The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 356 - 250: The Real Hunter

Chapter 356: Chapter 250: The Real Hunter

The core of the Guardian Fire is the Fire Spark, a resource that is irreplaceable, non-renewable, and cannot be manufactured.

All existing Fire Sparks in Trolian come from ruins and relics.

This one was no exception.

The Fire Guardian placed the Fire Spark back into the Golden Soul Artifact on the Sacrificial Altar, erected the Fire Kindling, piled on the Fire Embers and Fuel Element, and after a six-clock-hour Fire Ceremony, the Fire of Life, the Fire of Hope for civilization, was once again ignited in this ancient town.

The glow of the fire once again enveloped Star Town, after a hiatus of fifteen hundred years.

The Black Fog retreated far into the distance, and the ancient streets, houses, bell towers, and plazas were all bathed in the glory of the fire, with people unable to hold back their tears at this hopeful moment.

The souls of the warriors transcended at this moment, and they volunteered to join the Conquest Legion with an extremely high casualty rate, all for such a dreamy scene.

Humans held aloft torches, dispelled the darkness, killed the monsters, and forged new lands for survival.

This was the most splendid romance of the Trolian humans, who had inherited the Fire Will.

Many warriors hadn’t had the chance to witness it before they died, they were lucky.

And such fortune came from their Commander, Lord Theodore, the human’s new star designated by fate, the Child of Miracles.

Rod.

These past two days, Rod had completely enjoyed the treatment of a Super Hero.

No matter what he wanted to do, there was a crowd rushing to offer assistance, with people waiting outside to hand him paper even when he used the toilet, and the people lining up to help him wipe were numerous enough to form a hill.

Serving the Commander had become a matter of pride, and even just offering him a drink of water or moving a chair, or helping him put on underwear was enough for them to boast about all day long.

And those surrounding could only listen with envy as they bragged.

Rod couldn’t really blame them, after all, just by letting them help a little, he could gain an enormous amount of Humanity.

And who would ever complain of too much Humanity?

Besides, Star Town had just been taken, and it was time to consolidate their position, rest, and recuperate; at this time, there was no need for the warriors to fight, so it was the logistics and production personnel who were busy.

Of course, looking after Rod was still the utmost priority among all the things to be done—even though he just needed to rest due to excessive glaring, they didn’t think so, and they’d feel very uneasy if they couldn’t serve their Commander thoroughly and meticulously.

So, while these past few days had been very blissful for Rod, they were also somewhat troublesome.

Especially at night, when it was time to sleep, his room would be packed with various girls.

The girls were fine, but why were some guys crowding in too?

Rod felt quite frustrated; the past few days had been tough for him, with Anna’s horseback proving too hard and the jostling too harsh, especially since he’d only been wearing a long robe that day with no protective gear, leading to a lingering egg-ache.

Indeed, men’s underwear was quite necessary.

But the main reason for his displeasure was the Dream Realm, where he’d encountered some trouble and needed to deal with it at night.

So, he instructed Molly to excuse himself on the pretense of feeling unwell and needing rest.

To his surprise, Molly declared his room a restricted area, and anyone wanting to enter needed her approval.

As a result, there were no more girls allowed, which disappointed Rod.

Now, the expedition team had moved the base from the Underground City to Star Town, leaving only a few personnel in the Underground City as a subsidiary base.

The major cleanup of Star Town had begun.

Three thousand logistical personnel worked tirelessly around the clock to clean up the town and eliminate all pollution as fast as possible.

The Combatants also occasionally assisted, mainly with dealing with collapsed ruins, sinkholes, and blasted streets.

It’s undeniable that, aside from the damage caused by fighting, the integrity of Star Town was quite high, with many things preserved quite intact.

In many houses, the cleaners saw half-drawn curtains, flipped-over blankets, dust-covered dining tables, and pots and pans filled with black decaying matter on the stoves, as if the residents had just disappeared in the midst of living.

The Royal City once attempted to understand the demise of Star Town through limited clues. It was said that Star Town was struck by Nightmares, with everyone dying in their sleep.

This was originally just a supposition, but now it had taken on real credibility.

Mina, the Sole researcher, had already filled her large house with items collected from the town, and she had sent messages to her teacher, the great scholar Amides, and the Royal City Association headquarters, requesting that they dispatch more researchers and archaeologists.

History and archaeology are very important matters.

But for Rod, the most important thing was that they had found the True Silver Vein beneath Star Town.

Its entrance was on the western side of Star Town, surrounded by buildings related to mining, where the cleaners found a large number of terraced houses, rails, mining carts, storage warehouses, and ore-processing plants, among other things.

Many of these objects only needed simple maintenance before they could be used again.

After preliminary exploration, they discovered that the vein was much larger than they had anticipated, with countless branches and derived minerals everywhere.

It was no exaggeration to say that the entire Star Town was built on top of the vein.

According to the rules previously established by the Supreme Council, the Royal City wasn’t responsible for the expedition affairs, but all earnings from conquest belonged to Rod, meaning he had to be self-sufficient.

Rod had already counted on this point, which is why he dared to borrow so much money from the Mahara merchants.

After all, in this world, there was no such thing as running away. Other human realms were out of sight, and once he left Trolian, all human values would disappear.