Novel Full Chapter 320: Ten Mineral Veins Shock the Spirit Tribe!
Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Ten Mineral Veins Shock the Spirit Tribe!
Logan tossed the broken rebar in his hand onto the ground right in front of Karl.
The metal hit the floor with a sharp clang, and Karl flinched violently.
Looking directly at Karl, Logan said in a calm voice, “Go back and tell Stripline that I’ve accepted these ’gifts’.”
“But next time, have Stripline come personally. I want to see if he dares to hand me this trash face-to-face.”
Karl’s face drained of color, and a cloud of cold sweat immediately formed on his forehead.
He didn’t dare say a single more word. Hurrying to his workers, he fled in a panic.
Watching Karl run away, a cold smile curled the corner of Logan’s mouth.
He saw the soft-knife tactic clearly for what it was. Stripline wanted him to use this junk to build a crumbling, shoddy structure.
Then, the other party would have a perfect excuse to take over the World Tree’s territory in the name of safety.
Jessica rushed over to Logan’s side. Her golden hair swayed gently in the wind.
She looked at Logan and asked, “If we don’t have enough construction materials, what do we do?”
“Should we buy a batch from the official channels in Pinocchini?”
Logan shook his head. “No need.”
“The secretion from the black ants mixed with soil is harder than even the best alloy.”
Just then, Gwen arrived with her logistics team.
A slight flush colored her cheeks as she bowed slightly to Logan, reporting, “Logan, the Potion Workshop is finished.”
“The equipment is fully tuned, and we can start producing [Frenzy Potion] and [Healing Spray].”
Logan nodded and gave the order, “Start by making ten thousand units of each and store them. Next, we need to ramp up production to prepare for any war that might come.”
Gwen nodded firmly, making sure to memorize the instructions.
Bobbi, holding a huge piece of roasted meat, squatted beside Gwen. She spoke in a deep, grumbling voice, “Don’t worry. I’ll guard this spot and protect Gwen while she works. No one will come to cause trouble.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the five leaders of the Spirit Tribe returned to Dawn City.
Their faces were filled with worry as they approached Logan.
Ironthorn spoke first, his voice heavy with concern. “My Lord Logan, we have a question we’d like to clarify.”
“Your territory is so small, and the spirit fields only cover a few acres. Even though you’ve found a few mineral veins…”
“Surely, if we have to give away a million tons of ore every month, won’t we run out of the resources we Spirit Tribe need to cultivate?”
Verid quickly chimed in, adding, “Exactly! If we drain the World Tree’s resources just to finish the Committee’s task…”
“Don’t we Spirit Tribe become mere slaves harvesting herbs for humans?”
“Are you going to sell out our Spirit Tribe’s interests just to please the Committee?”
The other three leaders nodded in agreement, their faces full of unease.
They had lived around the World Tree for generations; it was their root.
They were terrified that Logan, in order to win his bet with the Committee, would strip the World Tree bare.
In the end, the Spirit Tribe would be left with nothing to stand on.
Logan looked at them and suddenly smiled. He turned the question back on them. “Do you really think the World Tree only has this much to offer?”
With a wave of his hand, he released Gilded Rat Tony again.
As soon as Tony hit the ground, his tiny pink nose twitched rapidly.
He pointed his small paw toward the east and shouted, “Report, Lord Logan! A super-rich mineral vein has been detected five hundred meters underground!”
“Two associated veins are located seven hundred meters underground to the northwest!”
“There are three more to the southeast and two to the southwest!”
Running as he spoke, Tony shouted out the locations of every vein.
Within just one day, Tony had guided the Black Ant Army to discover ten brand new veins.
These veins were far richer than the previous ones, and the ore purity was even higher.
The five leaders stood frozen, their jaws practically hitting the floor.
They had lived around the World Tree for thousands of years.
They never knew such massive veins were hiding beneath the World Tree.
Staring at the mountains of Energy Crystals piled before them, their whole bodies trembled.
Logan then led them to the area of the Ten-Thousand-Fold Spirit Fields.
What was once a few acres of spirit fields had now expanded to hundreds of acres.
He had built massive amplification arrays using a vast supply of S-Level Energy Crystals.
The time flow in the fields remained the same: one day outside equaled ten years inside.
Across the entire field, spirit herbs grew in endless waves.
Herbs aged for a thousand years were common, and thousands of years old ones were plentiful.
There were even many herbs aged ten thousand years, radiating a rich, potent fragrance.
Stunned by the sight before them, the five leaders stood there, completely speechless.
Logan looked at them and spoke calmly. “The Black Ant Army produces one million tons of ore in a single day.”
“In a month, that’s thirty million tons.”
“The one million tons promised to the Committee is just a tiny fraction.”
“The Spirit Fields produce hundreds of ten-thousand-year-old herbs and tens of thousands of thousand-year-old herbs every day.”
“What we give to Pinocchini is just a drop in the ocean.”
“You have absolutely nothing to worry about regarding resources.”
“On the contrary, you can use the Ten-Thousand-Fold Spirit Fields to boost the overall strength of the Spirit Tribe.”
The five leaders looked at one another, their unease vanishing completely.
Ironthorn’s voice trembled as he said, “If the humans in Pinocchini knew we kept the biggest share…”
“The high-ups in the Committee must be crying over that.”
Logan replied casually, “These resources were developed by us.”
“If the Dream Committee wants them, they must follow my rules.”
“Either trade as equals, or don’t even think about laying a hand on them.”
After hearing this, the five leaders were completely captivated and bowed in deep reverence.
They immediately dropped to one knee before Logan. “We pledge our entire tribe to forever follow the Son of Life!”
“We will obey Lord Logan’s every command without hesitation!”
Night fell quickly after that.
Inside his study, Logan was reviewing the construction plans for Dawn City.
Green Vine pushed the door open and walked in. Her emerald green hair still had a bit of dirt on it, showing she had just come from the Spirit Fields.
She approached Logan and reported, “My Lord Logan, the five leaders of the Spirit Tribe are completely won over.”
“But they are now most worried about the Pinocchini Committee.”
“They saw how rich our resources are. They might get greedy and send people to seize them.”
Logan set down his plans and nodded. “Yes, they definitely will.”
“But right now, they don’t know the true strength of Dawn City.”
“When the delivery day comes, they will learn what real despair feels like.”
Just then, a sudden alarm rang out from the outside sentry post.
The sharp sound instantly shattered the quiet night sky over Dawn City.
The sentry’s voice crackled through the communicator, urgent and fast.
“Report! A Beast Tide is approaching Dawn City!”
Logan stood up and walked to the window, looking out toward the city limits.
His Data Eye swept over the scene, instantly revealing the details.
About three hundred fierce beasts were led by a twenty-seven-star Legend-stage Shadow Wolf.
Drawn by the scent of blood, they had drifted in from the surrounding areas where the Blood Cultivation Realm creatures had been cleared out.
Mixed among them were several high-intelligence Shadow Wolves, proving this wasn’t just a random Beast Tide.
Logan waved his hand, speaking calmly. “This is perfect. We’ll give the young members of the Spirit Tribe a real-life combat lesson.”
“It will also be a good test of their training progress over the last few days.”
He gave an immediate order: “Taliban, take your Spirit Tribe student squad to welcome our guests.”
“Natalia, Sophia, and Lucia, go with them to supervise.”
Taliban accepted the order instantly and led fifty Spirit Tribe warriors out to face the threat.
Although these warriors had only followed Logan for a short time, they had already mastered basic coordination tactics.
Plus, with three Saint-stage powerhouses—Natalia, Sophia, and Lucia—watching over them, the fight was over in just half an hour.
Surrounded by the fifty Spirit Tribe warriors and flanked by the Black Ant Army, the three hundred beasts were wiped out completely. Not a single one managed to break through the lines.
The lead Shadow Wolf was captured alive, while all the other beasts were killed.
Logan looked at the captured Shadow Wolf and issued a command.
“Keep the prisoner alive. I will interrogate him personally.”
“I need to know if someone is pulling the strings behind this Beast Tide.”
“Is this an attempt by the Committee to test our strength?”
…
Seven days after showing off the Ten-Thousand-Fold Spirit Fields, construction in Dawn City had settled into a stable rhythm.
Logan began pushing forward with his next move.
He decided to build the Dawn Academy to train talent that belonged entirely to him.
In the middle section of the World Tree, there was a massive platform set aside for this purpose.
With a diameter of over ten kilometers, it was a huge area that Logan had ordered the Black Ant Army to level out over three days.
The platform floor was poured with a mix of Black Ant secretions and rock, creating a surface far harder than any standard military alloy found in Pinocchini.
Logan stood at the very center of the platform.
Using the Black Ant secretions and construction materials soaked in life energy, he built the main structures of the Dawn Academy.
The academy was divided into three core zones, each with a clear and specific function.
The first zone was the Combat Area.
It was equipped with the full suite of technology databases obtained from Pinocchini, along with complete Battle Style inheritances and Rune knowledge systems.
Based on these, Logan built a fully immersive virtual combat system capable of simulating any battle scenario.
The system’s simulation ceiling could replicate combat power up to a 36-star Saint stage.
Students could sharpen their fighting skills in the virtual system without any risk of injury.
They could also repeatedly test different Battle Style combinations, rapidly accumulating real-world combat experience.
No academy owned by any family in Pinocchini could offer such conditions.
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