Chapter 934 - 122: Enormous Postwar Gains
After the Night Wanderer Corpse Messenger was slain, the team may have dispersed, but some naturally mutated monsters were difficult to fully dissipate. These needed to be released from suffering by the Knights and Dwarves using swords and firearms.
And most importantly, there were some members of the Death Choir here, a special troop type not affected by the Night Wanderer Corpse Messenger.
Demster relentlessly hunted these old foes all night but couldn’t completely wipe them out. Some fled into the labyrinthine caves, while others directly leapt into the Hell Pit, hiding among various green fluids and blood. In such a mountain of corpses and sea of blood, finding them was truly difficult.
The entire night, the army of the territory was cleaning up the mess caused by the Night Wanderers’ emergence.
Once the Knights had hacked apart all remnants of the mutated monsters and kicked the skeletons into the pit, Hilude brought the witchcraft items found on the Messenger before Su Li.
"Lord, there’s one good news and one bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?"
"Good news!" Su Li promptly replied, "In this dark world, any good news is uplifting, isn’t it?"
A smile appeared on Hilude’s heroic face as she presented a black box with both hands to Su Li, saying, "The good news is, we have a way to counter Old Jasper. This is a Magic Black Box from the Lusichia Rainforest. You know, the Lizardmen Priests like Slaan possess the deepest understanding of magic. The box is engraved with green patterns and runes of their Lizardmen clan. As long as someone focuses their mind on its design, the box will open on its own and subsequently absorb the Wind of Magic."
"So, if we could place this box in Jasper’s corpse carriage, the magic binding the undead would instantly break, allowing the undead to roam freely and be easily intercepted and slain."
"Additionally, after absorbing enough Wind of Magic, it can release it all at once. For example, the abundance of the Wind of Death inside the cave this time was because the Messenger had brought this Magic Black Box. It gradually released all the stored Wind of Death, intending to turn this cave into the Land of the Dead and created this Abyss, continuously pulling out numerous monsters."
"Hmm?" Su Li’s eyes lit up, being able to absorb a large amount of Wind of Magic and release it in concentration?
"Doesn’t this mean our territory’s productivity could also be enhanced?"
He immediately thought of the Holy Purple Vine Tree, an Extraordinary Spirit Tree and eye of the Wind of Jilun, absorbing a substantial amount of surrounding Wind of Jilun.
If this Lizardmen Black Box is placed at the center of the Wind of Jilun, it can quickly absorb a full box of it, then bring it to the farmland or some Reya’s Holy Land, significantly expanding production.
For instance, to significantly expand the scale of the Holy Forest, greatly increase the farmland’s yield, make the soil much more fertile, or even artificially create several new small-scale holy lands within the territory. Building several Springs of Life would be even better, allowing the spices in the territory to grow wildly, expanding rapidly.
Hilude nodded and said, "And it’s not just limited to that. It can also absorb the Wind of Metal and the Wind of Beasts, enhancing ore extraction from mines, increasing pregnancy rates in pastures, which is highly effective."
This good news indeed lightened Su Li’s mood. If with this item, and a period of peaceful and stable development, the territory could quickly strengthen.
Perhaps in less than ten years, he could become a Count, just like his cheap old dad.
So Su Li mentally prepared himself and asked, "In this dark and desperate world, there can never be benefits without a cost. So what’s the cost, or what’s the bad news?"
"The bad news is, after acquiring this item, we significantly threaten Old Jasper, who very likely already has been watching us. It will proactively attack us to take this item away."
"Is that all?" Su Li immediately relaxed, even wanting to laugh out loud, "I thought it was much worse news! In this world, if you really let me stay in peace for a year and a half, I would be nervous. A bit of pressure is better than letting my thoughts run wild. I always feel that the evil forces might be brewing some significant plot. An early war to weaken them is also quite good."
If Hesse Territory could withstand the attack from this legendary undead force, then at least in the upcoming stormy era shifts, it would have the power to protect itself and not be shattered by the sudden stormy waves.
Afterward, Su Li had this Lizardmen Magic Holy Box put away, then walked to the edge of the pit, looking inside at the Anaric Giant Spiders still resisting desperately.
After enduring attacks from the undead and dwarf firearms volleys, the Anaric Giant Spiders inside were already severely wounded and killed, with at least six Giant Spiders shot to death by the chaotic gunfire. Dorglin possessed an ancient dwarven relic, the [Surveyor’s Sniper Telescope], significantly improving the accuracy of the firearms soldiers and the Dwarf Rangers.
Shooting down such gigantic monsters was simply second nature. Moreover, they did so with ease and calm, because any monster trying to break through was forced back by the Champion Knights, leaving them no chance to fight back despairingly.