Air Force Corps

Only after flying out of Dragon Head City did Steamed Bun ask curiously, "What kind of mission is it that made you rush over here? Where are War Maniac Bro and Qiu Yu?"

"They were all ready and waiting on the other side of the portal."

"Where does it lead?"

"The Dragon City, also known as the former capital of the High Mountain Dwarf Kingdom - Avendell Dan."

Steamed Bun slapped his forehead and said knowingly, "So that's where it is. The War Quest of the High Mountain Kingdom is not over yet? I heard that there was not much room for maneuver in that siege battle. The whole time, they were just doing hard labor and transporting supplies. The players who answered the call did not get much profit. Only the tank soldiers of the Church of the Machine God had a good time."

"It's not a bad deal. Ke Ge's exclusive Cutscene are quite exciting, like watching a movie."

Singo chuckled self-deprecatingly, "When that Dwarf God Avatar descended, all the players involved—including myself—were incredibly excited. Who had ever seen such a high-class boss? If we got the first kill, wouldn't we be able to call ourselves Godslayers? But after our relentless bombardment, the Dwarf boss didn't even break a layer of skin. Before long, Ke Ge came out to clean up the mess. He's a real workhorse."

"Really."

Hearing this, Steamed Bun nodded in deep agreement.

The Embers of the Burned Empire is arguably a bug-level existence among the many factions in Fei An Suo, possessing abundant resources, diverse promotion channels, powerful faction sub-classes—and of course, most importantly, an emperor who can be described as a deus ex machina.

A few months ago, a new player chose to pledge allegiance to Duke Walter, excitedly joined the "North Aisel Garrison Army," and even openly provoked players from the Empire faction on the forums.

Not long after, the Empire launched a war against North Aisel, and the city where the player was stationed was bombed into ruins. Faced with the oncoming tanks, the player let out a desperate wail. "This is not magic at all!"

Later, that player fought to the death, leading the remnants of Aisel's army in street battles, but was arrested by the Imperial Guard and forced to join the Embers of the Burned Empire.

The Imperial Wartime Tribunal also tried him, and he was required to perform three years of compulsory labor and pay thousands of Gold Coin in war reparations, but that's another story.

A famous meme has emerged on the forum: New players who haven't joined the Embers of the Burned Empire don't need to worry, one day you will be passively joined by the Empire.

Thinking of this, Steamed Bun asked, "So this time we're going to suppress the Avendell Dan rebellion? Those kinds of missions are boring; there are old foxes lurking in every nook and cranny."

"No." Single shook his head.

"It seems that many of the Dwarf city dwellers had evacuated ahead of time, but their soldiers were as stubborn as stones and almost all of them died on the battlefield. They were a respectable opponent."

Avendell Dan, or the Dragon City, has now been completely transformed into an Imperial military outpost and a new Wyvern breeding base, similar to Wyvern Valley in Anzeta.

"So what are we going to do?"

"You wouldn't know this, but I have inside information. The Imperial government will soon release a special mission—to cleanse the Ugo Great Prairie."

"Cleaning?"

"That's right, it's a purge. As far as I know, there are nearly three million orcs on the Ugo Great Prairie now, and the Empire's official demand is to kill them all."

"Three million?" Steamed Bun looked astonished. "Where did so many come from? That's almost the total number of players. Did they grow out of the ground?"

"That's true."

Singo said with a smile, "According to the bio-priests of the Church of the Machine God, these orcs are more like a combination of fungi and animals, capable of asexual reproduction."

Steamed Bun clicked his tongue and said, "Good heavens, these are real green-skinned creatures! Could they be using the power of thought? That would be terrifying."

"It shouldn't be that bad, but what you should be more concerned about is—how much experience three million orcs can bring us!"

"Whoosh—"

The Wyvern, its silver-edged wings slicing through the air and sparks flying from its back, flew toward a large teleportation portal in the distance.

"Damn, slow down! Just because you have a mount set doesn't mean you're all that great!" Steamed Bun leaned down and rode his Wyvern down.

This is Tahan, whose name means "conquer the south".

The space mages of the Embers of the Burned Empire poured all their efforts and resources into forging a colossal, constant teleportation portal.

Through this portal, Imperial People can travel to various cities in Anzeta, such as Istaria, North Wind Fortress, and Strafford Fortress, or even to the newly connected Avendell Dan, or even to the Black Iron City located in the Fire Elemental Plane.

Xia Ye Qiuyu Born Battle Maniac had been waiting for a long time at the portal leading to the Dragon City.

Looking at Steamed Bun, after not seeing him for several months, his Born Battle Maniac appearance was already developing in a "non-human" direction.

His iron-like muscles were about to tear the clothes he was wearing, and his two strong arms were thicker than a normal person's waist. They were covered with hard scales, and bone spurs grew from his elbows.

His Born Battle Maniac gaze was sharp as a knife, like that of some kind of large carnivorous monster, with a ferocious killing intent emanating from the depths of his pupils—only his bald head remained as shiny as ever, with an even thicker patina.

Xia Ye Qiuyu has also changed quite a bit. Perhaps due to the transformation of the dragon vein, her skin has become increasingly fair and smooth, with almost no visible pores, reaching a level that is unlike that of an ordinary person. Red scales have also appeared on her cheeks.

At the same time, Xia Ye Qiuyu's temperament became increasingly noble, the dragon horns on her head became quite long, her golden vertical pupils exuded a mysterious aura, a pair of tender wings grew on her back, and her whole body radiated a faint dragon might.

Looking at their stats, one is a Level 12 Dragonvein Barbarian and the other is a Level 12 Dragon Pact Sorcerer, both of whom are close to the current version's level cap.

No wonder he's a professional gamer.

Steamed Bun couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Because he was idle and did nothing all day, he had only just reached level ten.

He waved with a smile and said, "Long time no see. Sister Qiu Yu is getting more and more beautiful, and War Maniac Bro is still as beautiful as ever."

Steamed Bun almost blurted out what was on his mind—"Still the same beast in human form."

"Indeed, it's been so long since we last met, and you haven't updated a single video yet." Xia Ye Qiuyu smiled, her tone still gentle, but it sent a chill down Steamed Bun's spine, as if the phantom of a giant dragon had appeared behind her.

Steamed Bun shivered. "Ah, that's true, I've been busy gathering ingredients lately."

The Born Battle Maniac touched his bald head, grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and then patted Steamed Bun on the shoulder. "Steamed Bun, as a creator, you need to be more productive!"

Steamed Bun chuckled awkwardly, "Of course, of course."

Singo looked around and said, "Let's go to Dragon City. The official announcement should be out soon, so let's just go and get the quest."

"Yeah, let's hurry up and do the mission, first come, first served!" Steamed Bun in as if he had found a savior.

"Good."

The four of them stepped into the portal together, passed through the spatial tunnel, and appeared in Dragon City in a short while.

"Aww—"

A cacophony of howls echoed through the sky. Everyone looked up and saw that the sky was filled with Wyvern flapping their wings, casting messy shadows. In the distance, various Dragonkin also inhabited the caves in the rock walls.

"Aww~~"

The Steamed Bun, being led by the steamed Noodles, stretched its neck and howled excitedly at the sky, attracting a large number of Wyvern to respond.

Seeing this sight, Steamed Bun couldn't help but Big Mouth and mutter to himself, "There are so many! No wonder it's the Dragon City!"

Singo explained, "Compared to Wyvern Valley, the environment here is warmer and more suitable for Wyvern to live in. It is said that the Red Scale Trial instance is also open here."

At this point, he chuckled mischievously, "However, the terrain of Blackstone Mountain is steeper and more treacherous than that of Wyvern Valley. If you slip, you'll most likely end up as mincemeat."

Steamed Bun also revealed a gloating smile, "Hehe, they're in for a rough time."

"Where do I pick up the quest?" asked Tian Sheng Zhan Kong.

"Follow me, we're going to the military command post of the Dragon City, which was formerly the Dwarf Royal Palace."

"Ah, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for a long time."

A Hobgoblin colonel came forward and shook hands with Singo quite warmly.

"This must be Earl Steamed Bun, right? Hahaha, long time no see."

Hello, hello.

Steamed Bun also stepped forward to shake hands.

He recognized the colonel; he was a rare native Crimson Scale Conqueror Hollan Rose, who now served in the Imperial Air Force.

The Hobgoblin glanced at the Born Battle Maniac and Xia Ye Qiuyu behind him, observing their obvious dragonification features, and naturally dared not be negligent. "Who are these two?"

Singo explained, "One of them is a powerful Fighter, and the other is a contract Sorcerer like Lady Misha; both are renowned powerhouses."

Huo Lan greeted them one by one, smiling as he said, "You are all pillars of the empire. Your Majesty's Great Blueprint will surely include you."

Singo placed his hands on his chest in a standard Loyalty Salute and solemnly declared, "For the Empire."

"For the Empire."

Everyone said in unison.

Soon, Born Battle Maniac and Xia Ye Qiuyu were assigned to the ground forces, while Steamed Bun and Single followed Huo Lan to a mysterious location—as air force personnel capable of piloting Wyvern, they would bear a heavier responsibility in this mission.

The three walked along the long corridor of the former Dwarf palace, first entering an underground passage, and then passing through one heavy iron door after another.

Steamed Bun asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

Huo Lan didn't turn his head and said, "An armory, and a very special one at that."

Singo explained in a low voice, "Those inside contain things created by the monks of the Source Return Society."

Upon hearing "The Source Return Society," Steamed Bun couldn't help but feel a chill. "Holy crap, those are the big bastards? I can roughly guess what this mission is all about."

Singo nodded. "If we accidentally set that armory on fire, the bombs inside could probably blow up the entire Blackstone Mountain and turn Dragon City into ruins."

"The total explosive yield of those bombs is only 100,000 tons, which is definitely not enough to destroy Blackstone Mountain, but the one behind it should be able to do so."

The speaker was a white man in camouflage and wearing glasses—it was Curtis, the sage of the [Source Return Society].

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Curtis." Huo Lan quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Curtis nodded and said with a smile, "It's all I should do. I feel extremely honored to be able to make the artworks I study shine on the battlefield."

After saying that, he hurriedly left.

Looking at that tall, thin figure, Steamed Bun couldn't help but sigh softly, "So this is the infamous 'Big Explosive' guy. You can't judge a book by its cover. He looks quite refined."

Singo quipped, "He's a madman who spends all his time thinking about how to destroy the world. If it weren't for the Empire providing him with funding, he probably would have started indiscriminately exploding long ago."

Steamed Bun clicked his tongue in amazement. "The world is so big, there are really all kinds of wonders. There are even people who can scare a madman like you."

"Stop talking nonsense, we're almost there."

Soon, the three of them reached the end and came to an iron gate. With a dull thud, the heavy iron gate slowly opened.

The air was thick with the smells of Gunsmoke, glycerin, and metal. Inside the spacious warehouse, countless bombs were neatly stacked—new types of bombs, including White Phosphorus Bomb, Incendiary Bomb, Thermobaric Bomb- Fuel Air Explosive explosive bombs, and Napalm Bomb bombs, were all present.

The armory was bustling with activity, Source Return Society drove various large transport vehicles and recorded data.

Huo Lan turned around and smiled at the two men, saying, "Welcome to the Imperial Special Aviation Corps, gentlemen."

Looking up at the mountain of bombs, Steamed Bun couldn't help but open his mouth, his face full of surprise.

"How many bombs are stored here?"

"Many, enough to wipe out three million orcs, and I will also equip you with the most advanced air force equipment, using levitation magic devices to enable your Wyvern to carry tons of bombs."

The Hobgoblin said, then a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes. "His Majesty himself said that the existence of orcs is a hidden danger to the Empire and is not conducive to our Great Blueprint."

This time, as members of the special Air Force Corps, your mission is to completely eliminate the orc threat and treat them to a sumptuous barbecue.

As soon as he finished speaking, the task panel appeared in front of Steamed Bun and Single.

The Ugo Prairie Great Bombing

Mission Type: War Quest

Mission objective: Eliminate the orcs as much as possible.

Mission Description: After an accidental incident, the orcs gained immense power and reproductive abilities. They spread like a virus and quickly devoured everything on the Ugo Prairie.

Embers of the Burned Emperor Keosius keenly perceived the threat posed by the orcs. He believed that the existence of these creatures would hinder the development of the empire and even cause terrible disasters!

For the sake of the world's greater interests and the development of the empire, the emperor brazenly conquered Avendell Dan and used it as a military stronghold to fight against the orcs in the north.

Warriors of the Empire, slaughter to your heart's content! Slay all the crazed orcs and Purification the Ugo Great Prairie with endless flames! Quest Rewards: Massive amounts of Gold Coin, Faction Contribution, and Gold Coin.

Special title for this mission: [Barbecue Master]