Last Totem Novel - Chapter 318

Chapter 318 Chicken Rib

After a brief tour, everyone sat down in the guest area of the office. Afterwards, the deputy captain of the Princess Guard, Oliver Bart, the deputy captain of the Kingfisher Unit, Kyle Larkin, and the commander of the Spartan Warriors, Hildebrand Sujia, reported to Tie Zha, the highest commander of the stronghold, on the strength of their troops stationed in the region.

The Thinker Stronghold had 16 border posts, three spirit stone mines, a black oil mine, a secret silver mine, and an ore refinery, as well as seven open mines. Among them, the Mithril Mine, the Ore Refinery, and the two unopened mines were owned by You Ge, while the rest were owned by the Temple.

As for the Princess Guards, there were a total of three units stationed there. The first unit was stationed at the stronghold, while the second and third units were stationed at the Mithril Mine and the Ore Refinery respectively. The formation of the Princess Guards was somewhat similar to that of the Dawn Expeditionary Army. Each unit consisted of a squad leader, twelve psionic warriors, and twenty-four psionic soldiers. Each squad consisted of thirty-seven people.

On the Kingfisher side, there were a total of three squadrons stationed there, responsible for garrisoning all border posts and Temple mines.

Because the Dawn Expeditionary Army was organized in the twelve-ary system, it was privately dubbed the “one-dozen army”, with the smallest tactical unit being the “dawn squad” and the highest tactical unit being the “legion”. Each dawn squad consists of a squad leader with the rank of major or captain, twelve Knights Templars with the rank of second or lieutenant (the lowest rank of Knights Templars is second lieutenant), twelve combat retainers and twelve logistics retainers, each consisting of thirty-seven men.

The twelve Dawn squadrons were then organized into an expeditionary squadron under the command of a squadron leader with the rank of major or lieutenant colonel, a deputy squadron leader and a staff officer; The twelve squadrons were then organized into an independent brigade, under the command of a commander or major general, two deputy commanders and a chief of staff. The next step depended on the actual situation. Normally, three to six independent brigades would be one legion, but there would also be a large legion of twelve brigades under the unified command of the “legion battle command.”

Apart from the three squadrons stationed at Meditator Stronghold, the rest of the Kingfisher troops were stationed at Fallen Bridge Stronghold, 38,000 meters below the stronghold.

The main reason why the Temple Elders gave the Meditator Stronghold to You Ge was the completion of the Fallen Bridge Stronghold.

Meditator Stronghold was a “unilateral stronghold” with low strategic value. As the name implied, the so-called unilateral stronghold was a stronghold that was built on one side of the cliff alone and could not be connected to the other side of the cliff by an approach bridge. The Temple originally chose this place because there was a spatial crack above the stronghold connected to the “Mirror Sea” plane. As long as it occupied this water source, it could transport water to the stronghold. Therefore, the Stronghold of Meditators was also called the “Reservoir.”

Along with the development of the Temple, the Thinker Stronghold could no longer meet their needs to expand outwards. Hence, fifteen years ago, the Temple was 38,000 meters below the stronghold. In the area where the cliffs were relatively close to each other, a large-scale military stronghold was built based on the piers on both sides of the “Fallen Bridge.”

As for the name of the Falling Bridge, it originated from a waterfall three kilometers above the Stronghold of Meditators that gushed out from a spatial rift and flowed downwards. Because of the rapid flow of water in the process of falling at high speed into a continuous mist, so that the bridge below the hazy year-round rain, the bridge deck is wet, so named-Falling Bridge.

By the middle of last year, when the Fallen Bridge Stronghold was completed and put into operation, the Thinker Stronghold had completely turned into a “chicken rib”. The Temple Council of Elders had sealed it off for the sole purpose of cutting back on funding. This was also why Youge’s first reaction after receiving the letter was to question whether he was Pope Augustus’ granddaughter. The elders seemed to be kind and gentle, giving her the best and highest-paid secret silver mine, but in reality, they were more and more cunning. The secret silver mine was about to dry up, and not only did they not have much income, they also had to deal with the subsequent equipment dismantling work.

However, before coming here, Eva had told Tie Zha that if she encountered a suitable mine, even if it was a mine belonging to the Temple, she wouldn’t have to worry about it and would just directly open it. Youge was the commander-in-chief of the Dawn expeditionary army. In addition, most of the officers of the First Army were sent by five veteran nobles: Modleton, Lombar, Bruno, Grisham, and Kriemans. Youge’s control over the First Army was almost equal to her personal armies. Not to mention whether or not an officer would go to the Council of Elders to sue him, even if the elders knew, they would probably pretend not to know. If it weren’t for this little convenience, You Ge would have refused to grant him the title long ago and invested money to maintain a reservoir, then it would be either a fool’s act or a madman’s act.

In addition, Eva also made many warnings, such as repairing equipment, seeking “help” from the expeditionary army, borrowing fuel from the expeditionary army, asking for “assistance” from the expeditionary army in case of danger, and then “don’t treat them to dinner, don’t give them any benefits, they have plenty of military expenses …” In short, the expeditionary army should be treated as a “fool, a fool”. They should eat his food and use his food. There was no need to give him a good look.

After that, Kyle Larkin, the deputy commander of the Kingfisher Corps, seemed to have a connection with Assistant Green. After reporting the situation, he added, “Our logistics regiment is stationed here. If Lord Tie Zha has any equipment maintenance or fuel supply needs, please directly instruct them. They will definitely cooperate fully.”

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded, expressing his understanding and gratitude.

Hildebrand Sujia then reported on the team’s presence. The Spartan Warriors were all present. There were a total of 95 people. Of them, 17 were Psionic Armor Warriors, 31 were Marines, one was a Field Doctor, three were Field Nurses, and the rest were logistics personnel.

After reporting on the garrison, Oliver gave a brief account of the investors. There are six investment companies stationed here, the largest of which is HH’s “Chimera Venture Capital Co., Ltd.” And the smallest is “Tieshan Town Barren Mountain Industrial Investment Co., Ltd.”

“What! Tieshan Town?” Tie Zha couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed and ask. He had never heard of any cross-planar company in Tieshan Town. This was the most shocking news he had ever heard in this period of time.

‘”You mean…” Oliver hesitated and asked uncertainly, “Tieshan Town Barren Mountain Industrial Investment Co., Ltd.?”

“Yes.” Tie Zha quickly realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly put away his astonished expression and explained casually, “Nothing, just that the name is a little strange.”

‘”Oh” Oliver raised his head in realization, but in reality, he didn’t understand anything. He was just pretending to avoid embarrassment for the new commander. He then introduced, “This is a small new company that was only registered early the year before last. It mainly deals in high-risk businesses such as mining equipment dismantling, mine rescue and exploration in remote areas.”

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded and didn’t ask any further. Although he was a little curious, it was obviously not the time to understand the situation. In any case, he was the highest official here, so he could just look for an opportunity to ask him privately in the future.

After Oliver reported the basic situation of the stronghold, Tie Zha glanced at Bai Xiaoyun and signaled him to explain the situation of the abyssal termites. The latter accepted the order and went forward to inform everyone about what had happened on the platform.

After listening to Bai Xiaoyun’s narrative, Oliver and the other two fell into deep thought. Abyss termites were one of the greatest dangers to humans in the Abyss. Sometimes, commanders would rather face a Great Abyss Devil than a nest of abyss termites. On the one hand, the abyss termites’ passageways were very narrow, unable to accommodate humans. On the other hand, the passageway stretched out in all directions, and the nest stretched for tens of kilometers. It was extremely difficult to eradicate it. Often, just as the other side was extinguished, this one appeared again, and it was extremely annoying. Explosives can be used on a large scale and there are fears of large landslides.

After a long moment of silence, and seeing that there were no valid suggestions for the time being, Oliver stood up and bid farewell, saying that the termite scourge could not be solved in a day or two, and that it would be better to wait for the investigation to come out before discussing it further. Moreover, Tie Zha had only arrived today, so he should have a good rest.

After Oliver left, Kyle and Hildebrand also got up and left the office. After they left, Bai Xiaoyun found tea sets and tea leaves, boiled hot water, and made a pot of tea for Tie Zha. Because the people of the Western Continent rarely drank tea and mostly drank coffee, there was no good tea here, only some medium-quality black tea. However, Tie Zha didn’t pay much attention to it, so long as he could drink it and didn’t get sick.

The two of them drank some tea for a while. About half an hour later, Jerome, Mu Qianhe, and Giant Amu reported that all the members of the Wolf Legion had been settled.

After reporting, the three of them left. After all, they had been traveling continuously and had experienced another life and death battle. They were all a little tired. Before leaving, Tie Zha stopped Mu Qianhe and asked her where she lived. Mu Qianhe blushed and said that he lived in the female dormitory area on the third floor of the main castle, which was very convenient. She knew what Tie Zhao meant by asking him that, in disguise, she was asking if she wanted to live here with him.

Although she was very willing, considering that Tie Zha’s identity was different from before, there were many pairs of eyes watching his every move, it was necessary to pay attention to his personal image. Moreover, this was the territory of Her Highness the Princess, and she had many spies. It was estimated that the matter between her and Tie Zha would soon spread to the Princess. Being too close to each other would definitely cause all kinds of envy. Not to mention the princess’ attitude, even Eva Green, Mu Yuqinxin, and the others would probably not let her go easily. Her reply was tantamount to a tactful rejection of Tie Zha’s invitation. The latter could naturally sense the meaning behind it and casually waved his hand, letting her leave.