Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 597 - 590: Formulating a Joint Plan

Chapter 597: Chapter 590: Formulating a Joint Plan

"Of course, there’s no problem," Carter said excitedly as he nodded and then turned to his entourage, "I need to go ahead, you all wait here for me."

"Understood, Legion Leader!" His entourage responded respectfully.

"Number One Reconnaissance Team and Number Two Reconnaissance Team will also follow." Then, Li Si looked at Luo’er and Murong.

"Eh, you guys are already recon teams?" Hu Daoke asked with some surprise.

"Yeah, we’re official now." Murong replied with a smile.

"Can this transport plane really carry so many people at once?" Luo’er asked with a certain skepticism.

"Don’t worry, this is an improved model of the transport plane, not the one we used in the South during our battles." Murong answered.

Everyone boarded the transport plane, and the pilot immediately started the anti-gravity engine, causing the transport plane to slowly lift off. Luo’er observed that it was indeed not the original model of the plane. The gap between the cockpit and the co-pilot’s seat of this model was much wider, so it’s not as crowded as before.

Thanks to the anti-gravity engine, the transport plane could ascend without even firing up the propulsion system. It was then that Luo’er noticed that the propeller engines previously visible on the sides of the transport plane had been replaced with cylindrical engines hanging on both sides of the plane. Luo’er believed that these couldn’t possibly be turbo engines; if they were, it would mean that Earth’s disadvantage on away ground had been negated.

Presently, Earth’s away disadvantage in the Otherworld mainly lies in the fact that technological products developed after the first Industrial Revolution cannot function in the Otherworld. If this curse were to be broken, it would mean that humans from Earth would have absolute dominance over the Otherworld. Although the Otherworld has magic, it still can’t compare to technologically advanced Earth.

It is precisely this away disadvantage that restricts Earth’s people, maintaining a delicate balance. As such, Earth’s acquisitions in the Otherworld are carried out with great caution. However, once that balance is broken, Earth’s people will aggressively seize the Otherworld, incorporate it into their sphere of influence, and establish a new order.

The new model of the plane, aided by the anti-gravity engine, had much more power. In less than three minutes, it completed its ascension and eventual docking. When they disembarked from the transport plane, they were already on the deck of the airboat.

Li Si led everyone slowly to the office. With Nightingale missing, the place seemed much tidier, but from Li Si’s melancholic expression, it was clear he didn’t quite like this state of affairs.

In the office sat a man who appeared to be a scholar, engrossed in a hefty book behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. As everyone entered, he looked up.

He was an Aud man with the appearance of a Northerner with golden hair. He was wearing a robe imbued with strong religious aura. Although the main color was dark purple, it was adorned with golden threads, making it quite lavish.

"Who is this person?" Carter asked, staring at Li Si with wide eyes.

"This is Mr. Marlori, a special envoy from the Holy City, who will be working with the headquarters on a joint operation this time."

"Sir Marlori, I am..." Carter quickly bowed in preparation to greet him.

"I know, Carter Uzstas, the little devil from the Uzistas Family," Marlori put the hefty book on the chair, then walked over to the crowd, "Let’s not waste time with unnecessary words, let’s get started."

Considering Marlori looked to be in his fifties or sixties, it was fitting for him to call Carter a ’little devil’.

"Alright, everyone, please take a seat. We’re going to discuss the joint operation." Li Si waved his hand, indicating everyone to get seated. His demeanor seemed somewhat lacking in front of the mighty Marlori.

As soon as everyone was seated, Li Si stood up, "Firstly, for this joint operation, it’s the second cooperation between the headquarters and the Church Court. Our headquarters will be responsible for establishing a quarantine system in the epidemic zone, preventing the spread of the virus, and disinfecting the infected areas. The Church Court, on the other hand, will primarily handle clearing out the corpse demons and exotic beasts, reducing the epidemic zone to only the surrounding areas of the Door of Annihilation."

"Sir Carter, according to the Pope’s decree, your new legion will be named the Purification Legion. You are about to set off, starting with the camp, to exterminate the corpse demons in this area. The Temple Knights will assist you in combat, primarily responsible for extermination of the exotic beasts," Marlori spoke in a commanding manner as always.

"However, our people are not yet fully trained..." Carter hesitated.

"That’s enough, you’re only fighting against the corpse demons. There’s no need for such extensive training. Your new legion has only been established for a few months, and its expenses are already exceeding that of the Judgement Legion’s southern campaign," retorted Marlori.

"They have the nerve to mention the Judgement Legion..." Upon hearing these words, Hu Daoke found it amusing and couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

Li Si coughed once and gave him a glare. Hu Daoke promptly shut his mouth.

"According to the plan, your Purification Legion will start ten kilometers south of the camp and advance towards the Door of Annihilation, pushing as far as fifty kilometers to Sela Village. According to intelligence, this area has the highest concentration of corpse demons," Marlori continued.

His words struck Luo’er as being very terrestrial in style, completely unlike a speaker from the Otherworld. But when he saw the thick translated volume of ’Earth War Catalog’ that Marlori was reading, the doubts in his heart were immediately cleared.

"Understood..." Carter gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

Once the Church Court’s representative had made their intentions clear, it was Li Si’s turn. Unlike Marlori, he stood up and said, "Our headquarter’s mission is to establish a defense system against the virus and to research potential treatments and preventive measures. Therefore, we need a campsite close enough to the infected area. Sir Carter, how is the construction of your defenses progressing?"

"Well," Carter seemed a little taken aback by the different approach and hurriedly stood up to reply, "At present, the construction has just begun and should be finished within a week."

"That’s too slow. The airboat can’t wait that long. Sir Carter, could you please speed up the process? Only after the camp is completely safe can we send down the research experts to carry out their work," Li Si said.

"Understood, we will speed up the process," nodded Carter.

"Furthermore, the Advance Team is primarily responsible for supporting research developments. When necessary, you may need to collect samples from the battlefield and bring them back to the camp. This is your main task. Do you understand?" Li Si looked at them and asked.

"Understood!" Luo’er and Murong nodded in response.

Although the operation was supposedly a joint effort, the Church’s people were doing most of the work. The headquarters were mainly responsible for building infrastructure and securing the rear, while the Church expanded their frontline, eventually getting closer to the Door of Annihilation, which had been under siege for months.

According to the headquarters’ plans, the Advance Team would possibly also participate in combat to some extent, mainly to gather relevant samples for the scientists to study.

The camp location was hundreds of kilometers away from the Otherworld Gate, hence sending Earth’s scientists there was a rather risky feat. For this, the headquarters specially borrowed a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft from the High-peak people. Anyone who could not adapt to the Otherworld environment would be loaded onto the aircraft and flown to the Otherworld Gate. The airboat was also on standby to fly the scientists back to Earth in case they collectively failed to adapt.

After discussing for more than ten minutes, Li Si announced the end of the meeting. Luo’er and his group prepared to board a transport plane to return to the ground. Upon reaching the airfield, they found a few familiar yet unfamiliar faces had joined them.

They were unfamiliar because Luo’er did not recognize them, but familiar because all of them had the features of the Yellow Race, wore neat suits, but had hair that had already turned white.

"You must be Luo’er, long time no see!" An old man immediately greeted him with a smile after seeing Luo’er.

"Do you know me?" Luo’er widened his eyes and asked in surprise.

"Of course," the old man walked over and looked at Baiyue standing next to Luo’er. He showed a kind smile, "and you too."

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