Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 253 Dragon Bone
“Let’s wait until we get back to discuss everything. If it really is as we think, then this will be the most significant discovery in the history of the lighthouse,” Mark said worriedly, looking at the lighthouse that was becoming clearer and clearer.

He doesn't know whether this is good or bad for his current life!

“Captain Mark, Captain Mark!” The communicator suddenly rang.

"This is Mark! Communication received! The Hunters have completed their ground gathering mission and are returning!"

As soon as he said that, cheers erupted from the other end of the communicator: "Captain Mark, this is the Lighthouse Navigation Control Room! Welcome back, Hunters!"

The news quickly reached the ears of the Hunter Training Base, the City Defense Army, the Light and Shadow Society, and the City Lord.

And it is spreading rapidly towards the areas where the upper class and the dust people live at an even faster pace.

Meanwhile, in the lighthouse navigation control room, sitting in the pilot's seat, Jing Nan, with a queen-like demeanor and a faint yet confident smile on her face, said, "Captain Mark, welcome back!"

"Deploy the ES 03 platform elevator! Captain Mark and his team seem to have brought back quite a lot of supplies this time!"

After the order was given, the city defense soldiers waved their hands and a civilian who had been waiting for a long time pulled the lever, and the huge gears and cables slowly turned.

The massive platform, capable of holding almost ten 100-ton trucks, began to slowly descend, while the Hunters' convoy had already arrived at its designated position and formed its formation.

The hunters and the dust people on this mission got off the vehicle and waited for the platform to open its gates for them.

As the gate slowly opened, the Dust People and City Defense Army on the descending platform all showed expressions of anticipation and joy.

"Hurry, hurry, Dust People, move the supplies up quickly!" The city guards began calling out to the Dust People beside them as they carried the supplies.

Mark, meanwhile, looked at his instructor Elon and said, "You're getting more and more capable, kid. Such a grand entrance this time! You've been gone for almost half a month! You know, the whole Lighthouse is waiting for news from you! I thought you weren't coming back!"

Mark looked at his instructor speechlessly, "Teacher! Every time I come back, you have to curse me!"

The transport convoy and supplies quickly gathered on the platform, since there was no guarantee that there might actually be Devouring Beasts nearby, given that we were so close to the ground!

As the transport convoy slowly drove along the main road, people on both sides of the road and in the surrounding area spontaneously gathered together to welcome the return of the hunters.

Both the upper class and the common people were very happy because of the scale of the supplies they brought back this time.

This guarantees that the lighthouse can continue flying in the sky for at least another year!
Even the upper class, who have always been at odds with the common people, felt pleased by the supplies.

Just as the hunters and others were receiving cheers from the Lighthouse crowd, the mini locator inside the vehicle suddenly deformed.

Then it slowly disappeared into the air!

On the ground! A huge satellite dish suddenly appeared in the upper center of the base where Tie Hui was located.

After rotating several times, it firmly locked onto the direction of the lighthouse.

Inside the command center of the base, as the signal source was locked, images began to slowly appear on the screen.

All of these images were transmitted back from the lighthouse by mini tracking detectors.

At this moment, the transport convoy has entered the resource distribution room, but a group of people dressed in elaborate costumes, who look like religious figures, are standing in the center of the door, which is very inappropriate.

Tie Hui raised an eyebrow. "The Light and Shadow Festival!?"

"Captain Mark! The Lord of the City and the Chief are very pleased with the supplies the Hunters brought back from the surface!" A masked Lightbringer, dressed in somewhat alluring attire, was accompanied by three Law Priests and a Shalif in modified power armor. Mark and the other Hunter leaders stood not far away, their eyes filled with resentment as they glared at the arrogant members of the Lightbringer Society.

"That's what we hunters should do! Protecting the lighthouse and ensuring the continuation of humanity is our duty as hunters!" Mark stared firmly at the Lightbringers and the others.

However, one of the lackeys stepped forward and said, "This is all thanks to the protection of the Lord of Light and Shadow, and it all depends on the prayers of the Guild Master!"

The words were infuriating, yet they managed to unite the commoners and hunters on a single front, glaring fiercely at the group of Light and Shadow Society members!

“Yeah! If that’s really the case, then we’d better pray that we don’t lose any people and can gather more supplies next time we go on an operation!” Mark couldn’t stand these people either, so he directly retorted.

This scene was a real treat for Tie Hui; after all, watching anime on a screen is not as enjoyable as watching live-action.

"My lord! We've spotted the target individuals in Dragon Bone Village: Bai Yuekui, Dashan, Xiadou, and Suixing..."

Tie Hui, who was still watching the show, suddenly became serious. "Bring up the footage of them!"

Immediately afterwards, the figures of several people from Longgu Village appeared on a screen. They were standing on a cliff about 5 or 6 meters away from the off-road vehicle.

Staring blankly at the giant lighthouse with its lid floating in the air!

Seeing the group whispering to each other through the screen, Tie Hui ordered, "Find out what they're saying."

A mortal support soldier in the exploration team, upon receiving orders, released a probe. It was tiny yet incredibly fast, arriving right beside the Dragonbone Village team members at their feet.

He just lay there quietly!

"Damn! These big pot lids are so lucky this time. They've been active on the ground for more than half a month, traveling to so many places and collecting so many supplies, and only so few people have died!" As always, Dashan sat cross-legged on the ground like a bear, holding a compressed biscuit in each hand and putting it into his mouth.

Xu Tong, sitting cross-legged and gazing at the lighthouse in the sky, said, "Oh dear, judging by the time, this giant cauldron lid should be releasing those who are about to embark on their journeys. I wonder who will be coming this time!"

"Hopefully, this time we'll get some with skills!" Shattered Star crossed his arms and looked on coldly. Ever since the Lighthouse began its long-distance journeys, their Dragonbone Village has been receiving these travelers.

However, given the immense pressure to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, accepting people with no skills would significantly increase the resource burden on Dragonbone Village.

"Hey, it's always been a small group of kids, right?" Shan Da said, taking a bite of his compressed biscuit. "I reckon this time will be the same as before!"

After observing for a while, Bai Yuekui turned and walked towards the car, saying, "Master Lai said he couldn't figure this place out. It seems there's going to be some new development!"

The group looked at their boss, and Shan Da said disdainfully, "New changes? I only know that the Mana ecosystem is evolving. Lately, those guys have become increasingly difficult to deal with."

Xu Tong leaned closer to him and teased, "What can you do besides eat? Maybe Master Lai was talking about a new human settlement!"

This made Shanda very unhappy. "You bastard! All you do all day is walk on that broken board! What kind of human settlement is this? I think the master is drunk again! How many years has it been, and you still call it a new human settlement?"

Xia Dou, who had just finished a game, looked up at him after hearing this. "You can't say that. Have you forgotten the bullet holes we saw last time?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present recalled that in recent days, they had frequently seen extremely powerful bullet marks on spaceship ruins and buildings in various cities.

And the marks look very fresh!

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(End of this chapter)