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Chapter 7 Lothern Federation

The Cyre Wilds are located on the border of Atlanta, bordering the [Permafrost Tundra] to the north, the [Lothorn Federation] to the south, and surrounded by the [Rust Mountains] and the [Boiling Sea] on the east and west sides respectively.

Dense forests, towering mountains, and clear lakes.

These can be seen across the wilds of Cyre.

but.

In the hot and humid Threl wilderness all year round, the most numerous areas are various sulfur rifts, hills and abandoned mines. The underground here is rich in magical metal veins, which once caused various countries to fight for the mineral resources here.

About eight hundred years ago.

The southern nations have been waging endless wars over the Threl Wasteland, causing great suffering to the people and frequent natural disasters. Many intelligent races have a hard time surviving, and wailing is everywhere.

Until a human king appeared who was proficient in strategy, magic, and governance.

He led his legions to sweep across the southern countries, forcing them to sign a peace agreement, and formed the Federation with the kingdom of Lothern under his rule as the leader. Although the Lothern Federation was not as powerful as the Empire, it was far stronger than ordinary kingdoms.

At this point, the battle for the Ser Wilderness came to a halt.

Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Lothern, the southern countries divided up the Wilderness of Cyrene through negotiation and communication. After hundreds of years of mining and excavation, the mineral resources in the Wilderness of Cyrene are now far less abundant than before. Many mineral veins have been dug out, and its importance in the eyes of the countries has been greatly reduced.

but.

Until now, there are still some unmined mineral veins in the wilderness of Sel. These places often have outposts and bases of various countries, and are equipped with stationed troops.

"We can't get close to the Lothern Federation's base."

"If I go, I'll be given magical materials that will be broken down and made into various magical props, or I'll be enslaved and imprisoned, leading an inhumane life."

Amidst the drifting wind and clouds above the wilderness, Garros raised his head and gazed far to the west - in this direction, there was a Lothern Federation stronghold occupying a large [Fire Marrow Stone Mine].

For a long time, Iron Dragon Lady has been coveting the Fire Marrow Stone Mine and thinking about it all the time.

The Iron Dragon is not a pure fire dragon, but its attributes are also related to fire. If there are a large number of fire marrow stones for the Iron Dragon to swallow, its growth rate can be greatly improved.

But even an adult dragon like Iron Dragon Lady.

It can only watch with envy and dare not act rashly.

There are many legendary strongmen in the Lothern Federation, and any one of them can skin the Iron Dragon Girl alive.

Legend - This is the life level above level 20. It is a leap and sublimation. Level 20 is also the watershed between ordinary creatures and legends.

If dragons do not die young, they are destined to become legends, it is just a matter of sooner or later.

As for humans, there are only one legendary strongman in ten thousand. Only humans with extraordinary talents can become legends. However, due to the huge base of humans, there are also quite a few legends.

On the planet Bernardo, the race with the largest number of legends is humans.

Dragons, giants, elves, these races have fewer legends than humans. However, if a human legend fights against the legends of these races alone, it would be tantamount to suicide.

"Fire Marrow Stone Mine. There are many such veins in the Threl Wilderness."

Garros thought to himself.

The ores in Tielongniang's tiankeng territory are scattered, far from being considered as veins, and there are many impurities, so the ores are not pure.

But even so.

When Garros eats various minerals, he can still clearly feel that they contain rich energy, which has a good promoting effect on the development and growth of scales, claws, and bones.

"Unfortunately, all known mineral veins, no matter how large or small, have already been taken."

"Even the Iron Dragon Lady couldn't occupy the mine. I can only think about it now. I should focus on the present and practice my practical skills first."

With the Tiankeng Territory as its center, Garros circled the surrounding sky, searching for his target. Time passed slowly, the sun setting slightly, but still bright and dazzling, radiating a scorching heat that enveloped the entire Cyre wilderness.

There are deep pits and collapses everywhere, and abandoned mines.

Three gray hyenas walked slowly at the edge, their limbs intertwined, their ears erect, and their eyes looking around vigilantly.

After finding no other creatures nearby, the gray hyenas lowered their heads to lick the salt crystals seeping out from the cracks in the rocks.

These beasts, covered with heat-resistant thorns, are absorbing the salt necessary for their bodies.

But what they don't know is.

A cruel and cunning predator has set its sights on them.

Rock-crushing worms are creatures that live in abandoned mines and feed on slag and metal.

It looks like a worm covered with a layer of black chitinous shell. It is nearly 20 meters long and as thick as a bucket. The spiral sharp teeth inside its mouthparts can crush the ore into powder like a crusher, and tearing flesh and blood is no problem.

The patterns on the carapace blend perfectly with the surrounding rock cracks.

The shell of the rock-crushing worm rubbed against the rock wall, and the shock waves were transmitted through the rock layer, sensing the movements within a kilometer radius and discovering the presence of the gray hyena.

It moved underground, slowly approaching its target.

The soil and rocks were torn apart like tofu in front of it, and the ground above it bulged slightly, forming a long mark.

One minute later.

The gray hyena had almost finished licking and was ready to leave.

The strongest gray hyena suddenly turned its head and noticed the rising soil mark approaching at a rapid speed. It instinctively sensed danger.

Ouch!

It roared to alert its companions and leaped to the side.

Unfortunately, it's too late

The rock-crushing worm's tail suddenly exerted force, and the rock layer and the surface shattered like crackers.

The huge insect body broke out of the ground, its shadow covering the rocks on the surface, and it pounced and bit like lightning.

hum!
The stone crusher-like mouthparts bit the two gray hyenas, and the spiral fangs inside rotated, crushing the gray hyenas' fur and bones almost instantly, and swallowed them into the stomach along with the diffuse blood mist.

The other strongest gray hyena whimpered and fled without stopping.

The rock-crushing worm raised half of its body, and an acid net spurted out of its mouth in an umbrella shape, landing on the fleeing gray hyena, instantly dissolving through its fur and flesh, making a hissing sound.

The rock-crushing worm slowly crawled to the front of the gray hyena and swallowed it into its abyss-like mouthparts.

Ate three gray hyenas in a row.

The rock-crushing worm that broke out of the soil did not drill back into the ground. Instead, it crawled onto a flat rock in a cricket pupae form and lazily basked in the sun.

This creature lives mainly underground.

But they also need to come to the surface occasionally to let the sunlight stimulate their shells, shed the damaged areas, and grow new, harder shells.

Under the sunlight, the rock-crushing worm turned over lazily.

Unfortunately, it doesn't know.

A more cruel and cunning predator has set its sights on it.

(End of this chapter)