Chapter 354 The Enemy is Coming
In a small booth in the Rose Tavern.
Ryan invited the charming and sexy Sid Blood Ancestor to have a drink.
After the fight, Lilith understood her situation and the negotiations went smoothly.
Ryan also went straight to the point, and just a few simple sentences made his point clear.
After hearing the "truth" from Ryan's mouth, Lilith's expression changed from casual at first to becoming more and more solemn.
Finally, she understood why Black Dragon City chose to cooperate with the Sid Empire.
…
After a while, Lilith's face regained its extraordinary calmness.
She also understood what Ryan said, and said, "So, what you mean is that the humans in our Ice Ridge Wasteland were called the 'Dark Demon Clan' in ancient times. And there are definitely foreign races outside the fog. They have discovered us and may attack us at any time?"
Ryan nodded. He felt that he had said what needed to be said. "Yes. If there is no problem with the contract, I think Miss Lilith can sign a cooperation contract first. Then, I can show you some physical evidence we found to prove that what I said is true. For example, the extraterritorial mechanical airship..."
At this time, he also placed the contract documents that he had prepared long ago on the table.
Lilith didn't even glance at the contract. She brushed away a strand of hair that was blocking her eyes and said with a smile, "Of course I trust Lord Ryan. But... do you really not consider marriage? My blood race is handsome. We have any kind of beauty you want. I'm sure I can satisfy you..."
“…”
Ryan didn't know why Lilith kept bringing up the topic of "marriage".
He didn't want to become a tool for a marriage, so naturally he couldn't agree.
Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, the establishment of Black Dragon City was based on three marriages. But they didn't know that the three women around Ryan, whether Ymir, Canossa or Udo, had shared hardships and had a deep emotional foundation.
Ryan frowned. Compared to any unreliable marriage, he still felt that the "magic contract" was more reliable.
In order to dispel the Blood Ancestor's idea, he casually said, "I think Miss Lilith is pretty good..."
Hearing this, Lilith's charming eyes narrowed slightly. Not only did she not feel embarrassed at all, but she smiled and teased, "Oh? So this is what Lord Ryan thinks?"
She stared at Ryan, her eyes turned, a hint of teasing flashed across them, and she said, "If you really want to think so, it's not impossible to consider..."
“…”
Ryan rolled his eyes. He immediately realized that he shouldn't play tricks with a vampire who had lived for more than a thousand years. He should just do his job impartially.
This time, he did not continue the topic. Instead, he dipped the quill in the magic potion and handed it to the Blood Ancestor in front of him, saying, "If Miss Lilith feels that there is no problem with the terms of cooperation, shall we sign it first and then talk?"
"Lord Ren really doesn't understand romance..."
Lilith pursed her lips and pretended to be disappointed.
She took the quill and signed her name "Lilith Dracula" on it without hesitation.
The next second, the magic pattern on the advanced contract scroll flashed with golden light, and the contract came into effect.
When Ryan saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In this tavern, the two leaders representing the greatest power in the Ice Ridge Wasteland signed a cooperation contract of great historical significance in a very casual atmosphere.
From today on, the Theed Empire will no longer be a threat to Black Dragon City, but an ally.
Lilith keenly caught the relaxed frown on Ryan's face. At this time, she did not talk about cooperation, but asked a meaningful question: "Lord Ryan, do you know why I bet the fate of the Sid Empire on this contract?"
"???"
Ryan raised his eyebrows and thought: Isn't it because of the strength of Black Dragon City that you have to agree?
Obviously, no.
Lilith glanced at him and seemed to guess what Ryan was thinking.
She shook her head slightly, but the arc of her mouth was not a smile, but more like appreciation. "Since I knew you had comprehended the power of the three laws, I have decided to cooperate with you. Otherwise... if I really want to leave by force, you can't stop me."
A fifth-level transcendent who has comprehended three laws. This is an enchanting talent that Lilith has never heard of even in her thousand years of life.
The potential is immeasurable.
Coupled with the topic of "outside the domain", this is the greatest "treasure" of Black Dragon City in her eyes.
"Because of me?"
When Ryan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then a look of realization appeared on his face.
The top-level extraordinary people more or less have some hidden means of registration, either secret methods or some extraordinary props.
The Sid Empire has existed for thousands of years, and its foundation is unimaginably strong. And this [Blood Ancestor] Lilith, who has lived for more than a thousand years, naturally has no shortage of treasures.
He smiled, extended his hand very gentlemanly, and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."
Lilith didn't say anything more, after all, the contract had been signed.
She did not shake hands with Ryan, but stood up naturally, took his arm, and said intimately: "Now that the contract is signed, I am yours. Let's go, Lord Ryan, take me to see how big a secret your Black Dragon City is hiding..."
This Blood Ancestor did not try to hide her charm and seduction at all, and it was obvious that she was trying to seduce someone.
Ryan felt somewhat helpless about the Blood Ancestor's enthusiasm.
You can't refuse, but it's impolite to break free.
Moreover, the arm-holding gesture seems to be a very normal social interaction among acquaintances?
But they... don't seem that familiar?
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On this day, the Lord of Black Dragon City, Ryan, and Sid [Blood Ancestor] Lilith had a fierce battle, and the news that it ended in a draw spread throughout the Ice Ridge Wasteland.
Everyone then realized that the mysterious Lord of Black Dragon City already possessed combat power comparable to the top of the “Ten Legends”.
What no one expected was that after that day, the Sid Empire, which had originally regarded Black Dragon City as a "monster", actually opened its borders and signed a series of cooperation agreements with Black Dragon City, including trade, school exchanges, and cross-border hunting...
Everyone guessed that it must be that the [Blood Ancestor] Lilith who controlled Sid and the Lord of Black Dragon City, Ryan, reached some secret agreement.
Although outsiders could not understand why such a huge ancient empire suddenly "surrendered" to a new city.
Because in the eyes of outsiders, once Sid opens its borders and cooperates, it will inevitably suffer a unilateral loss.
The new system of Black Dragon City without nobles will surely cause the aristocratic system that has been passed down in Sid for thousands of years to collapse.
However, everyone knows that things are definitely not that simple.
If there was no exchange of interests, the [Blood Ancestor] probably wouldn't be so foolish as to give away such a huge empire.
As for what Ryan and Lilith talked about, it is naturally unknown to outsiders.
But this is the benefit of having blood descendants controlling the government.
Ryan also witnessed the Blood Ancestor's skills and control.
The situations of Sid and Omar were quite different.
If it were the previous Omar, anyone who dared to damage the interests of the old aristocratic group would be killed in minutes, even if you were a royal family member, and the policies would not be able to be implemented at all.
Just like Ymir in the past and her "New Deal".
In the Theed Empire, the emperor may not have the right to make all nobles obey his orders, but the [Blood Ancestor] Lilith does.
Because almost all of Sid's prince-level blood ancestors are her descendants.
Lilith has absolute control over the Sid regime.
Even though she was afraid that the nobles would not be able to understand the business system of Black Dragon City for the time being, if she said to execute it, it would be executed immediately.
Moreover, in the short term, trading with Black Dragon City would indeed harm the interests of the nobles of the Sid Empire and cause population loss.
But if you look at the longer term, the situation is different.
If Sid and Black Dragon City were a whole, it wouldn't be considered a population outflow.
The system of Black Dragon City will definitely affect Sid, and the old aristocratic system will indeed slowly disintegrate and transform.
But as for wealth and power...they will not necessarily decrease.
As long as the old aristocrats can seize the opportunity, even if the policy changes, the resources in their hands will make them still one of the richest groups of people in the world, and the power and wealth they have will only increase.
Although Lilith listened to Ryan's long wave of theoretical explanations, she didn't quite understand what the "capitalist society" that Sid would become in the future would be like.
But she chose to believe Ryan's words completely.
because……
After signing the contract, she finally saw the terrifying combat power of Black Dragon City that could make the entire Ice Ridge Wasteland tremble!
She also realized that Black Dragon City’s target had never been Sid or Omar.
This was because these two huge and bloated empires did not pose any threat at all in the eyes of the "black dragon" that had already taken off.
Their goal from the beginning to the end was to get outside the Ice Ridge Wasteland!
Lilith was also very interested in that "outside world".
In front of the extraordinary ranks leading to the fifth rank and above, the ancient aristocracy system seemed so ridiculous. In this extraordinary world, any power and wealth were based on absolute combat power.
If they continue to maintain the original system and eventually wait for the arrival of foreign enemies, the only fate for them, Sid, will be enslavement.
Lilith once thought that she had reached the end of her transcendence. It would be better to hibernate in this boring world.
Now, she saw the path to becoming a god.
A new life begins.
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After the hidden dangers of the Sid Empire were resolved, Black Dragon City truly entered a period of rapid development.
Adhering to the concept of "build roads first, then get rich", Ryan directly used a large amount of machinery and manpower to open mountains and build bridges, opening up the "Black Dragon Pass" connecting Sid and Black Dragon City.
At this point, Theed's large mechanical city can also use this road to go to the area west of the Alcolon Mountains, where resources are richer.
And because there were no restrictions on population movement, the population of Black Dragon City exploded again.
The nobles of Sid were initially forced to obey orders, but later they found that it was "really nice".
Although the nobles lost some of their monopoly industries, they found that after the economy in the territory revived, the commercial tax alone reached a level that they had never dared to imagine.
At that moment, the merchants in Sid realized how "rich" Black Dragon City was!
In just one or two years, commercial taxes had exceeded the "agricultural taxes" and "hunting taxes" that the lords once regarded as their lifeblood.
They found that as their subjects became richer, the amount of gold coins in their own treasuries did not decrease, but increased.
Everything is moving in a good direction.
Of course, there was a little episode.
There is a gossip circulating in the market, saying that Sid's [Blood Ancestor] Lilith is the secret lover of the mysterious city lord Ryan.
More than once, someone had witnessed the charming Miss Lilith entering and leaving the city lord's apartment late at night and early in the morning.
No one explained or clarified.
On the contrary, because of the rumors, the cooperation between Black Dragon City and Sid became more tacit.
Of course, everyone thought it was natural. The people of Sid believed that only the Lord of Black Dragon City was worthy of their Blood Ancestor; and the people of Black Dragon City also felt that only the Blood Ancestor of Sid was worthy of their City Lord.
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On the other hand, the situation in Omar is not so optimistic.
Now Oma is divided into more than a dozen "kingdoms", which are fighting each other and enjoying the fighting.
The cooperation method that Black Dragon City used on the Sid Empire could not be used on more than a dozen small kingdoms that were like scattered sands.
Those old nobles of Omar were still reluctant to give up their noble rights and kept a sufficient distance and vigilance towards Black Dragon City. Their biggest connection with Black Dragon City was through arms dealers or the black market to buy various war steam equipment.
After a few more years of fighting, perhaps Omar will be reunited.
However, reality did not give them that time.
Because the enemies from outside the domain have finally arrived!
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On this day, next to the desolate land of Oma in the far east.
A vanguard of more than ten steam airships slowly descended from the cliff.
Not long after, more than a hundred steam airships of various shapes descended from the clouds like a black tide.
The exterior of these more than 100 mechanical airships is sprayed with a special white paint logo, which is a holy light angel holding a sword. This is the logo of the "Holy Light Alliance".
Because steam airships are meant to float in the air in ancient times, they are generally small in size, only a fraction of the size of a regular "ghoul-class" mechanical city.
Most of these more than 100 ships are only as big as one or two football fields.
Among all these steam airships, there was a huge one that stood out from the crowd.
It was a huge airship shaped like a shark. Compared to it, the other airships were like prey in the shark's mouth.
On the deck of this huge airship, a line of witnesses in white surrounded a handsome three-eyed young man.
A subordinate reported: "Lord Credo, we have arrived at the ancestral land of the 'Dark Demon Clan'. According to the intelligence we received earlier, the most difficult forces in this Ice Ridge Wasteland are the two empires of Theed and Omar, and a place called 'Black Dragon City'..."
The arrogant young man named Credo remained expressionless after listening to his subordinates' report.
He looked at the black mist floating in the air with an interested expression on his face: "Tsk tsk. The supernatural law is limited to the fifth level, which is quite interesting. The fourth level comprehends the 'artistic realm', and the fifth level can comprehend the law... The Black Emperor back then really left a good backup plan."
The subordinate said, "Sir, according to intelligence, these 'Black Demons' have been absorbing black fog for years, and their bodies are indeed much stronger than ours. But we brought a mechanical airship this time, and we can completely crush them with technology, and there is no need to fight head-on. Even if the intelligence says that the Black Dragon City has a group of flying dragons, our 'King-class battleship' is enough to destroy everything..."
“…”
After hearing this, Credo said nothing more and seemed to agree with this statement.
Those mechanical cities? Or flying dragons?
In the face of absolute technological supremacy, it is not worth mentioning at all.
After pondering for a while, he finally spoke: "Which force are we closest to now?"
"The Omar Empire."
"Then kill this Omar first."
"yes."
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Half a month later, the top leaders of Black Dragon City held an emergency meeting.
Ryan, the Black Dragon City's top brass, and the [Blood Clan] Lilith gathered together
"Just got the news that the Omar capital, Usenbar, has been captured! The enemy has about 120 mechanical airships. It took them only two days to capture Usenbar. Now they are divided into three groups. One group is heading towards Sid, one group is heading towards our 'Black Dragon City', and another group is following behind..."
"The enemy's siege method was similar to what we expected. They did not engage Usenbar's army head-on, but instead bombed and destroyed the city..."
"According to the intelligence sent by the Perception-type Transcendent, there are at least 8,000 fifth-level Transcendents on the other side, and there are also some with very strong auras. In addition, there is a very large airship, which is equipped giant gunpowder cannons that can break through the armor of conventional mechanical cities..."
"Those people didn't seem to intend to kill them all. After conquering Usenbar, those who chose to believe in the Three-Eyed Evil God were pardoned from death..."
“…”
After hearing the series of cruel information, everyone present showed shock, yet expected expressions on their faces.
The enemies from outside the domain have finally arrived.
