Elven cultivators

Inside the Tianyuan Hall.

Anton sat behind the long table, holding a newly delivered report in his hand, his gaze slowly sweeping across the paper.

A moment later, he put down the report, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"As expected of the Engraving Clan, who are skilled in creation and invention, he managed to develop the spirit stone core that so many people failed to do."

Hearing this, Eleanor, who was sitting opposite him, laughed and said, "Noldwin's talent in weapon crafting is indeed outstanding. I originally thought it would take him a long time to produce results, but I didn't expect him to succeed so quickly."

She paused, then shook her head. "Unfortunately, the clan's current spirit stone production is far from keeping up, making it impossible to support the entire system's innovation based on spirit stone cores."

Anton said dismissively, "Then let's use it on the Dao Soldier Legion first. In the future, all the Dao Soldiers we refine will be replaced with the new core, which should greatly improve our combat power. Also, the formation of the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers can be accelerated as a result."

"I'll make the arrangements later." Eleanor nodded. "Since spirit stone cores will be used for forging Dao weapons from now on, could we reduce the amount of magic cores we purchase from outside?"

Although the clan had mastered the technique of refining magic cores a few years ago, due to the limited number of magic cores they could produce themselves and the clan's huge demand for magic cores, they still purchased a considerable number of magic cores from outside every year to make up for the shortfall.

The forging of Dao soldiers accounts for a large portion of the consumption of magic cores.

Expanding the Dao Soldier Legion, repairing Dao Soldiers lost in war, routine maintenance and replacement of core components, plus disciples exchanging for and refining their own... Every year, the amount of magic cores consumed by Dao Soldiers alone is an astonishing figure.

If the forging of Dao weapons no longer relies on magic cores in the future, the clan's demand for such cores will inevitably drop significantly.

Anton pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, the procurement volume cannot be reduced; on the contrary, it should be increased."

Eleanor paused slightly, her gaze questioning.

Anton said, "The wars in various places are intensifying, and the flames of war on the continent will expand further in the future. We will most likely find it difficult to stay out of it. Just in case, we should prepare for the worst and stockpile strategic resources, among which magic stones and magic cores are the most critical."

Eleanor suddenly realized and subconsciously nodded in agreement.

Today, one of the important components of the clan's military power is the Dao Army Legion.

Magic cores and magic stones are essential for expanding and controlling the Taoist army.

If the scale of the war expands further, the supply of these two types of resources will inevitably be greatly reduced, and even if you have money, it will be difficult to buy enough resources.

Although the clan owns multiple magic stone veins, no one would complain about having too many resources.

It is essential to stockpile strategic resources in advance.

"I understand. I will significantly increase the amount of magic stones and magic cores we purchase from outside. As for the magic stones mined by the clan, we will keep them as strategic reserves as much as possible."

Anton nodded in satisfaction, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Noldwin's contribution this time is considerable. Have the Chengshi Hall allocate an extra amount of contribution points to him."

"In addition, we encourage our disciples to develop spirit stone technology. Although this technology cannot be widely adopted yet, we can set up the framework first, which will make the transition smoother in the future."

Anton didn't continue the topic, instead asking, "How are things on the Dark Elf side?"

When this was mentioned, a meaningful smile appeared on Eleanor's face.

"Most of the dark elves have accepted reality and are willing to switch to cultivating the Blood Prison True Demon Art. They are now cultivating desperately, hoping to get rid of their slave status as soon as possible."

Anton smiled as well.

For dark elves, who are accustomed to using other intelligent races as slaves, becoming a slave themselves would probably be a rather "novel" experience.

This will likely make them work extra hard during their training.

"It's strange," Eleanor suddenly brought up another matter, "The Blood Prison True Demon Art is quite suitable for dark elves. The first batch of dark elves who obtained the technique have already mastered it in just over a month. But when it was applied to other vassal races, I didn't see any of them practicing it so smoothly."

Anton's eyes flickered slightly.

He naturally understood the reasons behind it.

The Blood Prison True Demon Art is essentially a demonic cultivation method, with its philosophy leaning heavily towards plunder and erosion. It is often more ruthless, direct, and full of aggression.

The nature of dark elves is perfectly suited to the characteristics of this type of martial art.

Cultivation is naturally easier for them than for other races.

"As long as the cultivation technique is fine, keep a close eye on the supply of pills. Make sure they can suppress the blood energy in their bodies. Don't give them too much at once, so they don't have the opportunity to hoard them," Anton said.

"Understood. I'll have the alchemy department keep proper records of the Blood Prison True Demon Pills entering and leaving the warehouse to ensure there are no mishaps," Eleanor replied. She then changed the subject, "By the way, you asked me to interrogate those Dark Elf Matriarchs about the Dark Spider Mother. They did say a few things."

Anton immediately became interested: "Tell me about it."

"They had never heard of the Dark Spider Queen, nor had they ever seen a similar creature, but more than thirty years ago, their patrol captured two foreign dark elves who were riding spider monsters and were covered in wounds."

"After interrogation, we learned that the two dark elves had been ambushed by the enemy and fled in panic, losing their way and stumbling upon the Crimson Blood Fertile Land."

"And the spider monsters they rode were said to have come from the eggs of a very, very large spider monster."

"After the monster hatched its eggs, it left them on the spot and ignored them. They picked them up, hatched them, and tamed them into riding beasts."

"The city of Vion later sent people to explore along the direction they came from, but they found nothing after traveling a long distance, so they gave up and did not continue to investigate."

"What about those two foreign dark elves?" Anton asked.

"The torture methods used back then were quite severe; he couldn't withstand it and died."

Anton nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

Judging from this, at least thirty years ago, the Dark Spider Queen was not yet an object of worship for any dark elf city-state.

In the original history, the Dark Spider Mother's power increased dramatically after she received offerings from the Dark Elves, eventually making her a demigod.

Currently, it is very likely that it has not yet been worshipped, or even if it has begun to receive offerings, it will not be for long. It is probably still just a saint, and its realm is not very high.

That being said, the Dark Spider Queen is, after all, a genuine Saint-level being in perfect condition, quite unlike Sephira, a Saint who was severely injured and whose strength was greatly diminished.

Even with his current strength, he still wasn't entirely confident in facing a subterranean predator at its peak.

However, once he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, if he can find the whereabouts of the Dark Spider Mother, he might try to capture her.

A powerful creature with the potential to become a god cannot be let go once encountered.

"Keep an eye on this news," Anton said, pulling himself out of his thoughts.

Eleanor agreed.

Just then, the two of them changed their expressions almost simultaneously and turned to look in the direction of the Enlightenment Platform.

A powerful fluctuation of laws was coming from that direction.

Eleanor paused for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on her face: "It's Elena! She's broken through to the Legendary rank!"

A faint smile appeared on Anton's face: "It seems our clan is about to have another legendary powerhouse. Let's go, let's go take a look."

The two left the Tianyuan Hall and arrived at the tower level where the Enlightenment Platform was located a moment later.

Not long after, the First Elder and the Third Elder, who happened to be in Taichu City, also rushed over upon hearing the news.

As for the others, most of them are currently stationed in the Nine Nether City Domain and will not be able to return for the time being.

A moment later, the door to the Enlightenment Room opened from the inside, and Elena came out.

She changed into a clean, light gray hunting outfit, walked briskly, stood ramrod straight, and exuded an aura different from before between her brows.

That's the kind of aura that only comes after a leap in the level of life.

"Congratulations."

"Irena, congratulations on your breakthrough."

Everyone offered their congratulations.

"Thank you." Elena's eyes were filled with barely suppressed joy.

"How are you feeling?" Anton asked with a smile.

"Very good." Elena took a deep breath. "I'm really looking forward to a real sparring session to test my strength."

Eleanor smiled and said, "Roman should be happy to cooperate with you."

Irene's eyes lit up slightly: "Good idea, I'll go find her right now."

Before she finished speaking, she had already strode out of the tower, her steps filled with an eagerness.

Watching Irene's figure disappear into the halo of light outside the tower gate, the people present exchanged glances, then all shook their heads with amusement.

"With Elena included, our clan now has seven legendary warriors." Eleanor withdrew her gaze, her tone tinged with emotion.

The First Elder and the Third Elder nodded in agreement.

Over the years, the clan's top combat strength has been steadily increasing. From initially having only Anton to hold the line, to the Grand Elder breaking through, and then the Second Elder, Cedric, Roman, and others crossing that threshold one after another, and now even Elena has joined the ranks.

This doesn't even include the several golden peaks that are currently sprinting towards their goals and are not far from them.

For example, Darian.

His strength was only slightly inferior to Irene's.

Currently, they are also striving to reach the legendary rank.

I estimate that it will take another twenty or thirty years to break through.

In addition, the clan's gold-tier combat power is also growing rapidly.

It's moving from three digits to four digits.

Looking across the entire Dawn Continent, there are very few forces that have been able to accumulate such a number of legendary powerhouses and gold-tier combat strength in just a century.

This is even with a relatively small population base for the Silvermoon Clan.

Once the population base increases and accumulates to a certain stage, top-tier and high-level combat power will inevitably experience explosive growth.

A hundred years ago, they would never have dared to imagine such a situation.

The two elders looked at Anton, their eyes flashing with satisfaction and admiration.

Under Anton's leadership, the Silvermoon Clan grew stronger and more powerful.