Rifle charge in Ark, but without a mount

This man has led them to create too many miracles. Until now, victory seems to be a matter of course for them. As long as Claude is still leading them, victory will not slip away from their sword.

There is also a friendship between them that is far beyond the reach of ordinary people. It is not based on interests, but purely on like-mindedness. The friendship is achieved by coming together for the same ideals and aspirations. This kind of friendship will not be easily shaken and can often last a person's entire life. It is extremely precious and rare.

Alina has been in a very good mood these days. Claude has returned to them, so everyone suddenly has a backbone. Although they have completed their work in an orderly and excellent manner even when Claude is not around, Claude's return still makes everyone excited.

This time Claude solved another problem for them. Although Chernobyl was a powerful industrial city, due to the previous persecution of the infected and the high infection rate, the city's population was still in the middle and lower levels in the world. But this time they added hundreds of thousands of people at a time, and it was a transaction that was voluntary on both sides and would not cause any objections.

Longmen was very happy to get rid of this burden, and they took it over without hesitation, which was beneficial to both parties.

As for the infection problem of the infected, they have already had a mature process in place in cooperation with Rhodes Island. All infected people will wear monitoring devices, and as long as they have this, they can live a normal life. This device not only protects other non-infected residents, but also protects themselves, greatly reducing the conflicts between the infected and non-infected.

At the same time, under the persistent propaganda of the Integration Movement, Chernobyl is now a thriving city. Both the infected and non-infected are working together for this city. It is foreseeable that as the news of their acceptance of Lungmen infected people spreads around the world, infected people from all over the world will gather in this city, bringing them a large amount of labor and talents.

The military has already formulated the next plan. The momentum in Ursus has reached the planned level. The spark of resistance can no longer be extinguished. They have also accumulated enough strength. It is time to launch a more powerful offensive against Ursus.

Everyone is full of confidence in their future, especially the newly infected people. They have suffered a lot of hardships and humiliation, so they naturally feel more touched by their current life and will give everything without hesitation to defend their current life. They are also often the ones with the strongest desire to join the army. The government's military expansion plan is increasing every year, but nearly half of the people still cannot achieve their wishes.

No matter from which aspect, they should not fail, nor can they be allowed to fail. A firm will has already united them, and a common ideal is attracting more forces to join them...

Alina, excited, finally arrived at her destination. Holding the hot tea on the tray, she pushed open the door of the office.

"Tallulah, come and have some tea. I brought you some biscuits..."

Tallulah did not react at all, but just stared at the terminal in front of her stiffly. Although there was no expression on her face, there was a scorching temperature baking the ground around her, as if she saw something quite incredible.

Yan Kingdom, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 2: Incident ()

Kissing is an intimate act. It is different from other acts of expressing closeness in that kissing often occurs between two people who have feelings for each other. It is different from any other kiss and expresses only one emotion. There will be no misunderstanding. Love is deep and natural.

Claude was not a man with rich emotional experience. As mentioned before, most of his life was filled with war. His knights sometimes retired due to disability caused by serious injuries, but he did not have such a day. When he joined the army, it was the most intense time for the war between the human empire and other alien races. Honor and war drove him to spend every bit of his time honing his martial arts. His unwillingness to live this kind of life had long disappeared, and he could only devote himself to it.

Especially after his father died in battle, he inherited his father's title and became the Grand Duke of the North. Although he had great power and lofty status, he took over the position of the Lord of the Legion a few years later. The powerful First Legion was the sharpest sword of the empire and was always responsible for opening the first gap. This heavy responsibility and the non-stop war also made him have no chance to get married and have children. After his father died, his mother was already mentally ill and naturally did not think of urging him. He fought all his life and finally integrated war into his blood. Even his last moment was spent in the military tent, and what he thought about before going to bed was how to exterminate his enemies.

So even if he has rich experience, there are always some things that break the rules and enter his blind spots of knowledge.

But some things are engraved in our instincts.

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Claude seemed to have forgotten to breathe at this moment, and he stopped all his movements. The touch on his lips was tender and soft, with a heart-pounding heat, and the fire in those golden eyes drove the other party to continue his actions regardless.

Claude was very tall, and although Cintrea was not short among girls, she was still quite shorter than him, so the girl hung directly on him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and hugged him tightly with her whole body.

Although Claude was now top-heavy, he should have been able to stand easily, but as the girl pushed hard on his shoulders, his feet suddenly went weak and he leaned back against the wall.

The girl's delicate breath hit his cheek, carrying with it a fresh scent. Her movements were clumsy but she continued her attack persistently. Her eyes were misty and her face was frighteningly red.

Claude didn't know when he finally recovered his breathing, but it was obviously a little heavy.

Although his consciousness was somewhat confused, he quickly realized what was happening, but soon found that he had no way to deal with it. Just as he was trying to think, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, which attracted his attention. A very special feeling began to spread in his heart, as if a soft little hand was grasping his heart and stroking it up and down, bringing an itchy and burning touch.

A desire, a strong desire began to spread in his body, so sudden and yet so surging, his body violently wanted more contact, the violent desire tried to break free from the constraints of reason, making him subconsciously hug the girl's slender neck, and then pull her closer to himself.

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The flustered Xinteleia was a little proud. She thought that her action was definitely beyond Claude's expectations, and it would definitely make him understand her feelings...

Judging from the current situation, she was right. This behavior was beyond Claude's expectations, and even made him show a trace of panic in his eyes. The body that even heavy transport vehicles could not easily shake actually fell backwards because of his slight push. Xinteleya immediately took advantage of the victory and took advantage of this rare opportunity to do what she wanted.

It was not until Claude's hand suddenly touched the back of her head that the girl suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. The next second, like a wild animal, Claude suddenly began to respond violently to her. Just like a wild animal biting its prey, Claude launched an unfamiliar but fierce attack, and soon defeated Xinteleya, who was also a novice, and reversed the situation in one fell swoop, pressing the girl against the steel wall.

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Alina looked at her best friend. The other party's current situation was very strange. Although there was no anger on her face, the power in her blood was about to carbonize the floor evenly. Her whole body was stiff, but her face seemed to have some abnormal blood color.

Without any hesitation, Alina placed the biscuits and hot tea in her hands on the table, walked quickly behind Tallulah, and looked at the terminal in front of them.

Alina originally thought that Tallulah might have discovered something. They all knew that Black Snake was mediating between the two cities, trying to destroy their business with his own conspiracy and trickery. They were both extremely wary of Koschei and naturally did not want to miss any possible news.

But the development of the matter was completely beyond the expectations of the girl Elafia. The picture on the terminal was not the conspiracy she had imagined, but two people entangled on the connecting bridge between Gantry and Chernobyl - two people they were very familiar with.

The black knight and the white killer lady appeared in the middle of the screen. This extremely shocking scene made Alina open her mouth wide. She consciously stretched out her hand without pointing at the two people in the screen, and her mouth opened and closed several times, but no sound came out.

The two people stared at the terminal in front of them silently. The steam from the hot tea on the table next to them became smaller and smaller, until it finally turned into two cups of cold tea. The freshly baked biscuits also lost their crispness, but the two people didn't care.

After all, what they saw was enough to put aside everything else. Unless the Ursus Empire launched an attack immediately, they would watch it to the end no matter what...

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By the time Claude let go of her hand, Cinderella, who was already out of breath, collapsed on the connecting bridge with a flushed face. The thin and rapid panting made Claude's heart move slightly, but he suppressed his impulse in time. He was also a little panicked in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his emotions. At this point, he had to do something...

Claude, who had quite simple ideas, wanted to say something, but found that the girl in white was no longer here. He was the only one on the connecting bridge now. Because both cities had implemented a blockade strategy, all the infected people had been transferred, and today was the time to leave.

Looking at the empty surroundings, a feeling of loss suddenly sprouted in his heart. He suddenly felt a trace of regret and loss, very small, but very obvious.

Claude sighed and turned to leave.

There was a whistling sound of the air being torn apart, and a sharp black arrow pierced through the surface of the concrete and stood in front of Claude.

Claude reached out and pulled out the sharp arrow in front of him. Looking at the words engraved on the lightweight alloy arrow shaft, a strange expression appeared on his face.

There were only a few words on it, but they portended something quite extraordinary:

"Wait for me tonight."

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Tallulah felt that she should thank the engineer who had just replaced the city's high-definition cameras, but at the same time, she wanted to get mad at him for no reason... The terminal on the desktop had long been turned off. Tallulah was trying to calm herself down. Her slender fingers repeatedly ravaged the phone book next to her, crumpling the cardboard cover into a ball of paper scraps.

She saw clearly, everything was clear.

Alina stood at a loss beside the desk. After hesitating for a while, she brought the tray over. The two of them picked up a cup of herbal tea in tacit understanding and started drinking it. Then they picked up a piece of biscuit and ate it with a tasteless taste.

As the biscuits were crunching, Tallulah's thoughts raced. The blood of Draco and the dragon race gave her excellent physical abilities and vision. She could clearly see the words on the arrow shaft from the high-resolution surveillance footage...

Logically speaking, she had no right to interfere with Xinteleia's actions, which made Tallulah frown in distress. That's right, she had made up her mind to ruin the other party's good deeds.

The straightforward girl had just realized her own thoughts. The aggressiveness and possessiveness in her blood made it impossible for her to tolerate such a thing happening, so she began to think about countermeasures openly.

Of course, I couldn't stop it. After all, I didn't have the position or qualifications to do so. But maybe I could take the initiative to patrol the dormitories at night? ...

The girl's eyes were like burning coals, with a burning will flowing in them, and she made the decision without hesitation.

Alina immediately understood her roommate's thoughts, but she didn't know what to do. The scene just now made her feel confused. She felt that no matter what she did, it seemed wrong. So Alina simply chose to escape and stopped thinking about anything for the time being.

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"Have all the infected been transferred there?"

"They have all been relocated. The slum land has been cleared, and a construction company is already working on a new plan. From now on, there will be no slums in Longmen."

"Then it's time to start..."

"As ordered."

"No! Wait a minute...let me think about it carefully."

"As ordered."

The gloomy and gentle silver-haired woman rubbed her eyes in the dark and began to think carefully about her own loopholes... Conspiracies and intrigues have inherent weaknesses. They must be linked together without any mistakes. Once a problem occurs at a certain point, it will often cause the collapse of the entire plan.

Similarly, conspiracies and intrigues also have inherent advantages, and can often accurately strike at the enemy's weaknesses, leaving the opponent unprepared.

Just like a poisonous snake lurking in the bushes, if it is not discovered, it only needs a single bite to kill someone, but if it is discovered in advance, any child can beat it to death with a stick. Therefore, before the plan is launched, it is often the most critical time, which directly determines whether they can achieve their goals.

To be on the safe side, she even mobilized more souls to help her, using her long experience to find loopholes in the plan.

After a long while, the woman sighed slightly. She didn't find any problem, and now it was time to start...

As her pointed chin nodded slightly, the masked man in black saluted and retreated. Sparse sounds came from the darkness, like a group of snakes crawling, their slippery scales scraping across the floor. The cold gazes faded away from here, and soon, the woman was the only one left in the warehouse.

The woman in black stood up, the hem of her silk dress dragging on the ground, but not a speck of dust was on her. She walked to the center of the hall gracefully, her dress flowing on the ground like water waves.

"Claude, Claude! You are indeed an extraordinary guy..." The woman showed an elegant smile at the corner of her mouth, but she could not hide the pride between her eyebrows.

"It has only taken a few years for Ursus to fall apart. My country can no longer withstand any more setbacks. Before it recovers, I can only ask you to harm other countries..."

"I just don't know if you can fight against Da Yan and Ursus at the same time?..."

Clear and pleasant laughter rang out here. In this rented warehouse, no one knew what was going on. There was only a steady stream of goods being stored here, and then finding a suitable buyer to make a profit for the owner by buying low and selling high.

The same thing happens every day in this city. Hundreds of warehouses handle large amounts of goods, and trucks transporting various materials flow day and night, which greatly facilitates the smuggling business in this city. Even the current Lungmen Guards have changed a lot under Claude's command, but there is no way to control such a huge flow of materials.

After all, this is still a commercial city. Those businessmen with ulterior motives will not reveal their secrets. For the prosperity and development of the city's business, even if the rulers have the ability, they cannot really do it. They can only do it slowly like boiling a frog in warm water.

Although the slums have been thoroughly cleared and the city's gang forces have been severely wiped out, the city has never lacked a breeding ground for people like them. There are still people who will accept the benefits of their stay, and the smuggling business is undoubtedly the most profitable one in the city.

Such a big piece of fat meat was naturally eaten up quickly.

Yan Kingdom, Longmen and Victoria: Chapter 3: Incident ()

Since the emergence of convenient and fast cigarettes, few people use this long pipe to smoke tobacco. After all, it is not only inconvenient to carry, but the tobacco leaves are often not as good as cigarettes. People who like this way of smoking are generally middle-aged and elderly people. They not only like to use pipes to smoke, but also grow their own tobacco leaves, just like treating a cup of good tea, spending time and energy to slowly polish it for fun.

The stem of this old pipe is made of fine purple bamboo. After years of use, it has a jade-like luster. The prefabricated mouthpiece and brass bowl make up the rest. It does not look expensive, but just a bit delicate, which does not quite match the identity of its owner.

His sharp teeth gently bit the jade cigarette holder. The fine scales on his face wrinkled slightly, presenting a unique expression as the skin moved. His deep and restrained vertical pupils were obscured by the smoke. His red hair was parted in the middle, covering his forehead. Wei Yanwu looked at the documents in front of him and sighed deeply again.

"What's wrong? Why are you so irritated today? You've been sighing since half an hour ago."

A woman who looked somewhat similar to him but was smaller in stature came over. She was wearing traditional Eastern silk clothing that was dignified and exquisite. Although her appearance was quite different from that of ordinary humans, she still had a unique charm. The woman came to Wei Yanwu and stretched out her hands to rub his temples on both sides.

"Wen Yue, you should also take a look at this. I was planning to let you know this."

Wei Yanwu reached out and picked up the document on the table, handed it behind his head, and only released his fingers after making sure that his wife had taken it.

The faint sound of documents being opened was heard behind him, and he once again held his pipe in his mouth, white smoke coming out of his nose and covering his entire head.

"Xiao Chen wants to resign... Why so suddenly? Did he encounter some problems at work? That's not right, why would this kid resign over something like this? What's going on?"

Wei Yanwu took another deep puff of the cigarette. The tobacco in the pipe quickly burned out, releasing a large amount of smoke, making him feel like he was flying in the clouds. After a long while, he said leisurely:

"Tallulah is in the city across the street..."

Wen Yue fell silent all of a sudden. She knew who Tallulah was, of course. She was also a source of worry for her husband. She never expected to meet her in such a situation.

"That girl has built a big business... She is in charge of the whole city now. I knew that the man was up to no good when he came here... This is a notice of resignation. She had already gone to the city across the street before I knew it."

"What are you going to do about it?"

"How should we deal with this?" The man chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Of course, don't do anything. No matter what I do now, it will be wrong. Let the two sisters handle it themselves."

After saying that, he reached into the bag and grabbed some tobacco leaves, trying to refill the pipe, but Wen Yue behind him snatched the pipe from his hand and said, "You've been smoking for a whole day. I haven't seen you put it down since you got up this morning. Are you really going to smoke yourself to death?"

"Of course not, of course not, I just felt quite touched today."

Wei Yanwu reached out and held his wife's hand. Tonight was another rare peaceful night.

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"General, aren't you going back to rest?"

Claude froze for a moment. The one who asked him the question was a captain of the Iron Guard. When they were patrolling past the administrative building, they saw Claude standing in front of his room door, hesitating. He didn't go into the room to rest, but he didn't leave either.

This situation was quite strange. After all, the general was always decisive, but he seemed so hesitant about whether to enter the room. If it weren't for the sword on his waist that was too conspicuous, he would almost think that the general was an enemy impersonator.

Claude coughed twice. His life was quite regular. He would do the corresponding things at the right time. He would officially leave the city tomorrow. Logically, he should rest, but...

An extremely complex emotion was filling his heart, making him feel a little helpless. Perhaps he should ask for some precautions...

Claude suddenly had an idea and turned to look at the Iron Guard.

"Are you married?"

"Of course not, General, why do you ask?"

"Nothing, just go and do your duty."

The iron guard obeyed the order with some doubts, leaving Claude still hesitating in front of the door. Finally, he made up his mind, reached out and touched the door lightly. With a slight sound, the door slowly opened.

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Tallulah will be in charge of patrolling the entire administrative building tonight. This was originally Bozhukas's job, but Tallulah arranged for him to go to the hospital for a check-up today, so no one would stop her from taking over this position. She also stopped any soldiers from following her and came to the administrative building alone.

Pretending to patrol everywhere, it was not time to rest yet, and many staff were still working overtime. The city had added hundreds of thousands of residents, and each of them had to be registered and household registration established for effective management. This was a huge workload, and even with the help of the terminal, all civilian staff had to be mobilized and work around the clock to solve it.

Looking at the brightly lit administrative building, Tallulah couldn't help but curl her lips. Because Claude had to ensure that he could get all the first-hand information, he slept directly here, and the large number of staff here also provided her with favorable conditions.

Next, we should go to Claude to have a look...

Tallulah changed her direction without leaving a trace and started walking upstairs. No one around noticed this.

Everyone is very busy. Such a huge workload has made them work overtime for a week in a row. The soldiers and officers in this city are also equally overwhelmed. With such a large increase in population, public security work has suddenly become extremely difficult. The number of criminals arrested every day has increased by an order of magnitude compared to before, and the city’s prisons can hardly hold them all.

Just as expected, there are many gangsters and criminals among these people. These guys have long been accustomed to exploiting others for their own interests. Forcing them to work hard is more painful than killing them. Once they have the chance, they will return to their old ways and want to find some side jobs to increase their income.

But now it is not the police but the army that is dealing with them.

The biggest difference between the army and the police is that they were born for war and exist to kill people, and they are not as easy to talk to as the police. Once these criminals resisted, the soldiers would swing their swords and shoot crossbows without any hesitation, which shocked the gangsters who were used to the social environment of Longmen. They almost thought that the Ursus people here were crazy. They would actually use Originium artillery to bombard the building just to drive them out.