Chapter 195
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Chapter 195: Intelligence on Reincarnators
Through Sylvestre, we obtained more detailed intelligence regarding Aowenduo Town’s defensive capabilities.
Foremost, the town maintains a military force comprising over a thousand infantry and two hundred cavalry.
These troops typically conduct drills within the town’s barracks, though they occasionally venture beyond the walls into the Monster Forest for live combat exercises.
Additionally, rumors speak of a Flying Beast Army capable of aerial combat. Apparently, the town’s lord initiated efforts to domesticate flying monsters several years prior, yet to date, none have witnessed this purported Flying Beast Army firsthand. Consequently, the precise strength of this "aerial force" remains unknown.
Beyond countering potential airborne monster threats, the Flying Beast Army’s primary purpose likely involves message conveyance.
Apart from military forces, the town’s central square houses the massive Magic Defense Crystal.
Guards maintain constant vigil around the Magic Crystal, with patrol units paying particular attention to its perimeter. Furthermore, a restricted zone extends ten meters around the crystal, cordoned off with warning markers prohibiting civilian access.
In addition to the enormous magic circle capable of enveloping the entire town when activated, the Magic Defense Crystal’s surface bears multiple smaller defensive and offensive magic arrays.
These subsidiary arrays activate automatically should the crystal come under attack.
Such constitutes the essence of the town’s defensive measures.
"One more matter, Mother."
The young girl interjected suddenly.
"Regarding the town’s external communication methods, perhaps Mother could inquire with him."
"External communications…"
Ah, indeed.
Given this world possesses such convenient magical implements, telephonic equivalents might well exist.
Should such communication channels be available, Aowenduo Town could summon assistance from neighboring settlements during crises.
Upon posing the question to Sylvestre, the revelation proved unexpectedly affirmative.
The solution comes in the form of a magical artifact called the Remote Speaker. Due to its rare constituent materials and complex craftsmanship, exceedingly few among the human race possess such devices.
From Sylvestre’s knowledge, currently only the town’s lord and the Adventurer’s Guild each maintain one Remote Speaker.
Fundamentally, the Remote Speaker constitutes a specially treated stone inscribed with magical sigils. While functionally analogous to telephones, its effective range falls far short – capable only of reaching Aowenduo’s nearest neighboring town at maximum.
Moreover, these magical implements bear usage limitations. Each operation causes cumulative degradation, rendering them unsuitable for casual employment.
Conventional inter-town messaging still relies predominantly on couriers.
Upon receiving this intelligence, the girl’s eyes flickered with momentary interest before she lapsed into silence.
Lin Yu paid little heed to this exchange.
Her attention had already fixed upon a matter of greater personal significance –
Intelligence concerning reincarnators!
"Are you familiar with reincarnators?"
The question escaped Lin Yu’s lips almost before Sylvestre had finished his previous explanation.
"Reincarnators? Naturally. Why do you ask?"
"Tell me everything you know about reincarnators."
"The reincarnators I know about? That’s not common—"
Here, the man visibly froze.
A sudden realization dawned on him, his eyes widening in shock.
"You! You’re a reincarnator! No wonder… no wonder these ant tribes are so absurdly powerful. So you’re a reincarnator!"
"What if I am?"
The girl’s icy tone brought the man back to his senses.
Lin Yu then learned from Sylvestre about his understanding of reincarnators:
Throughout history, reincarnators periodically descend upon this world to engage in mortal combat. The defeated meet their end, while the victors often vanish without trace after these life-or-death battles.
The intervals between their appearances vary greatly—sometimes mere years, other times decades, even centuries. It’s been several decades since the last reincarnation event.
Typically, only two reincarnators appear, though occasionally three or four might emerge. These two always manifest as the human race’s Hero and the demon race’s Demon King.
According to Sylvestre, both Hero and Demon King are chosen beings, destined to battle until one perishes. The human and demon races have been locked in eternal conflict throughout history.
The presence of these supremely powerful figures—the Hero among humans and the Demon King among demons—has only intensified their age-old strife. However, recent Wars of Reincarnators have consistently ended in the Demon King’s defeat.
After the last great war, the demon race suffered catastrophic losses, abandoning their homeland and fading from history’s stage. Yet they weren’t completely eradicated—when new reincarnators appear and new Hero and Demon King are born, the demon race inevitably resurges.
…
The next reincarnation… must be happening now.
Though historically there were only two or three reincarnators each time. Why are there a hundred this time?
After hearing Sylvestre’s account, Lin Yu fell deep in thought.
If Hero and Demon King always appear with reincarnators, this time should be no exception.
Among a hundred reincarnators, if "Unique Skill – Queen Ant" and "Unique Skill – King of Dead Spirits" exist, then "Unique Skill – Brave" and "Unique Skill – Demon King" must surely appear too…
Such distinctive skills would be immediately recognizable through identification.
Ah, but since previous cycles only produced Hero and monsters as reincarnators, human attitudes naturally vary by identity.
The Hero enjoys human reverence, even wielding significant influence across human nations.
Their stance toward the Demon King? Need we even ask—utter annihilation.
As for me… I’m neither Hero nor Demon King. A reincarnator, yes, but a monster…
If discovered, humans might not hunt me like they would the Demon King, but I doubt I’d fare much better.
So revealing my reincarnator status for special treatment… no such luck, apparently.
Though three years have passed now…
"Does the Hero always manifest within human territories?"
"Indeed. Every Hero is born in human lands, while the Demon King emerges in demon territory."
"Have you received any news about this cycle’s Hero?"
"Unclear. Perhaps only the lords would know."
"How do you identify the Hero?"
"The ‘Unique Skill – Brave’—all Heroes possess this skill. We simply test newborns to find them."
