Chapter 52: Magic Crystal Cannon

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Magic Crystal Cannon

Time slowly passed, and after returning to the territory, everything settled into a calm.

All of Eagle Ridge was entering a stage of rapid development, with large swathes of farmland being cultivated, and all aspects of the territory’s construction were gradually getting on track.

At the current pace, perhaps within a year, Eagle Ridge will have completed the initial phase of pioneering.

There’s no choice; at this moment, Thor not only has the support of his father, Count Engel Dresrosa, but also a daily intelligence system, which no one else can compare to.

The night slowly passed.

Meanwhile, as Thor was busy with territorial affairs.

A piece of good news arrived again.

The Magic Crystal Cannon has been completed.

The morning.

In a massive open space.

A few knights slowly dragged a giant object, similar to a cannon from a past life, in a pale blue color.

And this was the Magic Crystal Cannon.

Even at this moment, "Asaki," as the goblin leader, personally followed behind the Magic Crystal Cannon.

"Sir, this Magic Crystal Cannon requires filling with demon cores, preferably tier two or above, with a range within two kilometers."

Asaki carefully opened his mouth, reporting to Thor.

"Tier Two Demon Core?"

"Reine!"

Thor nodded, then waved his hand.

Soon, Reine came running over and handed over several tier two demon cores.

During this period, Eagle Ridge was also continuously clearing demon beasts, so naturally there were tier two demon cores available.

Asaki quickly took the demon cores.

Began to operate.

After a moment.

A pale blue magic array began to light up on the Magic Crystal Cannon, and then the light quickly converged.

"Boom!"

A roar sounded, and the next moment the Magic Crystal Cannon directly emitted a terrifying blue light.

"Boom!"

"Boom boom!"

In the distance, dust flew, and the terrifying blue light covered everything.

After a moment, the blue light dissipated, and the dirt hill in front completely vanished.

Watching this scene, Thor’s eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch.

Such power was far more potent than some cannons from the past, even tier two magical beasts were likely to be directly blasted, and Great Knights might not be able to evade.

As for others, they might be instantly annihilated.

"Good!"

"Asaki, how many more of these Magic Crystal Cannons can you make?"

Thor spoke, his gaze directed at Asaki the goblin, carrying a question.

The Stone of Thunder wasn’t large, naturally it couldn’t be endless. Thor wanted to see roughly how many could be made from that Stone of Thunder.

"At most, we should be able to make four more."

Asaki pondered slightly before respectfully speaking.

"Four?"

"Alright, just transport one more over then."

"Additionally, you’ve made great merits this time, you can receive one hundred merit points, and for each additional Magic Crystal Cannon, you’ll directly receive fifty merit points."

Thor nodded, then spoke up.

Four is a bit few.

But it’ll be enough.

Two at the mine, two at Eagle Ridge, enough to ensure absolute security at both places.

"Thank you, sir!"

Asaki’s expression gleamed with joy, and he hurriedly thanked him.

Merit points were extremely important to them.

Because Thor promised that if they earned enough merit points, he could help them establish their own territory, a goblin territory.

Even just thinking about it was exciting.

After giving Asaki another big promise.

Thor then instructed Reine to properly mount this Magic Crystal Cannon.

To handle any upcoming variables.

Variables.

That’s right, variables.

This world doesn’t have impenetrable walls.

He couldn’t stop selling Black Iron Armor; it was his economic backbone.

And as long as he continued to sell, it would surely attract attention.

Once someone paid attention, it wouldn’t be too hard to uncover some things.

Such as the large iron ore deposit, the goblins, or the alchemist he possessed.

And with any speculation, it’s evident that someone wouldn’t be able to resist.

This is the inevitable result.

Over decades, more than fifty barons were enfeoffed in the Northern Province, countless Pioneer Lords emerged and vanished, but now less than one-tenth remain, undeniably many Pioneer Lords and nobility were destroyed by Beastmen and demon beasts, but annexations between each other were surely not few.

In this chaotic Northern Province, as long as the interests are huge enough, anything can happen.

And an iron ore deposit, plus an alchemist, would be enough to make some Lords, even nobility, restless.

In fact, Thor was waiting for an opportunity.

Building trade routes isn’t easy.

Don’t be fooled by Rajos Assad’s seemingly smooth journey.

But that’s only because he hadn’t encountered obstacles, not that obstacles don’t exist.

He needs to announce his arrival to the Northern Province.

And show his strength.

Only in this way can Rajos Assad’s trade routes stabilize.

Similarly, his Eagle Ridge truly takes root.

Though established now.

Such territories are birthed in countless numbers every year; the key is steadiness.

"Wonder who will come first!"

"Perhaps let that fool test the waters!"

Talking to himself, Thor couldn’t help but think again of that fool from the Emerson Family in Loren City.

Starting with him might be a good choice.

The Emerson Family’s status is high enough; their strength is strong enough to serve as the best stepping stone to announce his arrival.

But soon, Thor shook his head.

Abandoning the thought.

That fool certainly needs to be dealt with.

But not now.

At present, he needs to ensure nothing goes wrong.

The Emerson Family is a Count’s Clan like the Dressrosa Family, even stronger than them.

Especially during this period, he realized that the reason this fool has two Great Knights is mainly due to his maternal family’s support, and his maternal family is a top existence in the Frost Moon Province.

Though on the surface that fool’s strength is just mediocre, who knows if there are secret forces.

Choosing him as the first step isn’t correct.

It might cause problems easily.

In the room.

Thor’s gaze turned towards the map.

Compared to the previous rudimentary map, it was undoubtedly much more detailed.

This map had been drawn over the months at his request.

Not only did it include the entire surrounding scenery, it also had the information of Pioneer Lords and nobility.

Around him, or rather around the Maine River Valley, there were three baron territories, and seven Pioneer Lord territories. The three baron territories were the Lawrence Clan, Valmy Family, and Gladon Family, with the Lawrence Clan differing from the other two established by Pioneer Lords.

The Lawrence Clan originated from a Count’s Clan in the Nanyue Province, unlike the Emerson family. The Lawrence family is weaker than the Dressrosa Family, with only one Earth Knight who is only an early-stage Earth Knight, the weakest existence among the Count’s Clans.

After sweeping over the map, Thor’s gaze settled on the Lawrence Clan.