Divine Kingship

Chapter 539 The question is about super mobility.

Ellie later tried to leave first to create an opportunity for Rand.

Rand managed to get close to Berlan, but at most he could only touch Berlan's shoulder with his shoulder.

That's all that can be done.

When a king is extremely vigilant, he is truly virtually invincible.

After the bath water cooled down a bit, Berlan wrung out his long white hair and got out of the bath. This time, since Ellie wasn't there, Berlan didn't cover his body anymore and let Rand watch him.

When Rand came out of the bath, the White King glanced at him helplessly and said, "Don't follow Ellie's lead. She was like this when she was little. I spoiled her."

Rand then turned his feet and moved closer to Berlan.

Berlan sighed, but didn't avoid it. He continued to dress in front of the cabinet, letting his skin and hair touch Rand as he dressed.

But that was all; she dressed quickly and soon transformed back into a majestic queen.

She then glanced at Rand and said, "You've already gotten your share of the benefits, go back to sleep."

Rand dried himself off with a towel.

Berlan glanced at him again, and then the water stains on Rand's body turned into tiny ice crystals that fell down, while Rand only felt a slight chill.

"It works so well," Rand exclaimed.

Berlan chuckled softly, then left the bathroom first.

Rand then put on his clothes and used his superior martial arts skills as a high-level professional to sneak into his and Ellie's room.

Now that they're in the palace, Rand and Ellie have naturally been assigned to the same room.

Ellie looked Rand up and down: "How's the progress?"

“There’s been a slight progress,” Rand said after thinking for a moment.

Ellie stroked her smooth chin and shook her head, saying, "Then you still need to work harder, my husband."

Rand reached out and rubbed Ellie's chin before lying down on the soft bed beside her.

Although Rand and Ellie did not visit the White Kingdom often, this room was always kept in the royal palace of the White Kingdom's capital for the two of them to live in.

There was no dust, and the bedding and wardrobe had been tidied up, indicating that the room had been regularly maintained.

Ellie lay on the bed, snapped her fingers, a magical fire flashed, and then the oil lamp in the room went out.

Ellie snuggled into Rand's arms: "Then goodnight."

……

The three rode on flying bulls toward the North.

These three flying bulls were selected because they are the most robust and can fly for long periods of time. They are also omnivorous and can even recover their strength by eating meat.

Flying mounts are very rare in this world, but they are not entirely nonexistent; there are still some powerful individuals who can tame flying magical beasts.

There might also be small griffin units in the Lionheart Kingdom to the south.

The appearance of flying bulls and horses has already allowed Rand to gain a foothold in the undeveloped airspace of this world.

Although flying bulls and horses are difficult to breed and their traits are still unstable, they can be bred after all. Although troublesome, they are much better than the unruly and difficult-to-tame monsters.

Among the flying oxen and horses, some were too thin to carry much cargo, but some were strong enough to carry adult men.

The flying bulls and horses that Rand brought to the White Kingdom this time were selected from the best of the best, capable of carrying people for extended periods of time.

In short, after Ellie, the White King, and the Flying Bull and Horse combination, it's time for the bomber.

As a legendary archmage, Ellie's casting range is much greater than that of ordinary mages, and she can also unleash a variety of amazing, unrecorded spells.

The White King, in particular, possesses an exaggerated attack range.

As for Rand, Rand acts as a mascot when things are going well, and as a support when things are in trouble.

It is equivalent to an auxiliary function aircraft.

In short, in this era, the trio currently in the sky possesses epoch-making power.

Unfortunately, there were too few people.

If Rand had a whole squad of 36 Ellie-branded bombers, he felt he could easily defeat the Kingdom of Bolen.

And if one could have a group of White Ace Bombers, then one could directly rule the world.

Of course, all of the above are just dreams.

However, even with just Ellie, the White King, and Rand, they can accomplish a great deal.

For example, destroying the altars built by the orcs.

As the three were in the raging snowstorm of the North, the White King provided each of them with an ice shield to block the onrushing snow.

"It should be down here." Rand looked down, but his perspective was from above Crow Cola. As a bird, Crow Cola's eyesight was much better than that of humans, and Crow Cola was not an ordinary bird.

Crow Cola can easily see things on the ground from 10,000 meters in the air.

"Hmph, Rand's auxiliary aircraft requests a lower altitude." Rand glanced at the serious White King and Ellie.

Rand felt there was no need to be so tense at this time. People's attention span is limited, and being too serious and focused now would consume energy and lead to fatigue later.

Rand didn't think this would be a quick end to it, so it was better to keep things calm for now, and thus Rand decided to lighten the mood.

Berlan rolled his eyes, which was quite unusual for him: "I already said I don't understand this kind of nonsensical talk."

Rand smiled: "The enemy target has entered our firing range."

Ellie and Berlan understood what this meant. The altar created by the orcs had come into view, and all they needed to do next was launch an attack.

Ellie's magical energy beam and Berlan's ice spear struck the underground altar precisely, sending up dust and debris everywhere, including severed limbs and broken building materials.

From Crow Cola's perspective, Rand confirmed that the altar had been destroyed and drew a circle on the map in his hand.

Then, the three of them soared into the sky, while the orcs who were repairing the altar were completely unaware of what was happening.

From their perspective, all they saw was ice spears and magical beams of light suddenly raining down from the sky, followed by massive casualties and the complete destruction of the altar that was almost repaired.

But what exactly happened was completely unclear; looking up, all that could be seen was a sky full of snow obscuring the view.

Then the three-person flight squad quickly destroyed several more altars before finding a place to shelter from the wind and snow and begin to rest.

“If we can maintain this pace, the altars that have already been identified in the intelligence reports are expected to be completely destroyed within a week,” Rand said, glancing at the map. “I just don’t know how the orcs will react.”

“We’ve encountered fewer orcs than we expected. I suspect they’ve already organized an attack on the northern defenses,” Ellie said. The White King, Berlan, agreed with Ellie: “Clearly, they need humans as sacrifices.”

If the orcs wanted to assist Grand Duke Vladimir's arrival through sacrifices, they would inevitably need a large number of live offerings, making an invasion of humanity a certainty.

Most sacrifices in this world require living beings. Even the benevolent goddess Torch requires believers to use the process of destroying evil as a ritual of sacrifice.

The fact that the Torch Goddess doesn't need to actually offer sacrifices on an altar or provide living animals as offerings is already quite unusual.

As for the other sects that Rand knew about, their main method of sacrifice was basically the sacrifice of living animals.

“Then it seems war is inevitable,” Rand said.

The White King said calmly, "I have long been prepared, and the White Kingdom has long been prepared. In your strange words, it's 'when soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it.'"

Rand is an outsider, and he doesn't want to abandon his past skills or erase his former familiarity with the place. So Rand likes to speak some of the dialects from his hometown before he traveled back in time.

These are the strange words spoken by the White King, and because Rand said them so often, the White King could occasionally understand one or two of them.

"Then let's rest tonight."

After feeding the flying bulls and horses fine food, Rand, Ellie, and Berlan huddled together. To avoid being discovered, they did not light a fire and ate only the dry rations they had brought with them.

The three of them, who were essentially a family, huddled together to keep warm and rest.

Meanwhile, it wasn't just the White Country that reacted to the Northern Alliance.

The White King's serious investigation into the orcs and the Wisteria Kingdom, followed by sharing the results with other Northern Alliance nations, naturally attracted their attention.

In the eyes of the Northern Allied Nations, the White King has always been a qualified, wise, and prestigious ruler. The White King's considerations must be reasonable, and now the White King has indeed discovered the truth.

The Northern Union was not necessarily more farsighted than the Southern Kingdoms, but it had witnessed firsthand the situations that the Southern Kingdoms had encountered.

The Queen of the Kingdom of Lensa died at the hands of the Azure King.

The Kingdom of Bolun was severely damaged by the undead army; these are all recent tragedies.

Now, the White King says he has discovered the person behind the Blue King's collaboration with the vampires, and that Grand Duke Vladimir is planning to cause trouble among the orcs.
Orcs have always been a major threat to the Northern Union. Now it seems that the source of the orcs' infernal transformation ability is Grand Duke Vladimir. And now, the two sides are about to get entangled again.

This prompted the Northern Union to take action without hesitation.

The orcs are clearly about to launch an attack on humanity, and humanity has long wanted to truly exterminate this disgusting race.

Human armies have begun to gradually gather in the North.

……

Meanwhile, the beastmen were also discussing matters.

Orcs are a rare intelligent race that does not use the common language of the continent.

A group of tall, blue-faced, fanged orcs were talking in the camp.

"Humans have used some strange methods to destroy our altars at an alarming rate." An orc stomped his foot angrily, the tremor causing the entire tent to tremble and show signs of collapsing.

The older but still strong orc leader glared at the orc who was stomping his foot and roared, "Quiet down."

The orc stopped moving around.

"Didn't we make preparations for a possible human attack?" the lead orc asked. "And none of them have worked?"

“Yes, it had no effect at all. Even if the White King himself came, he should have been stopped, but we didn’t even see the White King’s face before the altar was destroyed.” The orc under his command was also very puzzled when he said this. “But judging from the state of destruction at the scene, those ice spears and strange magic seem to be the work of the White King himself.”

The White King is the mortal enemy of the orcs; this is an undeniable fact.

The existence of the White King directly prevented many of the orcs' plans from being implemented.

The White King, Berlan Calant, possesses not only superhuman strength but also wisdom unmatched by most kings.

Moreover, this wisdom is becoming increasingly profound over time.

The weight was so heavy that it made the orcs feel despair.

How could there be such a perfect king, possessing both supreme power and terrifying wisdom?

They might even possess a lifespan that ordinary kings certainly don't have.

At the highest level, the physical body will mutate to a certain degree of inhumanity, and the lifespan of the highest-level professionals will be much longer than that of ordinary people.

As for the kings, there aren't many records of their lifespans. The lifespan of the Azure King is an exception, but it seems quite possible that the White King lived for two hundred years.

For two hundred years, they will have to face a king who possesses both military power and command authority.

This king also harbored extreme hatred towards orcs and was constantly thinking of ways to exterminate them. Furthermore, this king seemed to have military geniuses in his family from some southern countries through marriage.

That was something the orcs couldn't imagine how to ensure the continuation of their race.

Therefore, even after being betrayed by Grand Duke Vladimir, the orcs still chose to cooperate with him.

At least this way, they still have a chance to obtain land to live on.

This is certainly like asking a tiger for its skin, but if they don't struggle, the extinction of the orcs may be imminent.

The White King clearly had no interest in ruling the orcs; he only wanted them exterminated.

……

In the Land of White, the thirteenth son of the Black-Brown Marquis is inspecting his weapons and armor.

The war with the orcs is about to begin again.

He was surrounded by Rand's personal guards, these loyal guards of Rand had had considerable contact with the thirteenth son of the Black-Brown Marquis.

The thirteenth son of the Black Brown Marquis learned much of his martial arts and military knowledge from these guards.

Rand's Royal Guard are not ordinary soldiers; they are all loyal, knowledgeable, and skilled warriors.

They were also frequently invited to give lectures at church schools, and these loyal guards of Rand would gradually be demoted to become officers in various places.

The thirteenth son of the Marquis of Black Brown knew that his opportunity to follow in his father's footsteps had arrived.

He knew, of course, that his father had no chance of survival, but fulfilling this wish was absolutely necessary for him.

He had heard many stories about his father, and now he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps.

Meanwhile, Rand had already set off again to attack the orcs' altar.

Once the known altars have been attacked, they will return to command their army in battle against the orcs.

(End of this chapter)