Above The Sky
Chapter 857 - 857 54 The Nature of Dead River Armament 6700_4

857: Chapter 54 The Nature of Dead River Armament (6700)_4 857: Chapter 54 The Nature of Dead River Armament (6700)_4 Ian entrusted Old Farrel with full authority over these matters, then summoned all the officials of the city hall to announce the domain’s “Winter Bandit Extermination” plan.

By the concept of the Terra People, the surroundings of the Xia Hui Territory have actually returned to tranquility, even quite peaceful; yet by Ian’s standards, something still seemed to be lacking.

Now, in the mountains and hills surrounding the domain, there were still remnants of the defeated Rebel Highlanders, and there was also no shortage of old-time robbers and bandits—although due to the Highlander rebellion, these once ‘wicked elements’ have all shrunken away and dared not make a move in face of the real rebellion forces, but after Ian stabilized the situation, these people began to show their faces one by one.

Not long ago, there were several merchant caravans intercepted by roving robbers, and although no losses were incurred, panic was certainly caused.

No one in the Xiawei Territory opposed this.

The extermination of bandits was something that always needed to be done.

There was no alternative.

Imagine, merchants walking the streets and roads so cheerfully with their goods, only to be suddenly ambushed by bandits—a day without bandits is a good day indeed.

Especially now that the military might of the Xiawei Territory far exceeds the past, any bandit can be crushed without harm, and it was essentially an easy achievement to take credit for; quite a number of people were already thinking about how to stuff their youngsters into the Militia to earn some merits.

As for spies with other intentions, what they thought about was to quickly convey this news to Fiery Flame Land.

This was precisely the effect Ian wanted.

He declared that Scott would handle this matter, and then took his actual team back to the Lord’s Mansion, where he held a small meeting.

“On the surface, the domain will dispatch all militias to carry out bandit extermination and military exercises,” he said.

“But Green Tide will take a small team of cavalry to wait for my message at the mouth of Solitary Flame Peak’s gorge.”

“Can you do it discreetly?” he asked.

“No problem, boss,” Green Tide responded briskly.

“The new chief of the mechanical division, Roland, isn’t he surveying the flatlands at the gorge?

I’ll say I’m leading a team to protect him, and no one will suspect this excuse.”

“Not bad,” Ian nodded slightly, even feeling somewhat relieved.

“As soon as the message arrives, you’ll lead the team into action, bursting into the Midra Autonomous Region, causing chaos with me.”

“Yes!”

In Terra, there’s no tradition that a Lord must stay behind to stabilize morale.

If war were to be waged, the Lord, as the top combatant, must take action, otherwise, ordinary troops would be powerless against other Sublimators.

Even with such a tradition, Ian’s actions were still too risky.

Adalbert frowned slightly, wishing to speak and join Ian in the surprise raid on the Midra Autonomous Region.

However, Ian seemed to have anticipated this thought and raised his hand, signaling him to pause.

After Ian finished delegating other tasks, he kept Adalbert behind and they headed to the Alchemy Laboratory together.

“As the domain’s strongest Sublimator in public, too many eyes are focused on me.”

Being forthright with Adalbert, who knew his true identity, Ian said: “Therefore, I can’t use my full strength…unless I act alone.”

“Although you won’t reveal my power, you will expose yourself—Adalbert, don’t forget, you are the Duke of Solin’s personal researcher, and your identity has probably already been exposed by those with ulterior motives.

Once revealed, it will drag me into it.”

“If that happens,” Ian humorously conjured a bubble with Water Element Origin in the air and then popped it with his finger, “pop—everything we have will explode, becoming a grand firework.”

“Yes, indeed…

It’s better if I don’t cause you any trouble.”

Realizing this, Adalbert felt somewhat deflated.

After all, he still wanted to help Ian.

In response, Ian put out his hand, giving the Deceased Monarch Researcher a pat on the shoulder, encouragingly saying, “Don’t worry, although you and I can’t freely exert our full power…sooner or later, Fiery Flame Land will definitely seek an opportunity to attack our territory.”

“Then, you can act as a concealed assaulter, as our surprise force to counter those surprise soldiers from Fiery Flame Land!”

“Not to mention, there are many things in research that I need your help with.

You have such talent; it would be a waste to utilize you solely as an enforcer.”

Ian took out documents related to the ‘Crystallized Bloodhunter’ and ‘Insect Swarm Psychic Network’ from his chest: “This is…well, it’s a special modification bio-data I have obtained.

We don’t have the conditions to create it in our domain for the time being, but I find the ideas within it rather interesting, and we can research it together later on.”

“Modified creatures?

From Fiery Flame Land?” Adalbert, taking the documents from Ian’s hands, was eager to begin.

He believed that Ian wouldn’t give tasks that were lacking in challenge, and with difficulty, his days in the Xia Hui Territory wouldn’t be dull.

Adalbert always enjoyed challenges; otherwise, he wouldn’t have held such a high position under the Duke of Solin, undertaking one after another difficult task that ordinary researchers simply didn’t want to take on.

However, he did not look at the documents right away.

Because Adalbert could tell, Ian had more to say.

“Adalbert.” Sure enough, after the white-haired youth pondered for a while, he spoke slowly, “Are you aware of…

demons?”

“Not those Alien Forms within ‘Shadow Parasite Demons’ ‘Ogres’ ‘Trolls’…but the real Subspace Demons.”

Stating so, Ian’s expression became serious: “How much do you know about such creatures?”

“Demons?” Adalbert was momentarily puzzled, then realized, “Oh, you mean Ethereal Demons…I know them well, I’ve even dissected quite a few personally.”

“Moreover, the power of such creatures, Ian, you’ve encountered it yourself.”

He raised his hand, smiling and pointing towards the belt at Ian’s waist: “Dead River Armament.”

“The two core Authority items of Dead River Armament, ‘Styx Rebirth’ and ‘Right of Soul Fusion’, are derived from a ‘Blood Demon’ that resided in the depths of the Subspace Abyss.”