My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 442 - 411 Arriving at Beiting

Tang Yu immediately stood up, ready to run to the warehouse to fetch a "Demon Wolf Puppet" for study.

Just as he stepped out of the castle’s main gate, he paused, considering the distance to the warehouse was much farther than to the workshop, then turned around and took the corridor to the workshop.

There, he found a store of materials and immediately put in some iron to create the "Demon Wolf Puppet."

Soon enough, an unexpanded compressed sphere was sent out.

Tang Yu took it in his hand and weighed it, it fit perfectly in his palm. As he left the workshop, he tossed the sphere into the air and it unfolded mid-flight, transforming into a gleaming metal-coated Demon Wolf not far away.

The Demon Wolf stood nearly two meters tall, almost the size of a sedan, with dense fur composed of steel needles that shimmered coldly.

Tang Yu looked it over from both sides.

The combat style of the Demon Wolf Puppet, like that of wolves, involved biting and pouncing, and close combat usually meant significant losses. The Demon Wolf Puppet was exchangeable at the "adventurer guild," but apart from adventurers who tried it out at the beginning, hardly anyone exchanged for it afterward.

"The steel needles on the back of the Demon Wolf are too numerous... Though they increase lethality against enemies, they make it impossible to ride."

Tang Yu focused his Source Power on his palm and ran his hand over the back of the Demon Wolf, instantly breaking the hard steel needles, which clattered as they fell to the ground. His hand swirled a few times and the fur-laden Demon Wolf instantly became a bald wolf.

He looked at the uneven broken edges of the steel needles and dismissed the idea he had of trying to ride it.

"The back of the Demon Wolf should also be widened, and with a set of harnesses, it would make a perfect Mutant Beast mount... This is just modifying the exterior and it shouldn’t be difficult. Kevin should be able to finish modifying the blueprints by tomorrow, and we can try it out in the territory."

Since the second change in the weather had heavily damaged electronic components which, even after repairs, were less stable than before, vehicles had become less reliable. On the other hand, Puppets were more stable and could cooperate with riders in combat, making them easier to control than hard-to-capture and train Mutant Beasts... There were so many advantages!

Tang Yu considered it more and felt it was feasible.

"Why didn’t I think of Puppet mounts before!"

Of course, Tang Yu had no plans to replace the mounts of several cavalry corps... Although Mutant Beasts were troublesome to tame, they had potential. With constant supply of herbs and potions in the territory, the strength of Mutant Beasts like Fire Fierce Horses and Wargs was also continuously improving... Their Qi Blood Power could also merge with knights to enhance the power of Combined Attack Skills.

If they could merge the Qi Blood Power of a thousand cavalry in a charge, even Transcendents would have to temporarily retreat.

In any case, the cavalry corps needed further expansion.

...

A week later.

The weather was clear with a temperature of minus eight degrees.

Many robust Awakeners also started wearing long johns.

Dressed in long sleeves and pants with a tight combat suit underneath, Tang Yu brought eight members of his yet-to-be-expanded Personal Guard early in the morning to the Floating Airship base at the back mountain.

At the moment, two floating airships were parked inside the base, one of which was the famous "Sail."

Chen Haiping was directing numerous survivors and Puppets to load boxes of goods onto the cargo hold of the airship.

Kong, with three hundred members of the Guardian Corps, had already boarded the "Sail," and Shay, who had returned from the Yangtze River Delta area, was also preparing to head to Beiting with him and stay there to manage the local industries.

Tang Yu glanced around and then boarded the floating airship.

In addition to the eight guard members behind him, Nancy closely followed, along with Xing Ling Xing Yue, Bamboo Rat Li, and two B-grade followers formerly stationed in the Yangtze River Delta.

These composed the high-end combat power for the trip.

The goods were quickly loaded, and with a soft buzzing sound, the Floating Airship slowly ascended.

...

From Green Shadow to Beiting, the journey traversed several Forbidden Lands.

Fortunately, being in the high skies, most dangerous environments were not a concern and the areas sprawling with Abyssal Rifts, frequented by Transcendents, were widely circumvented by the "Sail."

Previously, the "Sail" had travelled to Beiting. That journey, fraught with bumps and several crises, provided experience that made the current route much safer. Although they collided with Transcendent Tier Mutant Beasts twice, the Floating Airship, manned by Nancy and its inherent combat capabilities, faced no surprises.

Had it not been for the extremely fast flying Mutant Beasts, which cautiously kept their distance from the "Sail," Nancy might have been able to slay them and collect one or two Transcendent Soul Crystals.

The Floating Airship dared not travel at full speed, but after seven or eight hours, it gradually neared the Beiting territories.

Descending in altitude, the camouflage Array activated.

Standing at the edge of the deck, Tang Yu could see numerous outposts, fortress bases, and countless walls stretching below, keeping the raging Demon Tide outside the Defense Circle.

The sounds of continuous explosions boomed up from the earth below.

A massive city appeared on the horizon. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

The city walls were tall, with buildings densely packed.

This isn’t Beiting, but a Satellite City on the periphery of the Defense Circle, yet its scale exceeds that of typical large Sanctuaries, housing millions of survivors.

The "Sail" did not get too close, flying past the side of the Satellite City and entering the belly of the Defense Circle.

Down on the ground, scarcely any traces of Demonized Beasts could be seen, while occasionally, some survivor groups and a few vehicle convoys could be observed on the roads below... These groups were not heavily armed, and the Awakeners were only in single digits, but within the Defense Circle, this was enough to ensure the group’s safety.

"This is the true creation of a territory where humanity can survive, where human activity is no longer cramped... When our Territory reaches this scale, it will nearly be there."

The "Sail" slowed down as Tang Yu continued to observe the features of the Beiting Defense Circle. There were many development ideas that could be applied to his own Territory in the future.

This was one of his reasons for personally visiting Beiting.

Constructing a Sub-territory could only be done by Tang Yu himself.

Roads within the Defense Circle were even, with occasional Transfer Stations built upon reliant towns or highway rest areas; those established from scratch like Grey Blade were rare.

Some areas were enveloped in red mist, clearly suppressed Abyssal Rifts.

Other zones were very strange, such as a lake emitting white smoke, designated as a restricted area and heavily guarded by the military. Tang Yu guessed it was either an entrance to a Secret Realm or a dangerously mutated environment.

After flying for several more minutes, the "Sail" finally neared its destination, descending progressively lower.

Inside the captain’s cabin, inquiries came from Mali Country:

"Director, should we choose a deserted area to land or just land next to a Transfer Station?"

Tang Yu pondered for a moment.

Aiming to forcefully enter Beiting’s rune equipment market meant being inconspicuous was out of the question.

In that case, it was better to be bold.

"Remove the camouflage Array. Land directly next to the Transfer Station."