This might be the last public chapter, and it will be published in the afternoon. I hope everyone can still support Ming Ming.
The next morning, Zhao Hai released two Blood Hawks according to their plan yesterday. He gave the Ghost Staff to the Blood Hawks and had them fly directly towards Ironwall Fortress.
Ironwall Fortress was very far from the Black Waste. If one were to ride a carriage, it would take about half a month. If one were to ride a horse, it would take about ten days. Of course, this was the normal speed, not hurrying.
Ironwall Fortress was the Purcell Duchy's first line of defense against the Beastmen Prairie. It was also the most solid line of defense. The Purcell Duchy had 20,000 elite Benniu Guards stationed there all year round. If the beastmen didn't send an elite army, then even if there were a hundred thousand of them, they would still be able to hold on for a few days.
The most important thing was that the Purcell clan had left a Mage Legion in Ironwall Fortress. This Mage Legion couldn't be called a legion, but rather a small team. There were a total of 50 Mages, all between 4th and 6th rank. There were also about 200 1st to 3rd rank Mages. On the continent, there were a lot of 1st to 3rd rank Mages. These Mages could only muddle along in some mercenary groups, and their days weren't very good. Therefore, they were very happy to defend Ironwall Fortress. The treatment in Ironwall Fortress was very good, and as long as there wasn't a war, it was very safe.
Although the number of Mages in this army wasn't large and their levels weren't high, when it comes to war, the might they could display was still very strong. Ordinary soldiers weren't that strong, but the Mages were able to use some large area of effect attack magic, which was very useful in battle.
For example, an ordinary soldier was like a soldier holding a small rifle. His attacks could only be done one by one, like a single-shot rifle. But a Mage was like a machine gun. He could fire continuously, and he could do large scale damage. This was the difference.
The reason why Ironwall Fortress was called Ironwall Fortress was because the Purcell Duchy's Benniu Guards had created a very brilliant record here. They used 50,000 people to block the attack of 500,000 beastmen for half a month. Finally, when the Aksu Empire's reinforcements arrived, the 50,000 Benniu Guards had been reduced to less than 5,000 people. The entire Ironwall Fortress had been dyed red with blood.
The Benniu Guards also became famous after this battle. As for the Purcell clan, it was also because of this battle that they obtained the title of Grand Duke and established the current Purcell Duchy.
It can be said that Ironwall Fortress wasn't only famous among the humans, but also among the beastmen. Many of the beastmen's invasion plans were stranded in front of Ironwall Fortress...
Zhao Hai and the others were sitting in the living room, looking at the scenery on the screen. To be honest, Zhao Hai didn't know much about the Purcell Duchy. He only knew about the road from Montenegro Fortress to Casa City. As for the other cities, he didn't know much about them.
Now was the time to take a look. Although he could only take a quick look, it was still better than nothing.
When the sky turned dark, the Blood Hawks had already flown out of the Purcell Duchy and officially entered the Beastman Prairie. They were a few hundred li away from Ironwall Fortress, but they still hadn't seen any beastman tribes. This wasn't strange. Beastman tribes wouldn't get too close to Ironwall Fortress. If they did, the defenders of Ironwall Fortress would come out and eliminate them. This was because the defenders of the fortress were afraid that the beastmen would spy on them.
For this situation, the beastmen could accept it. It was just like how the humans couldn't casually send too many armed personnel into the Beastman Prairie.
Now that they were a few hundred li away from Ironwall Fortress, Zhao Hai took back the Blood Hawks. They were ready to leave by carriage tomorrow. After all, they were now in the Beastman Prairie. If they wanted to do business with the beastmen, relying on an eagle to fly in the sky wouldn't be enough.
In the evening, Zhao Hai found some time to go to the Black Waste to improve the land. Because of the Space's upgrade, he could now improve more land every day. In one day, he could improve more than a thousand mu, which wasn't a small number.
However, Zhao Hai was very careful. The land he improved was inside the poisonous fog, so he didn't touch the land outside the fog.
After a long time of irrigation with the Space's water, the ordinary vegetables outside of Iron Mountain Fort could be harvested. The corn in Iron Mountain Canyon was also about to mature.
For Zhao Hai, this was really good news. Using the Space's water for irrigation could actually accelerate the maturity of the crops. This was very important for Zhao Hai.
Laura was also very busy. She hadn't been to the Black Waste before. Now that she knew that this was going to be her home, Laura naturally started to understand the Black Waste.
This understanding made Laura realize that the Black Waste was actually very big. This aroused Laura's enthusiasm. She began to standardize the entire Black Waste, preparing to do a big job.
Zhao Hai was also very impatient with Laura's enthusiasm, but he couldn't do anything about it. Laura was now like a child who had gotten a new toy. She was fiddling with it non-stop. At this time, if he didn't let her do it, she certainly wouldn't agree.
Fortunately, early the next morning, Zhao Hai and the others came out of the Space. This time, only three people came out with Zhao Hai: Laura, Meg, and Nier.
With three great beauties accompanying him, Zhao Hai was naturally happy. Some time ago, when Zhao Hai and Laura confirmed their relationship, Meg wasn't very happy. But at that time, Zhao Hai had a lot of things to do, so he couldn't talk to Meg. Later, he didn't know what Laura said to Meg, but now that Meg was happy, Zhao Hai felt relieved.
The four of them were now sitting in Laura's original carriage, which was being pulled by the Snowflake Divine Colt. Behind their carriage was a large row of carriages. These carriages were the property of Laura's store. When Laura left, she naturally brought these carriages with her. These things would be of great use to her.
Now that they were going to the Beastmen Prairie, these carriages were naturally going to be used. The carriages were loaded with grain. Because they were going to be in a hurry for a long time, they didn't have a lot of grain. Each carriage weighed a thousand jin, so there were a total of fifty carriages and fifty thousand jin of grain.
For a small tribe, fifty thousand jin of grain wasn't a small amount. But for a medium-sized tribe, it wasn't much.
The people driving the fifty carriages were all undead. In addition to driving the carriages, they were also used to protect the safety of the carriages. As for the other undead, they were thrown to the Black Waste by Zhao Hai.
When the four of them appeared on the prairie, they weren't too surprised. This was because the prairie's scenery was very similar to the Space's. The Space's current scenery was also a prairie, and it was even more beautiful than the Beastmen Prairie. Therefore, the prairie's scenery didn't attract them too much.
In addition to the undead driving the carriages, Zhao Hai also released a hundred blood hawks. These blood hawks weren't used to attack, but were mainly used to monitor the situation around them. The Beastmen Prairie wasn't safe, so having the blood hawks watching over them was a bit safer.
Zhao Hai was looking at the surrounding prairie, while Meg was looking at Zhao Hai. There was a trace of infatuation and shyness in her eyes. Looking at Zhao Hai's appearance, Meg remembered what Laura had said to her two days ago.
When Laura found out that Meg was looking at her and Zhao Hai's intimate performance, the expression on her face was very unnatural. The clever Laura thought about it and understood what was going on. Meg was worried.
Therefore, Laura had a private talk with Meg. From Zhao Hai, Laura knew that Zhao Hai had feelings for Meg. Moreover, it was impossible for him to forget these feelings. Since she had decided to marry Zhao Hai, she naturally hoped that everything around Zhao Hai would be fine. There wouldn't be any unpleasant things happening, especially if there wasn't a fire in the backyard.
Right now, their foundation was too thin and there were too many things to do. If there was a fire in the backyard, then Zhao Hai wouldn't have to do anything. He would just have to extinguish the fire every day.
Therefore, as Zhao Hai's wife, Laura thought that she had to eliminate this unstable factor in the bud. Therefore, Laura took the initiative to look for Meg and had a deep talk with her.
Laura didn't say too much. She just told Meg that when Zhao Hai proposed to her, he said that he would definitely marry the two of them, so Meg didn't have to worry.
Meg didn't think that Laura would be so direct. This made her a little embarrassed, but Meg had already accepted Laura. Therefore, after that time, the relationship between the two became even better.
These two women both loved the same man. Naturally, they would wholeheartedly think about this man. In the Ark Continent, men had power and influence, so it was normal for them to marry several wives. They weren't jealous, which made Zhao Hai a lot less troublesome.
Zhao Hai didn't know about this. To be honest, when it came to feelings, he was really slow. Fortunately, he had a virtuous wife like Laura. Otherwise, it would have become a problem.
It was because of that conversation that the knot in Meg's heart was untied. The last bit of worry in her heart had disappeared, so she was very happy.
For Meg, status wasn't important. As long as she could stay by Zhao Hai's side, it would be fine. Therefore, when she heard Laura say that Zhao Hai would definitely marry her, she didn't care about anything else.
Laura also noticed Meg's expression. She didn't say anything, but her heart was slightly sour. This was something that couldn't be helped. Meg knew Zhao Hai much earlier than she did. Even if she was angry, it would be useless. Who let her heart be firmly tied to Zhao Hai?
At this time, the hawk that Zhao Hai had sent to the east suddenly flew back. It kept circling above Zhao Hai's head. Zhao Hai knew that something had happened in the east.