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Another five days passed.
The Omatikaya Rainforest had returned to its former tranquility.
However, in Gu Xi's eyes, the Omatikaya Rainforest had undergone some changes.
The blue-skinned Lizardmen who had previously accompanied Ilu in being buried beneath the water—no, they should have been called Raptor People—had returned to the Omatikaya Rainforest.
Though their numbers were small, they were highly familiar with the Omatikaya Rainforest. They swiftly occupied key locations throughout it and established villages.
At the same time, they captured Wyverns and Peacock Deer as mounts, used rainforest trees as weapons, and had even begun learning how to forge metal weapons.
Gu Xi had also reached a certain agreement with these Raptor People through the Little Raptor.
Gu Xi would establish a Temporary Camp near the former sacred ground of Ika, primarily to mine Light Crystal Mine ore.
Gu Xi's subordinates would remain there for one year.
During that year, the Raptor People could come to Gu Xi's camp to learn certain knowledge.
After one year, when Gu Xi left, this camp would become a trading site between the Raptor People and Gu Xi.
Gu Xi would exchange various supplies with the Raptor People for the different ores found in the Omatikaya Rainforest.
Especially things like Dragon Blood Crystals.
This kind of ore could be mined for over a hundred years.
Gu Xi certainly could not give it up.
But neither could he devote his energy to this place.
After all, the Omatikaya Rainforest was merely a Novice Village.
Only this plan was reasonable for Gu Xi.
Gu Xi merely needed to have someone teach the Raptor People how to mine, and he could trade with them.
When the time came, Gu Xi only needed to hand this Temporary Camp over to