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Chapter 658: A New Era at the Border

A new era has begun.

Brand new gods and kings were born, but they did not follow the customs of the borderland. After the new gods developed their own laws, they left the land with the new laws, while the new king stayed and governed the borderland.

Several days have passed since the birth of the new god, and now, large-scale changes are taking place across the border.

——Royal City Rodel.

The flame of the golden tree had been completely extinguished. Although it had been burned to the point where a layer of its trunk was almost removed and now had large patches of gray on it, after the birth of new gods and kings, the golden tree once again came to life.

However, it will take time to rebuild the royal city of Rodel, which was buried by the ashes of the burning golden tree, but progress is already underway.

Such a large amount of golden tree ashes cannot be wasted. Even ordinary wood ash can be used as fertilizer. The ashes of the golden tree have some peculiar properties and are a resource that can be utilized.

Therefore, after cleaning, these ashes must be stored instead of being thrown directly into the sea. As for where to store such a large amount of ashes, there is also a ready-made option - the underground of the royal city.

The original sewers of the royal city were the place where the evil omens were abandoned, but now under the order of the new king, the remaining sons of evil omens have been sent away and settled in a centralized place, and the underground where the evil omens were abandoned has become a natural warehouse.

There is plenty of space underground over there, and strictly speaking, the seal of the three fingers is connected to the underground Eternal City. If there is no place to put it, you can transport it to the deep roots.

So it is not difficult to deal with large amounts of ashes. The only thing lacking is manpower.

And this problem is easy to solve.

Inside the royal city today, grey figures are coming and going, busy digging and cleaning up the ashes that cover the entire city, and transporting them away for storage underground in the royal city.

Of course, if you look closely, you will find that these workers coming and going are not ordinary people, but ugly night demons - if you say there is a shortage of manpower, then the core of the night demon's nest is created to solve this problem.

At the edge of the Golden Tree Cathedral, several figures stood there, watching the "crowd" working below. From a high vantage point, the bustling night demons below were like a colony of ants, busy and orderly.

One of the people standing at the front, wearing a black robe and an iron mask, had a tall and straight figure despite his gray hair and beard. He looked at the rapidly progressing reconstruction project below and couldn't help but sigh:
"He clearly has such ability, but he didn't use it to conquer cities and become king. Instead, he waited until everything was almost settled before he showed this power and worked to rebuild the border area...Mr. Li You is really a strange man."

This was the veteran soldier An Pah. Next to him was a tall woman with long purple hair. Although she stood there quietly, her eyes were shining with a light blue ring-shaped light - that was the characteristic of commanding the Night Demons through telepathy.

After a moment, the light in her eyes faded, and new instructions had been issued to the sensory night demons below. She didn't need to worry about the rest.

Then she looked at Ampah and said, "From the records stored in the mental network, the master does ask us to do this more often."

An Pah couldn't help but nod again.

This purple-haired woman is certainly not Tolina, but the first flower demon who was mutated and born under the influence of Tolina's power. Now she is the chief person in charge of the Night Demon Engineering Corps in the Royal City area.

Of course, Ampah was already accustomed to her presence, but those who had never seen her and the Night Demon's Lair could hardly hide their surprise when they saw this scene.

Behind the two of them, there were several people in different postures. One of them was a knight wearing silver-grey full body armor and carrying a spiral flame-shaped sword, and a magician wearing a dark robe. They were looking at the group of night demons and the flower demon beside them. Even though their helmets and hoods obscured their expressions, they were still surprised.

An Pah also turned to them: "How about it, you two, after reading this, what is your decision?"

"——Dear Mr. Bagram, Mr. Wehler."

The two people standing behind him were the other two founders of the Round Table Hall, "White Wolf Warrior Ghost" Bagram and "Rogue Magician" Wehler.

Originally, these two were imprisoned in the former site of the Round Table Hall in the royal city, and were also the targets of Bernal's hunting compatriots. However, in this world, Li You directly sent the giant snake Lacard away, so Bernal did not have time to attack them.

The two were actually in a bad condition, but they had hard power as a foundation. When the golden tree was set on fire, they took the opportunity to escape. Because of the birth of new laws, the two awakened from their original chaotic state.

Finally, the two men, at a loss as to what to do when seeing the new era begin, returned to the royal city, where they were discovered by the Night Devil Engineers and taken to the cathedral.

An Pah, the person in charge who was pulled over by Li You, also attached great importance to them. After all, both of them were the founders of the Round Table Hall, and theoretically they were close to the strength of a quasi-king. Now the border area was in ruins, and if these two people could be recruited, it would also be a help.

There was no need to worry about not knowing the right people. "White Wolf Warrior Ghost" Bagram and "Rogue Magician" Wehler were already very famous. As the former leader of the Pureblood Knights, Ampah had already studied their intelligence thoroughly. After meeting them and observing them for a while, Ampah was convinced that these two could become the bricks and tiles of the new era.

So he invited them both.

As for Bagram and Wehler, they now understand everything that has happened. Now that the times have become completely different, if they don't join the new king's forces, they actually have nowhere else to go.

For people like them, doing nothing and hiding their identities are the most unacceptable things.

So at this moment, the two looked at each other and made a decision.

Bagram said, "A new era has begun, and we two hope to do something for this land... Thank you for not abandoning us, and we are willing to join."

Weihler also nodded and said, "That's right."

An Pah stroked his beard gently and said, "That's great. With your help, we will surely be able to open a new chapter for the border area more quickly."

Weihele was more worldly-wise and added, "This is also our wish. Please give us your guidance in the future... Prime Minister of the new dynasty."

"How dare I! I am just holding this title temporarily. Everything depends on whether I can be competent in the future." An Pah shook his head. "In fact, I don't think I can take on this responsibility, but if I can contribute to the reconstruction of the border area, that will be enough."

If someone else had said this, Bagram and Wehler would have scoffed at it. But they were both experienced people, so they could tell that Ampah was sincere.

Apart from anything else, he is still wearing the clothes of a pure-blood knight and wearing the badge of the Blood King. The pure-blood knights under his command are still operating in an organized manner, and they have never expressed their willingness to give up their loyalty and oath to Monger.

If Ampah really wanted to please the new king, how could he act like he was obsessed with his old master? Not to mention that the new king was still the same one, so there was no possibility that Ampah was putting on a show.

In this case, the two of them also respected him from the bottom of their hearts: "That's how it should be!"

During the conversation between the three men, two powerful generals joined the new dynasty.

In addition to them, there were also the remaining lords and city lords from various places who were summoned, such as Kenneth Hyde, the lord of Hyde, and Edgar, the lord of Moren, who also attended the meeting.

Seeing that the two bosses had spoken, those among them who were already loyal to the new king naturally expressed their loyalty together.

Anpahe did not neglect to appease them one by one and win the hearts of the people. While he was doing all this, the flower demon had been quietly observing and recording the whole process. However, Kenneth Hyde spoke hesitantly: "Um... Prime Minister, I wonder what the new king's plan is for each region?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, he said with some embarrassment: "To be honest, I have already chosen a warrior and nominated him as the king of the Nimgefu area..."

An Pah understood and said, "Don't worry. The king has already made arrangements. Although the royal city will undergo changes, each region will still follow past traditions. There will be only a few minor changes at most."

"After all, the king and that gentleman are both people who understand things."

Kenneth Hyde was relieved: "That's good, that's good!"

……

——Nimgfu, Stonewell City.

In the throne room behind the boss fight with Greg, a dark-skinned female warrior was standing in front of the huge throne, talking to someone.

"...I never thought that the new era would come so soon." The female warrior looked at the person in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.

Standing opposite the female warrior was V. She also looked at her and said with a smile, "You are the one. I haven't seen you for a while. You have become the lord of Nimgefu, Nefeli."

Nefeli smiled self-deprecatingly: "Actually, I just had a conflict with my adoptive father and was entangled in nowhere to go. I couldn't find you, so I ended up wandering around and ran into the eldest son of the former Lord Nimgefu."

"I saved him at the time, but he has been relying on me ever since, insisting that I am fit to be the king... I told him I didn't understand anything, but he still wouldn't listen."

V looked at her and said, "I think you are a good fit. After all, you are a pure person. As long as you are willing to listen to the opinions of your subordinates, you are at least much better than a guy like Greg."

Neferi nodded slightly: "Perhaps. Now that I have said goodbye to my adoptive father, I remembered the oath I made when I became a warrior a long time ago... This land is very similar to my hometown, and I want to blow away the filth in the wind here."

Then, she said solemnly: "Tell me your name again. I am Neferi Lu, a warrior. Although some people around me call me a king, my essence remains unchanged."

"I am very grateful to you. The current King of Elden is also the one chosen by Li You. In this case, I am willing to turn into one of her wings. But I will not go to the royal city. I will stay in this land and stir up a storm."

V smiled and said, "That's enough."

The city of Stonewell, which has been devastated by Greg, is about to usher in a new look.

……

——Lake Lienia, Rhea Lukalia School of Magic.

In the great library of the Magic Academy, the magicians who still had some sanity left were busy coming and going under a unified organization.

What they are busy with is nothing else but maintaining the large-scale teleportation array that connects the border area with the blocked Shadow Land - the Night Demon Lair is continuously producing engineers and soldiers, and sending them to various places is the task of the magic academy mages.

"...The magic pyroxene here is running out of magic power!"

"Go and adjust it quickly and replenish it immediately!"

"No, the pyroxene in the warehouse is almost used up!"

"Then go look for it in the private vault of the former high-ranking official! There must be no problem with the magic circle!"

As this conversation was taking place, none of the magicians present dared to cheat, because a half-wolf warrior was staring at everyone's every move with sharp eyes.

The magic academy today is different from the past. Having lost their hero, they can no longer maintain such a transcendent status, not to mention the expellee who has returned to the academy, the "Cube Witch" Se Lian.

Teacher Se Lian, who has obtained a new body, now takes over the magic academy. While she swears allegiance to the new king, she also begins to change the academy into what she wants.

In the game, Li You has the highest favorability towards Teacher Se Lian; in this world, Kara has the highest favorability towards Teacher Se Lian. Se Lian, who has maxed out their favorability, can basically do whatever he wants now - as long as he doesn't touch some bottom lines.

Teacher Se Lian was also a smart person. After being awakened by Kara, she quickly absorbed and understood everything that happened and prepared for the current situation.

She took the initiative to give up the hatred with the royal family of Kalia, went to reconcile with the mountain troll blacksmith Iggy and the half-wolf Blaze, and proposed cooperation between the two sides. What she asked was to take the bodies of the two origin magic masters back to the academy and re-establish the origin school in the academy.

Iggy and Blaze already knew that Lani would become a god and leave this land. When Lani left, the Full Moon Queen would still be in despair, and the Double Moon Knight would only have a red-haired man in his heart and would not go home. The Kalia royal family would lose all their support, and it would not be much better than the magic academy.

Iggy knew very well that Serenity could do whatever she wanted now and there was no need for her to reconcile with them. She did this for the sake of Kara and Li You.

So he chose to compromise. Not only did he agree to reconcile with Se Lian, he also took the initiative to propose that she and the new School of Origin become the pillars of the Magic Academy. The only condition was that the Full Moon Queen must not be harmed and no more magic experiments could be conducted on living people.

These two points were originally Li You's bottom line, and Se Lian had no intention of touching them, so of course he agreed without hesitation.

As for the School of Magic? What else can they do? Even if there are still some remnants of the original school's top leaders, they can only tremble in fear and pray that they will not be caught by the supervisors of the School of Origin.

Of course, there is no need to worry that after Mr. Se Lian finishes his work here, he will go back to his old ways in the game and study origin magic until he turns himself into a ball.

Li You has told her all the secrets about the Supreme Will, the Mother of Finger, and the Beast of Elden that he saw in the Border and the Shadow Land. He also handed over all the information and theories he learned from Ymir, and even gave her the method to establish contact with the space where the Mother of Finger is located.

Then, he bluntly warned Teacher Se Lian not to try to delve into the origins herself, as there were more efficient ways to do so.

At that time, Teacher Se Lian's head (the pyroxene on the hood) was glowing when he heard this, and he became extremely interested in everything unknown. He agreed to Li You and Kara without hesitation, saying that he would never think of transforming into a star to study the origin magic.

She really meant it. Doing so was extremely risky in the first place, and now that she had a better research subject in the form of the Finger Mother, and she wasn't seeking death, she naturally wouldn't play with fire again.

However, if there is no progress in the research on the Mother of Finger, it is hard to say whether she will come up with something more dangerous...

But no matter what, with Lani's law as a backup, Teacher Seren can't do anything wrong, that's all. As for the rest, just let her do it, who can blame her for having a good eye for selecting students and having full Li You and Kara's favorability?
At this time, Teacher Seren was standing at the door of the Rhea Lukalia Library, with his chin in his hand, looking up at the starry sky in the southeast.

"I really want to thank you... my lovely student. I wonder how things are going over there?"

(End of this chapter)