Chapter 370 - 229: Kingdom War Begins (Part 2)
Originally, he had made certain preparations, but from what his father said, Thor felt it wasn’t enough.
At least the strength he planned to bring wasn’t sufficient.
Initially, he only intended to go with Reine and twenty Official Knights.
But now it was clear that changes were needed.
The reason was simple: a whole new world was unknown to others, but for him, the rewards were unimaginable.
On the entire continent, even a new place wouldn’t have much chance of yielding benefits, especially after many Kingdom Wars, but now was different.
According to the information given by his father, each Kingdom War occurred in a different world, which meant his gains would also be new.
Bringing more people was obviously beneficial for him.
As for dangers.
With daily intelligence reports, what Thor feared the least was danger.
"Someone come!"
As his thoughts flowed, Thor called out directly to the door.
"Creak!"
The door was pushed open, and a Maid walked in.
"Master!"
The Maid spoke respectfully.
"Go and have Anna and Ivira come here!"
"Forget it, just have Anna come!"
Thor gave instructions to the Maid.
"Yes!"
The Maid replied respectfully and quickly retreated.
Soon, Anna walked into the room.
"Master!"
Anna spoke respectfully, her expression somewhat puzzled.
A year had passed, and Anna had officially become a Tier Three Mage, and was clearly about to break through to the Tier Three Stage.
"Put your current tasks on hold for now, the Kingdom War is about to start, and I plan to take you with me."
Thor spoke softly, giving Anna instructions.
"Yes, Master."
Anna showed a hint of joy and quickly responded.
To her, being by Thor’s side was her happiest moment.
"By the way, Ivira, let her stay in the territory a bit longer, after the Kingdom War, I’ll take you to the Natural Forest."
Thor nodded and, after pondering for a moment, spoke slowly.
As an Elf, Ivira had to return to the Natural Forest at some point, and as for Anna, since she had also become the purest form of Elf, to quickly advance to Tier Four, it was best for her to receive nourishment from the Ancient Tree of Life.
Ivira had been planning to take Anna to the Natural Forest during this period.
But even with Ivira’s guarantee, Thor was still not entirely at ease.
However, Anna’s advancement couldn’t be ignored either.
After thinking it over, he decided to take Anna with him at the time.
After experiencing the Kingdom War, his strength would likely advance another level, coupled with his promotion to Count, the Elves shouldn’t dare do anything to him.
"Okay, Master!"
Anna showed a happy smile, nodding heavily.
She was curious about the Elves’ habitat, but more unwilling to leave Thor.
"Go prepare, in half a month, we should head to the Royal Capital."
Thor nodded, then waved his hand.
Anna then retreated.
After Anna left, Thor called upon Marshall, Steve, and Pelos for some discussions.
In the end.
He decided on a team consisting of Reine, Marshall, Anna, and fifty-four Official Knights, more than doubling the initial size.
The strength was completely incomparable to before.
Not only had they added Marshall, an Earth Knight, but also Anna, a Tier Three Mage.
Such strength was not just equal to some Count’s Clan, but might even rival a Marquis Family.
After all, although the Marquis Family had many Earth Knights, none could compare to Thor and Reine.
Over the past year, their strength had grown stronger, almost reaching the Mid-stage Earth Knight, not to mention there was also a Tier Three Mage.
Even within a Top Marquis Family, a Tier Three Mage wasn’t guaranteed.
At most, they might have a Tier One or Tier Two Mage.
The value of a Tier Three Mage even exceeded that of a common Sky Knight.
Of course, just like before, to avoid trouble, Thor still had Anna disguise and hide herself, and unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t have Anna take action.
Taking Anna was also to avoid any unforeseeable events.
Or situations that required a Mage.
A new world came with countless possibilities, so Thor instinctively made thorough preparations.
Once the personnel were ready.
The focus turned to resources.
All Official Knights participating in the Kingdom War automatically received five hundred merit points, and could exchange for items regardless of level. These five hundred points could be directly claimed or transferred to others.
However, exchange without level restriction was only valid for personal use, not for transferred points.
For instance, according to Thor’s rules, only Earth Knights could exchange two hundred merit points for Silver Armor, Official Knights had no right to it.
But at this moment, they had permission to exchange.
In fact, almost all fifty-four Official Knights chose to exchange these five hundred merit points; the remaining three hundred points were partly given to relatives and partly exchanged for personal use.
Thor didn’t interfere, leaving the choice entirely up to them.
For the next half month, his focus was on territory planning and the Eagle Merchant Association’s development.
The Kingdom War would undoubtedly be lengthy.
For such a long time, the territory still needed to operate.
Fortunately, he wasn’t the only one participating in the Kingdom War; all nobility and Pioneer Lords had to participate, so effectively the entire world was in a standstill, with fewer issues to handle.
There was also no worry about other associations seizing this opportunity to encroach on his market share.
This significantly reduced his burden.
As time progressed and Thor handled everything,
the various Pioneer Lords of the Eagle Merchant Association gathered at Eagle City.
As Pioneer Lords, except for Stuck and Sol who became Pioneer Lords less than three years ago and didn’t need to participate in the Kingdom War, the other eleven of the Eagle Merchant Association had to join.
At this moment, eleven large Knight teams gathered.
Compared to the past, the Pioneer Lords of the Eagle Merchant Association had undoubtedly improved greatly.
With Thor’s development and the Eagle Merchant Association’s expansion, the abundance of Life Potions and Gold Coins obtained over the year had no doubt skyrocketed the status of every Pioneer Lord in the association.
This past year had brought earth-shattering changes.
Thor’s elder brother, Tono Thor, had his strength undergo a qualitative leap, reaching the Great Knight Peak in less than a year, with five Great Knights under him.
Of course, this was due to Thor’s intentional favor, and others didn’t progress so dramatically.
Yet, even with slight differences, compared to before, everyone’s strength had almost doubled.
