Chapter 426: Chapter Two Hundred and One: After the Battle

An unknown minstrel once said: No matter what happens on the ground, Seya (the sun) will still rise as usual tomorrow.

Although the fall of the Gray Iron Kingdom was sensational news, its impact gradually faded over time.

Aside from the countries directly neighboring the Gray Iron Kingdom, to others, it was merely new fodder for post-dinner conversation.

At most, it made the citizens aware of the dangers and chaos abroad, highlighting the security and beauty of life in their own country.

Thus, with the end of the war, the news that had once dominated the front pages of major newspapers was gradually relegated to the corners. Only a small section was allocated to report the latest situation in the Gray Iron Kingdom.

The key members of the Resistance Organizations that starred in the incident seemed to have ceased their operations and began to independently digest and manage the territories they occupied, with no further expansion.

Meanwhile, after the elections among numerous organizational members, Xavier Parkinson from the Starfire Organization was successfully elected as a council member and joined the Federation Council through the standard process.

Some speculated that these Resistance Organizations, after seizing the Gray Iron Kingdom, were planning to leverage this identity to whitewash themselves and officially join the federal ruling class.

Of course, to all who truly understood the situation, this was utterly absurd.

The temporary dormant state of these organizations was solely for quickly transforming the lands into resources and manpower to strengthen themselves, and they would inevitably expand further outwards again.

However, many Nobles in the Federation held an optimistic view of the time they required to integrate their new territories.

Although these mud-legged folk captured the Royal Capital of the Gray Iron Kingdom through despicable sneak attacks, the noble forces in those areas were still bravely resisting their rule.

Many local small and medium-sized Nobles armed themselves and united under the leadership of some obscure forces, calling themselves ‘Glory Alliance’.

The third Prince of the Gray Iron Kingdom, Ouchide Grey Iron, who had managed to escape before the initial raid, also appeared among the Alliance members, fighting the many Resistance Organizations under the banner of restoring the Gray Iron Dynasty.

Amidst these layers of interference, those bold and reckless peasants surely had to focus a lot of energy on internal strife and would not be able to expand outward for at least several decades.

.….….

At this moment, in the newly renamed Dawn City, squads of Guards clad in light grey Mechanical Battle Armors with a burning comet emblem on their chests were patrolling the various districts on the southeast side of the city, led by the Fourth Rank captains.

They were the teams specifically arranged by ‘Starfire’ to maintain public order.

Since Dawn City was taken over by a joint effort of multiple organizations, each organization is responsible for managing different districts. Other divisions also had patrolling teams from other organizations, to prevent those who wanted to cause trouble amidst the chaos.

In the current Dawn City, such an arrangement was very necessary, for…

“Nature nurtures mankind without asking for anything in return—Kill! Kill… Ah—!!”

As a team of Guards passed by the corner of Bai Feng Xian Flower Street, two Players who were reading a newspaper by the roadside suddenly sprang up, tearing open a pair of scrolls.

Two huge Flame Burst Spells materialized mid-air, fraught with the raging power of Fire Element, flying towards the patrol team.

At the same time, they were hit by the patrol team’s counterattacks and turned into white light with screams.

“Damn, more shark bait!”

“So hilarious, let’s bounce, let’s bounce!”

Seeing this scene, the local residents and regular Players scattered as if they had encountered snakes and scorpions.

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Facing the sudden assault of two Flame Burst Spells, the patrol team showed no fear. The two defensive Mechanical Battle Armors at the front and rear of the team instantly activated their Magic Energy protective fields, transferring the destructive power of the Flame Burst towards the sky while maintaining defense.

At the same time, the long-range models in the team directly took action to eliminate the two Players with pinpoint accuracy.

In the end, two accompanying Players recorded the IDs of the attackers, reported them to the Guild and club behind them, and added the attackers to the blacklist. All allied Players who kill the foes will earn a reward, until those players delete their account and start anew.

These attackers, who launch surprise raids, are generally undertaking ambush missions from the side of the Kingdom Nobles, intending to be a nuisance.

Although the war in the Gray Iron Kingdom has ended, some people do not wish for the Resistance Organization to develop so smoothly.

Since one such attack would cost them an account, except for the truly chaotic and evil characters, hardly any Independent Players would take this on. It is instead left to the Player Guilds to take these assignments en masse and then organize a bunch of Low Level Players to carry out the tasks.

After dealing with the attackers, the patrol team captain glanced at the nearby buildings and onlookers affected by the aftermath, and contacted a Spellcaster from the organization to come and repair and rescue.

At the same time, not just at this one location, in the current Dawn City, there are many other Professional teams responsible for different matters, overseeing the post-war reconstruction of Dawn City.

“Shape Solid Stone—”

In an area that had been destroyed by Spells during the previous war, a girl with light chestnut hair lifted her Magic Wand high, chanting the incantation for the Stone Shaping Skill.

Under the influence of Magic Power, the solid granite became malleable like clay, and the girl shaped it into the form of a house with her spiritual power.

“This is the last one; after this, I will have completed the Task set by the teacher,” the girl exhaled lightly, her beautiful lake-blue eyes blinking as she observed the passersby on the streets, seeking to calm her somewhat animated state of mind due to spellcasting.

She was none other than Fiona, who had vanished when teleported by the amulet fragment. At that time, the fragment had transported her to an unknown ancient ruin.

The ruin was located in a very Special Half-plane, which caused the Talisman on the girl to completely lose contact with her family.

Realizing that it was likely an accident, Fiona immediately activated the disguise feature of an amulet she was wearing, altering her appearance, aura, and spiritual fluctuations, to prevent unnecessary danger.

With the guidance of her family and Anvis, the girl had learned how to respond to various crises.

Afterwards, following the guidance of the Stone Plate Fragments in her hand, Fiona encountered other fragment holders like Vent, after passing some trials within the ruins.

In the end, at the Core area of the ruins, the fragments held by everyone combined into one, synthesizing into the complete Star Body Stone Plate and activating the final legacy of the Star Cluster Civilization.

But just as they were about to activate the final legacy of the ancient Star Cluster Civilization, the main villain who had been following them jumped out, intent on seizing the legacy.

He was a Seventh Rank Peak Spellcaster who had been researching the history of the Star Cluster Civilization for hundreds of years and had found the location of the legacy ruins long ago.

It was only because the location of the Stone Plate fragments was unclear that he could not take advantage of the treasure mountain before him.

It was only recently, when all Stone Plates had found their masters, did he manage to activate the ruin’s emergency legacy function and teleport all the holders inside.

Despite the enemy being powerful, the protagonist group was not to be underestimated.

Because of the clash between both sides, the final legacy information within the ruin, along with the ‘Key’ to the Star Cluster Civilization’s ultimate weapon left behind to prevent a future world-destroying disaster, was split in two.

The protagonist group and the Spellcaster each grabbed one half. Subsequently, a fierce battle caused the ruins to malfunction, and everyone was teleported out by the out-of-control ruins.

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