CH.41 The aftermath of the war

After Sam returned to the Sea Demon Palace, he reported to Anrui about the previous battle.

Anrui was somewhat disappointed that he didn't kill Carlo, but now was not the time to dwell on this, there were still plenty of enemies to deal with around.

It was the largest and most gruesome battle he had ever experienced. Obviously, I have killed so many enemies, but as far as I can see, there are still many enemies around, and I don't know when the killing will end.

Thankfully, Anrui was confident that he would win the game, but at some cost. In magic-related battles, the cost is always very huge, and the magic diamonds that fill the Canghai Demon Palace are an astronomical amount.

The idea of peace flashed through An Rui's mind, but when he saw the flag fluttering in the empire on which the sun never sets, he dispelled the thought.

To be able to beat the empire on which the sun never sets, even if it is worth paying some magic diamonds.

The battle was like a prelude to death, stretched to the accompaniment of the sound of cannon fire and screams, and it did not end until dawn the next day.

All the forces that tried in vain to seize the Canghai Demon Palace all paid a painful price, especially the Sun Never Setting Empire paid the greatest price, with nearly two-thirds of the casualties. The forces that had tasted the bitterness withdrew one after another, giving up the idea of seizing the Canghai Demon Palace, and later, only a few major forces were still struggling to hold on.

The armies sent by these great powers are all battle-hardened and willing to use death to build up victory.

A ray of dawn appeared from the east and shone on the sea. The sea glowed with a golden glow. The sea water was churning, the blood of the dead was all covered, and a large number of sea monsters and predatory fish were attracted by the smell of blood. Don't go in the sea. Many of those who fell into the water became their food, reduced to pieces by the gnawing of their fangs.

In the sky, the Canghai Demon Palace was still suspended steadily, and although it had suffered some damage on the surface, it was not a major problem.

An Rui held the scepter and stood at the top of the Canghai Demon Palace, looking around.

Compared to last night. Now the war is not so fierce.

The companions of the Overlord Chamber of Commerce, as well as some reliable allies, stood behind An Rui. became his strong backing.

Everyone is waiting for the final victory.

"The king has sent an order, let our whole army retreat, and give up the battle for the Canghai Demon Palace!" A high-ranking officer of the Silver Eagle Nation put down the sound transmission stone in his hand and gave an order to the remnants of the defeated soldiers around him.

All the officers and soldiers of the Silver Eagle Kingdom retreated. After they left. The strength of the side that tried to seize the Canghai Demon Palace was sharply reduced, and the hope of victory was completely lost. It didn't take long for the Holy Aegis Empire and the Sun Never Set Empire to retreat, and it was the first time since they came to the Blade Sea that they had suffered this kind of defeat.

"It's okay for others to go, but it's okay for you to go!" An Rui looked at the imperial fleet that was retreating in embarrassment, and waved his hand, "Catch up." Kill them and leave them behind! ”

It is simply unrealistic to catch up with all the forces, and An Rui can only catch up with one or two groups of forces at most. simply chose the Empire on which the sun never sets.

The Canghai Demon Palace moved quickly, no less fast than ordinary special ships, closely following behind the remnants of the defeated generals of the Sunset Empire, constantly spitting out magic cannonballs. One ship after another was shattered by artillery fire and reduced to pieces. Some officers and soldiers chose to jump into the sea to escape and were lucky enough to save their lives, and some people put the ship in the space treasure chest to avoid some losses. But all the exposed Imperial ships that the sun never sets were all destroyed by An Rui.

The sea finally calmed down.

The battle is over.

"We won! We have saved the Canghai Demon Palace! ”

"Haha, even the dignified Great Empire has been beaten away by us!"

"Long live the Overlord Chamber of Commerce!"

"Long live President Anrui!"

The people of the Overlord Chamber of Commerce cheered happily, they were not many people together, but they achieved an amazing victory.

After this battle, the Overlord Chamber of Commerce will inevitably become famous in the Seven Seas and become a well-known big force. Those forces that have suffered defeat will inevitably regard the Overlord Chamber of Commerce as a thorn in the flesh, and may even send more powerful forces to the Sea of Blades to crusade against the Overlord Chamber of Commerce.

For the upcoming challenges, An Rui is ready, he will not be passively beaten, but will take the initiative to continue to expand his territory of influence and enhance the overall power of the Overlord Chamber of Commerce.

"An Rui, your performance in the past two days is really imposing." Alice came from behind and stood beside Anrui, her beautiful face with a look of appreciation.

Men are most glamorous when they do big things.

"I'll be more imposing in the future." An Rui said cheekily.

"I will always stay by your side and witness those majestic moments of yours." Alice smiled.

Sam and the rest of the crew joined in, interrupting their conversation, and they all asked about their next plans.

"Let's clean up the battlefield first, and then set off back to Red Diamond Island, and use the military equipment in the Canghai Demon Palace to arm Red Diamond Island." Anrui gave a clear answer.

While cleaning up the battlefield, An Rui invited a few of his allies to a hall in the Canghai Demon Palace, and set up a banquet to thank these people. During the dinner, he discussed future cooperation with these allies and talked about thank-you gifts in return.

What the Academy of Tears of the Stars wants is books, magic books and history books. These books are also very useful to Anrui, and they can't be given to the Tears of the Stars entirely, so they can only lend them to the group of wizards temporarily, and let them take them back and copy them, and then return them when they are done. Brido, the dean of Tears of the Stars, had no objection and agreed to the reward.

What the World Chamber of Commerce wants is some precious and rare materials, as well as long-term cooperation. There are a lot of materials in those space treasure chests of Canghai Demon Palace, and this condition is easy to meet. As for cooperation, it is even simpler, Anrui originally did not plan to go against the World Business Alliance.

Nissa, the owner of Starmoon Island, asked for some magic cannons, and An Rui promised to give her a thousand, which is not a small number.

All the forces were overjoyed and got what they wanted.

After meals. Anrui gave the allies a thank you gift.

Everyone parted ways and left by boat. The fleet of the World Chamber of Commerce rushed to the branch headquarters, and the people of the Tears of the Stars returned to the Academy. Nissa ran to Starmoon Island.

The Overlord Chamber of Commerce was the last to leave, flying towards Red Diamond Island.

……

A small desert island.

Towering coconut trees stand tall in the wind, their long, curved green leaves swaying slightly, and huge coconut water knots on them, but no one picks them.

Carlo sat on the beach, his expression unusually cold, squinting at the rolling water. He was the only one on the island. Apart from him, there are only a few seabirds and sea creatures moving around. His superficial wounds had healed, but there were still some injuries on the inside.

Forcibly cast teleportation magic over long distances. It will put a considerable load on the wizard's body, causing serious damage, and this injury will even affect the release of magic, which cannot be healed in a short time.

"Damn! A mere chamber of commerce. I made such a big mistake! Carlo clenched his fist. Slamming on the sand, a wave of magic rippled underground, and the whole island trembled a few times, and the seabirds and sea creatures on the island scattered in all directions.

A seabird flew over Carlo's head and excreted a cloud of guano, which landed on Carlo unbiasedly.

Carlo was only angry and failed to avoid this "sneak attack".

He sensed something was wrong in his head and raised his hand to rub it. When I took a look at it, I found that it was a ball of bird droppings. The anger in his heart was even stronger, and he let out a roar from the sky.

"An Rui, the Overlord Chamber of Commerce, I won't let you go! In the future, we must smash you all, and then snatch back the Canghai Demon Palace, only the Great Empire is worthy of owning this kind of Sky City left over from ancient times, you don't deserve it at all! ”

The roar shook the surrounding water, and several sand dunes were shattered.

Carlo stopped, gasping for air. A sound transmission stone on his body suddenly sounded, and his voice was urgent. He grabbed the soundstone and put it to his ear.

"Colonel Carlo, something is wrong!" A man's voice came from the sound transmission stone, and the people who could use this set of sound transmission stones to contact were all officers of the Sunset Empire.

"I already know about the Canghai Demon Palace being taken away by the Overlord Chamber of Commerce." Carlo subconsciously thought it was a big deal.

"No, Colonel, I'm not talking about this thing, I'm talking about another thing. Just now, several of our military bases in the Sea of Blades were hit by a tsunami at the same time, and the sea washed away these military bases, causing very serious damage. These tsunamis were clearly man-made, and someone saw a figure that resembled Edward at the time of the tsunami. This surprise attack was probably carried out by Edward. ”

"What?" Carlo was taken aback when he heard this, "Edward attacked our military base? ”

"It's not 100% sure yet, but it shouldn't be wrong. He has a grudge against us, and he is a top water wizard, and he did 80% of what happened this time. ”

"Damn Edward, it's disgusting to sneak up on those military bases while I'm away! The next time I see him, I won't let him slip out of my hands again! Carlo was so angry that his face changed, and his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and he had suffered too many blows in the past two days, first losing in the battle for the Canghai Demon Palace, then being beaten by the Overlord Chamber of Commerce and fleeing, and now he learned the news of the attack on the military base.

The barrage of blows struck him in the chest like a hammer.

"Gross!" Edward's throat was salty, and he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood-stained beach is particularly dazzling.

……

The dark clouds in the sky linger all year round, obscuring the sunlight and rolling aimlessly.

Beneath the dark clouds, the city has spent hundreds of years in darkness, and although there is no sunlight in the city, there are many ghostly fires shining brightly, and these ghostly fires have dotted the city with some dark blue. Towering spired buildings stand tall on the ground, each taller than the other, like a forest of swords, giving people a sense of sharp danger.

The streets are full of ghosts, cars and horses, and dark creatures such as undead, zombies, skeletons, and ghouls can be found everywhere. There are quite a few of them, but the streets are not bustling and still seem deserted.

This is the City of the Dead, a gathering place for dark creatures, the closest thing to hell in the Overworld.

In the middle of the sprawling city, there is a tavern called Flesh and Bone, the sign of the tavern is decorated with bones, and the words on it are written in real human blood.

There are a lot of customers in the store. These guests, without exception, are all creatures of darkness. Even if the necromancer comes here, he will be turned away.

A skull wears a yarke-topped hat with feathers inserted into it. Dressed in old but fancy clothes and trousers, he held a guitar in his hand, and was plucking the strings with his bone joints. Beautiful music flutters from the strings, and the style of the music is more melancholy, as if telling a sad past.

A translucent female ghost dances to the rhythm of the music, and her dance is lighter and more moving than that of a living person, and the artistic conception contained in the music is vividly interpreted.

Several ghouls lay on the table. The carcass of a canine is being divided, with white maggots crawling in and out of the corpse, but it doesn't affect the appetite of these ghouls. They reached out and grabbed the slimy carrion from the corpse. Stuff it in your mouth and chew it. The rotting flesh emitted a strong stench, but it didn't cause the other guests to be disgusted, so the dark creatures didn't care.

Ugly and terrifying zombies sit in front of the bar. Drinking the blood in the cup. For zombies, blood is sweeter and more refreshing than wine.

The most powerful and striking creature of darkness in the entire tavern is an evil spirit. He had the appearance of an elf, exuding black aura all over his body, and his eyes glowed red. No one dared to come near him, and they all hid far away.

On the ears of the evil spirit, there are cat-shaped earrings.

None other than Beregot.

He held a clear glass in his hand. The cup contains a special drink that takes on a dark cyan color. It smells exotic.

This drink, called "Forget Worries", is specially given to the undead or evil spirits, and is made by alchemists, and after drinking, it can alleviate the hatred in the hearts of the undead or evil spirits to a certain extent, and make them come back to their senses.

Only the undead or evil spirits can taste the deliciousness of this drink, and the living will never drink it.

These days, Berego often frequents this tavern and forgets his worries to drink. Another benefit of coming here is that you can hear all sorts of news about the Dead City from other guests. The elf always urged him to find out about the increase in undead, but he still hasn't been able to find any eyebrows, and he doesn't know who is behind the scenes.

The sound stone suddenly sounded.

This soundstone was given to him by An Rui, and only An Rui could contact him.

Beregor raised his glass and drank it down, a cold feeling that permeated his soul and made him feel much calmer. He put down his glass, took a few inky black metal coins from his pocket, and placed them on the table.

This is a common coin in the City of the Dead, called the Dark Coins, which contain the power of darkness and can be used to absorb them. Gold coins and even diamond coins used by living people will depreciate greatly when they arrive here, and only dark coins have the highest value.

This is not the place to speak, Berego got up and walked out of the Flesh and Bone Tavern, put the sound transmission stone to his ear, and said, "Anrui, what are you looking for me?" ”

"Two days ago, I broke into a place called Canghai Demon Palace, which is a relic left over from ancient times, and I choked on this ruin. There are also major empires and other forces that covet this ruin, and they have teamed up to besiege me and want to rob the ruins, including the navy of the empire on which the sun never sets. The man who led the Imperial Navy on which the sun never set was Carlo, and I led someone to fight him...... "An Rui went straight to the point and recounted what happened not long ago.

When he heard the name Carlo, the black aura on Berego's body became a little thicker, and his eyes showed an aggressive red light.

An Rui continued, and finally said helplessly: "Sam is not proficient in spatial magic, and he failed to imprison Carlo, and he escaped. The next time I meet Carlo, I'll do my best to avenge you, and hopefully I won't let him go again. ”

"Next time I have a chance to kill Carlo, please let me know sooner, I hope to kill him with my own hands." Berego said fiercely.

"Alas, I also want to call you to help, but you are now in the Roaring Sea, and it is too far away from us, even if I tell you the news, you will not be able to get by."

Berego was silent, this was indeed a problem, but there was no good solution. He is now a spy sent by the light elves, and he can't help himself at all.

"It's up to fate." Berego broke the silence and said lightly.

In this respect, he is more rational than ordinary undead and evil spirits, and will not be as persistent as his kind.

There was no need to talk about this matter anymore, and An Rui changed the subject and asked, "How have you been in Death City lately?" ”

"I've grown accustomed to life here, blending into this city of dark creatures. When I first arrived, I ran into a lot of trouble at every turn. Fortunately, my bow and arrow worked, and all these troubles were put aside. Now that I've become a thug for a small local faction, helping this faction deal with the enemy, they will give me a lot of Dark Coin every day as a reward. Berego recounted.

"The strength is strong enough, you can mix anywhere. By the way, how did the light goblins do with what they gave you? ”

"I didn't have a clue about that, I asked a lot of dark creatures, and they couldn't tell."

"It's useless for you to ask ordinary dark creatures, I suggest you try to reach out to the lord of Death City to see if you can work for him, and use this way to get close to him." Anrui proposed.

"This method has also been thought of by the light goblins before, if I can't find any news in a few days, I will find a way to join the local city lord army." Berego Road.

"Okay, I wish you all the best."

"I wish you all the best, too."

The two ended the call.

……

The sea of blades is in the air.

The Canghai Demon Palace was moving rapidly, and An Rui stood above it and put down the sound transmission stone in his hand.

He just proposed that Berego approach the city lord of Death City, but in fact, it was not to help Berego investigate the increase in undead, that matter had nothing to do with Death City, and no matter how much he investigated, it would be in vain. The reason why he asked Berego to do this was actually with ulterior motives, wanting to help Berego get some benefits. (To be continued......)

PS: If there is something next month, the update will be reduced, and the update will be resumed in November, even if it is the New Year.