Chapter Fifty-Four: Symptoms of the Fallen Witch’s Corruption!
Population is wealth, population is the army, population is faith, population is the foundation.
Soren’s influence has always been limited to coastal areas; even in the Spearwind Hills, his influence extends only to the territories controlled by Adele Isabella. However, after opening the breach in Taro Port, Soren has essentially reached into the inner regions of the continent. Many civilians, primarily from the human race who were affected by the first and second waves of the Saint’s Cataclysm, including farmers, craftsmen, and merchants, have been attracted and relocated to Modo. Currently, Modo’s demographic structure has become distinct, with half-elves dominating the population within the city, while other areas are quickly being filled by humans. Half-elves can easily be trained as skilled craftsmen, while humans excel in farming. Soren’s expansion plan has gradually improved by absorbing a large number of humans, as these human farmers can quickly cultivate the land.
Modo has welcomed its third population expansion.
According to the calculations of officials at City Hall, once the entire population migration process is completed, the total population of Modo will reach around three hundred thousand.
Considering the current civilization level of the Material Plane, the largest cities have populations of only a few tens of thousands; Modo can accommodate such a large population only because of Soren’s groundbreaking planning. Otherwise, the city would become filthy, chaotic, and filled with foul smells due to overpopulation.
According to the calculations of the witches, after the completion of the third phase of planning, Modo’s population capacity will reach about one million.
This is already equivalent to the total population of a small duchy!
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The traces of demons have become increasingly common.
The third wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm has officially struck after a brief period of brewing. Initially, only dwarves were attacked, but now even humans, elves, and orcs have been targeted by demons.
The most seriously affected race is the elves. As the most powerful race in the Material Plane, the elves excel in magic and professional skills more than other intelligent beings. The demon attacks have not resulted in significant population casualties for the elves; however, the cunning demons have other means. They set large fires near the forests inhabited by elves, with flames spreading for hundreds of kilometers. Many demons are immune to fire damage, and by using fierce flames to burn the forest, they significantly impacted the elven population residing within. Even the Misty Forest has been attacked by the Demon Legion, but due to Soren, the original historical timeline has changed.
During the attack on the Misty Forest, the Demon Legion was quickly taught a lesson by a group of ancient tree guardians.
Soren saved this forest, and with a large group of quasi-legendary treants awake, the awakened Oak Guardians and the War Ancient Trees are strong enough to withstand the Demon Legion that participated in the bl**d War.
The plan to harvest and slay treants into Lust Demons has failed.
The Demon Legion abandoned the Misty Forest during the third wave of attacks, while the Misty Forest, which historically had already turned into flames during the second wave, has remained strong until now and has become a notable power in the Material Plane.
However, this power rarely makes friends with other races, existing in a relatively closed-off environment.
The only one maintaining close ties with them is Soren!
Recently, a group of Druids has joined the Misty Forest, seemingly having sensed the power of Father Oak. It has been mentioned that there is a schism within the Druids; the Druids among humans are a bit better off, while among elven Druids, the Earth Sect and Ancient Tree Sect have emerged, with many Druids from the Ancient Tree Sect heading to the Misty Forest, as they believe there is a chance to resurrect Father Oak. Currently, according to the information collected by Soren, there are hundreds of Druids residing near the Misty Forest, nearly forming a small town, with almost a hundred high-level Druids, including core Great Druids from the Druid Order.
At the same time.
Due to the intensified chaotic storm of the Saint’s Cataclysm, Arborists near the eastern desert are also migrating, and their destination is also the Misty Forest.
Arborists have always been followers of Father Oak, and after Father Oak’s fall, they inherited his will, continuously tending to the forest and improving the world’s environment. Now many Arborists are heading to the Misty Forest, and Soren estimates that by the time of the fourth wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm, the Druids in the Misty Forest may reach a scale of a thousand.
In other words!
The Misty Forest will form an unprecedentedly powerful Druid Order due to the divine power of Father Oak awakened by Soren.
The third wave of the Saint’s Cataclysm has intensified, and compared to the reckless Abyss Demons, the demons are significantly harder to deal with. Many fallen worshippers of demons have emerged on the continent, even including cults composed of humans that worship the Demon Lord. This trend cannot be avoided even in Modo, as they recently captured a fallen human who worshipped the Demon Lord Mammon. This human fallen had been thoroughly corrupted in spirit by demons, and the evil demons have infiltrated many races from within, with the most complex-minded humans being the easiest to break into.
The demon follower was handed over by Soren to the followers of the Goddess of Torment, Lav, and under cruel interrogation that approached a kind of artistic extreme, this demon follower revealed everything he knew.
The situation is not optimistic.
The demon follower came from the coastal area and has currently infiltrated the human world, controlling many followers of the demon lords Mammon and the Lust Demon Queen; the former has already reached near Taro Port, while the latter has significant power in the Rosad Duchy.
In the end, this fallen one was executed in secret.
And Soren also assigned a special task to the church of the Goddess of Torment, Lav!
He has some clandestine plans that need to be carried out, and at this time he requires Lav’s followers, as there are many special talents among those who believe in and serve the Goddess of Torment.
As night falls.
After dealing with numerous matters, Soren began his training in legendary spells. As a newly ascended deity, there is still much for him to learn, as he also possesses the abilities of a wizard.
A soft footstep approached.
When Soren looked up, the Fallen Witch, Corinna, appeared before him. She was draped in a black robe, which seemed to be empty inside, as her curvaceous body outline was clearly visible.
“I seem to have run into a bit of trouble.”
The Fallen Witch’s voice seemed hesitant, filled more with unease. Upon seeing the puzzled expression on Soren’s face, Corinna slowly began to remove her robe.
Underneath, she wore only a thin silk gown.
With the faint glow, the Fallen Witch’s infinitely tempting figure appeared before Soren’s eyes, but at this moment, neither of them was focused on that, as Soren saw strange dark tattoos spreading from her lower abdomen all the way to her collarbone on the Fallen Witch’s smooth, pale skin, and a hint of faint crimson appeared in her pupils.
She looked a bit like a succubus!
……………(To be continued ~^~)
