Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!
Chapter 739 - 232 Kael's Intoxication, Mechanical Majesty [Deep Space Throne]_6

Rangers hiding in the front noticed a great commotion coming from the depths of the Great Swamp.

Boats of various sizes approached slowly, riding the big waves in this direction.

Looking out across the filthy waters of the Lancaster Swamp, barbarian roars were heard everywhere.

The tribal elders also hesitated, but it was clear there wasn't much time for hesitation.

For the tribes, the totems were their most important source of power. This situation wasn't even about faith; it was simply that the totems' own power could be harnessed by them.

Therefore, as a fair exchange, if they wanted to continue to receive the protection of the totems, they had to show some sincerity.

Whether it was killing Kael or slaying a particularly special figure from The Papal State of Brinia, it didn't make much difference to them.

Because they didn't have the right to refuse.

The rangers quickly gathered together, and the elf rangers, not to be outdone, lined up in formation, ready to fire in unison and prepared to strike at any moment.

Meanwhile, high up in the distant mountains, Kael stared at the barely visible figure in the toxic mists of the Lancaster Swamp at dawn, his lips curving into a slightly intriguing smile.

"This is really... interesting!"

Kael murmured softly.

If things were going according to the original plan, he should have been the first to make a move.

But led by Old Barry, they adamantly refused this help.

"Lord, we all know that the fourth dungeon raid is about to start..."

Although the number of Lancaster rangers has reached a historic breakthrough, many are still struggling to adjust their mindset.

In their eyes, they are no more than private guards, not yet fully grasping the responsibilities and duties our rangers will need to bear in the future.

It's time for a battle to wake them up! If this continues, once Lancaster becomes the 33rd province of the Duchy of Anglia, there will definitely be a significant problem with internal defense."

The speaker was Old Barry.

As an elder in Lancaster, Barry Knight had witnessed the rise and fall of many a border lord.

Almost without exception, the turning point for most border lords came after the fourth dungeon raid.

Success or failure in the raid could lead to a drastic change in the development of the entire territory.

If the raid failed, the prospering territory would quickly hit a bottleneck and might even decline from prosperity to decline.

The effects of a suboptimal raid would have similar consequences.

What awaited them was the substantial issues that would arise during the fifth dungeon raid, due to the unsatisfactory results of the fourth, which would then lead from prosperity to decline.

It was just a postponement of the inevitable decline.

Even if an ambitious border lord made a fortune in the fourth raid, the continuous expansion of the territory would inevitably lead to interactions with more lords from his own and other countries.

The less fortunate ones might even face situations like the barbarians of the northern wastelands.

If it weren't for Kael's successful acquisition of the Map Editor, after his completion of territorial expansion, the barbarians from the northern wastelands would certainly have intruded into the Lancaster borderlands without hesitation.

If Lancaster itself lacked the strength to resist the attacks from these numerous barbarian tribes, their own lands would quickly be overtaken.

After several generations, the barbarian tribes would take root on the borderlands, ultimately resulting in the region becoming uncontrollable for Lancaster.

If the Duchy of Anglia or even the Bell Federation happened to be in decline at that time, the situation would become even more troublesome.

While too distracted to pay proper attention, the tribes might negotiate and make promises, claiming "to ensure that the barbarians in the uncontrollable zone won't penetrate further into Lancaster..."

This piece of land belonging to Lancaster would then become a "disputed zone," and eventually fade into obscurity as if it had never existed.

During Anthony's rule over Lancaster Territory, the reason Old Barry had hardly ever returned to Titan Town was that he had to stay on the borderlands for a long time to fend off threats from outside.

Even the establishment of the fortified city of Fransburg was intended to allow the Duchy of Anglia to provide rapid military support through Fransburg, ensuring the border lords wouldn't lose the territories they had secured to other nations.

This is why Kael repeatedly referred to the Map Editor as a "territory-level Divine Artifact."

With one shift he moved the swamp, and with another, shifted the mountains, creating a continuous range of mountains to the northeast of Lancaster Territory that barricaded the majority of the small tribes outside.

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