In the early morning, when the first rays of dawn enter the White River Valley, the industrious farmers are already up early.

Winter in the south always passes early, and the sun in mid-January has already given a hint of warmth.

Originally, this was the most suitable time to plant a flat pumpkin, and as long as a small plot of land, a large cart of grain could be harvested after three months.

But this year seems to be a little unusual.

Lord Marvin personally ordered that all farmers must plant okra.

Nobody liked the smell of it, and in the past, only in the most famine years would people choose to grow okra.

This thing basically has no merit other than its tenacious vitality.

However, no one in this land will disobey Lord Marven's orders.

If he does this, he must have a reason.

The farmers are not completely closed, although they are not completely closed. Occasionally, I talked to the adventurers on the other side, and they also heard that something big might happen in the near future.

In the field, two teenagers gathered together and whispered.

Not far away, the old farmer with a pipe in his mouth reprimanded: "Don't discuss those boring things, hurry up and sow the seeds of this season." ”

"The weather should be getting warmer soon."

"I heard from the people in the castle that after a while, the free ration of wheat will be gone, and we will have to feed ourselves."

The two teenagers stuck out their tongues, and under the reprimand of their father, they had no choice but to tear away the topic just now and go over to help.

It's just that although they are working, their envious eyes are looking at the other side of the river.

……

South of the White River, a thin figure stood on a small breakthrough.

He had a drawing in his hand. Look down from time to time, and then command.

In front of him. A couple of behemoths are hard at work.

The dirt golem moves clumsily, but it is incredibly efficient.

Change the terrain and build simple walls or ravines. It's what they do best.

Under Pooh's orders, the dirt puppets worked tirelessly.

Soon, a series of intertwined city walls rose from the ground, gradually connecting with the section of the city wall that extended from the side of Sword Harbor.

A huge defensive wall envelops the White River Valley, and the Sha people's village is best protected.

All that's left is a piece of land in the White River Valley.

"I should be able to fill in the last piece before it gets dark today."

Pooh wiped a handful of sweat and sprinkled some earth essence to feed the dirt golem, who began his hard work again.

Pooh himself, however, was a little pale.

These days. He has always been in charge of the work of the dirt puppet. Although his talent is very strong as a Heavenly Awakener, he is still a child after all.

The intensity of the work was so high that he barely got time to rest.

"This kind of Cheng Dù's city wall can't resist the beasts in the wilderness at all."

Pooh looked at the completed city wall with a puzzled look in his eyes.

At this time, Marven's figure suddenly appeared.

"Brother......

Pooh looked at Marven and asked a little nervously, "How is Master Hathaway?" ”

Marven shook his head and sighed.

Pooh's eyes quickly darkened.

If not Hathaway. He is still walking the wizard's path before. Although he had a premonition in his heart about this operation, it was the first time he saw Marven helpless.

"She'll be fine."

Marven whispered.

Pooh nodded. Immediately, his gaze became a little gloomy:

"What about us?"

Marven looked at the city walls, but his face was full of satisfaction:

"We'll be fine."

"At least at first, they couldn't help us."

"I promise."

He gently put his arm around Pooh's shoulder. In a categorical tone, he said:

"After making one mistake, I don't make a second mistake."

"Whether it's you. Or Anna, or someone else in this territory. No one can hurt you. ”

Pooh's eyes became a little misty, he thought about it, and finally bowed his head and said:

"But I've seen a lot of bad endings."

"Don't believe the so-called prophecies."

Marven chuckled: "The prophecy you saw may not come true......"

Pooh blushed.

Marven naturally refers to the fact that Pooh saw Marvin being forced by a purple-haired woman in a previous dream.

To this day, this prophecy has not been fulfilled.

Today's Marven is the master of the night, and no one on this continent can force him to do what he doesn't want to do.

He felt that this prophecy would never come true.

"When you're done with that, let's go get some rest."

Marven smiled and disappeared in an instant.

……

After becoming the Night Master, many of the Nightwalker's skill limits have been improved, and many skills are still unusable during the day, but the conditions have become less harsh.

For example, as long as it's cloudy, you can use a lot of skills that can only be used at night.

That's good news.

Marven wandered around the territory, and on the last day, he had nothing to do anyway, everything that should be prepared had already been prepared, and he could only wait for that day to come.

The inhabitants of the territory continue to live as usual.

The adventurers' camp began to build dwellings with the help of craftsmen, and after two battles, many adventurers no longer saw the White River Valley as a stop on their adventures, but as a possible long-term destination. The wilderness south of the White River is actually rich in resources, although some crazy news has come from the north, and Lord Marven has also strictly restricted adventurers from leaving the wall for these two days, but few adventurers take it seriously.

It's just that it's still a period of war readiness, and their actions must be restrained by Marven.

So under Drew's orders, many dwellings appeared in the camp, which was originally just an empty shell.

The White River Valley is at war with the Alliance. This war will not end for a short time. Anyway, I can't leave, so it's better to make my stay more comfortable.

At least the dilapidated inns in the camp are hardly satisfying for adventurers. Especially a lot of adventurer squads with their families in tow.

Compared with the heat in the camp, the tribe of the Sand people is a little bleak.

About Cataclysm. Konstantin, the leader of the Sand tribes, had already given orders.

This is a real catastrophe, and those who don't take him seriously will suffer sooner or later.

In the artisan workshop of the Sand tribe, the fire is shining.

Brand new muskets were crafted one after another, and large quantities of Grey Shine Stone were continuously removed from the cellars and warehouses to power the muskets.

The Sha people have a special position in the White River Valley, although they belong to Marven's territory, they are under the sole command of Konstantin.

Marven is also very relieved that Konstantin is his own person, and he is also a smart person. Know how to deal with the relationship between the Sand and other people.

In the past, the development of the Sha people was mainly constrained by the economy.

But in the new era to come, Marvin feels that this race has a lot of potential.

He gave Konstantin free rein to his roes, and since the Sand people had chosen the White River Valley, they were in the same boat.

The growth of the Sand people did him no harm at all.

In a true catastrophe, all people will be closely united.

Because their enemies are too strong.

Marven's figure flashed past the Sand village, where Konstantin was teaching a few Sand children [Mackens Martial Arts]. Seeing Marven, he only nodded.

As for tomorrow's arrangement, everyone is ready, and Marven is just coming over for a casual stroll.

Seeing the immature appearance of these children, Marven suddenly remembered a girl in his heart.

Isabel.

The little girl who was sent to the League of Assassins by herself.

He had sent someone to find Isabel before. However, due to the split between the White River Valley and the Alliance, and the Bai people of the Sage Desert chose to form an alliance with the White River Valley under the order of the Holy Spirit White Deer, the Assassin Alliance collapsed.

When Lorante's men rushed to the Valley of Shadows. The League of Assassins' base has been destroyed.

They found the bodies of countless children, but they were very badly destroyed. It's hard to tell who it is.

They speculated that the Alliance must have taken away the Assassins who had chosen to do their bidding. And killed the rest.

What Isabelle's fate is, Marven doesn't know.

However, he believed that with the girl's cleverness, she would definitely be able to escape from the hands of the Alliance.

In the face of disaster, he gradually felt his powerlessness.

Even though he was already strong, he still couldn't take care of everyone.

When he thought of this, Marven's mood couldn't help but fall to a low point again.

He traveled to every corner of his territory, and most of the ordinary people lived their lives as usual.

Even though you've heard about cataclysm, most people don't have a complete idea of it.

Farmers are still accustomed to gathering under an old locust tree to chat after their farm work and before sunset.

The children are still chasing in the fields.

He saw the newly formed army set up a garrison near the northern mines, and they scrupulously followed Anna's orders.

And the slaves were still diligently digging for the iron ore in the mines.

He even saw Lola directing in the mine. And there is actually a small attendant by her side.

Halfling little Tuk.

Anna reported to Marven that there was a shortage of manpower on the management side of the mine, and Lola happened to be a little idle because of the alliance's war, so she took the initiative to apply to be in charge of the management here, and Marven directly approved it without paying attention.

Seeing Lola and the little halfling here now reminds Marven of the time when the group walked through the spider crypt together a few months ago.

Lola looked very calm when she saw Marven. Speaking of which, the two haven't met for a long time except at meetings.

This qiē is all because Marven is too busy, and he is always busy preparing for the cataclysm.

However, the day before the cataclysm, he found himself suddenly idle.

Of course, this idleness is just an illusion.

He knows very well what kind of predicament he will face after tomorrow.

But he thinks it's a good idea to give himself a day off.

So he walked over and quietly watched as Lola arranged the slaves' workload for the day, and the latter nodded and smiled at Marven:

"It looks like you don't have much to do."

"Too long out of the territory. I found that I was able to show off when I was fighting, but I was a little overwhelmed the rest of the time. It must be a terrible feeling, right? ”

Marven spread his hands: "It's not that bad, at least I can rest and rest." ”

Lola rolled her eyes: "I've never seen a lord like you who doesn't care about anything. The man of the Fish sign is really unreliable. ”

With that, she pulled off her dirty clothes and walked out of the mine with Marven.

There was a camp outside the cave for people to rest, and a dark guard was stationed there, so no one dared to disturb it.

The two walked into the camp, and the little halfling followed them all the time.

"Actually, I don't really know what's going to happen tomorrow."

Lola patted the dust off her body and squinted at her little attendant: "What about you?" ”

Little Tuke scratched his head: "My grandfather said it was a terrible disaster. ”

Marven looked at little Tuke with some curiosity: "Why did you come here?" ”

The halfling man said with some embarrassment: "My grandfather said that he was going to do something, and he said that he wanted to find a safe place to settle himself. ”

"And so you came to the White River Valley?" Marven's eyes were a little playful.

Little Tuk said blankly, "I don't have anywhere else to go." A lot of monsters appeared in the spider crypt, and I packed my luggage. I went south, and here we were. ”

"Anyway, I have an acquaintance here, don't I? Although she is fierce at times. ”

Lola said dissatisfiedly, "Hey! Little halfling, before you talk nonsense, think with your brain about who risked your job for you. ”

Little Tuke immediately retorted, "Isn't it Lord Marven?" I saw the signature on the slip. ”

Lola said angrily: "Without my application, is Marven likely to approve it?" And when you see that scribbled signature, I'm afraid that when he signs, most of his attention will be on Sister Anna! ”

Marven suddenly felt embarrassed.

He'd signed quite a lot lately, and out of trust in Anna, he didn't look at it very closely.

But this objective fact came to Lola's mouth. How did it become a different taste?

Lola and the little halfling people in the bickering camp have long been common, and generally speaking, they all end with the defeat and surrender of Little Tuk, because Lola always has her killer weapon -

"Whatever you say. I can't hide the fact that you left me in front of the monster and ran away! You little slippery head, do you dare deny that? ”

Little Tuck was speechless for a moment.

What happened in the Spider Crypt was entirely on the instinct of a thief. As a result, this matter is estimated to be laughed at by Lola for the rest of her life.

It's a lifelong shame......

After the little halfling surrendered, Lola returned to her room. Changed his clothes.

She took out a deck of cards with delicate covers and said to Marven with a grin:

"Exactly three people. Let's play Locke, and if you don't understand, I can teach you. ”

"There are three kinds of Locke cards, one is [Secret], one is [Constellation], and one is [Truth]."

"The rules of the game are very simple, whoever can see through the secrets in the hands of the other party first will be the winner."

"The constellation card is fixed, you can choose a secret ...... first"

In Lola's calm explanation, Marven actually really relaxed.

The three of them sat in the camp hut and played the Locke cards for a whole day.

Lola is obviously a good player of the Locke card, basically never lost, Marven is more than loser and win less, if you gamble money, I am afraid you would have lost a long time ago.

But he felt extremely comfortable.

The time spent playing cards passed quickly.

It soon became dark, and in the camp, the slaves returned in twos and threes.

Lola put down her cards and went back to work.

Before leaving, she suddenly asked Marven: "After today, will we still have such a leisurely opportunity to play cards?" ”

Marven was silent for a while, and finally said seriously:

"Yes, I'm sure there will be."

"Yes, I believe in you." Lola's smiling eyes narrowed into crescents, and she hopped back to work and began to count the results of the slaves' work today.

And little Tuke, as a deputy, naturally followed.

Marven put down the cards, exhaled deeply, and took advantage of the night to leave the northern mine.

In the castle, the dinner party was already prepared.

There were only three people at the table, Anna, Marvin, and Pooh.

There was also an old butler, but unfortunately the old butler had passed away not long ago.

The three people who really grew up in this castle are the three people in front of them.

Dinner was unremarkable.

Pooh was tired from his work, and after eating, he went back to his room early to rest.

Only Anna and Marvin remained.

"I heard you played cards for a day today?" Anna looked at Marven with some curiosity: "This doesn't look like your style. ”

"My style?"

Marven smiled: "In your eyes, am I just a lord who runs around and doesn't do his job?" ”

"Not really." Anna held her chin and said with a rare sting: "Although in the eyes of others, you can only run around, but I know how much you have paid for this territory." ”

Marven calmed down: "Do you want to see our territory?" ”

"Aha?" Anna clearly didn't understand what Marven meant.

……

Half a minute later, on the highest peak to the west of the castle, the wind howled.

Sprinkled by moonlight, the winding white river is like a silver belt, gracefully skirting the vast territory.

Standing on the top of the mountain, the entire Baihe Valley and even the distant river beach city and Jiangang are all in view.

Anna was busy with territorial affairs all day, but for the first time, she took a closer look at the land she had been quietly working for.

"It's beautiful."

The half-elf sighed, her eyes brightening, "I now understand why she used to like standing here so much. ”

Marven smiled and shook his head.

What Anna said about her was naturally Hathaway.

It's a pity that Anna doesn't understand that the reason why Hathaway is standing here is not to look at the scenery, but to look at the people.

At that time, Marven could only fall into the field and look up at her as a legendary wizard.

Today's Marven can stand on this mountain.

It's a pity that she has lost her news.

"Where would she be, you say?"

Marven stepped forward, a little like saying to himself: "No matter where she is, I'll find her, right?" ”

Anna nodded silently.

Marven just sat on the mountain peak, silently watching the entire territory fall asleep.

At some point, Anna quietly left.

Marven was the only one left to sit alone until dawn.

And when the first rays of sunlight shone on the mainland the next morning, a majestic voice exploded in the sky!

The whole of Fernan, trembling at it!

"Those who have no faith will eventually be ruined."

"Greedy mortals, you have occupied this continent for too long, so long that you have forgotten your awe."

"But if you are ignorant, you will not know what other powerful forces are in this world."

"The refuge that you once had so proud of will be ruined; The power you once stole will pass away; And those who claim to be strong will also surrender in the wrath of the gods! ”

"Judge the unbelievers!"

"And devout believers, please start the revelry, and be sure to believe that the age of the gods is coming!"

Marven smiled.

Exactly the same declaration of judgment.

The cataclysm has finally arrived.

…… (To be continued......)

PS: 2-in-1 big chapter! Today, the coconut was very unlucky, when he was helping his family to carry things, he accidentally scratched his finger by the air conditioner, and the blood flowed profusely. At the moment, typing hurts, so it's so late to update, what the hell. I'll have a meal first, and there's at least one more chapter in a while! Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass!