Chapter 38 Times have changed
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"
"The general has ordered that these checkpoints must be strictly guarded and no one is allowed to pass!"
In the royal capital city, apart from the imperial palace, the one with the highest structure, the largest area, and the most luxurious building is the General's Mansion in the west of the city.
Yan Wuxie has lived here all year round. His power is so great that some people have heard of him killing him, and he is also a master in the magic weapon spectrum.
So a military order was sent directly to the Imperial Guard camp guarding the royal capital.
At this moment, three thousand armored guards have been mobilized, and several surrounding street intersections have been set up with barricades and heavily guarded.
On the nearby high platform attic, there is a crossbowman crouched down, the arrow in his hand is already strung, and the arrowhead is black, obviously it has been quenched with poison.
The once bustling streets are now extremely desolate and solemn. The doors and windows of the residents on the streets are closed. They dare not walk on the streets at all, otherwise they will be arrested as spies.
In the general's palace, a middle-aged scribe with a gentle face shook his folding fan and listened to the report of a captain, and snorted lightly.
"The traitor who came to assassinate the general this time is of great strength. He must not be treated as an ordinary gangster. Let your subordinates open their eyes and defend themselves!"
"Otherwise, if there is even the slightest mistake in the General's Mansion, it will be the death penalty for annihilating the three clans!"
"Captain Zhao, do you understand?"
Colonel Zhao, who was as strong as a calf, was staring straight at the ground, his whole body trembling slightly, and the armor on his body made a clanking sound.
He swallowed hard, but when he thought of the dragnet he had laid, confidence emerged out of thin air, and he cupped his fists and said:
"I know the pros and cons of this, sir, please rest assured, the general's palace is impregnable, and the thieves will never come back!"
After the captain finished speaking, the middle-aged scribe picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip. When he looked up, he saw Captain Zhao still standing there hesitantly, and he couldn't help but frown.
"Well, sir, have you received the things I sent to your house a few days ago? Are you satisfied with them?"
Captain Zhao gritted his teeth and said it in a low voice.
The middle-aged scribe paused, clicked his tongue, stared at the poor guy in front of him, and said, "So that piece of blood coral was a gift from you. It's rare that it has a little aura, but it suits me quite well."
"Hey, sir, as long as you like it, that's fine."
Colonel Zhao forced a smile. Although he didn't know what spiritual energy meant, he thought he had sent the wrong thing.
"For the sake of this blood coral, I'll give you a chance."
"Sir, are you willing to give me a nice word in the prince's ear and help me get promoted?"
"What you gave is not enough."
The middle-aged scribe raised the corner of his mouth slightly, shook his head in the disappointed eyes of Captain Zhao, and said as if unintentionally:
"The opportunity I'm talking about means that now someone can replace you in garrisoning the General's Mansion, eliminating many risks. I wonder what you think."
Lieutenant Zhao's heart trembled. He thought it was the middle-aged scribe who didn't want to help, so he found an excuse to use up the favor.
Although there will be heavy penalties for guarding failure, if you perform well, you may not be able to get into Yan Wuxie's eyes.
Thinking of the future glory and wealth, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Thank you sir for your kindness, but I have confidence in my brothers. The three thousand armored sergeants are all elites, armed with good bows and powerful crossbows. Even if several innate masters come together, they will definitely not be able to please you!"
After saying that, Lieutenant Zhao clasped his fists in a salute and strode away.
Little did he know that the middle-aged scribe was shaking his head behind him, drinking tea and cursing "stupid cow".
I really didn’t expect that there are still people vying to do the hard work of using mortal lives and consuming cultivators’ mana. This is the charm of power.
Walking out of the General's Mansion, Lieutenant Zhao felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart. He turned around, glanced at the majestic door, and took a deep breath.
I am preparing to leave here and go to the surrounding area to inspect the defense situation.
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap came from a distance, and then the earth trembled, a cloud of black smoke rose from the distance, and faint screams echoed.
Captain Zhao's feet were unstable and he almost fell down. Fortunately, he was also a top-notch expert and his foot was stable and he recovered quickly.
Looking at the panic-looking soldiers around him, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he still scolded with dignity:
"Don't panic, hold on!"
"Maybe the thief used some kind of trick, it's nothing to worry about!"
Captain Zhao, who had accumulated a lot of power, was still quite capable. He rushed all the way to the explosion site. He also heard that some sects in the world were good at using secret medicine to create the sound of thunder.
However, this kind of secret medicine is not only complicated to make and difficult to store, but its lethality is very scattered, and the user may be injured if he is not careful.
It is no match for the army at all. It can only fool some country women.
"Lord Captain, your horses and weapons!"
An attendant led a horse to stop Captain Zhao, with a Xuanhua ax hanging on the horse.
“Just in time!”
Captain Zhao's eyes lit up, he put on his horse and mounted his horse. With the muscles in his right hand bulging, he held the big ax and walked through the broad street. The horse's hooves struck with strong impact.
He is a military commander. With war horses and weapons, he can exert his greatest strength. He is an innate master. When he charges, he must avoid the edge for a while!
Lieutenant Zhao's horse was very fast. He quickly arrived at the place where he saw a street entrance that was originally heavily guarded. At this moment, there was smoke and a huge black hole on the ground, which was more than three feet deep.
A dozen or so armored guards covered in blood seemed to have been hit by a heavy hammer. They fell to the roadside like rag dolls, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
The remaining guards gathered in a group, holding spears and looking ahead with fearful expressions, like frightened birds.
"Where is the enemy?"
Captain Zhao waved his ax and roared with wide eyes, but no trace of the enemy was found around him.
At this moment, he heard a rumbling sound coming from the end of the street, like an angry roaring monster approaching.
The war horse beneath him snorted uneasily, hooves twitching, and would have run away if Captain Zhao hadn't grabbed the reins.
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"That is... what the hell!"
Suddenly, Lieutenant Zhao looked confused and frightened, and saw a monster in full armor appearing at the end of the broad and classic street in the royal capital.
This monster was all black and huge. It almost filled the entire street as soon as it appeared. There were several pairs of wheels on the sides, and the wheels were wrapped in iron armor shaped like tracks.
Almost a mobile fortress.
I didn't see any fighting beast pulling it, but it moved with great force. In an instant, it was like a giant elephant stepping on the ground, shaking the ground with sand and earth flying, and even the bricks along the way were crushed.
"Perhaps there is a powerful warrior hiding in this iron-clad fortress? Do you think you are invincible if you hide inside? You are really looking for death by pretending to be a ghost!"
Captain Zhao's hands and feet were cold, but he quickly thought of a possibility, so he forced his horse to charge forward, swinging the Xuanhua battle ax in his hand like a tiger.
However, when he rushed towards the armored monster, Captain Zhao didn't know where to attack at all, and he slashed at it randomly, leaving only a shallow mark on the monster's front fender and a streak of sparks.
Just as Colonel Zhao was stunned, the armored monster hit him without any politeness. The track first rolled the horse's hoof in, and then pulled the rider off the horse as well.
"No, no, no!"
Captain Zhao's feet got stuck in the stirrups and he immediately screamed.
When I tried to use the Xuanhua ax to jam the wheel, I immediately saw that the weapon made of fine iron quickly deformed under the heavy pressure and twisted into a ball of scrap iron.
Then, without even taking a breath, he was crushed directly under the tracks by the armored monster that was moving at full speed.
Lieutenant Zhao let out a short scream, and then fell silent, leaving only a pool of blood on the road.
If there is a Blue Star person here, he will be able to recognize that the armored monster running rampant here, which is unheard of by people in the Yan Kingdom, is a modern tank, and there are many signs of special improvements.
The armor is thicker, the power is more powerful, and the barrel is bigger!
In the interior space of the tank, Liang Xiao was flipping through a tank driving manual while instructing Qin Long and Pandora to operate the big guy, barely noticing the movement outside.
"Liang Xiao, this is the mechanism puppet you brought back from your previous trip? The structure is so strange that it consumes no mana at all and does not require spiritual stones to drive it."
Qin Long showed an interesting look on his face, took the initiative to sit in the driver's seat, and operated various mechanisms according to Liang Xiao's instructions. The cultivator's reaction was very fast, so he was able to operate it well in a short time.
Chapter completed!