Regrettably, the loyalists to the queen were few.
The majority of the clan did not recognize her as their rightful ruler because she was not a pure white tiger of the icy plains, but rather a hybrid of human and beast.
In truth, those white tigers of the far north were the true traitors.
While only this small faction continued to support their queen, evading persecution to arrive here.
Not only did the white tigers view them as traitors, but nearly all beast clans regarded the queen as an aberration.
The half-beast empire sought to claim her for itself, and the humans harbored deep-seated animosity towards them, seemingly stemming from significant entanglements between the queen's father and humanity.
At the core of it all was the queen's extraordinary talent, surpassing even that of her predecessor.
All factions sought to prevent the emergence of another formidable being, fabricating baseless accusations to justify their relentless pursuit.
Were it not for the treasures left by the former queen, they would have perished countless times already.
If a mere beast and a human were to love and bear offspring, it would raise no concerns.
Otherwise, the world would not be rife with half beasts.
Have we secured the cave entrance? For the next few days, refrain from venturing out except to seek sustenance.
The tiger guard instructed the other tigers.
Rest assured, my lord, they replied.
Meanwhile, Bayou returned to the castle, depositing resources into the warehouse.
The emergence of new factions upon the snow mountain was hardly an auspicious sign.
Weirwolves and tiger folk were not native to this frigid realm.
Additionally, there were the goblins encountered during byu's reclamation of sunsh.
Such a vast goblin kingdom could not simply vanish without consequence.
Why were they all converging upon the snow mountain? What secrets lay hidden within its icy grasp? Bayou decided to alert Sun Shia Shao to keep a vigilant eye on the goblins.
Furthermore, he resolved to assist in upgrading her town, advising her to construct an annexed castle nearby, as her location was far too perilous.
The increasing number of races around him instilled a profound sense of impending significance in Bayou's heart.
Indeed, the town has reached level two, and a substantial sum of 10,000 iron ingots has been extorted, making it ripe for an upgrade.
The fourthcoming level of the town should reward a blueprint for a special building.
Bayou has observed that the rewards often consist of valuable items.
While the blueprints he has received tend to be rather lackluster, as a radiant light envelopes the castle, the upgrade is completed.
Fortunately, Xiao Yiani's side produces iron ingots daily, and with the addition of two furnaces, the output has accelerated.
Otherwise, the mere 10,000 ingots would prove insufficient.
As for wood, stone, and food, these fundamental resources are in abundance.
The dark forest teams with trees, while the Bayern Mountain Range is replete with stones, and nearly a thousand dwarves and skeletons are tirelessly mining.
There is more than enough to spare.
Congratulations, Lord, for successfully upgrading the town to level three, earning a special building blueprint.
Would you like to claim it immediately? Claim: Special building blueprint, crystal shield.
Defense level, commander level, enhances with the town's crystal.
Function one, generates a protective shield encompassing the entire town connected to the castle's crystal.
Function two, the shield does not obstruct the lord and his troops.
Construction materials 100 magic crystals, 100 spirit cores.
Such straightforward and robust building materials.
Bayou is in dire need of a defensive special structure.
And this comes at a fortuitous moment.
Thankfully, Bayou did not covet the energy passport back then.
Build by merely noticed the resources in his warehouse depleting without any visible changes.
There are fewer than 50 spirit cores left, but that is of no immediate concern.
Dismantling those 7,000 corpses will yield a substantial amount of resources.
Bayou's primary focus remains on upgrading the town.
For both his shield and defense towers are interconnected with the town's crystal.
As the town level rises, so too will the castle's defensive and offensive capabilities.
Upon reaching the uppermost level where the castle's crystal resides, Bayou discovered that the green crystal was now enveloped by a spherical transparent shield.
This phenomenon was certainly absent before, presumably the crystal shield.
Approaching it, Bayou found a control panel at top the shield and clicked to activate it.
Instantly, a transparent shield emanated from the crystal, expanding outward, passing through his body and the castle, ultimately enveloping the entire town.
After activating the shield, Bayou discovered additional settings.
Remarkably, the size could be adjusted.
How astute.
He tested the size modulation, ultimately setting the shield to cover only his castle, noting that the energy indeed thickened, signifying an enhancement in defense.
Bayou then broadened the shield, extending its coverage to Xiao Yinue's subordinate castle and the portal while not enveloping the entire town.
This way, the defensive capabilities would be slightly enhanced.
Returning to the lower level, he instructed all airborne units stationed in the snowy mountains to concentrate their efforts on the periphery of the dark forest, aiming to minimize the attention from the snowy mountain races towards the undead.
Furthermore, Bayou increase the deployment of wraiths to the snowy mountains to observe the races there and gather intelligence.
The sudden appearance of two foreign races within a single day is highly unusual, and given Bayou's proximity to the snowy mountains, a cautious approach is warranted.
As dusk approached, Bayou decided against visiting Xiao Leiana, opting instead to indulge in a bath and relinquish her weariness.
Deep within the snowcapped mountains, the corpses of weirwolves lay dismantled by Bayou, for they represented elite sustenance that she would never forsake.
Yet remnants of werewolf blood still stained the ground.
At that moment, a burly werewolf struck down a snow fox that was licking the blood off the earth.
Following the werewolf were more than 20 others, including one that had previously been routed by the Arctic white tiger queen.
"My lord, there lingers a scent of magic upon the ground.
It is likely the work of those Arctic white tigers," one of the weirwolves remarked horsely after sniffing the earth.
Truly these mere fowl.
Do not regard my dominion at top the mountains.
Search for her.
I demand her capture alive.
Chapter 142.
Seeking allies time.
6:00 at dawn.
By you habitually open the system panel to check the time.
A ritual that had become second nature to her.
Suddenly a notification startled her.
Your troops have been slain by hostile creatures.
Bayou sat up abruptly with a little rabbit following suit.
The last time our troops faced such a fate was at the hands of Mahaw in the dark forest due to his holy light magic.
However, this time the notification did not specify that it was at the hands of a hostile lord.
Most of the specters were concentrated in the snow mountains and it was evident that the enemy from the snow mountains was responsible for their demise.
Something significant was indeed occurring in the snow mountains.
Bayou hurly dressed and rushed outside the castle to gather information.
Soon adorned in a blue and white sailor suit, she arrived in the courtyard.
The specters had been killed at 3:00 the previous night numbering around 10.
Bayou found it hard to believe that the specters had not relayed any information back.
The specters stationed at the courtyard gate immediately reported to her upon her arrival.
Were they killed bywolves? Bayou fell silent, realizing they were likely affiliated with the pack of werewolves from the previous day.
With so many wolves dead, it was only natural that they would seek vengeance.
The number of specters was considerable, and being discovered was to be expected.
However, B did not anticipate that this group of werewolves possessed the ability to slay specters.
She instructed everyone to continue observing, reminding them to exercise caution.
If the enemy had methods to kill the undead, by you would have to tread carefully.
Most of the specters were merely of ordinary rank, but she needed to ascertain the purpose behind the werewolves presence in the snow mountains.
Having heard that wolves have a keen sense of smell, Bayou wondered if they would track her after she had brought back the remains of their kin.
A sense of unease washed over her as she turned to Shiao Bing.
Inquiring, Shiao Bing, how formidable is the pinnacle of mountains in comparison to the dwarven kingdom, goblin kingdom, and human empire? Shiao Bing replied, "Why pose such questions? In the eyes of the dragon race, all these factions are essentially the same.
No.
The pinnacle of mountains is different.