Time passed. The game had been in open beta for half a year.
William plundered unimaginable wealth from the Iron Nation's treasury.
He could spend up to 2.41 million gold coins.
20,000 sets of beginner-level blue equipment.
12000 sets of middle-level blue equipment.
3000 sets of middle-level silver equipment.
There were also thousands of sets of materials for catapults and heavy-duty crossbows. There were all sorts of iron concentrate, iron ore, mithril, adamantine, and rations.
It could be said that.
The City of Dawn had to build a few more large warehouses before they could fit in the warehouse.
But this was the limit.
William could only plunder the Iron Nation's treasury. He did not plan to plunder the wealth of the other nobles or the resources of the Black Lava Nation. At least now was not the time.
Even so.
After the victory of the war, some aristocrats of the Black Lava Dukedom were not satisfied because they did not obtain enough spoils of war.
But the 'second prince' had officially ascended the throne. His 300 personal guards were like wolves and tigers. All of them were the best of the best.
The former commander of the royal guards, Renekton, had died on the battlefield. The 'second prince' easily controlled the remaining royal guards and many legions. This caused the nobles to be unhappy.
Especially Marquis Chris, who supported the current King.
The newly promoted Marquis Curry also had the full support of a group of new nobles. The Black Lava Nation did not descend into civil strife.
After all, in many aspects, the nobles wanted more land!
With land and good farmland, they would not have to worry about money flowing into their pockets.
The former commander of the Black Lava Nation, Marquis Salz, had died a few days ago. Fortunately, his title was still there and had been officially passed on to his eldest son.
However, his retainer, Diablo, who was a Legendary boss with the title of count but no family, was nowhere to be found.
Marquis Salz's eldest son could not make him stay.
Diablo was loyal to Marquis Salz because he was grateful. But it did not mean that he would always be loyal.
The commander of the Iron Nation, Kainor, and the legendary earth element Wales, chose to surrender.
They chose to surrender and pledge their loyalty to the Black Lava Dukedom.
The Black Lava Nation kept their titles and land.
And this was also a normal operation.
During the era of the nobles, if the nobles surrendered, they would receive good treatment.
After the Black Lava Dukedom unified the southeast corner, many Iron Dukedom civilians were reduced to slaves, and slaves were still slaves …
He sold it to the City of Dawn at a "high price".
At least for now.
Black Lava Nation was profiting. From the leaked information, the selling price was very high. As the City of Dawn was lacking in population, they had to swallow up the population …
On the other hand, the Black Lava Nation was also expanding their army. Hence, they needed a lot of money and equipment.
But no one knew.
What was going on between the two of them?
…
The players gradually got used to the current state of the game.
The main storyline missions of the other continents had just reached the climax, but the players of the Legendary continent had already finished their missions and started various guild wars.
On the grassland between the City of Dawn and the Black Lava Nation.
That was a place that players had to fight for.
The resources here were good. There were Little Man-Fish, Goblins, Orcs, and even low-level magical beasts. These were the resources that the players liked.
With their current level, they could only mingle around here …
The City of Dawn and the Black Lava Nation had issued some missions to capture the flag.
That was to occupy the grassland and erect the flag of their faction at a commanding height.
This gave the players a feeling that the two factions were about to go to war. Hence, besides fighting small monsters and completing their home-based missions, the players gathered at the grassland battlefield and fought back and forth.
As for the slave trade between the two factions?
The players did not take it to heart.
Because throughout history, there were many cases where the two nations fought while engaging in underhanded transactions.
Some players might say that the Black Lava Nation was supporting the enemy, but this kind of voice did not cause any commotion.
In short.
Everyone took what they needed.
In a short period of time.
The City of Dawn had become a large city with a population of 350,000.
Furthermore, the slave trade had started, and the population was still increasing. The entire city was getting bigger and bigger, and it kept expanding towards the mountains. It gave people the feeling that it was rising from the ground.
At the same time.
There were more and more mages in the city.
Among them, many earth and metal mages were hung on ropes at the edge of the cliff. They were constantly enchanted to increase the firmness of the cliff walls.
This kind of operation.
Many players felt suffocated when they saw it.
Because if they enchanted the entire cliff, they did not know how many earth and metal mages would be needed to complete such a huge siege.
William had originally intended to use copper and iron to water the cliff walls. But he felt that the consumption was too high, and he could not afford it for the time being. Hence, he gave up on this idea that might cause the collapse of the territory.
"For the time being, enchantment is enough. I'll take it slowly. Anyway, I'll try my best to prevent the dark creatures from climbing up the walls." William was also paying attention to the steep cliffs. After the second version of the game, many powerful dark creatures could insert their sharp claws into the walls and climb up.
Siege ladders?
Sorry.
We dark creatures do not need them.
This was the main reason why he wanted to enchant them.
The cliff was 80 meters high, so it was impossible to enchant the entire cliff. So, they enchanted a certain part of the cliff to make it extremely sturdy for the dark creatures to climb up. But when they were halfway up, they suddenly realized that they couldn't climb up anymore.
"As for the steep mountain paths, they are places to defend."
"This steep cliff that separates the Blackleaf forest from the human world seems to have been created by a sage from the Elfin era." William thought of the infinite power that could destroy the world and change the terrain. He could not help but feel respect.
Legendary and sage.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth …
Sage.
That was an existence that could kill Gods …
In the southeast region, there were a total of 13 steep mountain paths that could be used to climb up the cliff.
Among them, the 3 mountain paths near the City of Dawn were the easiest to walk on. The other 10 mountain paths were dangerous, even for professionals.
"But when the darkness invades, we have to destroy most of the mountain paths. It's best to leave only 5 mountain paths!" William narrowed his eyes. He wanted to block the dark creatures and not let them invade.
If all the mountain paths were destroyed, the dark creatures would go crazy and attack in all directions.
It was far better to block the dark creatures on 5 mountain paths so that they could defend with all their might.
Otherwise, if the battle line was stretched too long, even if the City of Dawn had a lot of soldiers, they would be too weak against the dark creatures. When that happened, the defense line would definitely be broken. Hence, they could not use the cliff as a defense line. Instead, they used the city walls …
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