Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

The abandoned place is filled with black mist.

Compared to the bustling construction sites on the north side of the Abandoned Land, under the influence of the black fog, there is always an unspeakable air of death permeating the depths of the Abandoned Land, which is almost so oppressive that it makes people breathless.

At the same time, a crumbling tower stood in the empty and lonely wilderness.

Under the erosion of time.

The outer wall of the tower has long since fallen off, and the tilted main tower is almost tightly adjacent to a crack that stretches thousands of miles, repeatedly wandering between continuing to stand and suddenly collapsing.

It is true that the gears at the bottom of the tower that have long been damaged are still trying hard to rotate.

However, due to the damage and deviation of the tower structure, it could only repeatedly collide with the collapsed stone pillars, making dull and distant impact sounds under the silent black mist.

Just over a month ago, this tower built by our ancestors was still intact.

Even after thousands of years, the internal mechanical device is still able to operate normally and slowly in the dust, creating a magical chain on the edge of the abandoned land that is difficult for ordinary people to detect.

However……

Just a few days ago, the shaking of the ground and the sudden appearance of cracks in the wilderness caused the tower that had long lost its care to be completely scrapped, leaving an imperceptible gap in the magic chain originally built on the east side of the abandoned land. .

Countless black mist gushes out from the cracks.

So much so that the vegetation that originally grew around the tower turned yellow and lifeless, as if it had experienced all kinds of ravages and beatings.

Even the fluorescent grass that illuminates the night sky under the night of the Thorn Territory is no longer as bright as before. Each plant lies on the ground wearily, showing a dying appearance.

At this moment, in the dull silence, there seemed to be some noise in the endless black fog.

The creatures walking upright, covered by the diffuse black mist, gradually approached the tower.

The closer they get to the tower, the clearer their figures become.

Until the dim light flickered from the tops of the towers, casting their sloping shadows against the rough ground.

Their bodies are covered with rough hair, but the muscle lines underneath the fur seem to be clearly visible.

Their sharp hind claws were firmly embedded in the ground, and their soul-stirring blood-red eyes vigilantly scanned everything in front of them.

Werewolf.

They are a tribe of werewolves who live in the abandoned land.

The ability to speak human words is their most striking feature that distinguishes them from all other creatures in the abandoned land.

For countless years, the magic chains built by tall towers have imprisoned them in this empty land, allowing them to stand side by side with the black mist and accompany the night.

However……

The emergence of cracks in the wilderness caused damage to the tower originally used to construct the magic chain.

The great Laizula is here, and it can lead to the outside world.

The leading werewolf let out a dull roar and crawled at the feet of the most powerful wolf king.

I saw the huge werewolf called Lai Zula calmly looking at the tower that was almost collapsing.

After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his front paw and pointed in the direction of the tower.

In an instant...

behind it.

Countless werewolves rushed forward, no longer standing on two feet, but kicking on all fours.

Strong muscles and physiques allow werewolves to burst out with explosive power in an instant that is far beyond the reach of humans.

Roar--

Amidst the intensive roars, countless werewolves rushed forward.

Not only was the ground shaking, but all the surrounding creatures hidden in the black mist seemed to be shaking violently at this moment.

And the tower, which was already crumbling, completely collapsed at this moment.

While stirring up a burst of overwhelming dust, it fell into a bottomless crack.

This means that the blockade constructed by the tall towers standing on the east side of the abandoned land has finally been completely broken after thousands of years.

If human eyes could penetrate the black fog, they would be shocked to discover that at the moment the tower collapsed, on the east side of the abandoned land, there were countless towers that had stood like sentinels for thousands of years. The magic chain finally collapsed completely at this moment.

The tower that restrained the werewolves collapsed.

And this means...

Abandoned place.

This piece of land obscured by black mist, this piece of natural dividing line between the north and south continents that had stood on the west side of the continent like a lost island for nearly a thousand years, finally turned into nothingness.

From this moment on, not only werewolves, but also the races and creatures living in the abandoned land, can suddenly appear in front of humans with an unprecedented violence...

Whether it is in the northern continent or the southern continent, whether it is a kingdom or a principality.

Since the disappearance of the ancestors, mankind, which has lived in peace for a long time under the aristocratic fief system, will once again face threats from other races...

…

East of the Abandoned Lands.

It was another plain and unremarkable day for Duke Franz Burriggs, the ruler of the Principality of Policia.

Although according to the consensus of human society, the vast majority of the territory of the Principality of Policia - more than 80%, mostly belongs to the Northern Continent, the Grand Duke of Policia still prefers to regard the country under his rule as A member of the Southern Continent.

The reason is also very simple.

Compared to the Northern Continent, which is threatened by the Walrasians, the situation in the Southern Continent has always been relatively stable.

Kingdom of Garcia, Kingdom of Avila and Kingdom of Calces.

As ancient kingdoms that existed at the same time as the Holy Brun Empire in the northern continent, the territory of the three kingdoms almost occupies more than 80% of the land in the southern continent, forming an evenly matched situation in all aspects.

It is precisely because of this that compared to the northern continent where wars often break out, the southern part of the continent is obviously much more stable and peaceful.

Although there will be conflicts and conflicts among nobles.

But that is just a contradiction within the ruling class, a contradiction caused by fighting for more shares of exploitation and squeezing more surplus value.

Nobles always have common interests in suppressing rebellions and other aspects.

It is precisely because of this balance of power that the Southern Continent has a more prosperous economy and is home to a larger population.

It also made the Grand Duke of Policia, Franz Burrigues, always consider himself a nobleman of the Southern Continent.

As for the abandoned land in the west of the principality...

yes.

For the Principality of Policia, the border area between the Principality and the Abandoned Land is not blocked by mountains, nor is it blocked by city walls.

But for many years, the diffuse black fog has never shown any sign of spreading.

It was as if there was an invisible chain and an invisible palm, confining the black mist within the confines of the abandoned land.

It is precisely because of this that the Principality of Policia, which has a century-old heritage, has never felt the threat from the Abandoned Land. It is precisely because of the existence of the Abandoned Land that the Principality of Policia has become the necessary link between the Southern Continent and the Northern Continent. passing place.

The business travel brought prosperity to the principality and endless wealth to the Burriggs family.

However……

What is supposed to come will come.

When an urgent report from the west of the Principality was presented to the Duke, he was completely confused.

Werewolf!

When he saw the urgent message, Duke Policia felt that he was reading some heroic legends written by some bards.

However, the seal in the lower right corner of the letter and the paint on the seal of the letter all confirm the authenticity of the letter.

This is an urgent report from his vassals!

Countless werewolves rushed out from the abandoned land and are currently raging in the west of the Principality of Policia!

From Brent Forest to Rilke Plain.

Urgent reports from the nobles in the western part of the Principality of Policia almost filled the desk of the Duke of Policia.

Due to the long-term peace, there has been no preparation for war in the Principality of Policia.

So much so that the werewolves that suddenly emerged from the abandoned land can be said to be in no man's land in the Principality of Policia!

But this is reasonable.

The residents don't even have enough to eat. Even if they don't want to die, how can they have the strength to fight for it?

What's more, the Principality of Policia not only has no awareness of the threats that may exist in the abandoned land, but even the weapons used by the conscripts have been used for countless years.

Almost none of the vassals under his command have been on the battlefield, and the food reserves are not enough to sustain a long-term war.

The most important thing is that before this, the vassals in the principality, including the Duke of Policia, had only heard of the existence of werewolves in the stories of bards.

They lack the most basic understanding of werewolves!

Even the nobles who were busy listening to the bards telling stories were like this, and the people in the territory had never even heard of it.

They can't even figure out whether the werewolf hurts people with its claws or its teeth!

On a full moon night, they show their teeth and claws, are bloodthirsty and cruel, and are hostile to foreign races.

This is the common understanding of werewolves among the nobles of the Principality of Policia, or rather all human nobles!

An attack of this magnitude.

Even if it were placed at Fort Wilson, even if it was placed here in Antolia, it would be quite a terrifying thing, let alone the laxly armed Principality of Policia.

How is this possible? How is this possible?

Duke Policia waved the letter in his hand blankly and said to the palace nobles standing silently beside him.

Looking helpless.

But this is what he can do for one.

after all……

The current situation really made him feel a little overwhelmed and anxious.

Groups of werewolves emerged from the abandoned land and wreaked havoc in the unsuspecting western part of the Principality of Policia.

Whether they are citizens or nobles, they are all human beings to werewolves!

And humans...

Obviously not liked by werewolves.

Werewolves, who have extremely strong racial consciousness, are born with great malice towards any other race.

This is completely different from the ordinary civil war between various human forces.

You must know that when the war broke out in the Principality of Norton, the reason why the Principality of Policia was able to send out an expeditionary force of nearly 20,000 conscripts was not because they could fight, but to earn face and gather numbers.

They have basically never fought against the Walras people. Their only use is to act as line fillers on the long defense line in the west of the Andal Kingdom.

Your Excellency, the most important thing right now is to ask for help from all human countries!

In the end, the silent palace nobles failed to give a sufficiently constructive suggestion and just repeated what everyone knew they should do.

If you ask for help, you will naturally ask for help!

The Grand Duke of Policia said in a deep voice: But besides asking for help? Are the vassals everywhere prepared for war?! How should we deal with what is happening in the west of the principality now?

Looking at the nobles who were silent in front of them.

Although the Grand Duke of Policia was angry, he did not express his anger.

after all……

Even he himself didn't know what to do.

There has been no war in the Principality of Policia in recent decades.

Everyone's titles, titles and fiefdoms are passed down from their predecessors.

The old men of the previous generation have already helped them eat all the hardships they should endure in this life!

So all along, they felt that they should enjoy it!

At the end, in the silence, a young baron couldn't stand the appearance of these nobles in front of him, so he took the initiative to say:

Today, the principality still has strength.

The group of werewolves are currently only raging in the west of the principality. The most important thing is to find out which noble territories have been invaded by werewolves, and then mobilize troops from all over the principality to build a line of defense in the west of the kingdom as much as possible. Otherwise, even if Reinforcements have arrived, but we don’t know where to deploy our defenses.”

Okay, okay!

Hearing that a noble finally spoke up, the Grand Duke of Policia said a few good words: That's it!!

Conscription!

Let all the nobles of the principality send troops! We must control the werewolf invasion in the west of the principality!

No matter how stupid and incompetent Duke Policia is, he still knows one thing.

That is……

If the werewolves really fight all the way from the west of the principality to the east of the principality.

Completely cutting off the commercial exchanges between the Southern Continent and the Northern Continent is the next best thing.

The most important thing is that his principality may be completely destroyed!

He must fight hard!

Until the moment when reinforcements arrive! (End of chapter)