I waited for an hour in the Control Room without really doing anything, and suddenly, I got a feeling as if someone was intruding into me. My status immediately confirmed this feeling.
[Intruders detected]
"Yippie! My first guests!" I exclaimed ignoring the kind of weird feeling.
In a swift move, I teleported to the first floor and watched as the entrance at the beach lit up.
"Lucky," I said, "that means they're farthest from the exit!"
I looked eagerly at the glowing circle, and suddenly, soldiers in groups of three started appearing – soldiers with iron armor.
They marched forward in an orderly fashion. Among them were standard bearers, archers, shield bearers, lance bearers, sword bearers and… fist bearers?
I couldn't discern their features as they had helmets with visors on.
However, they had almost the exact bodily structure of humans, just slightly more streamlined.
"They keep coming," I murmured, "and it doesn't seem to stop."
For about an hour, the soldiers kept marching out of the entrance. Eventually, I even saw several horse-drawn carriages with trailers that seemed to be carrying a lot of food, and a lot of normal looking persons.
One of these carriages was the last to come through the entrance, and then the glow began to dim until the entrance completely disappeared.
A vast army stretched across the wide beach now, and what surprised me was that they were all coming from the same entrance. This should've been random.
I glanced at the overview of the first floor, which showed that 601,412 conscious beings and 8,031 unconscious beings had entered my first floor now.
„hmm? Isn't that…kind of… a bit too much?"
„I thought…there would come small individual kind of groups?" I laughed somewhat awkward and smiled foolish.
I checked my status to see if anything had changed and noticed that my [EC] income had increased.
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EC: 71/450
- 1 EC per hour is regenerated.
- ---> Floor 1 (Tempora) earning: 1 EC/h
- —-> Intruders' income: 0.06 EC/day
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"Hmmm…" I hummed, "that's not particularly much. Now I understand why it's usually attempted to kill the intruders. Not only do I earn more [EC] that way, but also [EXP]."
I observed from the air as the army formed a formation on the beach.
At the front, a makeshift tent had been set up, which I quickly flew to.
Upon arriving there, I entered the tent and saw a table in the middle around which several 2-meter-tall men were discussing.
One of them said, "Kdwdu zux vklq kduqljihg qxjohjxlqjh xpj wkhpohovfkxq xo zlknjohf lqjwlohu?"
"Qhlq, ghl vwdülhu vlowrpdq vwrs xqwhulhu. Vxl vwd vhlh xerw xqwhv vwd Jürh lqwhkdpqj," another one replied.
"Dohhv nkud! Zud Ylwdq ylvhq wlj vohrq rq wlv nrwhqjdoxqj vhvsulhq wkhxqdwhu qv zudluhqwhu," the first one responded again.
After the conversation, I realized that I knew almost nothing about the outside world. Not even the language or the race that stood before me.
They looked like humans, but not quite.
As far as I could see, they had no hair. Instead, there were thin, rainbow-colored shimmering scales (even eyebrows and beard – all hair had been replaced).
They had a green gem on their foreheads and had distinct and sharp facial features.
Their eyes were sharp and reptilian in appearance.
Their noses were normal, like those of humans. Just like the mouth, except their teeth were sharper.
I couldn't assess their exact body structure at the moment as they had only removed their helmets, and the rest was still covered by armor.
Speaking of armor, I noticed that the armor worn by those inside the tent was of higher quality than that of the soldiers standing outside.
Suddenly, I saw two regular soldiers entering the tent and kneeling down.
"Nrpphqgu!" they exclaimed in unison.
"Vdqw, zdv nrxqwhw lwu wkuulwqhqw?" one of the Nrpphqgu asked.
"Zku qrxvqfr lwv pvl wklslqfovwdw wklh fkduwuvwlqfn lwkluvwhqwhu! Mghmvw lvw lw vsliv wkh Gxqqhv vwlii vqhsdu!"
I watched as the higher-ranking individual in the tent nodded to the soldier. I assumed he was a commander.
The commander then said something to the soldier. They left the tent after that.
The commander called out something to the others in the tent as he waved his right hand in circles in the air.
In response, they began packing up everything, including the tent, and now stood facing the active army that was crossing the dune in disciplined formation.
I noticed that almost every soldier on the dune briefly paused at its peak, gazing out with wide eyes at the view.
After a while, every soldier had crossed the dune, leaving behind a disturbed trail of sand.
I decided to follow the commanding forces this time, as they would probably receive important information.
Currently, they stood on the dune, looking down at their soldiers who were busy setting up a camp.
Meanwhile, the commanders conversed, but unfortunately, I couldn't understand what they were saying.
In the horizon, following the coast line, a massive tree surrounded by a small forest came into view.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake. I looked at the map and saw that a herd of Quantum Elephants was approaching.
Despite there being only 104 individuals, the earth trembled because these elephants could grow up to 25 meters tall at the shoulders.
On the map, I noticed that there were four young elephants in the herd.
"Oh, this is a rare sight!" I smiled.
These Elephants only have calves every 10 years. As they are rare, they fiercely protect them until death.
"Ohh, this could get dangerous," I pondered.
I saw the lizard-like people in a panic. Approximately 500,000 soldiers formed up into formation and awaited the elephants' arrival.
While these elephants were usually peaceful, I had no idea what would happen now.
The commanders shouted orders left and right, chaos reigning in the camp.
I flew up into the air to get a better view of what was about to unfold.
"Wow," I said.
The scene was truly unforgettable.
The army, disciplined and solid as iron, formed up on the left side. Shield bearers formed the front row, four men deep, their shields held firm, ready to support the person in front.
Behind the shields stood individual lance bearers, lending the formation a spiky defense. There were even some persons without weapons.
I watched as the tips of the lances trembled slightly while the herd of elephants approached relentlessly.
With each step, the ground trembled more, the sound of a collapsing tent mingling with the thunderous stomping.