The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 260 - 223: Discovering "Newbie Village

Chapter 260: Chapter 223: Discovering "Newbie Village

Two roads lead south from the Snake People Outpost. One heads to the Snake Catcher Fortress, once the only route that traversed the north and south.

The second follows near the Frozen Soil Mountain Range, which had been an impassable chasm. But now, with the endeavors of Great Knights, Volcano Monster Birds, Flying Dragons, and others, it is no longer difficult to cross.

This might be the end of the world since a vast number of humans have died and the earth no longer yields normal crops. The high and mighty Nobles either choose madness or eternal weakness.

Yet this is also a new era. Magic that once was confined high in the sky by the Ring of Magic is now accessible. Being able to produce a Great Knight used to be considered a natural-born talent—an honor, with Nobles spending tremendous resources without the certainty of promotion to Great Knight status. But now, they can be mass-produced.

Where there are no roads, new paths are forged. Where there are mountains, they are blasted with fire from Flying Dragons. Where there are cliffs, a ladder is quickly constructed with the help of the hauling abilities of Volcano Monster Birds. All seemingly insurmountable obstacles are dissolved in the face of Supernatural Power.

Nothing will deter their resolve to return to the central region. It’s not just a whim of Lind’s alone. Although he is very eager for more power, hoping to find his Black Fire brethren or another church with the power of the Sun’s Testament as soon as possible, he would never make unwarranted sacrifices for his own benefit.

His Soldiers share a strong desire as well.

After Lind had successfully taken control of the routes through the Snake Catcher territory, he quickly mounted his Catastrophe Warhorse and left in a hurry.

They emerged from a corner of the Frozen Soil Mountain Range, with only Great Knights spearheading the development, each accompanied by a "horse," "bird," and "dog"—that is, the Catastrophe Warhorse, the Volcano Monster Bird, and the Scavengers.

The breeding rate of the Scavengers found in the Cyclops’s Underground Bug Nest exceeded Lind’s expectations. Although they don’t have the breeding value of Blood Lambs—in that Blood Lambs can not only breed the Heart of Calamity, but their flesh and body can also be made into potions.

But once armored and leashed, the Scavengers are undoubtedly excellent hunting dogs.

Besides, each man wore Enchanted Armor, wielded a Mystic Rune weapon, had an improved mini space quiver, and each horse carried a space bucket.

Inside the buckets were supplies, traps, and rapid disassembly mechanisms in the style of Four Hands Bard, able to quickly erect a defensive structure in a short amount of time.

This is Lind’s strongest expeditionary force to date.

Within the signal range of Star Dragon City, the NPC-exclusive Lion Badges on the Soldiers’ armors provide even more assistance, allowing Wizards to quickly locate each Soldier and cast spells swiftly amidst the chaos of battle.

After more than thirty hours of traversing mountains and valleys, Lind finally saw the encampment of the Star Dragon Soldiers.

They were methodically preparing their weapons, checking their Armor, as well as every piece of armament they might use.

Even though they were still far from Goliath, they’d never before felt so close to "home."

Yet the experience at the Snake People Outpost had everyone on edge. Lord Lind would not tolerate another mistake, nor could they feel fondness for their former comrades.

It’s a sad state of affairs in the apocalypse, when brotherly units meet, the first consideration isn’t to embrace one another, but to anticipate any hint of hostility and stab the other’s throat with a preemptive sword thrust.

A brotherly unit can never surpass the bond of real brothers—they all have loved ones to fight for.

Upon Lind’s arrival, the Soldiers stopped their tasks and stood up to look at him. No one overly romanticized Lind’s image, especially after seeing his rage over the incident at the Snake People Outpost. They were just accustomed to following him. Despite the turbulent journey, they never lost direction.

In the trial of producing Great Knights, Lind insisted on multiple developments and classified the Soldiers according to their styles.

The main combat force is still the Great Knights from the Sun’s Testament pathway, the Soulless Knights responsible for taming various calamities, while the Rune Messengers serve as sentinels.

The Supply Flame Knights remain a power Lind does not deploy casually. Not everyone can ignite Flames at will, and carrying a furnace into battle would be foolish.

The next batch of Soldiers will include the Snake Catchers, which will ensure a steady progression to the Hero Tier and also diversify their abilities further.

"Lord," a soldier quickly approached Lind, he was the sentinel who had taken the path of the Rune Messenger.

"What’s the situation?" Lind dismounted from his horse.

"There’s a village about half a day’s journey ahead."

Nowadays, a village that maintains its civilization is most likely a "Newbie Village."

"Which power do they belong to? Some noble, or..."

Or the New Nobility?

"Riven"

"Who?"

Lind had not heard this name before; it was obviously another newly risen "Noble."

"A rebel faction," the soldier organized the information he had gathered and said, "Riven, he has gathered a rebel faction and is hunting nobles."

Hunting, not resisting.

This meant that the situation for the Old Nobility in the central area was not good.

Indeed, the forces of the Old Nobility were either treated like rats in the streets, or they had to go mad and hunker down in their own territory, becoming a "Red-Name Monster."

"Let’s go to that village," Lind said, "We need a foothold, and we need sufficient information about Riven’s territory. Immediately form a strike team and take down that village in the shortest time possible."

This was a rapid march, and the soldiers quickly went into a state of readiness for battle.

The sentinel who had just reported watched as Lind’s figure departed and heaved a deep sigh.

"How is it?" a hand clapped on his shoulder, the clang of the gauntlet against the armor ringing out.

The sentinel turned to see who it was, Peel, one of the Lord’s initial nine close guards.

"The Lord is filled with..." the sentinel tried to explain.

"Opressiveness, and he’s very aggressive!" said Pym.

After Riff was injured and had to enter an extended healing period in Star Dragon City that no one knew how long would last, the close guards following Lind were now Peel and Pym.

"My mind went blank," said the sentinel, "I almost forgot what I wanted to say."

"You’ve heard too many stories about Lind, don’t deify him. He also gets drunk, is picky when eating meat, and..." Peel saw the look Pym gave him and carefully swallowed his own complaints, "And sometimes, I often find myself forgetting to think in front of him."

His words were not very credible, for he had just called the Lord by his name.

"Next time try looking somewhere else, don’t stare into his eyes."

"I will, try to," the sentinel nodded.