After a slightly awkward meeting, Syris told Tie Zha about the difficulties he had encountered so far.

“Just beat them up and it’ll be settled.” Lena said without hesitation. As her strength increased, she became more and more accustomed to using simple and rough methods to solve problems.

‘”Hmm” Tie Zha pondered for a moment, neither objecting nor agreeing.

“Little Sister, this isn’t Northern Wilderness, and you still have to hide from the Temple. Don’t be so blatant.” Cyrus said seriously.

Lena whistled in disdain.

“Our identities can’t be exposed, otherwise we won’t be able to develop.” Tie Zha nodded and said. If You Ge knew that Crimson Peak Stronghold had something to do with him, he would probably be razed to the ground tomorrow.

“You guys rest here first. Hagrid and I will go take a look at the construction site.” Tie Zha continued.

“Go, be careful on the way.” Lena said.

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded and went out with Hagrid to pack.

After Tie Zha left, the office quickly quieted down. Lena crossed her chest and looked at Syris. The latter also unanimously folded his hands and looked over.

Neither of them spoke, and their gazes were ice-cold, as if the air was about to freeze.

They used to fight like this when they were young. They didn’t say a word and looked at me and you. No one was convinced. They fought for a whole day …

But now, due to her height, Lena had taken advantage of her.

Syris was originally tall and had a large skeleton, but when she stood with Lena, she looked much thinner, as if she was a size smaller.

She needed to raise her head slightly, but Lena lowered her head, so it was naturally much more comfortable than her …

After leaving the office, Tie Zha summoned a mobile assembly room towed by a container truck and dressed in an old-fashioned-looking wilderness knight. Then, he took a jeep with a seemingly dilapidated container truck and dragged the dust all the way to Crimson Peak Stronghold.

In the afternoon, the scorching sun burned the earth, and the Gobi Desert in Desert Five was as hot as ever.

Tie Zha activated the power armor’s temperature control system. Threads of cold air surrounded his entire body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

His kinetic armor has two power systems, one is a power furnace and the other is a miniature power generation and storage system that combines solar energy and kinetic energy from the body. The former acts globally and the latter acts on small devices. Functions like regulating temperature rely on solar energy and kinetic energy of the body.

While in the car, Tie Zha looked at the design of Crimson Peak Stronghold. The structure was roughly the same as Tyre Stronghold. There was a ten-meter-tall, three-and-a-half-meter-thick perimeter wall. The outer wall was made of steel plates, and the inner wall was made of reinforced concrete. In the middle of the fence was a five-storey fortress with a basement that was more than ten meters deep.

Two basketball courts have been reserved between the fence and the fortress for parking vehicles and mecha or for temporary stockpiling of supplies. In addition, the rear of the fortress had an auxiliary building as a place for logistical personnel to live.

Tie Zha took out his pen and made some changes to the blueprint, probably adjusting the position of a staircase and a few walls.

Hagrid drove his car, turned his head and asked curiously, “What are you going to do with the rooms on the fourth floor?”

“As a restricted area.” Tie Zha replied. Since Lena was following him, he had to arrange a place for her to sleep. Thus, he separated one of the four floors, with independent entrances, exits, and sentries, to serve as Lena’s living quarters.

After revising the blueprints, Tie Zha asked about recruitment.

Hagrid said he had recruited about five hundred worm-eaters to feed on Jack over the past few months. Most of them were engaged in bounty warriors. Their individual combat strength was not bad, but they were usually loose and difficult to manage. In addition, through Zhao Wenke, he had recruited a group of mecha pilots and mechanics from the Far East to form a mecha artillery squad. There were about eighty Thunderflame Styles.

He then recruited another 800 logistical personnel in the vicinity of Windsand Castle and Quicksand Town.

He named this unit the Crimson Peak Guards, with a total of about 1,500 men, led by him, Quinn, Tie Ling, and Lilith.

“Where’s the Black Pig King?” Tie Zha asked.

“He went back to the Southern Cemetery and brought over 30 people back. Then, he picked some people from me and formed a Black Pig Legion. However, there weren’t many of them.” Hagrid said.

He went on to elaborate. The Black Boar Corps was divided into three groups: the Wild Boar Group, the Sand Fox Group, and the Nightingale Group. They each have their strengths. The Boar Group was good at close combat, the Sand Fox Group was good at mobile combat, and the Nightingale Group was good at snipers.

In addition, Zhao Wenke had also recruited some people, but his people were all mysterious and secret, scattered all over the Sand Wind Castle, rarely seen.

A few hours later, the jeep drove up a high ground, and a busy construction site gradually appeared in front of it. Before they could get close, the rumbling of the excavator and the shouts of the workers could be heard.

Hagrid hired a large number of temporary workers, so the construction of the stronghold was very fast. At present, the foundation had been completed and the basement was being built. The infrastructure could be completed in three months. At that time, the stronghold could be renovated and used at the same time.

On the side of the construction site was a canvas tent. The people inside were gathered in groups. Some were chatting, some had a basketball rack, some were playing basketball, and some were fighting with each other, as if they were practicing fighting techniques.

There was a large white tent in the middle of the tent area, which looked like a white flower among the green leaves, especially conspicuous. Hagrid said it was a military bar that served the bounty warriors.

After stopping, Tie Zha and Hagrid walked into the construction site and looked around.

The general person in charge of the construction site was an old engineer introduced by Old Blind. He had been in charge of the construction of more than ten strongholds in Desert Five, and he was very experienced.

Hearing that Big Boss Hagrid was here, he only came to greet him and then went back to work.

At this moment, Tie Zha was wearing a helmet. He did not show his face, nor did he reveal his identity. He looked like a friend or subordinate of Hagrid’s.

After patrolling for a while, the two of them left the construction site.

Afterwards, Tie Zha asked where Zhao Wenke was.

Hagrid said Zhao Wenke had always been unsatisfied with the company’s background in Sandy City and had gone to the Western Continent to find a partner.

He planned to find a company with the collateral background of the Silver City Grand Nobility Clan and a company with the background of the nobility of the territory of the Central Continent to participate in the joint venture, complicating the shareholding structure of Cyrus Company.

To put it bluntly, it’s spending money to buy a colorful protection/umbrella.

Actually, there was a problem with the acquisition of the mine this time. The other party saw that Syris Investment Co., Ltd. Had no background and that a noble in the territory of Sandy City did not have enough weight. If he had the background of a Grand Noble of Silver City, the opponent would have restrained himself a lot.

Of course, everything depended on strength. Companies without strength would be bullied regardless of their background.

The reason why Zhao Wenke insisted on muddling up the company’s pond was not only to hide it from others, but also to gain the approval of the World Council more easily after it developed.

As long as these great nobles’ collateral or territory nobles were able to obtain enough benefits, even if they discovered a clue, they would still open their eyes and close them.

As the two of them chatted, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the horizon in the distance. Soon after, viper sand trucks painted with red logos rushed out.

Seeing this, Hagrid couldn’t help but frown and curse, “Why is it this bunch of bastards again!”

“Who?” Tie Zha asked.

“People from the Red Scorpion Corps, they’ve been coming around a lot lately. They should be testing our bottom line.” Hagrid said.

Looking at the sand trucks speeding down from the highlands, Tie Zha narrowed his eyes. This was not a safe area, and it was also the military jurisdiction of Crimson Peak Stronghold. They were clearly provoking them by doing this. Old Man Tie always said that if anyone wants to step on our heads, we will exterminate them first.

“Assemble the troops and send out a radio to tell them to scram. If they don’t leave, they will be bombarded by Thunder Flame Style.” After a moment of silence, Tie Zha waved his hand and said. The Red Scorpion Mercenary Group was not a good thing at all. They did all sorts of things to kill people and steal goods. More than four years ago, they had followed the Blackstone Mercenary Group in an attempt to seize the treasure. The two sides had a fierce gun battle in Ryan Natasha’s lab, and finally died together before he got Alice’s module.

“Black Pig King, Quinn, gather your troops and prepare for battle!” Without hesitation, Hagrid picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered.

With Hagrid’s order, a large number of bounty warriors emerged from the tents. They were able to move swiftly and quickly, and they quickly entered a state of readiness for battle. The disadvantage of these people was that they were not easy to manage, and their discipline was somewhat loose. The advantage was that they were experienced and had basically seen blood and fought battles.

“Mecha team, prepare to fire!” Hagrid gave the second order.

“Second brother, you’ve finally figured it out. Are you going to fuck them?” A rough voice came from the walkie-talkie. It was the Black Pig King.

“Yes.” Hagrid replied.

“Artillery, ready.” Two minutes later, the voice of a middle-aged man came from the walkie-talkie.

“Lilith, send them an area broadcast asking them to leave immediately.” Hagrid said in a deep voice.

“Yes!” Lilith replied in a crisp voice.

Not long after, Lilith’s voice rang out from the Red Scorpion squad’s command car.

“Unidentified intruders, this is the military jurisdiction of Crimson Peak Stronghold. Please leave immediately, or else you will bear the consequences.”

“This girl’s voice is quite tender. It must be very pleasant to do.” The Red Scorpion captain smiled.

‘”Haha” The sand truck burst into laughter.

“Boss, they sent a broadcast. How should we respond?” The driver of the sand truck asked.

“Don’t worry about them. They’re just a bunch of cowards.” The Red Scorpion captain said. They had been wandering around for a while, but they didn’t see what the other party dared to do.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a muffled cannon sound sounded from afar.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The Red Scorpion captain’s expression instantly froze. Such a dense cannon sound was not a warning, but a direct bombardment!

“Quick! Run!” After being stunned for half a second, the Red Scorpion captain cried out in shock.

However, how could a dozen Viper Sandtrucks be able to reach the range of eighty Thunderflame Styles?

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

In the next moment, hail-like cannonballs fell from the sky, blooming everywhere, causing vehicles to roll in the air, and broken glass and parts of various sizes to scatter everywhere. After the smoke and dust, only three broken sand trucks were left to flee in a panic.

Please forgive me for the recent hospitalization and updates which may be unstable.