Chapter 1012: Chapter 230: Geographic Distribution (2)

That’s precisely why Audrey’s forces are the largest, and consequently, she commands the most Combat Nuns.

Having a dozen divisions of the Undead Army stationed within the territory is undoubtedly inappropriate, as mixed troops would diminish human morale.

Caroline hesitated for a moment and asked, "Would Lady Audrey be willing to leave the domain? I’ve heard that the Giant Snake River is over a thousand kilometers away from the domain, and it’s a land of corruption, with the Blood Maple Forest in between, making travel quite inconvenient."

Wutong calmly said, "This is the most suitable arrangement for the domain. If she disagrees, let her come talk to me in person. The safety of the Blood Maple Forest is left to the elves. The past planning of the domain was too conservative; the scale must be expanded as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui was also very amazed; indeed, she is worthy of the Empress with the grandeur of the Celestial Dynasty!

Her magnanimity and demeanor can only be described as grand and imposing, swallowing up vast areas like a tiger!

In managing the territory, she began her reforms with bold and decisive actions.

In just a few words, she expanded the territory’s reach and range by three times.

Facing Caroline’s inquisitive gaze, Lin Rui immediately waved his hand and said, "Act according to Wutong’s opinion; she is the mistress of the territory. From now on, for matters that I haven’t addressed, implement them according to her will."

Caroline nodded and said, "Then I will go to the warehouse to retrieve the Seed of the Eternal Tree."

[Seed of the Eternal Tree] (Note: Tainted by Demon Power, survival rate 10%, cannot receive Divine Blessing), this was one of the spoils Lin Rui obtained after killing the mutated Prison Director in the underground dungeons of the Templar Order’s Divine Hall of Dawn.

Its significant meaning is that if it successfully grows into an Eternal Tree, it can continuously purify the surrounding corrupted land.

Before participating in the Plane War, Lin Rui had actually planned to plant it in the direction of the Giant Snake River to continually purify the remnants of corruption in the Ruins River Valley.

The location of the Golden Pansy Domain lies westward of the Dragonbone Plain, rightly at the border of the Dragonbone Plain; the east and north are the mountainous stretches of the Blood Maple Forest and the Bloodbath Mountain, areas known for their many beasts and countless monsters.

[The Orc Big Boy’s Shiny Scale Ornament]

[Attribute: Sacred Treasure of the Domain]

[We are the largest, cruelest, and most powerful presence. Even a Giant Dragon must crawl under our feet, using their scales to adorn our proud heads.]

[After equipping, all soldiers in the domain have a total Physical Defense +15% and Spiritual Defense +15%]

[Within the domain, all newly recruited troops’ rank +1]

[Unique Trait I: Greatly increases hatred from Giant Dragons and their kin, with the probability of being attacked by Giant Dragons, Sub-dragons, and their kin +99%.]

[Unique Trait II: Possesses a deadly attraction to the Green Skins (red flag, be wary of these cunning fellows’ surprise attacks and plundering of your domain, and be especially careful of goblin thieves)]

Due to this Sacred Treasure of the domain, Green Skins from near the Edge Mountains constantly gather toward the domain. These Beastman warbands, Green-skinned Tribes, and goblin camps scattered in the Bloodbath Mountains and the Blood Maple Forest, when not large enough, would raid merchant caravans, stealing bits and pieces, with goblins, goblins, and squigs constantly slipping into the vicinity of the domain to steal things.

When their numbers reach a certain level, they dare to launch attacks on the domain, conduct surprise raids, plunder wealth, and even kidnap women.

The Griffins constantly circling above the domain have the important task of hunting down goblins and Green Skins wandering through the grasslands, shrubs, and even forests.

It’s like a game of hawks catching rabbits.

If such a vast domain, with an army of only a few hundred, as during the Plane War when the main army departs, there would be no way to guard against the scale of the Green Skins.

Yet, Lin Rui takes a laissez-faire attitude toward this.

Green Skins exist due to their unique way of surviving; if you kill them without thoroughly burning and cleaning the corpses and battlefields, their spores will drift with the wind to valleys, plains, or barren ridges, then sprout a new batch of Green Skins.

This is simply a perfect biological weapon, whose greatest pleasure is fighting; even if shattered in space, a severed finger landing on a not-so-desolate planet will soon propagate a large group of Green Skins.

They are biological yet more like spore plants; while spores grow into trees, the spores left in the soil by Green Skins spread underground, forming countless plant ovaries, and when nutrients and water are abundant, the first batch of organisms born are goblins and squigs; the former works for fungal plants, while the latter becomes the food for newly hatched Green Skins; after the first batch, goblins are the second batch to emerge, and Half-Beastman are last. The entire ecosystem requires no external sources of nutrients, ensuring the Beastman, no matter where they march, never lacks manpower or food resources.

Given the domain’s daily crushing of so many Green Skins in the goblin plantation and the continuous influx from the Edge Mountains pouring in, leaving countless spores in the air and soil, even without Lin Rui having to deliberately intervene, valleys and forests around the domain would continually breed a substantial number of Green Skins.

These Green Skins will become the largest monster spawn points around the domain, ensuring the army of the Golden Pansy Domain always has monsters to clear, thereby constantly gaining experience and collecting spoils.

Even due to their overly hidden dispersal, mere reliance on the army cannot completely clear them. Since they do not congregate all at once but appear in endless waves.

In such a vast area, wherever the Green Skins tread, spores will scatter, drifting into some hidden valley, well-hidden cave, or dark thicket. This ensures Green Skins can always emerge from all hidden corners.

Thus, Lin Rui also published a large number of daily tasks in the domain.

[Green-skinned Teeth · Daily Task of the Golden Pansy Domain: On both sides of the Edge Mountains, there are many Green-skinned Tribes; the Blood Maple Forest even experienced a Green-skinned Warlord who once threatened the entire domain’s safety. The Lord of Golden Pansies, Lin Rui, is deeply concerned about this and has decided to take the initiative. The domain holds high expectations for every Explorer, offering generous rewards to those who can ease the Lord’s worries. Task Requirement: Submit 100 beast fangs to Roberta, the owner of the Gold Digger Bar, for 10,000 experience points and 10,000 Realm Coins]

This experience and Realm Coins seem to be Lin Rui’s expense. In truth, the wool comes from the sheep, entirely provided by the Explorers.

This is more like a tax rebate.

A Tier One Elite monster, if killed by soldiers under Lin Rui’s command, yields 10% of the experience to Lin Rui, which is 600 points.

But when Explorers kill monsters, only 1% of the experience goes to Lin Rui, which is 60 points.

Even if they just kill Tier One Green Skins, under the current drop rate, to complete the task, they would give Lin Rui at least 30,000 experience points.

So Lin Rui takes one-third of this experience to incentivize the Explorers instead.

As for Realm Coins, it’s entirely a tax rebate operation.

The various items dropped by Explorers from slayed monsters, traded successfully in Golden Pansy Town, are subject to tax. Lin Rui essentially refunds their taxes back through daily task rewards.

This daily task is a win-win for both parties.

After all, without this task, Explorers would not have had this extra income. Now they can collect the domain rewards while slaying Green Skins, which is considered a benefit of the Golden Pansy Domain.

With the cooperation of these Explorers and Elves, the safety of the Blood Maple Forest area is guaranteed.

Exiting east of the Blood Maple Forest lies the Giant Snake River, then further east is the River Valley Ruins, and crossing the Ruins River Valley not far beyond leads to the Glacial Abyss, making it nearly impassable by land.