Elven cultivators

Chapter 78 Fertility Rate, Population, and the Eight Desolate Prison Scripture (9th update, please subscribe)

As Cedric finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.

Elf populations are not limited to Silvermoon Forest in the Eldron Plains; there are also scattered elven groups in other areas.

However, these groups were too small in number and too weak in strength to be called clans, so they were not well-known.

They were scattered throughout the Eldron Plains, some clinging to human towns to eke out a living, others hiding in remote mountains and forests to struggle for survival; none of them were in a good situation.

Cedric continued, "Most of these elven tribes do not have their own Tree of Eternity and Fountain of Life, making them weak and struggling to survive. If given the opportunity to join a clan that possesses a Tree of Eternity and Fountain of Life, I think they would not refuse."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

That makes sense!

Previously, the Silvermoon Clan was too busy dealing with the Molten Thorn Tribe to absorb other elven groups.

The Molten Thorn tribe would not stand idly by and watch them migrate other elven tribes here to strengthen their power.

Even the elven tribes might not agree to join the clan.

But times have changed.

The Molten Thorn tribe has been wiped out, and the Rockhorn Dragons of the Thousand Rock Hills have also been dealt with. There are almost no threats around Silvermoon Forest, making the living environment incredibly friendly.

Once other elven groups find out, they certainly won't refuse to join the Silvermoon Clan.

To put it simply, if half of the elven population on the Eldron Plains were to join, the clan's population would immediately double.

This is the best shortcut to quickly enhance clan power!

"I think this is a great idea!"

"It's really great, much faster than slowly waiting for a newborn to grow up."

"I happen to know the chief of a tribe in the north; I can contact him."

"There are also a few small tribes in the western valley. They have asked us for help before, so now is the perfect time to recruit them."

Everyone started to speak, and the atmosphere in the hall immediately became lively.

Anton sat in his seat, listening quietly to the discussion, but his mind was racing.

Absorbing other elven races is certainly a good idea, but the low birth rate of elves is ultimately a major drawback.

Even if all the elves scattered across the Eldron Plains were gathered together, their total population would still be less than that of Azurewater Harbor.

This population is still too small to account for future turmoil.

"If we could find a way to increase the elf birth rate..."

Anton secretly made his plans.

The Great Dao Jade Slip contains many elixirs that promote fertility, such as the Many-Child Elixir and the Fertility Elixir, but these are all formulas for humans, and it is unknown whether they will be effective for elves.

Moreover, the low birth rate of elves is, to some extent, a fundamental rule of the world.

The longer the lifespan of a species, the lower its fertility rate.

This is a natural balance.

If a race can live for thousands of years and still have a relatively high birth rate, the world will soon be overcrowded with them.

The low birth rate of elves may touch upon the very essence of life, and it is probably not so easy to change.

Nevertheless, Anton still intended to give it a try.

Even if it only increases the clan's birth rate by 10%, it will have great benefits in the long run.

As Anton was pondering, he suddenly heard the Grand Elder call his name.

"Anton, what are your thoughts?"

The discussion in the hall immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Anton.

Anton snapped out of his reverie and slowly began, "I agree with Captain Cedric's suggestion. Absorbing other elven races is a good approach. Besides that, I have another suggestion."

"What proposal?" the Grand Elder asked.

"Taming the Scaled Rock Lizard and the Split-Spine Dragon Beast."

Anton seized the opportunity to express his long-held idea.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Taming dragons?

This is not an easy task.

Although dragons do not possess the advanced intelligence of giant dragons and sub-dragons, they are wild, untamed, and have a volatile temperament, and there are very few examples of them being successfully tamed.

Even if a few beast tamers are able to tame one or two dragon beasts as battle partners, they are extremely rare and it is impossible to promote this on a large scale.

Anton said calmly, "Taming dragon beasts is very difficult, but the benefits if successful are obvious."

"The flesh, fur, and organs of these two dragon beasts can all serve as materials for alchemy and potion-making, which are strategic resources that we urgently need."

"Secondly, tamed dragon beasts can also serve as battle partners, enhancing the clan's combat strength. If every warrior in the Forest Guard could be equipped with a dragon beast mount, how much would their combat strength increase?"

"Moreover, capturing and taming dragon beasts can significantly reduce the number of dragon beasts in the Thousand Rock Hills, making the Thousand Rock Hills safer and facilitating our further development of the mineral veins there."

There was one more thing Anton didn't mention.

That is to say, regarding the difficulty of taming dragon beasts, he plans to find several beast taming secret techniques in the Great Dao Jade Slip that can be cultivated without spiritual energy, which should greatly increase the success rate.

However, even just those reasons were enough to make everyone's hearts flutter.

Although the Rockhorn Dragon is dead, the Thousand Rock Hills are still teeming with Scaled Lizards and Riftdragons, continuing to pose a threat to the mining area.

If these two dragon beasts can be completely eliminated, the mining area will no longer need to be guarded by too many personnel, and the clan will be able to free up more manpower to devote to other matters.

They can even continue to cooperate with Greyrock Fortress to further develop other mineral veins in the Thousand Rock Hills.

Although they are just ordinary metal ore veins, their quantity is considerable, and they are still a resource.

"I think this suggestion is feasible," the Second Elder said first.

"I agree," the Third Elder followed closely behind.

Others quickly chimed in their agreement.

Since incorporating the lizardmen into their slave population, the Silvermoon Clan has reaped considerable benefits.

Those lizardmen were used for menial tasks such as mining, smelting, and transportation, greatly liberating the elves' productivity.

If lizardmen can raise them, why can't dragon beasts?

Even if we fail, at worst we'll just waste some time and energy.

But if it succeeds, the benefits will be numerous.

Seeing that everyone agreed, the Grand Elder immediately made the decision: "Then it's settled. The task of taming the dragon beasts will be handled by the Forest Guard."

"Cedric, Elena, gather your elite men and form a special hunting team to capture a batch of dragon beasts as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Cedric and Elena responded in unison.

With a good start, the discussions at the meeting became increasingly lively.

The group then engaged in a more detailed discussion about how to strengthen the clan.

In fact, Anton had many more suggestions.

For example, widely deploying spirit-gathering arrays in settlements.

However, there's no need to discuss this in public; we can just find an opportunity to discuss it privately with the three elders.

The meeting, which lasted for several hours, finally came to an end as night fell.

As they left the Hall of Eternity, Anton called to Roman and asked her to leave with him.

Back in the treehouse, Anton turned to her and handed her the book he had prepared beforehand.

"For me?" Roman took the book with a puzzled look, curiously examining the text. He read aloud in a low voice, "The Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture? What is this?"

Roman was already used to Anton's peculiar naming style and found it unsurprising.

She was more curious about what the name represented.

"You can think of it as a special breathing technique."

Anton had already figured out how to explain it.

The Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture was an ancient power inheritance he prepared for Roman, meaning "suppressing the eight desolations." When cultivated to a high level, each strike was imbued with the power of suppressing the prison, capable of suppressing the void and crushing enemies.

This is the top-tier cultivation technique of the Power lineage in the Great Dao Jade Slip, sufficient to support cultivators to reach extremely high realms.

In some ways, the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture and the breathing techniques used on the Dawn Continent to temper the body and condense magic power are similar.

All of these methods involve incorporating external energy into the body to strengthen the physical foundation.

However, the former's rank is far above the latter's, so the effects of cultivation are naturally worlds apart.

"This Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture can make your body stronger. When you cultivate it to a certain level, your physical strength alone can be comparable to that of extraordinary magical equipment."

Anton gave a general explanation of the Eight Desolations Prison Scripture in a way that Roman could understand.

He wasn't bragging when he said that.

Unlike the Qi Dao, the Li Dao realm is divided into a 'Nine Revolutions' system, with each revolution representing a fundamental transformation of the physical body.

With a single shift in force, one reaches the Qi Refining stage, undergoing initial physical strengthening and becoming capable of withstanding ordinary swords and blades.

The second stage of strength transformation is equivalent to the foundation-building stage of qi cultivation. The physical body is further tempered and strengthened, the bones become as hard as iron, and the internal organs also begin to be tempered, resulting in a unified internal and external body.

At this level, the physical strength of a cultivator specializing in physical strength is not much inferior to that of a magical artifact.

The best can even withstand magical artifacts at minimal cost, making them invincible.

Once one reaches the third stage of power, one's strength will be comparable to that of a Qi Dao Golden Core cultivator.

At this point, the cultivator's physical body had become as hard as metal, impervious to divine weapons, and his internal organs were forged into one piece, making it difficult for even magical artifacts to harm him in the slightest.

A mass of vital essence has condensed in the lower abdomen; as long as the vital essence does not dissipate, the physical body will not perish.

With Roman's current strength, as long as he cultivates the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture, he can advance to the first level of Strength in a few months at most.

After all, she had already condensed her magic power, which was essentially another form of essence. It could be quickly transformed into pure essence and integrated into her physical body. She didn't need to spend time absorbing external medicine to temper her body; she could directly achieve this in one step, greatly accelerating her cultivation speed.

Although doing this will result in the loss of magic power and the inability to use many combat techniques, it will greatly increase one's strength. Moreover, it will allow one to cultivate the techniques that accompany the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture, making the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Once Roman has mastered the cultivation method, the elders will see its advantages, and then we can try to promote and popularize it within the clan.

After listening to Anton's words, Roman seemed to understand but not quite.

But she had one advantage: she trusted Anton completely and had no doubt about his words. Without hesitation, she nodded and said, "Then I will cultivate this Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture."

There was no better time than now, so Anton immediately guided Roman to begin his first training session.

Perhaps due to his exceptional talent, or perhaps due to the high compatibility of the cultivation method, Roman's first cultivation session went surprisingly smoothly.

In less than half an hour, Roman had already completed the conversion and absorption of the first strand of magic.

Feeling the increase in her body's strength, the girl was immediately excited and continued practicing her cultivation technique, regardless of how late it was.

Seeing the girl so engrossed in her cultivation, Anton shook his head and chuckled. He then found a spot next to her, sat down cross-legged, and continued refining the sword pellet and studying the Star Luo Sword Scripture.