Chapter 0711: Return to Shadow Island
Plane of Faun, Isle of Shadows.
The Shadow Isle, which had been silent for a while, became bustling and noisy again.
Loaded ships docked at the port in the western part of the island, and a large number of alien coolies, under the supervision of the overseers, busily carried heavy loads out of the hold and into the tall, sturdy stone warehouses near the shoreline.
Ever since the witch plague broke out, the sight has never stopped.
The steady stream of loot from the Faun Continent and the Jialan Continent filled almost all the warehouses on the outskirts of Shadow Island, and even some of the warehouses near the island's core had to be vacated to store or imprison the wealth or slaves that were being plundered.
As the war went well, the witches who went to the continent of Faun even teamed up to break a small principality near the sea, and then recruited some wandering nobles and thieves in the vicinity to form a nondescript 'witch alliance'.
Now, in any case, the Pale Witch's war has given it a foothold in the continent of Faun. Even if the witch plague is over, it will be countless times more difficult for those inherent forces on the continent to drive them out than in the past.
It is precisely because of the huge harvest of the witches this time that it naturally attracts all the large chambers of commerce and slave traders in the entire Faen Continent. Of course, those famous and well-known chambers of commerce also have to care about their own reputation, so they are all sent by some dark agents controlled by themselves privately.
Overall, the most lucrative of witches this time are the Pale Witches!
Although the Jialan Continent did not make much breakthrough, it was also turned upside down by the witches, and it was embarrassing.
Not to mention anything else, the nearly one million undead who poured out of the death scars in the middle of the Jialan Continent alone brought about a loss of about 200,000 civilians to the forest elves. Although the elven kingdom has dispatched elite legions and a large number of strong men, they have already strangled these undead.
However, the magical forest, which has been gently trodden by the undead, is greatly damaged. If you want to recover, I am afraid it will take at least nearly 100 years.
Moreover, the Dark Witch and the Witch of Destiny, who overfulfilled their tasks, also harmed the Pegasus Demon Spring and Dragon Cliff in the Elven Kingdom by the way. According to the Dark Witches who sit in the Echo Islands, the Elven Kingdom will lose the strange beast Pegasus forever.
In addition, the forest dragon clan that has been living quietly in Dragon Cliff has also been divided, and about 1/3 of the green dragon and the jade dragon have been abducted by a cross-border thunder dragon.
This...... This can happen, and to be honest, it's a bit of a surprise to everyone and the dragon!
Six months have passed since the beginning of the war, and it is time for the witch plague to come to an end. So the witches who had completed their tasks or were in dire need of recuperation returned to the Isle of Shadows one after another and began to gather here.
According to the agreement, it will be eight months after the start of the witch plague that the Pale Witches will open the door of the plane again and send everyone back to the wizarding world. Therefore, even if the Dark Witch and the Witch of Destiny complete their mission ahead of schedule, they must stay on the Shadow Island for two more months.
The Dark Witch, who had returned to the Isle of Shadows before the Witch of Fate, joined her companions who had just been resurrected from the psionic pool on the island, and immediately became powerful again. The witches of the other factions who had returned from the continent of Faun to recuperate were overjoyed and paid high prices to hire them as thugs to fight again before the witch plague was over.
Therefore, the Dark Witches did not stay on the island for a few days at all, and they joined the ranks of different witch factions one after another, and embarked on the sea ship to the continent of Faun.
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Grim and his party finally arrived at Shadow Island without any problems.
The last time they left, they swaggered away on a giant floating ship. But this time he returned, but it was obviously much more low-key, and he returned to the Shadow Island on a ship transporting slaves.
Stepping on the dangling gangplank, he disembarked from the foul and filthy ship, and as soon as he stepped onto the stone dock, a group of overseers and slaves surrounded him. However, as soon as they saw the eye-catching wizard robes on this group of people, the slaves all hula and scattered to both sides, not daring to block the path of the wizard masters.
A witch in charge of the docks hurried over, and when she saw the leader Grim and Alice, she hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Welcome back to the Isle of Shadows, please come with me!"
Shadow Isle, as the territory of the Pale Witch, has been strictly divided into fixed class territories.
The twenty or thirty kilometers in the center of the inner island belong to the wizarding area, and only wizards and those they approve of can enter and exit freely.
Ordinary outsiders can't get close there!
The periphery of the central area is divided into four distinct areas: east, west, north and south.
The western area is the port area, which is mainly responsible for loading and unloading goods and transit warehouses, the northern area is the trade area, where all the trading houses have stalls or auction houses, the eastern area is the magic area, which is responsible for the sale of equipment or items related to supernatural powers, and the southern area is the slave area, where large slave auctions are held almost every day......
So Grim and his entourage, led by the little witch, traveled all the way through the noisy docks, walked past the crowded warehouses, and finally walked nearly ten miles along a gray and white gravel path to the island before arriving at the entrance of the wizarding quarter.
The outskirts of the wizarding quarters are filled with all sorts of bloodthirsty strains and terrifying monsters, with only a few small entrances and exits in a few special directions, which are then guarded by witches and witchcraft legions.
In this way, even if the enemy infiltrates the Shadow Island, it will be very difficult to infiltrate the wizarding area!
At the entrance, the witch on duty illuminated Grim and his party with a strange crystal, and only after identifying everyone did they enter the wizarding quarter.
And here, they can move freely and no longer be subject to any control!
The price paid by Grim and others on this trip to the Jialan Continent is not small, but the harvest is also huge.
In terms of personnel, the Witch of Destiny sent a total of eight people with Alice, but only four were able to return to Shadow Island alive. However, fortunately, Alice successfully advanced to the second level, which completely disappeared the imminent life worries.
With a base life of 300-500 years for a Tier 2 wizard, Alice also has a lot of time to slowly comprehend and appreciate the invisible benefits of the Prophecy Scepter.
As for Grim, the losses are a bit huge!
First of all, the loss of personnel, the poisonous concubine Endo and the three-headed demon dog Angujia were all lost in the Jialan Continent. Mary's side lost one Blood Knight, but added seven more Blood Elves, and her strength increased instead of decreasing. Billis, the Worm Witch, is still lost near Greenwater City, and although he is safe for the time being, it will be difficult for him to return smoothly in the short term.
The second is the loss of materials, which will go to sea.
The biggest loss is, of course, the floating giant ship, as well as the hundreds of metal magic machines and half a hundred goblin technicians and engineers accompanying the ship.
Of course, these losses can be recompensated for by the Goblin Plane. However, the self-detonating space furnace destroyed one less one, and until the right magic alloy was found, it was impossible for Grim to build more warships like this.
The only remnant of the newly formed Demon Warrior was the Ripper controlled by the goblin Tigur, and another pseudo-Tier 2 goblin* was destroyed in the Battle of the Dragon Cave, which was hateful.
These things add up to a million magic crystals, and the value of these things is more than one million magic crystals, and it is difficult to make up for the loss this time by relying on those forest elves who have been captured alone, even if they are sold for a sky-high price.
But fortunately, through this heterotopic battle, it also allowed the Crimson family and the Destiny Witch family to have in-depth exchanges and interactions. If you look at it from the side, the Witches of Fate are finally in the right position, and there is a hint of merging with the Crimson family.
This...... Undoubtedly, this is the biggest takeaway from Grim's trip!
A Tier 2 Destiny Witch who has lost the shackles of her life force and can be fully trusted...... Perhaps only Grim can clearly realize that he has gained too much this time.
In the past history of the Northland Witches, the Witches of Destiny are like their 'eyes' to explore and observe the outside world, and they are responsible for the historical mission of gaining insight into opportunities, guiding directions, and discerning every detail!
All the Witches of Destiny are hardly overly forceful and can only survive by relying on the protection of their other witch sisters. So their position in the witch camp is actually very transcendent.
Now, Grim has pulled Alice into his camp halfway. Then in the foreseeable future, the Crimson family will have no worries and usher in a huge development opportunity.
After settling down in the Shadow Isle wizard Tari, all the Crimson family wizards were also idle. As a reward for the battle, each wizard was given between ten and thirty elven slaves, as well as magic gems weighing in kilograms.
Of course, what is more important is the otherworldly knowledge seized from the Jialan Continent!
The forest elves also have two major spellcaster systems: elven mages and druids. Although the core of their system revolves around divine magic, it still has a lot of reference and research value for wizards who are also spellcasters.
As the spoils of the family's death, all Crimson Wizards and Witches of Destiny who participated in the war also received a copy of the Knowledge Crystal. And its meaning is much more valuable than those elven slaves and magic gems!
Anyway, it was still two months before the plane gate was opened again, so some family wizards who couldn't stay idle were also invited to join the team going to the Faun Continent along with the Witch of Fate.
There, the ranks of witches of various factions were having a good time with the natives of the continent of Faun, and they went just in time for the harvest season, and maybe some other oil and water would come back.
Therefore, under the leadership of Mary, the Wind Witch Deserra, Medusa Dana, Goblin Tigur and others ran to the Faun Continent again. Only the dragonman Zacha remained uninterested, loyally guarding Grim's side.
And Grim took the opportunity to stay on Shadow Island, sorting out the harvest of this trip, auctioning the auction, and then taking the opportunity to collect a little special resources from the Faun plane.
After all, although many otherworldly resources can be collected in the wizarding world, the price is ...... But the height is outrageous!