"So-called forbidden areas, huh? Interesting …"
Standing there, Karunu thought about the information he had obtained, various thoughts flashing through his mind.
So-called forbidden areas were special products of the desert region. Because there had been a great battle, the environment there was quite unique, and anything could exist there.
It was said that there were ruins left behind from ancient times in some forbidden areas, and there were inheritances and powers left behind by the powerhouses of the past.
Powerful magic items were all unearthed from these ruins.
Of course, these forbidden areas could also contain terrifying dangers.
Because of the forbidden areas' unique environments, the life forms within them were quite terrifying, and they were a great threat to ordinary life forms.
According to what Karunu knew, there seemed to be an example of a forbidden land erupting in the past and directly destroying a huge empire.
This was an extreme case, and even though it had happened a long time ago, it had indeed happened.
It was because of this that the Human Kingdoms in this world were so wary of the desert.
Apart from the desert's harsh environment, it was also because of this.
Karunu originally did not plan to come into contact with these forbidden areas.
However, a new piece of information made him change his mind.
Before this, in order to gather as much strength as possible and strengthen himself, Karunu had sent people out to investigate, searching for traces of the Kobold Tribe in many places.
Their mission was naturally to explore those Kobold Tribes and make it easier for Karunu to take them under his control.
In the past, Karunu had used this method to subdue ten or so Kobold Tribes, obtaining a large number of people.
According to the information he had obtained this time, there seemed to be a large number of Kobold Tribes next to Karu City.
Within this forbidden area, there seemed to be a Kobold Tribe, and there was far more than just one.
According to the estimates of the relevant people, there were tens of thousands of Kobold Tribes living in this forbidden area.
Tens of thousands of Kobold Tribes.
Even Karunu could not help but look over at this number.
Even though Kobold Tribes could give birth, it would take many years for a Kobold Tribe to reach adulthood.
This was an essential period of growth, and even Kobold Tribes could not avoid it.
The Kobold Kingdom in front of him had quite a large population, and there were probably close to 200,000 of them.
But among them, tens of thousands were children, far from being able to order them around.
On the other hand, the dog-headed man in the forbidden area was real.
In the wild, due to the lack of food, the survival rate of Kobold children was very low.
Out of ten newborn Kobolds, only one or two would live to adulthood.
Under such circumstances, most of the Kobolds in the wild were adults, and the number of children was relatively small.
It would not be like the current situation in the Kobold Kingdom, where children made up the majority of the population.
Karunu's heart skipped a beat as he slowly made up his mind.
.....
"Is it here?"
Walking along a desolate path, Karunu raised his head and looked into the distance. Then, he couldn't help but frown.
In front of him was a desolate area.
Everywhere around him was a crimson red land. It looked as if it had been stained with blood. It was a very strange sight.
On this piece of land, apart from some tenacious weeds, there was nothing else.
Looking over, this place looked very desolate. It didn't look like there were any signs of human habitation.
Looking at this place, Karunu inwardly frowned before continuing onwards.
As he went deeper into this land, he could clearly sense some things.
There seemed to be some kind of indescribable power in the surroundings that was affecting the environment and suppressing the life forms here.
Perhaps this was the reason why this place was so desolate.
On the way, Karunu casually looked at this region's land and found that it was different.
"It's been stained with an unknown aura …"
He roughly sensed it and came to this conclusion.
The land in front of him did not look normal, and this was also the case.
There was an indescribable aura interweaving in this place, deeply permeating this region, causing the nature of this land to change, becoming different from normal land.
As such, normal plants could not grow in this region.
This was the reason why this place had become so desolate.
Looking at the area before him, Karunu finally understood why no one was interested in this place.
The desolate land in front of him did not look like a place with anything to gain from.
Perhaps even beasts with instincts would subconsciously avoid this place.
However, as they went deeper, there was a new change in the situation.
After the red land, there was a white land.
Compared to the outside world, this region seemed quite special. The soil was all white, making it look quite special.
Compared to the outside world, this place seemed quite strange.
Lush plants grew in this place and continuously spread out. It was a scene full of vitality.
"This is …"
Gazing at this region, Tireen and Ai Lan, who stood beside Karunu, revealed looks of astonishment on their faces. At that moment, they seemed to sense something and their faces quickly revealed pleasant surprise.
"What abundant life force!"
"There are remnants of the Nature God's divine power's aura in this region!"
They said as they sensed it.
"Nature God's divine power?"
Karunu frowned and also sensed it.
Tillene and Ai Lan were both Dryads and descendants of the God of Nature. They were extremely sensitive to the God of Nature's aura and could sense it very clearly.
However, in this aspect, Karunu was not too bad either.
After all, he was Chen Heng's clone and also had remnants of divinity in his body, so he could use the divinity to sense his surroundings.
This was a type of usage of divinity.
Soon, under Karunu's senses, he was able to sense his surroundings.
Compared to the outside world, this place was quite unique.
If the aura that filled the outside world was a unique aura of decay, then the aura that filled this place was a vigorous vitality.
There was also a strange energy covering this region, changing the nature of this region. However, the effects were the exact opposite – not only did it not suppress the growth of all things, but it instead made this region even more prosperous.
Under the influence of that strange energy, this region would definitely become more prosperous. No matter if it was plants or other lifeforms, they would all grow better.
It was a very unique feeling.
After standing there and sensing for a while, Karunu opened his eyes and looked around.
"This energy is indeed similar to the Nature God's authority …"
He fell into deep thought as various thoughts flashed through his mind, "I just don't know which Nature God left this behind …"
That's right, there was not just one Nature God.
The so-called 'nature' was actually a very large area, and it included many authorities.
Anyone who grasped one of these authorities could be counted as a member of the Nature God.
In the history of the World of Gods, there had been many Nature Gods.
There were no less than ten people that Karunu could name.
As for those Nature Gods whose names had disappeared from history, there were most likely even more of them.
This place should have been left behind by a God of Nature, but as for which God of Nature, that would require further investigation.
Standing there, various thoughts flashed through Karunu's mind.
But at this moment, he finally understood why there were so many Kobolds in this place.
This region had been covered by the Nature God's divine power, and the entire land had been affected by that Nature God's power. As such, its nature had been changed.
In the same piece of land, this piece of land would definitely be the most productive. Even if one planted anything, they would be able to obtain great returns.
With such a favorable environment, even if they did not develop agriculture, they would still be able to obtain great harvests.
As such, it was not surprising that this place could support so many people.
"Looks like I'll be pleasantly surprised this time."
Standing there, Karunu thought to himself as he continued to walk forwards.
Beside him, because they sensed the aura of Nature's divine power, Deerin and Aylan were incredibly excited, and they walked around in circles, looking quite happy.
Karunu did not care about their reactions. He simply brought them along and silently walked forward.
He kept moving forward, heading straight for the core of this area.
As he walked, the situation around him was revealed in front of him.
Just as they had expected, this region seemed to be quite prosperous.
There were traces of the Kobold Tribe in every place.
This region seemed to be occupied by the Kobolds, and there were very few figures of other races.
Compared to the outside world, the Cynocephali occupied the absolute top position in this region.
Moreover, the number of Kobolds was far greater than what Karunu had estimated.
He hadn't even finished looking through the entire area, but there were at least 100,000 Kobolds in the area that he had scouted.
If he finished exploring the entire region, the number of Kobolds would not be inferior to the number of Kobolds in Karu City.
Without a doubt, this was a massive number.
Among them, Karunu even saw a few Dragon Disciple Warlocks.
The so-called Dragon Disciple Warlocks were Kobolds whose dragon blood had reached a certain density, awakening the hidden magic power in their bloodlines.
Compared to He Chi and the others, Dragon Disciple Warlocks had awakened more of the dragon's magic power.
On the other hand, He Chi and the others had inherited the dragon's body.
Generally speaking, Dragon Disciple Warlocks were much rarer than Dragon Disciple Warriors.
However, Karunu saw a few of them here.
It seemed that because of the Nature's divine power, even the Kobolds' dragon veins were affected, making it easier for them to awaken the bloodline power in their bodies.
This was a small surprise.
As they continued forward, they arrived at an altar.
In this region, there were many Kobolds making sacrifices.
"What are those people doing?"
After walking to this region and looking at the scene in front of him, Karunu stopped and looked to the side.
Beside him, apart from Deerin and Ai Lan, there were two more figures.
The faint sunlight shone on the ground, revealing the appearance of these two figures.
They were two skinny and weak-looking Kobolds, and they wore leather robes.
Compared to ordinary Kobolds, they were somewhat thin and weak, but they were not as short as ordinary Kobolds and were about the same size as ordinary humans.
Their bodies were covered with layers of faint scales, and there were some faint imprints on them.
These were the symbols of the awakening of the dragon veins in their bodies, and they represented the awakened bloodline power in their bodies.
At this moment, they stood beside Karunu and didn't dare to move. Sensing Karunu's gaze on them, their bodies subconsciously shivered.
These two Kobolds were the two Dragon Bloodline Warlocks that Karunu had encountered on the way.
Back then, these two Dragon Bloodline Warlocks had been leading their Tribes to fight against the other side, and Karunu had encountered them. As such, he had captured them.
Of the two kobold Warlocks, the older one was called Herral, while the younger one was called Macdo.
Standing there and sensing Karunu's gaze, Herlar and Michael looked quite bitter as they said, "They're holding a sacrifice …"
"We're praying to the great gods to bless us and give us a bountiful harvest."
"Sacrifice …"
Standing there and listening to Herlar and Michael's words, Karunu thought to himself, "Blood sacrifice?"
"Of course it's a blood sacrifice."
Herlar and Michael nodded, feeling that this was quite natural, "The great gods love blood sacrifices, and only through blood sacrifices can we express our respect and love towards the great gods."
Hearing this, Karunu could not help but shake his head.
At this moment, he could already sense the stench of blood coming from the distance.
To ordinary people, this might not be so obvious, but to people like Karunu, it was so clear that he could not ignore it even if he wanted to.
From the looks of it, the Kobolds in this fertile land were also fond of blood sacrifices.
Karunu was not too surprised by this.
Blood sacrifices existed in many places in the past.
In fact, in the entire World of Gods, apart from a small number of churches that explicitly forbade blood sacrifices, most of the other churches would have blood sacrifices within them.
In fact, there were even some so-called good gods whose churches would use blood sacrifices, and some of them even loved it.
The Dusk Church was one of them. It was just that they were too vile and were hated by many, which was why they were hated by everyone.
Otherwise, if it was just blood sacrifices, they would not be much in this world.
In Karunu's opinion, it wasn't strange for a blood sacrifice to take place in this area.
The only thing that was different was something else.
For example, the god that these Kobolds were sacrificing.
The gods they worshiped were not one, but two.
One of them was the God of Fertility in the legends of the Kobolds, while the other was the God of Black Mist.
The God of Fertility brought rewards, while the God of Black Mist brought power, which made the Kobolds even more valiant in battle.
Karunu was very interested in this, and he asked about it in detail.
The two gods corresponded to different domains.
In this forbidden area, there seemed to be two completely different powers and auras.
In that case, it was possible that the God of Black Mist and the God of Fertility both existed.
It was also very likely that they were the culprits behind the formation of this forbidden area.
This piqued Karunu's interest.
Afterwards, he brought Deeryn and Eirinn on a tour under the guidance of Herral and Herr, inspecting the situation of this region.
Under his observation, many things became clear to him.
There were indeed a lot of Kobolds living in this fertile land.
Just a rough count made it very likely that there were more than 200,000 of them.
However, among these Kobolds, there were often battles.
With tribes as units, they fought against each other and plundered each other's population and territory.
These were the sources of the sacrifices for the blood sacrifices.
Those who lost the battles would have their tribesmen enslaved and offered to the altars as sacrifices for the blood sacrifices.
From Karunu's point of view, this was not only a sacrificial method, but also a way to deplete the population.
This fertile land was indeed rich in resources.
As such, this region could accommodate much more Kobolds than the outside world.
But even so, there was still a limit to it.
With the Kobolds' reproduction rate, if there was no suitable way to deplete the excess population, this fertile land would soon be overcrowded.
As such, whenever the tribes' population reached a certain level, war would begin.
In the midst of war, the population that usually multiplied would be depleted, or would die in the war, or would be placed on the altar and become sacrifices to the gods.
This was how this region had been maintained for a long time.
It seemed to be very clear.
On the other hand, there seemed to be some problems with the existence of the two gods.
From the results of Karunu's investigation, there were no priests in the entire fertile land.
The so-called God of Fertility and God of Black Mist had never shown any miracles of their own.
As such, the existence of these two gods was somewhat questionable.
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