Chapter 910 - Path to the Future (1/2)

Chapter 910: Path to the Future

Autumn arrived.

To most people, it was the season of harvest. After experiencing a war-torn winter, their lives finally returned to the path of normalcy. But for some, this was just the beginning of their new lives.

The Void Territory.

Tens of thousands of people, including elders, children, and young people formed a long line. But no matter who they were, there was only one thing that they could do—lift their heads and gaze at the sky at the flickering barrier connecting heaven and earth. That was the absolute wall of Order that no one could pass through. And now, they were about to enter the doors of a whole new world.

The refugees expressed different emotions. The elders were full of concern because they didn’t know what sort of living conditions, hardships, and tests they could expect. On the other hand, the young people were full of anticipation because they were about to enter this mysterious territory that they had heard about from their elders since young. The children were curious and couldn’t wait to see what this territory would look like.

“Everything is ready, Madam.”

“Got it.”

Orchid Heart, leaning on the stone pillar, opened her eyes and swept a glance at the team before her sleepily. Although she seemed lazy and unreliable, none of the soldiers around her dared to question her capability. The reason was simple. It was this sleepy young lady who dealt with all the refugees.

Everyone knew that refugees were difficult to manage. But now, around 40,000 refugees queued up neatly as though waiting to enter the cinema. It was all thanks to Orchid Heart’s management in the situation. Back then, the mercenaries thought that it was too risky when preparing for migration because a lot of resources and time were needed to organize this huge number of refugees. As long as the refugees disobeyed the management, problems could easily arise. But the mercenaries didn’t expect that this sleepy-looking young lady easily contained the refugees and divided them into four groups of 10,000 to be welcomed into the Void Territory. Not only that, but she also further divided them into groups of hundred and each group was managed by ten experienced soldiers. Moreover, she had also handled the logistical supplies, emergencies, and resettlement issues perfectly. This impressed the soldiers and mercenaries. Although they witnessed how powerful she was during the training sessions, they didn’t expect that she was this capable in handling refugees too.

This was also the main reason why Rhode left Orchid Heart in charge of leading large troops. In the game, players wouldn’t follow orders as strictly as soldiers. Whenever Starlight got into wars, all tens of thousands of players were managed by Orchid Heart. Players generally disliked obeying commands and the fact that Orchid Heart successfully managed them showed her skills. It was due to this that it presented no problem for her in this current situation. Compared to the players who logged off due to disagreements or newbies who were foolish enough to launch ambushes, these refugees were much easier to handle.

Orchid Heart took out the pocket watch.

“Time’s up.”

She muttered under her breath. In an instant, a crack was revealed in the middle of the barrier as it slowly opened to both sides. This instantly created an uproar among the refugees, but the soldiers quickly calmed and assured them. In the distance, the azure sky merged with the pitch-black night while glowing stars interwoven with the radiance of the sun and presented a whole new scenery.

Although the people had heard from Orchid Heart and Gillian about this phenomenon, they were still nervous and frantic. The soldiers even gripped their weapons and scanned the surroundings vigilantly. On the other hand, the refugees had their backs against one another. They couldn’t be blamed for having such a reaction. After all, it was common for humans to react strongly to unknown situations.

Rhode temporarily had no intention of casting his dragon soul protection over this territory. This was also his way of expressing to the Munn Kingdom and Lydia his views and standpoint. After all, if he cast his dragon soul protection over the entire Grenbell, their relationship would be done for. And now, a part of his territory was within the Light Dragon Soul protection and this meant that his opinions on Lydia and Lilian didn’t change.

Of course, this was only the choice for now. Once a war erupted and the Light Dragon Soul protection crumbled to the Dark Dragon’s infiltration, Rhode would decisively cast his dragon soul protection over this territory. After gaining the dragon soul powers, he understood the source and strength of it. Based on the fact that the more people acknowledged the dragon soul protection, the more dragon soul powers it would be, Lilian’s powers were extremely weak.

Under the Light Dragon Soul protection, perhaps only the Munn Kingdom could provide Lilian substantial dragon soul powers. But the problem was that this amount of power was an utterly inadequate measure to the vast territory under the entire Light Dragon Soul protection. It was tough enough to maintain Order with this amount of power, not to mention resisting the attack from foreign forces. In the game, this was one of the biggest reasons why the Dark Dragon’s forces were so powerful. The fragile Light Dragon Soul protection was completely shattered and the Dark Dragon spread its dragon soul protection onward. The Undead Army under its protection naturally grew in strength while the humans became relatively down. Therefore, the results weren’t surprising. Previously, it was thanks to the Holy Maiden Statues strengthening the Order rules which stopped the Dark Dragon’s powers from penetrating the dragon soul protection. But if the Dark Dragon were to launch an all-out attack, Rhode would need to be sure that he was prepared for it.

Orchid Heart let out a long yawn. Then, she closed the book in her hand and gave a command.

“Do it.”