Chapter 346 Goodbye Carles! The ghost of a country!


    When he heard the name Carles, Shane suddenly became energetic.


    It is a joy in itself to hear a familiar name in this strange [Ultra North Island].


    What''s more, on the way here, Shane was worried about Carles'' safety.


    —As the first batch of reinforcements to arrive in the Far North, Carles and others must have faced an extremely difficult situation.


    It is undoubtedly a joy to hear the news that Carles is still safe and sound.


    It didn''t take long.


    Under the leadership of this officer, Xia En and his party passed through a temporary iron-gray defense line and officially entered the [Far North Expeditionary Force] station.


    Behind the fortifications made of metal and ice are artillery pieces with advanced styles and extremely large calibers.


    The black muzzle, the streamlined barrel made of steel, and the strange patterns carved on the surface of the gun... all give people a faint sense of oppression and threat.


    One can imagine what an astonishing sight it will be once this steel behemoth wakes up and reveals its fangs.


    Xia En had never seen this type of magic pattern cannon several times on [Liu Li Island].


    Obviously, in order to deal with this disaster, federal officials really came up with many good things that were at the bottom of the box.


    They are the creations that condense the essence of the most advanced technology and secret arts of this era!


    Xia En couldn''t help but think that Feiya would be very excited if she saw this kind of heavy artillery, right?


    Fei Ya has a mysterious love for this type of guns, and he is often responsible for the maintenance of the Black Swan''s guns.


    However, after thinking about it, Xia En was a little worried. In such an extreme environment as the Far North, many equipment designed to operate at normal temperatures will undoubtedly be affected a lot.


    Can these heavy artillery really fire normally?


    "Um?"


    Thinking of this, Xia En glanced at these artillery pieces strangely.


    Only then did he realize that instead of ice crystals condensing on the surface of these cannons, there was actually a stream of steam coming out?


    What''s going on?


    After taking a closer look, Xia En suddenly realized.


    It turned out that under the magic pattern cannon, there was a layer of steam pipes emitting high temperature.


    The temperature escaping from the pipes fights against the cold air, allowing these heavy artillery to remain in normal working condition and ready to fire.


    Noticing Xia En''s gaze, the officer leading the way took the initiative to speak.


    "For this expedition, the Federation mobilized a large number of priests and mechanics from the Church of Steam and spent a lot of effort to meet the basic heating needs on the [Far North Island]."


    Xia En nodded: "That''s it."


    "That''s still hard work."


    Speaking of which, although Xia En has a close relationship with Feiya and Carles, his understanding of the Church of Steam is quite limited, and he has never even been to a church of the Church of Steam.


    So at this time, he also had some curiosity about this church that he had not had before.


    In addition to the heavy artillery cluster, the [Far North Expeditionary Force] station also has tanks and groups of soldiers.


    Further away, there are tents connected one after another, and the barracks are connected into one piece.


    Obviously, that was the camp where the expeditionary force temporarily lived.


    However, the residence of the federal navy is obviously divided into two areas with the reinforcements from other forces.


    Otherwise, if they are mixed together, it will become more difficult to manage.


    And soon, Xia En noticed that the chariots and soldiers passing by were all in a hurry and had solemn expressions.


    Some camps seemed particularly empty, and the people inside seemed to have been sent out to perform some kind of mission.


    It felt to Xia En as if something big had happened, causing quite a commotion in the [Far North Expeditionary Force].


    Seeing this, Xia En simply asked the officer leading the way.


    "What happened?"


    The officer hesitated for a moment and then said: "Just now, several legendary strongmen in the camp suddenly left and headed in the same direction."


    "It is speculated above that an extremely powerful enemy appeared in the [Far North], which made the legendary powerhouses choose to attack together."


    Hearing this, Xia En couldn''t help but change his face slightly.


    "A very powerful enemy?"


    Just imagining an enemy that can allow so many legendary strong men to take action at the same time makes people feel chilly in their hearts.


    At this time, Shane quickly thought of Musa and Heller''s strange reactions.


    Integrate with this message.


    It is not difficult to guess that the reason why Heller sent them off in advance was probably related to that powerful enemy.


    It was done to protect them.


    Thinking of this, Xia En''s expression became more solemn.


    It can be said that Musa and Heller are already the strongest people Xia En has seen except Yan Yan and Augustine.


    However, even the two of them did not have much confidence when facing the unknown enemy.


    This is enough to illustrate the seriousness of the situation.


    "What exactly could that enemy be?"


    Xia En secretly guessed in his heart: "It''s impossible for [Huisi Ming] to take action himself, right?"


    "Could it be the [Apostle of Dirt and Chaos]?"


    "Or is it a [filthy creature] sleeping under the ice?"


    However, it is obviously impossible to know the truth just by guessing.


    Xia En suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart and quickly followed the officer''s footsteps.


    Not long after.


    The group of people came to a special barracks.


    This barracks is obviously taller and better sealed. The walls seem to be made of some kind of special metal with extraordinary secret power.


    Seeing the group of people approaching, the guard at the door of the barracks said immediately.


    "Captain Shane, please wait a moment."


    "Captain Carles is undergoing maintenance and commissioning."


    Xia En nodded: "Okay."


    While waiting, Xia En silently observed the soldiers coming and going nearby.


    To his surprise, the soldiers showed great respect for Carles'' barracks.


    Occasionally, he looked into the room with a hint of awe.


    Precisely because of Carles'' order, they were very polite to Xia En and others, without any arrogance.


    Shane originally thought this was related to the identities of Daisy''s siblings.


    But now it seems like they only did it because of "Carles".


    This had to make Shane feel a little curious.


    After all, in the federal navy, the military position of "captain" is not too high.


    Even among the soldiers who came and went, there were many lieutenants and second lieutenants, but they all showed a sincere attitude towards Carles and obeyed his words.


    This seems extremely weird.


    Before Xia En could figure out the reason behind this.


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    Accompanied by the sound of gushes of steam, the door to the barracks slowly opened.


    What rushed towards me was a large white ball of hot steam.


    The temperature of the steam quickly dissipates the chill around you and brings a sense of warmth to people.


    And in the vast steam, a slender and straight figure slowly walked out. "Captain Shane, we finally meet again."


    The voice of the royal sister that Carles was familiar with came out from the steam first.


    However, after seeing her appearance at this moment, Xia En couldn''t help but frown slightly.


    Behind Xia En, Daisy couldn''t help but let out an exclamation.


    "Carles, you, your hands..."


    At this time, Carles''s entire right arm was no longer the slender and graceful style before, but had become extremely rough and brutal.


    It is at least three or four times larger than before, making it look a bit bulky.


    The color of this right arm also turned dark black, mixed with some ice blue and dark red blood.


    The entire robotic arm was incompatible with Carles'' body and looked extremely uncoordinated.


    It seems that it has undergone some kind of violent modification that seems to disregard coordination and durability.


    Not only that, there are many scars and traces of transformation on Carles'' body.


    Compared to the last time we met, she installed more than twice the number of steam cores and replaced most of the components.


    More steam cores not only mean greater power and strength, but they also bring a greater burden to Carles.


    When this burden reaches a certain level, it may even cause Carles to be completely scrapped, and the soul contained in the steam armor will also disappear.


    The previous strengthening of Carles has always been a step-by-step process.


    It is for this reason.


    Ordinary machinery may be permanently damaged due to overload, let alone a unique life form like Carles.


    In Xia En''s eyes, Carles''s aura has now exceeded the sixth level and is approaching the legend.


    But this state is obviously extremely unstable.


    An inappropriate metaphor.


    This is like the magic method in the novel about cultivating immortals. The short-term strength improvement is extremely rapid, but it will bring extremely serious sequelae.


    Not to mention the unstable state, he may even collapse and die at any time.


    Feeling Xia En''s gaze, Carles felt a little guilty for no reason, but he still pretended to be nonchalant, waved his hand and said.


    "The last time I fought with a big guy, I accidentally broke my hand, so I had to use this arm to replace it."


    "It''s a bit ugly, but it''s still useful. It''s much more powerful than the one I had before."


    Shane frowned and said, "It''s not the arm I want to ask about."


    "Why did you suddenly undergo such an intense transformation?"


    "You should know that if you do this, you will..."


    Carles waved his hand and motioned for all other soldiers to retreat.


    After everyone else left, Carles said seriously: "Shane, this is my own decision and has nothing to do with anyone else."


    "I need the strength to rescue my father and the strength to deal with this disaster."


    "Without power, even my father''s old men will not obey my orders."


    Xia En raised his eyebrows: "Old subordinate?"


    After hearing this, he suddenly understood why those officers had a special attitude towards Carles.


    Carles is the "adopted daughter" of the legendary strongman Colonel Gold. In a sense, she is also an extension of Gold''s will.


    It is not difficult to guess that there must be many factions within the Federation Navy.


    There was originally a group of soldiers, with Gold as the core.


    Now that Gord has disappeared along with the King, his old subordinates naturally need a backbone to maintain the faction.


    As Gode''s adopted daughter, Carles is undoubtedly a good choice.


    But before that, Carles'' strength was obviously not enough to convince the public, and he might even be fooled and manipulated as a puppet.


    Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that Carles will increase his strength regardless of the cost to gain the support of this group of soldiers.


    In fact, Carles did succeed.


    She was first transformed by several mechanics from the Church of Steam, and then showed an extremely heroic attitude on the battlefield.


    Her right arm was completely damaged in that battle, but this also established Carles'' reputation as the Platinum Knight.


    Many officers remembered this name and were convinced by her.


    What Carles is doing now is to gather the strength of these officers to find the missing [King] as soon as possible.


    Although Xia En didn''t know so many secrets, he still vaguely guessed Carles'' intention.


    Although he understands, he still feels a little depressed.


    It is precisely because of the importance he attaches to Carles that he has such emotions.


    "No more talking."


    Carles smiled and said, "You guys must be exhausted after coming all the way, right?"


    "The living environment here is slightly better than that of an ordinary military camp. You can rest here..."


    Suddenly, Carles'' voice stopped.


    The communicator directly connected to the helmet rang.


    "What? News about the [King]?"


    "What''s going on?"


    Xia En and others could not hear the words in the communicator, but they could see the changes in Carles'' emotions from the steam spitting from her body.


    The flashing indicator light showed that Carles'' mood was by no means calm.


    After a while, Carles ended the communication.


    She stood silently and didn''t make a sound for a long time.


    Daisy couldn''t help but ask: "Carles, what happened?"


    "Is there any news about the [King]?"


    "…Yes."


    The sound coming from the sound-generating device was rather difficult, but Carles continued.


    "It has been determined that several legends just acted for the appearance of the [King]."


    "Um?"


    Alessio raised his eyebrows: "Operation for [King]? What does this mean?"


    "Isn''t it said that a powerful enemy has awakened in [the Far North]?"


    Carles paused and said.


    "That powerful enemy is the [King]."


    Hearing this, not only Daisy and her sister, but also Xia En couldn''t help but look shocked.


    What does this mean?


    Did the [King] become a living ship like the [Black Swan]?


    But even so, it shouldn''t attract the attention of so many powerful people, right?


    Or is it that a ship can actually reach the level of surpassing the eighth-level Mystic Path?


    Xia En calmed down and asked seriously: "What is going on?"


    Carles suppressed the negative emotions in his heart and explained to everyone.


    "According to battle reports from the front line, an unprecedented and terrifying undead has taken over the body of the [King] and turned the [King] into a part of its body."


    "Based on the characteristics observed now, it can be determined..."


    "That''s the undead soul of [Great Yan Kingdom]!"


    (End of chapter)