Chapter 285: Three's Company

A million Thunder Stones were already prepared.

This was also the last link in his plan.

— To level the Isone Ruins.

The Isone Ruins are located in the west of Star Town, directly bordering the infamous Skull Wilderness.

In the Dark World, the wilderness is the most stable area, inhabited only by wandering monsters and no large threats, making it the best buffer zone.

Placing defensive fortifications at the forefront of the buffer zone is the most common practice during Trolian expansions.

It has many advantages: it's unlikely to startle dangerous monster groups, provides a wide field of vision, facilitates reconnaissance, and the wilderness spans a vast area, separating truly dangerous regions while also serving as a transit area.

If there are teams on a mission to the Dark World, they could first reach Star Town and then from Star Town proceed to the Skull Wilderness, heading in any direction from there.