Volume 4: The Cataclysm Chapter 1 Judgment Declaration!
In the early morning, when the first ray of dawn shines into the Baihe Valley, the hardworking farmers have already gotten up early.
Winter in the south always passes early, and the sunshine in mid-January already has a hint of warmth.
This season is the best for planting squash. With just a small piece of land, you can harvest a cartload of food in three months.
But this year seems a little unusual.
Lord Marvin personally ordered that all farmers must grow okra.
No one likes the taste of that stuff. In the past, people would only choose to grow okra in the most famine-stricken times.
This thing has basically no advantages except its strong vitality.
But in this land, no one will disobey Lord Marvin's orders.
He must have his reasons for doing this.
Although the farmers were ignorant, they were not completely closed. They occasionally communicated with the adventurers on the other side, and they also heard that something big might happen recently.
In the field, two young boys gathered together and whispered.
Not far away, an old farmer holding a pipe in his mouth scolded: "Stop discussing those boring things and sow the seeds for this season."
"The weather should be warming up soon."
"I heard from the people in the castle that the free ration of wheat will be gone in a while, and we will have to feed ourselves."
The two teenagers stuck out their tongues. Under their father's scolding, they had to change the topic and go over to help.
But although they were working, their envious eyes were looking towards the other side of the river.
…
South of the White River, a thin figure stood on a small breakthrough.
He held a blueprint in his hand, looked down at it from time to time, and then gave instructions.
In front of him, several huge monsters were working hard.
The clay puppet's movements are clumsy, but its efficiency is incredibly high.
Changing the terrain and building simple walls or ditches are what they are best at.
Under Winnie's orders, the clay puppets worked tirelessly.
Soon, a series of jagged city walls rose from the ground and gradually connected with the section of the city wall extending from Jiangang.
A huge defensive wall surrounds the entire Baihe Valley, and the villages of the Sand Tribe are best protected.
All that was left was the White River Valley.
"We should be able to fill in the last piece before dark today."
Winnie wiped his sweat and sprinkled some essence of the earth to the mud puppet as nutrients, and the latter began to work hard again.
However, Winnie himself looked a little pale.
In the past few days, he has been in charge of the work of the clay puppet. Although as a sky awakener, his talent is very strong, but he is still a child after all.
The work was so intense that he had little time to rest.
"A wall of this level can't stop the wild beasts in the wilderness ."
Winnie looked at the completed city wall with some confusion in his eyes.
At this moment, Marvin's figure suddenly appeared.
"elder brother……"
Winnie looked at Marvin and asked nervously, "How is Lord Hathaway?"
Marvin shook his head and sighed.
Winnie's eyes quickly dimmed.
If it weren't for Hathaway, he would still be walking on the original wizard's path. Although he had a premonition about this action, it was the first time he saw Marvin helpless.
"She'll be fine."
Marvin whispered.
Winnie nodded, and then his eyes became a little gloomy:
"What about us?"
Marvin looked at the city walls with a look of satisfaction on his face:
"We'll be fine."
"At least at first, they couldn't do anything to us."
"I promise."
He gently put his arm around Winnie's shoulders and said in a decisive tone:
“Having made a mistake once, I will not make it again.”
"Whether it's you, Anna, or anyone else in this territory, no one can hurt you."
Winnie's eyes became a little blurry. He thought for a while, then lowered his head and said:
“But I’ve seen a lot of bad endings.”
"Don't trust those so-called prophecies."
Ma Wen chuckled and said, "The prophecies you saw may not come true..."
Winnie's face suddenly turned red.
What Marvin was talking about was naturally what Winnie had seen in his dream before, when he saw Marvin being raped by a purple-haired woman.
Until now, this prophecy has not been fulfilled.
Today, Marvin is the master of the dark night, and no one on this continent can force him to do something he doesn't want to do.
He felt that this prophecy was absolutely impossible to come true.
"After you finish this, go and have a good rest."
Marvin smiled and disappeared instantly.
…
After becoming the master of the night, many skill restrictions of night walkers have been improved. Although many skills are still not available during the day, the conditions have become less strict.
For example, as long as it is cloudy, you can use many skills that can only be used at night.
This is very good news.
Marvin wandered around the territory. It was the last day and he had nothing to do anyway. He had already prepared everything he needed to prepare, so he could only wait for that day to come.
The residents of the territory continue to live as usual.
The people in the adventurer camp began to build houses with the help of craftsmen. After the two battles, many adventurers no longer regarded the White River Valley as a stop on their adventure, but as a possible long-term foothold. The wild area south of the White River was actually very rich in resources. Although some crazy news came from the north, and Lord Marvin also strictly prohibited adventurers from leaving the wall for the next two days, few adventurers took it seriously.
However, it is still a period of war preparation, and their actions must be restricted by Marvin.
So under Drew's command, many houses appeared in the camp, which was originally just an empty shell.
The White River Valley has already gone to war with the Alliance, and this war will not end soon. Since I can't leave anyway, I might as well make myself live more comfortably.
At least those shabby hotels in the camp are unlikely to satisfy the adventurers, especially those adventurer teams with families.
Compared with the bustling atmosphere in the camp, the Sand Tribe seemed a little desolate.
Regarding the catastrophe, Constantine, the leader of the Sand Tribe, had already given instructions.
This is a real catastrophe, and those who don't take it seriously will suffer sooner or later.
There was fire in the workshop of the Sand Tribe.
New muskets were forged one after another, and large amounts of gray quartz were continuously taken out from cellars and warehouses to provide energy for these muskets.
The Sand Tribe people have a special status in the White River Valley. Although they belong to Marvin's territory, they are led solely by Constantine.
Marvin was very relieved about this. Constantine was one of his own and he was also a smart man who knew how to handle the relationship between the Sand people and other people.
In the past, the development of the Sha people was mainly restricted by the economy.
But in the coming new era, Marvin felt that this race had great potential.
He let Constantine do what he wanted. Since the Sand People chose the White River Valley, they were in the same boat.
The growth of the Sand Tribe would not do him any harm.
In a real catastrophe, everyone will unite closely.
Because their enemies are too powerful.
Marvin's figure flashed through the Sand Tribe village. Constantine was teaching a few Sand Tribe children the [McKens Fighting Technique]. When he saw Marvin, he just nodded.
As for tomorrow's arrangements, everyone has already made preparations, and Marvin is just here to take a look around.
Seeing the childish appearance of these children, Marvin suddenly thought of a girl in his heart.
Isabel.
The little girl who was sent to the Assassin's League by himself.
He had sent people to look for Isabel before, but due to the split between the White River Valley and the Alliance, the Bai people in the Sage Desert chose to ally with the White River Valley under the order of the Holy Spirit White Deer, and the Assassin's League suddenly collapsed.
When Lorant's men arrived at Shadow Valley, the Assassin's League base had been destroyed.
They found the bodies of numerous children, but because of the extensive destruction, it was difficult to tell who they were.
They guessed that the League must have taken away the assassins who chose to follow their orders and killed the rest.
Marvin didn't know what Isabel's fate was.
However, he believed that with the girl's intelligence, she would definitely be able to escape from the alliance.
In the face of disaster, he gradually felt his own powerlessness.
Even though he was very powerful, he still couldn't take care of everyone.
When he thought of this, Marvin's mood fell to a low point again.
He traveled to every corner of his territory, and most of the ordinary people were living their lives as usual.
Even though most people have heard fragments about the Cataclysm, they still don't have a complete concept of it.
Farmers still have the habit of gathering under an old locust tree to chat after farm work and before sunset.
The children were still chasing each other in the fields.
He saw the newly formed army setting up base near the northern mines, and they followed Anna's orders meticulously.
The slaves still worked diligently to dig the iron ore in the mine.
He even saw Laura giving orders in the mine, and she even had a little follower beside her.
Little Took the Halfling.
Previously, Anna reported to Marvin that the mine was short of management staff, and Laura happened to have nothing to do because of the alliance's war, so she took the initiative to apply to be in charge of management here, and Marvin approved it without paying attention.
Seeing Laura and the little halfling here, Marvin couldn't help but recall the time when they traveled through the spider dungeons together a few months ago.
Laura seemed very calm when she saw Marvin. Speaking of which, the two hadn't met for a long time except at meetings.
All this is because Marvin is too busy. He is always busy preparing for the catastrophe.
However, the day before the catastrophe, he found himself suddenly free.
Of course, this leisure is just an illusion.
He knew very well what kind of predicament he would face after tomorrow.
But he thought it would be nice to give himself a day off.
So he walked over and watched quietly as Laura arranged the slaves' workload for the day. The latter nodded and smiled at Marvin:
"It looks like you don't have much to do."
"I've been away from the territory for too long, and I find myself feeling a bit overwhelmed the rest of the time except when I'm fighting. This must be a terrible feeling, right?"
Marvin spread his hands: "It's not that bad. At least I can take a break."
Laura rolled her eyes: "I've never seen a lord like you who doesn't care about things. Men of Pisces are really unreliable."
After saying that, she pulled at her dirty clothes and walked out of the mine with Marvin.
There is a camp outside the cave for people to rest. A dark guard is in charge of guarding the place and no one dares to make trouble.
The two men walked into the camp, the little halfling following them.
"I don't really understand what's going to happen tomorrow."
Laura dusted herself off and glanced at her little follower: "What about you?"
Little Tuk scratched his head. “My grandfather said it was a terrible disaster.”
Marvin looked at Little Tuk with some curiosity: "Why are you here?"
The halfling said awkwardly, "My grandfather said he had some things to do. He said he needed to find a safe place to settle himself."
"So you came to the White River Valley?" Marvin's eyes were a little amused.
Little Took said blankly, "I didn't have anywhere else to go. A lot of monsters appeared in the Spider Caverns. I packed my bags and headed south, and then I ended up here."
"At least I have an acquaintance here, right? Even though she can be pretty mean sometimes."
Laura said dissatisfiedly: "Hey! Little Halfling, before you talk nonsense, use your brain to think about who took the risk to provide you with a job."
Little Tuk immediately retorted, "Isn't it Lord Marvin? I saw the signature on the approval slip."
Laura said angrily, "Without my application, would Marvin have approved it? And you saw the sloppy signature. I'm afraid when he signed, most of his attention was on Sister Anna!"
Marvin suddenly felt embarrassed.
He had signed a lot of documents recently, but out of trust in Anna, he didn't look at them carefully.
But how did this objective fact become something else when it came into Laura's mouth?
The people in the camp had seen Laura and the little halfling quarreling for a long time. Generally speaking, it always ended with Little Took's failure and surrender, because Laura always had her trump card -
"No matter what you say, it can't cover up the fact that you abandoned me and ran away in front of the monster! You little rascal, do you dare to deny it?"
Little Tuk was silent for a moment.
When it happened in the Spider's Dungeon, he acted entirely on the instincts of a thief, and as a result, Laura would probably tell this story to laugh at for the rest of her life.
It's a lifelong shame...
After the little halfling surrendered, Laura leisurely returned to her room and changed her clothes.
She took out a deck of cards with an exquisite cover and said to Marvin with a smile:
"There are just three of us. Let's play Locke. If you don't understand, I can teach you."
"There are three types of Locke cards. One is [Secret], one is [Zodiac], and the other is [Truth]."
"The rules of the game are simple. Whoever can discover the other party's secret first will be the winner."
"The constellation cards remain unchanged. You can choose a secret card first..."
During Laura's calm explanation, Marvin actually relaxed.
The three of them sat in a small cabin in the camp and played Rock for the entire day.
Laura is obviously a good player of Rock cards and has basically never lost. Marvin, on the other hand, loses more than he wins. If he gambled, he would have lost everything long ago.
But he felt extremely comfortable.
The time spent playing cards passed quickly.
The sky soon darkened, and the slaves returned to the camp in groups of two or three.
Laura put down the cards and returned to her work.
Before leaving, she suddenly asked Marvin, "After today, will we have another chance to play cards leisurely like this?"
Marvin was silent for a while, and finally said seriously:
"Yes, I believe there will be."
"Well, I believe you." Laura smiled until her eyes narrowed into crescents. She hopped back to her work station and began to count the results of the slaves' work today.
And Little Tuk, as his deputy, naturally followed along.
Marvin put down the cards, took a deep breath, and left the northern mine under the cover of night.
In the castle, dinner was already prepared.
There were only three people at the table, Anna, Marvin and Winnie.
There was originally an old butler, but unfortunately he passed away not long ago.
The three people in front of you are the ones who actually grew up in this castle.
Dinner was mediocre.
Winnie had finished his work and was already exhausted. After dinner, he went back to his room early to rest.
Only Anna and Marvin were left.
"I heard that you played cards all day today?" Anna looked at Marvin curiously: "This is not like your style."
"My style?"
Marvin smiled and said, "In your eyes, am I just a lord who runs around everywhere and does not do his job properly?"
"That's not the case." Anna held her chin up and said in a rare non-serious tone: "Although others think you are just running around, I know how much you have contributed to this territory."
Marvin calmed down: "Want to see our territory?"
"Ah huh?" Anna obviously didn't understand what Marvin meant.
…
Half a minute later, the wind howled on the highest mountain west of the castle.
Under the moonlight, the winding Baihe River is like a silver belt, charmingly winding around the vast territory.
Standing on the top of the mountain, the entire Baihe Valley and even the Hetan City and Jiangang in the distance are all in sight.
Anna was busy with territory affairs all day long, but this was the first time she took a closer look at the land for which she had been silently working.
“So beautiful.”
The half-elf exclaimed, her eyes bright, "Now I understand why she liked standing here so much before."
Marvin smiled and shook his head.
The "she" Anna was referring to was naturally Hathaway.
Unfortunately, Anna didn't understand that Hathaway was standing here not to see the scenery, but to see people.
At that time, Marvin could only fall in the field in embarrassment and look up at her, the legendary wizard.
Now Marvin can stand on the top of this mountain.
Unfortunately, I have lost any news of her.
"Where do you think she would be?"
Marvin took a step forward and said to himself, "No matter where she is, I will find her, right?"
Anna nodded silently.
Marvin just sat on the top of the mountain, silently watching the entire territory fall asleep.
At some point, Anna also left quietly.
Marvin was left alone, sitting until dawn.
And when the first ray of sunlight shone on the mainland the next morning, majestic voices exploded in the sky!
The whole Fenan was trembling!
"People without faith will eventually be destroyed."
"Greedy mortals , you have occupied this continent for too long, so long that you have forgotten to be respectful."
"However, you are so ignorant that you will never know what a powerful force there is in this world."
"The refuge you once took so much pride in will be destroyed. The power you once stole will fade away. And those who claim to be strong will surrender to the wrath of the gods!"
"Unbelievers, accept judgment!"
"And devout believers, please start reveling, and please believe that the Age of Gods is coming!"
Marvin smiled.
Exactly the same judgment statement.
The catastrophe finally came.
