After two years of intense war, the coalition was nearly at its limit.

Even with the backing of beings at the Legendary Level, possibly involving the secret forces of some Divine entities, the mainstay of this war was, after all, the Beastmen scattered throughout the Kawa Great Forest.

In the aftermath of such a war, the vast regions surrounding the Kawa Great Forest probably held several tens of millions of Beastmen, of which now perhaps more than half have been wiped out.

Of course, those who truly perished on the battlefield are probably less than one-tenth.

Most were due to discipline breakdowns leading to rout, accidental injuries during dispersal, and the punitive actions taken as deterrents.

But under such brutal oppression, the Beastman army was already at its limit.

Even the cannon fodder had basic needs to survive; the lives lost in this brutal war were already too many, and the morale of the Beastman army driven by the coalition had drastically plummeted.

From the intelligence, it shows that the Beastmen, as the main cannon fodder, have already lost morale.

A large number of ordinary cannon fodder couldn't enter the field, eventually forcing those high-ranking figures in the background to personally take to the field.

Austin instinctively felt that once the great war erupted, it might well exceed his imagination.

"Fortunately, for now, I at least have some self-preservation ability."

Although Austin's Level Cultivation is still at the peak of Half-Legendary, at the threshold of a quasi-Legendary level.

Yet, having absorbed the knowledge gains from the entire Martial Hero World, Austin's quasi-Legendary strength was far stronger than an average Half-Legendary.

Even a true Legendary Level existence might not easily prevail against him.

"The strength of a Legendary Level, just barely able to protect myself, hopefully, this war will end soon..."

This war has an excessively wide-reaching impact.

The Dragon Nest Tribe, due to its remote location and the mysterious backing of Celestial Dragon Island, had not been much affected in these two years of war.

But at the Bloody Great Wall border, the vast Barbaric Border Land stretching hundreds of kilometers had its nearby Beastmen conscripted and relocated due to the war, greatly reducing the border's danger.

Furthermore, most of the logistics for this war were provided by humans. With the logistical advantage, a large number of human Adventurers, Mercenaries, bankrupt farmers, and fallen nobles organized teams to begin pioneering the border wasteland, encroaching upon the wilderness.

In the past, the numerous Beastmen living in the border wastelands, relying on the alternating grassland and forest that formed a frontier line, and supported by the Beastman Royal Court, proliferated extensively and posed a significant threat to the human Duchies at the Bloody Border.

But now, after two years of warfare.

Many Beastmen in the border wasteland were conscripted, more perished on the battlefield, turning those vast plains and wilderness into a broad hunting ground for human pioneers.

The Kingdom's expansion orders, the rich output of Magic Materials, various precious mines, and tales of overnight fortunes.

Plus, with the greatest threat—the Beastmen—gone, the vast border wasteland suddenly became a playground for pioneers.

Humans are gradually encroaching upon the Kawa Great Forest.

"But fortunately, this war isn't expected to last much longer. Once it's over, then the Kawa Great Forest will be my era!"

The Forest Land attracts such considerable attention, even sparking this protracted war involving numerous forces; the root of it all was the remnants of the former Beastman Empire in the core area.

Once the Pure-blooded Beastmen are thoroughly exterminated, those focusing on the forest will turn away.

Having suffered heavy losses, the vitality-drained Kawa Great Forest is about to become his main field!

Seizing the chaos in the forest after the war, Austin can rapidly rise in a short time.

As for those humans making a living in the border regions, he'll have ample time to dismantle, dissolve, and absorb them. Anyway, after this great war, there probably won't be any force within the Kawa Great Forest capable of threatening his ruling power.

Ten years sharpening a sword, and now it's finally time to draw it from the scabbard.

The Dragon Nest Tribe, like a lurking tiger in stealth, once the time is right, will naturally soar and transform into a dragon!

"Afterward, it's only about cautiously biding my time and waiting for the opportunity, as for that Fragment of the Gate of Truth in the hands of the Beastman Royal Court, perhaps..."

Austin contemplated, his gaze flickering.

...

In the coming time, while Austin sorted out various affairs that occurred within the Dragon Nest Tribe over the past few years, he also focused on further enhancing his own strength.

The growth of the Dragon Nest Division was proceeding with no major issues except for some large strategic plans.

During two years of secluded cultivation, Austin, drawing on the Cultivation of Spiritual Awareness Method he founded herself in the Martial Hero World, successfully developed a Secret Technique capable of transmitting certain knowledge and memories through Spiritual Power.

Or rather, it is a Secret Technique allowing one to descend into a dream realm to receive and solidify knowledge within a dream.

Back in the Martial Hero World, Austin had created a unique move called Hongtian Dream as Li Hu.

By pulling reality into a dream realm through Illusion and Reality Transformation, it achieved a terrifying destructive power.

Using that Hongtian Dream as a blueprint, and with Austin's modifications of some Divine Sense Secret Techniques, it eventually turned into a Secret Technique highly crucial for the development of the Dragon Nest Tribe.

It is known that previously, due to the rapid expansion of the Dragon Nest Tribe, management abilities of figures like Vini couldn't keep up, resulting in many issues in managing the vast Dragon Nest Tribe.

This led to Vini, unable to handle the voluminous political duties, approaching Austin for resignation two years ago.

Although these issues were overshadowed by the rapid expansion of the Dragon Nest Tribe, with the tribe's growth, they might accumulate like hidden injuries within a Martial Artist's body, exploding after reaching a certain point, potentially bringing significant harm to the Dragon Nest Tribe.

Vini and others, after all, started as leaders of a small tribe.

And among the Dragon Nest Tribe, the vast majority originated from the bottom, with ultimately limited insight.

In ancient times, the maxim "It's hard for the poor to produce great children" had some truth to it.

Moreover, in this high-martial yet medieval society, especially within Beastmen who possess a knowledge level close to primitive humanity, it is even more so.

Even with the later inclusion of Elves, issues within the system still persisted.

This is due to the narrow perspective of managers, knowledge, and other issues.

Particularly in the later stages of the Dragon Nest Tribe's expansion, as the leading force, Austin gradually delegated power, focusing on enhancing his own strength while holding an Extraordinary status above.

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