Chapter 00051: Large Sized Huskies
# Large-Sized Huskies
Chapter 51
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 51: Large-Sized Huskies
Demon Lord Calendar, Year 648.
April 23rd, morning.
North of Leon Stronghold.
"Reina, look, the wheat in the farmlands has already sprouted."
"Miss, please don't walk into the farmland."
"It's fine. The more you step on wheat seedlings, the taller they grow."
Although born a noble, Wendy was not the kind of young lady who spent her days just drinking tea and chatting.
Ever since she could remember, she had often followed her grandfather to the fields and had a natural fondness for farmers.
"What are they doing over there? It looks like they're trying to build something?"
"This subordinate has heard they wish to build a type of mill called a windmill."
"A windmill? I've only ever seen a waterwheel. Is it powered by the wind?"
"According to the Royal Guards, yes. These are the blueprints bestowed by the Lord Demon God."
Mentioning the Demon God, Wendy felt a bit perplexed.
"What exactly is this deity's divine domain? God of War? God of Kings? God of Agriculture? God of Craftsmen?"
To personally intervene in the mortal world indicated that the Demon God's divine rank was extremely high and he was exceedingly powerful, but that had nothing to do with what his divine domain was.
A divine domain, to put it simply, was a god's responsibilities and authority.
One prayed to the God of Agriculture for a bountiful harvest, to the God of Commerce for prosperous business, and to the God of Healing for curing illnesses.
You couldn't possibly pray to the God of Agriculture for victory in every battle; that wasn't his area of expertise.
But the Demon God was quite magical; it felt like you could pray to him for anything and he would get it done.
He had personally intervened in the war and bestowed a divine medicine that cured Zola, the Captain of the Royal Guard, making him seem like a God of War or a God of Healing.
But then he turned around and brought new crops, as well as a large number of new design blueprints, which felt like it overlapped with the authority of the God of Agriculture and the God of Craftsmen.
For a god, their divine domain was their very foundation, and it was usually expressed very clearly to avoid any confusion.
The Demon God, however, did the complete opposite.
Even if she asked Viola, she couldn't clearly state what his divine domain was.
Reina could not answer this question, so she did not reply.
"If I were also a devout follower, perhaps I could directly ask the Lord Demon God."
"But you are too rational, My Lady. It's difficult for you to accept faith in a god."
Faith came from the heart, not from a utilitarian pursuit.
If one subconsciously did not want to believe, it was useless no matter how many times one read the doctrine.
Viola and the others became devout followers mainly because they had personally witnessed a miracle, which was why they acknowledged him in their hearts.
"Alright, after our walk, I'll go back and read the doctrine a few more times. Maybe then I'll be able to hear the Demon God's voice."
Just as she finished speaking, the mistress and servant saw a Royal Guard riding a horse toward them.
"Lady Wendy, Her Highness the Princess has an urgent matter for you. Please follow me back to the castle immediately."
It seemed something had indeed happened.
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By the time Wendy arrived at the castle, the conference room was already packed with people, all of them the Royal Guards and military officers that Viola relied on.
Seeing Wendy arrive, Viola finally spoke:
"A scout just reported that a large pack of winter wolves is heading south, approaching our position."
It was indeed a major issue.
One of the officers asked:
"What is the specific number?"
"The scout did not get a precise count, but estimates the number exceeds two thousand."
"That many!?"
Winter wolves were a pack-dwelling monster.
A typical wolf pack numbered from a few to a dozen.
Two thousand winter wolves were more than enough to flatten the entire Leon Territory.
"This is too abnormal."
An officer from the local garrison said:
"In previous winters, there were indeed reports of winter wolves attacking people and livestock, but it's almost May now. The climate in the Leon Territory is unsuitable for winter wolves to survive, let alone for them to migrate south on such a massive scale."
"The specific reason is currently unknown, but the approach of the winter wolves is a fact."
At this moment, Wendy said:
"We must keep the winter wolves in the northern mountains. We cannot let them enter the Leon Territory, or the destruction they cause will be incalculable."
This was a busy farming season, and the arrival of the winter wolf pack would have a major impact on food production.
Besides, evacuating all the residents from the villages and towns near Leon Stronghold into the fortress was no easy task.
That being the case, the only option was to stop them before they entered the territory.
"That is precisely what I was thinking."
Viola pointed at the map and said:
"If the wolf pack chooses to bypass the site of the avalanche, we have only three suitable locations for an ambush. Considering travel and preparation time, the most suitable place is Silverwhite Pass."
That was the exit to the snowy plains further north.
If they didn't take this route, they would have to cross mountains and ridges.
For a winter wolf pack, which was not adept at mountain travel, this was their only choice.
"Wendy, did you bring any soldiers?"
"No, Your Highness. I came from Sailing Harbor secretly, bypassing the encirclement, and did not bring any soldiers."
Wendy looked at the map, then added:
"However, Reina can lend you a hand. I believe she is more useful than hundreds of soldiers."
Reina, standing behind Wendy, gave a slight nod and said:
"I have experience in dealing with monsters and have fought winter wolves before."
"Were you an adventurer in the past?"
"It is only that my master specifically trained us in this aspect."
"Good. We will need your knowledge as a reference for the operational details. Does anyone have any objections to the plan of intercepting them at Silverwhite Pass?"
Seeing no one raise any objections, Viola nodded and said:
"Then let's discuss the specific battle plan now and try to finish before noon. We will use the afternoon to prepare, and tomorrow, after our prayers to the Lord Demon God, we will set out immediately."
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"Winter wolves, huh..."
Watching a group of chibi-style little people on the screen discussing tactics, Li Chengxi remarked with some emotion:
"It really is a fantasy setting. Monsters have finally appeared. I thought the main enemies in this game were all people."
A fantasy-themed game without monsters always felt a bit off.
Before this, the most monster-like creatures Li Chengxi had seen were the fairies living in the Distant Forest, the kind of little pixie-like beings that appear in fairy tale books.
In fact, it wasn't that there were no monsters, but that the Leon Territory was so remote that even monsters rarely came.
It was hard to find a second place so poor and out of the way.
Li Chengxi wasn't concerned with what tactics Viola and her people were preparing.
He just glanced at the general proceedings, then raised the camera view and moved it north to find the location where the scout had discovered the winter wolf pack.
It wasn't hard to find.
A large group of moving furry things was quite conspicuous.
Before long, Li Chengxi found them amidst the vast mountain range north of the Leon Territory.
"Aren't these just a bunch of chibi huskies..."
Hearing the name, winter wolf.
Li Chengxi had thought it would be some kind of imposing, wolf-like monster.
When he actually found them, he was greatly disappointed.
After all, in a chibi pixel style, no matter how majestic something was, it would only look cute.
However, as the camera view followed the winter wolves, he soon discovered that this pack of 'huskies' was not simple.
Whatever animal was on their path had to flee immediately.
If they were even a little too slow and got caught in the wolf pack, they would vanish in an instant.
After the pack passed, not even a single bone would be left on the ground.
Thus, Li Chengxi came to perceive them as locusts in the shape of huskies.
"Maybe... I should just take action and wipe them out."
It was unlikely he could kill all the winter wolves with a single slap, but if he zoomed the camera out a bit, one hand could envelop the entire pack.
The Faith Points displayed on the left side of the screen were already approaching the one-thousand mark, which should be enough.
But after careful thought, Li Chengxi gave up on this idea.
He had repeated it many times: Faith Points were the most important resource, growing much slower than other resources.
If he used them casually now, he might be left in a bind when he needed them later.
Moreover, Li Chengxi was playing the role of a god in the game; he had to think with a god's mindset.
Wiping them out with a flick of his hand was simple, but the return was too small.
There would be no audience to spread the word of this deed.
This was not conducive to increasing the number of followers.
Even if Li Chengxi told Viola after wiping them out, and Viola and the others went to publicize it, people would think they were just boasting about something no one had seen.
So, after a moment's consideration, Li Chengxi decided to let Viola and her people handle it themselves first.
He would only step in if they really couldn't manage.
This would ensure the safety of the territory, maximize his returns, and prevent him from casually using up his precious Faith Points.
(End of this chapter)