Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Compared to the naval charts drawn by his scouts, the naval chart that the female leader Margaret was holding was much more accurate and detailed.
According to the map, the Amazon Rainforest spanned tens of thousands of miles behind the Cape of Good Hope. The forest was perpetually covered in fog, with countless tropical Magical Beasts. Just like the Wilderness of Siberia, it did not belong to any country, and countless aboriginal tribes lived sporadically in the area.
Turning past the Cape of Good Hope and walking in the northeast direction would cause one to arrive at rich human populated cities, amongst them, the richest city in the Banto Empire — Bavaria City.
If gaining control over Dark Sea Island meant gaining control over the inner seas of the Magical Beast Territory, then gaining control over the Cape of Good Hope meant gaining over the choke where the seas of the Magical Beast Territory connected to the outside world.
“It is rumored that the Amazon Forest is a forest cursed by a Demon God, with countless terrifying Magical Beasts and evil demons! Over the millennia, we have had many brave warriors risking their lives and barging into the forest to look for traces of the Second Elder, but unfortunately, we have found no clues!” Seeing that Yang Ling was staring grimly at the Amazon Forest on the map, the female leader Margaret gave him an introduction on the various situations surrounding the forest.
Over the millennia, many of their brave warriors had placed their hopes of revenge and reviving their tribesmen on the Second Elder, not only employing a large number of troops to explore the Amazon Forest, sometimes even taking action themselves. Even though they did not find any traces of the Second Elder, it was not that they did not reap any benefits. They had obtained a large amount of intelligence regarding the Amazon Forest.
Unlike the Terras Forest, the Magical Beasts within the Amazon Forests were very aggressive. Not only would they maniacally attack the troops who entered the forest, they would even charge out of the forests and attack the aborigines and humans living around the perimeter of the forest.
Over a thousand years ago, the Banto Empire had once sent an army to set up an outpost near the perimeter of the forest, wanting to build a castle in preparation of claiming the rich resources of the Amazon Forest for itself. However, every time the castle was about to be completed, a large horde of wild beasts would suddenly appear, their numbers too much to be killed. Over the span of several decades, after throwing in tens of thousands of men and countless material resources, the empire had no choice but to cancel the plan.
If even the powerful Banto Empire could not conquer the forest, then it was impossible for the many smaller leaders and tribes! There were many people who had hoped to develop a piece of land for themselves near the Amazon Forest, but had all been thoroughly defeated without exception!
Slowly, there were no more factions who would dare set their eyes on the forest, and only aboriginal tribes such as the Savages managed to plant their roots and proliferate near the forest!
Even though it was incredibly dangerous, the resources in the Amazon Forest was too rich, still attracting many merchants, troops and vagrants willing to take the risk. Gradually, they formed a small town called Jaboli by the side of the ocean.
As it was quite a distance away from the Amazon Forest, the little down had not suffered from any large-scale attacks of the Magical Beasts over the thousands of years. Every time they encountered a small group of attacking Magical Beasts, the citizens would defend using city walls and ditches; Whenever they came across a large bunch of manic Magical Beasts, they would instead take to the seas, returning only after the bloodthirsty Magical Beasts returned to the forest.
“Not bad, the location here is rather good. As long as I build a sturdy castle here, this entire area would belong to the Magical Beast Territory; This large area of sea would also become the inner sea of the Magical Beast Territory!”
After drawing a small circle around Jaboli Town, Yang Ling drew a larger circle, surrounding the Amazon Forest, Wilderness of Siberia and Terras Forest. The area of the entire territory was not much smaller than that of the Banto Empire, dumbfounding Margaret and Elder Hilelius by the side.
“Sir, this… You can’t do this!” After recovering from her shock, the female leader Margaret opposed loudly, “The Amazon Forest is a land of misfortune. You would not be able to stop the bloodthirsty Magical Beasts if you build a city at the Cape of Good Hope, no matter how many soldiers you station there!”
“Hehe, it’s alright, I’m here, don’t worry!” Seeing the female leader stare at himself in disbelief, Yang Ling let out a calm smile, then continued, “I want this forest. This forest is destined to be like the Terras Forest, the largest hunting ground and source of military might for the Magical Beast Territory!”
The others had no way of dealing with the countless roaming Magical Beasts, often suffering heavy losses. But to Yang Ling, this was a good thing that he could not ask for too many of.
As long as he set up a Teleportation Formation, he would be able to link Jaboli Town with the entire Magical Beast Territory and mobilize the army to reinforce the people living there at any time. As long as he set up a restriction and instructed army to lay an ambush, he believed that he could kill the Magical Beasts that came from the Amazon Forest, no matter how many of them there were; He could even find an opportunity to tame suitable Magical Beasts and use them to quickly expand his influence.
Occupying the Cape of Good Hope, turning Jaboli Town into Jaboli City and sending a large group of soldiers to defend the area could allow him to bolster the sea channels entering the Magical Beast Territory, as well as to obtain the rich resources in the Amazon Forest and tame even more high-level Magical Beasts. It would also be convenient for him to explore the mysterious Amazon Forest… There was an endless stream of benefits!
Brazen, or confident?
Seeing Yang Ling freely chart out such a large piece of territory, Margaret could not calm herself down for the longest time.
At the start, she had thought that Yang Ling was mad, and that he did not understand how terrifying the Magical Beasts in the Amazon Forest were; However, after considering his abilities that were deep beyond comprehension, his massive Magical Beast Army, as well as the mysterious and powerful family backing him, she felt that it was not as impossible as she thought it would be.
If he could indeed claim the Amazon Forest and Wilderness of Siberia as his own, then the Magical Beast Territory would undoubtedly obtain an inexhaustible supply of resources, as well as an expansive area of land. When that time comes, the desolate Magical Beast Territory would become the Magical Beast Empire with borders touching the Banto Empire and Livenza Alliance.
It would be the first empire built on the power of Magical Beasts in the history of humankind!
After looking at Elder Hilelius in the eye, Margaret saw the same doubts, as well as the same sparkle of excitement.
If Yang Ling’s plan were to fail, the strength of the Magical Beast Territory would take a big hit. Then, not only would they be met with the counterattack of the One-eyed Dragon, they would also attract many ambitious flies.
The resources within the Magical Beast Territory was just too rich. Without the threat of a powerful military might, even the Livenza Alliance might bare its fangs, much less the Banto Empire.
However, if Yang Ling were to succeed, the amount of benefits he would obtain was unimaginable!
Then, his followers who had contributed to his success would undoubtedly witness a glorious period of history, obtaining an alarming status and riches. Then, it would not be as simple as just reviving the tribe, the tribe would reach an unprecedented level of prosperity!
“Sir, you must be cautious!” Looking at the confident Yang Ling, Margaret clenched her teeth, pausing before she continued, “However, if Sir you decide to do this, I am willing to lead our men at the vanguard and occupy Jaboli as soon as possible!”
As a leader of a group of pirates who has fought at sea for many years, Margaret could see the huge risk that Yang Ling was about to take, as well as the huge reward. Yang Ling was not scared even though he had everything to lose, while she did not mind taking a gamble!
They could retreat through the sea at any time as long as they had a powerful naval force; As long as they acted cautiously and keep up their guard at all times, she believed that she could keep their losses to the minimum.
“No, there’s no need to rush, we still have to further plan the general course of action!” Seeing the intelligent Margaret volunteer her service, Yang Ling smiled, “After this, we have to first get to Jaboli Town and find out about the latest situation in the Amazon Forest. It would be even better if we could find the powerful Second Elder in the forest!”
“That’s right, it’s rumored that the Second Elder had reached divine-level long ago. Everything would be much easier with his support!” Elder Hilelius agreed loudly.
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In their excitement, the group started discussing the next step of the plan, all of them taking the necessary actions.
Margaret was responsible for leading the pirates and roaming everywhere, exterminating and assimilating the other pirates in the surrounding seas, so as to ensure the safety of the inner seas of the Magical Beast Territory, in case they once again suffered from the surprise attack of the One-eyed Dragon.
Elder Hilelius was responsible for planning the construction of Dark Sand Island and moving the elderly and children that have been revived to the Magical Beast Territory, removing a source of worry for the tribe.
The Corpse Wizard King was responsible for transporting over a large amount of materials such as rations and weapons from the Magical Beast Territory through the Teleportation Formation. He brought over a hundred Ogres from the Taildon Valley, with the Twin-headed Ogre Braska personally acting as the leader; He also took Sofia’s token and headed to the elf tribe to mobilize her followers…
He ran about the entire day, laughing bitterly.
Yang Ling personally seized the time to revive the rest of the Vandal Tribe, increasing Margaret’s strength at the fastest time possible and equipping them with premium weapons.
As more and more people got revived, he got more experienced using the Soul Summoning Spell. At the start, he could only revive ten people a day; However, as he in more and more practise, coupled with the Magical Beast Blood Orbs that could replenish a substantial amount of Wizard Power and Mental Energy, he could continuously cast the revival technique all day long, allowing him to revive about fifty people in a day.
He would let the other party consume a few drops of Water from the Spring of Life after he revived them, so as to allow them to quickly regain their stamina and energy, as well as completely dispelling the so-called curse that was Corpse Poison dwelling within their bodies.
The female leader no longer had any worried after consuming the Water from the Spring of Life and clearing her body of the Corpse Poison and the One-eyed Dragon’s Crimson Pill. She cleared off the pirates in the nearby seas with the help of Ashnamov, as well as sent men to find out news about the One-eyed Dragon. She was happy to be this busy!
The One-eyed Dragon controlled too many pirates using his Crimson Pills, countless pirate teams of varying sizes. Thus, he had never forbade killing or mergers between pirates. Furthermore, Margaret’s actions were clean and sleek, and no one on the outside knew about what was happening in the seas around Dark Sand Island.
In just ten days, after all the preparations were complete, Yang Ling led his army toward the faraway Cape of Good Hope, with the Jaboli Town that was by the seaside as his target. A massive fleet of ships, elite soldiers, powerful Magical Beast Army… All of this made him incredibly confident and filled with anticipation for the resource-rich, mysterious Amazon Forest!
