The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 361 - 252: The Beginning of Everything

Chapter 361: Chapter 252: The Beginning of Everything

The Book of Knowledge had no particularly good solution; they could only wait for the stars to realign.

What was worse, the Void’s Fury would arrive soon, consuming his last Resurrection Stone.

Every time he used "Awakening", it briefly delayed the time of the Void’s anger but, in the long run, accelerated its arrival.

Calculating the exact arrival time of the Void was an extremely complicated process.

With the aid of the Book of Knowledge, Rod devised a perfect plan that could delay the Void’s Fury for up to 33 days.

During this time, Rod was to rapidly develop Star Town.

The more people Star Town could shelter, the more value it produced, and the more Divinity he naturally acquired.

Divinity was everything to him.

Besides, occupying Star Town was just a beginning.

The areas surrounding it were equally important; a town without outer defenses was unsuitable as a settlement.

With the current strength of the combat cluster, it was completely insufficient to protect Star Town.

Considering Rod’s current combat forces, including the secret force of over sixty people, he had a total of just over one hundred seventy people, with an average Combat Level of only Seventh Level.

Star Town, far from the Royal City and at the frontier of darkness, had too weak a force for its protection, let alone future expansions and mining of nearby veins.

Thus, recruiting combatants was Rod’s top priority.

In this regard, Hunter Avi did quite well.

Rod hadn’t expected that both Hunter Avi and Hunter Avie were assistants sent by Guardian Jon. On the first night after igniting the fire of Star Town, Hunter Avie personally came and revealed everything.

Her real name was Vivian, the adjutant of Lord Guardian Jon.

Hunter Avi’s real name was Velas, the right-hand man of Lord Jon.

They were both very skilled in handling territorial affairs and personnel work, and had strong talent for assessing people, which could help him manage various affairs and distinguish enemies infiltrated among his team.

Vivian also extended an invitation to him.

"Lord Rod," we have fully confirmed that you will be one of the brightest new stars of the new generation," I represent Lord Jon and sincerely invite you once again to join our team. Together, we can surely reignite the fire of civilization on the dark earth and reproduce mankind’s splendor and glory."

Rod scratched his head; due to the Gregor incident, Jon had made a particularly bad impression on him, but he later realized that this man, while somewhat radical in thought, was not one of those despicable or crazy Doomsday believers.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I’m sorry, I do not wish to join any camp or factional struggles. In such a dark world, internal strife among humans is especially foolish; I’ll support whoever takes the throne."

Vivian smiled faintly.

"I understand, you are a standard Fire Transmission Sect member," you have earned both my respect and Lord Jon’s, and we will not disappoint you. Lord Jon will surely ascend to the throne and lead Trolian to a brighter future."

Rod smiled, "Thank you; I hope so."

Vivian bowed politely, "You have lit the torch of expedition, giving us new confidence in defeating the darkness, which is an unprecedented feat. Its significance is even greater than you can imagine."

"Please, feel free to use us, dedicating ourselves to the cause of fire is an honor for us throughout our lives."

Do you all talk so strangely... Rod answered slightly embarrassedly.

"Okay... alright."

"Goodbye, good night, Lord Rod."

Vivian jumped out of the window.

The next day, another girl jumped in through the window.

"Hi... little Rod, do you remember me?"

Rod stared at her for a few seconds.

She smiled as she removed her wig and color contact lenses.

"Uh... Are you Arlo? The medic Arlo who works with Miss Qingyu?"

Arlo burst into a beaming smile, "I knew you’d remember me. When I first saw you, you were so young, so fragile, so innocent, and now look how much you’ve grown..."

Rod covered his face, "Can you not talk about me as if I were a toddler?"

Long-haired Arlo hopped over, tilting her head, "But you were a toddler back then, without the Fire Trial, amnesiac, standing alone and trembling amid corpses... "

"But in a blink of an eye, you have become a great hero, expanding territories for humans, choosing paths for the Royal City, and in the future, you might even sleep with Miss Qingyu and have children with her..."

"Wait!" Rod interrupted her, "Let’s not talk about that, what are you really here for? The book is urging... I’m very sleepy; I need to sleep."

Arlo laughed, "Are you shy? There’s nothing wrong with that; reproduction is human nature and our joy. When trapped in the dark, we often seek pleasure in it."

Rod, suddenly forgetting about the Book of Knowledge, exclaimed in surprise, "Really? I had no idea!"

Arlene chuckled with pursed lips, "The Fire Trial seems to be a lot brighter than before, and it’s only available for companions, you know. Betrayal is a terrible thing, um ... but if it’s you, I might give it a try. What do you say? Want to have a go? Although it’s my first time, I’ve seen it done many times. I’m quite skilled in practice."

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Rod immediately stopped her.

Although Arlene was cute and delicate, she was Qingyu’s personal attendant, mostly likely in a best friend kind of relationship.

Getting involved with his wife’s best friend before marriage could lead to tremendous risk, especially when his wife held a high and influential position.

Star Town was about to take off, and every helping hand was indispensable. Not to mention Qingyu’s defense zone was the closest to Star Town, which meant there would be ample opportunity for cooperation in the future. Playing with fire at this moment was extremely foolish.

"Well, I just went through a major battle and haven’t recovered yet."

Arlene pouted but said, "Okay, fine, it’s rare that I wanted to taste the taboo of betraying my sister."

Little girl, your thinking is very dangerous ... Rod wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and asked, "What’s the matter really?"

Arlene stretched out a finger, poking her cheek. Her face was white and tender, somewhat chubby, extremely adorable.

"Um ... Sister Qingyu asked me to tell you that Star Town should be assigned to the twelfth defense zone. According to the usual practice, she can provide you with some appropriate material aid. You can make a list of items you need."

"Also, if you encounter a life-or-death crisis, you can ask her for help."

Rod sighed in relief and smiled, "That’s great, thank her for me."

Arlene suddenly showed a mischievous smile, "Little Rod, say something romantic and I’ll tell you a secret."

"...What kind of romantic thing?"

"The thing you said that day!"

Rod recalled for a while before he remembered that embarrassing moment, his mouth twitching as he said, "Alright, are you blind?"

Arlene was taken aback, "No, why?"

"Then why can’t you see that I like you?"

Arlene laughed for a full quarter-hour before she stopped.

"So funny, Rod. Humanity will certainly be better because of you."

Rod said unfazed, "Thank you."

"I’ll tell you the secret, and that is Sister Qingyu has a peculiar habit. As long as she thinks a request is reasonable, she never refuses."

Rod frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"For example, you could ask her to lend you money, she usually would. If you proposed to her, since she thinks there’s no limit on companions for a Guardian, she would agree."

Rod asked in surprise, "What about sleeping?"

"Um, probably not, you can’t sleep together if you’re not official companions. So, once you’re official, you must make that request immediately, so you could spend a wonderful first night with Sister Qingyu."

Rod held his forehead, no wonder the King said he would give the throne to Jon. If Qingyu became the Queen, who knows how many troubles there would be.

Then Arlene blew on about how excellent her sister was, how fair her skin, how good her figure, how long her legs, the right places being ample and the curved places perky, and how very lustrous she was.

Rod finally found a moment to interject, saying he was very sleepy.

Arlene reluctantly said goodbye, but before she left, she added, "Little Rod, my Characteristic allows me to convert my Spiritual Energy into yours, and being a medic is just my secondary job. If you need more Spiritual Energy in the future, just come and find me."

Rod’s eyes lit up, but then dimmed again.

Once it surpasses the limit, Void’s Fury is bound to come, and no amount of replenished Spiritual Energy would be of use.

Everything still depends only on Divinity.

The following days were relatively peaceful, and everything developed in an orderly fashion.

Under Molly’s efficient work, Star Town was quickly cleaned up, and reconstruction and modification work was put on the agenda.

The first group of miners had been escorted by Mahara’s great merchants, and they were swiftly restoring the functionality of the surface mine under Molly’s direction.

New combatants also arrived gradually. They were a mixed bunch, some from the City Defense Army, others from the Conquest Legion, some from the Investigation Legion, and primarily, from the Hunter Group.

Some of them were hirers, and some chose to join Rod’s Black Battle Group.

Star Town also became an official human settlement. The Administration Hall, Defense Department, and other municipal institutions were quickly established. Multiple Royal City institutions also set up branches within Star Town, with each major legion starting to build bases there too.

Apart from the hired miners, many residents also started to spontaneously move to Star Town. New bakeries, restaurants, shops, workshops sprouted up like bamboo shoots after the rain, and even a circus and opera troupe arrived.

What used to be a town plagued by monsters had, in the blink of an eye, filled with the bustling vibes of human life.

And all of this, aside from the relentless efforts of people like Molly, Velas, Vivian, and Arlene, was largely powered by a whopping amount of five hundred million silver coins.

Of course, there were also Mahara’s great merchants and their high-level backers who were tied to Rod’s war machine because of those five hundred million silver coins.