In order to clean Nixiang more cleanly and make Chloe look more cheerful, Cam used Psionics to communicate with some humans, found the most influential people among them, and ordered them to organize humans to join in and work together.
At first, humans were quite afraid of Cam, even if Cam really saved them. However, the terrifying appearance of siege beasts, flying insects, and the horrific death of the city guards all alerted humans. Swarm is an extremely terrifying existence.
In order to survive, the residents of Nixiang overcame their fear. They put on smiles and respectful gestures and cooperated with organizing people to clean up the city together with Swarm.
After a night of cleaning, the entire city finally emerged from the destruction of the war, and the dilapidated places were no longer visible.
Only then did Cam discover a problem that he hadn't noticed. Human beings' physical strength was simply not comparable to that of Swarm. The residents of Nixiang had experienced the massacre in the morning, then were rescued by Swarm, and then worked all night. They were basically exhausted and staggering.
A complete city must include complete residents. Thinking of this, Cam did not force the residents of Nixiang to continue working, but let the siege beasts secrete nutrient fluid for them to help them restore their energy and health.
This behavior greatly exceeded the expectations of the residents of Nixiang. At first, they thought it was a way for the terrifying Swarm monster to control them. When they drank the green nutrient solution tremblingly, everyone was shocked.
Not only did their fatigue disappear, but some people who were still suffering from colds and other illnesses recovered quickly.
The residents of Nixiang who have received substantial benefits have a much better impression of the Swarm monster, their fear has subsided, and their acceptance has increased.
The perspective leaves the war-torn Altia Empire, and then crosses over to the Republic of Croland, passing through plains, oceans, hills, and mountains, and focusing on more distant places.
There are only one or two insignificant small countries between this land and the Republic of Croland. There are deserts, mountains, and vast grasslands here. This is the territory of the highlanders and their most traditional sphere of influence.
Highlanders are not traditional humans. The only similarities between them and humans are the upper body and the lower body of a strong horse. They are natural cavalry and hunters. They once bordered two powerful countries, one was the Republic of Croland and the other was the Oakley Empire.
Historically, these two countries were frequently invaded by the Highlanders. When the Highlanders established a unified and powerful empire, the two countries were forced to surrender to the Highlanders. The peace and marriage were both humiliating histories for the two countries, but things are different now. The Highlanders have declined.
In the past hundred years, the death of the last chief of the Highlanders left a huge power vacuum. The tribes fought against each other. They all believed that only their own clan was qualified to command all the Highlanders.
This situation is also an old tradition of the highlanders. The old chief dies, the empire is divided and declines. Then the new chief is fought out in the civil war and leads the empire to glory.
But it has been a hundred years, and the Highlanders are still fighting and have not yet been unified. Time will not give certain ethnic groups a chance. The Croland Republic and the Oakley Empire seized the opportunity and rose rapidly using new technologies and weapons to greatly reduce the living space of the Highlanders.
It seems that the era of the Highlanders has passed, and this nation has no chance to rise again. Even if a wise and powerful chief descends from heaven soon, it will be difficult to lead the Highlanders to glory.
This is due to the limitations of the times. In the past, the highlanders could rely on their strong bodies, skilled martial arts, and the advantage of being the best cavalry to trample all enemies.
Now they have missed the most critical period of technological development. In the face of magic crystal cannons, magic crystal guns, and plate armor crossbows, the racial advantages of the Highlanders have disappeared.
Two mages in robes were riding horses on their journey on the endless grassland. The black-haired male mage might have been infected by this scenery, and his desire for expression became very strong.
"Did you know? In the past, humans were not allowed to set foot on the grassland. This beautiful endless grassland belonged to the highlanders. If anyone dared to step on it, they would be pierced by those barbaric highlanders with spears and set up on both sides of the road."
Showing off one's extensive knowledge is the most common way for men to express themselves. "Of course, there is no such thing now. Since the advent of magic crystal weapons, the highlanders who are famous for their bravery have become good at singing and dancing."
His companion is a beautiful female mage. She has long shining golden hair and a face that people will never forget after just one look.
She just listened to the male mage's words quietly, without saying a word, and at most she looked at him twice.
"Apprentice No. 2, after all, I am the senior who became the teacher's disciple a year before you. You should maintain a little respect for me." The male mage was obviously dissatisfied with the attitude shown by the female mage.
This time the female mage no longer ignored the male mage. She said, "Apprentice No. 1, if your understanding and mastery of Psionics is better than mine, I will naturally respect you. If you can become a named Astromancer like the teacher, I will strip naked and walk into your tent tonight."
After having his mind revealed, the male mage was obviously a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said, "Apprentice No. 2, you know that I have always been devoted to you. Besides, we have made such a big contribution this time, and the association will definitely reward us."
"That's the teacher's credit, not ours. It's good to be given some small rewards." The female mage did not maintain a cold silence this time.
"No, no, no, we can do other things." The male mage turned his head and showed the degraded Neural Thorn on the back of his head, "As you know, with it, our Psionics has been strengthened a lot, and we might be able to pass the Astromancer assessment."
To be honest, the female mage is also considering this matter. Everyone who can master Psionics proficiently hopes to become stronger and stronger, especially those who belong to the Astrologers' Association. Only strength can symbolize everything, and only strength can represent everything.
The female mage unconsciously touched the deteriorated Neural Thorn hidden in her hair. This thing can enhance her mental power. When she was in Death Forest, she could also connect to about a hundred Swarm through this.
At that moment she was so powerful that she felt that no ordinary Astromancer could be her opponent.
Now it's no longer possible, there is no Swarm to help her provide mental strength, her teacher Stars has become Swarm's node; even the down-and-out Princess has been favored by Swarm Overmind, taking thousands of Swarm to develop her empire.
But she could only be sent to the association to get some information in despair. The female mage felt that she had missed a lot of things. When she was Beast Tide, it would have been better if she had been more positive.