() The Mercenary Union is in charge of all the troops in the ordinary territories of the 'Big World'! It can be said that it is the largest force in the 'Big World' in terms of strength.
King lords who possess the brand of royal power are qualified to recruit their own troops and train their own troops! They are also qualified to attack other people's territories and occupy them by force!
In addition to the five major empires, the mercenary union has the right to command any territory and kingdom!
The five empires are prohibited from intervening in the affairs of any other continent. The mercenary union has become a single management system. They manage all warriors who do not have inherited heraldry!
No one knows how many legions there are in the mercenary union, not even the twelve elders of the mercenary union! Moreover, not many people know where those legions are and what they are doing!
According to Ling Tian's memories, there are three legions of one million people active all year round in the 'Big World', changing every five years!
An army of ten thousand people, a regiment of a thousand people, a team of a hundred people, and a group of ten people.
The minimum level of ordinary soldiers in the organization is a third-level warrior! The team leader must be a fifth-level warrior or above.
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[Zai Xiano, captain of the first team of the 0203 regiment! Delman!] Seeing Ling Tian showing his coat of arms without registering his own number first, the giant man stood up straight and said calmly;
(02——Second Regiment, 03——Third Regiment.)
Under normal circumstances, people who are not recognized by their families are not qualified to report their origins and identities to the outside world. They can only tell their names. If others can guess where they are from by hearing their name.
People who are registered can only give a pseudonym or pseudonym when registering!
This is a rule! Some people who know something about the world above know it!
[Captain Level!!!] Several 'nobles' who knew the details of the mercenary union exclaimed in surprise.
That’s a seventh-level warrior!!!
Waving upwards, the hundreds of archers put away their prepared postures. The 'nobles' with coats of arms are synonymous with 'benevolent and righteous young heroes' in this world!
[Are they from the official army?] Looking up at the action above, Ling Tian asked thoughtfully;
[They are just a group of recruits who have just joined the reserve team. All the members are only one or two in strength~~~~] When asked by a noble, Delman told the truth without caring. Anyway, the real nobles represent
In this world, there is absolute justice! All humans with some knowledge know this. However, they don't know how to distinguish who is the real noble.
A true noble is prohibited from revealing his or her identity without any reason when acting outside. Only when necessary can the proof of noble authority be shown: the inherited coat of arms!
Ling Tian described the origins and purpose of himself and others to Delman, and also asked about the reason why they appeared here!
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Three months ago, a 'strange disease' suddenly appeared somewhere in this continent.
Once a patient becomes ill, he will definitely die within three days, without exception so far! The route of infection is: skin contact!
You can only touch someone else's skin a little bit, and you may get this strange disease that will definitely kill you! The plague can only kneel in front of it!
The source of the disease is still unknown. Although it has been over a hundred days, the research institute affiliated to the Mercenary Union and even Tianxiang Academy have been unable to find an antidote!
In desperation, the mercenary union directly gathered a legion to surround the diseased area. It built two lines of defense. The first line of defense was to protect people inside the diseased area. As long as someone approached the defense line, within the effective attack range, no matter what
Whoever it is, shoot to death!
If you touch it, you will be infected, and you will definitely die if you are infected! This is no joke, and the virus still has an incubation period! Some people take more than ten days to get sick, and some people only get sick in a few seconds. As for its incubation period, in the end
No one dares to estimate the longest length.
What’s even more outrageous is that this virus cannot be detected by any means before it develops!
The second line of defense outside is used to prevent people from outside from entering! Between the two lines of defense, there is a blank area tens of thousands of kilometers wide!
In the empty area, all territories and cities have been moved outside the second line of defense!
And the place where Ling Tian is now is close to the second line of defense, the edge of the blank area! Originally, this city was going to be relocated, but the residents in the city were not ready yet, so they stayed here. According to the budget, it is estimated that
At noon tomorrow, the city will also be moved.
Just to put it casually, there are only a million people in the mercenary union's legion, but that refers to formal soldiers with a formal organization. How can the mainland kingdom and all its territories stand idly by for such a big thing?
A certain amount of troops must be sent to defend!
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[Approximately how many people have died now?] Ling Tian put his hand on his forehead and asked weakly;
Ziyun and others behind him slowly closed their eyes, as if they couldn't bear to see something.
[The statistics I received yesterday were: 500 million!] Delman spit out heavily, a suffocating number~~~~
Five hundred million??? The entire population of CapitaLand is only a few million people. If we count this, if this disease occurs, Capadeland will become a dead place in just one day.
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[What is the total population of the quarantined area?] Bing Xueying’s cold voice sounded.
He lowered his head and glanced at Ling Tian and others, whose faces turned blue.
【A total of 69.7 billion!】
There was a bang, like a thunder, that exploded directly in everyone's minds. Ling Tian's body swayed and almost fell to the ground. Yunmeng and Dai Li sat down and hugged each other.
Quiet~~~~Everyone just calmed down their emotions quietly~~~
I don't know how long it took, but Ling Tian and others finally recovered. Although the population of nearly 70 billion had nothing to do with them, as humans, they couldn't be so ruthless as to be indifferent.
[With so many people, can't we screen out some and let them out?] Lily's eyes were full of crystal tears, as if she had exhausted all her strength, she shouted to the giant Delman.
It's like if you convince him, you can save countless innocent people.
Wearing black armor, flashing with cold light, Delman just lowered his head and looked at Lily quietly without saying a word~~~~
It’s quiet again~~~~~
Lily, who was still thinking about the fate of others, felt a chill in her heart that was as cold as blood and bones. She opened and closed her little mouth, but she didn't have the courage to ask the question she wanted to ask!
[Is the 'Pisces' territory within that quarantine zone?] Ling Tian, holding his forehead with one hand, asked calmly;
'Pisces' is the territory of Lili's family, where her family is. Although there are countless territories and kingdoms on this ridiculously large continent, the 'Pisces' territory seems to be quite large in this continent.
Famous. No matter what, he is still in the top ten!
Lily, who ran to Delman, heard Ling Tian's question. Her body slowly softened to the ground. She held her breath and clenched her fists tightly. The uneasiness in her heart made Lily feel as if she was in a state of despair.
A quiet place.
[Pisces collar!] Delman was stunned and muttered to himself;
His eyes swept across this group of people, and finally fell on the little girl sitting in front of him.
There was deathly silence again. Even Yunmeng, Dai Li and others had burst into tears unconsciously. But Lili was still forcing herself and looking forward with hope.
With a soft bang, Ling Tian knocked Li Li unconscious and picked her up from the ground.
[Uncle, I don’t know what else you have hidden from us. However, we still want to thank you for the information you provided us.
Could you please help us prepare some transportation? We want to go to the first line of defense and inquire about some situations!] As for that question, whether he answered it or not, it didn’t matter whether he answered it or not. His look told Ling Tian and others the answer.
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Delman frowned and hesitated in his heart. Should he let them go to that kind of hell-like place?
Watching Ling Tian's expression quietly, he glanced at his friends.
Suddenly, when his sight passed through the purple clouds, the giant man was shocked!
Purple hair and purple eyes!!!
This kind of person should be very rare! Seven years ago, in an area near the Elf Sanctuary, he once saw a little girl of about seven or eight years old, who also had purple hair and purple eyes!
Ziyun's current age seems to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. Could it be that she is the little girl who met seven years ago???
The big man was surprised for a moment, but his expression on his head and under his helmet did not change at all.
No! It should be impossible for that little girl to still be alive!!! In that situation, there is no possibility for her to survive!!!
When my sight touches Yunmeng~~~~
The familiar short red hair and vaguely similar appearance.
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, the giant man's eyes were fixed on Ling Tian in front of him. Sure enough, he looked very similar to the boy from seven years ago!
The three of them were exactly the three children he met while serving in the border zone seven years ago! Delman was so shocked that all three of them survived that situation!!
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Raising his hand to touch his right eye, Delman faced Ling Tian and asked again the question he had asked once seven years ago but received no answer;
[Even if you go in, you will just die in vain! Why, you still have to go in!]
Ling Tian just said that he would go to the first line of defense to inquire about the situation. However, Delman was sure that if he was really the little boy from seven years ago, he would definitely dive in!
Gently stroking Lily's trembling little hands. Ling Tian raised his head and faced the giant man;
【That's my choice! The path I choose!】
The eyelid of his right eye twitched, and Delman looked at the boy in front of him. Seven years ago, in order to break through his defense line and enter that area, he stabbed his right eye blind with a dagger!
Although my own eyes were finally fitted with an artificial eye using various techniques.
However, his right eye, which should have been completely healed, still hurts from time to time! This is his shame! He does not hate the boy who stabbed him at all. He only hates the boy who was as timid as a mouse.
Own!
As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he just wanted to escape from that place! On the way to escape, he met three men and two women, the oldest of whom were no more than seven or eight years old. For the sake of his own military merit, he planned to take the three people who had no choice but to take the road with him.
The three children who were approaching the devil's land ran away together.
As a result, the black-haired boy resisted desperately and even used the dagger on his body to blind himself!
With his intact left eye, he watched the three people pass him and run inside!
He still clearly remembered what the young man said when he blinded his eyes.
[I have to go in and stop them, give it to me! Get away!!!]
Finally, he heard that the disaster was finally prevented by someone. Although he did not think that it was the three children who did it. However, one fact is undeniable!
As a soldier, he retreated and avoided, but the three children tried without hesitation to prevent the disaster from happening!
I swear with my right eye that he will never take a step back in this life!
He died seven years ago! If the disaster had not been prevented, he would not be able to escape the scythe of death even if he fled far away!
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[Go and get three of our team’s combat-ready armored vehicles!] Delman turned his head and shouted loudly to the recruits on the city wall!