Chapter 1489 Departure, Grand Duke Chloe's Anxiety [Subscription Required]

Zong Shen, who seems optimistic and reckless, is actually very cautious.

All his seemingly reckless behaviors are based on the premise of information advantage.

He has always been very cautious about unknown or short-term situations.

Standing alone on the parade ground.

Except for him and Gugat, all the people who went with the army this time, including the legendary combat forces, have entered the small dimension world.

It is still very convenient to gather and mobilize troops in the extraordinary world.

There are magical powers, space storage props, and soldiers who can do miracles with great strength.

All the above factors make the deployment of troops in the Endless Continent no longer rely on a large number of off-duty population.

The army does not even need to bring too many followers and farmers.

The actual number of people going out this time is actually 2.2 million.

The extra part is the farmers, followers and technical craftsmen who follow the army.

It’s just that the proportion can be said to be quite small.

Whether it is the ancient or modern wars on Earth.

Let alone the mobilization of millions, even if it is a hundred thousand soldiers, the accompanying farmers are often several times more than the soldiers.

Just the most basic baggage transportation requires a large number of people.

And mules and horses also need to be taken care of.

In modern wars, a heavy artillery piece requires dozens of people to take care of it.

This includes the transportation of shells, the hauling and arrangement of the gun body, etc.

War involves a series of things, not just going into battle.

In contrast, the extraordinary world is much simpler.

Most of the baggage carried this time is stored in storage props, and a few are placed in baggage carts.

The accompanying farmers will be responsible for temporary construction of defense lines, tents, food distribution and other trivial matters.

There are also blacksmiths, tailors and grooms who are responsible for taking care of military horses.

With the current total population of the territory approaching 60 million people.

It is very easy to draw out suitable accompanying personnel.

After receiving the population of the giant city of Luntax, the lower limit of the territory's talent demand has been filled.

Not to mention craftsmen, many heroic talents of various levels of talent have been found.

Now Zong Shen is striving to increase the upper limit of talents.

After all, a huge city can't find a master craftsman.

Relying entirely on low-level craftsmen and a large number of apprentices, how can it become bigger and stronger?

Standing on the empty parade ground platform, Zong Shen sighed in his heart.

The parade ground, which was crowded not long ago, is now empty.

There are various footprints on the compacted ground.

He separated a wisp of consciousness and immersed himself in the expanded small-dimensional world.

Zong Shen saw that his army was camped and rested in place according to the organization from squads to corps.

In the next few hours, or even days, they will wait for Zong Shen's call.

Retracting consciousness, Zong Shen raised his hand and waved.

Not far behind him, Gugat lifted the effect of optical invisibility.

Its ability was also strengthened after the job change.

It reached a level close to the ninth-level stealth.

Then the dark nightmare of hell, Hamis, descended from the sky on the netherworld fire.

It was majestic and even more majestic after resting.

Zong Shen mounted the horse, while Gugat silently activated the flight module.

After the job change, the technological armor on it has undergone considerable changes.

Such enhancement cannot be traced back to its cause, which seems very unscientific.

So Zong Shen was too lazy to figure out these details, as long as it was clearly enhanced.

Gugat now has a stable flight speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour.

The continuous flight time can reach an astonishing 24 hours.

Zong Shen only needs to let Hamis slow down a little to let Gugat catch up.

It is nearly 9,000 kilometers from the territory to the giant city of Galisni.

Let's just say it's a nine-hour journey.

Such a journey is not long for Zong.

He can immerse himself in the small world to communicate, or enter the [Virtual Spiritual Network].

At worst, he can still use the [Channel] or chat with his brother Aze about the strategy of conquering the queen.

Hamis is an excellent mount.

At first, because of his arrogance, he was unwilling to admit it.

But after this period of time, Hamis was willing to be a big horse.

Being smart and fast, Zong Shen could ride him without any worries.

But after all, this was limited to commuting within tens of thousands of kilometers.

Even if Hamis was faster, it could not compare to space movement.

Even with the blessing of the shuttle power, Hamis's speed was limited.

To go further, Zong Shen still had to rely on space means.

He was now gradually supplementing his means of movement according to the regional range.

Within hundreds of kilometers, he could activate [Phantom Flash].

For distances from thousands to tens of thousands of kilometers, Hamis could be ridden.

And for tens of thousands to nearly a million kilometers, there was [Space Shuttle Gate (low-level demigod level)].

As for longer distances, he had no direct way to reach them for the time being.

Either he had to find a way to repair the Hearthstone channel, or he had to use the giant city-level teleportation array of the natives to continue traveling after traveling for a while until the cooling of the shuttle gate ended, and so on.

Long-distance travel was always a problem.

But it won't become a problem in the future.

Because Zong Shen doesn't have such an urgent need to move over long distances for the time being.

He doesn't plan to spend more than half a month like Chen Rui did, using a giant city-level teleportation array to travel continuously.

Of course, if it's a clone, then it doesn't matter.

Zong Shen chose to send a clone on a business trip just to save the energy of his main body.

After the clone arrives at the place, he can focus on that ray of consciousness, which can also have an effect that is close to the physical presence.

This can eliminate the problems caused by the vastness of the mainland to a certain extent.

After Hamis set off, Zong Shen ended some irrelevant thoughts and first entered the [Virtual Spiritual Network], where he routinely checked the data and imported it on the spot.

There is a dedicated person on standby to hand all the information to the city hall.

Some military-related information will be summarized to the staff department.

Zong Shen didn't need to explain the origin of the information.

Thanks to a variety of bells and whistles, any strange abilities won't arouse suspicion.

Coupled with the guarantee of loyalty, the last possibility is blocked.

After all, among the rare objects he has obtained, even those belonging to the fate and space-time systems are very common.

Immerse yourself in the work and the journey will become fulfilling.

Khamis shuttled through the sky, flew up into the clouds, and became a fleeting particle in the sky.

…

"Yeah?"

"That old guy Jonathan is finally willing to leave Lentax."

In the luxurious study room, Grand Duke Kouyi held his chin and listened casually to the report of the Redbud Guard under his command.

As the intelligence department that competes with the Shadow Dragon Guard, the Bauhinia Guard is the most elite spy under his command.

Now their footprints have spread over most of the Avalon Kingdom.

Why is there not full coverage? It’s not that it’s impossible, but that it’s not necessary.

Considering the location of his own power, there are only a few areas and forces that Archduke Chloé needs to worry about, and the first one to bear the brunt is Archduke Jonathan.

Except for some personal grudges.

The dispute between Chloe and Jonathan is essentially due to the fact that the territories are too close.

Both sides regard the other as a breakthrough for power expansion.

Even trying to win over neutral nobles often comes together.

Contradictions can be said to exist naturally.

Under his instruction, the Redbud Guards under his command focused on the developments of Archduke Jonathan.

Especially the opponent's army assembled outside the giant city of Lentax.

There are also those chosen ones who appear out of nowhere.

With the identity of Grand Duke Chloé, he could naturally guess that those people were the legendary Chosen Ones, not the gangsters claimed by Grand Duke Jonathan.

This is one of the reasons why he is more concerned about Archduke Jonathan's recent actions.

There is also a very important point, that is, Grand Duke Chloë thought there must be something fishy about this matter.

It's just that he is not an awakened person. Even if he knows that he is the chosen one, it will be difficult to cross this hurdle.

There is an information gap between aborigines and awakened people.

This puzzled him.

Perhaps if we continue to track him, Grand Duke Chloé will be able to awaken.

Judging from the current situation, there is nothing wrong with him paying attention to the developments of Archduke Jonathan.

No matter when, a calm mentality is his advantage. At this moment, after hearing the report from the Bauhinia Guard, Grand Duke Kouyi's mood remained stable.

"Continue to investigate the follow-up information."

"Also, don't let up on the surveillance of the battle outside Lentax."

He pondered for a moment and gave new instructions.

The Redbud Guard who reported to him slowly disappeared from the spot.

At this time, Grand Duke Chloe stood up and walked towards the bookcase behind him.

After a short pause and rummaging, he pulled out a large book with a black cover.

This book is in excellent condition, and its surface is covered with a layer of magical aura.

There are several book titles printed in large silver letters on the cover——

——"The Rise of Kingdoms and the Change of Era"

He flipped through it skillfully and quickly found what he wanted in the middle of the book.

"The chosen one, the protagonist of the era."

"It is said that every former king and ancestor of the family is the chosen one."

"They are loved by heaven and earth and possess courage and wisdom that ordinary people cannot match."

…

The writing on the page is a little blurry.

Especially the four words [Son of the Chosen One] were blurred into a mosaic.

It seems as if there is a mysterious force interfering with the spread of relevant content.

But it was not a problem for Grand Duke Chloé, who already knew about this matter.

"The chosen one, the protagonist of the era."

He silently reread it, feeling more and more suspicious about Jonathan's behavior.

"Did that guy receive revelations from some ancestors?"

King Arthur is the founding emperor and the legendary creator of the kingdom.

Although he disappeared in the end, it is normal for him to leave inspiration for the royal family.

Chloe had every reason to suspect that Grand Duke Jonathan was influenced by external factors to fight against those suspected of being the Chosen One.

Recently, he also ordered people to bring back some people around him who were suspected of being the chosen ones.

But the interrogation was extremely difficult.

First, interrogators often suffer from inexplicable amnesia.

When Chloe personally participates in the interrogation, she will encounter a lot of silenced content.

The most outrageous thing is that he feels like he has forgotten something recently.

This made him both curious and fearful at the same time.

The only breakthrough at present is Archduke Jonathan.

Only the investigation of Archduke Jonathan will not be affected.

It was as if a special powerful being had arranged this path for him in advance.

All other methods are useless.

Closing the book, he sat back on the desk and picked up a stack of papers.

He held a quill in his hand.

The pen tip stained with magic ink dropped and lifted several times.

“It’s better to act conservatively these days.”

"The person who created the giant city-level settlement should also be the chosen one. There is no abnormal impact in contact with him for the time being, and he may be used as a backup breakthrough point."

"Let's wait and see what he does to the giant city of Dagalisni."

"Secondly, the strategy of expanding the sea borders and the goblins in Treasure Bay can be included in the priority targets."

"Finally, in addition to keeping an eye on Jonathan, we should continue to win over neutral nobles."

"In addition to the east, there are still many families in the southeast and south that are worth winning over. This will take some effort. Considering the geographical location, we should focus on the southern region first."

"The giant cities along the coast in the east are enough to meet the construction and development needs of the fleet."

Grand Duke Chloe held the quill pen and reviewed it in his mind very seriously.

Strive to fight against the faint sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't resist.

This indescribable power in the dark is the source of his fear.

The current Grand Duke Chloe does not look like the high-spirited duke of the kingdom.

It was more like a traveler who staggered forward in the fog, not knowing where the end was.

After a long time, he finally put pen to paper.

This was a magic letter written to Princess Anna.

…

Nine hours of trekking was nothing.

In the afternoon, Hamis stopped steadily.

Gugat, who followed behind with the flight module, also stopped immediately.

This made Zong Shen, who had taken a few pictures of the scenery on the way to cheat money in the [World Channel] and was now watching various comments, also focus his attention.

He dispersed the light curtain in his mind and looked at the city in the distance.

The current location is still hundreds of kilometers away from the giant city of Dagalisni, and there are various farms and manors below.

It is said that manors are one of the early forms of feudal territories.

Now it serves as an "agricultural production base" in various places, producing a large amount of agricultural products in batches.

In essence, it is still creating value for the land.

The wheat fields below seem to have just been harvested not long ago, and there are piles of golden wheat stacks in the fields.

The scale of agriculture here is no worse than that of the outskirts of the giant city of Luntax.

However, the city area in front of us is obviously smaller than that of Luntax.

This has been confirmed by the strategy module.

The overall scale of the Dagalisni Giant City is indeed not as good as that of the Luntax Giant City.

The population is more than 10 million less, and the economic scale is only about 5/7 of that.

The proportion of workshops and handicrafts is also lower.

The scale of trade and army lags behind that of Luntax.

However, the gap is limited.

In general, the development scale of the Dagalisni Giant City is between small and medium-sized giant cities.

As long as it can be successfully taken, it will be another wave of delicious population and resource harvest.

It would be even better if it can be taken completely.

Although the towers here are not as tall as the ancient towers of Luntax, they are also amazingly defensive.

At least it is much stronger than the defense line of Zong Shen's territory.

After taking it, quickly deploy defenses and it can become a node for the territories to support each other.

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