Without the trouble of Little Bear, the operation of the tavern began to slowly return to normal, and business also prospered. Every night, mercenaries and adventurers gathered at Shangri-La's tavern to boast and drink.

  During this time, there was no more strife between the Bantu and the Rus, plus the intimidation of the guards, so nobody dared to make trouble anymore, and the security in Visen Town became better and better. Whether they were mercenaries or adventurers, all were focused on carrying out their own tasks and plans.

  Some people hunt in the Trass Forest, some search for the legendary dragon treasure everywhere, and even some people eat black in the forest, killing each other. But as long as they don't make trouble in Visen Town, as long as they don't threaten the ordinary townspeople, Good, who is responsible for defense, doesn't care too much about it either.

  Incalculable strength, mysterious family, massive demon beast army, powerful followers...

  Yang Ling didn't really control the actions of the mercenaries and adventurers, but at the same time, after understanding his strength, the mercenaries and adventurers dared not to provoke this lord even more. Every new mercenary and adventurer would be warned by those around them that they must not cause trouble in Weisen Town, lest they bring disaster upon themselves.

  Under the efforts of Intelligence Group Parrot, Yang Ling understood every detail about the situation in Weissen Town. He naturally knew the small news between mercenaries and adventurers. For the current situation, he was very satisfied. As long as everything went according to plan, the resource-rich Weissen Town would definitely attract a large number of merchants.

  The rapid development of the territory is just around the corner!

  According to the message brought back by the Minotaur Chieftain, the Fox Tribe elder has won over many tribes, and many indigenous people are moving to the shores of Blackwater Lake or Visen Town. As they say, "united we stand", it's estimated that by next spring at the latest, a town with some scale can be built on the shores of Blackwater Lake. The name Yang Ling has already thought of, just call it Blackwater City.

  The Heishui Castle, located on the shores of Heishui Lake, has a unique geographical advantage. Yang Ling believes that with careful planning, Heishui Castle can not only serve as a material transfer station but also rapidly develop based on its own conditions. Although the natural resources of the Ladakh Mountains are not as rich as those of the Trasen Forest, there are still many mineral deposits, and he believes that after development, it will definitely attract many merchant teams to come.

  Back in Visen Town for only a few days, Agu Su also kept sending back good news, exterminating many native tribes that did not know better.

  At the current pace, it is estimated that in just one more month, the bandits between Arxan Mountain Pass and Weishen Town will be completely eliminated. Afterwards, we can move on to the vast wilderness outside of Arxan Mountain Pass to suppress the bandits, making sufficient preparations for the arrival of a large number of merchant caravans and people next year.

  Although the overall direction of territorial development has been planned, many details still need to be further refined, in addition to cultivation. Yang Ling seized the time to discuss the next plan with Gu De and others. On this day, early in the morning, when he was about to discuss with Gu De as usual, Orlando reported and brought the earth spirit elder in.

  "My lord. My clansmen are mostly settled in, is there anything that requires our assistance?"

  After bowing and paying his respects, the earth spirit elder's face was filled with smiles. During this time, under Gude's arrangement, people had already built a house for the earth spirits to live in at the northwest corner of Weisen Town.

  A dry and spacious wooden house. Plenty of food, warm fur, and the villagers' passionate smiling faces.

  After moving to Weisen Town, the earth spirit tribe was overjoyed. Especially the elder of the earth spirit, who understood that he had gambled correctly and luckily climbed onto Yang Ling's big tree. After settling his people, he couldn't wait to lead them in doing something to increase their weight in Yang Ling's heart.

  "Elder, your greatest task is to draw as many magic arrays as possible, the more the better!" After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling continued: "Next, I will send people to deliver large quantities of magical beast blood to you every day. And at the fastest speed, build a magic experiment tower in the town."

  In large-scale battles, the coordination of multiple troops is most important, which can enhance attack and defense capabilities and minimize casualties. Although he didn't know any magic, Yang Ling was very clear about the role of a magician in the army.

  Now, he has the ability to form a heavy infantry and has the ability to form a light cavalry; however, let alone experienced magicians, even magician apprentices are scarce. Magicians cannot be made overnight, and under the current circumstances where it is difficult to recruit a large number of magicians, depicting a large-scale magical array equipment for troops is undoubtedly the best choice.

  Build a magic experiment tower?

  When Yang Ling said this, not only the Earth Essence Elder, but even Gu De, the strategist, was greatly shocked. As a great magician, he knew very well how many high-quality crystal stones were needed to build a magic experiment tower, and with Visen Town's current financial resources, it was simply unbearable.

  "Sir, the crystal mine promised by Prince Genoa of the Ross Empire has not yet materialized. Should we put off the construction of the magic experiment tower for a while?" After a moment's hesitation, Good still expressed his own thoughts.

  "The crystal stone is not the problem, we have as much as we need, the key is whether there are enough skilled craftsmen to draw the magic array!" After a pause, Yang Ling opened the map and pointed to the location of Tianton Mountain Valley: "Here, we have an open-pit sulfur mine, and also a huge five-color crystal stone vein!"

  A massive vein of iridescent crystal ore?

  After the shock, the earth spirit elder and Gu De swallowed hard. Unexpectedly, it was really too unexpected, who would have thought that there was actually a five-colored crystal ore vein inside the Tardon Valley!

  Crystal stones can be made into crystal coins, which can be used to repair large-scale magic arrays and magic towers, and can also replenish the magical power consumed by magicians. High-quality crystal stones can even enhance the power of magic like the core of a magical beast, making them a treasured gem for magicians.

  On the continent of Tyren, an ordinary crystal mine can attract a large number of merchant caravans like flies, leading to countless nobles vying for power. The wars between empires are more about the crazy pursuit of resources such as crystal mines than the desire for territory. It is precisely because there are many crystal mines on the border line that the Bantu Empire and the Ross Empire have been entangled in a protracted war.

  A massive vein of iridescent crystal ore, the news of which would be unimaginable to the Earth Elemental Elders and Gudou, and would cause a terrifying sensation once it spreads!

  After taking a few deep breaths, Guo Deyu quickly understood Yang Ling's true intention of building the city on the shores of Hei Shui Lake.

  Weisen town is currently in a state of stagnation, requiring a large amount of material and human resources. Therefore, he strongly opposed building a city on the shores of Blackwater Lake at first, and even harbored resentment until the last moment. Now that he understands what's going on, he can't help but admire Yang Ling's foresight.

  Building a city on the shores of Blackwater Lake not only allows for the settlement of many indigenous tribes, gaining a large workforce in a short period of time, but also reduces banditry on trade routes to a minimum. More importantly, it can openly station a large army nearby and secretly excavate the Five-Colored Crystal ore vein without drawing attention from outsiders.

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  Gud was overjoyed, and Di Jing Lao even became so excited that his eyes were filled with tears.

  Yang Ling told himself such an important message, there was only one explanation, that is, he had truly accepted and trusted the Jin Yi tribe.

  In most human empires and territories, gnomes are synonymous with filth and lowliness. But in Weisen Town, on Yang Ling's territory, the gnome elder saw a beautiful future for his people.

  "Sir, we must seal off the news and secretly excavate the Rainbow Crystal mine. Otherwise, it may bring about a catastrophe!" After taking a sip of jasmine tea, advisor Gu De calmed down with great effort.

  The value of the Five-Colored Crystal Mine is too great, and once news gets out, not to mention the ambitious Bantu Empire in Visen Town, even the Livena Kingdom Alliance and the Ross Empire will likely get involved. Who knows, it might even bring a disaster that could destroy the newly-born Demon Beast Territory!

  "Yes, milord, be careful with your actions, lest you leak information!"

  After calming down, the face of the earth spirit elder became increasingly solemn. Compared to ordinary people, the earth spirit, who was often discriminated against, understood human greed and cruelty even better. He could be certain that if news of a five-colored crystal mine in the demon beast territory got out, the first to come knocking with malicious intentions would absolutely be the so-called benevolent but actually blood-stained Human Temple.

  Many times, great good news often turns out to be the prelude to a storm!

  Without needing Old Man Jing and Gu De to say more, Yang Ling also understood the reasoning behind "carrying a jade ring with one's crime". After a moment of contemplation, he said: "At present stage, we will seal off the latter half of Tianton Mountain Valley under the pretext of building an army camp. We will dispatch our most loyal warriors to conduct small-scale excavation of crystal mines. All transportation of crystals will be done using spatial rings, with utmost secrecy."

  Space Ring?

  After hearing this, Gu De's face relaxed, and he understood that as long as he selected a team of absolutely loyal warriors, there would be no problem. In this regard, the man-eating demons who only obeyed Yang Ling's orders would be a good choice.

  "Lord, to be honest, using the space ring is not the safest method either." The earth spirit elder hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Frequent trips between Tardon Mountain Valley and Visen Town will easily attract attention from those with ill intentions. If the warrior responsible for transporting the crystal stone is intercepted and the space ring is forcibly taken, then the news of the Five-Colored Crystal Mine will naturally be exposed!"

  After a pause, looking at Yang Ling's serious face, the earth spirit elder continued: "Actually, we have an even more secure method, which is to build a small magic teleportation array in both Visen Castle and Tarton Valley. As long as there is enough space for the system's magical beasts' blood, perhaps it will be possible to draw two small magic teleportation arrays!"

  Magic teleportation array?

  After fully understanding the old man's meaning, Yang Ling was overjoyed. If he could build a small-scale magic teleportation array in both Visen Castle and Tardon Valley, it would be the safest way to go. Not only would it be convenient for secretly mining, but if anything unexpected happened in Tardon Valley, troops could be deployed from Visen Castle at any time.