I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 772 - 670: The Deterrent Force of the Public Security Maintenance Unit

Nuremberg is a city in the southeastern part of Germany, located northwest of Munich in a small basin by the Pegnitz River, forming a twin city with the neighboring Felt.

This is an important industrial and commercial center in the Bavarian region, historically known throughout Europe for its toy manufacturing, and was a city with a population of over five hundred thousand before the disaster.

It is also a historically significant city, famously notorious in history, which led to severe bombings during World War II.

When the disaster struck, the city, due to its terrain, was not severely damaged. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Moreover, as a strategic transport hub in the region, the German authorities prioritized its post-disaster rebuilding.

After the alien invasion, this city, as a crucial transport route for transporting supplies from within Germany to the front lines, received further emphasis, with German authorities deploying a brigade of troops here to ensure the smooth transit of materials.

For the brigade stationed here, their days are undoubtedly much more comfortable compared to their counterparts elsewhere.

Nuremberg is located behind the defense line; although alien flying units occasionally bypass the frontline to attack behind, they are usually shot down by anti-aircraft fire before causing much impact.

And this being a supply transfer center, there is obviously no shortage of supply provisions.

Stationed here, they neither have to fight life and death battles like the troops at the front nor scrape every resource to support the front line as those in the rear do.

It can be said that all they need is to maintain a presence daily, ensuring the city runs smoothly, and they can eat to their heart’s content.

Truly living up to the saying, heavy front line, indulgent rear; this unit is being spoiled with arrogance and complacency here.

If not for the slight realization within this unit of the importance of their position—disrupting the front line operations could lead to the entire defense line’s collapse and the destruction of the human world—they might have become a regional separatist force already, although they barely manage to handle the transfer of supplies in Nuremberg post indulgence.

After all, having food and drinks here plus being a crucial transport hub from time immemorial gives strategic importance, with its solid defenses due to its terrain, fit to form a local separate power.

This has led to the unit becoming increasingly arrogant, hardly differing from a local separatist force except not openly defying official commands.

With their force, though not enslaving, they essentially have been driving the city’s populace to serve them, military discipline having significantly deteriorated.

Of course, the German authorities want to replace them but lack sufficient power to make this unit submit, having to pinch their noses and tolerate their existence, leading to a loss of at least ten percent of supplies passing through Nuremberg.

However, in the eyes of the stationed troops, they consider themselves dutiful and compassionate, sticking to their duties, restraining from excess, arguing they’ve only taken a tenth of the supplies after all.

Yet to the German authorities, the presence of this troop feels like a stuck old phlegm in their throat, unable to swallow or spit, constantly nauseatingly stuck.

If this unit had formed actual separatism and openly defied government orders, German authorities could directly suppress and remove them as a tumor.

But since they maintain restraint, it leaves the German authorities without a suitable reason to completely suppress or eliminate them, thus remaining an annoyance.

Still, the German government’s continued existence heavily relies on military support; losing military power would render them unable to control even their capital city.

This unit, having not publicly betrayed nor antagonized the authorities, technically remains part of the German military, and with its leaders maintaining connections and support, it makes it harder for the German government to deal with this unit.

This situation has clarified to the unit up and down that the authorities cannot handle them, making them even more arrogant and unscrupulous.

However, as the European Joint Peacekeeping Force assembled and began operations, with large segments of separatists and armed forces eradicated, the head of this unit felt somewhat threatened.

For safety, he warned his subordinates to restrain during this period to avoid provoking and being eradicated by the peacekeeping force as a separatist power.

Although this unit also has a brigade’s strength, their head doesn’t believe they could withstand the Joint Peacekeeping Force.

Especially with the looted supplies containing equipment from Flame Country, they realized the significant combat disparity between soldiers equipped and unequipped with Flame Country gear.

Moreover, he’s aware that the Joint Peacekeeping Force has fully upgraded to Flame Country gear, including powerful equipment like the Titans and Land Ships he hasn’t encountered.

Though to allay his subordinates’ concerns, he confidently stated that something like Land Ships are just airborne targets easily taken down by anti-aircraft guns.

In reality, he knows that if the peacekeeping force attacks, a regiment’s strength might defeat his unit; a matched force size would undoubtedly lead to a crushing defeat.

Equipped with Exoskeletons and Power Armors, supported by Titans, the army holds immense advantages within city environments.

Knowing this, he specifically instructed his subordinates to restrain behaviors temporarily.

Thus, under his instruction, the unit has remained relatively sober, avoiding recklessness despite the current situation, and adhered to orders to avoid provoking the peacekeeping force.

After all, despite its recent establishment, the peacekeeping force’s eradication of most separatists and armed factions across Europe within a mere month or two proves its formidable strength and fearfulness.

However, fearing meets reality; just as the commander worried about the peacekeeping force approaching, they appeared over Nuremberg’s skies.