Chapter 394 Don't Accept

The old duke looked seventy or eighty years old.

His hair was gray, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have been run over by a wheel. His withered and yellow skin reminded him of the cracked loess in winter, and his thin fingers were more like dead branches, stiffly grasping the cracked cane in his hand.

Only the pair of cloudy eyes are still somewhat lively.

Lu Wen even wondered if this old man would lie down straight and blackmail people without taking two steps.

Fortunately, the elderly in this world are still decent.

Old Russell just kept his face stiff and didn't ask for help. He walked up to Lu Wen, straightened his skinny chest, but was still half a head shorter, and asked in his characteristic rough and hoarse voice: "I won't say much about the polite words, I This kind of old man doesn't have much time and doesn't like to waste it, so how about taking me around the city?"

Very special way of pronunciation.

Although it is dry and dumb, it has a bit of aristocratic elegance.

Just by listening to the voice, I can imagine the appearance of a grumpy old gentleman in my mind.

"No problem at all."

The money giver finally came, and Lu Wen naturally smiled and agreed.

The city is very noisy at the end of August.

Unlike the low pressure and gloom in Mowu City all day long, there are more days where the sun can be seen in the no-man's land.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

All kinds of heavy machinery started at the same time, galloping on the road and construction site.

Androids and masked human workers are everywhere.

The old building residues were transported out of the city by trucks and smashed into pieces to serve as the foundation for the expansion of urban roads in the future. New building materials were constantly airlifted in from Mowu City day and night.

In this protracted war, the biggest source of economic growth in Mowu City is the city under construction in front of us.

"The places that have been built in the four major districts can accommodate a population of 5 to 7 million people, and the living supplies are still sufficient. If there are more refugees, they can live in tents outside the city."

Lu Wen walked on the outside of the street, and carefully introduced the projects that had started to the old Duke who was wearing a mask beside him.

Behind them were many leaders of bionic organizations, as well as Russell's guards.

If everything goes well.

This will be a pretty great attempt.

The old duke cared little about his posthumous reputation.

Regardless of whether it is a good name or an infamy, he will not live for a few years anyway.

They walked through town squares, through gardens, visited residential areas, and strolled by freshwater lakes.

Russell has been very calm, leaning on crutches, able to keep up with Lu Wen's deliberately slowed down pace, and didn't speak much.

On the contrary, many guards behind him were amazed and kept discussing with the bionic leader who was walking beside him.

Only a guard asked: "How did you get so much fresh water? If there are natural fresh water resources here, and it's so close to Mowu City, the merchants in Mowu City should have been eyeing it long ago, right?"

A leader replied: "By air."

"Hiss...is it so extravagant?" The guard sucked in the haze. This was the first time in his life that he had heard of fresh water being transported by air.

"To save time, just have the money."

Typical: Money can buy time.

The people who visited from the West learned that the miraculous city in front of them was built by throwing money at all costs.

Another guard pointed to a magnificent building and asked, "What is that for?"

"That's the library, which houses many books and classics transported from Mowu City."

"The facilities are too complete, and it doesn't seem like a place where refugees should live."

"This is not for refugees to live in." Fang Zhou said with a smile: "At the beginning of the design, we planned to imitate Eden. There will be bionics living in it, and many human children will be adopted."

This city wants more than just being alive.

but a high quality of life.

After adopting some human children, even if Mowu City wants to attack the city, it has to consider the influence of public opinion.

This is also the greatest confidence in Northern Eden.

"There is still a church."

The guards looked at a small church not far away, and they all admired it.

The city can accommodate many different cultures.

They can worship on Sunday, no different from living in the West.

"I sincerely hope that my Lord can see the world..."

The guards may have thought of the misery in their own city, so they all remembered the heavenly Father who is high above.

Yahweh of the Old Testament, God of the New Testament.

Old Russell held his cane stiffly, listening to the arguments of the guards behind him, his face was expressionless, and he said lightly: "God? If you can really see the world, you should have sent a few divisions over."

As soon as these words came out, the group of guards behind them were a little embarrassed.

The related voice suddenly became quieter.

The nearly eighty-year-old old duke is an atheist. He has no so-called beliefs. He has always believed that man will conquer the sky. He will not pin his hopes on those illusory things. Arguably came here from the West.

Perhaps it was almost the end of the visit, old Russell stopped his slow pace, stretched out his cane and tapped the bench by the lake twice.

Lu Wen understood and sat down with him.

Willow branches dance lightly by the lake.

The clear lake water in front of me is rippling, and sometimes there are swimming fish jumping up.

"No. 9, tell me about your conditions."

Russell took the water glass from the guard, moistened his throat that had experienced many vicissitudes, and then handed the water glass back with those dry hands.

"At present, there is only the question of funds." Lu Wen replied with a smile.

"The way you smile makes people feel treacherous." Old Russell said bluntly.

"..."

In fact, there is no need to say much.

Letting humans settle in this city is already the best condition.

Even after the war ends and the two western cities are rebuilt, many people will still choose to stay here.

This city will become the first city in history that is truly led by bionics and supplemented by humans.

Have a complete social system.

Industry, agriculture, service industry, medical security, pension security, etc...

It is different from the other nine human-dominated surface cities.

Eden had never reached this level before.

Eden just adopted many human children, but most of these children were scattered to the nine cities on the ground after they became adults, and did not stay in Eden.

After all, life underground is indeed not suitable for flesh and blood creatures, even if there is an artificial sun.

Russell said: "Since you don't have many conditions for the time being, let me talk about mine."

Lu Wen nodded: "No problem."

"I just have one condition." Russell's voice was still rough and hoarse, "At present, there are a group of people in the West who do not agree to transfer the people here. I think you can guess that the royal family and this government have produced Disagreement, there are many diehards who are unwilling to compromise with the bionics..."

The old prince paused.

He turned his withered neck and looked at Lu Wen, fully showing the attitude that a violent old man should have.

"Go and subdue them."

This is for androids to take over Western affairs completely.

This is a rather risky step.

This group of people represented by Old Russell is quite courageous, and they are willing to fully trust bionics at this turbulent moment.

...

West of the mainland.

west city.

Sunset, dusk.

Amidst the dense gunfire, many city high-level anti-bionic people gathered together and were discussing the way out of the city.

From time to time, shells fell on the streets around the parliament building, the earth trembled, and dust fell.

If they can't think of a better way, they will live in these turbulent days until the end of this war.

"This morning, that old fellow Russell went to the Queen, persuaded a group of old nobles, and then flew to the second city of bionics on a royal plane..."

Upon hearing the news, everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

It is an inexplicable shame to turn to androids for help.

"Don't those old nobles value honor very much, why did they agree to this?"

"Those old guys have long been behind the times. They are old and decayed. They thought it was hundreds of years ago. They are just like the royal family now, they are mascots."

"Ahem..."

Some of the noble sons who were in politics coughed twice.

Although the royal family does not participate in politics, there are still many members who quit their royal duties and chose to embark on the path of politics.

The same is true of the children of those noble lords.

Therefore, the Western forces cannot be simply divided into two factions.

"Don't worry, that old fellow Russell won't cause any serious problems, and most of the power in West City is now in our hands."

"Let's discuss the way out first." Someone said.

But some people are worried.

"What if that old guy convinces the group of bionics from the south to come over and take over the power?"

"Do those bionics dare?"

"Don't worry, in the past few decades, apart from the last riot, when did the bionics dare to take the initiative to attack human cities?"

Attacking a human city is tantamount to declaring war on the entire human group.

Hearing this, many people present temporarily suppressed their worries.

As the man said, there is indeed no precedent for androids attacking human cities.

Those machines dare not... right?

"The situation in Versailles is better than ours, but it won't last long. Sooner or later, it will become like us. We can contact them more."

"The no-man's land outside the two cities in the north is not a desert, but a large grassland, a plain terrain, with sufficient fresh water resources. It is the end of August, and it is the best time there. We have to focus on over there……"

"The enemies of Kerry City appeared in the southern suburb plain of that city, we need to win the plain to the north of them..."

Everyone put the way out to the north for the time being.

The fighting force in the north is strong, and the current situation is similar to that of Mowu City, and the casualties of soldiers are very small.

Most of the real deaths were civilians.

This is the biggest problem with street fighting.

But fortunately, the civilians in the north are relatively tough. Many people take their big hamsters to go out to defend the city after taking two sips of wine, killing and injuring more enemies.

The discussion process did not last long.

At the end, some people still couldn't help asking: "What if those bionics really call?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Many people present are very confident.

The battle in the city outside is still raging, and most of the city has fallen into the hands of the dwarves. The battle is very stalemate. A large number of civilians are hiding in invisible ruins and underground, and some have fled to the uninhabited land at the other end with fresh water and food.

Every street, every building, is a battleground.

Bullets fly in the streets and alleys.

Pick up a handful of construction waste at random, and you can find a lot of scraps of metal shell casings in it.

"Let's join forces with Versailles as soon as possible, and then ask the north about its attitude."

"Don't worry too much about the group of bionic people, everything will be fine."

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, shrill sirens sounded throughout the city.

It's an air raid siren.

The sudden voice stunned everyone.

According to the experience and intelligence of the past two weeks, the dwarves on the opposite side don't have any air troops.

The phone at the scene rang, and it was from the headquarters.

"Air strike!"

"It's a bionic person!"

Everyone is dumbfounded.

Are androids joining the war?

The three-party dispute... This made the already complicated battlefield situation even more confusing.

The problem at hand is...

The air defense system of West City is long gone.

Can you just sit and be beaten?

"How could the bionic man have such courage, could it be a mistake?"

"It's not wrong, the air formation on the opposite side is the same group that fought against Mowu City last time, it's the bionic people in the south."

Now everyone is even more confused.

They still had a glimmer of fantasy, hoping to be bionics in the no man's land in the west.

The bionics here are not too strong. Even if they really want to join West's battlefield, it will only make the current chaotic situation more chaotic and will not play a decisive role.

"The old guy succeeded?"

The figure of the old Duke Russell appeared in the minds of everyone present.

The royal family and nobles are going to stand up again and regain power with the help of bionics?

Reality doesn't allow them to think too much.

In this bloody evening.

The setting sun hanging in the sky slowly receded.

Under the crimson sun, tens of thousands of bionics descended from the sky, directly controlling various gates and political institutions in the city.

Countless white parachutes, under the reflection of the setting sun, look like white dandelions fluttering in the wind.

Both sides in the war stopped moving.

Neither West City nor the dwarves could stop these heavenly soldiers.

Nuo is a big city, and you can't even find a single anti-aircraft gun that was used decades ago.

All kinds of modern weapons were air-dropped along with the fully armed android soldiers.

In less than half an hour, the entire airport in West City was under control.

seven o'clock in the evening.

More heavy weapons were flown in.

Tanks and armored vehicles drove out of the airport continuously, building defense lines in various places on the street.

Seeing this situation, all the dwarves had no choice but to hide in the dark, not daring to act rashly.

Time passed little by little.

until ten o'clock at night.

During this period, airdrops and transportation have not been interrupted.

At this time, the entire city has been completely controlled, and defense lines have been built on almost all the streets of the main urban area.

Lu Wen and old Russell came to this city.

The royal guards who had been waiting here reported: "The current mayor of West City and some government personnel announced their surrender to us."

But the grumpy old duke just waved his hand, his voice rough and cold: "Surrender is not accepted."

Maybe he really thought so.

It may also be a show for Lu Wen.

After all, those who surrendered were more or less against androids.