Quartz ore was not rare in the Northern Lands. The composition of quartz ore and sand were very similar. Even if there was no quartz ore, sand could be used as a substitute.
As for the mushroom plants, they could collect some from the surroundings of the relics. It was not difficult to cultivate mushroom plants, and the requirements for the environment were not high. Su Lun collected all kinds of mushroom plants in the relics, and then brought back all the remaining crystal beasts in the relics.
There were not many crystal beasts. Excluding the ones that had died, there were only 26 crystal beasts left. These crystal beasts were all placed in cages and transported back. After searching the Hidden Realm one last time and finding nothing valuable, Suhlen led the caravan back.
As they left the square, the monsters in the ruins ran out of their nests. There were Deathclaws Worms, Giant Centipedes, and a kind of giant beetle that looked like a tank. These bugs immediately rushed up when they saw Suhlen and the others.
"Summon Magic Creatures!"
A hexagram array rose from the ground, and in the next second, four vigorous silhouettes rushed out of the array. They were the four silver wolves. These wolves were 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder and had strong bodies. Their claws and teeth were sharp. As soon as they appeared, they rushed towards the Mutant Bugs.
These wolves cooperated with each other. Two of them harassed the bugs, while the other two attacked. If it were not for the tough shells of the mutant bugs, they would have suffered heavy casualties.
"Reduce Defense!"
"Everyone, get ready!"
"Greater Group Haste!"
"Group Enchantment Weapon!"
Rays of light flashed from Suhlen's body, and everyone immediately felt their bodies fill with power. The centaurs kept shooting arrows at the bugs. The steel arrowheads fiercely pierced through the gaps in the bugs' shells, and green blood spurted out.
After the duergars were buffed with spells, they rushed forward with their short legs as if they were flying. These duergars had experience dealing with giant beetles, so they attacked the beetle's limbs in groups. Their sharp axes constantly chopped at the beetle's leg joints.
The giant beetles didn't even have time to resist before their legs were cut off. Their huge bodies fell to the ground, and then they were swarmed by the gray dwarves and completely wiped out.
A few Barbarian Berserkers roared and rushed up with giant axes in their hands. These two meter tall burly men with bulging muscles jumped onto the back of the Death Pincer Beetle. The powerful impact directly smashed the Death Pincer Beetle to the ground, and the giant axes in their hands chopped down towards its head.
Even though they were protected by a tough shell, the barbarian's monstrous strength was enough to shatter their shell with just a few swings of the axe. Blood splattered everywhere. The Death Beetles shook their bodies in pain, trying to shake off the people on their backs. However, the barbarians were standing on top of them so they couldn't shake them off. In just a few breaths of time, the movements of the Death Beetles became smaller and smaller until they finally collapsed.
"Fireball!"
"Chain Lightning!"
"Ice Storm!"
Hathaway pointed the staff in her hand, and a large fireball fell in the middle of the giant centipedes. A huge explosion sounded, and the surrounding giant centipedes were blown to pieces. A bolt of lightning flashed back and forth on the battlefield, and a few giant centipedes were numb all over.
Countless ice blades appeared out of thin air and spun quickly. Wherever the whirlwind of ice blades passed, a large number of monsters were directly cut into pieces, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
As everyone cleared out the various mutant monsters in the ruins, the number of mutant monsters decreased rapidly. With the support of Suhlen and Hathaway's spells, the whole battle became very simple. In the past, these thick-skinned monsters were a headache to deal with, but with all kinds of spells, their weapons could easily tear through their defenses.
With the cooperation of Suhlen and Hathaway, the whole battle became very easy. Although there were many mutant monsters that rushed up, they didn't make any waves. Soon, with everyone's cooperation, these monsters were either killed or escaped.
After collecting the spoils of war, they mainly consisted of insect shells. Regardless of whether it was the Giant Beetle, the Giant Centipede, or the Death Pincer Worm, these monsters all had a large number of shells on their bodies. These shells were hard and tough, and many of them could be used as a good tower shield after some simple repairs.
After collecting the spoils of war, the group returned to the Goblin Tribe. After meeting up with the troops left behind, they escorted all the Goblins back. When they came, the army was lightly armed, but when they returned, not only did they have nearly a thousand more slaves, but they also had a dozen more carriages.
The speed of the team's advance became much slower. The surrounding monsters had long gone around the large army when they saw them. On the way, Suhlen and the others didn't encounter any enemies. This exploration of the ruins took three days, and it ended satisfactorily. The rewards were also very great.
After returning to the Minotaurs' camp, Suhlen handed the newly captured Goblin slaves to the Drows for training. With the addition of the Kobolds, the Minotaurs' camp soon had a labor force of nearly five thousand people.
Suhlen named the city Crete and ordered a large number of slaves to start the construction of the city, including the Minotaurs. The Underground World had no shortage of rocks. More than two hundred Minotaurs, under the command of Chris, began to mine the rocks. After the Gray Dwarves repaired them, they began to build the city.
Crete wasn't large, and there weren't many permanent residents. Most of the time, it was used as a transit station to transport the minerals mined from the surrounding mines. Suhlen specially built a teleportation portal in Crete and appointed Chris as the City Lord of Crete.
Suhlen was severely lacking in management talents. He had no choice but to let Chris stay in Crete for the time being. However, with the teleportation portal, Chris could return to Northern Citadel at any time. She could even manage the city during the day and take care of the cannons in Northern Citadel at night.
With the support of the obsidian mine in Crete, the construction of the wizard tower in Northern Citadel continued. Suhlen didn't stay in Northern Citadel for long. He had to build a suitable breeding base for the crystal beasts as soon as possible.
Before the breeding base was completed, Suhlen allocated a piece of land in Northern Citadel for the crystal beasts to live in temporarily. After arriving in the new environment, the crystal beasts quickly adapted. Perhaps it was because of the lack of radiation, but the crystal beasts looked a little dispirited.
The crystal beasts were fed with sand and mushrooms collected by Suhlen's people. The meat was mostly fish. Northern Citadel was still lacking in beef and mutton, so it was impossible to feed the crystal beasts. However, fish was a good choice.
Suhlen planned to build the breeding base in the secret plane. The elemental energy there was abundant, and the place was hidden enough. As long as the equipment was reassembled, it would be perfect for the crystal beasts to breed.
After arriving at the secret plane through the teleportation portal and being repaired by the Harpies, the secret plane finally looked a little more human. It wasn't as broken and desolate as it used to be.
"Welcome back, Master!" Tower Spirit No.1's voice sounded in his ear.
"Long time no see, Tower Spirit No.1," Suhlen greeted casually.
"Master, this is the progress of the secret plane's restoration, as well as the list of materials needed." Tower Spirit No.1 projected a light screen, which recorded all kinds of materials. Just looking at some of them made Suhlen's scalp tingle.
Although most of them were ordinary materials, the price was still painful for Suhlen.
"Alright, Tower Spirit No.1, you should know the value of these materials. We don't have enough money to buy them, so we can only repair some of them," Suhlen said, rubbing his forehead.
"By the way, I got some Iron Golems this time. Do you have any way to control them?"
"Master, I can try to control the Iron Golems. It will take time to break their soul barrier," Tower Spirit No.1 said.
"That's good. These Iron Golems are useless anyway. You can take your time to break them." Suhlen nodded, then took out a few Iron Golems from his storage space.
Out of the six Iron Golems, three were damaged, and three were still intact. However, these three were controlled by Suhlen using a special method. They couldn't resist at all.
"Connecting to the Iron Golems …" As soon as the Iron Golems appeared, Tower Spirit No.1 started working. A wave of soul fluctuation appeared. The Iron Golems instantly fell into a daze. The red light in their eyes began to flicker.
"Connecting successful … Deciphering …"
"Analyzing target's defense mechanism …"
"Simulation of defense mechanism successful. Beginning invasion …"
"Invasion successful. Modifying target's original program … Reconfiguring target's program …"
Along with the cold mechanical voice of Tower Spirit No.1, a large amount of energy gushed out from the elemental pool for Tower Spirit No.1 to consume. The Iron Golems suddenly seemed to have malfunctioned. Their bodies kept spinning.
"Modification complete. Successfully controlled the Iron Golems!"
"Authorization modification complete. The current highest authorization is set to Suhlen."
"Setup successful. Equipment restarting …"
As a Legendary-level Tower Spirit, Tower Spirit No.1 had a crushing advantage over low-level Tower Spirits and Iron Golems. These Iron Golems were successfully modified by Tower Spirit No.1. From today onwards, there were a few more Iron Golems in the secret realm.
The remaining three Iron Golems were damaged. However, Suhlen didn't destroy them when he destroyed them. Their damage wasn't serious. After being scanned by the Tower Spirit, it was completely capable of repairing them. It only needed to replace or repair the parts and cores of the Iron Golems.
There were many Iron Golems in the secret realm that had lost their repair value. There were many intact parts left in these Iron Golems. They could be replaced directly.
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