Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 762 - 522 Divided into Four Paths_2

Chapter 762: Chapter 522 Divided into Four Paths_2

"You speak of Lady Shanoba? Having her as my mount does seem a bit beneath her abilities, a flying warhorse would suffice for my needs. Lady, please rejoin your rank!" Zalanda saw through Gaven’s intention.

The best suited to rule gnolls will always be a giant dragon or a dragon vein creature.

The black dragoness Shanoba was undoubtedly an excellent choice.

Originally standing behind Zalanda, somewhat listlessly, Shanoba suddenly perked up, her gaze burning into Gaven, unable to hide her anticipation.

For someone with a strong desire for power, serving as a mount, even for a city lord, was a terribly dull affair.

If it weren’t for the absolute suppression from Gaven, she would have quit and walked away long ago.

"The Wailing Dwarf will hereafter be known as Dwarf Statue City, and you will take over as its supreme leader, but you will need to gather the lieges yourself. Before we leave this place, if there’s anything you need, just ask. I will do my best to provide help and convenience," Gaven didn’t feel the need to stand on ceremony with Shanoba.

Although this woman was not inherently vicious and evil, she was still a member of the lawfully evil, her lust for power no less than Daphne’s, willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goals, including secretly trying to influence him.

Using her this time wasn’t a result of her influence, but rather because he genuinely had no one more suitable on hand.

And the six-armed snake demon, Nightshadow, gave him enough confidence that he no longer needed to tread as carefully as before; at least now, if exposed, he wouldn’t be powerless to respond.

"Leave this place to me, Lord Gaven. Rest assured," the black dragoness said, patting her ample chest, "Just give me an Erde Scout Team, and I’ll handle the rest."

In some ways, Shanoba’s temperament was very similar to Gaven’s. She too disliked constraints and preferred a blank canvas to work on.

A blank slate of a city like this was truly perfect for her palate.

She could use this opportunity to test the experiences she had gathered from Dragon Oak Territory and Darama and create a gnoll city of her own.

"The primary focus of Dwarf Statue City will be on detecting and mining troll gems, with iron ore as a secondary concern," Gaven took out an egg-sized black gemstone, clearly simply processed and oval in shape.

It was a troll gem, a special product of the Troll Mountains, with simple yet powerful attributes.

Troll Gem: The holder gains regenerative abilities equal to their constitution adjustment value; if they already have regenerative abilities, the effects are doubled, and they gain additional regeneration abilities equal to their constitution adjustment value.

The value of such a gemstone is self-evident.

This is not only useful for combat professionals but for any creature with a constitution greater than 12 points.

However, to fully utilize its extreme effects, it is best in the hands of creatures like trolls that possess strong regenerative abilities.

Next in line are those warriors with exceptionally high constitution, such as barbarians and warriors, as it greatly enhances their ability to survive on the battlefield.

This size of troll gem in his hand was uncommon; it was the only one among their war spoils from Koli Kodi, the great king.

There were more than a dozen, about the size of a pigeon egg, with similar abilities, but after the regeneration effect was doubled, the additional constitution-based regeneration was lost.

The rest ranged from the size of a corn kernel to a pigeon egg, providing fixed-value regeneration, either plus one or plus two, with pigeon-egg size reaching up to plus five.

Even a troll gem with only a plus one is considered a powerful magic gemstone, worth at least ten thousand gold coins to start.

Beyond that, there are even smaller regenerative gems, which are better termed Fast Healing Gemstones than regenerative gems.

Fast healing merely restores the owner’s lost health and heals some wounds, similar to having a healing divine art cast upon them, but cannot regrow or reattach severed limbs. If the owner suffers both lethal and non-lethal injuries, fast healing prioritizes the non-lethal injuries, which is the most significant difference from regenerative abilities.

From this war alone, just the troll gems could net Gaven a hefty sum, at least in the millions—even after setting aside the priceless gem in his hand, which alone could be worth several hundred thousand gold coins, comparable to a divine artifact in some hands. And let’s not forget, this thing hasn’t been fully processed yet, its potential is yet to be tapped.

Not to mention the golden goose in their midst; once large-scale development begins, it will surely become Gaven’s most considerable source of income.

It’s no wonder that so many in this world love to wage wars—such ventures are exceedingly profitable, swiftly turning the wealth of others into their own.

The black dragoness excitedly bowed to accept the command; she was not afraid that the city she was about to lead was too powerful; rather, her fear was that it wouldn’t be powerful enough.

Once the strategic matters were settled, what remained was the relatively tedious process of rewarding and punishing after the war.

This task had to be conducted with integrity and care, with thorough investigation and evidence to prevent false claims of merit or oversight.

Those deserving promotion would be promoted, and those in need of reprimand would be dealt with accordingly.

War, especially on a grand scale, serves as the perfect litmus test for these frontline commanders.

The capable will shine during this process.

The inept will be exposed for what they are.

Overall, most are proving competent.

After all, they had replaced some during the process of migration and adjustment.