Chapter 1003: Chapter 1003
"Are we not ready for the Kingdom of Hanhai yet, how much longer will it take?"
Luo Jia was the first to speak, "We could attack the Kingdom of Hanhai right now, as long as there are no major surprises on their side, they are definitely not our match. However, there are still many murlocs in the eastern seas, and the empire’s murlocs are clashing with them. It will probably take some time to resolve this."
There was no choice, the empire didn’t want to keep these murlocs, so they let the murlocs fight amongst themselves.
Once all the murlocs were dead, it would benefit both the empire and Du You. As for the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Hanhai, they were no longer of any concern. They really had no interest in how the murloc deaths affected the Kingdom of Hanhai.
Shaliya’s mood was noticeably better, "We just have to wait until the end of this month or the beginning of the next. Our ships still need some preparations and modifications according to the new branch of the armed forces. By the end of this month, the modifications should be complete."
Du You nodded lightly, "Very good, this period is perfect for fortifying the coastline. By the beginning of next month, we will have the second batch of Tier 5 branch of the armed forces, and by then the giants will have also completed their evolution, giving us even more bargaining chips."
After a moment of thought, Du You spoke, "So for the next period, there shouldn’t be much happening on our side, right?"
Shaliya immediately shook her head, "No, there is one more thing. Griffin Canyon is completely enveloped within our territory, and I plan to take control of Griffin Canyon. Those griffins can not only be used to train our territorial Griffin branch of the armed forces but also some common Griffin branch of the armed forces which, although not recognized by our territory, can still be used and in larger numbers."
Griffin Canyon, huh? Du You’s eyes lit up, as if he had almost forgotten about this place.
"So have you figured out the strength of Griffin Canyon?" That was what worried Du You the most.
"We have investigated clearly. We found that there are only three Griffin Kings in the canyon who are Tier 5; the rest are just Tier 4. This is a good opportunity for you, my Lord, to gain more advantages."
Du You was very pleased with this, truly a good subordinate, always thinking of his interests. As he thought about it, Du You found his thoughts straying, and he quickly coughed to bring himself back to normal. The influence of his dragon ancestry was becoming more pronounced.
This time in conquering the coast, he had hunted a large number of Tier 4 murlocs, although they were only half-finished products that wouldn’t contribute much of value to him. However, this batch of half-products had brought him a large number of Crystal Coins.
Du You did some calculations and discovered that his Crystal Coins were now sufficient to advance him to the next level up to Level 39 without any issues. But Du You didn’t rush to level up, preferring to accumulate more Crystal Coins at this level first.
"Since that is the case, let’s attack," Du You commanded, and the troops were immediately redirected.
The internal battle within his own territory was something the outside world would not be able to detect as anything special.
That day, the battle in Griffin Canyon suddenly erupted. A group of Griffin Knights and a large number of soldiers surged into Griffin Canyon and began to frenziedly slaughter and capture any griffins they encountered. The long-standing peace of Griffin Canyon was utterly shattered.
"There they are, it’s them!" Suddenly, a loud voice echoed from afar, as three Griffin Kings with terrifying aura flew out. The three were Tier 5, the very existences they had discovered in their reconnaissance.
It was precisely because of the three tier-5 Griffin Kings that Griffin Canyon had remained in existence; otherwise, it would have been conquered by the empire much earlier. Now, it conveniently turned into a feast delivered right to their doorstep.
Du You and the two sisters crazily hunted the tier-4 Griffins. As for the tier-5 ones, Du You was no match, but he didn’t need to handle them himself. The moment a Griffin appeared, the tier-5 branch of the armed forces hidden nearby took action.
A spatial barrier instantly bound one of the Griffin Kings in place. Then, a spatial blade cleaved another Griffin King in two. Suddenly, several knights riding red lizards soared up, bombarding the last Griffin King with a wild barrage. In its final desperate effort, the Griffin King inflicted light injuries on a knight, but was then slain.
Such a battle was something Du You dared not approach because he knew the slightest misstep could be his end. While the gains were tremendous, entering the fray with only a nine out of ten chance of survival was absolutely not something Du You was willing to risk.
With that time, it was even better to hunt some more tier-4 Griffins. Eventually, only one Griffin King was left, powerless to turn the tide. Although it kept emitting mournful cries, it could only watch helplessly as it was slain.
The other tier-5 branches of the armed forces had already dispersed, thoroughly enveloping Griffin Canyon and suppressing the Griffins with their imposing presence.
The entire battle lasted a full day, scattering the Griffins. It then took three days to thoroughly cleanse Griffin Canyon. Not all the Griffins were killed; at most, only two-thirds of the adult Griffins were slain.
The remaining third and the younger Griffins were preserved and controlled by the region’s Wind King Griffin.
By this time, all Griffins of tier-4 and above in Griffin Canyon had been exterminated, leaving only those at tier-3, who could only submit. Facing their superiors, these Griffins dared not act up.
"Fantastic, this haul is simply enormous. So many Griffin eggs, the Griffins definitely couldn’t hatch all of them. Let’s take the surplus ones and give them to Li Minglu to handle; we’ll surely make a fortune," Du You said.
The highest grade Griffin eggs could even be sold for yellow Crystal Coins. Moreover, those tier-5 Griffin eggs could be sold for blue Crystal Coins without any issue. With such a tremendous bounty, this operation was worth it.
Shaliya nodded slightly; in fact, she had already begun preparations before Du You had instructed her.
"Those Griffin corpses, have all their materials cleaned out. If there’s anything valuable, send it back to Earth after verification. If not, we’ll sell it in this world. I think the empire would love this batch of goods," Du You instructed. This update ıs available on 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
Shaliya continued recording and did not offer any suggestions.
Eventually, Du You said, "From now on, this place will be where we breed Griffins. Once we have more Griffins, perhaps we can sell them directly to various major forces, but we’ll need to maintain control over them," Du You thought quietly to himself.
After a long while, Shaliya finally spoke, "Lord, perhaps we could upgrade the Griffin nest. That way, I could have a second tier-5 building for our armed forces." This eradication of Griffin Canyon supplied them with the materials they needed most.
Other building for armed forces still weren’t feasible, but the Griffin nest met the requirements to be upgraded.