After the earth element giant in the town center square was defeated, the remaining earth elements were able to be divided and surrounded by Li Ran's concentrated superior forces.
The biggest loss occurred in the battle with the giants. A total of forty-three skeleton soldiers were crushed in the fight with the earth giants.
If it drags on any longer, the entire skeleton army will be eaten, and Li Ran and the heroes will also be in great danger.
Fortunately, the master-level mining technique played a huge role, and the mining pickaxe enchanted with earth-bending magic also lived up to its mission. After Li Ran risked his life to fight, ashes returned to ashes, and dust returned to earth.
Li Ran stood in front of the city lord's mansion, closing his eyes and feeling the cool morning breeze.
After Hart deployed the skeleton soldiers to clean the battlefield, he came to the side and said, "My lord, with your help, we won this battle."
Li Ran opened his eyes and smiled: "Hart, you did a good job. Those skeleton soldiers were commanded by you like arms and fingers, turning the elemental giants around. If it weren't for your superb command, I wouldn't be there." Such a good offensive opportunity.”
The two burst into laughter.
Eureka shook the loess from the tip of the sword and walked from the edge of the square, "The earth elements in the ruins of the church in the west of the city have also been cleaned up. This city is ours."
"Thank you for your hard work, Eureka," Li Ran nodded, "Let's see what's left in this town."
Hart began to gather the scattered skeleton troops and sent skeleton soldiers to check the situation in various areas of the city. Li Ran and Eureka walked into the city lord's mansion together.
In the underground hall, they saw the withered heart of the castle.
"It's a city of gods, how could this happen?"
Eureka frowned, "The war destroyed everything. The town that was completely destroyed by the Starbreaker lost all connections with Asha and the gods of order. It is no longer a city of gods."
"Is there no possibility of recovery?"
Li Ran reached out and touched it, and the heart of the castle fell into pieces like leaves in late autumn.
"It is not easy to build a city of gods. It requires strategic materials such as Dragon Blood Crystal or even Asha's Tears. Maybe we can rebuild a city on the same spot, but without the link with Asha, it is just a mortal city. That’s all, it doesn’t have many functions of a city with gods.” Eureka explained.
Li Ran blew away the ashes in his hands, turned around and walked out, "Then let's face reality. Life is probably not going to be as you want it to be. At least we won this battle!"
Looking at Li Ran's back, Eureka, who was following behind, felt a little distressed.
As soon as Li Ran left the city lord's mansion, he met Hart who was rushing back.
"My lord, we found a divine building on the river bank."
Li Ran said happily: "It's not like there's nothing gained."
A quarter of an hour later, Li Ran, Eureka and Hart arrived in front of this strange god building.
This is a stable, and there are bursts of dark atmosphere inside, which makes people shudder.
【Skeleton Stable】
[God Building/Heart of Recruitment]
[Recruitable creatures: Skeleton Horse]
[Current number available for recruitment: 6]
[Weekly output: 6]
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【Skeleton Horse】
[Level 2 Undead Creature/God’s Chosen Warrior]
[Attribute Rating: Strength C Agility C Magic E Physical B]
[Price: 95 gold coins]
Eureka said softly: "If I remember correctly, this river should be a tributary of the Sancha River. The city in the river valley is called Huangmu Town. It was once the headquarters of a knighthood."
"Now there is only one stable left." Li Ran shrugged and said with a smile: "Now we have a transportation vehicle. Originally, I was worried about how to transport the ore and wood back to Starwind City."
"Perhaps we can also form a skeleton cavalry regiment?"
Hart's soul fire lit up a bit.
Li Ran immediately recruited three skeleton horses. After the three of them got on the horses, they finally looked like commanders.
By the Sancha River, three people were riding horses.
Eureka thought: "In my impression, Yellowwood Town not only produces timber and horses, but also produces...gold."
"Gold?" Li Ran said loudly, "Is there a gold mine near here?"
"I'm not sure. Before the arrival of Starbreaker, the Overseer was not responsible for resource production and dispatch. What's more, the war destroyed everything and every corner of this land was changed."
Hart immediately sent out all the skeleton soldiers to disperse and search, and Li Ran couldn't wait to search for them along the river bank.
An hour later, there was no trace of the gold mine.
"No, still not..." Li Ran looked at the empty river in a daze, while Eureka looked at him helplessly from behind.
Two hours later, there was still no trace of the gold mine.
"Maybe Eureka remembered it wrong." Li Ran was a little disappointed.
In the third hour, a team of skeleton soldiers who got separated from the large army sent a message. They discovered a narrow mine tunnel in the mountains to the west of the town.
Li Ran explored along the mine tunnels with trepidation. The mine tunnels were thin and long, extending deep into the mountains. Finally, after passing three unguarded sentries and recruiting several people wearing miner hats, Li Ran After the skeleton soldiers, Li Ran came to the mining camp in the ravine.
Without Eureka's reminder, Li Ran would never have discovered this place in his life.
As a senior miner, Li Ran could identify common ores without being prompted by others. Eureka and Hart were waiting in the camp. Li Ran got off his horse and went to the ore pile at the entrance of the cave to check.
The ground is full of ordinary iron ore, and there is some higher-grade magic iron ore on the mine cart next to it.
Li Ran was a little disappointed. It seemed like this was just an ordinary iron mine.
Before turning around and leaving, Li Ran saw a strange color at the entrance of the mine that was filled with black ash.
Li Ran walked over and picked up the light golden stones among the rubble.
This is...a very pure gold nugget.
Li Ran held the stone in his hand, his face full of disbelief, and he slapped himself three times.
This is not a dream! Speaking from experience and anecdotal evidence, this is truly a gold mine!
Hart consoled him in a rough voice: "My lord, there is no need to do this even if a gold mine is not discovered..."
Li Ran turned around and raised his right arm high. The morning light shone through the gap between the two mountains and shone on the camp, making the golden ore shine.
From today on, Star Wind City has a stable source of gold.
...
The morning light shone on the calm water of Sancha River, and a fat little fish jumped out of the water, causing a ripple when it fell.
The ripples spread layer by layer to Eureka's horse's hooves on the shore.
Li Ran and the two heroes rode along the river bank, followed by the skeleton regiment under his command.
On the return trip, the road along the river bank was much smoother than expected. In the future, the transportation of gold and timber from Yellowwood Town to Star Wind City would be more efficient.
Li Ran took out a handful of large undead fish eyes from the space ring and handed them to Eureka, "Want to eat? You must have been hungry all day."
"no thank you."
Li Ran stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, "When there was no food before, I always relied on this thing to maintain my strength. I have to say, the more I eat, the more I get...Hat give it a try."
Hart cooperated very well and pushed the fish eyes between the upper and lower jaws, all of which leaked into the gap between the pelvis and the saddle.
He murmured roughly what Li Ran had said: "It tastes like chicken, crunchy and crunchy!"
Eureka was admiring the scenery on the river, and Li Ran's voice came faintly from the side, "Actually, I have been very worried. I am worried that Starwind City cannot be defended, and you two will die fighting with me."
"Don't be stressed," Eureka looked at Li Ran with concern, "It was you who lifted the curse of Star Wind City and resurrected me. I was already dead."
Hart clicked his lips, "Me too!"
"Haha..." Li Ran glanced at Eureka, "Sure enough, there are only three of us alive in the entire Starwind City, so what pressure do we have?"
"The person next to you is not counted as a living person." Eureka reminded.
"Ahem..." Li Ran looked away awkwardly and quickly changed the topic, "What do you think about the future development?"
Eureka said seriously: "Although we haven't found other survivors yet, we already have a lumberyard, an iron mine, and a gold mine. With a steady flow of cash flow, we can use skeleton soldiers as laborers. , to build the city’s divine buildings, we should continue to recruit troops and continue to expand our military strength.”
Hart added: "I thought the same thing!"
Li Ran nodded and rubbed the reins uneasily with his fingers, "I have heard your analysis before. The location of Star Wind City is too bad and it is destined to be unable to stay in a corner. We should continue to expand our military strength while developing productivity."
Eureka continued: "The Griffin Principality has been the place of the Four Wars since ancient times. The Fengling Plain is only in a vacuum due to the natural disaster-level Lost Soul Curse. In the near future, there will definitely be different forces expanding to the Fengling Plain. They It may be the demon believers in the north, or it may be the mechanical tribe and the undead army in the west. Of course, the dark elves in the east may be the nearest one."
"We are isolated from the pioneering area to the south, and cannot pass through the blockade of the Broken Star Legion. The current situation is still grim."
Eureka looked up at Li Ran and surprisingly found that he was not nervous.
"Then let them all come over. I'm going to beat ten of them!" Li Ran waved his fist in the air.
Eureka laughed too.
After returning to Star Wind City, Li Ran made more arrangements. Hart used the Skeleton Corps as the main force, while continuing to recruit skeleton soldiers wandering across the plains, while fully developing the resource points discovered this time.
Eureka is mainly responsible for guarding Starwind City and serving as an administrator. She takes overall consideration of the city's development and uses the castle's garrison force as labor for the construction of gods' buildings.
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In the dark and cramped room, only the blue light of the sleeping cabin was glowing.
The blue light flashed a few times and then turned green.
Pfft——
Amidst the sound of protective gas being released, the hatch of the dormant cabin slowly opened, and a soaked young man stretched out his arms and crawled out like a life-threatening water ghost.
