Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 340 - 333: Open Struggle and Hidden Grabbing

Chapter 340: Chapter 333: Open Struggle and Hidden Grabbing

Having carried Feliz back to the tent, Luo’er started making preparations to leave. Their current location was not suited for their operations, and it was best to move a few kilometers forward so that they could promptly support the city if needed.

If Tangmo’s speculation were correct, some mages could already decipher the secret of the Otherworld Gate rune. Coupled with the summoning transfer that Murong mentioned to him earlier, Luo’er believed they might have already mastered the coordinates of any location on Earth.

If that were the case, these people could cooperate with humans on Earth, and open another Otherworld Gate anywhere on Earth. Although Luo’er couldn’t guarantee if these people were related to those from the CIA, he found them to be formidable opponents.

Although the Second Otherworld War ended thirty years ago with a complete defeat for humans on Earth, Earth’s technology, culture, and military far surpassed that of the Otherworld during these thirty years. Therefore, humans on Earth still firmly controlled the Otherworld’s initiative.

If those people could open the Otherworld Gate at will at any designated location on Earth, it meant they had a poderosa weapon to negotiate with Earth humans. The runes could explode once they became disordered, who knows what would happen to the Earth if something happened to the Otherworld Gate.

During the Aud Empire era, many monsters attacked the Otherworld continent through Lipei’s Otherworld Gate. It was the Aud people who suppressed them at a considerable sacrifice. Though Earth’s technology is advanced, no one knows if humans on Earth can resist these monsters’ attacks.

At present, humans on Earth still see the Otherworld as a branch of the space exploration program. As Earth’s influence on the Otherworld gradually deepens, Earthlings are beginning to consider both Otherworld and space.

The great geographical discovery over six hundred years ago marked the start of Europe’s age of great navigation, and the advent of the Otherworld suggested the onset of a new age of great navigation. Humans on Earth and people from the Otherworld, like Europeans and locals, started colonizing the Otherworld due to the gap in their civilizations.

The advanced civilized Earthlings no longer blatantly invade to colonize. Their occupation of the Otherworld is more subtle - they use Otherworld people to rule over Otherworld people, while controlling the upper echelons to establish a sphere of influence in the Otherworld.

At present, the entire Otherworld power is basically controlled by the five Permanent Member Nations. However, it is clear to anyone with discerning eyes that the divisions between the two main camps have deepened, giving the impression as if the iron curtain had fallen once again.

As the Otherworld continent connected to Earth, this backward magic world is starting to unavoidably be influenced by Earth’s two major camps. Whether it’s the headquarters or the CIA, both are bridgeheads to the Otherworld for these two camps. They can have conflicts, but they can also cooperate. Their only goal is to establish a sphere of influence in the Otherworld for their respective sides and reserve more technology and resources before the advent of the interstellar era.

This explains why Luo’er always suspects the guys from the CIA whenever something illogical happens.

From the moment they started being hunted, to the later encounter with Helros’ special forces of black men, everything suggested they didn’t have many advantages in exploring the Otherworld continent. As their competitors, the CIA has made significant progress in this area and even surpassed them in some respects.

What’s known so far is that there’s indeed participation from the Westerners behind Masya’s rebels. That is to say, if the rebels finally take over Masya, the entire Masya will become a sphere of influence for Western powers. This is why the headquarters is unreservedly supporting Princess Melia, because if Masya falls, they would at least still have Princess Melia as a card to play.

They will train Princess Melia’s army and provide continuous support. So even if Masya is eventually taken over by the rebels, they can let the war drag on through Princess Melia’s army until the West voluntarily backs down and gives up some of its interests.

As the highest chief of the headquarters, Wang Xu has a more optimistic view. He believes that once Princess Melia takes the initiative and finally takes over Masya’s throne, coupled with the control of the Dwarf Kingdom of Ronisca by Mooer...

This would mean that the headquarters has control over a sphere of influence nearly half the size of Australia in the northeast of the continent. By then, the sphere of influence of the headquarters will expand from the eastern coast to the Galoni Mountain Range, west to the Roen River, south to the Masya Plain, and north to the northernmost tip of the continent. Such achievements were unimaginable before the expedition team was sent out.

The storied Forbidden Curse incident not long ago resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred thousand soldiers from the Earth’s army, a loss that was almost inconceivable in modern Earth’s terms. But, oddly enough, there were no casualties among the troops of the five Permanent Member Nations who should have been leading the charge.

Apart from the pre-emptive warning from the expedition team, Luo’er felt that things couldn’t just be a coincidence; he sensed someone secretly orchestrating everything. As Permanent Member Nations of the Security Council, all five nations have the power to wage war on the Otherworld.

However, by a surprising coincidence, not a single soldier from these five nations was harmed. In other words, someone was controlling the scale of the war. As long as the five Permanent Member Nations were unharmed, even if another hundred thousand earth soldiers die, they would probably find it hard to organize an effective counterattack without the approval of these five nations.

After all, as long as the interests of the five Permanent Member Nations are not at risk, it doesn’t matter how many more soldiers die in other Earth countries. The joy and sorrow of humanity don’t touch each other; they just pity these people simply.

Not far away, Shariya was engrossed in studying the draft Tangmo had left behind, trying to decipher the mystery of the Otherworld Gate in Lipei. Luo’er checked his pocket watch, calculating the time to change shifts with Hu Daoke.

As the two main powerhouses of the team, Luo’er and Hu Daoke always played an enormous role in battles. But in such a situation, despite their abilities, they were helpless against these complicated runes densely spread around.

Hu Daoke’s magical aptitude prevented him from using magic above level one, and Luo’er was even worse. Now, he would even avoid it when Tangmo lit a fire with magic, fearing that the fluctuating magical power would once again disrupt his body’s pathways.

By the time everyone had rested, it was already the afternoon, and Shariya was still painstakingly calculating. His magical abilities might be outstanding, but his calculation skills were slightly inadequate unlike Tangmo who had a strong foundation. He spent half the day calculating, but his head was spinning and he still couldn’t find a way out.

After everyone woke up, Luo’er instructed them to pack their things and prepare to relocate. According to Hu Daoke’s previous reconnaissance, they needed to move to the peninsula where the two rivers meet for easier access to the city if needed.

Lipei is located on the peninsula. Two bridges were connected to each bank, built during the Aud Empire period, and were still very sturdy. The soldiers of the Three Kingdoms could block the Advance Team by just guarding the bridges. So, they had to find a way to get upstream and reach the peninsula because the secret entrance that Cheng Ziang found was located there. It would be much easier to enter the city from there.

After packing the belongings, they began to move upstream along the west bank, then made a raft and prepared to cross the river during a camping night. The upper reaches of the Roen River were relatively calm, and the river was not so wide, so they could cross it just using a raft. Even at its extreme, they could simply swim across on a horse.

The plan looked simple on paper, but once it started executing, they encountered numerous problems. They spent three days to get everyone to the peninsula. As it was divided by two rivers, they could only flee to the north.

After settling down, Tangmo and the others immediately started intensive calculation and decoding work. The two girls and Shariya huddled together studying earnestly, not even lifting their heads to drink, striving every second to decipher the mystery of the Otherworld Gate.

Feliz admitted her lack of qualifications, so luckily she gave up healing and began to help Luo’er do some simple work. But as she was a noble young lady, Luo’er didn’t dare to make her do any hard work, and she just helped him.

"The coordinate rune on Lipei’s Otherworld Gate seems similar to that of Yazhi City’s Otherworld Gate, the latitude should be 104.9 east... But what is the longitude?" Looking at the altered Otherworld Gate coordinates on the photo and blueprint, Tangmo went into deep thought.

"The latitude rune seems to be similar to that of Yazhi City’s Otherworld Gate." Baiyue pointed to the rune above and said.

"That seems to be the case, but is it in the southern hemisphere or the northern hemisphere?" Tangmo wondered aloud.

"Sister Moumou," Baiyue took a glance at a simple world map and said to her, "If you go south from the equator at this longitude, it’s all ocean."

"Huh?" Tangmo was stunned by Baiyue’s words. That is, if it’s not the southern hemisphere, it must be the northern hemisphere. With this, she had a new direction for her calculations.

"Ah, they seem so impressive, and I can’t do anything," said Feliz, watching the busy trio and sighing.

"Back in the academy, you always rubbed Audrey the wrong way because you always felt she was not as good as you, are you giving up so easily now?" Luo’er asked the once proud and arrogant young lady with some surprise.

"I was young and ignorant, how would I know she’s so strong? You earth people are freaks, you’ve been studying magic since you were young," Feliz complained, hugging her knees.

"Audrey’s present achievements are mainly due to her good fortune. She loves magic, and her magical aptitude is also good, so that’s why she has achieved so much," Luo’er clarified.

"Hmm..." Feliz didn’t speak, she just turned her head away in frustration.

"I got it, I got it!" As the two of them were having an intermittent conversation, Tangmo suddenly erupted with an astonishing shout.

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