Crimson Corruption

At this moment, Chen Changhe was leading his troops away from the military camp towards Blackwater Fief.

Nearly a thousand sets of weapons and equipment; it would take several large trucks to load them all.

Chen Changhe's vehicle still needed to be loaded with essential supplies such as grain, seeds, and drinking water, and there was no room left.

The bandits who had just joined Chen Changhe had no choice but to carry it themselves.

Although these people are the kind of bandits who teeter on the edge of life and death and often lick blood in the midst of sword fights, in reality, most of them are only slightly better physically than the average person.

As for those Fighting Aura knights who can truly cultivate Fighting Aura qi, they are extremely rare, numbering only a handful at most.

Given their physical condition and skill level, it would be a pipe dream and a pipe dream for them to carry heavy items or luggage for an extended period of time.

After all, the human body has its limits. Once these limits are exceeded, it will place a great burden on the body and even cause serious harm.

To combat the Corrupted Creatures, these weapons are made of very high-quality materials and are heavier than typical weapons on the market.

Only Vasili's personal guards, due to their long-term combat training, had physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people and were capable of continuously carrying such heavy equipment on long-distance marches.

But in reality, almost no one felt any significant burden. The nearly 100-pound weapons and equipment were easily held in their hands as if they were toys, as if they had no weight at all.

"Orkification is really a very useful ability."

"Although the improvement in these people's recovery and defense capabilities is not very significant at present."

"However, there has been a significant improvement in physical strength."

Even those young children are now as strong as an average adult man.

This means that Chen Changhe can acquire elite warriors from a territory without special training.

"Of course... Orkification doesn't mean that the people in the territory will be transformed into Orks."

They are still human beings.

However, they will become humans who worship the Ork God.

Their faith in waaaaagh gives them some of the characteristics of the Orks.

Although not as good as a real Orks.

But they are still much stronger than the Beastfolk in this world.

Chen Changhe instructed Julia to retrieve the vast majority of the Orks he had previously summoned back into the Ork God's Mushroom Basket artifact.

The once enormous and robust Orks have reverted to being tiny green mushrooms.

Only three Orks remained.

However, Chen Changhe did not let them participate in the battle. Instead, they were responsible for devouring the corpses of the Corrupted Creatures they killed along the way.

Vasili and his soldiers were in charge of the battle.

Donning the finest equipment, Vasili led a dozen or so soldiers at the head of the column.

They easily killed any rotting corpses they encountered along the way.

Vasili was originally a third-tier Fighting Aura Knight, but after being empowered by the Orkification, his strength skyrocketed and he is now comparable to a fourth-tier or even fifth-tier Fighting Aura Knight.

The warriors he selected were all knights who had already awakened their Fighting Aura, making them even more formidable now.

Nearly a thousand people entered the Northlands together, attracting a large number of Corrupted Creatures, especially corpses.

"Gagaga..."

"Roar!"

The howls of rotting corpses and the stench emanating from them could be heard in the distance.

Fortunately, everyone in Chen Changhe's team carried Corruption Godstone with them.

The Corruption Godstone can absorb the eerie power within the Corruption Mists, and it also has the ability to filter out these foul odors.

The main force continued to advance at a steady pace, without any panic.

Only Vasili and his men raised their weapons high, swinging them continuously, cutting all the approaching corpses in half from head to tail.

"The performance was quite good..."

Chen Changhe squinted and looked in the direction of the battlefield.

Julia is indeed powerful as God's Chosen, but the territory cannot rely on Julia for everything.

He needs a fighting force.

The reason Julia was asked to collect the Orks was to test Vasili and his team.

Fortunately, the result was very satisfactory to him.

"The defense of the territory will be entrusted to Vasili."

He is indeed capable of fulfilling this role.

"As for transactions involving the territory and the daily management of the territory..."

Ma Dexiang would be a very good candidate.

Chen Changhe is indeed a lord.

However, he doesn't need to do everything himself.

Leader, leader.

A leader's job is to get the right people doing the right things.

As the territory gradually strengthens in the future.

More talented individuals will join this management team.

Actually, Julia was the best manager.

As the God's Chosen, Julia is absolutely loyal to Chen Changhe.

However, Julia's personality and abilities were not suited for this job.

"I wonder what kind of person my next God's Chosen will be..."

Chen Changhe also discovered the true nature of this dimensional world.

A mass production base for Hero Unit.

Chen Changhe has no shortage of Hero Unit.

However, Julia's abilities are quite outstanding even among his Hero Unit.

Having another stable base to provide Hero Unit would be a good thing for him.

"Even if this plane of existence disappears after I complete my trial, transforming into my Node Divinity."

"However, I was able to take away all the Hero Unit I collected during this process."

More importantly...

Whether it's Julia, or the God's Chosen he might acquire in the future.

They were all stunningly beautiful women.

There are many Hero Unit among the Orks.

However, the appearance of those Greenskins was truly unappealing.

Chen Changhe had aspirations to establish a mercenary legion composed entirely of Hero Unit, but he had never been able to successfully assemble it.

That's the reason.

There is now an opportunity to acquire a large number of God's Chosen who can be transformed into Hero Unit.

He certainly wouldn't let it go easily.

The entire Northlands were shrouded in Corruption Mists.

The so-called "Corruption Mists" is actually a scarlet, fog-like substance, also known as "Crimson Corruption."

Judging solely from the colors, the Northlands, shrouded in Corruption Mists, is actually quite pleasing to the eye.

As far as the eye can see, everything is red.

However, if you stay there for too long, you'll feel a sense of panic.

The entire Northlands are shrouded in Corruption Mists year after year, making it difficult to even see the sun in the sky.

Only for a short period at noon each day, the Corruption Mists dissipates in some areas.

However, within a few hours at most, it will be shrouded in Corruption Mists once again.

The newly developed territory was irrigated with a special potion made from Corruption Godstone.

It can prevent the resurgence of Corruption Mists and restore this land to its original state.

However, this medicine has a limited shelf life.

It must be re-watered before it expires.

Once this period is missed...

The Corruption Mists will return.

The inhabitants of the territory will be rapidly corrupted into Corrupted Creatures in the mist.