The gunshots alerted the people inside the building, and with a click, the armored door on the top floor locked from the inside to prevent intrusion.
Hearing the sound of the door lock, Qing Chen calmly picked up an assault rifle from the ground, checked the bullets, and pulled the bolt back.
He smiled and walked to the armored door. With a gentle twist of his hand, which was adorned with a power ring, the legendary most powerful armored door opened with a click.
It was as if they were completely undefended.
Qing Chen charged in, and the process was surprisingly uneventful. The only pleasant surprise was that there was a B-level Awakened on the top floor who had very politely offered his eyeballs.
In the room on the third to last floor, Qing Chen found Marquis Casey. He had thought that this marquis with military achievements was also a master, but he did not expect that the other party, like Lan Shan, had also obtained his merits under someone's protection in his early years.
Inside the house, the bloated Marquis Casey was completely unaware of what was happening outside. He was with a boy of about sixteen or seventeen, and the little boy who was picking mushrooms was kneeling in front of him.
After shooting Marquis Casey in the head, Qing Chen left without saying a word.
"Boring," Qing Chen thought. After clearing out the area, he arrived at the virtual reality room, found a bed sheet, wrapped more than two hundred pairs of virtual reality glasses inside, and then turned around and went back the way he came.
Only seven minutes had passed by this moment when the aerial fortress overhead received a distress call, but the battle was over before the pilots of the massive airships even had a chance to get into the cockpit.
Qingchen never intended to buy virtual reality glasses from the beginning.
Our ancestors sang out their strategic policy: "If we have no food or clothing, the enemy will provide it to us; if we have no guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us."
"What insightful lyrics!" Qingchen exclaimed.
Black Spider stood in the command room, ordering the use of the Sky Eye system to locate the enemy's trail, and then guiding the air force to carry out a precision strike.
The death of a marquis was enough to cause panic among the nobles throughout the country.
But to their astonishment, they discovered that the Sky Eye system they relied on and trusted could not find any trace of Qing Chen.
The other party kept moving around the perimeter of various surveillance cameras, and even though the surveillance was already quite dense, their movements could not be detected.
The preparations were too thorough. This Joker, who comes and goes without a trace, had memorized the location and direction of the surveillance cameras in advance and bypassed all of them!
So, is the reason why the other party can hide so well is because they can manipulate their Sky Eye system at any time?
Black Spider suppressed his anger and said, "Don't we have a photo of the Joker? Re-run the facial recognition system across the entire city. For areas with poor visibility, find an image expert to adjust it. I believe this Joker must have appeared in Storm City!"
Twenty minutes later, someone suddenly cheered: "Found it! Found it!"
"Hmm?" Black Spider turned his head.
The technician said, "A surveillance camera matched the Joker, and he was so arrogant that he didn't even disguise himself!"
Black Spider walked over, frowned, and looked at the screen, only to find a miniature camera hidden in a secluded corner of a small alley.
In the video, the Joker sneaks into an alley and urinates in front of a miniature camera. The abundant stream of water hits the lens, making it seem to the viewer as if it were being poured on their own face…
Many people in the command room fell silent.
For a moment, they didn't know whether the Joker had deliberately done this after discovering the camera, or if he hadn't noticed the camera and just wanted to urinate anywhere...
But regardless of the type of behavior, it's quite egregious.
"This is outrageous!" someone roared.
"This is despicable! They're deliberately provoking us!"
Black Spider watched this scene calmly, but suddenly fell silent.
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Inside the airport, Marquis Kennedy's slave soldiers were constantly loading supplies onto the Class A airship.
These supplies were not distributed free of charge by the Storm City Army Group, but were purchased with money by the Marquis Kennedy. He transferred the funds to the Treasury, which then made the centralized purchases. Finally, before departure, nobles like those from Blue Mountain collected the supplies from the logistics department.
Some noble armies were in particularly dire straits because they were living in poverty and couldn't afford to buy supplies or slave soldiers.
So in the end, he went to the front as a common soldier, but he didn't even get weapons or food, and was eventually used as cannon fodder and died on the front lines.
In the Roosevelt Kingdom, every war was a reshuffling of power. If nobles did not manage themselves well and did not contribute to the kingdom, they would also face certain death.
Impoverished nobles often suffer a particularly tragic fate on the battlefield.
At this point, Lan Shan would be grateful that his father held an important position, which at least provided him and his younger brother with the greatest protection, preventing them from starving to death on the battlefield, and even allowing them to own their own Class A airship.
Blue Mountain is now the nominal captain.
The entire airport was filled with countless airships, and the flashing signal lights on the airships made the airport look like a sea of stars.
The dark-skinned slaves, like ants, continuously carried supplies onto the airships. A Class A airship could hold 820 people; it was spacious, like a luxury cruise ship at sea, where you could even eat ice cream.
Loading supplies at this time is like a huge monster that can never get enough to eat.
Blue Mountain stood on the bridge, looking out with a slightly anxious expression. Black from the Crimson Blood Squad glanced at him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Lan Shan suddenly said, "That's strange. I clearly sent a message to the butler, so why hasn't he come here to assemble yet?"
Blackie thought for a moment and said, "He's probably worried about dying on the battlefield. Actually, given his past relationship with the master, even if he were taken to court, the master would help him get a formal disability certificate to avoid military service. Or maybe he's just sleeping too soundly?"
Yellow, standing nearby, said, "This mobilization was too hasty. It's said that the vanguard of the Giant Dynasty raided our outpost, and the king is furious. So, given the rush, it's possible that the butler's phone was on silent."
The truth is, Black had already guessed that Blue Mountain would notify the butler, so when he went to Blue Mountain's villa to report for duty, he brought signal interception equipment with him.
As soon as they received the notification, Black immediately turned on signal blocking, so Blue Mountain's message was never sent out.
Black asked casually, "Young Master, why do you insist on bringing the butler along? I've heard that he's extremely cruel to the slaves. Have you heard that?"
Blue Mountain paused for a few seconds: "Ah... he has to serve my life. Although he's terrible in the superconducting world, he's loyal and never makes a mistake."
“Don’t worry,” Blackie said with a smile, “we will also make sure you get your merits smoothly, something the butler can’t do.”
Black was in a very good mood; he could almost see himself becoming a nobleman.
Just then, a white man in military uniform walked up to the airship and shouted, "Kennedy 1?"
Blue Mountain responded, "Yes, this is the USS Kennedy 1, and I am Captain Blue Mountain!"
The officer turned on his LCD screen: "Your supplies have been fully distributed; prepare to depart."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Red said from the bridge, "No, we're still short a quarter of the ammunition."
The officer below asked sternly, "Did you check carefully?"
Black stopped Red and said with a smile to the officer, "Sir, don't be angry, he's just being ignorant. Our supplies are all ready."
Black explained to Blue Mountain in a low voice, "The quartermasters are like fathers in the airfield now. Don't mess with them, or the supply lines won't be able to deliver supplies to us on the battlefield. Just accept it, this is their kickback."
Seeing that Blackie was sensible, the officer's expression softened slightly: "Captain, come down and sign. After you sign, take off immediately. You must reach the forward base within 8 hours, where you will be reorganized by the generals!"
Lanshan went to sign the papers, and while signing, he looked up at the entrance to the airport, as if waiting for something.
The black man's smile deepened, and he whispered to the green man, "Have the slave soldiers return to their posts, quickly close the hatches, and leave the airport immediately!"
A few minutes later, a rumbling sound came as the turbine engines of the Kennedy I airship started up and the anti-gravity device hummed into action.
The hatch slowly opened.
Black turned and walked towards the command room; what he wanted had been achieved.
However, just as he turned around, he heard a heavy sound coming from behind him.
Black turned around in surprise and saw the 'butler' carrying a backpack, standing on the half-raised gate, slowly walking into the cabin.
His dark face darkened, and Qingchen, panting, laughed, "Luckily, I made it in time."
Chapter 840, Zhongyu and Qingchen's Vision to Rule the World Together
Black narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the 'butler' in front of him who seemed completely unaffected.
He never expected that the other party would appear at the last minute.
Of course, Qing Chen didn't come on purpose. He had run back to his apartment earlier with a big bag of virtual reality glasses on his back, and then arranged what his disciples needed to do next.
After the rally order was issued, he only had two hours, and he almost didn't make it in time.
He is very busy.
At this moment, the sky above the airport is twinkling with stars, and the signal lights on the airships are like a dazzling display of a swarm of drones in the world.
Inside the Kennedy 1 airship, the communication channel crackled to life: "Kennedy 1, why haven't you taken off yet? What are you waiting for? For me to come up here and poke your asses? Get out of here!"
Unlike the gentle and kind ladies in the civil aviation control tower, the staff here exude a volatile and irritable aura...
His dark thoughts were interrupted by the command. He looked at the control room and shouted, "Take off now, or we'll all be court-martialed!"
The Kennedy I airship slowly rose into the sky, its engines roaring as it headed toward the vast Forbidden Forest in the west.
The airship fell silent again. Apart from the engine noise, no one spoke; no one knew how to start a conversation.
Qingchen questioned the black-clad man: "Why didn't you notify me to assemble? I only realized we might be assembling when I happened to see someone carrying a pack on the road. If I hadn't seen it, I might have been sent to a military court."
"I tried calling you but couldn't get through, and I didn't get a response to my messages. Is the signal bad in the Lower Seventh District?" Black asked. "You know, the Lower Seventh District is always like this."
Lanshan chimed in, "I sent you a message too, didn't you receive it, butler?"
As he spoke, Lan Shan took out his phone and eagerly showed Qing Chen the sending interface, as if afraid that Qing Chen wouldn't believe him.
Qing Chen shook his head: "Young Master, you don't need to rush to prove yourself. I will always believe in you. It seems there really is a signal problem; I haven't received anything... By the way, is there anything I can do?"
Blackie asked with a smile, "Can you pilot an airship?"
"No," Qingchen shook his head.
“Then you should rest well, butler. You don’t need to do anything here for now. We’ll talk about everything after we arrive at the outpost,” Black began to devise a plan to get rid of the butler.
In Roosevelt's kingdom: abandoning comrades in wartime and failing to rescue them was a capital offense; murdering comrades was a capital offense.
Furthermore, if the nobleman one followed died, the slaves and freemen who followed him would also be buried alive with him, and the citizens would be imprisoned.
Under oppressive rule, the Roosevelt Kingdom enacted extremely strict military laws to prevent slaves from taking advantage of the chaos to murder their masters.
In other words, if Blue Mountain dies in this war, everyone on the airship except for the Crimson Blood Squad will be executed, while the Crimson Blood Squad will be imprisoned and lose their citizenship. Upon release, they will become free citizens.
Qing Chen asked, "Which room do I stay in?"
Blackie chuckled and said, "Butler, you're not participating in the battle for the time being, so you're full of energy and don't need a private room. Our Crimson Blood Squad is preparing for battle around the clock, so we need rest even more. So please stay in the dormitory for now."
The dormitories were of a very different level. About 100 slaves lived together in one dormitory room. The smell was indescribable.
Qing Chen stared at the black figure with a livid expression, ultimately 'not daring' to launch a new challenge against the Crimson Blood Squad.