Chapter 316: The Ogr Ant Clan

Chapter 316: The Ogr Ant Clan

25th December 2024

Time passed, and the years slipped away like grains of sand through the fingers.

Starlight Continent, Starlight City, Starlight Calendar 3732.

Starlight City, the Star Alliance's main base on the Starlight Continent, was the largest city on the continent.

Besides wizards and their apprentices, only humans and creatures from other planes lived in the city to serve them.

A wizard tower suddenly appeared in the sky above the city.

At the top of the tower, Qianwei gazed down at the familiar streets below, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes.

Nearly a century had passed, and she had finally returned to the Starlight Continent.

"The war in the Hermes Plane has ended, and there's no need for me to stay there anymore. I can finally take a break in Starlight City for a while."

Qianwei heaved a long sigh of relief.

The Hermes Plane was one of the planes that the Star Alliance had pioneered a century ago, and they had even planned to transform it into a human plane.

However, during the transformation process, a plane suddenly attacked the Hermes Plane.

The attackers were a race called the Ogr Ant Clan, not particularly strong in combat, but they were a nation of warriors with a massive population that was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Just the vanguard army of ant-like beings numbered in the tens of millions!

The golem army and Sigil Knight Order guarding the Hermes Plane were caught off guard and retreated step by step.

Leze urgently ordered Qianwei to lead a team to suppress the invaders, which finally brought the situation under control.

The only good news was that the Ogr Ant Clan had no Fourth Rank Powerhouses.

Their strongest, the Queen Ant, was only equivalent to a Second Stage Liquidized Wizard.

With the Star Alliance's strength, defeating a plane civilization without Fourth Rank Powerhouses should have been easy, but after discussing with Su Nan, Leze decided to use the battlefield against the Ogr Ant Clan as a training ground for wizard apprentices, intentionally reducing the military forces and prolonging the war.

Over the past century, the Star Alliance had killed millions of Ogr Ants, and just recently, the Ogr Ant Clan, unable to bear the burden any longer, surrendered to the Star Alliance.

Only then did Qianwei manage to return to Starlight City.

Although she had been busy overseeing the Hermes Plane, she had plenty of time to cultivate and had earned a considerable amount of contribution points, reaping great rewards.

"I wonder what Su Nan and Leze plan to do with the Ogr Ant Clan?"

Qianwei pondered silently.

Although the Ogr Ant Clan had suffered heavy casualties, nearly a hundred million of them remained, a significant number. If they weren't dealt with properly, who knows what trouble they might cause in the future.

After a moment's thought, Qianwei shook her head and decided not to dwell on it further. How to deal with the Ogr Ant Clan was a decision for the two elders, and she didn't need to interfere.

Just as she was about to land the wizard tower, Qianwei's gaze shifted to the distance, and she suddenly paused.

More than seventy kilometers northwest of Starlight City, a massive city stood tall on the plain.

Countless golem teams were transporting materials towards the city from all directions.

From high above, it looked like countless diligent ants carrying food to their nest.

"When did a city appear next to Starlight City?"

Qianwei was puzzled.

She had never heard of any plans for a new city next to Starlight City.

Her eyes flashed, and Qianwei landed the wizard tower.

Soon after, Tagana came to find her.

"Teacher."

Seeing her teacher after a long time, the dark elf girl seemed happy.

Qianwei smiled slightly, asked Tagana about her cultivation progress in recent years, and then inquired about the city.

The answer she received surprised her.

A floating city!

It was a floating city under construction.

Qianwei was aware of Su Nan's plan to build a floating city, but she hadn't expected the progress to be so fast.

The main structure of the city had already been built in just a century.

The speed was astonishingly fast!

Coming back to her senses, Qianwei felt delighted.

If they could build a floating city, it would undoubtedly be a great thing for the Star Alliance.

It would also greatly benefit them as wizards.

After all, like wizard towers, floating cities had a large-scale enhancement effect on active energy particles within their internal areas.

Especially in a floating city, the effect was far superior to that of a wizard tower.

If she could occupy a cultivation room near the Elemental Crucible in the floating city, her cultivation efficiency would undoubtedly increase significantly.

"It's a pity that building a floating city will take a long time. By the time it's completed, it will be after I've advanced to a Third Rank Wizard at the earliest."

Qianwei felt a bit regretful.

Her third talent crystal had been filled up for the most part, and she was just a step away from advancing.

Returning to the Starlight Continent, Su Nan planned to exchange Contribution Points for the usage of the Starlight Wizard Tower's cultivation rooms, intending to seclude herself until she achieved a breakthrough.

"Quanzhang and Fajia duo have been in seclusion for over thirty years. They're probably about to advance to Third-Rank Wizards soon. I can't afford to fall behind."

Above the Floating City.

Su Nan stood suspended in mid-air, overlooking the city's main structure below with a satisfied smile on her face.

Thanks to the basic materials obtained from Meteor City, the time required to gather resources was significantly reduced, allowing for the swift completion of the city's main structure.

"Next, we'll reinforce the city's main structure and lay out the Energy Transmission Network."

The main structure of the Floating City wasn't complete just by construction alone.

It required further reinforcement using spells and enchanting techniques to ensure its durability.

Only then could the Floating City's main structure attain the strength of a strategic defense fortress, preventing it from crumbling easily like ordinary rock formations.

Typically, the Floating City had three layers of defense.

The first layer was a super-large Energy Defense Barrier capable of withstanding any attack below the Fourth Rank, provided the density remained below a certain threshold.

Additionally, this layer could withstand energy pressure in special environments while maintaining the ecological balance within the Floating City.

The second layer of defense was the Maze Defense System.

This was a top-tier construct integrating strategy, attack, and defense, but due to its enormous energy consumption, it was only activated during combat situations.

The final layer of defense was the strength of the Floating City's main structure itself.

This layer would only come into effect if the previous two layers were breached.

Of course, if the situation were to deteriorate to such an extent, relying solely on the strength of the Floating City's main structure would be insufficient to reverse the tide.

The primary purpose of reinforcing the Floating City's main structure was to prevent it from being easily destroyed by others, providing as much time as possible for escape via teleportation.

Additionally, reinforcing the structure would make the Floating City more stable.

Especially during super-large teleportation, the pressure from spatial jumps could be terrifying, and a Floating City with insufficient strength would simply turn to dust.

Therefore, after the completion of the Floating City's main structure, further reinforcement was necessary to ensure it met the required strength.

Regarding the Energy Transmission Network, it needed to be laid out not only in the surface buildings but also underground within the Floating City.

The underground referred to the inverted conical peak that served as the foundation of the Floating City.

Currently, the Floating City's foundation was still connected to the earth, and it would only separate completely when the city was fully constructed and ready for takeoff in the future.

Su Nan planned to fill the foundation with obsidian to reinforce the structure, ensuring a stable base for the Floating City's takeoff.

In summary, the finishing work after the completion of the city's main structure was also an enormous task.

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"Once these two tasks are completed, we can start filling the city with various core facilities."

"First, let's set up the Elemental Furnace to create the Tower Spirit Commander, which will allow us to oversee the construction progress of the Floating City from all angles."

With the Tower Spirit Commander, Su Nan wouldn't need to personally oversee many minor tasks; she could delegate them to the Tower Spirit Commander for coordination.

Moments later, Su Nan returned to the Starlight Wizard Tower and met Leze in the study.

"Qianwei just returned from the Hermes Plane, and the Ogr Ant Clan there has officially surrendered to us."

As soon as they met, Leze began discussing the Ogr Ant Clan.

Su Nan wasn't surprised by this news.

The Ogr Ant Clan's strength was far inferior to the Star Alliance. The forces they encountered in the Hermes Plane were merely the tip of the iceberg of the Star Alliance's might.

The Ogr Ant Clan managed to hold out for so long not only because of their large population but also because the Star Alliance used them as training tools for Wizard Apprentices.

"How is the situation in the Hermes Plane?"

"We've just completed the initial exploration. The resources are scarce, and it doesn't hold much value, but there are numerous geomagnetic nodes that can be used to develop secondary Magic Stone Veins."

Su Nan nodded in understanding.

In the Multiverse, truly valuable resource-rich planes were scarce, with most being resource-poor planes like the Hermes Plane, offering little value to Wizard Factions.

For Wizard Factions, unless they modified the Plane, these resource-poor planes held little value, except for the potential to develop secondary Magic Stone Veins using Magic Stone Matrices.

However, developing secondary Magic Stone Veins required Magic Stone Matrices, which were extremely rare creatures found in large Magic Stone Veins.

Consequently, Wizard Factions typically developed these planes at a lower frequency.

"Looks like we'll have to synthesize more Magic Stone Mothers," Su Nan thought to herself, then asked, "What about the Ogr Ant Clan?"

Li Ze replied, "They are still in the Hermes Plane, guarded by the Golem Army and the Sigil Knight Order. What do you plan to do with them?"

Su Nan pondered for a moment and said, "Let's disperse them and assign them to various planes' resource points as a labor force."

There are still nearly a hundred million surviving Ogr Ants, and if they are all placed in the same plane, it's like a ticking time bomb.

Once their population recovers, they might cause trouble again.

The best solution is to disperse them.

The Star Alliance currently has 20 planes, and if divided evenly, each plane will have four to five million Ant People. They will be further dispersed to thousands of resource points, with only a thousand or so Ant People at each resource point.

In case of any unrest, the guarding Golem Army can easily suppress it.

Coincidentally, the Star Alliance has been vigorously developing new planes recently and is in urgent need of a large labor force. The Ant People are tireless and hard-working, making them the best choice for labor.

Nearly a hundred million Ogr Ants are enough to significantly fill the Star Alliance's labor shortage.

After a pause, Su Nan added, "Also, select some Ant People with excellent physiques and assign them to the construction queue of the Floating City. After the city is built, they will stay in the city together."

The Floating City is enormous, and the manpower required to support its operation is bound to be a considerable number.

Most of the labor can be handled by Clay and Stone Golems, but some support, and these Golems are not suitable for delicate work, especially service work.

In general, service work within the Floating City is usually done by various humans, humanoid creatures, two-legged creatures similar to humans, or fairies, elves, and other refined beings.

Su Nan had originally intended to fill the Floating City with more manpower and was pondering which races to choose. Coincidentally, the Ogr Ant Clan came along, so she decided to include them as one of the choices.

Although the Ogr Ants' appearance is a bit awkward, they can barely serve as the basic workforce in the Floating City.

After discussing with Li Ze for a while, Su Nan arranged the Ogr Ant Clan's disposition and then left the Starlight Wizard Tower, returning to the Soul Sink Plane.

Deep in the underground cave, Su Nan sat cross-legged, and with a thought, a panel appeared.

【Su Nan · Yaneiste, Male/True Spirit Sorcerer (Mastery Level)】

【Mastery of Law】

Gravity Law: 16.59 Law Level

Thunder Law: 1.12 Law Level

In the past century, Su Nan's focus has been on comprehending the Gravity Law, only visiting the Thunder Element Plane to comprehend the Thunder Law every once in a while.

As a result, the Thunder Law has only increased by 0.1 Law Level since her promotion.

"The Divine Essence has been consumed quite a bit, and it can support at most another hundred years."

Su Nan examined her Divine Essence and secretly estimated that the remaining Divine Essence would allow her to raise the Gravity Law to around 40 Law Levels.

After that, without the assistance of the Divine Essence, relying solely on the power of synthetic laws and the Light Awakening Elixir, it would take at least a thousand years to elevate the Gravity Law to the Manipulation Rank.

If she wants to quickly improve her Law Level, she can only enter the Realm of Truth.

"There's still no news from Mai Ya's side. It seems like finding the Mirror Shard won't be that fast."

With a light sigh, Su Nan put away her Divine Essence, not intending to cultivate immediately. Instead, she took out a Divine Energy Crystal and began extracting the power of the Gravity Law, infusing it into the crystal.

Ever since the idea of mastering high-level law power came to mind, Su Nan has been taking action and conducting experiments, one after another.

The result is that without a carrier medium, the highest Law Level of synthetic law power she can control is only around 50 Law Levels.

In other words, she can now extract law power from the Plane Essence, then directly use the Synthesis Cube to synthesize approximately 50 Law Levels of law power for combat.

Once her Law Level reaches 34 Law Levels or above, she will be able to control the law power of a higher level than her current realm!

Of course, as extraction and synthesis require a process, even though this process is very short, only requiring an instant, it is still noticeable in a battle at the True Spirit Sorcerer level.

Therefore, the practicality of extracting and synthesizing law power during combat to control higher-level law power is not high.

So, Su Nan quickly abandoned this method and turned to researching the use of carrier media.

(End of Chapter)

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