Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Scepter Ownership
With the development of the Dragon Nest Tribe, the tools consumed by the entire tribe daily have also increased significantly. In response, a dedicated manufacturing workshop has been set up, with fifty goblins to barely meet the orcs’ work and house construction needs.
Perhaps some hidden conditions were unlocked, or maybe goblins have a natural talent for manufacturing. From initially being somewhat clumsy in making simple wooden spear tools, they have now evolved to be able to autonomously create new tools and crops based on Austin’s scant guidance.
The bricks used in building the "Municipal Center" were fired by the goblins in the manufacturing workshop according to some information provided by Austin. Besides bricks, the goblins have also successfully fired pottery, greatly facilitating the daily lives of the orcs in the Dragon Nest Tribe.
Moreover, when making wooden spears and stone tools, the goblins developed some new grinding tools, such as grinding wheels, to save labor, which significantly improves the efficiency of various manufacturing tasks.
For the goblins’ spirit of invention and creation, Austin is quite appreciative. During inspections, he not only praised the person in charge of the manufacturing workshop in person but also encouraged them to be innovative and to foster a spirit of active exploration.
Whaclalal!!!
A huge gust of wind swirled in the high sky, and Austin descended from the sky, holding the stunned Ratman Priest, landing in the large stone-brick-paved square.
Due to the rainy and hot climate of the Kawa Great Forest, the ground is often muddy. Thus, once the bricks were fired, Austin ordered the orcs to pave the village with stone bricks to improve sanitation and civic appearance.
Now, the open space in front of the village houses is only about halfway paved, but it already forms a tidy square.
"Your Highness Blue Dragon, you have returned."
As Austin landed, the orcs working around busily saluted quickly, and the village chief Kobold Vini also ran over swiftly.
"Hmm, take this guy away, and then send someone to the east. After crossing twenty-three mountains, you’ll see a mountain resembling an Ox Head Peak. On the opposite side of Ox Head Mountain, there’s a plain covered with thatched grass. Send someone to take over the Ratman Tribe there."
Austin threw the Ratman Priest to the ground and instructed Vini to take over the Ratman Tribe. As for whether the Ratmen would resist, given Austin’s previous imposing entry, the Ratmen’s courage had already been scared away, so there probably wouldn’t be any issues.
"Also, go call Quik for me; I have something to discuss with him. Meanwhile, prepare an army and try to bring all my Dragon Vein Attendants. I want to personally lead an expedition against a Centaur Tribe."
Since Quik established the traditional Chinese herbal medicine treatment system, he has been taking a few orcs to collect various plants all over the mountains whenever he has time and has set up a simple hospital within the tribe. Of course, the injured orcs are temporarily afraid to enter, but they have no choice.
After turning Quik into a Dragon Vein Beastman, his perception and mental abilities seemed to have greatly improved. Although the hospital can only treat a few simple illnesses temporarily, with the orcs’ "selfless" contributions as test subjects, records of various herbs’ properties are rapidly increasing, laying the groundwork. It’s believed that with more trials, this affordable and beneficial treatment system will ultimately be established.
Upon receiving Austin’s orders, Vini started making arrangements swiftly.
Meanwhile, Austin returned to the nest and began to examine the scepter in his claw meticulously.
Within the crimson crystal, brilliant red light flickered, with strands of light intertwined in the red glow, seemingly hiding very profound and mysterious magic runes.
Suddenly, a thought arose in Austin’s mind.
Buzz!
A vibration suddenly spread through the air, with visible red light ripples expanding outwards in all directions.
The next moment,
Boom!
A massive fireball rose out of thin air, shot out swiftly, and hit one of the Dragon Nest’s walls with a bang.
In an instant, the entire Dragon Nest space seemed to be swept by flames, with the scorching heat filling the space until it vanished into nothingness.
As the firelight faded, there was only a black mark on the wall.
"What a shame, it’s just a little trinket..."
Austin shook his head slightly; this power was only one or two times stronger than the Ratman Priests, and it mainly lacked the mages’ ability to gather and bind the fireball through spiritual power, which resulted in too much Fire Attribute Magic Power and heat loss during flight.
This level of power is of no use to Austin, and it could only be given to some subordinate for use.
Dismissing the matter, Austin began to have the Ratman Priest brought over for a thorough interrogation.
After extracting information about the Centaur Tribe and the cave from the Ratman Priest, Quik returned to the Dragon Nest Tribe, dusty, carrying a large basket.
"Your Highness, were you looking for me?"
"Yes, I just received something good, take a look."
Austin tossed the scepter directly to Quik.
"Your Highness, this is...."
Quik was puzzled at first, but upon sensing the magic power tremors from the red crystal at the scepter’s tip, his expression suddenly changed.
"It should be a kind of Demonic Artifact. Try it and see how powerful it is."
Quik’s expression became serious as he used his spiritual power to activate the red crystal at the scepter’s tip.
Buzz!!!
Red ripples spread through the air, and at the same time, Austin sensed that the Fire Attribute Magic Power in the air was gathering under the operation of those mysterious runes.
The next moment,
Boom!!!
A huge fireball suddenly rose and shot out, hitting a pile of wood not far away.
In an instant, the whole pile of wood was blown apart and burned into ashes by the scorching flames, dissipating into the air.
"This.....!!!"
Seeing the fierce blaze ahead, Quik was also dumbfounded, speechless.
"Not bad, as a reward for your hard work these days, you can use this for now. I hope you don’t disappoint its power."
Perhaps due to the spiritual power and mage tier differences, the power Quik unleashed was much stronger than Austin’s, although Austin sensed that it still fell short of the Fire Energy contained in a fully gathered fireball when it was at its peak.
After all, Quik is not a true mage, only awakening his talents through transformation, and being able to exert half the power of the Flame Burst Technique is already quite good.
"Your Highness, thank you for your generosity."
Quik held the scepter with an expression of excitement.