Chapter 335

Chapter 335: The New Lord of the Forest Is Born!

The cleanup of the battlefield spanned several days.

The daughters were diligently occupied with their tasks.

Observing their efforts revealed the astonishing scale of this triumph.

During these days, the Ant Tribe transported Dragon Flossie’s remains along with those of Ice Dragon Orna and Fire Dragon Fan—the two max-level Class A Earth Dragons—into the dragon lair, including their scattered limbs and scales. Additionally, ninety-seven Class A Earth Dragons and three other max-level Class A Earth Dragons from the Fog Zone battlefield, left untouched during successive battles, were later processed. After the conflict concluded, the Ant Tribe meticulously disassembled these hundred Earth Dragons, retrieving their flesh, blood, and scales to be carried back to Foggy Castle.

The Earth Dragons’ flesh not only restores Health Value but also grants substantial Experience Value when consumed raw, rendering it unsuitable for cooking.

Well…at least not in large quantities.

Dragon blood and meat were sealed in countless jars, stored within the castle’s food warehouse and the underground ant nests. Though the subterranean storage could technically accommodate all hundred Earth Dragons’ remains, doing so would leave no room for movement. Thus, only half the provisions were placed there, preserving space for the daughters’ activities.

Scales proved simpler to manage—they were heaped into the adjacent material warehouse, forming a shimmering hillock. The varied hues and translucent textures of these overlapping plates created an oddly beautiful spectacle.

Dragon bones posed greater challenges. Their immense weight and durability made disassembly impractical. Ultimately, the intact skeletons were deposited in a clearing behind the castle. The area soon overflowed with a hundred skeletal remains, dominated by the colossal frame of Aier, a max-level Class A Earth Dragon.

With the dense network of underground tunnels patrolled by Iron Armored Ants and Acid Ants, theft concerns were negligible. Not that any monster would covet inedible bones within the Fog Zone anyway.

Speaking of monsters, some did attempt “raids” during the cleanup. This recalled an earlier incident involving a shaggy brown bear—back when catching a single yellow-haired boar was arduous, only to have Granville Wolves devour our hard-won prey before we could retrieve it. Infuriating! But in those days, our fledgling colony had no choice except to yield.

Now, however…Hmph!

With Flossie, the former Lord of the Forest, slain, a pressing question arises!

Who shall claim dominion over Granville Monster Forest?

Who could it be? Who indeed?

Hm? What’s that? I can’t hear you—speak up!

Louder! Still too faint!

*Ahem*

Behold!

The Lord of the Forest is none other than I, Lady Lin Yu!

All within this woodland now belongs to this sovereign!

Naturally, the vermin who dared encroach upon my spoils were eliminated as bonus harvest.

This demonstrates just how potent the allure of Earth Dragon flesh remains, akin to crimson fruit whose ripened fragrance draws winged beasts.

The sanguine scent of Earth Dragon viscera appears equally effective, rousing even hibernating monsters from winter’s slumber.

While Fog Zone’s dragon carcass lured mere Class B beginners at best, deeper woods told another tale.

The remains of Fire Dragon Fan, Ice Dragon Orna, and Dragon Flossie summoned forth Class A monsters.

These depths harbor more than Earth Dragons—serpentine and ursine Class A beasts prowl here too.

Yet most barely qualify as low-tier Class A, easily subdued by even the average Class A ant warrior nowadays.

Upon dealing with them, we secured additional Class A monster materials.

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The corpses of Fire Dragon Fan, Ice Dragon Orna, and Dragon Flossie now reside within the dragon’s lair—its cavernous interior easily accommodating them.

As for the fifteen dragon eggs, though guarded day and night by Class B ant daughters, they show no trace of imminent hatching.

Being draconic progeny, their incubation may span seasons.

Truth be told, their hatching concerns me little—nay, I’d prefer them dormant… for their eventual fate remains undecided.

Beyond eggs, the lair yielded greater treasures—Magic Stones.

Within its depths lies a Magic Stone Vein dwarfing Goblin Cave’s deposit.

Worker Ants excavated samples revealing stones far superior to previous finds. Through Identification, we discerned numerous medium-grade Magic Stones gleaming brighter than Goblin Cave’s common low-grade variants.

Among these lay rarities—high-grade stones with luminous surfaces: crimson fire, azure wind, sapphire water, ochre earth… all common elements matching Goblin Cave’s yield.

Yet days of probing uncovered frost-veined ice stones and viridian lightning stones crackling with miniature storms. Then…

A transparent stone—attribute-less.

Though tiny, contact with it silenced all active skills!

Magic Rainbow herself found magic inaccessible while holding it.

“Attribute-less” misnames it—”anti-magic” fits better.

Correction: only active skills falter. Defense Enhancement’s passive shield endured unscathed.

If this nullifies Unique Skills, imagine its potency against reincarnators!

Pity its magic-sealing requires direct touch, and minuscule fragments prove ineffective.

Thus, this Magic Stone Vein demands exploitation—if only for these neutral stones.

Moreover, medium/high-grade stones shall aid Sandra—with such quality materials, that old crone might hasten her advanced Contract Scroll research.