Armory

Chen Changhe discovered this more than ten hours later.

They had joined forces with the slaves led by Ma Dexiang and together they passed through the valley discovered by Vasili and entered the Northlands.

The group contained a large number of old, weak, sick, and disabled people, but Chen Changhe found that these physically frail slaves had no trouble adapting to the journey.

According to them, it was as if a continuous force was gushing out from their bodies, giving them inexhaustible energy.

My lower back and backache are gone, and my body feels lighter.

Those old slaves, each with a wrinkled face and a faltering gait, were not far from death.

But at this moment, they became radiant and energetic, as if they had become several years younger; even more amazingly, some elderly people who had long lost their teeth actually grew a few teeth back!

At the same time, the young slaves seemed to be under a spell, their bodies growing rapidly, and in the blink of an eye they grew much taller!

Witnessing all this, Chen Changhe was overjoyed, knowing full well that this was an extremely rare opportunity.

Without hesitation, he held Julia tightly beside him and led everyone in a grand sacrificial ceremony to express gratitude for the blessings of the great Ork God waaaaagh.

In this mysterious dimensional world, legends about gods have been passed down through generations.

However, apart from a very few lords and God's Chosen with special status, ordinary people rarely witness the miracles performed by the gods.

What happened today undoubtedly allowed everyone to personally experience the great power from the gods.

Such real and powerful miracles are far more persuasive than any words or stories.

It not only instilled awe in Chen Changhe's current subordinates towards the Ork God, but also strengthened their resolve to follow their faith.

Name: Chen Changhe (Wang Zizhen)

Occupation: Lord

Territory: Blackwater Fief

Signed God's Chosen: Julia

Population: 987

Development Level: 0 (Nothing at all)

Happiness level: -15 (Disappointment and depression)

Environmental value: -100 (Fully corrosive, uninhabitable)

Probability of the God's Chosen appearing: 0

Lord Talent: Mini-map (can detect surrounding creatures, exclusive talent)

Ork God (the ability to transform other gods 'God's Chosen into Ork God's God's Chosen; the target God's Chosen must be in a state of being unable to resist during the transformation).

Ork Conversion (Occupying territory grants Orkification; the inhabitants of the territory will gradually acquire Orkification over time, continuously improving their physical attributes, recovery abilities, and resistance to abnormal statuses.)

Even before Chen Changhe activated his territory, the happiness level of his subjects had already increased significantly.

Although it is still a negative number, it is not far from becoming a positive number.

After crossing the valley, Blackwater Fief lies ahead.

However, Chen Changhe did not go directly to Blackwater Fief, but instead led the team on a detour to the camp where Vasili had previously been stationed.

"The camp I was originally stationed at not only served as an outpost for defending against the Corrupted Creatures, but also had the important responsibility of managing the armory."

"Bull Viscount's Fief five armories, and this is one of them."

It is also the only armory located within the Northlands territory.

However, just as Vasili decided to abandon the camp, he meticulously plotted a conspiracy.

He deliberately attracted a large number of Corrupted Creatures, letting them flood into the military camp and become a barrier.

The sole purpose of this was to prevent Bull Viscount's men from obtaining the weapons and equipment in the armory.

He originally intended to seize the weapons here for himself, using them as capital for his own advancement.

Now, out of loyalty to Chen Changhe, he voluntarily gave up the location of the armory.

Chen Changhe couldn't help but look at Vasili with new respect, secretly marveling, "What a cunning and exceptionally capable person!"

It is a waste of such a talented person to hold a Centurion position for so long, burying his talent and wisdom!

"The Bull Viscount really doesn't know how to use people!"

Chen Changhe could only describe his future neighbor in five words.

What an idiot!

The Bull Viscount's Fief occupies a special position.

Even Her Majesty the Queen is constantly watching what's happening here.

Even if he offers a lot of money.

No one would be willing to help him.

It's truly incredible that after so many years of turmoil, the Bull Viscount's Fief remains as solid as a rock, untouched by those decaying creatures!

Chen Changhe couldn't help but exclaim, "This is simply a miracle!"

What puzzled him most was that the Bull Viscount's Fief was located in a strategically important place, and its strategic significance was self-evident.

Her Majesty the Queen must be well aware of the importance of this place, so why has she tolerated such a mediocre man as Bull Viscount guarding the border?

Or perhaps... a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Changhe's mind, "Unless..."

"Unless Her Majesty the Empress is fully aware that no matter how incompetent Bull Viscount may be, those Corrupted Creatures have absolutely no chance of conquering this territory, let alone advancing deep into the heart of the Imperium..."

There is a rumor circulating within the Imperium.

The way corrupt chosen ones advance is different from that of ordinary chosen ones.

For ordinary God's Chosen to advance their God's Chosen, they need to attach themselves to a territory, absorb the Power of Faith within that territory, and provide it to the god they worship, thereby receiving the god's rewards and increasing their strength.

But the Corrupted God's Chosen are different.

The Corruption Goddess does not need the Power of Faith, but destruction and ruin, and people's fear.

Therefore, the way for Corrupted God's Chosen to advance is by destroying the territories protected by other God's Chosen.

The more destructive and thorough the destruction of territory, the more power one gains.

Her Majesty the Queen is pushing for the re-expansion of the Northlands Territories in order to provide fresh sustenance for the Corrupted God's Chosen of the Northlands.

Chen Changhe promptly stopped this risky and challenging thought process, but at the same time, he was also very clear in his mind:

Although many lords have attempted to expand their influence in the Northlands in recent years, the vast majority of them have ultimately failed to escape the tragic fate of being mauled and killed by those Corrupted Creatures; some territories have even experienced the suffering of several changes of masters over the past decade or so.

Vasili's meticulously planned scheme was flawless—but who could have foreseen that even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw? He never expected that among the corrupt creatures he had attracted, there was actually a "big guy" hiding!

Vasili habitually referred to those high-level Corrupted Creatures, which even the Corruption Perfume could not seduce, as "big guys."

Under normal circumstances, the Corruption Perfume is sufficient to deceive the senses of almost all Corrupted Creatures.

After all, these creatures are completely irrational; all their actions stem from instinct.

Therefore, simply spraying some Corruption Perfume can easily make those Corrupted Creatures ignore the user.

However, there is always a small group of exceptionally powerful Corrupted Creatures who possess a certain degree of intelligence.

Faced with these formidable enemies, a mere bottle of Corruption Perfume is clearly insufficient; it simply cannot evade their keen perception.

Once you encounter such a behemoth, there is no other option but to fight to the death.

One of these "big guys" entered the camp and stayed in the armory.

His men, whom he sent to retrieve weapons and equipment, all became this behemoth's lunch.

It is said that Bull Viscount also sent troops to reclaim the armory, led by a third-tier Fighting Aura knight.

As a result, the third-tier Fighting Aura knight and his team were completely wiped out in the armory.

Their corpses became new Corrupted Creatures.