Chapter 141 - 116: Community of Interest, Further Integration of the Maine Alliance

Chapter 141: Chapter 116: Community of Interest, Further Integration of the Maine Alliance Doubt spread in the hearts of the three Dukes, yet at this moment, unable to decipher the Titan Language, they could only remain puzzled.


Soon, however, they had no time to attend to this matter, for the defensive line of the Tulip Kingdom was once again under assault, as a large number of Beastmen gathered, their strength greater than before.


This time, even Tier Five Beastman Tribes appeared.


Fortunately, the support provided by the Kingdom this time was substantial.


There were as many as eight Sky Knights.


Not to mention a large number of Earth Knights as well.


This formidable force represented nearly sixty percent of the Kingdom’s total visible power.


Even though the strength of the Beastman Tribes was increasing, the defensive line remained stable.


With the defense line secured, the situation in the entire Northern Province stabilized as well.


Marquis Reman and others began the cleansing operations centered on the North.


Within just half a month, the large number of Beastman Tribes that had entered the Northern Province were eradicated.


Only a few remnants of weak Beastman Tribes managed to escape.


This no longer posed a significant threat to the Northern Province.


Under such circumstances, five months after the initial unrest, the turmoil in the Northern Province gradually subsided.


Even though the Northern Defense Line was still swarming with attacking Beastman Tribes.


There were still Beastman Tribes infiltrating within the Northern Province.


But in terms of level and quantity, they were incomparable to those before.


This result brought a sense of relief to the remaining Pioneer Lords in the Northern Province.


Previously, even some top Noble Lords felt a deep sense of worry.


Given the previous situation, it seemed that a Beastman War was imminent. Once war broke out, they, located in the Northern Province, would be the first to bear the brunt, and the outcome would be self-evident.


Now that stability has been achieved, it signifies that the likelihood of a Beastman War is significantly reduced.


If no war is forthcoming, they will still have the opportunity to continue developing.


For Thor, this was similarly a favorable development.


This means he can advance his plans to return home.


Of course, before returning home, he still needed to further perfect his construction plans, as well as the Maine Alliance.


The former needs little explanation.


Vast territories seized during the Minotaur incident required development.


The large rewards from the cleansing needed to be processed.


All these required his arrangements.


Hence, after returning from the West, he devoted all his focus to the planning and construction of his territories.


Through his efforts, significant changes had already taken place in Eagle Territory within a few months.


With abundant materials, personnel, and the involvement of goblins, the pace of Thor’s territorial development undoubtedly entered a fast track.


The changes in Eagle Territory were almost visible to the naked eye.


But this was still not enough; further planning was needed, something he had to address before returning home.


As for the latter.


The Maine Alliance was gradually being integrated during the Minotaur incident and the cleansing tasks.


Everyone was willing to follow his directives.


But this also was not sufficient.


The enormous benefits caused a rapid transformation in Eagle Territory.


However, the changes were not limited to Eagle Territory; significant transformations occurred throughout the Maine River Valley.


Baron Pape, Baron Valmy, Baron Gladon, along with the newly enfeoffed Baron Saki and Baron Joz, were all quickly commencing their own construction tasks.


The large resources and Gold Coins obtained from the cleansing tasks were being swiftly expended.


Within merely two months, the strength of everyone in the Maine River Valley had substantially increased.


At this moment, if faced again with the remnants of the Tier Three Minotaur Tribe, the Maine Alliance’s strength alone would be sufficient to address it with ease.


Currently, in terms of the strength of the Maine Alliance, except for lacking Earth Knights, it was not inferior to some weaker Counts.


With an Earth Knight, it might even surpass a large portion of Count Nobles.


And as of now, the entities of the Maine Alliance hadn’t even fully absorbed their recent gains.


Once fully processed, their strength would become even greater.


Given such an outcome, every Lord in the Maine Alliance wore expressions of excitement and enthusiasm.


They never expected their development to be this rapid.


In disbelief, their reverence for Thor grew.


Everyone understood that all of this was brought about by Thor.


But the problem was, such things alone weren’t sufficient to maintain the entire Maine Alliance. True integration required benefits.


The opening of the Western Trade Route, without a doubt, represented the best of such benefits.


He could provide part of the benefits to Rajos Assad and equally distribute benefits to each Pioneer Lord in the Maine River Valley.


As long as he could bind everyone to his chariot, any problems would no longer pose a challenge.


Furthermore, this was not mere one-sided giving; there were returns. Each major territory had its own production, and concurrently, each major Lord could provide protection, allowing trade caravans to expand further.


Currently accompanied by Tono, Barbus, along with the strength of Thor’s trading team, they were indeed not weak. But being not weak didn’t equate to being powerful. In this scenario, further strengthening was extremely necessary.


Thor discussed this with his brother and Barbus, and neither had any objections.