World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 1313 - 579: Make a fortune! Attack the Chimera Tribe!

Chapter 1313: 579: Make a fortune! Attack the Chimera Tribe!

Lanling’s gaze fell upon Du Yan’s face, staring into his eyes, attempting to find deceit and conspiracy within them!

However, what he saw was only a sense of relief, Du Yan’s sense of relief.

Lanling had previously said that if Du Yan wanted to achieve great things, he must first overcome the inner barriers of his own mind. And this barrier was precisely that Lanling, whom he had once looked down upon, was now standing high above, looming over his head.

Moreover, Lanling also judged that with Du Yan’s intellect, it would be difficult to overcome such an obstacle.

However, if the external humiliation were to surpass the humiliation of bowing to Lanling, then perhaps the situation might change.

But, should Lanling spare him?

For him, killing Du Yan at this moment was very easy; just one sword strike would do.

Du Yan said, "The pig iron and refined steel Constantine smelted here are all stored in a secret cave; I can lead you there now."

Then, Du Yan led the way to a cliff, where he opened a rotating mechanism.

There was a sound of rushing water, followed by the slow opening of a stone door.

Inside was a gigantic warehouse, and from the outside, Lanling could already smell the scent of metal.

Walking in and taking a look, he suddenly gasped in shock.

Duolong and Gantuo were visibly breathing faster, their hearts pounding.

No one had expected that inside, there would be so... so much pig iron and steel ingots in storage.

Du Yan said, "The furnaces of this mine are in continuous operation year-round. But the iron and steel produced are difficult to sell, and the Chimera Tribe can’t use them all, but they can’t stop either. So, they accumulate more and more, more and more."

The entire cave was filled with iron ingots and steel ingots. Some of the iron ingots had even started to rust.

Lanling asked, "How much iron is there? How much steel?"

Du Yan said, "More than two million pounds of iron and about ninety thousand pounds of steel!"

Two million pounds of iron and ninety thousand pounds of steel, truly a fortune!

Whether it’s for making weapons, armor, or even city gates, it’s more than enough.

Du Yan said, "There are many ox carts in the mine, specifically for transporting ores. They can be used to transport these iron ingots and steel ingots back to the tribe."

Lanling looked at Du Yan for a while and said, "Are you sure you want to surrender to me?"

Du Yan knelt on the ground and heavily said, "Yes!"

Lanling said, "Why?"

Du Yan said, "The inner barrier is gone."

Lanling said, "Why could you remove it?"

Du Yan said, "I originally didn’t accept you; I thought you were far inferior to me. And I desperately tried to please Constantine, deeply respecting him, yet he was repeatedly defeated by you. You exterminated thirty thousand of the Allied Army, which was enough to crush my jealousy. Moreover... there was the day Nini’an humiliated me, and Constantine’s deception and coldness towards me."

To calmly endure a certain blow, the best way is another greater blow?

Just like how Sino-Korean friendship relies on Japan? Or Sino-Japanese friendship relies on Korea?

To extinguish one hatred, just cover it with another greater hatred?

Really, this is part of human nature.

However, in this regard, Du Yan is better than Ling Ao, who is completely trapped in his jealousy and unable to extricate himself. Even when Zhi Li was eliminated, his heart was still filled with fear towards Zhi Li and an unwilling disdain towards Lanling.

Duolong said, "Chieftain, we can send a thousand troops to occupy this mine, and we’ll have an endless supply of iron in the future."

Lanling looked at Gantuo and asked, "What do you think?"

Gantuo said, "I think we shouldn’t stay long; we should be like the wind, only to plunder, not occupy land. Our forces need to be concentrated, not scattered."

Lanling nodded, Gantuo’s mind was much clearer.

At this moment, this mine truly was like a woman stripped of her clothes, full of temptation and completely unguarded, easily possessed with just a reach.

Many people would find it hard to resist such temptation.

But there will be many such temptations in the future—pastures, gathering spots, flax fields—shall we send troops to occupy them all?

If that’s the case, how many troops will the Flame Demon Tribe have left?

Only to plunder, not occupy land. Gantuo struck the core strategy.

Lanling looked at Du Yan and asked, "How many soldiers does the Chimera Tribe have now? How many war horses, how many cavalry, how much grain?"

Du Yan said, "Only five thousand soldiers left; Constantine went to the Silver Alliance meeting, taking away a thousand cavalry. Now the tribe has a thousand cavalry left, three thousand infantry, and about seventeen hundred war horses."

Lanling said, "Go report to the Chimera Tribe that the Flame Demon Tribe dispatched a thousand troops to loot the mine and engaged in a fierce battle with you, and that now five hundred people remain, continuously transporting iron ingots and steel ingots to the Flame Demon Tribe."

Du Yan trembled, saying, "You, you want to attack the Chimera Tribe?"

Clearly, Lanling wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

This strategy serves two purposes: first, to eliminate the remaining troops of the Chimera Tribe, and second, to plunder the Chimera Tribe.

If it were Constantine, he would certainly not fall for the trick, but Constantine II will definitely be deceived.

This raid, what Lanling needed most was steel, followed by war horses, cloth, and food.

Lanling wanted all of these; however much they had, he would take.

Inside the Chimera Tribe, how much cloth, how much food? And most importantly, the warhorses.

Raiding the Chimera Tribe is striking it rich!

Moreover, crucially, it would test Du Yan, whether he truly pledges loyalty to Lanling.