Chapter Ninety-Nine: Annexation
After leaving the battlefield, Du Shen and the others did not immediately go south. The Pen www.biquge.info the group to the city of Bomia and plunder the tortoise beast armor and bones stored there in the temple. In this way, counting the space equipment that was taken from Elder Montagu's arms. The remains of the turtle beast obtained by the temple, eight CD were obtained by Du Shen.
After sacking the city of Bohemia, Du Shen and others walked through the wilderness and moved indiscriminately. It wasn't until night fell that Du Shen and others stopped and built the gate of the tide. The full moon rises, and the portal is connected. Du Shen and the others drilled into the gate of the tides and arrived at the new territory in an instant.
In this way, the operation to rescue Mario can be regarded as a perfect end.
In the castle that has not yet been completed, Du Shen introduces everyone to Mario. didn't wait for others to propose to wash the dust for Mario, Du Shen directly urged Mario to work.
Earlier, when he was on the road during the day, Du Shen and Mario had an exchange. Mario is also very interested in how to make demons. In the face of Du Shen's urging, Mario was not dissatisfied.
Du Shen led Mario to the room that had been prepared a long time ago. He secretly contacts Shadow and relays to Mario how to make the demon.
This busy work is all night. In the morning, Du Shen went to wash and rest. Mario is still immersed in new knowledge.
At noon, Du Shen woke up. Knowing that Mario hadn't eaten yet, he walked into the guest room with the food himself.
"Your Excellency, how is the study?" Du Shen put the plate on the edge of the table. He picked up a loaf of bread and ate it.
"Wonderful!" said Mario, holding a few blank sheets of paper, and walked over to the table to pick up the bread. He devoured and admired: "It's a wonderful method! It's very ingenious in many places......
Du Shen interrupted impatiently: "Just tell me, with the current conditions, can it be realized?"
"This ......," Mario muttered, not forgetting to keep filling his stomach.
It took a long time for Mario to come to his senses. He continued to pick up a piece of bread: "To be honest, there are places where I don't know how it works. However, I know what the purpose is. I can do stupid ways to achieve those goals. So, the key is resources. I haven't finished reading the list of supplies you left behind. But I'm sure there's a lack of essential supplies in the warehouses of Shadowkeep. ”
Du Shen picked up the thick list of materials and flipped through them casually: "In other words, the technology is fine, and there is a lack of some necessary raw materials now?"
Because Mario is smuggled back to Manlo World every year, he has an idea of the current wizarding world. While eating bread, he shook his head and sighed: "The current wizarding world has declined greatly. The people of the temple deliberately avoided the path of wizards. And those aristocrats, they don't need it at all. Therefore, many of the resources that are in short supply in the wizarding world are actually just undiscovered and mined......"
Du Shen glanced at Mario's long white beard and interrupted again: "Master Mario, as a staff member, please consider the problem from the perspective of achieving the goal as soon as possible. I'm planning to merge other wizarding organizations over time. They should be able to get all the materials you need, right?"
Mario was stunned for a moment and nodded: "That's right." If you have enough organizations to merge. ”
"That's fine," a piece of jet-black metal suddenly appeared in Du Shen's hand, "This is the secret book inherited by the Guardian Family." It records the distribution of various contemporary wizarding forces, as well as the location of certain minerals and relics. ”
Du Shen stepped forward and handed the secret law book to Mario: "Your knowledge hut must have records of the ancient wizarding world. You take our news and make a more detailed map. I need to understand the distribution of the remaining wizarding forces, and I need to understand the location of those organizations that have died. Although it has been a long time, there are still some treasures left behind in those ruins. It's worth sending people to explore. ”
Mario nodded yes.
In the next few days, Mario gathered and made maps, and at the same time taught Du Shen how to refine demons. Du Shen didn't want to learn all the relevant knowledge. He just wanted to know the general principle, and the taboos to be aware of. After all, Du Shen would go to other worlds in the future. He must rely on himself to cultivate and strengthen the demons.
Mario finishes summarizing the information. Du Shen summoned the top brass of Shadow Castle to discuss the next plan of action. A day later, Du Shen sent a team of wizards to the west. The wizard team carries a portal, which can be regarded as exploring the way for Du Shen.
Later, Du Shen led wizards to explore the wasteland around the new realm. He tempted himself with ghouls and searched everywhere for ruins. A few ruins were very dangerous and were abandoned by Du Shen. Most of the ruins, relying on the sacrifice of a large number of ghouls and the cooperation of wizards, were basically searched to the bottom.
The number of relics obtained from the search is quite large, but the overall value is not high. It's the material for refining demons, so a small part is allocated. As for the other artifact harvests, the highest quality is comparable to the Domination Scepter and the Fantasy Armament. Du Shen felt that it did not apply to him, and all of them were filled into the public treasury.
Before you have finished exploring the wasteland around the new realm, it's midsummer, and the Tidegate is reacting. Du Shen said goodbye to Teresa and the others. He led a large number of wizards and drilled into the portal.
Du Shen walked out of the portal and saw the wizard team exploring the path at a glance. He made a quick scan to confirm that there were quite a few members of the team. Next to the wizard team, there was another group of people. The group was mostly women, led by an old woman with white hair.
The old woman's smile was kind. She took the initiative to greet Du Shen: "Welcome guests to Asora." I am Shirley, the contemporary leader of Asora. ”
Du Shen smiled and walked towards the old woman, performing a wizard's etiquette: "In Xia Du Shen, he is the deputy leader of the Shadow Castle." Your Excellency must already know our conditions? I don't know, what are you thinking about?"
The old woman's smile froze and slowly disappeared: "Your Excellency Du Shen, you want us to join the Shadow Castle again, and you want us to relocate the station. The stakes are high, please allow us to ......"
Du Shen raised his hand to interrupt: "Please give me the result immediately." ”
Du Shen was not aggressive, but only made a slightly serious statement: "Your Excellency Shirley, presumably, my people have already told you about the battle in Bomia City. I'm honest, it's not like I can't kill the Templar Montagu, and the Elemental Messengers. I'm just hiding my fangs for the time being in order to buy us time to grow and grow. ”
As he spoke, the figure of a wizard continued to emerge from the portal behind Du Shen. At this time, it was already more than fifty.
"Your Excellency Shirley," Du Shen casually pointed to the wizards around him, "You Asora, there are only thirty or fifty people. If you hadn't had what I cared about, I wouldn't have had to come in person. These subordinates of mine can kill you all!"
Shirley's complexion grew more and more ugly, mixed with humiliation and anger. However, the situation is stronger than people, and there are fewer than forty members of Asora. Shirley turned around and comforted the younger who was also resentful but ready to move.
After a while, she said to Du Shen in a dejected manner: "Your Excellency, why are you difficult for us? If you want something, tell us, and we will give it respectfully." We, Asora, love peace and don't want to get involved in any fighting. ”
Thinking of the temple's propaganda, Du Shen couldn't help but laugh: "Your Excellency Shirley, the curtain of the new era has been opened. The world of the future is full of strife. Sooner or later, you will be involved. Or become an enemy of the Shadow Keep, or become a helper. Live or die, choose now!"
"You ......" Shirley turned pale, gritted her teeth, and weakened again. She pleaded sincerely: "Your Excellency, why bother. We just want to seclusion......"
"Please don't continue the. Give me the answer right away. Du Shen waved his hand, and the wizards around him moved, blocking all the retreats of Shirley and the others.
Shirley glanced at the figures around her, and it was estimated that there would be no less than a hundred. She sighed weakly: "Your Excellency, you have succeeded. We agreed to join the Shadow Keep. But we refuse to fight for nothing!"
"Don't worry. No one is going to force you to die," Du Shen said casually, not looking like a guarantee, "Now, please give me Asora's arm." ”
Shirley sighed secretly, turned around and led Du Shen to the depths of the manor. In the middle of the three villas in the manor, stands a human figure. Shirley informs Du Shen that Asora's arm is hidden in the center of the portrait.
Du Shen took matters into his own hands and pushed down the portrait. He smashed open the figure and pulled out a particularly thick arm. The arms are wrapped in a thin layer of grease and look fresh.
Du Shen checked it slightly, and secretly rejoiced: "However, the auxiliary materials for Zhu Zhu's promotion are complete." ”
Du Shen put Asora's arm into the pendant: "Your Excellency Shirley, thank you for your generosity. When you get to the Shadow Keep, you'll be compensated. Please make arrangements, and lead all the juniors to the new territory with me tomorrow night. Tonight, my subordinates will stay temporarily, and I would like you to settle them. ”
Shirley agreed, and immediately set about placing the manpower designated by Du Shen.
Du Shen led some of the wizards back to the Tidegate. At this point, the teleportation time has not yet ended. Du Shen returned to Shadowcastle and hurriedly handed Asola's arm to Mario to deal with. He returned to the manor through the portal.
After some inspection, Du Shen led a small number of subordinates to the nearby noble territory. However, the pseudo-divine power in the pearl has been exhausted. Du Shen plans to replenish as soon as possible so as not to delay the improvement of strength.
From Shirley's mouth, Du Shen already had a rough understanding of the distribution of forces within a radius of dozens of miles. Du Shen first found the nearest mansion of the minor noble, and attacked it brightly. After harvesting a little pseudo-divine power, Du Shen digested it while leading the wizard to the largest city nearby.
In order to collect the maximum amount of pseudo-divine power, Du Shen planned to arrange the battle of attacking the city until daytime. Therefore, when most of the journey was completed, Du Shen ordered the wizard to rest at the camping spot on the side of the road and wait for dawn.
At the camping site, there are already more than a dozen passers-by staying overnight. They were in groups of three or five, either in simple cowhide tents, or in the open air.
These people were shrewd enough to detect the approach of Du Shen and the others. After Du Shen expressed his goodwill, these people were wary for a while and gradually relaxed.