Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 133 - 126: Human Alliance Overview, Lince’s Trip to the Northern Continent

Chapter 133: Chapter 126: Human Alliance Overview, Lince’s Trip to the Northern Continent

Lince returned to the Divine Hall in Dawn City.

He then immediately withdrew his consciousness.

Next, he just had to wait for Amos and the Red Dragon to send over the High Tier and Middle Tier Magical Beasts.

It didn’t matter how many Low Tier ones were sent. For now, Lince still needed to use the next Inference Day to properly sort through his intelligence on the Karte World.

However, just as Lince’s consciousness returned to his bedroom on Blue Star, a sudden notification caught him by surprise.

[Congratulations to the Player. The forces under your command have completed a large-scale war on the Oakland Continent. You have received a reward of +30% Growth Level.]

"???"

’Amos and Crimson were backstabbed and became completely estranged from the Demon Beast Mountain Range.’

’So, my rescue mission this time completely won their loyalty?’

’And that’s why the system credited the final battle against the Silver Lion Duchy to me?’

Lince was rather taken aback.

’Was this basically a free Growth Level reward?’

This unexpected surprise left Lince at a loss for whether to laugh or cry.

’Still, it’s a good thing, all in all.’

’So, with this reward, my growth process for Tier Seven is more than halfway complete.’

Lince stood up from his bed.

By now, it was broad daylight on Blue Star.

It was the morning of the next day.

Lince’s rescue mission had taken a little over eight hours in total.

As his consciousness returned to his body, Lince didn’t feel the slightest bit of fatigue.

After all, the current Lince couldn’t be considered a normal human anymore.

His physical body was synchronized with his dragon form.

To put it more vividly, his current state was that of a Giant Dragon wearing human skin.

He could switch between his human form and his Giant Dragon Body at will.

Lince even began to ponder a question: ’Is the blood flowing through my human body still considered human?’

Lince really wanted to get it appraised.

However, he then recalled that after reaching adulthood, the Dragon Race could freely change their forms and had no reproductive isolation with any other race.

And he decided it didn’t matter. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

’It’s fine.’

’Anyway, whether I’m human or not doesn’t matter anymore.’

’The important matter of having offspring isn’t an issue. As long as it’s not a silicon-based lifeform, with the powerful genes of the Dragon Race, why would I even need to worry about something like that?’

’A Saint Tier existence can completely undergo Elementalization of their body. Changing forms would be child’s play, wouldn’t it?’

It was now around ten-thirty in the morning.

’With the game servers down for the next two days or so, there’s bound to be plenty of drama in the real world.’

Lince walked out of his bedroom and onto the balcony.

Looking at the morning sun in the sky, Lince couldn’t help but stretch lazily.

"I don’t even feel hungry now."

"I’m really heading down a completely non-human path."

Lince wasn’t using any of his Power at the moment.

But his stomach felt no hunger at all.

In fact, even without drawing on the Giant Dragon’s Power, Lince could now feel the sparse Magic Power contained in Blue Star’s air.

Currently, the total amount of Magic Power in Dawn City’s Magic Environment was many times lower than that on the Oakland Continent.

If the average concentration of Magic Particles in the air of the Oakland Continent was like an oasis, then Blue Star was like a desert.

It wasn’t that there was no Magic Power, just that the amount was pitifully scarce.

But then again, Blue Star had been synchronized with the game for less than a week, so this situation was to be expected.

’I reckon it will still take a considerable amount of time for the environment to reach the level of Low Demon.’

Lince looked down at the bustling yet peaceful street below, a relaxed expression on his face.

’Compared to the Game World, which is fraught with danger, the harmonious society of the real world is so much more reassuring.’

Lince smiled faintly.

With that thought, he immediately took out his phone.

’Time for a spontaneous trip!’

’Alright, for the first destination, let’s head to the northernmost part of the Northern Continent.’

’That way, if I run into the Insect People crisis, I might be able to help out right away.’

Thinking this, Lince directly booked a maglev train ticket for that afternoon.

His destination was the northernmost city on the Northern Continent, Ice River City.

The maglev train journey required two transfers.

The distance between Dawn City and Ice River City was about 3,500 kilometers, and including the half-hour delay for transfers, the entire trip would take only about five hours.

Transportation within the Blue Star Alliance was very convenient, and no special procedures were needed to travel between continents.

As for the language issue, that had been unified sixteen years ago with the establishment of the Human Alliance.

As someone who grew up in the new era, Lince naturally used the new language system invented to reflect the equality and unity of the people from all continents.

It was called Alliance Standard (with a phonetic system based on that of the Eastern Continent).

However, the native languages of various peoples were also preserved.

Alliance Standard was the first language, while native local languages were second or third languages, or something along those lines.

After the Human Alliance was established, the forced implementation of the new language system caused considerable chaos.

But it was all quickly and forcefully suppressed.

As for the founding of the Human Alliance sixteen years ago, many people on Blue Star still find it inexplicably strange to this day.

Just moments before, the major continents and their so-called nations had been at each other’s throats, even trading threats of nuclear deterrence.

But less than two years later, on a day that caught all of humanity off guard, the world’s nations suddenly announced a complete unification, establishing the unified government of the Human Alliance. The Alliance’s capital was established on Dawn Island, in the middle of the central ocean.

This left many people completely baffled.

In the history textbooks, the explanation for this event, summarized in a single sentence, was that the leaders and elites of all nations, adapting to the trends of the era, made great efforts to communicate on a basis of mutual respect and understanding, ultimately achieving a historic great reconciliation and grand unification.

The inside story of this event was far from simple.

But after so many years, no one brought it up anymore; it was a sensitive topic, after all.

But there was one thing every citizen of the Human Alliance knew: something major had definitely happened behind the scenes.

Furthermore, some rumors and speculation claimed that a common enemy of humanity had appeared, forcing the world’s leaders to make such a choice.

Theories ranged from aliens, to a specific nation—even one from the former Eastern Continent—mastering a high-tech weapon far more threatening than nuclear bombs, thereby forcing the world to unite.

The fact that Alliance Standard leaned toward the Eastern Continent’s language family was even used as so-called supporting evidence.

In short, there was a wide variety of similar theories.

But to this day, no leader from the Human Alliance has ever come forward to explain.

As a citizen who grew up in the new era, Lince didn’t have strong feelings about this.

The ones who felt it deeply were probably the older generation.

As for Lince himself, he didn’t think much of it.

After all, the Human Alliance had already been established by the time he was old enough to understand such things.

Therefore, Lince wasn’t very curious about the matter and had never paid much attention to it.

Just like now, as Lince headed to the Northern Continent, it didn’t feel like he was going on a long trip.

A five-hour trip was nothing.

Many people in the Human Alliance traveled globally these days; he wasn’t even going overseas, so it hardly counted as far.

So, at a little past one in the afternoon, Lince dropped a hamster and a myna bird off at a pet daycare.

Then, carrying a suitcase and the one white hamster that had been ’bound’ by a Servant Card, he headed to the maglev train station in the center of Dawn City.

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「Real world time, a little past 6:00 PM on July 20th, Western Continent time.」

Lince finally arrived in Ice River City.

Located on the Northern Continent, Ice River City was covered in ice and snow year-round, with a total population of just over 100,000.

It was the only city on the permafrost in the far eastern region of the Northern Continent.

Because the area was permafrost, agriculture was nearly impossible.

Therefore, even in the modern Human Alliance, the city could only sustain itself through tourism.

"It’s so cold!"

As they walked out of the station, some tourists next to Lince immediately cried out about the bone-chilling wind.

But even the cold couldn’t diminish the surrounding crowd’s curiosity and excitement for the city of ice and snow.

Outside the station was a city blanketed in a vast expanse of white.

Almost all the pedestrians on the street were bundled up in thick clothes.

Large hats and warm gloves were, of course, essential gear.

But to be honest, Lince didn’t feel particularly cold.

After all, it was still summer.

Lince checked the local temperature on his phone. Not too bad, it was -8 degrees.

Leaving the station, Lince hailed a taxi and headed directly to the hotel he had booked.

In less than half an hour, Lince arrived at a hotel in the northernmost part of the city.

The hotel wasn’t too expensive, a little over one hundred and fifty Human Alliance Coins per day.

Lince booked a room for two days.

"Sir, this must be your first time in Ice River City, isn’t it?"

"Do you have any plans for your stay? Our hotel works with a travel agency and can also provide a private guide for daily hire. Would you be interested?"

After Lince checked in, the front desk manager made the offer as he handed over the room key.

"No, thank you."

Lince politely declined.

’After all, what era was this?’

’Never mind that language barriers were practically non-existent for the younger generation.’

’Even if there were barriers, phone translation apps could solve them perfectly.’

’Worried about getting lost while wandering around?’

’The Human Alliance’s current map navigation was incredibly detailed; there was no fear of getting lost.’

’Besides, there was the issue of cell signal.’

’You have to understand, the Human Alliance had even built cell towers in uninhabited regions, so there was basically no chance of losing signal.’

’Even if Lince was in a completely unfamiliar place and just wanted to tour around, he could simply ask an AI app.’

’There was also no chance of being ripped off due to not knowing the local prices.’

With that, Lince was about to head upstairs.

But just then, the city’s air-raid siren suddenly blared.

Lince’s expression showed a hint of surprise.

At that moment, however, one of the managers at the front desk was already speaking with a smile.

"Sir, don’t worry. It seems there’s a multi-faceted joint military training exercise for the Human Alliance happening outside our Ice River City recently."

"This air-raid siren has been going off almost once a day for the past three days."

"However, as required... my apologies, sir, but I think it would be best if you came with us to the hotel’s basement to take temporary shelter."

As the manager spoke, a nearby employee was already broadcasting a reminder over a walkie-talkie to cooperate with the air defense drill.

The hotel was instructing all its guests to go downstairs and take shelter.

According to regulations, all citizens of the Human Alliance were required to cooperate with military exercises.

Whether individuals complied was one thing, but if companies, hotels, and the like failed to cooperate with the drills as required, they could face heavy fines.

"They must have nothing better to do. Day in and day out with this stuff. What is it, did aliens invade? Or did some ambitious Players from the True Game attack?"

"Drills, air-raid sirens... I swear, the Human Alliance military is just wasting our taxpayer money messing around!"

Just then, a man stepped out of the elevator, grumbling and cursing the moment he appeared.

Seeing this, the hotel manager gave Lince an innocent shrug before quickly going over to placate the man.

However, in contrast to the ignorance of the people around him, Lince, his expression unchanged, was already pulling his suitcase and following the staff’s directions toward the basement.