Chapter 164: Threats in the Wilderness
Alan took his sister and Angie to inspect the new Quint territory.
Maps were drawn along the way, highlighting natural resources that could be developed.
The largest freshwater lake in the territory, its waters are shaped like a saddle, so the locals call it "Saddle Lake".
The North Lake is said to be the territory of the Water Nagas, and is infested with multi-headed snake lizards domesticated by the Water Nagas.
Allen marked the North Lake District as "highly dangerous" on the map and prohibited civilians from approaching.
Nanhu District is relatively safe.
Although there are groups of wild beasts, they are not as ferocious as the Naga and the hydra.
There are a large group of beautiful swans living in the area, and the legend of the "Swan Girl" is also popular.
The Nanhu District is suitable for building reservoirs and canals to provide clean domestic water for towns.
While building the water conservancy project, Alan will try his best to protect the local ecology, otherwise it would be a pity if the swans flew away.
Sharkfin Mountain, the largest mountain and hill near the New Gwent Territory.
The main peak is over 3,000 meters above sea level and looks like a shark's dorsal fin, hence the name "Shark Fin Peak".
The foothills are covered with woodlands and meadows, which are ideal for setting up logging camps and ranches, providing timber, meat, eggs and milk to the town.
There are many monsters in the area. If we don't clear them out, there is no way to develop and utilize the area.
The jungle valleys in the north of the territory are home to many fairies and animated plants. The most dangerous of them all is Elona, known as the "Queen of Flower Fairies."
The place name "Flower Demon Valley" comes from Elona.
The Flower Demon Valley is an area under key surveillance by the Silver Moon Monastery, and no outsiders are allowed to enter.
Alan guessed that there might be some precious medicinal herbs growing in the Flower Demon Valley, which would be of certain value to the practice of the Silver Moon Warlocks.
Therefore, we will control the local area and use it as a resource point.
In this case, Allen can't get his hands on the place.
Having already offended the Beast Worshiping Cult, we cannot afford to offend the Silver Moon Monastery again.
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On the way to inspect the territory, Allen asked Angel about other larger forces near the New Quint Territory, besides the Case family and the Silver Moon Monastery.
An Qi was born and raised here and was very familiar with the surrounding situation. After a little thought, she summarized the four forces.
First of all, there are the dwarves who occupy the iron mines in the north. The local iron ore is basically monopolized by the dwarves.
The new town is in its infancy and needs a large number of steel products. It is not practical to open a temporary mine and smelt iron.
For now, we can mobilize iron products from the territory of the Keith family for emergency use, but in the long run , we still have to control an iron mine of our own, and sooner or later we will have to deal with the dwarves.
"I heard that most dwarves have hot tempers and are stubborn. They may be difficult to deal with." Kelly was a little worried.
"Sister Kelly, it is just as you said. Our Keith family suffered a lot when doing business with the dwarves."
An Qi smiled helplessly.
"For example, in a contract signed ten years ago, the price was no longer appropriate, and we proposed a change, but the dwarves disagreed and accused us of trying to break the contract."
"Dwarves are a race with a very long lifespan. It is normal for them to live three or four hundred years."
"So they don't understand why they have to revise a contract after signing it."
"In the minds of dwarves, what they hate most is change. They wish everything in this world would remain unchanged forever."
"Once you sign a contract, it will take hundreds of years to execute!"
"As for changes in the outside world and the rise and fall of prices, they are not unaware of it."
"But they would rather pretend they don't know and deceive themselves that nothing has changed!"
"So, dealing with dwarves has its pros and cons."
"The bad thing is that these people are stubborn and stubborn, and they won't change their minds."
"The good thing is that once the dwarves make a promise, they will keep it."
Alan nodded and decided to take some time to go to the mining area to negotiate with the dwarves, hoping to reach a long-term cooperation.
The second force near the territory is the ogre "Big Stick" clan entrenched in the western forests and large fertile plains.
The clan leader calls himself "Chief Big Stick" and is a giant with immense strength!
The new town of Gwent needs to develop fertile farmland and mine timber, and it is bound to expand into the western plains. Sooner or later, it will come into conflict with the ogre clan.
Allen seemed calm about this question.
Mainly because he was too good at dealing with ogres.
"Big Stick Clan", huh?
I, handsome boy, am the co-chief of the Iron Stomach Clan and the Snow Mountain Tribe, the "Green Dragon Slayer". Is there any problem in unifying a mere Big Stick Clan?
Chief Big Stick, if you are willing to cooperate, then cooperate.
If he refuses to cooperate, we will replace him with a chief who is more sensible.
Alan has done this kind of thing countless times in the meditation world.
Because ogres are so stupid, they are easy to deal with.
"Stick" plus "candy", these two things are enough to get the job done.
In the eastern harbor of New Gwent, there is a pirate gang that controls the coastal docks, known as the "Crab Gang".
This group of pirates set up a camp in the port called "The Nest".
As the name suggests, this is a place that specializes in providing alcohol, gambling and erotic services.
Pirates and smugglers like to gather there.
Crabbe is the leader of the pirate and smuggling gang.
"This man is quite powerful!"
Speaking of the pirate captain Crabbe, Angel's tone was serious.
"It is said that he is a water sorcerer in the late third stage!"
"Strangely enough, Crabbe is better at martial arts than water magic."
"His fighting style is more like that of a violent warlock."
"This may be because the bloodline that this person awakened came from some strong and violent sea monster!"
The pirate captain Crabbe has a large group of minions under him.
The most noteworthy ones are his two confidants and a pet.
"Crabbe has a giant octopus as a pet. At first glance, it doesn't sound like a big deal."
"That octopus named Paul is huge! It's definitely bigger than any octopus you've ever seen!"
"Crabbe also has a pair of mistresses, Lulu and Lala, both sisters are harpies!"
Warlocks have all kinds of strange quirks.
After listening to the story told by his junior sister, Alan didn't know whether he should envy the pirate captain's fortune of having many wives or admire his strong taste.
The most powerful force near Allen's territory is the "Dimen Fort" located in the southern inland.
There are thousands of orc bandits stationed in Dimenbao, responsible for guarding a "underground navel".
The so-called "navel of the earth" is a tunnel leading from the surface to the underworld.
Gathering thousands of fierce and unruly orcs just to guard a tunnel leading deep into the earth?
What's the secret at the end of the tunnel?
Alan asked Angie out of curiosity.
"The orc chieftain 'Fire Axe' Akira is only the overlord of the Undergate Fortress in name only. There is another big boss behind Akira."
"This person lives in the Underdark all year round and controls a huge underground city."
"Akuma, the dungeon lord, is said to be a powerful ogre wizard!"
"Many years ago, the orc chieftain Akira had a conflict with our Kes family."
"As a result, our family suffered a great loss. Since then, we have not dared to expand our influence to the southern inland area."
"How strong is Akira?" Allen asked his junior sister.
"It is said that he is a fourth-level violent warlock! Early or late stage? I am not sure."
The strength of "Flame Axe" Akira is probably not weaker than General Eva of the Meditation World, and he has thousands of orc bandits under his command.
This force is enough to dominate an area!
However, Akira still has to obey the dungeon wizard Akuma.
So the question is, how strong is Akuma?
"Akuma's strength is comparable to that of a fifth-level warlock!" An Qi added, "This is grandma's speculation. I dare not say whether it is accurate or not."
Alan nodded and fell into thought.
His ogre bloodline once had an evolutionary path that could directly upgrade him to an ogre wizard.
He didn't choose that path at the time because the threshold for evolution was too high.
Now he has embarked on an original bloodline path.
However, the bloodline of the poisonous leopard man still contains the blood of the ogre.
This means that he can fuse the blood of the ogre wizard and achieve bloodline evolution in a roundabout way!
Kill the dungeon lord Akuma, plunder his blood, and then merge it with your own poisonous leopard blood...
This idea excited Alan!
The bloodline formed by this fusion is absolutely powerful beyond imagination!
Unfortunately, he currently does not have the ability to challenge Akuma, and instead has to worry about the other party taking the initiative and destroying his nascent foundation.
There are mountains everywhere in the east, south, west, north and all directions!
No faction is easy to mess with.
Alan sighed, feeling stressed out.
I can't do it alone, I must gather more forces as soon as possible!
What other talents are available around you?
My sister isn't very strong, but she's absolutely reliable.
Sora and Anqi, mother and daughter, are also his close friends.
Apart from these three women, Allen could not find any other trustworthy helpers.
In the short term, we can only put more effort into them.
Sora's talents are mainly reflected in handling internal affairs.
My sister and Angie still have more room to grow.
Allen felt that it was necessary to train them to become his right-hand men.
After the inspection, Allen returned to the town and used meditation sessions to help his sister and teacher Sora break through their bottlenecks.
Ms. Sora was promoted to the late second stage. In addition to the improvement in agility and spirit, she also comprehended two 2nd-ring magics.
"Flash Dust" and "Summon Nature's Ally Level 2" are both very useful.
Kelly was promoted to the early stage of the first stage, and her agility, spirit and natural armor were improved, and she also awakened the first stage atavism form.
In her ancestral form, Kelly can communicate telepathically with cats directly, making it easier for her to gain the favor of various cats.
Kelly also awakened two 1st level magics.
"Leave no trace". After being blessed, you will not leave any footprints, footsteps or smells when walking in any occasion, and you will not be tracked.
"Turning Beasts into Friends" means trying to charm a wild beast or a magical beast with low intelligence. If you win the mental confrontation, you can gain the other party's favor.
For ordinary beasts, the charm effect lasts for a full day, but there is one exception.
If Kelly uses the "Beast Becomes Friend" spell on a cat in her ancestral state and succeeds, then the charm effect will remain effective forever!
Using this magic, Kelly can easily subdue ferocious beasts such as lions, tigers, leopards, and mountain cats!