Chapter 47: The Plan of the Port

  Eran is a place without magical resources, not even the most necessary magic crystal mines have been found. And the people of Sault, due to their innate talents, have never produced any magicians. They, who worship physical strength, look down on magic with disdain. Therefore, it's only natural that the cities of Sault do not have defensive spell arrays.

  For a long time, the threat of monsters has made the people of Sault very united, and there are almost no disputes between cities. This makes them very vague about human-to-human combat, knowing only some basic tactics. If at this time any powerful country on the mainland attacks the unguarded Elen without warning, it can cause great harm to the people of Sault.

  However, it is clear that no one would be interested in a place with so many hills, few fertile lands, and numerous demonic creatures. This was the luck of the Eran people, but also their misfortune. The Sart people were considered barbarians by the Central Plains people, and any country on the Central Plains looked down on the Sart people.

  They have been fighting against numerous monsters in Erland for a long time, and can only maintain a relatively stable life. Without the mind or energy to think about those luxurious things, being able to grow up into an adult and having a job that allows one to settle down in Erland is already everyone's best idea.

  However, the area around Karbina has changed now. The demons no longer pose a threat to the people of Sault. They are all restrained by a Minotaur and that Minotaur has even established a city for the demons. The city can produce excellent weapons and equipment, and the spider silk sold there is both gorgeous and durable. The buildings in the city are clean and beautifully laid out.

  The loss of the monster's harassment and trade has benefited the people of Sault nearby. Many people have moved to villages such as Kabinda, making them start to have a city scale, and some even directly moved into Thunder Cliff, a city controlled by monsters, because it can provide higher salaries, and the lord of the safe city also promised to guarantee safety.

  "As a city lord, you're doing well." The law master said to Mo Yan who had just finished meeting with his subordinates during the rest at Mo Yan's home, looking at the people coming and going outside the window: "These relocated Salterians, although they still have some worries on their faces, they have begun to accept your identity as a city lord, and your credibility has also been recognized nearby."

  "Of course, credibility is a person's foundation, and I can say that I am harmless to humans." Mo Yan seemed to have forgotten who killed a thousand iron hammer warriors and asked Rize, who was idle at home: "Don't you need to do your experiment or something? You seem to be very idle since yesterday."

  "Yesterday morning, I had already handed over the blueprint of the Lawspeaker's Tower to the dwarf in charge of construction." Ritz turned his head and said: "There are no key points in the recent project, so it's okay if I don't supervise it. How about the case that happened the night before last? I didn't expect something like that to happen on my first day here."

  "My party's guard captain just came to report on the progress." Mo Yan found a place to sit down and said, "Those people who were killed weren't envoys, but spies sent to steal intelligence. Fortunately, I haven't written an apology letter to the Parliament City yet, this piece of information will give me some advantage, at least the Parliament City won't turn against me because of this."

  "When people want war, war comes." Riesz said indifferently: "I came today to tell you something. If you want to start building a city defense magic array, then materials are a big problem. Er Lan doesn't have magical crystal stones or Azurite roots, which are the basic materials for magic arrays. Not to mention that powerful magical items are also needed as the main body of the magic array."

  "This is indeed a troublesome matter." Mo Yan furrowed his brow and said, "If Erlan doesn't have these things, then we can only get them from the countries of Zhongyuan. I can recruit a merchant team from the people of Salet to go to Carthage to purchase the necessary materials. But what exactly are the main magical items?"

  "If I had the materials, I could make something usable." Riesz thought for a moment and said: "If we can get Titan's heart or Hydra's eyeball. With some auxiliary secret silver and magic crystal, I can make a pretty good body."

  "Titans are found in the Alps mountain range in the northwest of the continent, but that's a bit too far away and you'd have to cross three countries. Sea dragons can be found near Eran in the nearby sea, but it seems like you don't have a ship to sail."

  "It's not urgent to build the fort, let's just slowly gather materials for now, after all, there isn't a demand for it at present." Mo Yan said: "As for the main materials, I'll think of a way to get them. Recently, I've also been thinking about building a port. There is only an earth road between Carthage and Elan, and repairing a stone road leading to Carthage doesn't have that many materials, so a port would be a good choice."

  The source of the river near Cabinda is located in the mountains northwest of Cabinda, where there are perennial snows on the peaks over a thousand meters high, and the water source of the river is produced by the melting of ice and snow on the mountain. This river, named Mississippi by the Saulteaux, flows into a bay at the boundary between Erland and Carthage.

  According to the Sart people, there is a good terrain there that can be built into a port. However, since there are many sea monsters there, no Sart people have settled there. Because for these monsters that run into the sea once they can't beat them, the Sart people have no way to deal with them.

  However, the problem of monsters is not a big deal for Mo Yan. He can communicate with monsters and only needs to catch some nearby monsters, ask who the powerful monster is nearby, lure him to the shore, defeat him, and solve the problem of monsters.

  As for why they wanted to lure the demon onto the shore, it was because Mo Yan couldn't swim. If they were to fight in the sea, even a physically strong Mo Yan would likely be slaughtered by the demons who were familiar with naval warfare. All they needed to do was drag Mo Yan into the deep sea and watch as he slowly drowned.

  "Build a port?" Ritz stroked his beard and said, "That's actually a good idea. This way, Carthage's merchant ships can also trade there, and supplies can be transported from the Mississippi River by small boats. However, the people of Carthage are very wary of demons, so it must be arranged for the Salters to guard the port."

  "Yes." Mo Yan said helplessly, "It's clear that they could have saved a step, but those Carthaginians still only go to the Sart people to buy weapons. Not even one Carthaginian merchant has come to Thunder Cliff. I thought all merchants were the kind of people who would take risks as long as the profit was big enough."

  "The risk of coming here is too great." Riesz smiled and said: "Once the Sabian Temple in Carthage finds out about this, they can't control the affairs of Elan, but they will definitely burn to death the merchants who trade with demons. And although Thunder Cliff is not very famous now, at least Carthage should have known by now."

  "Master, those Zorvath have arrived." At this time, Lirisa knocked on the door of the resting room and said to Mo Yan and Rites who were chatting: "Do you need to meet them now?"

  "That's settled then." Riesz picked up the staff leaning against the wall and said to Mo Yan, "Regarding the weapon enchantment you mentioned yesterday, once you've purchased the magic crystal and Koss Crystal from Gatlantis, I can start working on it immediately."

  "Uh-huh, I'll send a merchant team to Carthage as soon as possible." Mo Yan nodded and saw Ritz off from the rest room, then said to Lirici who was waiting: "Have them all come here."

  "Alright." Lili nodded and left the rest room, soon bringing back thirty people covered in hoods.

  Spirits can extract magic from sunlight, as well as the vital force of life, which is a gift from the Forest Goddess. However, since the rebellion 3,000 years ago, the Zorvath spirits who abandoned the gods have been forsaken by the Forest Goddess. They not only cannot obtain power from sunlight but also suffer and become extremely weak due to its exposure.

  If the Drow elves wanted to leave the underground and come to the surface, they would have to wrap themselves up tightly so that not a single ray of sunlight could shine on them. And even if they left the underground in this way, they would still become much weaker than usual. The underground castle family, which currently cannot disobey Aishi's orders, had no choice but to hand over their successors.

  "Welcome to Thunder Cliff." Mo Yan pulled up the thick curtains and had Lilith close the door. The reason why Mo Yan chose this place for their meeting was that only this rest room had thick curtains, which could block out the sunlight.

  "It's a pleasure to meet you, my lord." One by one, the heavy cloaks were opened, revealing the scantily clad bodies beneath. The dark skin glistened in the light of the lit candles, emitting a smooth sheen that made them look very alluring.

  "I think you masterminds know the reason why I'm doing this." Mo Yan looked at the Zorvath elves in front of him with a smile and said, "So let's get straight to the point. You who have already lost everything, I will be your only reliance to return to your family. So try your best to please me! Those who satisfy me will return to their families in the future and get what they deserve!"

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