He entrusted these items to the dwarves as they held no value for his undead.
Me? Can you mobilize the forces within the dwarven fortresses surrounding Aman city? Bayou asked at the city gates.
Should the situation prove unmanageable, he would dispatch his undead army to obliterate them.
Now that Aman's city had been secured, Bayou would not permit the existence of any other dwarven fortresses along the route between Aman city and Xiao's castle.
Yes, but it will require some time.
The soldiers within the city are not entirely of noble lineage, and those within the fortresses are even less so.
They merely follow the orders of their superiors.
Regardless of who that may be, Bayou commanded that all soldiers from the dwarven fortresses converge upon Ammon City, and that the dwarven mines in the White Rock Mountains be reactivated.
He had already devised defensive measures, for the fortresses were excessively deep and their forces dispersed, compounded by the enemy's intelligence.
Rather than face such disadvantages, it was wiser to withdraw all troops from the dwarven fortresses and consolidate them in Ammont City.
Any surplus dwarves would be dispatched to the White Rock Mountains to resume mining operations, thereby providing resources for Bayou by uniting the forces from all dwarven fortresses in Aman City.
He anticipated an assembly of approximately 20,000 troops, supplemented by an additional 10,000 remaining within the city, totaling 30,000.
To fortify his position, Bayou planned to leave behind 20,000 undead in Aman city to assist Mess and Gray in maintaining order.
The 20,000 undead are all from the army.
Their marching speed far too sluggish for by us liking.
She has little desire to bring them back, especially since they were summoned by the thousand dwarven soldiers.
Should the Firebeard clan launch an assault, it would naturally fall to Max to lead the dwarves in retaliation.
While the undead remain as a final layer of insurance, capable of gathering and summoning corpses on the battlefield.
Among the undead, the most formidable presence is still the lich.
A pinnacle monarch level being ranking among the highest tiers of races aside from the three great racial kings.
Bayou summoned a lich and a destroyer from two royal corpses.
As for the zombie titan, although it too is monarch level, its massive size renders it impractical for Bayou at present.
In this battle, Bayou has directly bolstered her forces with two additional royal level combatants.
To be precise, Max counts as well, making it three.
However, since Max must garrison Aman city by you cannot take him back.
The armor and weapons left by Zoman were naturally bestowed upon Max by Bayou to enhance his combat prowess.
With Max, the former lord of the city, present, the efficacy of their efforts is significantly magnified, showcasing Max's considerable prestige among the dwarves, especially given his noble lineage.
This ignited the pentup fury within the commoners who expressed their willingness to assist Max in overthrowing the aristocracy.
Gray alongside the dwarves diligently cleared out the remnants of the nobility within the city, receiving widespread cooperation from the common folk.
Soon Gray apprehended a group of firebeard nobles who, upon learning of the war in Aman city, had long since hidden themselves.
With the dwarves assistance, locating them proved effortless.
Gray escorted them to the city gates, delivering them to Max for judgment as soldiers and commoners alike gathered to witness how this former noble Max would deal with them.
Mks, will you betray your kin and associate with these lowly peasants? How bold of you.
This is treason.
The kneeling nobles seeing Max once their kin erupted in furious denunciations.
These nobles, emboldened by their elevated status, seem to have forgotten that Max stood before them as a royal.
Perhaps their recollection of Max as prior capture without resistance led them to view him as merely a coward, too timid to enact vengeance, thus affording them false confidence.
Max understood that this was a moment to set an example, and he refrained from exchanging words with these nobles.
He unleashed his domain, constraining it to a minuscule area that enveloped the dozen or so nobles.
A simultaneous implosion manifested in their chests, blood gushing forth, and in an instant, they were all annihilated by Max.
The surrounding dwarves were momentarily stunned before erupting in jubilant cheers, their excitement palpable.
At last, they have received their due retribution.
Meanwhile, Bayu was at top the city walls, inspecting the high-tech equipment of the dwarves.
She discovered that these dwarves excelled at elemental enchantment of their gear, adapting to various scenarios.
Bayou felt fortunate that she had decisively opted for an offensive strategy upon being discovered by the dwarves.
Otherwise, had they been given a little more time to complete their weapon enchantments for psychological warfare, her undead forces would likely have suffered grievous losses.
As noon approached, the trivial matters within the city had been nearly resolved, and it was time for Bayou to prepare for departure.
By the way, Maize, what is the strength of the Firebeard clan? Bayou nearly forgot the most crucial piece of information as a former noble.
Maize would undoubtedly possess knowledge regarding the specific prowess of the Firebeard clan.
In response, Maize reflected for a moment and said to Bayou, "I have not seen the clan leader of the Firebeard for half a year.
" At that time, he was at level six.
The Firebeard clan controls a total of seven cities, placing them in the lower middle tier among the seven great clans.
I'm uncertain about the exact number of royal level members they possess.
It was evident that level six referred to the royal tier.
Bayou also learned from Maze that the former dwarf king had achieved imperial level, and among the seven great clans, none of the strongest possessed imperial status.
Otherwise, they would have unified long ago.
An imperial level seems to be the minimum strength required to establish a kingdom.
From this perspective, Bayou appeared to have no need to worry about the Firebeard clan.
He had overestimated their strength.
Previously, he had assumed that the clan leader of the Firebeard must be of Imperial level.
Now, it seemed he was merely a higher tier royal, which was hardly alarming.
The group of dwarves led by Maze was sufficient to handle the situation.
If necessary, Bayou could always dispatch two additional royal level members.
Bayou entrusted the management of Ammon City to Maize and Gray, leaving behind an army of 20,000 undead.
He departed from Ammon City with the remaining 30,000 undead, making his way back to the castle.
During this time, Bayou also took several thousand dwarves with him, ensuring that the mines of the Bayan mountain range and Xiao Lianua's castle would not be left unattended.
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an unexpected guest by the time Bayou and Xiao Liani returned to the castle.
It was already afternoon.
Observing Xiao Liian's town and the surrounding mountains, one could sense a transition from the urban to the rustic charm of a mountain village.
During their absence, the dwarven mines had resumed operations.
The dwarves, after tending to their needs, gathered near the mines.
by you, ever considerate, decided that given the treacherous mountain paths, they need only focus on extraction while the undead would handle the transportation of the iron ingots.
Once the ingots were returned to the castle, three furnaces sprang to life, two for refining ore, and one for crafting equipment.
Bayou had faith that Mace would manage the dwarven fortresses surrounding Aman city effectively.
Currently, the Firebeard clan was embroiled in conflict with other clans, leaving them little time to concern themselves with Bayou.
Furthermore, the rebellion was a matter of the dwarves own making, and it was unlikely that the other clans would intervene on behalf of the Firebeard clan.
Unless a large force was mobilized, the chances of reclaiming Aman City were slim.
Bayou chose not to plunder the resources of Aman City.
Aware that the consumption of a city's resources could be staggering.
Instead, he left those resources for Mace to allocate.
"You should stay here for the time being.
I suspect there may be troubles on my end.
" Xiao Yianuer remarked with concern, knowing that the lords were forming alliances to locate Bayu's castle.
This indeed posed a significant dilemma.
Yet, she felt powerless to assist, especially since the situation with the dwarves was just beginning to improve and complications were plentiful.
"Boss, is everything truly all right? Perhaps we should seek an ally.
Surely some lords would be willing to form an alliance.
Xiaoi suggested though she understood the slim chances of success.
With numerous lords targeting a single one, it would be foolish for anyone to ally with Bayou.
Yet one could never be entirely certain.
What if? Rest assured whether I find allies is one matter.
But the first echelon does not equate to invincibility.
This is my domain.
Bayu replied nonchalantly.
Previously, he may have harbored some worries, but now with five royal level warriors at his command, he had no reason to fear them.
Moreover, he possessed a few level 9 commanding undead, and with the support of the bone throne, bolstering his royal level strength further.
How could they possibly contend with him? Bayou boldly asserted that should they dare to approach, his army of 50,000 undead would swiftly teach them a lesson.
He directed the undead army to return to the castle through the portal.
as necessary protective measures must still be taken with Aman city captured.