Hearing the White Mist Witch mention that the Holy Kingdom side was finally showing some movement, Tang Zheng's eyes lit up, and he strode into the castle Great Hall.
He came to the spliced Large Wooden Table.
He took out the map of the Hills area and spread it on the table, then looked at the location bordering the Holy Kingdom.
The White Mist Witch closely followed behind Tang Zheng, also looking at the map on the table, but she couldn't understand it.
"Master seems to be in a good mood."
The White Mist Witch thought to herself, she didn't quite understand what her master was doing at the moment, but since it was her master's order, she would naturally do her best.
"Which side are they from?" Tang Zheng suddenly asked.
The White Mist Witch's bright yellow pupils froze, she opened her mouth, only to realize that she didn't know either.
Did this kind of thing need to be distinguished?
She only knew that some humans had secretly contacted the Ogres sent to the border of the Holy Kingdom, but she had no idea what the humans' identities were.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter."
Seeing no response, Tang Zheng also realized this, and shook his head with a chuckle.
The situation in the Holy Kingdom was actually quite complicated, not to mention the regional division between the North Holy Kingdom and the South Holy Kingdom, because of the Holy Queen, there were many Noble Factions.
Clatter, clatter!
Weak footsteps came from outside the door.
Lizardman Kurushe had recovered some strength, and walked in cautiously from outside the door with staggering steps.
She saw Tang Zheng in the Great Hall, observing the map, and the White Mist Witch standing aside, glancing at her with a disdainful look.
Lizardman Kurushe, wrapped in straw, stood in the corner, her arms with white, delicate scales showing through the gaps, hanging down in front of her, lowering her head even further.
The Magic of "Cloud Manipulation" had already assisted Tang Zheng in completing his task, and she had not been told what to do next.
Lizardman Kurushe felt a sense of confusion and helplessness in her heart.
"What do they want?" Tang Zheng didn't mind Lizardman Kurushe hearing the following information.
"Gold Ore."
The White Mist Witch immediately spoke.
"Gold, huh."
"What a simple and straightforward transaction, as expected, this kind of thing can't be stopped from spreading among the soldiers, it's as leaky as a sieve." Tang Zheng shook his head and chuckled a few times.
"That's right, after all, they are our own people, there's no need to be too wary."
Since the last time two groups of Ogres were sent, carrying Gold Ore to the Holy Kingdom's Fortress walls and were killed, three more groups of Ogres had been sent in succession.
These three groups carried items such as Magical Beast Hide, Medicinal Herbs, and Gems.
If the first two times were accidents, then the following five times being the same, and even actively exchanging different high-value items...
Even the most foolish person would probably realize that there was something wrong with the Ogres appearing under the Fortress walls.
"The relationship between the Holy Kingdom and the Abelion Hills is like fire and water, but even with such a bad relationship, for some people, nothing is more real than profit."
Tang Zheng quietly stared at the map, his eyes deep, a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
That's right.
His ultimate goal in sending out the Ogres before was to trade with the Holy Kingdom in order to purchase a large amount of grain and food.
This doesn't require a complicated plan.
There is a saying from his previous life that Tang Zheng didn't like, but he agreed with it.
When there is a 10% profit, they will be restless; when there is a 50% profit, they will take risks; when there is a 100% profit, they dare to trample on all the laws of the world.
When the profit reaches 300% - they dare to risk the danger of hanging! And the profit Tang Zheng gave in front of him was more than three times? Gold Ore, Magical Beast Hide, Magic materials, various minerals, valuable and rare Medicinal Herbs, Agate, Crystal, Gem, and so on.
The Abelion Hills doesn't lack any of this!
The size of the Hills is about the same as the entire North Holy Kingdom, and the number of Demi-humans in the Hills is only between 100,000 and 150,000.
And what about the population of the entire North Holy Kingdom? A full 3.5 million people!
This is not a simple matter of population size, but rather that the Demi-human population cannot use much resources at all.
"Kurushe, what do you think is the most valuable thing for the various Demi-human Races in the Hills area?"
Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the map and looked at the Lizardman Kurushe standing in a corner on the side.
Suddenly asked.
The Lizardman Kurushe was obviously stunned, and raised her head nervously, with a serious look in her red pupils.
She hasn't been in the Hills area for a long time, but she has learned something through contact with other Demi-human Races.
For some reason.
The Lizardman Kurushe remembered the Lizardmen Race of the past, and after a brief thought, she said softly: "It's food."
"Worthy of being a former clan leader."
Tang Zheng praised.
The Lizardman Kurushe lowered her head embarrassedly.
Food, weapons, and slaves are the three things that all Demi-human Races in the Hills area care about most, and "food" is the first.
There is no unified regime here at all, and the various Demi-human Races are completely independent and hostile to other Demi-human Races.
In this chaotic situation, it is impossible to have a systematic currency transaction of Golden, Silver, and Copper Coins like human countries.
"Bartering" is the most direct trading method for Demi-humans in the Hills area. Golden is not needed by the major Demi-human Races at all.
With only a population of more than 100,000 Demi-human Races, the Abelion Hills can completely support them. With the pride of these Demi-human Races, they simply disdain to trade with humans.
In addition! On both sides of the Abelion Hills, one is the Holy Kingdom with a long-standing feud, and the other is the Slane Theocracy, which is "humanity first."
The three parties wished they could beat each other's brains out, so how could they possibly compromise on a deal?
However.
Tang Zheng didn't care about this; what he wanted was to get all three parties involved.
"Send twenty Ogres, first pulling half a cart of Gold Ore over there, as a greeting gift for the first transaction."
Tang Zheng's gaze was calm as he spoke lightly, "It's really a bargain for them, just consider it 'Paying a high price to acquire talent'... using this phrase here is a bit derogatory."
The White Mist Witch didn't quite understand Tang Zheng's later words, and quickly nodded, softly saying, "Should Go Gin be sent along? He has lived in the human Kingdom for a long time and is better at communicating with humans."
"No need."
Tang Zheng shook his head, smiling strangely, "He is the 'King' who secretly rules these Ogres; it's too early for him to show himself now."
"Hehe, I understand." The White Mist Witch chuckled, her figure, entwined with mist, left the Great Hall extremely lightly.
Tap Tap Tang Zheng tapped the table lightly with one finger, going over his plan again in his mind.
A lot of energy has been spent on this recently, which has slowed down the pace of leveling up, but once the plan starts to be implemented, the missing experience during this wasted time can be easily made up.
As long as the Holy Kingdom provides the food, he can allow the Goblins to reproduce in large numbers, coupled with the Blue Maggot clan, who are also good at reproducing.
It is equivalent to developing a second "breeding plan" in the Hills area.
Tang Zheng's current disguised identity is that of a mysterious Magic incantation user who manipulates Undead, creating a large number of Demi-human corpses such as Goblins, which will not be met with obvious suspicion.
Of course, this is only one of the purposes.
Tang Zheng also needs to guard against playing it wrong. Just in case, he needs to find someone to vouch for him, so as to further reduce suspicion and attention towards him.
"[Zuranon]!"
The organization flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
He also has a considerable connection with [Zuranon]; after all, two of their members died in his hands, uh, one.
Khajiit didn't die; he was resurrected by that Alliance Leader.
Tang Zheng has indirectly learned something about the strength of that mysterious Alliance Leader through two consecutive contacts with members of [Zuranon].
It is within a controllable range.
"Come here."
"Ah, yes."
The Lizardman Kurushe suddenly heard Tang Zheng's words, walked over in small steps, and stopped in front of Tang Zheng.
"Drink this."
Tang Zheng looked at the Lizardman Kurushe, who was covered in straw, and took out a bottle of red potion and placed it on the table.
The red liquid in the potion bottle is Dragon Blood!
"Dragon Blood" is very precious.
The Lizardman Kurushe can release "Cloud Manipulation" through rituals, which made him see higher value, so he didn't mind taking out Dragon Blood to observe.
Tang Zheng had never forgotten that the Lizardman Kurushe possessed the Dragon-related class, [Dragon Crest Mentor].
Moreover, she was the only Lizardman with the racial class "Lizardman Awakened Ancient Species."
This white-scaled mutation, completely different from ordinary Lizardmen, made one suspect that she might genuinely have Dragon blood.
According to her appearance, it somewhat resembled the legendary Cursed Coffin Dragon Lord before it became Undead.
Tang Zheng couldn't be sure if she truly had the Cursed Coffin Dragon Lord's bloodline.
When he killed the Lizardman Kurushe and put the corpse into his Item Box, he hadn't really considered the possibility of reviving her later.
At the time, he simply thought her blood might be valuable.
Unfortunately, after studying it, he found that her blood was no different from that of ordinary Lizardmen, so he dropped the matter.
"Yes, Master."
The Lizardman Kurushe respectfully spoke, picked up the Dragon Blood potion from the table, and swallowed all the blood in one gulp.
She didn't care what the red liquid was.
The human man before her could easily kill her and revive her; if he wanted to kill her, he wouldn't need to go to such lengths.
As the Dragon Blood went down.
The Lizardman Kurushe felt a warm sensation spreading throughout her body, and she felt somewhat hot.
"What do you feel?" Tang Zheng asked curiously while observing.
The Lizardman Kurushe honestly told him everything.
After listening.
Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised and speechless. Dragon Blood contained a trace of cursed power, which could even make creatures that drank it become emotionally violent.
The Evil Spirit Dog became very irritable and lost its mind after drinking Dragon Blood.
The Lizardman Kurushe before him, however, only felt a little hot and showed no abnormalities.
"Is it because of the racial class 'Lizardman Awakened Ancient Species' or the [Dragon Crest Mentor]?"
Tang Zheng became more and more interested and took out several more bottles of Dragon Blood potions. "Remove all the straw from your body and continue drinking."
The reason she was always wrapped in straw was not only because of the unusual characteristics of the white Lizardman, but also because albino Lizardmen were more afraid of sunlight and had poorer eyesight.
Wrapping the body in straw could avoid direct sunlight and protect eyesight to some extent.
After the Lizardman Kurushe removed all the straw from her body, revealing her pure white figure, she drank all the Dragon Blood, gulp after gulp.
As the Dragon Blood continued to enter her stomach.
The Lizardman Kurushe's body gradually emitted a higher temperature, and layers of sweat emerged from the gaps in her delicate scales.
Faint white steam rose from her entire body.
If this was just an external manifestation.
Tang Zheng was focused on the Lizardman Kurushe's aura, which was beginning to strengthen: "Ninjutsu: Detection."
With the blessing of Perception Magic, Tang Zheng could clearly see the stream-like blue light on the other party's body rapidly deepening in color.
"Level 16?"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes.
Lizardman Kurushe had dropped two levels after being resurrected by him, becoming level 15, and now she had risen one level again.
Whoosh—
Suddenly!
At the Lizardman Kurushe's neck and arms, red, special lines and patterns emerged.
"Aaaah!!"
Lizardman Kurushe couldn't help but let out a beast-like roar, and violent emotions appeared in her clear red pupils.
"Bad people... clansmen... everyone!"
Lizardman Kurushe muttered to herself, starting softly and then growing louder and louder, until she roared almost like a beast.
Bang! Lizardman Kurushe stomped the ground fiercely with both feet, raised her still-sharp claws, and pounced towards Tang Zheng.
"Out of control."
Faced with this situation, Tang Zheng instead looked interested, and raised his eyelids: "All-Race Charm."
The Lizardman Kurushe, who had rushed over, instantly froze in place.
The violent emotion in her eyes turned into sluggishness, and faintly revealed a struggle, making the expression on her face somewhat twisted and ferocious.
"Oh, she can still resist Charm-type Magic to a certain extent."
Tang Zheng clearly felt that his Charm Magic was being resisted, but his strength far exceeded the opponent's, so he easily suppressed it.
"Less Dragon Blood is not affected, but once too much Dragon Blood is consumed, will it also be affected?"
Time passed bit by bit.
The violent emotion in Lizardman Kurushe's eyes gradually dissipated, the struggling facial expression also relaxed, and the special red lines on her neck and arms also disappeared along with it.
"Could those red lines just now be the passive ability of the Dragon Crest Mentor?"
Tang Zheng looked at the Attribute Panel and saw that there were no prompts, so a thought flashed through his mind, and he released "All-Race Charm."
"Lord."
Lizardman Kurushe's eyes regained clarity, and she looked somewhat dazed.
She now felt an unprecedented sense of ease throughout her body, and even the weakness from releasing Cloud Manipulation earlier had disappeared.
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