MC's career as foreign lord

Chapter 77: Orc Traces (Bonus Chapter 22)

“Hmm… this is the kind of mine I envisioned!” After a day, he stood in the mine, very satisfied.

Zhou Ren, of course, didn't know what was happening in the Abyss. He was just taking a shot in the dark, assigning a task to the demons.

If he could really lure two demons over and capture them to use as fuel in the furnace, wouldn't his fuel costs be covered?

Moreover, these demons could be used for other things in the future, like…

His gaze suddenly became a bit erratic and whimsical, “I wonder if putting demons into a Tinker's Construct smeltery would produce some blood with magical flames?”

“There's no point thinking about that now; I don't even have Tinker's Construct, do I?” Zhou Ren shook his head. What he was actually marveling at were the fishbone tunnels in front of him.

Continuing down the mining staircase he had built, for another 10 steps, this time it wasn't a small mine, but a solid, large staircase descent.

He still used the same method as before, descending one step every two blocks, and connecting them with cobblestone steps to ensure the smoothest slope.

However, this descent was much deeper than before. Zhou Ren didn't know if this world followed the original rules, but he figured that if he went down about 40 blocks, keeping the waterline at 60, he should reach the redstone layer.

The main task this time was to mine redstone, diamonds, and lapis lazuli, so to avoid not reaching the diamond area yet, Zhou Ren decided to test a direction first!

After all, this was a real-world mine, and without anything else to compare it to, he couldn't just dig down to bedrock and then think about where the diamonds were located.

Theoretically, he should be able to dig down many blocks, since this world was rumored to have a dark underground region at the very bottom. What if he dug through and ended up surrounded by a group of dark creatures? Wouldn't that be awkward?

At this time, he became even more curious. Anna had told him that his territory in the sky actually had a limit, and he would be stopped by an invisible wall after going up about 5000 blocks, meaning that the 5000+ blocks above were empty.

So, if he went below ground, would it still be 5000+ blocks? This wasn't an empty sky, but a subterranean world entirely composed of soil, stone, various minerals, and even all kinds of caverns.

In this world, he might encounter many things he had never seen before, but most things should still follow the basic rules of MC. He wanted to see if most areas were expanded, or if diamonds and other things were randomly distributed.

So, after arriving at this layer, he continued to use the fishbone mining method. Simply put, he first created a fishbone trunk that was three blocks high and two blocks wide.

Then, using this trunk as the core, he began to spread out fishbone branches to both sides.

This not only saved time but also allowed for a more efficient exploration of the mineral content and reserves within the mine.

The reason he chose this layer was that he had discovered extra redstone while descending or walking on the stairs.

Then, as he continued to move forward, he discovered some small amounts of lapis lazuli, which meant that he had actually reached the depths of the underground, at least the depths where precious minerals were born.

Not to mention diamonds, there shouldn't be too little lapis lazuli and redstone, and he wasn't mining just one chunk in this ore layer, but the ore from many underground chunks.

In a single chunk, the amount of each mineral is actually constant and not particularly large, so there should be a certain amount of redstone as well.

But Zhou Ren hasn't even finished exploring the underground yet, so there's no need to think too deeply about this issue.

He diligently continued to mine, marking each ore he encountered and digging it out, then extending new fishbones to both sides.

The advantage of the fishbone mining method is that time unknowingly slipped away, and by the time he had completely formed a fishbone, most of the day had passed!

His somewhat weak body told him that if he didn't eat something, he would start losing health.

He had already mined four or five stacks of redstone, and even mined a stack and a bit of lapis lazuli, but he hadn't seen any traces of diamonds or emeralds, indicating that these two minerals shouldn't be in this layer.

Zhou Ren covered his face and walked out of the mine, munching on an apple to recover the stamina he had used up.

He saw Jim still standing in the moonlight, the starlight seemed like stardust, shining on him and dyeing him with a layer of silver.

“This is Jim's own training method,” Mosa said, “He relies on the accumulation of energy born in this world during the day, and then strengthens it into his bones at night!”

“Why do I feel like his soul fire seems to be getting weaker and weaker?” Zhou Ren asked curiously. Clearly, he was a very lively skeleton, but why was the flame jumping in his head getting smaller and smaller?

“Jim himself is not a creation of this world; he should actually belong to a special product of the Netherworld!” Mosa replied, “So, when he completely condenses his skeleton, the soul fire will also be fully released into his body, turning into a complete skeleton!”

“Then he won't be able to level up?” Zhou Ren continued to ask.

“No, Master, then he will completely transform into a Skeleton King, becoming a Skeleton King no less than a legend!” Mosa replied, “You haven't eaten for a long time, you should rest first!”

“That's not very urgent. I can still walk!” Zhou Ren said, and another piece of bread appeared in his hand. He had been mining unconsciously and was indeed a bit hungry.

“Continue to talk about what happened in our other territory, as for Jim, let him stay here, it won't affect us anyway!”

With bread in his stomach, he recovered even faster, even though he still intended to have a bowl of thick beet soup when he returned to the house later, it didn't stop him from continuing to pay attention to the upcoming defenses and battles.

Seeing Zhou Ren insist, Mosa naturally could only continue, “Everything is just beginning in the east, and there are almost no defenses to use. They can only build defenses from scratch!”

“With a mage there, building defenses shouldn't be difficult!” Zhou Ren said, even if that was actually a warlock, but these days, which warlock doesn't actually learn magic and rely entirely on instinct to fight.

Every warlock is actually a spellcaster proficient in the way of magic, which means that in addition to their own special abilities, that is, spell-like abilities that do not require spell slots, they actually also have the authority of the magic net and can cast spells.

As a special tool for the Goddess of Magic to travel the world, the existence of the magic net is not only proof that magic can travel to this world, but also a kind of control.

Each mage's spell slots on the magic net actually have a limit, and they cannot use spells beyond their own level. The key to this matter is actually inseparable from a fellow named Karsus.

But that was a long time ago. This story also involves the destruction of Netheril. Zhou Ren only heard Mossa mention it by chance.

As a lich with an extremely long lifespan and having lived through many eras, Mossa can be said to know a lot about these things.

After all, during the period of the decline of the Elven Empire, the true controllers of the mainland's power were the inheritors of the Elven magic, the Netherese humans.

After hearing this sentence, Mossa hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"No, Master, they don't want to use magic to build walls. They seem to want to rely on the elven construction team to build a brand new city wall!"

"If they have such technology, it's not impossible!" Zhou Ren said, thinking of Anna's new house before. If he could invite this so-called construction association, building the city wall should be easy.

After all, that house doesn't look big, but a dragon can lie inside, and the sense of space should be very sufficient.

In order to resist this group of monsters, these walls should be no less than 15 blocks high, after all, there was a two-headed giant equivalent to a high-level professional attacking before.

If the city wall is not built high enough, and the opponent climbs up directly, wouldn't it be very embarrassing.

"But the city wall in our area cannot be placed, they don't have the permission to place blocks and destroy there!" This is the real reason why Mossa came to Zhou Ren.

For the wealthy elves, these expenses are not a big deal at all. As long as they can guarantee the existence of the territory and the survival of the elves inside, even if they spend more money, it is not very meaningful to them who own the World Tree.

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"Understood!" Zhou Ren nodded, "Then you and Jim go there tomorrow and build a city wall that can be connected to them."

"They don't have the permission to destroy, but they have the permission to move on it, they can fight or live, I allow it." Zhou Ren said.

He thought it was a big deal, but in the end, it was actually the reason for the territory. This world values ​​the concept of territory very much and does not allow private encroachment.

But the construction of this city wall is estimated to take some time. The ground is gradually recovering its flatness, but it is not yet time for traffic, and supplies are estimated to be relatively tight.

After solving this matter, the two had already walked to the door of the house. Zhou Ren, as usual, put down his things and cleaned up the kitchen, preparing to eat.

It was indeed a bit late today. Even the noisiest mercenary camp in the distance seemed to have quieted down. Speaking of which, these guys have been quiet for several days. Are they not planning to continue attacking the monster camp?

"Ah! Another night to have a good rest!" Zhou Ren said.

"Roar!" Then there was a terrifying roar that struck towards the two of them.

Zhou Ren was helpless. Is his mouth blessed? Why does it feel like whatever he says comes true? I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep well again tonight.

"Mossa, go and see what's going on first. I'll come after I finish eating and drink a pot of tea!" Zhou Ren said.

Eating is naturally to restore his own state. After all, if he doesn't restore his state, he probably won't have the strength and energy to deal with the upcoming battle.

As for drinking tea, it is actually the same. He knows that he will be very sleepy at some times. This is a natural reaction caused by the MC system in this world.

If he doesn't drink tea and doesn't have that so-called refreshing state, he probably won't be able to participate in the battle tonight.

He was just named a nobleman yesterday, and if he doesn't run to participate in this evening's attack, it is estimated that his face will not look good, but there is no hurry! He still has to eat.

Mossa very obediently went to the gate. This is the army command headquarters set up by Locke in the town, and it is naturally the forefront of the entire team's resistance to the enemy.

After the roar just now, not only Zhou Ren did not have a good meal and sleep, but the people in the town who were originally preparing to take a rest could only rush out.

The mercenaries put on their armor one after another - even if it might be just a few simple pieces of iron attached together - and took up their weapons, flocking to the front.

They are a group of hyenas chasing profits, so they will not take the initiative to attack, but they will quietly appear when the soldiers are fighting, and directly eat up those isolated monsters and a small number of enemies.

As for the soldiers, they had already arrived at their positions early. They were stationed on the city wall, guarding the archers beside them, and at the same time looking at their leader from afar, wanting to see what kind of decision he would make.

Mossa did not act rashly, but consciously stood on the city wall, with a faint light blooming in his eyes, searching for the traces of the enemy in the distance.

His eyes are naturally very sharp. The keen perception from the legendary lich allows him to see many things that others cannot see very quickly.

Those undead or ghosts will not be ignored by him. Even undead have nowhere to hide in his eyes, so he quickly saw something new.

That was a group of creatures that had never appeared in previous battles, a group of orcs with cyan skin, wearing various tusk masks, and holding crude but organized weapons.

"It's orcs!" He said.

Orcs are different kinds of creatures from humans. The origin of their blood is no longer known, but like the two-headed giants, this is a group of creatures with cruel and violent blood flowing in their bodies, and at the same time craving war and slaughter.

And there are some other creatures around them, such as the two-headed giants who have been seen before, this time there are already two, and then there are some kobolds and gnolls as their servants and attendants.

This group of creatures who came for war seems to be really starting their own battle.

The only unusual thing is that he actually didn't hear the so-called dragon cry, and he didn't know whether the incident that happened the night before made the dragon afraid, or what.

Anyway, he did not see the trace of this dragon, that is to say, tonight's battle will not be too difficult at least, the opponent without legendary combat power will not be too difficult to deal with, right?

PS: There should be one update for tomorrow's dinner, and two updates the day after tomorrow, um, that's it, just 4199