This operation by the Reunion Movement could be considered a very bold attempt.
Infiltrating a mobile city...
This was something the past Reunion Movement couldn't even imagine.
Or rather.
The Reunion Movement had no way of bypassing the army group's defense line on the tundra.
To ensure the overall safety and flexibility of the operation.
The entire vanguard team was not large.
Lucas Reeve, Alina, FrostNova, and a few members of the Yeti Squadron, Yangge, Petrova, Da Xiong...
A total of eight people and one soul formed a vanguard team.
Moreover, the members were almost all carefully selected.
Patriot and the Shieldguards were out; their targets were too conspicuous, standing out like shining stars, impossible to miss. Talulah was also out; many people in Ursus knew her, after all, as the former daughter of Duke Koschei, she had surely met many nobles. As for the ordinary Infected, they were even more unsuitable. Without extensive professional training, their psychological fortitude was not guaranteed, and they could easily mess up in such an important mission.
After much consideration, they chose FrostNova. The constant cold aura she emitted was somewhat mitigated under Lucas Reeve's suppression, and she now looked no different from an ordinary girl. Besides, she didn't often show her face. The same applied to Alina. Although Alina had no combat ability, she was skilled at socializing. In daily life, Alina's role was often more important than everyone else's.
The six members of the Yeti Squadron were also carefully chosen. Aside from their inherent mental fortitude, their ordinary appearances and the fact that their external Originium crystals were not easily discovered were also exceptionally important.
After changing into ordinary-looking clothes, the group bid farewell to Patriot and the others. Under everyone's watchful eyes, they stepped onto the vast white snow and headed towards Chernobog.
"Big Sis! I'm so excited!! This is my first time on a mobile city!!"
The one speaking was a Yeti codenamed Da Xiong (Big Bear). True to his codename, he was big and burly, with an appearance that was utterly ordinary. His build aside, a face like his would be difficult to find again if lost in a crowd.
Not only was Da Xiong excited, but the other Yetis were also excited, and even... Alina was a little thrilled.
In fact, they weren't at all afraid of about to step into the heart of Ursus.
Those present, including FrostNova, had mostly grown up in the remote villages of Ursus. After becoming Infected, they were forced to wander. Let alone visiting a city, they had never even seen one. They had only heard that everyone in the cities was rich, and the food they could find in the trash cans was better than what they ate on holidays.
That sweet, expensive drink that cost dozens of coins, city people would take one sip and throw away.
The reason was apparently that they just wanted a taste, and such drinks were unhealthy and bad for the body if consumed too much.
Of course.
This was also something Da Xiong had heard from others.
He simply couldn't imagine that water could be worth dozens of coins. From the perspective of these people from remote Ursus villages, dozens of coins was enough to feed a family for several days, yet in the city, it was only used to buy a bottle of water. What kind of water was this...
Faced with Da Xiong's confusion.
FrostNova and Alina also shook their heads.
Neither of them had seen it either.
Ultimately.
The group turned their gazes to the 'omnipotent' Lucas Reeve.
After all this time.
In the minds of everyone in the Reunion Movement, Lucas Reeve was already like a god. In their hearts, Lucas Reeve was omnipotent, there was nothing he didn't know; he was nearly omniscient.
Lucas Reeve floated in the air, snowflakes drifting down from the sky passed through his soul form. He shook his head.
"What kind of water could it be? Soft drinks, milk tea, that sort of thing. A high-sugar water made by mixing various industrial flavorings. Not a bit of nutrition, costs less than two coins a cup to make, but sells for a few dozen."
"???"
Lucas Reeve's casual words truly opened everyone's eyes.
Even FrostNova, who was usually not very talkative, couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Costs two to make, sells for dozens... that profit margin... why would anyone buy it?"
And Da Xiong complained even more: "Is it that shady? Back in our village, there was a guy selling pickled goods. Cost ten, sold for twenty, and we all called him black-hearted. Are all these city people... so shady?"
Lucas Reeve thought for a moment and gave an answer he believed to be correct.
"Because..."
"It's actually pretty tasty... Few young people can resist the temptation of milk tea."
Everyone: "??"
Although Lucas Reeve had never been to Chernobog, he had gained some systematic understanding of it back in Columbia.
Chernobog.
A new, emerging city in Ursus. Although its scale was far from that of Lungmen, it was another huge economic city-state in Ursus. But this was not the reason Lucas Reeve chose it. The other, most important reason was...
According to rumors.
In Ursus, which was incredibly hostile to the Infected, there might be a clinic in Chernobog specifically for taking in the Infected.
Of course.
This was just a legend.
As for whether it was true, Lucas Reeve didn't know either.
And since this Infected clinic had existed in Chernobog for so long, it was clear that besides being cleverly hidden, it was more likely that... there was a 'big shot' in the clinic providing support. This big shot advocated for the protection of the Infected, which was why the nobles of Chernobog might have turned a blind eye.
If the Reunion Movement could connect and cooperate with this clinic.
It would be much more convenient for the entire Reunion Movement to transfer from the ice fields to Chernobog in the future.
And...
Lucas Reeve needed a source of faith now.
He had indeed overestimated the Prayer Power the Reunion Movement could bring him.
As time went on, even though the many comrades of the Reunion Movement were still extremely grateful and trusted Lucas Reeve, the Prayer Power granted by the judgment system was decreasing, from five thousand a week at the beginning to two thousand five hundred a week now, and it was still constantly decreasing.
This was equivalent to...
If Lucas Reeve wanted to obtain more Prayer Power, he could only continuously recruit new people.
This characteristic reminded Lucas Reeve of a certain Pinduoduo, where inviting new users gave the biggest discounts.
Due to the small number of people, and except for Alina, everyone was physically much stronger than ordinary people, they were able to move as swiftly as if flying even on the cold snowfield. A journey that would take an ordinary person two days was completed in less than a day by the group, who traveled without stopping.
The sky had already darkened.
There was no moon in the sky tonight, and the snowfield was pitch black, which provided the perfect opportunity for infiltration.
"Big Sis, Mr. Reeve, Miss Alina, over there!! The Fourth Army Group's defense line..."
A rather thin Yeti scout ran over and whispered in their ears.
Actually, even if he didn't say it, Lucas Reeve could see it.
On this ice field full of inanimate objects, the 'life force' continuously rising in the distance was as conspicuous as a crane among chickens. It was hard not to see it. This was the benefit of spiritual sight; Lucas Reeve could see many fluctuations and auras that ordinary people couldn't.
According to the original plan.
Lucas Reeve immediately possessed Alina's body.
[Breath of the Beast, Seventh Form: Spatial Perception]
For Lucas Reeve, this ability was arguably the most useful one in the entire Breath of the Beast repertoire.
Although Lucas Reeve's spiritual power could also perceive his surroundings, its maximum range was only a few meters. But with this technique, the exploration range could be extended from a few meters to several miles. Within this huge circular range, almost all objects would continuously converge in Lucas Reeve's mind, easily outlining a very realistic three-dimensional structural model.
In less than two minutes.
A rough structural model had already been drawn in Lucas Reeve's mind.
He smiled slightly and told everyone the intelligence he had just observed.
As expected.
It was exactly the same as the original intelligence; this place was indeed a very weakly defended area.
There was only one sentry post.
And there were currently only about 10 soldiers in the post, with about 10 on patrol outside. This meant that a sentry post likely had only twenty people, and this twenty-person post was responsible for defending a line of several miles.
However, it was understandable.
For such a long defense line, if every point was covered, how many people would be needed? It would be extremely labor-intensive and completely thankless. These twenty people were just for simple alert purposes. If there was any abnormality on the line, they would definitely transmit intelligence to the army group immediately, and then the real main force would come.
According to the original plan.
The others waited for the signal from behind, while Lucas Reeve, controlling Alina's body, slowly approached the sentry post. Hearing the commotion, the ten Ursus soldiers warming themselves by the fire inside immediately rushed out.
However.
As the sound of a shattering mirror echoed in everyone's ears.
[Shatter, Mirror Flower, Water Moon!]
Lucas Reeve's spiritual power was released in an instant, spreading into the souls of everyone present.
The originally aggressive Ursus soldiers all stood there dazedly, like wooden puppets. All their senses were deceived at this moment, and different memories were injected into their minds.
At Lucas Reeve's call.
FrostNova and the few Yetis hidden in the snow all hurried over, passing through the entire sentry post behind Lucas Reeve.
And the ten sentries stationed at the post were now all engaging in their own confusing behaviors.
One person seemed to be in a dream and told his companion next to him, "I'm going to the toilet," then looked around, unbuckled his belt, and instead of relieving himself, started doing some traditional needlework. Another person was hugging a nearby pillar and licking it non-stop, that action... tsk tsk...
Lucas Reeve's Mirror Flower, Water Moon didn't deliberately inject a specific memory.
When no memory was deliberately injected, the illusions of those affected were more often what their instincts craved, similar to the socially awkward dreams everyone in Bolívar had experienced.
And these ten sentries seemed to have been stationed at the border for a long time; they were all very thirsty.
Out of the ten, a full eight were making all sorts of pelvic movements at the air, the expressions on their faces looking exactly like the real thing. But, strictly speaking, it was indeed real. The things in reality are just the feedback of the five senses to reality. If the feedback from the five senses is real, no one can say that a dream is fake.
One unlucky guy was pleasuring himself.
One ultimate simp was proposing to his goddess, and then... he was rejected...
Indeed...
Some people have such miserable dreams... it shows how miserable their real lives must be....
FrostNova covered her eyes, not wanting to see this eye-searing scene, while the Yetis walked by, pointing and commenting with great interest.
"Da Xiong!! Look!! That guy has a bit of an enoki mushroom situation..."
"Tsk tsk... how is he done in just a few thrusts?"
No one dislikes watching others' socially awkward moments, even if it's a stranger.
Although the Yetis really wanted to keep watching.
But business was business.
After passing through the first sentry post, the group continued cautiously in the direction of Chernobog.
It had to be said.
The intelligence from those scouts was somewhat flawed.
The outermost sentry post was just the first and smallest one. As the group went deeper, these posts became more and more numerous, and there were also many patrol teams. Although they all successfully broke through thanks to Lucas Reeve's abilities, it really tired Lucas Reeve out.
Using Mirror Flower, Water Moon so many times was a huge burden on his spiritual power.
Fortunately.
Before dawn.
A sesame-sized black shadow appeared in their field of vision.
As the group approached.
The size of this shadow gradually grew larger.
Even its outline became clearer.
The Yetis were a little excited. They stared intently at the huge mobile city not far ahead, a mechanical beast like a prehistoric monster. Even though it was not yet light, rumbling sounds could already be heard from within. Even from a distance, the group could faintly hear the mechanical roar inside this mobile city. Tall chimneys pierced the sky, and dark industrial smoke was continuously discharged from the chimneys into the air.
"Big Sis!! Mr. Reeve! Is that a mobile city?!!"
"I can already see the tall buildings!!"
"Everyone who lives inside must be rich, right?"
The few of them chatted happily, while Lucas Reeve stopped and waited silently.
As the sky began to lighten slightly.
A huge transport Landship suddenly appeared on the horizon from behind. This type of transport Landship was specifically used for transnational transport of people or goods. In the dangerous wilds of Terra, aside from the harsh cold environment, the large number of dangerous Originium creatures was the biggest threat. Remember, Magallan's car almost overturned under the attack of Originium creatures when she drove to Bolívar, let alone ordinary people.
And for the sake of transnational travel, where there is a market, there is capital. Small transport Landships have become the main tool for everyone traveling far. Of course, the more courageous can still drive themselves.
The transport company to which this small transport Landship belonged was another subsidiary of Raythean Industries. Even this small Landship was manufactured by Raythean Industries. When Lucas Reeve first learned of this, he was also shocked. He could only say that Raythean Industries was truly amazing..
As the transport Landship was about to reach them, with another release of Mirror Flower, Water Moon, Lucas Reeve confused the driver. Then, along with his companions, he boarded this bus, and together with people from various countries coming to Chernobog for business or tourism, they successfully blended in and entered Chernobog.