Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 463 The Outpost

In racial wars, it's hard to say there's any absolute justice to speak of.

If one could truly understand the needs of other races, one would know that peace is absolutely impossible. Living space and resources directly determine the population size and growth ceiling of a race, and no one would or could give them up.

If the leadership, representing racial interests, dares to allow it, then those below will dare to kill you.

Even after you die, people will still spit on your grave, dance around, and nail you to the pillar of historical shame.

Are there any exceptions? Yes, but not many. Those who, with their entire population acting like saints, opened their doors to foreign invaders and colonized their lands have either disappeared into history or are in the process of disappearing.

"The Kingdom of Aiselin declares war on the Duchy of Titan and the outlaws claiming to be from the Duchy of Titan!"

The most vehement reaction came from this tiny superpower that was supposedly on the verge of extinction; they declared war on the very day they received the news.

Once someone started to express their opinion, one by one, the surrounding countries declared war over the next three days, and the Kingdom of Aetherine gained this reputation for nothing.

In reality, no one is stupid. Even without Etherin, there would be other "raging little countries" to take the lead.

After that, he had little to do with Etherine anymore.

Declaring war does not mean war has begun; in fact, it is unlikely that either side will go to war in the short term.

The Earth Lizard Demons require high elemental concentrations to live comfortably. Their massive size and weight are natural limitations. Only a high earth elemental environment allows them to move quickly like fish. They still need time before they can move freely. Right now, their limit is to protect their so-called duchy and bring a large number of their people to the surface.

And the various countries surrounding him, mainly composed of beastmen, would certainly not give him time; they would inevitably form an alliance to continuously besiege and suppress him, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

"How could it not be an accident?"

At the same time, Dania received news that another small country had suffered misfortune, with a large number of cultists summoning the land of evil gods and the son of evil gods there, plunging the land into chaos.

In fact, this was two days earlier than those demons, only the news arrived later.

Similar things happen in every corner of the world. This could be due to a connection between different things, or it could simply be because some beings saw an opportunity and took action.

This can be considered part of the Demon Tide War, or it can be considered an outpost.

"It shouldn't have any impact in the short term."

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say."

With the map laid out here, it's difficult to head towards the center of the continent, but if you go to the edge and reach the port, it naturally becomes a protracted battle. This area also has a lot of passages connecting to the underground dark regions, leaving plenty of room for combat.

This is a dead end that can be defended, but it is also an outlet to the sea for voyages to escape the mainland, and supplies can be obtained from both the sea and underground.

It has no resources of its own, but its inherent environmental advantages are irresistible.

They will come, sooner or later.

Judging from the map, their plan is to take out the Federation first and then Etherine. Of course, if there are other places that are easier to take out, they won't let them go either.

"Hopefully the Federation can hold out a little longer, and hopefully they'll get more support."

After Dania and the nobles made their decision, they became quite calm. When the situation had already deteriorated to its worst, one more piece of bad news wouldn't make much difference.

On our side, we need to deal more with espionage and internal sabotage.

"Actually, it might not be a bad thing."

Rean seemed thoughtful. The other part of the ley lines severed by the mountain range cut off most of the magic that relied on ley lines for teleportation, making long-distance teleportation very difficult. At the same time, leaving the kingdom from the northeastern border of the continent to travel to the central region also became more difficult and dangerous. The corner on the map that resembled a dragon being surrounded, with its entrance and exit blocked, had created a shortage of human resources to some extent.

However, from another perspective, once they understand the cruelty and helplessness of the Demon Tide War, they should also devote more effort to preparing for war.

Even when escaping, one must have a way out and the strength to do so.
"The Wartime Emergency Management Ordinance is expected to be introduced soon, which will restrict certain departures and control resources."

For the central governments of various countries, the resources available during wartime and peacetime are two different things, and these decisions that seem outrageous in normal times can be forcibly implemented.

"It will offend many wealthy businessmen and nobles."

"It doesn't matter. Let's get through these few years of crisis first."

When someone is about to die, it's a bit too much to hesitate about whether or not they'll offend someone.

But Rean also took out some documents and handed them to Dania.

"This is information on the Bottom Lizard Demons. It should be fairly accurate. You can refer to it."

Dania glanced at the data and realized that it was no longer described as "realistic." To be precise, it should be described as "the level of taste appreciation."

What region has what flavor, what bones are easy to break, and what place has the thickest defenses.

Only demons can obtain this thing through dissection.

"Given by a heroic spirit?"

"Wu was also a person from the Demon Tide War, and there are quite a few records of fighting him. However, since this race was recuperating during the last Demon Tide War, our information is incomplete."

The war records of the "ancient species" that were separated by thousands of years naturally became archaeological data. If a war of demonic tides did not occur, short-lived species would often be too lazy to record the information of their opponents in the previous war, and would even assume that they had perished.

Only groups belonging to the same ancient and long-lived races have collected relatively complete data, while Wu's side has data they personally killed.
"They're tough, they're troublesome, and we can't kill them all."

"The lack of sight is actually an illusion. Its limbs have a light-sensing system, but it does not sense colored light. Its daily energy consumption is very low; it can survive by eating dirt, but it will become even weaker."

"Their age can be judged from their appearance; the older they are, the larger they are."

What Wu presented consisted partly of his own handwritten records and partly of his extensive knowledge of this race during the Demon Tide War.

In the current situation, both are quite important.

"Asexual reproduction, or rather, fission, is more like reproduction. Doesn't that mean that with enough resources, the number of troops they can produce would be incredibly large? Uh, no family structure? All races are brothers and sisters."

"Each individual is independent, lacking the cumbersome cluster consciousness and neural networks of elemental-like organisms, communicating with each other using 'vibration language'."

In Wu's assessment, these semi-elemental creatures were not the most unsolvable group. They were highly socialized, had considerable individual combat strength and high growth potential, but they also had obvious weaknesses.

“Asexual reproduction results in lower racial differences. They also have evolutionary paths, but the total number does not exceed ten. Moreover, due to the taste of their physiological structure, they can only try a small portion of the occupational systems that most races can.”

"His innate ability is related to earth manipulation, but it is more useful in actual combat. Earth and metal can become his weapons. His potential is not low, but his function is relatively simple and can be countered."

This seems to be the only good news.

“Semi-elemental life forms have very long lifespans, and some of them have even completely abandoned their flesh and blood, transforming into elemental life forms. This means that given enough time, elemental lords and monarchs can be born among them, which means that they are god-level beings capable of interfering in the mortal realm.”

(End of this chapter)