Chapter 735: Back Road

About ten kilometers southeast of the Federation camp is the camp of the Linax Federation team.

The camp was surrounded by heavily guarded giant guards wrapped in heavy biological armor, as well as various obstacles and barbed wire.

However, the situation inside the camp was different. Many people were rather casual, either chatting and laughing, hiding in a faraway place by themselves, or simply sleeping in the barracks tents.

This is because a considerable number of fighters in the team are hired, and many of them don't like each other, so getting together would only lead to trouble. Therefore, the person in charge allows them to do what they want when they are not fighting.

In addition to these people, there were dozens of strong men busy there, hammering wooden stakes one by one according to the pre-marked positions.

There were also people who kept cutting down and smoothing the wood on site and transporting it over. It looked like they were building something.

It can be seen that as the ancient trees around slowly fell down, miserable sounds came from the trees, and a liquid similar to blood spurted out from the broken ends. The bark on the trees fell off one after another, and the leaves were also scattered all over the ground.

The scene was terrifying, yet these people remained calm. They had become accustomed to seeing this kind of thing over the past few days. Immediately, people wearing protective masks and protective suits came up and sprayed potions, melting these things away.

Major General Ingram Sebir was the main leader of the team. He stood aside and watched these people busying around with indifference. A thin man wearing round glasses came over with a roll of drawings.

He first wiped the sweat from his head with a handkerchief, then said respectfully, "General, the progress is going smoothly. We can start depicting the ceremony today."

Major General Serbir asked, "How long will it take?"

The thin man said, "Three days."

Major General Serbir said, "Two days. I only give you two days. This inspiration device must be completed within two days."

The thin man stammered, "But, but, the materials we brought are insufficient. We must collect them on the spot, which will likely delay our progress."

Major General Serbir looked down, his gray eyes expressionless as he said, "I'll guarantee whatever you need. You just need to take care of your part."

The thin man shuddered unconsciously, bowed slightly, and then he grabbed the blueprint and left with his head down.

Major General Serbir looked at the device, which had already begun to take shape, and the scene outside was reflected in his gray eyes.

Although the Linax Federation has some collective strength this time, it cannot be compared with the Federation. The biggest flaw is that it has no logistical supplies, cannot get sufficient manpower supply, and has to rely on the Federation's transportation system to return.

This meant that they had to rely on the coalition, putting them at a disadvantage in the fight for the relics. Although their interests had been coordinated from above, they did not like being dominated by others, so they also had their own plans.

Since the right way doesn't work, they have no choice but to take unconventional approaches, and they often do so.

During a battle with its southern neighbor, Tequier, the Linax Federation was unable to deploy enough forces there, so it found another way and sent armed personnel into the nearby Central City Interchange Area, and from there they went to Nano Central City, where the dispute occurred, to provide support.

This move can be called a fantasy. Although the fusion areas are theoretically interconnected, they are actually very far apart from each other. Each central city fusion area can only control a surrounding area, and it is even more difficult to travel through the unknown areas inside.

The attempt ultimately failed, with more than 90% of the people dying on the way, but two people still managed to arrive there.

However, these two people still had a certain impact on the situation, so that their agents in Nano Central City did not completely lose their power.

This provided them with some experience reference. Sometimes, using unexpected tactics does not mean there will be no gains. Only by doing nothing will you gain nothing. This time, they are also prepared to carry out a bolder move.

At this time, a telegraph operator put down his headphones, quickly translated the telegram in his hand, then came to Major General Serbil, saluted, and handed over the translation.

"Report, news has come from the coalition's camp. They've engaged Xu Chan again, but due to external interference, they were unable to successfully capture anyone. They're organizing a third pursuit and are reminding us that there may be unknown forces involved in this incident."

Major General Serbir's cold grey eyes flickered as he said, "Tell them that if they need our support, we will immediately join them and participate in the encirclement and suppression."

Outside a gathering camp in an unknown area, Xu Chan called the three executive team leaders together and asked, "How do you feel about interacting with the people in this camp?"

The team had already tried to conduct a transaction with the people in the camp, but it was their first contact and both sides were very cautious, so he did not show up himself to avoid causing the other party to be wary and causing things to stop moving forward.

Captain Hai may look big and strong, but he's actually a very thoughtful person. He said, "It's hard to say. I asked them to help me find something and asked for their guidance. Not only did they not refuse, but they were very enthusiastic. I think they helped us not just for the transaction, but for other purposes as well."

Captain Lu, one of Xu Chan's old subordinates, then asked, "Captain Hai, are you saying they're also after the lost items?"

Captain Hai didn't make a quick judgment, shaking his head and saying, "It's hard to say."

Captain Hu pondered, "These people live here. If something was left behind, shouldn't they have discovered it first? Why would they wait for us to come and get it?"

Captain Lu said, "That's not necessarily true. Once the relics appear, they will attract organisms from the fusion zone to come and snatch them. There are many powerful creatures here. Whether they have the strength to take them is still a question mark."

Xu Chan nodded and asked, "How strong are the people in the camp?"

Captain Lu said, "These people are not simple. It's true that some of them escaped from the old imperial family."

He used to deal with people from the old imperial family frequently and was quite familiar with this aspect.

"There are only about thirty to fifty people gathered here, so I suspect this place is just a secret trading location. Maybe it's related to the group that rebelled against the old dynasty, so it's not surprising that they're hiding here."

There are resistance organizations in various places in Dashun, and there are similar resistance forces in the old dynasty. However, most of these people are indigenous people. After the old dynasty arrived at the blending area, it madly exploited and enslaved them, resulting in the emergence of these forces.

"But the strongest person among them is at most as strong as me. They can't threaten us."

Xu Chan looked at Captain Hai, as if wanting to hear his opinion. Captain Hai said, "If you don't consider other helpers, then this is it."

Xu Chan said, "We still need to take the necessary precautions. You are all experienced executive team leaders, so I won't elaborate here."

He looked at the three of them, his expression becoming serious. "The situation yesterday was quite dangerous. The enemy was very powerful. I suspect they already had enough manpower to encircle and suppress us, but that doesn't mean we've lost our chance.

So from now on, we'll be divided into two teams.

The three of you will lead the team to continue searching for lost items. Remember, take good care of yourself. If you find anything, immediately retreat towards our rear camp and bring it back regardless of the loss."

The three captains all responded solemnly.

Xu Chan said, "I will stay and attract their attention, which will buy you some time."

Captain Lu said anxiously: "Old Xu..."

Xu Chan raised his hand and pressed it, signaling him to be quiet. He said, "I know this is dangerous, but the few people I met yesterday were no ordinary people. Each of them possessed the power of spiritual perception. It's difficult for you to help me. And to be honest, without you around, I can better exert my strength and it's easier to hide."

The three captains were helpless when they heard this. Although they all had mastered the power of mind and were considered strong at this level, they found it difficult to resist the power of spiritual perception because those who mastered this power had already squeezed into the highest level of this limit.

Xu Chan said, "This blending area is so vast. As long as there are no traces left, it won't be easy for them to find you. I will try to harass and delay them instead of fighting them head-on. The longer I can fight them, the safer you will be."

Captain Hai said calmly, "Captain Xu, we will listen to you. This is indeed the best approach at the moment."

Xu Chan then took out something like a pendant from his pocket and tossed it to Captain Hai, "Captain Hai, this thing is with you."

Captain Hai caught it and solemnly placed it in the pocket inside the protective device. This thing is also a lost object. Its function is to resonate with other lost objects nearby, or with traces left recently.

It is with this thing that they can ensure that they can find that thing.

But this effect is not surprising, because the Parallel Federation and the Linax Federation may have similar things.

Their advantage is that they are one step ahead, but now the other party has caught up, so they have to hurry.

Xu Chan stood up and said, "Let's get started now, everyone, please." As he said that, he saluted the three people.

The three captains also stood up and saluted him solemnly.

After everything was explained, each person started to act separately. In just over ten minutes, they had completed all preparations and left here together with the natives who were sent to lead them by the gathering place.

After Xu Chan and everyone else left, he took out a piece of fur from some unknown creature that was traded to him and looked at it. There were patterns on it made up of various blocks of color, as well as various eye-catching lines that depicted safe roads and hiding places.

This was a map of nearby accessible roads traded to him by the settlement, as well as various traps set by the people in the settlement.

Even if he was providing cover, he would not go out and fight those people head-on. Instead, he would use his rich experience to delay his opponents. With this map plus the high explosives left by the team and some special items brought out this time, it would be enough to delay them for a while.

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(End of this chapter)