Master Changsheng

Chapter 74, Episode 073: Spy from Seven Kingdoms [Happy Lantern Festival]

Seeing this, Hanks stopped keeping them in suspense.

"Our continent is called the Divine Punishment Continent, which is divided into five continents."

"It consists of four continents: east, west, south, and north, plus a central continent."

Upon hearing this, An Kai blurted out, "Central Continent is the most fertile place among the five continents, right? The other four continents all yearn for Central Continent, don't they?"

Hanks paused for a moment, confirming that Ankai genuinely didn't know anything about these things.

But on second thought, Hanks could understand.

After all, Ankai was born in an unknown town on the edge of the desert, so it's normal that he didn't have much knowledge.

His understanding of these things stemmed from his childhood experiences; otherwise, he, like most desert dwellers, would have believed that the surrounding countries were the center of the world.

"Middle Continent is not the most fertile land, nor is it the most coveted land among the four continents. Middle Continent has many other names, the most famous of which are: Forbidden Land, Forbidden Land, and Land of Exile!"

Seemingly noticing Ankai's confusion, Hanks continued to explain, "Legend has it that Middle-earth was a punishment sent down by the gods!"

Hearing this somewhat childish explanation, An Kai fell silent.

However, what Hanks said also matched Ankai's memories from his previous life: there really is a god in this world.

"Of the four continents, our human race mostly occupies the Eastern Continent, which is also considered our natural habitat, as the land here is fertile..."

Ankai looked at Hanks, and when he heard the words "fertile land," he had a feeling that the old man Hanks was trying to fool him...

Hanks noticed the strange look in Ankai's eyes and explained, "Um... something unexpected happened here... something unexpected..."

"However, the Eastern Continent is indeed the most fertile of the four continents and the most suitable place to live."

Ankai stood up, picked at his ear, and gestured for Hanks to continue.

"Within the Eastern Continent, there are five major domains. The place we are in now happens to be the most barren place among the five major domains—the Wasteland."

The scorching temperature swept in, even the occasional breeze was unbearably hot, and in the endless desert, only the color yellow remained eternal...

The desolate region truly lives up to its name.

"And then, what does this have to do with those orcs?"

Ankai looked towards the sand dune about 300 meters away, where an orc was peeking out furtively...

An Kai conjured a long spear from the [Freezing Technique] in his hand.

He aimed at the orc 300 meters away and threw it out suddenly.

The spear flew into the air, and under Ankai's powerful magical control enhanced by [Meditation], it transformed into countless palm-sized [Freeze] blades.

In an instant, its speed increased dramatically, rushing towards the orc who had poked his head out, thinking he was well hidden.

Pfft... Pfft...

The blade sliced ​​into the orc's body, and in mere moments, the orc was cut into a sieve, lying on the ground, lifeless...

After tonight, the orc's corpse will be swallowed by this boundless desert, and as time goes by, his body will gradually disappear into the desert...

Until one day, someone luckily found his bones in the desert…

Hanks swallowed hard, his assessment of Ankai's strength rising once again.

If anyone ever tells him that Ankai is a first-tier mage, he'll twist their head off!

After calming down, he continued:

"The orcs were driven to the North Continent over a thousand years ago due to their defeat in the war. The land there was extremely barren and was constantly plagued by thunderstorms, making for a very harsh living environment."

"Therefore, the orcs have always longed to return to the Eastern Continent, but the orcs and humans are inherently opposed, and their wish has never been fulfilled."

"It was only in recent years, when the human race faced resistance from multiple races, that the orcs found some opportunities to enter our wasteland."

"Beyond the Duchy of Buklin lies the Northern Continent, where the orcs reside. Taking advantage of the internal strife within the Duchy of Buklin, the orcs have interfered in its internal affairs."

"But the orcs know that the Principality of Bukrin will eventually return to human hands, and the orcs will not be able to establish themselves in the Principality of Bukrin."

"The desolate, lawless region where we are located has become the orcs' ideal target."

"By establishing themselves here, they can avoid attracting the attention of human forces and quietly develop using the desert environment, even though it is extremely barren. This is still a major step for the orcs into the Eastern Continent!"

"The orc army and Chaos City are bound to clash, for Chaos City is the dominant power in this desert."

"Even if it means sacrificing a fifth-tier orc, they will not hesitate to take action."

"Sacrificing a fifth-tier powerhouse to give our race hope of returning to the Eastern Continent is a worthwhile thing for the beastmen."

"In addition, the human race has suffered backlash from the past events in recent years, and each faction is too busy to take care of itself. Among them, the dragon knights are the most miserable, being chased and killed by those dragons who love gold coins and gems."

"Including the seven countries surrounding our desert, they are also embroiled in their own troubles, but the Principality of Buklin lacks sufficient resources and was the first to experience them."

"Given this environment, nobody wants to mess with these reckless orcs..."

"Unless the major associations are free to intervene, it will be quite difficult to completely drive the orcs out of the wasteland..."

Hanks finished speaking in one breath and stood aside. Although he said these were just guesses, they were actually facts tacitly accepted by the high-ranking officials of the surrounding countries.

The orcs in the desert chose this moment perfectly; the humans were preoccupied with their own survival, facing a united attack from various races…

There's no energy to concern oneself with whether orcs exist in the most barren desert regions of the Eastern Continent...

For those major human powers, their bottom line is that as long as the orcs don't occupy a country, it's fine.

After listening, An Kai understood.

Because of what happened before, the human race is now being attacked by a united force of other races.

This kind of plot is like a scumbag who runs away after pulling up his pants, only to be confronted by a group of women demanding an explanation.

The orcs are like the rivals of a scumbag boyfriend, seizing this opportunity to steal away the woman the scumbag doesn't care about...

The information Hanks provided differed greatly from what Ankai remembered.

In his memory, there was only one continent in his previous life.

Furthermore, ten thousand years later, the God of Law unleashed Ragnarok, fighting against all odds with great ferocity.

When this game was first launched, its promotional slogan was "Farming, Leveling Up".

That makes sense, really. When players entered the game, all they could do was "farm and level up." The battles and such had already been done by that old guy, the God of Magic.

All players need to do is wait for the mage to carry them through the game, or for their own faction's big boss to be defeated by the mage, then join the mage's faction and be carried by the mage...

And at that time, the mainland didn't call it "divine punishment," but rather "divine fall"...

There are 9996 years left in the countdown.

During this time, Ankai was unaware of what had happened; the five continents became one, and "divine punishment" became "divine fall"...

Investigating these matters wasn't what Ankai needed to do right now. He was curious about one thing: why did Hanks know such detailed information about the orcs…

He also knew incredibly detailed information about the surrounding countries and human races, more than he could learn through side quests.

Although he knew he shouldn't investigate too much, Ankai was genuinely curious, since Hanks had some connection to the ruler of Chaos City in his plans…

"Hanks, what exactly is your identity?"

Upon hearing Ankai's question, Hanks smiled kindly: "My identity is no longer a secret, after all, I've already tricked them all."

"Ahem, I used to be a spy planted in the desert by seven countries surrounding it."

"Spies from seven kingdoms?!"

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