CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 1: COMMENCE THE PLANE WAR_2

After the deployment of troops, the two necromancers and eight thousand heavily armed elites are all the forces that the domain can muster to participate in the Plane War.

The eight thousand human army, clad in heavy power armor, is wealthy and strong indeed, crafted with the absolute best that Krypton Gold can offer, capable of annihilating any equally sized formidable enemy. Even opponents led by Heroic Commanders can’t withstand them, let alone scattered soldiers, who are even less of a threat.

Audrey’s two necromancers also possess combat strength far surpassing the ordinary. The Skeleton First Division can fight an honorable battle against any army led by a Heroic Commander without falling behind. When Audrey activates the [Dark Energy Prayer], they can even defeat enemy heroes, and even Legendary Heroes.

The Undead Second Division, lacking in Commander Bonus, might struggle against armies led by Heroic Commanders. But when it comes to guerrilla forces, like those of the Explorers, it’s a downgraded onslaught. After all, this mixed division, messy as it may seem, indeed contains many units with high talent and high combat power.

After Lin Rui reorganized the troops, the system announcement sounded again.

[Civilization Announcement: Final 10 minutes countdown to the Plane War, participants prepare to respond to the summons on time.]

[Civilization Announcement: Final 10 minutes countdown to the Plane War, participants prepare to respond to the summons on time.]

[Civilization Announcement: Final 10 minutes countdown to the Plane War, participants prepare to respond to the summons on time.]

With only the last ten minutes remaining, Lin Rui began to say goodbye to his subordinates and arrange matters for the domain.

First is the Goddess Priestess Yuyu; with the Goddess’s Divine Champion heading out to war, she, as the Goddess Priestess, must take on significant responsibilities in the rear.

Lin Rui said to her, "You have to shoulder some of the burden too. I have left you a squadron of the Black Banner Guard, a squadron of the Holy Hall Maid Guard, a group of Holy Light Messengers, and an Epic Holy Grail Knight to assist you along with the fifty Heroic Spirit Knights in the Holy Temple Hall. This should be enough to ensure the security of the domain."

The Epic Holy Grail Knight, Daphne, along with keeping an eye on the Epic Minstrel, Kidd, will ensure that the Miracle Building - the Holy Grail Champion Divine Hall keeps functioning.

Although Kidd has a lot of issues, the benefit that comes with those issues is indeed very strong, as knights will continue to be recruited by the Holy Grail Champion Divine Hall.

And they will be at least Rare Level Knights and Heroic Spirit Knights, which will bolster the ranks of the Golden Pansy Knight Order.

Lord-level Knights and Catastrophe-level Knights will smoothly transform into Holy Grail Knights.

Yuyu said lazily, "They are all epic-level, why throw the work to me? Can’t the Holy Grail Knight or the Minstrel take charge?"

Lin Rui spread out his hands and said, "Given Kidd’s behavior, how can I let him take charge? Otherwise, the Holy Hall Maid squadron would end up pregnant, and all Heroic Spirit Holy Light Messengers would be bearing children. Daphne’s major job is to keep an eye on him. So among the remaining epic-level individuals, you are the least occupied."

Yuyu yawned and lazily waved her hand, saying, "Alright, I got it. After you leave, I’ll close off the domain and everyone inside will just sleep."

That’s a possibility indeed.

Lin Rui turned to the Legendary-level Civil Servant Caroline and said, "After we leave, the domain should focus entirely on internal development within the domain’s territory. A powerful old dragon might come, but don’t worry. I believe the Civilization System values the Plane War so much that they won’t let us participants’ back be exposed."

The Jilun Tower in the domain will have a purification range that covers all of the domain’s area, having now expanded to over two hundred miles.

This range is already enough to include Titan Sky Mountain, allowing the citizens to gather resources, farm, and graze within this area.

So as long as the domain’s army and citizens don’t step out of this region, there shouldn’t be any issues.

Caroline nodded and replied, "We will use this time to develop internal affairs, amass resources and wealth, and muster a batch of soldiers."

Currently, the domain still has several stable recruitment points.

They include the vampire combat priests at Heilv Castle, Dawn Fanatics in the ruins, captives in the Ogre Kingdom camp, and the transactions in the Devil’s Golden Balance of Taboo Objects.

It’s not possible for the Plane War to end in a fight of just one or two weeks... Even in one or two months, results may not be seen.

During this time, it’s indeed possible to accumulate a batch of population and soldiers.

Finally, Caroline handed a list to Lin Rui and said, "This is the list compiled by the Explorers who are willing to follow you into the Plane War, totaling two thousand two hundred people, along with their attendants and army, making up about five thousand people in total. Since they are all citizens of the domain, I have formed them into an independent division, and they chose the name Fourth Calamity Master."

Fourth Calamity Master—what a bold idea!

Lin Rui glanced into the distance. Given that the domain’s military was so large, they had already lined up outside the palace district’s square.

However, with his remarkable eyesight, Lin Rui could still see their flags flying and their colorful formations.

Their number may not be substantial, but the variety of flags they carry, as if they’re spectators at a sports game, is indeed numerous.

The courage to participate in the Plane War, looking for opportunities—these people are either explorers or desperados, so the atmosphere is charged and the flags are waving.

With all deployments complete, all that remained was for everyone to wait patiently.

In just a few minutes, time flew by.

[Civilization Announcement: The initial summons of the Plane War for all explorers in this plane has officially begun, and all domains on the leaderboard automatically qualify for participation.]

[Ding, congratulations to Explorer Lin Rui: Golden Pansy, ID: 83202300001, for ranking high on the [Territory Internal Affairs Ranking], [Territory Reputation Ranking], [Territory Merits Ranking], [Territory Area Ranking], [Territory Military Power Ranking], [Territory Potential Ranking], [Territory Wealth Ranking], and [Territory Overall Strength Ranking], earning the qualification to participate in the Plane War.]

[Ding, during the Plane War, the domain receives plane protection, preventing any faction from attacking it. Please select the military force you wish to participate in the Plane War with.]

Lin Rui decisively opened the military selection interface.

Immediately, a blue screen elegantly unfolded, listing all the neatly categorized armies and people of the domain!

Lin Rui was amazed, it seems that the Civilization or the gods grasped the situation of the domain more deeply than anyone could have imagined.

[Lord: Lin Rui (0/1)]

[Hero: Terion (0/4650)]

[Hero: Hanna (0/963)]

[Hero: Wutong (??/??)]

[Hero: Violet (0/1457)]

[Hero: Audrey (0/24240)]

[Troops: Fourth Calamity Master (0/1), Black Banner Guard Squad (0/1), Holy Hall Maid Guard (0/1)... Kidd, Yueqian]

Can Hanna be brought over remotely?

Lin Rui decisively selected all under Hanna’s tab and checked her subordinate’s numbers—how did it suddenly grow from four squadrons to eight?

Next, the forces of Heroes Terion, Violet, and Audrey were also selected by Lin Rui.

But as Lin Rui chose Wutong, a new civilization announcement unexpectedly sounded.

[Civilization Announcement: Golden Pansy Domain Holy Spirit Level Hero Wutong Saint Liluo, honored as glory of this world, is cross-plane barred from participating in battles, per certification by the Era of Civilization, with all units in this plane having their physical attack power +10%, spiritual resistance +5%, and life recovery speed +1/min during the Plane War.]

The civilization channel went into an uproar.

"Awesome, magnificent!"

"What do you call prestige? This is prestige! The civilization actually issued an announcement for a single domain, a single person!"

"Awesome, looking forward to fighting shoulder to shoulder with you. I’m already prepped and waiting for you."

Lin Rui’s eyes narrowed; the strongest combat power of the domain has indeed been barred from the battle.

This is undoubtedly good news for other explorers of civilization. But it greatly weakened the combat strength of the Golden Pansy Domain.

To reach the main quest line, they will need to endure more brutal battles.