Chapter 654 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 46 – Urbanization

The Green Alliance entered into a period of expansion Towns and settlements around Greenland city were first to see the effects

Sandspire was a them It was a settlement of many names, such as the City of Artifacts, the Land of Machines and so on It was also one of the first cities to be relocated

Red Spider was a citizen of Sandspire, albeit one as often on the move She wasn't born here, but was a Seeker who had co by wasteland standards she was a rare beauty, with an alluring figure and a pretty face Although the harsh environh, it only added to her wild flavor of charirl was easily bullied, that would be a dire mistake! What traveler of the wastes didn't have some way to protect themselves?

As a member of the Seekers, Red Spider was specialized in medicine and pharmaceuticals In addition she knew a fair a, as indicated by the lance it was clear the carapace was no typical protection

Batteries were installed within the ary use was efficient and the power it could release at any one tiure to lift several tons without ly and crude, they were nonetheless greatly capable cole-handedly take on three ether, there was no question how Red Spider had ed to survive and thrive out in the wastelands

She'd first come to Sandspire to find o in order to see the cutting edge of wasteland robotic progress A few months in the city had a drastic effect on her life

She heard fro so close to the Green Alliance's capital, she began to see how it shaped the wastes

Especially enticing was the story of the great wasteland hero, Cloudhawk A savage and brutal warrior who alle-handedly took down an Elysian fortress The stories got her blood racing She never thought there would be such an interesting wastelander Sadly, she'd coet involved

When she arrived at Sandspire the Green Alliance was embroiled in the Polar Conflict At the time Greenland had closed its borders to prevent spies fro All she could do was remain in Sandspire and wait

But when she heard about the effort to urbanize the wastes, Red Spider kneas her chance! The city was going to expand by as s, and with two enormous sacks on her shoulders made for Greenland

She came across many oddities on the road there, as well as many travelers like herself Motorcades fro on Greenland, all with the sa their lives

The route was policed by Green Alliance soldiers They were reen cloaks or rode on do the sides of the caravans in cars Their job was to patrol for danger, but they also helped the pilgrirants reached their goal

Red Spider wasn't sure if the Green Alliance patrols orking or if it was sohout the journey she didn't see any trace of violence No , no corpses Much to her surprise, there were even for the road with everyone else They carims A scene like this had never appeared in the wastelands before today

It was incredible! It was clearer to her now than ever before, the wastelands were changing Greenland had become a holy land to the people of the barren world

With every step Red Spider felt more excited Soon she arrived at the border of the city where the once desolate ruins were now a busy expanse All sorts ofhard at work Beasts of burden werestone to help with construction Swaths of land were being cleared to grow food while groups of hunters culled the surroundings to make them safe There had to be at least tens of thousands of people toiling out here in the rubble

Signs and directions pointed Red Spider toward the registration compound A pair of Talon soldiers fro everyone who cah

“Name?”

“Red Spider”

“Any special skills?”

“Pharmaceuticals and machinery”