Chapter 2755: Space for Improvement

Two o'clock in the afternoon, Ailanyier City.

After the Elf race officially surrendered, the entire city was taken over by the Wolf Cavalry. The civilians in the city were very panicked at first, even desperate, but by the afternoon, the Elves in the city discovered that the Wolf Cavalry didn't burn, kill, or loot, nor did they, as the rumors said, abduct the female Elves.

In reality, this was the Elf race's civilians scaring themselves. Gray Orcs and the Elf race were two different races, and both sides had civilizations. Don't look at the male Gray Orcs' appearance being as they pleased, but their aesthetic views were very clear.

Female Elves with fair skin and a slim build didn't fit the Gray Orcs' aesthetic views. They preferred those who were stronger. In the Western Territory, only strong Gray Orc infants could survive; this was caused by scarce resources.

When facing survival pressure, all groups would prioritize choosing strong individuals as mates to ensure the continuation of the group.

At this time in the Elf Palace, Su Xiao was enjoying lunch. It had to be said that the Elf race's culinary skills were far stronger than those of the Gray Orcs.

Opposite the dining table, the Elf Queen was talking with two Elf Elders about something. One was raising resources, and the other was counting the number of Elf warriors.

"We still have... 220,000 warriors. They are already waiting outside the city."

The Elf Queen placed a list on the dining table and stopped speaking.

"So few?"

Bahar hooked the list with its claw, not very satisfied with the Elf race's existing troop strength.

"Yes."

The Elf Queen had a belly full of words she wanted to say. The Elf race's troops were few, and the reason was that they were killed by the Wolf Cavalry Legion. If it weren't for surrendering early, even these garrison troops would have been killed off.

The Aier Great Forest, compared to the entire Southern Territory, was not large, but more than 50 million Elf civilians lived here. The Elf race was not powerful because of population; their strength lay in their talent.

Conversely, the Chaos Legion, excluding soldiers, had a population of only 5.92 million, only more than the Lizard race.

In Su Xiao's view, compared to exterminating the Elf race, beating the Elf race until they were defeated yielded greater benefits.

First, excluding war casualties, he currently had a total of 600,000 Wolf Cavalry. These 600,000 Wolf Cavalry couldn't always support themselves by war; it was too unstable. Once they engaged in a plains battle with the enemy, even if they won, they could seize weapons, armor, etc., but they couldn't seize many supplies.

In terms of weapons and armor, Su Xiao didn't lack raw materials. Every time he annihilated an Elf unit, he could seize a large amount of weapons and armor. He only needed to melt and forge these weapons to create weapons and armor suitable for the Wolf Cavalry Legion.

In reality, the Wolf Cavalry Legion still had great room for improvement. Looking at the weapons and armor they held, one could discover this point. Not only that, the saddles on the mount wolves also needed to be replaced.

The current all-metal saddles would put a great burden on the mount wolves. Metal rubbing directly against the fur—the experience could be imagined.

As for the saddles, the positions in contact with the mount wolves' backs and flanks needed to be made of tough leather, with metal armor plates added externally to enhance defensive power.

Forging the full-body equipment for 600,000 Wolf Cavalry, if completed by his side's snake-man craftsmen, would take at least two months or more, and the quality wouldn't be as good as the Elf race's craftsmen.

The Elf Queen promised that as long as the perfect design drawings were provided, the Elf race's craftsmen would need at most three days to help 600,000 Wolf Cavalry complete their arming.

During the forging process, simple work could be handed over to the Elf race's civilians, such as the screening and cutting of leather, the smelting of metal, etc., which could save the craftsmen a large amount of time.

Besides weapons, armor, saddles, etc., supplies in the rear were also very important. The existence of the Elf race solved this point; they could provide a large amount of dried meat and fruits that were easy to preserve.

"Within three days, forge these weapons, armor, and saddles."

Su Xiao placed a few design drawings on the table. The saddle was a leather + metal armor plate structure, with stirrups newly added on both sides. As for the armor, it was composed of scale armor + armor plates + internal leather. Gray Orcs didn't fear weight; they mainly cared about flexibility.

Finally, the weapons—long spears and the like wouldn't work. Gray Orcs were more adept at using heavy sharp weapons or blunt weapons.

The first few rows of cavalry were all equipped with long-handled war hammers or long-handled great axes, single axe blades, with weight added to the other end, the specification being the size of a water bucket. As long as they charged, the power of this kind of heavy weapon would be terrifying.

The middle and rear rows of Wolf Cavalry were more suitable for weapons with blades that were long and heavy enough. More specifically, they were designed by a few Elf race craftsmen and supervised by Worpol.

Forging these would take a total of three days. Su Xiao's mission time was still very abundant, or rather, the second ring of the main quest didn't actually have clear requirements. The rewards would be determined based on how much territory he captured.

At present, Su Xiao had captured most of the Southern Territory. This piece of the Aier Great Forest still belonged to the Elf race. Excessive oppression would only have the opposite effect, and might even cause civil rebellion within the Elf race, intending to overthrow the Elf Queen while also treating Su Xiao as the greatest enemy.

If a rebel army appeared, dealing with it would be very simple, but that would waste precious time.

If he didn't occupy the Aier Great Forest, the Elf race's civilians would find that their lives basically hadn't changed at all. They still had three meals a day, and they wouldn't even see the figures of the Wolf Cavalry.

What Su Xiao wanted more was the frontline war zone, which occupied four-fifths of the Western Territory. The remaining one-fifth was the Chaos Legion's territory.

In the current main war zone, only Duoyin's many fortresses remained, a total of 17 fortresses. The Northern Territory, Dwarf troops, Barbarian troops, etc., had all retreated from the main battlefield one after another this morning, returning to their respective territories.

If he recovered the entire Western Territory and occupied two-thirds of the Southern Territory, combining these two adjacent territories into one, Su Xiao believed that the reward for the second ring of the quest would be quite astonishing.

Su Xiao drank the berry juice in his cup. Just at this time, a few Elf warriors carried over a few large boxes. These boxes were all very exquisite, and after opening them, they were filled with Soul Crystals and all kinds of secret treasures.

【You have obtained Soul Crystal (Large) x215.】

【You have obtained Soul Crystal (Complete) x147.】

With the Elf race's foundation, this quantity of Soul Crystals seemed abnormal, but in reality, it was within reason.

Su Xiao had long discovered that in worlds where soldiers were powerful, resources were relatively scarce, while in worlds where resources were abundant, individual combat power was powerful, such as the Dark Crow World, Ghost Continent, Wizard World, etc.

The existing Soul Crystals (Large) reached 235. Su Xiao took one out from the wooden box, rinsed it with water, and then, like eating an apple, bit off a large mouthful.

"!"

The Elf Queen's originally gentle expression suddenly froze, her pupils constricted. One had to know, even when the Elf race suffered a massive crushing defeat earlier, she hadn't revealed such a big change in expression.

Su Xiao threw the last small piece of Soul Crystal into his mouth. Now that there were many Soul Crystals (Large), he was naturally willing to eat them.

Besides the Soul Crystal gains, the secret treasures in the two large boxes were also quite good. Su Xiao wanted to find equipment that could be notarized by the Reincarnation Paradise from among them.

After searching, Su Xiao found 2 Holy Spirit-grade equipment, as well as 10 Epic-grade equipment and 27 Legendary-grade equipment.

【Watcher's Scabbard (Holy Spirit-grade armor · 807 points score).】

【Withered Doom (Holy Spirit-grade · special equipment · 1000+ points score).】

The remaining Epic-grade and Legendary-grade equipment didn't have high scores. These pieces of equipment could be considered for sale to the God Emperor Adventure Team. ===== CHAPTER 2756 =====