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The war damage, just close to sixty percent, was already much better than he had expected.

"Next is the Golem Legion, eight large Golem Legions were reorganized post-war, roughly forming four complete large Golem Legions, along with two central Golem Legions. The damage was close to half."

"The official Demon Pattern Knight Order suffered over ten thousand casualties, while the reserve unit lost more than fifty thousand. The Sub-Dragon Knight units, having joined the battle later, suffered very little loss, virtually negligible."

"Same goes for the Wizards, no casualties occurred."

"The Wizard Apprentices of the Starlight Academy, being responsible for logistical work, also suffered almost no casualties."

"However, the Witch Hunting Legion and the Wizard Level Puppets of Starlight Wizard Tower faced significant losses, with three hundred sixty-two completely destroyed and irreparable, and over a hundred severely damaged. Just the repairs would require substantial resources."

Sunan nodded and closed the document, already having a clear understanding in his heart.

Honestly, this war heavily impacted the Star Alliance, destroying at least a third of the military force painstakingly developed.

Especially the Wizard Level Puppets, which had been accumulated over hundreds of years, over eight hundred Master-Touch Puppets and Secret Puppets were suddenly damaged, over two-fifths destroyed, resulting in losses nearing two hundred million Gold Coins!

Yet, Sunan felt no pain.

After all, such massive war damage was accompanied by incredibly profitable gains.

The greatest gain, naturally, was the Wolf Tide dimension.

This would be the Star Alliance’s second controlled dimension.

"Tell me about the Wolf Tide dimension’s status."

Lize nodded and said, "According to the investigation, the Wolf Tide dimension is an Exotic Beast dimension, slightly smaller than the Starlight Continent, with a total area of only two-thirds of the Starlight Continent, most of which is land."

"In the Wolf Tide dimension, there are no humans, sub-humans, or bipedal humanoid races. Almost all races are Exotic Beasts, with the Black Wolf clan dominating."

"This race is somewhat unique; they do not expand their population through reproduction but are born from nests."

Sunan’s expression changed: "Nest creatures?"

"That’s right." Lize nodded.

Sunan’s eyes brightened instantly.

Exotic Beast dimensions are not uncommon in the multiverse, but dimensions having nests are very rare.

In a few Exotic Beast dimensions, there’s a small chance that special locations may occur, absorbing free-floating energy particles within the dimension to create creatures out of thin air, skipping pregnancy and growth processes entirely.

These locations are called nests.

Creatures born from these nests are called nest creatures.

Nest creatures often emerge fully mature, possess significant strength, and can sustain long periods of life activity with minimal feeding, naturally sitting at the top of the dimension’s food chain.

Therefore, if a nest happens to form in an Exotic Beast dimension, it’s likely that the creatures hatched from it will quickly become the dominant species of the entire dimension unless a species far surpassing the nest creatures exists within that dimension. Otherwise, those slightly weaker would be inexorably crushed by the nearly limitless and highly resilient nest creatures, ultimately leading to their extinction.

To the other biological species in the dimension, nest creatures are considered a detestable and malignant presence.

However, to the Wizards controlling the dimension, nest creatures are undoubtedly a powerful asset.

"No wonder those Wizards can control such a large scale of Black Wolves."

Sunan had previously suspected the Black Wolves might be nest creatures.

After all, controlling such a large number of Exotic Beasts requires an astronomical number of spiritual talismans.

And if they were alchemical creatures from the Wizard laboratories, the quantity would have been exaggerated.

Only nest creatures explain it reasonably.

Once the Black Wolves’ hatching nests are controlled, they could naturally be driven easily.

Those Twilight Wolves were probably also hatched from nests.

"That Wizard named Youxi is quite lucky to conquer an Exotic Beast dimension," Lize said.

Sunan didn’t deny it.

Exotic Beast dimensions indeed hold significant war potential, but their flaw lies in weak resource development capability.

After all, nest creatures won’t develop resources.

The Star Alliance conducted a rough exploration of the Wolf Tide dimension, discovering many undeveloped metal ore veins and magic stone veins.

It showed how slow Youxi’s development progress had been in the Wolf Tide dimension.

Unlike the Star Alliance, Youxi didn’t have as many Wizard Apprentices as labor force, so for mining, he could only buy slaves or golems from other places.

Involving resources development over an entire dimension is undoubtedly a long and extensive endeavor.

Youxi controlling a dimension and building only five Wizard Towers over thousands of years might be for this reason.

But to Sunan, it doesn’t matter; resource development can be handed to the Star Alliance, and the Black Wolves can serve as the Exotic Beast army.

"If they are nest creatures, then direct warfare isn’t necessary."

To rapidly control the Wolf Tide dimension, the best method is to locate and alchemically refine the Black Wolves’ nests. This way, the wolf packs can be controlled without deploying large armies to fight them.

"The focus now will be on searching for nests. Once the location is pinpointed, inform me immediately, and I’ll personally make a trip."

"Understood," Lize nodded, then shifted topics.

"What about the five Wizard Towers? How do you plan to handle them?"

Sunan already had it figured out and said without hesitation, "Publish the task of repairing the Wizard Towers."

Now, the Star Alliance had acquired internal trading rights of the Wisdom Code, and from then on, Wizard Tower upgrades could fully rely on resource trading from the Wisdom Code, negating the need to disassemble acquired Wizard Towers for materials.

Moreover, the five Wizard Towers left by the Dark Throne were not severely damaged, and with some repairs and modifications, they could be used again.

Apart from the medium-sized Wizard Tower, whose repair is more complex needing his personal involvement, the remaining four Wizard Towers can be handed over to other Wizards for repair.

Subsequently, they could be placed in the exchange list available for other Wizards as rewards.

It’s also considered an incentive for them.

After all, the contribution points required to exchange for a Wizard Tower certainly represent a vast number; without accomplishing more tasks, they shouldn’t expect an exchange.

"After repairs, place the four small Wizard Towers in the exchange list."

"As for the medium-sized Wizard Tower..." Sunan glanced at Lize, "I’ll gift it as a celebration for your body’s restoration."

Lize was momentarily stunned, appearing complex: "Just gifting me a medium-sized Wizard Tower, that’s a considerable gesture."

Sunan calmly replied, "You deserve this gift."

Over the hundreds of years, Lize has actively managed various affairs of the Star Alliance.

Lize’s contributions are indispensable to the Star Alliance’s current development stage.

For accomplishing individuals around him, Sunan was generous.

Lize truly deserved a medium-sized Wizard Tower.

Lize’s heart warmed slightly, she softly said, "Thank you."

"No need for thanks among us," Sunan waved his hand.

In general, the Wolf Tide dimension and the Wizard Towers’ acquisitions are already more than enough to recompense the Star Alliance’s battle damage!

Especially the Wolf Tide dimension. Once controlled, not only does it add an Exotic Beast Legion to the Star Alliance, but also becomes a colossal resource point awaiting development.

After gathering her thoughts, Lize returned to the main topic.

"Though safeguarded by the Wisdom Code, the Dark Throne likely won’t launch an invasion again, but still, to be safe, we must rapidly expand the Golem Legion and Flying Fleet."

"Furthermore, the development of the Wolf Tide dimension requires substantial amounts of Clay Golems and mining equipment; the resources needed are not insignificant."

Although the Wolf Tide dimension contains abundant resources, they’re currently unused.

To expand military might and prepare labor for harvest, resources can only be sourced from external avenues.

Sunan smiled slightly, "Don’t worry, as long as the Wisdom Society gives the nod, we’ll immediately proceed to resource trades with the Wisdom Code."

"Now, we just wait for Maisy’s good news."