Zhou Zhou nodded.
"And I have something else to tell you. I plan to form a scout team that is in charge of exploring the surrounding environment of the territory."
"That would include the area where the fog monsters are, the resource area, the terrain of various places, and so on."
"We'll need 2 more mechanostriders as a means of transportation. Can you get it done before tomorrow?" Zhou Zhou asked.
"Absolutely! I can even produce about 20 in a day!" Ashburn promised.
"Let me know if you need anything." Zhou Zhou trusted Ashburn's abilities.
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Half an hour later, Bai Yung was back with some bad news.
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"The black-tailed fog scorpion is proficient in sneak attacks underground. It's very difficult to discover it in advance…"
Bai Yung said with a frown.
"Lu Chong and Huang Sai might get poisoned if they aren't careful."
Zhou Zhou frowned after hearing the report.
Bai Yung was right.
However, how could he be willing to avoid the area where the black-tailed fog scorpions were just because of that?
It would be impossible for him to avoid the black-tailed fog scorpion's living area when his territory expands in the future.
At this moment, Zhou Zhou thought of 2 options.
The first, I can make use of the sand trap technique to sink the battlefield, making it difficult for the fog scorpions to hide.
The second, I get Ashburn to produce the blood eye potion.
Thinking for a while, he came to a decision.
The sand trap technique can only sink the ground 4 meters deep, I can't be sure that is the limit of the fog scorpions.
And so, Ashburn was the option he chose.
"Come with me." He said to Bai Yung.
The two arrived at the gnome alchemy workshop and found Ashburn.
"Ashburn, can the blood eye enable us to see the fog monsters hidden underground?" Zhou Zhou asked directly.
Bai Yung was stunned for a moment before his eyes lit up.
"The blood eye can detect them as long as they aren't hiding more than 10 meters underground." Ashburn laughed.
"No problem! The black-tailed fog scorpion wouldn't hide so deep beneath the ground!"
"Erupting out from the ground would take too long otherwise and the commotion would be too big! I estimate that they are generally about 5 to 7 meters beneath the surface." Bai Yung said excitedly.
"No problem at all." Ashburn smiled and nodded.
With that, he turned around and walked to the workbench. He took three blood-red potion bottles and returned to Zhou Zhou.
"I have just grasped the refinement method of this blood eye so I couldn't help but make three bottles. This potion is very simple to refine. I can refine about 10 bottles in an hour."
"You can use it now if you need it. If it's not enough, I'll refine it again."
He laughed.
"Thank you." Bai Yung thanked him.
"You're too kind, Sir Bai. We're all working for the lord." Ashburn laughed.
After taking the blood eye potion, Zhou Zhou led Bai Yung out of the gnome alchemy workshop.
"Before we attack the territory of the black-tailed fog scorpion, we need to understand their range of survival methods and their exact numbers."
He said.
"I understand." Bai Yung nodded.
"Give the mission to Man Nao and Sun Can, and inform them of the attack pattern of the black-tailed fog scorpions," said Zhou Zhou.
"Yes, My lord." Bai Yung said.
Then, he left with the 3 bottles of blood eye potion that Zhou Zhou had given him.
Zhou Zhou watched him leave. There was nothing to worry about.
With the blood eye, even the monsters hidden underground could not escape their observation.
It would be difficult for them to encounter danger as long as Man Nao and Sun Can did not deliberately bump into the monster's face when they were on these fast mechanostriders.
"I wonder if there's a scarlet lord behind the black-tailed fog scorpion…" Zhou Zhou pondered.
"My lord, I have something to report." Zhao Changshou walked over.
"Elder Zhao, just tell me." Zhou Zhou said politely.
He was very appreciative to talented people.
Zhao Changshou seemed to take note of this and said, "My lord, the clinic has been completed. I'm also supervising the construction of the warehouse. It should be ready by tonight."
"As for the residences, I handed them over to Qian Du. He completely grasped the blueprint of the residences that His lordship gave to him."
"He has already established two residences. There shouldn't be any problems with the remaining construction."
Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up.
The clinic was completed?! That was fast.
The two of them arrived at the newly built medical hall.
It was not big, just a two-story-tall white ordinary building with the word 'Medical Hall' on it.
He looked at it.
A text notification appeared.
[Building Name: Medical Hall]
[Territory Level: Black iron-tier elementary grade]
[Building Effect: Basic building of the territory. After a doctor moves in, he can research, sell medicine, and treat patients. It can also slightly increase the loyalty of his subjects].
[Note 1: This building can be upgraded by higher quality blueprints, but the corresponding materials need to be replenished.]
[Note 2: The level of researching medicine and treating patients, the economic benefits of selling medicine, and the extent of increasing the loyalty of the people depends on the level of the clinic and the life profession level of the doctor.]
"I established this black iron-tier intermediate grade medical hall because the best doctor in our territory, Zhang Qianjing, is at this level."
"I will upgrade this building when physician Zhang's profession level increases in the future or there are higher-level doctors in the territory."
"My lord, you don't have to worry about higher-level blueprints."
"There's no need for blueprints at all as long as we don't build anything above the White platinum-tier intermediate grade."
"I can build them directly with enough resources and manpower." Zhao Changshou smiled.
Zhou Zhou, very satisfied.
Having a high-level architect by his side would save money and trouble!
After that, he went to see the two residences that Qian Du had built.
It had to be said that even though Qian Du was a newbie architect, with the help of the blueprint and Zhao Changshou's guidance, the houses built were still quite standard.
A residence that could accommodate up to four people could be built with fewer resources even though it could not be upgraded.
As long as Zhou Zhou's territory was large enough, it was not a problem for everyone to have a residence of their own.
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On the other side, Man Nao and Sun Can rode on their mechanostriders as they left the novice lord's protective barrier.
Time passed, night gradually fell.
Man Nao and Sun Can finally returned safely before the scarlet fog appeared with the results of their investigation.
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