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Chapter 369: Oldman Small Town

Kanun was an expert that could compare to the peak experts of the Southern Summer Country like the Refined Ruler and the Burning Sun Ruler, but in this Forest of Chaos, he could only be considered a third rate expert.

The War Hounds Kingdom's Fang King with a cultivation in the 3rd True Spirit Layer was not even a match for Vivian, so there was no suspense in this fight at all. Chu Tian could have just sent Vivian alone because with the «Void Escaping» special nature, as long as the attacks did not surpass a certain threshold, they would not have any effects on Vivian no matter how many attacks there were. Therefore, as long as the little fox found Kanun's position, Vivian going in alone would have a chance of killing him.

This was not an especially hard or dangerous mission.

Of course, in order to prevent Kanun from using any special techniques to escape, the dwarves thought Chu Tian was risking himself to participate in this battle. In order to kill more people and cause more chaos, Chu Tian brought the others with him. After all, this little effort and risking one's life to help made a large difference in the dwarves' eyes.

Vivian's spatial attacks consumed too much energy, so she was not destined to be someone that could fight group battles, she could only be responsible for killing important targets. In terms of killing large amounts of enemies, she could not compare to Chen Bingyu.

"The count is dead!"

When Kanun was sliced into pieces, the entire spider people army fell into chaos. The spider people could easily pass information through their silks, but sometimes this could cause trouble. For example when fear explode, it could easily add fuel to the flames.

The spider people army had an average strength in the 9th Body Refinement Layer and the overall battle strength of the army was even above that of the Southern Summer Storm Cavalry. The tunnel was filled with the spider clan's traps and the defenses left behind by the dwarves, so if they could calm down, they could fight with their current superiority and defend this mine.

But in a world with a large variance in personal strength, experts were not just the leader of armies, there were almost equivalent to a spiritual prop. When leaders were killed, the moral would be completely destroyed.

"Kill, disrupt their formations!"

Chu Tian did not need to give the order as Chen Bingyu and Dongfang Haoran charged forward like two meteors. Two peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer experts, both of whom had powerful attacks and defenses, unless they met True Spirit Realm experts or they used up all their spirit energy, it would be hard to beat them.

The Spirit Insects were not fearless like the Spirit Beasts. After these people killed four-five hundred people and their spirit energy had been consumed so their attacks were weakened, the spider people army's generals began to control the situation as they began to fight back.

But before their resistance could even begin.

"Damn insects! We'll show you the dwarves' rage!"

The angry dwarves opened the front door and charged in to take back their home. The dwarves wildly attacked the spider army without any fear of death. The spider army's attention was held by Chu Tian's group, so when the dwarves charged in killing form their back, this caught the spider people army off guard.

Fear filled the air once again.

The spider army's morale had completely collapsed and it couldn't be gathered again.

If it was only several experts, they could win after they expended their spirit energy. Now that several thousand dwarves were attacking them, even if the spider army had the advantage, their morale was not the same. This mine tunnel was the dwarves' homeland, their ancestral inheritance, and the basis of their making a living, so it was worth them putting their lives down for it. This was just a stolen region for the spider army, their leader was already dead, and this region did not have any meaning, so there was no need of them to sacrifice their lives for it.

In the end, when the battle ended.

Less than a third of the spider army escaped and the others were all killed by the dwarves in the mine.

Not even a tenth of the dwarves had injuries and had obtained this kind of glorious victory, this was all depending on the help of these five outsiders. The dwarves were straightforward, so of course they wouldn't go back on their word.

The dwarf chief led several dwarven elders to sincerely thank Chu Tian. He then immediately said, "We have taken inventory of the warehouse and all the dwarven weapons and equipment have been taken by those damn fellows."

The dwarf chief felt very hurt when he said this. That was the high level items of two-three generations of dwarves and now it had all be stolen, how could they not feel hurt, "Most of the materials are still here, so according to the agreement, half of it will be used as a commision. This is the reward you deserve!"

The dwarves' words gave them a bit of information.

"Kanun moved away all the equipment forged by the dwarves?" Chu Tian emphasized asking this question. Of course he believed the dwarves because he believed the dwarves would not lie to others, "That could mean there is another power behind Kanun. What are the dwarves planning to do now that you've recaptured the Oldman Mines?"

It wasn't just possible, it was certain!

"No matter who is behind him, the dwarves are not afraid!" The dwarf chief firmly announced like a sacred vow, "The tenacious dwarves will not give up our homeland even to the final drop of blood!"

Truly a muscle brain, there was no medicine for this fellow!

Chu Tian said in a tentative voice, "Actually, I have an idea. If the dwarves can accept it, perhaps you can guard your territory and the Oldman Mine will be several times more prosperous as before.

The dwarves were in a bit of disbelief.

"I've never lied to others and definitely would not deceive the friendly dwarves." Chu Tian revealed a smile and his eyes were clearer than a spring in the moonlight, "I believe the dwarf's mine is already revealed. Does the chief think the same?"

The chief gave silent agreement.

There were at least seven-eight powers that already knew the location of the mine.

Chu Tian continued by saying, "According to the dark forest principle, the Oldman Mine is now a torch in the dark forest, so it will attract many countless hunters and enemies in the dark. The dwarves are righteous, so they can only defend and can't attack others, does the chief agree to this?"

The chief silently agreed once again.

"The dwarves are not willing to let go of their home even if they face extinction. This is actually a very hard thing to accomplish, after all, to defend your homes, just bravery and determination is not enough." Chu Tian poured a bucket of cold water over the dwarves first before presenting his idea, "This situation cannot become any worse, so why not take the initiative to advertise the mine and use this chance to obtain alliances? Why don't you unite some smaller powers and form an Oldman Small Town? You have to know, the Oldman Mine has already been looted once and its position is known by everyone, so it will help protect a little town. This is because the only person following the dark forest principle is not just you all."

The Oldman Mine had already been exposed.

Any small and weak power in the dark forest had to hide themselves, there was no escape once they exposed themselves. They either had to escape or wait for death. If the dwarves tenaciously held on, they would be swallowed by others eventually.

Chu Tian's words actually moved the dwarves.

The position of the Oldman Mine had been exposed. Since they were in this situation, why didn't they just let everything be known. They would reveal everything and let all the large and small powers know about it?

Chu Tian continued to explain, "The Oldman Clan is a small power on the edge of the Forest of Chaos and does not have any attraction to the powerful forces in the depths of the Forest of Chose. This also means that the ones coveting the mines right now are just the surrounding small and middle sized powers. Once the dwarves reveal themselves to everyone around here, the small and middle sized powers will be worried instead. Because they know in their hearts that even if they capture this place, they would just be taking a hot potato. This place has also been looted by the Spirit Insects, so no one will try taking that risk."

The human's words were not groundless.

Chu Tian said this and let the dwarves think it over, not saying anything else.

"Come, come, come, time to work!" Chu Tian had Vivian and Yingying set up an array. When the dwarves saw the moves of the humans and elf, they were very curious and surprised. First they took out five-six strange containers filled with energy before drawing a very strange source energy array.

"Space Warehouse, open!"

They spent over two hours to finish the array. Their condition was different from the laboratory, Vivian had to personally use her spirit energy to activate the power cylinder and array.

The space began to distort.

Finally a black hole appeared!

Chu Tian immediately shouted, "Dongfang, big sister Bing, put in the materials!"

Because the Space Warehouse's free space was limited and Chu Tian did not bring many energy columns, he could not transport all the items the dwarves gave him, but he would at least transport the important portion first. This was the materials needed to make the Storm Rifles and Source Energy Cannons.

When they saw the humans placing the materials into the Space Warehouse.

The dwarves were all stunned because they have never seen such a strange thing before. After the energy in the columns were about to be consumed, Chu Tian knew it was the limit.

"It's about time, close it!"

"Alright!"

Vivian was sweating from maintaining the source energy array. When she heard Chu Tian's orders, she immediately was relieved as she closed the source energy array.

Meng Yingying said in a satisfied voice, "If the company has these materials, they'll be able to make quite a few cannons. Only, our communication network hasn't been set up, so how will elder sister know that we transported those materials?"

"No need to worry!" Vivian laughed as she said, "I finished a detection technology before we left. This detection will be activated whenever the Space Warehouse is opened no matter where it is, so there will be a reaction in the laboratory. I think big sister Meng Qingwu should have noticed it by now and should be calling people to unload the items!"

"Then that's great!" Meng Yingying was assured, "We'll deliver the rest in a while!"

The dwarves couldn't hold it in anymore as they surrounded them in curiosity, "What did you just….."

"That was called a Space Warehouse!" Vivian proudly explained the functions of the Space Warehouse, "Are you jealous? This was something Chu Tian invented and you can't find this anywhere else on the continent, it is unique!"

The dwarves all looked at each other in blank dismay.

They could all see shock in each other's eyes.

If the dwarves also had this Space Warehouse, would they be looted by powerful enemies? What origins did these humans have, why were they able to take out such amazing technology?!

Chu Tian did not seem willing to discuss the matter of the Space Warehouse, "What does the chief think of my idea?"

"This method could work….." The chief said with a sigh, "But for an exposed little town, where do we go to find an ally we can rely on? After all, everyone in the forest has ulterior motives!"

"This is true!" Chu Tian had been waiting for this sentence for a while, "Actually, our Miracle Commerce is interested in investing in the Oldman Little Town. The dwarves will still be in control of the Oldman Little Town, but Miracle Commerce would use this town as a transit point and a small trading base. Of course, as an ally, Miracle Commerce would shoulder the task of protecting the Oldman Little Town!"

What was Miracle Commerce?

The dwarf chief was filled with indecision.

"Why is uncle dwarf still hesitating?" Vivian couldn't help saying, "Wondrous technology like the Space Warehouse, our Miracle Commerce has a bunch of them! If you work with our Miracle Commerce, the dwarves definitely won't suffer a loss!"

The dwarves discussed this. Since they couldn't keep the Oldman Mines, why not just take a bet?

These people were not only strong, they seemed to have an extraordinary background. Moreover, they helped recapture Oldman Mine which was a great favour to these dwarves, so most of the dwarves were willing to believe them!

"Alright! We agree!"

"Then from this day forth, Oldman Mine will now be changed to Oldman Small Town!"

Chu Tian chuckled to himself.

They really were too easy to coax.

He had travelled far to come here and the most important task could be considered finished.

Miracle Commerce had established their first foothold on the edge of the Forest of Chaos. This foothold had a significant meaning, it meant that Miracle Commerce could use it as a springboard and spread their influence through the entire Forest of Chaos.

They had finally taken the first step!

Chapter 370: Communication airship

Southern Summer Country, Southern State City, Miracle Commerce.

There were three thousand barbarian berserkers standing in neat rows.

The Divine Wind Marquis and the Golden Arrow Marquis, these two marquis were standing in front, respectively on the left and right. A beautiful fiery red haired girl was standing high up on a stage.

"Do you want to become rich!"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to become stronger?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want great wealth and influence!"

"Yes!"

"..."

Nangong Yun was using the speaker to shout to the troops and the reply of these barbarian soldiers shook the world. Their two meter tall bodies were wearing heavy armour and they were holding heavy weapons forged out of profound iron. Each one had eyes filled fiery fighting spirit!

This was the first heavy armour berserker troop Miracle Commerce had spent quite a bit on building!

Miracle Commerce did not have any generals, so they invited the Golden Arrow Marquis and the Divine Wind Marquis to help train them. The two of them were old generals and the Golden Arrow Marquis was exceptionally famous for training soldiers. Although half a month was not long, for this kind of special unit, there was no need to teach them martial arts, refine their bodies, or teach them tactics. They only needed to hammer in the basic soldier's instinct to follow orders.

The three thousand barbarians soldiers had undergone brainwashing and fundamental training and now they regarded themselves as part of Miracle Commerce.

The barbarians were originally a low status race, when did they have a chance to make something of themselves? Each berserker was the pride of their tribe and families, because it was them that brought honour and riches to their tribe and families. These barbarians recognized their statuses for the first time.

Now they all hoped to head to the battlefield to kill enemies and earn merit for themselves, their families, and their tribe to gain more honour and riches!

How strong were these three thousand quickly trained barbarian soldiers?

The Golden Arrow Marquis and the Divine Wind Marquis could not describe it at all!

Under the situation where they weren't equipped with Miracle Commerce's advanced weapons, once these barbarians went berserk, they would become the Southern Summer Country's strongest army. They also had the same amount as the Earth Dragon Army!

How terrifying was their battle strength?

If they were equipped with Source Energy Weapons, the might of this army would be unthinkable!

The two marquises had travelled the battlefield for many years. Even if this army was placed in a warring kingdom, it would be the elite of elites. They would require large amounts of resources and time to train this kind of army!

Miracle Commerce had trained one in less than a month.

Currently in the barbarian barracks, there were over ten thousand barbarians training to be berserkers!

If the Southern Summer Country had this kind of army in the past, how could they fear being invaded by the War Hounds Country!

Nangong Yun was very satisfied with the training of the berserker army. Although these barbarians were not qualified as elite warriors, at least they can be trained in an orderly manner. It was enough just for them to have basic training. Once the berserker went berserk, their battle strength would increase by several folds and they would feel no pain or fear. This was an army whose morale would never collapse!

With the materials sent in the Space Warehouse, it was estimated the Miracle Commerce could make one hundred Source Energy Cannons or five hundred portable cannons, or a thousand Storm Rifles.

The amount of materials they took from the royal palace treasury was only enough to make four Source Energy Cannons and the remaining materials were used to make the Storm Rifle.

Chu Tian had entered the Forest of Chaos for not long and he had several dozen times that harvest!

If they used it all to make weapons, Miracle Commerce could take a qualitative leap!

Nangong Yun excitedly felt that it was about time. Her growth these days was not slow and how she was in the 8th Awakened Soul Layer. She did not feel good being suppressed in Southern State, so she wanted to go play in the Forest of Chaos!

Boss was able to send all these resources back, that means he must be doing well!

That was certain. How could the locals in the Forest of Chaos possible stump him? She really didn't know when everyone would be able to shift over to the Forest of Chaos.

"Young miss Nangong!" A griffin came forward to report, "Madame Cloud Dream Marquis asks for you to come to the airship factory."

Airship factory?

What would she do there!

Nangong Yun did not ask anything else and immediately went to the large factory. This was the place in Southern State where airships were made. The superiority of being unique and the convenience of the airships were very important to a company, therefore they had been constantly producing them and refining the technology. The current airships were much better than Chu Tian's self made airship whether it was weight, speed, or service life.

When Nangong Yun arrived, she saw Feng Caidie, Yun Yao, and the others gathered. Everyone had a look of confusion on their face, not knowing why Meng Qingwu called them here.

"I asked you all here to see something." Meng Qingwu kept them guessing as she revealed a mysterious smile, "First come with me!"

Meng Qingwu led the few of them into a secret part of the factory where three very strange airships instantly appeared in front of them. They were double the size of normal airships and the structure was very compact. The balloon was made from high level demon beast pelt and the surface was covered in complex source energy arrays which increased air resistance and speed, and could resist fire and ice, or even lightning strikes.

The cabin was no longer hanging off and was connected to the balloon. The cabin seemed like it was made of a solid and light crystal and was divided into several sealed internal structures. Even if one was floating ten thousand meters in the sky, they would not feel cold or the slightest breeze at all.

The airships were used for short and mid ranged transports, so they chased after higher weight limit and capacity. This airship's cabin was finely designed and the space was reduced instead, not like a transport airship at all.

Feng Caidie's beautiful eyes lit up, "Such a good airship, did big sister specially make this?"

"This is not just a finely made airship." Meng Qingwu made a sign with her hand and several workers on the side opened the door, "Come, let's take a look!"

The several women entered the cabin.

This place was simple and clean. There were two rooms, one storage room, and one bathroom. It seemed like one could live in sky while flying this airship.

Did Meng Qingwu want to make a flying house?

This did not conform to Meng Qingwu's personality. Everyone knew that the vice chairman was a practical person and would never spend time chasing unpractical things or flights of fancy.

"Yi!" Yun Yao opened a room, "Isn't this a beast stable?"

This was a room like a long corridor with several beast troughs, as well as a space designated for feeding. There was a door that opened on the other side. This should be for griffins to live in. The griffins would normally live here and when they were needed, they could directly leave through the door once being mounted and leave the airship.

These rooms took up most of the interior space of the cabin, but no one could understand it. What was special about this airship? Meng Qingwu decided not to keep them in suspense as she opened the tight room in the center and the girls all looked shocked.

It was empty inside except for three towers.

One was the Magnetic Sound Tower, one was the Magnetic Image Tower, and the final one was the ultra wave transmission tower!

The girls that were stunned suddenly realized something as they were filled with awe towards Meng Qingwu!

"You should understand now." Meng Qingwu revealed a faint smile. She was always an elegant beauty, never having a look of pride as she introduced it like an ordinary tool, "The airship's structure is simple and easy to produce, as well as being cheap to make. It has many uses, not just for transportation. I always wanted to make one of these back in Central State, so I studied many mechanical technique and power structure books, as well as researching air constitution and etc. There is a still area around thirty thousand meters over the continent where there is little breathable air, so demon beasts cannot live that high. I can definitely use this airship to create a moving airborne communication station!"

It had to be said.

Meng Qingwu's thoughts were too incredible!

Miracle Commerce's communication system still had limitations, only the several main cities in the Southern Summer Country had coverage. There was around 80% of the land that didn't have coverage and this was mainly because it was too troublesome to set it up.

Popularizing the mirror in the Southern Summer Country was already this troublesome, it would be impossible in the Forest of Chaos.

But if they used this special airship, the situation would be different. Not only would this save them a lot of effort, it would also allow Miracle Commerce to distribute their signal to even more places. Plus with high mobility, it was much easier to maintain and protect!

They could even make an air strike force.

Being in the air several tens of thousands of meters above, if they calculated the air current and the enemy's position, they could drop large amounts of bombs from high above. That terrifying attack could rain down on the enemy's position!

"Big sister is too smart!" Nangong Yun said with heartfelt praise, "Can these three airships be used already?"

"Of course!" Meng Qingwu said in a confident voice, "I have prepared three airships to be anchored in the space thirty-forty thousand meters above the edge of the Forest of Chaos, allowing Chu Tian to receive full coverage. It'll be much easier to exchange information like this. Each airship will have fifteen griffin knights stationed in them. I'll leave this job to little sister Caidie and little sister Yun Yao."

"Alright!"

The two girls immediately agreed.

It was good to make more of these airships and it would be best to have several hundred of them, then they could provide coverage wherever they wanted. Miracle Commerce's influence could spread to every corner of the Forest of Chaos!

"What about me?"

"I can't forget you." Meng Qingwu said to Nangong Yun, "I received a letter from Chu Tian in the Space Warehouse. He has already obtained a foothold in the Forest of Chaos, but he has met a bit of trouble and needs the berserker army to come over. You will lead our army to group up with Chu Tian. As for the company's Source Energy Weapons, once you group with them, I will send them to you through the Space Warehouse."

Meng Qingwu planned out everything like a female strategist.

"What, is boss having trouble?" Nangong Yun was filled with fighting spirit, "I just wanted to try out the might of the berserker army!"

"There shouldn't be anything around the edge of the forest that should threaten the berserker army, but you can't be too negligent." Meng Qingwu had to remind Nangong Yun, after all, this fellow's personality was well known, "We need to remain low key, we can't attract the attention of the large influence right now."

The next day, they set off.

The three airships slowly lifted off and smoothly arrived several tens of thousands of meters in the air. The air here was relatively thin, but it was very stable. All the weather changes happened down below. It was very spacious down below and even if they looked down below, they could not see a trace of demon beast in the forest.

The three airships gradually proceeded towards the Forest of Chaos, preparing to open the communication lines between Miracle Commerce and Oldman Small Town. In a few days from now, the Oldman Small Town would be able to use the radio and the other products.

Nangong Yun led three thousand berserker warriors set out into the forest from Southern State, beginning their long trek.

Chapter 371: Preparing to battle

The Oldman Small Town would surely create an uproar.

The mines managed by the dwarves for a hundred years had actually been turned into a small underground town. With a water system, an indoor garden, secure defenses, and comfortable living space, it was one of the safest places on the edge of the Forest of Chaos.

The dwarves announced that they were turning Oldman Small Town into the safest trading market on the edge of the Forest of Chaos, and that they were welcoming all guests from different clans to make Oldman Small Town their mutual home. Any power that helped guard the town would receive a portion of the revenue and wealth earned in the town.

This incredibly new mode of management spread through bulletins to the various small towns In just a few days, it immediately spread across the several hundred kilometers around and people were all stunned by this method.

Joint management?

Sharing benefits?

Long term development?

When did the dwarves become this naive!

Were the dwarves not aware that the forest was filled with people who ate alone? They never cared about long term development and only cared about short term deals. While everyone else was following the dark forest principle and trying not to be found by hunters, the dwarves were like human torches shouting to everyone, "Quickly come over, we are here!"

These bold methods will surely invite disaster!

The Forest of Chaos did not lack hunters and did not lack new robbers, so exposing oneself was equivalent to death. As for this absurd proposition, no one minded it at all.

But the villages around Oldman Small Town were anxious. After Saldo Small Town was disbanded, these dozen villages did not have a place to trade. When they obtained this news, they could not help coming to take a look.

When the several villages arrived in the underground Oldman Small Town, they were all stunned by its appearance. There was a large screen hung above the gate and looped on the smooth surface of the mirror was the situation of the Oldman Small Town. It introduced the location and characteristics of the Oldman Small Town's market, the benefits of trading in Oldman Small Town, as well as the strategy for doing business in Oldman Small Town.

This new kind of advertisement made everyone's eyes light up.

But everyone found that they had been shocked too early because after they walked into Oldman Small Town, an even more shocking scene appeared in front of them.

Without a doubt.

This was an underground city.

The Forest of Chaos had many underground cities, but they were characterized by being hidden, sealed, dim, and having no ventilation. However, Oldman Small Town changed everyone's thoughts. This place was not only well ventilated, the most important part was that the small town was lit up.

A giant electric lamp was hung high up and this light was enough to illuminate the entire small town. The underground palace made by the dwarves, it had a prestige to it when it was illuminated by the light. There were loudspeakers on both sides directing guests as they walked in.

"Too mysterious!" The rabbit race village head was shocked as he looked at the lights, "What kind of light is this? It's not crystal light, but why is it so bright."

When people entered the Oldman Small Town's market, they discovered that it was very empty as if no one had come, but the dwarves had already put some products out.

Of course it came from Miracle Commerce. Other than high quality pills and talismans, there were also some simple items like canned food, wine, lights, cameras, and some resources that were scarce in the forest.

Chu Tian had given them to the dwarves to sell and had generously offered to give them half the profit. The material for these items were not very high level, but the products were very fresh, immediately attracting the villagers' attention. There were some people buying a few things to bring back.

As long as people tried them.

Then what followed would be much easier.

The Oldman Small Town special products spread to other black markets, small towns, and underground markets. In just a few days, there were more and more people in Oldman Small Town. It was the same as before, most of these people were from small villages.

The Oldman Small Town markets did not just sell items, they also purchased various resources, demon beast meat, herbs, ores, and leather. They took all kinds of normally scene resources and they gave a very fair price.

Everyone was about to go crazy.

These things most villages could take out a bit. If they went to any other market, they wouldn't even receive half the price at the Oldman Small Town market. For such a simple comparison, even a fool would know what the right choice is.

The Oldman Small Town market attracted a lot of popularity. In just a short week, the small villages and tribes attracted by the small town exceeded a hundred. With their increasing popularity, more people who were further away began to make the long journey here to make transactions.

Since Oldman Small Town was formed until now, there were no hunters or robbers that looted it.

Everyone analyzed the reason and finally came to a suitable conclusion.

First, the Oldman Mines had five thousand brave dwarven warriors, normal robbers and hunters would not dare take this risk. Second, the Oldman Mines had been robbed once and the most precious items had already been taken away. Third, the Oldman Mines have already been exposed and everyone knew about this place. What significance would it have if it was occupied, instead they could attract the attention of a large power. Fourth, the Oldman Mines were looking for alliances and the products coming from the market clearly did not come from the dwarves, which means there was another not simple power participating in the Oldman Mines, so no one dared advance recklessly...

Like this, the Oldman Small Town was really dancing on the knife's edge, but did not draw in a disaster. Instead, the small town became famous. It was an existence that no one dared move against even without a large power's backing.

It was unknown when this delicate balance would break, but before the balance broke, it was very safe and everyone benefited from this place, so no one would pass on these benefits. Right now it wasn't only small villages trading in Oldman Small Town, there were some small and middle sized forces that couldn't sit still, so they also sent people in.

The small town was the scene of prosperity.

The dwarves were very happy about this because after the small town market was opened, not only did they earn a lot out of selling Miracle Commerce's products, they also earned a lot through other transactions. If this continued on, the dwarves would become very wealthy very quickly.

The dwarf chief heavy heartedly found Chu Tian, "Although the market is very lively, there is no one willing to enter into alliance with us and guard Oldman together. If this continues on, the more prosperous the small town gets, we'll just attract a disaster in the end."

When strength and wealth weren't matched, a disaster would be attracted. The Oldman Small Town quickly prospered and there were more and more wealth being stored in the town's warehouses. After a certain point, it will surely attract the greed of others.

"No need to be worried, this is very normal." Chu Tian had confidence in this development, "The Oldman Small Town had just been formed and this idea of joint administration is a new idea in this forest. When a new idea appears, people need time to observe it first. Moreover, because the small town was opened, there could be problems occuring at any moment. It is very normal for people to question our power, so what we need now is a chance to demonstrate our strength."

The Oldman Small Town's administrative method was indeed advanced for the Forest of Chaos.

Many powers jointly managing the small town and sharing the profits. Whoever gave more protection would receive more income and benefits. He was confident that a few medium sized and large sized powers would be interested in giving this a try. They would send a small part of their army to be the small town's garrison and form a joint army.

Like this, the predators would not dare make rash moves.

The dwarves were not afraid of losing control of the mine. After all, just from the shares of the market, the dwarves could live and mine on the third floor like normal.

At this time, a space fluctuation appeared nearby.

"Chu Tian, something happened!"

"What is it?"

"We have learned of some news!" Vivian anxiously said to Chu Tian, "There are a large amount of Spirit Insects moving to the west and they are probably coming here. I think they should be Kanun's comrades!"

"How many are there?"

"I'm not clear, but I'm afraid there are at least ten thousand of them!"

They were finally here? Since Oldman Small Town was formed, the small town would have to be challenged, so Chu Tian was already prepared. As long as they could become famous in the forest with a single fight, it would be much easier for them to receive shelter in the future.

"The Spirit Insects are good at digging holes, we have to be prepared."

Chu Tian had placed a letter in the Space Warehouse asking the young miss for reinforcements. When they opened the Space Warehouse again, the letter had been taken and there were over a thousand land mines inside.

Chu Tian understood the young miss' idea and immediately called Vivian to lay the land mines. These land mines were buried ten kilometers away from the town and were all placed ten meters underground. There was a large pile of tree roots above them to cover it, so they were not easy to trigger from being walked on, but if anything came from underground, they would blown to mush.

In two days, the news of the Spirit Insects army attacking Oldman Small Town quickly spread. The lively small town instantly became deserted.

Each village hid themselves away to avoid the battle, while at the same time, carefully observing the battle. Whether Oldman Small Town was strong or weak, this battle would make it clear.

The ones observing weren't just the small influences, there were also some large influences of the forest's edge that were carefully observing as well.

When the large battle was about to break out.

Chu Tian received the large amounts of Source Energy Weapons from the young miss through the Space Warehouse. This part of the forest was already covered in Miracle Commerce's signal, so Chu Tian quickly contacted Nangong Yun and the three thousand berserkers were already rushing over to the Oldman Mines.

Chu Tian's heart was filled with confidence.

With the Source Energy Weapons, with the berserkers, and with the dwarves' help, was there anything to be worried about?

Chapter 372: Crushed

The Spider Marquis Elvis was filled with rage!

Because his little brother Spider Count Kanun had been killed by a group of dwarves!

They were descendents of Spider Queen Alexis. Alexis was one of the oldest Spirit Insects in the Forest of Chaos and her descendants had proliferated all over the Forest of Chaos. Although they had formed their own forces, Kanun was Elvis' little brother from the same father, so they had a tight relationship.

These damn dwarves had actually dared to kill his little brother, this was simply a challenge to Queen Alexis!

Exterminate them!

Suck out their blood!

Kill them all!

Elvis found his last two little brothers who were also counts and gathered many spider clansmen on the edge of the forest, gathering sixty thousand people, over ten times that of the dwarves. With three powerful spider nobles leading them, these several thousand dwarves were only small sacrifices waiting at the altar for them.

The powerful spider army poured into the canyon the Oldman Small Town was in, "This is the dwarves' mine, should we just directly attack them?"

They were currently twenty-thirty meters from Oldman Small Town and the spider army could quickly rush into the town.

"The dwarves mine tunnels are very firm. Send thirty thousand people to dig in and have the other thirty thousand attack from outside with us! Immediately begin moving!"

Elvis' orders were passed down.

The spider people began to dig the ground. The spider people had special bodies and mainly cultivation earth attributed cultivation techniques, so they could easily move the earth and could even penetrate deep down.

"Attack!"

When he saw half the army enter the ground, Elvis did not have any plans to send scouts first because a trivial five thousand dwarves were not worth scouting. He would directly rip them apart and that would be the end of that.

But when Elvis gave his order, a girl suddenly appeared in front of the spider army. This girl was wearing leaf clothes and a flower crown, while revealing both her legs. Her slender and beautiful form was currently standing in front of the spider army, blocking them.

An elf?

Where did this elf come from?

Elvis was at the front of the army and when he saw this elf suddenly appear, he was also a bit surprised. He angrily shouted out, "Who are you!"

Vivian completely ignored him as she walked step by step into the dense spider army. Her steps seemed very slow, but she moved very quickly. She appeared in front of the spider army in just a little while which caused a stir among the spider people. They did not know what kind of medicine this elf was taking.

"Kill!"

Elvis did not care. Since you dare block our path, then you'll die here!

A wave of poison tipped arrows flew out at the petite figure, but who would have known that Vivian would be fearless and uncaring as she did not put up any defenses and walked into the spider army.

What was going on? Was there a problem with this elf's head!

Several powerful poison tipped arrows flew out and the beautiful elf was about to become a porcupine, but a shocking scene happened. The arrows passed through Vivian, but it didn't hit her flesh at all and passed through without any interference, hitting the rock behind her.

Not a single arrow hit?

Impossible!

Was it an illusion technique or was this a spirit!

That wasn't right, this was clearly a real living person!

"Playing tricks!" Elvis stabbed out with his lance and this lance was covered in spirit energy, but the same thing as before happened. The lance did not meet any resistance is it passed through Vivian's body and directly went through Vivian.

Hong!

The lance pierced the giant stone cliff like lightning, instantly turning that cliff to powder!

"What kind of monster are you!" Elvis' face turned pale. A stir passed through the spider people because Vivian was only twenty meters away. She suddenly lifted her hand and slashed out at Elvis.

Elvis instantly felt the spatial fluctuations, a spatial attack!

Strong defenses meant nothing to spatial attacks. As long as the attacker could penetrate through the spatial resistance of their target, then that attack will ignore all defenses. That meant that spatial attacks did not care about any kind of resistances.

Elvis instinctively dodged to the side. The spatial cut passed through his shoulder and one of his arms was cut off!

"Damn!"

"Kill her!"

Countless spider people were incited as various attacks were sent out like rain. Vivian completely ignored all these attacks as they all passed right through her. She passed through the spider army like a spirit. Those arrows passed by Vivian and hit the other spider army soldiers, instantly causing heavy damage to them.

Another spatial cut was sent out.

"Ah!"

A spider count give a pitiful scream before he was cut in half.

Elvis' eyes went wide in anger as he roared, "Don't let her catch you!"

The spiders were all filled with fear. This elf with natural spatial energy could kill any one of them with a wave of her hand, yet why could their attacks not even touch this elf at all.

Elvis did not have a way to explain it and could only summon his source spirit to fill his surrounding area with spirit energy. The higher the quality of energy in a space, the more consumption was needed to launch a spatial attack. He could only do this for now.

Vivian sent out four-five continuous spatial cuts.

Elvis surrounded himself with powerful spirit energy. Although his power was not strong enough for him to block the spatial attacks, he could make it harder for Vivian to send out her attacks. So, the spatial cuts did not move fast and Elvis could dodge them each time.

She did not have much spirit energy left.

Vivian knit her brows. She let Elvis go as she immediately raised her hands. The Spatial Dagger Source Spirit appeared above her head as she aimed at the other spider count.

Random spatial cuts!

The spider count also released his spirit energy to block the spatial attacks, but his strength was from being able to compare to Elvis. Therefore Vivian's rapid attacks succeeded and the quick seven-eight spatial cuts he could not dodge at all.

"No!"

Elvis' eyes filled with rage as his final little brother was cut to pieces.

Vivian was a bit exhausted, almost running out of spirit energy. If she didn't have the Void Escaping effect, she would be in great danger. Well she had already done enough and she could leave the rest to everyone else, so she cut through space and left.

The entire attack had lasted less than two minutes. The mysterious elf had appeared in the army of tens of thousands like a spirit and had taken one of Elvis' arms and killed two spider counts who weren't weak in face of a dense flood of wild attacks. Then she just walked away, not losing a single hair.

The spider army felt absolutely terrified.

Hong, hong, hong!

At this time, several large explosions came from the direction of Oldman Small Town that made the earth tremble, like earthquakes were erupting. It was clearly the effects of the land mines. The several land mines made the digging spider warriors' heads shake and they had no choice but to crawl back up with most of them covered in wounds.

"There are many traps in the ground, we can't go past them!"

"Ah, ah, ah!" Elvis angrily raised his lance, "Kill, kill! Kill your way in! Storm the dwarves' mines! I want to shred their corpses into ten thousand pieces!"

When the spider army was prepared to gather together.

Large amounts of round items fell from both sides of the canyon and these normal items fell between the spider people, instantly creating countless explosions. They were a large batch of Source Energy Grenades.

Nangong Yun held a Storm Rifle as she led several thousand barbarians, standing up from both sides of the canyon. She looked down at the spider people in the canyon in a difficult situation, "Exterminate them!"

Over a hundred Storm Rifles, ten portable Source Energy Cannons, and four large Source Energy Cannons. The other people were all armed with Source Energy Submachine Guns.

The moment Nangong Yun gave the order.

The violent rain of energy bullets covered the entire canyon!

The dense firepower of the Source Energy Guns rained down. With a few roars from the Source Energy Cannons, several dozen spider people were exploded. The individual source energy bullets were specially fired into a dense crowd of people, instantly causing large amounts of casualties.

The spider army wildly began to disperse because this was no longer a battle, rather a one sided slaughter. For this kind of dense and wild attack, they did not have any ways of fighting back.

"Began going berserk!" Nangong Yun saw that they had been blown up enough and used the speaker to order, "The time to obtain merits is now, let them taste the might of the berserkers!"

Roar, roar, roar!

The three thousand barbarians released inhuman angry roars. They put down the hot firearms in their hands and their bodies turned red. Their veins popped out under their skin like centipedes as their pupils could no longer be seen, leaving only scarlet red eyes.

Kill!

The three thousand barbarians held incomparably heavy profound iron weapons as they jumped down from both sides of the canyon. They had no formations and no tactics, they just jumped down from the skies like meteors. They only had a single goal in their mind, kill the enemies for merit!

The heavy axes in the hands of the barbarian berserkers fell down on the bodies of the spider soldiers and their terrifying strength shattered their armours and weapons to pieces. They instantly slammed into the stone cliff and the spider people had turned into a mess of flesh, bones, skin, and shattered armour.

There was no flashy cultivation technique, it was just pure incomparable strength. This was strength that had not been increased at all!

The barbarian berserkers erupted with all the strength in their bodies. If the spider people were even touched by the weapons, they would be smashed to pieces. The barbarian berserkers were wearing thick profound iron armour which was hard to break for the spider people. Moreover, they had lost their sense of pain and fear, only knowing wild rage. The bloodthirsty berserkers were simply a meat grinding machine these people could not stop.

There weren't many berserkers, but their battle strength was overwhelming. The spider army could be considered an elite army when placed in any kingdom, but they were like helpless sheep in front of the berserkers, not being able to resist at all.

"Kill!"

The Oldman Small Town gates were opened and five thousand dwarven warriors appeared, but they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The entire canyon was filled with a river of blood and the ground was covered in mangled corpses, not being able to find a single complete one.

Several thousand warriors covered in blood and other viscous materials slowly walked over. They were like demons that had come from hell.

The dwarves were completely shocked!

Were these outsiders all demons?

Chapter 373: Mayor Chu Tian

The dwarves were standing at the gates to Oldman Small Town. Their faces were stern, respectful, and filled with awe, like they were welcoming a triumphant king.

Dong, dong, dong, dong!

The heavy footsteps were messy, but filled with power. That armour covered in blood and flesh was releasing a bloody smell. Their weapons were covered in red and white viscous liquids that seemed like it was covered in the souls of those who they just killed.

The dwarves swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Terrifying, too terrifying. If they had not personally witnessed it, they would not have dared believe that a three thousand army would be able to eliminate enemies several times their numbers. The spider army could not resist at all under that terrifying firepower.

"Reporting to boss!" Nangong Yun came over and said, "We have fulfilled the mission and eliminated the enemies. Our army has over a hundred casualties and there were thirty brave warriors who died!"

Only thirty warriors died?

The dwarves were stunned by these numbers.

"It's been hard on you all!" Chu Tian announced, "The family members of each warrior who dies will enjoy permanent subsidies from Miracle Commerce and will be paid ten times the normal pension given by the kingdom! The other warriors all performed well in this battle, so everyone will receive great rewards!"

The berserkers' eyes all lit up.

The barbarians were a low status robber race, but now they became Miracle Commerce's respected berserkers, it was like their destiny had changed. Moreover, Miracle Commerce's rewards were very rich, not only could they be trained for free as berserkers, they were given high class equipment and their families were specially cared for, this allowed the berserkers to have no worries.

"Bring the wine and meat out!"

"Let our warriors drink to their content!"

When the berserkers heard this, they roared with excitement. Actually after fighting this battle, the berserkers were feeling very hungry, so having a meal was just right!

Meng Qingwu had already prepared it and transported large amounts of high quality food through the Space Warehouse. These barbarian berserkers did not even take off their armour as they directly began eating. That rough and wild appearance made the dwarves unable to not sigh.

The berserkers could clearly feel that after that bloody battle and wildly eating, their strength had increased compared to before. The wounds they received in the battle had been healed in a short two hours. Their fighting intent soared into the sky as they wanted to fight again!

This was the characteristic of a berserker.

This was an army that became stronger and braver the more they fought!

In the berserker training process, there was no need for treasures, they just need to be sure that they were fed. They could extract vitality from high level demon beast meat and increase their strength in blood battles. Their ordinary injuries would be quickly healed and their strength would seem endless. As long as there was enough food, they could easily fight for ten days and nights!

Once the berserkers went berserk, with a single strike with an axe or a hammer, even an Awakened Soul Cultivator would be destroyed. If they were equipped with Miracle Commerce's Source Energy Weapons, they would sweep through everything!

The only minor defect was that the berserkers were too violent, which led to the battlefield seeming like several tens of thousands of tomatoes had been crushed. It was hard to find complete corpses because they had all been turned into a mush of armour, bones, and flesh, therefore it was hard to confirm if important targets were killed.

Inhumane!

Completely inhumane!

Chu Tian was too lazy to care and gave Dongfang Haoran an order, "Burn it all."

After Dongfang Haoran saw just how powerful the berserker army was, he was now filled with admiration and awe towards Chu Tian. If Chu Tian had come five years earlier, oh no, two years, or even one year earlier and appeared in the Southern Summer Country, would the Southern Summer Country be reduced to their current situation?

"Yes!"

Dongfang Haoran led people to clean the battlefield. The large amount of corpses formed a mountain and when it was dusk, a fire was lit which turned it all into ashes.

The black smoke that filled the forest was also the smell of death.

The countless races were paying attention to Oldman Small Town. When they saw the smoke rising, they knew that the fight was already over.

Oldman Small Town was currently holding an important meeting. The large table was filled with people, half being humans, half being dwarves, and also one elf. They were currently discussing something.

Finally the dwarf chief stood up, "Our dwarven elders have discussed and evaluated this and allow the berserkers to become the small town's garrison to protect Oldman Small Town. Their battle strength accounts for over 75% of the garrison's overall strength, so mister Chu Tian will at least own 75% of the small town!"

The other dwarves all nodded.

This was a conclusion everyone was satisfied with!

Actually, did the barbarians only account for 75% of the small town's battle strength? Perhaps they even accounted for 90% of it! Only Chu Tian and his team willingly underestimated themselves to give the dwarves face and to give them a bit more benefit.

"Mister Chu Tian's army is this town's strongest protection, you own most of this small town, and you've earned the approval of the dwarven elders. According to Oldman Small Town's regulations, you are now automatically Oldman Small Town's mayor! We hope that you can govern Oldman Small Town well and lead it to become more prosperous!"

Meng Yingying, Vivian, and the others revealed looks of joy.

A small town was still a small city. In a chaotic place like the Forest of Chaos, this was their first real foothold. Starting from a small town's mayor was a good beginning.

Chu Tian was very satisfied with this ending, "Thank you for the dwarves' trust. I will do all I can to make contributions to this small town's development!"

Before Chu Tian even helped the dwarves recapture the mine, he already had ideas towards this place.

The Oldman Mines was a place the dwarves had built over a hundred years and now it was perfectly secure and fortified. The surrounding areas were also easy to defend and adding in its position on the edge of the Forest of Chaos, it wouldn't attract the attention of any large characters. The surrounding people were not too strong to be unmatchable. So, the various aspects made it suitable for Chu Tian.

But Chu Tian wouldn't directly ask the dwarves like an idiot.

The dwarves were very stubborn about their territory. The matter of having them hand it over, he couldn't directly ask the dwarves or he would receive the hatred of the dwarves.

Therefore, Chu Tian never disclosed his goal and first earned the dwarves' gratitude and trust before stirring the dwarves to reform the Oldman Mines. When the Oldman Mines had been reformed, the mines were still the mines and the small town was the small town, which became two different regions.

The dwarven mines still existed, only taking up 40% of the area. This area would forever be the area the dwarves lived in. The remaining 60% was turned into the small town and used as a completely reformed area.

Finally Chu Tian commanded the army to enter the town. Chu Tian's strength surpassed the dwarves and the dwarves were also willing to give the mayor position to Chu Tian.

Actually the dwarves weren't suffering a loss.

The dwarves still had the mine and they just gave away some of the area and residences they couldn't use. Chu Tian used his mayor authority to manage this area, but it wouldn't affect with the dwarves' mines and living areas. It was simply take what one needs!

The Oldman Small Town was like a joint construction project. The dwarves were the ones who initiated it and were the largest shareholders, but now Chu Tian decided to invest capital into the small town. Chu Tian violently took 70-80% of the shares and left the dwarves with only around 20%. Chu Tian became the town's largest shareholder, so naturally he would become the mayor.

The dwarves gave a little, but they harvested even more.

First their security was guaranteed which solved an urgent matter!

Next was the potential income and the future appreciation. The dwarves had stock in Oldman Small Town, so even if they did nothing each year, they would still receive a dividend. Moreover, the more prosperous Oldman Small Town was, the more the mines rose in value. There was 40% of the land in the dwarves land that wouldn't change, so the dwarves could use these regions to earn massive revenue.

Chu Tian was the mayor.

Since he was the mayor, of course he had to do something!

Chu Tian directly proposed to the dwarves, "We need to look for reliable allies to cooperate with. The more allies we have, the faster Oldman Small Town will development and the more our position will be consolidated!"

Chu Tian already thought it through.

For a place like the Forest of Chaos, Miracle Commerce can't work alone.

If Miracle Commerce wanted to condense their strength and influence, they needed to share benefits with more people and gather more alliances for themselves. This will quickly create many channels for their company.

The result of this battle had already caused a large wave to pass through the forest.

Oldman Small Town's fame in the edge of the Forest of Chaos exploded!

Now people understood why Oldman Small Town dared to be this arrogant and defy the dark forest principle. With the might of Oldman Small Town, they could already be considered a large power on the edge of the Forest of Chaos.

This kind of power could already be considered a local overlord. As long as they didn't attract the attention of any large characters in the depth of the forest, it didn't matter if they exposed themselves because the surrounding powers could do nothing to them. Even if they could pose a threat, they would just cause both sides to be injured, fighting this kind of pointless war.

At this time, Oldman Small Town announced a plan to take out 30% of the shares to give to allies with strength. The Oldman Small Town's mayor was filled with courage, actually attracting other powers by his own initiative to manage Oldman Small Town together.

If this happened before, it would be considered a large risk!

In the Forest of Chaos, people were unpredictable. Who knew if people used the excuse of an alliance to hold a blade to your throat?

Now it was different.

After the Oldman Small Town and the spider people fought, they had already displayed their strength. The dwarves had certainly found a strong ally.

There was no one willing to provoke Oldman Small Town because their power far surpassed their value. Who would go and gnaw on a hard stone that had no nutrition? So many influences expressed interest in the plan Oldman Small Town proposed. After all, this was a new method in the Forest of Chaos and everyone wanted to know what kind of power was standing behind the dwarves.

Chapter 374: Forest Alliance

Oldman Small Town did not publically announce they were looking for allies, they also spread the news in small towns several hundred miles away that they were looking for soldiers. If they won influences through alliances, then recruiting soldiers with high reparations would be winning over the dispersed forces.

The experts living in reclusion in the Forest of Chaos could not be underestimated. Some were warriors who had to escape a disaster of their country and some were people who escaped after killing for revenge. There were some that escaped after their tribes and homelands were destroyed, being the final people that remained, the final experts that wandered the lands.

Some of these people had no set residence and mainly appearing in small towns. They dared to live where others did not dare since they were by themselves anyway. Since they lived in small towns, why wouldn't they dare live in Oldman Small Town? Not to mention the fact that they would have high statuses and would get great treatment.

More and more people came for shelter during this time.

On the matter of Oldman Small Town looking for alliances, there were many powers near them that showed interest. This kind of new management style attracted the consideration of some people and finally some tribes decided to give it a try. Among them was an orc tribe, an ogre tribe, a wolf tribe, and a bear tribe.

These four tribes were the first class powers within a thousand miles range. Although they could not disregard the dark forest principle, they were not migratory like the middle and small powers. This was because as long as the powerful forces deep in the forest did not covet their possessions, it didn't matter if their living areas were revealed.

The four tribes sent their troops almost at the same time and they arrived in Oldman Small Town almost at the same time. They were here to inspect the town, while also preparing to gain a deeper understanding of the Oldman Small Town's system.

Oldman Small Town could accommodate over a hundred thousand people and that was when it was self dependent. When it wasn't self dependent and Miracle Commerce supplied food and supplies, it would be easy to support three times that number.

This situation was hard to obtain from the other tribes in the forest.

Even if a tribe was strong, their range of action was only around one hundred miles. All their food, leather, materials, and supplies came from this range of action.

It was because of this that when a tribe developed, they would reach a bottleneck eventually. When their population passed a certain amount, the resources they can obtain would not be able to support anymore and it would trigger a survival crisis. It was actually very simple to solve this survival crisis. The first way was to relocate and find an area with richer resources. The second was to divide the tribe, splitting the tribe in half to reduce their population and the pressure to survive. The third was to fight a war which not only reduced their population, but also stole other people's resources to increase their own.

Any tribe or small town in the Forest of Chaos would reach a developmental bottleneck.

But Oldman Small Town would not have this bottleneck because Oldman Small Town could give up being self reliant. WIth the spatial transportation and secret support from the Southern Summer Country, they could easily support several million people!

The four tribes' envoys were very satisfied with Oldman Small Town's scale and environment. They could find advanced technology everywhere in the small town which made the people from these tribes pleasantly surprised.

Oldman Small Town was in a canyon and was an underground city, so to many cities, it was considered a very firm city. There were over five thousand outstanding dwarf craftsmen who could forge high level equipment and weapons, so if they became the small town's partner, it would be easier for them to buy dwarf items. This was a point that many tribes considered especially important.

After the envoys had been in the small town for several days.

The Oldman Small Town mayor held a conference for the first time.

The green skinned, large fanged orcs who were twice as big as humans, the ogres who were four times the size of humans, the wolf spirit beasts considered an enemy by the Southern Summer humans, and the never seen before, but were unparalleled among spirit beasts, the bear tribe.

When these several races sat down at the same table.

Each person had strange twists in their heart from this!

Actually these people felt this was very strange. They thought the Oldman Small Town's mayor would be a dwarf or perhaps a barbarian, but no one would have thought that the person in front of them would be a fair looking human youth.

The humans were one of the most civilized race on the continent and their technology was developing very fast, but there weren't many humans in the Forest of Chaos, so they did not have a deep impression of humans. They could not understand what kind of human would actually become the mayor.

The dwarf chief introduced him, "This human is Miracle Commerce's founder Chu Tian. He and his army makes up the majority of the small town's garrison, so he is the mayor. Since everyone has plans to join the small town's alliance, please look at the small town's management rules first!"

Chu Tian prepared three different documents in three different languages, separated into the orc, ogre, and spirit beast languages, "These documents have it written clearly. Oldman Small Town has taken out 30% for allies and allies do not need to provide any resource or money. The allies will receive a share according to the forces they supply and you won't receive more than 5% share when joining for the first time."

"We need the most elite troops and after these soldiers enter the small town, unless you withdraw from the alliance, you will not be able to command them. These soldiers will be managed by the small town once they join the alliance forces, otherwise it'll be considered a violation."

"Wait!" An orc shouted in a somewhat unhappy voice, "Why are our soldiers managed by you!"

"That's right!" The wolf man also revealed his discontent, "My clan's soldiers will be managed by my clan!"

Chu Tian gave two cold laughs, "Isn't this request laughable? A domain can only have one mind and one voice, otherwise there will be chaos. You don't want to send troops and want to see this town fall into chaos? For the development and safety of this small town, this is the unchangeable basic principle!"

This was a must.

If the army was stationed in Oldman Small Town and each tribe could control their own army, wouldn't it be allowing a wolf in? What would happen if a revolt happened! Although Chu Tian liked risks, he was not stupid.

Therefore the foreign troops would be split apart and divided amongst the barbarians and dwarves. They would be slowly digested into their troops, so they could defend against chaos in the future.

The several foreign races discussed with each other.

A bear clansman stood up, "We can accept this condition, but each person only receiving 5% is too little! Even after the small town becomes prosperous, this little bit does not count for much money! Our bear warriors will be sending one thousand elites, I'm afraid the battle strength will surpass this ratio!"

The bear tribe was confident in their warriors!

The the ogres were even more confident than the bear tribe. The ogre tribe's representative's tall body stood up, "Our ogres are invincible and incredibly strong, we only need to send five hundred soldiers to surpass this portion!"

Although the barbarians and dwarves were strong soldiers, how could they surpassed the incomparably huge and dangerous ogres?

Chu Tian revealed a faint smile, "This battle strength cannot be discussed and as for how much one has, we can only determine this after an appraisal. Relax, our appraisals are fair and our allies will not lose anything! But considering the small town's safety and stability, as well as considering the stability of the alliance, the first army sent by our allies will not gain more than 5% of shares. As for benefits, it isn't as simple as a share in the small town."

The four foreign race people were stunned, "What other benefits are there?"

"First, our allies will become Miracle Commerce collaborators and can directly buy things from Miracle Commerce. Food, talisman, pills, equipment, and even some things you can't think of, we can provide it all as well as at a good price for good quality. Similarly, your extra resources and the resources you buy from the forest, you can all sell to Miracle Commerce. We'll buy everything at a price that surpasses the Forest of Chaos' market price."

"However much we have?"

"However much you have!"

The four foreign race people all revealed looks of disbelief at this. If they really did this, just this alone would bring their tribes incomparable profit. If they could buy food and pills, when their tribes were facing a famine or a plaque, they could save their entire tribe!

To sell various materials to Miracle Commerce at a higher market price, this was a great chance for these tribes to become rich. They were large tribes, so they had a lot of excess materials and they could buy other things from other small towns. If they could buy low and sell high, they could earn quite a bit during the process of reselling.

"Second, after the alliance is formed, we will become allies with each other. Our ally's merchants will not just receive privileges in Oldman Small Town, we will also provide accommodations for you. Moreover, when important allies are under various threats, Oldman Small Town will help our allies through these problems. This help will not just come in terms of materials, but also when possible, Oldman Small Town may also send the allied army to help."

There were many races in the Forest of Chaos.

No trusted each other, but if the various tribes placed their armies here, it would be buying a kind of insurance for themselves. If their tribes were in difficulty, whether it was from nature or caused by men, if Oldman Small Town were to provide support, their situation would be much better!

Not bad, not bad, this was an alliance that was worth giving a try!

After the four foreign races understood everything, they immediately returned to their tribes to report. Actually there was no need to consider it and many tribes began to prepare sending soldiers, preparing to joining the Forest Alliance Army.

Chapter 375: Alliance prototype

These four large tribes decided to send their troops into Oldman Small Town and allowed them to join the alliance army!

This news quickly spread across the forest.

The Oldman Small Town was burning up!

Of the powers in this area, these four tribes were among the best. Oldman Small Town had given a brilliant display. They had defeated a powerful spider tribe army of tens of thousands twice. Although it wasn't clear how strong they were, it should not be weak. Now the Oldman Small Town had won four large allies and it would be hard for them to not develop quickly.

Just a few days ago, everyone thought this would be the most dangerous small town in the forest.

Now, everyone was beginning to think that this might become the safest small town.

Oldman Small Town was using a groundbreaking new management method that had never appeared before in the Forest of Chaos. Anyone could become the master or manager of this small town, making the small town a place where several powers would govern it. This would surely become a precedent.

...

At dusk, the four large tribes arrived.

Chu Tian led Meng Yingying and Nangong Yun to greet them.

Nangong Yun saw the dense army and her eyes almost popped out, "Damn, so many foreign races. Are we really letting them into our small town? Are you certain they won't cause chaos?"

The three thousand green skinned orcs, who were all plump and sturdy. They had their axes on their belts and a strange little ponytail, therefore giving them a countryside feel to them.

The three thousand wolf tribe spirit beasts were neatly standing in the small town, with a blade hanging from their waist. These wolf tribe members were experts at tracking and their sharp claws were strong weapons, able to easily tear enemy to pieces.

The one thousand bear tribe spirit beasts were like one thousand iron towers. Each one was close to three meters tall and their generous physique, as well as their tall bodies filled people with awe. A single attack from their bear claw would be enough to destroy profound iron!

Finally the exaggerated five hundred ogres. Ogres were one of the most notorious races in the forest. They had bodies made of pure meat, with large builds and giant appetites, so once too many ogres lived together, famine was a very normal thing to occur.

Once the ogres' stomachs were empty.

That was a very terrifying thing!

Because hunger could destroy an ogre's rationality and they wildly ate everything that was made of meat, whether it was an animal, another race, or human. It was because of this that they had this kind of nickname.

Ogres were strictly speaking not considered an intelligent race, it was a race that was just slightly above demon beasts in intelligence. The ogres could not cultivate cultivation techniques and could not awaken source spirits, but ogres had the same demon core in their bodies as demon beasts, which also gave the ogres a terrifying strength!

Five hundred ogres standing in front of them were like five hundred hills.

The ogres wore tattered aprons and they were almost completely naked, with most of them having moss and parasites growing on them. Ogres did not have production abilities, so they were poorly equipped. The lucky ones had copper sheets turned into a pointed bad, but even the unarmed ones could fight against demon beasts. This was a race that had been around since the ancient era.

These fellows could dash onto the battlefield without any equipment and they wouldn't die even if they were filled with weapons. If they could be equipped with a set of heavy armour and they had an octagonal giant hammer, the five hundred ogres would become armoured meat mincing machines on the battlefield!

Meng Yingying felt nervous just seeing them, "Chu Tian, isn't there a bit too many of them? Will they cause trouble for us? If these fellows go on a rampage, wouldn't our hard to build small town be destroyed?"

Whether it was the spirit beasts, the orcs, or the ogres, they were not good natured races.

Chu Tian casually waved his hand, "No need to worry, we can handle them!"

These soldiers were all chosen elites. They were young, strong, and full of potential. Just based on the army formed from the four tribes, the battle strength was not something that could be looked down on.

Not bad!

This was an incredible strength!

As for whether there will be a revolt or not?

It wasn't that this was impossible. The Forest of Chaos did not have principles and people can change whenever they wanted, but Chu Tian was confident in these four tribes. Actually the four tribes had not realized that they had already fallen into Chu Tian's hands. They would be more and more dependent on Miracle Commerce from this day forward, they would find it hard to retreat.

Because they were stationed in Oldman Small Town, there was a limit in terms of quantity and quality. Moreover, after they were stationed in Oldman Small Town, Chu Tian would separate them and they would only obey the mayor's orders from now on. Even if a special circumstance occurred, the barbarians would be able to take care of them.

The seven-eight thousand soldiers arrived in the Oldman Small Town main hall.

Actually most of the people sent here this time were mainly youths. Most of these people had never went further than two hundred kilometers of their village, so when they arrived in Oldman Small Town, they all felt that everything here was new.

Pa!

The large electric light suddenly turned on.

The bright light filled the entire hall and it was as bright as daytime. Whether it was the orc, the wolf people, the bear people, or the ogres, they were all shocked as they looked around themselves. At this time, spirited music came from the loudspeakers around them. It was like a dancing flame, a flowing river, or a howling sea that when the people heard this, their minds were filled with happiness and heroic spirit.

How was this done?

The other race people were shocked!

"Welcome everyone to Oldman Small Town, I am mayor Chu Tian." Chu Tian stood on a stone platform, looking down at the several thousand new soldiers, "From now on, you will be a part of Oldman Small Town. We will be responsible for your daily necessities and you'll receive a subsidy in pills every half month to improve your cultivation. You all just need to dedicate yourselves to protecting this town and watch over this nameless town, rising together and soaring into the sky!"

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Everyone roared with excitement.

The treatment of the army was too high!

Food and water, cultivation subsidies, a comfortable environment to live in, and benefits given from the market. Compared to their tribe, this treatment was like heaven and earth!

Who would let such a good life pass by?

After these soldiers were stationed in Oldman Small Town for a while, they would not leave no matter what!

Chu Tian needed to turn Oldman Small Town into the trade center on the northern edge of the forest which would become the strongest power in the fringe area of the forest. Through the Oldman Small Town, he would obtain the support of the locals and when his strength was enough and the time was right, Chu Tian would spread in all directions.

After Chu Tian gave his speech, he began to separate them into teams. He reorganized them into a coalition army and then separated them into battalions before letting the dwarves lead them to the residences.

Actually this was a very happy matter.

From Chu Tian's perspective, with four potential powerful enemies turning into allows, they could avoid direct conflict with them in the future. The more important thing is that these soldiers had lived in the Forest of Chaos for many years and each one was already familiar with the market around here. The Forest of Chaos was very rich and Chu Tian could gather resources thanks to these powers.

From the perspective of the small town, Oldman Small Town had many large powers stationed within it, so it was as steady as a mountain. Unless there was a stronger outside force, in the surrounding thousand miles area, no one would have the courage to attack them.

From the perspective of the soldiers, they were treated very good, especially the ogres. It was not easy for the ogres to eat until they were full. Although the ogres were very strong, they also had a very strong hunger and in the end, they may even eat other races. Chu Tian's pledge to feed them until they were full were already enough to make many ogres willing to pledge their lives to him.

The only part the four clans were not satisfied on was the ownership agreement of the small town.

The soldiers these tribes sent were all elites, but after Oldman Small Town's analysis, in addition to the standards of ogres, they did not reach more than 5% of the town's overall army. The people of the tribes were not satisfied with this appraisal.

Regarding this, Chu Tian did not waste time explaining to them.

He directly sent the berserkers to train with them.

The result could already be imagined. The berserk barbarians had a terrifying strength that could even match an ogre, so what did these fellows count for!

The several local soldiers were shocked by the strength of the barbarian army.

They still couldn't clearly understand, just what kind of power was Miracle Commerce? What kind of method did they make these dumb barbarians become this abnormal? If there were thirty-fifty thousand of the berserkers, the tribe chiefs could only bow down to them!

Forget it! Forget it!

It was only a bit of profit!

It wouldn't be enough to fill their stomachs anyway!

What the four tribes were really moved by was Miracle Commerce's backing. Not everyone had spatial energy like Vivian and not everyone had an army like the barbarians berserkers who could trek for four-five days straight without becoming tired. Most of the forest's races did not trade with the outside world, so they could not trade things in large scale.

What the forest warriors lacked were weapons and items, especially pills, talismans, and medicine. The Forest of Chaos was very dangerous and few merchants would bring large amounts of products here, which lead to the high prices of products.

Now it was different.

It was as if there was however much they wanted!

Miracle Commerce not only received source stones, they also traded with herbs, leather, and metals. The most important thing was that because Miracle Commerce was their ally, Miracle Commerce gave them a much lower price compared to the other things being sold in the forest.

The four tribes' chiefs were all filled with excitement.

Miracle Commerce seemed inexhaustible. They took in leather, metals, and herbs without stop, which was exchanged for medicine, pills, and talismans. After they were sold in the forest market, they could take in more leather, metals, and herbs. Reselling things like this allowed their tribes to become rich quickly!

It was like Miracle Commerce was a miracle given to the forest by the heavens!

Chapter 376: Initial results

Oldman Small Town met initial success after forming. After the four tribes joined the alliances, the middle sized influences kept coming in. Oldman Small Town took out 30% of the shares for the other powers, the dwarves owned 19% and Chu Tian owned 51%, so he still had absolute control over the small town.

Miracle Commerce began building a hotel and theater in the small town. Once they opened the hotel, they were prepared to change this small town in the forest into a modern city, enriching the people's lives. Oldman Small Town's spirit increased every day and if they kept developing at this speed, they would become the hottest and strongest influence on the edge of the forest soon.

But Chu Tian was also preparing for a rainy day.

The livelier the small town became, it would be a matter of time before the attentions of the large characters in the forest was attracted. With Miracle Commerce's current strength, they could work in the area in these small areas. If they were to fight in higher rank battles, it was perhaps still too early.

Miracle Commerce had the Southern Summer Country's support, but the Southern Summer Country was just a small kingdom and it was very far away, so they could not send support even if they wanted to. So when faced with the true colossuses of the forest, they could only quickly grow themselves. They had to grow quickly before they came or they needed to gather more allies, forming an alliance with enough strength to keep them safe.

"Chu Tian! Chu Tian!" Chu Tian heard Meng Yingying shouting for him. Before he could even turn around, the girl charged into Chu Tian's room like the wind and excitedly shouted, "There's some large good news!"

Chu Tian looked at her with a strange gaze, "What large good news?"

"The dwarves said that several decades again, they found a large crystal mine in the forest that is around four hundred miles from here. Big sister Nangong went to confirm it with the dwarves and even took a few pictures. Come and take a look!"

Chu Tian's expression slightly changed because he could see from the pictures in Meng Yingying's hands that this was indeed crystal ore and there was crystal oil flowing inside. It was actually silver crude oil which was completely different from the white crude oil in South Sky City.

The grade of energy in crystal oil would affect its colour. The low grade was white crystal oil, the middle grade was silver crystal oil, and high grade was golden crystal oil. In other words, the crystal mine the dwarves discovered several decades ago was actually a silver crude oil mine, which did not have a normal value.

The energy density in silver crude oil was twenty times that of the white crude oil.

If this silver crude oil could be turned into Source Energy Batteries, it would be enough to activate third level and up source energy arrays. That way, they could make even higher level technology, especially high consumption items like large scale Space Warehouses. If they used it to make Source Energy Weapons, it was not something the white oil weapons could compare to.

"Good!" Chu Tian nodded with satisfaction, "Find people to clearly investigate this area. I want to know the nearby powers and the scale of the crystal mine!"

Silver crystal oil would be considered too early for the current Miracle Commerce, but they would have to use it eventually, so it was fine to prepare it early. The Forest of Chaos' environment couldn't compare to the Southern Summer Country, there were rich resources everywhere, but it was not easy to open them. The locals were very sensitive and would react if there were any slight movements at all.

Not to mention the fact that crystal oil was a very dangerous product. If someone were to destroy it, it would be a huge loss!

"Big sister Nangong personally went to investigate, so you can be assured." Meng Yingying said this and then suddenly added, "I talked to elder sister earlier and the resources Miracle Commerce has purchased here and transported back have exploded the warehouses! There are over four hundred level two Sacred Herbs, with over three hundred low grade Sacred Herbs, sixty middle grade Sacred Herbs, twenty high grade Sacred Herbs, and five top grade Sacred Herbs! Five top grade Sacred Herbs!"

Each Sacred Herb in the Southern Summer Country was very expensive.

In the Forest of Chaos, normal herbs and Spiritual Herbs were everywhere, even Sacred Herbs were very common in demon beast nests, so they could be found with a bit of risk. If these herbs were placed in the Southern Summer Country or any other human country, it would be purchased for an incredibly high price and usually there wouldn't even be any on the market. Miracle Commerce could purchase large amounts of these herbs in the Forest of Chaos for less than a tenth of that price.

Miracle Commerce doing business in the Forest of Chaos could be considered peerless. This was because Miracle Commerce doing business in the Forest of Chaos did not have to face transport fees, risk costs, labour costs, or time costs at all.

The complex terrain of the Forest of Chaos could not stop Miracle Commerce from transporting their products at all.

The demon beasts and locals in the Forest of Chaos could not threaten the safety of Miracle Commerce's commodities at all.

The most important thing was efficiency. With the Space Warehouse in hand, there were no other companies that could compare to the efficiency of Miracle Commerce. The raw materials from the Forest of Chaos could be delivered to the Southern Summer Country and after they were turned into products, they were returned to the Forest of Chaos to be sold at a high price where they would then use the profits earned to buy more raw materials. With this cycle, while a normal company was running back and forth, Miracle Commerce had earned countless times their profit!

Chu Tian said to Yingying, "Did you bring the high grade and top grade Sacred Medicine?"

Meng Yingying nodded as she immediately took out a list of materials, "The purchased materials are all here."

Chu Tian swept over the list. The high grade and top grade Sacred Medicine on this list were mainly for increasing cultivation, with a few useful for detoxing, healing, longevity, and other uses. This also meant that the pills refined from these Sacred Medicine could be used to easily increase a person's cultivation.

The five top grade Sacred Herbs were especially valuable. If there was the proper refining technique, then if it was given to a person in the peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer, they could break through their bottleneck and reach the True Spirit Realm.

With the resources they currently had, it was already enough to break through the Awakened Soul Realm. As for the other people, there was no need to be anxious. With the way the small town was currently developing, it would only take five-eight days!

"Tell the warehouse to keep those herbs behind, I will personally refine them."

Chu Tian did not believe in the techniques of those old men.

Meng Yingying's eyes went wide, "Keep them all?"

Chu Tian nodded in satisfaction, "Nonsense, what are we running this company for? Isn't it just to collect cultivation resources? Have everyone prepare themselves, we should increase our strength! Also, tell the young miss that the forest side is stable, so have her prepare things in the Southern Summer Country and immediately come here to help us! Without her by my side, my body has been hurting and I feel uncomfortable. These days without the young miss, each day passes like a year!"

"You don't know how to pick your words, pei!"

Meng Yingying rolled her eyes at him.

But after not seeing her elder sister for so long, her heart was also filled with longing. Although they could talk through the communication device and see each other through the image transferring mirror, talking to each other tens of thousands of miles away was not as real as seeing each other face to face.

The Forest of Chaos had already been stabilized.

Elder sister should have prepared everything in the Southern Summer Country, so everyone should be able to come over now.

"Come, let's take a look at the small town!"

Chu Tian stood up and grabbed Meng Yingying's hand. Meng Yingying's beautiful face slightly turned red, but she did not object as the two of them strolled through the small town's market.

The small town was looking even more lively after developing.

Especially the mine's upper level. This place was the largest space and it had been completely turned into a market where there were allied army soldiers patrolling. Several barbarians led ogres, orcs, and bear people past and with this kind of impressive lineup, no one dared to cause trouble in Oldman Small Town.

There were several goblins bargaining with rabbit people, hoping to buy the herbs from the rabbit people for a cheaper price. In the stall in front, there were two gnome merchants trying to sell some strange items to a few goblins. Not far away, there were some mouse people holding some ores, trying to find people to buy them.

Various languages and various races were intertwined in this small town.

The very weak raves had lived on the bottom level of the Forest of Chaos, but in Oldman Small Town now, they dared to openly do their business.

At that time, a young ogre walked past the two of them carrying a large basket.

Although it was an ogre youth, he was still much taller than Chu Tian and Meng Yingying. His arm was as thick as Chu Tian's thigh.

The ogre picked up some specialties, some fruits and some demon beast cores. He said in broken human language, "Cheap…..Buy some….."

Meng Yingying took out some low grade source stones to place in his hand and picked out a few things. This young ogre quickly expressed his gratitude. The young ogre ran over to Miracle Commerce's hotel and bought a bunch of Miracle Commerce's canned food.

The ogres did not have any resistance to the canned food at all.

The hotel in the Oldman Small Town had already been constructed.

But this hotel was different from the one in the cities. The Oldman Small Town hotel, although there were some spirit beasts, orcs, and dwarves that were regulars, the hotel did not rely on daily business to earn money. This hotel was just open to allow the various tribes to try their specialties.

The wine making and cooking techniques were lacking in the forest. Miracle Commerce used source energy arrays to ferment wine and to cook food. Therefore the Oldman Small Town's hotel mainly dealt in trading wine and canned food.

After the dwarves tasted the wine made by Miracle Commerce, they immediately threw money at Miracle Commerce to buy five hundred barrels. After the various warriors tasted Miracle Commerce's cooked food, the roared into the sky that they had lived these years in vain. Then they bought Miracle Commerce's canned food in the hundreds of thousands.

Miracle Commerce opening their pill and talisman store in the small town was the same. Although on the surface it was a retail store, the real earnings came from the large orders they sent to each tribe.

No matter how much they wanted, there was a supply.

Miracle Commerce delivered the products like magic. This speed and this efficiency, it was like they had already prepared everything. But, how could the small mine tunnels have all these things stored? They had observed for many days, but they had never seen a caravan from Miracle Commerce.

Miracle Commerce seemed like it was shrouded in mystery that filled all the locals with awe. When Chu Tian saw the small town develop bit by bit in his desired direction, his heart was filled with happiness.

But at this time.

"This is bad!" Feng Caidie ran in front of Chu Tian in a panic, "There are suddenly many elves outside!"

Chu Tian was stunned, "Elves? Where did these elves come from?"

Feng Caidie swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "I don't know where, but listening to their words, it seems like they're looking for their princess. I'm afraid it's..."

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