Chapter 10: Alliance

"Golden lock of eight gates, break the illusion and restore. Open for me!"

A loud shout attracted the attention of Jiang Yan, Marchosius, and the others.

In a pavilion not far away, Morax, under Guizhong’s shocked gaze, used the power of the Geo element to do something to the stone lock in his hand.

It seemed... like he was deciphering it?

As the Geo Archon, although Morax’s strength had not reached its peak, his affinity for the Geo element was something no one could erase.

His fingers flew up and down, and in just a moment, the problem that had troubled Guizhong for hundreds of years was solved by him.

"This... it’s solved just like that?"

Looking at the stone lock that had been opened, Guizhong still couldn’t believe it.

"Naturally."

Morax smiled, picked up his teacup, took a gentle sip, and savored it.

"Cough, since I have solved it, then the contract between you and me..."

After a while, looking at Guizhong who hadn’t come back to her senses, Morax gave a gentle cough to remind her.

"Of course! You won, so let’s follow the contract."

Guizhong’s tone still carried a hint of disbelief; she had been troubled by this lock for hundreds of years! And he solved it in an instant?

Guizhong’s words were unexpected to Morax.

He had thought that this capricious Dust Archon would renege on the debt.

"Hey! What do you want me to do? I have already agreed to the conditions you mentioned before!"

Guizhong said nonchalantly.

And Jiang Yan and the others, who had long since gathered around, also pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

"Since that is the case..."

Morax looked at Guizhong.

"Anything is fine, right..."

"Of course! Those who break their word shall suffer the wrath of the rock!"

Guizhong’s tone was a bit helpless; after all, she had lost.

A loss is a loss, and Guizhong acknowledged that point.

Morax looked at Guizhong, his lips curling slightly!

"I want you... to protect this place for a thousand years!"

Guizhong looked at Morax and nodded with a smile.

"Of course, Lord Geo Archon."

At this moment, Guizhong officially became Morax’s subordinate, serving him.

The two Archons officially formed an alliance from this moment on, with Morax at the head. ===== CHAPTER 23 =====

Jiang Yan looked at Marchosius beside him, and the two smiled at the same time.

The subsequent negotiations went smoothly. Guizhong, having agreed to Morax’s conditions, began to quickly make a series of adjustments for the people under her command.

Morax, on the other hand, prepared to return to bring the good news to everyone in the Mount Tianheng range.

Because the migration was a major event and involved the union of two Archons, to prevent any accidents, Morax left Jiang Yan and Azhdaha in Guizhong’s territory to wait for his arrival.

After all, in the final analysis, Guizhong’s strength was not considered strong, and although Marchosius was stronger than Guizhong in terms of combat power, he was not much higher.

After all, he was the Stove God and was not very good at fighting.

With the presence of Jiang Yan and Azhdaha, two Archon-level combatants, this place would become very safe.

Jiang Yan was very happy about this.

After all, this place was vast, and compared to Mount Tianheng, there were clearly more treasure chests here.

Migration is a long process.

After all, it wasn't an emergency, so Morax and the others naturally wanted to take everything they could.

So it would take longer.

During this period, Jiang Yan also constantly dragged Azhdaha along to look for treasure chests in the surrounding area.

Although there were many treasure chests around, most of them were ordinary ones.

Although they only gave a weak amount of elemental energy and a small improvement in quality.

But Jiang Yan didn't just harvest one or two, but hundreds!

Heaven knows why there were only ordinary treasure chests on this plain!!

There were only a dozen or so exquisite treasure chests! He hadn't encountered a single precious treasure chest yet!

Gorgeous treasure chests?

Hehe, I’m sorry, but since I transmigrated here, I haven't encountered a single gorgeous treasure chest!

Even the first one he opened, although it reached the gorgeous grade, was actually only counted as gorgeous because the system upgraded the treasure chest grade for a novice’s first time.

However, Jiang Yan was not without gains.

Through the exquisite treasure chests, he did open many secret manuals.

Like the Golden Bell Shield, Baji Quan, Postpartum Care for Sows, Paddy Field Management, and other messy things.

They could be considered somewhat useful.

At the very least, after the forces of Guizhong and Morax merged, these things of his could still be of some use.

But he would have to wait until the Archon War ended and Liyue was officially established.

He looked at this fertile land of a thousand miles where Guizhong resided, and at the people living and working in peace and contentment with happy smiles.

A different kind of feeling welled up in his heart. ===== CHAPTER 24 =====

About a month or so passed.

Morax finally led the people of Mount Tianheng to rendezvous with Jiang Yan.

Guizhong had already cleared out the space where the people of Mount Tianheng needed to live in advance.

"Emmm, there is plenty of open space here, but building houses is a big problem."

Guizhong had a headache about this.

Morax stood beside Guizhong, bowing his head in thought for a solution.

"Indeed, just building the houses the people need to live in will take a lot of time."

Cloud Retainer walked over and said:

"Let’s temporarily build some temporary shelters first, and wait until the houses are completely built before letting the people move in."

Cloud Retainer’s idea was quickly agreed upon by the other Adepti.

"Hey~ you’re here!!!"

Just then, a shout came from afar.

Jiang Yan sat on top of Azhdaha’s head, waving at the crowd from a distance.

"Is that the Great Dragon King Azhdaha that the Lord of Geo spoke of?"

The Adepti looked at the massive stone dragon, all with expressions of astonishment.

Although Morax had already told them about Azhdaha, when they saw it with their own eyes, they still couldn't believe it.

The pressure radiating from the stone dragon’s body was almost the same as the pressure they felt from the Lord of Geo!

The Lord of Geo’s power is getting stronger and stronger...

Behind Morax, Mountain Shaper sighed in his heart.

Just the Archon-level combat power alone includes: Jiang Yan, Azhdaha, Guizhong, Marchosius, etc.

You know, the Vortex Archon Osial and his wife Beisht, two Archon-level beings, already dominated the Sea of Clouds and achieved the status of maritime overlords.

Now, for Morax, any Archon force that comes will have to weigh their options.

"What are you talking about?"

Walking closer, Jiang Yan asked with some confusion.

"Although the people have migrated here, the problem of housing is still a big problem."

Facing Jiang Yan’s question, Morax spoke softly.

"I thought it was something else, everyone looking so sad."

Jiang Yan laughed, patted his chest, and said confidently:

"Just leave it to me."

Just kidding, what do I possess?

I possess Wood Release!!

Building houses is just a small matter, isn't it?

Do you think the famous saying "The First Hokage uses Wood Release to conquer the world, Yamato uses Wood Release for landscaping" came from nowhere?

Hearing Jiang Yan’s confident words, everyone turned their eyes to him.

"Leave it to you?"

Moon Carver was the first to question him.

Although Morax didn't speak, his eyes also carried a sense of disbelief.

"Oh, building houses, isn't that just a piece of cake?"

Jiang Yan walked happily onto the large open space in front of them.

"Watch closely!"

He saw his hands slam together, and then he slapped the ground.

"Wood Release, Deep Forest Emergence!"

As Jiang Yan’s voice fell, the surrounding ground began to tremble continuously.

"What’s wrong! Is it an earthquake?!"

"Lord of Geo! Help us!!!"

The surrounding people felt the ground trembling and ran out one after another.

Then they, along with their gods, fell into a daze.

They saw large swaths of trees springing up from the ground, forming rows of houses under the shocked gazes of Morax and the others.

Although these houses were all made of wood, they were orderly and looked very beautiful.

They even looked better than the houses in Guizhong’s original tribe.

"So... so amazing."

Little Ganyu stood behind Cloud Retainer, muttering in shock.

And the surroundings also fell into a strange silence.

"Hoo hoo, done!"

Jiang Yan straightened his body and patted the dust off his hands.

Then he looked at the crowd and grinned:

"How is it? Looks good, right!"

Jiang Yan was very satisfied with these houses. ===== CHAPTER 25 =====