"Our cooperation is limited to seeking justice for the passing of the previous generation of World Tree, and does not involve any party unrelated to this matter."

Luke expressed his understanding of Demon Red Flame's conditions.

The underground steam city is located above the entrance to a hell, and the rulers of the Winter Capital know it. The two sides have tacit boundaries, so they can live in peace. If Chi Yan helps the enemy country of the Yate County Alliance, it will be the Yate County Alliance.

Something that absolutely cannot be tolerated.

Luke didn't want to be blamed for linking hell with attacking the human kingdom. He just wanted to take this opportunity to hammer a nail into hell.

Among the five ancient civilizations, Hell has a unique geographical environment. No matter who wants to invade Hell, they must first spend a lot of energy to deal with the harsh high temperatures and ubiquitous lava.

With little external pressure, the creatures in hell have developed the habit of fighting among themselves. Even during the ancient wars, even the dragon clan established a dragon kingdom with a consensus and unified leader, but hell was still hell, with only a few high-ranking leaders organized.

An army of demons led by demons.

After the artifact was lost, Hell became more loose than in ancient times.

If two demons join forces to attack another demon, there is a high probability that they will fight first.

Therefore, Hell, which seems to be difficult to provoke evil, is actually the best one to deal with among the five ancient civilizations. As long as it is provoked, the demons are willing to attack other demons and expand their territory and demon descendants.

Luke used 600,000 gold coupons to smash the demon red flame, which also required a painful amount of money for Raging Wave City. But fortunately, it was not paid directly in cash, but converted into materials and training fees. This money was in Raging Wave City.

Taking a tour of the industrial system will not only cost very little in real terms, but it will also stimulate the development of related industries.

In particular, the accumulation and upgrading of high-temperature-resistant materials and related technologies will determine whether humans can directly enter hell for colonization in the future.

Hell is good!

Inexhaustible cheap heat energy and extremely rich mineral resources that are easy to mine.

And as long as Demon Chiyan uses it well, the future business will be huge!

In Luke's eyes, the hell filled with red flames is a primitive blue ocean that has not yet been developed. The wealth accumulated by the demons for hundreds of thousands of years is like wildly growing leeks, waiting to be harvested by their sickles.

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Let the demon Chi Yan cause trouble to the Yate County United in the winter?

Too big and overqualified!

When the demon Chiyan heard the promise from the meteorite, he didn't have any worries in his heart.

Can you say you don’t want free money? Can you push out free supplies?

This time, Chi Yan felt that he was being paid by a rich man. With the big brother on the list supporting him with money, he wanted to carve out a world in hell no matter what.

Sooner or later, I will hold a tour concert in hell and make the whole hell surrender to my singing.

Chi Yan felt that all the happy things he had encountered since he was promoted to a demon were not as happy as seeing the Meteorite Governor of Raging Wave City today. He felt more comfortable than eating a delicious soul meal.

If it weren't for the fact that sworn worship was not popular in hell, Chi Yan would have made a blood alliance with Yue Xing and become brothers with different surnames.

"Meteor Governor, although I did not participate in the ancient war, I have an unshirkable responsibility for the destruction of the World Tree. Leave this matter to me. As long as the materials of 600,000 gold coupons are in place, I will definitely

Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen will see your achievements..."

Luke immediately signed a contract with the demon Red Flame, and then discussed the steam engine transit route and the assistance details of 600,000 gold coupons.

During this period, Luke also specially marked several resource points around the Red Flame territory. Capturing them will help with subsequent cooperation.

The demon Chi Yan and Luke talked like a stick.

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In the winter capital, the Art County Alliance's intelligence agency, Ice Cave, is secretly arranging a plan to hunt Princess Dai'er.

At this time, winter swept across the entire Northland, and all the northern battlefields were frozen into permafrost. Most of the ports near the sea in Yate County entered the ice age, and the defensive pressure on the Raging Waves City fleet dropped significantly.

So Art's army marched south and launched a fierce attack on the Northern Army of the Golden Shield Empire, completely cutting off the connection between the empire and the Snow City, and blocking the Empire's Queen Christina in the Snow City.

At the same time, Snow City has also become a wedge embedded in the attacking army of the Yate County Alliance. If the Yate County Alliance does not capture Snow City, it will not be able to launch an attack on the last line of defense in the northern border of the empire with all its strength.

Since the war between the Yate County Alliance and the Golden Shield Empire, the largest and most brutal Snow City Battle broke out.

For the Yate County Alliance, conquering the Snow City would not only allow them to move south freely, but if they could capture the Imperial Queen, it would also greatly damage the morale of the Golden Shield Empire's army.

For the empire, if the Snow City can survive this winter, the war situation may turn around. Therefore, as long as the northern army finds an opportunity, it will find a way to send troops and supplies to the Snow City.

During this period, Queen Christina refused all advice to leave Snow City. This greatly boosted the morale of the Snow City defenders, and they repelled the attacks of the Art County Alliance time and time again.

The imperial flag has always been planted on the highest point of Snow City.

The battle did not unfold according to the plan of the Art County Alliance. Queen Christina personally came to the front line, and the Raging Waves City Fleet annihilated the Leo Navy, which gave the Art County Alliance a very strong sense of crisis.

Intelligence shows that... Raging Wave City is building a number of war fortresses and a large amount of war supplies, and more No. 1 machine-class warships will be launched at the end of winter.

There is also the newly formed Heavy Armored Assault Division of Raging Wave City, which is also undergoing intense formation and training.

The crisis in the Western Territory of the Golden Shield Empire has been lifted, and the Western Territory Army has been downsized and reorganized in the Crescent Oasis. It will have a certain combat effectiveness after the winter.

Yate County United knew that if they could not win a decisive victory in the winter, the war would most likely be dragged out into a protracted war.

On the frontal battlefield, Art's army continues to increase its troops to Snow City. Other fronts are also attacking from all fronts. In another battlefield, the Ice Cave and the Imperial Secret Service are engaged in a life-and-death showdown.

Princess Dai'er, who is in the winter capital, is undoubtedly a target of great political value.

It's just that Princess Dai'er has not left the Winter Capital Magic Steam Academy since she arrived in the Winter Capital, which forced the people in the Ice Cave to make a careful plan.

"Professor Qingkong, tomorrow is the Winter Hunting Festival, which is the most important festival of the year here." After a secret art development report, Professor Antoine said to Qingkong enthusiastically: "In the past, this time was the North

The last winter hunting for the local people, how much prey they obtained has a bearing on whether they can spend the whole winter safely.

Every year during the Winter Hunting Festival, the college organizes a winter hunting. While celebrating the festival, it can also improve students' application of the skills they have learned.

If you are willing to participate in this year's Winter Hunting Festival, we will have the honor to see your actual combat magic. I heard that you can fight undefeated against Dean Wilred of Oulu College, and you also personally hunted four apostles of the abyss."

Qingkong asked: "To participate in the Winter Hunting Festival, do you need to leave the academy?"

"Yes..." Professor Antoine said: "The college's winter hunt is held on the glacier outside the city, and we can protect your safety.

As for Princess Dai'er, it's better to stay in the academy. Some unknown people are asking for information about you. Leaving here rashly will be very dangerous."

Dai'er was wearing an apprentice's robe, holding a book and following Qingkong's side. When she heard that she could not participate in the winter hunting, she couldn't help but become depressed: "Okay, I know that my willfulness has caused you a lot of trouble, I will

Stay in the academy honestly and I hope you have fun."

Qingkong didn't think much about it and replied to Antoine: "I am not interested in participating in non-academic activities, so I will not participate in the Winter Hunting Festival. I hope you have a good time."

Qingkong's answer was unexpected by Antoine, but considering Qingkong's usual behavior, it was reasonable.

"Professor Qingkong, your talent is admirable, and your diligence is admirable. Since you came to our college for secret art exchanges, I have never seen you doing anything other than studying and teaching.

No wonder you have achieved such success and were recognized by Dean Wilred as the successor of the Oulu Academy.

Since you are not attending the Winter Hunting Festival, I can only express my regret.

At least you can have a day off."

Qingkong said: "If there is nothing else, I will go back to the room. There are a few borrowed books that I have not finished yet."

Antoine has become accustomed to Qingkong's cold and even inhuman attitude, which makes people always unconsciously keep a distance from her.

"Okay, Professor Qingkong, I wish you a good harvest during the Winter Hunting Festival."

Qingkong nodded to Antoine and turned to leave.

Princess Dai'er hugged the book and ran quickly to catch up: "I'm sorry, Miss Qingkong, it's all because of my willfulness that you can't participate in the Winter Hunting Festival. I heard from the students here that the Winter Hunting Festival is very fun.

."

Qingkong walked in the corridor, and the students she met consciously moved out of the way to salute her, and then quietly looked at this beautiful elf with the identity of the Moonlight Queen, and Princess Dai'er of the Golden Shield Empire.

"My mission is to constantly improve myself. A waste of time socializing is meaningless to me. I didn't give up participating in the Winter Hunting Festival because of you, but your willfulness has indeed caused a lot of unnecessary trouble to others.

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Wasn’t the lesson learned last time enough?”

Dai'er lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes: "I...I, I'm just scared."

"Afraid?" Qingkong stopped, then took Dai'er into a nearby room, and said to the students inside: "You guys go out first, I want to occupy this room for a while."

The students ran out immediately.

Qingkong waved his hand and closed the door, sealed it, and asked Princess Dai'er: "What are you afraid of?"

"I, I don't know." Tears rolled down from Dai'er's eyes: "Father didn't see me, and the queen went to the north. Governor Meteor has come to the winter capital, and you have to come to the winter capital too. Sister Agatha is busy.

No time to see me...

I don’t know why, but I just felt scared and ran away.”

Dai'er lay on Qingkong's shoulder and cried.

Only then did Qingkong understand the kind of pressure Dai'er had been enduring behind her smile all day long.

No matter how innocent Princess Dai'er is, palace life also makes her feel what kind of big events are behind all this. And since she can't see the truth, she will naturally have random thoughts.

Sneaking out and following him to the enemy's winter capital was a sign of trust and reliance on him.

Qingkong held up Dai'er's head and gently flicked away the tears with her fingers, causing ice chips to splash on the side of Dai'er's face.

"It was me who ignored your feelings, and it was also Yuexing who failed to fulfill his responsibilities and promises to you.
To be continued...