Chapter 158 The chaotic maze finally ushered in peace
The cheers of victory in the maze were deafening, but the Silver Pine Forest outside the maze was in chaos.
The sudden earthquake shook the entire forest, not only alarming the hibernating animals and monsters in the forest, but also making the militiamen on duty fearful.
The post of the Silver Pine Town Militia Regiment.
The militiamen crawling behind the bunker looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, staring at the snowy forest and at the swaying sentry tower not far away.
It is now December, and heavy snow is already falling in the sky. It won’t be long before Leiming County becomes a world covered in silver.
If their guard tower collapses at this time, it will definitely be a disaster for them who are still on duty in this area.
After all, wood and soil in winter are as hard as steel. They have to spend several times the effort to re-build the sentry tower, and they also have to risk frostbite.
Fortunately, the shaking tremor quickly ended, the entire forest returned to tranquility, and the sentry tower standing in the center of the camp also survived.
After waiting for a while, "Shield Thrower" Hebal confirmed that there was no new movement, and finally breathed a sigh of relief and left the wooden bunker with the ice pick hanging on it.
ccogenegene to the matter that the alarm has been lifted, the militiamen also breathed a sigh of relief and threw their muskets back on their backs.
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Compared to the Demon King's army coming back, the earthquake is definitely good news.
After driving the new boy to the guard tower, Hebal returned to the fire. He just leaned the musket against the tree stump beside him, and there was another rumbling shaking under his buttocks.
But this time it simply did not last long and stopped after a few seconds. It was more like the aftermath just now.
Following the captain and sitting next to the fire, the nervous militiaman wiped the snow residue from his face and cursed.
"Damn...what happened in the maze again?"
"The devil knows..."
A slightly younger militia boy raised his hand and whispered.
"I've heard a little about it."
Pairs of eyes looked at him, including their captain "Shield Thrower".
Hebal looked at him with an obvious expression of disbelief on his face, and asked with a sneer.
"Where did you hear that?"
The young man said with a confident expression.
"Silver Pine Trail is the tavern that adventurers often go to...Yesterday I heard them talking about a Chaos Gate that seemed to appear on the fifth floor of the maze."
Chaos Gate?
Hebal was stunned, and the surrounding militiamen also whispered to each other, exchanging stunned looks.
An older militiaman frowned slightly and spoke.
"You are talking about the incident in Mist Town? But I heard... hasn't it been solved by the knights of the Trident Knights?"
"It's different, Mist Town is the fourth floor of the maze, this time it is the fifth..."
The young man shook his head quickly, recalling what he heard at that time and continued.
"And I also heard that the strange fog that happened before...this time seems to be related to the guy in the dimensional desert."
Hearing the word "dimensional desert", the faces of everyone sitting in front of the fire finally changed.
Especially Hebal, who subconsciously moved his buttocks, as if the wooden block under his crotch had turned into a hot forge.
It’s not surprising that they reacted this way.
During this period, they have more or less seen some refugees coming from the direction of Zhongzongguan.
Those poor displaced people all looked frightened without exception. They would rather endure hunger, death, and the cold winter to escape from their homes.
Even if they don't have a specific concept of the so-called "flame that destroys everything", they can indirectly feel the terror of that guy...
Recently they have even heard rumors that the Brass Pass is in crisis, and the Kingdom of Lane is asking for urgent help from the Os Empire.
If this is true, the Principality of Campbell may not be immune, and the evil wind blowing from the dimensional desert will visit here sooner or later.
"I heard they massacred a city..."
One of the militiamen said nervously.
The other militiaman from Orion sitting next to him cursed in a low voice.
"Damn...these damn foreign gods! Don't they have a home of their own?!"
At this time, a militiaman who had not spoken before suddenly spoke.
"They really don't have any, I heard they come from the void."
Everyone looked at him strangely, and one of them couldn't help but ask.
Void?
"What is that?"
"Void is void, nothing and everything..."
The peasant-looking man continued with his famous finger gestures.
"It is the end of everything and the beginning of everything. If our world together with the stars in the sky is an epic, then it is the world outside this epic."
Looking at the old farmer who was talking about the story he heard from nowhere, Hebal the Shield Thrower shook his head and threw a dead wood branch into the fire.
"I've never heard a stupider statement than this!"
These guys have not even left Silverpine Town, but they have arranged the stars in the sky.
Habal is not the only one who thinks this is stupid.
His boss, who was not here, Aled, the Sheriff of Silverpine and the leader of the militia, also scorned these so-called gossips and forbade them to discuss them.
However, when these words came out of the mouth of the distinguished Baron Gus, Aled still maintained the highest degree of respect, did not write the scornful expression on his face, and even expressed his admiration and praise against his will.
After all, he has begged this guy in many places.
At this moment, the two of them were riding hunting horses, walking on the edge of the Silver Pine Forest, followed by a group of guards.
The previous earthquake shook away their prey, and the two of them talked about the Chaos Gate in the maze.
By the way, I don’t know if it’s because of the stockings before, but Baron Gus seems to be doing well recently, and he didn’t lose his temper because of the loss of his prey.
Not only that, his whole complexion was much more energetic, and he was even more energetic all day long. He would often say "I heard Mr. Earl say it" or "I heard His Highness the Duke say it" on his lips.
The so-called theory about void was exactly what he heard from a certain big shot.
Finally listened patiently to Baron Gus's long speech, Sheriff Adlai said immediately.
…Please rest assured, distinguished Mr. Baron, our patrol team has expanded to the forest outside Silverpine Town. If there is a monster running out of the maze, or any other accident occurs, I will notify you as soon as possible."
After hearing what Adlai said, Baron Gus laughed and said in a casual tone.
"Mr. Adlai, I believe in your ability. You have never let me down, haven't you? But I still have to say, in fact, any maze is fine. Even if we leave it there, the monsters there will kill each other endlessly, posing no threat at all."
"Oh?" Adlai raised his eyebrows slightly. Mao said with interest, "Then what do you think the real threat is?"
"Of course it's those people living on the ground. The monsters underground will not take over our living space, but they will, and they are difficult to prevent..."
Baron Gus narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the northeast of the forest.
Going over the Broken Rock Peak and continuing to the north, you will find the southern part of Dusk Forest - the Dusk Province of the Kingdom of Llane.
And continuing eastward beyond the Twilight Province, there is the Brass Pass that separates the prosperous world from the desolate land.
Although the army of Chaos may not be able to pass through that pass, the chaos caused by it is already spreading to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Lane.
· Baron Gus did not think that the group of barbarians could reach the northeastern shore of the Whirlpool Sea, but he had to be wary of refugees from the Dusk Province looting his territory.
Withdrawing his gaze from a distance, Baron Gus looked at his loyal Sheriff again, his two beards raising a smile.
"By the way, speaking of the issue of refugees, I have to trouble you with something."
“I’m happy to serve you.” Adlai said politely.
Baron Gus paused and continued.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Campbell family will come to Thunder County soon. I hope that not even a single refugee will appear in my territory during this period, not one."
Because it was very important, he repeated the last half of the sentence, word for word.
Adlai was slightly surprised and asked in confusion.
"Grand Duke Campbell's daughter? What is she doing here?"
Baron Gus stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"She has her own plan, but the news I heard is that it has something to do with the Gate of Chaos."
Adlai nodded to express his understanding, and then got back to business.
"I will keep an eye on the refugees for you, but it is unrealistic to have none, unless you shut down the Adventurer's Guild."
Baron Gus waved his hand.
"Adventurers are a different matter, don't worry about those people. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess is quite interested in adventurers."
Hearing this unreasonable request, Adlai twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but say.
"But how do you distinguish between refugees and adventurers? They don't write who they are on their faces."
Baron Gus did not hear his embarrassment, but laughed and said.
"It's up to you, my friend. You often deal with those mud-legged people, and you can definitely tell who is a good guy and who is a bad guy."
"I will do my best."
Baron Gus, who was riding his horse beside him, said kindly.
"Don't be so nervous, it doesn't matter if you accidentally make a mistake. If you have to blame them, they can only blame themselves for running around."
After a pause, he continued.
"Silver Pine Forest is very big, you can do it cheaply. By the way, I heard that there is a haunted mine in the north. Although it is the property of the Andes family, the rich people have abandoned it long ago. If it doesn't work, you can send them there. It is a sheltered place after all, isn't it? Hahaha." As he spoke, Baron Gus laughed out loud, feeling proud of this brilliant idea.
A place sheltered from the wind is fine.
Adlai grinned, completely surprised by this guy's disregard for human life.
Driving the refugees to the place where the devil lives, is this guy really a believer of Saint Sith?
But I didn’t seem to complain about his position.
After all, he sold his soul to the devil a long time ago.
"I understand what you mean, I will do it." Baron Gus smiled approvingly and nodded.
"You are a smart man, and I admire you very much."
Adlai nodded slightly.
Just when the sad news of the death of Archduke Campbell suddenly came, a grand funeral was held at Fort Campbell, and it became the top priority of the principality.
An atmosphere of sadness spread throughout all classes in the principality.
Hence, people quickly forgot about the earthquake, and only the whispers of discussion could be heard in the Adventurer's Guild and nearby taverns.
An adventurer who came back from Mist Town said that he saw with his own eyes the earth collapsed and the gravel collapsed...thousands of the Chaos army turned into dust and dispersed with the wave of the Demon King's hand.
There is an even more exaggerated statement. In that god-like duel, the new demon king personally cut off Kalmandes’ head and crushed it into powder!
But no matter what, the storm caused by the Chaos Gate has finally come to an end without causing greater chaos.
More than that——
Not only did the chaos caused by Chaos come to an end, the Maze also ended the warlord rule that lasted for a whole year as a blessing in disguise.
This dramatic change caught many people by surprise.
For the four demon generals who surrendered, Luo Yan allowed them to retain their current territories and agreed with them new feudal obligations.
Including responding to the Demon King's summons when the Necropolis is under threat.
Including taxes and tributes in peacetime, etc.
Including establishing a supervisory system with acolytes and death priests as the core to ensure the rule of the necropolis, and spreading the belief in demons with local characteristics in the necropolis in each layer of the maze, etc.
In exchange, Luo Yan promised to establish a cabinet. From now on, he alone would have the final say on minor matters in the necropolis, while major matters would be discussed together.
In addition, he also promised not to go around the cabinet to start a war.
Compared to the order during the Reggie Dragon period, the set of rules brought by Luo Yan from the Demon City is undoubtedly much more advanced, but not too advanced.
All demons are happy.
With the establishment of the new order, the necropolis has finally ushered in a relative peace, and as the Demon King, Luo Yan can finally breathe a sigh of relief and return his energy to the management of the Demon King's territory, thinking about how to raise his little leeks to be fatter and stronger.
It is worth mentioning that although the door of chaos in the maze is closed, the connection between the necropolis and the planet Kaa has not been interrupted.
What Luo Yan was most worried about before was that the closure of the Chaos Gate might cause the necropolis to lose contact with the outpost fortress, and even cause the players' soul images to be unable to return from the planet Kaa.
Facts have proved that his worries were completely unnecessary.
His little players can still travel between the planet Kaa and the continent of Os, but the energy consumed has increased by about 20% compared to before.
Miranda's speculation about this is that although the Chaos Gate of the maze is closed, there is a larger Chaos Gate in the dimensional desert thousands of kilometers away that maintains the subspace connection between the two worlds.
Even that side is the main force of the Chaos invasion.
It is precisely because of this that the necropolis can still catch a ride on chaos, but because the ride is farther away, the "fare" has increased a lot.
Although the increase in transmission costs has put a certain amount of pressure on the colonial economy, the impact is still within a controllable range.
The worst thing is that the wool comes from the sheep, just squeeze out more magic crystals from the players who use the teleportation array.
At present, Miranda is studying "how to build a permanent teleportation array between the necropolis and the planet Kaa", so that the key to the chaotic world can be held in the hands of the necropolis itself.
While Luo Yan was looking forward to his good news, he went to the planet Kao every now and then to brush monsters and level up, trying to improve his strength as much as possible.
As time went by, although Miranda's research did not make breakthrough progress, he made unexpected discoveries in unexpected places.
One day in mid-December, Luo Yan had just arrived on the planet Kao and was about to go to the mushroom forest outside the fortress to spawn monsters as usual. Miranda suddenly floated in front of him and said excitedly.
"...Dear Lord Demon King! Do you still remember the conjecture that you told me before that everything is composed of smaller particles?"
Luo Yan still remembered this matter, but he didn't know why he suddenly mentioned it at this time.
「Any questions?」
Miranda nodded excitedly, then shook her head hastily.
Immediately afterwards, his next words made Luo Yan completely stunned on the spot.
"I discovered it!"
"The elementary particles that constitute all extraordinary forces!"
I don't feel well in my stomach, so I went to the hospital and updated it in advance. It's too difficult without saving the manuscript...T.T