Chapter 87

"What you said makes some sense!"

Qin Luo nodded slightly.

The Dwarf village was located under Red Flame Mountain, about three or four li away from Qin Luo's territory.

The distance was not far!

Since the Dwarf village was a Black Iron Grade territory, Qin Luo felt that leaving it would be useful, so he didn't destroy it but chose to occupy it.

Now, the buildings in the village were still there, and the tools and other things usually used by the Dwarves were also left inside the village!

Furthermore, the defensive works of the Dwarf village were more perfect than the territory, possessing Magic Arrow Towers, Steel City Walls, etc.

And in the territory, there wasn't even a decent defensive building now!

"Go tell your clansmen to prepare to set off; I will send you back to the village in a while!"

"In the future, your daily life and work location will still be in Red Flame Mountain and the Dwarf village!"

"I will arrange another Undead Army to garrison the village and Red Flame Mountain, responsible for protecting your safety!"

Qin Luo said to A Pudu. "In addition, there are 10,000 units of food stored in the warehouse; divide half for you to take back to the village together!"

"Many thanks, Lord!"

A Pudu said gratefully.

Although they went around in a circle and returned to the village, and became subordinates of Lord Qin Luo.

But being able to continue working and living in the Dwarf village was also a good thing.

It was just that, compared to before, they lost some freedom, but with the protection of the Undead, the Dwarves no longer needed to guard against external threats and could focus on forging equipment and exerting their racial specialties!

Most importantly, the Qin Luo before them was not as fierce and cruel as imagined; he was a good Lord!

After dismissing A Pudu, Qin Luo summoned the newly promoted Second Legion Commander Wang Er.

Not only was the position new, but even the name was just bestowed!

"You will be responsible for the west of the territory from now on!"

"I am giving you several tasks!"

"First, the Third Undead Legion will be stationed in the Dwarf village from now on, responsible for protecting the Dwarf Race and supervising the Dwarves' daily work!"

"The second task is that developing Red Flame Mountain requires a large amount of labor, and there are some small and medium-sized aboriginal villages in the west; capture these villages as soon as possible and plunder the population to the Dwarf village or the territory!"

"If you encounter some large tribes and can't beat them, you can report to me, and I will send people to support!"

"Third, continue to expand to the west, collect various information, and if you discover new mineral deposits, aboriginal villages, or large monster nests and other important areas, mark them on the map and send them to me!"

"Third, the tools and equipment produced by the Dwarves, the metal ore mined, and the resources obtained from your sweeping must all be transported back to the territory, at least once a day!"

Qin Luo said to Wang Er.

The Dwarf village and Red Flame Mountain were very important and might become a huge military factory or even an industrial hub in the future!

Therefore, no matter what, they must be firmly controlled and cannot be lost!

"Yes, Lord!"

Wang Er replied respectfully.

"Go!"

Qin Luo waved his hand, "I will go to the Dwarf village to inspect when I have time!"

Before long, the Third Legion led by Wang Er, carrying hundreds of Dwarves, left the territory and headed west.

Under Qin Luo's arrangement, the four major Undead Legions performed their duties and opened up territory for him.

Qin Luo only made strategic layouts on the overall situation; as for the specific implementation work, it was handed over to the Undead under his command.

After all, he didn't have the time to command everything one by one; even if he had three heads and six arms, he couldn't be busy enough.

"Now there are 30,000 Energy Points left!"

"The number of Undead Skeleton Soldiers has also broken through 140,000, so there is no rush to continue expanding the troop source!"

"As for the next step, I must prioritize upgrading the territory and Barracks!"

"Also, there are six days left before the Novice Protection Period ends, and then I will face the attack of the Monster Tide!"

"The offensive of the Monster Tide is estimated to be much more terrifying than the Dark Offensive at night, so I must make defensive preparations in advance!"

"The defensive work of the territory must also be put on the schedule!"

Qin Luo pondered, thinking about the development path of the territory.

He opened the attribute panel of the territory and Barracks!

The territory is now Black Iron One-Star; upgrading to Black Iron Two-Star requires 10 Territory Cores, 100 Black Iron Grade Magic Crystals, 1,000 Ordinary Grade Magic Crystals, 1,000 Energy Points, 1,000 units of food, 1,000 units of wood, 1,000 units of stone, and 1,000 units of Red Iron!

The Territory Cores have only accumulated to 5 so far, still 5 short!

The channels for Territory Cores are relatively few, and the difficulty of obtaining them is relatively large!

Generally, they can only be obtained by opening treasure chests or destroying monster nests!

And destroying other Lords' territories, or village tribes, or towns, will definitely obtain Territory Cores, and the number of Territory Cores obtained is related to the size of the destroyed village or territory; the larger the scale, the more Territory Cores obtained!

Besides the Territory Heart, the other resources have no difficulty.

Even for Black Iron Grade Magic Crystals, after selling the Dwarf Race's equipment, the inventory is already 584 now!

And there are more than 3,000 Ordinary Grade Magic Crystals!

"Four major Undead Legions, a full 140,000-strong army; they should be able to obtain 5 Territory Cores in a day, right!"

Qin Luo muttered.

He planned to upgrade the territory to Black Iron Two-Star today; if the Undead could obtain 5 more Territory Cores, he would upgrade directly.

If not, he would consider buying them on the trading market!

Territory Cores on the market are sold at a premium, just like the current Red Iron; one Territory Core sells for a high price of one or two thousand Energy Points!

Immediately, Qin Luo looked at the upgrade conditions of the Barracks, which required 100 Barracks Hearts, 100 Magic Crystals (Black Iron Grade), 10,000 units of food, 10,000 units of wood, 10,000 units of stone, and 10,000 units of Red Iron!

【PS: Modify the data here to facilitate the author's statistics and reader's reading; the original upgrade condition was 10 Black Iron Grade Barracks Hearts, now modified to 100 Ordinary Hearts; in the future, Barracks Hearts will be the same as Territory Cores, without distinction of grade, and there will no longer be Ordinary Grade or Black Iron Grade distinction!】

The difficulty of obtaining Barracks Hearts is about the same as Territory Cores.

The number of Barracks Hearts in Qin Luo's hands is only 51!

Still half short of upgrading!

"Territory Cores, Barracks Hearts, and Red Iron!"

Qin Luo murmured.

As long as these three resources are collected, the territory and Barracks can be upgraded again.

He has multiple Red Iron mines in his hands, so obtaining Red Iron is not difficult; he should be able to collect it tonight.

But Barracks Hearts and Territory Cores have uncertainty!

After dealing with the territory matters, Qin Luo started his daily state of slacking off.

First, he checked some friend information, but most of it was useless; basically, they all wanted to trade with him!

Before, some people wanted to buy Red Iron from Qin Luo at a price of seven or eight Energy Points.

But now they are all asking if there is any stock left in Qin Luo's hands, willing to spend ten Energy Points, or even a higher price.

Qin Luo really wanted to do their business, but unfortunately, he didn't have any Red Iron left!

Even for the Red Iron mined today, Qin Luo planned to withhold a portion for upgrading the territory and Barracks!

After reading the private messages, Qin Luo opened the group chat of the Resource Trade Alliance.

(End of chapter)