Thinking about the location of the Golden Cauldron Mountain, Yang Rui vaguely thought of a possibility. Could the progress of the inner strength mantra be related to the Four-Legged Cauldron of Heaven and Earth?
If that was the case, it meant that the Four-Legged Cauldron of Heaven and Earth could be on the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the center of the island. Could it be that the inner strength mantra could be used to assist the practice? Yang Rui's intuition told him that this was the case.
Yang Rui's heart skipped a beat when he thought of the possibility that the Sacred Weapon was close at hand. He had seen the functions of the Egyptian civilization's Sacred Weapons — the Snake King's Scepter and the Sphinx Golden Statue. Therefore, he knew the value of a Sacred Weapon.
However, this was not the time to think about these questions. If he could not think of a feasible solution or encountered a very favorable opportunity, Yang Rui could only watch helplessly even if the Sacred Weapon of the three civilizations was right in front of him.
However, Yang Rui did not make much progress in the past two to three days. According to his investigation, the five nobles of the Golden Cauldron Island would reach the Golden Cauldron Mountain in two games at the latest. He could only look for an opportunity when the NPC forces and the native monsters were fighting.
Based on previous confrontations between the two sides, although the five Marquis NPC forces held the initiative to a certain extent, they had never gained any advantage in a battle. Hence, Yang Rui's focus should, in theory, be on the NPC forces' side.
Only by finding a way to help the NPC forces achieve an effective breakthrough could he finally shake the native monsters of the Golden Cauldron Mountain, who had the home ground advantage, and cause the Sacred Weapon to break away from their control or influence. Only then would Yang Rui have the opportunity to seize the Sacred Weapon.
However, the NPC forces on the island had the upper hand. The native monsters were still stronger. For Yang Rui, the outcome of the battle would be difficult. The final winner would still be difficult to deal with. Therefore, Yang Rui still had to fight and create as many opportunities as possible in the situation he was facing.
For example, on the day before the arrival of the five noble NPCs, Yang Rui found a chance to help the NPCs first. He realized that the stretch of forest under the snowline of the Golden Cauldron Mountain could be cleared. If it was completely flattened, it would remove a natural barrier.
Furthermore, Yang Rui discovered that close to half of the forest was actually grade wood. This ratio was more than ten times higher than the ratio of wood produced in the Barren Shrimp Land!
Shrimp Barren Land was an important source of quality wood for Yang Rui. At this time, it could supply Yang Rui with more than 1000 units of quality wood every day. These quality wood would only appear in one out of a hundred trees, so the probability of it being produced was very high.
On the other hand, in the dense forest under the snowline of the Golden Cauldron Mountain, close to 50% of the quality wood was actually produced. This showed how extraordinary this forest was. It was the first time Yang Rui had seen such a forest since he entered the game!
With so much quality wood in front of him, and at the same time, he could also create conditions for the NPCs to attack the mountain. On the last day, Yang Rui was almost always in charge of the logging.
With the existence of the Sky Castle, there were many NPC Liegeman in it. Naturally, there was no shortage of logging personnel. It was also very easy to build a logging site using the existing blueprints. The only disadvantage was the threat from the native monsters.
However, Yang Rui also had a solution. Guo Jia's second set of Four Symbols Maze Formation Flags came in handy.
Considering the practicality of the Four Symbols Maze Formation Flags, as well as the fact that they weren't that difficult to create, only requiring four game months, Guo Jia created another set of Four Symbols Maze Formation Flags in his spare time.
With the second set of Four Symbols Maze Formation Flags, the problem of monster harassment was immediately solved. The safety of the logging process was guaranteed, and the harvested wood could be quickly transported to the interior of the Sky Castle. In just one game day, Yang Rui had logged a large portion of the dense forest under the snowline of the Golden Cauldron Mountain.
While harvesting the wood, Yang Rui's subordinates also cleared out all the monsters in the core area of the Four Symbols Maze Formation. There were over 30000 monsters in total. It was unimaginable within a dozen kilometers!
Moreover, most of them were Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, and Generals. There were almost no monsters below Fifth Grade. Moreover, this was only the outer regions of the Golden Cauldron Mountain. It wasn't hard to imagine how powerful the native monsters were.
All the trees and monsters within a dozen kilometers of the Golden Cauldron Mountain had been cleared away. All obstacles had been cleared away.
If one were to look down from the skies of the Sky Castle, it would look like a small corner of the forest had been cut away. If they could continue at this rate for seven or eight game days, they might be able to clear a path through the forest.
However, it was clear that there was not enough time. The troops sent by the five noble forces on the island arrived near the Golden Cauldron Mountain early the next morning. Then, they sent out a small scout team to start climbing the Golden Cauldron Mountain to scout and pave the way for the following troops.
If Yang Rui were to continue harvesting wood now, it was very likely that he would be exposed to the five noble factions. After all, NPCs and native monsters were very different. Native monsters were affected by the Four Symbols Maze Formation and wouldn't bother investigating the cause.
Things were different for the NPCs. Once they discovered the abnormality of the Four Symbols Maze Formation, they would definitely continue their investigation until they figured out the truth!
Pu! Pu!
"Pa!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
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After the scouting party's investigation, it was as if the five Noble NPC forces on the island had agreed to begin their assault on the mountain half a day later. Moreover, they quickly reached the dense forest below the snow line. It was only at this time that the real battle had just begun.
A large number of NPC soldiers were the first to enter the forest. After the initial silence, all sorts of noises began to come from all over the forest. After about 15 minutes, the soldiers of the noble factions who had rushed into the forest once again rushed out.
However, unlike before, many of these NPC soldiers were already riddled with wounds, and their overall numbers had decreased significantly. A portion of the soldiers had already been killed by the monsters in the forest, and some had even ended up in the monsters' stomachs.
The failure of the first wave of attack caused a commotion among the soldiers of the five major factions around the Golden Cauldron Mountain. However, it didn't take long for the commotion to die down. Following that, the various factions set up their camps near the forest, and no longer had any intention of entering the forest to test the waters. It was as if the previous wave of attack was just a routine …
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