Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

"Okay, okay!"

Mosh nodded excitedly: "Then let's do it the way the trolls do."

He slowly raised the token; Didasu's words just now were the key to activating the token!

Upon seeing the cross-shaped token, the trolls trembled and stopped in their tracks.

Didasu's expression changed again!

How come... Manco's "Trial of the Rebels" is in his hands?

The token burst forth with a blinding dark golden light, within which emerged a phantom of a troll bound by chains, kneeling and being tortured.

The phantom opened its eyes and looked at Didasu.

"Didasu." Mosh's voice was like a judgment, "You instigated a rebellion, secretly gathered followers, and attempted to overthrow the city lord's rule—in the name of the Troll King, I sentence you..."

He paused, then spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Permanently banish the troll race!"

"From this moment on, you are no longer a troll. You are a homeless wanderer, rejected by your own kind."

The moment the words fell, the light from the token enveloped Didasu.

Didasu's expression changed drastically; he wanted to resist and escape.

But it's too late.

Dark golden chains emerged from the void and wrapped around his body. The chains tightened, and Didasu let out a piercing scream—not of physical pain, but of his soul being torn apart.

[System Notification: Player "Didasu" has been permanently expelled from the troll race and converted to a ronin.]

Didasu let out a desperate roar:

"No--!!!!"

But no one dared to respond to him anymore.

Mosh, standing on the platform, coldly watched him and commanded, "Take this guy down!"

Didasu raised his head, his eyes filled with resentment. He stared intently at Mosh, as if he wanted to pounce on him and fight him to the death.

But the way all the trolls looked at him from below the stage had changed.

Tekule, along with a group of NPCs, pinned Didasu to the ground.

Mosh held up the token.

The square was deathly silent.

The way all the trolls looked at Mosh changed—no longer contempt, no longer mockery, but fear.

"Who else disagrees?" Mosh asked calmly.

No one answered.

"Very good." Mosh put away the token. "From this day forward, there will only be one king in East Zul'Shlag."

"That's me, Mosh."

"And you—" he looked at all the trolls below the stage, "have two choices."

"First, pledge allegiance to me and obey my commands. I will lead you to survive, and even to live better than before."

"Second, rebel against me, then become a ronin like Deita Su, and then... die!!"

As his words fell, Didasu, in the distance, had his head chopped off with a snap!

The trolls remained silent.

Then, the first troll knelt down.

Then came the second, the third...

Like dominoes, the dark mass of trolls knelt down in droves.

Mosh stood on the high platform, looking down at the more than 1,600 trolls kneeling below, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart!

He may not be able to become a leader who inspires worship, voluntary following, and love, but with the token in his hand and Liu Nian's support, he can become a "Troll Tyrant"! He can rule through terror and violence!

"Lord Liu Nian..." he murmured to himself, "I will prove that I am not a waste, I will become the cruelest blade in your hand!"

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Floating city.

Liu Nian originally intended to kill Zuljin again to see if he'd get lucky and manage to get the crown. But when he realized the situation was dire and the bomb was about to explode, he used a Leap of Faith to escape.

After returning to the floating city, Liu Nian took stock of what he had gained from this operation.

Although they failed to capture the two cities, they were completely destroyed, and a large amount of supplies were seized, so it wasn't a complete loss.

It is entirely worth the loss of the Beemen who died in battle.

However, because it was a cross-regional operation, Liu Nian was unable to obtain merit points or contribution points, while the bees reaped considerable rewards.

Midora, for example, ranked first in contribution; she is a squad leader of the Honey Assassin Vanguard.

Following closely behind was Freya, and then Vayne...

In short, all the bees who participated in this battle gained contribution points and merit points. The biggest bee was Mia, who, as the queen bee, essentially won two siege battles and thus gained a lot of benefits.

Liu Nian didn't care much about the value of a few merits; what he cared about was something else entirely.

"Two cities bombed in quick succession..." Liu muttered to himself, "That Manco guy is ruthless."

But it was precisely because Manco was so ruthless that it served as a wake-up call for Liu Nian—

Rat Man.

Could those rat-men, who are skilled at digging and underground engineering, also use the same methods to deal with humans?

For example, planting bombs under the blue town?

If successful, then no matter how well humanity has prepared its defenses on the ground, they will all be rendered useless!

Liu Nian immediately opened the communication and connected with Wang Mian and Wu Zhan.

"Bomb the city?!" Wang Mian's face turned pale after hearing Liu Nian's description. "The rat people would do something like that?"

"The chances are very high!" Liu Nian said. "Prevention is better than cure. A thorough investigation must be conducted beneath Azure Town."

Wu Zhan pondered for a moment and said, "But we don't have any professions specializing in underground exploration. Mages' detection spells have limited effectiveness against deep geology. Dwarves do have the relevant technology, but determining the exact location is a problem..."

Liu Nian thought for a moment and said, "I can have the dwarf slaves work with the dwarf engineers; they are skilled at underground operations. In addition, the Silverscale Naga are very sensitive to vibrations and geological structures, so they might be able to help."

"Naga?" Wang Mian was taken aback. "Aren't they a marine race?"

"Because they are a marine species, living in a water pressure environment for a long time, they are more sensitive to pressure changes and geological vibrations," Liu Nian explained.

Wu Zhan nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Communication ended.

Although Liu Nian had come up with a solution, he didn't have much confidence in it.

After all, it's underground, and the space is so vast. It's impossible to prevent the ratmen from digging from any direction or digging to any depth.

Therefore, Azure Town is indeed not a suitable place to be a main city.

Like Dragon City, because it is located deep in the Dark Region and protected by layers of magic-suppressing rocks, it is difficult for the ratmen to accurately locate Dragon City. To carry out the same strategy, it would take a lot of time, manpower and resources.

Once Liu Nian's floating city is repaired, it will be completely unafraid of this tactic.

Thinking about this, Liu Nian felt he should go and explore the rat people's territory to see what those rats were up to.

However, Liu Nian still needs to visit the Silver Scale Naga of the Rust Dynasty first, and borrow some people or equipment from them to send to Azure Town.

Liu Nian first had the giant release the resources it had plundered from its body so that the bees could sort and take stock of them.

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