Hail the King

Chapter 961: Drastic Change in Chambord’s Strength (Part One)

The changes that took place in Chambord City were absolutely stunning.

With the immigration plan and the construction of the new city on the south bank of Zuli River, Chambord City became a military fortress.

Since Chambord City was built in ancient times and got passed down, all the buildings in the city were made with giant stones, and they were very firm and sturdy. It wasn’t hard to modify and change the city.

After almost all the residents in Chambord City moved to Sky City, everything in Chambord City was militarized, and this city became a super fortress that was armed to the teeth.

The defense wall that was firm to begin with was partially destroyed by the magic cannons on the Xuan’ge of Ormond. Afterwards, it was rebuilt with many ancient building techniques recorded in [Demon King’s Wisdom]. Each stone brick was engraved with magic arrays, and the defense wall was more than 30 meters tall and as tough as steel. Under the sunshine, it gave off a metallic luster.

The existence of these magic arrays gave the defense wall more functionalities, aside from making it stronger.

These changes could rarely be seen during normal days, but they would appear when enemies tried to siege the city. Those poor souls would realize in frustration that all kinds of magic attacks such as fireballs, ice arrows, and stone spikes could shoot out of the defense wall under the power of the Chambordian mages.

The battlements and watchtowers on the defense wall were constructed based on the most scientific calculations, and they wouldn’t be damaged by any warrior energy or magic energy attacks under Six-Star. Therefore, the tragic incident of the defense wall collapsing wouldn’t happen again so easily.

Between the battlements, the [Dragon-Slayers], which were giant crossbows, were placed with perfect strategic arrangement. The arrows were fully loaded, and the metal arrowheads reflected chilly light. Each magic arrow shot by the magic crossbow could kill a low-tier Moon-Class Elite.

These densely-placed chained magic tornado penetration crossbows required 1,000 people to operate, and they could shoot out 100,000 arrows continuously in 15 minutes. The arrows could cover a large area, creating an arrow storm.

The buildings inside the city were modified to fit the needs for combat first. Most of the residential buildings and public infrastructures were turned into magic blockhouses and anti-air towers.

Right now, Chambord City was already a murderous fortress filled with all kinds of mechanical traps and magic arrays. Outsiders who knew little about this city could never make it back out alive.

The most eye-catching buildings were the many statues placed in almost every corner of the city. These statues were all based on the king’s look and figure.

In the city, there would be one of Fei’s statues that was about 10 meters tall in every 100 meters. The bases of the statues were engraved with dense and complicated patterns and runes; these were the various shrines that were from Diablo World. For example, there were [Health Shrines], [Stamina Shrines], [Skill Shrines], [Armor Shrines], [Exploding Shrines], and [Mana Recharge Shrines].

After the [Mad Scientists’ Laboratory] decoded the runes on them, these shrines could be created and used in real life.

With the existence of these shrines, once in battle, Chambordian mages could activate these shrines, and all kinds of buffs and auras would envelop the entire city. These shrines that were only useful toward Chambordians could quickly heal up dying warriors and soldiers, increase their strength and stamina, boost their speed, and enhance their defense. These buffs stacked on top of one another would bring the enemies of Chambord nightmares and make them experience mental collapse.

Chapter 961: Drastic Change in Chambord’s Strength (Part Two)

While 99 percent of Chambord City was reconstructed, the structure of the military of Chambord was also modified and updated.

Except for close to 80 Saints who were all above Five-Star, Chambord now had its very own legion.

This was no doubt a terrifying troop. Although there were only 30,000 soldiers, they were all insanely strong compared to ordinary soldiers. Under the empowerment of [Hulk Potion], even a groom in the legion was a Star-Level Warrior and had insane physical strength. Also, there were more than 15,000 soldiers who were on and above Three-Star.

Their loyalty was checked many times, and they would obey 100 percent of the king’s commands after the spirit energy ties started working after they drank [Hulk Potion].

This was a legion made up of pure Star-Level Warriors and Mages. Under the command of strategists such as Old Aryang, they could fight with close to one million ordinary soldiers.

Except for that, Chambord’s navy and air force also grew out of their infancy.

After obtaining the techniques behind the creation of Xuan’ge, Chambord’s underground arsenal created [Black Pearl] and [Cyclops], which were two giant Xuan’ge. Besides, they purchased a lot of raw material and created six medium Xuan’ge that could each carry 200 soldiers and 20 small Xuan’ge that could each transport about 20 soldiers.

Now, with [Black Pearl] and [Cyclops] included, Chambord had an air force that could move 5,000 soldiers. With each Chambordian soldier being so strong, this air force could rival the Eindhoven Empire’s Griffin Legion which was comprised of 10,000 soldiers and one Xuan’ge Legion of Ormond which comprised of 20,000 soldiers.

At the same time, Chambordians’ desire for a powerful navy was never weakened. Except for [King Alexander], Chambord built six Reverse Whale Battleships that were on the same scale. These ships could all submerge underwater and carried powerful magic cannons and crossbows. In addition, Chambord’s underground arsenal built more than 20 smaller vessels from the blueprints in [Demon King’s Wisdom]. These ships couldn’t go underwater, but they were agile and fast, and they could be called giant ship killers.

Among the various empires in the Northern Region that didn’t focus on building their navies, this naval force was the most powerful in the area.

Without exaggeration, Chambord’s real strength had increased more than 100 times in the last year. Of course, this excluded Fei, the insanely powerful master, and the Demon Beast Legion that was hiding in the Endless Sea of Forests behind Chambord.

The Demon Beast Legion had grown under Queen Angela’s meticulous management and care. More than 50 supreme King-level Demon Beasts joined the legion, and there were other weaker but smart demon beasts in the legion that lived in big groups. This legion was one of the trump cards that Chambord had.

To summarize the situation, except for Fei who was a demi-god, the most powerful and dangerous figure that Chambord had during wars was Queen Angela who looked weak and fragile. As long as she was in Chambord and had the Endless Sea of Forests behind her, she could summon a countless number of demon beasts on her own and create an invincible troop.

Right now, Chambord could rival any empire in the Northern Region; it was probably even stronger than the Zenit Empire.

If the military were only an external threat and a demonstration of power, Chambord’s achievements in other fields could crush the other empires as well. The kingdom had already created an internal system that required little alteration and could bring Chambord a great future.

P.S. For the month of August,  the release schedule will be 1 chapter on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and 2 chapters on Thursday and Friday. Of course, the MEBR will always happen at the month-end. Stay tuned for that!