Chapter 214: Harbor Concept

Chapter 214: Harbor Concept

The reason why it took Redal, Tom, and others ten days to return from the Weird Valley was mainly due to Redal's injury, which prevented him from traveling long distances. Now, with everyone in good spirits and physically strong, the journey from Black Soil Town to the valley doesn't take nearly as long.

On the one hand, they were energized and robust; on the other hand, all the monsters and wild beasts along the way had been cleared out, making their main focus simply hurrying on the journey. It took them only four and a half days to get close to the strange valley again.

"Sir, the place ahead is where the great battle took place that night," Rydar said, pointing to the woods ahead.

When everyone looked over, they saw a forest not far away, about half a football field in size and in complete disarray.

Tall trees were broken in half, with trunks, branches, and leaves scattered all around.

The low grass and bushes appeared as if hit by a hurricane, strewn about and some even uprooted; there were also fresh holes everywhere on the ground, clearly blasted out by powerful fighting skills.

Just from this battlefield, one could gauge how fierce the battle between Redal and the monsters had been that night! Those who didn't know Redal's true strength, like Kurami and Grado, gained a clear understanding of the combat power of the commander of Wubei Territory after seeing this scene.

At the same time, they also realized the danger of this operation. Not only them, but also Ronin felt it.

Fortunately, he had already distributed the more than 700 points of energy essence he had accumulated while on the road.

He first focused on ensuring a warrior who could stand on his own. According to Redar, it would take about a year before he could barely fight against an average gold-level warrior.

In preparation for potentially encountering gold-level enemies, in addition to a sixth-level spell scroll, Roning also added all 500 energy essence points to Ridar, boosting his cultivation progress to 583/1500.

He allocated his remaining 253 energy points to Elrond. In this battle, Elrond would naturally play a supporting role. His task was to use purification and healing spells on injured personnel or use light binding and fatigue aura when the battle turned unfavorable.

The frontal combat was left to Redar, McKen, and others.

"Everyone, just rest here. After lunch, recover your strength. Then we'll go over and observe the terrain in the afternoon," Roning instructed, not rushing to attack. He wanted to closely observe first to see if there was any valuable information.

"Elrond, make sure to maintain the state of your magic."

"Don't worry, sir. My magic power is fully charged and I can fight at any time," Elrond assured him.

During the journey, even if they encountered sporadic magical beasts, these were all handled by the knights. Apart from Elrond consuming a lot of physical strength due to the travel, he did not suffer any loss of magic power.

Everyone began to rest on the spot. In the past few days, they had roasted the meat of the monsters they killed, but as they got closer to their target, to avoid exposing their whereabouts by making a fire, they could only consume the dry food in their packs.

Luo Ning took out clean water and fruit from his space ring and distributed them. He wasn't worried about being exposed. If anyone asked how he could take something out of thin air, he would just say it was magic. But everyone was just curious, and no one asked.

"This is a spell scroll for healing," Roning announced. "Although you four junior knights cannot use it, you still have a share. It can be regarded as a reward for everyone's efforts."

Roning took out twelve spell scrolls and handed them to Tom to distribute to everyone.

At the same time, he took out the spell scrolls of Wind Tentacles, Purification, Holy Shield, Pyroblast, and Speed, and gave them to others to use. These scrolls were valuable, so he planned to reclaim any unused ones after the operation.

Spell scrolls were a bit like weapons and ammunition. Roning distributing so many at once made this battle well-equipped.

Apart from anything else, the market price of a Pyroblast spell scroll was as high as 70 or 80 gold coins, and Roning had distributed five of them, not to mention more advanced scrolls.

In the eyes of his subordinates, their lord appeared as a local magnate. They increasingly felt it was right to follow this lord. Especially Joffrey, who was grateful not only to be trusted by Roning but also to receive spell scrolls before the battle.

Roning had no intention of flaunting his wealth; his primary goal was safety. He didn't want any unexpected harm to come to the subordinates he valued.

After eating, drinking, and resting, everyone set out again.

The closer they got to the valley, the quieter their conversations became until eventually, only the sound of light footsteps remained.

Soon, they reached the peak behind the strange valley.

The last time Redal and his companions came here, it was night. They only saw a silver-white line in the distance and guessed it was the sea based on the sound.

Now it was daytime, and they could clearly see the scenery in the distance—it was indeed the sea.

"How spectacular!" Jenny exclaimed, her eyes wide with amazement. She had only read about the sea in books but had never seen it with her own eyes.

Except for Kurami, who had been to Pointe City and seen the sea, everyone else shared a similar sense of wonder as Jenny.

Luo Ning had seen the sea before, so he wasn't as awestruck.

At this moment, another idea came to his mind—the concept of a harbor.

Wubei Territory is bordered by the sea to the east and north. Is there any place suitable for building a port? Although there seems to be no land east of this continent, by following the east coast south to the Principality of Vera or going north and then west to the north of the Howling Sea, one could reach the capital. The east side of the route leads to the capital and the west to the territory of the Earl of Howling Island. Going all the way south, one could reach Pointed City in Wushan Territory.

If trade in Wubei Territory develops, sea and land transportation would be more convenient than land transportation alone.

The key is that Wubeiling needs its own port. However, building a port along the sea also requires finding a suitable location, considering factors such as water depth and seabed topography.

Moreover, if a port were to be built, professional personnel such as experienced captains, sailors, and harbor construction craftsmen would be necessary.

The civilians or serfs in Wubei Territory would not be equipped for such an endeavor.

It seems Roning will need to travel to Pointe City or other port cities to find individuals knowledgeable about these matters.

But that's for the future. Building a port is not something that can be accomplished in a few months—it requires enormous manpower, financial resources, and material resources.

Roning can make a plan first and then consider how to proceed.

Shifting his thoughts back to the present, he carefully surveyed the valley, but because his location was too far from the bottom of the valley, he did not find anything unusual.

They had no choice but to use the trees as cover and move down the mountainside.

The closer they got to the bottom of the valley, the easier it was to spot some remains, both human and animal.

It was unclear what fierce battle had taken place here.

"It seems that there is no one patrolling?" Roning observed, looking around and seeing no one in sight. He used the Wind of Detection to confirm the situation again.

Within hundreds of meters around them, there was no trace of anyone other than themselves.

"Are they all hiding in the cave?" Luo Ning frowned slightly and looked at the cave at the bottom of the hillside diagonally opposite. It would be too abrupt and rash to just barge in like that.

"McCann, Joffrey, you take Tom and the other three to watch from behind, and the rest of you disperse," Luo Ning whispered. "Everyone hide yourselves and observe for a while."

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