I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Chapter 537: Chapter 382: Everything is Ready!_2

Geoffrey had just realized what was happening and stopped in his tracks to look at Candice.

“So what?”

Candice asked irritably, continuing to walk ahead on her own.

“With the Dawn Knight showing up, do you really think we can stop the Dawn Church?”

“In the end, the Church’s strength doesn’t amount to much at sea, and the situation couldn’t get much worse.”

“Then why did you call me here today?”

Geoffrey said stiffly.

He detested Candice for speaking in such a cryptic way. Could she not speak more clearly?

Candice’s breath became chaotic for a moment when Geoffrey blocked her words.

Does your brain only contain storms, thunder, and muscles, just like a follower of the Lord of Storms?

I shouldn’t have joined you today!

Wasn’t I clear enough just now?

Even if Lis Kain supports the Dawn Church, he ultimately cannot do without the support of the Ocean Church and the Storm Church in Danerluo Port, much less the entire Luou Peninsula.

Consider today a visit to meet the new Lord, and if something happens to Lis Kain later on, we’ll have a reason to come back, won’t we?

However, Candice, slightly infuriated, felt as if even her chest had grown bigger, and she didn’t bother with Geoffrey anymore, leaving in a huff.

…

Lis wasn’t concerned about the visit from the Ocean Church and the Storm Church.

He had much more pressing matters to attend to.

After spending several days sorting out the affairs of Danerluo Port, Lis, accompanied by Bernal and carrying sufficient food and supplies, toured the entire Luou Peninsula’s territory.

The actual situation was even worse than Lis had expected; most areas had been ravaged at least once by the Feis army, with not just the local nobility but even the common folk fleeing southward.

Before the decisive battle at Luminous Stone City, the military discipline of the Feis army, under constraints from Bevis and others, was quite good. The conquered territories suffered little harm to their common residents, apart from the aristocracy and wealthy merchants.

However, after the great battle, with the Boditch Kingdom nearly completely defeated, no power could stop the advance of the Feis army.

Bevis and the others began the process of claiming the land rapidly, striving to occupy the entire territory of the Boditch Kingdom as quickly as possible.

This indeed hastened the occupation, but also resulted in a lack of necessary constraints on the Feis soldiers.

Besides Danerluo Port, which was specifically warned, the rest of the Luou Peninsula fared poorly.

Lis wasn’t very concerned about the plundered wealth, as the welfare of the territory’s people was of greater importance to him.

As long as the people remained, everything else could be discussed.

Fortunately, when Bevis and the others learned that King Morton had granted Lis the territory of the Luou Peninsula, they quickly remedied the situation and arranged for many people to be “returned” to the peninsula.

This prevented Lis from inheriting a complete mess.

Lis toured the territories of the Luou Peninsula, which was crucial. It let the people know that they finally had a new Lord.

In many people’s simplistic notions, having a Lord meant someone would protect their safety.

Plus, with Lis’s provision of food and supplies, the situation on the Luou Peninsula stabilized quickly.

During his inspection of the territory, Lis also met a Feis army officer who brought many supplies to show the apologies of Bevis and the two Dukes.

Lis gladly accepted everything, without reservation.

He didn’t hold the happenings in the territory against Bevis and the others.

He had seen too much of this in his past life in version 2.0, when the Fanor continent was truly a mess.

Disputes among the human kingdoms on the continent erupted at once, spreading war and smoke throughout most human kingdoms.

It was only then that people understood the importance of living in a powerful kingdom.

The kingdoms led by inept and incompetent kings were nearly completely annihilated in the first few years of the war, and only then did the wars between kingdoms that had reaped huge benefits from the war take place.

Now, under the influence of Lis, Feis Kingdom had already completed the annexation of Boditch Kingdom ahead of time, and with no threat from Dillon Kingdom to the north, it could simply wait for the wars between other kingdoms.

It could even choose the moment to re-enter the fray, to gain even greater benefits.

These were the matters that Lis discussed when he was summoned by King Morton in Bright City.

At the time, Lis vaguely hinted that the other Human Kingdoms, seeing the huge gains and territories obtained by Feis Kingdom and understanding the stance of the Church of the Gods, would naturally join the war one after another.

King Morton was also quite interested in this prospect at the time.

Lis had his own considerations when revealing these matters.

Honestly, having a collaborator like King Morton was simply fantastic; with the support of Feis Kingdom, Lis could save himself a lot of effort.

Boditch Kingdom was, after all, an exception; even for Lis, guiding the outcome of a war between two Human Kingdoms was quite difficult.

It was better to let a godlike teammate such as King Morton worry about it, especially since His Majesty the King, though looking old, could still hold on for many more years.

The next in line for Feis Kingdom was an acquaintance of Lis, Her Majesty Queen Taya.

There was simply no need to worry about Feis Kingdom backstabbing him!

Just thinking about it was exhilarating!

Lis had great plans for the Luou Peninsula, which he was steadily advancing, but these were, after all, things that required a lot of time and couldn’t be rushed.

Just touring his territories had taken up two months of his time.

Sometimes, having too large a territory seemed to come with its own troubles!

Lis thought with both pain and pleasure.

During the time Lis spent inspecting his territory, the game version for the players also officially updated to version 2.0, with the level cap raised to level 50.

For players, reaching the Silver Level would have to wait until version 3.0.

As players’ level caps were raised, the experience points they gained became increasingly abundant.

In those two months, under the covert guidance of various measures by Lis, including Danerluo Port, the total number of players in Lis’s territory had already surpassed fifty thousand, and almost all of them had joined the White Dove Chamber of Commerce.

This allowed Lis, who had been waiting eagerly, to finally enjoy the pleasure of harvesting a crop of new players!

Just the experience gained in this period was enough for Lis to level up twice.

Though this was still a very long way from the Legendary Realm, as the players grew, the new crop of players would become even more fragrant and sweet.

Lis held even greater expectations for this!

While inspecting his territory, Lis not only arranged for people to manage each place but also left space markings at each location.

This allowed him to rush to any point in his territory if a danger arose.

Besides touring his territories, Lis also conveniently recalled the [Hurricane], which had been wandering the sea.

He threw Helen, Risa, Basel, and the Gold Level enforcer Welf onto the ship and had them start clearing the increasingly rampant pirates on the Treasure Pearl Sea.

Just as in the past life, Lis truly didn’t have time to care about the rising pirates on the Treasure Pearl Sea, but that didn’t mean he would let things slide completely.

With Golden Mage Risa, with Welf the Gold Level guard, and the Magic Ship [Hurricane], Lis did not believe there was any pirate group that could escape from his luxurious team.

It was also a good opportunity for Risa and Helen to train properly, using those pirates as practice.

The construction of the castle at Danerluo Port, the expansion of the White Dove Chamber of Commerce, the players’ involvement as agents—all these matters were progressing towards a positive direction.

Two months later, having essentially sorted out his territorial affairs, Lis rushed back, dusty and weary.

In the manor, his own patron Joyce was sitting on a chaise on the open balcony, savoring a fine wine brought from other regions by the merchant ships.

Seeing the anticipatory look on Lis, he smiled and said,

“Finally finished?”

“Then tidy up and get ready to go and see the Floating City with me!”