the last king of darkness

The year 1326 in the Teslevian Gregorian calendar.

After the Sunday of the 12th month ends, the calendar turns a new page and comes to its 13th month.

Trorian's vigorous expansion has finally come to an end.

In this round of great expansion, the kingdom's gains are unprecedented.

Counting from Dalong City to the Sunless Sea, the total length of land occupied exceeds 9000 yards. More than 1 fire strongholds have been established, and various types of sentry towers, fortresses, mines, and warehouses have been established. There are countless.

The total resource production has surged to a level never imagined before, and is still increasing rapidly.

At this moment, Rhodes still has not left Saint Rey. Although the expansion has ended, Trolian's defense force is in short supply and full of loopholes due to the overly large occupied area, overly long defense lines, and too many strongholds.

Coupled with the excessive disturbance during the expansion, monsters from all directions continued to pour into these newly occupied lands. Strongholds in various places were frequently in danger. The first defense Chang Lin did not receive 1000 distress signals every day, even if This is a good day.

Most importantly, despite occupying these lands, Trorian has yet to fully assimilate them.

All types of construction are still in full swing, and the roads are extremely busy. New hearses have almost crowded every main road. The transportation of various resources and materials cannot be delayed for even half a second, otherwise someone will scold you.

In this case, if you are attacked by a monster, the loss will be huge.

In order to ensure the smooth construction of the occupied area, Rhodes has been sitting in Saint Rey.

After all, he has a [Spirit Boat] and is the fastest among the four true kings of Trolian.

Facts have proved that this choice is extremely correct. On the more than 4000-yard border of Saint Rey, the tide of monsters has not stopped for a moment, and the large-scale battle has not stopped for a moment.

Although the Black Mist Symbiote no longer appears due to the death of Amidala, the intensity of the battle is not much weaker than during the expansion period.

The Royal City is also stepping up its efforts to build a defense system for the occupied area. The most passive thing now is that they have no early warning. They don't know which direction the monster wave is coming from. They never know their size and strength. They don't know to call for rescue until they are close to their faces.

Fortunately, Rhodes was fast.

No matter how far the distance is, the [Spirit Boat] arrives in an instant.

And all of this is for resources and for a more powerful Trollian.

During this tense and busy battle, Rhodes took the time to return to the royal city and told the king, Horus and Kai all the information he had obtained in the dream in a way that did not violate taboos.

Although Rhodes' words were vague, Wang, Horus and Kai had no doubts.

They know there are some things they can't say.

"Trorian, you still need to get stronger."

Wang came to the same conclusion as Rhodes.

"The expansion will continue, we will get more resources, and more powerful people will be born in Trorian."

Under the holy fire, Wang looked at Rhodes, his eyes seemed to be burning.

"Rhode, although I don't know why those black mist symbionts have disappeared, the pollution in the starry sky has not weakened. It continues to descend into the material world."

"The recent report from the White Tower says that the intensity of the black fog is continuing to rise. The black fog in many areas has directly reached the level of Sanyan. In the area close to Trorian, there are even traces of black water."

Rhodes frowned slightly. In the area close to the Holy Fire, theoretically the black mist should be very thin, and derivatives of the black mist of the source would not be possible.

"Moreover, this year has lasted too long. It has exceeded 500 days, and more than 70 star cycles have passed. It is now the 13th month, and the White Tower still has not seen any signs of the stars returning. This indicates that Hanukkah At least after this month.”

Horus said solemnly: "Generally speaking, the longer a year goes, the greater the possibility of facing a crisis."

Wang nodded slightly: "All this shows that the crisis in the prophecy of the source has not passed. It is approaching us. I have discussed it with everyone. Our opinions are consistent. Passive defense is meaningless. No matter how much we prepare, it will not be as useful as greater power.”

"So, we decided to continue expanding."

A smile appeared on Horus's withered face.

"Under Percival's adjustment, we have fully launched the system from the Era of Fire. You can never imagine how powerful this new practice system is. Looking back now, I can't imagine how we got here before... …Why can such inefficient practice and such weak strength last for so many years?”

Kai smiled and said: "That's because we huddled in the mountain col and barely touched the area outside the Ashes Mountains. Most of the monsters we encountered were monsters below the king level... However, the new practice system is stronger than ever. But it is also a resource-devouring monster, and it can swallow no matter how much resources it has.”

"But it all works!"

Horus emphasized: "No resource is wasted! One resource can increase one's combat power. According to Percival's prediction, in three years, the number of our Herrschers may exceed 10. King The number of super powerful men will also increase dramatically... Only then did I understand why during the Era of Fire, on the real battlefield facing the darkness, Ling Herrscher was only one of countless warriors, and Ling Herrscher The following warriors can only stay inside the kingdom and cannot go out of the range of the fire."

Horus paused, then continued.

"In addition to the scale of combat power, the existence of top warriors is also very important. They are the pillars of the legion and the center of the battle group. Without you, the warriors cannot gather their strength, and the result is that they will be swallowed up by the black mist. "

"The refining of the three elements required for the Ascension Ceremony is now in full swing. Trorian has to consume a huge amount of materials every day to obtain the few Light Stones, Pure Star Source, and Pure Star Marrow."

"That's the main reason why we insist on expansion."

"Without resources, nothing, it is impossible for Trorian to rise, and for humanity to be resurrected."

The king said in a deep voice: "Rhodes, Horus, Kai, you are the top power of Trolian, and you must become stronger so that you can resist the possible invasion of ancient gods."

The three of them said in unison: "Of course."

Horus said: "We still need more true kings. Only true kings can compete with the ancient gods."

Rhodes hesitated and said: "However, Trolian's destiny can no longer carry more true kings, unless we find a human being like Kai who does not need to carry it."

Kai smiled and said, "I'm sure there are many of these Trorians."

But Horus didn't think so.

"Kai, we can't just rely on luck. The fate of the kingdom cannot rely on gambling. The best way is to find more deified source matter and use the fusion ritual to obtain the carrier of the soul. At the same time, make Trorian stronger and Enhance humanity’s fortune so that we can give birth to more true kings.”

Wang nodded slightly: "Another purpose of the expansion is to find more deified source materials. The Survey Corps is doing its best to search for their possible relics."

Horus continued: "If we can't find one, we will do our best to carry out more spiritual ascension rituals to give birth to more powerful kings and great kings. They are also close to the top and will not be as powerful as we are now. No matter how weak each state is, of course, I think the most important thing is the power of the king."

Wang said calmly: "My improvement requires a more powerful Holy Fire. The Holy Fire currently has three Holy Fire seeds. It is in the middle of the third stage and has not yet reached its limit. However, the firewood and phlogiston used to strengthen the Holy Fire , it has no effect."

Horus said: "According to the prophecy of the White Tower, the Holy Fire requires a higher level of firewood and phlogiston, but we don't know how to make it, nor what materials it requires... Perhaps, we can make it in the Age of Fire." Find clues about it in the ruins." Rhodes found it very difficult. If it is inferred that in the Age of Fire, there is generally only one holy fire seed in the holy fire, they will not need higher-level firewood, but this Not necessarily. No one can tell what the situation was like in the human kingdom during the Age of Fire.

"Anyway, we still have a lot to do."

Wang said:
"And resources are everything to us."

"Soon after, Trolian will expand from four directions. This expansion will be relatively slow without the previous favorable conditions. We must concentrate all combat power as much as possible to obtain more resources. Only in this way, Trollian will Only then can Lian stand like a rock in the dark sea forever."

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In the following days, Trorian's main force gradually returned to the royal city and began expansion in the other three directions.

At the same time, the expansion of the west has not stopped, and there are some very valuable resources around Saint Rey.

The defensive pressure in the occupied area increased dramatically, and Rhodes felt the pressure, but it was also something he was happy to see, because he would gain more divinity as a result.

Trorian needed more resources, and he needed more divinity.

The Book of Knowledge has already scheduled the star to be ignited at the next moment.

[Deflection of Light].

It requires 1 part of the soul of God, 7 parts of the root source, 700 parts of soul firewood, and 700 parts of soul flower.

700 soul firewood is equivalent to 7000 divinity.

Rhodes now has more than 6000 divinities, which seems to be a small gap, but divinities are consumed in many aspects. The awakening of the giant star is likely to consume 2100 divinities.

Calculating this way, the gap between divinities is huge.

The more important thing is that until now, he has not broken through the limitations of his soul and cannot awaken the 21st star.

All of his current stars have completed their awakening, except for [Glutton] and [Eye of God] which have not yet been quantified.

But so far, he still has not found their source material [Immortal Divine Light] and [Filth Essence].

This makes Rhodes a little melancholy, but no matter what, obtaining more divinity is the eternal direction.

This is also Rhodes' natural advantage. Whenever he is confused, he can look in the direction of divinity, because that will not only enhance the dream, but also make humans stronger.

According to the calculations of the Book of Knowledge, he needs at least 2 divinities to ensure that he can ignite and awaken the two scheduled giant stars and step into the next realm.

Therefore, the most important thing now is to find ways to obtain more divinity.

And with his supreme wisdom, Rhodes quickly found the thing that could gain the most divinity in this complicated situation - strengthening the defense capabilities of the occupied area.

How to strengthen?

Rhodes set his sights on the Industrial Machinery Research Institute.

There is no doubt that the best way to improve the defense capabilities of a stronghold is to use new weapons.

And Rhodes happened to have an ability that could help them.

The star soul ability of [Truth] - [Gate of Truth].

[Door of Truth]: Open the door of truth and pursue the mystery of knowledge.

Simply put, this ability is to open up a new space. In this space, people's wisdom will be improved, inspiration will be triggered frequently, and most importantly, the knowledge developed in this space will be recorded forever. in.

In other words, there may be knowledge from previous generations within the [Gate of Truth]!
After figuring this out, Rhodes knew that it was the ultimate palace that all scholars in the royal city dreamed of.

Of course, the Book of Knowledge told Rhodes not to have hope in this, there is probably nothing inside the [Gate of Truth].

This is also true. When Rhodes opened the [Door of Truth], what he saw was a void of semi-spiritual space, empty of nothing.

But researchers from the Institute of Industrial Machinery still rushed here in droves. The bald master shouted wildly: "I'm alive! I'm finally alive! My wisdom is coming! My exhausted inspiration is moving again! Hahahahaha woo woo woo woo!"

The wild laughter turned into loud cries, as did many people, who laughed and cried while carrying out their research.

Soon, several key problems that troubled them were solved, and new results sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Under Rhode's strong request, the psionic technology used for stronghold defense was the first to achieve breakthroughs. New psionic cannons and high-standard psionic railguns were quickly invented. They were very powerful and inherited all the advantages of the past. It eliminates all shortcomings, especially the latter, and is powerful enough to deal with most monsters below the king level.

There is also a new type of psychic generator, which can provide extremely powerful psychic defense, enough to allow a stronghold to withstand a normal tide of monsters for a day without falling.

These new weapons were put into mass production at an unimaginable speed and were quickly installed on strongholds in the occupied areas, greatly reducing the pressure on stronghold defense.

More power was invested in expansion, and all the strong men joined the battle.

Rhodes is no exception.

Trorian took another solid step forward.

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white tower.

Iyetta stood alone on the top of the tower. The power of the prophecy had fallen, and the boiling soul had calmed down. He looked up at the sky, but did not use the power of the source law. He only used his naked eyes to see the things hidden in the layers. The night sky behind the black fog.

The prophets are an independent system in Trorian. They do not rely on psychic powers. They only need to sign a contract with the White Tower. Through constant prophecies, they can master more powerful power.

Ietta is the most talented prophet in Trorian in 1000 years.

He also became the new generation master of the White Tower in Trorian after his teacher sacrificed himself for the prophecy of the source.

"disturbed."

he murmured.

"I feel uneasy, uneasy like I've never felt before."