In the future, Lin Qi would use Chaos City as his core and slowly extend military towns eastward, one after another. Everywhere he reached would become territory of the Dragon Mountain Empire. Even if the Temple of Punishment and the Temple of War divided the benefits among themselves, Lin Qi was confident he could seize at least half of the Eastern Great Plains.
Moreover, Lin Qi would let these two great temples—or even more powerful temples drawn by the scent of opportunity—share the richest eastern grasslands of the Eastern Great Plains. They certainly would not refuse Lin Qi's "goodwill." Then, once the Blood Qin Empire's army attacked, these people would be in for some fun!
Mobilizing a great army took a great deal of time. The half-dragons left the city dejectedly, while the armies from all three sides continued entering it. From early morning until nightfall, soldiers were still constantly leaving or entering the city.
The stars filled the sky in dazzling splendor. Standing on a magic-energy flying disc, Lin Qi looked down upon Chaos City a thousand meters below. The city was a mess. The Green Forest Legion's accompanying mages were using magic to build houses for the civilians. First, they used earth magic to shape the mud into houses, then turned the mud into stone with another spell, creating sturdy homes—homes more than ten times more comfortable than tents.
To mages, this was merely a trivial matter that cost a little magical power. But to these displaced civilians, battered by hardship and wandering, it was a life-saving matter. Solid, complete little houses could better shield them from wind and rain; they were far more comfortable than tents. Moreover, houses made of stone offered people a greater sense of security, and for these refugee civilians who had been frightened