Elven cultivators

Anton's calm and steady voice echoed in the hall.

The content of their words caused all the elves to tense up slightly.

But no one questioned what Anton said.

To date, every assessment of the situation on the mainland by the clan patriarch has ultimately proven to be accurate.

Whether it was when Shining Dragon left Crestor Dragon City and Anton deduced that something had happened in the Dragon Court, or later when he concluded that the dragon race had lost the protection of the Dragon God and encouraged the clans to secretly accumulate strength in preparation for the impending turmoil, Anton was always on the lookout for the Dragon Court.

Each time, his judgments were so accurate they were almost prophetic.

Since the clan leader said the dragon-slaying war would end within ten years, he is most likely right.

However, Anton's next words surprised the elves.

"The war will not end just because the dragons have been destroyed."

"The five top powers will inevitably vie for control of the Holy Dragon Mountain Range, thus triggering a new round of war."

"And the major powers below them will inevitably wage war to seize the ley lines and mineral veins in various places."

"The mainland will soon be plunged into a new round of turmoil."

As Anton finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

The expressions on everyone's faces changed, and they all fell into deep thought.

The family patriarch's judgment may sound alarmist at first glance.

Upon closer examination, however, it does not seem to lack merit.

The Holy Dragon Mountains are the largest ley line node on the Dawn Continent, with the most concentrated energy on the continent.

Otherwise, the dragons wouldn't have chosen that place as their lair.

The five top powers have long coveted this.

The benefits of bringing the Holy Dragon Mountains under control for the future development of the faction are self-evident.

Everyone knows that whoever controls the Holy Dragon Mountains controls the future of the continent.

But there is only one Sacred Dragon Mountain Range.

Collaborative development? That's nonsense.

The five major powers each harbor their own agendas, and their mutual suspicion and distrust have never ceased.

Even during the years they joined forces to fight against the dragons, the behind-the-scenes friction and scheming never truly ceased.

They cannot stand by and watch their rivals monopolize this lucrative opportunity, much less share it with them.

The only thing that can determine the ownership of the Holy Dragon Mountain Range is force.

War is unavoidable.

Other forces are not qualified to interfere in the ownership of the Holy Dragon Mountains.

All they could do was to quickly reach out elsewhere while the five major powers were focused on the Holy Dragon Mountains and had no time to spare.

The power vacuum left by the destruction of the dragon race is too great.

Those mines, animal farms, and strategic locations that were once occupied by dragons... are now all ownerless.

These are things they can fight for.

The end of the dragon-slaying war is not the end, but the beginning of a new round of reshuffling.

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat somber.

The elves looked at each other, digesting the bombshell news brought by Anton.

Anton didn't urge them, patiently waiting for the elves to finish processing his words until they came to their senses before continuing, "Although the new wave of turmoil won't break out for some time, our clan must prepare early."

"First of all, the Silvermoon Legion's preparations for war cannot be relaxed. Expansion and training must continue, and the formation of foreign armies must be accelerated."

"Secondly, we must increase our reserves of strategic materials, including medicines, talismans, spirit stones, and food supplies... We need to have sufficient stock of each of these."

"Eleanor, you should pay more attention to these things."

Anton turned to look at the elven girl sitting on his right.

"In addition, pay close attention to developments in various parts of mainland China, especially those regions with which we have trade relations. If any signs of unrest appear, immediately shrink the trade network. It is better to reduce profits than to lose too many people."

"Okay, I understand." Eleanor nodded solemnly.

Anton continued, "In addition, we need to increase our efforts in developing military-grade magic crystal technology and improving the magic core."

"The clan can give a generous reward to any clan member who makes effective research results in this area. You can discuss and come up with a detailed plan."

Anton issued a series of orders in one go.

Whether it's the five top powers or other forces, their frantic attempts to seize territory and resources after the Dragon Slaying War are destined to be futile.

When the undead scourge erupts, they will find it difficult to defend their vast territory due to the excessive resources they have expended in the war, and will be driven back by the undead.

Once territory is acquired, it will eventually be handed over again.

Knowing what the future held, Anton naturally couldn't let the Silvermoon Clan step into this trap.

Of course, simply remaining aloof is not an option either.

The best approach is to expand steadily and surely while preserving one's own strength to the greatest extent possible.

Moreover, expansion does not necessarily have to occur on the surface.

The clan also has a dark realm.

That vast underground world has no five top powers, no struggle for supremacy among myriad races. Although it also has many underground races and forces, and is equally chaotic and disorderly, at least the difficulty of pioneering is lower than that of the surface world.

That's where the Silvermoon Clan should truly focus its efforts in the future.

With Andong's decision in place, the clan leaders quickly reached a consensus and had a clear direction for the clan's future development.

After the meeting, the clan leaders left in a hurry.

While many factions were still focused on the war to slay the dragon, the Silvermoon Clan had already begun preparing for the impending turmoil.

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Having given the clan leaders a heads-up, Anton then went back to work.

After the initial formation of the True Seal Embryo, he no longer needed to absorb the essence of the Dragon Soul to strengthen his magic power and nourish the Golden Core.

However, he did not allow the sword pellet to absorb it.

For the current Sword Pill, the improvement from Dragon Soul Essence is negligible.

Even for dragons below the peak legendary level, the improvement they provide to the sword pellet is negligible.

Anton simply stored all the dragon soul essence accumulated in the Soul-Gathering Cauldron.

Although these things are no longer useful to him, they are still invaluable treasures to Eleanor, which she will be able to use when she breaks through to the second level of the Golden Core stage.

While participating in the subspace offensive and defensive battles, Anton also did not neglect refining guardian deities and cultivating himself.

When deciding which law to integrate into the initial embryo of the true seal first, Anton chose the Earth Law with almost no hesitation.

The main reason is that he has been trying to integrate the Earth Element Law into the sword light over the years.

The two have many similarities in essence, and conducting them simultaneously allows them to learn from and verify each other.

Time flew by amidst this non-stop busyness.

In the year 9399 of the Dawn Calendar, the Allied Forces destroyed the fourteenth space node.

In the year 9400 of the Dawn Calendar, Anton successfully crafted the third guardian deity, the "Jiaxu Deity General".

The Jiaxu Divine General is in charge of cultivation techniques and governs the fire element. He can unleash the Samadhi True Fire, which can incinerate all things.

In terms of sheer lethality, it is in no way inferior to the Jiazi Divine General.

With the experience of crafting three guardian deities, Anton's techniques became increasingly refined, and his efficiency also increased significantly.

The following year, the fourth guardian deity, "Jiawu Deity General," was created.

This divine general is in charge of the earth element and is also skilled in close combat.

However, unlike the Jia Shen Divine General's fierce and unparalleled slashing style, the Jia Wu Divine General is more like a mobile fortress.

It doesn't aim for a fatal blow, but rather crushes its opponent with a continuous barrage of heavy strikes. At the same time, its own defensive capabilities are also extremely impressive, making it an excellent choice for charging into battle and holding the line.

In the same year, the coalition destroyed the fifteenth space node.

In the year 9401 of the Dawn Calendar, Andong forged the fifth guardian deity, the "Jia Chen Deity".

This divine general is in charge of water, skilled in breaking spells, and can unleash three thousand waves of weak water to sweep away enemies.

The so-called Weak Water is not an ordinary stream of water, but a special liquid that can erode, suppress, and even disintegrate magical structures.

Before the Divine General Jia Chen, the caster's shields and barriers would often peel away layer by layer and collapse rapidly, like cloth corroded by acid.

In the same year, the coalition destroyed the sixteenth space node.

At this point, only two nodes remained in the subspace, clinging precariously to life.

The collapse of the entire space is inevitable, like a dilapidated building whose foundation is being constantly removed, which may collapse at any moment.

The allied forces' offensive intensified, and everyone was determined to grab a share of the spoils before the final feast ended.

In the year 9402 of the Dawn Calendar, the Silver Moon Squad was lucky enough to discover another spatial node and participate in the war to destroy the seventeenth spatial node.

Along with the space nodes destroyed earlier and the contribution points gained from the two battles, Anton used them all to exchange for elemental origin crystals and elemental cores.

In the same year, he continued his efforts and created the sixth guardian deity, "Jia Yin Deity".

The role of Jia Yin Divine General is completely different from the previous five, and he is more like a pure agility-based assassin.

It governs the wind-related laws derived from the wood element law, and its mobility ranks first among all the Six Jia Divine Generals.

In battle, his figure is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing, often getting behind the enemy before they can react and delivering a fatal blow.

At this point, Anton had finally assembled the complete set of the Six Jia Divine Generals.

The six guardian deities each have their own duties, including ranged attacks and close combat, spell-breaking assassinations, and frontal defense, making them a small elite army.

But he did not stop there; instead, he immediately devoted himself to the refining of the Six Ding Divine Generals.

The following year, the first of the Six Ding Divine Generals, the "Dingmao Divine General," was successfully forged.

Unlike the Six Jia Divine Generals, who are primarily offensive and skilled at dealing damage, the Six Ding Divine Generals are more focused on defense, support, and control.

They do not pursue a swift and decisive kill, but rather focus on protecting teammates, healing injuries, controlling the field and disrupting the enemy, and applying various buffs to allies.

The specialties of the Dingmao Divine General are control and interference.

It can create a large-scale fog and illusion, trapping enemies within it and making them unable to distinguish between friend and foe.

Those mists not only obscure vision, but also interfere with magic perception and divine sense detection. Even spellcasters who are extremely sensitive to magic fluctuations will become half-blind if they get caught in them.

In the same year, the Allied forces destroyed the last spatial node in the subspace.

The barrier that had kept the Allied forces out for twenty-six years had finally collapsed completely.

There were no more obstacles ahead for the allied forces.