Chapter 364: Your Life, for My Use
Boom!
The orc high chieftain was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall, leaving a dented pit behind.
Blood poured from numerous gaping wounds.
Staggering to his feet, the orc high chieftain glanced dazedly at the fallen orc soldiers around him, unable to hold back a roar of anger:
"Who are you?! Why are you attacking us?!"
The way he looked, it seemed he even felt a little aggrieved, as if he was still entitled to question his attackers?
A scarlet gust surged as the hulking Beelzebub charged forward.
Swinging his two axes in succession, the struggling orc high chieftain was forced heavily to the ground.
Glancing at him disdainfully, Beelzebub stretched his muscles contentedly, taking in the orc's towering and robust frame before nonchalantly saying:
"Killing orcs, isn't it what should be done?"
"What you eat, where you sleep, aren't those all stolen from others?"
"Talking like you're so righteous, aren't you just a bunch of bandits?"
The orc high chieftain widened his eyes, wanting to say something, but found that he had already lost control over his body.
The orcs had all been wiped out, leaving only a dilapidated town behind.
The smoke from burning corpses drifted away with the wind.
Chris looked at the full warehouse, clicking his tongue regretfully:
"These are all good supplies, too bad we can't take them with us."
For some reason, he had started to care deeply about things like food and supplies that he hadn't given much thought to before.
He thought it over and realized—wasn't it because the Bay Territory placed great importance on food production?
Even during their past adventures, what Bay Territory valued most was population and food.
Gradually influenced, it was no wonder he'd become like this.
Alice came over and pointed outside the town, and Chris immediately understood.
They might not be able to take the supplies, but those farmers and refugees outside, affected by this chaos, could use them to survive through this disaster.
With this in mind, Chris had an idea and secretly approached Leon, who was cleaning up the battlefield.
After a brief exchange, Leon smiled, patting Chris on the shoulder:
"Your suggestion is a good one. I'll go ahead and issue a mission, and we'll gather some adventurers to organize it."
Lord Matthew and Steward Ralph had already given instructions—with the chaos in the Carl Plains nearing its end, Bay Territory had to seize this final opportunity to attract more population.
While these destitute refugees might be burdens to other territories,
Bay Territory saw them as a welcome addition—the more, the better!
"As long as we don't get greedy, everyone can enjoy the fruits of their labor, and everyone's lives will improve."
This belief wasn't only shared by everyone in Bay Territory; many adventurers who had come to Bay Territory also began to embrace this idea.
After capturing the second orc high chieftain, Matthew decided not to push further.
Orc high chieftains weren't commonplace; they were commanders of tens of thousands of orcs.
If it weren't for the orc army being broken, hunted, and divided by internal strife,
Matthew wouldn't have dared to target these formidable orc champions!
The two orc high chieftains that Beelzebub had defeated in succession—
They were chosen by Matthew as "sparring partners."
Both of these orc high chieftains were at the lower end of the extraordinary class, Level 16 warriors.
Even so, before the battles, Matthew had taken steps to weaken them and enhance Beelzebub.
Maximizing the value of these foes while minimizing the risk.
With the two high-ranking orcs in tow, they returned to the experimental zone.
Matthew soon commenced further experimentation.
First, Matthew "kindly" healed their injuries.
One purpose was to record their recovery data.
The second was to observe their enhancements after healing.
Though it cost Matthew thousands of gold coins' worth of nutritional potions, the results made him very satisfied.
The only thing Matthew found regrettable was that, unlike Horak, the other orc high chieftain lacked any extraordinary physical feats.
Even so, the extraordinary combat feats he did possess greatly enriched Matthew's library of skills.
"The extraordinary warriors of Bay Territory will be blessed!"
Over the next few days—
The two orc high chieftains thoroughly experienced a "fed until full, then put to sleep" lifestyle.
Only, they were constantly in a hazy state, waking up only due to the pain.
After all, with so many bones and muscles on their bodies,
If Matthew wanted detailed data, he had to personally work on them one by one.
After a round of data collection, the two high-ranking orcs became quite "cooperative."
Any other experimental orcs that woke up became extremely obedient instantly.
Compared to the miserable state of the two high-ranking orcs, they realized they were actually living comfortably.
Food, sleep—what more could they ask for?
To further explore the advanced feats, Matthew naturally didn't stop after one round.
Over the course of an entire month—
Matthew spent most of his time in the lab.
Occasionally, he would call in those who had undergone their first surgeries to collect updated data.
They sometimes glimpsed the wretched state of the two orc chieftains and, while shocked, also grew more expectant.
"It's a pity that the manual process of reworking and healing could only elevate the advanced feats to Level 3."
The more Matthew understood these physically oriented feats, the more he realized they were much harder to train and enhance than combat skill feats.
Even for these two high-ranking orcs, using this method to advance their feats to extraordinary status would likely take a long time.
However, for Matthew, it was not an unbreakable barrier.
He promptly "worked" on Horak's bones.
Why him?
Because he had the Steel Stomach—he could eat more and recover faster.
During Horak's natural recovery periods, Matthew could also gather more data on Steel Stomach.
Besides—
Matthew expended 400,000 Fate Points to elevate Advanced Feat - Bone Fortification from Level 3 to Level 4.
Helping the orc high chieftain break through his original limits!
And then, Bone Fortification rose to Level 5, reaching its peak.
Advanced Feat - Resilient Bones LV5.
Constitution +5, Bone Strength +200%, Strength after Fracture Recovery +20%, Activation Cooldown: 3 months!
After completing this breakthrough—
The orc high chieftain Horak's entire body bulked up by 20%, becoming visibly larger.
His entire skeletal structure exuded a formidable presence.
The effect was indeed impressive!
But in Matthew's eyes, it still wasn't enough!
Advanced feats were impressive, but only in a relative sense.
Compared to the dangers and enemies waiting in the future, advanced was not enough!
So Matthew looked at Horak, who wore a bitter expression, and said kindly:
"Your fate is not bad—I hope you're tougher next time!"