Gavin sighed helplessly and said, "It seems that my plan to awaken more tree people from the surrounding area will fail. I can only find another way." After the Dragon Oak Mother Tree's toss, let alone the surrounding area, even in the entire Spring Bud Forest, there are probably not many suitable trees left that can awaken tree people. "This kind of thing has its pros and cons." Virginia's face also had a bit of helplessness, "The Dragon Oak Mother Tree has stimulated all the war potential of the Spring Bud Forest. It is very likely that no tree person will be awakened within a hundred years." "Then as I said before, don't focus on one place, start from other directions." Gavin's mood changed quickly, "If you were asked to give up the Dragon Oak War Giant Tree and restore the previous state of the Spring Bud Forest, would you do it?" "Of course not, only a fool would do that." A hint of playfulness flashed across Virginia's face. "That's it." Gavin said with a smile, "Let's not be so ungrateful. The most important thing now is to step up the defense of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. The noise we just made is not small. It's hard to guarantee that the enemies of the Spring Sprout Forest will not destroy the Dragon Oak War Tree while it is still unable to move."
Speaking of this matter, Virginia showed a serious expression and nodded, "It's not hard to guarantee, but it will definitely happen, especially the waste giants. So, I decided to abandon the Spring Sprout Castle and concentrate all the troops on the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. No matter how much land they annex in the Spring Sprout Forest, as long as the Dragon Oak War Tree is fine, we can find a way to activate it, and then we can take them all back."
Lord Virginia is not lacking in decisiveness. There is a reason why he has been able to hold on for so many years surrounded by waste giants and ghosts.
"It's great that you have such awareness." Gavin nodded and said, "Not only do you have to switch to a defensive state, but I also have to enter a development silent period. Most of the subsequent expansion of the Kobolds will be diverted to the Dragon Oak War Tree. It just so happens that its body has a large enough dark area to accommodate 30,000 to 50,000 Kobolds. It won't be a problem." "Are the enemies you provoked this time so troublesome?" Virginia originally thought that Gavin would be done with a few days of hiding in the Fey Wilds, but she didn't expect that even the development strategy would have to be adjusted. "This incident has become a fuse, igniting the conflict between the two factions within the Zhentarim in advance. Mansong, the great leader of the Zhentarim, has now begun to lean towards the Xirik faction and is massacring the followers of the God of Tyranny in Zhentil Castle. Compared to Mansong, who suffered losses, the group of followers of the God of Tyranny are now more eager to find the whereabouts of this batch of goods and prove their innocence. Now there are spies everywhere in the Rockland, suspecting every force, including us. So, in a short period of time, we cannot show too much strength." Although Gavin has been hiding in the Fey Wilds these days, he is highly concerned about the situation outside, especially the situation in the direction of the Zhentarim. There is no need to arrange spies at all. Some major news will spread throughout the Heartland area like wings. The merchants in the Black Well have the most sensitive noses, and many news are brought by them. Unexpectedly, his behavior of attacking the development of the Zhentarim in the Rockland actually affected the main body of the Zhentarim, causing the Bane Massacre, which was supposed to break out next year, to be staged ahead of schedule. But the protagonist has not changed. It is still Xeno*Mirror-Haired who leads a group of Cyric followers through the dark and twisted streets of Zhentil Keep, trying to cleanse all the Bane followers in that city. Bane followers were given two choices, either to convert to Cyric or to explain to Cyric in person why he is not worthy of worship. But the same event, at different times, leads to different results. Cyric's followers are just starting out now, and their power is far less than imagined. And Bane has just fallen, and his base of followers is huge, especially in Zhentil Keep, which is far more deeply rooted than imagined. Manshoon has not had time to secretly transfer the main body of the Dark Intelligence Network from Zhentil Keep to Raven Fortress in the Dragon Spine Mountains. Therefore, there was no one-sided massacre in Gavin's memory, and it became a civil war in Zhentil Keep. Cyric followers and Bane followers beat their brains out in Zhentil Keep, seriously affecting the operation of the Dark Intelligence Network. Large guilds like the Crimson Feathers are waiting eagerly. As soon as the Dark Intelligence Network showed a little weakness, the jackals rushed up and ate the fat meat that was originally occupied by them. Except for the black road that crosses the Anoak Desert, which is a special situation and difficult for outsiders to intervene. In less than ten days, more than 30% of the customers of the Moon Sea Highway that passes through the Cossoman Forest and the sea transportation of the Moon Sea were taken away by others. Faced with this situation, the Zhentarim from top to bottom were anxious. Mansong had to join forces with Bane's high priest Bozor to suppress the riot.
The first Bane massacre ended in such a whimper. Originally, Cyric would take this opportunity to harvest a large number of believers who originally belonged to Bane, so that his reputation would reach an unprecedented peak and prepare for the second Bane massacre, but now it has all become a bubble. After this bloody lesson, the remaining Bane believers must be fully prepared, and it will not be so easy to raise the butcher knife against them again. Gavin is naturally happy to see this situation. After all, Xirik is the executor of the assassination of the Goddess of Magic in the future. If his strength can be weakened, it will be more beneficial to his plan. If he can be weakened to the point where he does not pose a threat to the Goddess of Magic, it will be easier for him. Of course, this is just imagination. If the course of history is so easy to change, it will be easy. Lord Virginia said suspiciously: "This is not like your style. A Zhentarim Society scares you like this? Is there any other reason?" Gavin was stunned, then laughed and said: "Nothing can be hidden from you. In fact, even if there is no Zhentarim Society, the pace of development of Dragon Oak Territory should be slowed down." "Tell me about it." Virginia looked as if it was true. "No matter how big your size is, you have to face enemies of that size. In the past, when we were just fighting, those big forces and high-end mages looked down on us and didn't come to cause trouble. Once we exceed a certain size and make them jealous, it's hard to say. After all, the kobolds are foreign forces. The Kingdom of Cormier is likely to turn a blind eye to this, or even be a behind-the-scenes supporter." Gavin's dark life experience in the Zhentarim Society determined that he would always look at things from the dark and evil side and use the greatest malice to guess people. Especially when there is a conflict of interest between the two sides, it has been proved that most of the time, his views are correct. It's just right to hide your shortcomings now. The Dragon Oak Territory can create considerable value and attract the attention of relevant people-such as the personal visit of Fenggedahast. It's not enough to make those great nobles and even legendary mages greedy and come to snatch it from him. "In your eyes, are all people black-hearted?" Lord Virginia didn't quite understand Gavin's thoughts in this regard. Gavin said seriously, "To be more precise, in my eyes, anyone I don't know or understand has a black heart, until I personally confirm that it is not black, such as yours." "You have a lot of crooked ideas." Virginia's beautiful face was a little shy. It was obviously a crooked idea, but Gavin turned it into a love talk. "But you have to consider the food issue. Once I shrink the defense line, most of the Spring Bud Forest will be given to the useless giants. By then, we will be short of food, let alone support you. One day, we may even need your support." "Hehe..." Gavin laughed triumphantly. Virginia was a little creepy with laughter, and couldn't help hugging her chest and said: "What are you laughing at? When the time comes, I will definitely not pay with my body." "(⊙o⊙)..." Gavin's laughter stopped abruptly, and he said in amazement, "Hey, what are you thinking of?" Virginia's beautiful face turned red all the way to the root of her neck, and she said hesitantly: "You...you...don't you mean that?" "Of course not." Gavin said righteously, "With our current relationship, if I let you pay with your body, I will lose everything, even my pants." "You..." Lord Virginia gritted his teeth in hatred, stretched out his hand to pinch a piece of Gavin's soft flesh and twisted it for a while, this move is self-taught. Gavin endured the pain and explained, "I'm laughing at you. You didn't want to farm before, but now you have to. Look below, isn't it a natural farmland? I promise, whatever you plant will grow, and it will grow very luxuriantly." Lord Virginia looked along the circle drawn by Gavin's finger, and his eyes lit up. When the Dragon Oak Mother Tree rose from the ground and turned into a state of war, its size was greatly reduced, and the area it occupied was also reduced. In addition, so many tree people and enlightenment trees were born at once, and large areas of open space did appear around it. Gavin dared to make the assertion that whatever you plant will grow, of course, because this place was nourished by the life force scattered by the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, and it would not dissipate completely in ten or eight years. "Not only can it be planted here, but it can also be planted on the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, and even various mushrooms can be planted inside the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. This piece alone is enough to meet the internal needs of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree." Gavin has always been very interested in promoting Lord Virginia to farm. In the final analysis, it was because she had a unique advantage, not only because she had a large number of druids under her command, but also because of her special sync with the Feywild, which gave her convenience that others did not have when farming.
Once she chose to join this promising industry, she would have an excellent breeding base, and it would be extremely convenient to promote farming in other places. As the situation changed, Lord Virginia's thoughts were also changing. When they met, Gavin talked to her about farming, and she just smiled and listened, somewhat watching a joke, after all, the other party was showing off his skills in front of an expert. As the two sides formed an alliance, she did not oppose this matter, nor did she support it too much. She only gave the right to recruit the elves, but did not directly come forward to help Gavin, which was a clear proof. As the relationship deepened further, she gave some support due to her feelings, but in essence, she still refused. And this time, Virginia was finally moved. This kind of heartbeat was a combination of multiple elements. First of all, it is imperative for the Dragon Oak Mother Tree to grow crops on its own. As a strategic war weapon, it must have its own internal circulation, and at least cannot rely solely on external supplies. Secondly, Gavin had previously instilled in Virginia the idea of attracting a large number of spirits from outside, which also requires food support. If she were asked to cut down trees and build farmland, Virginia would definitely not agree. But if she were to grow food crops on existing vacant land, it would not be impossible.
