The Snorcs reached out to their weapons when they heard Dan but it was too late. The guards were all too eager to kill them all. It was a massacre. Dan looked around the hall, confirmed with his own eyes every last snorc was slain. He looked to Edgar, who was by his side. “ Aye! “ Edgar answered, before shouting orders out. “ Clean it up, you little buggers! Every corpse is beheaded, every body is burned. Move it, you great lumps of turd ! “ he shouted, and the guards moved quickly to obey. Today's battle opened their eyes in many ways. While the north is a little too loyal to Winterchilds, the south has far too many mythical stories about them. After all, winter childs are the oldest monarchy in the world. Winterchilds were ruling from strongfort since the time of ten calamities. Some said they could turn into wolves, some said ice followed in their veins instead of blood, yet others say swords of winter childs carry a curse, thus as long as you are marked, you won’t live l

Dan had an epiphany. Sasha’s words were so simple. Since the opponent has overwhelmingly great numbers, we would never provide them a single target. How simple was that ? How mindblowingly simple was that ? Yet, he couldn’t decipher such a simple idea. Why? … Because he thought Barrier could be breached by the dead. “ Sasha! What about the barrier then ? It’s a physical obstacle, but if the dead set themselves on overcoming it, it’s not impossible for them to break through.” Dan asked seriously. This is where their information differs, Sasha understood. “ The barrier could not be breached by the dead, at least, not on their own. ” She answered. Both Dan and Valerie looked at Sasha, expecting her to explain. “ The barrier is more than a physical construct. It somehow channels the ice magic, and it could hold on on it’s own.” Sasha answered. Then, she explained to them how the barrier works. It’s quite simple, really. The sea has a blue aura, so they disguised the barrier to h

The gangster yielded information without much torture. At least, that’s what it looked like to everyone watching. Unbeknownst to them, Adele cast a sensitivity blessing on the guy, while Neil gently wiped his skin with a toothbrush. In normal times, it scratches itches on the skin. However, for salt water soaked dry skin with over sensitivity, it’s similar to dragging a bunch of needles. The pain becomes unbearable by the fourth turn, it probably takes a commando to resist any more. The guy in front of them is not even a proper gangster, just an idiotic loudmouth. In the end, he is not even good at pissing people. “ Any volunteers willing to follow me ? “ he asked. After all, even if it’s not a hegemony, he is trying to build a joan’s ark here, thus, he had to get as many people out of this area as possible. Nicholas volunteered. Neil was surprised by that. However, his and Nicky Chu's morals are not vastly different, so , it’s probably not for him, but for a past hatred and

Neil did not rush to undo the locks and play the hero. Instead, he had the gangsters tied up like pigs for roast. A message arrived from Adele before he could begin the torture or killing of the criminals. [ EvilWitchQueen ] : Hey - keep the criminals. [ EvilWitchQueen ] : I have plans for them. [ EvilWitchQueen ] : My plans are going to be more awesome than anything others could do. With such proclamation, how could Neil touch them? So, he left the criminals as is. He walked over to the raft helm. He removed the raft totem. [ You have acquired Seastead Building permission. ] Immediately, the raft started breaking away. The towers collapsed into a pile of wood and raft platform blanks. The cages of people were built one cage per raft. Each raft got separated and started drifting away. Nicky coordinated the water flow so the cages would come to him one after another. He opened the hatches, or at least, hacked off the top of cages. If people want to get out, they need t

After the mangroves have grown, Neil dived down, and installed the current controller in channel zero on the bank facing half moon village. This time, the installation is done vertically. A protective cover of mollusk shells grows on the atoll peaks and mangroves as time passes. This way, the crabs, molluscs and small fish have a shelter on their migration. The local people would have a steady food source. Now that part is over, it’s time for announcement. Neil did not stand on ceremony with his fleet members. First, he wasn’t a great leader, at least not in a social activist kind of way. Second, these people come from all walks of life, and all sorts of ages. Their aims in life are different. If he tries to entice them at this stage, when they are just coming out of trauma, he’s more likely to fall on his face rather than succeed. “ I hereby announce, Half moon village is open for occupation. “ he announced loudly. “ Yay !!! “ the people cheered. Sure, they don’t have a roof