Chapter 2703 - 1166: Irresistible Temptation (Part 3)

Chapter 2703: Chapter 1166: Irresistible Temptation (Part 3)

And the restriction on their import volume isn’t due to their demand, but rather the annual production of those Dwarves from the Star Spiral Mountain Range.

"An annual production of 100,000 tons, where did you get so much lumber? Did you massively deforest Viper Forest?"

"No, it can’t be massive deforestation of Viper Forest. Not to mention whether the Serpent People of Viper Forest would allow it, the Father of Oak would become furious first, and the Natural Gods can’t possibly maintain a close relationship with them!"

"Dwarven automated production lines, yes, they must be using geothermal lava or Fire Elemental Energy for their automated production lines. This is the only way to explain an annual production of 100,000 tons without causing large-scale damage to nature."

"No wonder the Forest Lady praises Lord Road Builder so much. It turns out you have unknowingly reduced the destruction of the forest. Once this kind of large-scale steel production that doesn’t require forests enters the market, the demand for wood will significantly decrease because of it!"

The Great Druid of Moss Stone City and Crowned Valentino are both extraordinary people. Once they calm down a bit, just with this annual production alone, they infer many things. Their gaze toward Gaven changes once again.

Not only because the other party saved a lot of timber in the steelmaking process, thereby reducing the destruction of the forest.

But also because they understand what controlling such a terrifying steel production capacity means?

It means that for Zalanda, equipment is simply not a problem.

As long as she has enough manpower and food, she can create an army in a short period.

As long as they have suitable physical conditions, after a brief training of a few months, they can be armed as heavy armored soldiers. Even if they haven’t unlocked Professional Levels, they can still stand their ground against Professionals below the third level.

In a war, as long as they don’t die, they’ll definitely be promoted to Professional.

As long as Zalanda doesn’t make foolish strategic errors, she is already in an invincible position.

Judging by her actions in Darama over the past three years, she is a rare wise ruler.

Crowned Valentino claimed not to care about Tesser Kingdom’s civil strife, but the reality is quite the opposite.

He has numerous Half-Elf scouts in Tesser Kingdom, monitoring the entire development of the situation here.

With Veldas Forest’s location, the quality of the human ruler will directly impact this place.

They learned Gaven’s name not through the oracle of Forest Queen Melikai, but from the Conqueror Path.

Or rather, this isn’t the first time they’ve met.

The Conqueror Army led by Gaven passed right under their noses, and they silently watched everything from above.

They just didn’t expect that the other party, relying solely on this path, transformed from a mortal into a demigod, and the glorious achievements forged along the way directly impacted all life in Veldas Forest, no, the political situation of the entire Tesser Kingdom.

The influence of this was beyond what any mere mortals, or even the multitude of Gods, could have imagined.

From start to finish, they never doubted Gaven’s words.

This was not only due to belief in Gaven’s demigod status but also for historical reasons.

They know that Colossus City was once the last stronghold of the dwarf empire, Shanata, known historically for its remarkable steel production.

Their reactions took Gaven by surprise, as their focus was far from what he anticipated.

He presented the terrifying annual production of Colossus City to pave the way for the next trade negotiation since elves have an indispensable need for steel, which can’t be grown in forests.

However, they seemed very interested in the dwarf automated production line that forges steel on a large scale without needing timber fuel.

Although Felen also has coal, until now, the discovered amounts on the surface have been scattered and not extensively mined or utilized. The primary forging fuel remains charcoal, and from the information they inadvertently revealed in their words, the dwarves of the Star Spiral Mountain Range should be using charcoal for iron and steel forging.

Exchanging timber for steel should be their pillar trade.

For the elves, this is the most reluctant, and hardest to accept trade method.

Do not use human thinking to understand the elves and the fae race’s feelings toward the forest. Gaven, a transcender who inhabits a Half-Elf’s body, naturally holds affinity toward the forest, let alone these Natural Spirits.

After understanding this, Gaven directly took out a Legendary Elemental Energy Collector that he carried with him.

"This is... the Elemental Stone from the hands of the Gods, used to collect Flame Flying Dragons and Fire Slag Clusters... how did it end up in your hands?"

Before Gaven could speak, their eyes immediately focused on the Elemental Energy Collector. Crowned Valentino spoke up, revealing that he was one of the mountain fire rescue operation, and identified the Elemental Energy Collector in Gaven’s hand at a glance.

"Its scientific name is Elemental Energy Collector, not forged by the Gods, but a magical instrument developed by the Legendary Arcanist Philancy in my domain." Gaven took the opportunity to correct, "It was the Natural Gods who discovered its miraculous fire-extinguishing capability and borrowed it from me, returning it after use."

"Magical creation? Borrowed by the Gods?" Everyone’s pupils involuntarily contracted again; the amount of information here was somewhat astonishing.

No one doubted the truth of Gaven’s words.

While the Gods are certainly authoritative in certain fields, that doesn’t mean they are omnipotent.

In non-specialized areas, those Legendary Professionals far surpass them—ordinary people, of course, remain overwhelmingly suppressed. Even a camel’s hair from the Gods can crush the ordinary.

"The fire-extinguishing was just an accidentally discovered function; the real reason we manufacture this magical artifact is to forge an Energy Source." Gaven slightly injected his Psychic Power into the Elemental Energy Collector.

With a whoosh, a blistering flame erupted from it, and a faint roar of a Flame Flying Dragon could be heard, as if it were struggling to break free.

After the demonstration, Gaven’s gaze once again fell on everyone, "Have any of you thought of anything?"