Chapter 772 (2/2)
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Roland fetched the ht landed on the southern territory of Graycastle He had conveyed his plan to offer the Sand Nation civilians a new oasis before Iron Axe had departed The preferred location would be the border area that had lost a lord and most of its populace It had been successively struck by civil wars, that had been started by Timothy and Garcia The le City had been turned into ruins The surrounding small towns and farmland had also been destroyed
With the refugees flowing into Neverwinter, the southern territory beca them to ruin, Roland decided to let the Sand Nation reclaim thereen land, and gradually rebuild the Port of Clearwater
By doing this, workers ere exploiting Blackwater could start off at the Port of Clearwater, and reach the southern point of the desert by sea According to Iron Axe's report, round Styx's Rivers lay to the south of the Land of Fire, mostly under the Endless Cape In that area, Blackwater tributaries flowed close to the ground and near the coastline When co the coastline was y level of Neverwinter, the coastline was undoubtedly the preferred exploitation location
It would take some tiion Clans that heard the news ardless, the temptation of an oasis would be irresistible to the Sand Nation civilians Even if only a few clans , eventually more would follow and ultimately become Roland's subjects
Thus, not only would he gain a large labor force and prevent the land fro to waste, but the revived residence would also stop the roving bandits that traveled inland This e force of manpower to work in the desert and the subjects that wanted to live in the Southern Territory would also find an abode
Of course, there were hidden dangers as well
One challenge would behis people with the Ironsand people of the Mojin Clan
Yet, Roland wasn't overly concerned
Leaving aside the unawakened deh—they didn't require one to be too religious, but more like a pure nature worshi+p Both of the nations used the sae; the Sand Nation's lifestyle and customs were not so much a special culture, but more of an adaption to the desert Iron Axe and Echo were perfect examples The two of them had roamed all the way to Border Town, and fit in ithout too much difficulty
As long as his law enforcement was strict and the punishments and rewards were fair, Roland believed that the Ironsand people of the Mojin Clan would also become qualified workers
Just in case there was a rebellion, the First Army that had been stationed in the Southern Territory and Fallen Dragon Ridge happened to be more than mere ornaments
Theup on the hybrid demonic beasts Iron Axe mentioned, that had attacked the witches If his recollection was accurate, it sounded like an unavoidable accident had caused the desertification of the Southern, this piece of pointy land adjacent to the mainland was not far frohly unlikely Unfortunately, for the moion, so he would have to ignore this quandary temporarily
While what the demonic hybrid did was inconceivable—this abnorence Roland had learned this from his own experience, so, what had driven it to attack the witches despite the risk? If the inland deed the human cities under the influence of the relics of Gods, then the Four-winged Eagle had obviously attacked witches for some other reason
While Roland was thinking hard, Wendy and Phyllis knocked on the door before they walked in ”Your Majesty, the last batch of facilities that had been shi+pped from Taquila will arrive at the Third Border City soon Pasha invited you to round”
”Finally they arrived”
Roland became excited when he heard the news The so-called Third Border City was actually an underground bunker that had been built under the Ie This place functioned sihold The last batch of facilities was the Instrument of Divine Retribution and the relics of Gods To ensure their safe arrival, the First Army that had been stationed at Neverwinter provided the escort
”What about the demonic beasts? Any movement?”
”No sign of afor the moment”
”Is that so” Roland stood up and said, ”Let's get started then”