Lord: Starting with Summoning the Regular Army of Earth

As time went by, Jinshiling, like a tightly wound machine, was advancing at full speed in all areas, showing unprecedented vitality.

Matthew continues to play a crucial role as an "information bridge," working with Will during the day to help the language team overcome language barriers.

In the evenings, with Will's help, we prioritized translating entries from the Geography section about the distribution of surrounding mineral resources and from the Herbal and Mineral Atlas about potential applications in smelting catalysis or medical emergency care.

On his desk in his lord's manor, the piles of translated manuscripts grew thicker and thicker. These parchments, annotated in both Common Language and Chinese characters, were rapidly being transformed into a blueprint for the development of Jinshiling.

During this process, Matthew learned a lot of new knowledge and also conceived the idea of ​​making paper and pens.

However, since this is not the most urgently needed item at the moment, and there are alternatives available, it can only be given a later priority.

With the assistance of Matthew and Will, the language group led by Lu Zhengyuan has made rapid progress, compiling thousands of commonly used words and core grammatical structures, and a simplified "General Language-Chinese Comparative Handbook" has taken initial shape.

Meanwhile, the technology application group led by Professor Zhang Hongjian was also busy.

They successfully transformed a semi-abandoned, relatively independent stone house into a sizable soap workshop.

It is equipped with a larger capacity iron pot built to the new standards, custom molds, filtration devices, etc., and has begun to try small-batch, streamlined soap production, aiming to stabilize quality and increase production capacity.

During this time, Matthew and Conrad, along with old Sam who was familiar with the local situation, as well as the clever Eric and Carl, went to Ironrock.

With the "Dark Bear Emblem" given to him by President Groom, Matthew purchased a large quantity of much-needed coal and iron ore from the Black Bear Merchant Guild at a price far below market value.

There were even sensitive materials such as sulfur and saltpeter.

These vital industrial raw materials were disguised as ordinary building materials and transported by the Chamber of Commerce's caravan to a designated location near Jinshiling, from where they were then transferred back by their own personnel.

These materials will also lay a solid foundation for the subsequent production of lime, bricks, tiles, pottery, refractory bricks, and the future construction of coke blast furnaces and steel smelting.

It is important to understand that producing high-performance steel is a prerequisite for future industrial development.

The kilns for burning lime and bricks have now been basically completed and will soon be put into use.

Once lime, bricks, and even cement are produced, the defensive structures of Jinshi Ridge can be fully upgraded, and a real city wall can be built.

It even gave the houses and streets of Jinshi Ridge a brand new look.

It's worth mentioning that after the warriors hunted the monsters, no "genetic templates" of wild beasts appeared in the magic pendants. Matthew roughly confirmed one thing: not all creatures can become his summoned units; at least, ordinary beasts like wild boars and deer are definitely not allowed.

Getting back to the main point, over the past ten days or so, the reconnaissance team in the Misty Mountains has been like ghosts, active at the border between the "Dark Green Axe Fang" and "Gray Skin Miscellaneous Teeth" tribes.

They successfully created friction on multiple occasions, escalating the hatred between the two tribes. Unfortunately, even though the "little brothers" fought to the death, the rulers remained restrained, perhaps out of mutual fear.

Clearly, unless we strike at their weakest points, it will be difficult to provoke a full-blown war between these two tribes.

Seeing that ordinary provocations were not going to achieve their goal, Lei Hu decided to take further measures. Through careful observation and research, he found an opportunity and carried out an extremely daring infiltration operation.

Of course, this was also because he knew that even if he sacrificed himself, he wouldn't really die, which is why he dared to take the risk.

Lei Hu, with his near-perfect imitation of the behavior patterns and simple language of the two goblin tribes, and using old leather armor and decorations taken from the goblins of the Dark Green Axe Tooth tribe, took advantage of a small-scale conflict to successfully infiltrate the Dark Green Axe Tooth tribe's camp.

He lay in wait there for three whole days, thoroughly figuring out the situation within the entire camp.

More importantly, he learned about the cave where the tribal chief lived, and mastered his activity patterns and daily routines.

That night, Lei Hu left the Deep Green Axe Tooth tribe and returned to Emberstone Ridge. He went directly to Sun Zhengwu and reported the intelligence he had gathered, as well as an even bolder plan—a decapitation operation.

"Team leader," Lei Hu's voice was low but carried a hunter's excitement, "I think the time is ripe. It's time to wipe out the two goblin tribes completely."

"Based on my infiltration and reconnaissance, the outer defenses of the Dark Green Axe Fang camp are barely adequate, but in reality, they are riddled with loopholes. They're fine against wild beasts and the Grayskin Mongol tribe, but against us, they're completely useless. The internal defenses are even more lax. Chief Anvil only assigns two goblin guards when he's sleeping, but even that's ineffective; they basically go to sleep as soon as Anvil falls asleep. Even if they're not asleep, I'm 90% confident I can take care of them silently first, then sneak into the depths of the cave, kill Anvil, and leave behind some clues about the Grayskin Mongol tribe."

"If we fail, do you have a retreat plan?" Sun Zhengwu looked sharply at Lei Hu, and he inwardly agreed with this bold plan.

After all, no one in the entire military team knows the situation of the two tribes better than Lei Hu, and Lei Hu is also a bold and meticulous person.

Based on the intelligence assessment from previous reconnaissance, his plan was highly feasible.

More importantly, they really didn't want to wait any longer.

Once these goblins are cleared out, they will have far fewer troubles, and the reconnaissance team can go on to carry out other exploration missions. The scientists in each group also plan to venture deeper into the Misty Mountains to search for mineral and vegetation resources.

It's time to put an end to this.

With their current weaponry and personnel strength, Emberstone Ridge is capable of eliminating those two groups of goblins.

However, winning at the lowest possible cost would naturally be the best outcome.

"Yes, I know their camp inside and out. I have three escape routes, and my teammates will also help me create chaos and cover my escape. So even if my mission fails, I have a 90% chance of escaping successfully. If the mission succeeds, it will definitely enrage the Dark Green Axe Tooth tribe."

Lei Hu paused, then continued, "Those goblins aren't very intelligent, especially the lower-ranking ones. With their leader assassinated and artifacts dropped by rival tribes at the scene, they'll definitely be enraged. If we then set fires to harass them and provoke them further, there's a high chance we can completely ignite a conflict between the two tribes. Even if they don't dare to seek revenge on the Greyhounds because of their leader's death, we'll execute Plan Two: a night raid during the chaos to completely wipe out this group of leaderless goblins."

"If they really go after the Gray-skinned Mongoloids for revenge, then we can take advantage of their fighting and reap the benefits, killing two birds with one stone."

"Hmm, this plan is feasible, but we need to discuss it further and make a more detailed plan later," Sun Zhengwu said seriously. He then patted Lei Hu on the shoulder and said, "You haven't rested for three days and three nights. Hurry up and prepare to return to Blue Star. We can take action tomorrow night."

"Yes, sir!" Lei Hu saluted. To be honest, he was really tired and wanted to rest.

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