Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 296: Chapter 140: Sorting the Spoils – Fire Spike Crystal 3

Su Li felt that in such a situation, anyone with a bit of rationality would know what choice to make.

For an ordinary Free Person, risking life on the battlefield once to win a vibranium weapon worth six years of earnings without eating or drinking should be satisfying enough.

This is enough for him to change his destiny, to try to buy a farm, or to buy one or two slaves/maidservants.

So the people of the Empire love going to the battlefield because there are truly rich rewards.

In a supernormal world, as long as they have a slight chance of contact, they may have an opportunity to change their fate.

Once all these vibranium weapons are recovered, it would be enough for the Dwarves of the Hesse Territory to forge several or even dozens of sets of Vibranium Rune Armor.

This involves four Monster Legions, a terrifying scale that even dozens of Kingdom Knights might not be able to defeat by bringing all the soldiers and slaves from the territory out.

The wealth they leave behind is naturally enough to arm more than ten of the most elite Knights.

And the melted steel could create hundreds of sets of Fine Level Dwarf Heavy Armor.

Then Su Li turned to Dorglin and said, ”My friend, are you interested in staying in my territory for a while longer? I can send an invitation to Redbeard Castle, requesting you to serve as a Master of Casting in my territory for some time.”

”During this period, you can freely forge Vibranium Rune Armor and Dwarf Heavy Armor. More importantly, every day you are in the territory, I will supply you with two, no, three barrels of Giant Brew!”

”In this battle, we killed more than forty Giants, and their blood and livers are important ingredients for brewing Giant Brew!”

Su Li initially did not understand what concept Belos was talking about when mentioning the thirst-quenching ability of Giant blood.

It wasn’t until this summer, when a slave in the territory got lost in the forest of the ranch, that the Druid sent him out from the Holy Forest. This slave was exhausted due to prolonged sun exposure and dehydration, with cracked lips and a throat in severe pain from prolonged lack of water, suffering from extreme thirst.

The Druid obtained a small tube of Giant blood from the Dwarves and gave it to the slave to drink. He quickly recovered, his cracked, dehydrated lips became moist, his sunburned skin gradually returned to normal, and his hoarse, painful throat could speak clearly in no time.

Giant Brew made from Giant blood is far superior in quality to the ordinary Dwarf beer, with a single cup of Dwarf beer sustaining a Dwarf for several days in extreme conditions.

Giant Brew can be considered the energy source of the Dwarves, able to keep them spirited and full of energy, dispelling their day’s fatigue with just one cup.

Hearing this, Dorglin couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, his round eyes widened with excitement, saying, ”Then... alright. I’ll write a letter to the chief, explaining the situation here. Redbeard Fortress has no recent wars, and the chief wants to rest and develop the land. I think staying in Heisen Castle for a while shouldn’t be a problem.”

The distance between Redbeard Castle and Heisen Castle is far in some respects, and close in others, as they are neighboring territories.

While traveling is inconvenient for humans, a Dwarf can return in one cycle. Dorglin visiting here doesn’t significantly affect the safety of Redbeard Castle.

Dorglin promised: ”Before I came, the chief had already instructed me. Before we completely defeat the Green Dragon, there’s no need to rush back.”

Su Li smiled and nodded, saying, ”That’s good. After this battle is over, we can continue to strengthen our alliance. Actually, you don’t need to return to Redbeard Castle, you can completely station troops in our territory.”

”It would be like Redbeard Castle sending an army to station in our territory, assisting us in defense. Similarly, our Hesse Territory will also send a troop to station in the Gray Rock Valley under the Gray Mountain Range to help your Dwarves patrol.”

”This way we can not only solidify our alliance but also supplement each other’s military weaknesses.”

”This... this...” Dorglin was somewhat persuaded, as Dwarf Rangers were always viewed as eccentrics, or at least as some strange fellows in Redbeard Castle.

But in the Empire, humans have always considered them friends.

Moreover, the living conditions in Hesse Territory are indeed much better than in Redbeard Castle, with at least enough roast meat and fine wine.

Stationing three or four squadrons here doesn’t significantly impact the safety of Redbeard Castle but gains a reliable and powerful ally.

Dorglin really couldn’t find a reason to refuse.

He could only say, ”I will write to the Lord, conveying your suggestion to him.”

”Of course, this matter requires the consent of the chief of the Redbeard Clan. I will also send the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Redbeard Castle to explain this matter.”

However, the troop exchange must at least wait until after the battle with the Green Dragon is over before proceeding.

For now, Su Li didn’t elaborate further, but instead continued to ask, ”Aside from these inevitable spoils of war, have we found any special discoveries?”

Knight Oerstein solemnly stated, ”What you said so simply is already plenty for us to sort out for a long time. The types of spoils the monsters are bound to have are numerous, including ingredients for poison-making by the Gnolls such as poisonous insects and plants.”

”The oddities and scraps and parts Goblins have gathered, though their effects may be unstable, are peculiar and cannot be ignored.”

”Additionally, the rocks, minerals, gold coins, and jewels collected by Giants and Giants in their lairs.”

”The total estimated value of these is around 8000 to 15000 gold coins.”

So little?

Compared to the Demon Legion, these monsters are practically paupers! These are four Legions, potentially tens of thousands strong, who marched out from the Blood Pine Forest in great numbers but almost ended up completely wiped out, and their spoils were only a little over ten thousand? The average value of weapons, equipment, and materials on each monster is less than two Golden Crowns.

However, Su Li thought about it and felt it made sense.

After all, the Demon Legion had excavated an ancient Dwarf site, and the wealth of the Dwarves is even beyond that of the Empire.

In contrast, these monsters in the forest are the followers of the Green Dragon, and perhaps their wealth has already been plundered by the Green Dragon.

Su Li said with a smile, ”The poorer they are, the more wealth the nest of the Green Dragon must have, and our final compensation upon victory will be greater!”

”But a broken ship still has three thousand nails, and among such a massive Monster Legion, there aren’t any special tools?”

Rong’en took out a gray bag from his chest and said to Su Li, ”There is. I discovered this magical seed on a large number of monsters.”

Su Li opened the gray bag and took a look, his eyes widened immediately, filled with joy. Inside the gray bag were crystalline seeds resembling amber, emitting a faint green glow, as if imbued with the magic of Jilun by the forest, each one taking on an exquisite spiral shape, like the most perfect geometric figure in nature.

Their shells did not have the usual plant texture, but were semi-transparent, like they had been carved from jade, with light patterns flowing inside, pulsating with the seeds’ breaths.

Su Li carefully reached into the bag, feeling a subtle warmth on the seeds’ surface, as if a small sun was contained within them. He carefully took out a larger seed, finding its shape resembling a miniature forest, with tree trunks and branches winding over the seed’s surface, detailed to the point of astonishment.

”What kind of seed is this?”

Rong’en said, ”Not sure. We’ve interrogated captives about the seed’s effects. They said that as long as it’s buried in the ground and watered with fresh blood, it will grow into a large wheat stalk and yield a pound of grain within a day.”

”But I always felt their method of planting might be wrong; it’s too coarse. Perhaps we could let the Sisters of the Dawn Goddess Church take a look.”

Su Li raised his head in astonishment, ”That effect is already astonishing. It’s practically a divine artifact for wartime supply.”

But if this is considered wasteful use of it, what must its true effect be?

And Su Li mostly agreed with Rong’en’s view that these monsters never produce anything, nor understand farming techniques. What they do know is to throw the seeds into the ground and wait for them to grow.

So their planting method must not be realizing the seed’s true potential.

”Hilude, please invite two Sisters from the Dawn Church over to see if they recognize this seed. Also, have them report on the casualties of this battle.”

The Priests of the Dawn Church, although mostly engaged in farming and development in the territory, also had two Elite Level Sisters leading a group of novice Sisters following the army, along with the Knights from the Medical Knight Order of the followers of the Goddess of Life and Mercy, caring for the army’s wounded, healing their injuries, and comforting their fears and despair.