A vast, profound will circled above Berely, and its majestic, mighty power scattered the dark clouds high in the sky. The ice storms sweeping in from the Odin Icefield were halted beyond the North Sea coastline, while brilliant sunlight blanketed the land for thousands of miles around.
Under the warm sunlight, the snow around Berely rapidly melted away. Great throngs of laborers, directed by officials of every rank, methodically repaired the damaged city. Large numbers of mages from the Dragon Mountain Empire joined the reconstruction, focusing primarily on the layers of city walls and reinforcing every one of them with magic formations.
Huge ships traveled along the Seine River, transporting mountains of grain, military supplies, and armor from the Great Flame Dynasty. Berely's chaotic districts gradually became orderly. Through the nearly fanatical efforts of the former Gallic Empire's civil and military ministers, the once disorderly tent districts vanished without a trace in just a few days, replaced by neat rows of identical little wooden houses.
The clean, orderly city districts greatly reassured the enormous numbers of refugees within Berely. With the free medicines, food, and clothing distributed by the authorities, these refugees—once ragged and skeletal—regained their vigor in only a few days. Even their faces had taken on a healthy flush.
All of Berely's forces—whether the former Royal Forbidden Guard, field legions, rangers, Dragon Cavalry, militia defense units, mercenary groups, or private troops and guards of the nobility—were reorganized into one hundred and thirty-five newly formed legions, totaling over ten million soldiers. Together, they formed the Dragon Mountain Empire Northern Group.
Under Lin Qi's arrangements, the soldiers of these legions passed through magic teleportation formations in sequence over the course of a few days, entering the Evil Ghost Abyss to sign oaths of loyalty and undergo Dragon Blood Baths. The