Just as Kraken was envisioning the future, he received a ssage from Orion.
"Are you there?"
It seed like a simple greeting, but it also carried quite a bit of information. The way Orion reached out hinted that Orion and Kraken weren't strangers, but they weren't exactly close friends either.
"I'm here, Hulk. What's up?"
Titanion Realm, on the seas south of the Stoneheart Horde territory in the Utessar continent.
Perched on the thunderhawk, Orion waited half a day before finally receiving Kraken's reply. Seeing the ssage, Orion thought for a mont before responding to Kraken:
"I want to establish my own ocean faction. Do you have any units for sale?"
Kraken replied almost instantly:
"Sure. What kind are you looking for?"
Yet Kraken's question stumped Orion, because Orion knew nothing about marine creatures or their troop types. With no idea where to start, Orion remained silent for a long mont before giving an honest answer:
"I'm really not sure what type I need."
He continued, "I want to form a Sea Tribe faction. This Sea Tribe needs a variety of creatures, but in the early stages, my goal is to protect the coastline of my territory. I need units that breed quickly, have decent combat power, and can operate comfortably in shallow waters."
Orion laid out what he had in mind, along with the requirents for these units. This ti, Kraken did not respond right away—it seed he was either thinking or hesitating. After quite a while, Orion finally received Kraken's reply:
"I do have sothing that might fit your territory. Take a look at this."
Along with that, Kraken sent Orion the info of an item:
[Mother Nest of the Tidecrabs]
Type: Special Nest
Nest Description: Every ti a Tidecrab waves its massive claw, soone ends up hurt.
Note 1: Once the Mother Nest of the Tidecrabs is deployed, it imdiately produces ten thousand Tidecrab Shield Warriors, all male.
Note 2: The first production batch includes one Alpha-level Tidecrab. After that, depending on resource input, the Nest might randomly produce Hero-level or Elite-level Tidecrab Shield Warriors.
Note 3: There are only one hundred thousand Tidecrab eggs in the nest, so use them sparingly.
Note 4: Tidecrab Shield Warriors take anywhere from one to three years to reach maturity.
It was clearly a powerful tool. After reading the introduction, Orion realized it must have co from a "Survivor's Treasure Chest." He was quite tempted—this "Mother Nest of the Tidecrabs" was exactly the kind of item he needed.
Keeping his excitent in check, Orion ssaged Kraken back:
"Excellent. It suits
perfectly. What kind of treasure do you want in exchange? I'm open to trading."
Kraken didn't reply with words. Instead, he imdiately initiated a trade with Orion. In the trading interface, Kraken placed the Mother Nest of the Tidecrabs and promptly confird the transaction.
Orion paused for a second, the corners of his mouth curving upward, then accepted the trade.
"We're allies, after all. We should help each other out."
"To be honest, Tidecrabs are amphibious units—great for shallow waters. But for a deep-sea dweller like , they're more of a burden."
Orion could only smile and shake his head at Kraken's comnts. The allies in the Champions Alliance were all generous like this. Yet he also understood that they were making an investnt in him. Eventually, when Orion grew powerful enough, at so point in the future, he would be expected to return the favor.
"Well, since that's how you feel, I won't stand on ceremony!"
Orion rembered sothing Arthas once told him: sotis friendship begins with owing soone a debt of gratitude.
"Are you in the Valkorath Realm right now?" Orion asked after receiving Kraken's gift.
"Yes. Are you planning to co?"
Kraken clearly understood Orion's thoughts from that one question.
"In two months, I plan to head over."
"Then you'd better prepare adequately. It's very dangerous here," Kraken warned.
"Could you tell
more specifics?"
"Things in Valkorath Realm are pretty chaotic. Enemies co from all directions. There are at least five arch lords from other realms who have descended on Valkorath Realm."
Reading that, Orion felt his heart sink. Five arch lords… that was a war on a scale even bigger than the North-South conflict. (an arch lord is a level of power stronger than Legendary, yet weaker than Demigod.)
While Orion mulled it over, Kraken ssaged him again:
"Bring plenty of troops or unique individuals capable of purification. Valkorath Realm is basically a breeding ground for bacteria right now.
"Of course, high risk also ans high reward. If you defeat the powerful figures here, you'll get Life Essence that can be directly absorbed—stuff that boosts our strength."
Kraken went on to share more information about Valkorath Realm. Thanks to him, Orion now had a preliminary understanding of this unknown place.
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Half a month later, Orion returned to Stoneheart City.
After eting up with Lysinthia, who had been away on duty for quite so ti, they shared a passionate reunion. Lysinthia had been guarding the swamp region, and now that it no longer posed a threat, Orion decided to call her back.
Lysinthia treated everyone else with cool indifference, but the mont she saw Orion, she beca strikingly warm and eager. She ran her tongue all over Orion's body, leaving no spot untouched—not even Orion's anus was spared.
When Lysinthia's tongue grazed Orion's anus, it brought a special kind of pleasure that Orion found most enjoyable. Before long, Orion's cock was hard, and he pinned Lysinthia beneath him, sliding his cock into her vagina.
"Ah, oh yes..."
Lysinthia let out a low moan as her legs locked tightly around Orion's waist for deeper penetration and greater pleasure.
Two hours later, Orion, with Lysinthia and five hundred Starveil Giant warriors teleported back there. The mont Orion arrived in Blackstone City, Rendall—who was stationed there—sensed his presence.
Before long, Rendall arrived at Moonshadow Valley with a group of giants to greet Orion.
"Arch Elder, I'll leave them in your hands!"
Orion nodded toward the five hundred giants behind him, entrusting them to Rendall.
"Lord, who are these giants…?"
"They're rely curious and want to see Blackstone City for themselves. Just assign them to a Hunting Party so they can make a contribution to the Horde."
In truth, these five hundred giants were all Hero-level—quite the powerful core force. Their presence would greatly bolster Blackstone City's defenses.
Orion then looked at Lysinthia and said, "Go on to the Horde Hall without . I'm going down to the underground fissure to see Lorelia."
Lysinthia nodded and headed alone to the Horde Hall. At the sa ti, Thunderhawk Rayden, now back in familiar territory, let out a piercing cry and soared into the air.
"Don't go too far. Tomorrow, I'm heading south to Thunderwood Forest!"
Thunderhawk's only response was another piercing screech.
"Lord, are you returning because of Thunderwood Forest?" Rendall asked. "Is sothing major happening there? Why haven't I heard anything?"
Orion shook his head, turning to Rendall.
"That's not the main reason I ca back. I plan to bring Lysinthia over there so she can retrieve Twilight Viper. Then she and Twilight Viper can guard that bay where the western desert ets Thunderwood Forest. You'll see what I an tomorrow."
Rendall simply nodded. Since Orion had his own plans, Rendall didn't press the matter further.
Orion left Moonshadow Valley and ascended the city walls, moving toward the underground fissure. After a short walk, the stone doors of the underground fissure swung open, and Spider Queen Lorelia personally erged to greet him.
"Master, Lorelia hasn't seen you in so long. I've missed you so much."
Orion reached out and gently patted Lorelia's head as she snuggled up to him.
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