There was a constant exchange of views between Viscount Hanks and Count Max, which exhausted the Tellaire knight to death.

Whoever it is, sitting back and forth more than ten times like this, will feel physically and mentally exhausted.

Fortunately, at dusk, as night gradually fell, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

The county of Max is divided into one-third, Max Castle is kept, and the ransom is 10,000 gold coins!

For Viscount Hanks, it was already very good to be able to tear such a large piece from the enemy's territory.

Max Castle will be kept, but half of the standing soldiers must be withdrawn, which means that Count Max is not allowed to leave too many guards in the castle, and it will not be so convenient for Count Max to do something in the future.

As for the ransom, the 10,000 gold coins remain unchanged.

And Count Max was able to figure it out, and it was better to be able to keep two-thirds of the territory than to have a broken family.

Now that the conditions have been negotiated, Viscount Hanks is ready to withdraw from the army.

But Zhou Mingyue still had to wander around the county of Max, so he asked a captured knight to ask where the volcano was.

The knight was arrogant, he didn't talk to Zhou Mingyue at all, and even if he was beaten violently, he had to speak honestly after being whipped up and crying for his mother.

The location of the volcano was asked, and Zhou Mingyue was also a little curious, why are you so arrogant as a captive.

The knight naturally said, I am a nobleman, and you dare to ask me as a commoner?

That's right.

Zhou Mingyue hadn't gone to the royal city yet, so he naturally didn't have that family badge on his body, and he was a commoner in the eyes of the knights.

Well, there really is no problem with the logic of this knight.

In this world, this is the case, the nobles are superior, and the commoners are not considered farts in front of the nobles.

Of course, Zhou Mingyue didn't care too much about the arrogance of this knight.

The volcano that Zhou Mingyue is looking for is called Daclem Volcano, and if you want to say that this volcano is still very famous in the Kingdom of Flor, it can be regarded as a scenic spot.

After all, there are not many volcanoes in the Kingdom of Flor.

But it's always good to have a guide.

So he immediately forcibly requisitioned the knight.

Viscount Hanks did not have any objection to Zhou Mingyue's forcible requisition, but was only worried that Zhou Mingyue would encounter any trouble after he withdrew his troops.

But it will not work without withdrawing troops.

After all, the army is outside, and the daily consumption is also very large.

Zhou Mingyue told Viscount Hanks not to worry about his safety, and said that after visiting Daclem Volcano, he would go to the noble senate in the royal city to deal with some affairs.

There were no surprises on the way to Daclem Volcano.

Count Max has surrendered and is busy handing over the divided territory with Viscount Hanks.

After all, the sooner the territory was cut, the hated Viscount Hanks would have been able to withdraw his troops earlier, and he would have been able to recuperate earlier.

Three days later, Zhou Mingyue arrived at the Daclem volcano.

The volcano is not very high, only more than 200 meters, and the Heishui River flows in a half-circle from a short distance, surrounded by dense forests.

Since it is a relatively active volcano, wisps of smoke can be seen rising from its top from a distance.

After determining the destination, Zhou Mingyue immediately let the knight go.

When it comes to it, that's one of his strengths.

He then rode a wyvern to the top of the volcano's crater.

Standing next to the crater, looking at the boiling magma a hundred meters below, Zhou Mingyue's mind kept coming up with the prompt sound of discovering advanced resources.

That's a lot of money!

That Count Max probably didn't expect such wealth in his own domain.

Of course, if there is no War Magic Workshop, it is impossible to use this wealth.

After thinking about it, Zhou Mingyue grabbed the pendant hanging on his chest and threw it towards the crater.

A circle of light bloomed on top of the pendant, fell to the ground, and then turned into a castle.

The castle gate opened, and eight magical spirits of different colors flew out, suspended on the crater, and clumps of sulfur-emitting magma rose into the air on their own, and then poured into the castle gate.

Well, although this magma is inexhaustible, it is only a primary advanced resource for War Magic+, so if you want to make War Magic+ advanced again, the amount required is very large, and the time for magic elves to ingest magma will naturally be very long.

Therefore, Zhou Mingyue asked the soldiers to build a wooden house for himself by the river.

It was impossible to live in the crater, and even if he now had a knight-level physique, he couldn't stand the strong smell of sulfur.

As for safety, it's undoubtedly safe here.

At least the thieves didn't dare to approach the black-armored guards and spearmen at all.

Let the guards spearmen fork a few fish in the river with their spears, and Zhou Mingyue lit a bonfire with great interest, and put the fish on the fire to barbecue after taking care of them.

There are basically no big fish in the rivers in the wilderness, only half-palm-sized serrated piranhas and black crocodiles, and their flesh is very fishy.

After Zhou Mingyue ate it once, he no longer had any plans to fish.

But the fish in the black water river belong to the normal species, and when grilled, the aroma is tangy, and when sprinkled with a little salt, it is already delicious.

Eating the fragrant grilled fish, Zhou Mingyue couldn't help but want to cry.

Who said that crossing is a good thing?

For a foodie like Zhou Mingyue, crossing over to such a place can be said to be the most brutal torture in the world.

There are no computers, mobile phones, not to mention the Internet, not even food, it's terrible!

When I was in Iron Castle Village, the wheat rice I ate was a tooth destroyer, and the pebbles that popped up from time to time would make anyone's teeth wear down to their gums before the age of thirty!

As for the banquet held by Viscount Hanks, he was also very unappetizing, boiled white meat without a little seasoning, can you believe it?

Therefore, he is now very satisfied with being able to eat normal grilled fish.

After sleeping in the wooden house all night, and getting up early the next morning, Zhou Mingyue climbed the crater and exercised in the morning.

After absorbing the lava overnight, the Advance Progression Bar of War Magic Workshop+ was only two percent away.

I have to say that this speed is very far from Zhou Mingyue's previous imagination.

At this rate, if you want to make War Magic Workshop+ advanced again, you need to absorb 24 days of magma.

Well, although it is a little slower, but it can stably guarantee the War Demon Workshop + Advanced, Zhou Mingyue is still very satisfied.

In the following time, Zhou Mingyue's main time was spent on fishing and hunting.

Otherwise, what else can you do?