These days, Zhao Hai and Laura's transactions hadn't been interrupted. Now, the land in the Space had increased by ten mu. However, these ten mu had been used by Zhao Hai to grow magic vegetables, so he didn't have any free time.
These magic vegetables were evaluated to be around level 15, so they took a long time to mature. The first time they matured, it would take about a day. Moreover, they were all three-season crops, so Zhao Hai didn't need to worry too much about them.
Although these five things were magic plants, Zhao Hai thought that they were similar to the ones on Earth. The potato cubes looked like potatoes, the sweet peppers looked like green peppers, the red peppers looked like carrots, the green fruits looked like tomatoes, and the green lettuce looked like lettuce.
Although they looked similar, the taste was much better than the vegetables on Earth that Zhao Hai had eaten. As for the magic elements, Zhao Hai simply couldn't feel them.
At the ranch, Zhao Hai wasn't idle. He had used the extra hundred empty spaces to raise the Eagle Virtuous Phantasms. These things were now almost comparable to the Air Force. Zhao Hai believed that they would be upgraded. When that time came, they might be able to carry people and form their own Air Force.
After killing Buffy for five days, Buffy had finally finished drawing the map. Although it was only a simple map, it was very useful for Zhao Hai.
Buffy had been to a lot of places, but he didn't fly in a straight line to Flower City. Instead, he circled around the Carrion Swamp for a long time before arriving at Flower City.
Zhao Hai also asked Buffy if he was doing this on purpose. However, Buffy's answer surprised Zhao Hai. Buffy didn't do it on purpose. He just wanted to go through the Carrion Swamp and see what was on the other side of the swamp. However, when he entered the swamp, he felt that he was surrounded by a colorful fog. He simply couldn't tell the direction. Although he felt that he was flying in a straight line, in the end, he was still circling around.
Even when Buffy came out, it wasn't smooth sailing. He had to take many detours along the way before finally coming out from the inside.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but think of Drunk. Although Drunk hadn't gone too far into the Carrion Swamp, he was afraid that they weren't walking in a straight line. It seemed that the Carrion Swamp really wasn't a simple place.
After getting the map that Buffy had drawn, Zhao Hai didn't immediately go. Instead, he had Green go to Casa City and buy a piece of high-quality magic beast skin. This piece of magic beast skin was processed and looked like it was made of cowhide. It was two meters long and one meter wide. After simply tidying it up, they carefully drew the map that Buffy had drawn on the cowhide, only enlarging it a bit.
In the agreement between the Aksu Empire and the Buda clan, the Carrion Swamp was the Buda clan's territory. If the Carrion Swamp was included, then the Buda clan's territory would completely surpass the Aksu Empire's.
However, everyone on the continent knew that giving the Buda clan a large territory was useless. The Carrion Swamp was the same as not having it. Who would dare to go in? As for the Black Waste, it was better to give the Buda clan a piece of desert.
However, Zhao Hai didn't think so. If they could really solve the problem of the Carrion Swamp, then not only would they have no worries, but they would also be able to safely transform the Black Waste.
After solving the problem of the Carrion Swamp, there wouldn't be any more magic beasts or undead coming to the Black Waste to cause trouble. Moreover, Zhao Hai could also use a large number of magic beasts and undead to seal off the periphery of the Black Waste. This way, ordinary people wouldn't dare to come in. Even if they caused a ruckus inside, no one would know.
This was the result that Zhao Hai wanted. He wanted to turn the Black Waste and the Carrion Swamp into an independent kingdom. One day, when they had enough strength, even if those people knew about their situation, they wouldn't dare to do anything to them.
It was because of this that Zhao Hai wanted to use the cowhide to make a bigger map. No matter what, he needed to have a good understanding of his territory.
Zhao Hai and Green spent a few days to make the map. Then they prepared to go to the Carrion Swamp. At this time, they already had more than a thousand adult Eagle Virtuous Phantasms. Such a number wasn't small. Although the Eagle Virtuous Phantasms couldn't be ridden, they still listened to Zhao Hai's command. As long as Zhao Hai commanded them, the Eagle Virtuous Phantasms would be very strong.
In fact, there wasn't much to prepare for going to the Carrion Swamp. They only had so many people, and it was impossible for Zhao Hai to bring the slaves. They didn't have to worry about food and water, and they also didn't have to worry about poisons, so there was nothing to worry about.
The preparation that Zhao Hai talked about was actually the transaction with Laura. Although they had the space, Zhao Hai didn't have to worry about the transaction with Laura. But this time, they still had to make some arrangements. If something really happened in the Carrion Swamp and they couldn't get away, the transaction would be troublesome.
Now they had a lot of business with Laura. Corn, bamboo rice, radishes, fruit oil, as well as blue-eyed rabbits. All these things added up were enough to keep Zhao Hai busy.
Fortunately, everything in the space could be done with just a thought. But handing these things over to Laura was still a problem.
In the end, Zhao Hai had to use the method that he used to trade with the Purcell clan. When it was time for the transaction, he would put the things at the foot of the mountain and let Laura take them.
Now, Stony Mountain was very quiet. The Purcell clan had transferred the slaves back to the Ica Plains. There, they would level the land and plant some crops. Although the grain couldn't be harvested, some vegetables could still be grown. No matter what, it couldn't be left uncultivated.
The Purcell Duchy had already restored its tranquility. In fact, although the grain disaster was serious, the one who suffered the most was the Purcell clan. The Purcell clan had a deep heritage, so this time's loss wasn't much. This time, the Purcell clan's matter wasn't so much a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. Of course, this man-made disaster didn't refer to Zhao Hai's insects, but to those big merchants.
If it weren't for those big merchants disrupting the market, the Purcell Duchy would've been able to easily survive this grain disaster. There wouldn't have been any food fluctuations, and there wouldn't have been any rumors. The Purcell Duchy would've only lost some money. They would've been so busy that they wouldn't have the mood to find trouble with the Buda clan.
However, this time's matter wasn't without any benefits. For the Purcell clan, Evan's ascension was a good thing. For Zhao Hai, it was also a good thing. Those big merchants didn't play a glorious role in this incident, which made the Purcell clan more vigilant against them. For things like grain, which was both a livelihood material and a strategic material, they paid more attention to it. In the future, it would be impossible for people to deal with the Purcell clan in this aspect.
The Purcell Duchy was peaceful. For Zhao Hai, there were both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that he could do business in peace. The disadvantage was that once the Purcell clan settled down, they might come to the Black Wasteland to investigate the situation.
Zhao Hai wasn't too worried about this situation. If someone really came to the Black Wasteland, he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to hide from the undead. When the time comes, he could prepare in advance.
This time, Zhao Hai didn't tell Laura that he was going on a long journey. In fact, this time, he couldn't really be considered as going out. Most of the time, he would still be at Fort Iron Mountain and Stony Mountain. He would just let the Eagle Virtuous Phantasm carry his staff and fly in the sky. Only when he arrived at his destination would he go out. Midway, when the Eagle Virtuous Phantasm stopped to rest, he would go out to see if there were any special plants. The rest of the time, Zhao Hai didn't want to stay in the Carrion Swamp.
Finally, ten days after Zhao Hai had killed Buffy, everything was ready. Zhao Hai released five Eagle Virtuous Phantasms and flew straight to the Carrion Swamp.
He didn't think that when the Eagle Virtuous Phantasms entered the Carrion Swamp, a prompt would come from the space. [Biochemical Beast has been exposed to toxic substances. Gene mutation. Absorbed toxicity. Strengthened gene. Attack contains toxicity.]
This made Zhao Hai stare blankly. Green was puzzled as he turned to Zhao Hai and asked, "Young Master, when the space strengthened the Virtuous Phantasms, didn't it make their attacks poisonous like the undead?"
Zhao Hai thought for a moment and shook his head. "It didn't. It seems that the space didn't strengthen the undead. We really need to pay attention to this issue in the future."
Green nodded and said, "Yes. If the space's magic beasts can be like the undead and level up, then their fighting strength will continue to increase. When the time comes, we will be able to relax."
Zhao smiled. "But right now, the magic of the space has exceeded my imagination. Who knows what will happen in the future. Anyway, the level of the ranch is still too low. Maybe when the ranch levels up, there will be more surprises." Zhao smiled and said, "But right now, the magic of the space is beyond my imagination.
Green nodded and said with a happy face, "Yes, the farm has already given us a lot of surprises. I really want to see what kind of surprises the ranch will give us."
Zhao Hai was also looking forward to it. Although he already had a good understanding of the farm and ranch game, Zhao Hai didn't know much about the current mutated farm. He could only look at the introduction of the space after it leveled up. However, the introduction wasn't very comprehensive. From the very beginning, Zhao Hai didn't know that the space could improve crops.
Zhao Hai and Green were now staring at the space's screen. They hadn't really entered the Carrion Swamp, so they wanted to see what it was like.
Zhao Hai was surprised. They thought that the visibility in the Carrion Swamp would be very low. They didn't expect that once they entered the swamp, the visibility wouldn't be too low. It was comparable to the fog outside. The visibility was at least 200 meters. Although it couldn't be compared to a sunny day, it was still much better than what Zhao Hai had imagined.