Above the mage!

Chapter 356 Changes
Just like the last time he teleported to the star realm, Gaode's first feeling after the teleportation was still dizziness.

The load on the body's functions caused by long-distance transmission still exists.

However, compared to the first star teleportation, Gaode felt very comfortable this time.

Because this time it is a return trip, there is no need to worry about safety issues.

The return point for astral teleportation is fixed at Yugathira.

Gaode's chaotic eyes gradually focused.

There was a crisp sound of leaves swaying overhead, somewhat like the sound of wind chimes.

This is Yugatshila welcoming Gode's return, just like a mother who has been waiting for her son to return.

Gode ​​looked up and saw that Yugathira was still growing luxuriantly as usual.

Colorful light flows on the leaves, sometimes blending into dazzling spots of light, sometimes dispersing into gorgeous ribbons, like a dream.

He had an idea and opened his Mandor Magic Eye to observe Yugathira. At the same time, he took a step forward and placed his palms against the trunk of Yugathira.

The detailed situation of Yugathiro was transmitted to Gode's mind through the link in an instant.

Soon, he saw the changes that had taken place in Yugatshila during the two and a half months since he left the North:
【Yugatshira】

Level: First-level magic plant (619.5/1200 months)
Growth gain coefficient: 1.4 --> 1.42
Astral Teleport: 1 (17/60 days)
Lifespan: 1/3600 years

Development area (land transformation): 14 acres --> 29 acres

Height: 15 feet --> 16 feet

Land magic concentration: 10-15 (basic spiritual land) --> 24-35 (basic spiritual land)

The most obvious change is the progress of Yugath's level upgrade.

It was 196/1200 months when Gaode left the North. Only two and a half months have passed, and now its level has leapt to 619.5/1200 months.

Although Yugath Sheila can increase its growth rate by planting new tree species, it is incredible that there will be such a big improvement when Phoenix's first wave of potential has obviously been exhausted.

It is obvious that Phoenix has had some unusual gains or changes in the past two and a half months.

Compared with the level improvement progress, the growth gain coefficient has not changed significantly.

This is because the increase in this value mainly depends on the number of trees in the natural area opened up by Yugath-Shira.

In the absence of communication with the outside world, in the North, in most cases, the number of ordinary trees is not even as large as the magic trees.

This is because ordinary trees simply cannot grow in such an extremely cold environment. On the contrary, the magic tree, because of its extraordinary properties, can survive in various extreme environments.

The number of astral teleportations was accumulated once again.

This was expected, as Yugatshira currently completed the recharging of the astral teleportation every sixty days.

The area of ​​the natural realm opened up by Yugathira has doubled.

The concentration of magic in the land has also increased to 24-35. In the core area closest to Yugath Shila, the magic concentration is not far from the 46 of the first-level spiritual land.

After understanding Yugathira's situation, Gode took his eyes off it and looked around.

It was visible to the naked eye that a dozen new magic tree seedlings had sprouted nearby.

They should be the heroes who contributed to the great improvement in Yugathhira's growth progress.

Further away, the camp and outpost that were being built in full swing when Gaode left have now taken shape.

The outer wall of the camp was built with ice blocks and was more than two people tall. Inside the ice wall was a circle of tents covered with thick animal skins.

Not far from the camp, there is a newly built sentry post.

The outpost is made of huge blocks of ice and hard rocks, with a circular lookout tower on the top and guardrails around it. In the center of the lookout tower there is a small shed made of animal skins, providing a sheltered place for the sentinels.

From the sentry post, one can overlook a large area around the camp, and can also notice the movements of wild beasts and even earth creatures in the distance.

There were many people coming and going in the camp. Except for those on guard, everyone was busy. Some were processing food, and more were carrying out construction.

Because this is where the sacred tree is located, future plans have already been made. It will be the largest and most important port in Phoenix and even the North, as well as the location of the second northern city after Phoenix.

It can be predicted that when construction is actually carried out in the future, a large number of people will inevitably flock in. It is a precautionary measure to build a camp in advance now.

It is obvious to the naked eye that there are now more than a hundred people in the camp.

Goder glanced across the entire camp.

Under normal circumstances, people's numerical perception ability is limited, below 5.

What is number sense? It is the ability to accurately judge the number of objects instantly without counting.

That is to say, if there are only five people in front of you, you can get the answer "5" immediately.

But once the number of people in front of you exceeds five, for example, there are seven people, you have to count, going through the process of "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7", to get the final answer.

But with the help of Mandola's Magic Eye, God's mathematical perception ability was dramatically improved in another way. With just a glance, he could get accurate data.

"167" people.

The original tree protection team of 167 people has now grown to people.

"My king!" Elder Gain noticed Gao De's return the moment Gao De appeared, and quickly rushed over to greet him.

"Elder Gain, there's no need to be polite," Gode waved his hand and asked, "Are there any spare snow wolves in the camp now? I want to go back to Phoenix."

"Of course, my king. Elder Grant's pet has been in the camp all this time, waiting for your return." Elder Gain said respectfully.

"Okay." Goder nodded.

"My king, are you going back to Phoenix now?"

"Yes." Seeing that Elder Gain was hesitant to speak, Gao De asked, "What's wrong?"

"The situation has been a bit tense recently. War Mother specifically told me that if my king wants to return to Phoenix, I must accompany him personally."

"I see." Gao De nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then let's go together. By the way, tell me what happened during this period of time."

The biting cold wind cut across my cheeks like a knife, blowing up the snow on the ground, leaving a vast expanse of white.

Riding on the back of the snow wolf, God found that there was another new change in the two and a half months he had been away. There was a slightly rough road between Valar Bay and Phoenix. It was an ice road formed by the ice wizards of the True Ice Tribe who solidified the snow.

The entire road was not too wide, just enough for two snow wolves to walk side by side. From a distance, it looked like a winding ice snake entwined in the ice and snow.

Such a road is naturally extremely slippery, and it is extremely easy to fall when walking on it, so it is not a qualified road.

However, you only need to cast an [Ice Skating] or similar spell to eliminate the adverse effects of the difficult terrain and temporarily use it as a normal road.

At least after this ice road is built, the time required for Goder to ride the snow wolf to and from Valar Bay and Phoenix will be reduced from the original six days to less than three days.

To further shorten this time, a formal transportation network needs to be built, and it would be best to dig through Mount Walar, build a tunnel, or purchase an airship.

After all, the straight-line distance from Walar Bay to Phoenix is ​​actually only two hundred kilometers. The reason why it takes so much time to go back and forth is because the Walar Mountains lie between the two.

The time required to climb and descend the mountain is the biggest expense.

For Phoenix, the former is more likely.

While on the way, Elder Gain, in accordance with Gode's request, gave a detailed account of what had happened in Phoenix during his absence.

In fact, most of these were within Gaode's expectations, because he was the one who designed them.

Just as expected, the emergence of Northwest Barley No. 1, with the deliberate spread of the Zhenbing tribe, soon caused a great stir in the northern border.

Food is the most precious commodity in the North, even more precious than the oil resources in Gode’s previous life.

In this icy and snowy northern border, having a stable source of food is a guarantee of life.

This is something that the people of the North have been pursuing for thousands of years.

Due to the powerful strength of the Zhenbing Tribe, the small and medium-sized tribes dared not do anything, even if they had many ideas in their minds, and could only choose to wait and see.

However, the Frostwolf Clan and the Winter's Hammer, two large tribes with the same name as the True Ice Tribe, still have the confidence to challenge the True Ice Tribe.

Not to mention, after catching the "rat" from the Frostwolf Clan, the Zhenbing Tribe asked for a sky-high price, requiring the Frostwolf Clan to redeem the person with twenty drops of fourth-level ice marrow.

In the end, no one knew what kind of communication the Frostwolf Clan and the Hammer of Winter had, or what kind of agreement they reached, but in the end, the war mothers of the two clans came to Phoenix together in the name of visiting and redeeming people.

It was called a visit, but it was actually a pressure campaign.

"They claimed that the people of the North share the same roots and are one family, and they demanded that the War Mother provide them with Northwest Barley No. 1 seeds and share the corresponding planting techniques." Elder Gain's voice was a little weak in the cold wind, but it was clearly heard by Gode.

"I underestimated them. I thought they would join forces, but I didn't expect them to be so shameless." Hearing this, Gao De couldn't help but sigh.

"The War Mother naturally rejected their request decisively, and then they began to accuse her of being cold-blooded and heartless, saying that the people of the northern border have always been united, and that they should support each other in their struggle to survive in the ice and snow. Now that the Zhenbing Tribe has discovered Northwest Barley No. 1, they are hiding it and are unwilling to share it with them."

"They say we have violated the common roots of the people of the North and are selfish." Elder Gain's tone was full of disdain, and he was very contemptuous of the high-sounding words of the two war mothers.

"How did Sunaifa deal with it?" Gaode asked curiously.

"The War Mother said that if they are selfless, then they can first share the Frostwolf taming techniques, the Hammer of Winter, and the forging technology with the True Ice Tribe and many northern tribes." Elder Gain's mouth curled up slightly.

"Then they were speechless. Verbal accusations were useless, so they turned to threats."

"But." Elder Gain spread his hands and revealed a smug smile, "Mother Zhan is not afraid of verbal accusations, let alone threats!"

"Faced with the threat from the two, the War Mother did not tolerate them at all. She turned hostile and attacked them directly. Outside the Phoenix, in front of many tribesmen, she fought one against two and easily suppressed them. In that scene, they had no chance to struggle or even escape, and could only be subdued."

Gao De couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

Threatening Sunaifa is like hanging yourself.

As the last pure-blooded Iceborn of the modern era, Sunaifa has awakened the True Ice Magic. Coupled with his exclusive magic weapon [Blizzard], he is nearly invincible among the Four Rings.

After acquiring [Breath of the Wild], he even accomplished such an incredible feat as the Fourth Ring defeating the Fifth Ring.

The Warmothers of the Frostwolf Clan and the Hammer of Winter were just two fourth-ring mages. For Sunafa to suppress them was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.

"However, the War Mother had long-term considerations. She believed that blindly killing them would not solve the problem, but might instead lead to more hatred and disputes. So after suppressing them, she offered a reasonable price and required the two tribes to provide the corresponding supplies to redeem them."

"When the 'ransom' arrived on time, the War Mother kept her promise and released the two of them." Elder Gain continued: "Many people even praised the War Mother for her kindness."

This was actually the decision made by Gaode and Sunaifa after consultation.

In the eyes of others, material resources such as food and ice marrow may be more important, but in Gaode's eyes, population is the most valuable resource.

Population represents productivity and means development potential.

Therefore, the method of unification must not be military unification, as there will be casualties and the loss of too many people. Conflicts must be avoided as much as possible.

If these two war mothers were really killed, it would inevitably arouse strong anger from the two tribes, which might lead to a brutal war.

With Sunaifa, the absolute military force of the North, and the upgraded Bingyu Wutong, Phoenix is ​​indeed not afraid of war, but casualties are inevitable.

The top priority for the Zhenbing Tribe now is development. War will not only lead to stagnation of development and force the originally orderly agricultural construction to be interrupted, but will also consume a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources, affecting production. It is unnecessary.

"After they were released, they were afraid of the terrifying power of the War Mother and would definitely not dare to retaliate. However, their desire for Northwest Barley No. 1 was impossible to disappear, so they sent a large number of rats to keep an eye on Phoenix."

"Although Deputy Directors Catherine and Lan Wen have caught a lot of rats, there are always some that slip through the net, so Mother Zhan told me that if you want to return to Phoenix, you must be accompanied by an escort to ensure your safety."

"After all, everyone knows how important you are to the Zhenbing Tribe. Since they don't have the ability to attack the War Mother, they will most likely turn their target to you." Elder Gain said seriously.

Sunaifa's concerns are very reasonable.

"In addition, just half a month ago, the War Mother took the initiative to send out a signal, announcing that the Zhenbing Tribe has solved the food problem and is able and willing to accept other tribes to join."

"Afterwards, six small tribes surrounding our Zhenbing tribe have sent envoys to contact us one after another, expressing their strong willingness to merge into our Zhenbing tribe."

"These small tribes have been struggling to survive in the harsh environment of the North for a long time. They only want a strong support that can protect them and a stable food supply. So the whole process went very smoothly and they hit it off. These six small tribes soon became part of the Zhenbing Tribe."

“However, I don’t know the specific details, but their joining has brought more than ten new magic trees to Valar Bay.”

No wonder Yugath-Shira's growth progress has ushered in another big improvement. It turns out that it has reached the stage of annexing small tribes and integrating resources.

Gao De nodded secretly.

Although he temporarily left the North through astral teleportation, the more than 500,000 people in Phoenix are not just NPCs who will wait for his command. Sunaifa is also an excellent ruler with outstanding talents and decisive decision-making ability.

So even without Gaode, Phoenix is ​​still developing rapidly.

(End of this chapter)