Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 137 - 130: The Giant Demon Expedition, News of a Saint Tier Professional

Chapter 137: Chapter 130: The Giant Demon Expedition, News of a Saint Tier Professional

Karte World.

In the southern territory of the Giant Demon Empire, about a thousand kilometers from Copper Hammer City.

Here lay the mid-sized coastal Giant Demon City, Phantom Sea City.

Here, vast numbers of human slaves labored in the fields throughout the region.

They cultivated all the grains, medicinal plants, and other crops the Giant Demons required.

Similarly, in the large Airship manufacturing workshops and the shipbuilding ports, the number of human slaves was staggering.

In this world, the Giant Demons were akin to the Celestial Dragon People.

All the heavy, exhausting, and low-skill labor was almost exclusively handled by human slaves.

The main city of Phantom City itself covered about fifty square kilometers, but the territory it ruled exceeded thirty thousand square kilometers.

The Giant Demon population here was approximately three hundred thousand.

But the number of human slaves exceeded one million.

For over a hundred years, the average lifespan of a human slave in this world did not exceed forty years. At least five or six generations had come and gone.

Treated as the private property of individual Giant Demons, their lives were no different from livestock.

They ate and lived like pigs and dogs but worked like true beasts of burden.

At a port, the Giant Demon army was continuously gathering.

A Giant Demon watched the soldiers steadily boarding steam-powered behemoth ships at the port, then glanced up at the fifteen Airships in the sky.

He then frowned and turned to the several Giant Demons at his side.

"What’s the situation with Copper Hammer City? It’s been over ten days. Where are their Airships?"

"That Madi fellow... he wouldn’t suddenly decide not to send anyone at a time like this, would he?"

The Giant Demon City Lord, Alfr, wore a grim expression.

"That is what this subordinate finds puzzling as well. This shouldn’t be happening. You must remember, this overseas expedition was an order from the Lord Governor himself."

"During the last council meeting, Madi agreed to the cleanup operation."

The Giant Demon Secretary also looked perplexed.

"Hmph! That Madi. I bet he’s deliberately trying to cause trouble for me."

"That fellow has always been cunning. He must have found out that this overseas situation is different from the previous cleanup operations. He wants us to scout the path for him."

"But it’s just as well we don’t have his Airship fleet. Saves me the trouble of sharing the credit with him."

"Besides, when it comes to the Governor, I’ll make sure Madi pays the price."

As Alfr spoke, his eyes swept back and forth over the few High Tier Giant Demon subordinates around him.

"This... Lord City Lord, are you suspecting one of us is in contact with Copper Hammer City?"

"What kind of status does Madi have? And what status do you possess, Lord City Lord? I believe any smart person would know not to get too close to Madi."

"Therefore, I believe something must have delayed Madi’s forces. As for someone leaking information, I’m certain that’s not the case."

The Giant Demon Secretary said this while looking at the other Giant Demons around him.

"Yes, we are completely loyal to you, Lord City Lord."

"That’s right! Madi is just a mud-blood, whereas your Bloodline is so noble, Lord City Lord. What could Madi possibly offer to win us over?"

"You mustn’t overthink this, Lord City Lord!"

"..."

The Giant Demons all spoke at once, terrified of being misunderstood by Alfr.

In this city, a council system still existed to limit the City Lord’s power.

But it was clear that because of Alfr’s noble status, the Giant Demon councilors in this city hardly dared to voice any complaints against him.

"Hmph. It had better be that way!"

"If Copper Hammer City doesn’t want to come, then so be it. I don’t care what they know."

"But this time, we must win this battle ourselves!"

With that, Alfr looked toward his Secretary.

"Nili, brief these men who are still in the dark about the specifics of our target."

The Secretary nodded but hesitated and looked again at City Lord Alfr.

"Understood. But, Lord City Lord, are we really not waiting for Copper Hammer City?"

"Should I have the Mage Tower contact Copper Hammer City and ask about the situation? After all, this target is rather troublesome. We need more Airship artillery units."

As a key product of the Giant Demon Empire’s air force, Magic Airships were organized into fleets for very specific reasons.

Although Magic Airships were slow, their destructive power was comparable to that of a High Tier Professional.

Furthermore, manufacturing Magic Airships was by no means a simple task.

In Karte World, a world with no naturally occurring Magic Crystals, the Giant Demons relied on Mage Towers to gather Magic Power from the environment. This allowed them to periodically obtain highly concentrated Magic Power Crystals (similar to High Tier Magic Crystals) in fixed quantities.

These High Tier Magic Crystals were, without a doubt, a core component in the manufacturing of Magic Airships, as well as the essential Energy source for Magic Crystal Cannons.

Although Phantom Sea City was a mid-sized Giant Demon City, the ambient Magic Power in its surroundings was less abundant than in Copper Hammer City.

In fact, Copper Hammer City was located in one of the most Magic Power-rich areas within a region spanning over five hundred thousand square kilometers.

Although Copper Hammer City had to hand over more than half of its Magic Crystals to be distributed among the neighboring cities, its advantageous location still allowed its air force to be far stronger than that of other cities.

That was why the Secretary had made his suggestion.

"Hmph. Madi doesn’t bother to contact me, yet you want me to contact him?"

"Nili, enough nonsense. Just do as I command."

"As for Madi... hmph. He wants to preserve his strength? As if I’d let him get his way."

"Don’t forget about the Empire’s war in another world. I’m sure the Lord Governor would be more than happy to use Copper Hammer City’s Airships to fill the quota for reinforcements to the front lines."

Alfr sneered.

Seeing this, the Secretary sighed and turned to the group of High Tier Giant Demon councilors behind him.

And so, he began to explain the detailed situation of the expedition’s target.

The general situation was as follows: To the southwest of Phantom Sea City, on an unknown island over three thousand nautical miles from the mainland, there was a large settlement of human survivors.

On the surface, the island showed no signs of anything unusual.

But its underground had long been hollowed out. According to reliable intelligence from dispatched human spies, beneath the island lay the ruins of a vast, ancient Underground City.

The Space was enormous and had now become a stronghold for a remnant of the Human Race.

Over three hundred thousand remaining followers of the human gods lived there.

Of course, the three hundred thousand human followers were not the most important part.

What mattered most was that within those Underground City ruins, there were many powerful stragglers who had slipped through the net.

Among these survivors were many powerful Professionals, who had clearly escaped when the continent completely fell over a century ago.

There might even be a Saint Tier existence among them.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to sustain a population of three hundred thousand on a single island.

Furthermore, according to intelligence from human traitors cultivated by the Giant Demons, one of the powerful Professionals there possessed the Power to help ordinary people awaken as Professionals.

Although not everyone could have their power awakened by this person, and even without the rewards from the Underground City’s Demons, the newly awakened Human Professionals in this Underground City couldn’t grow strong easily, this potential threat had to be eliminated immediately!

Only by doing so could they prevent the human gods from being resurrected through the long-term prayers of these followers.

Therefore, the Governor of the Giant Demon Empire’s Southern territory had issued a stern command for this mission.

He ordered Phantom Sea City and eight surrounding cities to form a joint army and conquer that island at all costs.

If necessary, the Governor himself would take action.

The joint army was scheduled to gather at the Eastern Islands in the outer seas three days from now.

Over fifty thousand Giant Demons would be dispatched for this campaign.

They would have no fewer than one hundred various naval vessels and no fewer than three hundred Airships.

Such a force was more than enough to deal with a single potential Saint Tier Professional.

Not to mention, the joint Giant Demon army itself included over fifty High Tier existences, and its Commander was even the Governor’s adjutant.

This adjutant possessed Tier Nine strength and even had a powerful Saint Tier Magical Device.

A force of this magnitude could be considered overkill for annihilating a human settlement of three hundred thousand.

However, since they might be facing many powerful Professionals, the losses were bound to be significant as well.

But to solidify the Giant Demons’ rule in this world and prevent the resurrection of the native human gods, any losses were deemed acceptable.

Upon hearing the Secretary’s detailed explanation, the six Giant Demon councilors who were to join the expedition all wore expressions of shock.

’Are you kidding me?’

’This is hardly a good assignment.’

Although these Giant Demons knew that many pockets of human resistance were hidden overseas, and that there were even some Professionals among them, after all, the ocean was vast, and some Professionals could even build cities on the seabed using strange powers.

But wasn’t this newly discovered human settlement a bit too strong?

’A Saint Tier Professional!’

’Do they think those grow on trees?’

’While the expeditionary force is indeed strong, the losses will surely be immense.’

’So, who’s going to end up as a casualty?’

’You, me, him?’

’What happened to it being just an ordinary human settlement?’

’What happened to it being just an overseas stronghold with a slightly larger population and a few High Tier Professionals?’

’So all our initial eagerness to fight for glory on this expedition has now turned into our own death warrant? Are we just cannon fodder?’

One of the Giant Demon councilors wanted to ask if he could back out.

But when he looked up and met City Lord Alfr’s sharp gaze, he immediately shut his mouth.

Seeing the ugly expressions on the faces of the six High Tier Giant Demons, the Secretary immediately tried to placate them:

"Gentlemen, it was not the Lord City Lord’s intention to hide this from you."

"The truth is, this expedition is of utmost importance, and we had to guard against human spies from the outer seas hiding among our slaves and servants. Therefore, we were forced by circumstances to keep this a secret."

"Of course, the order to conceal this information did not come from the Lord City Lord, but from the Governor."

"You should all know the Lord Governor’s temper. If this mission is botched, none of us will come to a good end."

"However, while the risks of this expedition are great, the rewards for success will surely be immense."

"In any case, since things have come to this, the Lord City Lord and I can only wish you all the best of fortune in the coming battle."

The Giant Demon Secretary chuckled sinisterly.

His laugh made all the Giant Demons present curse the Secretary’s mother in their hearts.