Chapter 2239: Free Labor

After this battle, Ye Liuyun collected all the weapons; the corpses were directly given to the half-beasts as food, and the captives were retained by him.

In the future, when mining again, he prepared to use these captives as laborers, so the soldiers could have more time for cultivation.

Meanwhile, when he went out to fight, the demon race's 50,000-strong army, just as he had anticipated, took the opportunity to occupy his city.

Ye Liuyun, however, calmly cleared the battlefield and gathered the captives.

After he finished his work here, the demon race's army also completely entered the city.

Only then did Ye Liuyun lead his army back.

The demon soldiers who had entered the city were still laughing loudly on the walls, mocking that they had been outsmarted and lost their lair.

However, their laughter hadn't finished when a rumbling sound erupted inside the city.

The blast's force flung many demon soldiers into the air.

The wall section with the gate also exploded at its base, and that entire wall collapsed with a roar.

The demons inside the city instantly fell into chaos.

Purple Flame Divine Lord and a few artifact refiners, although not orthodox Formation Masters, managed to create some explosive formations; combined with the power of Crystal Stones, they could still do it.

"Kill!"

At Ye Liuyun's command, only then did the half-beast legion charge in.

As a result, these demons became trapped like turtles in a jar; of the 50,000-strong army, aside from the 20,000 captives, all were slain.

Ye Liuyun, leading the half-beast legion, also had a satisfying fight.

But he also discovered that they now could not fully rely on the newly learned techniques to deal with these demons; they still needed to expend some True Essence to replenish.

After all, these people who had just started learning could not compare to those who had cultivated since childhood.

Nevertheless, this result already satisfied them; their strength was far greater than that of these demons.

After clearing the battlefield, Ye Liuyun gathered all the captives together and had them dismantle the entire city, preparing to relocate.

The materials for building the city were all large chunks of black gold; Ye Liuyun naturally could not waste them.

With 30,000 captives working together, it was estimated that the entire city and its buildings could be cleared in three to five days.

But before Ye Liuyun and his group could move, the Mohu sent people again.

This time, they only sent a few people, and they weren't carrying any weapons.

When facing Ye Liuyun, they no longer had their former arrogance; they completely spoke humbly and negotiated terms with him.

Obviously, they also realized they could not possibly defeat Ye Liuyun's well-trained army.

Ye Liuyun also made his stance clear: if they wanted to fight, he would accompany them to the end; if they wanted to talk, they would exchange Magic Crystals for weapons, armor, and captives.

Coincidentally, those few artifact refiners were idle; having them forge some weapons was quite simple, but they wouldn't do it for free.

As for equipment like crossbows and chariots, Ye Liuyun would absolutely not give them to them.

Whoever he gave these things to would affect the course of the battle.

Moreover, these things were also the tools that enabled them to maintain their battlefield advantage.

If these demon half-beasts were better equipped, they might truly become a threat to them.

The Mohu also had no choice; they could not defeat Ye Liuyun in battle now, so they could only exchange Magic Crystals.

As the territory he now controls expands, the Magic Crystal veins under his control are also numerous.

To obtain weapons, he had no choice but to take fifteen Magic Crystal veins to exchange with Ye Liuyun for 50,000 weapons and 500 sets of armor.

Furthermore, he used 20,000 demon captives to exchange for his own 10,000 soldiers.

Ye Liuyun thought it was worthwhile and agreed.

He had the artifact refiners help forge another 500 sets of armor suitable for demon half-beasts.

As for weapons, he didn't need to forge them at all; he could simply give them the materiel seized from previous battlefields.

Those 500 sets didn't require fine refinement or engraving of formations; a few artifact refiners could finish them in a few days.

He immediately carried out the transaction with the Mohu.

After Ye Liuyun obtained the Magic Crystals, he immediately distributed the crystals from five veins to the soldiers; the remaining ten veins of Magic Crystals were then stored by his clone in the Space World.

Their army also immediately set out to shift positions.

Along the way, the artifact refiners forged many mining tools, preparing them for the captives.

After arriving at the site Ye Liuyun had previously chosen, the captives began building the city, mining, and cutting trees, while Ye Liuyun and his companions cultivated in peace.

Not long after, the demon race sent representatives to find Ye Liuyun to discuss exchanging captives.

Finally, both sides agreed to exchange 20,000 half-beast captives and ten Magic Crystal veins for 40,000 demon captives.

Thus, Ye Liuyun dealt another heavy blow to the demon race, gaining ten Magic Crystal veins and making a great fortune.

Moreover, these 20,000 half-beasts were all captured by the demon race from scattered half-beast tribes in various regions, making them very easy to manage.

Ye Liuyun merely gave them some food, and their enthusiasm became high.

Through this battle, Ye Liuyun also made the demon race and demon half-beasts dare not provoke him again.

They also understood Ye Liuyun's goal: just to mine some ore and timber, so they no longer sought trouble.

Ye Liuyun thus gained several months of peaceful time to gather resources and increase his strength.

During this period, the demon race also changed its strategy for dealing with demon half-beasts, gathering the various scattered half-beast tribes together to have them fight in place of the demons, while the demons fought themselves.

But unexpectedly, after these demon half-beasts organized and acquired weapons, they began to counterattack the demon race.

Between the two demon half-beast factions, they still weren't united, vying for territory, and the three sides fought in utter chaos.

Finally, the three forces sat down to negotiate and decided to jointly eliminate Ye Liuyun, this outsider, to divert their internal conflicts.

During this time, Ye Liuyun was also guarding against them, constantly having demon beasts monitor their movements from afar.

When he discovered they had turned their forces to surround him, he also knew his peaceful days were coming to an end.

During this time, Ye Liuyun had actually excavated enough raw material to manufacture a Xingkong warship.

But he feels that since it's not easy to come here once, it would be better to replace all the weapons and armor of the Divine Realm soldiers.

Moreover, more equipment such as warships and war chariots can be produced in the future.

As for the trees here, the Duplicate Space World is almost fully planted, so there's no longer a need for further transplantation.

But more timber can be cut down and sold back.

So he still lacks a considerable amount of the materials he needs to collect.

Moreover, the Beastman Legion's training here yields twice the result with half the effort.

After returning, he can only rely on Magic Crystals to increase his strength, and the effect will become noticeably slower.

At the very least, these soldiers must master the new cultivation method to Great Achievement before they can leave.

"Since these people are oblivious to death and insist on being my enemies, let's drill the troops!"

Ye Liuyun has been trying his best to avoid them and not engage in battle.

But now all three forces are targeting him, and he has nowhere to hide.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun has also been cultivating recently and needs combat to temper his Mysterious Origin.