novelbin Chapter 772 - 488: Abundant Harvest, Returning to the Territory
Chapter 772 - 488: Abundant Harvest, Returning to the Territory
The sky began to darken, and the glow of the sunset faded away, as if it had exhausted all its strength.
The sunlight turned from golden to orange.
Moreover, half the sky was already dark.
The whole world looked woven with light and shadow, full of a strange beauty.
Zong Shen was responsible for piloting the goblin airship, so he had Eagle bring back ten Captain-level Griffins and six Commander-level Griffins along with it.
As for the original Griffin’s Nest, it remained unchanged, with Eagle occasionally returning to exert deterrence, which should be enough to consolidate the leadership position.
Otherwise, if the nest was left too long, it’s very likely a new leader would arise from the Griffin’s Nest.
After all, these Griffins had no direct relationship with Zong Shen; they were all indirectly commanded by Eagle.
After roughly organizing future plans, Zong Shen issued orders to Eagle.
The Griffins he singled out gathered outside the nest, standing by in formation.
Zong Shen then stepped into the cabin of the airship, started the airship, and flew directly out of the nest.
Let the strategy prompt navigate the route to the territory for him.
Then he directly accelerated, advancing at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
It was estimated that he would successfully arrive in his territory in just over two hours.
Poor Griffins, with their faster flying speeds, could only leisurely follow the airship.
Zong Shen had considered having these Griffins tow the airship forward.
Unfortunately, this option wasn’t easy to achieve and needed some preparation beforehand.
Let the Dwarf Uncle craft several special harnesses to fix onto the Griffins, then use sturdy metal wire to attach to the airship’s basket.
Using Griffins to replace airbags and fan assemblies, while letting them advance in formation, would allow them to pull it forward.
Currently, he only had a few hemp ropes, making the task impossible, even improvised. With time wasted, it was better to just depart directly.
After all, a speed of 80 kilometers per hour wasn’t bad; he should reach the territory by around eight o’clock tonight.
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Elsewhere, Wenresa, Luna, and Doris led a combat squad into the Scorpion-tailed Tiger’s Nest.
Compared to Griffins, these creatures seemed more like born mammals.
The cubs needed to suckle for nourishment.
The corresponding growth cycle and lifespan were one third shorter than Griffins.
It seemed their birth rate was slightly higher.
The nest was filled with quite a few adolescent Scorpion-tailed Tigers flying and frolicking.
The Creator is fair, granting Griffins greater strength and traits.
But in turn, imposing restrictions on their reproduction and growth cycles.
The Scorpion-tailed Tiger’s nest was in the cliffs; they used their sharp claws to dig caves.
They also used logs to build beautiful platforms.
Indeed, beautiful.
Compared to Griffins, Scorpion-tailed Tigers were much better at construction.
At least from an aesthetic perspective.
The platforms on the cliff were all very level.
Following Zong Shen’s prior instructions, Wenresa and Luna began the selection process.
They led the warriors to ride Scorpion-tailed Tigers in batches back to the territory.
On the way, Wenresa and the others paid attention to the change in direction.
Based on their estimates, this place was more than 400 kilometers from the Griffin’s Nest.
However, it wasn’t too far, just slightly north of the Griffin’s Nest.
Analyzing the general location, the Griffin’s Nest is north-west of the territory, while the Scorpion-tailed Tiger’s Nest is slightly north-east of the territory.
Wenresa relied on her road-sense intuition to judge, estimating the straight-line distance from here to the territory to be between 300 and 350 kilometers.
The Scorpion-tailed Tiger’s speed wasn’t slow; under the same tier, its maximum speed was only seven or eighty kilometers slower than a Griffin. Riding those Captain-level and above Scorpion-tailed Tigers, it would take about an hour to reach the territory.
Their plan was simple, preparing to lead with Flying Tiger, guiding ten Commander-level Scorpion-tailed Tigers with the warriors back to the territory.
A Commander-level Scorpion-tailed Tiger could carry three warriors.
As for Luna, riding Black Panther, she and Wenresa and Doris together sat on Flying Tiger’s back.
Flying Tiger, after all, is the leader among Scorpion-tailed Tigers; its size might not compare with Eagle, but it’s not too far behind, enough to carry a Black Panther and three women.
So both sides of Scorpion-tailed Tigers and Griffins are settled.
According to the time estimate, Luna and company should arrive at the territory earlier than Zong Shen.
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Two hours and twenty-seven minutes later.
Zong Shen’s goblin airship descended slowly within the territory.
When those Griffins flew nearby, the defense matrix in the territory nearly issued an attack.
Except for Eagle, the other Griffins had no recognized affiliation.
Thankfully, Zong Shen used the Communication Crystal to let Marie temporarily configure the territory’s defense.
Setting the following Griffins as allies.
By now, Wenresa and company had long returned.
Flying Tiger was stationed in the small forest just over ten kilometers away from the territory.
That is, Zong Shen had previously hammered bear monsters in the woods.
The rest of the Scorpion-tailed Tigers all returned to their nest.
Only after Zong Shen further prepared could he start to manage the Scorpion-tailed Tigers nearby.
This matter wasn’t urgent, after all, Flying Tiger was already in his care, and the other small fry definitely wouldn’t escape.
The goblin airship came to a stable halt on the open ground.
A total of seventeen Griffin Beasts, including Eagle, also landed steadily.
With these Griffin Beasts accompanying, the return journey was very safe.
When Zong Shen stepped out of the cockpit, the first thing he did was take out the gemstones from the storage grid, piling them on the ground.