Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 610: Iris City

"You three, go to the barracks and await orders. I will have other instructions for you then."

After Earthshaker, Gronthar, and Drakthul departed, Orion sat quietly upon the throne.

The invasion plan had been divided into two parts, and tasks had been assigned, but Orion felt something was still lacking.

This invasion wasn't that simple.

Should he allow his armies to mindlessly siege cities and plunder land in the otherworld, just like those dark creatures?

That would surely be a foolish decision.

Furthermore, the bloodline warriors of the Stoneheart Horde were not monsters, nor were they undead.

They could die; they could feel fear.

Therefore, certain necessary siege weapons were essential equipment.

At the very least, relatively primitive weapons like battering rams, chariots, catapults, and heavy crossbows needed to be equipped in large numbers.

Although the existence of bloodline power diminished the importance of siege weapons, large weapons enchanted with magic were still terrifyingly powerful.

Fortunately, Orion had begun paying attention to this point early on.

In the warehouses of Blackstone City, quite a few such weapons had already been stockpiled, all manufactured by the Bureau of Weapons.

Furthermore, during trade processes with the humans, the Stoneheart Horde had also purchased blueprints for some relatively inferior siege items.

Building upon this foundation, the technology of the Stoneheart Horde had progressed quite rapidly.

However, this was still not enough.

Orion immersed his consciousness into the Survivor's Platform, preparing to sweep the platform for some high-quality large siege equipment.

More large siege weapons would make things relatively easier for Delilah and the others, and casualties would also be reduced.

...

Valkorath Realm, Western Region.

This was the area guarded by Alexander. Following a ripple of void energy fluctuation, a large army descended into the empty city.

At the forefront of the army was a female knight clad in purple battle robes.

Riding a giant dragon, her cloak dragging on the ground, holding a lance, possessing a heroic bearing and valiant manner—this was the eighth member of the Champions Alliance, the team's weakest member, Isabella.

"This is the Valkorath Realm Alexander mentioned?"

"Such dense magical elements!"

Isabella scanned her surroundings, surveying this new world.

"Lady Isabella, welcome to our Valkorath Realm."

An unfamiliar, cold voice sounded ethereally beside Isabella.

Isabella's body stiffened slightly, then she slowly turned her head to look beside her.

At some unknown point, an ordinary old man dressed in hemp clothes, radiating no aura whatsoever, had appeared beside Isabella.

Roar!

Three breaths later, the colossal dragon beneath Isabella finally reacted, issuing an angry, warning roar.

"Lady Isabella, your dragon is too noisy!"

The old man leaned on his staff. He looked at Isabella, meeting her gaze, and lightly tapped his staff.

The next moment, the colossal dragon instantly became mute, and its body seemed to have been turned into a specimen, unable to move even the slightest bit.

"You... Who are you?"

Isabella made a swallowing motion; her heart was filled with panic at this moment.

If the old man before her intended her harm, she might already be dead.

"I have no name. You may call me Old Fellow."

"By order of my master, I will assist Lady Isabella here and answer all your doubts."

"Lady Isabella, this city is a gift to you from my master!"

The old man was very frank, his expression calm.

However, when speaking of "my master," his tone was reverent, fervent.

"Then, respected elder, may I ask where this place is?"

After all, she wasn't an ordinary person; Isabella quickly adapted to the atmosphere.

"This city has no name. It belongs to you. You may give it a name."

Isabella nodded, glanced at the giant dragon beneath her feet, her intention clear.

The old man smiled, tapped his staff again, and the giant dragon quickly recovered its freedom.

This time, the Legendary level colossal dragon no longer roared angrily but stared at the old man with incomparable terror.

Isabella paid it no mind, reaching out to gently pat the colossal dragon's head, constantly soothing it.

A moment later, the colossal dragon spread its wings and flew, carrying Isabella and the old man into the sky, overlooking the unfamiliar city and land below.

"This entire region is mine?"

"Yes!"

The old man nodded, his voice calm and steady.

"Then this place shall be called Iris City henceforth!"

She was the Iris Queen; this was Isabella's starting point in the Valkorath Realm.

As Orion and Edward cleared the fungal creatures, the number of fungi on the continent had already dwindled significantly.

Based on the clearing progress of the forces Orion left behind in Valkorath, Alexander, after discussing with Edward, had guided Isabella here.

Regarding this point, the Deputy Commander had agreed readily.

Firstly, the vast majority of the continent's Legendary level fungal creatures had already been killed by Edward, and their life essence had fallen into Orion's hands.

The remaining fungal creatures were used for training troops and accumulating foundation, targeted at subordinates.

Secondly, regarding these last dregs, upon Alexander's request, the Deputy Commander didn't mind letting the new member Isabella come and get a share of the benefits.

This way, they could demonstrate the strength and generosity of the Champions Alliance to Isabella.

After all, they were to become mutually supportive allies in the future. Besides, with the forces Orion left behind in Valkorath, the cleanup progress was truly too slow.

In fact, adding one Isabella wouldn't speed up the progress much either.

"Where are our enemies?"

Returning to the city, Isabella was very direct, immediately asking for the target.

In the information Alexander had told her, her purpose in coming to the Valkorath Realm this time was to kill enemies and accumulate resources.

"Straight west, all the way to the sea!"

The old man answered every question, raised his staff, and pointed out the direction where the fungal creatures were located.

"I'll go check out the enemy first!"

The colossal dragon roared and leaped into the air again.

However, this time, the colossal dragon carried only Isabella.

The old man paid it no mind. His figure flickered and vanished from the sight of Isabella's troops.

North, Soraya City.

Edward, teaching Elara in the magical plant garden, looked up, glanced towards the west, then retracted his gaze.

"Mentor, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing. Far away in the west, I saw a colossal dragon with a decent bloodline."

"Mentor, is a colossal dragon the kind of reptile daddy mentioned?"

"Mm, correct!"

"My daddy promised Elara, he would catch a reptile pet for Elara."

Edward smiled, committing Elara's wish to memory.

If Orion failed to fulfill this promise, or caught a dragon with impure bloodline, he wouldn't mind finding a better one for little Elara.

Elara, to Orion, might just be an adopted daughter.

But to Edward, she was the inheritor of his legacy.

Long, long ago, Edward had met an exceptionally good mentor—wise, tolerant, sincere; all these qualities could be found in that mentor.

From that mentor, Edward had also learned much.

Now, Edward prepared to fulfill the promise made to his mentor, to pass down their lineage of magic and make it flourish.

Deputy Commander Edward believed that with Elara's talent, their lineage of magic would bloom with incomparably dazzling brilliance.