From up high, even though it was early in the morning, the view was still very good.
Ethan quickly flew over the mountains and soon found several iron ore locations.
To collect resources as before, directly into the warehouse, the resource progress bar within the region must reach more than 80%.
Otherwise, followers would need to come to the nearest region to collect resources into the warehouse.
Ethan hovered in the air, estimating the closest location to the abandoned temple.
He soon found an iron mine.
Although the iron content in this mine was relatively low, only a little over 100, having a few Divine Dragon Warriors meant that Ethan wouldn't need to personally explore the map anymore.
By summoning more Earth Dragon Laborers later, wouldn't iron resources just come in a stream?
Ethan landed on the ground, next to the iron mine.
He first cautiously observing his surroundings.
After confirming there was no danger, he started to explore along the path.
He made his way to the abandoned temple and didn't find any dangerous monsters.
Then Ethan opened the map, selected the building column, chose the wooden fence, and built it all the way from the abandoned temple to the iron mine.
Ethan couldn't always protect everywhere; in order to ensure the smooth work of the Dragon Laborer, he had to be prepared.
This is the purpose of the wooden fence.
Once a monster invades, these buildings can remind Ethan that the Dragon Laborer has been attacked.
This way, he can cut his losses in time.
The Dragon Laborer was indeed excellent at construction.
With their gradual work, the logs seemed to come alive in their hands.
Ethan didn't even see their construction movements clearly, the logs in the air became segments of wooden fences, with wooden spikes on top.
The fences were neatly arranged, extremely friendly to those with OCD!
Ethan ordered the Earth Dragon Laborers to make the ground more level as well, which would reduce transport time.
A few hours later, after using more than 30 logs, the Dragon Laborer successfully built the wooden fence to the iron mine location.
Ethan gathered all the Earth Dragon Laborers to mine the iron.
Each laborer could carry 2 iron, so 7 amounted to 14.
He also set the Holy Light Goblins as patrol soldiers, two in a team, each team responsible for a section of the road—there was no other way, goblins move slowly, if set to move from the abandoned temple to the iron mine, the distance would be too far.
Sometimes crises are fleeting, so it's necessary to prevent danger!
With the excavation of the Earth Dragon Laborer, the sound of mining iron ore filled the mountains.
Ethan kept a wary eye on his surroundings.
In the monster world, ears are far more useful than eyes.
Whatever the opponent does, there will be a sound.
At this moment, it's the most dangerous time!
As time ticked by, the Dragon Laborers finished loading.
The wooden basket on their backs was only half full, any more and the basket would not hold.
Ethan then waved his hand and the Earth Dragon Laborers followed him towards the abandoned temple.
It was only upon returning that Ethan breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Mia still asleep, Ethan draped a layer of deer skin over her, and then continued to direct the Earth Dragon Laborers to head out.
After three more round trips, the total amount of stored iron reached 42.
Having gathered enough iron, Ethan went to the altar and started summoning Divine Dragon Warriors!
The familiar white light appeared again, and as it faded, a Divine Dragon Warrior, half a body taller than the Earth Dragon Laborer and three meters high, appeared before Ethan!
The Earth Dragon Laborer knelt on the ground, unable to raise their heads due to the suppression from the Bloodline.
The Divine Dragon Warrior, full of determination in his eyes, wore a silver-white armor and held a trident in his hand.
He kneeled on one knee and shouted to Ethan, "My master, what are your orders!"
Ethan was very satisfied.
He opened the panel, and the Divine Dragon Warrior's information instantly appeared.
[Name: Divine Dragon Warrior
Intelligence: Adult Male
Strength: D
Special Ability: Bloodline Suppression (Can be used in battle, forces dragons with lower bloodline concentration to lose resistance for 3 seconds)
Enhancement Direction: Divine Dragon Knight, Divine Dragon Archer, Divine Dragon Mage
Holy Light Power: Can temporarily increase attack power (Can be used only once per battle)]
The Divine Dragon Warrior's information made Ethan's eyes bright.
Indeed, there are benefits to being noble!
He then said to the Divine Dragon Warrior, "You are responsible for the safety of the Earth Dragon Laborers."
"Yes, master!"
At this point, the daily food consumption of the camp had reached 50.
A single Divine Dragon Warrior required 15 food per day.
Fortunately, the previous gathering of food resources around the area had yielded a total of 200.
Ethan gritted his teeth and summoned 3 more Earth Dragon Laborers.
Now the number of Earth Dragon Laborers had reached 10, adding an additional 6 iron transportation.
In this way, only one more collection of iron resources was needed to summon a Divine Dragon Warrior!
The iron mine was now in urgent need, and other iron mines needed to be exploited for supply.
Ethan watched the Divine Dragon Warrior lead the mighty Earth Dragon Laborers to leave and arranged for the Holy Light Goblin to start looking for food resources.
In the mountains, there was not much food like fruits; most of it came from shrubs.
As for meat, Ethan didn't want to touch them at least for now.
After all, these non-renewable resources need a long period of recovery.
If he hunted in large numbers recklessly, it could possibly cause a food shortage in future development.
Furthermore, letting all Holy Light Goblins explore in groups gives them room to fight against some D monsters.
If there was still not enough food, there was a last resort...
Ethan opened the trade market, where the food exchange rate was 1:5.
There were still plenty of food that could be obtained.
The world chat channel had never stopped showing various information since the trade market was opened.
[Treant Dark Lord: Buying a large amount of wood resources, whether Gold Coins or resources can be discussed, put it directly on the shelf, I will buy immediately!]
[Blood Phoenix Dark Lord: Looking for a few low-Bloodline Dark Lords to be my rookies, I will protect you, just for 10 Gold Coins!]
[Merfolk Dark Lord: Who has unknown regions with water resources, sell them to me, I will pay a high price!]
[Harpy Dark Lord: Who needs sky exploration, I can provide. The price is 5 Gold Coins per time!]
For a moment, even regions had purchase demands.
But Ethan knew, spending money was just to reassure oneself.
Developing oneself in someone else's territory?
That's asking for trouble!
Ethan didn't bother to read more after a few messages.
Mia also slowly woke up, and when she saw Ethan standing there in a daze, she giggled.
Hearing the sound, Ethan also turned his head to look at Mia.
Mia combed her messy hair a bit and said bashfully, "What's the matter? Can't I even laugh?"
Ethan laughed, then jumped onto the wooden bed, grabbing the white rabbit plushie in his hands.
"Hey, stop it!"
Mia's face turned red. "You only know to tease me during the day."
Ethan looked at Mia seriously and said, "Who made you so beautiful?"
"Hmph, I don't believe your words, men's mouths, deceiving ghosts!"
"Alas, you won't even let me speak the truth."
Mia laughed at Ethan pretending to be heartbroken.
"Alright, alright, I admit that you, this Dark Lord, do have some taste."
Ethan pinched her sensitive part with his fingers and asked, "Just some?"
Before Mia could answer, their lips met.
They kissed passionately for a whole minute before parting.
Ethan pulled open Mia's skirt, and Mia said coyly,
"You, this Dark Lord, are insatiable, aren't you?"
Ethan helplessly waved his hand, pointing to the prominent part below.
"Well, you should ask him, who makes him excited every time he sees you."
Mia quickly covered her eyes and said, "I'm not looking!"
Just as Ethan was about to go in, Mia tightened her legs and said, "Can you let me go today, you were too fierce yesterday, it still hurts a bit today."
Ethan nodded, then got dressed and walked to the side of the wooden bed, stroking Mia's hair, and said, "Then you rest well today, are you hungry? I'm going to cook some food for you."
"Good! Cooking is good, hehe."
Ethan then lit a fire at the same spot as yesterday.
This time he chose to use the food plundered from the caravan, heating up the dry food, which only took a short time.
A few minutes later, the aroma of the food whetted Mia's appetite.
Ethan brought the food over, and Mia swallowed, her mouth watering.
Ethan said with a laugh and a cry, "Slow down, slow down, it's still hot, wait a bit before you eat."
"How do you make such delicious food! Tell me, did you secretly learn this?"
Ethan looked at Mia indulgently and shook his head.
He was always more tolerant towards his own woman.
Mia's eyes sparkled mischievously: "Then you'll be in charge of cooking from now on!"