The actions of these Naga monsters put other territories and forces under considerable pressure.
Large numbers of Naga warriors swarmed in.
Not only are their individual strengths outstanding, but their number and scale are far beyond the combatants controlled by most lords and nobles.
After a simple trial and confrontation.
They soon discovered that they and others were no match for the Naga monster army.
They could only stay away from the water or be forced to defend.
Fortunately, after several years of turmoil and preparations for the defense of the Naga army.
Most cities far away from the water can rely on solid city walls, light and heavy machine guns and magic artillery exchanged from the Gulf Territory to withstand the offensive of the Naga army.
But for the small lords and people at the village and town level, they were basically unable to resist the advance of the Naga army.
Most of them can only run away, to higher ground, to dangerous wilderness camps, to safer towns.
It's far away from the water!
Under this situation, the population in the city is increasing, the pressure is increasing, and more and more Naga monsters are attracted.
They need to kill, need to sacrifice, and need to pray to "gods"!
Without much hesitation, the lords and nobles who suffered the attack decisively requested assistance from the Gulf Territory.
They hope to obtain support from combat troops in the Gulf Territory or trade in various weapons and equipment.
If possible, they need more food!
Regarding their various "trade requests", the Gulf Territory did not speak out loudly as before, but quickly arranged the corresponding manpower.
Of course, without gaining command authority.
The combat troops of the Gulf Territory will not cooperate with them in fighting. Instead, they will focus on cleaning up the Naga troops in the wild.
Kill the Nagas that are building and prevent them from building deep-sea monster lairs in the waters everywhere.
Once Naga achieves this, they will face a steady stream of deep sea monsters.
However, this is not the surrounding area of the Gulf Territory after all, and the combat forces sent by the Gulf Territory are limited.
Moreover, the Gulf Territory commanders will not assign death missions to combat troops.
It can only curb the rapid expansion of the Naga army and delay their complete occupation of these areas.
At the same time, production factories and cooperative factories scattered across the northern continent are making huge profits from this opportunity.
They have no intention of stopping and are constantly arranging the production of various parts and weapons and equipment.
After producing these parts and weapons and equipment, the production line is constantly being expanded to obtain greater output.
The more you produce, the more transactions you make, the more money you make.
At this time, they felt extremely lucky for their decision to cooperate with the Gulf Territory.
Not only is it safe, you can also make a lot of money by cooperating with the Gulf Territory, and you can even gain continuous improvement in strength and economy.
One effort, many gains!
It’s simply not too profitable!
Of course, the other lords and nobles were not fools. After seeing their changes and understanding the ins and outs of the matter, they naturally followed suit.
Many lords and nobles took action!
They all want to cooperate with the Gulf Territory!
Even if it is late to get on the bus now, at least I can keep up, which is better than being left behind all the time.
What's more, they also have more ideas in their minds.
If the Gulf Territory can learn this trick, even if they are not as powerful as the Gulf Territory, they can still be stronger than the surrounding territories.
Worse than bad, they couldn't be better at it!
The tentacles of the development of the Gulf Territory gradually expanded to every corner of the northern continent.
The materials they produce are everywhere, their propaganda materials are everywhere, and the combat troops they dispatch are everywhere.
The Gulf Territory now knows very well that the real strength is the powerful combat troops, and other things are just incidental.
The cooperation between the Gulf Territory and the major forces, apart from part of the demand for resources, the remaining energy is used to transfer the population.
Refugees who fled to the city, lords and nobles who lost their homes, and some weaker adventurers.
They all joined the Gulf Territory actively or passively for various reasons.
The Gulf Territory did not send them to the territory immediately. The transfer of tens to millions of people every month was undoubtedly a very difficult matter.
The Gulf Territory's solution to this problem is to build production factory areas belonging to the Gulf Territory in nearby territories and various areas.
The main function of the production factory area is to produce various materials and train corresponding production personnel.
In addition to the huge production line, it also includes living areas, rest areas, residential areas, training areas, education areas, sales areas and many other areas and corresponding buildings.
They can accommodate many people, not only working in them, but also living in them and even receiving education and training.
After initial training and re-education, they were basically able to adapt to the life and work needs of the Gulf Territory, and by the way, they also completed part of the production tasks of the local production factory.
When the time is right or the transport fleet arrives, some of the people who have undergone transformation and are judged to be suitable will be gathered together and transported in a unified manner.
As for those who have just been sent, and some who perform poorly, further training and re-education are needed.
After they arrive in the Gulf Territory, the better living conditions and situations will naturally allow them, who are more adaptable, to easily integrate into the Gulf Territory and gain a new life.
The many resources accumulated by the Gulf Territory, the talents trained, and the continuously improved and improved systems can ensure the rapid digestion of these populations.
Through this method, the Gulf Territory quickly accumulated population, production workers, and talents in all aspects, and achieved a brutal but solid growth.
Most of them will be sent to various areas occupied by the Gulf Territory for more in-depth mastery and transformation.
The strength of the Gulf Territory has also ushered in further rapid growth while other territories have suffered turmoil and can only barely maintain stability.
At this stage of rapid improvement in strength, the style of the Gulf Territory has not changed much.
More than 1/3 of the resources are stored as strategic reserves for the territory.
Nearly 1/3 of various resources will be invested in existing production lines to produce various materials that can satisfy not only the entire Gulf Territory, but also almost all trading partners.
There is also 1/3 of various resources that will be manufactured into various weapons and equipment and war materials, which will be used on various battlefields in the Gulf Territory for sale and strategic storage.
While maintaining the continuous operation of the huge production line, research on the improvement and upgrading of various production technologies is also progressing in an orderly manner.
According to the calculations and estimates of personnel from major research institutes in the Gulf Territory, the upgrading speed of the corresponding production technology should be maintained at a 10% advancement speed as a benchmark, and the overall production line should be updated and iterated.
Of course, Bayland has also made considerable preparations in terms of improving the production line and maintaining publicity capabilities.
For example, even if a fully automated production line has been developed, a corresponding proportion of manual production lines and semi-automated production lines will still be maintained.
There are several purposes for doing this, the main one is to ensure that in the event of extreme circumstances, the Gulf Territory's production capacity will not suffer a devastating blow.
The storage and compilation of development materials is also proceeding in an orderly manner.
Matthew's careful preparation will no longer surprise everyone in the territory.
The reason is very simple. The lord has never missed it, and the enemies encountered in the territory are becoming more and more dangerous. It is also excellent to have follow-up preparations and back-ups.
The Gulf Territory extended a helping hand to other places, and only did some simple work in various areas of the Netheril Empire. Sell part of the combat supplies in exchange for various resources without going further to prevent the territory from being involved.
After all, one of the nobles currently trading with the Gulf Territory may be a chess piece laid by the Cole Elf Kingdom.
Although the big guys in the Gulf Territory will not be happy about the turmoil in the Netheril Empire.
But they all showed a fair degree of displeasure with them fighting each other and making a mess everywhere.
"Brothers are fighting against each other, and the orcs haven't been dealt with yet? Are they fighting each other?"
"Which mage lords are going crazy, or are they the nobles and people who have long-standing grievances?"
"The hostility and division between the various territories have long been established over the course of hundreds or thousands of years..."
"It's better for us to get it from the Gulf, we are all one family..."
"We are the only ones like this in the Gulf Territory. Don't the people of other territories, even if they are from the same place, have high status and low status?"
"When you said that, I suddenly realized that our territory doesn't seem to have..."
"There is no need to say this out loud. It's good for everyone to know. Everyone will benefit."
"Hey hey hey, it's better for us to take the lead in the Gulf. What kind of life are people in other places living now!"
"Everyone should work hard and complete their tasks, which is the greatest contribution to the territory..."
"You're right, we can't become like them!"
"..."
Everyone can always find satisfaction in comparison.
The turmoil in the Netheril Empire made the big guys in the Gulf Territory understand the importance of a strong territory and strong military combat effectiveness.
However, no one in the territory expected that an extremely terrible thing would push their worries and thoughts to a higher level.
February 8, 136.
Butler Ralph, who looked a little panicked, found Matthew who was busy in the underground laboratory.
The Lord of the Bay, who had just completed the follow-up surgical transformation research, took the information he handed over with a calm expression, briefly looked through it, and sighed involuntarily:
"The floating city that never fell fell down by itself after all!"
That's right, there is only one thing recorded in the data. One of the floating cities, the ultimate weapon and symbol of strength of the Netheril Empire, fell today.
In the shaking magic image, a huge shadow fell from the sky.
Just like a stone thrown into the sky, it fell down so calmly and simply.
When the floating city came into contact with the ground, the smoke and dust rising into the sky spread like an overwhelming force to the surrounding area.
The image continued to tremble, then shook violently, and was finally engulfed by the swirling smoke.
Fortunately, because the distance was far enough, the photographer of the image was not in mortal danger, but he was just unbelievable about the image he captured.
Soon, the image screen changed rapidly, and the controller who took the image was quickly approaching the turbulent location.
Before the swirling smoke and dust dissipated, surging fire shot into the sky.
The blurred color in the fire was not an ordinary flame.
The violent magic power continued to surge, tearing the overflowing smoke into various shapes.
There are still gravels of different sizes being bounced up into the sky by various forces, and then falling from the sky.
Some even hit the screen, causing waves of shaking.
The object used to shoot the scene is much stronger than everyone imagined, although the viewers did not notice this at all.
They all stared intently at the ruins gradually emerging from the smoke and dust, looking at the pieces of rubble and building fragments.
An indescribable feeling of emptiness suddenly spread from the bottom of my heart.
Most people feel as if they are falling continuously downward, into a bottomless abyss.
The unspeakable coldness and fear quickly spread.
"This must be fake!"
"I also boarded Sunrest Floating City a few days ago, and it encountered no danger!"
"The floating city cannot crash. Even if it is attacked, it will still stay in the sky!"
"Yes, just like the former Floating City No. 1, even if it is attacked by the Cole Elf Kingdom, it will not fall because of it."
“This image comes from the Gulf Territory, maybe it’s their conspiracy!”
"You are really idiots. This is not the only image, and the location is not far from us. You will know if you go and see it?"
"I sent someone a long time ago, but no news has come back yet."
"Don't talk nonsense, contact the Grand Arcanist Sunrest immediately. Even if the floating city crashes, he won't have any problems!"
"It has been done a long time ago...I didn't get any reply..."
"..."
At first, there was a lot of noise in the Netheril Empire Council Hall.
But soon, the congressmen who were red-faced just now lowered their voices in unison, and finally did not speak again.
The gaffe and panic just now were just to vent the fear in his heart.
But now, they have understood.
This thing must be true!
Otherwise, he would never be released in the Netheril Empire Council Hall.
The ugly-looking Grand Arcanist of Kennoman looked at the silent councilors of various shapes below, with unspeakable disappointment in his eyes.
He quickly adjusted his mood, calmly glanced at everyone present, and continued without hesitation:
"Sunrest Floating City has fallen!"
"This is the first floating city that fell in the empire!"
"We must find out the reason why the floating city fell at all costs!"
"Whoever dares to stop him will be destroyed by all the power of the empire!"
"Remember, whatever it takes!"
The former Netheril Empire relied on an army of spellcasters born among civilians, relying on the joint efforts and struggles of everyone.
At that time, they were not afraid of any opponents!
Even the Elf Kingdom of Cole dares to say "no" bravely!
Now in the Netheril Empire, only the floating city is left!
This is their lifeblood!
That’s why we take it so seriously! (End of chapter)