Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 75: Town Destruction, War Preparations

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Town Destruction, War Preparations

Meanwhile, near the ruins of a past civilization.

Atop the airships, the Magic Crystal Cannons roared!

On the ground, the Human Mages barely had time to hurl a few large fireballs toward the sky before they were instantly blocked by some sort of Magic Barrier rippling from the airships.

In contrast, looking at the Human town... my goodness. The airships only fired two volleys from their Magic Crystal Cannons—about a dozen shots in total—and completely blasted the town walls to rubble.

Afterward, the army of humanoids waiting outside charged right in.

The entire process was completely one-sided, a total slaughter.

However, some Humans did manage to escape from the town, disappearing into the dense surrounding forests.

The humanoid soldiers, all around two and a half meters tall, didn’t give chase. After slaughtering and capturing most of the town’s inhabitants, they prepared to withdraw.

The process was swift and efficient; they didn’t linger.

The feeling it gave off... how should I put it?

It was exactly like a hunting trip. They paid no mind to the Human town or even to the Humans who had escaped.

They weren’t eager to hunt down the stragglers. Was this just a military drill, or perhaps even a simple hunt?

’What role do Humans play in this world?’

Lince watched everything through the eyes of the giant eagle from ten thousand meters up in the sky. He never once considered intervening.

After all, he had no connection to them. Without understanding the situation in this new world, how could Lince possibly step in to help?

The Rock Steel Giant Dragon was powerful, but it was far from invincible.

Moreover, the Gate of Truth was located right where Lince was. Under these circumstances, he certainly wouldn’t be arrogant enough to take unnecessary risks or expose himself.

What’s more, Lince had seen things like airships and Magic Crystal Cannons.

Furthermore, most of those unknown humanoids appeared to be Tierless, yet they were all equipped with exquisite standard-issue armor.

All of this indicated that the level of civilization in this New World—this new map—was definitely higher than that of the Oakland Continent.

It also meant they absolutely possessed a foundational Magic Industry.

These facts alone were enough to put Lince on high alert.

’Are Humans a weak faction here? Could they even be considered a fringe Race?’

Lince considered this possibility, then fell into deep thought.

Finally, Lince made a decision.

’I should let the second wave of Players come in first to scout things out. I’ll gather their intel on this world and then make a plan.’

The Gate of Truth was already open, and its location was perfect. He just had to wait for the Swamp Territory to develop and for the second wave of Players to gather more information. Then, he could invade this world at any time. There was no need to rush.

Having just reached Tier Five after so much effort, Lince had no desire to mess things up in this new world.

This was clearly the action of a Wise Person.

The goal of risking the establishment of the Gate of Truth had been achieved. If his Baron’s Mansion in the Swamp Territory on the Oakland Continent ever "crashed and burned," this place could serve as a perfect retreat.

Therefore, Lince felt that any further unnecessary risks were completely unwarranted.

Lince didn’t even plan on contacting the survivors who had just escaped.

With this in mind, Lince made his decision instantly.

Lince had the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle descend from the sky in stealth.

At the same time, he ordered the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle and the Forest Wolf’s pack of Demon Beasts to pass through the Gate of Truth and return to the Underground Space.

Afterward, Lince waited for a short while.

He soon saw the Forest Wolf return with over a hundred of its Tierless descendants.

With that, Lince gave the Forest Wolf its orders.

Lince instructed the entire Forest Wolf pack to treat the ruins as their territory and patrol it, ensuring no living creature got close.

As for hunting and such, the pack was free to do as it pleased.

Then, Lince stood in the center of the Gate of Truth and activated his Magic Power, causing Rock Steel to once again encase the entire Gate.

This time, Lince pushed his Magic Power to its limit, changing the structure of the rock and earth to completely steelify it.

After that, he had a layer of soil cover it.

Once this was done, Lince had the Forest Wolf outside use its Wood Attribute ability—specifically, its power to grow and entwine vines—to camouflage the entire protruding hillock and make it look lush and green.

After finishing all this, Lince finally left this world.

Upon returning to the Underground Space, Lince immediately used the power of his Blood Covenant to switch his vision to the Forest Wolf.

The process was smooth; the connection wasn’t broken despite being across two different worlds.

Only then was Lince satisfied.

The Forest Wolf was at the Tier Two Peak. Its power was neither too strong nor too weak, so it wouldn’t attract too much attention, making it the perfect pair of eyes to guard the Gate of Truth.

So, Lince began to dismiss the Entry Tier Magical Beasts.

It wasn’t good for these Entry Tier Magical Beasts to be away from their territories for too long. They could lose their dominance over the other Tierless Demon Beasts in their lands, and it could even lead to Demon Beasts from other regions seizing their territories.

Therefore, as he sent these Demon Beasts back, Lince also had the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle patrol all the Wilderness territories belonging to the Master of the Demon Dragon.

If any unexpected Entry Tier Magical Beasts invaded his subordinates’ domains, the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle was to eliminate them.

After all, the Entry Tier Magical Beasts had been here for over three months. Such incidents were bound to have happened, and Lince had to handle them properly.

Additionally, Lince rewarded each of the Entry Tier Magical Beasts with ten Middle Tier Magic Crystals.

This would serve as their payment for their labor during this period.

Middle Tier Magic Crystals were extremely valuable.

Compared to Low Tier Magic Crystals, their Magic Power ratio was at least twenty times higher.

For Low Tier Magical Beasts, they were a rare catalyst for growth.

Over the past three months, these busy Low Tier Magical Beasts had constantly cast spells and used Magic Crystals to replenish their Power, which had already greatly accelerated their growth.

In fact, more than thirty of the Tier One Magical Beasts had advanced to Tier Two.

Although none had reached Tier Three, a few were clearly on the verge of it.

Thus, the reward of ten Magic Crystals made every one of these Low Tier Magical Beasts overjoyed.

After all the Demon Beasts had departed.

Lince then sealed the entire Underground Space.

However, during this time, Lince had the Unihorned Demon Bear stay behind.

As for the Unihorned Demon Bear’s original territory in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, it could be abandoned.

Guarding the Underground Space was more important.

Besides, it had to be one of Lince’s Contracted Magic Pets so that if a problem arose, Lince would know immediately.

Of course, Lince wouldn’t treat the Unihorned Demon Bear unfairly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Each month, Lince would have the Giant-toothed Rat King dispatch its army of rats to dig up a sufficient amount of Middle Tier Magic Crystals as a reward for it.

The Unihorned Demon Bear was overjoyed and readily accepted the task.

A Middle Tier Magic Crystal Ore mine! That was a resource only a Quasi-Overlord Level Demon Beast could occupy. With this reward from Lince, the Unihorned Demon Bear was naturally delighted.

The Shadow Wind Giant Eagle was quite jealous of this and even wanted to stay behind to guard it as well.

But Lince refused.

Because Lince needed eyes in the Demon Beast Mountain Range right now.

Therefore, the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle had to keep a constant watch on the situation in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

To compensate, Lince also allowed the Shadow Wind Giant Eagle to send its own descendants each month to collect a ’salary’.

In this way, Lince had arranged matters for all his Contracted Magic Pets perfectly.

A Forest Wolf to guard the gate in the New World, a bear to guard the gate in the Wilderness, an eagle to watch over the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and a rat to mine ore.

All four Magic Pets, not a single one left out, had their own tasks.

He was making the most of them; finally, he hadn’t wasted his contract slots on these Contracted Magic Pets.

After arranging everything, Lince was in an excellent mood.

But that good mood quickly vanished.

Because shortly after Lince returned to the Swamp Territory, his important ’human Pet,’ with whom he had a contract, called out to him through the power of their bond.

Upon learning that the god’s gaze was still focused on the Rock Steel Giant Dragon’s body, a delighted York immediately informed him about the war in the Eastern Realm and even the conflict between the Kingdom and the Church.

Upon receiving this news, Lince’s mood instantly soured.

’Are you kidding me?’

’I just sorted out the Gate of Truth and even dealt with the trouble of Resident Priest Oleg, and now you’re telling me the Truth Church and the Royal Family are at war?’

’You’re really not going to give me a moment’s rest, are you?’

Lince felt helpless about this but had no choice but to take immediate action.

After all, the Duke’s Mansion of the Silver Lion Duchy had already issued a warning to all the Lords in the region.

They were given three days to send an envoy to the Duke’s Mansion to declare their stance. Furthermore, all local Lords were required to immediately detain the Truth Church’s Missionaries and even its Defender Knights.

They were to either kill them outright or capture them and escort them to the Duke’s Mansion.

At the same time, the Silver Lion Duchy’s Duke’s Mansion had already stationed troops on the border of the Green Vine Duchy. The Duke’s Mansion was also demanding that all local Lords conscript soldiers as quickly as possible and prepare to assemble and attack the Green Vine Duchy at a moment’s notice.