On the last day of the first quarter... in other words, on the last day of spring, a massive beast tide simultaneously formed around the world, causing considerable losses to all intelligent beings and non-berserk creatures.
Among the areas controlled by monsters, the ones that suffered the least damage were Silvermoon Tree Garden and the Dwarf Kingdom... The reason for the first two was that the residents had a strong fighting spirit, and both monsters and elves were very capable of fighting.
That would be enough for them to defeat the rioting monsters head-on.
As for the Dwarf Kingdom, their environment is not conducive to a beast tide. There are indeed many wild animals on the hills and grasslands, but not many magical beasts... It's just that the rodents in the mines have caused them some trouble.
However, it's just a nuisance; the dwarves' hammers are no joke.
However, other countries, whether small states, duchies, or empires, with large populations of civilians, have been greatly affected, which may directly lead to a sharp decline in the autumn harvest.
Unlike the blue spores that can grow continuously after being sown, wheat, a staple food for humans, relies heavily on a normal harvest each year. If an unavoidable natural disaster occurs, then some people are destined to go hungry.
For example, commoners and serfs... no, in fact, it could only be commoners and slaves.
This year may be the most difficult year for the Empire and the Duchy.
However, compared to some small countries, the losses of the empire and the duchy are nothing. Although it seems like a disaster that was easily avoided by the monsters, about a dozen small countries perished in the beast tide a few days ago.
Yes, it perished.
Some small countries, though their names were unfamiliar, were real and had a considerable number of citizens. Those that survived in the cracks, consisting of only a few cities, disappeared from the world.
This is a truly terrible natural disaster.
"Mentor, what are the specific details?"
In the forest, Illa asked this question, and the only person he could call his mentor was undoubtedly Chiara Rudnev. She nodded and looked around at the trees as she took notes, answering, "The riot has subsided... temporarily."
On the night the riot broke out, the Three Towers dispatched a team of mages to investigate the disaster, which was named the "Four-Legged Riot," while Instructor Kiara happened to be with several of her students, responsible for data collection in the Greer Forest.
In other words, the people who came to investigate were actually the mentor and Yinla's junior classmates.
"Cough cough cough, the overall situation is not optimistic. The monsters seem to have become natural nodes in the magic network. During the flow of mana, at certain times, their nature of accumulating emotions and increasing reproduction is defined."
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Kiara said this, and then she seemed to want to say something more, but she choked on her own saliva... and coughed very hard, as if she was about to gag.
"Cough cough cough... Koko cough cough cough cough cough cough..."
"Cough cough cough cough cough..."
"cough!"
Under Inra's worried gaze, Kiara shook her head apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, don't worry about me, I just choked on my own saliva... This happens every four quarters, starting on the first day of spring and ending on the last day."
"Cough cough cough..."
Seeing that Instructor Kiara was coughing again, Yinla patted her back, hoping to make her feel better. He looked at the female mage who was studying the report on parchment and said, "Show me the data... Cecilia."
"..."
The mage known as "Cecilia" was speechless at Yinla's words. She looked at Yinla, who had once shattered her dignity as the new king at the Tower Conference, and corrected her: "I am Sevilia Arroyo, senior Yinla."
Despite saying that, Severia still handed the report to Illa.
"I understand, Severia."
Yinla responded, looking at the data on the report. He had also graduated smoothly from the White Tower. Apart from his mediocre performance in Magic Armor Studies, his grades in other subjects were excellent, so there was no way he would have any trouble understanding the data.
The data report revealed the data cycle and the nature of the abnormal fluctuations in mana...
Does it come every spring? But maybe not... though it's quite possible.
Yinla muttered to himself, thoughtfully handing the file back to Sevilla, and analyzed, "It says on it, '[Mana kinking anomaly, the total amount of mana remaining on the anomalous nodules is fixed, and the number of magical beasts will also try to approach this fixed value.]', right?"
As he said this, Yinla immediately thought of a feasible solution. He led everyone toward the forest, waving back to the magical beasts that greeted him... It seemed that those who respected him were no longer limited to the Demon King's territory.
After that, coming to the forest might feel like coming home, and his redemption will continue to be sung in the forest.
"When spring arrives, we can hunt down those four-legged magical beasts on a large scale and continuously reduce their numbers until the Special Mana is completely depleted. Even if it cannot be completely depleted, it can still minimize the power of the beast tide at the end of spring."
As Yinla spoke, he thought of the hunting activities in the spring and felt somewhat fortunate that they had been hunting, so the power might not be as great as in other countries. He said, "Is that so?"
Upon hearing Yinla's words, the instructor Kiara, who had finally calmed down, nodded and said, "It does sound feasible, but we will not inquire about the specific plans. The Three Towers will only be responsible for the investigation and publicizing the disaster; we will not participate in the specific handling."
Yinla understands this very well.
"However, as your mentor, I have something to tell you..."
As Kiara spoke, she said in a casual tone, "The Theocracy suffered quite a lot of losses this time, and through the Three Towers Wizards, they issued a commission for professionals... Someone specifically asked you to help."
This sounds like something the Theocracy would do, after all, the Theocracy is quite wealthy.
"Oh……"
Yinla chuckled and nodded to indicate that he understood, but he didn't really think he had any reason to help... The other party probably didn't have anything that interested him either.
"..."
"They're willing to exchange information about the [Underground Demon King's Castle] for it, but I don't know what that is..."
As Kiara said this, she looked at Inra, who had suddenly stopped and seemed very interested. She shook her head helplessly and added, "But I don't recommend you join... those cults seem to have some ulterior motives."
"..."
Yinla nodded slightly, deep in thought...
"Thank you, I will consider it carefully, Instructor Kiara."
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