68: Chapter 68 What happened to the promised exchange of resources?

Barton · Dwarf Race: "It belongs to me. It's closest to me."

Zorn · Goblin Race: "Closest to you? That mineral belt is clearly in the neutral zone; everyone has a share."

Barton · Dwarf Race: "I have over six hundred Musketeers who need iron ore every day. How much can your bunch of Goblins use?"

Zorn · Goblin Race: "How much I use is my business. You can't hog it just because you use more."

Barton · Dwarf Race: "I didn't say hog it; I said priority."

Zorn · Goblin Race: "Priority is just another word for hogging it."

Iggy · Gnome Race: "I propose distributing it based on population ratio."

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Bullshit. Based on population, you two combined wouldn't get much. It should be based on combat power."

Erin · Elf Race: "Based on combat power? Then my Archers have the strongest ranged coverage, so shouldn't I get the most?"

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Don't you start!"

The channel instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

Xu Qin watched with amusement.

Weren't they talking about "brothers united" during the day?

It had only been a day, and they were already fighting over resources?

What happened to mutual assistance?

What happened to sharing the burden?

He continued scrolling down.

Sure enough, something even more exciting was coming.

A lord named "Herman · Griffin Race" suddenly jumped in.

Herman · Griffin Race: "What are you arguing about? That forest to the east of my territory, over three hundred big trees, was viciously logged yesterday. Who did it? Give me an explanation!"

Li Wei · Human Race: "It has nothing to do with me; I'm in the west."

Herman · Griffin Race: "Erin?"

Erin · Elf Race: "I am of the Elf Race; why would I chop down trees?"

Herman · Griffin Race: "Then who was it?"

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Not me. We Dwarves only need ore; trees are useless to me."

Herman · Griffin Race: "Fine, everyone says it wasn't them. Then I'm putting it out there: from today on, anyone who comes within five kilometers of my territory will be killed on sight."

Li Wei · Human Race: "Herman, calm down. Don't make the atmosphere tense."

Herman · Griffin Race: "Calm down? I'm not calming down. I joined the alliance for cooperation and mutual benefit, not to be backstabbed."

Herman · Griffin Race: "I announce that I am quitting the alliance."

Once these words were spoken, the channel instantly became lively.

A group of people were there, some persuading, some scolding.

There was no help for it; when their own interests were truly affected, everyone would get anxious.

Zorn · Goblin Race: "Don't leave, brother. Things can be discussed."

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Let him leave; that's one less person to share resources with."

Herman · Griffin Race: "Barton, don't think I don't know that it was your Dwarves who chopped my trees! My scouts found ax marks!"

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Bullshit. With all the ore I have, why would I need your lousy trees?"

Herman · Griffin Race: "From now on, you are my enemy. My Griffin troops will show you what air superiority is!"

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Bring it on. I'm afraid of you? Musketeers are the best at dealing with air units."

Li Wei · Human Race: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. Let's talk this out..."

Xu Qin sat on the animal skin, watching with relish.

This was much more exciting than watching a variety show.

A bunch of people about to go to war over a few hundred trees?

He couldn't help but type a line.

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Everyone, we need to be united. Don't let the brother from the Dragon Race laugh at us. He is developing in silence, while you all are tearing each other apart here. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Then...

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Who are you?"

Erin · Elf Race: "Undead Race?"

Li Wei · Human Race: "Oh, I remember you. The one who said the Undead Race was awesome earlier."

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "Yes, that's me. Let's all be friendly. Harmony brings wealth."

Barton · Dwarf Race: "Harmony brings wealth? A member of the Undead Race running over here to teach us how to do things?"

Zorn · Goblin Race: "Which alliance are you in?"

Xu Qin · Undead Race: "No alliance. I'm just a nobody. Hiding in a remote place and developing slowly."

Unexpectedly, once these words were spoken, mockery came sweeping in like a tide.

Barton · Dwarf Race: "A lone wolf? You must have been kicked out. Who would dare to form an alliance with the Undead Race?"

Herman · Griffin Race: "Can the Undead Race even beat a Level 3 Erosion Beast right now? Others are still fighting over mines, and you probably are still hunkered down at home defending against Erosion Beasts, right?"

Erin · Elf Race: "The Undead Race's development speed is too slow. You should just honestly save up resources and stop worrying about our affairs."

Li Wei · Human Race: "Indeed, brother. You should focus on developing yourself first."

Xu Qin looked at the screen and chuckled.

"Fine, fine, you guys continue."

He didn't reply again.

Arguing with this bunch of people was meaningless.

However, he extracted several key pieces of information from the conversation.

First, these people were still having headaches over Level 3 Erosion Beasts.

Second, iron ore was a scarce resource, and everyone was fighting fiercely for it.

Third, no one mentioned sub-bases, which meant they most likely hadn't reached Level 5 yet.

In other words... so far, the lords he could see were all stuck at Level 4.

And those who didn't speak... most likely had their own understanding, like the three lords he had just wiped out.

Xu Qin leaned back on the animal skin, putting his hands behind his head.

That was true.

The amount of resources required to upgrade from Level 4 to Level 5 was huge, and it also required the lord's level to reach a certain threshold.

If it weren't for his talent support, which pulled his loot multiplier to eleven times, he would probably be like Barton and his bunch, fighting over a bit of timber and iron ore.

"It seems my progress is slightly ahead."

Xu Qin closed the channel and ignored it.

To him, the human channel was just an intelligence window.

Getting useful information was enough; participating in interactions was completely unnecessary.

He switched to the regional map.

On the map, the Skeleton Vulture's reconnaissance range already covered a radius of fifty kilometers.

The resource points and the distribution of Erosion Beasts in the entire area were all clearly marked.

Thirty-five kilometers to the northeast, there was a yellow marker.

That was a lord's territory.

It was very small, about Level 3.

The military strength was about two or three hundred.

A bit further away, forty-two kilometers to the southeast, another one was discovered, also not large.

Within a fifty-kilometer radius, a total of four lord territories were marked.

But the distance between them, even the closest two, was over fifteen kilometers apart.

It looked like they had all just survived the siege period of the Erosion Beasts.

Xu Qin finished checking the map and nodded with satisfaction.

The density of lords in this area was really low.

Especially around these three lords, no other territories could be seen at all.

To others, it was a disaster.

To him... perfect.

No neighbors meant no one would come to harass him.

Once he developed into shape, these scattered small territories would be his supply stations.

Xu Qin yawned and closed the panel.

Time to sleep.

Working continuously for a day and a night, his spirit was highly strained; if he didn't sleep, he would really die of overwork in this other world.

"Tian Ming."

"Present." Tian Ming's voice came from outside the main hall.

"Keep the Floating City on standby in place; don't stop gathering. Wake me up if there are any abnormal situations."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Qin wrapped himself in the animal skin and fell asleep in two seconds.