It took a long time for Richard to recover from his excitement.
Now that he had obtained the underground world he had longed for, the next step would be to make arrangements for its development.
There were so many things that he didn’t know where to start.
The soldier at the gate came to report that Sel Bloodhoof wanted to see him while he pondered.
Richard returned to his senses and called in the Exchange Department.
Richard’s presence stunned Sel, the lord of Bloodhoof City.
The scene of the first time he met him appeared in front of him in a daze.
Richard was only level 9 back then.
His uttermost reliance was the heavily damaged extraordinary mechanical puppet.
In a short period of two to three months.
The other party had already grown to the point he didn’t need the mechanical puppet to exert enormous pressure on him.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions. He stepped forward and saluted with extreme respect.
“Lord Richard.”
The Bloodhoof City lord’s change in attitude sparingly surprised Richard.
The two were initially on equal footing. But to get along was hard, as well as before, as Twilight City rapidly grew.
Strength was the only pass.
The underground world, which believed in the law of the jungle, had magnified this rule to the extreme.
Richard chuckled after a moment of silence.
“No need to be so polite, Sel.”
“Bloodhoof City is still Twilight City’s ally. You, Sel Bloodhoof, are still my friend.”
Sel’s body trembled, and it complicated his expression.
Finally, he let out a long breath and saluted again.
“Thank you.”
The caution in his eyes mostly disappeared, and his expression was much more sincere after he straightened up.
He said with a smile.
“My Lord, Bloodhoof had captured all the gray-colored dwarf cities.”
“We’ve gathered all the resources you didn’t find before. We will send them to Fortress City.”
Richard’s face showed excitement as Sel said that.
“The underground world is now ours.”
“Next, no one could compete with us for resources!”
The words brightened Richard’s eyes.
The underground world’s natural environment was harsh, and food was scarce. But it also had its growth-rich minerals.
The thousands of thoughts and not knowing where to start gradually became clear.
“Tell me, what are your thoughts on your future development?”
Next, Bloodhoof City would become his representative to rule the underground world.
There was a need for serious planning.
Sel immediately became excited.
“Lord, the most crucial thing for Bloodhoof City now is to restore our troops. Now that we have the resources of the gray-colored dwarves, we could reinforce them in at most three months.”
“Second, continue to trade weapons with the surrounding forces.”
“Third, pacify the underground world, conquer the chaotic areas, and bring all the forces under the rule of Bloodhoof City.”
“Finally, explore and clean up the unexplored areas of the underground world, and take complete control of it…”
Sel well thought of the plans although they weren’t exquisite.
A peaceful underground world was more in line with the interests of Twilight City.
Richard nodded but didn’t comment.
They had suppressed the gray-colored dwarves, and although the remaining races were powerful, they were not united.
Their existence had no value if Bloodhoof City couldn’t even pile with loose sand.
Sel hesitated when he noticed Richard didn’t speak.
He asked nervously.
“Lord Richard, what is your plan for the underground world?”
Richard smiled as he looked at the nervous look in Sel’s eyes.
“Don’t worry. What I want is a peaceful and stable underground world.”
His eyes turned serious as he said that.
“I hope that under the rule of Bloodhoof city, the underground world will become a super weapon factory that can produce top-tier weapons and equipment in the future.”
“On the other hand, Fortress City will research alchemy technology and produce alchemy weapons for Twilight City.”
“The underground world is too small. In the future, I hope that Bloodhoof City can go with me to the surface and fight against humans, the undead, demons, elves, and orcs. We will conquer those powerful races and plant the flag of Bloodhoof City all over the primary plane!”
His words brightened Sel’s eyes.
It was a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
After they flipped over the gray-colored dwarves, Sel suddenly had no enemies. He lost his target and felt empty in his heart.
But he saw a bigger goal at this moment.
The prison barbarians were not kind creatures. They had long yearned for the rich surface.
He didn’t have a chance before, but now that he heard Richard’s expectations, anticipation filled his thoughts…
“We will plant the flag of Bloodhoof City in every city on the surface.
“It will make the elves, humans, orcs, and all-powerful races tremble at the feet of Bloodhoof City.”
Just a thought about that scene made Sel tremble.
Richard waved his hand after the man calmed down.
“But before that, we should calm the underground world down. We need a stable and large rear.”
“At the same time, Bloodhoof City must become strong enough!”
“The enemies on the surface are hundreds of times stronger than the underground world!”
Richard’s gaze carried a sense of oppression as he said that.
Twilight City had hunted down the avatar of the kobold god that had descended to the primary plane two months ago.
“Sel, if you want to follow me to the primary plain, the current Bloodhoof City is far from enough.”
Gods were lofty existences in this world. Who would dare to blaspheme them?
One could even judge slander as blasphemy, and the sect would hunt them down.
The Twilight City could even kill a god’s avatar. How overbearing and crazy was that?
A feeling of looking up at a tall mountain suddenly arose.
Bloodhoof City was like a frog at the bottom of a well that could not see how big the sky was, compared to Twilight City.
“Lord Richard, I’ll ensure to bring the underworld into Bloodhoof city’s territory as quickly as possible.”
“From now on, this land can only have one voice!”
The two powers fought for hegemony over so many races before. And they did not have the energy to meet those forces.
Now, it was time to clear all the obstacles.
Richard smiled as he watched Sel leave in excitement.
He could meet his requirements quickly compared to the power of Bloodhoof City with the resources of the underground world.
In the future, he would have another power that he could use.
At least, when he left Twilight City, he could use this force to defend the city at any time.
And when the void sandworm matured and could open the space rift for a long time, it could bring its underlings to attack the outside world.
Brown entered the main hall with a companion whose head was three times bigger than an ordinary gray-colored dwarf not long after Sel left.
“Brown sends its most respectful greetings to my great lord, the underworld, and the Twilight City ruler!”
The level 12 alchemist’s tone was supremely exaggerated, like a gray-colored dwarf. He only had one ordinary arm, and when he waved it, he looked like a clown that showed off his funny face on stage. It was amusing.
After Brown saluted, the gray dwarf with a big head immediately knelt on both knees and pressed his head against the ground.
A sharp voice rang out.
“Great being, Gregor pays respects to you. May the gods bless you.”
Richard looked at the dwarf with curiosity.
Could the dwarf be a master alchemist? That is for Brown to bring it here.
He opened the attribute panel.
[Gregor]
[Level: 15]
[Potential: A]
[Profession: Alchemist (Master level. Increases research success rate by 70%, research speed by 50%, and research consumption by 50%)]
[Skills: Alchemist, super research, rapid production, mechanical puppet repair, blood-changing alchemy.]
[Hero’s Special Characteristic: When entering research, intelligence is increased by 50%.]
[Racial Talent: An extra love for wealth, and a 40% increase in efficiency in profitable alchemy research.]
[Fetter-Alchemy: When conquering difficult alchemy, the research success rate will increase by 5% every ten days.]
[Description: A rare master alchemist. He could research some alchemy items that outsiders can’t.]
Richard couldn’t help but sigh after he read the attributes.
The master level was astounding.
Furthermore, this fellow’s potential had reached the ridiculous A-rank.
The harvest from the underground world this time was too good.
“No need to be so polite.”
After the two stood up.
Richard asked Brown.
“How’s the settlement of the gray-colored dwarves? Were there any accidents?”
Brown immediately responded.
“Lord, those little bastards cooperated and had no objections when they heard you will manage the Alchemy Department independently and permanently station it in Fortress City.”
“The gray-colored dwarves were a bunch of weaklings, and no one dared to voice their opinions.”
“Do you need any help now?”
“Not at the moment. We’re counting the alchemy production tools in Fortress City. We estimated we could resume the research in a week.”
Richard nodded in satisfaction after a few questions, and nothing went wrong.
He turned his eyes to the alchemist with a big head–Gregor.
‘Could it be that a big head would make him smarter?’
“Gregor, what top-tier alchemy techniques do you have?”
“Yes!” Gregor replied quickly.
“Great Lord, Master Brown said that you have an extraordinary mechanical puppet severely damaged…”
Richard chuckled.
“That’s right. Can you help me repair it?”
Unexpectedly Gregor shook its head.
“No. Lord, we’ll reinforce your mechanical puppet and even let it have its own life…”
Richard shot to his feet.
His gaze revealed a shocking pressure.
“What did you say?”