blueteamnovel Chapter 570: Just Land
Chapter 570: Just Land
The demon town located there was once the largest trading center on this continent, but due to the war and the lack of supplies coming in because of the barricade set up by the Angels, the town was only a shadow of its former self.
"Then why are we still protecting it? Is it not better for us to let it go and focus on the more important lands?"
The lamia spoke up.
"Because it is a part of our heritage, my lord. The land there has been in use by the demons for multiple centuries, and we believe that we can get it back to its former glory once the war is over."
Mark gave the lamia a curious look before he turned away and looked down at the map. It was understandable that the demons were sentimental about a land that their forefathers had been using for a long time, but this was not the right mentality to take in the middle of a war.
They were wasting resources and supplies that could be more useful against the Angels at the other outposts, protecting land that they had no use for right now.
From what Mark gathered, the land had no particular use during the war. They did not mine, process metal, or even sell food there anymore. It was just land.
Mark had no use for "just land."
Mark allowed his mind to run through various scenarios as he tried to figure out a plan of action using the information that he already had.
Earlier, Mark had figured out what the power system of this new world was like. Apparently, the creatures here all relied on nature for their powers.
’I just hope it’s not the same as a TRANSCENDENTAL. I just broke into the PHANTASMAL rank II, so facing off against a TRANSCENDENTAL right now would be difficult. Not impossible, but very close.’
Mark frowned down at the map as this thought crossed his mind, and he decided to get rid of it so it didn’t distract him.
Even though Mark had only broken into the PHANTASMAL rank recently, that did not mean he was only as strong as a PHANTASMAL. The recent surge in followers and titles that Mark got from his missions had given him such a massive boost in all his stats that he was strong enough to be considered a PHANTASMAL Rank III!
If Mark used his current power along with the artifacts and skills he brought with him to this world, then Mark was certain he’d be able to put up a good fight against anything that showed up in front of him. And even if he couldn’t, Mark would just come up with a different plan to handle it. Mark was a King, so he wasn’t fighting alone here.
He would use everything in his possession to make sure the Angels were pushed back so far that they’d have no choice but to sign that peace treaty.
’I just hope there’s nothing higher than TRANSCENDENTAL here. Sozin told me that the gods would only give me trials within my abilities, so I’m sure Freya wouldn’t put me in a scenario where I’d have to battle against someone two tiers higher than me. Well... I hope she wouldn’t.’
Sozin also told Mark that the gods had a very different perspective with regard to what should be possible or not. Even though Mark saw a matchup between a PHANTASMAL and a TRANSCENDENTAL as overkill, the gods might not see it that way. To them, it might be perfectly fair to match those two up!
And worse of all, the gods might also not see an issue matching up a PHANTASMAL with a PRIMORDIAL, the rank after TRANSCENDENTAL. Mark sighed in his heart at the fickle nature of the gods.
Mark had been silent for a long time now, and the council members in the room had also gone quiet as they recognized that Mark was deep in thought. Arit was standing at Mark’s side, feeling a little useless in the situation as she glanced at the map. Arit had absolutely no idea what to do in a situation like this.
Although Arit was academically smart, that did not mean she was skilled at strategy and battle like Mark was. All of Arit’s knowledge about battle and strategy was learned during her training with Mark a long time ago, and she hadn’t bothered taking it any further than that.