Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 243 Preparations before the war
Cang Yue raised her head and smiled slightly, "Chief, the progress is going smoothly. We have already determined the scope of the structure of the formation. I believe that most of the basic structure can be completed in about three days."

"How long do you estimate it will take to build the Water Spirit Guardian Array?" Meng Zheng asked, looking at the array master apprentices busying around.

Cang Yue smiled slightly, "Lord, we estimate that we can complete the construction of the basic structure of the Water Spirit Guardian Array in about seven days. However, it will take some time to debug and optimize to ensure that the array can operate perfectly."

"Now that the infrastructure is built, can it provide normal protection?" Meng Zheng asked hesitantly.

Cang Yue nodded slightly. "My Lord, once the basic structure is completed, it will be basically the same as a normal water spirit protection formation. There may be some places where the spiritual power conversion is not smooth due to insufficient debugging, thus affecting the protection effect. But overall, once the basic structure of the formation is completed, it will form a relatively stable protective barrier, capable of resisting most external attacks and invasions."

Meng Zheng said to Cang Yue seriously, "That's good. The Eternal Championship will be held in a month. I want to completely clean up the Blood Shadow Demon Shark Cave in half a month. Therefore, I hope that within this half month, we can quickly build the Water Spirit Guardian Array to ensure the safety of the Lingze Tribe."

Cang Yue solemnly assured, "Rest assured, Lord, we will definitely speed up the progress and strive to complete the construction and debugging of the formation within half a month. We will work day and night to ensure that the formation can be put into use on time and provide protection for the safety of the tribe."

"I believe in you. Cangyue, you've worked hard. The future of the Lingze tribe depends on you."

"Thank you for the compliment, Chief. This is what we should do. For the safety of the Lingze tribe, we will do our utmost to ensure that the formation can function perfectly."

Meng Zheng smiled slightly, "I believe you. By the way, how are the formation master apprentices doing?"

"These apprentices are extremely intelligent and hardworking, with a strong learning ability. In the process of building the formation, they have also accumulated a lot of practical experience and are making rapid progress."

Meng Zheng nodded. "Very good. Our Canghai Village needs more talented formation masters. Please work harder and train more outstanding formation masters for the tribe."

"Yes, my lord." Cangyue responded, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

Meng Zheng turned around and left with satisfaction, heading to other areas of the Lingze tribe to continue inspecting the tribe's defense situation.

The next half month will be a critical period. Not only must we ensure the smooth completion of the Blood Shadow Demon Shark Cave clearing mission, but we must also ensure that the Water Spirit Guardian Array can be activated on time to provide strong protection for the tribe.

Ten days passed in a flash.

Under Meng Zheng's overall planning, the people of Canghai Village united as one and made every effort to cope with various challenges.

The Gunner Shrimp Legion and the Sea Wolf Clan warriors are training intensively in preparation for the upcoming battle.

Under the leadership of Cangyue, the formation master apprentices were busy setting up the water spirit protection formation.

Other members of the tribe are also contributing their own efforts to the security and development of the tribe in their respective positions.

During these ten days, Xie Batian and Jiang Tao each led the black gold armored guards and the raging waves war guards, and like raging waves, they swept away all the monster groups around the Lingze tribe.

The finishing troops sent out by Chi Yu could bring back a bountiful harvest every day, filling up the storage warehouses of the bubble houses in Lingze tribe. Chi Yu was so happy that he was delighted every day.

Ever since the patriarch came to Lingze tribe, the entire tribe has entered a stage of rapid development.

Not only was the water spirit protection formation built, but the population of the tribe was also increasing day by day.

While Jiang Tao and Xie Batian were clearing out monster groups and various tribes, they also conquered many small tribes.

Although these water tribes were few in number, each of them was a labor force that could improve the development efficiency of the Lingze tribe. It was a pity that these tribes had few combat races and could only be used for logistical production work.

At the same time, Chiyan also made very good progress at the volcano at the bottom of the lake.

The volcano shrimp people and the fire salamander people living there did not react to the arrival of Chiyan and others, and allowed Chiyan and others to explore the volcano at the bottom of the lake.

According to Cangyue's judgment, the bloodline of the Chiyan Flame Dragon clan, including Chiyan, is extremely noble. As dragon descendants, they are born with a kind of majesty and deterrence that can make the creatures around them feel awe of them.

This kind of majesty and deterrence makes creatures such as the Volcano Shrimp Tribe and the Fire Salamander Tribe dare not attack them easily, and they may even actively avoid them.

During their exploration of the lake bottom volcano, Chi Yan and his companions discovered many precious resources, the most valuable of which was a mineral called "Flame Crystal".

This ore contains powerful fire energy and is an excellent auxiliary material for the Blazing Dragonborn clan.

Chiyan excitedly reported this discovery to Meng Zheng.

In addition, there are many fire ores. This type of ore is an important material for making weapons for the dragon clan.

Previously, they relied on the patrolling Yakshas to steal and collect the materials needed to create the Flame Dragon Claws that Chiyan and others needed.

However, if you want to continue to build more armor or new weapons, occupying the volcano at the bottom of the lake is an inevitable step.

Now Chiyan and others have established a small stronghold on the other side of the volcano at the bottom of the lake, and the surrounding tribes cannot resist the presence of Chiyan and others.

This is a good insertion point. In the future, we can try to incorporate these tribes into the sphere of influence of the Lingze tribe and further expand the tribe's influence and resource reserves.

However, these will have to wait until the end of the Eternal Championship to be considered. Meng Zheng turned his attention back to the reports in his hands.

He put Chiyan's investigation report aside and rubbed his eyebrows.

During these ten days, the Lingze tribe developed rapidly and all affairs were completed very well.

Now all the troops are on their way back. Even Ling Pu has completely eliminated the Shadow Mermaids and returned with the Black Ice Sea Lions.

"Where are Ling Pu and the others?" Meng Zheng asked Li You, the patrolling sea yaksha outside the door.

"My lord, according to the latest news, General Lingpu and his men have successfully passed through the sea area of ​​the Shadow Mermaids and are on their way back to the Lingze tribe. They are expected to arrive in three days." Li You replied respectfully.

Meng Zheng nodded slightly. "Very good, they've worked hard. But have them speed up and reach Lingze as soon as possible. In five days, launch an attack on the Blood Shadow Demon Shark Cave."

"Yes, my lord." Li You responded, quickly turned around and left to convey Meng Zheng's order.

Meng Zhengze continued to review the report in his hand while thinking about the next strategic deployment.

(End of this chapter)