one of the five main combat forces present could win alone, and his main fighting method was a bit too advanced, and he was worried that his friendly forces would be accidentally injured.

In addition, the reason why I asked March and the others for help was just to deepen the bond with the cadres of the organization and to resolve the battle in front of me as quickly as possible.

There was another reason why he didn't take action. That was that through the perspective of psychic energy, Chen Lin could see that behind the wide-open rift there were countless silk-like webs connecting them. He planned to try to see if he could resolve the rift in a more effective way.

Therefore, when Chen Lin, who was emitting psychic energy, noticed that the energy inside the rift was not sufficient, he controlled his own psychic body to float above the rift and decisively cut off the energy transmission link behind it that was like a veil.

The Rift, which had lost its energy supply, flickered a few times like a big-headed TV with a bad signal, and disappeared after dropping the last weak Rift Soldier.

Sanyue and the others knew that the rift could be eliminated. As for why the rift could disappear so easily, the three of them all looked at Chen Lin behind them. They were relieved only after Chen Lin nodded to indicate that he had done it.

But just because March and the others know it, doesn’t mean Xier and other members of ‘Dihuo’ know it!

They had fought against the rift many times, and when they saw the rift disappear out of thin air, they opened their mouths in surprise.