Chapter 215: Harbor Concept

The reason it took Ruidar, Tangmu, and the others ten days to return from Guiyi Shangu was mainly because Ruidar's injuries prevented him from traveling for long periods.

Now that they were setting out from Heitu Town again to head toward that valley, it would not take such Along time.

On one hand, their mental state was good and their stamina was full;

on the other hand, the Magic Beasts and wild beasts along the way had been cleared out, so everyone could focus their main energy on the journey.

It took them only four and a half days to once again approach that Guiyi Shangu.

"My Lord, ahead is the place where the great battle took place that night."

Ruidar pointed to the forest in front and said.

Everyone looked over and saw that the forest, which was at least the size of half a football field, was in a state of total ruin not far away.

Tall trees were snapped directly at the waist, with trunks, branches, and leaves toppled and scattered everywhere;

the low bushes and trees also looked as if they had been ravaged by a hurricane, leaning in all directions, with some even uprooted.

The ground was also covered in fresh craters, clearly blasted out by powerful Battle Techniques.

Just from this battlefield, it was enough to know how intense the battle between Ruidar and that group of monsters had been that night!

Those who were not aware of Ruidar's true strength, such as Kelami and Geladuo, had a clear understanding of the Wubei Territory commander's combat power after seeing this scene.

At the same time, they also had a more direct realization of the danger of this operation.

It was not just them; Luoning was the same.

Fortunately, while traveling, he had already allocated the more than 700 points of Energy Essence he had accumulated.

He first needed a battle commander capable of handling things alone, and according to what Ruidar said, it would take him about a year to barely be able to fight against an average Golden Grade.

To deal with the possibility of Golden Grade enemies, in addition to having a Six-level Spell Scroll, Luoning added all 500 points of Energy Essence to Ruidar, increasing his cultivation progress to 583/1500.

He used the remaining 253 points of Energy Essence entirely on Aierlong.

In this battle, Aierlong would naturally be in a support role; he only needed to use Purification and Healing Spells on injured personnel, or use Light Binding Technique and Fatigue Aura at the right time when the battle situation was poor.

The frontal combat could be left to Ruidar, Maiken, and the others.

"Everyone, rest in this vicinity. After we finish lunch and recover our stamina, we will go over to observe the terrain in the afternoon."

Luoning was not in a hurry to attack; he wanted to get close and observe first to see if there was any valuable intelligence.

"Aierlong, be sure to maintain your Magic Power status."

"Rest assured, My Lord, my Magic Power has been refined to a full state and I can fight at any time."

On this journey, even if they encountered sporadic Magic Beasts, they were all handled by the Knights; other than the significant physical exertion from traveling, Aierlong had not lost any Magic Power.

Everyone began to rest on the spot.

A few days ago, they could roast the meat of the Magic Beasts they killed to eat, but as they neared the target point, to avoid exposing their tracks due to starting a fire, they could only take out dry rations from their packs to fill their stomachs.

Luoning took clean water and fruit out of his Space Ring and distributed them.

He was not worried about exposure; if anyone asked him how he produced things out of thin air, he would just say it was a Magic trinket.

However, although everyone was curious, no one asked.

"This is a Healing Spell scroll."

"Although you four Primary Knights cannot use it, you have a share; consider it a reward for everyone's participation in this operation."

Luoning took out twelve Spell Scrolls and handed them to Tangmu, telling him to distribute them to everyone.

At the same time, he took out the Wind Tentacle, Purification, Holy Shield, Flame Explosion Technique, and Speed spell scrolls he had crafted, and handed them to the others to use respectively.

Of course, these scrolls were of high value, and he was not prepared to give them away to his subordinates. After the operation ended, if there were any left, he would take them back.

Spell scrolls were somewhat similar to weapons and ammunition; Luoning took out so many at once that this battle was being fought very lavishly.

To say nothing else, a single Flame Explosion Technique scroll sold on the market for seventy or eighty gold coins, and Luoning took out five at once, not to mention the even higher-level spell scrolls!

In the eyes of his subordinates, this Lord of theirs was a bona fide wealthy landlord.

They also felt more and more that following this Lord was the right choice.

Especially Qiaofuli; when he followed Leisen, it was good enough if he wasn't being suspected by the other party, let alone having the other party distribute spell scrolls to him before a battle.

Luoning did not mean to show off his wealth; he was purely doing it to be a bit safer, and at the same time, he did not want any accidents to happen to this group of subordinates he had taken a liking to.

Having eaten, drunk, and rested, everyone set off again.

The closer they got to that valley, the quieter their exchanges became, and gradually only the sound of light footsteps remained.

Before long, they climbed the mountain peak behind Guiyi Shangu.

When Ruidar and the others came here last time, it was at night, and they only saw a silvery-white line in the distance, guessing from the sound that it was the sea.

But now it was daytime, and they truly saw the scenery in the distance; it was indeed the sea.

"How spectacular!"

Jennie's eyes flickered; she had encountered knowledge about the sea in the few books she possessed, but she had never seen it with her own eyes.

Now, just by looking from afar, she felt the grandeur described in the books.

Except for Kelami, who had been to Jianjiao City and seen the sea, everyone else had feelings more or less similar to Jennie's.

Luoning had seen the sea, so he did not have many exclamations.

At this moment, another thought emerged in his mind—a sea outlet.

Wubei Territory was surrounded by the sea on the east and north sides; were there any places suitable for building a port?

Although there did not seem to be any land to the east of this continent, following the east coast of Wubei Territory southward could reach the Vila Principality;

heading north and then west would lead to the north of the Screaming Sea, and heading south into the Screaming Sea, the east side of the shipping route could reach Wangdu, the west side was the territory of the Earl of Screaming Island, and heading south all the way could reach Jianjiao City in Wushan Territory.

If the trade of Wubei Territory developed in the future, using sea transport would seem more convenient than land routes.

Then the key was that Wubei Territory needed its own port.

However, it was not the case that one could build a port just by following the sea; one also needed to find a suitable location, such as water depth, seabed terrain conditions, and so on.

At the same time, if one really wanted to build a port, it would certainly require professional personnel, such as experienced captains, sailors, harbor construction craftsmen, and so on.

It is impossible for the commoners or Serfs of the Wubei Territory to complete such work.

It seems Luoning will have to make a trip to Jianjiao City or other seaport cities to find talent familiar with this knowledge.

However, that is a matter for later; building a port is not something that can be completed in a few months, and the manpower, financial resources, and material resources required are quite enormous.

Luoning can make a plan first, then consider the matter of moving forward.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he carefully surveyed the valley, but because his position was too far from the valley floor, he did not discover anything unusual.

They had no choice but to use the trees as cover and head down along the mountain ridge.

The closer they got to the valley floor, the easier it was to see some withered bones, both human and beast.

It is unknown what kind of tragic battle took place here.

"It seems there is no one patrolling?"

Luoning scanned his surroundings; there was no sign of anyone, and he used Detection Wind, confirming the current situation once again.

Within several hundred meters around them, there were no traces of anyone else besides themselves.

"Are they all hiding in the caves?"

Luoning frowned slightly, gazing at the cave under the hillside diagonally opposite; rushing in just like that would be too abrupt and too rash.

"Maiken, Qiaofuli, you take Tangmu and the other three to watch from the back, and have the rest of the people spread out,"

Luoning whispered his instructions: "Hide yourselves well, and observe for a while first." (End of chapter)