Chapter 321: Chapter 256: Fourth-level territory, Nine Four-order (4K)_1

Outside the Tianyuan Territory, the faint red mist swirled and rolled, showing no signs of thinning.

However, around the edges of the territory, monsters were not yet densely packed. Hundreds of Storm Falcons and Azure Birds swooped and circled, with the main army striking out now and then, sweeping the land clean.

Occasionally, in the area to the south of the territory, where the Guiding Landmark stood, a light white mist would arise, revealing the pale and terrified faces of countless people.

The number of refugees guided here in the initial phase was sparse, with only a handful of people arriving each day.

However, in the past two or three days, the number of incoming refugees had been surging.

The daily influx of refugees had reached several dozen, even hundreds.

While this was beneficial to Tianyuan Territory, it was certainly not good news.

“More and more territories are either falling or being abandoned.”

When a territory fell, its citizens became refugees.

Survivors who could live long enough to escape a certain distance were sometimes given guidance by the world rules.

However, this was too unlikely.

There was not much Mu Yuan could do. He dispatched his Treeman Troops to the rescue, but this was only possible when his own forces were not depleted.

Shiling Town also carried out some humanitarian rescue efforts, but their capabilities were limited.

After all, the larger the flow of people, the more likely it is to attract monster attacks. Many lords were not willing to take such risks without any benefits.

Inside Tianyuan Territory, the construction was still in full swing.

The Black Rock City Wall of the Rare Level category had been completed. The intimidating, thirteen-meter-high wall stretched across the land, instilling a strong sense of security in the citizens.

Upon opening his panel, Mu Yuan could see the territory’s Safety Index and the Citizen’s Peace of Mind Index soaring… the newly led refugees, or those transported by the Treeman Forest, seeing such a wall, gradually started feeling secure.

Even when faced with a violent monster tide, even if many new survivors had flooded in, the atmosphere in Tianyuan Territory remained peaceful.

Red Leaf Territory.

Staring at the gradually plummeting Peace of Mind and Stability indices, Lord Zhou Ye felt his heart sinking with worry.

What he had done wrong, he could not comprehend. He had kept his defenses intact, the monsters not stepping beyond the city walls. However… when the roars of the monsters lurking outside the wall echoed one after another, when the incoming refugees spoke of the horrors they had endured, the citizens within the city could not help but spread a sense of tension, anxiety, and unease.

And feelings were contagious.

He was beginning to feel anxious himself.

“The Peace of Mind index is a minor issue, as long as the territory can be defended and we can survive the Red Fog Disaster Month, it will eventually rebound.”

What made him anxious was the abdication of one lord after another in the surrounding areas.

Not long ago, he had contacted several lords to form a small alliance, but before the alliance could even begin its duties, it collapsed. With fewer neighboring territories, Red Leaf Territory was shouldering an increasing pressure.

“Fortunately, Brother Mu Yuan to the north seems to be quite powerful. I hope he also has a strong financial foundation and can hire a group of advanced players to assist in the defense.”

He had, through the channels of his investment group, hired eight experienced players to assist in the defense.

He had also purchased a lot of common and rare level defensive weapons from Pan Shi City. The goods had just arrived in Shiling Town, so he contacted his manpower in Shiling Town through real-world connections, asking them to publish commissions to hire powerful local teams to escort the goods to his territory.

Now, Lord Zhou Ye was no longer aiming for a leap to the top. To him, surviving the Red Fog Disaster Month peacefully was a victory.

For this, he hoped fervently that the lords in his vicinity could be stronger, much stronger.

Having a powerful lord nearby would be the best.

“Brother Mu Yuan, you must hold your ground.”

Mu Yuan had already stepped into the expanded and upgraded blacksmith shop.

Lava-like molten iron flowed from the high furnace, and colossal equipment clanged and clattered, forging some objects.

Not far away, a giant half-bodied creature, like a puppet, was suspended in mid-air, its two massive mechanical arms humming vigorously, grinding and polishing weapons in front of it.

The half-bodied giant was a new piece of equipment that came with the upgraded blacksmith shop.

It was called ‘the Forging Puppet’.

Manipulating this puppet to forge weapons could save a lot of time and effort.

Now, several apprentice blacksmiths were controlling the puppet giants, participating in the production of the Thunder Flame Cannon.

Master Li was responsible for forging the key components of the cannon, which significantly enhanced efficiency.

Even so, Master Li was still swamped. Many orders for rare equipment had to be postponed.

Looking at the situation, Mu Yuan felt he had chosen the wrong legacy profession for Master Li. Instead of a Weapon Master, he should have chosen a profession with the ability to split into different entities.

Just look at Isloa’s Starlight Avatar, wasn’t its utility much more significant than an Epic Skill?

A divide and conquer strategy was the true god technique.

The first Thunder Flame Cannon had been completed.

A few elite soldiers, who had awakened their self-conscience, carried this defense weapon to the Black Rock City Wall.

The Black Rock City Wall of the Rare Level, was very sturdy, with wide and spacious corridors.

They installed the Thunder Flame Cannon on the wall. Master Li carried out simple adjustments – as a proven standard defense weapon, the Thunder Flame Cannon had many advantages, one of which was its foolproof operation.

Any soldier with a bit of wisdom could learn to operate it after a few hours of practice.

Whether they could aim or not, that would depend on the individual.

Comparatively, classes like Archers or Skeleton Generals having ‘shooting skills’ or ‘aiming skills’, were naturally more accurate in their shooting..