Don't Mess with That Dragon

The tribe is gradually becoming stronger, as the development of its territory expands, it is slowly spreading its influence externally.

A vast amount of territory has been incorporated into the control region of the Dragon Nest Tribe, with dangerous beasts, magic beasts, and giant beasts within the territory being cleaned out one by one by the Beastman Legion.

Large swathes of area have become a paradise for the peaceful development of the Dragon Nest Tribe.

For the next long period, the environment in which the Dragon Nest Tribe develops will basically be stable.

What the Dragon Nest Tribe needs most for its development is time.

Fortunately, after Austin slew the Half-Legendary Realm dark-striped tiger man Vira and pulled a tiger pelt from Celestial Dragon Island, the Dragon Nest Tribe is about to experience a relatively stable period.

External wars will not disturb this remote corner.

In any case, relying on that tiger pelt in his back, Austin has already extricated himself from that war.

Or rather, it is precisely because of the broad-reaching war outside that Austin and his Dragon Nest Tribe have drawn away the majority of attention.

As long as they develop quietly during the war period, there will basically be no problems.

As for the timespan of this war sweeping across the entire Kawa Great Forest, by Austin's estimation, it won't end for several years.

Not to mention the lengthy time needed for the tug-of-war with the Beastman Royal Court, even just the preliminary preparations for gathering a coalition of the various Beastman forces within the Kawa Great Forest require at least over a year.

In this uncivilized Barbaric Zone, with no unified government and endless war between the various tribal powers, if not for being subdued by strong power, gathering a large number of Beastmen may not be accomplished in a year.

Moreover, after gathering the Beastman army, various logistics coordination and the subsequent tug-of-war with the Beastman Royal Court would extend the war for several years with no way of ending it.

These few years will be the golden phase of development for the Dragon Nest Tribe.

With the absorption of the remaining wealth from the Elf Kingdom, the Dragon Nest Tribe now has replenishments in areas they lacked, like crafting extraordinary weapons, alchemy, potion-making, and spellcaster inheritance, supplemented by the rich Magic Resources within the Kawa Great Forest.

I believe that within these years, the overall strength of the tribe will see a significant increase.

Of course, since the Elf Kingdom's defeat was so abrupt, much of the profound knowledge essence didn't survive, and coupled with the fact that the elves stagnated over the subsequent millennia, the already scant technology faded over time, leaving only the most basic public knowledge.

Whether in alchemy, potion-making, or extraordinary weapon crafting, it is at most entry-level technological heritage, sufficient only to train an Alchemy Apprentice or attempt basic potion making.

But even this is enough.

Even apprentice-level knowledge is enough to greatly enhance the strength of the Dragon Nest Tribe.

Various introductory potions, primary alchemy materials, and basic extraordinary weapons, though elementary, are far better than having no foundation at all.

The basic extraordinary weapons crafted are always more effective than those ordinary bronze weapons.

The basic potions concocted through alchemy are more potent than common herbs.

Although basic, these items have already crossed the barrier of being extraordinary.

However, the material costs to craft these extraordinary items remain quite high, requiring materials imbued with Magic Power to produce.

Even with the mobilization and collection capacity of the Dragon Nest Tribe, it is impossible to gather too many magic-infused materials.

Moreover, up till now, the Dragon Nest Tribe has yet to cultivate many talents in potion-making or extraordinary weapon crafting, so these items remain in short supply for the tribe; it's impossible for every individual to have an extraordinary weapon or a potion bottle.

In such circumstances, bronze-forged armor and weapons, along with commonly harvested and processed everyday herbs, remain the prevalently used items in the Dragon Nest Tribe.

Now, the goblins in the manufacturing workshop have begun trying to use iron ore to forge steel weapons near the volcanic cluster domain around the second base, making use of the rich mineral resources of the volcanic area nearby.

Once the forging of steel weapons and armor succeeds, it will only be a matter of time before they replace the bronze armor and weapons on a large scale.

Still, even steel weapons lag considerably behind the true extraordinary weapons.

Even with the goblins making significant improvements to the steel forging techniques, replacing the rare extraordinary weapons is impossible.

For the foreseeable future, extraordinary weapons will primarily be allocated to Beastman officers and Beastman transcendent beings, while ordinary Beastman soldiers will be outfitted with steel weapons.

The potent magic alchemy potions will only be prioritized for critically injured personnel.

For a long time to come, the scarcity of production capacity will keep these extraordinary items from becoming widespread, and this situation will persist for quite some time.

"Steel, potion-making, extraordinary weapon forging..."

In planning for the future, Austin specifically highlighted these areas.

Though the knowledge technologies absorbed from the Elf Kingdom are foundational, for the Dragon Nest Tribe, they represent an unparalleled gain.

These foundational knowledge harvesting means a leap from zero to one for the Dragon Nest Tribe.

With these extraordinary power insights from the Elf Kingdom as a base, the Beastmen can gradually elevate and develop more detailed and superior technologies through continued experimentation.

Back then, the development of the Beastman Six Techniques, the successful forging of bronze weapons, and the establishment of a medical herb system were all achieved through trial and error identification of a correct path.

Now, it's the same for the knowledge riches from the Elf Kingdom.

Those more profound knowledge technologies can ultimately be understood through relentless exploration, potentially crafting a research framework suitable for the Dragon Nest Tribe.

With solid foundational groundwork over several years, absorbing the knowledge wealth of the Elf Kingdom, plus Austin's guidance with some modern thinking theories, what kind of outcomes can be realized is something Austin eagerly anticipates.

Having determined some of the general developmental directions for the Dragon Nest Tribe, Austin turned his attention to the establishment of the upcoming third base.

The first and second bases have expanded to their limits, signaling the time for the third base to be developed.

But just before Austin could finalize the location for the third base, Vini and Quik came together to pay respects, revealing some information that swayed his thoughts, causing his original steadfast decision not to participate in the war to waver.