"On the morning of April 17, Volcanic Oasis in the Junling Grand Duchy on the Ancient Dragon Ridge Continent fell, and the Junling Great Dragon was slain..."
More bad news arrived at the Thunderclap Conference.
The Junling Grand Duchy had not yet joined the Thunderclap Conference, so no one had known when it was destroyed by the Frost Snow Troll legion. Only after messengers hurried to the surrounding nations did they learn that, three days earlier, another human nation had failed to hold on.
"Our deepest condolences!"
"Our deepest condolences!"
"Our deepest condolences!"
The various nations sent their condolences, but no one felt much anymore. Six grand duchies had fallen one after another; they had long grown accustomed to it. Besides, the current situation ensured that even more human nations would perish.
"Focus on industrialization."
"I have gained much from studying The Path of Man and Dragon. I hope the talented knights of every nation can settle down and cultivate diligently, striving to produce more genius Phantom Dragon Knights like Grand Duke Russell, so humanity may secure more room to survive."
"The Three-Dragon Sacrifice Method truly does not work. Our nation's experiment also failed."
"It is a pity that great dragons cannot leave volcanoes. Otherwise, if we humans united, how could the Frost Snow Trolls defeat us one by one?"
"That is nonsense. If humans unite, the Frost Snow Trolls will unite as well. Though gathering three Snow Giants would tear apart the snowfields, even without Snow Giants, the Frost Snow Trolls could still destroy us humans."
"But then the Frost Snow Trolls would also suffer severe losses. We humans only grow stronger through setbacks, and our younger generations are endless. We will always be able to defeat these otherworldly invaders!"
"Enough arguing. Training more talented knights is the proper