Chapter 568
“If you want it so badly, you can service my men. They had been training for a whole month now. Their lusts are needed to be released,” Lawrend replied.
If he didn’t have Ember by his side, Lawrend might have tried her beautiful body. It was really too tempting. It was also the reason why that spell she used when they sieged Sunset City had her youthful appearance.
“No…”
Horror appeared on Auntie Relief’s face. She looked at the mages floating in the air. Their eyes suddenly flashed with desire after they heard Lawrend’s words.
“Then disappear before I kill you,” Lawrend said and shooed her like a fly.
Auntie Relief felt indignant. Her whole naked body turned red from shame. It was one thing to be forced to sell her body, but it was another to be looked at with disdain.
“Age is just a number. My body is youthful. Please reconsider,” Auntie Relief replied solemnly.
“No. You’re an old hag. Why would I waste my time on you?” Lawrend said and shook his head.
“Hmm… Fine. I will leave,” Auntie Relief said.
She stared at him for a few seconds before she turned into a bright light that flew to the horizon. The mage army was visibly disappointed when she left. It was a one-time opportunity for them to ‘experience’ the body of a great beauty like her.
“Master, hehe,” Ember chuckled and embraced his arm more tightly.
“What are you doing? Act like my maid,” Lawrend coldly said.
“A-ah!”
Ember panicked when she heard his cold voice and released his arm before obediently standing behind him. His voice had a power in her body, and she couldn’t resist any of it.
“Alright. Good performance, everyone. If all of you were slightly better, you could’ve peacefully destroyed the elemental storm. It didn’t need to explode in such a manner,” Lawrend shouted to his mage army.
The mages in the army felt their confidence surge when they killed eight Earth Mages. Lawrend’s words right now were like a bucket of cold water on their backs.
“If all of you had perfect control, you could’ve even reabsorbed the mana into your bodies,” Lawrend continued.
The mage army turned to look at each other. They were at a loss for words. It was already hard for them to create the elemental storm earlier. Right now, they all feel mentally tired because of it.
To reach the perfect level in creating that elemental storm, they would need to be subjected to a long training time. It made them feel slightly scared of the future.
Although most of the mages were unsure about suffering a grueling training in the future, some of them were very excited because they understood training meant they would be powerful in the future.
“If your performance in the future were satisfactory, you would be eligible to join the Elemental Storm Imperial Army. I’ve decided it to be a 1000-strong army. This army might sound weaker, but they should be able to create their own elemental storm,” Lawrend said.
The mages’ eyes widened in disbelief. They had heard about imperial armies before. They were armies created by empires with unbelievable power.
The Trunden Empire led the most impressive imperial army in the region. They had always tried to improve this army, resulting in their resounding victories.
“If I could join such an army, I would be set for life..!” a mage whispered.
“I’m joining it for sure,” another mage beside him agreed.
The mages suddenly got a boost of motivation to do well. It was a huge rise in their status. Being a part of an imperial army meant that they would be respected everywhere in the empire.
“Enter Tropical City and clean up any dregs of the Blumin and Crescent Empire left,” Lawrend ordered.
“Yes, sir!” x9000
The Lightning Arch Mages led their battalions to the city. They released their powerful auras and scared the inhabitants inside.
An old man kneeled in front of the gate. He was shaking and sweating a lot. His forehead touched the ground as he prostrated before the army.
“Who are you?” a Lightning Arch Mage asked him.
“Lords, I’m the current City Lord. Please don’t massacre all of us!” the old man begged.
“You’re the current City Lord?”
The Lightning Arch Mage was skeptical about his claim. He was an old man. Usually, the cities would replace their City Lords before they got too old.
“I am. Most of the capable youth from here left already either to the empire or to the kingdom,” the old man said as he continued prostrating.
“Stand up. Help us clean up this place from the Blumin Empire’s influence and make way for His Imperial Majesty’s rule,” the Lightning Arch Mage said.
“Yes, yes. Please, follow me, My Lords,” the old man said and stood up.
Tears covered his face. He was scared shitless when he saw the eight Earth Mages die without a proper burial. It was too sudden before it suddenly dawned on him that resisting meant death.
All of the citizens in the city were initially a part of the Undrasil Kingdom, so they didn’t feel that scared of the army. Some of them were even to do meritorious deeds and reported any mages they knew that came from the empire.
The mage army quickly captured every last person from the Blumin Empire in the city. Due to its close proximity to the empire, this city had a lot of them here. They would be useful later to weaken the Blumin Emperor’s side.
Like what they attempted earlier, they could ask the empire’s side not to use all of their forces in exchange for the lives of these mages. Of course, if they didn’t agree, Lawrend could use that as a reason against them.
When the other mages from the Blumin Empire realized their emperor didn’t care for their lives, they would defect from his side and make the takeover of the empire simple and easy.