The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 247 The Contract Between the Two Countries

At the crevice of the abyss.

The writhing, blood-red fissures stretched from the sky to the earth, like scars on the world.

With the threat of the Eye Demon Grand Mistress temporarily relieved, Elian immediately organized everyone to begin the next important task amidst the ravaged battlefield—

Gathering materials.

One after another, golems and demons controlled by contracts spent two days cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the extraordinary materials left behind after the great battle.

Demons that die in the material plane generally do not leave behind corpses, but rather dissolve into pus or disappear in other forms. However, the melted pus, known as "demon filth," is more or less a kind of alchemical material. It can be used as an ingredient in potion making and has some value. It can also be used as a lubricant for machinery.

As far as Elion knew, some of the soul-driven infernal machines in the Nine Hells were accustomed to using "demon filth" as a lubricant.

—Anyway, the demons of hell and the demons of the abyss have been fighting for many years, so this kind of material is readily available.

In addition, some useful materials were left behind by non-demon creatures such as frost giants, winter wolves, young white dragons, frost worms, and tauren who died in the previous great battle.

For example, the body parts of frost giants are essential materials for crafting the [Potion of Giant Strength] and the [Belt of Giant Strength]. Minotaur horns are used in some rituals and spells. And a true dragon is a treasure trove, needless to say.

Most of these materials are not very valuable.

Collecting, extracting, and organizing them is also quite tedious.

Therefore, the Allied forces tacitly handed over the ownership of the materials to the Eldoron side, which was responsible for guarding the Abyss Rift and cleaning up the battlefield.

El-Erian readily accepted.

Although the value of each material is not high, the total value of the extraordinary materials is still three to four hundred thousand gold coins, considering the casualties of the three Abyss Legions.

Don't be in vain!
Even if Eldoron doesn't need it himself, he won't have to worry about finding a place to sell it if he trades with the Dwarf Kingdom, Dwarf City-State, etc.

Moreover, Elion plans to build several more advanced floating cities, and the funding gap is enormous.

The cost of building a floating city is astronomical.

Even building just one more advanced floating city would likely cost tens of millions!

Finally, the corpses of humanoid creatures like gnolls can be summoned into zombies and skeletons using the [Manipulate the Dead] spell, which also has some value to Eldoron.

In addition, the teleportation array connecting Eldoron has also been completed.

With the help of Elion, a mid-level legendary mage, and a team of high-level production mages, the teleportation array was built in just two weeks, much faster than before!

With this teleportation array, Eldoron's military forces can be directly deployed to the abyssal rift!
On that day, thousands of undead soldiers followed the teleportation array and arrived at the wilderness where the abyssal rift was located.

This signifies that Eldoron has gained complete control of the Abyssal Rift region.

Of course, guarding the abyssal rifts and the demon-infested wilderness, there will be no shortage of enemies.

Over the past period of time, a few lone demons, not belonging to any demon lord, have occasionally emerged from the abyss rifts or attacked from the surrounding wilderness.

These unfortunate demons were all easily defeated by Elian.

Among them, twenty or thirty powerful and unique demons were also subjected to the [Otherworldly Oath] and became members of the [Eldoron Demon Force].

If it weren't for the limited number of precious gems required to bind powerful demons, which Elion had to use sparingly and could only choose demon contracts with relatively special abilities that were difficult for ordinary mages and golems to replace, there would probably be even more demons enslaved!
After witnessing the tragedies of their comrades one after another, no demon dared to provoke this legion that guarded the abyssal rift.

As the commander of the Eldoron Demon Force, Balor Ratu was filled with mixed emotions as he watched the number of high-ranking demons under his command increase significantly over the past few days, now approaching 150.

I never imagined that I, a mere secondary lord, would have so many powerful demons under my command!

"Sigh, I've been using [Otherworldly Oath] so frequently lately, and the consumption of precious gems is just too great."

Elian reached into his dimensional pouch and felt the dwindling amount of gems he had left. Even with the Elven Royal Court selling precious magical gems, it would be difficult to sustain this level of consumption.

However, El-Erian was not worried.

Once you reach the bottomless abyss, you'll find plenty of magical gems, crystals, and minerals.

The resources of the outer planes are far more abundant than those of the mortal realm!
Composing himself, Elion addressed the Balrog Ratul and the others:
"Everyone, take a break and prepare for a while."

"Three months from now, we will officially step into the Abyss Rift and head towards the bottomless abyss!"

Are we finally going back to the abyss?
As Latu gazed at the blood-red rift, he recalled his small territory in the first layer of the abyss, the "Plains of Ten Thousand Abysses," and his experiences since arriving in the material plane. It felt like a dream.

"Latour, once we step into the abyss, we will immediately proceed to your territory there."

“You are a secondary lord, and that territory in the Abyss can serve as our base for Eldoron to establish itself and expand further.”

My territory?

Latour was startled and said somewhat flusteredly:
"But I've been away from the Abyss for quite some time now, and I'm not sure how the territory is doing now."

A bottomless abyss, where the strong prey on the weak!
With himself, the secondary lord, absent, it's hard to say whether his original territory has been seized.

"It's okay, we can just take it back."

El-Erian smiled and shrugged casually.

Having a local sub-lord as a "guide" on this expedition to the first level of the abyss, the "Plains of Ten Thousand Abyss," will definitely avoid a lot of trouble and make things much easier.

However, before officially stepping into the abyss, Elion planned to make some preparations based on his advanced knowledge of planar geometry.

"It's time to make further contact with the Elven Royal Court."

……

The Elven Kingdom, Silvermoon City.

Elian met the Queen of the Moon Elves, the current Elf King Antinoya, and more than 20 representatives from different Elf families.

At the negotiating table, the monarchs of the two countries signed an agreement for Eldoron to provide military assistance to the Elven kingdom.

"Over the next two years, Eldoran will send hundreds of golems, a large number of undead soldiers, and a group of spellcasters experienced in fighting demons to the elven kingdom to guide and assist the elves in eliminating the demons ravaging their territory and surrounding areas..."

"In return, the Elven Kingdom will grant Eldoron ownership of the three natural resource sites: the Southeast Mithril Mine, Falling Star Lake, and Twilight Forest..."

Although giving up these resources was painful for Antinoya and the representatives of several elven families.

However, after a year of war, the Elven Kingdom's financial situation is not good, and it really can't offer much of value.

"In addition, as a condition, the Elven Kingdom must provide Eldoron with 20,000 standard-sized bottles of holy water to help Eldoron better protect the Abyss Rift..."

Holy water is a special sacred liquid created by benevolent and neutral priests using divine rituals. It has a minor damaging effect on the undead and demons.

Currently, Eldoron is facing difficulties in producing holy water in large quantities due to a lack of priests and other spellcasters.

Fortunately, in normal combat, using holy water to damage demons is less efficient than direct attacks, so it doesn't matter if you lack it.

However, Elion knew that a large supply of holy water would be essential in the subsequent exploration and expansion of the Abyss.

—Many unique environmental hazards in the abyss can only be countered with holy water!

At the end of the 31st year of the Empire, Eldoron's military aid to the Elven Kingdom officially began.

(End of this chapter)