Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 606 Black City Construction Plan

Monsters are not particularly rare creatures in the dream world, nor are there any ordinary animals. It's just that in the era when the gods were active, some creatures were more prone to genetic mutations, gaining more magical powers. Monsters lived in this world before the War of the Gods. This was not intentional on the part of the gods, but entirely due to natural evolution, something even the gods could not control. They were born all over the dream world, and their presence can be seen everywhere.

Even after the War of the Gods began, these powerful magical beasts did not die out on a large scale immediately. Compared to the physically weak humans, these tough creatures were obviously more adaptable. They withstood the changes in the environment and the great catastrophe, and still lived tenaciously in the dangerous wilderness.

Monsters generally do not leave their territory on their own initiative, nor do they approach places with a strong evil aura or divine pollution. However, there are always exceptions. According to Grilando's investigation, recently, many monsters that "should not have appeared" have appeared near the Ghost Mist Forest, which faces Black City.

The reason they shouldn't have appeared is that these creatures are not native to the Ghost Mist Forest, but rather seem to have migrated from the Central Plains in the north. According to rumors from the front lines of the river region, some refugees who fled there even discovered traces of dragons.

Dragons are extremely rare even in the dream world. These creatures, once considered legendary, seldom appear before humans, which piqued Tang Zijun's curiosity. Of course, he wasn't curious about dragons themselves; he was tired of seeing winged lizards in movies. What intrigued him was why so many magical beasts and dragons from the northern Central Plains were appearing so frequently here.

Regardless of their origin, they pose a threat to the safety of Black City and its people, something Tang Zijun is unwilling to see, especially now that Black City's development is on track. Gloriando clearly understood Tang Zijun's meaning, and she nodded slightly. "Our people are already setting up traps and containment zones; those monsters don't dare get too close yet. I've also increased patrols, so we can be informed immediately of any problems."

"Well done." Tang Zijun didn't hold back her praise for Grelando. This mercenary older sister always managed to excel in her areas of expertise. She always executed her orders very well and could even think outside the box to improve them.

After a pause, Tang Zijun continued, "By the way, how are those nobles from the river front doing? Are they adapting well to Black City?" "Generally speaking, they're adapting fairly well," Gloland replied after a moment's thought.

Tang Zijun smiled. "It's always difficult at first. There's an old saying in our area: it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After all, they are nobles, and their upbringing is different from that of commoners. It's not that simple to get them to give up their high and mighty status all at once."

"That's true." Gloriand nodded upon hearing this, but then added, "However, although a very few individuals clashed with our city guards, most were willing to offer their wealth to join Black City."

"Oh?" Tang Zijun was somewhat surprised.

After a moment's thought, Tang Zijun said softly, "Let me guess, the nobles who are willing to offer their wealth are either penniless and on the verge of starvation, or... are they simply young?"

"Yes!" Gloriand's beautiful eyes flashed repeatedly as she said seriously. "How did you know? Apart from a few guys who lost their shoes while fleeing, none of the nobles who were willing to join Black City were over 30 years old, and the youngest was only seventeen."

Tang Zijun's lips curled into a smile. "That's normal. It's very difficult to change the old generation of nobles, but the War of the Gods has lasted for so long, and many of them were born in this chaotic era. Therefore, they don't hold onto the bad habits of old-fashioned nobles, and they are more likely to accept the threshold of Black City." Gloland listened quietly and nodded silently. "Speaking of which, it seems that's indeed the case. Although the War of the Gods has been going on for a long time, it hasn't fully affected this area until twenty years ago when things suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the world began to fall into chaos. In recent years, there's basically no difference between nobles and refugees." "But even so, their change in attitude is a bit too fast..." Tang Zijun stroked her chin, then, as if thinking of something, looked up at Gloland. "Have the sentries keep an eye on the direction of the river front and observe their actions. It would be best to send a few scouts to gather information."

Grelando was a smart person, and she immediately understood what Tang Zijun was saying.

"You suspect that something happened on the Riverfront, which is why these nobles changed their minds so quickly and came to Black City?" "Never underestimate anyone, especially these nobles who, to a certain extent, monopolize knowledge and vision. Even if they have fallen on hard times, they still see further than ordinary people. Black City is developing quite well now, but it is still some distance behind the Riverfront. The fact that they would defect to Black City so quickly clearly means that there are some big moves on the Riverfront that we are unaware of." "Riverfront." Gloriando had some understanding of this. After all, before Tang Zijun came, she was the one who managed Black City and led people to the Riverfront for trade, so she was quite familiar with some things on the Riverfront.

After the deaths of the old city lord and his two sons, the power struggle on the river front had clearly reached a fever pitch. Foreign nobles and local nobles were fiercely vying for resources, and various churches were also taking sides, seemingly determined to muddy the waters even further.

"My lord, the old city lord on the river front was a knight. Although he was a nobleman, he upheld the code of chivalry and treated the people very well. Now that he is dead, whoever succeeds him is very likely to attack us. Black City has now achieved self-sufficiency and has purified land where food can be grown. In everyone's eyes, this is a goose that lays golden eggs." As she spoke, a murderous glint flashed in Glolando's eyes, and she drew a line across her neck.

"Should we take action ahead of time and wipe out those nobles on the river front? If both city-states are under our control, we can ensure that we won't be caught between two enemies." Black City's location is indeed rather awkward. Looking at the map, it faces Ghost Mist Forest across the plains, the mines on the left border the Black Stone Mountains, and the river front is not far to the right. Beyond that lies the ocean. Before Ghost Mist Forest was occupied by the Red-Robed Ghost Shadow, they had opened up a road to Crimson Maple City, but now that road has been buried by danger. Without Crimson Maple City as its main city, Black City is like an isolated island.

To the left and above, the monsters and beasts of the Blackrock Mountains and the Ghost Mist Forest are watching with predatory intent. To the right and below, there is the Riverfront, a large and extremely unstable settlement. If they are not careful, Black City will be attacked from both sides. With Tang Zijun and Scáthach present, Gloriand is not afraid, but this will still limit the development of Black City.

What Grelando said was actually what Tang Zijun was thinking right now.

The thought crossed his mind that he should slap those troublemakers causing disaster in the river basin front to death, but he quickly suppressed the idea.