Chapter 408
Chapter 408 Bad News
The arrival of Meryl and the others certainly made the tower more lively than before.
Moreover, they had brought plenty of daily necessities and supplies along with them, replenishing much of what the tower sorely lacked.
Greem gave the apprentices access to the first and second levels and had them slowly develop the two floors. Meanwhile, he brought Snorlax and Meryl to the meeting hall on the fourth floor to discuss other matters.
Snorlax took out his sack and handed it over to Greem in front of Meryl. The one hundred and twenty thousand magical crystals he mentioned were inside. However, this time Snorlax honestly admitted that Alice had sent them through a witch’s trading company.
“Alice would never send such a huge number of crystals without any reason. Did she say anything else?” An ominous feeling rose in Greem’s heart.
“The messenger she sent had a message. ‘Be careful of the assault of the magical creatures!'” Meryl replied.
After a logical analysis of the situation, Greem slowly listed all the advantages and disadvantages they had on their side. To his surprise, he found that they weren’t in an entirely passive position. It was only now that Greem realized the reason Alice had so strongly supported his construction of a tower here.
This location was an excellent place that was entirely compatible with his future development!
There were no large adept clans nearby, and there were no terrifying magical creatures. It allowed Greem to avoid being harassed and troubled while he expanded his influence and power. Furthermore, there was a hidden sea of volcanic lava beneath Plaguewood. This resource had incredible significance to Greem’s personal growth and development.
He only needed to resist this attack by the magical creatures. When the light of his tower shone upon the nearby forest, this small stretch of the Black Forest would become his territory. If the magical creatures were unable to drive him away, then they would have no other option but to leave this place, migrating to foreign lands to find a new home.
However, there weren’t that many safe territories for these creatures to migrate to in the Black Forest. For the sake of their tribe and their species, these magical creatures had to band together to launch a frenzied attack at Greem’s adept tower.
Soon, Greem would face a tough defensive battle!
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Stonehammer Ruins.
A forest of stone pillars shaped by weathering throughout the ages, fifteen kilometers east of Plaguewood.
Eva the forest spirit stood alone atop a tall stone pillar. The stones here had been shaved away and worn by wind and rain. Some were thick, while others were thin. Some were tall while some were short; not one of them looked alike.
Looking from above the stone pillar, Eva saw that everything around here was a dull world colored in only yellows and black. Countless valleys, caves, and stone forests had been covered by the towering black trees, forming the complex geography of this place, as well as creating the perfect shelter for various magical creatures.
Who knew how many dangerous fellows lurked in the shadows and the caves here, silently observing everything?
All the adept-level magical creature leaders had gathered here today, answering the call of the most senior of them all- Tula, the Demon-Hunting Spider. They were aggressively discussing the presence of the human adepts that had appeared in the manticores’ territory.
They had all felt the change in magical energy around the Plaguewood.
The strange trembling and drain of magical elementium posed a dire threat to all the magical creatures present. Many of the oldest magical creatures instantly determined the existence of an adept’s tower; there was no other way to explain the phenomenon.
Adept’s Tower!
The expressions on the faces of all magical creatures changed when they heard this name.
This…this was a name that all magical creatures hated and feared!
Because hearing that name meant that a considerable price had to be paid.
Their land, their hunting grounds, and even their lives!