Green Monster Epic

“… The oases within a three-hundred-mile radius have been surveyed, and the Serpentfolk tribes residing within them have been cleared by our legion, resulting in the capture of 50,769 Serpentfolk prisoners.”

“… Simultaneously, we have roughly surveyed the map within this three-hundred-mile radius, and combined with the information obtained from the Serpentfolk who have submitted to our tribe, we have marked and scouted the major areas of value.”

Allen emerged from seclusion, and Terrence proactively came to report on their work progress, while also handing over several volumes of neatly organized information to Allen with both hands.

“… About 100 miles southwest of the canyon, there is a mountain range with mineable agate stones, and the quality of the agate stones is sufficient for use as magical materials. Traveling 57 miles directly north, there is a shallow oil well with a huge reserve of crude oil, which can be used as a strategic resource reserve…”

The seemingly barren desert unexpectedly holds quite a few treasures, but the Serpentfolk who previously occupied them were closed off and unwilling to communicate with the outside world, causing these resources to remain buried.

Now, as the tentacles of the Greenwood Tribe extend here, these dusty treasures finally have a chance to be put to use, and Allen is gradually becoming optimistic about the future prospects of this desert.

“… However, the dangers in the Tagan Desert are also numerous, especially the quicksand rivers that constantly migrate and shift. From the outside, they appear no different from ordinary deserts, but as long as a professional without instant teleportation skills falls into this quicksand river, there is basically no chance of survival.”

“One of our legion's squads of 12 soldiers encountered this quicksand river during a patrol, and ultimately none survived, and even their bodies were not found.”

“Moreover, more than 150 miles east of the canyon is another dangerous place among the five great forbidden areas of the wilderness—the Sunflame Mountains. The scouts we sent out have no way to get close to that place.”

Terrence glanced around, and after confirming that there were no other eavesdroppers present, he lowered his voice and reported to Allen a major secret they had discovered: “The scouts exploring the underground crystal vein have also discovered that the passage of the crystal vein becomes wider and wider as it goes eastward, and the quality of the crystal is better. The crystal passages in other directions are narrower and the quality is lower.”

“Moreover, not only are there mutated creatures such as crystal scorpions and crystal ants in the eastern passage, as well as earth element creatures, but also many fire element creatures have appeared, and the space temperature is constantly rising, exceeding the limit that ordinary creatures can withstand.”

“The origin of this vein is probably inseparable from the Sunflame Mountains.”

Hearing the information given by Terrence, Allen instantly recalled the secrets of Mansa he had heard from Oscar and Figlas, and comparing the two, he affirmed Terrence and their conclusions.

The name of Mansa Wilderness's five great forbidden areas is widely spread, but not many adventurers have actually come into contact with these five great forbidden areas. Except for the Misty Forest, which is not far from Mansa City and has a lower level of danger, most adventurers probably don't even know where the remaining four dangerous places are.

Allen roughly knew that the Tagan Desert, as a chasm between the elves and the wilderness, was not only because of its harsh environment, which made it a great challenge for ordinary adventurers to cross, let alone for large-scale troops to cross, but also because there were two dangerous places in this desert, which made people flinch.

But in fact, Allen had never really set foot in these two dangerous places, let alone know their location.

As the most dangerous existence in the desert, the Quicksand River itself, like a stream of water, is constantly flowing. Except for the Serpentfolk who have lived here for a long time and have explored the general range of its appearance through the lives of their tribesmen, nothing else is known about its rules.

Legend has it that the Quicksand River is transformed from the stomach organs of the fallen goddess Mansa. Anything swallowed by it will be digested and decomposed into natural energy, except for the desert itself and the magical creatures that have adapted to the Quicksand River.

As for the Sunflame Mountains, they are transformed from the goddess's source of power—the heart. They are constantly exhaling huge amounts of flames every moment. In addition, due to the characteristics of being located in the desert, the flames burn the sand and gravel to form clusters of glassy liquid, which accumulate in the crater and are finally splashed around by the occasional eruption of flames, forming an amber-like towering mountain range around the volcano.

Creatures that can survive in such a harsh environment will naturally not be weak, and ordinary adventurers cannot deal with them at all. Powerful adventurers often feel that the risks outweigh the gains. In addition, this place belongs to the Serpentfolk's territory, so unless there is a special need for these creatures or missions to explore dangerous places, few adventurers go to these two places.

Unexpectedly, the Sleeping Canyon is so close to the two dangerous places. Then, it seems understandable that the Hydra chose this place as her resting place.

Perhaps Hydra set her sights on the goddess's last legacy, the enormous energy remaining in the Sunflame Mountains, using the underground crystal vein as a transmission channel, constantly absorbing the energy contained in the mountains to restore her body.

And these so-called crystal veins and their passages should have evolved from the main blood vessels connecting the goddess's heart and various organs, which happened to become a medium for Hydra to steal the goddess's remaining energy.

Having figured this out, Allen felt that the existence of the crystal vein and its passages, as well as the magic circle constructed by Hydra to build the palace and gather energy, was a matter of course.

He admired this giant serpent a bit for being able to find such a secret place that was suitable for her recuperation, but now all these benefits have been taken over by Allen, and eventually become the cornerstone for the future development of the Greenwood Tribe.

“Are there many arable lands in the canyon?”

With so many favorable factors, it would not be Allen's character not to develop this desert. Even though this place is more than two thousand miles away from the Greenwood Plain, it cannot dispel Allen's determination to vigorously manage this place.

Since the decision has been made to develop and manage this place, the first issue to address is the food supply. Allen inquired about the relevant information.

"Originally, the land and water resources here were sufficient to support a tribe of 200,000 people. However, during the previous great battle, Chieftain, your divine power cleaved a cliff in half, causing the collapse of the canyon walls and a large amount of sand to pour in, destroying most of the farmland and fruit trees."

"To restore them, in addition to a large amount of manpower, a certain number of druids are needed to change the soil quality of the sand, taking at least five years."

Faced with Allen's inquiry, Terence was well-prepared and calmly replied.

"The necessary manpower and resources can be arranged from the main camp. Don't we have a large number of flesh and blood corpses readily available? First, send someone back to notify the main camp, and then directly activate the Flesh Altar to transport the required supplies, saving time."

"Notify the main camp to prepare supplies for twenty thousand people for at least ten years for the Sunken Serpent Valley, and transport them in batches."

"Also, have Elder Kour come to the canyon to help deal with the remaining legendary powerhouses among the Serpent people. It's best to subdue them if possible, and kill them directly if not!"

Allen pondered for a moment, then continued, "Later, hand over your duties as commander of the Death Scythe Legion. From now on, you will specialize in managing the Sunken Serpent Valley, as the first City Lord of Serpent Valley."

"My mission for you is to ensure that the Desert Serpent people obey the rule of Serpent Valley, no matter what means you use. I allow you to independently issue corresponding decrees in Serpent Valley, conscript Serpent people to establish an army, and exploit desert resources other than the underground crystal mines. You can retain half of the tax revenue here as operating expenses."

"I want to see the original tribal population restored within ten years, and I also want to see a regular army with a scale of no less than ten thousand."

"Do you have the confidence to do it?"

After these times of observing Terence, Allen recognized his ability. In addition, the brownie leader accumulated credit in this mission, and it's worthy for him to promote him on the spot.

"I swear in the name of the Food God: If I fail to meet the Chieftain's requirements within ten years, I will cut off my head and sacrifice it to the Great Food God!!!"

Terence was overjoyed and immediately patted his chest to make a vow to Allen.

It should be known that after the legendary powerhouses of the Green Field Tribe are promoted, there are two paths to take in the tribe. One is to enter the army and become a high-level commander in the army, just like Terence and the others are now. However, whether these commanders are qualified to lead the army and grasp real power still requires professional study and training, and they can only reach Terence's position after passing the assessment.

Even if they become commanders with real power like Terence, the time that legendary commanders spend in the same position cannot exceed fifteen years. If they fail to obtain enough merits to go further within fifteen years, then they can only be rotated to other legions to hold the same position.

In the Northern Border Allied Forces, there are now a total of ten legions comparable to the Death Scythe, and the legion commander and deputy commander are considered middle and high-level military officers, that is to say, there are at least 20 generals of equal status.

Not to mention that under these ten regular legions, there are also seven or eight garrison legions. The soldiers of these legions only gather to practice and exercise during the slack season every year. Usually, they have their own jobs in the various tribes of the Northern Border, and only the legion commander will be stationed there permanently. And the status of such a legion commander is the same as that of the commander and deputy commander of the ten regular legions. Therefore, legendary commanders may still be arranged to become the commanders of these legions.

There is also a path, which is to automatically be promoted to the tribal elder, enjoying the corresponding benefits of the tribe, such as borrowing the inheritance crystal a certain number of times each year, obtaining a considerable amount of materials and money each year, and at the same time, their family can also obtain 5-10 places to enter the elite classes of various colleges without examination, etc...

The elders enjoy tribal benefits and receive support, but it is very difficult to truly obtain a position of real power in the tribe. Apart from Elder Albard, who formulated the corresponding rules, the other three legendary elders, including Elder Kour, still do not have much real power in the tribe.

When formulating special regulations for legendary powerhouses, Elder Albard frankly stated the reason: this is to avoid legendary powerhouses with long lifespans from holding positions of real power and doing nothing, or forming cliques for personal gain.

The Green Field Tribe has not been very friendly to the ruling class in the past few hundred years, because there will be a major purge from top to bottom every one or two hundred years. Any family force that has too much influence in the tribe, is too corrupt and forms cliques, will suffer heavy losses in such movements. As an important strategic force of the tribe, and with a long lifespan, the legendary powerhouses and their families have been restricted to a certain extent through the power of rules early on, which can ultimately avoid tribal unrest during the purge.

Allen and Albard both believe that the appearance of a powerhouse without relevant abilities in an unsuitable position often has a far-reaching impact on the tribe.

Therefore, the Green Field Tribe is more willing to spend huge costs and provide high benefits to support these legendary powerhouses, and is unwilling to let them easily get involved in positions of power, and then become a trouble in the subsequent development of the tribe.

Now, Allen's words have allowed Terence to cross the most difficult threshold of power. Since he has taken the initiative to join the army as a commander, it shows that he himself is pursuing and longing for power, and the current result is exactly what Terence has dreamed of.

After explaining everything to Terence, Allen took the engraved sheepskin map and went around the valuable areas in the surrounding area. It was not until the administrative staff from the Green Field Main Camp arrived that he returned to Namur Fortress with a lot of spoils.