mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 174 Guard Squad
Chapter 174 Guard Squad
The real threat to the Great Xia Dynasty does not lie with the alien beasts within.
Song Chen switched to the global distribution map of alien beasts.
The Great Xia Martial Arts Association's global database is far more detailed than the publicly available version, marking the locations of numerous high-level alien beasts verified by intelligence personnel.
The eastern Pacific Ocean is the territory of two of the three royal clans: the Whale Clan and the Sea Dragon Clan.
The number of marine creatures is more than ten times that of land creatures, and the proportion of high-level individuals is also much higher on land.
The eastern coastline of the Great Xia Dynasty stretches for 18,000 kilometers, and its coastal base cities are constantly threatened by marine monsters.
Fortunately, the whale clan and the sea dragon clan keep each other in check, and the struggle in the deep sea has never stopped. They have not formed a unified force to expand outwards. In addition, with the deterrence of nuclear weapons, the east is relatively safe.
In the south, the tropical rainforests of the Indochina Peninsula.
The density of exotic beasts there is one of the highest in the world. More importantly, the small countries on the peninsula are only capable of protecting themselves, and some can barely do that.
The pressure on the southern border of the Great Xia Dynasty has to be borne mostly by themselves.
He just fought his way out from the west.
The density of fifth-tier alien beasts on the plateau is not high, but the terrain is complex and the cost of clearing them out is extremely high.
Finally, there is the north.
Song Chen's finger stopped at the top of the map.
Mongolian Plateau, Siberia, Arctic Circle.
Crossing the Yinshan and Yanshan mountain ranges from the northern border of the Great Xia, one reaches the Mongolian Plateau to the north.
Fifty years ago, that area was sparsely populated, but after the meteorite fell, it quickly became the domain of strange beasts.
Further north lies the Siberian coniferous forests and tundra, where the density of exotic animals is even higher.
Further north lies the Arctic ice plains, the territory of the Sirius Clan, the royal family of the land.
On the map, the area between the Mongolian Plateau and the Arctic Circle is marked with large areas of red and black.
Red indicates the gathering area of fifth-tier beasts, while black indicates the territory of sixth-tier beast kings.
The Sirius Clan's sphere of influence radiates southward from the Arctic Circle, covering the entire northern part of Siberia and the Mongolian Plateau.
The Ice Demons' territory lies further north, in Greenland and the surrounding Arctic ice fields.
The Sirius Clan is launching a campaign against the Ice Demon Clan. Their main force will gather south from the Arctic Circle, cross the Arctic Ocean ice sheet, and attack Greenland.
Along the way, the Sirius Clan will draw upon the strength of its affiliated clans, and a large number of high-level beasts from the Mongolian Plateau and Siberia will be taken away, leaving a vacuum in their defenses.
Song Chen zoomed in on the map to the Mongolian Plateau.
Outside the northern border defense line, there are hundreds of gathering areas for strange beasts of various sizes.
Fifth-order and fourth-order, densely packed.
One of the markings caught his eye; it was a black marking.
The sixth tier is a solitary sixth-tier beast king.
Located deep in the Mongolian Plateau, about two thousand kilometers from the northern border defense line of the Great Xia.
A sixth-tier beast king.
He stared at that label for a long time.
A month later, he will travel to the Arctic battlefield to face the sixth-tier Beast King.
Going there with the strength of a mid-fourth-tier cultivator would be suicide.
With the strength of a fifth-tier cultivator, they should at least have a fighting chance.
In this month, you will progress from the middle of the fourth level to the fifth level.
This requires kill points, a lot of kill points.
Song Chen turned off the terminal, stood up, and walked to the window.
In the distance are the streets of Anning City, and further north are the Mongolian Plateau, Siberia, and the Arctic ice sheet.
The route of the Sirius Clan's expedition, the lair of the Ice Demon Clan.
He made his decision, but first he needed to reach the fifth rank.
Song Chen turned around, picked up the Tianjun Blade from the bedside, and carried it on his back.
He pushed open the door.
Li Xiuying was watching TV in the living room when she heard the door open and turned around.
"Leaving again?"
Song Chen nodded.
Li Xiuying was silent for two seconds, then stood up, took a cloth bag from the kitchen, and stuffed it into his hand.
The bag was heavy, filled with more than a dozen lunchboxes, packed full of braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and scrambled eggs.
"Eat on the way."
Song Chen took the cloth bag, slung it over his shoulder, and the handle of the Tianjun Blade and a bag of lunch boxes hung side by side, looking somewhat comical.
"Where's Dad?"
"He went to the martial arts gym, saying he wanted to test his current strength."
Song Chen nodded, walked to the door, and opened it.
"son."
Li Xiuying suddenly called out to him.
She stood in the center of the living room, her apron still on, her hands clasped together.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say "Be careful," "Come back soon," and "Don't worry Mom."
In the end, she only managed to say one sentence.
"Braised pork doesn't taste good when it's cold."
Song Chen smiled.
"understood."
The door closed.
As soon as Song Chen stepped out of the courtyard, he saw a spaceship parked on the open ground.
The spaceship was not large, about fifty meters long, with a streamlined hull and a silver-gray outer shell. The bow was painted with the emblem of the Great Xia Council.
Song Chen stood in front of the spaceship and stared at it for three seconds.
The hatch opened, and a middle-aged martial artist in a dark blue standard combat uniform strode out.
A mid-stage fifth-order psionic energy fluctuation, around forty years old, with short hair and a sharp, capable appearance.
"Councilor Song, Captain Han Duo of the Third Guard Team directly under the Great Xia Council, reports for duty."
Behind him, a hundred warriors stood in neat rows on both sides of the spaceship, all wearing dark blue combat uniforms and badges of the Parliament's direct guard on their chests.
The four squad leaders stood at the front of the group, all of them at the peak of the fourth tier.
The team members behind them were all at least at the upper third rank, and their psionic energy fluctuations were neat and stable.
One hundred people, with the team leader at level five, the squad leader at level four, and the team members starting from the upper level three.
Song Chen was a little confused. He pointed at the spaceship and asked, "What's this?"
Han Duo stood ramrod straight and replied, "Councilor Song, this is the private spaceship and escort that the parliament provides for each member. Honorary members enjoy the same configuration."
"The spaceship has a maximum speed of 2,000 kilometers per hour, is equipped with a psionic shield and two Tier 5 psionic cannons, and has a full-strength escort of 100 people, ready to be deployed at your command at any time."
Song Chen looked at the hundred people, a hundred pairs of eyes staring at him.
They were trained to protect the members of the Great Xia Council.
Each councilor is the most precious strategic resource of the Great Xia Dynasty, a sixth-order grandmaster-level existence.
The councilor in front of us is eighteen years old and at the mid-level of the fourth rank.
But no one showed any unusual expression; the discipline of the parliamentary guard was even stricter than that of the military.
Song Chen quickly accepted this fact and nodded.
"it is good."
After saying that, he turned and boarded the boat.
After watching him board the ship, Han Duo turned around, and then a hundred people simultaneously turned to the right and boarded the ship in neat steps.
As Song Chen stepped into the hatch, he found that the spaceship's interior was larger than he had expected. The front section was the command center, the middle section was the living area for the escort team, and the rear section was a separate councilor's cabin.
The cabin is about 20 square meters and has a bed, a table, and a panoramic tactical screen.
On the table was an encrypted mobile phone, its screen lit up, displaying the internal communication interface of the Great Xia Council.
Song Chen placed the cloth bag that Li Xiuying had given him on the table.
The bag contained a dozen or so lunchboxes, with braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, and scrambled eggs. Placed next to the S-class Heavenly Blade on his back, the scene looked rather incongruous.
The spaceship's psionic engines began to warm up, a deep hum emanating from the bulkhead.
His phone vibrated; it was his personal phone.
Song Chen glanced down.
A message pops up on the screen; the sender's nickname is three characters.
Lin Qingxue.
His finger paused for a moment at the top of the screen, then tapped the message, which contained only five simple words.
"Are you back?"