"Hurry up and move, gentlemen. Every minute you work hard now, you have a better chance of surviving when the war starts. I'm not scaring you. Unless you want to become food on the tables of those outsiders, especially those like you, Tom. Fat and lazy, the alien races love them very much. " A man in his forties stretched out his hairy hand and patted the fat boy passing by him like a bear. Then, a smile split open on his bearded face.
"Don't scare me, Uncle Harley," the fatty complained. "I'm already working pretty hard."
"That's right, Tom. You're fat and slow, but you're a good mason. If you move a little faster, I'll be even happier." The man named Harley pushed Fat Tom and said, "Go, remember to make the wall solid. Don't let those damn outsiders push it down."
They were on the city walls of Mountain City. Although the city walls of Mountain City were notoriously tall and thick, Lord Remington was still worried and asked for the city walls to be raised by five meters in order to defend against the attacks of outsiders. As a result, most of the masons, stonemasons, and workers in Mountain City were transferred to the city walls, forming a huge construction team. Harley was the supervisor of this team. He had to ensure that the taller city walls could be completed within a time limit and withstand the baptism of war. If he couldn't do this, he would lose his head. Harley didn't dare to let his guard down. Every day, he had to strictly control the progress of the project, the quality of the construction, and so on. As long as there was a slight disqualification, he would order the craftsmen to immediately modify it.
The entire mountain city was in a state of mobilization.
Every day, the soldiers of Mountain City underwent strict training in the camp and outside the city. The furnace in the weapons workshop did not stop for a moment, producing as many weapons and equipment as possible. Most of the men in the city were requisitioned as militia to be responsible for support and logistics during the war. Most of the merchants in Mountain City chose to leave. No merchant was willing to stay in a city that was about to turn into a battlefield, except for those whose families were in Mountain City.
The citizens were busy, and Remington was not idle either. Ever since he became the Lord of Mountain City, he had been keen to plunder his younger brother, Parson. However, Parson seemed to have evaporated from the world and never appeared again. Following that, various orders came from Allen's territory, asking Mountain City to mobilize and prepare for a possible war. Remington's attention was diverted from the search for Parson.
At this moment, he was in the barracks, watching the soldiers train. Then he came to a corner of the barracks, where ten Beast of Prey chariots were parked. Some engineers were conducting routine tests on these soldiers. These people were all from Allen's side. Remington walked over and asked, "Who knows how long it will take for Belmore to come back?"
An officer bowed and said, "Soon, Sire. And this time, Lord Allen will also come. At least that's what Lord Belmore said. "
"Lord Allen, he's back?" Remington nodded. "That's good news. I hope he'll bring more troops."
Remington left the barracks to let the soldiers continue working. He brought a group of guards to the vicinity of the city wall. The area was now filled with scaffolding, and there were craftsmen working on the scaffolding. Remington found Harley and asked, "How is the project progressing?"
"Everything is going smoothly, my lord." Harley promised, "They will be completed on time. Don't worry about that."
"Hurry up. After the city wall is heightened, we still have to push the catapults and cannons up."
"I understand, my lord." Harley turned around and shouted, "Listen up, from today onwards, the working hours will be extended by four hours. You have to move faster. If you want to live, do it with all your might! "
Remington nodded and leaned against the wall to look out of the city. From here, one could vaguely see the tower a kilometer away. Towers like this extended all the way to the Lagamar Mountains, spanning the entire Absolute Shadow Highlands. Remington thought, I hope the horn on the tower won't blow.
He prayed in secret almost every day.
But today, the gods closed their ears and did not hear his prayers.
On a tower closest to the Lagma Mountains, a veteran bragged to two recruits, "When I was your age, I had already killed a highland wild boar. You know that big fellow, as big as a cow. Its fangs can make a hole in your stomach. But didn't such a big fellow fall under my knife? That's why there's no need to be afraid of outsiders at all. And I suspect that those fellows will really appear? Our mountain city is not a big place. There may not be any benefits in attacking it. "
"But I heard from my father that if Mountain City fell, the Lyon Mountain Road would be in danger. This mountain road is the only way to get to the southern land. Therefore, if the foreign races gather their troops in the south, the chances of the mountain city being attacked will be very high, "a new recruit who had just turned sixteen said. His face still had the immaturity of a teenager.
The veteran laughed, "I know your father, son. Old Jaeger is a blacksmith. When did he become a strategist? Oh, if he was so capable, Lord Remington would have to ask him to be the commander of the army. "
The recruit's face turned red. "Father said that he heard the news and that it was very reliable."
"Enough, child." The veteran shook his head and said, "My experience tells me one thing. Only what I see with my own eyes is the truth. Everything else is just speculation. And speculation has always been unreliable. "
Another recruit had been standing by the fence of the tower since just now, closely monitoring the direction of the mountains. At this moment, the veteran turned around and said, "What, Little Tony, did you see the wild wolves in the mountains? Don't be afraid, those things won't leave the mountains. "
"No, those shouldn't be wild wolves." The recruit said anxiously, "Maybe you should come and see for yourself."
The veteran frowned and walked over. He picked up the telescope on the ground and asked, "What are you looking at?"
The recruit pointed in a direction in the mountains, "Over there, I think I saw a black shadow just now. But it was too fast for me to see clearly, but judging from the outline, it didn't look like a wild wolf or any other animal. Could it be … "
He didn't continue, but the meaning was very obvious.
The veteran raised his binoculars and looked in the direction his colleague had pointed out. It was a path at the edge of the mountains, but there was nothing there. The veteran muttered, "You must be seeing things. There's nothing at all." As he moved his binoculars, the veteran's expression suddenly froze when his gaze shifted to the mountain wall on the left side of the path. On that mountain wall, a thin and capable body was climbing up. The creature had a dull bronze skin, and under the sunlight, it reflected a metallic light. His spine was strangely exposed, and crescent-shaped bone blades protruded from both sides of his arms.
He seemed to realize that he was being monitored and suddenly turned his head to look at the veteran through his binoculars. Thus, the veteran saw a bat-like face that seemed to have been magnified many times, as well as a pair of eyes that seemed to flicker with ice.
The binoculars in the veteran's hand fell to the ground. He turned around and said in a trembling voice, "It's a Blade Demon. It's an outsider! Quick, blow the horn! "
The recruit sitting on the ground shuddered and hurriedly ran to the other side of the tower. He blew the horn hanging on the tower with all his might. Wu wu wu, the sound of the horn rang out from the tower, spreading far into the distance. A moment later, another tower a kilometer away also blew the horn, and then the horn sounded one after another. It quickly spread on the Absolute Shadow Highlands. A moment later, Remington, who had just walked down the city wall, heard the horn from outside the city and his body trembled.
What he was worried about had finally happened.
It was also a highland, but the Wilderness Highlands were much quieter. Ever since the Empire's investigation team discovered that the ruins had no research value, the team left the highlands, allowing the Wilderness Highlands to return to its former tranquil state. The large lake near the ruins was now overflowing with water. The sun shone on the lake, and the scenery was beautiful. Some gray-backed birds lingered by the lake and the floating tree trunks, pecking at the small fish in the lake or the insects in the tree trunks.
Insects and birds chirped, and the atmosphere of the highlands was peaceful.
Suddenly, a gray-backed bird seemed to be frightened. It flapped its wings and flew up with a cry. On the surface of the water beneath the bird, the bottom of the lake could be seen through the clear water. At the bottom of the lake, a huge eyeball suddenly appeared. A golden eyeball closed again, but then the surface of the lake began to tremble. The birds were startled and flew up. After circling a few times in the air above the lake, they flew into the distance. It was as if they had encountered a natural enemy, and there was a hint of fleeing.
At this time, the lake had already begun to boil, and bubbles appeared and burst on the surface of the lake. This phenomenon lasted for half a quarter of an hour before gradually stopping. After a long time, a series of bubbles rose from the center of the lake. Then, a head of long black hair floated to the surface of the water. Finally, someone raised his head in the lake.
It was an indescribably beautiful youth. His facial features were exquisite and beautiful, with a kind of neutral beauty. What was worth noting was that there was a golden vertical stripe in his pupils, like the reflection of the eyes of a certain beast under the sun. Then the youth clumsily swam towards the shore of the lake. As if he was using his hands and feet for the first time, his movements were filled with a serious sense of incoordination. But he quickly adjusted his state, and when he was not far from the shore, he was already like a strong swimmer, his movements incomparably skilled.
He climbed ashore, unexpectedly not wearing any clothes, and there were still some white skin layers hanging on his naked body, like old skin that had just fallen off. He looked at his hands and feet, repeatedly stretching and retracting his fingers, as if he was extremely curious about his own body.
At this time, the ground near the lake began to tremble, and circles of ripples appeared on the surface of the lake. Not long after, a giant beast emerged from the forest, trampling over several trees, and stopped in front of the youth. The giant beast looked a little like a turtle, but there were tentacles on the turtle shell, and six thick legs crouched down. It stretched out its huge head and gently squatted on the youth's body, as if it was kissing.
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