Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Zong Shen knows the current situation in Silver Moon Forest better than Sophie.

He was well aware of the current predicament that the elves were facing.

Since taking Ella and Heya away, he has focused on investigating relevant information.

The elven forces represented by the Silver Moon Forest frequently have internal problems.

Slow population growth and lack of mineral materials are only one aspect.

The more important issues arise from within.

As we all know, the factions within the elves can be roughly divided into Sunlight/Moonlight Walkers and Nature's Way.

The former are day elves and night elves respectively and the powers they extend.

The latter represents druids, forest guardians, tree spirits, etc.

There are many differences within this seemingly close union.

Just in the past few hundred years, the elves have been facing the crisis of division.

The conflict between the Way of Nature and the Sunlight and Moonlight Walkers is intensifying.

Since ancient times, forces have been dividing for a long time.

After such a long honeymoon period, the alienation period is coming.

Druid believers, descendants of forest guardians, some tree spirits, and some magical beasts of the Familia who are spiritually enlightened and close to nature all have plans to leave the Silver Moon Forest.

It all starts with the Elven Council of Elders who control the Silver Moon Forest.

Their decisions over the past few hundred years have increasingly deviated from their original intentions.

Miscegenation is only one aspect.

After all, the Silver Moon Elf Clan only pursues limited intermarriage.

The greatest sin is the expansion of warism.

The forces headed by the Elf Elders Council are increasingly unable to suppress their desire for war.

The dirty blood of killing is gradually tainting the last piece of pure natural soil.

Therefore, the problems within Silver Moon Forest are bigger than they appear on the surface.

Because of this, Zong Shen planned to send a team of envoys to cooperate with his clone to explore the way.

If he seizes this opportunity.

Perhaps the entire Silver Moon Forest can be annexed.

Of course, those elves and druids were more stubborn than imagined.

Many things need to be considered in the long term.

But this did not prevent Zong Shen from planning ahead.

Sophie was slightly startled when she heard his words.

He came back to his senses immediately and murmured to himself in a regretful tone.

The cry of the World Tree is coming true...

We are about to become abandoned children...

Speaking of the elves, they have already fallen into the clouds compared to their peak period.

The ancient elves are the darlings of heaven and earth.

He has a beautiful appearance, a healthy body, and a lifespan that is no less than that of a starry sky immortal species.

At that time, the Well of Eternity became the source of power for the elves.

The World Tree provides shelter for the elves.

The huge tree blocks out the sky and the sun, and its leaves can evolve into many demiplanes with rich products.

It was the golden age of the elves.

The elves now are just a bunch of lost dogs.

Even their own beliefs and ethnic traditions are slowly being abandoned.

Except for Aila and Heya, the other elves in Zong Shen's territory are ancient elves summoned through recruitment methods.

Ella and Heya are the conservatives of the elves currently living in the Silver Moon Forest.

If not, they wouldn't be extremely disgusted with Elf Eye's current strategy.

Zong Shen gave Sophie a certain buffer time.

He knew that this Night Prayer, who had been sleeping for more than 10,000 years, was deeply worried about the fate of his ethnic group.

With a thought in his mind, Zong Shen took out the complete Azshara Elf Key.

The cracks between the fragments have been restored to their original state, and no trace can be seen.

The Elf Key at this moment is a round whole.

When it is not put together completely, the quality level of each fragment is orange legendary level.

After the pieces are completely assembled, the key becomes a Shining Level VII item.

This level is the highest level below the demigod level and inheritance items.

Its greatest effect is [Azshara Elf Authority].

The person holding the key will have relevant authority over the great city of Azshara, and can use this to control most of the restrictions and magic circles in the Azshara area, and at the same time open the city's treasure house.

This is what Zong Shen is doing now.

Next is [Successor of Azshara], this is an identity.

Once you master the key, you will have the title of [Successor of Azshara].

and obtain related tasks.

Depending on the stage of completing the task, you can get a lot of rewards related to the reputation and favorability of the elves.

The above two points prove that [Azshara Elf Key] is actually an item that connects the past and the future, and has the nature of inheritance.

The biggest difference between it and those inherited props is that [Azshara Elf Key] represents the inheritance rights of the giant city of Azshara itself.

Therefore, it does not shoulder the mission of racial inheritance.

After all, the elves were not exterminated.

Sophie's words just now made Zong Shen have some deeper thoughts.

This reminds me of the effects of [Azshara Elf Key] and the implications behind it.

In addition to the two effects mentioned above, it also comes with five passives.

Almost all of them are related to the cultivation of favorability of the elves and the subsequent construction and development.

The first [Elf Praise], it can give all elves a default favorability of +3 and an additional +2 loyalty to the elves.

Although this gain cannot break through the MAX limits of loyalty and favorability, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the difficulty of interacting with the wild elves.

At the same time, the taming of the elves in the territory will be improved.

The second one is [Elf Growth].

This effect allows all elves in the territory to gain an additional 5 free attribute points, and can also shorten the growth period of tree spirits by 10%.

Its significance is unquestionable.

This gave Zong Shen the foundation to become the Elf King.

Of course, the elves serve the queen, but that doesn't matter, as long as he can win the queen, then he is the elf king.

The third passive effect [Ancient Elf Token] is the Eight Councils that Sophie just improved.

The note I checked at that time only said that with this token, you can get the qualification to run for the Elf Elders Council of Silver Moon Forest.

It now seemed that the Eighth Council's weight among the elves was somewhat greater than he had imagined.

The fourth is the [City Building Order].

Needless to say more about this effect.

It is an enclosure effect prepared in response to [Successor of Azshara] and its subsequent missions.

Due to the special status of the Great City of Azshara, the key will be able to integrate the authority related to the City Building Order and have the ability to build a city in any unclaimed land enclosure. The scope of the enclosure is equivalent to the scope of the Great City of Azshara.

This effect is equivalent to a reduced version of the territory.

Suitable for opening up sub-bases.

It's just that the upper limit of area expansion is the huge city of Azshara back then.

It cannot exceed this range, unlike the lord's orthodox territory, which can expand the territory by constantly challenging more difficult upgrade tasks.

But it's basically enough.

The last effect is [Special Advancement].

The key has special advancement properties. When completing [Successor of Azshara] and subsequent tasks, the key will be upgraded into a new inheritance and city control center item, and will be deeply bound to the new city.

Zong Shen squinted his eyes and recalled carefully.

At this time, he figured out more profound meanings from the effect of the complete version of the Elf Key.

There is no doubt that he can indeed make use of the [Successor of Azshara] status given by the key, which should be of great help to him in capturing the elves of Silvermoon Forest.

At this time, Sophie also came to her senses.

I'm sorry, Lord Lord, I'm a little out of control...

I finally understand what you mean.

Today's elves have already gone astray.

Perhaps only under your leadership can our former glory be restored.

She seemed to have figured something out, and seemed to have accepted her fate.

Zong Shen nodded, and then held the [Azshara Elf Key] in his palm.

He asked in a serious tone.

Tell me about the Eighth Council.

The Silver Moon Forest is decaying. It was once the last pure land of the elves.

But sooner or later it will be destroyed by blind wars or stupid regulations.

Zong Shen's words made Sophie look serious.

You're right.

The seats on the Eighth Council represent the eight branches of the elves.

Azshara is one of them, and the main members are night elves.

I serve the moon god.

Of course, the sun god, the god of nature and the god of the forest are also respected here.

Any official elder of the Eight Councils has the power to summon clan representatives to open the council.

And that identity is authority with ancient agreed limits.

All tribesmen must abide by this.

Zong Shen was a little confused after hearing this.

He opened his palm, revealing the Elf Key.

Why would a human like me be recognized for such an important thing?

Because...you are the chosen one.

Zong Shen suddenly understood.

The reason for co-authorship is the support of the lord system.

His identity as the Chosen Son destined him to be the protagonist of the new era.

Of course, it seems that there are too many contenders for the title role.

At the very least, it will take more competition to identify the true overlord.

By then, the vast majority of lords will sink.

The so-called sinking does not necessarily mean death or becoming a free man.

It may also be to become a subordinate of a certain overlord.

Just like the nobles in the human kingdom today.

The origins of many giant cities are almost coincident with the rise of the human kingdom.

Many times, Zong Shen felt that his status as a lord was a shackles.

But now is not the time to be pretentious.

Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

No matter how the Silver Moon Forest declines, it still represents the final destination of an ethnic group.

If I really had to peel off the skin and bones, I would have no problem reaching ten or eight giant cities.

The most important thing is that there is a relatively complete elf inheritance system in the Silver Moon Forest.

So when do you think it's appropriate for me to convene the Eighth Council?

Zong Shen once again raised a new question.

The Eighth Council is a good opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to participate in the internal affairs of Silver Moon Forest.

So it must be treated with caution.

How to choose the moment is the most important.

Sophie, who had completely returned to her heart, thought carefully for a while before speaking.

Actually, you can do it now.

However, considering your strategic deployment, it is best to wait until the Iron Triangle Plan is completed.

The Iron Triangle Plan is a plan to conquer giant cities around the territory.

Capture three major giant cities within 10,000 kilometers in all directions of the territory.

Among them was Lentax.

Now this goal is barely one-third achieved.

After the Iron Triangle Plan is completed, the other two giant cities will be at the corners of the territory.

Thus achieving absolute control and advantage over a large area.

The plan was formally proposed a month ago.

All the heroes in the middle and high-level leadership of the territory know it.

It has even been discussed as a topic of discussion in the collar meeting more than once.

It's just that Zong Shen himself didn't participate a few times.

He is only responsible for listening to the results of the discussion and providing new ideas for topics.

When they captured the giant city of Lentax, they did not have enough hard power in the territory.

So we can only be opportunistic.

At that time, the news brought by the Raven Saint Safuri who sneaked out of the church to visit him became the key.

Although there were a series of changes later, the final result was still good.

If you want to have enough power to take over the Silver Moon Forest, you have to increase yourself.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

The ant-eating-elephant strategy is unlikely to work forever.

He now has the ability to annex giant cities independently.

The best thing to do is to keep expanding.

With the lord's enhanced conversion efficiency of battle results, the occupied giant city can be quickly transformed into its own power.

If it were the aborigines who occupied a huge city, they might not be able to digest it in three to five years.

Unless they directly rob people and supplies like the Calamity Raven Church planned.

After listening to Sophie's suggestion, Zong Shen nodded solemnly.

I see.

What you said makes sense.

But Silver Moon Forest is too far away from the territory.

Maybe I have to consider overcoming the problem of ultra-long-distance teleportation array.

Zong Shen's eyes were profound.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and then warned.

The envoy still needs to go there first.

You bring gifts and you will surely be entertained.

Anyway, today's Elf Presbyterian Church has become mercenary.

As for the subsequent deployment, we can discuss it later.

By the way, don't forget to tell Colby and Mariel about this plan.

Sophie immediately touched her chest and saluted, took out the [Communication Crystal] and walked aside.

After calming down his surging thoughts, he turned his attention to the eighth-level and ninth-level spell scrolls and runes that he had not yet checked.

The quantity and variety of these two levels of items are small.

So he planned to combine them and look at them together.

His eyes swept over and a clear list appeared in his mind.

[Eighth-Level Star Falling Spell Scroll (Glory Level V) × 9]

[Eighth-Level Natural Echo Spell Scroll (Glory Level V) × 4]

[Eighth-Level Pure Land Spell Scroll under the Moon (Level 7 of Shining Light) × 7]

[Eighth-Level Dark Moon Lord Rune (Glory Level VI) × 5]

[Ninth level Sun and Moon Sonata spell scroll (demigod low level) × 2]

[Ninth level moon melting essence rune (demigod low level) × 1]

…

There are only six types of spell scrolls and runes for the eighth and ninth levels in total.

There are 28 copies in total.

But their gold content is not low.

Any amount of it could cause a natural disaster in the area.

In terms of the level of reserves alone, Azshara, as an ancient giant city, is a dozen blocks ahead of most of the current human giant cities.

No matter what, this is a valuable harvest. (End of chapter)