Chapter 1126 - 606: Lord’s Positioning, Value of the Poison Swamp

The longest ends are about fifteen to sixteen kilometers in length, and the widest ends are three to four kilometers.

Part of the area happens to be the ruins of the original Azshara Giant City.

These ruins are a portion of the ancient wasteland; the Dragon Nest is built in the middle of the Poison Swamp, which is also the center of the ruins, and both the "ruins" and the "Dragon Nest" are geographical information elements that can refresh Treasure Chests.

That is why both Jiang Yi and those Lords who entered the Poison Swamp were able to find traces of Treasure Chests in the Poisonous Mist Swamp.

Now, all of this will become Zong Shen’s fodder.

The Poisonous Mist Swamp is extremely quiet.

Just now the Lords and the Black Dragon’s Followers’ army had gone through a brutal battle.

Only after the Little Black Dragon awoke and began a slaughter did those Lords scatter and flee.

Its original Followers were not many.

There are fewer than six hundred Red-Scaled Dogmen in total.

The Lizard People capable of taming Mire Crocodiles number not even two hundred.

Under such fierce fighting, these follower tribes lost nine out of ten.

How many can still remain is still an Unknown.

Thus, the Poisonous Mist Swamp has instead once again become a quiet place.

Just like the eye of a storm does not suffer the assault of gales.

Xiaoheizi landed outside the Dragon Nest.

That also allowed Zong Shen to see the Dragon Nest in its entirety.

This Dragon Nest is even a bit smaller than the abandoned Dragon Nest on Lake Heart Island.

The whole structure is like a hemisphere.

It resembles a hollowed-out little hill, about fifty to sixty meters high, with an internal diameter of roughly two hundred meters.

Big enough for the Little Black Dragon to roost and sleep soundly inside.

Even when it grows into Middle Age, this place will still be able to contain it.

Outside the Dragon Nest runs a clear stream about a zhang wide, gurgling along.

This stream winds through the Poison Swamp and continues flowing toward the South.

In the Poison Swamp, mud covers the ground, and a few withered, twisted trees stand upright.

From time to time, one can also see a few small black flowers by the mire.

This is one of the specialties of the Poisonous Mist Swamp, the Refined Level Quality [Black Swamp Flower].

It is a Special medicinal herb.

In Dinan Village, some villagers will collect [Black Swamp Flower] on the outskirts of the Poison Swamp.

Besides that, there are other Special herbs and specialties within the Poison Swamp.

For example, the Eight-Whiskered Catfish living in the mud pools—these things are huge, and it is common to see big catfish weighing dozens of catties or even over a hundred catties.

These catfish feed on humus in the silt.

All kinds of remains, decayed leaves, and even excrement can become their food.

Yet despite their heavy taste, the quality of the catfish’s flesh is not affected.

Not only do they have few bones and much meat, but once you peel off the black skin coated in stinking slime, the flesh of the Eight-Whiskered Catfish is as white and distinct as cloves of garlic; when cooked, it has almost no off-flavor, being very tender and delicious, and deeply loved by the Indigenous People.

Even the sour-fermented catfish favored by the Little Black Dragon is marinated using Eight-Whiskered Catfish.

This Poisonous Mist Swamp already existed before the Little Black Dragon descended; only at that time the poisonous mist appeared only at dawn and dusk, and its Poison was not so domineering.

The scale of the swamp was not as large as it is now.

Back then, Dinan Village already existed, and they would cautiously avoid Mire Crocodiles and other Fierce Wild Beasts in the swamp while catching Eight-Whiskered Catfish and gathering various herbs.

Ever since the Little Black Dragon descended, dense green fog has shrouded this Poison Swamp.

The villagers only dare to move around the outskirts and do not dare venture deep inside.

They once reported the situation here to Boss Bang, but it failed to attract much attention.

As long as the village is not massacred, such reports are common from various villages.

The potential of this Poison Swamp is immense; both the various medicinal materials and the big catfish are natural resources.

After Zong Shen subdues Xiaoheizi, he can completely fence off the Poison Swamp and use it as a supplement to the Agricultural and Livestock Area outside the Territory.

Near the Dragon Nest there are also large stretches of broken walls and collapsed ruins.

These ruins and broken walls are jagged and uneven, their surfaces covered with a layer of mud and moss.

From time to time one can see huge tree trunks that have already turned fossil-like.

Eight or nine out of ten must have been large Tree Spirits from the Azshara Giant City back in the day.

Besides the ruins and the Poison Swamp itself, many remains are scattered around the Dragon Nest.

Broken Longswords and fallen Arrows are thrust slantwise into the ground.

Shattered fragments of Armor stud the earth.

In addition to large numbers of Human corpses, there are also Lizardman Warriors, Red-Scaled Dogmen, Mire Crocodiles, Rotland Worms, and various other monsters’ bodies.

All kinds of slime and blood mix and soak into the swampy soil.

The air is thick with a pungent stench.

There is the rusty tang of Human blood, and also the rank odor exuded by monsters’ bodily fluids and blood.

These corpses can also be used with the [Soul Extraction Bottle (Orange)].

This task is currently under Favide’s charge.

After extracting the Souls, they can be cremated online immediately.

Leaving these remains exposed to rot not only easily breeds epidemics, but also causes Shadow Energy and Power of the Undead to gather, making this land gradually unsuitable for Human habitation.

Originally, there was already One Burial Ground in this area.

It is precisely the existence of the Burial Ground that makes the number of villages around here far fewer than in other regions.

In fact, in some regions with pleasant climates, the Lords there can find a village every dozen or twenty kilometers, or even a nearby Bang City or Giant City.

The interactions between these Lords and Indigenous People will naturally be much closer.

The Progress of Population flow and material exchange will also be higher.

Basically, each region has its own different environment; all these factors can affect the Lords’ Speed of Development and their Development habits.