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Chapter 1645, Chapter 278: Wrong Guess, It's Mage Tower Fall 2!

But they had to admit that as Liberty City frequently made headlines, Annan Reeves's status had risen from being on equal footing or even looking down on him to the point where they had to look up to him—the strength of a power is built up little by little.

If a legend suddenly appears overnight, most people will question their abilities.

But if his heroic deeds have been passed down for decades, wiping out bandits one day and slaying dragons the next, then when he achieves legendary status, everyone will only cheer.

Liberty City is on this path, and if it continues, it will gain a status commensurate with its strength.

It can be expected that when Annan re-enters the Holy Parliament, many leaders will actively seek his seat.

The world was abuzz with discussion about Allen, and Free City was filled with pride.

Shops are offering a 10% discount on all items, and official Liberty City shops and theaters are offering a limited-time 50% discount. Citizens are decorating their doorsteps, preparing to welcome back their accomplished heroes.

……

Two days had passed since the fleet returned to the outpost.

The reconnaissance airships and sea creatures were watching the movements in the east: the demons made a show of sending out a large army to sweep around the west coast before retreating back to their camp.

There should still be some surviving rats, but with the Rat King, Rat Mother, Elders, and Priests all submerged in the vortex, the Red-Eyed Clan is clearly dead in name only, even more so than the Blackwatch Legion.

The crisis is over, and they can go back.

The outpost will remain; it's said that Lord Annan plans to have the Stoun ratmen replace the McKenna ratmen in the far north—a brilliant idea indeed. Therefore, the outpost will stay on the island, keeping an eye on the mainland.

There are also fleets of ships that will remain at the outposts.

Before returning, the Hellfire soldiers temporarily acted as porters, delivering the sea fish and shells brought from Free City to the sea creatures who had helped them greatly.

Without their help to accelerate the process, the plan to sink the Devil's Claw Peninsula would not have gone so smoothly.

Of course, in addition to seafood, there were also some magic stones that intelligent beings would love to have, all for free.

It's common knowledge that free things are the most expensive.

And so-called trade is simply exchanging something you consider worthless but the other party considers valuable for something the other party considers worthless but you consider valuable.

The Sea Clan is rich in minerals and jewels, but lacks spiritual civilization. Free City is rich in spiritual civilization, but poor in wealth. Is there a more natural trading partner?

"Can I not go...?"

In the center of the island, upon learning that humans intended to take her to Free City, the succubus resisted fiercely: "Actually, I suffer from a curse that says I will die a miserable death if I enter human territory..."

“It’s alright. The Archbishop of the Church of Wealth and the Saintess are in Freedom City. I can ask them to lift your curse,” Fermi said calmly.

"Don't lie to me, how could someone like you, who isn't even an elite professional, possibly persuade such a big shot?" Her rat-like quirk was her last struggle.

"Don't you know? Lord Annan is the Holy Son of the Church of Wealth."

"hehe."

Allen's "hehe" originally had no swearing connotation, but from this moment on, perhaps it did.

"Let me, a mouse, have some peace and quiet for a while."

The lust demon, realizing that the humans had figured out its identity, became too lazy to hide anymore and crawled into a tent.

Looking at the soldiers outside the tent, who were ostensibly guards but were actually surveillance, the succubus called out to Lady Biros in her heart, begging her to find a way to take her back.

"You don't know these humans, they're insane, even more insane than demons..."

The succubus was internally cursing the soldiers of Free City, while the six-armed serpent demon listened quietly and said, "You mean they treat you very well?" "Well? If you mean without prejudice..." The succubus suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"You did a great job detonating the Fel Stone. Now you have a new mission: follow the humans to Free City."

"But...I'm a demon!"

"They obviously don't care."

"Didn't we plan to kill them and then smear them...?"

"They don't know, do they?" Lady Biros's words echoed in the succubus's mind. "Since humans are willing to interact with us like they interact with the Stunn rats, then cooperate with them. After you arrive in Free City, find someone named Lilith..."

The lust demon's pupils trembled, and he could no longer hear what Lady Biros was saying.

Lilith... wasn't that her boss's boss, the one who took over from the Red Dragon Warlock and led the invasion of the Prime Material Plane?
Such an important figure is actually in Liberty City?!
"...If possible, try to contact and influence the lords of Free City, understand?"

……

"Lilith, how long until the Empire's people arrive?"

"About two days later."

The benefits of Lilith's existence began to show for herself—besides no longer being forced into hard labor by her older sister or Olmedo, she could get answers to any questions she had.

“So slow…”

Annan could easily open a portal to send all the Blackwatch soldiers back, but that would diminish the sense of ceremony in the handover.

Where is Griffin?

"Too many users are currently asking questions. Please try asking your question again later."

Where is Griffin?

"After the second wave of Blackwatch casualties arrived, he and Gary measured the size of all the casualties and made prosthetics for them."

"Tell him when the Empire will arrive, and let the Blackwatch soldiers return intact."

"Too many users are currently making inquiries, please try again later..."

Annan retracted his previous assessment.

I don't know which unlucky guy bought a newspaper but didn't hold it properly, and it was blown away by the sea breeze through the window.

The Voice of Freedom promoted the Hellfire Legion's annihilation of the Red-Eyed Clan to boost its fame, and revealed that its relationship with the Spider Queen, Lolth, was intended to establish contact with her and seduce...attract the Dark Elves. However, these two news items were so eye-catching that they overshadowed the short message that "Annan will be filming his ninth magical video."

Annan kept his word. He had promised the champion to play the female lead in his new film, so he found the saintess and told her the news.

The saint gained a large number of believers for the church through "The Singer," so she is looking forward to magical videos that will have a similar impact.

"You are absolutely the best choice to play Rose!"

"Ruth?"

"Yes, I plan to film 'The Fall of the Mage Tower 2,' but it won't be called that, and it won't continue the previous story."

Because the original "The Fall of the Mage Tower" was the first magical video in the world of Allen, Annan made some changes to the original version, which were somewhat ambiguous, for various reasons. Now, he can take this opportunity to remake the original version.

There are boats available, and the Titanic is the perfect size to serve as a "tavern boat" moored in the bay. As for the name... just calling it "Titanic" doesn't quite capture the essence. How about "Titanic"?
The smell seems too strong again...

(End of this chapter)