Chapter 1172: Chapter 1172

The meeting was a great success. Apart from a small hiccup at the beginning, there were no problems thereafter. Elsa dominated the meeting effortlessly, divided the territories, and then everyone went back to prepare.

However, Elsa couldn’t leave immediately because other clans were also coming to sign agreements with her.

Of course, because the Wolfmen had rashly attacked Elsa before and since she needed to make an example to warn others, the Wolfmen were hung out to dry. All other clans could expand their cooperation, but the Wolfmen ended up with nothing.

As for excuses, the Wolfmen fit very well with their Mount Wolves and didn’t need Griffins. The Wolfmen were not favored by the White Fox and thus couldn’t hire one. Most unexpectedly for the Wolfmen, the Fox People stated that the Wolf Clan’s territory was vast and resource-rich and didn’t need to purchase anything from them. Moreover, the other Beastman Clans took pleasure in the Wolfmen’s misfortune.

Who could blame them? The Wolfmen had a powerful presence and were always offending others; everyone was long tired of their antics.

Now, with an example made, everyone could fully bask in a sense of relief. The unlucky Wolfmen could only shrink back and didn’t dare spar with the current Fox People Clan.

Not to mention that other clans all wanted to benefit from the Fox People, they wouldn’t just stand by and allow the Wolfmen to bully him.

Even the power displayed by the Fox People Clan itself was something the Wolfmen could hardly defend against. Just as the Third Prince worried, who knew how much more power the Fox People Clan was hiding. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Meanwhile, the construction of the Fox People Clan began. It all started with the relocation, which wasn’t too troublesome, as long as the news was announced—after all, they originally inhabited roughly the same area.

The five main parts and the large, ownerless forest formed six different regions, encircling the White Fox’s dwelling, like petals around the flower’s core—tightly protected.

The great forest turned into a developmental area for the Fox People Clan or, more precisely, Elsa’s private domain. With the assistance of the people Elsa sent out, the middle region’s original Fox People began to construct a city.

They didn’t need to experiment with towns, for they already had a complete township. Now what was needed was a change in some old habits and to develop agriculture as the main business.

The Fox People were not like foxes, only able to eat meat; in fact, they could consume the crops they cultivated. It was just that the Beastman Clan didn’t value agriculture, and most of them relied on hunting to survive.

While ordinary Beastmen were ignorant about cultivation techniques, Du You’s Shenghai Kingdom was very familiar with them, and many technologies and technicians entered Holy Fox City. Of course, on the surface, the other Fox People and Beastmen were unaware of this.

Farms were constructed one after another, and then Du You sent out a fleet of multifunctional warships, partly to transport a vast array of tools. These ships also served logistic purposes, greatly accelerating construction speed.

Elsa’s displayed capabilities and her network also won over most of the Fox People. It’s known that even for the royal families of the Beastmen, purchasing such items from humans would be troublesome, especially in such large quantities. The Beastmen had their own mineral resources, but they weren’t skilled in smelting and toolmaking.

The Beastman Empire did have the technology, but they didn’t pay much attention to it, nor did they easily share it. Or rather they only valued their existing technology and didn’t develop or learn anything new.

Otherwise, the strength of the Beastmen would not be so weak. Of course, it could also be because the Beastmen’s brains simply didn’t function well for research and exploration tasks.

These matters were of no concern to Du You, who simply provided extensive logistics support. Following that, seismic changes began to occur within the Fox People Clan as town after town was constructed.

Some towns continued to expand, and cities began to form. An extensive network of roads was laid out, greatly facilitating transportation; hence, the internal development of the Fox People accelerated. This development brought an issue—the currencies used for trading gradually became scarce, leading to increased value.

As a response, Du You minted a large quantity of gold, which he had originally mined for storage, into currency and provided it to Elsa, alleviating some of the problems. But afterwards, a further establishment of a monetary system was needed.

The Beastmen were not very quick-witted and failed to see the significant differences this change brought. They could only feel that the standard of living of the Fox People Clan was improving, which many Beastmen envied.

The real reason those Beastmen calmed down was that Du You provided a large number of Griffins from the Shenghai Kingdom. These included some small and medium-sized ones as well as a batch of adult Griffins.

Elsa didn’t disclose where the Griffins came from, but she was able to provide them.

The Fox People had now begun training the first batch of Griffin Knights, and as they envisioned their future improving, they held even more admiration for Elsa. The high priest and the clan leader were nowhere to be seen these days, hiding at home and not venturing out.

Once the first batch of Griffins was sold to the Lion People, the other Beastman Clans saw a role model, and the Lion People tasted success, so no one targeted them. Especially the Lion People, who lacked aerial forces to begin with. They believed that with their strength, as long as they trained a group of Griffin Knights, they would be much more formidable than the Fox People’s Griffin Knights.

They believed the future skies would belong to them. The size of the Lion People was such that ordinary mounts would not suffice.

Now, with the powerful Griffins, that was no longer an issue. Other clans watched as the Lion People tirelessly trained for their new power, oblivious to the changes occurring among the Fox People Clan.

As time passed, the great forest was gradually cleared, and the foundation for the White Fox Clan was laid.

And the Fox People Clan’s influence continued to solidify. Elsa’s status within the Fox People soared, as could be seen by her territory’s escalating experience points, climbing tier by tier.

Though it was still far from the experience level of her main territory, Shenghai Kingdom, the rate of progress was indeed rousing. Of course, before the main territory reached tier six, it was impossible for any sub-territory to surpass this level.

As the Fox People Clan steadily became more formalized, Du You and his two sisters effectively completed their skill consolidation. Next, his own new journey was about to begin. Having waited in this world for some time, it was now the moment to strive for his own level-up.