Chapter 38: First Hearing of the Princess

  Lin Tian, who had just obtained the new 6th-level Gale Horse mount, was in high spirits. The special skill Gale Charge was especially useful for charging and escaping.

  In the afternoon's leveling, Eagle Eye Technique suddenly burst out frequently, and I learned 3rd-level water system magic Ice Armor Technique, 5th-level air system magic Thunderbolt Technique, and 5th-level air system magic Mire Technique. This made a certain householder exclaim that the harvest was bountiful, but unfortunately, progress in experience was still meager. It seems that for future leveling up, relying solely on finding monsters to level up is already a drop in the bucket, and it's likely that I'll have to rely on large-scale wars to earn experience.

  The Beast Tide, the most violent and ferocious of the first wave, under the circumstances that the beastmen did not declare war, the human race, which had been immersed in a peaceful illusion, was caught off guard. In succession, they lost four kingdoms distributed on the fertile plains, which were occupied by the enemy, and several strategic strongholds were seized, opening up the road to the heart of the human territory. The beastmen took advantage of their victory to pursue and attack again, and with a small elite force, they captured two more kingdoms, Huangshi Kingdom and Houtu Kingdom.

  The first phase of the Beastman's grand invasion plan has come to an end. The other kingdoms of the human race, which had made preparations, quickly reinforced the frontline Bronze Kingdom, Silver Kingdom, and the coastal Bluefish Kingdom with troops, and several heavily guarded fortresses held back the beastmen.

  Baimon King Mōntiān has already formed the second batch of attacking troops according to the previous plan, and they have set out for the front line. If these two waves of troops successfully meet, the total strength of the beastmen will reach 20 million, far surpassing the 13 million of the first wave. At that time, the number of soldiers in the Northern Legion will be as high as 8 million, while the Southern Legion will have an astonishing 12 million soldiers. This makes the 10 million human warriors accumulated in the three kingdoms on the front line seem insignificant by comparison, not to mention the fact that the overall strength of the beastmen is far higher than that of humans.

  Lin Tian is still concerned about the development of the mainland situation, 6 ethnic kingdoms have been destroyed, and only his remote county has survived, which is somewhat eye-catching on the map. This does not match his starting point of low-key survival, but at this time, he can't take care of these things anymore. He can only do his best to enhance his own strength and gain a foothold.

  The lord who was originally going to continue leveling up in the Monster Forest was pulled back by a piece of information from Xianlin City.

  The only surviving princess of the Lion Eagle Kingdom, Ilyin * Laine, sent a knight to contact Xianlin County. They are fleeing towards Xianlin City, hoping that the lord will send troops to support them. The stranded Grand Princess signed an order as the kingdom's only legitimate heir, promoting Lin Tian * Mei Lin to become a count. Xianlin City, Castle Lord's Hall!

  A knight who was originally supposed to be in fine clothes and on a proud horse, stood on one knee in front of Lin Tian. He was a royal guard knight with about 5 levels of combat strength, sent ahead by the Crown Princess who had escaped from danger, to seek help in the city. At this time, his armor was broken and he had been injured, but fortunately none of them were serious. This loyal royal knight was urging the lord to quickly send reinforcements.

  "Lord Lin Tianbo! The Lion Eagle Kingdom has fallen into disaster, the king and prince were besieged and died defending the city, my 100,000 soldiers sacrificed their lives in the capital. Only Princess Yilian was ordered by the king to escape with a royal knight squad of 100 people, intending to go east to seek an opportunity to restore the country. However, the beastmen's attack was too fierce, our destination, Huangshi Kingdom, has also fallen, and the rear road is blocked. In the midst of difficulties, I heard that Lord Lin Tianbo is wise and powerful, having repelled the invading beastmen several times, guarding Xianlin City, which has become the only safe human territory in the rich plain. Therefore, I was sent with a promotion order to seek help. Currently, Princess Yilian is approaching from the southeast direction. The beastmen have never stopped pursuing and intercepting us, the knight squad suffered heavy casualties, please ask Lord Lin Tianbo to quickly dispatch strong troops to reinforce!"

  "Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles! I'll definitely send troops. First, tell me how many people you have left and how many beastmen are chasing you? Approximately where do we need to meet?" The newly appointed Earl nodded calmly.

  "I set out first, at that time the Knights' Regiment had experienced several major battles and was left with more than 30 people. The beastmen who were chasing us were mainly pure-blooded beastmen, a small number of eagle scouts, with a scale of around 300 or so, but we were constantly fleeing, this is an estimated number, I'm not very sure. If troops are sent out at this time, it would be roughly in the southeast direction, about one day's journey from the Xianlin County territory!"

  "What? It's a day's journey outside the Xianlin County territory, and that place is entirely under the control of beastmen. Once we enter, even our own safety can't be guaranteed. We can only send troops to meet us at the southeastern border village!"

  The loyal knight hastened to persuade, but Lin Tian flatly refused: "I understand your feelings, but brave knights, if we lead the troops deep into the enemy's rear, we can't even guarantee our own safety. How can we protect Princess Irene?"

  The knight, unable to help it, hastily bowed his head and said: "Please, Earl, prioritize the bigger picture and dispatch more reinforcements to the southeastern border to provide support! I will immediately go back to report to Her Highness and do my best to get close to your troops, don't refuse!"

  "Alright, I promise you, we'll set out tomorrow and won't go back on our word! Housekeeper, hurry up and prepare some clean water, food, and other necessities for him!"

  Watching the knight turn over and ride away, Lin Tian fell into deep thought, as for what he was thinking about again? Maybe it's the fleeting nature of life, maybe it's the grand scheme of things, who knows...

  The 5th day of the 4th week.

  "Upgrade Human Tier 1 Barracks to Pike Barracks, -1000! Remaining 79,500 gold."

  "Upgrade Goblin Tribe's 2nd-tier barracks to War Dance Arena, -2000! Remaining 77,500 gold."

  Human Tier 1 Long Spearman upgraded to Long Halberdier, the overall shape change is not big, mainly the weapon from long spear changed to long halberd, actually a bit like a long axe with a sharp gun head, inherited the advantage of long spearman's thrust and added another slashing advantage. New feature: Heavy Slash.

  Heavy Slash: A long pike soldier with increased arm strength, can skillfully wield the sharp and heavy axe blade of the long pike, dealing massive slashing damage in battle, increasing damage by 50%; this effect appears randomly and can be influenced by luck.

  Even so, their 2nd-tier combat power is still slightly inferior to that of the Beastmen, and they are still a top-notch patrol and garrison troop.

  The 2nd-tier sword dancer of the Elf tribe has been upgraded to a war dancer, still with the same upper body shape, but still weak in defense. However, it has changed to two sharp curved knives, with sharp eyes and full of attacking desire. Additional attribute: Half-moon curved knife.

  Crescent Moon Sickle: Completely abandon defense and pursue the ultimate speed, advocating for offense against offense. A skilled dancer who is proficient in using the crescent moon sickle can attack all enemies around him 360 degrees without any blind spots.

  Wow! What a brutal ability, why don't you come up with a Flame Sword Technique to play around? Even a Wild Charge would be better than nothing!

  But to be honest, this new feature made Lin Tian feel a burst of excitement. It seemed that in certain situations, it would have an incredible effect! Anyway, with your low health, just launch one attack and you'll get a 360-degree range attack with no blind spots. As a dead soldier, as long as you use it at the most critical moment, even if you die afterwards, it's still worth it. If you can manage to get in two attacks, that would be an absolute profit!