Green fell into a deep sleep, but the effects he had caused had already spread beyond all of Aelsmi.
First, there was the Lava Clan, which had been transformed into Dragonkin. Almost the instant Green's power increased and the power he released from his Legendary Realm grew, every Dragonkin felt their blood boiling and their strength rising.
Countless Dragonkin followed the pull of their bloodline and looked toward the Lava Palace.
They knew that the great Lava King was growing even stronger.
The talented Monsters throughout Aelsmi also discovered that they had been imbued with power from the Dragon Race, and their bloodlines were changing rapidly.
Naturally, these Monsters were overjoyed by the change. The blood of the Dragon Race was an exceptionally precious treasure to ordinary lifeforms.
These newly transformed Dragonblood Creatures directly strengthened the Lava Clan's control over Aelsmi.
The Lava Clan had Aelsmi firmly in its grasp.
As time passed, the upheaval in the Aelsmi Mountains rapidly rippled outward.
The first to be affected was the Kingdom of Thebes, east of the Aelsmi Mountains.
In the Toril Continent's translation, the name of the Thebes Human Kingdom meant "the kingdom on the river."
The Kingdom of Thebes had a waterway network that extended throughout the realm. Its waterways reached every corner, giving rise to a thriving shipping industry.
With its convenient waterways, the Kingdom of Thebes was among the wealthiest kingdoms in the surrounding lands.
Its immense wealth allowed the Kingdom of Thebes to gather a large number of spellcasters and build a formidable national defense.
With as many as five or six spellcasters in the Heroic Realm, working together with the power of Mage Towers, it could even stand against Legendary Lifeforms.
Moreover, its convenient waterways allowed the Kingdom of Thebes to move troops from the