Chapter 439: Summoning Barracks

The abandoned zone of the Fourth Defense Zone Outer City.

Kelin brought Yingzhou and Vulkan to the place that had been cleared out over the past few days according to Yingzhou's request.

"Yingzhou, this is currently an abandoned area of the Fourth Defense Zone. You know about the catastrophe the Fourth Defense Zone encountered previously; the population loss was severe, which has led to the residential areas for the Outer City inhabitants being restored quite well, but these abandoned areas... there are no plans for them at the moment."

"Of course, a zone will also be partitioned off for those survivors rescued from the Beast Race, so they can adapt to life in the Fourth Defense Zone as soon as possible."

"It's just that there are too many vacant areas, and it's a bit of a waste of time to deal with them now."

Yingzhou looked at the area of approximately 7,500 square meters that had been cleared and said to Kelin.

"Hmm, I had also anticipated the difficulties of the Fourth Defense Zone. This is only temporary; difficulties will always pass, and the recovery of the Fourth Defense Zone requires time to accumulate slowly."

"But the Beast Race, we must make them feel pain! Make them know that we are no longer the way we once were!"

"Furthermore, when the Beast Race is not attacking the Fourth Defense Zone, Vulkan's Salamanders will take a Transport Aircraft to raid the Beast Race camps and rescue the survivors there. By then, there will be people to handle those abandoned areas."

Although Kelin had not witnessed the Salamanders' combat with his own eyes, according to the soldiers who had seen the Salamander warriors...

The Salamander warriors killed those Beast Race members with great ease; those arrogant Beast Race members were simply no match for them.

"Hmm, then I will add the clearing of the abandoned areas into the upcoming plans. However, regarding the shortage of defensive forces in the Fourth Defense Zone that you mentioned, what do you intend to do?"

Yingzhou smiled and replied in a relaxed tone.

"I will resolve this; you will know tomorrow."

Seeing this, Kelin did not press for details. Since Yingzhou did not want him to know, he would not be so tactless as to keep asking.

After Kelin left, Vulkan and Yingzhou strolled around this open area, and Yingzhou asked Vulkan.

"Vulkan, you have been here for a while now; how do you feel about the Fourth Defense Zone?"

Vulkan lowered his head slightly, pondered for a few seconds, and then spoke.

"The residents of the Fourth Defense Zone are the same as those of the Ninth Defense Zone. After I arrived at the Fourth Defense Zone, I learned about the situation here and also learned about some of the things you did here back then. Although the current population of the Fourth Defense Zone is much smaller than that of the Ninth Defense Zone, in terms of internal development and even recovery, they are not a bit inferior to the Ninth Defense Zone."

"You let me stay in the Fourth Defense Zone, and I fully agree. The Ninth Defense Zone has you and Angron, so there won't be any major problems."

"But the Fourth Defense Zone, it needs me here. When I saw a brand new life born among the rescued survivors, I decided to let the residents here no longer worry about the harassment of Aliens, and let the residents here also be able to live with hope, just like the residents of the Ninth Defense Zone."

After hearing Vulkan's words, Yingzhou nodded and said.

"Alright, whether it is you or Angron, I think very highly of you both, and I also hope you can set an example for the brothers who follow. By the way, you don't know yet, but the one accompanying Yingxin right now is Horus Lupercal. He is also your brother, but he is still young. After some time, I plan to let him go help Lao Lu."

Upon hearing Yingzhou's words, Vulkan's reddened eyes narrowed slightly, and his deep voice sounded once more.

"Horus Lupercal? Although I do not know this brother's appearance, going to Mr. Lu Zhenda's side can indeed reduce the pressure on Mr. Lu Zhenda quite a bit."

At this moment in the open area, only Yingzhou and Vulkan remained. Yingzhou and Vulkan chatted as they walked to the edge, and then Yingzhou asked Vulkan to keep an eye on the surroundings to prevent any residents from appearing nearby, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties.

After Vulkan confirmed that there was no one else around, Yingzhou opened his System Panel and said to the system in his heart.

"System, deploy the Summoning Barracks."

After a few seconds, the system's voice appeared in Yingzhou's mind.

"Detecting the area around the host; it meets the conditions for deploying the Summoning Barracks."

"The host possesses one Summoning Barracks. After deployment, the Summoning Barracks will generate powerful energy fluctuations. Please confirm if there are any unrelated personnel nearby to avoid causing unexpected casualties."

Yingzhou did not hesitate and replied directly.

"Confirm."

"Deploying now. Please wait, host. Consuming points... Consuming Faith Value... Consuming host's Spiritual Power..."

As the system's voice prompted continuously in Yingzhou's mind, Yingzhou saw a huge Rift begin to appear above the open area, and waves of powerful energy fluctuations surged out from within the Rift.

Sensing the power of these energy fluctuations, Yingzhou hurriedly set up a Spiritual Power Wall around the area, blocking the energy fluctuations inside the wall so that even what was happening inside could not be seen from the outside.

At this moment, Yingzhou only felt his Spiritual Power draining rapidly. Not only did the Summoning Barracks require Spiritual Power, but maintaining the Spiritual Power Wall also required Spiritual Power, which made Yingzhou feel immense pressure.

Vulkan also felt the violent energy fluctuations at this time. The terrifying energy fluctuations swept across Vulkan's skin, leaving behind a series of wounds on his body, though those wounds were not deep and were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, a camp with a metal floor slowly emerged from the Rift and landed on the open ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

【Summoning Barracks deployment successful.】

The System Panel suddenly popped up in front of Yingzhou, and then the Rift in the sky gradually closed and disappeared.

Only at this moment did Yingzhou slowly let out a sigh of relief. After confirming that there was no more violent energy inside the Spiritual Power Wall, he then revoked the Spiritual Power Wall.

The moment the Spiritual Power Wall was removed, Yingzhou felt his body become unsteady. Vulkan, not far away, saw this and walked up quickly, but was stopped by Yingzhou raising his hand.

"Hoo... I'm fine... hoo... let me catch my breath."

Yingzhou stood with his hands on his hips, and after resting for a few minutes, he said to Vulkan beside him.

"This is the key item for the Fourth Defense Zone to expand its territory."

The two walked into the camp, which consisted of four Steel Fortresses. Upon entering one of the Fortresses, Yingzhou discovered that there was actually nothing inside.

Confused, Yingzhou checked the other three Steel Fortresses, and they were the same; there was nothing inside. Except for the smooth lines of the Steel walls, there was nothing in the vast Fortress. The light inside the Fortress was bright, and the white light reflected off the Fortress, making it appear very empty.

"Father, there seems to be nothing here."

After hearing Vulkan's words, Yingzhou could only scratch his head and say.

"Let's leave first. Once I have recovered my Spiritual Power, we will come back to study the situation here."