Divine Flame Crystal

Xingluo glanced at Tiffany and secretly laughed at her. She was just like those children who had eaten candy for the first time. Seeing that it was almost dusk, Xingluo suggested going to the territory to take a look, and Tiffany naturally would not refuse.

Xingluo and Tiffany walked in Sunset Canyon, looking at the territory that already belonged to him. He knew that he had to attract some people to settle here. After all, without people, there would be no tax. When Xingluo bought the deed, he had already obtained the status of earl. Because it was located in a remote area and had a deed, there was no need to ask the Land of God to grant it again. Buying it was equivalent to having the status of earl.

As the Earl of Sunset Canyon, Xingluo began to reduce taxes in order to increase the population of his territory. At the same time, he informed the entire territory of Luoshen Nation that he, the new lord of Sunset Canyon, had conquered the fog and there was no need to worry about getting lost in the fog. He could give generous rewards to the skilled craftsmen who came to build his territory. The Flame Hammer Bank would also provide financial support to those who were willing to build shops and hotels. At the same time, he promised to dredge the river to the maximum extent possible to help water trade and facilitate the transportation of merchants...

Soon the news that Sunset Canyon had a new lord spread throughout the entire Fallen God Kingdom. With the spread of Starfall's power, the first batch of skilled craftsmen arrived in the territory the next day. Starfall also pulled in the alchemists and dwarves from the mercenary group, and even had earth magicians to help with the construction. Soon, one settlement after another was established, with professional personnel planning and guiding them. After they had a prototype, they just had to wait for them to develop on their own, as long as the general direction was okay. Starfall's territory was mainly commercial, so private use of force was prohibited. In the nobles' territory, the lord could lock up or even kill anyone who triggered the lord's decree.

At the beginning, with such a large-scale armed force as Sky City, it was more than enough to maintain the security of the territory, but Xingluo would not always be like this. Soon he asked Elvin to help him lead well-trained high-level professionals to recruit a lot of knights, low-level professionals, militia, etc. to form the armed forces of the Earl's territory.

After the private armed forces were formed, Xingluo wanted the civilian who had given a gold coin before to manage it, and personally lead her sister into the door of magic. This civilian was called Caroline. Although she had no talent for magic, she became a knight under Erwin's training, and made rapid progress, which Xingluo did not expect. Caroline's sister was called Irene. She had a good talent for earth magic at the age of 14. In such a short period of time, she was taught by Atlantis to become a junior magician. She had a baby face and her skin was as white as Irene. Even in that environment, he did not have the malnutrition of his sister. It seemed that Caroline really loved him.

There are only some low-level professionals maintaining the law and order in the territory, and the two sisters are enough. Even if there are those who disobey, they will be trained by the Sky City Mercenary Group and obey their orders.

Tiffany once again demonstrated her talent in financial management and became the tax collector of the Earl's territory. Xingluo saw the bag of magic cores on the table with a dazed look on his face. He did not expect that the territory would get on the right track so quickly and could actually bring him wealth growth. Although it was not much, it was developing rapidly. However, the tax structure of Xingluo's territory was such that the more you earn, the more you are taxed. On the contrary, the civilians could solve the problem of food and clothing, and there would be surplus, so there would be no riots.

They have a lot of raw materials for medicines here, so he set aside a large piece of land to cultivate these raw materials, which can be supplied to the mercenary group, and the surplus can be traded with other territories.

Because of the identity of the Starfall Great Magician, many lords gave great support in trade in order to please him. This allowed the territory to develop rapidly. At the same time, the end of the canyon was also the source of a river in the Falling God Country, otherwise the Mirage Dragon would not choose to sleep here. With the help of the earth magician, the river has become navigable. Many territory specialties and equipment of the Flame Hammer can be transported to the entire Falling God Country. Soon, this river was called the Sunset Canyon Waterway by the Falling God Country, which was obviously a recognition of the scale of trade in the Starfall Territory.

In addition to transportation, the Sunset Canyon waterway also solves the territory's agricultural irrigation and drinking water problems. Since the source is at the Sky City base, there is no need to worry about drinking water safety.

Under Xingluo's guidance, the territory began to build some water conservancy facilities, such as water turbines. After these hydraulic machines were built one after another, they were put into use, greatly improving the productivity of the territory.

Not long after, the territory had actually achieved self-sufficiency. Xingluo couldn't help but sigh: "It's worthy of being called a magic world. The construction speed is really fast."

Taxes were also rising steadily, and Xingluo wanted to just be a lord and live happily.

"Master, the dark elves have gathered outside the territory. According to the news from the tribesmen, they have basically come out in full force, with only some old and young dark elves not coming."

"It seems that they are planning to conquer this territory, and their target is you, Lord Earl."

A depressing atmosphere began to spread in the territory. Many construction workers had disappeared inexplicably around the territory, slowing down the construction of the territory. In addition, many food transportation industries were attacked. If they were not in the upper reaches of the river, even the water source would be polluted.

It was as if a huge dark cloud had enveloped the hearts of those who planned to live in the territory for a long time. Some people had already begun to flee outside the territory, but the darkness seemed to have opened a bloody mouth and swallowed up those who fled here.

The atmosphere in the territory is becoming more and more depressing day by day. A little friction can cause a riot. People who are usually tolerant have become extremely sensitive. Quarrels often turn into fights, and they can even start a fight over a bite of bread. The hostility of the people in the territory is getting worse and worse, and the situation is gradually getting out of control. If the mercenary group hadn't sent people to suppress it, the territory's arms alone would have been stretched to the limit.

Xingluo was acquiring intelligence on the Dark Elves every day. He naturally knew about the Dark Elves that were constantly gathering around him. Although there were only 3000 Dark Elves gathered at present, there were about 1000 of them in the air. The flexibility of the Hippogryph and the Dark Elves riding on it had formed an absolute suppression on the Chimera. The Chimera's anti-air capability was quite weak, but its anti-ground capability was outstanding, especially against buildings.

Xingluo fell into deep thought. There were not many people in the territory where the dark elves were. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He did not want to hurt civilians in the battle with the dark elves.

Although there seem to be only 3000 dark elves, they are all extremely powerful individuals. Some of them are intermediate professionals, good at close combat assassinations and ultra-long-range archery. Except for some deficiencies in magic, they are strong in all aspects, especially at night, when their combat power is enhanced a lot.

Therefore, Xingluo planned to defend at night and plan the attack during the day.

Charles looked at these dark elves and said, "We sneaked here quietly. I believe they haven't discovered us yet. When we have gathered, we will attack them at night. We will give them a thundering blow and make this fertile land a pasture for us dark elves. We can use all these humans for our own benefit."

An unusually plump and tall woman, wearing an exquisite necklace around her neck. It was made up of silver triangles and black round gems, flashing a mysterious and dangerous light, adding a bit of mystery and feminine charm to her. On her slender and charming ankles, she stepped on a pair of exquisite shoes made of black soft leather, with high and sturdy heels, adding a bit of majesty to her. She looked deeply at the territory in front of her and said slowly: "Charles, are you sure they don't know we are here?"

Charles quickly knelt down, his head pressed against the ground, and responded, "Dear Dark Elf Queen, we have been wandering in the shadows all the way, and no human has discovered our tracks. Moreover, they have been busy with the development and construction of the new territory recently, and have become mentally slack."

"Enough! Just know what's going on." The Dark Elf Queen interrupted Charles.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Charles replied without any dissatisfaction.

Xingluo asked Xi with a serious look in his eyes: "What is the favorite food of the Hippogryph?"

"Dear master, hippogryphs like to eat fish, and the grilled fish you make is the most delicious. How about bringing the grilled fish to trick them over here?"

Xingluo was speechless. It was already this late and Xi was actually playing a joke on him.

Xingluo shook his head and said, "Okay, I got it. Prepare some fish for me."

Xi was slightly stunned, but she was used to obeying, so she didn't ask any more questions, "Yes, Master."

Xingluo began to get busy in an open space of the mercenary group, writing and drawing, and also placed a lot of magic cores around the open space. He also found many heavy bamboo baskets and put them here, and arranged a number of female forest elves to guard them.

Xingluo called the top leaders of the mercenary group and said, "I plan to launch an attack on the dark elves at noon tomorrow. If you have any suggestions, please let me know now."

Many people were slightly stunned, but those who already knew something were not too surprised. Mo looked around and found that no one spoke. He leaned forward slightly and said, "How do we deal with their horned eagle?"

Xingluo glanced at Mo, then looked around, and found that everyone was looking at him. He slowly said: "I am considering the issue of the horned eagle. After my signal, all 10,000 members will join the battle..."

Mo didn't ask any more questions and started to make suggestions in areas that he was good at.

Although Xingluo doesn't know much about military affairs, he still has some ideas about the general direction, and he is not the only one who has the final say. After he expresses his ideas, everyone discusses them together and constantly improves the details. As for after a battle occurs, he will not act arbitrarily, but leave it to the on-site commander.

Everyone discussed the details for a long time, gradually perfecting tomorrow's operations. It was not until very late that everyone dispersed, and only Mo stayed alone.

"Are you really sure? Don't force yourself. With 3000 dark elves, we can still defeat them even if there are some casualties." Mo said with some concern.

"Don't worry." Xingluo looked at Mo and said.

"Then you should go to bed early..." Mo said no more. He patted Xingluo's shoulder gently, shook it hard, then turned and left.

Xingluo tossed and turned in bed, and deduced the details again, fearing that there would be any loopholes that would cause the mercenary group to suffer heavy losses. He did not want these members who were recruited with great difficulty to suffer too great a loss.