When Ruilai approached, Leiter said, "Take a few people and release the aquatic monsters into the Frost Crystal Lake."

"No problem." Riley nodded.

Then, Rhett allocated houses to his followers and servants, and went into the mountains alone.

Taking advantage of the hazy moonlight, light blue wind elements surrounded Rhett's feet. He was as light as a snake, moving in and out in the dense black forest.

He whispered to himself, "A bear cave? It's usually located on a small hillside with exposed rocks. We can follow their habits and look for it."

Immediately, he stepped on the branch of a tall tree and looked out over a steep area. Although it was a bit far away, he immediately rushed over.

A cool night breeze blew by, and the hair beside Rhett's ears danced gently.

The green light under his feet gradually faded away, and in front of his sight, a large dark hole appeared a hundred meters away. It was more than four meters high, three meters wide, and semi-elliptical in shape.

A faint fishy smell came into Rhett's nostrils with the wind. He frowned. This special smell was like the stench of not having a bath for many years.

Well, this should be it.

He continued forward and could sense that a first-level violent earth bear was snoring inside, apparently having fallen asleep.

Immediately, Rhett thought for a moment, walked into the cave without fear, and swaggered.

The undisguised action was quickly noticed by the violent bear in the cave.

All I heard was a furious roar coming from the cave, which quickly turned into a roar of fear and panic!

Roar, roar, roar

Woo woo woo

Boom boom boom

Along with roars and the sound of giant hooves trampling, like drumbeats, a yellow figure panickedly emerged from the cave. There were two obvious large bumps on his head, a wound on his arm that pierced the muscle and was bleeding, and there was deep fear in his eyes.

He hurriedly ran towards the depths of the Dark Eagle branch.

Lei Te was the only one left in the cave. He laughed and shook his head. He thought about it and decided to let the violent earth bear live.

Now that they have decided to hunt sustainably, it is obviously meaningless for Rhett to hunt these first-level scum in the Dark Eagle branch.

Maybe if we let it escape, it will one day mate with another bear and give birth to cubs.

Putting aside irrelevant thoughts, Rhett turned around and began to search in the cave. With his extraordinary elemental perception, he sensed a very faint fluctuation of fire element in the stone wall deep in the cave. It was obviously appearing in the rock, which was very inconsistent.

Lei Te gathered a spike and shouted softly: "Go!"

The ochre-colored light in the air instantly pierced the rock wall at a high speed, making a series of clanging sounds.

He didn't dare use too much force, for fear of damaging the structure inside or directly destroying the hidden objects.

Accompanied by pieces of rubble rolling down.

Soon, a deep pit appeared in the wall.

"Huh?" A light flashed in Rhett's eyes.

He opened his eyes slightly and saw a dark red iron box appearing in the yellowish rock.

Because under the illumination of the light element, Leiter saw a faint reflected light from the outward surface, so he judged that it should be metal.

So he increased his strength, the sound of the spikes hitting became louder, and gravel splashed out like water.

Before long, the rock pit became deeper and wider.

Finally stopping, Rhett reached out and took out the iron box smoothly and accurately.

Touching it in his hand, Rhett could still feel a warmth.

"Is this... Fire Ore?" A hint of surprise flashed in Lei Te's eyes. As soon as he got the thing in his hand, he felt a sense of familiarity.

Moreover, the heat is obviously several levels higher than that of the rough ore. This effect is only achieved after being refined.

Unrefined fire ore is only suitable as fuel. Only after refining can it be suitable for making tools.

The box was not locked, so Rhett opened it immediately.

With a creaking sound, the box opened, revealing two bottles of red and blue medicine first.

Through the gap in the test tube bottle, you can see the yellowed envelope pressed underneath.

A smile appeared on Rhett's lips. He stared at the two bottles of potions and identified them as the Fire Bath Potion and the Starry Potion.

The former, the Fire Bath Potion, is an excellent healing potion, while the latter, the Starry Potion, is an excellent detoxification potion, both of which are medium-level potions.

"Good." There was joy in Rhett's eyes. He put away the medicine, picked up the envelope, and carefully took out the letter.

After a quick glance, the short five lines of text were exactly the same as the prompts in the simulation, which were about pursuing the traitor and entrusting the delivery to the Ring Tower.

Rhett lost interest, sealed it in an envelope and put it in his pocket.

Afterwards, Rhett left the cave, stood at the entrance for a while, changed direction, and did not return to the periphery, but continued to rush deeper.

This time, knowing the route well, three hours later, Rhett arrived deep into the Dark Eagle branch.

In the dark night sky in the distance, you can faintly see a solitary peak piercing the sky.

Chirp~Chirp~ From time to time, there is a strange sharp sound circling.

Rhett looked up and saw several black dusky eagles flying around under the moonlight, but their number was much fewer than before.

Last time, the battle was resolved within a day after all. Although all the dark-striped eagles on the isolated peak were slaughtered, there were always some remnants in other areas of the mountains.

At this time, I saw that there were indeed more than ten dark-striped eagles circling on the mountain.

It was also thanks to Rhett that he arrived early this time and took care of the third-level bald eagle on the road in advance.

Otherwise, if the situation continues for another ten days or half a month, the number of dark-striped eagles will be reduced by half.

"Bald Eagle, a magical beast with high-level bloodline potential, once it reaches adulthood, it will be able to steadily enter the high-level!" Lei Te whispered softly. The dark-patterned eagle of the same level may not be its opponent.

On the way here this time, he could sense that the bald eagle he had dealt with was not the one that had attacked him on the road when he was retiring from the canyon defense line, but a third-level magical beast that had been advancing for a long time and was close to its peak.

"But... why are the two bald eagles basically on the way to the canyon defense line and the Eagle Town..." A hint of doubt flashed in Rhett's eyes.

Low-level bald eagles are in their infancy compared to their high-level bloodline potential. The probability of them appearing in this southwest border is not to be said to be absolutely zero, but it is very low...

Rhett shook his head and didn't want to think about it for the time being. Instead, he observed the area around the solitary peak for a while and found that one of the third-level dark-striped eagles, the one he had rescued from the bald eagle a few days ago, seemed to recognize him. It chirped and circled above his head for a while.

But he remained cautious and didn't dare to go down.

Rhett smiled lightly, grabbed a handful of black leaves from his arms and threw them into the air.

Chirp! The third-level dark-patterned eagle's eyes lit up, and it leaned down and grabbed the leaf in its hand with lightning speed.

Then it flew away happily, heading for the lonely peak! Watching the dark-striped eagle gradually go away, Lei Te looked at the lonely peak in the distance and sighed softly.

Because they don't understand the buried historical truth, they are grateful and happy for some small favors and regard others as benefactors. It is sad and lamentable.

However, Rhett didn't think he was wrong. They just had different positions and were fighting for their own interests.

The survival of the fittest is the nature of any world.

In the previous life, the world was just "nuclear peace". And the world here is no exception.

So Rhett believes that no matter where you are, being able to take care of yourself and the people around you is already a great thing.

If you have the energy to spare, try to influence further borders...

Putting away his drifting thoughts, Rhett turned around and left.

When we returned to the camp, there was a faint light in the eastern sky, a pale sky emerged from between the mountains, and the stars dimmed and faded.

The people of the territory slept in the large stone houses that Rhett had built in advance. Only the members of the training ground were divided into several teams and patrolled in circles under the leadership of Tadel, Kurs and Shilin.

"Father, you're back." Ruilai was sitting on the ground. When he noticed his father's arrival, he ended his meditation.

"Yeah." Lei Te nodded and said, "I just went to the mountains to take a look and found that there were more than a dozen dark-striped eagles gathered at the dark-striped eagle's nest."

"Oh? So your plan is to clear them all out?"

If they are cleared, why would I keep them in captivity? Lei Te shook his head and said, "No, not only can we not harm them, but we also need to keep them in captivity."

Captive? Hearing this word, Raylai said thoughtfully: "Could it be that you intend to use Tucker's dark-striped eagle to control the entire tribe?"

Lei Te looked at the clever Rui Lai and smiled: "Yes, it would be a pity not to seize such a good opportunity.

And I heard that there is an alchemist in Ice City who has made a genocidal poison for the Asian dragons, and he might use the materials from the corpse of the Dark-Striped Eagle.

So this action can not only make friends with the master, but also contribute to the fight against the orcs."

"I see..." Ruilai's eyes were filled with realization: "Father, this is your plan."

Then, Ruilai looked around and his eyes fell on an enclosed open space. "Father, the architects have just selected the best terrain, which is suitable for the new manor, as well as the construction of the castle, the sub-castle, and the inner and outer forts."

Rhett looked over there and, sure enough, there were more than fifty people gathered together, standing next to a circled white line, talking in low voices. The architect in the lead was a first-level knight, pointing everywhere and making remarks.

He walked over and said to these people with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work until now."

"You are too polite, Lord Rhett. We are also doing this for money.

At present, we have restored the overall outline of Deep Rock Castle according to what you said, and have come up with a plan. "The leading architect said:

"Thanks to the design drawings left behind when Deep Rock Castle was built in the early days, Master Riley hand-painted several copies and left them to us."

"That's great. I would like to make a few requests."

"Please speak, sir."

"The planning layout and overall height do not need to be changed, but the internal space and floor area should be doubled." Lei Te felt that as the family grew in size, the permanent population would certainly increase, so preparations should be made in advance.

"No problem, Count Leiter!" The leading architect smiled and said, "By the way, I would like to ask you one more question, what is the name of the new castle?"

"Well, the new castle... let's call it Dark Rock Castle..." Rhett said softly, looking around at the gloomy sky.

All the plans had been made, but Rhett did not leave immediately.

Instead, he supervised the initial construction of the new territory for a day, confirming that everything was normal and running in an orderly manner.

In addition, since everything went smoothly in the simulation, Rhett was not worried about any accidents happening in the territory while he was away.

Even before leaving, he thought about it again and again and felt that there was still a need to build a city.

Only by building a city can we attract chambers of commerce to settle in and more foreign population to flow in, which will undoubtedly be of great help to the development of the territory.

Once promoted to earl, one will be qualified to build a city.

If he doesn't finalize this plan before leaving, he will be away for several months.

Therefore, he also planned the construction layout of the new city.

Leiter named this city...Dark Eagle City.

Finally, he condensed a large number of high-strength stones to serve as building materials.

After giving his men a few more instructions, he finally felt relieved and left the Dark Eagle branch.

In the evening.

Rhett rode on the Fire Grid and soared in the night sky, and he really experienced the feeling of traveling under the stars.

He closed his eyes, and the spring breeze of almost February began to reveal a deep warmth.

The breeze pecked lightly on my face.

In a trance, Rhett's mind emerged with the spring scene of the past, Nicole's playful smile, and the secret kiss.

The throbbing feeling in my heart is still hard to forget.

His eyelids trembled slightly, and he whispered silently: "Is it you...Nicole..."

The Kingdom of Ruim has a history of thousands of years, which is longer than the Kingdom of Jinlun.

It is located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Jinlun, separated by the vast plains and the Monster Mountains.

Although it does not border the Kingdom of Jinlun, the distance between the two countries is relatively not far compared to other kingdoms.

However, Rhett had a long way to go since he started from the southwest border.

Along the way, Lei Te tried to choose safer routes based on his own experience and understanding of the Kingdom of Jinlun and the surrounding areas.

It avoided the edge of the Thunder Bear branch of the Monster Mountain Range and only passed through the airspace of the Jinlun Kingdom and the unowned land.

“Chiu!”

Huo Ge spread his wings and flew high in the sky. Suddenly, he raised his neck, turned his head and let out a low cry.

So he was hungry... Lei Te smiled, touched Huo Ge's head, took out a handful of three-leaf spark leaves from his pocket, and stuffed them into his mouth: "Eat, you will have the strength to continue on your journey only if you are full!"

Looking forward, although it was a high-altitude flight, after a long time, Rhett felt a little bored.

The only pleasure was to stroke the warm fur. I don’t know how many times I stroked it along the way.

The hair on Huoge's head is almost bald because of him...

More than a month had passed since the departure. Rhett looked at the scenery on the ground and found that it had changed from an uninhabited wilderness plain to small villages and even noble territories that he could pass by from time to time.

He knew in his heart that he had reached the southern border of the Kingdom of Darium...

Two-in-one, long wait 　Thanks to the book friends for their monthly ticket support, thank you very much 　　Thanks to the book friends for their recommendation ticket support, thank you very much 　　 　 (end of this chapter)