Chapter 124: Chapter 103: The Wrath of the Lord, The Persistence of the Clock Kingdom! 4168 words_2 Chapter 124: Chapter 103: The Wrath of the Lord, The Persistence of the Clock Kingdom! 4168 words_2 Black Wolf advised him in a low voice, “It’s too risky.”

“There’s always at least one knight left by his side, we are not very clear about the knight’s Seed of Life and Extraordinary Organs.”

“What if the other party is a knight who is particularly good at protecting others? Like some Extraordinary Organs specifically used to protect others.”

The Griffin Knight gritted his teeth. “Then what should we do?”

Black Wolf the Demon Hunter said, “We keep an eye on this lord, wait for a flaw to show. If there is none, then we will wait here for His Highness’s arrival.”

“As soon as His Highness arrives, he will be dead.”

“We should keep an eye on the lord for His Highness. The battlefield is so chaotic, we cannot let him escape.”

Griffin Knight instantly thought of Ivita, he nodded and said, “Hmm, Black Wolf, I think your suggestion is very reasonable.”

“As soon as His Highness arrives, he will immediately deal with these scum amongst the nobles.”

Thinking of Ivita’s practices during the defensive war, Griffin Knight was filled with confidence in Ivita.

In Griffin Knight’s mind, Ivita had far surpassed his former master, Baron Moro.

In his mind, Ivita compared to Baron Moro was like a great person, and now this small city of Parviga is just the second stop for the eagle to take off.

…

In the mechanical clock in the second floor’s lounge, Ivita and the Hearthstone Grand Witch, followed the ridiculous Marquis Tata in his small kingdom inside the clock, and entered the interior of the linking metal axle of their gears.

The inside of these metal axles that connect various gears are actually hollow, and there are man-made steps, which can let them go up and move directly between the metal axles of various gears.

Marquis Tata wore a very exaggerated military uniform, and his chest was full of decorations. He walked straight and upright, with a strong military bearing.

While Marquis Tata led them through the metal axle between the gears, he also frequently opened the door of each axle, commanding the soldiers who were still loitering on the gear to join them towards gear Number 3333.

“One, two, three…”

“One, two, three…”

Marquis Tata led his troops with enthusiastic steps and slogans.

Walking in the axis between the gears was an interesting thing, and Marquis Tata was very spirited. According to him, these one hundred gears were all under his jurisdiction and he needed to command the little people on these gears to go to gear Number 3333.

Each little person was extremely willing to do this, for it was the purpose of their life.

This was what he had said himself.

But what Ivita heard was not this. Ivita was in the ranks, these little people were all in armor, and he and old witch were in robes.

This looked very strange.

Fortunately, no one raised any objections.

However, Ivita heard people muttering and complaining.

A young little soldier, with two fingers missing from his right hand, quietly said, “The fire demon’s appearances are getting more frequent.”

“And more and more of our people are dying.”

“The king says, we will win every time, it’s an inevitable truth. But why do I feel so despairing?”

“When will the fights end? Our numbers are dwindling, while the fire demon’s power is getting stronger. Is it really normal for it to continue like this?”

There was a young soldier among the little people, reluctantly following Marquis Tata, and even softly crying.

“We really don’t want to go to our deaths anymore.”

“I miss my father, he already died in the battlefield. I miss my mother too, I don’t want her to lose both my father and me.”

Marquis Tata, as if he hadn’t heard their words, immersed himself in his excited emotions, constantly praising the greatness and glory of their battle against the Fire Demon. “It’s incredibly grand!”

“We are doing the most glorious thing in the world!”

“Cowards must be slain by our glorious swords first.”

“According to an ancient agreement, we, the people of our kingdom, must fight the Fire Demon, otherwise the Fire Demon will destroy the world!”

A dwarfish soldier asked, “Will the Fire Demon burn the gears and the Clock Kingdom?”

Marquis Tata, his face full of fanaticism, replied, “Exactly, the Fire Demon will burn all the floating gear islands and even destroy the most crucial Worm Geared Continent.”

“If we let the Fire Demon leave gear number 3333, it’ll be the end of the world.”

The Old Witch rolled her eyes in silence, whispering to Ivita beside her, “Your Majesty, these dwarves are terribly naive.”

“It is merely a mechanical clock the size of a table, even if it is destroyed, it cannot be considered as the end of the world, they are simply being ridiculous.”

“Perhaps, when we depart, we might be able to catch a few more for our experiments.”

However, Ivita was not too interested in this. “These dwarves are probably not the original people of the mechanical clock anymore.”

“They have no knowledge of the outside world, so their words are quite normal.”

“The Fire Demon… what in the world is that?”

Apparently, both the Water Dragon’s Tooth and these soldiers were for suppressing the Fire Demon.

Ivita tried to ask Marquis Tata, who was then chanting slogans, “Marquis, why must we always battle the Fire Demon?”

Asking them why they fight was the simplest and most effective way to understand the history of a region.

Such a well phrased question, thought the Old Witch.

Marquis Tata was more than happy to state their reasons for fighting, “Because we are a small kingdom defending the borders of a much bigger nation, our ancestors were once the army stationed here. There were always new people coming in to join us, to fight alongside us.”

“As people came in, some could also leave; the elderly and girls and children born here could leave to enjoy the luxuries in the larger nation.”

“But soon, fewer and fewer people began to enter our kingdom, until finally, one last person came and brought us the news —there would be no more reinforcements, he was the last one.”

“I am not sure what happened, but we are now isolated with no help, yet we must fight the Fire Demon and its minions.”

“If we do not, our world and that much larger nation will be destroyed.”

“As the army could no longer receive new reinforcements, its nature slowly changed.”

“In desperation, we had no choice but to select the most capable soldier to become our king, to lead us in a never-ending war against the Fire Demon.”

“The elderly and infants can only be placed unified on Worm Geared Continent, while slightly older children could live with their parents. We found from our experience that if children do not grow up with their parents, they become withdrawn and twisted, unfit for glorious combat.”

“Especially for the babies from ages one to three, they need to be with their mother to have sound mental health.”

“In conclusion…”

“We established a glorious kingdom, entered the glorious battlefield, and had a glorious king. The Clock Kingdom is filled with strength.”

Ivita ignored the nonsense spouted by Marquis Tata in his fanaticism. The Clock Kingdom, perhaps because of resource scarcity, recognized the existence of children’s oral stage earlier than outsiders.”

Ivita asked, “Has the Fire Demon escaped confinement for over a hundred times recently?”

Marquis Tata reflexively replied, “No, the Fire Demon has only escaped confinement eleven times recently, this being the twelfth. The previous counts were all during the historical escapes of the Fire Demon in the Clock Kingdom.”

“After a certain period, the Fire Demon becomes unusually active.”

“The Fire Demon started being active about a year and a half ago.”

The Old Witch exclaimed in surprise, “That’s when the Grand Viscount passed away!”

Ivita pondered, recalling what Princess Alsace once said, that the Thousand-Year Fire had faced the danger of extinguishing multiple times.

So, it seems whenever the Thousand-Year Fire grows weak, the Fire Demon becomes active.

What connection does the Fire Demon have with the Thousand-Year Fire?