Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 958: Chapter 129: The Fantastical Layout and Various Divisions of the Black Pine Forest

This Valley of Memory, a magical area within the Black Pine Forest, is a sanctuary of opportunities offering unparalleled benefits. However, the risks are significant too, potentially leading to a loss of sanity and dreams invaded by the souls of fallen Elf soldiers.

Otherwise, why would so many Rock People in the area, apart from Nayadalin, lack such powerful communication abilities?

Therefore, Su Li felt there was no need for him to enter the Valley of Memory; let true geniuses and elites venture inside. At the very least, they should be like Nayadalin, unaffected by its influence.

In Hesse Territory, geniuses are abundant, thanks to getting augmented from the many Light-Scaled Fish, churning out a host of talents even if they were force-fed.

Eventually, Nayadalin revealed his intentions, saying, ”Lord, you may have heard, I am retrieving some of our Elf relics scattered within the Border Prince’s Territory.”

”Many of these relics are located within your territory, given your proximity to the Black Pine Forest. Perhaps we could reach a mutually beneficial agreement: you help me retrieve these relics, and I take your people into the Valley of Memory. For every relic I receive, I take one person inside. What do you think?”

”Hmm, it sounds fair.” Su Li nodded and then asked, ”But I want to know, besides the abilities gained from entering the Valley of Memory, what else is inside?”

The Valley of Memory can be regarded as a small Elf community, containing their collective cemetery, numerous dream-induced statues of the Golden Era and Battle of the Longbeards, and a group of Elf refugees.

Is there anything in the Valley that Su Li would be interested in?

Perhaps seeds or Spirit Plants left behind by the Elves?

Nayadalin calmly said, ”The Valley of Memory is full of encounters and opportunities, such as the Path Guardian from the Wood Elves. She is a Divine Chosen of the Wood Elves who pursued a Beast Herd into the Valley of Memory, determined to resolve the chaos monsters threatening the forests and villages. It’s said she killed two dozen Beastmen before being felled by an ax from a Horned Beast. She single-handedly rescued dozens of villages from massacres. If your people could bring her out of the Valley of Memory, she could serve you just as well.”

”Perhaps everything you need can be answered by her: precious flora, powerful magic items, countless minerals and gemstones.”

An unclaimed Divine Chosen of the Elves?

Su Li’s eyes suddenly lit up!

Indeed, as Nayadalin mentioned, if he could gain her allegiance, many things he desired would be easily acquired.

After all, she had lived so long and stayed in the Elf community for extended periods, slaughtering numerous Beastmen. No one could really know how many treasures she held.

Su Li decisively extended his right hand, smiling, ”Then let’s have a pleasant collaboration. I will immediately send the Flying Horse Knight to Medici Manor to invite Knight Jeff Hoffman to visit. Together, we will examine the situation in the Black Pine Forest.”

This gesture showed great respect to Knight Jeff Hoffman, inviting him to join the observation. In fact, according to the world’s noble dominance, apart from the land Su Li allocated to him, everything else in Hesse Territory, be it sky, ground, or even grass and trees, belonged to the Lord. For others to glance would be covetous and criminal.

However, there wasn’t much that could be done; Su Li had a high moral disadvantage, caring greatly about reputation, and wouldn’t resort to outright theft.

When Knight Jeff Hoffman saw that Bauhinia Castle specially sent a Flying Horse, he knew he had no room to refuse. Otherwise, could he secretly seek the Sky Titan alone when the Lord had already been made aware?

That night, Knight Jeff Hoffman, with a simple map, arrived at Bauhinia Palace and discussed the map in detail with a dozen other knights in the war room.

Seeing this scene, he felt relieved and glad he hadn’t made an unwise decision. Evidently, the disclosure of this map became a consensus of the territory, aligning with the benefits of everyone involved.

Reaching this point, he felt enlightened, his previous stubborn mindset somewhat alleviated.

Sometimes, viewing things from a different perspective brings a lot of clarity. The Lord, upon having opportunities, had always shared benevolently with all knights, forming a beneficial group around him.

Enjoying shared fortune, the knights quickly transitioned from knights to manor lords, benefitting greatly. When it came time to share opportunities, should he hoard them all?

Truthfully, he harbored a bit of resentment before coming, considering secretly keeping the map to find the Sky Titan discreetly. After all, everyone had a knight’s dream, imagining being the protagonist accumulating opportunities and becoming a hero.

But seeing all those knights awaiting him, he was genuinely grateful not to have acted foolishly, avoiding public ire.

As various personnel studied the opportunities within, Jeff Hoffman became increasingly aware of the correctness of his actions; there was no way he could monopolize these benefits alone.

For the Sage had marked not only the ancient Sky Titan’s location but also numerous other resource points on the map, unrecognizable without the interpretation by Virena the Divine Chosen, Elf traders, and Mages.