Chapter 9

Baron Kirov walked up to the city wall, took a deep breath, and bowed deeply to Yang Feng, respectfully saying, "I am Baron Kirov, the lord of Black Rock Town. Honorable Sorcerer, may I ask why you are attacking my Black Rock Town? If our Black Rock Town has inadvertently offended you in any way, I hope to pay gold to appease your anger."

Baron Kirov, as a noble, was well aware of the power and dignity of sorcerers. In the Dulantuo continent, any country must have the official support of a sorcerer. A country that loses the support of a sorcerer will be destroyed, and a new country will be born or be annexed by other countries.

"Baron Kirov, do you still recognize me?" Yang Feng removed the mask from his face, revealing Zhao Jiang's face, and smiled slightly at Baron Kirov.

Baron Kirov's face changed dramatically, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart as he exclaimed, "Baron Zhao Jiang!!"

Baron Kirov's thoughts raced, and he quickly said, "Baron Zhao Jiang, attacking a baron's territory without cause is a grave offense! If the Upper Council finds out, your title and territory will be directly stripped. It's not too late for you to leave now! I can pretend this never happened!"

In the Feindeluo Principality, attacking another noble's territory was an extremely serious crime. Once discovered, even a powerful figure like Viscount Helu would have his title and territory stripped. Baron Kirov had always wanted to seize Zhao Jiang's title and territory but had to use various underhanded methods; he absolutely dared not attack Zhao Jiang's territory directly.

Yang Feng laughed coldly, his gaze turning cold as he said, "Baron Kirov, you actually dared to send people to assassinate me! Today, I will send you on your way, so you can repent in hell! Attack! Kill all who resist!"

Yang Feng had reached a bottleneck in his development in Red Leaf Town. Black Rock Town, with its abundant minerals, was his target. By seizing Black Rock Town, Yang Feng could rapidly develop and produce more and stronger robots. Only with more and stronger robots could he survive better in this world.

No matter what Baron Kirov said, Yang Feng would not abandon his plan to seize Black Rock Town.

Thirty riflemen immediately aimed their machine guns at the city wall and pulled the triggers.

Flames spewed forth, and in an instant, the entire city wall was drenched in blood. Under the machine gun fire, almost all the warriors who dared to show their heads were blown apart.

Baron Kirov was also torn apart by countless machine gun bullets in a single moment, his body falling to the ground in pieces.

Five artillerymen aimed their 120mm heavy cannons directly at the entrance of Black Rock Castle. A flash of light, and the city gate of Black Rock Town was shattered into pieces.

Thirty soldiers, each with the strength of a knight, flashed and directly charged into Black Rock Castle.

From within Black Rock Castle, cries of pain and wailing echoed.

Before long, the resistance within Black Rock Castle was easily suppressed, and the blood-soaked Black Rock Castle fell under Yang Feng's control.

Without a knight or sorcerer with extraordinary power, ordinary humans could not resist Yang Feng's mechanical army.

With the fall of Black Rock Castle, the entire Black Rock Town fell into Yang Feng's hands.

Yang Feng immediately dispatched a large number of soldiers and mining robots to occupy the mines and resume production, extracting minerals.

At the same time, a large number of energy-absorbing solar umbrellas bloomed in the mountains and wastelands around Black Rock Town.

Engineering robots, like worker ants, busily constructed a large armory in a vast wasteland.

The mines of Black Rock Town were filled with the roar of machinery, and various large iron and steel smelting equipment were manufactured by the engineering robots.

The mining robots, equipped with mining tools far superior to those of this era, entered the mines and worked day and night. After updating the mining equipment, Black Rock Town produced more than a hundred times the amount of minerals it did in the past.

With the large amount of minerals produced by Black Rock Town, the armory in Red Leaf Town ramped up production, and a large number of mining robots, engineering robots, and combat robots were produced and transported to Black Rock Town.

Due to Yang Feng killing Baron Kirov, a large number of people in Black Rock Town fled, including miners, townspeople, minor nobles, and free citizens, mainly heading towards Giant Rock City.

For ordinary noble lords, the mass exodus of their subjects would be a significant headache. After all, each subject paid taxes, contributing to the lord's wealth. However, for Yang Feng, the exodus of the subjects was not a concern. To him, his mechanical army was the most loyal and productive "citizens."

After plundering the entire Black Rock Castle, Yang Feng obtained 30,000 gold coins in cash, a large number of antiques, artworks, and deeds to various properties in Giant Rock City.

Black Rock Town was a small town rich in various minerals. Although Baron Kirov had to spend a large sum of money each year to maintain his position, his wealth exceeded 200,000 gold coins. However, most of his wealth was invested in properties and various artworks and antiques in Giant Rock City, leaving him with only 30,000 gold coins in cash.

From Baron Kirov's mind, Yang Feng extracted a lot of information, including a cultivation method that could reach the knight level. However, this knight cultivation method could only reach the knight level and was far inferior to the Zhao family's Thunder Bull Technique. Yang Feng had no interest in cultivating it.

Micro-reconnaissance satellites flew into the sky, monitoring the movements in Giant Rock City.

The intelligence obtained from Baron Kirov's mind showed that Giant Rock City had a population of 600,000, with over 100 knights in the city. Viscount Helu alone had over 30 knights and 3 grand knights. Additionally, there were over 30 sorcerer apprentices in Giant Rock City.

An Earth Knight was comparable to a third-level sorcerer apprentice, while a Sky Knight had combat power equivalent to a first-level sorcerer. However, the number of people who could cultivate to the Earth Knight or Sky Knight level was extremely rare. Only the closest followers of the most powerful sorcerers had the potential to become such strong figures.

In the Feindeluo Principality, there were over 10,000 knight-level strong figures, but only one Sky Knight. The rarity of Sky Knights was evident.

Yang Feng was confident that his mechanical army could destroy the forces of Giant Rock City. However, behind Giant Rock City was a sorcerer organization called the Black Cottage, which had a powerful first-level sorcerer.

In the Dulantuo continent, sorcerers were the pinnacle of strength. A first-level sorcerer, if involved in a human conflict, could easily decapitate enemy leaders and crush the enemy's will to resist if there were no countermeasures on the other side.

Yang Feng's current mechanical army was mainly composed of 4th-level units. Once the main force was upgraded to 6th-level units, he would have the absolute confidence to defeat a first-level sorcerer.

After occupying Black Rock Town, Yang Feng's power grew exponentially every day. Each passing day saw his power increase, and time was on his side.