Quests for Contract Heroes weren't limited to just one faction. In fact, since there weren't many participants in the early stages of the game, there weren't many bottlenecks in giving out quests. Basically, any faction on Aillé's side or any government country could give out quests. However, whether or not the quests would reach the Contract Heroes would depend on whether or not the system approved them.
Since the Contract Heroes was a platform that provided quests, it was just like how a certain treasure would have both buyer and seller ratings. In order to prevent malicious quest publishers from appearing, the system also had a rating system for quest publishers.
But what was slightly different here was that the rating system didn't depend on how many quests had been given out. Instead, it was based on the publisher's identity, past achievements, standpoint, and so on. The main thing was how trustworthy they were.
To put it simply, if the Holy Church or any other faction wanted to give out a quest, it would be one thing if they didn't pass the review. Even if they did, the publisher's information would be marked with a black symbol of calamity. From another angle, this meant that the publisher was completely unreliable. If the publisher was still tempted by the promise of benefits, then they deserved their misfortune.
Although many of the quests were written by me, they were still completely different in the process. After all, not only would every publisher have their own thoughts, there would always be a difference between planning and execution. However, I never expected that I would still end up causing some trouble.
Due to my special identity, I received the highest rating from the Contract Heroes system, which was almost equal to other True Gods. This basically meant that the official system would give me priority in completing my quests, and the official system would guarantee that I was a trustworthy employer.
This wasn't any special privilege. It was due to my status as a semi-official. From my standpoint, I would definitely do my best to help the Contract Heroes system develop in a positive way. That was why the system gave me the highest rating of trustworthiness.
Even though I wasn't a high and mighty God, I still had to worry about the overall situation while working together with everyone else. If there was a problem, the frontline would be the first to suffer. Simply put, it was like eating rotten cabbage while worrying about the old emperor's heart … For some reason, I couldn't help but think of the temporary workers who were known as scapegoats. I hoped that I wouldn't end up like them.
Cough — cough — getting back to the main topic, it was quite easy for me to give out my quests. I even mentioned that the information might be outdated and needed to be verified. But on the other hand, the Contract Heroes system wasn't able to help me. Instead, they came to make trouble for me — I needed to pay them.
However, this wasn't a problem for me. Although my pouch was completely empty and my Justice Points had all been taken, it wasn't as if I didn't have any attractive rewards.
My reward is … an IOU.
Alright then, I knew that it would be quite shameless of me to refuse to pay the farmers their wages, and that I might even get beaten up by them. However, my promissory note was the equivalent of something — a product of magical engineering.
From the very start, those engineers had been my subordinates. The manpower and technology were all mine, and the finished products were all mine as well. And now, Amelia had fallen into an eternal slumber, and her Thorn Garden was now under my control. She had lost all of her wealth from back in the day. As I was a villain who was always being hunted down and killed, I had dug quite a few holes to prepare for my return. I could easily draw a dozen treasure maps.
Maybe I don't have a single cent in my wallet, but I do have some assets. As long as I write out an IOU, I can definitely cash it. Thinking about it this way, I seem to have accidentally become tall, handsome, and rich … Who said that 1.2 meters doesn't meet the requirements? Come out, I swear I won't kill him!
"I think he'll accept it. Even if he doesn't use those things, he can sell them for money."
However, I had still underestimated the power of my promissory note. These new products of magical engineering were completely exclusive products in this world. Perhaps I had only been testing them slightly on the battlefield here, but they had already achieved astonishing results on the battlefield over there.
And it was precisely these results that caused the products of magical engineering and the Knight squadron from the Northlands to become famous in the world.
What about the battlefield over there? The Ottoman Empire's battle to defend a water city!
While I was busy here, the battle between the former Ottoman Empire's capital, Kagesi, and the current Sea Tribe's capital, the Rain City, Felohi, had reached a stalemate.
This city that had been completely submerged by seawater was obviously the home ground of the Sea Tribe and the aquatic species. In this region, the Sea Tribe could easily challenge those of a higher power level. Even a top-level individual might die if they were careless and got surrounded.
In such a battlefield, humanity's most proficient human wave tactics were rendered useless. Even the strongest Knight would be unable to charge in the water. The heavy armor that the Sea Tribe was so proud of had now become a burden. Even in areas where infantry could barely fight, there was water that was half a person tall. If a heavily-armored warrior accidentally slipped and fell, they would never be able to get up again.
And for the Sea Tribe, no matter how strong the attacking army was, all they needed to do was keep stirring up trouble, and these unyielding warriors would become food for the fish in the sea.
Using ships? Traditional wooden ships could be pierced through at any moment. Small ships would be unable to withstand the winds and waves that the Sea Tribe intentionally summoned. Not to mention, gigantic ships wouldn't even be able to be used on such a battlefield.
According to the usual battlefield rules, there was no balance to speak of on such a battlefield. No military commander would choose to attack such a dangerous location. But ever since the Ottoman Empire lost its capital, the flames of war here had never stopped.
After all, this place was the capital of the Ottoman Empire! This was the military, political, and economic core of a mega empire. It was the face of all the Ottoman people.
When a country's capital was besieged, or even captured, or even massacred, the invaders would often believe that this would destroy the will of the defending country. But in reality, this was the lifelong shame of the country's citizens. They would do everything in their power to wash away this shame. There were far too many such examples in history. However, there would always be people who proudly came up with a so-called surprise attack plan on the enemy's capital. They didn't think about what would happen if the battle turned into a full-scale war right from the start.
The "King of Winter Wolves" Dasos had left immortal achievements in the game's "history." Such a person wouldn't be simple. Not only that, as his experience and power level increased, he would become more and more experienced and difficult to deal with.
The difference between ordinary people and ambitious people was that when faced with a seemingly hopeless situation, ordinary people would feel despair or even anger. They would be surrounded by negative emotions and be forced to solve the problem. However, for ambitious people, a predicament was also a type of opportunity. They would face danger head-on and laugh as they turned the danger into their own opportunity.
Indeed, Roland had lost his capital city. However, he directly built a new warring capital less than thirty kilometers away from Rain City. That city was still called Kagersi, and the architectural style of the capital city was intentionally imitating the capital city, as if it was only a secondary city of the capital city. Roland also led a team of soldiers to patrol his capital city every day, regardless of rain or shine.
Every day, countless people and resources would pass by the Ottoman city walls. Every morning and every evening, the emperor and empress could be seen waving at the citizens who came to reinforce them.
Every time they counterattacked, he would stand at the very front. Even if the Sea Giants' angry roars were right beside his ears, he would never waver.
"Our emperor!"
Two years ago, this title would only refer to him because of his status. But now, it was a title of respect from the bottom of the hearts.
It should be known that the forbidden spell that created the Rain City was still in effect. The Rain City was expanding its territory every day. Sooner or later, this city would be submerged. Since the new capital wasn't too far away from the Rain City, the powerful Sea Monsters that were able to leave the water for a short period of time would often launch surprise attacks. Even so, he still persisted in the new Kagesi city, repelling the Sea Monsters' surprise attacks time and time again.
The battle was indeed unfavorable for the Ottoman Empire. Even if they occasionally regained lost territory, they would soon lose it again. Their counterattack had already reached the sixty-seventh wave, but they still hadn't gained anything substantial. But looking at it from a different angle, the Ottoman people had already gotten used to the Sea Tribe's fighting style in the endless tug-of-war. The younger generation had also grown up in battle. The entire country had been mobilized, and the entire country's national power and industry had been converted from a peaceful era to a war-torn era. Although they didn't win every time, they didn't lose.
That's right, they didn't lose. Every time they counterattacked, they would always do so with the premise that they wouldn't lose. They would ambush a certain area, kill the Sea Tribe there, and then swiftly retreat. In actual combat, they actually used thirty percent of the Sea Tribe's forces as the vanguard and seventy percent of the Sea Tribe's forces as reinforcements. Although this was quite passive and wouldn't be able to obtain decisive results, judging from how there were fewer and fewer Sea Tribe members in the surrounding areas, the Sea Tribe seemed to have lost their confidence in conquering everything.
Even though the expanded Rain City was now less than ten kilometers away from the new Kagesi, the ambitious Dasos still patiently gathered his troops. He even turned the new Rain City into a training ground for hunting and training.
As the ruler of a quasi-mega empire, Dasos had the confidence to be willful. If he considered things from a purely rational point of view, he could even ignore the fall of the capital.
After the past two years of war, his father and brother's remaining officials died in battle. Originally, a powerful emperor's authority would grow endlessly during war. The current Dasos had completely taken control of the entire country.
Alright then, of course, there was also his wisest and most trusted good friend and his most beautiful and gentle empress. The former had become the number one prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, while the latter was viewed by more and more Ottoman citizens as the perfect woman in their hearts. However, among the closest officials, all of them knew that the empress was only second to Dasos.
From various points of view, the Ottoman Empire had already surpassed the powerful country in the game's "history."
As for their opponents, the Seafolk's country, even though they still occupied Rain City, wasn't doing too well in all aspects. More and more Seafolk tribes were entering Rain City. The warm sunlight, free beaches, and warm meat made the Seafolk's leaders wild with joy. However, at the same time, the Seafolk's fighting spirit was also worn down. The Seafolk only looked forward to occupying more half of the continent and the entertainment venues in the capital. Instead, they focused all of their energy on internal strife.
Those who ate cooked meat wanted to eat more, and those who enjoyed the warm sunlight even learned to wear noble clothing that wouldn't allow them to enter the water. The blacksmiths that forged weapons no longer had any customers. Instead, all sorts of restaurants and bars began opening for business again. Even the underwater concert halls started playing strange music again. Since resources were still limited, even with the Sea Tribe's new royalty restraining them, internal strife continued to occur. After all, the Sea Tribe were all tribes, and they were already used to fighting amongst themselves. The so-called new royalty was only one of them in the past, and their reputation wasn't enough to suppress the Sea Tribe's internal strife.
The Sea Tribe didn't care at all about the humans' counterattacks that were becoming more and more powerful. They only passively waited for the Rain City to expand, believing that this would be enough. In their minds, the humans wouldn't dare to enter the deep waters to start a full-scale war, and their enemies were the other Sea Tribe members who wanted to fight for power. Perhaps it would be a good thing for a few more Sea Tribe members to die.
While the Sea Tribe was busy fighting for power, the Sea Tribe also united against the Sea Tribe members. This situation actually allowed the weaker humans to regain the initiative in the war.
And it just so happened that the Sea Tribe's Guardian Goddess Lady Storm, who had absolute authority over the Sea Tribe, had sunk into a strange silence. Alright, after she was injured by Aillé, due to certain reasons, her former ally, the Water Elemental Goddess, also withdrew all of her direct subordinates, leaving only a few low-level water elemental creatures behind.
The absolute authority of the Sea Tribe didn't care about the Sea Tribe at all, which further intensified the chaos and internal strife.
Under such circumstances, Dasos organized the sixty-eighth crusade against the Sea Tribe. But this time, the goal wasn't just to kill off a few Sea Tribe members. It was also at this time that Renée and her Northlands Legion arrived. Together with them was the "Envy" Marsolit, who had sworn to take revenge.
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