Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 113 Piranha Player

The spiritual energy in the spring space is so rich that it seems like it is raining. The absorption efficiency is simply off the charts.

Meng Zheng had clearly mobilized more than fifty black-gold iron-armored crabs, more than three hundred fishmen, and fifty earth beasts to the Hushan mining area. They were mining frantically every day, and the metal ores they brought back could be piled into a small mountain.

But even with such a large amount, it can all be digested in just one night, which is terrifying.

The black gold iron-clad crab is fine, and it can absorb enough ordinary iron ore.

Although there are many of them, Meng Zheng can just send more people. As long as this group of black gold iron-armored crabs recover and enter the molting stage, they can basically regenerate their lost limbs.

By then, Meng Zheng will have hundreds more powerful thugs. During this period, Xie Aotian had already reported to Meng Zheng that among the black gold iron-armored crabs currently being cultivated, no less than fifty large crabs have fallen into a deep sleep and begun to shed their shells.

Now Crab Tyrant has also entered the molting stage, preparing to fall into a deep sleep and begin to evolve.

But now there is a big trouble!

That is the golden crab. This big crab with golden body is the most seriously injured one.

Other black gold iron-clad crabs have lost five or six thorny legs or large claws, or even have broken carapaces, making them unable to move.

However, the eight thorny legs of the Golden Armor Overlord were all destroyed, and the golden armor on his body was stripped off by his own magic, turning him into a soft-shell crab.

Although Meng Zheng sent people to collect his broken shell and thorny feet, most of them had already turned into dust in the attack.

Or be washed to an unknown place by the turbulent lake water.

That siege was so brutal that the constant clash of attacks turned the entire lake and mountain waters into a mess with darkness and devastation everywhere.

It is already a very lucky thing to be able to collect some of it.

The Golden Armored Overlord relied on these collected limb fragments to barely recover a little bit of physical strength and stabilize his own breath.

But it is still far from recovery. In order to fully recover the Golden Armor Overlord, a large amount of rare minerals are needed, among which gold is the most indispensable.

But the Canghai tribe does not have it. The gold currently owned by the territory was all opened from treasure chests, and no new mineral veins have been discovered at all.

Meng Zheng has organized a mining team, equipped with mineral vein detectors, to search specifically for mineral veins.

Many mineral veins have been discovered these days, including iron ore, coal mines, copper mines, and even a crystal iron mine.

This ore vein is a rare one. Not only does the smelted metal become harder, it also has a good spell bonus effect.

Meng Zheng is already preparing to organize people to start mining. As long as the Black Gold Iron Armored Crab Tribe is fully recovered and manpower is freed up, the forging workshop can be put into operation.

The tribe's weapons will undergo a drastic change. Now they can use the black gold iron-clad crabs to either collect ores or to find mineral veins.

He even had to take care of hundreds of big crabs and had no time to run the forging workshop.

Meng Zheng wasn't in a rush. With the siege over, the tribe's soldiers had made rapid progress. Many of the mermaids had also improved significantly through the war, meeting the military recruitment requirements. Jiang Tao had already reported to Meng Zheng a few days ago that they were preparing to expand the army and further enhance the tribe's military strength.

Shaking his head and not thinking any more, Meng Zheng prepared to check out the tribe’s resources and calculate how long it would take to be promoted to a village-level tribe.

Meng Zheng walked into the tribe's warehouse, which was filled with a wide variety of resources, from basic food and timber to precious minerals and medicinal herbs. The tribe's warehouse manager, a fishman, greeted Meng Zheng and handed him a detailed list of the resources.

Meng Zheng took the list and carefully reviewed it. The food reserves were sufficient to support the tribe for several months.
Building materials such as wood and stone also piled up like mountains, providing a solid material foundation for the expansion of the tribe and the upgrading of buildings.

As for ores, since the mining of the Hushan mining area, the output of various types of ores has increased significantly, especially iron ore and copper ore, which has met the current needs of the tribe and has spare capacity for reserves.

However, when Meng Zheng's eyes swept across the rare resources column, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although some precious materials such as gold, jade, etc. can be obtained through monster sieges and treasure chests, the quantity is still limited, especially gold, which is essential for repairing the Golden Armor Overlord and forging high-level weapons.

"It seems that finding new mineral veins and expanding resource sources are still the top priorities." Meng Zheng thought to himself.

At this moment, a messenger, a fishman, hurried into the warehouse and reported to Meng Zheng: "My Lord, General Jiang Tao wants you to go to the barracks. There is a new situation that needs to be reported."

Upon hearing this, Meng Zheng immediately put down his list and followed the messenger to the barracks. Inside the barracks, Jiang Tao had been waiting for a long time. Beside him stood several capable-looking merman soldiers, who had obviously just returned from a mission.

"Chief, this team discovered traces of a suspected Tianming tribe on the edge of the lake and mountain waters." Jiang Tao said solemnly.

Meng Zheng's expression turned serious when he heard this. The Tianming people tribe was the player tribe.

Unless he actually establishes diplomatic relations with the tribe, Meng Zheng will treat every player tribe with caution. No one knows whether these players will threaten the Canghai tribe.

"What is the specific situation?" Meng Zheng asked.

Jiang Tao gestured for a soldier beside him to report. The soldier stepped forward and said respectfully, "While conducting our routine patrol at the edge of the lake and mountain waters, we discovered a dense forest of aquatic plants. After passing through the forest, we spotted a number of tiger fish warriors hunting."

The soldier continued, "Those Piranha warriors are well-equipped and skilled in combat. They're clearly no ordinary beasts. We've been quietly following them for a while and discovered they're from a tribe hidden deep in the aquatic forest. They're incredibly numerous, estimated to number over a thousand."

Meng Zheng frowned and thought to himself.

"Did you have any conflict with them?" Meng Zheng asked.

The soldier shook his head. "We didn't dare get too close, fearing misunderstandings. However, judging by their behavior, they weren't very friendly. We killed all living creatures along the way."

After listening to the soldiers' report, Meng Zheng frowned and ripples appeared in his heart.

Meng Zheng knew the tiger fish. In his previous life, the water tiger fish was also called piranha. It was cruel and bloodthirsty by nature. If meat was placed in the place where piranhas lived, it would attract a large number of piranhas to devour it crazily. It was once said to be the most terrifying fish.

Meng Zheng didn't expect that the player he met this time was actually a member of the Piranha clan. Meng Zheng couldn't guarantee whether this guy had a friendly temperament.

"Jiang Tao, go find Li Gen and ask him to go there in person to investigate the situation of this Tianming tribe. I want to know the details of their tribe, whether there are any combat forces above the Xuan level, the military situation, and the number of people in the tribe." Meng Zheng ordered Jiang Tao.

(End of this chapter)