The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 499 - 412 Why is it called a Defense Tower?

Chapter 499: Chapter 412 Why is it called a Defense Tower?

Rand Kingdom’s territories now only consist of the Great Frozen Land that remains unrecovered, or rather, deliberately forgotten.

That place is harsh for growing crops, always serving as a region for exile, unlike other regions that experience spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the Great Frozen Land only has a deadly winter and a less cold winter.

A group of Green Skins had long occupied this area.

They had once tried to amass power to attack the Rand Kingdom.

Initially, several elite Green Skins who were adept at disguise covertly infiltrated Raven City to gather intelligence, but unexpectedly encountered Lind leading an army to siege the city right away.

That war left a deep impression on the Green Skins, so they decided to continue hiding and secretly grow stronger.

The subsequent battle for the Golden Throne convinced the Green Skins that their approach was correct, to keep on being opportunistic.

Then, the appearance of Crimson City and the small-scale underground market in the inland areas saw the Green Skins rapidly absorbing various powers beneficial to them.

Even when Lind led the Expedition Army towards the Great Rift, they did not make a move because villages still had a continuous emergence of Undead, and the disappearance of Crimson City did indeed impact the Green Skins significantly, causing internal chaos for a while.

Outside Raven City, there was a dry forest surrounded by mountains, decaying wood standing like a cemetery, akin to skeletons breaking through the soil trying to emerge.

The land was charred black, shrouded by the Shadow of death, and the corrupt stench prevented the new era’s mutant plants from growing, with a pungent smell constantly permeating the air.

"Is it really confirmed this time?" came a voice from a narrow cellar in the forest.

"Confirmed, all the Undead have left for the Black Marsh Kingdom, said they were joining some expedition, only some weak Undead remained."

"How did they leave?"

"They apparently activated a magic Teleportation Circle."

"If we attack, won’t they come back?"

Silence ensued.

In the darkness, towering figures were lowering their eyelids in thought, only as Green Skins they knew how terrifying Lind’s Undying Legion was, from Star Dragon City to Goliath then to the Great Rift, horrific scenes of death continually hovered in their minds, and if it were not for their own era, they would not want to admit that such things could happen.

Decades or centuries ago, the legends spoke at most of one man massacring a city.

Now, tens of thousands massacring a city!

"I bought some data from someone, they said that activating the Teleportation Circle is very expensive, and it is only activated at fixed times each month, messages are also slow to transmit, only during the activation of the portals can messages be sent from Rand Kingdom to Black Marsh Kingdom, we just need to seize the opportunity to take over the city and destroy their Crystal Defense Tower."

"What did you call that?"

"Crystal Defense Tower," the respondent pondered, "I looked at it from a distance, it doesn’t look like crystal at all, Lind often comes up with such irrelevant names."

This observation was agreed upon by the others.

In their eyes, Lind’s most prominent identity was not Duke or General, but Merchant.

To this day, they could not understand why an ordinary black robe with an auto-cleaning feature, paired with a scarf and a small wooden stick, could sell for a fortune.

Nor could they comprehend why an odd little gadget with a bizarre name that no one knew could sell for a fortune.

They were all victims, saving money to finally buy something ardently sought after by all Undead, only to find it was just a weird-looking helmet or a fancy mask.

What is joker? What’s with the Bat Shrimp? What are Steel Shrimps, are they tastier than regular prawns?

Both being Thieves, why does Kid in a white outfit fetch a high price?

The shadow that first asked the question peered out of the cellar, from his angle he could see Raven City’s towering walls, seeming to touch the sky.

"What about the defensive forces?"

"There are Great Knights and Wizards, but no more than 100."

In the past, such a force might have made the city impregnable, but now... they could easily tear it apart.

"Moreover, the City Lord of Raven City, Wen Riven, has gone to Black Marsh Kingdom, the Crystal Mage left yesterday, along with Lind Armand and his Flying Dragon, even if Lind could rush here, it would take at least half a day."

City without a Master!

"God bless us!" the man declared, "We should follow the divine guidance to purge the filth of the old era—!"

"What about that thing you bought before?"

"That very precious signal launcher?"

They were closely involved in black market deals with the Rand Kingdom, whatever special Magic Alchemical Tools Lind used in each battle would appear on their shopping list the next day.

Lind would never have guessed that his seemingly impregnable kingdom was already full of holes internally.

...

Tinker Bell stretched lazily.

She had only caught the tail end of the Great Rift, barely acquiring anything good, and she also missed the subsequent war in Black Marsh Kingdom.

Not that she couldn’t afford to go, but her gaming guild needed someone to stay behind, as it was impossible to grab missions in Black Marsh Kingdom, which is a downside of expeditions.

Thus, someone had to remain locally, to claim the daily tasks updated in the Lion Badge ahead of time, allowing many tasks to hang around for a long time.