Volume One: Hell-Class Lord World Chapter 105: A New Direction for the Goal

Chen Gu's carriage moved along with frequent stops, and soon he had buried most of the jade mother nests and jade brain worms. At this moment, Kebas had already discovered the usual stationing spot of the previous legion.

It was a dried-up small lake.

The lakebed was covered entirely in green sludge, with no grass growing by the shore and not a single sizable stone in sight.

Amidst the sludge, some bone fragments were still clearly visible.

Seeing this, Chen Gu couldn’t help but ask, "Are we really going to make this place the main city of this region?"

The brain worm traveling with Chen Gu, however, was quite pleased.

“This is a great spot. Though devoid of life, the sludge below contains plenty of decayed matter. Even without that monstrous worm, we could build a main city here.”

“Are you sure about that?” Chen Gu asked seriously.

“Rest assured, my lord. Leave this matter to me. But building the city will take some time, during which I won’t be able to assist you.”

“Very well.”

Chen Gu didn’t press further and proceeded to bury the jade mother nest. As a result, on Chen Gu’s Vine Light carriage, only two inactive jade mother nests and six brain worms remained unactivated.

Among them, four had undergone minor modifications by the brain worm present, rendering them unable to become ant nest leaders; they could only serve as communication devices for heroes.

At the same time, Chen Gu had also acquired a method to transform companion brain worms into communication worms.

By simply finding any ant nest, he could perform this operation, ensuring that no matter how many heroes he had, he could easily keep in touch with them.

Now, this brain worm was going to rescue its target, and Chen Gu did not hold it back.

He released the brain worm only after the mother nest dispatched the jade ants.

As Chen Gu was about to leave, the brain worm, just before entering the ant nest, called out to him.

“My lord, though our jade ants are small, our role is significant. To occupy this world before you, you need more than just combat power; various methods are necessary.

Please do not underestimate the existence of the Jade Kingdom. Give us some time, and we will present you with a grand surprise.”

“Hm, I can see that. You’ve done well.”

Back on the carriage, Chen Gu reflected on his actions since entering the lord’s world.

He realized, just as the brain worm had said, he had somewhat wasted his talents.

During this time, he had focused his synthesis talent solely on combat, neglecting other areas of research.

With this in mind, Chen Gu opened the carriage’s front window and addressed Pan, the driver.

“Pan, what else can soldiers do if they don’t fight?”

Pan thought seriously for a moment. “There are many things—farming, mining, logging—all require manpower.

Along the way, I’ve heard that your cities are several, but none have detailed planning, right?

In Fire Register Valley, it’s all fire elementals. They bring enough troops, but nothing else.

If I were you, I’d have them work in iron forging. That way, the various weapons and equipment we need could be supplied from there.

Then there’s Black Nest City, where you only left the Nine-Headed Snake.

That’s quite unreasonable.

You should keep the Nine-Headed Snake close, and have Kebas station the mosquito swarm near Black Nest City.

That way, Kebas’s mosquitoes can transport things and more.”

Chen Gu interrupted him, “Pan, you don’t really think Kebas’s mosquito swarm is on the same level as the ant swarm, do you? You’re overthinking. His mosquitoes are for combat.”

“But there are other uses,” Pan insisted. “Right now, you have several cities but what do they bring you? Troop reinforcements, resource supplies, or defense lines?”

Listening to Pan, Chen Gu fell silent.

He absentmindedly tapped the small table in front of him.

“You’re right. Looks like I need to adjust my plan.”

Chen Gu brought out the map. His current position had already deviated from the route they had taken southward.

On the map, he saw scattered elven cities and villages nearby.

“Pan, let’s head east, to a city called Longwind.”

Pan didn’t ask why and immediately turned the carriage toward the original direction of the elven city Longwind.

Chen Gu chose this course because Longwind was specially marked on the map.

This city was also known as Dandelion City.

It was the city with the highest birth rate in the Elven Kingdom.

Located in a valley with limited land, whenever the population reached a certain number, the residents of Longwind would, like dandelions, set off with their belongings and leave automatically.

From near to far, starting from Longwind as the center, many villages were established around it.

To sustain so many residents, these villages—and even Longwind itself—were primarily agricultural, serving as the main farming areas of the Elven Kingdom.

Chen Gu intended to take Longwind first by surrounding the city with villages.

As Pan had said earlier, Chen Gu needed to organize his territory properly.

Setting aside other matters, Chen Gu was not undead; his troops needed food, so an agricultural base was essential.

Moreover, whether Longwind was occupied by the undead or not, it would be easier to conquer since their strength was dispersed across the villages.

Chen Gu’s current forces were insufficient to conquer a city but could easily overwhelm a village.

By capturing many villages, he would surely acquire building stones and city hearts.

He could also gradually increase the number of heroes, then send them out to seize other villages—a snowball effect.

Soon enough, he would take Longwind.

Once Longwind was secured, Chen Gu could defend the road between Longwind and Black Nest City, then advance toward Fire Register Valley.

With the frontline defenses arranged, Chen Gu could free his hands to clear the undead forces south of the Elven Kingdom.

Once the southern undead were wiped out, he would have occupied a quarter of this territory.

Chen Gu still remembered his main mission.

He didn’t have to capture Black Fortress; occupying the ten cities of the undead-established Neuren Empire would suffice.

But Chen Gu wasn’t content with a minimal victory; he aimed to monopolize the entire lord’s world.

Looking at the plan before him, Chen Gu silently vowed,

“Let’s do this!”