At the front lines of the Verdan Eternal Forest, Hilulele, who was inspecting a large number of Iron Golems and Elf Soldiers in full battle attire, had barely enjoyed her pride for long before she was struck down by a Royal Guard who had teleported from the Elven Court.
"An Duo of the Tasiniya Demon Subjugation Squad lost control, transformed into a giant dragon, and cried hysterically, crushing two main roads and thirty-two civilian houses."
"Additionally, her tears turned into a stream, and the area around the Adventurer's Shop is already flooded with tears..."
Immediately, Hilulele rolled her eyes and fell backward, fortunately, Aelita quickly supported her.
"What's going on? Were there any casualties?"
Beixi had a headache; for something like this to happen before the war even started was truly bad luck.
"There were no casualties. An Duo, who lost control and transformed, made no movements; she just sat in the ruins and kept crying..."
To be honest, the Royal Guard even felt a little sorry for the chubby giant dragon.
But... a giant dragon's crying, especially a giant dragon of that power, was a disaster for ordinary citizens!
"We immediately initiated first-level emergency disaster relief measures. The elders who stayed behind are constructing a magic array to block the dragon's roar, and another group of elders is currently looking for gold coins to appease Miss An Duo."
In essence, a group of elders who stayed behind are now miserably trying to coax a child.
Su Lin, who was nearby, automatically translated the Royal Guard's subtext, and incidentally... had a very vivid image in his mind.
The Tasiniya Demon Subjugation Squad, these oddballs, are truly something else.
"What exactly happened?"
Hilulele forced herself to ask weakly, propping up her spirits.
The Elf Royal Guard awkwardly scratched his head.
"It's said that the Tasiniya Squad ran out of gold coins buying MC Dungeon resources..."
After a simple and crude explanation, everyone understood.
So... it was still that idiotic angel Tashiniya's fault!
Who else could she trick but a poor dragon loli who valued gold coins more than her life?
Is there no moral bottom line anymore!
Now this is great; the Elven Court is also suffering.
Fortunately, no major problems occurred.
"Go back and return the milk's gold coins to An Duo. Remember, only give her one hundred coins, no more, no less."
"Yes."
The Royal Guard quickly agreed but still looked at Hilulele with some hesitation.
"What else is there!"
Hilulele's heart couldn't take it anymore. Before these oddballs arrived, she thought Su Lin and her two sisters were the biggest oddballs.
Now, looking at it... the evaluations from various countries were absolutely correct!
These guys have only been here for less than a day, and they've already destroyed two main roads in the Elven Court!
"Your Majesty, the Elven Queen..."
The Royal Guard pursed his lips and said awkwardly:
"Because Miss An Duo lost control and transformed, her dragon might affected the palace, so... in your pet garden..."
"Two Earth Dragons were scared to death on the spot, four Gargoyles charged into the grand array trying to escape and were slaughtered by it, and there were also Manticore, Harpies, Feathered Serpents..."
Hilulele couldn't hear the rest of the words.
She had already fainted.
Looking at the flustered Aelita and Beixi, Lop seemed to have aged several hundred years, and he waved his hand wearily.
"Go back and appease the citizens. Also, arrange for the Tasiniya Demon Subjugation Squad to be in a more remote, uninhabited area."
"Yes..."
The command tent, which had been full of fighting spirit just now, was now deathly silent again.
Doragon was not the problem, but the Tasiniya Squad in the Elven Court, they were even more terrifying than Doragon's army!
"Su Lin, doesn't your milk solve all curses? How could this happen!"
Aelita looked at Su Lin with suspicion.
"Correction, it's not curses, it's all statuses..."
With that, Su Lin also felt a bit annoyed.
"This situation is also reasonable. After all, the MC Dungeon's definition of status is very strange. Perhaps something like a poverty curse is not considered a status by the MC Dungeon's judgment?"
Su Lin felt that either An Duo's poverty curse originated from a higher authority than the MC Dungeon, but this probability was minuscule.
Once the MC Dungeon's unreasonable rules existed, they represented the highest concept.
Or... An Duo's poverty curse was something she was destined to have, inherent from birth, a permanent, continuously refreshing status.
It would disappear one second and reappear the next.
In this case, milk truly couldn't solve it.
"It's quite sad."
Su Lin sighed with emotion.
The dragon race, who loved treasures the most, actually had such an unlucky individual destined to be poor... "The Elven Queen has fainted. Are we still going to war as planned?"
Lawrence asked with some worry. No sooner had he spoken than Hilulele slowly regained consciousness.
This time, this top-tier sister-con didn't even linger in Aelita's embrace, struggling to get up.
"Fight! Fight to the death! I'm going to turn all of Doragon's army into gold fertilizer!"
She couldn't afford to provoke the perverts of the Tasiniya Demon Subjugation Squad, and she didn't want to.
After all, arguing with an idiot would only make herself an idiot.
But with the Elven Court destroyed and her pets dead or injured, she had to vent this anger today!
Lop and the others exchanged glances.
It seemed that today, none of Doragon's army would likely leave alive.
— — —
On the other side.
Inside Doragon's main tent, Chris, known as the peerless general of the Armed Empire, was frowning at the magic map.
It was too strange!
Doragon had assembled an army of one hundred thousand, with numerous professional legions.
Large numbers of magic golems and alchemical cannons were clearly visible in the army formation, and even the magic-plated armed legions were already in position.
Doragon had no intention of hiding this information; after all, it was fundamentally a war to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.
According to Chris's deduction, all of Aethelram knew about Doragon's advance. As the main target of invasion, the Elven Kingdom wouldn't be so foolish as to not even scout the enemy's intelligence, would it?
So... what confidence did they have to send only ten thousand troops to confront them?
Even if the Elven Kingdom had a sparse population, they couldn't possibly fail to muster one hundred thousand troops, could they?
An ambush?
But he had already sent people to search the vicinity, and there was indeed no ambush.
Did they expect to use those Council of Sages elders to deal with Doragon's army?
That Elven Queen, though young, wouldn't be that foolish, would she?
Chris admitted that the elders of the Elven Kingdom were very strong and numerous, several times that of Doragon's.
But this was war; individual bravery wasn't that effective. Moreover, Doragon also had a magic golem army to assist.
Unless the Elven Kingdom was willing to sacrifice those precious elders to exchange their lives for Doragon's magic golems, if they had such courage, Chris would concede defeat.
"No matter what, this battle must be fought, and it will definitely be won!"
Chris suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Now, the entire continent of Aethelram was probably watching this.
This time, Doragon had revealed many of his trump cards, hoping this battle would amaze the continent of Aethelram.
"General, the Elven Queen has taken the field."
As the personal guard relayed the message, Chris picked up the long halberd by his side, expressionlessly pushed aside the tent flap, and strode out.
But after clearly seeing the tightly packed army formation of the Elven Kingdom, he was stunned again.
Do they have brains?
Knowing that their alchemical cannons were already in position, they still allowed their soldiers to stand so close?
Isn't this purely bringing them out as targets!
Who exactly is commanding this battle? They have no skill at all!
— — —
On the other side.
In the Elven Kingdom's camp, Su Lin sat calmly beside Lop, sipping tea.
The armies of the Western fantasy world were not as bad as imagined during the medieval Western era. Even from Su Lin's perspective, accustomed to his homeland's elite forces, the military appearance and discipline of Doragon's army were world-class.
It seemed that the emperor of the Armed Empire was also very skilled in military command.
Old people often say that an army of tens of thousands is boundless.
Su Lin finally felt this today. One hundred thousand Doragon soldiers stood silently, their oppressive and restless aura... "It's like a boundless, black ocean, ready to unleash a tsunami at any moment..."
As expected of the Armed Empire.
Unfortunately, it was useless; times had changed... The petty Aelita immediately became displeased when she heard Su Lin praise Doragon's army.
"The Elven Kingdom's army is also very strong; it's just that we didn't send many people this time!"
"Alright, alright."
Having no intention of arguing with Aelita, Su Lin still wanted to fully appreciate this rare grand spectacle.
To him, Doragon's army didn't give him any sense of oppression; at most, it was like a grand and interesting theatrical performance.
Although Su Lin had indeed maxed out his talents for escaping and discreetly preserving his life in the MC Dungeon, this was only because the MC Dungeon was too strong, not because he was weak.
On the continent of Aethelram, just with Steve's physique, Su Lin was equivalent to a max-level, fully geared character who had already completed the game.
Individual bravery was indeed insignificant in a vast war, but if there was individual bravery like his... it could also show the world what it meant to break all laws with a single force.
"Elven Queen!"
In the dead silence, Chris was the first to impatiently shout.
"Hand over the culprits who attacked the Verdan Base a few days ago, and present six bottles of Spring Water of Life and five thousand elves to the Empire as compensation. Doragon can forgive your overestimation of yourselves!"
These words were just for show; Chris himself didn't believe them.
Ultimately, even wars on the continent of Aethelram had to have a reason.
With countless people watching, he had to present a reason for Doragon and the Elven Kingdom to go to war, didn't he?
Although Doragon's reputation was very poor now, they still had some... "So, next is for both sides to exchange harsh words, and then start fighting?"
Su Lin looked at Lop with interest; this process was very similar to his homeland.
"Normally, yes."
"Normally?"
Lop smiled politely, signaling Su Lin to look at Hilulele.
That guy's face was so dark it could drip water now.
"Her Majesty, the Elven Queen, is very angry right now..."
Hilulele gazed at Chris, and gradually, in her eyes, that square face transformed into Tashiniya's foolish-looking face.
Her blade was about to be unleashed.
"This area, was it cut down by you?"
"So what if it was?"
This Elven Queen wouldn't think Doragon would be foolish enough to respect environmental principles and fight at a disadvantage in the forest against the Elven Kingdom, would she?
"Very good!"
Hilulele instantly raised her staff high.
"All troops, heed my command! Turn these damned bandits into gold fertilizer to nourish the forest!!!"
Hilulele instantly raised her staff high.