The Outer Lands.
Deep Affection looked at the forum discussions about the strange phenomena, his expression darkening to the extreme.
Every clue pointed to the World-Destroying God. This greatest and most terrifying wild card would be the greatest uncertainty on his path to unifying the realm.
Coupled with what the Think Tank had told him about the strange phenomena in real life, Deep Affection felt even more powerless. After turning it over in his mind, he decided to postpone his campaign yet again.
As for everything else, heh. He would deal with the player chosen by the World-Destroying God first.
In just over ten days, the Seventh Prince's army advanced without any resistance to the first of the three passes outside the Dynasty's capital.
The Third Prince's decision to abandon the Dynasty's territories entirely meant that most places surrendered at the mere approach of the Seventh Prince's army.
Thus, along the way, the Seventh Prince's army not only suffered no losses but even grew considerably. However, the Seventh Prince knew full well that these newly assembled troops were far from elite. They were nothing but dead weight, yet he had no choice but to accept their surrender.
He even had to keep these surrendered troops well fed, because if he disbanded them, these able-bodied young men, now without "jobs," would become the greatest rebellious force in the lands he had conquered.
Dealing with those rebels alone would be enough to exhaust him and his army.
As for the loyalty of these surrendered troops, heh.
This was also the Third Prince's open scheme. Yet the Seventh Prince and his subordinates knew perfectly well that even though it was a trap, they had no choice but to jump in.
The prize within that trap was worth the risk. As long as