Volume 2: Empire Chapter 150: Escape
At the Grand Amba Hotel, guests in the auditorium were waiting for the ceremony to begin. In the middle of the auditorium was a red carpet, with flower girls standing on both sides of the carpet with flower baskets, and the band playing festive yet solemn music.
Backstage, Angelica, who had been dressed up, looked depressed. The long wait made her impatient, but she didn't dare to run away, so she took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth.
Before Angela could take out her lighter to light the cigarette, the cigarette in her mouth turned into powder.
"Father, you're going too far!"
Facing his daughter's complaint, Elvis said expressionlessly: "Remember your identity today and your responsibility to the family."
"I have done what you asked, wearing a tight corset and a waistband that made me breathless, and dressed myself up like a vase. But where is my fiancé? He doesn't seem to care about you at all!"
"I've sent someone to call Luke. He will be here soon and won't delay the ceremony..."
As Elvis spoke, the ground began to shake slightly. Since the first tremor a while ago, there have been countless minor tremors.
People living in Winter City are used to this kind of vibration. Large-scale underground explosions and geothermal movements will cause vibrations, but today it seems a little too intense.
Elvis took out his gold pocket watch and checked the time. He appeared calm on the surface but was very anxious in his heart.
The guests waiting outside are all people of status, and the ceremony must proceed on time.
Just as Elvis was about to send someone else to urge him, a subordinate ran in in a panic.
"Boss... I don't know what's going on underground right now. There are earthquakes and landslides everywhere. Mr. Luke..."
Seeing the look on his subordinate's face, Elvis had a bad feeling. He asked anxiously, "What happened to Luke? Is he injured?"
"The Titan-1 underground test site collapsed during an earthquake, and Mr. Luke and the Titan prototype all fell into the hole. Below the hole... there is a lava river."
The sudden change made Elvis a little unsteady on his feet. He roared, "How did you protect him? I said, you can all die, but he can't get hurt at all."
"Boss, the accident happened so suddenly that we didn't have time to react. We are organizing a rescue now, but the collapsed rocks are blocking the bottom of the cave, making the rescue very difficult!"
"We must rescue him no matter how difficult it is. Find the best rescue team in Winter City and ask the professor of geology and the professor of earth magic from Winter City Magic Steam Academy to help rescue Luke..."
Elvis gave orders one after another.
In this short period of time, his heart fell directly from the sky to the ground, and the family's peak moments all turned into nothing.
Angelia was stunned for a long time when she heard that Luke had fallen into a cave with a lava river. After a while, she asked, "Father, will the engagement ceremony still take place?"
But seeing her father's red eyes, Angelia immediately shut up: "Okay, I won't ask!"
The news of Luke's death underground gradually spread inside the Grand Amba Hotel. Some people felt sorry, some were happy, and some were thinking about what kind of chain reaction would be caused if Luke really died accidentally.
At this time, Luke was riding on Taotie and landed on a high cliff underground.
At the foot of the cliff, a long section of steam pipe was undergoing a strange change. The straight pipe twisted its body like a giant python, breaking free from the bracket that fixed it to the stone wall, then turned over and penetrated the ground and drilled in.
The ground cracked and shook, and the rubble broke and scattered. When all the pipes disappeared, only a bottomless hole was left.
Taotie let out a dragon roar, then jumped up and burrowed into the back of Luke's hand. When everything around him became quiet, a figure walked out from the darkness.
"Governor Meteorite, is this what you do every winter?" The visitor was Helkkin. He stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the hole left by the disappearance of the steam pipe, and asked Luke: "Where did they go?"
"Raging Waves City!" Luke answered casually, and then asked Helkkin, "Has the news of my accident spread?"
"It has been spread. Harut Heavy Industries is currently rescuing people at the scene. If they can't find you, they will conclude that you and the Titan-1 prototype fell into the lava river together.
Even if someone suspects it, there is no evidence to prove it.”
"Very good! I have finished my work and it is time for me to leave. I will leave the follow-up matters to you... After winter, the Fury City Fleet and the Fury City Armored Assault Division will head north. Do you know what to do?"
"Please rest assured, Governor. The military deployment of the Art County Alliance will appear on your desk in time, but please also control the situation. If the Art County Alliance is defeated too quickly, it will be difficult for me to do it."
Luke smiled and said, "I don't want this war to end too soon. Only if you and I cooperate well can we achieve a win-win situation that satisfies everyone."
"Thank you, Governor. I won't see you off when you leave.
I wish you a safe journey! "
Hulking disappeared into the darkness. Luke summoned Taotie and rode on it, flying towards the underground steam city along the upper wall of the cave.
After changing his clothes, pulling up the collar of his windbreaker and pulling the brim of his hat down to cover his face, Luke arrived at the motorcycle gang tower and used his VIP card to send the elevator down.
The temperature increased as the altitude decreased, and the surrounding black stone walls gradually turned red, as if being in a red-hot furnace.
After a vibration, the elevator seemed to pass through a barrier. It appeared in a flaming sky and descended at a steady speed without any traction rope.
Below is a red rocky land, surrounded by a lava river with magma flowing. In the lava river, you can see some hellish creatures rising and falling in it, as free as fish swimming in the surface river.
In the middle of the rocky
When the cage elevator that Luke was riding on landed steadily, a group of Hell Clan soldiers immediately surrounded him. Unlike other Hell Clan members who were naked, they were all wearing fine armor and holding shining swords.
The elevator door opened, and Luke took a step out, and he felt the soles of his shoes melted by the high temperature of the ground. He immediately released the fire control spell, forming a protective shield on the outer layer of his body that could resist the high temperature.
The surrounding Hell Clan soldiers immediately saluted Luke, and the leader said, "Governor, welcome to the territory of the Hell Demon Chiyan. Our lord is already waiting in his palace, please follow me..."
The palace the leader of the hell soldiers pointed to was a building in the middle of the camp that looked a bit like a stove, and the other hell buildings also looked like stoves. The refraction of light in the air caused by the high temperature made everything in the camp appear to be shaking and blurred.
Luke followed the leader of the Hell Soldiers toward the palace and asked on the way, "Are you satisfied with the armor sent by Raging Wave City?"
The leader of the Hell soldiers did not dare to neglect Luke. He replied respectfully, "Very satisfied! Generally, items from the surface can hardly withstand the high temperature of Hell, but the armor and weapons sent by Raging Waves City can remain strong and sharp in the lava.
Thank you, Governor General!"
"This is just the beginning of the cooperation between Raging Waves City and Scarlet Flame Territory. You will get more weapons that can be used in Hell in the future."
Luke asked about some things about the Red Flame Territory while observing the camp.
This place still retains a very primitive appearance. Lacking tools, the Hell Clan can only build some simple houses with their hands and magic. Moreover, even in such simple houses, only the Hell Clan with status are qualified to live in them. Other low-level Hell units just find a place to lie down and regard it as their own nest.
The lack of discipline makes the camp of hell look like a refugee camp.
Only a few Hell soldiers wore the armor sent by Raging Waves City. The armor made them look extremely majestic and powerful, attracting envious glances from other Hell creatures.
When we walked to Chiyan's palace, it was quite tall and majestic. At the entrance of the palace lay two hellhounds, with their claws pressing on thick bones covered with bite marks from the hellhounds.
Smelling the scent of human, the originally lazy three-headed hellhounds raised their heads and looked at Luke, making threatening "woof" sounds in their throats.
At this moment, a scolding came from inside the palace, and the three-headed dog of hell immediately wagged its tail, and all six heads looked like huskies.
The escorting Hell Clan soldiers stopped outside the palace. The leader saluted Luke and said, "Our lord is inside the palace. Governor... please come in."
The palace doesn't even have a door. From the outside you can see the main hall inside and the throne at the deepest part of the hall.
At this time, the devil Chiyan was sitting on the throne, holding his chin in a very stylish manner, looking at Luke who was standing outside the palace.
well……
Luke could only sigh in his heart: The local tyrant is really unscrupulous!
Helpless, Luke could only cooperate and walk into the hall, saluting the devil Chiyan with the etiquette of an envoy saluting his lord: "Meteor Star, the special minister of the Golden Shield Empire Cabinet and the governor of Nutao City, greets Lord Chiyan!
May the friendship between our two countries flow like the magma in a lava river, never extinguished! "
The demon Chiyan, who was wearing eye shadow, acted like a lord of hell: "Governor Meteorite, welcome to my territory, please take a seat..."
Chi Yan waved his hand, and a stone chair appeared behind Luke.
Luke just looked at it but didn't sit down: "You don't really want to talk to me this way."
The demon Chi Yan, who was sitting on the throne, immediately lost his confidence. He laughed and said, "My remote little demon territory usually doesn't have any distinguished guests visiting. I am receiving you according to the procedures I read in the book. Since you don't like it... let's try another way."
The demon Chi Yan chanted a spell and shook his fingers. The scene in the palace changed rapidly, and a long table appeared in front of Luke. The throne disappeared, and Chi Yan sat at the other end of the long table.
"That should be enough, Your Excellency the Governor."
"Okay!" Luke sat back with satisfaction, and then said, "You received my stuff, right?"
"Got it." Chi Yan replied, "I didn't expect the engine you were talking about would be such a big thing. The earthquake in the Winter Capital Underground City seemed to be related to it. And the box salvaged from the lava river... Don't worry, I didn't see it. You can check the seal."
As Chi Yan cast the spell, the Gods engine and a box containing the Titan I prototype appeared on both sides of the hall.
The engine of the Gods was ten meters high and fifteen meters wide, with densely packed miniaturized steam pipes crisscrossing it. Strips of flickering white mist formed a ribbon-like airflow that slowly wound through the gaps between the engine pipes.
It is exactly the same as the engine photo in the phone data.
Seeing the results of his three months of hard work in the underground of Winter City, Luke couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With this engine, the floating fortress of the Gods has taken the most important step.
Then on the other side, there was a transport box containing the Titan I prototype. It fell into the lava river at the bottom of the cave after the ground sank, and was salvaged by the Hell Clan soldiers guarding inside and then sent here.
Now that the goods have arrived, all that remains is to transport them to Nutao City.
"I'll leave the things to you. Please transport them to Raging Waves City as soon as possible."
Demon Chiyan said: "I will transport them personally, and Demon Tyrant will follow. With the protection of the two demons, they will arrive at the City of Raging Waves safely.
I have received the first batch of assistance you gave me, and it is better than I expected!
When will the next assistance arrive? "
Luke replied: "You can deliver the supplies to Raging Waves City and then return with the second batch of aid. The future aid will be delivered on time within ten days."
The devil Chiyan smiled with satisfaction.
The weapons aided by Raging Waves City really exceeded his expectations. The sophisticated armor and weapons increased the combat effectiveness of the limited military forces in the territory by multiples. As long as a few more batches of aid came, he could launch a military operation against the neighboring demon territories, seize minerals from their controlled areas, and then sell more weapons from Raging Waves City.
This is like a fireball rolling in hell, getting bigger and bigger until it forms a huge tide of fire that covers the sky and the earth.
Luke continued to negotiate with the demon Red Flame. This was the starting point for his conquest of Hell, and the foundation must be laid solidly.
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The Dongdu Grand Amba Hotel was devoid of its usual bustle at night. Luke's accident made the day that was supposed to be a festive occasion extremely sad.
In the snow and wind, Helkkin walked down the stairs of the hotel step by step.
He had just met several big names from the County League in the hotel, including Elvis .
Helkkin told them: "The continuous earthquakes underground are a large-scale sabotage operation launched by the Golden Shield Empire Secret Intelligence Bureau and the underground resistance. They used some kind of secret technique to stimulate the old steam pipes that have become mysterious objects.
The underground test site of the Titan I prototype was an accident; it happened to be in the attack zone.
The Ice Cave Agents confirmed that Luke was not found in the cave formed by the sinkhole. His chance of survival in the lava river... is close to zero."
Helkkin didn't know whether his words would be accepted by those bigwigs. Anyway, Luke, or Meteorite, was gone, and his research materials were in his hands.
If I am held accountable, I will just resign and concentrate on preparing for the steam engineer exam.
The Ice Cave agent waiting outside the hotel opened the car door for Helkkin.
But a hand slammed the door shut.
Darikova stood there for a moment , with murderous aura surrounding Helkkin: "I want to talk to you about something."
Facing his former capable subordinate, Helkkin smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk..."
