Integration

Ron stood in front of the gate of Partington, ready to welcome the Mechanical City. Beside him stood two family heads, Owen and Hart.

The western families have all returned to the Black Mist Line to take on the defense mission, and the remaining families also have their own missions.

The teleportation array lit up with dazzling light and connected with the teleportation array of the mechanical city. The teleportation array of the mechanical city was rarely opened, and would only be opened when large-scale transportation was needed.

A slightly fat middle-aged man walked out, wearing a white uniform with a gold-rimmed name tag on his chest. He always had a friendly smile on his face.

But Ron knew that this was all just an illusion. The researcher ID cards in the Mechanical City were divided into three types: black, white, and white with gold edges, symbolizing their different levels.

Black name tags represent external researchers, white name tags represent internal researchers, and only S-level researchers are qualified to wear white name tags with gold edges.

All researchers above the white nameplate level have undergone transformation surgery, and in some way no longer possess human emotions. Even if Hai Shiz smiles gently, he is just imitating ordinary people.

Several family heads came forward to greet him. Hazel shook hands with him in a friendly manner. Ron moved his nose and vaguely smelled a very light sweet fragrance. It was like an illusion, and it flashed by. When he looked for it again, the fragrance had disappeared.

Before he could think about it, Hai Shiz started to greet them: "Thank you all for coming to greet us. We have brought the latest improved equipment from the Mechanical City, which can complete the test adjustment of the transmission array in the shortest time."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

The heads of the families were also very polite. After a brief exchange of greetings, Hazel introduced the students who had come with him and singled out one of them. He was an expressionless young man with a conspicuous white name tag on his chest and an ordinary appearance.

"This is my disciple Ajia. He is my proudest student. After completing the test of the teleportation array, he will lead others to the west to join this battle."

Ajia nodded to the heads of the families. Ron and the others smiled and said, "It is true that a good teacher produces good students. I will trouble you all for this plan."

"It's my duty. The things I brought this time are very important and involve some technologies that have never been published. Please place these facilities well and make sure that no unrelated personnel can get close to them."

Hazel paused and continued, "Before I came here, I heard that there is a special merchant in Partington, and everyone can buy what they want from him. No one knows where these goods come from, but I hope my technology will not appear in his product list."

This was quite impolite. Everyone present had done business with unscrupulous merchants to some extent, so they said without blushing or panting, "Of course."

Only then did Hazel nod his head. Probably because of the cyborgs, there was no such thing as a look in the dictionary of the Mechanical City. The Hart family head and others were afraid of another accident, so after a few words, they invited the Mechanical City people to rest. After everything was arranged, Ron whispered a few words with the other family heads, confirmed the order of daily supervision, and then got on the carriage to return.

He rubbed his forehead, took out a business card from his pocket and burned it. When the smoke cleared, a figure suddenly appeared in the carriage. The black-robed businessman sat opposite, and the corners of his mouth painted with bright red paint seemed like they would never droop.

"Good morning, Mr. Ron, what would you like to buy?"

Ron said, "Haitz came to Partington to help the Noble Association transform the teleportation array. He doesn't like you very much, so you'd better not hang around his place recently. The people in the Mechanical City are not normal people."

"It's really sad. I'm not a liar. Machine City is also one of the potential customers. I am happy to do business with them."

Ron frowned and warned for the sake of Orelius: "Don't crash into the volcano. If something goes wrong with the transformation of the teleportation array and delays the next thing, no one can bear the responsibility."

"Yes, yes, yes—I know my limits."

"You better be."

Ron reluctantly believed what the other party said. As he was talking, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the window. His face turned black and he raised his hand to open the curtain of the carriage. On the other side of the wall, the sound of ghosts and wolves howling came from the Luo family's residence.

"Nidhogg! Stop running around!"

"I'm going to find my companions! My righteous companions!"

"Where are the Dragonborn!? Where are those Dragonborn!? Come and take care of them!"

"The Dragonborn said that the child is still young and that occasional exercise is good for his physical development. Let us be understanding."

"The dragon is already dead, so what's the point of letting them come over here——Ahhh, let go of those night lilies! They are the master's favorite!!"

"Oh! I don't want it! Not unless you bring Aurelius back!"

"They said he was going to the western border. How could they take you in when you're so big?"

"I don't want to listen! I don't want my companion! I want to fight side by side with him. How can he face danger without my help?"

Ron's face was as gloomy as water, and he stopped talking to the profiteer. He jumped off the carriage amid the servants' flustered greetings and strode into the door. The wind blew up the curtain behind him, and there was no one inside.

As soon as Ron entered the room, he saw the bone dragons running around and the Luo family members chasing after them. He looked like a golden lion king when he was serious. He spoke in a low voice with a very dignified look: "You want to find Oleus?"

Nidhogg shuddered and nodded firmly. Its outer armor was taken off and sent for repair, and its bones shone white in the sunlight.

Ron said succinctly: "Sure, we can send you to the Black Mist Border right now. Bring your Dragonborn Guards with you, and you can wait for him at the border."

The Bone Dragon was very surprised: "Really? You are such a good person!"

The Luo family girl who had just stopped Nidhogg said hurriedly: "Master, can you..."

"It doesn't matter. The western border is short of manpower. It and the Dragonborn team can go there to replenish the combat power. As long as they are not sent into the black fog, it will be fine."

The girl understood and coughed, "Understood. I'll send it over after the team goes in."

Nidhogg was unaware of humanity's evil plan, and happily rushed back to his courtyard, where he found the dragonborn with a rumble.

It nudged its uncle vigorously and said happily, "Uncle, we can go see Aurelius now!"

"I see."

The golden dragon reached out and touched its head. The blue dragon beside him was a little worried: "My lord, are we going to the Black Mist Border?"

The Dragonborn's base camp is in the east, and they have a good relationship with the Owen family. It is because of this that the Owen family was able to dispatch a large number of people to fight back. The Dragonborn are responsible for guarding the east. They are a hardline neutral faction and generally do not join such battles.

"I know what you are thinking. This is just our personal action and has nothing to do with the overall idea of ​​the Dragonborn. Remember, we are only there to protect Nidhogg."

After hearing what he said, the other dragon bloodlines stopped arguing and began to prepare for the work tacitly.

At the same time, unscrupulous businessmen appeared in the commercial street.

Normally, his presence was very eye-catching. But people passing by subconsciously ignored the black-robed businessman, and he walked smoothly into the Violet Clothing Store.

Now, Violet Clothing Store has become the leading high-end clothing store in Partington. The store has expanded to two floors, and the number of hired hands has tripled. Merchants, noble women, and even the middle class with a little extra money are proud to own a piece of clothing produced by Violet Clothing Store.

Violet no longer receives guests in person, and only guests with special appointments can see her.

In the face-to-face situation, the unscrupulous businessman's invisibility was finally broken. Before the clerk could express surprise, he handed the coin engraved with a faceless mask to the other party.

"Take me to Violet."

Seeing the coin, the sweet and lovely female salesperson immediately changed her attitude and invited the other party to follow her to the second floor. This is the boutique area of ​​the store. She knocked on a door next to the dressing room and a quiet voice came out from it.

"Come in."

"Miss Violet, a distinguished guest would like to see you."

The profiteer walked into the room. It was a spacious and bright lounge and office. Violet, who was sitting behind the desk, saw him and hurriedly stood up, signaling the clerk to leave. After he went downstairs, she greeted the profiteer respectfully: "Master."

"There is something I need you to do. Hazel from the Mechanical City has led a team to Partington, and I need you to collect intelligence on them."

"I've heard about this. During this period, Partington's teleportation array needed to be renovated. Caravans and ordinary people can only enter and exit from the south. Many people in the commercial street complained." Violet thought for a moment. "There are many nobles among my guests. I can get some information from them."

Violet was very quick. She learned from customers who often came to the store that the Machinery City store would be closed for one day in two days, and she took strict security measures.

Since he came to Partington, it was impossible for the Mechanical City not to come to inspect the store. The reason why the store was closed must be that there was a big mission. As an S-level researcher of the Mechanical City, Hai Shiz's whereabouts were kept secret. Violet collected more information and was more certain that the visitor was most likely Hai Shiz.

That day, Violet sent a shop assistant to gather intelligence in advance. When the shops in the Machinery City began to clear the streets, she dressed up carefully and pretended not to know about it and went out on the street.

She had lived here for a long time and knew every part of the commercial street. Even if the Mechanical City cleared the commercial street steps where the shops were located in advance, there would still be a short public section for ordinary people to pass by before that.

With Violet's careful calculation, she arrived at the blocked section of the road just before the Mechanical City. Just in time, she had just stopped and saw several uniformed figures appearing at the corner of the street.

Violet sighed at the right moment, her eyes showing some worry, and she murmured in a low voice: "Oh, I didn't expect the store to be closed. What should I do?"

Hazel looked in the direction of the voice. The young woman was wearing a long white dress and a lavender scarf around her neck, which made her skin look smooth and her face look gorgeous.

Noticing that Hai Shiz was looking at her, the young woman smiled sheepishly, apologetically speaking in a gentle voice, "I'm sorry, did I bother you?"

Violet said this, gently lowering her eyelashes. She knew she was beautiful, and her beauty was like a faint fragrance floating in the midnight, her eyes filled with sorrow and stories.

Beauty is the greatest weapon of a black woman, and she has learned how to use it since she was a child. Few men can resist her charm, and Hai Shiz stares at her intently.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Violet. I own a clothing store on Commercial Street. I wanted to buy some things this time, but the store was closed."

"It's Miss Violet." Hazel thought for a moment and pressed the special button hidden in his glasses. Violet felt a strong sense of being spied on. She gathered her mind, lowered her eyelashes, and still looked pitiful.

Fortunately, she had asked her master for help in advance to cover up the traces of the bloodline on her body, otherwise she would have been exposed. Hazel obviously believed in the technology of his glasses. After confirming that the other party was not dangerous and was just an ordinary woman, his tone softened significantly.

"Ms. Violet, what would you like to buy?"

"I want to buy some automatic cleaning robots. There are too many customers in the store, always coming and going, and we don't have enough manpower."

"I understand. Come with me."

"Teacher, our mission this time is arduous, so we should be careful..."

Aga, who was standing behind Hazel, opened his mouth to speak, but Hazel gave him a stern look and said, "This is my decision, don't question it. Miss Violet is just an ordinary person, we don't need to be too strict."

Aga opened his mouth, but finally fell silent. Hazel turned to look at Violet with a smile: "Please follow me, Miss Violet."

Violet heaved a sigh of relief and said timidly, "I hope it won't cause you any trouble. If it's really inconvenient, I can come back tomorrow."

"It's okay, we just bought an automatic cleaning machine. The purpose of opening a store in the Machinery City is to promote the application of mechanical technology. If they close the door just because we come, it will be counterproductive."

Since Heath said so, Violet was naturally disrespectful. She was careful about her character and never revealed any clues under the observation of the people in the mechanical city. On the other hand, Heath took the initiative to talk to her, which was very humorous and made her smile from time to time.

With the help of Hai Shiz, she chose the right automatic cleaning machine. Before leaving, she said with joy: "Thank you so much for this time, sir. My store is on this commercial street. If you are free in the future, please come to my store as a guest."

Hazel refused with a smile, "No thanks, it's just a favor. I'm busy in Partington this time, so I won't bother you any more."

When Violet returned to the store, the clerk greeted her: "Miss Violet, did you buy the automatic cleaning machine?"

"Yes, thanks to a kind person who helped me, otherwise I would have been locked out."

Violet smiled softly, her eyes glittering with a hint of charm. The clerk chuckled: "Did you meet someone you like? Is the person helping you handsome?"

"You're the only one who talks too much. That gentleman just helped me out of kindness. There's no such relationship as you said." Violet said angrily, then said slowly, "But he looks like a gentleman with elegant temperament and profound knowledge. He's very polite. He didn't agree when I invited him to visit the store. He's not the kind of villain who takes advantage of others' misfortune."

"That's why we have to seize the opportunity. You are a famous beauty in the commercial street. If he can't catch you, it will be his bad luck."

"And I'm going to deduct your salary."

The two of them exchanged some banter, and Violet handed the things she had bought to him: "Set this up and see if it works. I'll go upstairs and take a rest. I'm a little tired after walking for so long."

The clerk agreed quickly, took the cleaning machine and went to set it up. Violet went upstairs, and when her voice completely disappeared, a protrusion on the cleaning machine automatically fell off and broke into eight pieces on the ground. The clerk stepped over it unconsciously and did not notice anything unusual.

Hai Shiz turned off the monitoring device in the shop of the machine city and said impatiently: "Are you satisfied? This is just an ordinary person. You think too much. Everyone seems to be approaching me on purpose."

"Everything is for safety considerations. Teacher, you are the top researcher in the Mechanical City. Leaving the Mechanical City this time is already risky. Many people are watching you..."

"Okay, okay, why are you being so long-winded like everyone else? Don't forget, my transformation level is higher than yours, and I can automatically calculate the probability of potential danger. You don't have to worry about me."

"That would be great."

Aga answered calmly and said no more.

.......

As soon as Violet returned to the lounge, the shy expression on her face disappeared immediately. She carefully checked her body to make sure there were no mechanical attachments. Then, Violet changed her clothes, burned her old clothes, and dumped the ashes out.

After doing all this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone and dialed the profiteer's number.

Today, technology is developing and the times are progressing. Although the transmission is cool, the price is also expensive. Even if the money in their hands is increasing, the unscrupulous businessmen still stick to their original intentions and insist on frugality. Except for occasions where you have to show off or appear in person, the communicator is really useful.

"Master, I have successfully contacted Hai Shiz. He was very friendly to me. I tried to invite him to visit the store, but he declined, saying that he had an important mission."

"There seemed to be a conflict between Hai Shizi and a young man wearing a white name tag. I saw that his name tag said Aga. The two were superiors and subordinates. But the young man was not very afraid of him."

"Everything is fine at the moment. I can make a second contact if you need."

"No, don't let him suspect you. Wait for notification and don't make any deliberate contact."'

The profiteer hung up the phone, thinking that something was wrong with Hai Shizi.

The internal researchers are all cyborgs, and their hearts are only focused on the pursuit of research. However, the reason why Heise rejected Violet was that he was too busy with work. It seems that a cyborg who has lost human emotions should not be so euphemistic.

He thought about it and laughed inwardly, maybe he was too sensitive about Ai Bo's matter. The black-robed merchant thought about it and asked the family heads to pay attention to the transformation situation for him through special channels, and the matter was over.

The owners who were commissioned naturally had no objection and just took a look. The construction technology of the mechanical city is indeed excellent. Heise opened the box, which was filled with cylindrical robots. They flew through external spray barrels, and there were a lot of them with clear division of labor.

Some assisted the researchers in the work of modifying the transmitter, some used the external tractor system to transport materials, and the rest held guns and served as guards. The entire process was coordinated by the machines, and the bloodline of Partington could not intervene at all. Even if someone went there, they would only be dizzy in the dense data calculations and finally receive serious evaluations from the researchers.

"Your intelligence is too low to participate in the transformation of the teleportation array. Go back."

The noble blood of Partington had never been hurt so badly in their lives.

The only person who was relatively easy to get along with was Aga. Although he had a cold temperament, he was surprisingly serious. He responded to other people's inquiries and gave a detailed explanation of the transformation of the transmission array. He seemed very reliable.

The ten-day transformation passed in a flash. On the third to last day, Aga took everyone except Heise through the teleportation array to the west. In addition, all the twelve round table families were dispatched, and more than half of the heads of the families gathered in the west.

Not only that, the church also began to transfer from the northern transmission array. It took the two sides five days to finally gather in the west. The red-haired young man saw many familiar figures, including Dan, Shaken, and even Sevich who was originally recuperating at home.

The other party seemed to have fully recovered. He passed by him while communicating with others. Behind him followed a group of brainworm bloodline people who seemed to be very convinced of Sevitch.

In the west, it’s early spring and the chill in the wind has not yet dissipated.

Two hundred people gathered at the training ground, with many auxiliary machines flying in the air. The heads of noble families, who were rarely seen on weekdays, stood on the high platform in front of the team, emitting a strong pressure.

The bloodline members were extremely disciplined, and no one spoke. The person on the stage cleared his throat and spoke first.

"It is an honor to meet you all here. You are the carefully selected elites. This mission is very important. You need to form a team, carry the anchor points of the teleportation array to a safe location, enter the coordinates into the anchor point device, and complete the teleportation pointing work."

The voice of the Shasha family master was clearly heard by everyone. He spoke briefly and to the point, in the style of the West. As he spoke, an auxiliary machine from high in the sky descended, projecting a map in front of everyone.

The blue fluorescent light outlined the curved lines. The deeper into the black fog, the more unknown areas there were. The monster levels and activity ranges were marked on it. A large area was marked with a cross, and next to it was marked [Former Qinglanzhimu Domain. Due to the death of the lord, the monsters in the domain are now extremely aggressive. Please do not approach without permission. ]

"This is a map that the Black Mist Exploration Teams of the West have explored with their lives. You must keep it in mind. The team consists of five people, including a Mechanical City researcher who is responsible for assembling and inputting anchor devices; two former members of the Black Mist Exploration Team who are responsible for the survival and guidance of the team; a church priest who is responsible for purification and treatment; and a high-level bloodline who is selected to solve the team's military deficiencies."

"We have prepared sufficient medicines and weapons. The West is your loyal backer. As the core of this plan, you can make any request, and we will do our best to meet your needs."

Duke Maidan looked at the familiar faces in the crowd. He was the only one on the stage who was not a descendant of the family head. Black fog exploration is always accompanied by blood. There are very few people who survive, and what he has to do is to push these survivors to more terrible battlefields again and again, so that more people can survive.

The Duke spoke in an unusually low voice.

"All your sacrifices are worth it. Future generations will remember your contributions. One day, we will win this war."

All the bloodline members standing on the stage bowed deeply to the audience. Regardless of their identity or status, they said in unison: "Everything is for the future of mankind."

Hundreds of people standing in the audience put their hands on their chests and gave the same answer: "Everything is for the future of mankind!"

Hundreds of voices gathered together, resounding through the sky. The bloodline members stood up straight and stared at these young faces. Many of them were their descendants, and who knew how many of them would survive this battle.

The head of the Owen family took a deep breath and said loudly: "Disband!"

With a command, everyone left the venue in an orderly manner. When Oleus was about to catch up with the team, Rex suddenly grabbed his hand, led him around a few times, and walked out from another exit.

"Someone is waiting for us."

He explained casually, and the red-haired young man had a hunch. Rex took him to a room, where the three family heads and Duke Meldan were waiting.

In addition, the other three people in the room were also acquaintances.

Aga, a disciple of Haishizi.

Flynn, a bloodline member of the same Black Mist team as Rex.

The young priest who can often be seen behind a certain bishop when using Canaan is also the original designated successor of the old priest.

Together with Rex and himself, these five people can be said to be the elite of mankind.

Duke Maidan turned to them with a calm expression, "I'm sorry for taking up your private preparation time. You are the strongest among the Black Mist Team this time. If anyone wants to quit, you can leave now."

Ricks raised his hand first: "Really?"

Duke Meldan glanced at him and said, "Really, except you."

The man rubbed his cheeks: "Then it's the same as not saying anything."

The others couldn't help but laugh, and the solemn atmosphere began to loosen. Duke Maidan shook his head and sighed helplessly: "You, since no one has quit, I will give you the real task next."

The head of the Shasha family said in a deep voice: "The Black Domain Project is claimed to be to clear the monsters in the black fog and take back the human territory. In fact, this is just an additional content."

"The real purpose of this plan is only one. We want to kill the [Queen of Insects]."