Chapter 153: Recyg Murlocs

  After eliminating the elite Murlocs led by the Murloc Tidecaller,

  the remaining Murlocs, half-destroyed by the "Delicious Potion," scattered like frightened birds, fleeing for their lives.

  Old John surveyed the battlefield, holding a pile of broken junk in his hands, muttering helplessly:

  "Even Kobolds aren't as poor as Murlocs!"

  Apart from the det amount of experience points, the sin Murloc warriors and diviners offered almost no useful loot.

  Even the Murloc Tidecaller's ebony staff was merely a good-quality raw material.

  It could only be sold for 2000 gold s, not even enough to cover the cost of the "cealment" scroll.

  Although it wasn't profitable, Matthew didn't sider it a loss. He returo the city and issued new orders:

  "One silver for each recovered Murloc corpse."

  "Some Murlocs aren't dead; have the Kobolds dig se pits and corral them."

  This was just a temporary solution; Matthew po have the Kobolds dig and build rge underground "breeding" farms.

  Since Murlocs reproduced so easily, it would be wasteful not to take advantage of that.

  Additionally, Murlocs had a broad diet.

  They could eat algae, water pnts, small fish and shrimp, or even food scraps, and thrive quite well.

  They were excellent sgers!

  Plus, the cultivation of magic taro required rge amounts of flesh and blood.

  Now there was a clear supply!

  Even Murloc waste, after proper processing, might serve as excelleilizer, Matthew specuted.

  Hmm, a multi-purpose resource—perhaps more funs will reveal themselves iure...

  Ralph's eyes lit up, and he immediately began anizing the arras.

  Although he didn't know Matthew's exatentions, Ralph would support and execute them to the fullest.

  After briefly expining the Murloc "breeding" pn and notifying the Kobolds to begin work, Matthew prepared to return to the manor.

  He o prepare quickly—Bay Territory o seize the opportunity frowth.

  Watg Matthew's departing figure, Aelios felt a sense of relief wash over her.

  Before she could process her emotions, Old John waved her over:

  "e on, it's time to distribute the spoils of war at the barracks."

  Blinking in surprise, Aelios could clearly sehat no one cared about her "appearance"—only her strength mattered.

  Whew!

  Yaya glided dowly and followed Matthew into the study, yawning as her illusionary form faded away.

  Without Rebecca around, Yaya had been sleeping much more frequently.

  Fortunately, Yaya could meditate while she slept, so it didn’t hinder her growth.

  Matthew set aside his cloak and ons, dismissed his illusionary e, and emerged from the hidden chamber.

  As usual, he activated deteagic to ehere was no surveilnce before rec the information about the "Naga" and the "Deep Sea."

  The early Naga activity gave Matthew signifit insights.

  Many knows may have had signs earlier than anticipated.

  Matthew revisited various pieces of information, anizing and categorizing them more meticulously.

  After finishing this task, Matthew focused his attention on the immi opportunity in the Misty S.

  In the couple of days, an underground ruin buried in the mud of the Misty S would be uhed.

  It was the site of a medium-sized city, remarkably well-preserved.

  Its destru was akin to what befell Sweetwater Towuries ago.

  Thousands of years ago, the city had fallen during a major crisis.

  Due to its sturdy stru and burial deep underground, hundreds of meters beh solid rock, much of the "treasure" within had remained intact.

  This site would attract many adventurers from Bloodmoon City who were keen on reliting.

  If that was all, it would merely be another ruin among the many scattered across the Bloodmoon City region—not particurly hy to Matthew.

  What made this ruin famous and drew thousands of adventurers and pyers was a unique creature within: the Sky-Splitting Lizard!

  These massive lizards, with mid to high-tier strength, were incredibly dangerous and lived in rge groups—numbering iens of thousands.

  They had pletely takehe city, surviving by feeding on the underground river's resources in the Misty S.

  What made them truly sought after was their ability to produce rare spatial crystals iheir bodies!

  These crystals were essential for crafting spatial tools, casting spatial spells, and perf spatial modifications!

  Matthew’s carriage and loot ste belt both relied on these rare, expeerials.

  A sihumb-sized spatial crystal could easily fetch over a thousand gold s.

  It took hunting down ten Sky-Splitting Lizards to extrae spatial crystal from their bodies—a treasure worth millions of gold s.

  For most mid- to high-tier adventurers, this opportunity was extremely entig.

  In Matthew's memory, the ruin—dubbed Sky-Splitter City—had remained popur for nearly three or four years.

  Eventually, adventurers had nearly wiped out the lizards, with the remaining ones fleeing through the underground river, disappearing without a trace.

  Initially, Matthew had sidered quietly disc and gradually exploiting the ruin, reaping all the bes for himself.

  But su approach was too time-ing, and Matthew wasn’t willing to waste valuable manpower in this dangerous underground site.

  Thus, Matthew devised another pn.

  Two hours ter, Ralph ehe study after finishing his tasks, still carrying the faint st of fish.

  Matthew didn't mind, handing over some dots. After Ralph read them, his expression shifted to shock as Matthew smiled and said:

  "Tomorrow, send a team to support the Murloc Camp. We need a rge number of Murloc corpses for fertilizer."

  "If anyone wants to take on the job, offer them 2 silver s per Murloc—let's start a rge-scale colle."

  Though Ralph didn’t fully grasp Matthew's iions for colleg Murlo bulk, he nodded without hesitation and cautiously asked:

  "Teically, that isn't our territory. Could other nobles e and..."

  With a faint smile, Matthew calmly responded:

  "If someone wants to spend a fortune building a proper city in the dangerous, unproductive Misty S..."

  "Using such costly nd development to cim ownership of a piece of territory, why should we object?"

  "Wouldn't that just guarantee a steady er base for our food and resources?"

  petitors?

  Not a ce!

  Ralph was taken aback—he had never sidered such a pn from the Lord.

  But it had every possibility of beiy!

  Surely, no one would be foolish enough to do that, right?

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