Chapter 90, Molten Iron River
And after a little advance in this direction, he saw an active volcano covered in snow.
Magma can be harvested as a resource.
This did not disappear with the advancement of the war plane.
This active volcano is very large, and the magma in it is extremely abundant, and there is even a lava river flowing down the volcanic wall for a long time.
But what made Zhou Mingyue hesitate a little was that he saw that there were barbarians near the lava river.
The barbarians scooped up the lava from the lava river with stone tools, put it in molds, and when it cooled, they took out the solidified magma products and quenched them in a nearby spring.
No, it's not magma, it's molten iron after it has melted!
The river of lava flowing from the crater is actually a river of molten iron!
Zhou Mingyue took advantage of the fact that those barbarians were leaving, and quietly walked to the lava river to take a look, but saw a layer of molten iron floating on the lava river.
No wonder those barbarians would put the magma directly into the mold, and there were some red-hot molten iron floating on the lava river, and the molten iron could naturally be put into the mold to form directly.
If this active volcano lands in the Kingdom of Flor, no matter where it is, it will set off a bloody storm!
A river of molten iron means endless wealth!
And Zhou Mingyue scooped up the molten iron, and after it solidified, it was not pig iron, but relatively pure steel!
Just like what those barbarians did, this does not need to be tempered, it can be directly poured into the mold, and it can be made into a good weapon.
After that, he searched outside and found that more than ten kilometers away from the active volcano, there was a barbarian tribe.
That's where the barbarians come from.
This barbarian tribe is even stronger than the previous barbarian tribe, and there are no less than 10,000 barbarians in it!
Zhou Mingyue even felt that the totem poles in the barbarian tribe were a great threat to him.
There is no doubt that if the war plane is placed in that active volcano, the resources that can be extracted are extremely rich.
But if you do this, after all, it will attract the hostility of the barbarian tribe, and even attack.
This is not surprising, this active volcano is equivalent to being chartered by that barbarian tribe, if anyone wants to intervene in it, hehe, will the barbarian tribe be so honest?
That's a great source of weapons!
Zhou Mingyue hesitated for a moment, but he didn't rush to put down the war plane, but quietly lurked, constantly observing the barbarian tribe.
Compared to the barbarian tribe of 3,000 people, the barbarian tribe of 10,000 people in front of him had more giant eagles, and they even enslaved more giant beasts.
Giant beasts such as the Brute Bull and the Spotted Tiger are relatively common animals in this barbarian tribe.
What surprised Zhou Mingyue the most was that under his totem pole, there was a giant snake with a body length of more than 100 meters!
The giant snake was covered with blue-gray scales all over its body, and formed a snake formation around a totem pole that was 100 meters high.
Every time the barbarians returned from hunting, they offered a portion of their prey to the serpent.
Obviously, the serpent was supposed to be the guardian of the barbarian tribe.
The giant snake that Zhou Mingyue saw with the help of the war plane was extremely vigorous in his body, even stronger than that pure-blooded knight.
In addition, there is also a big chief in this 10,000-strong barbarian tribe, which is equivalent to the strength of a pure-blood knight, and there are more than a dozen small chiefs below it, which is about the strength of a knight chief.
Well, the establishment of large and small chiefs did not make Zhou Mingyue strange.
With the level of civilization of the barbarians, it is too difficult to manage such a large tribe of 10,000 people.
Therefore, even if the great chief had the strength of a pure-blood knight, he had to divide the tribe into more than ten small tribes, although they lived together, but hunting, burning and farming, worshipping totem poles and other affairs were separated according to the small tribes.
Unless the survival of the tribe was in danger, the Great Chief would not normally come forward.
Seeing this, it made Zhou Mingyue a little sure of his future plans.
Of course, it's hard to complete the plan with just three dragons carried.
Therefore, after learning about the general situation of this barbarian tribe, Zhou Mingyue did not continue to lurk, but quietly left more than thirty kilometers, rushed into the air, and quickly returned towards the valley.
He needs more powerful troops to be able to hold it after the war plane is lowered!
The journey back to the valley was uneventful.
However, Zhou Mingyue had just returned to the valley, had just eaten a good meal in the official residence, took a bath, and was about to take a nap, when Ness came in, and he respectfully reported something to Zhou Mingyue.
Three days ago, Viscount Hanks had come to the valley to ask for help.
Viscount Hanks asking for help?
Zhou Mingyue pondered for a moment and motioned for Ness to continue.
"It is said that Count Max returned to the castle with an army and began to gather allies in preparation for an invasion of Viscount Hanks."
Ness said everything he knew, without adding the slightest opinion of his own.
Clearly, he had learned the way of stewardship.
Then don't try to influence the master with your own ideas.
Count Max?
Zhou Mingyue instantly remembered that he had been with Prince Albert, and the inexplicable hatred between Prince Albert and himself.
All of this is the work of this Count Max.
Obviously, the army brought back by Count Max may have something to do with Flor III.
Zhou Mingyue even suspected that this was just the beginning, first kill Viscount Hanks, who had a good relationship with him, and then put an end to his own business!
In that case, not only will the news of his own kingdom in Flor be interrupted, but he will also be able to force himself into civil strife.
You know, there are nearly 20,000 farmers under his command now, and most of the food that so many people eat every day needs to be transported by caravans.
Once there is no food, those farmers will not honestly wait for death!
Viscount Hanks must be rescued immediately!
Zhou Mingyue made a decision in his heart.
But he also needs to prevent this from being a conspiracy against himself.
Therefore, he decided not to go to the front line in person this time, but directly assigned the high priest as the commander, leading 11 dark guards, 19 light halberds, 11 dragon hunting crossbows, and 6 earth dragons to support Viscount Hanks.
Although they didn't send the Spear Valkyrie and Shadow Assassins, the Dark Guard and the Light Halberd were not weak.
They all have the strength of the Great Knight level.
47 Great Knights support Viscount Hanks, which is already a big deal, okay.
As for the Gun Warrior God and the Shadow Assassin, Zhou Mingyue was not ready to let them out.
He had a vague premonition of danger that there would be some accidents if he stayed in the valley.