Chapter 2689 - 1162: Surprise

Chapter 2689: Chapter 1162: Surprise

As thoughts transform, the methods of doing things also change silently.

This matter is not contradictory to the customs changes among the Golia Tribe; it is even complementary.

Under normal circumstances, many plans would face heavy obstacles, even if they seemed beneficial for the entire tribe and the Golia people.

There are vested interests within, the chieftains and combat captains who control the tribe’s voice; if there were massive gatherings and mergers, they’d become one of many chieftains and combat captains, and their voices would be significantly weakened.

However, the present disaster forced them to bow to reality, as no matter how strong their military might, they couldn’t provide winter food for their people.

Kellysha, who holds all living supplies of Mesnoel, essentially controls their lifeline, forcing them to obey her orders, including the formation of the Goliath Battle Group.

Kellysha deeply understands the principle of gradual progress; she didn’t immediately tighten the reins and demand excessive actions from them but actively encouraged them to assist the affected Golia people, subtly reorganizing them in the process.

Once large-scale military management begins, many things are beyond the control of those chieftains and combat captains.

This is also a test given to Kellysha by Gaven; if she cannot unify these Golia people despite the groundwork he laid, it shows her capability is lacking, and pushing her as the Golia Queen must be reconsidered.

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Gaven, who teleported away from Mesnoel, didn’t head directly to Darama City; he only teleported to the edge of Mir Forest and transformed into a Giant Eagle, making a large loop from east to west.

Hearing is delusive; seeing is believing.

He prepared to directly observe Zalanda’s real governing effect in Darama City.

The current scenario is extremely similar to when Gaven left north from Tesser, with the Marching Mountains’ Monster Tribe swarming out and causing chaos, roads filled with families heading to Darama City for refuge.

But unlike three years ago, these refugees are no longer fleeing aimlessly like headless flies; instead, they proceed rhythmically, faintly singing high-pitched praises of life’s beauty and their wise Lord City Lord.

Their retreat is visibly planned and organized.

Truly comforting them should be the cavalry forces surging upward to the front lines.

Although their numbers aren’t large, ranging from hundreds to thousands, nobody doubts their combat strength.

They not only possess excellent military discipline, but the armor rate frightfully reaches a hundred percent, be it nimble light cavalry or fully armored heavily armored cavalry, varying in forms.

The only commonality is their shield emblem, a square shield bearing a red knight chess piece insignia.

This represents Darama City Lord Zalanda Stardine.

This new style of army, equipped with the Dwarven armor from Colossus City, and armed with Lady Strategy’s strategic thinking in soul consciousness, delivers a dimensional reduction strike against the Monster Army pouring from the Marching Mountains.

Gaven surveys the scene from the air, seeing especially clearly.

These scattered Knights Templar appear to act independently, but mutual coordination and cooperation exist.

Black-winged Gnoll air scouts, Shadow Liaison Officer, and Strategy Priest are their standard configuration.

They either join forces to siege, directly charge, drive away, or lure the enemies in.

They form a continuously moving defense line, giving the monsters no chance to invade Darama’s depths and pose a threat.

The monsters from the Marching Mountains weren’t consciously initiating an attack; they are victims of the fire, purely forced out with no invasion preparations, their combat effectiveness pathetically low—lacking food, weapons, and suffering horribly low morale.

Seeing this, Gaven knew further inspection was unnecessary.

His previous worries were utterly unwarranted.

Current Darama is not Darama from three years ago; Zalanda isn’t the Zalanda from three years ago.

After three years of development and construction, Zalanda has completely rooted here, everything around has undergone transformation of Heaven and Earth.

Darama City is no longer a lone fortress; it’s the center to eight satellite towns, three expanded from old, the remaining five new constructions still under major development, bustling construction sites everywhere.

Agriculture busyness has passed; now, manpower is free, as Tesser Kingdom is geographically toward the south, at the subtropical edge nearing tropics, winter being short and warm, not hindering various constructions.

Using these satellite towns as boundaries, one can sense a touch of warfare outside.

Within these satellite towns, not a trace is felt; everyone diligently tends to their tasks.

Fields are densely covered in paddies, fields piled with stacks of rice straw.

Tesser Kingdom’s main grain isn’t wheat but rice, traditionally known as the land of fish and rice.

From south to north, there’s the Suldaskan River, Is River, and Agis River flowing in parallel across the kingdom, water irrigation extremely convenient, along with surrounding mountains blocking most natural disasters.