The Witcher: Elemental Lords

Doray clearly didn't want to confront them head-on, but he was always one step ahead, which clearly indicated that the other side had an advantage in intelligence.

But the question is, where did his intelligence come from?

Water Shadow pondered for a moment, then his figure gradually disappeared into the wilderness.

...

Du City.

In the City Lord's mansion, a middle-aged man looked at his subordinate, his brow gradually furrowing.

"My lord, we should have prepared for this matter earlier."

The middle-aged man nodded, "Mount Albis is the territory of the Third Prince. Now it has been given to that legendary, powerful apothecary, Doray. With the assistance of the Glory Wizard Alliance and the Northwest Legion, they will definitely be able to conquer it. In the future, its development will inevitably bring it into contact with our Du City."

He thought for a moment and said, "If the trade routes of Mount Albis are opened, then the trade caravans that used to detour around our Du City will instead go through Mount Albis. At that time, our tax rates will be greatly reduced."

As the City Lord, he was not considering the overall layout of the entire Glory Empire, but rather his own small picture as the governor of Du City. Clearly, if Mount Albis succeeded, Du City's income would be greatly reduced.

This was unacceptable.

The subordinate nodded, but his brow furrowed as he said, "My lord, this matter will definitely continue to progress. We can't avoid it at all, unless…"

The middle-aged man nodded, expressionlessly saying, "Unless he dies. But the problem is, it is said that five Rank 6 assassins have failed. What can we do?"

The highest combat power of a county is only Rank 6. Five Rank 6 assassins failing together showed that the other party's strength was already very exaggerated.

When the news was transmitted today, the entire upper echelon of Du City was stunned.

The development of Mount Albis would cut off their trade routes and poach people from the surrounding areas. Du City would bear the brunt of this. As the City Lord, this was something he couldn't tolerate. Population, economy, transportation channels—basically, if Mount Albis were to develop, it would almost affect all of them.

The subordinate nodded, his brow furrowed. "If this is something we cannot refuse, then we must now think of a way to see if we can get something from him as compensation, or see if the Empire has any compensation. We can't let us suffer."

The middle-aged man nodded and sighed, saying, "You go down and have the city management people draft a relevant proposal, then submit it. Finally, present it to the higher-ups. Our Du City must also develop. We can't just sit and do nothing. Also, see if you can find a way to meet this Doray and see if there is a way to get involved in transportation and mining. If our economic decline is inevitable, we must do something!"

The subordinate nodded. The lord's considerations were more thorough than his. He had thought of all these things.

He immediately said, "I will go and have people handle it."

There were a total of three cities bordering Mount Albis, with Du City being the closest and the biggest beneficiary of the trade routes between the Northwest and the three northern provinces. If Mount Albis opened up the road, Du City would suffer the most.

Most importantly, Du City was a purely agricultural city with no other resources. There were not many channels for making money. This was also the most critical factor that was giving the City Lord of Du City a headache. If the trade route was cut off, where would he make money from?

...

Doray was actually also thinking about this problem. Managing a city—politics, economy, business environment, population, transportation routes, medical care, industry—these were all issues that needed to be considered. The future city layout and various infrastructure constructions all needed to be established one by one.

There were now two options: first, manage everything himself; second, introduce other forces to participate.

Managing it himself was definitely not feasible. He didn't have that much financial resources. Involving other forces required considering which forces to introduce.

However, the one who was anxious right now was not himself, but others. In recent days, through Allen and Deloyd, there were countless people who wanted to reach an agreement with him. Doray neither refused nor responded. What he needed to consider now was not this.

Because there had been another variable in Mount Albis.

...

Barr was leisurely resting on the mountain, basking in the sun and enjoying the breeze, feeling extremely comfortable.

Just then, the giant ape climbed to the top of the mountain and roared at him provocatively.

Barr rolled on the ground, got up, and bared his teeth at the giant ape, "Kid, are you tired of living?"

The giant ape grunted twice and said, "The representative of the Northern Wilderness Mountains is coming. We need to talk."

Barr was stunned. The representative of the Northern Wilderness Mountains? What did this mean? Could it be that this giant ape went to ask for help?

What kind of guy was coming? Was he also Rank 7? High-tier or low-tier?

He felt a chill in his heart and sensed that something was not right.

The Northern Wilderness Mountains and Mount Albis belonged to the same mountain range, both being part of the Northern Wilderness Mountain system. Mount Albis extended southward from the Northern Wilderness Mountains. The magical beasts here also belonged to the jurisdiction of the Rank 8 magical beasts of the Northern Wilderness Mountains.

Barr thought to himself, no matter who came, as long as it wasn't a Rank 8, he would be able to sit tight. It was just a matter of spending more energy. However, he still needed to be cautious. Some magical beasts with special bloodlines still needed to be vigilant.

Thinking of this, he looked at the giant ape and snorted coldly, "No matter who comes, I have already claimed this place. Those who know what's good for them should leave quickly." He stood up and roared madly.

In any case, he had to put on a good show.

The giant ape snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "You will know in a moment, Hell Demon Dog. Your hell rules are not applicable here. Your strength cannot be fully utilized. Don't deceive yourself."

Barr grunted and thought to himself, in a few days, I will let you know the power of the greatest invention in human history. What's the point of arguing with you now?

He didn't respond at all, but quietly waited, recuperating. He had fought too many times in the past few days, and his strength had been consumed too quickly. In addition, the hell rules of this world were indeed quite restrictive here, and recovery was relatively slow.

When the giant ape saw that Barr didn't speak, it thought he was afraid. It roared even more powerfully, declaring its sovereignty. In the mountains, ape roars echoed.

...

The weather in September was a bit rainy, especially in the afternoon. A cool wind slowly blew down from the high Northern Wilderness Mountains, and the humid air it brought easily formed cumulonimbus clouds, forming a small area of showers, sometimes even heavy rain.

The wind was relatively strong this afternoon, and the clouds in the sky were relatively dense. After a while, Mount Albis was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.

Barr was talking to Doray, mentioning this matter. Just then, he suddenly raised his head and looked to the north.

He felt a faint dragon aura coming from the north.

Dragon aura was different from the power of other systems. Dragon aura was the most capable of making creatures feel pressure and power. Wherever dragon aura existed, there must be powerful creatures.

He raised his head and looked to the north, and red lights appeared in his eyes.

Under the endless sky, in the sky shrouded in dark clouds, a huge bat with vast fleshy wings was looming. The distance was too far, and he couldn't see the specific size, but Barr could feel that this huge bat with dragon aura was very powerful, even comparable to himself.

A bat with dragon aura attributes, could it be a dragon bat?