Chapter 711: Three Northern Lands

Since the exploration fleet heading north lit up the map of the coastal area north of the Rocky Mountains, the Arda Council of State began to invest huge resources to develop it.

This vast virgin land was naturally regarded as the new territory of the Graman family. It was covered with dense primeval forests, countless precious mineral deposits hidden in it, and the fertile black soil. It would be a waste of natural resources if it continued to remain silent.

The indigenous tribes here - mainly forest orcs - did not have the strict sense of territory like humans in civilized countries, and were even worse than their counterparts on the grasslands. Some products that could greatly improve their quality of life - such as delicious refined salt, sturdy ironware, bright cloth, exquisite porcelain, etc. - could be exchanged for their recognition of the ownership of a large piece of land.

And not only land, but also labor could be easily exchanged.

Adhering to the principle of "try not to conflict with local tribes" instructed by Count Paul Graman, the development team often chose those lands that the forest orcs thought had no value as their bases.

They felled towering trees, drained the swamps, drove away dangerous beasts, and built fortresses, farms, and workshops in places that were considered uninhabitable at a speed that amazed the natives. The exploration and mining of underground mineral deposits are also in full swing. The local coal can support the development team members to survive the winter here, which is colder than the western bay.

In the eyes of many forest orcs, the changes brought about by the arrival of humans are more like a miracle. Can those tall and solid buildings, amazing farmlands, and workshops that produce exquisite artifacts really be created by ordinary beings? Some mysterious legends about the Arda people began to circulate among many indigenous tribes.

But there are also some daring people who want to use rough means to find out or take it for themselves, but they are all hit head-on.

Compared with the forest orcs who are still almost in their primitive state, the technical advantage of the Arda development team is undoubtedly overwhelming.

The forest orcs may be as brave as their counterparts on the grassland, but the wooden sticks and stone spears in their hands cannot penetrate the armor made of steel, and the leather on their bodies cannot resist swords and crossbows. Moreover, their organizational ability is hard to describe. The overall combat power of these guys is not as good as the bandits who form gangs in the human kingdom.

After eliminating a few outspoken birds, the people of Arda established their own reputation in this wild land, and those who had bad intentions also settled down and honestly traded with humans with furs, medicinal herbs and various mountain delicacies.

The forest orcs are not completely isolated from the world. Their counterparts on the grassland will send caravans to trade with them from time to time, and the dwarf clans in the western section of the Rocky Mountains will occasionally go down the mountain to do some business. Salt, cloth, ironware, food, etc. are all popular trade items here.

However, the things brought by the grassland orcs are basically second-hand goods that have been eliminated, and the dwarves on the Rocky Mountains - this group of honest-looking but black-hearted dwarves, curse them - often sell things at a very high price.

Until the arrival of the Alda people, the things they traded were of much higher quality than the rags on the grassland, and the price was much lower than the dwarves on the Rocky Mountains. The inexpensive and high-quality human goods quickly conquered almost all the indigenous tribes they could reach.

Relying on trade and sticks, Alda established more than 20 trading stations along the coastline in this vast and primitive land. After a long period of personnel dispatch and stationing, and constantly attracting nearby indigenous people to join, half of them have developed into towns.

The largest stronghold is the Black Worm's Nest. The name comes from the local indigenous people. The reason why it is so strange is that the nearby sea area is rich in a kind of black seabed worm. This black worm is also called sea cucumber in the human kingdom and is popular as a tonic.

The management of the Black Worm's Nest will naturally not miss such a money-making opportunity. They organized the fishing of sea cucumbers and sold them to the human kingdom. With this special resource, the Black Worm's Nest obtained a large amount of trade income, which strongly supported the construction and development of the local area, and became the first trading stronghold to develop into a town.

Tranquil Liaoyuan, Lucky Forest, Blackwater Basin, this is the division of the land north of the western section of Rocky Mountain by the Administrative Council, and collectively referred to as the Northern Three Lands.

And Stanford, the former commander of the Northern Exploration Fleet, was appointed by the Administrative Council as the administrative head of the Northern Three Lands, and he was stationed in the Black Worm's Nest to coordinate the overall situation.

Since the king's tent on the grassland launched an invasion of Aldor, the Northern Three Lands were immediately taken seriously because of their location characteristics close to the prairie.

The Black Worm's Nest received instructions from the Lake Heart Town: Make full use of our advantages and take the forest orc tribes, which are still in a state of disunity and weak sense of commonality, into our own hands. Even if it cannot be completed, we must prevent the grassland from further controlling them.

After the peace talks between Aldor and the grassland king's tent, the Black Worm's Nest received information from the Lake Heart Town again, emphasizing the urgency and necessity of putting the Northern Three Lands under control.

Stanford felt the pressure.

According to the information he had, the news of the grassland king's conquest of the northern part of Aldo had spread to the forests of the three northern lands. Some ambitious guys seemed to be inspired by the "feat" of their fellow grassland people and were eyeing the human strongholds that were just around the corner.

One of them was Gunther, the son of the chief of the Blood Bull Tribe. This guy had been running around recently, intending to unite with those idiots with the same idea and plan to deal a big blow to humans at some point.

"So? Our young chief has gathered considerable power in his hands?"

Stanford sat in the office, white smoke rising from the pipe in his hand, and he calmly asked the guest across the desk.

"Yes, sir. Just before I set out, another tribe signed a covenant with him."

No mistake, one poem, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

The guest was wearing a popular style of clothing among Alda merchants. If it weren't for the obvious thick hair on his body that showed he was an orc, he could almost be regarded as a sturdy human.

In order to advertise human products and complete the task assigned to him by Lake Heart Town, Stanford instructed each base to try its best to show the appeal of human civilization. Of course, it is still a bit far-fetched to talk about poetry with a group of guys who don't even have writing at this stage, so the most important thing is the material appeal.

Clean and decent clothes, comfortable and bright houses, delicious and rich food... and so on, many things of humans are killers for forest orcs who are still in the primitive tribal state.

In addition, Stanford also focused on winning over those orcs with high status in various tribes and developing a group of informants who could provide him with information.

For example, Mr. Broghar in front of him.