MC's career as foreign lord

"Huh?" Zhou Ren picked up the items from the furnace with great interest, which also meant the little devil's punishment was temporarily over.

"What? I'm a devil, isn't it normal for me to trick those big idiots?" the little devil said. "What else do you want?"

"What else do I want?" Zhou Ren smiled. "I want your true name!"

That idiot Balor's true name was written on the scroll, so Zhou Ren harvested it easily. As for this devil, if he doesn't give up his true name, why should I trust him?

Devils are even less trustworthy than demons; they are the ancestors of deceit!

"Impossible, you might as well just burn me!" the little devil said unhappily, and at this moment, another voice sounded in the space.

"No need to spare him. If you trust me, give him to me, and I'll catch his true form for you, for free!" Balor's voice sounded, somewhat rough but with more confidence!

These two guys haven't seen each other for a while, and it seems their feud can't be resolved!

Zhou Ren thought it made sense; the two races were inherently opposed, and they also had a feud. Each of them wished they could eat the other alive.

Upon hearing this, the little devil's previously smug expression quickly fell. He knew that if he fell into this demon's hands, it wouldn't be as simple as soul scorching or losing a projection.

As mentioned before, his true form is in the Abyss, and he also has a feud with Balor's true form. Otherwise, this flame demon wouldn't have been forcibly driven down to the point where he couldn't replenish any power for over a decade.

His days in the Abyss must have been miserable, being schemed against by a devil in the Abyss... tsk, tsk!

"Your fear isn't because you're afraid of being eaten, but because... you're afraid he'll find your true form through your aura, right?" Zhou Ren said.

His gaze was also dangerous. "Anyway, you won't last much longer, why not make the most of your remaining heat?"

"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll tell you! I'll sign a contract with you!" the little devil hurriedly agreed. Before, it was just pain or weakness, but now it was a matter of life and death!

Zhou Ren used a blank contract to obtain the little devil's true name, "Kiki? Kiki Grieg?"

He even laughed out loud, but the little devil had already disappeared silently, seemingly ashamed to mention this name.

Moreover, the contract had already been set, and he had to fight for his future!

Zhou Ren happily imagined his future. In the future, would this furnace wall of his become a demon sealing ground revered by the continent?

As the furnace burns, there are numerous demon howls and loves, and a large number of metal ingots are smelted out, becoming the creations and weapons of his legion!

On the other side, Mesa summoned all the skeletons who were originally stationed in the northeast of the town, which made the somewhat dull Jim very happy, excitedly jumping around them!

The little skeleton is still a child at heart, and he is very happy about this, especially when Mesa asked him to enlighten these skeletons, this excitement seemed to reach a peak.

Then, he saw the flames in his head swaying and appearing in the heads of other skeletons, causing the originally sluggish skeletons to move!

"Is this the ability of the Skeleton Lord?" Zhou Ren said with great interest.

Mesa quickly replied from the side, "Master, it's just that there aren't enough skeletons now. If it were in the Netherworld, Jim could directly summon a skeleton army!"

Zhou Ren waved his hand, "These are enough. We don't necessarily need so many subordinates!"

He had actually secretly decided that the core figures of the entire territory didn't need to be too many. Having them was enough, and this wasn't a world.

In a world with strong logistics, the number of team members is actually not particularly large, and they can completely transform a world.

And if he has so many skeletons, he may not be able to finish these things. If every skeleton is as capable as Jim, what they have to do may just be brainstorming.

"Now let's go to the mine to clear those monsters!" Zhou Ren said. The process of going to hell before gave him a lot of inspiration. Since the pigmen in hell can use crossbows, why can't he?

The role of crossbow bolts is not actually deterrence, but large-scale military operations.

In the hands of ordinary MC players, they actually prefer to use bows, after all, bows do not need to be reloaded, and the rate of fire is completely determined by hand speed.

But if it comes to large-scale military operations, crossbows naturally have their own unique advantages.

In addition to the high rate of fire and strong cluster ability, they also have higher damage than bows and arrows, as well as smaller shooting errors and longer range.

This also means stronger threat and higher damage ability.

These skeletons are not yet fully intelligent, and it is indeed a bit difficult for them to use bows, but crossbows do not have this problem. Zhou Ren, who had this idea, quickly implemented it.

"Jim, train their mobility. We will go to clear the monsters in the underground mine on a large scale later!" Zhou Ren said.

He took away a large number of metal ingots from the mine.

Compared with bows, the production of crossbows is more complicated. It not only requires wood and silk thread, but also another special tool, which is the tripwire hook.

This is a small thing composed of iron ingots, wooden boards and wooden sticks. Although it looks small, it actually helps a lot in various redstone props.

And making crossbow bolts also requires this, as a trigger and fixing device for crossbow bolts, used to fix those arrows.

But these things are not troublesome to make, and there is no special order. Just put them on the workbench and synthesize them easily.

All of a sudden, he consumed more than a group of iron, a large amount of silk thread and wooden sticks, and he had 50 crossbows in his hand.

Then he thought about it and made two more bows for Jim and Mesa, and asked them to try them out on the enchanting table.

After working for so long, the two of them have accumulated a lot of experience. What if they are lucky?

"Durability three, Flame..." This is Mesa's enchanted bow, which is similar to Zhou Ren's.

"Precision, Infinity?" When he saw Jim's enchantment, he took a breath of cold air. Is this the European Emperor?

Compared to their common Flame, Precision and Infinity can even be regarded as the best bow enchantments so far.

The Infinity enchantment allows him to draw his bow and shoot arrows even without arrows, while the Precision enchantment allows his arrows to become extremely accurate, even hitting targets at extremely long distances.

"It seems that I really don't have that kind of life!" Zhou Ren sighed. He didn't worry about it. This guy who enchanted 20 diamond picks on the Sky Island to get Fortune, luck has always been irrelevant to him.

But Liver Emperor doesn't need these, Liver Emperor only needs to have a simple liver, that's enough.

The three of them took their bows and crossbows and descended underground. With the Elves providing support, he no longer needed to craft his own arrows. Each Elf had tens of thousands of arrows, an inexhaustible supply for the foreseeable future.

While these arrows might not be officially recognized, they could still be used for ranged attacks. The only downside was that they couldn't be retrieved, but for the wealthy Elves, this was a minor concern.

So, after they descended to the ground, the fifty skeletons, neatly arranged under Jim's guidance, were now in disarray. Their nascent soul fires flickered as they curiously explored their surroundings.

However, upon Jim's arrival, their movements ceased immediately. The fifty skeletons formed a square formation of five rows of ten, and each extended a hand to receive their crossbows.

Zhou Ren granted them permissions, designating all the little skeletons as territory members. Only then did he teach them how to fire the crossbows. Next, they would go and find trouble with the underground monsters.

As mentioned before, there weren't many monsters in the underground mine, as all the tunnels had been cleared. The extensive use of torches kept most creatures away.

But now, they needed more torches and resources, requiring them to illuminate every area underground, ensuring that the Great Canyon and its caves were free of monsters.

The foresight in digging large mine tunnels now proved invaluable. They could advance five abreast, with the skeletons' narrow bodies easily fitting into the tunnels.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance to the underground canyon that Zhou Ren had sealed. Any monsters that suddenly appeared nearby were riddled with countless crossbow bolts.

After a round of firing, the skeletons in the back row would automatically move forward, switching positions, while the first row moved to the back of the formation to reload their crossbows.

This attack method resembled a firing squad. Zhou Ren thought of the zombies in the cave, so he dug open the entrance and saw a large nose inside, excitedly bouncing towards him.

"Good, it hasn't respawned!" he muttered, shoving it back in and resealing the opening.

Then, the three pickaxes swung in unison, completely widening the already large canyon entrance, revealing the scene he had witnessed before.

The immense rift valley stretched before them like a dark sky, and the lava lake beside them radiated an unbearable heat wave.

In the distance, hanging green vines intertwined with luminous plants, exuding an enigmatic and perplexing aura in the canyon.

Of course, only the three of them paid attention to this. The remaining fifty skeletons had already unhesitatingly raised their hands. The zombies and skeletons that had just poked their heads out didn't even have time to use their weapons before being riddled with countless crossbow bolts.

These skeletons possessed an unimaginable sense of smell and terrifying accuracy. After gaining their own consciousness, they quickly adopted this task as their primary duty. While one wave of skeletons reloaded, the other patrolled the surrounding area with their crossbows.

Zhou Ren patted the two beside him. "Time to work!"

He, on the other hand, remained motionless, resembling a capitalist.

However, he wasn't just playing around. He was observing the surroundings. The area was brightly lit by the lava, and all they needed to do was fill in the unlit areas with torches, enveloping the entire Great Canyon in light.

That way, monsters wouldn't continue to respawn here next time. Moreover, the canyon might not even exist next time!

The skeletons advanced in layers, while the three of them placed torches little by little behind them. This felt incredibly comfortable.

Especially when some invisible monsters tried to sneak up on them, these undead creatures, with their exceptionally keen senses, didn't even need to look up to shoot their arrows.

"How do I feel like this is still a good move?" Zhou Ren muttered, then stopped in his tracks. This canyon really did have diamonds and emeralds!

It wasn't strange for such a large canyon to have diamonds. He could see a glowing green ore beside the lava.

"That's not right!" Just as Mosa and Jim were placing torches ahead, Zhou Ren refuted his own statement.

This glowing green ore wasn't just a diamond. After all, diamond's light is blue, but this was slightly green. Could it be…

Zhou Ren quickly took out his Mithril pickaxe, chipped off the ore, and held it in his hand for identification. Since it didn't directly turn into a diamond but remained an ore, that meant it wasn't the original ore.

As expected, he was right. This was the Adamantite from "MC is Too Simple"! The glowing green light was clearly fake. The ore felt like coal in his hand.

Adamantite, as the most resilient mineral in this version, possessed an exceptionally terrifying hardness and could be used to create legendary-grade tools.

Of course, the energy required was also extremely terrifying. Zhou Ren temporarily stored it in his inventory. Smelting Adamantite ingots required the flames of Hell, and he didn't know if the heat from those demons would be enough.

He continued forward. The bottom of the canyon was already surrounded by countless arrows. Any monsters that poked their heads out, whether spiders, zombies, skeletons, or special monsters from the mods, were all turned into corpses, their scattered fragments picked up before advancing again.

In less than half an hour, the entire Great Canyon was cleared. Zhou Ren created a staircase to continue clearing the monsters above.

The canyon's structure was like this: the bottom was almost empty, but the middle and upper layers were connected to various natural caves.

This time, they needed to clear all the monsters little by little and place torches.

"Our next plan requires a large amount of minerals and resources. Everything must make way for this plan!"

Zhou Ren's orders were exceptionally firm, and they carried them out with ease. The monsters in the upper canyon were also purged, and torches were placed in every corner of every area.

Now, this canyon was theirs!