Chapter 19: The Beauty from Underground

  The Thunder Peak that was burned down is being rebuilt, and groups of goblins are clearing the charred corpses. These corpses have been piled up in Thunder Peak for half a month now. The reason why they're only starting to clear them now is because most of the goblin laborers were used as bait by Mo Yan.

  Either they were killed by the warriors of Sault or suffocated in the cave of great fire. Thus, Mo Yan had to spend half a month wandering in the forest, gathering the gnomes who could work and replenishing the dead monsters. Fortunately, it was more than three months after the rain, when the monsters grew faster.

  Mo Yan gathered over 2,000 spirits in this half-month period. More than 70 horned demons and 30 ox-headed men were among them. Because Mo Yan traveled relatively far this time, he was lucky enough to find a group of wolfmen. Charging into the pack, he defeated a snow-white wolfman that looked like the leader with one blow, and after branding it with the Fierce Seal, Mo Yan obtained over 100 high-quality wolfmen.

  "The mine has not suffered any losses." Lilith reported to Mo Yan in his arms: "Because the cave dwarves of the mine were not mobilized before, the current output of the mine is maintained at a normal state, and most of the furnaces have been built. Currently, the fire dwarves are producing finished iron products, but because the coal mine's output is not sufficient, the iron output is not very high."

  Lilith and Vivian had a wealth of experience, bewildering one powerful demon after another in hell and killing them. They knew that even if they looked beautiful, they couldn't make themselves unobjectionable, especially when the object was a clever guy.

  So let your own strength become the pillar of the other party, and let the other party rely on it. Undoubtedly, this is a good solution. Not only can you strengthen your own strength, but also make the other party inseparable from yourself.

  They have lived in the underworld for a long time and have extensive knowledge and skills in handling documents. Now, they can be said to know everything about Thunder Cliff like the back of their hand. They are responsible for collecting information on the implementation of plans, the collection of materials, the training of demons, and compiling reports to Moyan, allowing Moyan to handle things better.

  "Hmm, the iron thing isn't urgent." Mo Yan nodded and said: "Let's just maintain the current production for now. After all, the demand from Kabinada's blacksmiths is also limited. Without blacksmiths, we can't make these products anyway. By the way, how's Lefora's training going?"

  "Vivian, is following up on their training, after all, the translation was done by her." Lirien smiled and said: "Yesterday's progress is that the monsters have been divided into small teams and are completing the training plan you gave to Commander Raphla. Commander Raphla thinks that your plan can increase the unity and obedience of the legion, but it may be a bit too rigid, and the warriors' personal potential cannot be developed."

  "Hehe... it's alright." Mo Yan smiled and said, "I have my own considerations. Let him train according to plan, after he finishes training I will tell him my intentions."

  After defeating Reforla, the Iron Hammer Legion commander did not go back on his word and began to train the demons. The surviving Iron Hammer Legion soldiers also joined in to help Mo Yan teach the demons how to fight. The obstacle that was originally caused by the language barrier was resolved when Vivian explained that she could speak the human common language and joined the training.

  Mo Yan didn't particularly want Vivian to join in. Letting her come into contact with the demon legion too much was obviously not a good thing. However, at present, Mo Yan's hands were really too short of people he could use. The stupid earth spirit could only do hard labor, and other demons, although their intelligence was okay, but those who could keep calm and take on important tasks were few and far between.

  "You have a guest." Lirien reminded Mo Yan who was deep in thought about how to solve Vivian's problem.

  Mo Yan looked up and saw Emily and Aruba carrying a pile of luggage, surrounded by several corner demons, into the cave. Looking at Emily and her brother, who had packed everything from blankets to pots and pans, Mo Yan thought for a moment before understanding their intentions.

  "It seems that you two are the ones who have been sent to monitor me." Mo Yan looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "I was just wondering who would be assigned to this task."

  Mo Yan didn't show any surprise at the arrival of the two, and his demonstrated strength had obviously caused panic in the surrounding villages. And since he had gained a lot of benefits, it was clear that Kabinda did not want to break up with Mo Yan for the time being. So sending an observation team to grasp Mo Yan's thoughts and dynamics at all times was undoubtedly the best choice.

  It's like each country dispatching envoys, grasping the state of the other country at all times. If there is any abnormal behavior on the part of the other side, the ambassador is the first person to report back home.

  "Now that you know our purpose here." Emily put down the luggage in her hand, stuck out her waist and said: "So, arrange a place for us to stay."

  "You can only make do with my cave for now." Mo Yan waved his hand and said, "Now even the warehouse for storing ore has been burned down, and the ore is all piled up in the open. After a while, I will build you a rest place."

  "Is that so?" Emily frowned, looking at the enlarged cave and the small holes dug around it. "Well, we can only make do with this now. By the way, what are those square holes you dug outside for? Are they the foundation of a house? If so, you've dug too much, building a house only needs to dig a few holes for the wooden pillars."

  "You'll know when the time comes." Mo Yan didn't explain much, but instead dropped a hint and said: "Recently, I discovered a limestone mine and a dolostone mine. I want to use a brand new method to rebuild Lei Feng Cliff."

  After more than a dozen days, Emily saw what Mo Yan called the new way. A piece of stone material was stuck together with a strange gray mud by the earth spirit, which was said to be made from limestone and other things such as clay, fired in a high-temperature kiln, and was called cement by Mo Yan.

  Emily had tried this before, and the cement was very solid after drying, bonding the stone together. The well-built buildings were then coated with a layer of smooth cement on the outside, and then whitewashed with white lime, making them look not only beautiful but also very sturdy. However, these two-story high buildings, although quite well-constructed, still did not satisfy Mo Yan, because without steel reinforcement as a framework, they were not as solid as he had imagined.

  The first building to be constructed was handed over to the Emily sisters for residence. Due to the insufficient number of furnaces, the cement output was not high. Although Mo Yan had used a large amount of earth spirit labor and began to increase the number of furnaces for firing cement, the construction progress was still slow. If all the warehouses that Lei Ting needed and the buildings where the demons lived were to be completed, it would probably take four or five months.

  At the same time, Mo Yan also dispatched the earth spirits to collect wild fruits in the forest and hunt, stockpiling food for the demon army. The land that was turned over by the Sart warriors during the rainy season now has many earth spirits cultivating it according to Mo Yan's farming plan. If they follow Mo Yan's farming plan, this 10-acre piece of land can harvest about 4,000 catties of grain at harvest time.

  "As for food, we shouldn't have to worry," Lilith said. "If all else fails, goblins are also acceptable as food for other monsters. In times of famine, goblins are often eaten as a food source, and they reproduce at an abnormally fast rate, eating almost anything, so there's no need to worry about the quantity."

  "Is that so?" Mo Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it this way. Let the monster corps go out to collect earth essence. The smarter ones will be sent to the mine furnace or the land where they can start working. The others will either go gather food or work on the construction site."

  "Alright." Lili wrote down Mo Yan's words and said: "I'll go arrange it. Is there anything else you'd like to instruct?"

  "Let's just leave it at that for today." Mo Yan looked out at the darkening sky outside the cave and said, "It's getting late now, let's go get something to eat and then..."

  "Master." At this time, Vivian led in a few werewolves, escorting a black-skinned woman who said: "We found her outside, a Zorvath elf."

  Mo Yan walked up to the woman, lifted her brown hair and looked at her pointed ears, laughing and saying: "I didn't expect to meet an elf, but why is her skin black? Are all Zorvath elves like this?"

  "This is a loser." Vivian lifted the elf's head, her fingers tracing that delicate face. "She lost when she competed with her sister. Lost everything and escaped from underground to land. They can be said to be cousins of elves because they got this black skin due to the curse of the goddess of pain."

  "Are you the master here?" Zhuo'er didn't mind Vivian's teasing, but smiled flirtatiously at Mo Yan and said: "I have a fortune, do you want to get it?"

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