Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 627 - 016: War Breaks Out

Conspiracies and machinations are not Austin's forte.

From the news sent by the avatar, once Austin's avatar and Princess Sarah's group entered the border, they encountered an assassination by a mysterious person, and later faced multiple dangers on the road to the Royal Capital.

The entire Ireland Imperial Capital is like a dangerous Demon Cave, filled with various schemes, undercurrents, and intrigues at gatherings, along with secret identities engaging in whispered conversations in the streets and alleys.

In such a chaotic situation, it's impossible to discern who is a friend and who is an enemy.

However, none of this matters at all.

Conspiracy is not Austin's strength; his specialty is flipping the table.

Currently, the Sacred Artifact of the Plantis royal family is not that important to him. What truly interests Austin is the gift sealed in an unknown place by the kingdom's founder, using the Sacred Artifact as a key for the descendants, because within that gift may lie the truth of the major change that occurred in the world back then.

Regarding this truth, if Princess Sarah were to fall in the ever-changing political struggle, he could just flip the table, forcibly seize the Supreme Sacred Artifact, then go to that place to find what he wants to know.

For this reason, Austin is almost fearless.

Especially when he knows that this world, on the brink of breaking, is so fragile that even Epic-level powers mastering time cannot sustain it, his confidence has grown even more.

"The situation over there need not worry... The mists of this world are gradually unveiling, and one day, everything, including why I came to this world, will be revealed before me!"

Austin's gaze pierced through the Void Mirror, seeing the outside world's brink of shattering and the alarming touch of its space, also seeing the ash-grey Time Origin extending throughout the world, causing his mind to churn with thoughts.

Transversing, Gate of Truth, the myriad worlds...

These things might hold some connection.

Over the years, Austin has never forgotten that he is not originally from this world; otherwise, he wouldn't have had the Dragon Nest Beastmen transform the Blue Dragon Kingdom to this extent.

This, perhaps, is one of Austin's obsessions.

Now, too many secrets remain unknown, but as long as his strength continues to grow, one day, all secrets will be visible before him.

"The matter in the Ireland Kingdom need not worry for the time being. What is most urgent now is the probing actions those guys will take next... Hopefully, it won't affect too much."

Austin's gaze was deep as he looked toward the sky.

This time, the eight southern nations of the Central Earth World have united, gathering an army readying to attack the Kawa Great Forest, extending into the Dragon Nest Tribe's sphere of influence.

On the surface, it's merely driven by simple interests.

In recent years, the Blue Dragon Kingdom's powerful industrial technological abilities have made the entire kingdom extremely prosperous, catching the greedy eyes of those nobles, ultimately leading to the outbreak of this war.

But in reality, Austin senses something amiss.

This enemy's attack reeks of demon trickery.

He is not entirely sure, but there's undoubtedly some mischief involved. It's unclear which force is orchestrating it and to what degree they will probe.

He might need to prepare some backup, at least preventing those guys from wrecking his kingdom.

Heading to the Void Mirror, the interface began to switch, revealing the imposing walls of the Border Great Wall, and behind the wall, a gathering army.

Watching the sprawling army assemble like ants, Austin mused to himself.

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In recent times, nearly three-quarters of the Seta Continent—Central Earth World—has plunged into chaos, with famine, war, conflict, and political power struggles, the waves of change crashing between nations making the entire Central Earth World unstable and uneasy.

Amidst such a backdrop, the relatively tranquil southern region of Central Earth has not escaped this tumultuous era.

Initially, with the massive grain trade produced by the Blue Dragon Kingdom in the Kawa Great Forest, the southern region's duchies in Central Earth, although experiencing natural and human disasters, avoided significant chaos thanks to this grain influx—at most causing a massive outflow of peasants fleeing to the Kawa Great Forest from these duchies.

However, not long ago, suddenly a trend swept through the noble upper echelons of the southern countries in Central Earth.

It was said the orc power newly established on the land south of the Border Great Wall was exceptionally rich, with city treasuries filled with glittering Gold Coins, and streets lined with priceless Crystal Lamps that shone day and night.

In the past, such tales would simply be dismissed as jokes.

Because it was well known that Beastmen were a stinking, destitute lot who wouldn't drop even half a copper coin after farting, struggling to feed themselves—utterly penniless paupers.

However, in recent years, with the infiltration of industrial commodities from the Beastmen power in the Kawa Great Forest, more and more goods have been transported by merchants to the border, eventually spreading everywhere.

Stories about the southern Beastmen power have begun to circulate widely.

Tales of tidy cities, towering buildings, bustling akin to any castle or palace in the Imperial Capital, have gradually changed people's views of the Beastmen.

When some Minstrels heard the rumors and personally journeyed to the Kawa Great Forest, even more magnificent praises poured forth, further broadcasting the Beastmen's prowess in the Kawa Great Forest.

Therefore, this time, when greedy nobles from many countries, even some Duchy Kings, joined in the expedition.

The army gathered, prepared to cross the Great Wall and plunder the flowing rivers of Gold Coins.

Everyone eagerly anticipated the future war, full of confidence, only needing to await the army's departure to sweep through the Beastmen forces, looting substantial resources and wealth from their cities.

The morale was high, even the most basic Soldiers eagerly awaited this war's commencement.

In this context, half a month later, the army set out from various directions of the Border Great Wall, planning a three-prong assault, sweeping through the Forest Land, intending to clear out those lowly Beastmen, crushing any opposing forces.

The top brass gave the low-level Soldiers three orders:

Kill all, loot all, burn all!

Destroy all Beastmen gathering points, slaughter every Beastman encountered, then burn their established strongholds clean.

In doing so, not only would the Gold Coins and silver coins be theirs, but even the land cultivated by the Beastmen would become their spoils of war!