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Mu Yuan stood atop the castle wall of Red Mountain City, surveying the surroundings.

The city defenses of Red Mountain City were quite sturdy—its reddish-brown walls were double the height of Tianyuan City's, wide enough to allow two carriages to run side by side, and dotted with numerous watchtowers, arrow towers, and spikes like spears for defense.

"This Lord of Red Mountain City is also a cautious person,"

Otherwise, Red Mountain City couldn't have held out till now.

This was equivalent to the peak tide during the Red Fog Disaster Moon, but the defensive structures and garrison strength of Red Mountain City certainly couldn't compare with official core strongholds like Shiling City.

Mu Yuan thought the walls of Red Mountain City were exceptionally well-built, as their thirty-meter height inspired a full sense of security.

He had also wanted to make the walls of Tianyuan City taller and more majestic, but after an evaluation (and persuasion) by Isloa, he had to quench that idea.

There was no other reason.

The wall style provided by the Miracle Blueprints only allowed for construction of a dozen meters in height. If they wanted to build walls as high as thirty meters, like those of Red Mountain City, or even taller, they would have to do so on their own, on top of the Miracle Blueprints.

Walls built in such a manner could also achieve the solidity of Rare Level walls, seemingly as one entity, but couldn't possess the extremely fast construction speed characteristic of building Miracle Buildings.

Constructing a Rare Level Miracle Building could be completed by a group of construction workers in half a day, but if every brick and tile had to be laid by hand, the time required would be much longer.

The walls of Red Mountain City were built brick by brick, which must have taken at least a year or two, or even three years.

If Tianyuan City were to spend one or two years building such a wall, it would greatly affect the development of the territory.

...

The City Lord of Red Mountain hurried over, and upon seeing the people who had torn through the onslaught to enter the city and the Elite Warriors spread out atop the city wall, visibly relaxed a great deal.

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He wiped the bloodstains on his hands, "Thank you immensely."

His gaze swept over each of the Lords present, eventually resting on Lord Tianyuan.

The other Lords were acquaintances from real life, or at least he had met them once or twice; after all, they were all local Lords. But Lord Tianyuan...

He couldn't grasp the temperament of this gifted Lord and was considering what to say when Lord Tianyuan spoke up:

"Lord of Red Mountain City, the situation is urgent. Let our warriors join in the defense."

"Good! I will make arrangements immediately!"

Assisting in the defense wasn't just everyone taking up arms and swinging wildly.

Some areas of Red Mountain City had tense defense forces, while others were comparatively safe; some segments of the wall were suitable for warrior-class professionals to guard, and some locations were excellent high ground for artillery, fit for long-range troops.

If everyone rushed in a swarm, it might disperse the warriors who were already guarding and fighting, subsequently affecting the already crumbling defense line—counterproductive.

At that moment, only a few powerful individuals took action, killing some High-order Monsters that had leaped onto the wall in the nearby areas.

The City Lord of Red Mountain called over a few aides, "Explain the situation to the warriors and arrange their defense zones."

These aides weren't soldiers but people from Lanxing Profound Country, and their relationship with the City Lord of Red Mountain was that of an employer and hired workers.

In Red Mountain City, or rather, in some larger territories, such hired workers were quite common.

The Lords needed talent that could assist with administrative tasks, manage the territories, and, during war, provide strategy and command the troops.

After all, when facing real high-intensity wars, Lords often can't attend to every aspect, and they don't have many subordinates with the capability to manage or command troops.

Normal professionals also lacked the ability to command large forces or armies in battle, but as long as they could oversee a section of the wall, fill in gaps, and give commands in case of unexpected situations in battle, that was enough for the Lords.

Whether it's a Group Lord or an independent Lord, this was the same.

The difference being that Group Lords' powers were restrained, whereas independent Lords could hire and fire employees at their discretion.

The larger the territory, the more reliable staff was needed.

It's not an exaggeration to say that Lords who relied solely on their direct lineage to maintain the operation of their territories, without hiring any professionals, were as rare as pandas.

An aide took out a map of Red Mountain City, which had red circles drawn on some areas, both large and small.

A dozen seconds later.

"So this is the area most impacted by the onslaught, right?"

Deng Long asked.

The aide affirmed.

Deng Long said, "First and Second Dragon Force squads, follow me."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He then addressed the aide, "Inform the officers there immediately, we're moving out first."

"Hey, wait..."

The aide was about to say something but saw Deng Long unfurl a massive pair of wings behind him with a whoosh, leap from the city wall, and rapidly ascend into the sky, stirring up the wind and racing towards the most dangerous frontline.

Nineteen Tianyuan elites also spread their wings, jumping from the wall and soaring up, quickly forming two columns as they sped off.

The aide was stunned for a few seconds before swearing under his breath.

"How can I inform them, I can't directly contact the officers on the West City wall, wait for me, hey!"

He ran to the edge of the battlement, leaning against the wall losing focus in his gaze.

The next second, a shadow loomed over him.

The aide looked up.

A huge claw descended from the sky, scooping him up like a little chick, then ascended rapidly toward the heavens.