Chapter 224 Postwar Aftermath (4100 words, two chapters in one)
After the war, the Twilight City regained its bustle.
The residents who came out of their homes gathered excitedly in the square in front of the lord's mansion, excitedly discussing the war just now.
Thanks to the fact that Twilight City did not yet have a city wall, they witnessed the war up close.
Whether it was the terrifying breath of the skeletal blood dragon that could melt people, or the ferocious fire of the alchemy cannon that could tear apart everything, both made the residents extremely excited.
A strong sense of honor arose in my heart, and I felt proud.
"Did you see it? Those alchemy cannons killed hundreds of enemies with one shot!"
"What do you mean? What I saw was even more powerful. Lord Alves burned tens of thousands of people to death with just one breath of dragon breath!"
"In the future, I will become as powerful as a dragon, protect the territory, and fight for the lord!"
"I still remember that more than two months ago, there were only a dozen mummy armies in Twilight City. Now, our army's strength has more than doubled! Praise to the lord"
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At this time, Richard had just sent the ancient divine tree that had devoured all the body parts back to its old place. He walked in from outside the territory with a smile on his face because the number of poisonous wasps had skyrocketed.
After the excited residents saw him, they immediately began to make a roaring cry.
In an instant, the entire territory began to boil like hot oil dripping with cold water.
Everyone looked at the king who commanded them with extremely hot eyes.
The only master of this land.
Wherever Richard passed, the residents on both sides immediately bowed and saluted, respect radiating from the bottom of their hearts.
Richard smiled and nodded to everyone.
Then he stood in front of the lord's mansion and waved to the residents.
said loudly.
"People of the Twilight City."
"We won!"
Those words lit a tinderbox.
Exploded instantly.
"Praise to the Twilight City!"
"Praise Lord Richard!"
"Long live the lord!!"
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The best way to improve morale is to win, and victory in foreign wars can double morale.
And this time, Twilight City won extremely beautifully.
And he won with everyone watching.
The inner encouragement to residents is countless times more powerful than a shot of chicken blood.
Richard didn't have much, and the atmosphere had reached such a level that he no longer needed words to heighten it.
Waving to the crowd, he turned and entered the lord's mansion.
The excitement of the residents has not diminished, and they are still venting their inner excitement to each other.
It didn't disperse for a long time.
After returning and drinking the hot tea made by the maid, Richard opened the player forum with a sense of comfort.
Much like the comfort of surfing the Internet after a busy day.
Although Twilight City has survived this crisis and even turned disaster into welfare, other players are not as strong.
This disaster week is a real disaster for them.
"My territory has been captured. What should I do now? The system prompts that I have lost my identity as a lord, mmp. It also says that because the public support is lower than 70 points, the residents do not intend to follow me all the time, so they all ran away. Damn it. , what kind of bullshit disaster week is this? ”
"These field units are too powerful! There are even level 10 hero units in them. If I hadn't sacrificed my body fat and asked the NPC noble young woman near my territory for help, I would have finished the game this time. But now I am very Happy, because I’m going to celebrate that noble young lady’s 60th birthday!”
"Hahahaha, the eternal god of skeleton sea tactics! Those little bastards who attacked the city were directly submerged by my sea of skeletons. The only drawback is that there are only 100 level 1 skeletons left in my territory."
"Everyone, please pay attention. "Glory Era" is not a game. People can really die. I'm sorry. There are 20 players in our guild, and 7 of them were killed just now. They died in front of me, and their heads rolled to the soles of my feet. , my legs are very weak now.”
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Among the players' speeches, some have withstood this wave of monsters attacking the city, and some have not, and their territory was captured and they became exiled lords.
Some were directly overwhelmed by the wave and killed directly.
It’s good luck to still be able to post, but it’s more likely to die incognito.
A bloody war made many players who had a gaming mentality before realize the cruelty of this world.
If it doesn't develop and become stronger, it will die even if it doesn't go out.
The enemy came knocking on their door, and they didn't even have the strength to fight back.
This disaster week has profoundly changed players' attitudes towards "Age of Glory" and even directly affected the future pattern of "Age of Glory".
Richard didn't think too much at this time. This disaster was purely a blessing to Twilight City.
Thousands of rare 3-star poisonous wasps. If we spend resources to recruit them, how many resources will it cost based on 12,000 resources to recruit a rare unit?
Tens of millions.
This wave of tens of millions of resources was directly used for nothing, and I feel comfortable just thinking about it.
"Strength is the foundation of everything."
"Without strength, natural disasters are natural disasters. With strength, natural disasters can also be turned into benefits."
Richard closed the forum with some emotion.
It further strengthened the idea of rapidly developing Twilight City.
No matter what the situation, being strong is the best way to deal with any crisis.
After thinking about it, I asked people to summon all the heroes of Twilight City.
After everyone gathered, Richard asked directly without any nonsense.
"Carew, what are the losses of this war?"
Carew, whose face was full of wrinkles, immediately stepped forward to report back.
"Lord Richard, a total of 510 alchemical bombs have been consumed in the war, and there are still 1,630 left."
"Twenty-two of the bandaged mummies were killed, and there are still 20 left."
"Four poisonous scorpion warriors were killed, and there are still 53 people left."
"The above is the total loss."
After speaking, he continued with an exclamation tone.
"The giant-mouth artillery performed extremely well in this battle. Seventy percent of the enemies were killed by artillery."
"Your decision to bring the giant cannon back to Twilight City is really wise."
Richard also smiled.
The giant cannon is a powerful weapon used by the gray dwarves to guard the walls of the main city.
If the other party hadn't wanted to break through Bloodhoof City and brought these exaggerated artillery pieces here, he wouldn't have been able to get them so easily.
The gains from the underground world have truly radiated to the Twilight City this time.
"Great, you all did a great job this time."
After praising him, he looked at the 12th-level alchemist who had a deformed arm——
"Brown, is the damage to the cannon serious?"
The gray dwarf sitting in an inconspicuous position on the long table immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.
Brown suddenly became nervous and said with a trembling tone.
"Master, the Big Mouth Cannon is designed to fire 50 rounds of alchemical bombs and needs maintenance once. Currently, it has fired at most half of the number.
But with our current reserves of alchemy bombs, we don’t need maintenance for the time being.”
After the shells are fired, they will not reach the level of maintenance, and there is no point in maintaining them.
Richard nodded.
"What items are needed to maintain the alchemical cannon?"
"Mercury!"
Looking at his puzzled look, Brown said quickly.
"The firing of the alchemical cannon will wear away the mercury carved in the barrel, which is part of the alchemical magic circle."
"Once the alchemy magic array is severely worn, the range will be reduced and the power will be reduced. Even if it is not maintained for a long time, there will be a risk of explosion."
This is pretty much the same as what the system introduced.
"How much mercury is consumed for each maintenance?"
"You need to look at the wear and tear of the gun barrel. The more serious the wear, the more consumption. If it is maintained after 50 firings, each gun will consume 30 units of mercury."
30 units?
105 doors means 3150 units.
Richard knew in his mind that compared to the power of the alchemical artillery, it was obvious that the price was worth it.
"I will leave 20,000 units of mercury in the warehouse. When you need to maintain the artillery, you can apply with Carew."
The gray dwarf immediately became excited.
"Yes, Master!"
This was the first time that he was directly assigned a task by Richard in front of everyone.
This means that he has initially integrated into this territory.
And this is precisely what he values most.
Richard looked away and looked at the other heroes.
"Is there anything else you want to report?"
Xina, who had a determined look and a fierce temperament of a veteran of many battles, slowly stood up.
Look directly at him.
"Sir Richard, the attack on Twilight City by field troops this time is a bit strange."
Richard became interested.
"How to say?"
Xina said solemnly.
"After the territory is established, it will affect the activities of surrounding creatures. Therefore, these monsters will unite at a certain moment to jointly destroy enemies that threaten them."
"There is also a legend that it is a rule set by the Creator God that the territory will be attacked by wild troops - because the lord has power far beyond ordinary people and enjoys the most noble status."
"So the Creator God made the rule that if you want to become a lord, you must be tested."
"Including the territory of the Krina tribe, every once in a while, it will be attacked by field troops."
"Sometimes it's once every few years, sometimes it's once every few months."
"But these attacking field troops will have normal wisdom and will evacuate immediately if they encounter excessive casualties."
As he spoke, his voice became serious.
"The enemies who launched the attack on Twilight City this time have blood-colored eyes and will not retreat even if they are all killed. This is extremely abnormal."
When Richard heard this, he looked at Xina thoughtfully.
I noticed a few keywords.
The Krina tribe will be attacked by wild troops every once in a while. In other words, the special disaster week is also effective for the indigenous forces.
Beasts Unleashed will not only target players.
On the other hand, those troops attacking the Krina tribe did not have blood eyes. He thought of the two-headed ogre lord.
The opponent's eyes were normal, and he ran away without losing his mind.
What's going on with those bloody eyes? ?
Is it a special treasure? Some powerful skills? Special rules for Calamity Week or a property of the Desert of Death? ?
He suddenly remembered that he had obtained two items from the two-headed ogre lord - the mysterious map with its own navigation and the space pearl.
Perhaps the answer can be found in the mysterious place pointed to by the map?
While thinking about it, I suppressed my inner urge to go on an adventure immediately. Now was not the time.
Attention returned to the house.
"There is too little information on this matter to make a judgment."
"I currently know a clue. We will explore it in two days when we are free."
Xina nodded in agreement and did not dwell on it.
Richard thought for a moment and looked at the gray dwarf again.
Asked the question that Xina was most concerned about.
"Brown, do you know that gray dwarves master special alchemy - blood exchange"
These words immediately made Xina feel excited.
His eyes were fixed on each other, and his breathing slowed down subconsciously.
Brown said quickly.
"Master, the alchemy and blood exchange technique was developed by a gray dwarf alchemist in the Crucible City."
As he spoke, there was a bit of hatred in his eyes.
"That damn bastard led the gray dwarves astray!"
Then he began to speak angrily.
In Brown's narration, Richard gradually learned the secret.
The gray dwarves are physically weak and are the only race among the dungeons that cannot conquer the flying dragons.
This shortcoming has always been the deepest pain in the gray dwarves' hearts.
Under the feeling of inferiority, a new concept was born - using other races to strengthen oneself.
What gray dwarf wouldn't want to have the body of a dragon?
I have to say that the gray dwarves' wisdom is indeed extraordinary, although it is difficult to implement, after countless experiments.
Finally, he developed the alchemy technique to use the blood of powerful beings to strengthen himself.
After transformation, the weak gray dwarves can possess extremely powerful power.
But the reason why this alchemy has not been widely promoted is because it has a very serious consequence-it will turn oneself into a monster.
And the greater the power gained, the more deformed the monster it transforms into.
Brown, who has personally seen his companions become terrifying monsters, firmly opposes the application of this technology.
His opposition directly offended many supporters, especially the current gray dwarf chief, who was furious and expelled him from the Crucible City.
At the end, Brown shouted excitedly.
"Master, you must not believe in alchemy and blood exchange. It will only turn people into irrational monsters. Without reason, what is the use of having more powerful power?"
Richard waved his hand to let Brown settle down.
He told Xina about the seal on her body and the idea of exchanging blood to lift the seal.
After hearing this, Brown fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he looked at Xina with wonder.
"The seal of the gods, the God of Gray Dwarfs, Ms. Xina, your ancestors must have been extremely powerful beings."
If you are not strong enough, how can you offend the gods and let the gods release a curse that can be passed down from the blood.
Finally, he said with some uncertainty.
"In order to refute that bastard, I also studied the alchemy of blood exchange in depth."
"Using alchemy to exchange blood can indeed release all the blood in Ms. Xina's body and keep her alive."
"But if you want to break the seal, you need another powerful blood to fuse with it."
"A seal is just a special power."
"Master, if you can find a bloodline as powerful as Ms. Xina's, and find blood that can withstand the power of the divine seal, I can give it a try."
When Richard heard this, his eyes lit up.
Will Sheena, the powerful hero finally be freed from her prison?
He had been looking forward to this for a long time.
In her complete form, Xina's combat prowess is probably not inferior to that of the giant dragon hero Alves.
The opponent's powerful single-point breakthrough ability is the best in the field.
With this warrior, the beheading ability of the Twilight City army can be improved by several levels.
But it seems hard to find blood that can withstand the power of the divine seal. (End of chapter)