Last Totem Novel - Chapter 512
Chapter 512 Military Order
“I am Hagrid, the person in charge of Crimson Peak Stronghold. Welcome, Sir Knight.” Hagrid jumped off the wall, strode over, and stretched out his right hand to the visitor.
Tie Zha put on his power armor helmet, raised a dark brown glass shield, and followed behind Hagrid.
He knew the Knight Templar, Benjamin Rado, whom he met three years ago at the Dr3713 school year’s annual dance. At that time, Benjamin, under Youge’s arrangement, deliberately provoked the conflict between Bryan Rinehart, Lion City’s third in line of succession, and himself. Then, by suppressing the other party, Benjamin allowed his newly promoted Wilderness Knight to come into the limelight and enter the mainstream media.
Afterwards, according to Eva Green, Benjamin Rado was a member of the Princess Guard. He was born in Silver City 33 in the Central Continent and was a vassal noble who had just joined the Lombardier system.
Tie Zha was not surprised to meet Benjamin here. Because You Ge was the marshal of the Dawn Expeditionary Army, it was normal for him to place his trusted aides in the army in order to increase his mastery of the army.
However, Benjamin was not as humble and courteous as before. Instead, he put on an arrogant attitude and politely shook Hagrid’s hand. He said, “I am here under the orders of the highest military commander of theatre five, Grand General Milo Field. I hope that you can cooperate with the Wind Sand Castle to wipe out the wild insects in stages.” Although it was a request, his tone was cold and firm, and he had no intention of discussing it at all.
Hagrid couldn’t help but frown. Although his movements were very light and fleeting, Benjamin still caught him.
“Commander, I’m not discussing with you. I’m communicating General Milo Field’s orders.” Benjamin said with a cold face.
“Where’s the call-up order?” Hagrid asked. Since the other party’s tone was so firm, he should take out the order document issued by the Wind Sand Castle’s Guard Hall.
“The situation is urgent. There is no need for documents.” Benjamin said.
“Then there’s nothing I can do.” Hagrid said as he spread out his hands. Not to mention whether or not the other party had an order, even if he did, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to attack the swarm of insects. That was simply courting death. Moreover, if the World Council really dared to issue such an order, it would definitely be scolded by the mainstream media to the point of being utterly incomplete afterwards.
“I am the inspector of this operation. Not only do I represent the orders of General Milo Field, I also represent the will of the Holy Light.” Benjamin narrowed his eyes and threatened in a deep voice, “If you dare to disobey the order, then prepare to disappear with everyone here!”
These words sounded unreasonable, but they made no one dare to refute them. The accumulated might of the Temple for more than two thousand years was not something that could be formed overnight. If the World Parliament made a mistake, the whole world would curse and all kinds of media would denounce it, wishing to tear down the parliament hall. However, if the Temple did anything, no one would dare to criticize it easily, because those who opposed it were basically on fire.
Tie Zha, who was standing at the side, looked at this nobody who had served him tea and poured him water, but now, he was high and mighty. He only sighed that the world had changed too quickly and caught people off guard. Fortunately, he wore a helmet, and the Wilderness Knights had changed their coatings and deliberately made them old, so the other party could not recognize him and thought that he was just an ordinary warrior under Hagrid.
Hagrid clenched his fists and loosened them again and again in a few breaths. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, “What are your specific arrangements?” Facing the strongest organization in the world, he had no choice.
Seeing Hagrid admit defeat, Benjamin smiled. She put on a relatively gentle expression, “To be honest, I don’t want to make things difficult for you, but this is an order. We must make some sacrifices for the sake of Sand Wind Castle and for the sake of humanity …” Then, he changed the topic and said seriously, “I need you to attack the swarm eight hours later, 9:00 a.m. Silver City Time and 126 p.m. Satt Time.”
“At that time, I will also participate in the battle and do my part.” Benjamin nodded.
“Let’s try our best” Hagrid said helplessly.
“Commander, please don’t show such a reluctant expression.” Benjamin smiled and said, “Normally, the bugs that land at the end will suffer a sharp drop in combat strength due to lack of food. For you bounty warriors, it might be a good opportunity to make a fortune.”
“That’s easy for you to say, but I believe that no one will be willing to make money in the bug tide.” Hagrid said with a gloomy face. If he could, he really wanted to cut off the other party’s head with a single sword strike.
Benjamin smiled coldly and provoked Hagrid, “What, do you want to do something?” As he said that, he made a “please” gesture and said in a lengthy voice, “Sure, maybe you guys have a chance, but after this, this place will be razed to the ground, and you and your friends will be annihilated in the holy light.”
Hagrid didn’t say anything. He just quietly looked at the Knights Templar in front of him.
“Bug Transformers, I hate you very much.” Benjamin leaned forward and said in a low voice, “I hate the air you breathe. I hate the stench you emit. It’s disgusting.” With that, he jumped up and dragged Lan Zhan’s tail flames towards the city wall.
After Benjamin left, Hagrid raised his hand, sniffed under his armpits, and muttered to himself, “I remember taking a shower just now.”
‘”Haha” Tie Zha was a little unhappy, but seeing Hagrid’s appearance, he lost all temper.
A few minutes later, Tie Zha, Hagrid, Zhao Wenke, and the Black Pig King gathered at the command center to discuss their plans. Lilith was in charge of the internal management, and Sophia was in charge of the restricted area, so she didn’t come up. As for Old Niu, Tie Zha called him, but he refused, “I’m just a mechanic. I don’t know any commands. You guys have discussed it. Just let me cooperate.”
“Bastard!” The Black Pig King hammered the coffee table, but he didn’t use much strength, otherwise the terrazzo would have cracked on several sides.
“I reckon the scale of this wild insect tide is too large. In order to reduce the pressure on the Wind Sand Castle, let us also bear a portion of the burden.” Zhao Wenke analyzed.
“But we are at the forefront. Once we attract too many insects, we won’t be able to withstand it.” Hagrid said.
‘”Isn’t this the most troublesome …” Tie Zha frowned. The reason Lena woke up just now was because the swarm of insects was too large, burying the entire stronghold like dumped mud, affecting her mood. There were no hindworms behind the tide of wild insects, and when faced with powerful creatures, they instinctively chose to avoid it.
If there were more insects in the next battle, they would invade Lena again. When Lena woke up, it would cause the swarm to retreat, causing Benjamin Rado to suspect. And the other party is You Ge’s person, if he were to carry out an assassination under such circumstances, it would definitely be an unwise choice.
Tie Zha didn’t finish the second half of his sentence, because he didn’t want to say much about Lena.
“Perhaps the situation isn’t as bad as we thought. According to past data, the later stages of the wild insect tide are indeed relatively weak, and …” Zhao Wenke held onto his tablet. “The larger the bug tide, the more scarce the food, the less food the bugs in the back will get, and the weaker they will naturally be,” he explained as he scanned through the information.
“Aren’t the insects going to devour each other?” The Black Pig King asked. During the famine in the southern cemetery, it was not uncommon for people to eat people.
“No.” Zhao Wenke shook his head. If the swarm of wild insects could kill each other, there wouldn’t be such a large-scale wave of insects unless there were hindworms behind them.
“Forget it, don’t think too much. Just fight when you need to.” Hagrid stood up and said straightforwardly, “Go back and rest.”
“Yes.” The other three nodded at the same time.
Six hours later, it was 7:00 a.m. Silver City Time, Dr3716-12-19, and 124 p.m. Satt Time.
The first insects surged into the sandstorm castle, and the gunshots immediately rang out throughout the entire city.
The bakery owner, Ralph, hid in a corner of the kitchen, holding a shotgun tightly, trembling like a mouse dodging a domestic cat. He was only the epitome of this large plane city. Tens of millions of civilians were hiding in their homes like him, trembling.
Another part of the city was brightly lit.
In the heart of Windsand Castle, one of the finest hotels, the Plato Hotel is surrounded by raccoon armoured vehicles and flamingo mechs, as well as thousands of heavily armed mercenaries. They were all holding submachine guns with mufflers in their hands as they vigilantly patrolled the surroundings.
“Move aside, please move aside, you’ve worked hard, hard …”
A slightly fat middle-aged man walked through the vehicles and mecha, occasionally beckoning to the mercenaries in front of him. He Xin, a commissioner of the Wind Sand Castle Mining Commission, came to the Plato Hotel for a secret dinner at Elysium.
After a while, he finally walked to the hotel gate, and the two waitresses immediately welcomed him.
“Respected guests, welcome to the Plato Hotel.”
“I want to see your lobby manager.” He Xin straightened his body and said as he walked inside.
Under the notice of the waiter, the lobby manager came quickly.
“Respected …” Just as he opened his mouth, a golden card appeared in front of him.
Seeing the words wrapped in thorns on the card, he immediately bowed deeply and took the guest to the elevator without saying a word. He swiped the card on the recognizer and arrived at the hotel’s “eighteenth and half” floor.
This was a concealed space on the eighteenth to nineteenth floors. There was no sign of it on the elevator. Only through the activation of the membership card of the Elysium would one be able to reach that floor.
At this moment, He Xin’s mood was uneasy. Although he was an official of Sand Wind Castle, he wasn’t a big shot. This was the first time he had come to such a place.
It is said that Elysium has a history of thousands of years. It is a secret organization with pleasure as its core. It operates in every city in the Silver City world.