The most shameless alchemist in history

The people of the Free Federation were keen on industry and commerce and making money. They disliked war, which led to the birth of the mercenary industry.

Skilled mercenaries from all over the mainland gathered in the Free Federation to take on missions to protect caravans and the safety of big merchants.

What are mercenaries after? Money, of course. And it's understandable that the people of the Free Federation are so wealthy that they're drawn to them.

As a large number of mercenaries operated in the Free Federation, large mercenary groups were eventually formed. Through continuous competition, these mercenary groups eliminated a large number of weak mercenary groups, leaving only the elite. Moreover, the wealthy merchants of the Free Federation were very generous.

Mercenary groups that earn money have more funds to upgrade their equipment and recruit stronger members to join the team.

After a long period of evolution, the Free Federation eventually formed three major mercenary groups. These three mercenary groups have a long history and can be said to be closely connected with the Free Federation. Moreover, the leaders of their respective mercenary groups all serve in the Federal Parliament.

In fact, these three mercenary groups have become semi-official armies of the Free Federation. However, they are more ferocious than ordinary armies, and their combat power is naturally stronger. It is said that any member of these three mercenary groups has the strength to wipe out an ordinary mercenary group on their own.

The Free Federation has been able to stand firm on the mainland for so many years for a reason, and the mercenary groups have made great contributions to this.

The mercenary group never interferes in matters outside of their missions and gets along well with the citizens.

But the Kingdom of Dogs is different; the tentacles of the mercenary group "Hellhound" from the Kingdom of Dogs have reached far and wide.

They exerted a wide influence on all aspects of the Dog Kingdom, even directly intervening in the internal strife of the royal family.

This approach elevates the status of the three-headed dog, but it also has significant limitations. This restricts the three-headed dog to the territory of the dog kingdom, making it virtually impossible for it to expand its territory and abandon the dog kingdom.

So even though the new leader of the Cerberus Clan tried his best to persuade him to stay, Blackwind still left resolutely.

Because he is an ambitious person, and ambitious people need a bigger and broader stage.

Black Wind ultimately chose the Land of Wind, which was not unexpected or abrupt at all for him.

Because his mother was from the Land of Wind, he quickly gained the support of many families after entering the Land of Wind.

With his talent, he gradually rose to the upper echelons of the Wind Kingdom and once gained considerable power.

Even though the Wind Kingdom failed to take advantage of the chaos in the Snow Kingdom and suffered huge losses instead, the Wind Kingdom did not blame Black Wind. In fact, Black Wind's status was further elevated, which shows the Wind Kingdom's royal family's trust in Black Wind.

More than a year has passed since the humiliating defeat that Black Wind suffered. He still remembers the humiliation and has never forgotten his desire for revenge. However, he is clear-headed and knows that he must wait patiently until he can seize the opportunity.

So for more than a year, he remained silent and waited patiently.

Even though the neighboring countries of the Wind Kingdom repeatedly provoked him and put pressure on him, he silently endured it.

Patience does not mean compromise, much less surrender; it simply means that the fist is looking for a more opportune moment to counterattack.

For Hei Feng, this opportunity had finally arrived after waiting for more than a year.

This opportunity arose when the River Bend Fleet launched an attack on Ze no Castle.

This was originally an internal matter of the Land of Swamps, and under normal circumstances, the Land of Wind would not be able to interfere.

However, the Snow Country intervened in the previous naval battle at River Bend City and directly destroyed the combined fleet with its troops.

This caused significant losses for Zezhi City, but for Henry, the benefits were actually much greater.

He also used this opportunity to gain the support of many people and brought down William in one fell swoop.

It's fair to say that without this defeat, he wouldn't have been able to take control of the situation so easily.

Henry personally wrote to the Land of the Winds to request help. In fact, long before Henry learned that the River Bend Fleet had appeared in Crocodile Bay, he had been frequently corresponding with the Land of the Winds because he urgently felt that he needed external assistance.

The Kingdom of Wind is the most suitable foreign aid, because almost all the nearby countries have ambiguous relationships with Dure.

However, due to previous events, the relationship between the Land of Wind and the Land of Snow has remained strained.

Therefore, for Henry, the most powerful ally he could win over was the Land of the Winds.

Black Wind felt very uncomfortable after learning that Dure had appeared in River Bend City and fought a brilliant battle.

So when he saw the letter from Henry, he immediately decided to take action.

"Dure, Dure, you used a terrorist attack before, causing the combined fleet to be wiped out. Now I will use the same trick against you..." At this moment, Black Wind stood on the deck of the airship. The airship fleet he led had already entered the airspace of the Swamp Kingdom.

In just one more hour, they would reach Crocodile Bay. At that time, he would only need to give the order, and his men would open fire on the fleet anchored at Crocodile Bay. Although he did not witness the outbreak of the naval battle at River Bay.

However, he had also heard that when the Griffin Legion arrived, they threw javelins with fireballs, which caused a huge fire that burned the combined fleet to the ground. The scene was incredibly tragic!

Now he will lead an airship fleet whose combat power is no less than that of the Griffin Legion to deal with Dure's River Bend Fleet.

In truth, he didn't care whether Dure was the commander of the River Bend Fleet or not; all he cared about was where Dure was.

Dure was there, and he burned Crocodile Bay to ashes; that was enough.

Because this proves that he is stronger than Dure, and that he can defeat Dure in Dure's own way, which is incredibly exciting!

For him, Dure had become a demon in his heart, and he had to get rid of it, otherwise he would not be able to move forward!

In his future plans, the Land of Wind is not the end point; he has even greater goals. However, because of Dure's existence, if he cannot defeat Dure, he will not be able to surpass himself or reach a higher level, which will cause him to stagnate.

Only by defeating Dure will he leave the Land of Wind and go to a wider stage!

"How much longer until we reach Crocodile Bay?" Black Wind grew increasingly anxious, asking his subordinates.

"Sir, fifty minutes left," the soldier replied immediately. This was the seventeenth time Black Wind had asked.

To them, Black Wind was never the kind of person who couldn't keep his composure. In fact, although Black Wind was very young, he was exceptionally capable. The several major events he accomplished after arriving in the Land of Wind earned him a great deal of support.

Although at the beginning, a few old guys didn't take him seriously and even picked fights with Black Wind, hoping he would leave the Wind Kingdom.

However, Hei Feng's outstanding performance silenced those big shots, and they all obediently gave him a wide berth after seeing him.

This is a man who is both capable and charismatic. Otherwise, the King of the Wind Kingdom would not have tried so hard to get his daughter close to Black Wind. He was even willing to risk his own daughter, which shows how much the King admired Black Wind. He regarded Black Wind as the future of the Wind Kingdom!

"Please name the territory," the cold voice continued.

"As for the name... let's call it 'Broken Halberd City'," Jiang Xuan said after thinking for a moment.

I stumbled and struggled along the path of writing, but in the end I achieved nothing. What is this if not a setback?

"【Broken Halberd City】? Received. Data for 【Broken Halberd City】 has been generated. The current data for 【Broken Halberd City】 is as follows:"

"[Territory]: [Broken Halberd City]."

"[City Lord]: [Jiang Xuan]."

"[Food and Supplies]: [100]".

"[Timber]: [50]."

"[Stone Material]: [20]".

"[Immortal Coins]: [10]"

"Please note that changing the name of a territory requires 1000 Immortal Coins," the voice continued to remind you.

Jiang Xuan initially didn't think much of it, but he soon noticed that a thatched hut had appeared behind him at some point.

"City lord? Someone like me actually became the lord of a city? But there's no one else around here besides me. I'm just a lone commander. What kind of city lord am I? Even if it's a farming game, you still need farmers, right? Otherwise, am I supposed to farm and cut down trees?"

As a seasoned writer, Jiang Xuan is well-versed in various farming strategies. Of course, that's all he is. This is the first time he has encountered such a situation in real life. However, he still understands the basic principle: farming requires manpower and resources.

"Farmers can be captured from the sprayers, with a daily quota of [2] captures. Please note that a time-limited task has been issued. Please complete the construction target of [1] each of the [Lumber Mill], [Quarry], and [Mill] within [3] days." The voice gave the answer and the corresponding requirements.

"Trolls? What trolls? Can you say something I can understand? And building a house takes at least a month or two, you want me to build it in three days? Are you kidding me?" Jiang Xuan felt this was very illogical.

"I'm not kidding you. If you don't complete the mission objective within [3] days, you will be punished accordingly," the voice continued.

"Punishment? What punishment?" Jiang Xuan asked, puzzled.

"You will be sent to a host club and forced to work for half an hour."

"What? A host club? You've gone too far with this joke. Suddenly bringing me to this place and making such strange requests, this is really..." Jiang Xuan considered himself to be quite adaptable, but he was still completely confused.

"Hey, why are you so quiet? Hey?" As the saying goes, the worst thing is when the air suddenly goes quiet. Jiang Xuan called out twice, but there was no response.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he suddenly saw something on a stone platform outside the thatched hut.

He walked over curiously and was immediately stunned, because it was clearly a cell phone.

"How come there's a cell phone here? That's strange. Let me try making a call..." He held the phone, ready to dial, still a little confused.

However, he soon noticed that his phone was out of service and the panel only showed an app called "Immortal Realm Strategy Discussion Area". He subconsciously clicked on it, and soon four sections appeared on the screen: "Rankings", "Map Guide", "City Lord Discussion Area" and "Reader Discussion Area".

When he clicked on the first three sections, they all showed "Insufficient permissions, not yet open". The only section he could click on was the "Reader Discussion Area".

Veteran Troll: Hey everyone, look! Another loser has dug a hole. I think it's called 'Broken Halberd City'. This location is... wow, so remote. He's obviously a third-rate jerk. The good players get good locations with fertile land. Is this place for raising pigs?

"Spraying at the sky, the earth, and the air": No need to pay attention to this person. It's obvious that they don't have any decent works, which is why their location is so bad. Anyway, Tomato God's 'Mirror Lake City' has already started construction. I have to sign up and work as a laborer for the master.

Driver who can't stand not to criticize: Oh, brothers, I've found another guy worth criticizing. Let's team up and criticize him to death, until his territory goes bankrupt and he gets attacked by bandits and thugs five hundred times a day.

Jiang Xuan stared blankly at her phone screen as one comment after another rapidly scrolled across the page.

These were relatively polite and gentle comments; there were also all sorts of mindless insults that made his scalp tingle.

"Damn, is this a troll camp? They're all so vicious, and this option is..." Just as Jiang Xuan was completely baffled, he accidentally clicked on a troll's ID, and a "scrape" option suddenly popped up.

882 Stormy Waves

The sudden appearance of the airship fleet greatly alarmed the sailors of the River Bay Fleet, which was anchored in Crocodile Bay, because all their attention was focused on the direction of Ze City and they had not expected that enemy forces would attack from the air.

In a panic, everyone tried to get back to the ship and prepare for battle, but they soon remembered something: the naval battle in River Bend City not long ago.

Wasn't it the massive combined fleet that suffered a complete defeat when it encountered the Griffin Legion attacking from the air? Countless sailors perished in the raging flames!

Realizing this, the sailors dared not board the ship, as the airship army was getting closer and closer and was about to launch an attack on them.

But the threats they faced were not limited to these. Warships began to appear in a line on the distant sea. Zezhi City, which was originally on the defensive, also began to move to provide support after seeing the airship fleet appear.

This means that the River Bend Fleet suddenly faced an attack from two powerful enemies, one from the air and the other from the sea.

This put the River Bend Fleet in an extremely unfavorable situation. The officers were in despair for a moment because their intuition told them that they would probably be completely annihilated under the enemy's siege!

Even though Messiah was very calm, she still panicked in the face of this situation. She didn't care about the outcome of the war or whether she would ascend the throne.

What she cared about was the lives of her subordinates; she didn't want to see those who had followed her to Zezhi City perish in the raging fire!

But while Crocodile Bay was in complete chaos, Dure, the instigator of this war, remained standing in the bay, looking up at the airship fleet from the Land of Rain flying towards them, unmoved.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by. In fact, this strong wind had been brewing for a long time, with signs of it appearing since last night. However, the sailors were in a state of panic due to the airship fleet.

At this moment, who cared about the strong wind? Not only the sailors of the River Bend Fleet, but even Black Wind on the flagship of the airship fleet was in the same boat.

"Come on, everyone get ready for battle. Dure, you used this move to defeat the Combined Fleet before, now I'm returning it to you exactly as it was. How does it feel to die because of your own tactics?"

Black Wind seemed particularly excited. He had been suppressed by Black Wind since childhood, and his resentment had been buried deep in his heart for many years.

He couldn't wait to prove himself, to prove that he was a greater being than Dure, that he had unparalleled ambition, and that he was a true strategist and genius!