Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 633 - 479: The Opportunity Brought by Blood Claw_2

Chapter 633: Chapter 479: The Opportunity Brought by Blood Claw_2

However, those pieces of equipment, many emblazoned with exclusive sigils, were first handed over to Zalanda by Gaven, who asked for her assistance in organizing a large number of blacksmiths to remove them.

Now given to the Blood Claw Legion, they could not only exert their full force but also had far fewer concerns because, after all, the influence of the Santarin Association was mainly in the Northern Lands, and their magic reach had not yet extended to areas primarily inhabited by creatures like the Giant Plains.

"It should be so," Zalanda agreed with this utilization plan.

"This book on military strategy—you should study it in your spare time," Gaven said as he handed a book to the Hobgoblin Warlord, "This is ’Path of War’ by Lady Strategy, going through it will be of help to you."

Of course, this ’Path of War’ was not an original edition that Zalanda possessed but a transcribed version, devoid of any magical power.

However, for a general who relied solely on instinct and experience to command battles, it was still very useful—at the very least, it could broaden his tactical command thinking.

"Thank you, Lord, for your generous gift," expressed Blood Claw respectfully as he accepted the book from Gaven’s hands. Though he hadn’t flipped through it yet, given the serious explanation from the other party, it was certainly not an ordinary item, especially as it concerned a Goddess who used strategy as her divine prerogative, surely containing her unique perspective on warfare.

"What about food? Do you have any shortages? Do you need me to prepare anything for you?" Gaven inquired.

The Blood Claw Legion had not embarked with sufficient food supplies from the start but rather engaged in a war of sustenance, fending for themselves with resources from the Monster Tribe and wild creatures.

But there were some things that couldn’t be replenished effectively, such as salt.

As expected, without hesitation, Blood Claw answered, "Salt, a large amount of salt. The weather is hot, the soldiers sweat profusely, and meat cannot be stored for long; it must be preserved with salt."

Gaven’s gaze shifted to Zalanda. The provision of such daily necessities could only be assisted by her, as a local authority.

After a moment’s consideration, Zalanda said, "Give me three days, and I’ll find a way to gather a batch of salt."

Clearly, for her, procuring a large quantity of salt suddenly was not an easy task.

The salt of Felen chiefly came from the sea.

Surrounded by sea on all sides, and with the world’s largest Inner Sea, the Sea of Fallen Stars in the midland, most areas were hardly lacking in salt.

Darama, relying on the Is River which flowed directly into the sea, had no large geographical undulations en route, and under normal circumstances, it did not lack salt.

At least, it did not lack salt before Zalanda took over the control.

But as the Warlord Nobles initiated an economic blockade against her, the once cheaply available salt began to become tense and scarce.

Of course, Gaven understood Zalanda’s predicament and said, "You help General Blood Claw prepare enough for them to make another sweep through the Giant Plains. The rest can be obtained by sending someone to purchase along the coast of Dragon Lake, bring back more, on one hand to supplement Darama’s needs, and on the other, to prepare for the Immigrant Horde."

Dragon Lake, although named a lake, was actually part of the sea, connecting with the Sea of Fallen Stars through the Dragon Lake Strait. Directly across it was Komeer, enveloping the entire southern border of the Purple Dragon Kingdom.

"That’s a good plan. Shall your people make the purchase, or should I send someone?" Zalanda inquired.

Of course, the task of purchasing could not be left to Blood Claw and his crew, who were only good at plundering.

"You send someone. In this regard, I really don’t have any suitable talents to offer. As my strength has continued to develop, I have felt the available talent at my disposal is not expanding, but rather becoming increasingly inadequate," Gaven admitted. His spread-out domains and his primary lieges being comprised of atypical races, which brought a specialization to them, leading to extraordinary capabilities in certain areas, far surpassing ordinary humans—such as the Treants’ size advantage, Fae Race’s cultivation advantage, Gnolls’ mining skills, Sodalite Treants’ wood shaping advantage, and so on.

However, they proved quite unsuitable for significant trust in other matters.

Trade and procurement were such instances.

He increasingly felt the necessity of establishing an official trading caravan of his own.

"Alright," Zalanda promptly agreed.

"Always being strangled by their control isn’t a solution," Gaven casually steered the conversation towards Zalanda’s predicament, "Might as well take this opportunity to shatter the blockade."

Zalanda’s gaze involuntarily fell on Blood Claw, reflecting thoughtfully, "Do you mean you want to use General Blood Claw to pressure Saladas?"

"Exactly," Gaven said as he gestured, and a large military map of Thacel appeared before them, "Most of Thacel’s military strongholds are concentrated in the western coastal region and the tri-river basin, where any small action affects the whole.

However, to the west, there’s only Saladas. Although they have Thacel’s finest heavy cavalry, it is also an isolated and unsupported position. When General Blood Claw and his forces move south, we can surround them on three fronts.

The Blood Claw General and his legion are not subject to the peace agreement of Thacel.

As long as we tear them apart, the east will be completely open, and the so-called economic blockade of the Thacel Warlord Nobles will be no more."

Originally, Gaven and his allies only planned to thrust the Blood Claw Army into the Marching Mountains, considering them a chess piece for internal and external coordination. Even if they didn’t completely solve the Goblin predicament in the mountains, their goal was to suppress it effectively to secure a longer period of peaceful development for themselves.

They never expected Blood Claw to bring a delightful surprise, growing in strength so rapidly that it could disrupt the war situation of Thacel under their control.