Regardless of the ancient shadow dragon, Sean's biggest gain from fighting with it this time is to accumulate a powerful ant army.
The initial nest now has a total of one thousand Ant-man priests, eight thousand elite ant guards, and twenty-five thousand flying ants. They are all survivors of the bloody battle. The number of one-stars is as high as 30%.
Between half a star and one star, the remaining 40% is close to half a star.
There is no need to say more about elite ant guards and flying ants.
Both were spawned by the original queen ant under special circumstances, using the ultra-fast hatching function and spending a lot of energy. That is, taking advantage of the power of the surrounding World Tree, she was able to spawn such a creature in such a short period of time.
More ant soldiers came out.
The number originally spawned was three times that, and two-thirds of the ant soldiers died in the previous bloody battle.
This kind of good thing only happens once.
At least it won't appear again in the initial lair.
Because at first, all the light of life and shadow energy accumulated in the World Tree within the scope of the nest mage tower were attracted and digested.
What follows is all energy attracted under normal circumstances.
Unless it is the second world that relies on the Mage Tower and continues to expand and expand its own influence.
Otherwise, the force attracted will not change much in the same period of time.
This is the normal state that should exist.
It is worth mentioning that it is the one thousand and one Ant-Man sacrifices.
This was not an intentional creation of the original ant queen. When Sean edited the original ant queen, he did not preset this unit.
They awakened themselves during the previous bloody battle with the twisted nightmare.
After these ant-man priests awakened, their body shapes did not change much. The ant guards awakened were still ant guards, the soldier ants awakened still looked like soldier ants, and the flying ants were still flying ants.
The same thing is that after they awakened, they all mastered the ability to control the light of life similar to that of the life sacrifice. At the same time, they also gained a lot of intelligence. Their learning ability naturally improved with the tide, and they truly entered the ranks of intelligent life.
In this case, it would be inappropriate to mix them with ordinary ants.
Regardless of their original origins, they all received a new title - Ant-Man Sacrifice. This naming is naturally related to their ability to control the light of life.
These Ant-Man sacrifices are the most suitable low-level military officers, more suitable than life sacrifices.
Not to mention that the Life Sacrifice of Emerald City was seconded by Sean, and he would return it sooner or later.
Simply speaking, their appearance is very different from that of Ant-Man. They are very eye-catching among the Ant-Man army and are easily targeted for assassination.
As long as the Ant-Man Priest does not use the special ability to control the light of life, it is difficult to distinguish him from ordinary ant soldiers.
According to the current situation, this awakening is obviously directional.
As long as the queen ant continues to produce ant soldiers in the beginning, and as long as the war continues, the ant-man sacrifices will continue to awaken and produce.
After spending some time, he taught them how to build a mage tower.
From now on, Sean will no longer have to spend time and effort borrowing life sacrifices from the Emerald City every time.
"Lord Messenger, do you really not need us to stay and assist you?" Milu, the senior life priest, asked again.
The day after the ancient shadow dragon was suppressed and bound, Sean arranged for the life priests from the Emerald City to return to the Emerald City.
"The biggest enemy here has been eliminated by us. All that's left is the cleanup work. With the help of these Ant-Man priests, it's enough. Compared to me, the Emerald City needs you more." Sean smiled.
He said, "You have helped me a lot, and I can no longer occupy your time. Compared to the Emerald City, this place is not suitable for long-term living."
"The special envoy is too polite." Milu shook his head repeatedly. "We also need to thank the special envoy for giving us this opportunity. Without the special envoy, we would have no chance to see this fantastic and colorful new world, let alone the previous scene.
In this unprecedented war, it is precisely because of the protection of the special envoy that we are safer."
"Let's not be polite to each other here. Once everything is ready, let's hit the road."
"With the flying ant mount assigned to us by the special envoy, we will be able to fly to the Emerald City on our own. There is no need to waste your precious time. You should just go about your own business!"
"I was the one who brought you out in the first place, so I have the responsibility to send you back safely. It won't take long to go back and forth. The time we spent arguing is enough for us to arrive."
"Then we would like to thank the special envoy in advance. Thank you very much for your care and kindness."
"Why do one family need to speak two different languages? There will be many places where you will be needed in the future."
"If you need anything in the future, just ask, Special Envoy. We are always waiting for dispatch and will do our best."
"If there is any need, I will contact you as soon as possible."
This time, Sean did not use the air transport warehouse to distribute and transport the life sacrifices.
It would be too time-consuming to do that.
Now that resources are relatively abundant, they have another faster way - these life sacrifices ride the flying ant mounts assigned to them to return to the Emerald City.
"What is the special envoy doing? Are you going to escort us back to the Emerald City? Or are you preparing to start a war?"
"Isn't this kind of escort too luxurious?"
"Your Majesty, the special envoy, isn't going to set off with this army? Isn't this too much of a mobilization of troops?"
When the life priests gathered together and joined Sean to return to the Emerald City, they were really shocked by the scene in front of them.
Behind Sean, there were black Abigail ant soldiers floating, with a total strength of no less than 20,000.
Is Sean preparing to escort them back to the Emerald City? Or is he preparing to go to war?
"Do you remember that when I first arrived in Emerald City, you were being besieged by nightmares?" Sean asked without answering.
"It is indeed true. What the special envoy means is..." Senior Life Priest Milu thought thoughtfully.
"Those nightmare individuals are strikingly similar, and they were probably mass-produced. I have reason to suspect that there is a nightmare nest around the Emerald City. Although the leader of the nightmare has been eliminated by me, there is no guarantee that new ones will not be born.
Come on, in order to ensure the safety of Emerald City, I think it is necessary to conduct a detailed screening of the surrounding area to prevent unnecessary dangers." Sean analyzed clearly.
Anyway, the reason why Sean launched the war against the Twisted Nightmare was to quickly collect the power of law in large quantities for later use.
As long as it is a twisted nightmare, there is no specific target.
Starting from the area around Emerald City, you can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it.
"The special envoy is very considerate. I am here to replace those citizens. Thank you, the special envoy."
"The special envoy is indeed the person chosen by the mother tree. He always has our best interests in mind."
"Thank you, special envoy."
After hearing Sean's answer, all the life priests expressed their sincere gratitude.
Under the guard of 20,000 heavy troops, the Life Sacrifice who supported the initial construction of the nest embarked on the return journey in a mighty manner.
The journey has been smooth. Unless they are very unlucky and encounter violent plane fluctuations, under Sean's protection, they will not suffer too much loss.
As for Twisted Nightmare.
Once the two encounter each other, it is not Sean who should be afraid, but them.
Sean is still looking forward to meeting those twisted nightmares that have become an institution.
I believe that with his current military strength, as long as he doesn't encounter a unique and terrifying existence like the ancient shadow dragon, he will basically send them the power of law and be unable to escape even if they want to.
And beings like the Ancient Shadow Dragon are not something you can just encounter if you want to.
Along the way, they encountered two groups of nightmares, each numbering less than a thousand.
Before the ant army had time to dispatch, it was scattered and eliminated by the scout group led by Guangming Jinhe.
This time, Sean led an army of ant soldiers to the Emerald City, which inevitably caused another shock.
Both the top rulers and the lower-level citizens have undergone subtle changes in their attitude towards Sean.
Before this, Emerald City had given Sean great respect and cooperation.
But this respect largely stems from his special status and what he has done for the Emerald City.
If you want to mobilize the citizens of Emerald City for your own use, you will largely rely on your reputation here.
It's different now. The military power in Sean's hands is real.
More importantly, it only took him less than two weeks to go from being alone to being surrounded by a large number of troops.
If he was given more time, I don’t know how strong he would become.
This adds a touch of awe to the respect.
What really brought Sean's reputation to its peak in the Emerald City was...
In addition to the flying ant mounts that the Life Sacrifice rode back to Emerald City, he also gave an additional three thousand newborn flying ants to Emerald City as a gift for them to assist him this time.
In order to enhance Emerald City's reconnaissance, defense and counterattack capabilities, when faced with the Twisted Nightmare's attack, it will not just be passively beaten.
"Thank you for your generous gift, Special Envoy. We really don't know how to repay the kindness of Special Envoy. You have given us too much, and we can give you too little in return!" Lord Roxani kept saying.
Words of gratitude.
Because apart from verbal gratitude, she really didn't know how to repay this special envoy.
"I heard from Priest Milu that the special envoy is preparing to wipe out the nightmares around the Emerald City. Is there anything we can do? This is something that is beneficial to the entire Emerald City. We can't just sit back and enjoy the results!" High Priest Devitt asked.
road.
"If you don't tell me, I'm going to make a request." Sean said straight to the point, "I really need your help on this matter."
"Whatever the special envoy needs from us, just ask." Lord Roxani looked surprised.
She is not afraid that Sean will ask for help, but she is afraid that he will always act like he has no desires or desires for the Emerald City.
Because only when you are needed can the relationship between the two be normal.
Otherwise, Sean can abandon them at any time and leave them. Whether he will come back in the future depends entirely on Sean's own mood.
"Don't rush to agree, listen to my request first, because my request will put Emerald City at considerable risk." Sean took precautions in advance.
"Does the special envoy still need to be so open-minded? It is our honor to be able to bear the risk for the special envoy. Don't worry, the envoy. Just ask us for anything you need us to do." The Lord of Locksani gave Sean a high degree of trust.
"Your Majesty the Messenger, you might as well speak and let us listen." High Priest Dewit said relatively steadily.
"If we want to completely eliminate the nightmares around the Emerald City, the biggest problem currently is to find them, especially those scattered twisted nightmares. If we want to find them and eliminate them all, it will take a lot of time. What I am most interested in now is
What was lacking was time, so I came up with a reverse plan.
Since it is a waste of time for us to actively search for twisted nightmares, why not let those nightmares come to us on their own initiative, and then we can wait for the work and kill them all! To avoid future troubles!"
"This is indeed a good strategy, but how do we make the nightmare act according to our wishes?" Lord Roxani pointed to the core of the problem.
"Mage Tower!" Now that this plan has been proposed, Sean has naturally come up with a foolproof strategy. "We can use the Mage Tower to simulate the infrasound waves of the shadow masterminds and send a summons to all the nightmares around the Emerald City, so that they can attack the Emerald City."
Assembling, just doing this will put Emerald City at great risk. If this directly exposes you to a large number of nightmares, especially we have no idea about the density of nightmares around Emerald City, and whether there are huge nightmare nests.
It is especially unclear. Once a nightmare appears that is beyond our ability to deal with, it will bring disaster to the Emerald City."
Sean revealed his biggest concern.
"I think this method can be tried!" High Priest Dewit pondered for a few seconds and said, "If there were really such powerful beings around the Emerald City, they would have come to the door long ago and would not have waited for us to actively attract them.
What's more, the initiative of the Mage Tower is in our hands. We believe that we can flexibly control the strength of the signal transmission, and the risks will be under control."
"What the high priest said makes sense. Only one of us and those nightmares are destined to survive. As long as they exist, they will come to us sooner or later." Lord Roxani said with the same firm face, "We support this matter.
Mr. Special Envoy, we are not taking risks for Mr. Special Envoy, but Mr. Special Envoy is taking risks for the Emerald City, because you don’t need to do this at all. Since Mr. Special Envoy is willing to take this risk, what reason do we have to refuse?”
The asymmetry of information makes the two sides view things very differently.
From the perspective of Lord Roxani and the others, the reason why Sean did this was to help the Emerald City and avoid future troubles.
Little did he know, Sean was using the Emerald City as bait to attract those nightmares to take the bait, so that he could collect a large amount of the power of the law.
Since the Lord of Roxani and the High Priest of Dewit, the two people directly in power in the Emerald City, have expressed their opinions, Sean did not pretend to be coy. If he did not want to implement this plan, there was no need to propose it from the beginning.