Chapter 424
Chapter 424 Bountiful Spoils
How significant were the benefits of robbing a magical creature lord?
Greem didn’t want to answer this question, because he was practically having a stroke from laughing.
Tula had excavated many independent caves in the deepest parts of its spider cave. Assorted valuable metal ores and precious resources were split up in hidden caches within these small caves.
It was Tula’s hundreds of years of toiling collection. The value of all the resources added together was enough to shock Greem!
Of course, the magical creatures lacked a detailed and perfected system of refining metals. That meant that most of the stuff they collected were natural metal crystals and magical gemstones of the highest quality.
Greem also discovered large amounts of natural Magic Iron in Tula’s warehouse. This metal was one of the fundamental materials that adepts used to make magic alloy. Apart from Magic Iron, Greem also found thorium, mithril, khorium, wrought gold, eternium, shadow stones, opals, unrefined emeralds, topaz, and many other magical gemstones.
They were the most hardworking laborers, continuously carrying stuff off of the manticore’s back and grunting as they heaved them underground.
A flock of bird demons took to the skies when the ‘outsiders’ suddenly appeared. They held crude throwing spears in their hands as they formed a perimeter. Seven or eight snake fiends with male human torsos and snake tails slithered across the ground and surrounded the outsiders. They held long and gleaming spears in their hands.
The silver-robed adepts had arrived here on a sort of floating disc unique to the Silver Union. The platform couldn’t fly as high as a floating ship, but it was agiler and more suited for short distance flying of sixty kilometers or less.
“Could the adept’s tower have fallen to the magical creatures? Has this place turned into a monster’s playground?” A silver-robed adept couldn’t help but exclaim.
“No. I’m afraid it’s quite the opposite!” Adept Eugene was the one to speak, “Look at the cave entrance.”
The esoteric adepts turned to look, and indeed, they found two apprentices standing there. They weren’t the slaves or prisoners of these magical creatures. Instead, they seemed to be the overseers of the place, arrogantly commanding the magical creatures.
Kodar quickly called the bird demons and snake fiends back when he saw the silver robes on Eugene and the others. He personally rushed ahead to greet the adepts.
“May I ask if you are the respected adepts from the Devinni Trading Company?”
“That is right. We are indeed from the Devinni Trading Company.”
“That couldn’t be better news. My teacher has been awaiting your arrival in the tower. Please come with me!”
The adepts looked at each other in suspicion before silently following Kodar into the tunnel filled with the smell of fire and sulfur.
Chapter Notes:
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