Dark clouds surged in the sky, blocking the brilliance of the sun, and everything on the earth looked dim.
It started to rain in Tallengard.
The Devil's Nest emits sulfur dust and poisonous gas all the time, turning the rainwater into slightly corrosive acid rain.
Acid rain pattered, rolling along the roof of the slave barracks, getting into the tattered gaps in the roof, falling like a string of silver beads, and pouring on the straw mat of a slave.
The man cursed loudly and moved the straw mat aside.
Dewey lay on his back on the straw mat, thankful that there were no cracks in the roof above his head.
But the bursts of pain from his back still reminded him of what kind of hell this place was.
Thankfully, the atmosphere in the slave camps was changing.
Everyone saw at the mine that overseer Kirk had received a glorious "promotion" and his head was grafted onto a baboon, turning him into a beast-like demon who only knew how to mine.
People can't help but suspect that as long as Osis or Larric is willing, every slave may be made into a beast-shaped demon.
When the time comes, death will be a mercy to them.
Dewey was very satisfied with this atmosphere of suspicion, which would provide the conditions for him to organize rebels next.
Late at night.
The rain stopped.
In the slave camp, the only sounds one could hear were snoring and the dripping of rain.
Dewey left the barracks quietly. After carefully avoiding the sight of the Sons of Devil soldiers, he slipped under the stone wall on the west side of Slave Square, hid behind a tree, and began to write a letter.
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Starwind City, War Hall.
The autumn rain caused the temperature to drop sharply, more firewood was added to the fireplace, all the floor-to-ceiling windows to the south were closed, and heavy curtains were drawn to protect against the cold wind outside.
The bookshelf at the east end of the hall is filled with various documents, reports and information books, some of which are major research and development construction projects of Starwind Territory, some of which are municipal information sent by Maren and Ibeth, or the Starwind Legion compiled by Eureka
Recruitment and training status.
In addition, the bookshelf also contains a large number of research reports, development plans, and situation analysis and judgment written by Li Ran.
In addition to the map of the Starwind Territory covering the long table, a rough panoramic map of the Saran continent was hung on the wall behind Li Ran.
On the Saran map, Li Ran marked all the intelligence information he could collect. The dense markings covered most areas on the continent.
Li Ran stood next to the map, lost in thought.
Starting from the two principalities in the west and advancing overland to the southern Falconridge front line, the machine race and the undead army have not yet appeared, and it will take some time to reach Starwind Territory.
To the northwest, the demon lord of the old royal capital of Talengard was recalled to Shelgo. Before his return, there would be no action in this powerful demon nest.
To the east of the Griffin Principality, the Wolf Principality in the pioneering area is said to have a space-time rift called the "Gate of Divine Punishment", and legions of Starbreakers are emerging continuously in the hinterland of the Wolf Principality.
The Falcon Principality and the Bull Principality in the south still showed no action, and even their support to the Wolf Principality seemed weak.
In this chaotic world of strife, the existence of Starwind City is still unknown.
When it appears before the eyes of the world, it will surely set off waves that are difficult to ignore on this dark and chaotic sea.
Li Ran thought quietly. The Dark Alchemist Association was advancing the research on biological armored hulls. Once it was successful, they could start the construction of the Snowstorm and enter the development zone.
But before that, the problem of the Talengard slave camp must be solved.
The secret evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the Devil's Nest is an unimaginably arduous project.
While he was thinking, Li Ran heard Eureka's voice.
"Lord," Eureka stepped down the spiral stairs, "The blue spirit just flew back to my room and delivered the answer to the blood reward."
"What did the insider say?" Li Ran asked, "Is the secret evacuation plan feasible?"
Eureka looked worried and sighed: "He rejected our request and believed that the full evacuation plan could not be realized."
Although Li Ran was prepared, his heart sank when he heard such a reply. He asked, "Is there really no hope?"
Eureka thought for a while and concluded: "The blood rewarder believes that the conditions that need to be met to rescue all the slaves are too harsh. Although he has learned about the recovery of Star Wind City, he still thinks that we cannot complete it."
"First of all, after the departure of the demon lord Nebiros, Talengard did not fall into ownerless chaos. The Hell Knights under the lord are still stationed in this nest. They are always paying attention to various affairs in the Talengard area.
It is not easy to launch such a large-scale evacuation without concealing it from these cunning Hell Knights."
"Secondly, even if it is hidden from the surveillance of Hell Knights and fallen humans, it is still a huge project to quickly transfer tens of thousands of people. We need a group of transport teams that can carry out rapid maneuvers to transfer the slaves after they withdraw.
Get to a safe place."
"Unfortunately," Eureka said, "Blood Pay believes that Starwind City does not have such capabilities."
Li Ran couldn't help but have a headache. He had the ambition to save all the survivors, but it seemed difficult to overcome these objective difficulties.
Do we really want to watch these more than 10,000 empire citizens being transformed into beast-like demons?
Umberto's disappointed look appeared in front of Li Ran again.
"Eureka," Li Ran lowered his head, "If the insider who has infiltrated the fallen human race thinks that we can't succeed, then there is really little hope."
The girl came to Li Ran's side and leaned Li Ran's forehead against her knight's breastplate. She said softly: "Li Ran, relax a little. Sometimes I worry that you overworked and died suddenly. How long has it been since you lasted?"
Have a good rest?"
Eureka said softly: "Do you still remember what you said? You once told me that only hard work can change your destiny. If you don't work hard, you can't achieve anything... You have worked very hard for Starwind City.
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From the Elrath Cathedral on the north side of the central square, bursts of prayers could be heard.
In front of the icon of Elrath, Archangel Tia was half-kneeling on the ground with a sword in one hand, and the angel wings behind her emitted dim holy light.
Hundreds of Starwind City residents stood behind her.
Together they prayed to the gods in their hearts.
Starwind City is a secret existence to the outside world.
But within the Starwind Territory, all survivors are well aware of the situation they face.
More than 600 survivors from Dragon Calling Fjord, more than 1,300 dark elves from Black Cliff, and thousands of warriors who have withdrawn from the battle of Gryphon Claw, are all between the two cities of Starwind City and Black Cliff.
, live hard, and carry out various work and construction in the face of war.
As survivors who had narrowly escaped death, they were extremely sympathetic to the plight of their compatriots in the Talengard slave camp.
They believed in their lords, but at this moment everyone knew that rescuing the slaves of Talengard was no longer a task that could be accomplished by humans.
So, they could only pray to gods.
Bursts of prayers entered Li Ran's ears. He felt Eureka's body heat coming from the knight's armor and entered a meditative state.
Maybe, I am really too tired.
The slaves of Talengard may have no choice but to face their fate, to be transformed into beast-like demons, and spend eternity as demons in half-immortality.
Build the Blizzard and head towards the development zone!
There is endless wealth, glory and glory there!
What is the national server guild alliance? They will be dwarfed by the glory of Starwind City!
Then, it would not be too late to recover this blood debt from the demons of Talengard.
No, Li Ran thought, he couldn't stand his own incompetence.
A fire smoldered in his chest.
The flame spread in his mind, burning through the Well of Souls, Selina's golden eyes, the spirit body of the little girl who was floating in his arms when Starwind City was founded, burning through the secretly carved tears, and...
The advice given by the demon warlord Gaoke before his death eventually burned everything down.
All the information and clues since entering the Broken Star merged into one in his mind, and he tried to find something in this ashes.
He fiddled with the hot fireworks, and he grinned in pain. Suddenly, everything disappeared, and he became the depressed and unemployed young man in Qingjiang City, standing alone on a rocket flying car.
in front of the street.
He thought of his experience working at Future Technology Co., Ltd. That job as a game tester was his most precious asset. All his will, determination, judgment and game literacy were put into that game full of bugs and anti-human rules.
Got tempered in the level challenges.
What sets him apart from other game testers in those levels is that he can accept his failure, but never his incompetence.
Those seemingly impossible tasks often hide intricate clues and skills that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Therefore, Li Ran became the game tester with the highest clearance rate under Han Feibai.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Li Ran will not give up.
Taking courage, Li Ran came to the fused ashes again. He fiddled with every piece of information and recalled every piece of information he knew.
The ashes gradually gave off a shimmer, then a golden glow, and finally the ashes rekindled the flame.
Li Ran opened his eyes and murmured in front of the girl:
"Eureka, I have an idea."
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Black Cliff City, Dark Alchemist Association.
In the special laboratory, the captured succubus pretender was tied to the operating table.
She became the most precious experimental material for the dark alchemists. Here, her right to life was fully respected. Her soul was torn apart and her body underwent various experiments, but she could not die.
She used endless pain to make up for the crime of murder and blasphemy she committed against Carlisle.
The door to the laboratory opened, and the figures of Li Ran and Yibei appeared behind the door.
The succubus pretender tried her best to wake up. She looked at the demon who sent her here and recognized Li Ran's face.
Li Ran walked up to the succubus and asked in a cold voice, "Is it painful?"
"pain......"
Yibesi's voice sounded: "This is how the victims you killed and disguised felt. Do you want to be free?"
The succubus pretender opened his dry mouth and murmured: "I want to..."
"Then..." Li Ran paused before continuing: "Can you disguise yourself as Queen Isabel?"
The succubus pretender's pupils shrank sharply and she looked at Li Ran in shock. Just as she was about to object, she saw the test equipment in Li Ran's hand.
"I didn't kill her. I couldn't appropriate her memory and soul to imitate her breath and actions, but... I could disguise her appearance."
"That's good," Li Ran put down the equipment and laughed in a low voice, "Pretender, use your talent to atone for your sins. After you do it this time, I will set you free."
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Dragon Calling Gorge.
The repaired Edelweiss is undergoing the first installation of the Iron Maiden biological armor.
Broken Finger Bolton and Uncle David stood by the dock, watching Ibeth use the Sea Dragon Orb to create a water void at the bottom of the hull that could be used for construction.
A dark alchemist is firmly installing multiple layers of metal armor plates with ancient ferns growing on them on the hull of the Edelweiss.
Bolton, with his broken finger, couldn't help but ask: "Old man, do you think that thing can block the underwater attacks of the mechanical tribe? It looks weird, like a fence with shrubs growing on the ship's board."
"I think it's feasible," Uncle David muttered. "No matter how thick the armor plate is, it will produce cracks under strong impact, but these tough multi-layer biological armors are like sponges, able to absorb the strong impact of the mechanical clan. You
Looking at the mucus and layers of plants on it, I'm afraid it will slide to the side if the physical impact is slightly deflected."
Seeing that the red-nosed old man still looked dumbfounded, Bolton continued: "The most important thing is that it is said that those dark alchemists have improved the Iron Maiden variety and increased its growth rate. After being damaged by an impact, it can
Use magic to make it grow quickly and repair damaged parts."
It was only then that Broken Finger suddenly realized what he was doing.
Jamil walked past them and said loudly: "Let's go, masters, we have to carry out a secret mission!"
"Another secret mission," Broken-Finger Bolton complained. "Last time we were fighting against the Great Demon, what will it be this time?"
The two shipbuilders boarded the Edelweiss and watched the lord and a strange lady arrive at the dock.
The woman wore griffin plate armor with complex patterns and a gray cloak. Her long black hair was spread over the thick shoulder armor and cloak feathers. Her beautiful face had a unique sharp beauty, just like she was sitting on the throne of the empire.
The grace and majesty on top.
The red color on Broken Finger Bolton's nose instantly spread all over his body. As if he had seen a ghost, he stammered anxiously: "I...I...I...Her Highness Queen Isabel!"
"
David was also in a huge shock. Although they knew that the Lord was very capable, no one thought that he would find the long-lost Queen Isabel!
Although Isabel has ceded her status as queen to Farida of the Unicorn Principality since that war, in the hearts of the people of the Griffin Principality, she is still the queen who led everyone to fight in disasters.
Before the two old men knelt down, Jamil's voice sounded jokingly: "Ha! If you want to kneel down to a succubus, please do it yourself."
At this time, the two discovered that although the disguised Queen Isabel looked the same as herself, her temperament and aura were completely incomparable.
Moreover, every time she looked at Mr. Li Ran, her eyes showed great fear and shrinkage.
Li Ran boarded the Edelweiss, and Archangel Tia also landed on the deck.
Li Ran nodded to Jamil and Yibeisi, and said seriously: "Let's set off and go north along the White Water River to reach the northern waters of Talengard."