Chapter 007: Reaction

As the eldest son of the Green family’s patriarch, George naturally also had a storage ring. Hearing Du Fan’s words, he promptly stored the two divine essences in his own ring.
After absorbing the divine essences and realizing the wonder of these so-called natural gems mentioned by Du Fan, George felt regret—such precious things had ended up in his possession. If possible, he would have preferred it to be Duke Old Green who absorbed them.
So when he saw Du Fan take out two more identical items, claiming they were for his father and younger brother, George accepted them all without hesitation.
“Third brother, are there any more such good things?” George asked after Du Fan took out two more, unable to resist.
“Elder brother, do you think these are just stones? These are the last two! There are only these two left in the entire elf race. If you want more, you might have to wait five thousand years—after all, it takes five thousand years for such natural gems to form in the ancient elf trees!” Du Fan lied.
Hearing this, George felt embarrassed and quickly got up to bid farewell to Du Fan, returning to his room.
It was already late at night, but Du Fan still hadn’t gone to bed, as he had just captured the Flying Wolf, who was now locked up in the prison!
After George left, Du Fan stood up as well, intending to visit the Flying Wolf. At that moment, Nai Xiu came over.
“Du Fan, it’s so late—why aren’t you sleeping?” she asked as soon as they met.
“Let’s go check on those thieves,” Du Fan said with a smile.
Without delay, he took Nai Xiu to the prisons in Doha City.
“Flying Wolf, why do you keep opposing me?” Du Fan asked.
“Hmph! You killed so many of my brothers—I naturally must be your enemy!” The Flying Wolf showed no fear at all when facing Du Fan.
“Haha, Flying Wolf, if you hadn’t invaded my territory, how could I have killed you? Don’t you know that the entire Siluo Province is now my territory?” Du Fan said laughingly.
“I don’t care whose territory it is—my brothers must survive!” the Flying Wolf snapped angrily.

“To survive, we can’t just kill, burn, and loot like this. Don’t you have any proper ways to live a peaceful life despite all your skills?” Du Fan said coldly.
“That’s too slow! Besides, I’ve always hated nobles like you—hypocritical people who do despicable things!” Fei Lang said.
“Haha, Fei Lang, you’re too biased. That’s not the reason to kill nobles, is it?” Du Fan suddenly said with a laugh.
After saying that, Du Fan took out the Holy Radiance Staff and slowly approached Fei Lang.
“Du Fan, what do you want?” Fei Lang shouted loudly when he saw Du Fan approaching with a weapon.
Du Fan ignored Fei Lang’s screams. He picked up the dagger end of the Holy Radiance Staff and gently slashed across Fei Lang’s chest.
Fei Lang’s hands and feet were tied with thick chains, leaving him completely immobile and unable to resist. He could only watch as Du Fan’s dagger left a wound on his chest.
Soon, to everyone’s astonishment, blue liquid flowed from the wound on Fei Lang’s chest!
“Fei Lang, you’re indeed a Blueblood.” Du Fan put away the Holy Radiance Staff and reached out to slap Fei Lang’s face hard.
“Tell me, Fei Lang—what’s your intention by hiding in the Siluo Province? And how many Bluebloods are there on this continent? Where do they live?” Du Fan demanded fiercely.
“As for us Bluebloods, as far as I know, it’s just us. Of course, if there are others, I don’t know where they are. And if it weren’t for you forcing us, do you think we’d want to live as thieves? Hmph! What’s our goal? We just want to live peacefully on this continent!” Fei Lang said firmly.
Of course, Du Fan didn’t believe him. If Fei Lang really just wanted to live peacefully, with their skills, they could have found a place to hide and live a carefree life. But since these people appeared in the Siluo Province and made a living as thieves, there must be a purpose behind it!
“Check everyone’s blood—make sure it’s all blue!” Du Fan ordered loudly.
Hearing Du Fan’s command, the soldiers standing by immediately took action. Sure enough, these experts, all at level eight or above, all had blue blood!

“Du Fan, why is the blood flowing from their bodies blue?” Naixiu asked in surprise after seeing that everyone had blue blood.

“Well, they are the famous Blue-Blooded People from the continent! According to the records, the Blue-Blooded People were thought to be extinct. Who would have thought they still live in the Siluo Province? And judging by their numbers, there are quite a few of them!” Du Fan replied to Naixiu.

“Make sure to watch over this place carefully. Remember, never mistreat them—give them food and drink as needed,” Du Fan said to the guards in charge.

“Understood, Lord,” the guards replied in unison.

Since Du Fan couldn’t get any information from the Flying Wolves, he simply took Naixiu out of the prison.

Early the next morning, Du Fan began to make arrangements. Although he had been missing for two months, the systems he had established earlier were still in operation, and the Siluo Province had already attracted a large number of immigrants!

Under Du Fan’s command, he deployed nearly 50,000 craftsmen and laborers to head toward the territory of the Siluo Province adjacent to the Dusk Mountains. This place was over 200 miles away from Dhoha City. After two days of travel, the Dusk Mountains could already be seen in the distance.

This was the meeting point agreed upon by Du Fan, Moses, the Dwarf Black Panther Knights, and the Bilu tribe. After scouting the terrain, Du Fan began directing everyone to build simple structures that would only provide basic shelter. In fact, the ultimate purpose of these buildings was to serve as warehouses.

The elves, being archers, each had their own tents, and the Bilu tribe, due to their long-distance migrations, brought a lot of belongings. So, what these people lacked most upon arriving here was supplies!

Of course, Du Fan ordered the craftsmen to build this supply camp deep inside the Dusk Mountains, in what could only be considered the outer regions of the mountains. There were only ordinary beasts in such areas, and this region was not under the jurisdiction of Basha or Tek. It wasn’t that their power was insufficient, but rather, outer regions like the Dusk Mountains lacked powerful entities or abundant resources, making governance unnecessary. Moreover, this area served as a buffer zone between magical beasts, dwarves, and humans. Generally, none of the three parties would easily cross such a buffer zone.

Of course, if one side starts to make moves in such a buffer zone, it will naturally draw the attention of the other two sides. But given the current relationship between Du Fan, Ba Sha, and Teke, if Du Fan sent people to carry out construction here, those two, being god-like figures, wouldn’t say anything! After Du Fan selected the location and determined the scale of construction, he left 500 troops to guard it and then returned to Doha City. Once back in Doha, Du Fan suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon: during his absence, a very good chemistry had developed between Rob and Lilith. Lilith, who had always been cold and distant, actually went shopping and playing with Rob. After returning to Doha, his elder brother George had already led 20,000 troops from the Northern Army on their way back. Looking at the vast Siluo Province on the map, Du Fan suddenly realized there was a severe shortage of talent! Whether it was in local administration, finance, or even the military, talent—every kind of talent—was what Du Fan lacked the most. In the military, in the past, it was possible to advance with a large number of experts first and then launch surprise attacks. But to lead an army of over 100,000 in large-scale warfare, Du Fan’s army lacked such military leaders. Of his 250,000 troops, the officer system was built around the 2,000 troops from the Northern Army brought by Simbat. Those officers could serve as middle and lower-level officers, but as high-ranking generals, aside from Simbat, Du Fan saw no suitable candidates. News of Du Fan’s return had already been spread by various factions stationed in Doha to the leaders of other major factions. “Du Fan, Du Fan… I never expected you to return so quickly. It would have been better if you hadn’t come back. Then our Lionheart Family could have ruled the entire South once again. You disappeared completely—why did you have to show up again?” Duke Wade, the head of the Lionheart Family, murmured while holding the news of Du Fan’s return to Siluo Province. “Grandpa, Du Fan is back?” Randy, who was playing chess with Duke Wade, heard this and asked in shock.

“Yes, Randy, it’s absolutely true! Back then, you and Garfield tried to kill him but failed. Now that he’s back, he certainly won’t let us off easily! We need to prepare in advance!” Duke Wade said solemnly to Randy.
Originally, if Du Fan hadn’t returned, no one would have known about Randy’s attempt to kill him. But with Du Fan’s return, the Lionheart Family and the Green Family might end up in a hostile relationship. In the past, as the Minister of Military Affairs, Duke Wade wasn’t afraid, but with Du Fan’s return and the Green Family’s growing power, Duke Wade had to be more cautious.
“Grandpa, wasn’t there also the Emperor’s will involved back then?” Randy asked.
“Silly child, if you had killed Du Fan, that might have been different. But this time, he’s back after achieving a great victory—reclaiming large territories, forcing the Lanny Empire to seek peace, and getting back Odinburg along with massive war reparations. For such a great hero, even if the Emperor wanted to take action, he’d need to find the right timing and reason,” Duke Wade sighed.