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Chapter 659: A New Era at the Border

——Gmir Volcano Residence.

Since Lacard's defeat and the departure of Bernal and others, the Volcano Residence has basically existed in name only.

Except for the nominal hostess Tanis, who still stubbornly believes that her king Lakkad is still alive in the depths of the volcano and will return again one day in the future, all other famous and unknown rebels have dispersed one after another.

In the end, apart from the Crucible Knight, only the maid Laya and the bald Patch remained with Tanis.

But they can't wait any longer.

Because the new king's army was approaching the Volcano Palace.

Previously, the summons from the royal city were basically issued to various areas in the border areas at the same time. Those sensible lords and city lords had already gone to Rodel to meet the new king. Even if there were diehards, they generally pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not respond, such as the veteran in the city of Thor on the snow-capped mountains.

Only Tanis, perhaps because she hadn't seen Lakkad recently, had gone a little crazy. When she saw the messenger from the royal city, she directly kicked the man out. If Laya and Patch hadn't stopped her, she would have even wanted to kill the messenger.

She also said that Lakkad would return soon, and the new king would be defeated by him and their dynasty would be overthrown.

Then... then there is nothing more to say. The messenger returned to the royal city and reported truthfully, and the royal city was also very pragmatic. Only three days later, the army had arrived downstairs of Tanis's house.

Other regions were fine, but although the Gemir volcano was only a corner of the map, it was close to the Yatan Plateau and almost right next to the royal city. The new dynasty would never allow such a region to remain isolated and independent.

——The above is the reason Li You gave when he persuaded others before.

Of course, he did not deny that he was indeed influenced by the idea of ​​grand unification in his subconscious.

In short, the Volcano Mansion eventually became the target of the new dynasty's killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys. Under the leadership of the newly appointed general, the Holy Tree Knight Loretta, the mixed forces of the royal city soldiers and the night demons fought their way to the depths of the Gmir volcano.

The terrain of the Gemir volcano is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but with the addition of the Night Demon team, the mountain area has become an advantageous area for the coalition forces. On the other hand, after the death of Lakkad, the snake people who inherited his bloodline or the bloodline of the great snake all lost control and now became hunters who acted on their own in the volcano.

With such a comparison, it is no wonder that the coalition forces were so unstoppable.

At this moment in the volcano, in the audience hall of Lakkad, Laya was persuading Tanis to leave.

"Tanis...Mother!" Laya was very anxious. "The army of the royal city is almost approaching the pass. We have no ability to resist here... Please leave with us!"

Tanis just knelt in the middle of the audience hall, next to the huge crack in the ground, not caring about the heat at all, just staring at the crimson magma slowly flowing under the crack.

After hearing what Laya said, she didn't even turn her head and just said, "I won't leave... Lord Lakkad, my king, I know you are down there, I will always wait for your return..."

Laya was almost crying. In fact, after the big change in the Volcano Mansion, she had vaguely realized her true life experience, but now she didn't care about that and just wanted to persuade Tanis to leave, but Tanis didn't listen to her at all.

Laya looked at Tanis's Forge Knight standing nearby. The knight still said nothing and just stood there.

At this moment, a figure walked in from outside, with a shining bald head. It was Patch.

"The army in the royal city has sent another signal. If we don't surrender, they will launch a general attack!" He walked quickly and spoke quickly. "This is our last chance. If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Upon hearing this, Laya looked at Tanis again, but the latter remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Patch's eyes flashed with deep disappointment.

He thought Tanis was special because of her unique style and temperament in the past. Tanis, who once managed the Volcano Residence and had a sharp style, was the one he valued.

But now Tanis...can only be said to have disappointed him greatly.

The coalition forces from the royal city were about to attack, and if he didn't leave now, he would not be able to escape either.

So Patch sighed and said, "Okay, just keep it in mind... Sorry, I'll leave first."

Laya couldn't help but look at him: "Lord Pachi, you..."

Patch scratched his bald head vigorously. "Don't look at me like that! Look at what she has become since Lakkad died... and lost! This is really not my problem. I don't intend to lose my life."

Tanis finally turned around and looked at the two of them. She looked carefully at Laya, then at Patch, and said, "I know...you should leave too. But if you are willing, I have one last favor to ask of you."

"…Tell me about it."

Tanis waved to Laya: "Come here, child."

Laya leaned over, not knowing why, and Tanis gently held her in her arms: "You are a good child, and even a mother like me feels ashamed... so you don't have to stay here with me."

Laya: “!?”

Just as she was about to raise her head, a large cloud of lavender mist emerged from Tanis's sleeve and enveloped her. Laya felt her eyelids sore and her head heavy, then she lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.

Patch looked at Tanis: "What are you doing...?"

Tanis said, "I won't leave. No matter what happens to Lord Lakkad, I won't leave here... So, I'll leave Laya in your care."

"I have a bottle of secret forgetfulness medicine here. If Laya can't accept all this after she wakes up, you can choose to feed her the medicine... and let her forget everything and start a new life."

She looked at Patch again and said, "I have used you many times in the past, but for this last thing, I can only ask you for help."

Patch looked at her and sighed for a long time: "...Okay, I'll find a place for her. You...take care of yourself."

As he said this, he walked forward, picked up Laya without mercy, carried her on his shoulders, took one last look at Tanis, and walked out of the audience hall.

Tanis watched him and Laya leave, and was stunned for a moment. Then she turned around and continued to face the lava under the fissure, waiting like a statue.

——Half a day later, Loretta, who still did not wait for the Volcano Residence to surrender, unceremoniously commanded the Royal City coalition forces to launch an attack. The coalition forces continued to crush the enemy all the way and entered the deepest part of the Volcano Residence.

Finally, when Loretta led the team into the audience hall, the only thing standing in their way was the Crucible Knight.

When the team surrounded and killed the Crucible Knight, Tanis just watched quietly. But when her knight fell, she stood up without hesitation and jumped into the lava in the crack. Even Loretta was unable to stop her.

On this day, the Volcano Mansion, once a gathering place for rebels, was destroyed, and the Gmir Volcano was brought under Rodel's direct management.

……

Giant Snow Mountain.

The snow-capped mountain area, which had been isolated from the outside world in the past and almost no outsiders had set foot in, has now welcomed a large number of uninvited guests.

They were all tall and fat, with outstanding appearances, holding fierce weapons such as swords and axes. They were the Sons of Evil Omens who were transferred here from the underground of the royal city.

And their leader was none other than the "King of Blessing" Monggot.

At that time, in front of the throne of Elden, Millicent told Graveley and Mungott about the new era she hoped to see. Although her description was a bit vague, after listening to her and Li You's description of the laws and dynasties of the new era, Graveley was greatly moved.

Of course, Gefulei knew Marika's plan. He had originally wanted to go and see the Elden Ring again and become king once again, which was actually a backup plan.

If no suitable god or king appears, then Gefuli, who has returned from outside the border area, will become king again. This will at least ensure that everything Marika has painstakingly arranged will not be wasted.

After listening to Millicent's words, Gefrey realized that if their vision could really be realized, it would be an era that would be more in line with Marika's expectations than if he became king.

So, Ge Fulei took the initiative to choose to give in.

As for Mungot, he was a complicated person. Although he was a demigod, he was the son of an evil omen and had been imprisoned as a curse in the past. But in the end, he stood up, concealed his identity, and protected the royal city.

The reason he did all this was not because he had been loved and wanted to give back, but because he simply wanted to love.

So it is ironic that the son of evil omen, who is shunned by everyone, is the one who truly has great love in his heart.

Because of this, he could understand Millicent and Li You's ideas even better than Ge Fulei. Although he did not support all of their ideas, when Ge Fulei agreed with them, Mungert did not choose to speak out against them, and the two sides avoided fighting.

Then, after the order of the new era was established, Li You found Mongget and proposed an exchange condition to him.

That is, he led the Sons of Evil Omens in the underground of the royal city to settle in the snow-capped mountains. At the same time, he also took over the work of the former flame watchers and guarded the giant flame on the top of the snow-capped mountains for the new dynasty.

Although the new dynasty no longer uses the golden tree as its totem, its existence itself is still very important, and the Ash Extinguishing Flame still needs to be monitored.

In this way, the sons of evil omen can also have their own soil to survive. Even if the environment is relatively harsh, they have excellent physical fitness, and compared with the despair of being imprisoned underground in the past, this is already a very good condition.

Finally, even if Millicent didn't care, there were still many people in the border area who were hostile to the bad omen, and such a concept could not be easily changed. So even if you want to release the son of bad omen, it is better to keep them at a certain natural distance from the general public, which is good for both sides.

This plan killed three birds with one stone, not to mention the benefit of freeing up the warehouse in the basement of the royal city. Mongert was a smart man, and after a simple consideration, he immediately agreed.

Now, his identity is neither the "King of Blessing", nor the "King of Evil Omen" or the "Demon of Evil Omen", but the lord of the new dynasty in the snowy mountains.

Monggot, who led a large group of Sons of Evil Omens onto the snowy mountains, looked at the Watcher Fortress ahead of the snowy road and sighed deeply.

"This is really... a good idea!"

Then, he raised the cursed sword in his hand. "...Go ahead, drive out those fire-practicing monks. This land will be our territory from now on!"

The Sons of Evil Omens did not have such high intelligence, but they could still understand simple commands and words. At this time, they raised their weapons and rushed out with a roar!

"Woo——"

……

At the same time, in the "Ceremony Town" of the Holy Snowfield, Otina.

A large number of Sons of Platinum - that is, Letina's fellow tribesmen - migrated here on a large scale through the portal, and this will be their territory from now on.

Just like sending the Sons of Evil Omen to the Snow Mountain, the Sons of Platinum might need a relatively independent piece of land to settle down. It was easier for them to solve this problem, because many Sons of Platinum had already come to the Holy Snow Plain, and now the new king had officially handed over this land to them for management.

Their lord was none other than Gaius, the old general of the Sons of Platinum, and Messermo's general and old friend. Of course, Gaius was still guarding the Gate of God with Messermo.

Kara did not kill Gaius when he fought him. After the veteran recovered from his injuries, he has been stationed in front of the Gate of God with Messermo and has no intention of leaving.

His role as the lord of the snowfield is more of a figurehead, as the actual manager will be another Platinum Son, Loretta.

...Yes, that's right. Loretta is leading the troops in the volcano now, so the two lords of the Sons of Platinum are not at home.

But there is no need to worry, the Holy Snowfield is almost equivalent to the gate of the Holy Tree, and is closely related to the Holy Tree Town Abrefil. And the one who is in charge of the Holy Tree today is naturally no one else but the Saint Torina.

——The bottom of the sacred tree.

Torina, who took over everything that Michaela left behind and took over the city, naturally expressed her loyalty to the new dynasty at the first opportunity.

Now, she is mobilizing manpower to transform Shengshu Town according to Li You’s suggestion.

In the past, the sacred tree was ugly and was affected by Marlenia's scarlet corruption. Although on the surface it looked like a harmonious coexistence of various races, it was actually riddled with holes inside and could only be maintained by Michaela's power.

Tolina originally wanted to give up the sacred tree, but Li You thought that she might as well try to build Abrefil into a paradise that can truly tolerate differences.

This is of course extremely difficult, but Li You feels that Michaela's idea of ​​wanting all races to coexist is not wrong, but the method is completely wrong. However, that is the natural limitation brought by his being a child demigod, which makes him think and solve problems like a child.

There is hatred among people, and will there be war? Then if I charm everyone and make them forget their hatred, won't that solve the problem?

With almost this thought in mind, Michaela walked all the way to darkness and finally died under Li You's knife.

Torina represents Michaela's "love". Now, she may be able to choose a different way and try to truly use love to embrace the persecuted people who have fled here.

The law of Lani has been realized. The scarlet corruption at the root of the sacred tree has lost its reliance on the power of the law and can be completely cleaned up. Torina has been busy with this recently - together with some soldiers and residents who agree with her.

Once the Tree itself and the Crimson Corruption are purified, Abrefil will open its gates to welcome those who wish to come to the city.

At the bottom of the sacred tree, Torina personally worked with the soldiers, residents, and night demons to use fire to remove the scarlet corruption. At this time, she gently wiped the dirt off her hands and took a breath.

Looking at the scarlet corruption that was being quickly dried and peeled off, and the earth gradually revealing its true appearance, Tolina smiled: "It turns out that such a future is really possible."

She looked far to the south again: "... In that land, we must also work hard."

……

Garrett Fields.

This land, which had been thoroughly eroded by the scarlet corruption, was even more serious than the bottom of the sacred tree, and was now ablaze everywhere.

On the vast but twisted red wilderness, countless figures were coming and going, including soldiers from the royal city, the noble knights, the night demons, and even the red lion soldiers. These people were actually living in harmony, interweaving and working towards a common goal.

There is no doubt that they are doing the same thing as the Holy Tree, using fire to expel the scarlet corruption that has lost the support of the power of law.

Now that the power of the Outer Gods has been expelled from the border area, the Scarlet Corruption itself is still terrifying, but it has lost its endless and endless characteristics. This makes it possible to be completely expelled, and the land of Gaileyd finally has hope of recovery.

And in the very center of the Gallid Fields, the battlefield where Marenia and Latan fought, was also the place where the scarlet corruption was most concentrated. In the very center of the swamp, Millicent was standing in the pool of corruption.

"boom--!!"

Flames rose, she held the knife given by Li You and stabbed it heavily into the scarlet corrupt swamp, releasing flames at the same time, imitating Li You's domain and making it spread.

Burned by this flame, even the thickest scarlet corruption swamp will quickly dry out and turn into a substance similar to dry moss, and the people around her will then step forward to clean up and transport away the corrupt residues.

Millicent's job seems simple, but she has to release it countless times a day, which is a huge drain on her magic power and spirit. She is the most tired one.

The new king of the border area, just like an ordinary night demon engineer, does the hardest and most arduous work.

If no one reminded, no one would have thought that this busiest young girl of all would be the new King of Elden.

Millicent never complains about being tired, because she knows that everything here is her responsibility in the past, and even though she has been reborn, it does not mean that she has drawn a clear line with the sins of the past. What she needs to do is not to whitewash the situation and pretend that nothing happened, but to make up for the damage she has caused with her own actions.

When she came to Gaileed with the Honored Knights, Holy Tree Soldiers, Royal City Soldiers and Night Demons, the remaining Red Lion Army here had openly expressed their hostility towards her and almost took the initiative to attack.

But Millicent did not order her soldiers, who outnumbered the enemy several times, to counterattack. She just maintained her defense and did not clash with the Red Lion Army.

They set up camp and advanced steadily, clearing the land of mutated creatures and corrupt followers while constantly expelling everything left by the Scarlet Corruption.

After watching their efforts for several days, even the remnants of the Red Lion Army were moved. In the end, under the leadership of the old city lord Jie Lian, who returned after hearing the news, the remaining Red Lion Army also joined the battle to drive out corruption.

The hatred between the two sides may not have eased, but they chose to work together in the face of the same goal. This will be an extremely long battle, but one day there will be victory.

Millicent believed that only on that day would she be qualified to truly be the new King of Elden.

After setting fire to a large area of ​​corrupt swamp, Millicent's magic power was exhausted and she had to choose to rest aside. The soldiers following her also took turns to rest, only the night demons were still working tirelessly under the moonlight.

Looking at the busy Night Demons, Millicent couldn't help but sigh: "...Really, I owe him too many favors."

Now, except for her right hand, the rest of her body has fully recovered. The power of the Goddess of Corruption in her body has also been completely expelled with the help of Lani - she can finally live a life without being eroded by the scarlet corruption day and night.

Of course, she could have handed everything over to her subordinates and enjoyed herself and relaxed, but she went to Gaileed without hesitation and fought on the front line to eliminate corruption.

As she was sighing, a voice sounded in Millicent's mind: "It's almost dawn. Ordinary night demons have to temporarily move into the caves. Remember to have the soldiers prepare to hand over their tasks."

This was Aggie's voice, and through a mental link, she was talking to Millicent in the distant Gaelic Fortress.

Millicent responded: "I know."

"By the way, what Li You said, once corruption is driven out, we can use the ashes of the golden tree to bring life back to this land... Is this true?"

Edge delayed for a moment before answering, "Although he said it was just a theory before, I think it is very feasible. Ordinary wood ash is also a valuable fertilizer. If it is replaced with the ashes of the golden tree, it should really give Galide a new life."

In the beginning, Aggie was the daughter of the village chief on the outskirts of Harlan City, and she knew a little about these things.

As if she felt that words were not enough, she added, "And Li You is not just talking. Isn't he experimenting with the ashes of the golden tree? If it really works, there should be good news coming back soon."

Millicent felt relieved when she thought of this: "Indeed, he is not a man of empty words. I will wait for the news with expectation."

After she replied, she subconsciously turned her head and looked towards the north of the swamp, the area of ​​Guiorlon's tomb, where Li You was at the moment.

“…Although I already owe you a big favor, I still have to rely on you for this matter. Please, Li You.”

——At the same moment, the tomb of Guiorlon.

Li You was sitting on a huge rock, staring intently at the system panel in front of him.

“…Hit, hit, hit!”

【Ding! The lucky draw is complete! 】

Li You took a quick look and saw that it was all garbage.

"NMD, WSM!"

Kara Bengbu behind him said, "Master, are you tinkering with that invisible special magic again? Is now the time to do this?"

Li You turned his head and looked at her, his face still showing the indignation of not getting a hair out after ten rounds of fighting: "What are you talking about? I'm not playing!"

As he spoke, he reached out and took out a blueprint from the system backpack.

[Mr. Qi's fertilizer formula: A drawing that records a unique fertilizer formula. Using a specific type of raw material to mix, it can produce universal fertilizers of different grades. The specific characteristics of the fertilizer will vary depending on the nature of the raw materials themselves.]

"I've got what we need."

(End of this chapter)