Chapter 1464: Chapter 255: Happy Brand Cola (5600)

——Indeed, truly extraordinary.

Seeing this scene, Rongying couldn’t help but inwardly praise. Even though he’s no longer human, he can understand this ordinary joy, which is exactly the life he dreams of but can never return to.

And precisely because of this, driven by his hatred for the Imperial People, the dark emotions in his heart grew more intense and profound.

Yes, he also underwent inhuman torment in the Fiery Flame Land, but all of this stemmed from the Empire’s destruction… From the Fiery Flame Land’s perspective, the Empire is the source of all evil, the root of all suffering.

(If it weren’t for the Empire destroying my homeland… damn it!)

Struggling to suppress the hatred in his heart, Rongying fell into deep thought: (How can I meet with the officials of the City Hall?)

Pondering over his mission, Rongying now appeared to be a typical visitor from out of town. He walked along the edge of the street, timidly, with a vague longing for a better life.

Then, at this moment, on the facade of a high building, on a very long crystal plate, a news bulletin was playing.

[Dr. Karlo Vikas, Head of the Department of Resources at Qingyue Tower in the City of Knowledge, visited Xiawei Territory. Both sides had a pleasant and friendly conversation, exchanging views, greatly enhancing their friendship.]

[In the second meeting, Dr. Karlo pointed out that Xiawei Territory has a system similar to that of the City of Knowledge, and has unique insights in the field of Alchemy… Both parties decided to conduct a certain degree of research cooperation to jointly advance…]

Rongying couldn’t quite understand the official and political jargon, but he did comprehend that a tower from the City of Knowledge had established cooperation with Xiawei Territory, and their systems were surprisingly similar… Similar in what way?

No matter; this is important information, worth noting down.

Staring intently at the crystal plate, with a photo of a purple-haired doctor shaking hands with Ian Silverpeak, Rongying suddenly heard a very loud mechanical operation sound.

Ka-boom!

An extremely large object, at least five or six tons, was placed down, making a noise on the other side of the street. But the residents of Xiawei Territory weren’t surprised in the slightest; instead, they showed joyful expressions and then cheered with those around them, “There’s a cola tasting today!”

“Hurry up, be quick, or you won’t make it in line!”

Instantly, almost as if on cue, the direction of the crowd reversed, heading toward the source of the loud sound.

Caught off guard, Rongying was even bumped and nearly fell. The man who bumped into him apologized but didn’t stop and kept rushing toward the street entrance.

“What on earth…”

Rongying was dumbfounded. He couldn’t quite understand what happened, or why the people of Xiawei Territory suddenly acted like they were partaking in a cult ritual.

With such a situation occurring, Rongying definitely needed to check it out.

On the bustling main street, two mechanical giant armors, standing a full three and a half meters tall, stood like statues at the street entrance. These mechanical giant armors had obsidian-like armored clothing, a single scarlet eye, and the air outlets of the power furnace in the back were blowing visible waves of distorted hot air. Their thick armor made them look like indestructible mobile fortresses.

They resembled the ‘Magnetic Storm Armor’ from the Fiery Flame Land’s intelligence, but overall more streamlined, somewhat akin to a downsized version of the ‘Giant Combat Unit’ from the pre-epoch civilization.

——A brand new mechanical battle armor? This is significant intelligence worth uploading, that researcher lord is truly formidable.

Committing the intelligence to memory, Rongying furrowed his brow, scrutinizing the details of these ‘new combat armors.’

Then, he was taken aback.

“No one inside?!”

He instinctively shouted in his heart, “There’s actually no one inside this armored clothing?!”

From a demonic perspective, Rongying could see the souls of all people and creatures. Mere armored clothing couldn’t block his soul sight.

However, he penetrated the structure of the combat armor, only to find that these two new combat armors had no drivers inside!

Except for a strange regular octagonal crystal terminal, there wasn’t even space for a driver inside the armor!

Automated battle armors without drivers? Has the Empire’s technology advanced to this stage, or are they mere decoration, capable of simple movement?

Rongying was greatly shocked inside, keeping this data in mind and understanding why the Fiery Flame Land headquarters sent him for reconnaissance.

Initially feeling it might be overkill, it’s now clear that Xiawei Territory’s significance is fully justified!

Moving his gaze, after the initial shock, Rongying gradually shifted his focus behind the two automated battle armors.

There were crates upon crates lined along the street, stacked neatly like bricks, containing red drink cans.

Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of drink cans.

Marchandise guarded by two automated battle armors, with huge ad banners hanging behind them, [Xiawei Territory—Happy Brand Cola], with flamboyant fonts in an exaggerated advertisement style blowing in the wind, igniting the crowd’s passion.

[Each person can claim two cans for tasting. Repeat offenders will receive a warning; those with three or more warnings in a month will be sent to a ‘Re-education Center’ for fifteen days of citizen behavior training.]

Inside the combat armor, an electronic voice devoid of emotion was heard: [Please, citizens wishing to taste the cola, queue up and come forward one by one to claim it. You’re welcome to provide professional drinking opinions. If the Xiawei Territory Happy Beverage Factory adopts your suggestions, you’ll receive accolades from the City Hall and enjoy a lifetime of free Happy Brand Cola.]