Above The Sky
Chapter 765 - 765 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_3

765: Chapter 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_3 765: Chapter 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_3 Ian did it with difficulty, holding the unsettling and even terrifying truth within him, bearing it alone!

Moreover, Ian was almost certain.

Among the Tara Confederation, there must be forces that have obtained, or even partially decoded, pieces of the Skyfall Spaceship.

Located in Tara’s orbit, Dragon Island might just be the force dedicated to this project—otherwise, Ian could not think of any other reason that would allow so many solitary True Dragons to gather and cooperate.

Exposing the Sombre Crystal Engine, although it wouldn’t necessarily lead to a certain death like exposing the Silver Chip and The Unyielding Fortress, would absolutely result in its retrieval, its theft, making the whole territory lose its uniqueness.

Secrecy was imperative,

“A steel-scaled fish has come to the lake.”

Watching the lake with Scott, Ian lowered his gaze and said indifferently, “Just proclaim to the outsiders that the Magical Beast has been driven out by me.”

“Understood, my lord.”

Scott knew exactly what Ian meant: “There will be only one version for the public—but my lord, no more Mystical Phenomena will appear, right?”

“No.”

Ian shook his head slightly.

And with that, the matter came to a close.

All the Domain Residents of Leyan City believed Ian’s public explanation of “Magical Beast harassment” without a doubt.

After all, this is South Ridge, a territory on the inner side of the Bison Mountain Range, where even road-blocking Sharp Claw Tigers couldn’t be considered news.

What’s so strange about a Magical Beast drifting downstream into Leyan Lake?

For the Sublimator Nobles who served as Lords, their duty was to “drive out or slay the Magical Beasts.”

This was also the main source of income for the majority of frontier lords, countless times faster than scraping a few grains of tax from the Domain Residents.

Given the combat prowess Ian displayed in the battle to reclaim Leyan City, no one doubted his ability to defeat a Magical Beast—everyone even lamented that Ian didn’t seize the opportunity to capture the fish, roast it severely, and vent the frustration of those residents who had been startled.

The next day.

After inquiring with the older Mountain People, Ian learned that the Mountain People, who worshiped the Dragon God, have always spoken of three Holy Grounds since ancient times.

The current Leyan Territory happens to be one of the ancient Holy Grounds, “Dazzling Lake.”

Ian was also very familiar with the second Holy Ground, which is one of South Ridge’s landmarks, “Yasteel Mountain,” governed by the Cliff Elder Tribe.

The third Holy Ground, however, was quite distant.

It lay at the center of the Midra Autonomous Region, also the underground den of the former Bison Dragon God, the huge subterranean cavity known as “Iron Dragon Nest.”

“Interesting.”

This was Ian’s verdict as he looked at the map, and he couldn’t help but be amused: “I’ve already visited Dazzling Lake—reaching Yasteel Mountain should just be a matter of coordinating with the Dragon Worship Cult, maybe just a word away.

At worst, I’ll trade the news of the Book of Silver Radiance.”

“Once I’ve also visited the Iron Dragon Nest, I’ll return the book to them.”

The Dragon Worship Sect’s secret techniques and identity indeed were of great help to Ian, and both the King of the Mountain and Sio had a good impression of Ian, as he did of them.

Not to mention, the Dragon Worship Cult had even given Ian a property in the Imperial Capital—though he never stayed there, they truly regarded him as one of their own.

In the blink of an eye, it was Falling Star Year 773, November 1st.

It was the end of Ian’s first week overseeing Leyan Territory.

With the help of Electric Blue and Ambur, the assembly of the Magnetic Storm Armor was completed, and the city’s repairs were essentially fully finished as well.

To the west of Leyan Territory, around the mountain pass entrance, a series of fortress constructions had been put up, and three Magnetic Storm Coils were flashing with dangerous sparks.

In the past few days, Ian, apart from trying out the combat capabilities of the Magnetic Storm Armor, also sent Scouts to spy on the current movements of the majority of the Mountain People.

However, during this week, not a single spy or reconnaissance soldier came from the Mountain People, puzzling the young man and leaving him unsure of what the Rebel Highlanders were up to.

Note that it wasn’t Ian who was anxious, but they were!

In a few more days, once Ian sets up several more Magnetic Storm Coils to form an array, even an enemy wearing an Armor Suit would be scorched by the electricity upon approach!

But soon, a piece of good news and bad news ended Ian’s confusion.

The good news—Green Tide led the “mercenaries” from Harrison Port to Leyan Territory.

Ian had gained a strong reinforcement.

The bad news—over the past few days, the Mountain People had not just been sitting idle.

They simply had other plans, deceiving everyone.

A Mountain People Scout with an urgent expression came before Ian to report: “My lord, the Mountain People’s vanguard troops bypassed our line of sight through lesser-known paths, and now they are already nearing the entrance of Solitary Flame Peak Gorge!”

“And…

there is Armor in their camp!”