Chapter 2770 - 1189: Earth Gnoll

Chapter 2770: Chapter 1189: Earth Gnoll

One faction led by Sylvanus embodies the extreme nature pantheon; in their eyes, the faster the intelligent life develops, the more severe the damage it causes to nature.

To address this, Gaven proposed the concept of harmonious development from the very beginning, with the premise of minimizing damage to nature as much as possible.

This can only serve a certain mitigating role; once development reaches a certain point, conflict and contradiction between the two sides are inevitable.

The standard for harmonious development is difficult to unify.

In many matters, Gaven couldn’t even convince the relatively enlightened Mother of Earth, Shantiya, and Forest Queen, Melikai.

Let alone the more extreme and strict standard demanded by Forest Father, Sylvanus.

The other group, led by Storm God Talos of the furious pantheon, represents the harsh side of nature; they excel in destruction, in damage.

Firmly standing on the opposing side of the divine positions chosen by Gaven, their powers rise and fall in opposition; a divine war breaking out in the future is not an improbable event.

Of course, this is a matter for the distant future.

At present, Gaven is merely engaging in minor skirmishes, many under the protection of other gods, far from threatening the gods of fury.

To face the threats ahead, Gaven must not emulate God of Conspiracy Shylock, gathering all benefits solely onto himself.

Doing so may allow rapid growth temporarily, but even if he becomes strong in divine power, he will still stand alone.

Looking around, there would be nothing but enemies, not a single ally, with subordinates harboring ulterior motives, each with their own agenda.

It can be said that the two are walking completely opposite paths.

Although Gaven’s development method is slow, it is grounded and steady.

During this process, countless people and gods are tied to his war chariot.

Once he truly rises someday, facing God of Conspiracy Shylock, he will definitely have an overbearing advantage.

While Gaven mused over these matters, the teleportation light flickered frequently, and small-statured gnolls with dirt-colored dragon scales appeared around the Earth Stone.

The earth vein leading to the Tower of Dominion is not merely a white chain but forms a linkage between them.

Not only can the Tower of Dominion directly draw the power of flames from the earth vein for its use, but it can also extend some of its capabilities into this earth vein, further enhancing Earth Bear’s control, just like a master.

Compared to these, the large-scale teleportation extension seems like a natural perk.

"This gift is truly precious!" Even though Earth Bear was mentally prepared, the magic fluctuations from the gnolls still caused undeniable shock.

This group of gnolls is not large, only just over a hundred.

But their quality is high; they are at least starting at the advanced profession (Level 15), and the dozen at the forefront have reached quasi-legendary levels (Level 18).

Not to mention being in the presence of Gaven, even among established divine powers, this is a force impossible to ignore.

The gnolls carry a strong path aura, clearly identifying them as Gaven’s core believers.

When the last gnoll was teleported, Gaven also appeared beside the Earth Stone, smiling as he explained, "Do not rush to reject this; the benefits of divine position linkage are never one-sided. I can also gain advantages in this process."

Present beside the Earth Stone, Earth Bear’s face was full of doubt: "You can gain benefits too? Where do these benefits come from?"

"Underground rail car!" Clearly, Gaven wasn’t merely placating Earth Bear; he truly considered his own interests. "This project involves not only the path but also deep earth, and these gnolls are the best underground workforce."

Unlike ordinary paths, an underground rail car project is an outright composite engineering, needing at least three major steps — excavation and tunnel opening, casting and laying tracks, and developing and constructing rail cars.

These three tasks can be carried out simultaneously, assigned to different races, each with its unique advantages.

Regardless of casting and laying tracks, that will undeniably be the job of the shield dwarves of Colossus City, who need only slightly modify the automatic casting production line to mass-produce rails.

As for developing and constructing rail cars, although originally intended for the shield dwarves, there is now a better option.

I believe the gnome inventors of Landan Island will be very interested in this task; in this area, they possess advantages that shield dwarves do not.

But all this is built upon tunnel excavation and opening, considering again and again, the gnolls are the most suitable candidates.

They are naturally cave dwellers, possessing innate dark vision, and their cold-blooded lineage gives them higher activity in caves.

Forcing them to the surface is contrary to their living habits.

To overcome this, a lot of effort was spent back then on gnoll goggles and Favorable Wind Pearls, aiming to eliminate deficiencies in this aspect.

Now digging caves simply returns them to their natural state, letting them do what they do best.

The gnolls’ intelligence is generally quite low, because they live at the very bottom, lacking sufficient nourishment and a good education.