Emperor of Arcane

Severe pain washed over Gatel's nerves like a tide.

He tried his best to restrain his strength and avoid fighting the reaction of the surgery, which would cause greater pain.

However, the bones in the body are constantly growing, and the whole body is about to be completely broken.

It was more intense than any pain Gartel had ever suffered.

Fifteen years ago, he was attacked by a dark bat.

Huge wounds were torn open on his back and legs, and he suffered severe pain after being infected by the other party's neurotoxin.

Even 3 times stronger!

What makes Gatell even more unbelievable is that.

The pain threshold that originally existed in the body is being raised little by little.

His thoughts of escaping from being pierced by pain and falling into a coma were not possible.

It seemed that the Lord was showing him little by little the limits of the pressure and pain that the human body could withstand.

In fact, Gatel can clearly feel the damage caused by bone changes to other parts of the body.

But whenever the damage reaches a certain level, the surrounding high-concentration nutrient solution will be absorbed by the greedy body, continuously repairing and changing the damaged parts of the body.

It was a painful gap, a moment of respite before Gattel collapsed.

However, it is this sudden relief that makes the pain that follows become more profound.

The tension after relaxation is often more difficult.

I don't know how long it lasted.

The determined Gartel has become confused under countless painful stimulations.

But in this intense pain, Gatel could vaguely feel a special coolness emerging from his body.

Supporting his body and maintaining his will.

Without Gattle's knowledge, the second surgery on him had already been completed.

Next to him, a green tree of life was exuding a slight luster.

Compared with the seedlings that were only more than 10 centimeters tall when they first hatched, the tree of life has now grown to 4 meters tall.

It grows very fast!

In two years at most, after the underground laboratory was expanded again, it would no longer be able to hide its whereabouts.

In the cultivation frame around the Tree of Life, tens of thousands of Oriental red mulberry seedlings are growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The tree of life, an extraordinary plant.

Condition: Excellent.

Stage: seedling stage.

Challenge level, 12+.

talent:

Legend - Life Elf LV1, absorbs elemental energy and dissipates the power of life. The greater the pressure, the faster it grows.

Expertise:

Legend - Life Halo LV1 provides life force that restores 2 points of health per second to all creatures within a radius of 500 meters. When the overflow life force supply is increased to 1 million points, it can permanently increase life span by 1 day.

Extraordinary - Life Nourishment LV2, slowly improves the physique of the living body that is nourished by the power of life, and gradually improves its physical talent.

Attributes:? ? ?

Luck: -5 (catastrophe - jealousy)

Rating: The will of the world is jealous of its survival.

This tree of life, which is three to four meters high, is in its seedling stage.

What amazed Matthew the most was that the more he "squeezed" this little guy, the stronger its "vitality" became.

At one point, Matthew felt "compassion" and felt that he had gone too far in "nurturing" this little thing so much.

However, after communicating with the "Wisdom Tree Seedling", Matthew was completely relieved.

This little guy, who was just born and still somewhat ignorant, was shouting with great joy:

"Hold...it hurts...put...comfortable..."

Well, this is a selfless existence that the more you give, the happier you will be.

Matthew savored this little guy's "evaluation" again and felt that his summary was very accurate.

It is completely incompatible with this world where the weak and the strong prey on each other and fight for each other!

It is precisely with its help that the underground laboratory has saved a considerable amount of nutrients, and incidentally also added a guarantee to the operation.

Other Tree of Life seedlings definitely don’t grow as fast as this little guy. Who allows Matthew to “monitor” them at any time?

It is foreseeable that as the Tree of Life further grows, its life halo effect will become stronger and stronger.

In order to maximize its effect, Matthew not only planted it in the underground laboratory.

It's also located right below the Career Training Institute!

Matthew is not just talking about providing the best education and resources for children!

In the coming era of elemental tides, Matthew has high hopes for this group of young guys.

As for veteran Gartel, his surgery was very successful.

Even Matthew didn't expect that Gartel could survive the entire operation with his extremely strong will.

Such excellent performance has also yielded very generous rewards.

Not only did Gartel successfully complete the operation, but his extraordinary skill of steel and iron bones was directly upgraded to LV2.

Matthew conducted a detailed analysis of this excellent data and basically came to a crucial conclusion.

Excellent foundation in both mental and physical aspects can bring out the best effect of surgery.

Before surgery, the person undergoing surgery should be "trained" in this regard in advance.

"Tell Gartel that they can rest for 5 days and perform the third surgery after 5 days. During this process, they need to intensify training and adapt."

"Other Catachans who do not need to participate in the operation will be arranged to receive training with other refugees to teach them how to survive and develop in the Gulf Territory."

"Combat ability is not the most important, recognition of the Gulf Territory is!"

Matthew organized the results records and sent in other Catachan people who were about to undergo surgical transformation, and explained to Arnold who took over.

The latter nodded eagerly, looked at Gatel's increasingly exaggerated figure with satisfaction, and exclaimed expectantly:

"With their participation, we are even more powerful."

Matthew did not attack Arnold's joy.

Compared with those terrifying enemies in the future, the armed forces cultivated by the Gulf Territory can only be said to have just begun.

Day 2.

Bay collar.

Bay City, temporary refugee settlement area.

clear.

A dense crowd of refugees lined up neatly in the empty square.

Hundreds of rows of handrails raised from the ground allowed the scattered refugees to stand in rows and rows.

The refugees who arrived in the Gulf Territory yesterday had just spent the most comfortable day in months or even years.

They all put on new clothes.

I tasted food that made me feel 70% full.

Having a safe place to live without fear of attack.

In fact, a considerable number of the refugees received their first personal bedroom and bed in their lives.

There are also many people who didn't sleep well last night, fearing that all this was a dream. Once they wake up from the dream, there will be nothing left and everything will return to the way it was before.

Naturally, the Gulf Territory will not let them think wildly.

It's just dawn.

Breakfast was distributed to everyone.

It was a hearty breakfast that Gartel had never had before.

Two peeled white and tender eggs, sweet and delicious.

6 large pieces of cut brown bread, two more than yesterday, as if they were specially considered for his appetite.

Two fist-sized pieces of white swamp giant crocodile meat were clean pieces of meat that Gatel had never seen before.

The taste is very sweet and nutritious, but the quantity is small.

There is also milk that has a very mellow taste but no fishy smell.

This breakfast alone can be exchanged for 20 heavy metal arrowheads from other Catachan tribes.

After yesterday's "walk" and surgery.

Gatel was able to eat his breakfast very calmly.

Still, Gartel has some difficulty understanding the circumstances that bring everyone together.

Wouldn't it be more difficult to master if you do this?

Want to better master the Catachan tribe.

It’s not just about mastering the portioning of most foods.

We must also do a good job in the management of weapons and equipment.

The most important thing is to separate most of the Catachan soldiers and conquer them bit by bit.

There are more people.

gather together.

There will inevitably be trouble!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of heavy footsteps immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Behind several Gulf Territory soldiers.

Eight burly steel golems walked over in neat steps.

Their bodies are slightly slimmer than the steel golems made by City Lord Anne.

The height of nearly 6 meters is enough for everyone to stand still.

The silver-white armor coat tightly wrapped its entire body, leaving almost no weak points that could be attacked.

The chest that wraps the control core is even equipped with a thick armor deck. The light golden fine gold component shines slightly under the sunlight.

The eye-catching and beautiful array patterns illuminate the dragon-shaped territorial emblem of the Bay Territory.

The humanoid head has a pair of eyes made of gemstones, faintly emitting a burning red light.

When people look over, they always feel like the other person is "looking directly" at them.

The huge sense of oppression made everyone who looked over couldn't help but lower their heads.

Gartel could clearly feel that these units, called steel golems, exuded an oppressive power that was as real as reality.

The kind of "momentum" that puts great pressure on people's souls gives Gatel a sense of immediacy when facing "Tooth".

Gartel's guess was correct. The steel golem of the Bay Territory, made by the joint efforts of Mordenkainen, Victor, and Macaron, was named Dragoon No. 1 by Yaya.

Its core ability is to have a "deterrence aura" similar to Longwei.

It can affect all combat units that have not reached extraordinary strength, reducing their attack power by 50% to 10%!

In addition to its amazing combat power, it is also perfect for guarding homes, protecting cities, and maintaining "order."

Gatel was a little stunned, and then he understood.

The reason why the Gulf Territory dares to do this is that it never leaves anyone to chance.

He touched his leg, and the wounds that had been painful seemed to have completely disappeared.

With the "support" of several steel golems, the smiling old lady, with the help of the loudspeaker, cheerfully said to everyone:

"Welcome to join the Gulf Territory. Some people may wonder if we have no one left."

"Such a big matter requires me, an old woman, to take action..."

The old lady's tone had an accent that made everyone want to laugh.

But no one dared, except for a few ignorant little children, and their mouths were quickly covered.

Unexpectedly, the old lady pretended not to see it, but shook her head with some self-deprecation, and said cheerfully:

"There is really no one in the Gulf Territory because they all have their own places to go."

"Newborn babies are sent to a childcare center. They are just weaned off breast milk, and 3,000 people are taking care of them."

"The childcare center will take care of them until they are two years old. They can be taken back to take care of them for two days every week, but they must undergo training..."

All the adults, including Gatel, subconsciously widened their eyes.

As infants and young children, can they be handed over to the territory for care?

This is too good, right?

It can't be true, right?

Training?

What training?

Do I still need training to take care of children?

The old lady didn't seem to notice everyone's surprise, or she didn't care. She smiled to herself and said:

"Children aged 2 to 5 years old will be sent to kindergarten for care."

"There, they will learn basic language, writing, good behaviors, understanding of the world, and the cultivation of interests."

"Parents can take it back and take care of it every night."

"But everyone should be careful not to beat or scold children without reason, otherwise they will be given "professional training" and punishment."

"In the most serious case, the child will be permanently deprived of custody rights and handed over to a more professional territory to take care of it."

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

Most people think that it is really good for the territory to help with training, but why should they be deprived of custody rights?

They vaguely felt something was wrong, and there were waves of fear in their hearts.

The scene became noisy and everyone began to mutter and discuss.

The old lady did not stop them from the beginning. Instead, she waited for each of them to participate. An angry expression gradually appeared on her face, and she said with a smile:

"Don't worry, we believe that most parents will not deliberately treat their children harshly."

"However, there will always be some idiots who clearly don't understand anything, but will only do things for no reason to vent their stupid emotions."

"Only for these people, the territory will take necessary measures to protect the children. This is for their safety and better growth. Does anyone object?"

The adults immediately became silent. It was difficult for them to understand the purpose of the Gulf Leader's actions, and they could only be cautious in their hearts.

What the territory wants is their peace and quiet, so they can plant seeds waiting to sprout.

As for the children, they were looking at the shining silver Dragon Knight No. 1 in surprise and fear.

These little guys always feel that these big guys are very majestic and powerful!

Seeing that everyone had "accepted" it, the old lady continued to introduce to everyone:

"Children aged 6 to 15 will enter vocational training colleges to study."

"They will all get the best education possible."

"Everyone will be trained as a future professional!"

"Each of their teachers is an outstanding teacher who stands out from hundreds of competitors."

“They must not only be strong, but also have excellent theoretical and teaching abilities.”

"To put it simply, the teachers at the Vocational Training Academy are the most outstanding people in the entire territory."

"All the training and consumption of students are borne by the territory, and they do not need to pay any fees."

Everyone’s first reaction is disbelief!

Is every child being trained as a professional?

How is that possible?

And, there is no need to pay training fees?

That’s even more impossible!

They have never seen a territory that trains children for free and ensures that every child is trained as a professional...

Even the major churches only select people who are "predestined" with them.

Bay collar is a fantasy!

However, everyone looked at the smile on the old lady's face, and a little hope emerged in their hearts unconsciously.

They couldn't help it anymore and started discussing with each other.

"Is this true?"

"It should be true. After all, it is too easy to expose, and there is no need for the territory to lie to people like us..."

"You're right, we have absolutely no value in being deceived."

"Not to mention us, even the children, except for those who have the talent of being a spell caster, haven't the others been abandoned by other territories long ago?"

"This...that's true. We have nothing to worry about..."

"If this is true, if children can embark on the path of professionals, their future will be completely different..."

"Anyway, we have already received them in the bay now. We have food and clothing. It is much better than waiting to starve to death before. We will believe whatever they say!"

"That's the truth..."

"..."

Gartel heard their discussion and felt "shameful" thinking about the many children who were still in the Catachan plane.

Indeed, if the Bay Territory is really willing to raise its children this way.

Then almost all Catachans would be happy to join the Gulf Territory.

Except those guys!

Before everyone could finish the discussion, the old lady continued to speak loudly:

"In addition to taking professional courses, they will also learn other professional knowledge."

"This ensures that even if they don't become professionals, they still have the skills to make a living."

"In addition, during the learning process, they will receive some internship tasks that closely follow the development of the territory to ensure their practical ability..."

"For example, among the 3,673 students who graduated in the first batch, 3,208 of them became professionals, and the others have also found jobs."

"Their current average basic salary can reach 52 gold coins per year, and the average difference between the top 10 people and the bottom 10 people is only 200 gold coins!"

Trained more than 3,000 professionals?

Can you earn 52 gold coins every year?

Everyone pricked up their ears and couldn't help but widen their eyes.

They will ignore most of what they hear, but for these very "sensitive" things, everyone will notice it immediately.

If your child can join a vocational training college.

At least it is more than they can earn, and it is several times more than the season when they made the most before.

The vigilance in their hearts had disappeared unconsciously.

Most people are so easy to be "fickle" and "trust others".

The old lady seemed to have read through everyone's thoughts. The smile on her face became brighter and the wrinkles on her face relaxed, and she continued to say to everyone:

"In addition to better educating children, the territory has not "given up" on the adults who join the Gulf Territory."

"In the next few days, in addition to learning the various rules and laws of the Gulf Territory, everyone will also be tested on their abilities."

"The main reason for testing is to maximize everyone's strengths."

"Let everyone get the highest benefits in the shortest time."

“For example, people who know how to farm can be sent to plant public fields in the territory.”

"Everyone can get 65% of the food grown. If you continue to plant for five years, you can get permanent planting rights in public fields and get 90% of the harvest."

"After enough food is left, the territory will purchase it at the market price + 10%."

"Those who can raise pigs, horses, cattle and sheep can go to the breeding farm..."

"After work, everyone can participate in various skills and knowledge training for free, as well as essential combat training."

"Although you may have missed the best stage to improve your strength, you still have a good chance of becoming a professional."

"However, this requires everyone to eat more magic food. It is not expensive and is quite affordable."

"Of course, everyone has a purchase limit..."

"If you can become a professional, you can take the reserve assessment and receive a salary of at least 1 gold coin every month!"

"..."

Under the vivid description of the old lady, many people in the square began to fall into wonderful imagination.

Gartel, who had listened to the end of the whole process, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he heard that the Gulf Council guaranteed that people over 60 years old would have enough food and clothing.

Having security in old age sounds wonderful!

After the "propaganda" was over, Gatell returned to his temporary living room.

Compared to the silence yesterday, everyone became much more talkative today and talked non-stop.

"Hey, if it's like what the Gulf leader said, that would be great. If it weren't for the fact that I can't survive..."

"Hey, those knights don't care about our life and death. They will sell their sons and daughters when they have no land."

"Is it the same at your place? Isn't it caused by the struggle between the two great arcanists?"

"How many people can be killed only by a great arcanist... Aren't businessmen, nobles, and knights all waiting for this time to make a fortune?"

"It seems like it's the same everywhere..."

"What's going on in the west of you? So many nobles, can't they stop the orcs?"

"Oh, they are bullying us, so they are naturally good hands. To deal with the orcs, they are just going to die..."

"They will not go to die. Anyway, the law will not punish the people. Once the empire sends troops to drive away the orcs, they will naturally be able to return to their territory..."

"That's right. By that time, won't all the fields belong to them?"

"Hey...it's the same everywhere..."

"Let's not talk about other things. If the Gulf Territory is like this, how long can it last?"

"It's hard to say, but Lord Lord is still young. Our current generations can at least live a good life, but that may not be the case in the future..."

"Don't think so much. Let's talk about the stuttering first. What kind of job would you choose?"

"Of course it's farming! Although I don't have land ownership, I specifically asked and found out that an old farmer can get at least 20 acres of land for farming. A 65% allocation is definitely enough for a family!"

"It makes sense..."

From the beginning I didn't care, but gradually I became interested.

Gartel's mood gradually changed.

The Gulf Territory is not as dangerous as the Catachan plane. In addition to considering issues of life or death, there seems to be many things worth thinking about.

The lord doesn't seem to be prepared, and just turns the Catachan people into sharp knives that don't need to know anything...

This obviously violates military rules, but the combat effectiveness of the Gulf Territory soldiers is still very strong...

Gatel is a little confused...

That's why Matthew asked them to come.

the following few days.

Tens of thousands of refugees, including Catachans, were not asked to do anything. Instead, they were allowed to eat and sleep well every day.

The very imposing old lady always "discussed" with them for a period of time every day.

Sometimes I would bring some people over and tell everyone the story of how they transformed from refugees to Gulf citizens.

From farmers in the past to factory workers now.

The craftsmen in the past have become the salespeople in stores.

The pioneer who was allocated 35 acres of land last year.

Three months ago, I was a 16-year-old accountant who just graduated from a professional training college.

He was originally a homeless man waiting to die in the slums, but now he is an elite soldier with a monthly salary of 3 gold coins.

Let’s talk with you about the pains of life in the past and our hopes for the future.

Unknowingly, everyone began to recognize Bay Territory more favorably.

At least, that's what they saw in front of them.

Different from other refugees, hundreds of mature and stable Catachans were recruited into the special training class of the Vocational Training Academy.

In addition to the two warriors and rangers who taught Catachan adulthood, there was also a familiar figure from Gartel.

"Xiao Linren? Why is he here?"

Compared to the timid look he saw a few days ago, Lin Ren, who was holding his textbook, looked very confident.

Although he had some language difficulties, he still patiently taught the children of Catachan.

What makes Gatell most interesting is this.

Those boys with particularly "violent" tempers appeared to be particularly "well-behaved" in front of Lin Ren.

You know, due to the shortage of resources, most of the food in the Catachan tribe must be supplied to the soldiers who are in greatest danger.

If children want to grow up smoothly and not go hungry, they must practice "fist" from an early age.

Whoever has a bigger fist can eat enough!

The boys whose bodies are gradually weakening will be taken away by Catachan's various dangerous viruses and germs because of their physical weakness before the dangerous jungle can swallow them up.

These two words were also learned by Gartel from teachers at the Vocational Training College.

Their lecture method is very strange. In addition to pointing out the path of their profession, they also talk to them about the situation in the Catachan plane.

Wait until it's time to take a break.

Gattle discovered some "clues" about Lin Ren.

Lin Ren is teaching the Catachan boys something special.

Some strange moves and counter-training.

It looked similar to the usual training of the Catachan boys.

However, those seemingly simple training methods seem to hide some mysterious secrets.

As the Catachan boys practiced, they mastered some good combat skills.

This progress is so rapid!

In just a few days, they learned several fighting techniques under Gartel's nose.

With such exaggerated progress, Gatel would never think that they suddenly had an enlightenment.

After all, Gatel would not bring a true genius child to the bay.

But even so, Gartel was still shocked by the fact that the Catachan boys had upgraded two professional levels and learned several combat skills (specialties) in just a few days.

It should be due to Lin Ren's contribution.

But it shouldn’t be all...

"Is the Vocational Training Academy really that powerful?"

After recalling the basic information about the warrior profession in his mind, Gartel suddenly understood.

The Gulf Territory really doesn't need to resort to various tricks.

The various conveniences and conditions they provide are enough to attract everyone who comes to the Gulf Territory...

"Is this called "conspiracy"?"

The outspoken Gartel followed in Arnold's footsteps and asked directly.

Arnold is also looking forward to Gattle's enthusiasm for learning.

He walked into the gate of the military camp and walked towards the indoor training room, explaining carefully:

"This is not a conspiracy, this is an aboveboard plan."

He grabbed a slightly shiny straight knife and handed it to Gartel, raised a two-handed sword, raised his hand to open the gravity adjuster in the room, and said to Gartel with a stunned expression:

"The Gulf Territory welcomes everyone to join. If you agree with our concept, you can stay forever."

"If the way is different, the Gulf Territory will not force it. I like what the lord said the most."

“Real talents not only need the support of the environment, but also need to be cultivated independently in the territory.”

“Everyone who comes to Bay Territory is worthy of training.”

As soon as he caught the knife and didn't have time to play with it carefully, Gatel saw Arnold raising his sword and aiming it at him.

clang!

The huge impact made Gatel couldn't help but take a step back.

After the operation, Gatell felt that his body had basically recovered.

Strength and physique have even increased.

But in the collision with Arnold, Gattle fell into a disadvantage as soon as they met.

Arnold was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. He struck with a sword as fast as a sword and continued to put heavy pressure on Gartel.

He wanted to use his flexible footsteps to bypass Arnold's attack range.

Unfortunately, Arnold seems to be able to see through his thoughts every time and block his escape in advance.

After several collisions, Gartel's wrists were a little sore. He looked at Arnold who stopped in shock, unable to speak for a long time.

Arnold touched his gray beard, patted Gartel's shoulder, and said in a cheerful tone and tone:

"With your foundation, you will be better able to withstand the lord's surgical transformation than me, so you should learn more combat skills."

"This is an opportunity for rebirth and a good opportunity for us to step onto the battlefield again. We must not miss it."

Feeling that the strength in his legs was completely normal, Gartel, who suddenly burst into tears, showed the stubbornness and confidence of the Catachan people and said very firmly:

"Come again!"

Arnold laughed, raised his sword with both hands again, and suddenly struck at him mercilessly.

This move is called a surprise attack!

Gartel, who reacted extremely quickly, nimbly dodged and evaded. Before he could counterattack, the straight thrust of his two-handed sword turned into a swift sweep.

Gatel had to withdraw. He really couldn't handle a pure strength competition now.

Gartel is not the only one who has been reborn!

8,000 today.

Asking for a monthly pass,

rush!