If it had just been an ordinary mine that had been attacked, it might not have been a big deal. However, the mine that had been attacked and looted was a mine that produced Tera Ore. When the mine was attacked, there were hundreds of tons of Tera Ore stored in the warehouse.
It could be said that the direct losses of the Tower of Dusk this time were as high as billions of gold coins. Besides, given the fact that there was no market for Tera Ore, even if someone offered billions of gold coins, they might not be able to buy hundreds of tons of ore.
The Tower of Dusk had just used bloody means to establish their dominance not long ago. Yet, there were still people who dared to attack the Tower of Dusk under such circumstances. That was like a slap to the face. Hence, after the news spread, the Tower of Dusk was greatly shocked, and the forces of the Breezy Plains were also shocked.
"Tell me about the situation. The defense system of the mine is not foolproof, but if others want to attack it, they will have to pay a huge price. That makes me suspect that the people in charge of the safety of the mine have deserted their posts or colluded with outsiders. If you tell me, I will consider reducing your punishment. " In a hall of the Tower of Dusk, Alan and the others met the few guards who had survived in charge of the safety work of the mine.
Those guards were not from the Tower of Dusk. Due to the fact that the Tower of Dusk had been doing badly in the past three years, they were forced to stay in the headquarters, and the mines and other industries outside had long changed owners. Those guards were just some subordinates of the previous force that had occupied the mine when the Tower of Dusk took over the mine again in order not to affect the production of the mine.
Originally, the Tower of Dusk had already prepared to send a team of mages to take over the safety work of the mine, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen halfway through. Under such circumstances, those who did not belong to the Tower of Dusk in the first place were naturally the biggest suspects.
"Master Alan, we're all eager to become members of the Tower of Dusk. How could we collude with other forces? This time, the opponent's strength is really too strong. Just the cannons of that warship have directly destroyed hundreds of our guards. Later, the people who rushed into the mine were all Legendary powerhouses. We were no match for them at all! " As the guard who was questioned complained, he told Alan and the others about the ambush that day in full detail.
Battleships that looked like fortresses on the sea were all made up of Legendary powerhouses! Alan couldn't help but look at Gavin and Master Basel. Even though no one said a word, they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
Only the Gilded Kingdom, which was a nation of thousands of islands, could have such a powerful battleship, and only the Gilded Kingdom had the ability to produce a team of Legendary powerhouses.
These days, although Alan and the others had temporarily put aside the matter of the Illuminati and the Gilded Kingdom, they still continued to get people to collect information about the Illuminati and the Gilded Kingdom from various sources. Although they did not collect much information, they were no longer as clueless about the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati as before.
The Gilded Kingdom was far away from the mainland, and controlled thousands of islands overseas, as well as an unimaginably massive sea. Hence, they naturally had to vigorously develop their power at sea. Like the Rotterdam Kingdom, they were also very knowledgeable about alchemy. However, the Rotterdam Kingdom used alchemy on the Alchemy Colossuses, while the Gilded Kingdom used alchemy on the battleships.
With the powerful battleships created by combining alchemy, the Gilded Kingdom had absolute dominance overseas, and their powerful naval fleet was almost unhindered in the Endless Ocean. Although the Felan Kingdom and the Ledin Kingdom dominated the mainland, no one dared to provoke the Gilded Kingdom when it came to the vast ocean.
Hence, when they heard the guard mention the fortress-like battleships, Alan and the others immediately thought of the Gilded Kingdom. Apart from the Gilded Kingdom, there was probably no other country or force in Anril that could have such a powerful battleship. Who else could it be but the Gilded Kingdom?
However, so what if they knew it was the Gilded Kingdom? Were they going to start a war with the Gilded Kingdom now? Although the Tower of Dusk was not afraid of the Gilded Kingdom's battleships, after all, the Tower of Dusk still had a Sky Castle. However, the Gilded Kingdom was very likely backed by the Illuminati that had been passed down for countless years. If the Illuminati were similar in strength to the Brilliance Shrine, the Tower of Dusk would be in trouble.
Most importantly, Lin Li, who could control the Sky Castle, was still in seclusion in the library, and Alan and the others did not want to disturb him at this time. In this case, they had no choice but to let the Gilded Kingdom off for the time being. As for the mine by the sea, they could not restore its productivity for a while anyway, so they decided to leave it there.
In the end, although the attack on the mine caused an uproar among the various forces of the Breezy Plains, the Tower of Dusk acted as if nothing had happened, and did not do anything about it.
They had just used cruel means to establish their dominance, so why did they not react when they were bullied? The Tower of Dusk's inaction made many forces of the Breezy Plains feel a little puzzled. However, when they heard that it was the battleships of the Gilded Kingdom that attacked the mine of the Tower of Dusk, some forces couldn't help but gloat.
However, the matter did not end there. Soon after the Tower of Dusk's mine was attacked, another piece of news came from the Felan Kingdom. An important port of the Felan Kingdom was also attacked by the battleships of the Gilded Kingdom, and nearly 100 merchant ships that were docked at the port were all sunk. The warehouses in the port were also turned into ruins by the fierce artillery fire.
This time, the Felan Kingdom was in an uproar. Rumor had it that after hearing the news, the king was so infuriated that he almost dropped his crown because a merchant ship that was docked in the port was carrying a large number of treasures that had been presented to him as a tribute by several castellans in the south. Besides, even if there were no tributes, the king of the Felan Kingdom would not be willing to take it lying down, because it was a blatant provocation. Did the Gilded Kingdom want to go to war with the Felan Kingdom!?
However, there was nothing the king of the Felan Kingdom could do even if he wanted to vent his anger. The Gilded Kingdom would be courting death if they went to war with the fleet of the Gilded Kingdom. However, the king of the Felan Kingdom was not at his wit's end. He actually went straight to the Alanna Guild of Magic, hoping that the Guild of Magic would step forward to help him solve this matter.
Although the Guild of Magic was not under the leadership of the royal family of the Felan Kingdom, the constitution of the Guild of Magic also stipulated that the Guild of Magic had the responsibility to protect the territory of the Felan Kingdom from being invaded. Hence, the Guild of Magic was also responsible for the attack on the port of the Felan Kingdom, and there was no reason for them to shirk responsibility.
Hence, at the request of the royal family of the Felan Kingdom, the Alanna Guild of Magic had no choice but to take over the matter. However, the Alanna Guild of Magic did not immediately step forward, and instead sent Macklin to the Tower of Dusk after some investigation. Clearly, they planned to let the Sanctuary powerhouse Lin Li help solve the problem.
In fact, President Aldwin could not be blamed for being indecisive. The Endless Ocean was the domain of the Gilded Kingdom's navy, and without a powerful battleship, even a Legendary powerhouse would be like an ant in the Endless Ocean. If he was not careful, he might die at the bottom of the sea, let alone fight the battleship of the Gilded Kingdom. Only a Sanctuary powerhouse who had mastered the Laws of the world would have the ability to resist the power of nature in the vast ocean.
However, the three arbitrators of the Supreme Council had not been involved in worldly affairs for a long time. Even if they knew about this matter, they would not intervene at all. After all, in the eyes of the three arbitrators, be it the people of the Felan Kingdom or the Gilded Kingdom, they were all insignificant existences that were not worth intervening in at all.
Hence, Aldwin thought of Lin Li. After all, Lin Li had just stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, and had yet to reach the level of viewing all living beings as insignificant ants.
When Macklin arrived at the Tower of Dusk, it had already been half a month since the attack on the mine of the Tower of Dusk, but Lin Li was still in the library. Although Macklin had a good relationship with Lin Li, Lin Li was a Sanctuary powerhouse, after all. If Lin Li had nothing to do, he would naturally be able to discuss anything with him. However, he could not disturb Lin Li because of this matter now. Hence, he had no choice but to wait for Lin Li to come out on his own while discussing with Gavin and the others about what had happened during this period of time.
Initially, Macklin was not very confident about getting Lin Li to help. After all, the attack on the port of the Felan Kingdom really had nothing to do with Lin Li. However, after chatting with Gavin and the others, he learned that the mine of the Tower of Dusk had also been attacked by the battleship of the Gilded Kingdom. Although Macklin knew that it was a little unkind, he still couldn't help but feel a little happy.
Damn it, the people of the Gilded Kingdom are really ignorant. Of all people, they had to provoke this little maleficent existence! When Lin Li comes out, those guys will be in for a good time! Macklin knew Lin Li rather well, and knew that he was rather protective and petty. Since the people of the Gilded Kingdom actually dared to touch the property of the Tower of Dusk, they had to be tired of living.
After learning that the Gilded Kingdom had touched the mine of the Tower of Dusk, Macklin was no longer in a hurry, and simply waited for Lin Li to come out of the Tower of Dusk with peace of mind.
However, while Macklin was waiting for Lin Li to come out of seclusion, the number of guests of the Tower of Dusk suddenly increased again. The reason for their visit was actually to seek help from the Tower of Dusk, because their forces had also been attacked by an unknown force during this period of time.
Among the people who came to the Tower of Dusk for help, there was no lack of people who were prepared to see the Tower of Dusk make a fool out of itself. However, no one expected to encounter the same thing. The Tower of Dusk was a huge enterprise, and even if the Tera Mine was temporarily closed and billions of gold coins worth of ore were lost, it would not affect the operations of the Tower of Dusk. However, the same couldn't be said for these forces. The losses they had suffered during this period of time were simply like stabbing a knife in their hearts. After thinking about it, the only person in the Breezy Plains who could stand up for them seemed to be the owner of the Tower of Dusk.
At first, those who came to the Tower of Dusk for help were only the leaders of a few small forces, and most of them only had one or two mines. However, gradually, it seemed that the unknown force was getting bolder, and the targets of their plunder were getting stronger and stronger. Not long after, even the people of the Mithril Alliance came to the Tower of Dusk, and the several major families of the alliance were also raided by the unknown force.
After the Mithril Alliance, the Glittergold Trade Union, the Blood Moon Clan, the Caesar Family, and other top forces also sent people to the Tower of Dusk. Although those top forces might not necessarily be afraid of the unknown force in terms of strength, they couldn't take care of every property, after all. The unknown force was like bandits that came and went like the wind on the grasslands, and no one could track them at all.
In fact, the problem that those top forces were facing now was the same as that of the Tower of Dusk previously. Although they were powerful, they had too many properties, and no matter how strong they were, they might be defeated by forces that were weaker than them one by one once they were scattered. If they were to gather all of their properties, it would be equivalent to giving up on the other properties. After all, no one knew which property the enemy would attack.
No one in the Breezy Plains dared to touch the properties of those forces because they were a great deterrent to the other small forces, just like how the Tower of Dusk had established its dominance previously. In fact, all top forces had used the lives of their enemies to establish their dominance. However, the unknown force that had emerged now was obviously not from the Breezy Plains. Even if the Mithril Alliance and the other forces wanted to take revenge, there was no way they could do so.
Of course, the Mithril Alliance and the other forces did not come to Lin Li for help, but hoped to join forces to capture the unknown force. Under the influence of the magic tides this time, the strength of the top forces had naturally increased, but more importantly, they also had Sanctuary powerhouses.
Elvis of the Mithril Alliance had long stepped into the peak of the Legendary-realm. Before exploring Brahere's mausoleum, he had been in seclusion to break through to the Sanctuary-realm. If everything had developed normally, Elvis actually had no hope of stepping into the Sanctuary-realm at all. However, he encountered the largest magic tides in history, and actually took advantage of the opportunity to break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop, and successfully stepped into the Sanctuary-realm a year ago.
However, it was also because of the Magic Tide that Elderweiss' ability would probably remain at level-25 for the rest of his life. Unless he encountered another Magic Tide that was even more turbulent than this one, there was a very small possibility that he would advance again.
Master Thomas, the first president of the Glittergold Trade Union, also successfully broke through the bottleneck of the peak of the Legendary-realm with the help of the magic tides, and became the first Sanctuary powerhouse of the Glittergold Trade Union. As for the Caesar Family, the Blood Moon Clan, and other top forces, they also had powerhouses who had been stuck at the peak of the Legendary-realm for hundreds of years, and stepped into the Sanctuary-realm in a short period of time.
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