Emperor of Arcane

Bang!

The thick sandbag burst suddenly, and the white fist was retracted as if nothing had happened.

The senior Cole Elf mages collected data and looked expectantly at the Cole Elf Dragon Warrior who was testing his physical strength.

The latter still didn't know what kind of outcome he was about to suffer, and he was still very excitedly showing off his unprecedentedly strong body.

Hess looked at the Cole Elf Dragon Warrior, lifting thousands of kilograms of weight without blushing and without a beating heart, scanning his strong but not bloated muscles, recalling some humiliating scenes in his mind.

That was a terrible defeat!

This was Hess's only failure since he was a child!

Hess remembered quite clearly that it was only by virtue of Matthew's strong body that he was able to wear the heavy and highly defensive thunder magic armor and withstand several of his fatal attacks.

The improvement in combat effectiveness brought about by physical strengthening is vividly demonstrated in Matthew and the Dragon Warrior.

Hess even couldn't help but suspect that Matthew had learned his secret skill - Light and Shadow Clone Slash in just ten minutes of fighting, which might be part of the transformation.

He glanced at the mages who didn't have much clue, and could see their thoughts from their somewhat crazy eyes.

Hess understood the methods of the mages, but he was not optimistic that they could quickly decipher the secret of the dragon warrior's transformation.

The transformation technology mastered by the Gulf Territory at least involves the participation of Grand Arcanist level beings.

In a short period of time, the Cole Elf Kingdom was unable to deal with the Great Arcanist and the Floating City.

This means that with their current technical reserves, they cannot solve the problem of dragon warrior transformation.

Hess glanced at the mages who gathered around him, turned around and left without hesitation, and even warned his men:

"Continuing to send out monitoring troops will allow some adventurers to join us..."

"Let them confuse the Gulf Territory's sight and minimize the losses of the scout troops."

Hess had a vague hunch that what the Gulf Territory wanted from the Desert of Death was definitely more than what was shown at the moment.

Therefore, Hess felt that he should keep a closer eye on the Gulf Territory. Even if the opponent was cleaning up so vigorously, he should not slack off at all.

Soon, the big move in the Gulf Territory came.

February 15th.

Desert of death.

Gulf Territory Town.

clear.

The sky was as usual, without any white clouds, only a clear blue sky.

The walls of the town were bustling with activity, and the adventurers stared ahead with great excitement.

The Golem train from the Gulf Territory was slowly approaching, carrying hundreds of large containers.

The sharp braking sound gradually stopped, and the Golem train slowly stopped.

The large robotic arms and cranes in the station that had been waiting for a long time immediately became busy.

"Move quickly, don't be dilly-dallying!"

"Watch the top of your head, I'm too lazy to look for it."

"Hurry up and complete the signal docking and assemble this big thing."

"This is a rare opportunity and we must show our value."

"Don't touch that thing, you idiot, ahem, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have cursed..."

"They have to continue training and there's a lot to be desired."

"Now is no different than before. Don't die casually."

"..."

The goblin kept giving instructions in the communicator with a unique high-pitched voice.

They have a very special affinity for the operation of these golem machines. Not only can they get started quickly, but they can always come up with some groundbreaking suggestions.

Of course, some proposals and theories are too out-of-the-box and advanced.

Gulf Comprehensive will give certain rewards and characterization after research.

They stored these proposals and theories to await subsequent advances in productivity development.

Click! Click! Click!

Under the curious eyes of countless adventurers, a very large machine was quickly assembled.

It has 6 crawler tracks forming a chassis, which can move flexibly in four directions: forward, backward, left, and right.

Twelve robotic arms of different sizes require more than 32 skilled goblin engineers to operate.

The huge control center is like a three-story house.

It is loaded with many machines and exudes a strong magical atmosphere.

Laura, who has very keen perception, noticed that the bottom of this huge machine was connected to the track on the ground.

She was certain that this huge construction machinery should always be powered by the magic power provided by the rails.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The magic steam engine produced by Victor began to warm up for about half a minute.

The violent shaking sound shocked many adventurers around.

Under the orders of the Goblin Engineer Commander, the Goblin Engineers controlled this engineering machine named "Overbearing" and adapted the mechanical arms and other parts one by one.

After all parts and areas were confirmed to be normal, Ba Dao, who made a huge noise, began to move forward slowly.

Hundreds of mechanical saw teeth can easily dig through the ground that has turned into stone.

The suction pipe absorbs all the gravel and quickly crushes and transforms it.

Behind the saw teeth, square steel frames fell down one by one, filling the space excavated by the saw teeth.

Subsequently, the mixed new generation magic cement was sprayed from the large pipe to cover the area where the metal frame had been laid.

Before the magic cement had completely solidified, several wires as thick as arms were put down.

They are integrated wires containing magic channels and information channels, which can connect cities throughout the Gulf Territory through magic and mechanical means.

Subsequently, the conductors will be covered with a layer of concrete, and several grooves will be left to place and install the rails.

The overbearing giant construction machinery continuously "absorbs" the materials delivered by the golem train and builds them into an integrated magic track.

When the overbearing giant construction machinery drives past, it will leave a magic track wall 3 meters above the ground.

It can avoid burial by dead desert sand and further reduce the cost of maintenance.

The golem train following the domineering giant construction machinery has also completed the special transformation of its "head".

It also grew seven or eight mechanical arms, and quickly installed the rails on which it transported itself on the magic rails.

They will also perform a new round of processing and reinforcement on the magic tracks so that they can be put into operation immediately.

Only two large construction machinery are needed.

No more than 300 construction personnel.

The integrated construction of the magic track can be completed.

This construction scene really opened the eyes of many adventurers.

They never expected that the Gulf Territory's construction capabilities would reach such a powerful level.

Many adventurers can't help but wonder whether there will be an integrated mechanical golem in the Gulf Territory for cultivating, planting, and harvesting food in the future.

It has to be said that many adventurers are quite imaginative and forward-looking.

"Guys, don't be in a daze, the new mission has arrived."

The crisp and sweet sound came from the adventurer's magic watch and immediately attracted the attention of all the adventurers.

"The indicative development and construction tasks of the Gulf Territory have been announced. Interested adventurers please pay attention and collect them."

The enlarged display image made quite a few adventurers curious.

This was the first time they knew that this seemingly inconspicuous magic watch actually had such interesting functions.

They soon discovered that there were many construction tasks on the task list.

The adventurers who were looking forward to it started discussing it one after another.

"I just said it, the Gulf Territory will definitely not occupy this three-acre land, let us continue digging."

"Haha, let's get ready, we are going to the Desert of Death."

"I don't know how far the Gulf Territory will advance this time. Maybe our progress will be further than that of the adventurers exploring the ruins."

"Huh? That makes sense. Maybe we can accumulate a wave of strength and rush faster than them!"

"Hehe, if you ask me, let's not think so much, complete the task honestly, train more, and improve our strength..."

"Many adventurers who have settled in the Gulf Territory have long said that if you follow the indicative tasks of the Gulf Territory, you will definitely make money..."

"Isn't there another escort mission? If we go together, we can definitely ensure safety."

"Let's act quickly!"

"..."

Led by the Gulf Territory Guards, a large number of adventurers took the Golem Train and brought various tools with them to the depths of the Death Desert.

There are a total of 5 magic tracks, advancing in different directions in the Death Desert.

With the continuous replenishment of supplies and the protection of tens of thousands of adventurers, the advancement of the magic orbit was extremely smooth.

Occasionally, they ran into some dangerous magical creatures, but they were killed by the adventurers with concentrated fire before the Bay Guards could take action.

The Cole elf scout troops watched from a distance.

They didn't dare to stay any longer, so they used the photo crystal to record the progress of the Gulf Territory, and then quickly escaped from here.

The flying dragon troops constantly flying in the sky can always bring considerable pressure to them.

However, the flying dragon knight was very cautious and did not rely on his strong combat power to initiate an attack.

Instead, it serves as the Gulf Territory's eyes in the sky. When something suspicious is discovered, it will guide the combat troops to arrive.

The Cole elves tried to deal with the flying dragon forces in the Gulf Territory, but various plans they proposed were rejected by the parliament.

With Yaya and Matthew's current fighting prowess, ordinary legendary dragons are no match for them.

Under their leadership, the flying dragon troops in the Gulf Territory were invincible.

What’s even more interesting is that the Caledor Councilor, who has suffered a lot of defeats here in the Gulf Territory, is asking for a large amount of resources from the Elf Council.

"The flying dragon army formed by the Gulf Territory is so powerful, so why not expand the Caledor Dragon Knight army?"

For his idea, a group of parliamentarians led by Tigris chose to support it.

Even if a full-scale war with the Gulf Territory cannot be launched now, targeted measures must be taken against the Gulf Territory's various methods.

The sun begins to set.

Just when the adventurers thought that the Gulf Territory troops, which had advanced 20 kilometers, were preparing to continue advancing under the light of the scarlet moon.

The two core large machines in the team took the initiative to stop when they encountered a high-lying sand dune.

Just when the adventurers were confused, the magic watch had completed the update of the "mission content".

"Ding, the guard mission on the first day has been completed. Your performance points are 4, and you have obtained 12 gold coins and 4 merit points."

"You did a great job, thank you for your hard work in the mission."

"Ding, your task list has been updated. You can find tasks that you are interested in and good at."

Laura clicked on the task list curiously, and then saw different tasks with their own characteristics.

There are tasks focused on combat, clearing monsters, and hunting magical creatures.

There are missions to investigate in directions, patrol the surroundings, and join the patrol team.

There are tasks to build, build houses, build walls, and control engineering golems.

There are tasks focused on development, including reclaiming sand, digging ditches, and controlling agricultural golems.

There are also those that prefer research and production. This type of tasks is not displayed and only has some requirements for ability level and merit level.

Laura was a little surprised to find that with her current merit level, she could not view the detailed information of this type of task.

Thinking of this, Laura looked into the distance without hesitation. Seeing Jifan conducting various tasks, she subconsciously shook her head.

She didn't think that her relationship with Jifan was good enough for him to violate his principles.

Therefore, with the idea of ​​trying to understand the Gulf Territory better, Laura chose a patrol mission and devoted herself to the mission.

"We must pay more attention to precautions. Areas in the sky and underground must also be explored and blocked at all times."

"Construct a secondary energy pool as soon as possible to complete the storage of subsequent production energy."

"We will keep a close eye on suspicious individuals among the adventurers. Once they show suspicious behavior, we will arrest them directly."

"Check all types of materials as soon as possible, and be sure to ensure the storage and safety of the materials..."

"..."

After all the tasks were assigned, Ji Fan was not idle, inspecting the construction of houses and walls as quickly as possible.

Make sure they meet the needs of all adventurers and Gulf Territory guards before the Crimson Moon appears.

In order to complete the construction tasks better and faster.

This group of adventurers have received construction training in the Gulf Territory and know how to complete the construction of houses and city walls well and quickly.

They were under the command of the Gulf Territory Engineer.

First, use a large Bulldozer Golem to flatten the top edge of the entire dune.

A large pile of sand and soil left in the middle was fed into the domineering giant machine that had completed the slimming and grouping process.

After the addition of some special substances and a series of semi-automatic manufacturing operations, the sand was transformed into magic cement.

As the large outer trenches were dug, Bayland engineers opened the valves on the water pipes that had been laid along the Magic Track.

A large amount of clean water gushes out, quickly filling the surrounding ditches and providing a water source for the use of magic cement.

The mixed magic cement was pumped upward by the overbearing giant machinery and transported to the already built house template.

In just a few tens of seconds, the main body of a three-story house was poured and shaped with magic cement.

The adventurers who were prepared in advance took the rapid condensation generator to let the magic cement quickly complete the solidification.

10 minutes later.

The magic cement was completely solidified. The adventurers quickly disassembled the formwork and immediately went next door to assemble the new house formwork.

Bayland staff enter the home to conduct a full range of safety and quality inspections.

After they confirm the acceptance, they will arrange the next batch of adventurers to install and process the simple doors and windows.

The construction process of the house is fast and smooth, full of dazzling beauty of labor.

The reason why adventurers work so hard is not only because the reward for the task is that the more work they do, the more they get.

What's more, as long as the specified number of houses are completed within the specified time, each adventurer can get one for free.

"This is a benefit for builders, regardless of whether you have joined the Gulf Territory or not."

"Even after joining the Gulf Territory, the assigned set can be retained and can be rented or sold to the territory."

"It can be passed down to three generations!"

The high and generous rewards make every adventurer work hard.

With the cooperation of tens of thousands of adventurers.

Just less than 4 hours.

A newly established town appeared on the huge sand dunes.

The adventurers received their own rough houses, avoided the distorted scarlet moonlight, and enjoyed the free dinner provided by the Bay Territory.

In fact, the houses in various parts of the Gulf Territory are not expensive, and each unit can be purchased for only 10 gold coins.

Even if you are a beginner adventurer who has just arrived in the Gulf Territory.

As long as you work hard for three months according to the mission instructions of the Gulf Territory, you can afford it.

The crux of the matter is.

The location and rewards of these houses will be far greater than these 10 gold coins.

Such as Bay City.

Even if there is a batch of expanded houses every month, it is impossible to allocate them to adventurers.

Because it's not for sale at all!

However, the opportunities for development in Bay City will be far greater than those in other towns and camps.

Of course, these are relative to non-Gulf people.

For those adventurers who have joined the Gulf Territory.

These houses given to them are more of an honor and reward.

They have already thought about it clearly.

In the Gulf Territory, the real value is not fixed assets such as houses and farmland.

It is about the continuous improvement of abilities and the continuous accumulation of achievements.

The first night went smoothly.

There was no dangerous attack.

Early morning on the second day.

The second batch of supplies and personnel arrived along the newly built magic track.

They will step up their efforts to further strengthen and upgrade the newly built towns.

Many adventurers who came over actively explored the surrounding ruins.

The reason is simple. Starting from the current town, they only need to travel a few kilometers to reach the previously excavated ruins.

Some of the adventurers' excavation sites are even behind this town.

Seeing that the newly established towns are prospering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Jifan, who was ready to go, led the pioneering troops and started a new round of advancement.

However, the speed of advancement in the second round was not as bold as the first round.

The pioneering troops only advanced for half a day.

Jifan issued a stop order to find a suitable location to establish a new exploration town.

They rested for two days.

After adding more manpower and supplies, the third round of advancement began.

This time, they pushed forward for about 6 hours and explored 15 kilometers deeper into the Death Desert.

According to the original plan, they were planning to advance for 8 hours.

The reason for the change was that the patrol team headed by Laura encountered a large number of ghost monsters.

Maintaining a safe distance of 2-3 kilometers, Jifan issued the order to build the town.

With a large number of adventurers and staff, "Hang Chi Hang Chi" started to get busy.

The third round of advancement in the Gulf Territory has also come to an end for the time being.

Compared with the advancement in the other four directions, the team led by Ji Fan was the farthest one.

"A total of 45 kilometers have been developed into the Death Desert, and three towns have been built so far, with an investment of 4 million gold coins."

After a simple calculation, Ji Fan couldn't help but feel a pain in his head when he thought of Butler Ralph's next "nagging".

Fortunately, a lot of information and materials discovered along the way gave Jifan considerable confidence.

More than 10 large-scale ruins.

6+ magical creature lairs.

At least tens of thousands of ghost monsters.

These things are better than discovering several gold mines for the Gulf Territory.

After all, although gold coins are good, they may not be as useful as these materials.

The Gulf Territory agreed with Jifan's judgment and temporarily stopped further development, instead increasing the construction and strengthening of new towns.

Build taller and stronger walls.

Build safe and complete underground facilities.

Detect and clear hazards around town.

Carry out soil transformation on these controlled sites.

Plant more green plants.

Scatter a lot of gold coins to quickly improve the control of these areas occupied by the territory.

The adventurers made money and improved their strength with the help of the Gulf Territory.

Naturally, they are more willing to spend money to buy adventurer suits to open up ruins and hunt ghost monsters.

Adventurers ranging from low to high in strength and merit can find tasks that suit them and complete them relatively smoothly.

Even the dangerous matter of land reclamation.

After having the adventurer set provided by Gulf Territory and the very excellent and complete adventurer task allocation mechanism.

The adventurers who fought in a team did not suffer too many casualties.

Even if they are hunting dangerous ghost monsters, adventurers who are accustomed to the benefits of the Gulf Territory can see the danger clearly and handle it with ease.

When adventurers make more money, they will naturally call on more adventurers to come here to take risks.

With the participation of these adventurers, Gulfland invested a second batch of 20 million in development funds, and soon achieved return on capital and huge profits.

In order to strengthen the control of the Death Desert, and at the same time complete the fundamental transformation of the occupied area.

The Gulf Territory launched another land reclamation operation.

However, this time, the Gulf Territory did not continue to deepen vertically, but began to develop horizontally.

The five stretched out fingers were pinched together through the 20 newly established towns, turning them into a larger and stronger fist.

Seeing that the momentum of the Gulf Territory's transformation of the Death Desert is getting stronger and stronger, the eyes of the entire northern continent are beginning to look towards this place.

They really want to see if the Gulf Territory has such ability and perseverance!

what is interesting is.

Some druid organizations in other kingdoms and regions, after hearing about the actions of the Gulf Territory.

They came spontaneously one after another, ready to lend a helping hand to the Gulf Leader.

Another group of high-level druids were received and arranged to move to a newly built town, where they took charge of the planting and maintenance of poplar seedlings.

Seeing a large number of early applications from hundreds of druids, Lao Li, who was somewhat dumbfounded, finally agreed to the proposal given by Butler Ralph.

“Provide all those who are willing to join with remuneration that is consistent with their status, abilities, and contributions.”

At first, most druids were not willing to accept it.

They would rather the Gulf Territory exchange these rewards for more saplings and fertilizers to plant more life in this barren land.

Ralph Steward changed his compensation very simply and established a foundation called "Friends of Nature."

The purpose of establishing this foundation is to provide better development and resources to more druids.

Its income comes from the voluntary "donations" of druids and the subsequent profits generated from the large-scale planting of various cash crops.

It provides "requests" for transactions to the Gulf Territory, and the Gulf Territory provides different supplies and plant seedlings according to the conditions in different regions.

At the same time, it will also provide some free training and guidance to many intelligent creatures who embark on the path of druids.

What’s even more interesting is that as soon as this foundation was established, it was blessed by Mother Earth.

The druids were very happy and were now willing to accept the materials and "funding" provided by the Friends of Nature Foundation.

For these noble people who have escaped from low-level tastes, the Gulf Territory not only warmly welcomes them, but also creates better conditions for them.

Let them better realize their ideals and achieve a wider range of "dedication".

Newspapers whose channels have spread throughout the northern continent have written extensively about the Gulf Territory's transformation of the Death Desert.

The massive "propaganda" will inevitably shift everyone's attention to the newly built towns in the Gulf Territory and to plants such as those tenacious poplar trees.

They all have a "good show" attitude towards the Gulf Territory's transformation of the Death Desert.

Even the main attention of the Cole Elf Kingdom has fallen on the location of the latest town built in the Gulf Territory.

They take it for granted that there must be some ulterior secrets hidden in this nearby area.

In fact, the real focus of the Gulf Territory's troubles has gradually penetrated into the ruins with each team of adventurers.

Outside town number 6.

Located 235 meters above the ground.

An ordinary team of adventurers entered the entrance of this ruins as usual.

They smiled and greeted their acquaintances, handed over to their partner Alice Adventure Group, and then entered the next level of the goblin ruins.

They have been here eight or nine times, and most of them have made good gains, and occasionally they have made small losses.

Compared with other adventurer teams, they are developing at a pretty good rate.

But this time, after entering the underground ruins, they did not go to the area where they usually excavated, but quietly went to a deeper area.

They entered a dark tunnel, and everyone tightened their expressions and became serious again.

After walking down for about 300 meters, we came to the entrance of a dark passage.

A team of adventurers who looked exactly like them noticed their arrival.

The latter was very experienced and was not surprised by their arrival. He handed over skillfully and then began to return to the top.

Looking at them like this, it is not the first time they have carried out such a "mission".

These people did not take off their disguises. Instead, they blocked the passage as quickly as possible and set up various traps.

Immediately afterwards, this team of more than 20 people continued to advance in the dark passage.

Travel about 200 meters.

They came to a crowded and dilapidated space, filled with debris, gravel, and metal fragments.

They seemed to be very familiar with everything they were seeing.

First, multiple jammers were placed around it.

This can effectively avoid the spell of the power of time retrieval and detect their traces and movements.

The surrounding garbage was also cleaned up.

A large piece of broken teleportation base was sorted out.

One of the people came out and carefully checked the situation of the teleportation base.

He skillfully replaced more than a dozen parts, and actually repaired the originally broken teleportation array.

Matthew felt the familiar fluctuations, carefully checked the situation of the teleportation array, and made a gesture of approach to everyone who was silent.

Teleportation array activated!

Along with a familiar squeezing feeling, Matthew calmly opened his eyes.

What catches the eye is a large expanse of crystal clear water.

A terrifying and huge figure floated quietly in the water.

Its head has three eyes, which are half open and half closed.

It doesn't look like a fish, but squirms slowly like a snake.

The huge body of 12 meters long gives people a visual and spiritual shock.

Especially the half-open mouth, which can expand to the size of the entire fish head when biting and eating.

At that time, the unlucky guy who is swallowed will be able to see thousands of teeth chewing together.

The gray-brown mucus-like cortex blends perfectly with the surrounding environment. In this dead dark space, it seems as if it does not exist.

However, the four huge tentacles spread out around its body were wandering slowly and instinctively, searching for any trace of prey.

The tentacles were covered with suction cups of various sizes. The smallest ones were as big as fists, and the largest ones were as wide as a basin. The diameter of the tentacles was at least over one meter.

The suckers were slowly contracting and expanding, twisting around like eyes.

The huge, round tail swings slowly and regularly, pushing the huge body to wander in this calm water.

Matthew recognized the identity of this behemoth and even remembered its attributes.

Adult Athos.

Extraordinary magical creatures.

Class: 16th-level psion.

Size: Large amphibious monster.

Weight: 45 tons.

Challenge level: 20+ (Command)

talent:

Extraordinary Bloodline - Perfect Memory LV3, can pass down memory and knowledge in genes and bloodline, and become more prosperous as time goes by.

Extraordinary Bloodline - Psychic Hacker LV2, possesses powerful psionic talents, increases the energy limit of mind and psionic energy by 50%, and increases ability effects by 20%.

Expertise:

Extraordinary expertise - Mind Control LV3, strengthens the ability to control targets, and increases the upper limit of the number of targets that can be controlled at the same time by +6.

Extraordinary Expertise - Detection Sensing LV1, the chance of understanding the target's emotions and desires increases by 20%.

Extraordinary Specialty - Brutal Growth LV3, gaining almost unlimited size growth ability. Each time the transformation growth is completed, you can choose to increase the size by 30%, increase the strength and constitution by 10%, and increase the consumption by 50%.

Extraordinary Specialty - Mind Absorption LV2, absorbs the psychic power (soul power) of 2/2 enslaved targets, and restores a corresponding amount of health.

Advanced feat - grapple LV3.

…

Skill:

Psion abilities:

Slavery, psionic powers, shapeshifting.

Skill:

Hypnotic patterns, phantom walls, mirages, resident phantoms, preset phantoms, projections, masks...

…

Attributes:

Strength: 27

Agility: 12

Constitution: 20

Intelligence: 15

Perception: 17

Charisma: 17

Luck: -4 (death omen star movement)

Rating: Gatekeeper Fish!

Matthew recalled the "friend" who died tragically in the fish's mouth, and involuntarily removed his disguise, revealing the flashing thunder magic armor. He pointed at the awakened aboleth and said: "Kill it! Cut it into pieces!"

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