"And for the more advanced Frost Rings, spells will be directly stored on them and triggered by spiritual power."

Luo De nodded.

He understood this point.

Simply put, wizards control energy through spirit, and spells are the method of energy manipulation, or can be called a formula.

With the help of rune spells, the method of energy release is optimized, and the power is stronger.

It's akin to spending one gold coin to achieve the effect of two gold coins.

"If even a low-level Frost Ring is so powerful, it's hard to imagine how fierce the advanced ones could be."

Luo De stroked the ice crystals on the ground and couldn't help but exclaim.

Of course, Luo De was content with the Frost Ring he currently possessed.

Now he had another ability to deal with those strange extraordinaries.

Luo De quickly returned to his workshop to familiarize himself with the ring to avoid another incident like shooting Vivian.

...

...

The remaining two mixed-bloods did not bring any valuable information.

However, Blom delivered some useful information, which Durant immediately brought to the hall.

According to reports from spies sent by Blom, the lizardmen were capturing refugees on the Razor Plain and reopening those abandoned farmlands.

The information Chris brought back also confirmed this point.

Upon hearing this news, even Durant couldn't help but laugh.

Lawrence also happened to hear the news and laughed unscrupulously,

"Cultivating land in winter—no matter how sharp the hoe is, it won't break the frozen soil, right?"

"What a bunch of stupid lizardmen!"

Lawrence didn't understand farming, but he knew everything else.

The hardness of the deep winter frozen soil is comparable to stone; even the Snow Rabbit People have to use all their might to dig holes, let alone plow large fields.

Luo De also chuckled lightly and then said indifferently, "Maybe those lizardmen don't care if the land is hard because they aren't the ones working."

"They don't care whether the slaves are tired or not."

This statement left Lawrence and others stunned.

Lawrence argued, "But, won't they freeze to death working in this weather?"

"And what's the big deal if they freeze to death?"

Luo De snorted lightly, "Do you think they care?"

"Hm, if they freeze to death, they can just throw them into the pot to cook."

Durant added.

This statement gave Lawrence a shiver.

Luo De, curious, asked, "Didn't you interact with those alien races when you used to travel for business?"

"N-No."

"I've been to Ice Blade Valley, Long Winter Town, Frozen Bone Wasteland, then circled back to Border City... "

Lawrence said stammeringly.

Luo De knew the places he mentioned.

According to Luo De's understanding, the Northern Wasteland was divided among eight lords.

Besides those Luo De had encountered, there were also Long Winter Town of the Shield-Breaker Clan, Frozen Bone Wasteland of the Hammer Clan, Ice Breath Hills of the Moon Lake Clan, Frost Town of the Youlin Clan, and Cold Roar Town of the Gaoling Clan.

Among these, Long Winter Town, located in the northwest, was the closest to Black Pine Ridge, but Ice Blade Valley lay in between. The rest were even further.

"You're smart to have traveled to relatively peaceful places."

Luo De patted Lawrence, "And lucky too."

"Indeed, meeting you shows I'm indeed lucky."

Lawrence respectfully responded.

Vivian, who was squinting and pretending to sleep beside him, couldn't help but curl her lip.

Luo De ignored Lawrence's flattery and instructed Durant,

"This news proves that the lizardmen might be running short on food due to rapid development."

Luo De speculated, "To be precise, their future food supply might be insufficient."

Sending spies to investigate in advance made Luo De think that the lizardman leader is a person who plans ahead.

Farming is a long process, nowhere near as fast as plundering.

Since they chose to farm, it indicates it's difficult for them to plunder.

This has forced them to start farming, which they are least skilled at.

Luo De laughed.

If that's the case, they should not be allowed to live comfortably.

"Write to Blom and suggest causing some trouble for those lizardmen."

Luo De frowned, thinking for a while,

"In addition, let Chris find out which tribes those lizardmen are at war with."

"Do you mean... "

Durant's eyes lit up, looking at Luo De with pleasant surprise,

"We could ally with other alien races?"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Luo De said lightly, "But alliance is an exaggeration. We can, however, do some simple business with them.

Let them fight more, wear each other out, and maybe we can earn some gold coins."

"Understood, I'll take care of it now!"

Durant responded happily and immediately turned to take action.

Luo De also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had always been unfamiliar with lizardmen, so these alien affairs had always felt like a stone pressing uncomfortably on his chest.

Now that there's a preliminary approach to dealing with it, he could finally catch his breath a little.

Even if he didn't know if it would work or not, it was still better than doing nothing.

After sending Durant off, Luo De turned to look at Lawrence,

"Do you have any other matters to report?"

With Frost Leaf Town's population exceeding two thousand five hundred, Lawrence, who managed all aspects of living, had countless affairs to handle every day.

For him to spend so much time listening to chit-chat here, it meant he indeed had something to report.

"Yes, my lord."

Lawrence cautiously inquired, "The day for winter fishing has arrived; when do you think we should start?"

"I almost forgot about that."

Luo De nodded, "Once everything is ready, pick a day to start."

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