Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 1006 541: War_4

After the equipment was retired, experts still tried to replicate the mechanical parts of the equipment, but they all failed because most of the metal materials of this steam equipment exceeded the technical capabilities of the time.

This factory was not built in Yuezhou, because Yuezhou at that time couldn't even come up with the materials to build this factory. This factory was directly moved out from the Inner State. Through what kind of channel can a complete factory be moved?

According to my inference, there is only one possibility: Ruirong Textile Factory is an outlet from the Inner State to Yuezhou, directly connected to Yuezhou without going through Puluo State."

Light Bulb ate a piece of lamb, shook his head, and said: "I don't understand. Between Yuezhou and the Inner State, there's a Puluo State wedged in. Geographically, there's no transition. How can the Inner State bypass Puluo State to set up an outlet in the Inner State?"

Chuuni didn't want to answer this question for now: "The structure of the Inner State cannot be measured by the directions and distances we're familiar with. Bureau Chief Li, if my inference is correct, what we should do now is to set up defenses at Ruirong Textile Factory."

Li Banfeng nodded: "You're right. The war location in the Inner State is right at Ruirong Textile Factory. The bureau has already received the news and reported it to the higher-ups. The higher-ups are currently searching for the evidence."

Chuuni didn't understand: "Things have reached this point, what other evidence are we looking for? When the enemy truly comes, there will be evidence then, will it still be time to prepare defense at that point?"

Light Bulb dunked the tripe into the pot: "This matter doesn't need us to worry."

"How can we not worry!" Chuuni was very anxious, "With our current situation, can we really go to war? At least at the Dark Star Bureau, I don't see any state of war preparation."

Light Bulb lifted the tripe from the pot: "Without a state of war preparation, how would you receive news of war? This is deliberately leaking some information to us so that we're ready for war,

So, eat and drink well with this hot pot, when the real fighting starts, you want to eat this? Even compressed biscuits would be good enough!"

Dumpling prepared another batch of seasoning for Li Banfeng: "Even if the war really starts, we might not necessarily be involved in the fight, right?"

Chuuni couldn't eat: "Are we really preparing for war? I'm really worried that in our completely unprepared state, we will be defeated beyond recognition."

Light Bulb shook his head and said: "Saying we're completely unprepared is exaggerated."

Chuuni said: "I'm not exaggerating. Every day after work, I go to Ruirong Textile Factory to take a look, except for the few warning lines set up earlier, there isn't even a guard post around the plant area. Who can believe this looks like we're going to war? I'm really afraid the Inner State will attack us, and we'll still be searching for evidence!"

With Chuuni saying this, Dumpling also felt a bit nervous. The freshly cooked tripe didn't taste as good as before.

Light Bulb wasn't nervous, eating while saying: "Some things must be continually verified because no one wants to take responsibility,

Yet certain preparations will definitely be made because some responsibilities no one can bear,

You, see for yourself, go and take a look at Puluo State, see how many variables there are every day, and see how Chief Envoy Liao handles so many variables every day,

We've been too peaceful for too long, Puluo State hasn't had a single day of peace. Watch for a few more days, and you'll understand some things."

Li Qi smiled at this.

Not mocking Light Bulb, but because what Light Bulb said was indeed correct.

After a visit to Puluo State, he changed so much, he could clearly see some things.

"Don't go to the textile factory for the time being, it's really dangerous there." Light Bulb reminded Chuuni again.

Chuuni sighed and said: "If I don't go, others will. The roads around the textile factory have long been reopened for traffic. I saw some dark energy enthusiasts check-in at the textile factory just yesterday."

Light Bulb frowned and said: "If they're courting death, let them go. I'm advising kindly, you should listen!"

...

After dinner, Chuuni didn't go home. He didn't have a car, so he took the subway and went to Ruirong Textile Factory.

Maybe Light Bulb was right, but since the location of the war was confirmed by Bureau Chief Li, Light Bulb decided from today to ask for leave from the bureau and stay near the Ruirong Textile Factory alone.

If there is really a war, even if he loses his life in an instant, as long as he can send a signal, as long as he can secure a moment of preparation time, this life would be worth it.

To protect this world and everything important in it, Chuuni's resolve has never changed.

At three o'clock in the morning, six young men and women dressed in Western long robes, carrying magic wands and crystal balls, arrived at the gates of the textile factory.

They planned to cross the warning lines to hold a mysterious ceremony inside the factory.

The content of the ceremony might be spirit communication, might be praying, or might be seeking guidance from a particular entity.

Ever since the textile factory relaxed its controls, this factory where supernatural events frequent has become a check-in point for dark energy enthusiasts.

Sitting behind the pile of stones, Chuuni frowned and prepared to immediately persuade these dark energy enthusiasts to leave. If they didn't listen, he might beat them up.

Just as he was about to step out of the bushes, Chuuni suddenly felt a tremor under his feet.

Was he poisoned?

Or perhaps under some kind of control technique?

Has the enemy attacked?

Chuuni took out the signal gun from his pocket, continuously adjusting his body balance, striving to stand firm before firing.

Those six dark energy enthusiasts didn't have such good physical fitness, all of them fell to the ground, repeatedly trying to stand up but failing each time.

Have they also been hit by a technique?

No.

Chuuni realized while adjusting his balance that his body was fine. He felt the ground trembling because the ground was really shaking violently.

Boom!

A dull roar came.

A blue-white band of light enveloped the ground, making it impossible for Chuuni to keep his eyes open.

This is... earthquake light!

Chuuni, full of common sense, realized it was an earthquake. He wanted to save the young people at the factory gate, but the tremor of the ground became increasingly intense, each step was extremely difficult to take.

Dust rose, obscuring Chuuni's view.

Screams echoed, resounding incessantly in his ears.

Chuuni fell to the ground, hearing the sound of stones colliding in his ears.

The stone pile collapsed!

Chuuni was less than two meters away from the pile. As a Fighter of the Second Layer, he was confident that rescuing himself wouldn't be too difficult.

But attempting to stand, he found it very difficult, the earthquake was becoming increasingly violent, he simply couldn't get up.

Through the smoke and dust, he saw the silhouette of stones falling, first approaching, then moving away.

Someone saved him, taking him away from the pile of stones.

The earthquake lasted for a full three minutes, which felt like three years to Chuuni. During the most intense shaking, even his breathing was uncontrollable.

As the earthquake gradually subsided, Chuuni lifted his head with difficulty and saw the person who saved him.

"Director..." Chuuni saw Li Qi, along with those reckless dark ability enthusiasts.

The enthusiasts lay on the ground, wailing loudly, not from pain, but from fear.

Li Qi had taken them out of the factory area, tossed them onto the empty ground on the opposite side of the road, and ignored them. He pulled up Light Bulb, swiftly moving away from Ruirong Textile Factory.

Chuuni asked: "Was that an earthquake just now?"

Li Qi said: "It was an earthquake, but not a natural disaster."

"Has the Inner State attacked? Has the war started?" Light Bulb picked up the signal gun again.

Li Banfeng glanced back at the rising smoke and dust and shook his head, saying: "The war is over."

...

As the smoke and dust gradually dispersed, cracks appeared on the walls of the textile factory, but they didn't collapse. This was the result of some force controlling them.

Hundreds of drones took off in the plant area, searching all around for any living remnants of the enemies.

PS: The Outside Provinces, very powerful.