The night passed quickly.
Søren got up early the next day because the third batch of supplies from Snake Island had arrived. Snake Island was the transit station of the overseas base. There was a killer whale that was about to mutate into a sea monster. It was a very safe place. Now the killer whale was almost the size of a blue whale. Basically, a slightly smaller ship could not even withstand a hit from it. The sea near Snake Island had been divided into a restricted area by Søren. He was afraid of being attacked by the pirate king Ashrod.
As long as it was not Søren's ship near that area, it was likely to be attacked by this mutant killer whale!
About half a month ago, there were merchant ships from the Shipwreck Sea. No one knew if it was a real merchant ship or a spy of the pirate king Ashrod. Anyway, it was directly hit and sunk by the mutant killer whale. No one was left alive on the ship. Since then, the others had learned a lot. It took a bloody massacre to make them understand that Søren's words were not a joke. Snake Island stored a large number of supplies, many of which were directly supplied to the overseas base. This could reduce the travel time.
It was also easier to avoid other people's eyes and ears. After all, there were too many forces in Port Tylon!
…
Not far from the camp, the leader of the drow warriors, Dark Blade-Andri, was waiting in front.
"Your Excellency Throat Cutter!"
When he saw Søren approaching, he quickly bowed his head slightly, and then said, "I have sent those dragon eggs to the priest. There should be no problem with hatching, but it's hard to say whether it can be tamed successfully. Because we have been away from the Underdark for too long, there are very few people in the tribe who know how to tame petrifying lizards. "
"But we will do our best!"
Hearing this, Sauron looked at him with a rather cold attitude, and then said, "Yes. I know. "
After that, he left directly.
Only the drow warrior leader was left standing in place. Dark Blade-Andri looked a little nervous. After hesitating for a moment, he did not immediately follow. Instead, he waved his hand and called a drow ranger. He frowned and said, "He is already a little impatient with us! Those damn women haven't come to a conclusion yet? At least they should say something, right? I'm worried that the Throat Cutter will become more and more dissatisfied with us! "
The young Drow Ranger was also nervous and whispered: "Recently, many important positions in the defense have been taken over by those pirates. We basically can't do anything about the warehouse! Those pirates obviously want to prove that they are not inferior to us. I'm afraid that if this continues, we will be replaced! Besides, those pirates are humans, and we are all drows. I'm also worried that if this goes on, Cutthroat will … "
At this point, the young Drow Ranger paused.
The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads. Dark Blade frowned and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said, "These damned females are really stubborn! We're obviously living under their roof, but they're still behaving like slaves! "
The Drow Ranger also showed a thoughtful expression on his face. He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Master Dark Blade, the Drow warriors are very supportive of you! Moreover, your reputation is not inferior to any of the priests, but because they are females, their status has always been higher than yours! I think that since we have gradually integrated into the surface world, maybe some customs should be given up. As males in the group, we bear more responsibilities, but we don't have the corresponding status. "
"It's time to make some changes! … "
"If Master Dark Blade is willing to stand up, I believe that many Drow Warriors and Rangers are willing to support you! … "
Silence.
Dark Blade fell into silence when he heard the words, but there was a flash of light in his eyes, which seemed to be a little scorching. Inside the drows, the status of male drows was quite low, and they basically did not have much power. Even in the belief of the Dark Maiden, the female drows still firmly occupied a dominant position. After thousands of years of inheritance and accumulation, the male drows were not without complaints. It was just that the customs of the group had been deeply rooted, and the rule of the female drows was still unshakable!
But now that they had come to the surface world, maybe they had a chance to make some changes?
In the Underdark, if a male drow of any family ascended to the position, he might be ridiculed by other drow families. He might even be regarded as challenging the dominance of the female drows, so he would be punished by the Queen of Spiders or even besieged by other drow families. But this was the surface world, and no one would attack them because of this.
A cold light appeared in Dark Blade's eyes. He slowly clenched the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice, "Give them another chance! They don't know the strength of the Throat Cutter, but we can't let our people be dragged into the abyss of eternal damnation! "
Søren's means were too ruthless.
All along, he had given people the impression that he was decisive. Dark Blade was worried that something terrible would happen when His Excellency Throat Cutter ran out of patience!
…
The port.
As soon as Søren arrived at the port, he saw the Priest of the Goddess of Riches in front of him. Gold was still dressed in jewelry, like a graceful and luxurious lady, but unfortunately, she looked a little bit vulgar. If there was a word to describe the love of the believers of the Goddess of Riches, then 'Tycoon Gold' was definitely their favorite color.
"Your Excellency."
Cyclops had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Søren, he immediately handed over a list and said, "This is the goods that were sent here. Then here is the news sent by the Sea Temple. "
"Okay." Søren reached out and took a look. He immediately said, "The supplies allocated to the Drows will be reduced by half, and the rest will be allocated as rewards for the Eastern craftsmen."
After that, he opened the letter sent by the Sea Temple.
After a few glances, Søren couldn't help but frown, and then silently put it away.
"Your Excellency!"
Gold came over with a smile on her face. She played with the agate ring on her index finger and slowly said, "It seems that we can sign the agreement? We have taken a fancy to the land, from the slope in front to the land here. We are willing to buy it at a price that will definitely satisfy your Excellency. At the same time, if you have no problems, the City of Wealth will soon send people to support your Excellency in the construction of the port. "
What a big appetite!
Søren glanced at the place she pointed and found that the location Gold picked was quite tricky. She marked out nearly a thousand acres of land in one breath. From the port to the border there, almost one-third of the most useful land was taken away by her. And her pointing was equivalent to including one-third of the port, which made Søren a little hesitant.
"Your Excellency, don't rush to refuse!"
Gold had been secretly observing the changes in Søren's expression. After noticing that Søren seemed to disagree, she immediately said, "The fleet of the City of Wealth has set off yesterday. Maybe after you see our strength, there will be new changes immediately. Money has the most powerful magic. I believe we will not let your Excellency down. "
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but show a confident and playful smile at the corner of her mouth.
Søren was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then put away the letter directly. The Priest of the Goddess of Wealth in front of him was more well-informed than him. The fleet of the City of Wealth had set off yesterday. What she said was already equivalent to showing her strength. The foundation of a God's Church that had stood for thousands of years was indeed far beyond his, a Pirate King who had just established his foundation.
…
Camp warehouse.
Søren had just returned here, and the half-elf first mate was already waiting.
"Your Excellency."
The half-elf first mate bowed slightly after seeing him, and then handed over a well-made leather armor, and said in a rather excited tone, "We have asked the craftsmen to make more than a dozen dragon leather armors. This is one that was just made today. I have tested it briefly, and its protective ability is not worse than inlaid iron armor. At the same time, it is much lighter to wear."
"Please take a look, Your Excellency!"
Completed?
Søren heard the words and showed a smile on his face. He reached out and glanced at it, then weighed it and was quite satisfied, "Not bad! But this seems to be dragon leather armor made of Quetzalcoatlus. What about the other part? "
The half-elf first mate heard the words and quietly approached a little, and whispered, "The other part is more difficult to make. It may take a while, but the quality should be better than this batch."
Søren nodded and said, "Let them finish as soon as possible. After a while, we may have to clean up the nearby aborigines. "
The half-elf first mate showed a bloodthirsty smile on his face and nodded heavily, "Your Excellency, don't worry. The task will be completed within this month. "
Item Type: Dragon Leather Armor [+ 1]
Item Grade: [Rare (Grade 1)]
Item Description: This is a leather armor made of Quetzalcoatlus's dragon skin. Compared to other armors, it is stronger and lighter, and has quite good protective ability. Some of the characteristics of dragon subspecies' dragon skin are retained in the leather armor, so it has good durability against fire, ice, and acid. It will not be easily damaged by the enemy's attack. In terms of craftsmanship, this dragon leather armor is a little rough, and it did not reach the best effect, but it still has the potential to be enchanted.
Requirements: 8 points of strength. [Because it is dragon leather, it is heavier than other leather armors.].
Equipment Effect: Dragon subspecies' dragon skin, tough, defense level + 5.
Weapon Special Effect: [Dragon subspecies' dragon skin], this dragon leather armor has the defensive ability of dragon subspecies. It can directly resist any attack below 5 points of attack. When receiving most attacks, it can reduce the damage received.
Weapon Special Effect: [Tough], this dragon leather armor is quite tough, so it is not easy to damage it when receiving attacks. Strong acid and fire also can't easily damage it. "
Dragon leather is really different!
Søren held the + 1 dragon leather armor in his hand and nodded with satisfaction. This defensive ability was not weaker than the inlaid steel armor. If he used it to store his subordinates, their battle strength would definitely increase by a lot.
Unfortunately, Søren could not wear armor.
This was because wizards had a higher chance of failure when casting a spell to pierce through armor, especially those heavy full-body armors. The failure rate of casting a spell could increase to more than 50%. The only advanced class that could cast spells while wearing armor was the [Arcane Knight]. They had a unique ability called [Casting While Wearing Armor].
(Arcane Knight [Advanced Class]: Has the abilities Alertness, Iron Will, Advanced Skill [Combat Casting], Ability [Focus]. Can cast spells while wearing any armor.) [Remark: One of the advanced heroic advanced classes, a class that specializes in both magic and martial arts.]
It was basically impossible for Søren to wear armor.
There were too few Arcane Knights, so it was very difficult for him to learn the ability [Casting While Wearing Armor] from them. Therefore, he could only think of ways to get a legendary enchanted robe. The legendary robe also had a strong defensive ability. It could even be directly enchanted with an energy shield without affecting the user's agility.
… … …
A busy day had passed.
In the evening, Søren took a stroll around the camp after dealing with many things.
He also wanted to take a look at the wizard Saruman's research progress. The reclamation of the land was almost complete, and it would not be long before the seeds were sown. The fertilizers had to keep up with the progress, or the harvest this year would definitely not be enough.
There were no weeds around the camp now, and the neat roads could be considered to be connected in all directions. The wizard Saruman's laboratory was in the northern corner. He seemed to like studying the plants in the tropical forest.
Søren soon arrived at an independent courtyard.
There were specially set up spell traps nearby. Relying on his Thief's intuition, Søren easily found them. At the same time, the alarm traps set up by Saruman also noticed Søren's arrival.
"Welcome, sir!"
The door to the courtyard opened automatically. There was a simple alchemy circle, and then Saruman's voice sounded from it, "I'm almost done with the things you need."
"I'm in the middle of an experiment, so I can't leave for the time being. You can come in directly. "
Søren glanced around, and then entered the courtyard.
As soon as he entered, he saw some strange plants. They looked a bit like nepenthes, and there were many other plants that were not easy to identify. These plants were planted around the courtyard, and there was a special fence around them. There was a sign in front of each plant, recording the time it was planted and so on.
"This is? … … "
Søren frowned slightly, and muttered, "Man-eating Flowers? Did he plant these plants? "
It should be those strange plants.
Although the size was different, and they lacked the aura of a living creature, it should be the Man-eating Plants in the forest.
The difference was …
The ones in the forest were like living creatures, but the ones in front of him were a bunch of plants.
"Sir!"
Saruman walked out of the room, bowed slightly and made an inviting gesture, and then said, "I've already completed the first step of the things you need."
He saw Søren observing the plants, and his expression changed slightly. He then pretended to be relaxed and said, "These Man-eating Plants are very interesting, I'm studying them."
"Oh, right."
"These plants are the fertilizer you need, and you can see that they're growing very quickly."
Søren was very sensitive to Saruman's unnatural behavior, but he didn't ask too much. After all, they were only in an employer-employee relationship. Wizards had a very special hobby. As long as it wasn't something dangerous, Søren would tolerate it. He had dealt with Necromancy Wizards before. Compared to those Wizards who studied corpses all day long, Saruman's hobby was nothing. So he got up and entered the room, and immediately saw a lot of bottles and jars, and many glass test tubes.
For a moment.
It made him feel like he had entered a chemistry laboratory.
Alchemy.
A field that included potions, enchantments, engineering, magic runes, and so on. Even the creation of souls was within the scope of alchemy.
It was a very profound field of research.
In the laboratory, there were three apprentices busy, and next to them was a clumsy clay golem. This clay golem looked very stiff, as if it didn't have a soul, and just stood there holding a strange instrument.
"Sir, please take a look!"
Saruman took out a box, and inside it was something the size of a grain. It smelled like urea. He reached out and touched his beard, smiled and said, "This is what you want. I've already tested it, and it's very effective on any plant. "
Søren picked one up and observed it.
This was a little different from the fertilizer he remembered, but it wasn't too far off. Using guano stones to turn into fertilizer wasn't a very high-end process.
He gently put it back and said, "How's the production?"
"This!" Saruman's face was a little embarrassed, and his voice was a little lower as he said, "The daily production is about this much."
Søren couldn't help but frown and said, "No. It's too little! "
How much could there be in this box?
The amount of land he needed to cultivate was quite large, and there were nearly a thousand slaves in charge of farming the land. This amount of production was simply not enough to meet the needs of farming.
"I know!"
Saruman hurriedly said, "I'm trying to find a way to modify the alchemy tools. If I succeed, the production will increase a lot."
"Okay." Søren nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Increase the production as soon as possible. My request is not only to meet the needs of farming here, but also to make it into a commodity."
"I think you should understand."
Saruman nodded seriously and promised, "At the end of the month, the production will meet your requirements."
…
(PS: The camp has developed to the point where it is close to a town, so it needs a name. Fu Tu couldn't think of a suitable name, so he could only ask for the name of a city. If anyone thinks of it, you can leave a message in the book review section.)
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