The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 483 - 404 Begins to Speed Up the Updates

Chapter 483: Chapter 404 Begins to Speed Up the Updates

The time for the banquet everyone looked forward to.

All the key participants of this war were present, not just the nobility.

Initially, only Lind, Rania, at most Crimson Knight and Wen Riven were planned, but such a celebratory banquet seemed too modest, so Lind generously invited everyone who could come.

Rania observed Tione seated next to Lind and then glanced towards Bunny-toothed Witch Mico, Wen, the Troll Lady, and others. As the queen, she sat at the head of the table, but seeing Lind "embraced by beauties on both sides," she felt somewhat uncomfortable in her heart.

However, it didn’t matter; she still had a broad heart. Lind never hid his fondness for beautiful women, and his actions this afternoon confirmed to her that Lind at least liked them big. Among this group of people, she definitely counted as one of the big ones.

No matter by how much.

"Should, should I also sit?" the Recorder Officer miss pointed to her own nose.

Watching Doris walk over with a Duang~Duang~, Rania remained silent.

The banquet didn’t delve much into the issues of national development.

However, regarding the Abyssal Great Rift, Lind did provide a direction—that being the Abyssal Great Rift in Black Marsh Kingdom. It would take time to quietly partner with the developing Melulan across the border. Waiting was more suitable than sending troops directly; the Black Marsh Kingdom was still in internal chaos.

The discussions at the table leaned more towards food and the Undead.

Having interacted with the Undead over a long period, they had gradually gotten accustomed to the Undead’s way of thinking. Although they couldn’t innovate like Lind, continuing to operate on existing logic wouldn’t pose a problem.

This was also why the Undead in the Kingdom, whom Lind had left managing on their own during his half-year in the Great Rift, had remained obedient.

With the Kingdom’s laws and Lind’s reward system in place, issues were unlikely unless the Undead gained substantial power unexpectedly.

The presupposition for obeying rules was being unable to defeat the NPC army. If one could easily destroy a city, see who would choose to abide by the laws; everyone would opt to be more violent than the Abyssal Lord.

Rania asked, "Has the message been sent to Duke Griffin?"

Lind’s gaze turned to William, who had been nearly dismantled into parts by the Rock King. His injuries seemed much better, but full recovery was still some time away.

William said, "Not yet, Your Majesty."

He was still somewhat restrained in facing Rania.

"I will go back with you," Lind interjected.

The highly gifted William needed to be kept close by, not only that, Lind also wanted to build the Crystal Defense Tower in Griffin Fortress, entirely covering the whole Rand Kingdom.

He could imagine the resistance from Tao Lexi, thus it was necessary for him to make the trip personally.

"I will mention it in the letter," William nodded. He greatly respected Lind, therefore he also hoped for Lind’s visit to Griffin Fortress.

But the thought of Tao Lexi gave William a bit of a headache; he must carefully word his letter upon returning today, ensuring Tao Lexi understood his intentions and prepared cordial welcome rituals accordingly.

After the banquet, Rania still wanted to go to the library with Lind for a chat, but she found Lind whispering something to the Bunny-toothed Witch, and what was stranger was that Tione stood with crossed hands over her abdomen, smiling gently at the two.

Unbeknownst to Rania, as she found the scene odd, the Recorder Officer’s right hand had already begun to tremble.

Lind was whispering to Miss Mico, with his fiancée Tione quietly watching them both; Queen Rania was observing all three. Ah, what a splendid and story-filled scene it was.

She felt no need to write any words; if she could depict this scene, she believed that anyone who viewed it could interpret many stories from it.

Where was Boyd, Mr. Boyd!

Dark shadows engulfed Doris, and when she regained her senses, she discovered that the troll lady was standing beside her, casting her bulky shadow over her.

"What’s wrong?" the troll lady asked, sensing her gaze.

"I was just captivated by the story." Doris bit her fingernail.

However, when Lind’s gaze turned towards her, Doris immediately stood up straight, feeling a bit guilty, wanting to slouch yet stand tall, her eyes darting around.

Lind didn’t pay much attention to Doris.

"Miss Esha, how did you come from Magic Land to the Xilu Continent?"

"I summoned the Subterranean Tunnel Worm." The troll lady replied.

"Were all using the Subterranean Tunnel Worm?"

Lind felt a headache coming on, as he suddenly realized that it wasn’t a matter of deciding when to go to Magic Land, but rather that he had no "ticket" to go there.

This area was not within the service range of the Subterranean Tunnel Worm; even after sending a request, there was no response.

"Maybe there’s a teleportation portal?" Esha’s words were filled with uncertainty, it seemed the portals were just a speculation.

Moreover, according to the conclusions Lind had reached, the further the distance, the greater the energy required to open a teleportation portal. Not to mention the existence of the Abyssal Great Rift, traversing continents or possibly even material planes would likely consume all the resources of the Rand Kingdom after a loss-free conversion.

"Is there a way to get a response from the Subterranean Tunnel Worm?"

"You can go see the Ashen King," said the Crystal Mage, who had been silent until now.

He also came from Magic Land and was a Legendary Wizard. He mentioned that although he was a legendary wizard, he was not adept in combat because he was more of an academic.

"The Red Mountain in the south?" Lind knew about the Ashen King, located at the southernmost border of Rand Kingdom, an active volcano that separated Rand Kingdom from the southern countries.

Like a natural barrier, it continuously spewed thick smoke, which resembled a crown; thus, the red volcano was also called the Ashen King.

"Go deep into the heart of the earth." said the Crystal Mage.

Lind now had another reason to head south.

However, the method spoken by the Crystal Mage gave Lind a strong sense of deja vu; it was like trying to get a better cellphone signal by standing in a higher place and raising the phone higher.

Unable to contact the Subterranean Tunnel Worm from the surface, so they should go to the heart of the earth, where the signal is better.

Once the dinner ended, everyone thoroughly dispersed.

Lind accepted an invitation to Rania’s study, indeed, there was much to be discussed in detail.

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[1.2.3. Update: Fixed the issue where concealed identities could be exposed due to hostility.]

The official updates sped up suddenly and began various fixes.

But the latest update seemed to cut right into a major artery, causing the Undead much distress. Previously, they could distinguish friend from foe using similar methods, now the means to search for hidden enemies would definitely be unusable.

Not only the Undead complained about this update, but even Lind found this "official" update unfavorable, costing him many of his movable "control guards." If someone concealed their identity to infiltrate, he could no longer rely on the Undead to identify them.

However, there was also good news; many powerful secrets in covert operations would no longer be at risk of exposure.