Chapter 651: Chapter 637: Trade Inventory
"Master, here’s this month’s list. Please have a look." Elwin held an unknown piece of beast hide in his hand, densely filled with the names of various items.
Ore, weapons, exotic beast eggs, and even some slaves — this was the income for a quarter.
It wasn’t just the human world that changed; in the Demon City occupied by Inferior Demons and Flora, the Exchange established by Elwin, and the Bone Plain cultivated by Saruman, there were earth-shattering changes over the past half-year.
The number of demons controlled by the Demon City has exceeded over a million. Although most of them are ordinary Timid Demons, Inferior Demons, and mutated worms, for a newly appointed Demon Lord, this is an impressive growth rate!
In just half a year, Demon City successively captured several dilapidated cities, fully merging the surrounding three hundred kilometers, all thanks to the Demon and Martial Cannon.
The previous battles of demons were mostly barbaric and frenzied, with low-tier demons serving as cannon fodder; once the casualties were substantial, the high-tier demons would come out to reap the benefits.
However, with the Demon and Martial Cannon, some low-level fortresses could be taken down with a dozen or so shell strikes, causing the low-tier demons to scatter in disarray. At this point, Flora would lead her troops to commence the expedition. Within half a year, three fortresses were breached, and the number of Silver Tier demons reached over ten thousand, with even Golden Tier demons numbering in the hundreds!
That’s a terrifying figure!
Consider that, aside from the summoned beasts under Chen Feng, there are fewer than ten Golden Tier professionals in the entire Order, and those who advanced are all individuals with extraordinary talent, with unknown resources supporting them over time.
Yet, in the Abyss, a mere obscure Demon Lord has over a hundred Golden Tier demons under their command. Just Flora’s one Demon City could obliterate the Order completely, with the latter having no countermeasures at all.
This perhaps highlights the difference between old realms and new realms. Compared to the energy in the human world that’s only existed for a year and a half, who knows how many years the Abyss has been around. Every moment, new demons are born, new demons advance; in terms of sheer numbers, the two sides are not even on the same plane!
Until recently, commanding over a hundred Golden Demons was extremely burdensome, for Flora’s power was not yet overwhelming. It was only after making an example by killing a few demons that order was maintained.
Now, the Inferior Demon has successfully stepped into the legendary tier, and with the further strengthening of the Giant Dragon’s bloodline, none of the subordinate demons dare to rebel any longer. This indicates that the demon legion, meticulously constructed by Chen Feng, now has a perfect preliminary form.
This legion includes over a million low-tier demons generally at the Bronze Tier, more than ten thousand Silver Demons, and hundreds of Golden Demons!
Of course, this force may be unmatched in the human world, but it is far from sufficient in the Abyss. As a realm whose existence is unknown for countless years, it is a true Purgatory, a hundredfold or even a thousandfold more terrifying than the so-called Insect Realm. Every stratum is occupied by individuals with the power of an Evil God. Understandably, Flora is just beginning and cannot yet be considered a heavyweight in the Abyss!
Chen Feng has formulated a plan: the fortress governed by Flora requires a year-long stabilization period. She has captured too many fortresses; compared to expansion, consolidation is now imperative.
As for Saruman’s Bone Plain, not much has changed. It remains filled with Undead and skeletons. After defeating the alliance formed by Banshees and Undead Knights, Saruman not only took control of their territories but also subdued the Undead Knights!
Saruman enjoys research. The so-called Gate of Gorge is merely one of its outposts, with its true stronghold being a piece of land on the Bone Plain.
Especially after reaching the Golden Tier, Saruman’s research capabilities have greatly increased, with new Undead being re-engineered at regular intervals.
Ghouls, Burrowing Demons, Gargoyles, Abomination Butchers, and the most fearsome of all, the Frost Giant Dragons, have all been reborn in Saruman’s hands, assuming fresh roles within the Undead Legion.
The number of Undead under Saruman’s command is... immeasurable.
Indeed.
Unimaginable.
For Saruman, who possesses necromancy, as long as he’s on the Bone Plain and his power holds, he can resurrect an endless army of skeletons to fight.
More often than not, the Undead rely not on their abilities, but on their numbers!
In contrast to the Demon City and the Bone Plain, Chen Feng’s trade ventures are all concentrated in the Exchange established by Elwin.
Human weapons are extremely popular. After half a year of trade exchanges, the Exchange’s renown has been established. Besides demons and devils as long-standing adversaries, weapon-fascinated dwarves have also become distinguished guests.
Compared to the dwarves’ precision-driven technology, while the Order’s weaponry may not match in terms of strength, its production is tenfold that of the counterparts.
This signifies that the time it takes for an ordinary dwarf to forge a single weapon, the Order has already produced a dozen. Clumsy fists may overcome a skilled master; in one-on-one situations, the wear and tear on weapons would naturally impact performance, but once on a battlefield of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, when defending, six or seven blades may thrust forward, no matter how strong the weapon is; after all, the body is flesh and blood, right?
For the dwarves purchasing weapons, Chen Feng imposed no restrictions. As long as the buyer could pay with equivalent wealth, no matter who they were, they were considered prime clients of the Order.
Besides weapons, armor made from Insect Armor, Blood Honey, grains, and the hot weapons eliminated by the Order were all well-received. In trading, the resources within Elwin’s grasp reached staggering levels!
Elwin was open to all trades, claiming that even without wealth, slaves could serve as currency. Under such circumstances, weaker races suffered calamities, with tens of thousands of slaves being transported under Elwin’s command to serve as trading chips.
Among all the traded goods, what Chen Feng valued most were those plain, featureless stones.
[Soul Stone]
Chen Feng turned to the last page of the list, where the notation of twenty [Soul Stones] caught his eye, representing a transaction completed with a High-tier Soul Mage.
The astonishing quantity came at no small cost to the Order.
The hidden second personality within him was always a latent danger. Chen Feng held the Soul Stone in his hand, savoring the Power of the Soul within, his gaze growing somber. After such a long time, perhaps it was time to bring things to a conclusion?
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