Chapter 734: Land Grabbing (Two in One)
"Be alert! Pay attention to your surroundings!"
As Gervis and others moved forward in the Land of the Fallen Gods, half a day had passed.
The area surrounding this divine fall looked lush and green, but because there were two suns hanging overhead, the weather was extremely hot.
Gervis and his group were wearing dull armor. In order to prevent the soldiers from deserting, the captains of the direct guard kept riding their horses and loudly reminding the soldiers to stay focused.
"Master Weldon, has the weather in this God's Falling Land been this hot before?"
Gervis, who was riding on Nightmare's back, was not feeling well either. He was still wearing full body armor, and under the scorching sun, he felt as if he was put into an oven.
After picking up the water bag hanging on the saddle and gulping down two mouthfuls of water, Gervis felt a little better. He then turned to ask Welton.
"Teacher, the weather in the Land of God's Fall has always been like this. The place we entered this time is relatively good. After all, there are flowers, plants and trees all around."
"If it appears in the desert next door, the weather will be unbearable even for a titled knight! And it will be very difficult to find a water supply point."
As a well-known master of medicine and medicine wizard in the Holy Alliance, Weldon is naturally a frequent visitor to the Land of God's Fall. When Weldon heard Gervis' question, he answered with some relief.
"That's true! Gervis nodded silently. With the blessing of two suns, if they were to appear in a barren land like the desert Gobi, they would probably be roasted to death.
"Your Majesty, there's another potion plant here!"
At this moment, Ike, who was responsible for clearing the way a few dozen meters ahead, shouted to Gervis.
"Well, take it off!"
When Gervis heard this, he was not surprised.
They had only been in this divine land for half a day, but they had already harvested seven or eight magical plants.
Although they are all the lowest grade one magic potion plants, they were just picked up from the roadside. It would be impossible to find them in the Holy Continent.
Moreover, if it were in the Holy Continent, even low-level magic potion plants would be coveted by magical beasts.
In this land of fallen gods, low-level magic potion plants are not rare. According to Weldon, even many second-level magic potion plants are not necessarily guarded by magical beasts.
Following Gervis' instructions, Ik quickly picked the potion plant and brought it to him.
"Swan flower, can be used to make a sobering potion, worth about ten gold coins!"
When Gervis took the potion from Ike, Weldon immediately told him the origin of the potion! "Yes!"
Gervis smiled, then put the magic potion plant into his space ring.
Mosquito meat is still meat. Anyway, he eats it directly to improve his strength, so he doesn't care how many gold coins it is worth.
Gervis has been practicing hard these past few days and feels that he is about to break through to the middle gold level. He believes that if he eats a few more magic potion plants, breaking through will not be a problem.
Picking the magic potion was just a small episode, and then they continued to move forward. After walking for more than ten minutes, they encountered a lake.
While traveling in such hot weather, seeing the sparkling lake made all the soldiers very happy.
Including Gust and others also turned their attention to Gervis.
The meaning is obvious, that is, whether you can go to the lake to cool off, even if it is just to step in the water for a few seconds.
"Let's go! Let's go to the lake and cool off for a while! But don't take off your armor!"
Gervis was the most warmly dressed, so he was also scorching hot. When he saw everyone's gazes, he immediately agreed.
Upon hearing Gervis's instructions, Ik immediately changed direction and led the team slowly towards the lake.
As they got closer and closer to the sparkling lake, Gervis felt a sense of alarm for no reason.
Now his mental power is getting stronger and stronger as he takes kiwi fruit, and even a veteran wizard like Welton can't compare with him.
So when Gervis felt a sense of alarm, he immediately raised his right hand.
“Stop moving forward!”
As Gervis raised his right hand, someone in the team immediately shouted.
After hearing the roar, the group of people stopped immediately even though they didn't know why they were shouting to stop.
"What is it, your majesty?"
Gust asked in confusion.
"There might be something strange about that lake!"
Gervis answered immediately.
"Ike, bring me one of those wild deer you shot on the road! It must be alive!"
This land of divine fall is sparsely populated and rich in natural resources. When Gervis and his men were marching, they encountered a lot of wild game, which were eventually shot by Ike and others and used as snacks for the soldiers.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon, Ike brought a wild deer from the carriage behind that had been shot in the legs and feet but was not dead.
This was done intentionally to prevent the game from spoiling due to the hot weather. Now it was a good opportunity for Gervis to use it to try out the strangeness of the lake ahead.
Gervis picked up the wild deer, stood more than 20 meters away from the lake shore, and threw the deer in his hand directly into the lake.
The dying wild deer began to struggle immediately after falling into the lake. As the deer was struggling, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared under the green surface of the lake in the center.
Crash!
As the black shadow approached the wild deer, there was a splash, and a water monster more than ten meters long leaped out.
It swallowed the wild deer with its bloody mouth that was big enough to fit a carriage.
"this……"
"Isn't that a high-level monster?"
The people standing on the lakeshore were stunned. They had never expected that such a small lake would hide a high-level magical beast. If they jumped into the water to take a bath, their fate would definitely not be much better than that of the wild deer.
"Walk!"
Gervis had not expected that this place where the gods fell was so dangerous, and he immediately ordered everyone to leave.
He was not sure whether the monsters in the lake could come ashore. If they could, they would definitely suffer heavy losses if they continued to stay there.
The soldiers were already scared out of their wits and naturally did not dare to stay any longer. Upon hearing Gervis' order, they immediately started to move and quickly moved away from the lake.
After truly witnessing the horror of the God's Falling Land, the soldiers began to march very carefully, always observing the surrounding environment.
Fortunately, the place where they appeared should be considered a plain. The woods around were not very dense, and most of it was wilderness, so there were not many hidden dangers.
As the team continued to move forward, the sun set. Gervis and his group had been marching for nearly a day. Just when he thought that he would not be able to meet up with Edward and others today, he suddenly saw a large group of people in the distance.
"Sir! The troops ahead!"
After Ike and other guards discovered the situation, they immediately reported it to Gervis.
Gervis had also seen it at this time, and immediately took out a telescope to confirm what team it was.
If you encounter orcs or natives of the God's Fallen Land, it goes without saying that the best option is to turn around and leave.
Gervis also needs to be careful when encountering some unfamiliar Holy City teams.
"There's the flag of the Sky City!"
After carefully checking with a telescope, Gervis found that he was very lucky. There was a flag of the Sky City in the team ahead. At this time, their team gathered on a hillside in the distance. It was unknown whether they were preparing to set up camp or something.
"Let's go! Let's go meet them!"
Gervis immediately waved his hand. Since there were people from Sky City there, he could go and join them without any worries.
"Your Majesty has ordered, advance!"
Then Gervis and his group went straight towards the team where Edward and his group were.
When they were more than two miles away from Edward and his men, dozens of cavalrymen were immediately sent over!
"Lord Gervis!"
These dozens of cavalrymen originally wanted to inquire about the identities of Gervis and others, but the white-flag knight who led the team obviously knew Gervis after seeing him, and immediately spoke respectfully.
"Who are you?"
"Lord Gervis, my name is Cody, and I am the guard of Lord Duke Edward! I didn't expect it to be your team, Lord Gervis, please follow me!"
The knight with the white flag answered immediately, then made way and led Gervis towards the team over there.
"Cody, why are you guys stopped there? Are you planning to set up camp?"
Gervis rode Nightmare to the front of the team and asked the guard named Cody.
"Lord Gervis, there is a battle going on ahead! You will know when you go and see it!"
Cody listened to Gervis's question and immediately answered respectfully.
"oh?"
When Gervis heard that they were fighting, he became curious and sped up his horse to head forward.
"Duke Edward!"
"Duke Johnson! Duke Bruno!..."
Gervis quickly came to the team of Edward and others, and immediately saw the line of Holy City Lords standing in the front, and began to greet them immediately.
"Haha, Lord Gervis, you are finally here!"
"Lord Gervis!"
"Grevith, come and take a look at the battlefield ahead, it's getting exciting now!"
Hearing Gervis's greeting, the city lords responded politely, and Edward waved his hand to let Gervis go to the front.
After hearing this, Gervis took two quick steps to the side of the crowd and looked into the distance.
When he looked into the distance, he discovered that there were actually tens of thousands of people fighting a bloody battle a few miles away, and one of the two sides in the battle was actually orcs.
The other party is obviously not a force from the Holy Continent.
Because Gervis saw dozens of giants on the battlefield, and after a rough estimate by visual observation, he found that those giants were at least ten meters tall, and they were all wearing heavy armor and holding huge swords in their hands.
"Duke Edward, could that be the descendant of the God's servant? The native of this Land of God's Fall?"
"Yes, Gervis! Those dozens of giants should be the descendants of the guards of a certain god. There are no giants that tall in our Holy Continent!"
Edward nodded and answered affirmatively.
"The giants are beginning to retreat!"
At this moment, dozens of giants on the battlefield in the distance began to retreat while fighting, and among them, thousands of natives who were about the same size as humans were also retreating at the same time.
"The beastman tribe has tens of thousands of people. If the natives continue to fight, they will definitely be wiped out! Retreating now is the best option."
At this moment, a lord of the holy city spoke.
"Since the natives have appeared here, it means that we are not far from their city! Let's camp here tonight! We must hurry up, as the news of our arrival will spread quickly among the native forces."
Edward looked at the battlefield in the distance and spoke slowly.
After hearing Edward's words, everyone naturally had no objection. They currently had the strength of five holy cities gathered here, with a population of more than 20,000. Camping together would better ensure safety.
…
After the camp was set up, Gervis had dinner with Edward and others. While having dinner, Gervis asked Edward and others about the next steps.
Because he didn't know much about the Land of the Fallen Gods, he didn't know much about what to do next.
Edward and the others naturally would not hide anything, and immediately began to tell Gervis about the specific actions of people after entering the Land of the Fallen Gods, as recorded in the past.
After listening to this, Gervis realized that they first needed to determine the location of the indigenous forces nearby, and then seize the dominant terrain and establish their own camp.
The natives of this Land of God's Fall are descendants of gods. Although their forces vary in strength, in many cases they are no weaker than the holy cities of the Holy Continent.
Therefore, they need to make long-term plans to deal with these indigenous forces.
Fortunately, the Holy Continent has a large population and strong forces. Every time the Land of God's Fall is opened, these natives are all wiped out or driven away without exception.
After learning about the general arrangements, Gervis had a rough idea in his mind and returned to his tent early after dinner.
"I don't know where Alice and the others are!"
Because of the relationship between the elves and the humans of the Holy Alliance, Alice and others will not look for Gervis and others to meet up after entering the Land of the Fallen Gods.
Instead, they will look for a suitable forest to settle down, and only after they are completely stable will they slowly begin to explore the place where the gods fell.
After today's experience, Gervis was really worried about his cheap wife.
"Although the elves are weak, that is only compared to the beastmen and humans. The Holy City alone does not pose a threat to the elves, so there shouldn't be any problems."
After thinking for a moment, Gervis comforted himself with a few words and then fell into a deep sleep. He was tired after traveling all day in the hot weather.
…
The next day, Gervis and others packed up their equipment and continued on their journey. This time, there were tens of thousands of them traveling together, so it became a very large group.
A few miles to their side, the orc army was also moving forward. Because both sides were facing powerful enemies, they did not interfere with each other at this time.
In this way, Gervis and his companions continued walking for almost three days, and after three days they finally arrived outside the sphere of influence of the indigenous people.
These days, Edward and others have already sent out air forces to conduct a preliminary reconnaissance of this vast sacred continent.
According to investigation, there are five huge cities and hundreds of large and small cities within a radius of hundreds of miles. The population of each huge city is at least one million, while the population of small cities ranges from thousands to tens of thousands.
As for the area hundreds of miles away, we have not explored it yet. However, according to Edward, based on past records, there must be many indigenous forces hundreds of miles away.
In addition, Gervis and his group continued to encounter other Holy City forces during the three days of their journey, so that basically all the Holy City forces of the entire Holy Alliance have arrived.
At this time, the total number of people in their group reached hundreds of thousands.
Of course, the ones with the most troops and horses are naturally the twelve top holy cities of the Holy Alliance.
Each of them brought around 5,000 troops, while most of the other Holy City forces had between 2,000 and 3,000.
However, Gervis's team of only 500 people was the weakest. When they arrived outside the indigenous sphere of influence, they did not rush in immediately, but instead stationed the team outside for a short rest.
"We have now reached the edge of the indigenous area. We are currently at this location. According to the news just sent back, the beastmen have gathered more than 100,000 troops and started to capture those small cities. Therefore, our most important task now is to quickly capture the cities they want."
At this time, in a tent, dozens of city lords were sitting around a long table, and Edward was pointing at a simple map and speaking to everyone.
This simple map is a summary of the information obtained by various forces in the past few days. Although it is not 100% accurate, it is almost correct.
And what Edward said at this time was exactly the reason why he told Gervis not to enter the Land of God's Fall too late.
Because they are about to start seizing their own sphere of influence.
This is the beginning of the war between the Holy Continent and the indigenous people.
At the beginning, the natives would certainly not be able to gather their strength to face the sudden attack of the Holy Continent army.
At this time, what the city lords including Gervis need to do is to capture the next one or several cities that can accommodate them as soon as possible in order to carry out the next war against the indigenous people.
Once too much time has passed and the natives have reacted and gathered their army to defend the city, it will be too late to capture the city.
If there is no city to settle down, the only way to safely stay in the place where the gods fell is to build one yourself.
But how could it be easy to build a city in such a chaotic place?
There are now more than ten city lords who are all allies of Sky City. In order to avoid overlapping of power among themselves, they take advantage of this time to hold a brief meeting, and then they will quickly move forward to occupy their respective territories.
Sorry, I was out for something today, so the update is late! (End of this chapter)
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