During the week, Remian and his friends brought out more firepower to bear than they ever thought possible. First off, with the help of practically all the factions in town, Arnold completed the XXL Ballista with parts from the Tier 5 Burning Bull. This new weapon was instantly nicknamed the ‘Bellower Ballista’ and more than delivered on the 10x power request. According to Arnold, the Bellower Ballista should actually reach 12x. Second, all four major factions of Frontier Town dedicated 25 people to the new Frontier Defense Force. These specialized troops from the Iron Legion, the Burning Steel, the High Rock clan and the Harvest Sun clan trained together under Legion supervision, using Burning Steel gear. All of them were armored in Tier 3.5 reinforced leather armor made from pieces of Tier 3 and Tier 4 Wilds hide. For weapons, the Burning Steel actually made them Bone Spears from the skeletons of Tier 4 Wilds. They also had training in Tier 4 heavy crossbows, but t

“They’re headed toward Craggy Falls.” Remian and Mindy both agreed as they watched the Desert King’s three Sky Galleons soar south. It was a daunting show of power. Each Sky Galleon was Tier 5.3, commercial grade and respectable in any airport in the world. They could fit DD, Spike, Buff and Carrie together on the deck of any of the Sky Galleons and still have space for Remian and Mindy to join them. Any of those ships could land in between Kara and Goth and immediately become a land bridge across the Pit from one mine to the other. How many troops could the Desert King squeeze into one Sky Galleon? Two hundred plus equipment and supplies? Three hundred? Four, if they squeezed? In other words, three Sky Galleons could very well be carrying about a thousand of the Desert King’s troops to investigate Craggy Falls and why their little secret excavation site had fallen silent. It was a very honest show of the Desert King’s concerns for that site. They were going

Mandy had to admit, this was a pleasant surprise. Frontier Town did not look half bad from where she sat. Looking down from the Wind Voyager newly bought and piloted by Lambert Meadows (Charlie’s Dad), the town-in-construction looked lively and new. The airport, for example, was freshly built, with an Iron Legion camp piled with gravel and construction materials at one side, and a brand-new hangar at another. The west side was filled with new structures, many new workers and busy chimneys. There was a bigger Iron Legion camp to the south, where dozens of recruits were training. Not to mention that the entire East Side was gone. Except for the church and the inn and the shops at the central square, almost no trace remained of the slums and despair of the old Frontier Town where she’d grown up. Even those central square buildings were new or newly repaired. The oldest building around still standing was probably the Adventurers Guild, and even that had more new floors o

Phoebe had her hand on Remian’s chest. He was seated on a dining bench with his back to the entrance and they were talking in low voices. There were a lot of strangers in the hall, but nobody even gave them a second glance, as if such intimacy between them was a common occurrence. “It’s a bit low… one hundred fifteen over eighty…” Mandy saw them, and her face turned red, almost purple. Still in screaming-mode, her voice was so loud, Aren could probably hear her over at Kara-Goth. “Now I see! You had a girl on the side all along! What marriage? What queen? A pretty face comes along and you throw your old flame aside like rubbish!” “Wha… Mandy?” Remian blinked, seeing her there. “How dare you? It hasn’t even been a month since you walked away from me, and already you’re being intimate with the new girl in public?! After everything you said to me, you didn’t even chase after me back at Ashdale! After the bond was removed, you completely ignored me! You ignored m

That night, Remian tossed and turned in bed. Mandy’s voice echoed in his thoughts. Most of it was sheer drivel, but when she shrieked about him not writing to her or communicate with her when she was recovering in Ashdale, or that he hadn’t chased her during the period in which he had to know he was losing her… he felt a bit of sympathy then. It was true. He really hadn’t been obsessing over her. There were just too many things going on, too many important issues he had to look after. Speaking of which… [Miik] he called with his mind. Miik was currenly in his cave, happily busy increasing his clan with the help of his dear, fun harem. He was NOT happy to be interrupted by a work call in the middle of the night, but he asked, [What is it?] Remian was actually impressed he was able to reach Miik. The chief lynxmouse seemed quite far away and very preoccupied besides. [Uh… never mind. It can wait till tomorrow. Just a few small things.] [Tell you what. F