Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
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After the war ended, Twilight City regained its liveliness.
The residents who had just come out of their homes excitedly gathered in front of the Lord’s mansion square. They high-spiritedly discussed the war they had just overruled.
Gratitude to Twilight City for it did not have walls. They were able to witness the battle up close.
Whether it was the terrifying dragon breath of the skeleton blood dragon that could melt people or the fierce artillery fire of the giant alchemy cannons that could tear everything apart, both supremely delighted the residents.
A strong sense of honor rose in his heart while he shared the pride.
“Did you guys see that? Those giant alchemy cannons killed hundreds of enemies with one shot!”
“That’s nothing. What I saw was even more powerful. Lord Alves burned tens of thousands of people to death with one breath of dragon breath!”
“In the future, I want to become as strong as a giant dragon. I want to protect my territory and fight for the Lord!”
“Do you still remember that there were only a dozen mummies in Twilight City two months ago? Now, our troop’s strength has increased more than tenfold! Praise the Lord.”
Praises and expressions of overwhelming admiration continued…
Richard had just returned the god’s ancient tree to its old place after the old tree devoured all the dead bodies and limbs. He walked into the territory. He smiled at the sudden increase in the number of venomous wasps.
When the excited residents saw him, they immediately began to call out in a tsunami-like manner.
The entire territory began to boil like they had poured cold water into the hot oil.
Everyone looked at their lord with burning eyes.
He was the only ruler of this land.
Wherever Richard went, the residents on both sides of the street immediately bowed to him. Their respect radiated from the bottom of their hearts.
Richard smiled and nodded at everyone.
He then stood at the Lord’s mansion and waved to the residents.
He said in a clear voice.
“Citizens of Twilight City.
“We’ve won!”
This sentence was like he ignited a powder keg.
It exploded instantly.
“Praise the Twilight City!”
“Praises be to Lord Richard!”
“Long live the Lord!”
The residents continued to applaud.
The best way to raise morale was to win. And winning a foreign war would double it.
Twilight City had won beautifully this time.
And it was a victory in the eyes of everyone.
The encouragement to the residents was countless times stronger than being injected with chicken blood.
Richard didn’t have much to say. The atmosphere had already reached this point, and they no longer needed words.
He waved at the crowd and turned to enter the Lord’s mansion.
The excitement of the residents didn’t decrease, and they still vent their inner delight.
The jest didn’t go away for a long time.
Richard opened the player [Forum Chat] with a satisfied look when he returned to his room to enjoy the hot tea the maid had brewed.
It was like the comfort of surfing the internet after a busy day.
Although Twilight City had survived the crisis and even turned the disaster into a benefit, the other players were not so powerful.
The disaster week this time was a genuine disaster for them.
[My territory has been conquered. What should I do now? The system notified me that I had lost my overlord status. F*ck. It even said that because my popular sentiment was less than 70 points, the residents did not intend to follow me and all ran away… F*ck, what the hell is this disaster week?]
[These wilderness troops are too fierce! There’s even a level 10 hero in there. If I didn’t sacrifice my fat to ask for help from the noble lady NPC near my territory, These wilderness troops could have finished me this time. But now, I’m ultimately happy because I’m going to celebrate her 60th birthday!]
[Hahahaha, the sea of skeletons will always be a god! My sea of skeletons drowned those little rascals. The only disadvantage is that I only have 100 level 1 little skeletons left in my territory…]
[Everyone, pay attention. The “Shining Era” isn’t a game. People honestly die… Enemies slaughtered seven of our guild’s 20 players in front of me. Their heads rolled to the bottom of my feet. My legs are supremely feeble now…]
The exchange of comments and battle experiences continued…
Among the players’ comments, some survived the wave of monster siege, and some didn’t. Some captured their territories and became lords in exile.
A wave even directly crushed and killed some.
It was already lucky to be able to post anything. But most of them died without a name.
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A bloody war had made many players who had a gaming mentality about the “Shining Era” realize the cruelty of this world.
If he didn’t develop and become stronger, he would die even if he didn’t go out.
When the enemy came to their door, they did not even have the power to fight back.
This disaster week profoundly changed the players’ attitude towards the “Shining Era”, and even directly affected the future structure.
Richard didn’t think much about it. The disaster was just a blessing for Twilight City.
There were thousands of Rare 3-stars venomous wasps. If they were to spend resources to recruit them, how much would it be if they were to use 12000 resources to recruit a rare unit?
Tens of millions.
He felt comfortable just thinking about the tens of millions of resources he had obtained for free this time.
“Power is the foundation of everything.
“Without power, a natural disaster is a natural disaster. With power, a natural disaster can also become a benefit.”
Richard closed the forum page. He sighed.
It made him even more determined to develop Twilight City quickly.
The best way to deal with all dangers was to become strong regardless of the situation.
After he thought for a while, he got someone to summon all the heroes of Twilight City.
Richard cut to the chase after everyone.
“Karu, what are the losses in this war?”
Karu, whose face was full of wrinkles, stepped forward and reported.
“Lord Richard, we used up 510 alchemist’s bombs in total. We still have 1630 left.
“We lost 20 bandaged mummies. Twenty are left.
“Scorpion warriors: 4 dead, 53 remaining.
“That’s all the losses.”
Then, he continued in an amazed tone.
“The cannons were exceptionally effective in this battle. They killed 70% of the enemies.
“Your decision to bring the giant alchemy cannons back to Twilight City was clever.”
Richard smiled.
The gray-colored dwarves used giant alchemy cannon as a weapon to defend the main city walls.
If the other party had not wanted to take down Bloodhoof City and brought these giant alchemy cannons here, he could not obtain them so quickly.
The harvest from the underworld had also affected Twilight City.
“Very good. This time, all of you have done well.”
After Richard complimented them, he looked at a level 12 alchemist with a naturally deformed arm.
“Brown, is the cannon severely damaged?”
The gray-colored dwarf that sat in an inconspicuous position at the long table immediately became the focus of everyone’s attention.
Brown’s heart suddenly tensed up, and its voice trembled.
“Lord, the cannon was designed to fire 50 alchemy bombs, and we need to maintain it. At present, it has only fired half of the number.
“However, with our current alchemist’s bomb storage, we don’t need to maintain it for the time being…
“If the cannonballs could not be maintained after we fired them, there is no point in maintaining them.”
Richard nodded.
“What items do you need to maintain the alchemy cannon?”
“Mercury!”
“When Brown saw that Richard looked puzzled, it quickly said,”
“The firing of a giant alchemy cannon will wear out the mercury engraved in the bore. It is a part of the alchemy magic array.
“Once the firing had seriously worn the alchemy magic array out, it will reduce its range and power. If a city has not maintained it for a long time, there is even the risk of an explosion.”
These words were almost the same as the system’s introduction.
“How much mercury is needed for each maintenance?”
“It depends on the wear and tear of the cannon. The more serious the wear and tear, the more energy it will consume… If it remained unmaintained after 50 launches, each door would consume 30 units of mercury.”
“Thirty units?
“One hundred five units would be 3150 units.”
Richard knew that compared to the power of the giant alchemy cannons, the price was worth it.
I will keep 20000 units of mercury in the warehouse. If you need to repair the cannons, you can ask Karu.
The gray-colored dwarf immediately became excited.
“Yes, Lord!”
It was the first time Richard had assigned Brown a mission in public.
It meant that he had started to integrate into this territory.
And this was what it valued the most.
Richard turned to the other heroes.
“Is there anything else you want to report?”
With a determined gaze, Xina slowly stood up. She exuded the ferocity of a veteran.
She looked straight at him.
“Lord Richard, it’s strange that the wilderness troops attacked Twilight City this time.”
Richard was interested.
“What do you mean?”
Xina said in a deep voice.
“After we build the territory, it will affect the activities of the surrounding creatures. Therefore, these monsters will unite at some point to destroy the enemies that pose a threat to them.
“There’s another legend. It’s a rule set by the god of creation that wild troops will siege territories. That’s because the lord has power far beyond ordinary people and enjoys the noblest status.
“So, the god of creation ruled that if you want to become a lord, a god must test you.
“Including the Krina tribe, troops in the wild attack them every once in a while.
“Sometimes once every few years, sometimes once every few months.”
“However, these attacking units have normal intelligence. If they encounter too many casualties, they will immediately retreat.”
As she said that, her voice became serious.
The enemies that sieged Twilight City this time had blood-colored eyes. It’s extremely bizarre they wouldn’t retreat even though they were all killed.
Richard looked at Xina. He was in deep thought.
He noticed a few keywords.
Every once in a while, troops in the wild would attack the Krina tribe… In other words, the special disaster week was also effective for the native forces.
The beasts would not only target players.
On the other hand, the troops that attacked the Krina tribe did not have blood-colored eyes… He recalled the twin-headed ogre lord.
The other party’s eyes were normal. And it ran when it couldn’t win. It didn’t lose its mind.
What was with those blood-red eyes?
Was it a remarkable treasure? Some powerful skill? Was it a unique rule of the disaster week or an extraordinary characteristic of the desert of death?
He suddenly thought of the two items he had obtained from the twin-headed ogre–the mysterious map with its navigation and the spatial bead.
Richard could get the answer from the mysterious place the map pointed to.
As he pondered, he suppressed the urge to go on an adventure immediately. Now was not the time.
His attention returned to the room.
“There’s too little information on this matter. I can’t make a judgment yet.
“I currently have a clue. We’ll investigate when we’re free in two days.
Xina nodded and didn’t dwell on it.
Richard thought for a moment, then looked at the gray-colored dwarf.
He asked the question that Xina was most concerned about.
“Brown, do you know that the gray-colored dwarves have mastered a special alchemy technique-blood transfusion…”
These words immediately made Xina’s heart jump.
Its eyes fixed on the other party, and its breathing subconsciously slowed down.
Brown quickly said.
“Lord, a gray-colored dwarf alchemist developed the alchemy blood transfusion in Fortress City.
As Brown said that, hatred shrouded its eyes.
“That damn bastard led the gray-colored dwarves onto the wrong path!”
Then, it began to talk about it indignantly.
From Brown’s explanation, Richard gradually understood the secret.
The gray-colored dwarves had weak bodies and were the only race among the earth prison race that could not conquer the wyvern.
This weakness was the most painful part of the gray-colored dwarf’s heart.
Under its inferiority complex, it developed a new idea–to use other races to strengthen itself.
Which gray-colored dwarf didn’t want to have the body of a dragon?
They said that the wisdom of the gray-colored dwarves was indeed extraordinary. Although it was tight to implement after countless experiments.
He had finally developed an alchemy technique that could use the blood of powerful beings to strengthen himself.
After the transformation, the weak gray-colored dwarf could have supremely strapping strength.
However, this alchemy has not widely spread because it had a nerve-racking consequence–it would turn one into a monster.
The more power they gained, the more deformed the monster they turned into.
Brown, who had seen its companion become a terrifying monster, firmly opposed the application of this technology.
Its opposition had offended its supporters. Specifically, the gray-colored dwarf chieftain in a rage and expelled it from Fortress City.
At the end of Brown’s sentence, it said in excitement.
“Lord, you must not believe in the alchemy blood exchange technique. It will only turn people into monsters that would lose their minds. Without their minds, what’s the use of having great power?”
Richard waved his hand. He signaled Brown to calm down.
He then told him about the seal on Xina’s body and his idea of removing the seal with blood exchange.
After Brown heard this, it fell into deep thought.
After a long time, it looked at Xina with surprise.
“The seals of the gods. The god of the gray-colored dwarves above, Lady Xina, your ancestors must have been supremely strapping.
“If one was not powerful enough, how could they offend a god and make the god release a curse that one could pass down from their bloodline?”
Finally, Brown said with some uncertainty.
“To refute that bastard, I also studied the blood transformation alchemy in depth.
“Alchemy blood exchange can release all the blood in Lady Xina’s body. And it can keep her alive.
“But if you want to break the seal, you’ll need another powerful type of blood to fuse with it.
“Seals are unique powers.
“Lord, please find a bloodline as powerful as Lady Xina’s. I can try with fresh blood that withstands the god’s seal power.”
Richard’s eyes widened with zealousness.
Was the paralyzing hero, Xina, finally going to be released from her cage?
He had been looking forward to this for a long time.
In her complete form, Xina’s battle strength would be superior to that of the dragon hero, Alves.
The opponent’s powerful single-point breakthrough ability was the best in the entire arena.
With this warrior, it would improve the ability of the Twilight City’s troop to behead people by a few levels.
However, blood that could withstand the power of a god’s seal did not seem easy to find.