Chapter 1002: Chapter 1002

After discussing matters concerning the Array Master, Du You left it entirely in the hands of others.

As for the matters following the arrival of the Space Formation Mage, those were left to the exchanges between Shaliya and Li Minglu. Although Shaliya didn’t have much time now, primarily relying on other assistants to make contact.

Having set aside this issue, Du You returned once again to the City of Mountains, because the battle there had already fully unfolded. The foreign personnel and haphazard soldiers trained within the territory could only engage in minor tasks.

The frontal assault, however, was to be undertaken by the soldiers recognized by the territory. At this time, the territory’s soldiers were plentiful, so there was no worry about the frontal battle. Especially the Griffin Knights, who filled the skies overwhelmingly whenever they appeared. It could be said that at present, in the southern part of the empire, if Du You was said to be the second, no one dared claim to be the first when it came to aerial strength.

With the full outbreak of the battle, the Goblins originally living in the forest were the first to suffer. Within the expanded territory, the Goblin forests were almost entirely encompassed.

Numerous Arrow Towers and Cold Ice Arrow Towers were constructed, and even the Goblins that scattered into different tribes couldn’t withstand it any longer. A portion fled to the west, disappearing without a trace, and the majority of the rest were exterminated.

Du You never thought to keep these creatures. The architectural blueprints obtained from the Goblins were simply packed up by Du You to be dealt with later outside. He really did not have a high regard for these items.

After the entire forest was cleared, it also began to be transformed. There were no civilians living there temporarily, but this place was planned by Du You as a future area for civilian production and living.

The territory had spread to the seaside, where, in time, numerous large fish farms could be constructed. These fish farms would suffice to turn this entire area into a food production zone.

In Shaliya’s plan, as long as this phase of the battle was completed, the internal population capacity of the territory could be increased by at least dozens of times. And due to the presence of special buildings, this population cap could expand even more. With enough population, it wouldn’t matter even if the territory’s soldiers were insufficient.

Shaliya could fully utilize the conventional management methods of ordinary kingdoms in this world to find talent among the civilians. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥

In fact, among both the territory residents and the foreign population, not everyone was useless. Careful searching among these people could still uncover quite a few experts, even some of tier three.

At this moment, Du You was riding the Platform Floating Cloud in the air. Behind him, a large number of Griffin Knights were resting, while in front of him, many more Griffin Knights patrolled the skies, constantly searching for enemies on the ground.

The aggression from the City of Mountains was too swift and too decisive, deploying far more tier-four forces than before. Therefore, once initiated, the frontier territories of the Kingdom of Hanhai quickly succumbed.

The nobles of various kingdoms who had initially established a stronghold here were cleared out at the first opportunity. These days, these nobles were clamoring for their noble privileges and were seeking to be ransomed.

"Hmph, if it weren’t for the concern about this world’s noble customs, I would have let them die long ago."

There were indeed special rules for dealing with nobles; otherwise, the families of Shaliya’s assistants wouldn’t have so many still alive. Even if a nation fell, nobility meant privileges, continually so.

"Lord, we have spotted a group of Murlocs in front, clashing with our forces. It appears they are the last batch here."

"Really, what is the strength of these Murlocs?" It had to be said, the stubborn resistance of the Kingdom of Hanhai here was because they had these Murlocs. High-tier Murlocs had basically all been sent to the surface.

"Many are tier three, and with potions, they can temporarily boost themselves to tier four."

"I see. Then have the front lines hold back, I’ll go and take care of them." Du You would not risk letting his soldiers handle these tier-four enemies, as that would simply be the greatest waste.

"Tier-four enemies, excellent." Lin Yushi’s eyes lit up upon hearing about so many high-tier Murlocs here. These past few days, hunting those ordinary enemies had really been rather dull.

It didn’t take long for Du You’s intentions to be communicated to the front lines. Although Du You was not the commander on the battlefield, he was a force that could easily sway the course of the battle. At this moment, none of the tier-five forces had yet appeared.

Because of Du You’s identity, where he wanted to fight, the other soldiers would generally hold back. With their strength, the enemies were unlikely to hurt them anyway.

Before long, Du You arrived above this group of Murlocs. Seeing so many Griffins flying in, the Murlocs, without thinking twice, quickly drank their potions and soon became frenzied, boosting themselves temporarily to tier four.

Du You immediately unleashed a vast array of Dark Flame Arrow, instantly causing countless casualties among these tier-four Murlocs.

"They are really too weak; early products are still early products. Hopefully, they yield some more Crystal Coins." Du You sneered; as his own strength continued to rise, what had previously been somewhat challenging tier-four ordinary enemies had become easy targets for slaughtering.

The temporarily boosted tier-four Murlocs were simply ants in Du You’s eyes. Eliminating these Murlocs was not much harder than mowing grass. This wasn’t only true for Du You; it was the same for the two sisters. Lin Yushi unleashed Explosive Scattering, transforming into a god of thunder, effortlessly reaping swathes of Murlocs.

Lin Yucha also wasn’t to be outdone. Releasing Explosive Poison Snipe, clouds of deadly toxin rose. The terrifying poison ensured that the envenomed Murlocs couldn’t last more than two minutes before succumbing.

The entire process was managed without even using their Summoned Creatures, such was the ease with which the Murlocs were dispatched.

This batch of Murlocs was also the last holdout on the coastline. After the hunt was over, the Kingdom of Hanhai completely retreated from the coast. From now on, this coastal region could completely be said to belong to Du You.

During this time, South Mountain City had been completely quiet, showing no interest in intervention. Perhaps the display of strength by the City of Mountains had indeed frightened them. Du You knew without looking that the nobles over there must be extremely busy.

With the coastline recaptured, the losses suffered by the Kingdom of Hanhai were substantial, and it was clear that they would not let this go. The atmosphere for a decisive battle was brewing continuously, and for a moment, the sea itself seemed to calm.