"Lesser Demons are trash and garbage in the Abyss, but they have a certain value in the Material Plane."
Iron Dragon Sorog mused, "Demonic blood is a rare material for Casting, and there will be Spellcasters willing to purchase it at a high price. If this rift can continuously spawn Lesser Demons and we harvest their blood, as long as we control it properly, it can bring us many resources."
Red Dragon Samantha picked through the pile, pulling out the relatively intact demon bat wings.
She blinked and said, "My Alchemy Legacy contains a blueprint for a flight item made from demon wings. Quasit wings are of lower quality, but they should be good enough."
Alchemy flight items are quite expensive.
If we could set up an assembly line to produce flight items using demon wings as Materials, the Molten Iron Tribe would have its own specialty product, allowing us to gain more resources.
"Our ancestors seem to have visited the Abyss; they understood demons well and left behind a Legacy."
Garros was lost in thought, feeling that the records about demons in the Legacy were quite rich and detailed.
At the same time, he increasingly felt the value of this Abyssal Rift.
Even just the lowest-level Quasit can yield decent Abyssal Materials; if it were a higher-level demon, it could be worth a fortune, with a price comparable to Dragonkin.
It can also be used for training troops.
The demonic aura has a mind-disrupting effect, but everything has two sides; warriors who grow by fighting demons will have a will as hard as steel.
Of course.
Opportunity and danger coexist.
Garros suppressed his greedy thoughts, not forgetting that the Abyssal Rift is essentially an extremely dangerous thing.
If there were conditions to do so, the best choice would be to eradicate it. As for now, since there is no way to eradicate the rift, we can obtain certain resources from it depending on the situation.
After the Lesser Demons appeared.
Out of curiosity and caution regarding demons.
The Young Dragons waited here for a while longer, hoping to see some real demons, rather than trash like the Lesser Demons that aren't worth mentioning in the Abyss.
But things did not go as planned.
To the disappointment of the Young Dragons, there were no signs of any other demons appearing afterward.
"The appearance of the Quasit was just a coincidence."
Garros said, "This Abyssal Rift has not yet been discovered by demons on a large scale."
The Red Dragon and the Iron Dragon were a bit regretful, saying, "In that case, it cannot bring us much value, as the number of demons is too small."
"Perhaps we could try to expand the Abyssal Rift?"
A look of greed appeared in their eyes.
The Evil Dragons could not easily eradicate the Abyssal Rift, but through attacks and destruction, there was a probability of causing it to expand.
The Red-Iron Dragon shook his head slightly and said solemnly, "Do not forget the danger of the Abyssal Rift. It is ultimately a huge hidden danger. We are only leaving it because we cannot deal with it now, not for the sake of the benefits within."
The benefits of the Abyssal Rift tempted him.
But he believed that the danger of the Abyssal Rift outweighed the benefits.
This thing is a hot potato; if things go wrong, the foundation of Dragon Valley in the southwest of The Borderlands could be destroyed because of it.
"It is fine to obtain benefits while guarding and dealing with the demons."
"But we must never allow, or even actively cause, it to expand."
The Red-Iron Dragon said with a cold and stern expression.
Samantha and Sorog rarely saw the Red-Iron Dragon like this; they both felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that the Red-Iron Dragon was very serious right now and would not be questioned.
"I understand."
The Iron Dragon said in a low voice, "The development speed of the Molten Iron Tribe is already very fast; there is no need to rush. Expanding the rift actually carries the risk of a backlash."
Garros's cold and stern expression softened slightly, and he nodded.
Arrogance and greed are the two biggest factors leading to the high mortality rate of Dragonkin. As the leader of Dragon Valley, he set an example himself, using reason to control his desires, while also needing to guard against his subordinate Dragonkin making mistakes due to arrogance and greed.
Shortly after.
A team formed by mixing units from various battle groups arrived in response to the summons, led by Elvie, responsible for guarding the Abyssal Rift. White Dragon Tereshi also stayed behind as the final trump card.
The Ignas Siblings returned to Dragon Valley, facing the gradually rising rays of dawn.
"Tell me about the changes in the Molten Iron Tribe during this time."
Garros said.
Although he did not manage affairs, he at least needed a general understanding of his tribe.
The Iron Dragon nodded and began to describe the situation to Garros in detail.
He had slept for a total of seven years, waking up roughly in the fifth year of Garros's sleep, and then set about managing the territory and the development of the dependents, allowing the Molten Iron Tribe, which had been almost completely retracted due to having no leader, to regain its vitality.
First is the population of the Molten Iron Tribe.
Gnolls, Kobolds.
The leisure activity of these two in their spare time is mating; their reproduction speed is extremely fast, with one litter every three months, sometimes even giving birth to more than ten offspring in one litter, and they reach adulthood around the age of six, just like weeds in the wilderness, growing batch after batch.
Their numbers grew like locusts.
If it weren't for Iron Dragon Sorog using whipping and starvation to curb them, their numbers could have flooded the Fertile Plains.
Even so, the size of the Iron Will battle group exceeded the sum of all other battle groups, and at the same time, it formed a burden on the Molten Iron Tribe.
The Molten Iron Tribe's existing pastures could not support so many Gnolls and Kobolds.
In order to reduce the number of Gnolls and Kobolds, when hunting powerful Vicious Beasts and monsters, they were ordered to charge at the front, using their flesh and blood to fill the nests of the Wild Monster Lords in the southwest.
Nowadays.
The Vicious Beasts and Wild Monster Lords in the southwest have basically been cleared by the Molten Iron Tribe, and some stubborn small clans have also been incorporated or trampled.
The Molten Iron Tribe has completely taken over the southwest of The Borderlands, with only a few tough Wild Monster Lords remaining.
In this regard, Iron Will contributed significantly.
Ogres, Centaurs, Grey-mane Werewolves, and the like, although not as good at reproduction as Gnolls and Kobolds, are also good at breeding, but their adulthood period is longer.
Because of the good growth environment, the number of their young adults has also increased significantly.
Under the growing population base, the number of talented warrior units, Warlocks, and Shamans has steadily increased, and many new elite leaders have been added.
When Garros was in Dragon Sleep, he felt that the population of the Molten Iron Tribe could not keep up with the development of the territory, appearing slightly stretched.
Now, it is the limited territorial resources of the southwest that restrict population development.
"There is a reason why these naturally barbaric and ignorant intelligent creatures can occupy a place in many Material Planes."
Garros thought silently.
For example, Gnolls and Kobolds; they are weak and lowly, and powerful individuals are scarce, but they can take root and survive in any difficult environment. Wildfires cannot destroy them, and the spring breeze makes them grow again.
"Don't forget about me; my Sulfur Hills are now the pillar of Dragon Valley!"
Red Dragon Samantha held her head high, like a proud swan, recounting the recent situation of the Sulfur Hills.
She had built the assembly line that Garros had mentioned.
Kobold miners sent raw ore into the furnace, Ogre craftsmen forged steel blanks with quenching hammers, and Alchemists engraved runes.
In the Sulfur Hills, dependents who had undergone specialized training and other Alchemists were responsible for different links, processing the mined ore into various Alchemical Items, and then selling them to caravans passing through the Estonia Great River, earning countless wealth.
The Alchemists of the Molten Iron Tribe also made progress.
The former Alchemy apprentices, with their growth over these years, could now be called true Alchemists, able to use Spells to engrave and solidify Alchemy Runes on steel armor, and the number of newly promoted Alchemy apprentices had tripled.
Another thing worth mentioning is.
As for the specific distribution of benefits, the Ignas Siblings had already discussed it long ago.
Even brothers must be clear in their accounts, and besides, Evil Dragons are extremely sensitive to wealth, so they cannot be careless.
The wealth earned by the Alchemy industry that Samantha was responsible for was partly used as her own remuneration, flowing into her private collection, while the rest went to the treasury of Dragon Valley, belonging to the leader, Garros.
The Iron Dragon managed the territory and dependents, and his remuneration in this regard was issued directly by Garros.
For the Iron Dragon, the taste of seeing his territory grow day by day was more fascinating than wealth; his greed for wealth was weaker than that of the Red Dragon.
As for White Dragon Tereshi, only a portion of the spoils from what she killed herself could belong to her.
She was essentially a'slave' to Garros, and there was no remuneration for serving and working for Dragon Valley.
If the fifty-year term expired and she was still willing to stay in Dragon Valley to continue working, only then would she have the opportunity to receive corresponding remuneration.
"Now let's talk about the Four Great Tribes."
After basically understanding the general situation of the territory, Garros changed the subject and said to Iron Dragon Sorog, "From what you said before, during my Dragon Sleep, the Golden Tooth Tribe and us had a small conflict."
The Golden Tooth Tribe is the formal name for the Goblin Tribe.
The Iron Dragon nodded.
"Before we appeared, in The Borderlands, the Golden Tooth Tribe understood the importance of trade the best."
"They are located in the southeast, near the Estonia Great River, and have been trading with merchant groups on the Estonia Great River for years, with fixed trade routes, and their Alchemy industry is more developed than ours."
The Iron Dragon snorted coldly and said, "These treacherous and lowly reptiles are trying to completely control the trade routes of the Estonia Great River. They deployed defenses along the riverbanks from east to west, and we accidentally encountered them, which led to friction."
Nate: After unloading till 200 chapter there will be power stones goals as I will start uploading 2 chapters per day.