Contrary to Unas's fears, the next three days were uneventful. Although the Sentinels occasionally spotted spiders lurking in the distance, no group larger than three appeared. The biggest military operation during these days was for the Elf Rangers to scale the walls and drive them away.
According to the message brought back by the Troll, he and Rosebayne's squad of Overlord Spiders have been regarded as traitors and are now the common enemy of the Giant Spiders. They are besieged from time to time. It seems that the spiders also follow the policy of pacifying the internal before resisting the external, and will not reclaim the lost territory until the traitors are eliminated.
Fortunately, no enemies have appeared that can threaten the Overlord Spider for the time being. Rosebayne has been fighting to sustain herself and has also recruited three decent spider minions.
While waging guerrilla warfare, the army was being strengthened. This was the basic strategy for the revolution's ultimate victory. Following this path, Unas could rest easy. The only problem was that Rosebayne's mental energy was only enough to subdue two ordinary Giant Spiders a day at most. The more ferocious ones had to be beaten to the point of near death, thus missing many opportunities.
But this thing is like a snowball rolling downhill; it's difficult at first, but the bigger the snowball gets, the easier it becomes. If Rose had a hundred Giant Spiders under her command, she could roam freely in the Canyon.
Regarding how to quickly improve his mental strength, Unas asked the mental master, the Dreadlord. The demon offered a whole bunch of evil methods, such as abandoning the shackles of the physical body and absorbing large amounts of souls, all of which were impractical. Unas would never use Fel again in the short term.
Left with no other choice, he asked Huoye for a mage's Meditation notes and had the Troll deliver them to Rose. Although the mage's mental cultivation method was slow, it was stable and safe.
The ice wall melted down to only half its original size, and a five-meter-high earthen wall stood behind it. Of course, calling it a city wall would be an exaggeration; a mound of earth would be more appropriate. It still needed to be continuously reinforced and strengthened. The Red Stone Stele was transplanted to the very center of the earthen wall, hoping that the Giant Spiders would understand that this was the new boundary.
Whitemane woke up the next day. Natasha's methods were indeed powerful. She had no memory of why she had fainted, and did not know whether it was due to the aftereffects of a concussion caused by a head injury or the side effects of memory blocking. The silver-haired Priest became somewhat dazed and was fooled by Natasha's casually made-up lies.
Unas secretly rejoiced, hoping that she would gradually become a simpleton and obediently follow him as a military Priest, since the healing abilities of High Priest were still very valuable.
After the most dangerous three days passed, everyone who had come to the Monastery's aid withdrew. Erigor patted his chest and promised to make a big fuss about the victory. Una had no doubt about his propaganda skills; the bard would surely have new material, and his own fame would be even greater.
After confirming his rightful share with Unas again, Du'an left with his apprentices and Huoye. Renting the chief mage of the Blood Elves was a condition promised to Du'an at the time, and Unas couldn't refuse.
Helen ultimately did not return to the Monastery with them. The petite Arcane advisor and other Blood Elf mages who restored mana were transferred by Unas to the front lines to guard the city walls. Earl Ganis and his guards also followed, which troubled Unas greatly, as he didn't know how to get rid of this annoying daughter-obsessed man.
Nothing major happened in the following days. The scouts brought back reports that everything was safe. It seemed that the spiders would not launch another attack in the near future. The city walls were almost finished being built, and it would be a waste to have the whole army stationed here. The stronghold also needed to be garrisoned and guarded, so Unas transferred the alien army and two human hundred-man squads back.
Sending the alien troops back wasn't to give them a rest. The efficiency of logging and Mushroom Cave digging would be greatly reduced without them. The prisoners' fate was indeed tragic. They Charge ahead in wartime and had to do hard labor in peacetime. Unas couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt as the ruling class for exploiting them in this way.
A week passed quickly. Unas spent most of his time on the front lines, his Tent set up under the earthen wall so he could get up and fight back immediately when the enemy attacked.
That day, Perella came to his door, urging him to send people to mine. According to the original schedule, the first level of the Mushroom Cave had been completed, which would have freed up a group of Dwarves to mine crystal.
However, the first layer was not completed as planned. A Dwarf misunderstood the exploration data dug a cave, which also blocked the passages in the other two directions, greatly delaying the construction schedule. At this point, it was not an option to redeploy manpower.
Perella wasn't one to make trouble unnecessarily; she simply asked Unas for another deadline. Looking into the Elf's mournful eyes, Unas didn't want to lie to her. "Stonebrow said it'll probably be another week. You've probably heard him say that, haven't you?"
"Yes, but it's not just Dwarves who can dig. Now that things have stabilized and the new borders are very safe, my rangers can also go mining."
The high Elf Rangers served as scouts in the army, and it was thanks to their prior reconnaissance that the spiders were able to be targeted and eliminated; they made a great contribution.
Most of the rangers are now being sent out by Unas to monitor enemy movements. It's a dangerous job, but for the time being, no one can replace them, who hold the title of King of the Jungle.
The Ranger Captain actually wanted to withdraw them; Unas absolutely could not agree to that. "I hope this is just something you said in anger, Perella. No commander would accept such a foolish suggestion."
Temporary peace means nothing. Unas doesn't believe the spiders will simply accept defeat, so reconnaissance is the top priority now. Knowing the enemy's movements is essential for effective defense.
Perella had cooperated so diligently in the operation because of Unas's promise. Her disappointment at having her wish dashed led to her slip of the tongue. Realizing her mistake, she quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Squeezing in some manpower from elsewhere will do. No matter how much we can dig, I hope we can at least start construction."
Unas could certainly spare some manpower; he could easily spare a few Argent Dawn engineers or prisoners. However, digging a mine was not a simple labor task, and without expert guidance, it was easy to cause various accidents. Perella's request was just for psychological comfort. Unas was very reluctant to do such an inefficient task, but he didn't want to upset the female Elf.
Just as they were fretting, a sharp sound suddenly came from afar. Two small green monsters were arguing with the guards, and they could vaguely hear words like "I want to see the Demon Slayer."
The Goblin's arrival at that moment interrupted him, so Unas didn't need to answer Perella's question immediately. He simply said, "Let's go take a look," and walked towards the Goblin.
The female Elf reluctantly followed. As Unas walked, he muttered to himself, "The Goblins only come to my door for two reasons: either they want food or they've made progress on the explosives I'm making. I hope it's the latter this time."