Plateau City

After the Mine Guard occupied the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau, Mulin remained at the camp.

This tundra is dotted with the Headhunters Tribe, and the Mine Guard need to clear it ridge by ridge slowly. Even with the assistance of the Griffon Corps, this task still requires patience.

She approached Roy from behind, dressed in standard armor, and asked Roy:

"You want to take these headhunters to the wilderness?"

Roy turned to look at Mulin, then glanced at the headhunters in the camp, which now resembled a refugee camp.

Roy nodded and said:

"Yes, I plan to build a Prisoner of War Camp on the Tollai River in the wilderness to hold these headhunters together. This will make them easier to manage."

He paused for a moment, then said:

"We can't kill all the headhunters, nor can we drive them out of the Pagisto Plateau and let them fend for themselves, nor can we carve out an area for them to develop slowly. I've thought about it. The plains are rich in resources. If we build a Prisoner of War Camp next to the plains, those resources will be enough to support these headhunters."

Mulin stared at Roy, a young human face.

Mulin felt he was nothing like an elf. Elves love a peaceful life, but Roy was different.

He always had many bold ideas and dared to try them; those ideas were full of creativity.

Even before the situation in the Gaxi Mountain Range was fully clear, he dared to lead his Half-Elf Warrior to conquer Tianpu Canyon...

After the Mine Guard entered the Northern Plateau, they drove countless Headhunters Tribe to the Gazan Ancestral Land, and then moved on to the Nikoba Mountain Range.

Despite their impressive military achievements, the Mine Guard Mine Guard actually have no remarkable accomplishments to boast about.

Now they are planning to build Concentration Camp on the Tollai River in the wilderness, and according to news from the North Black Iron Mine, Roy had already started preparations more than a month ago.

The Griffon Cavalry just reported to Mulin that Commander Helik has sent a large number of Headhunter prisoners of war from the northern battlefield, and these prisoners will soon arrive at the camp.

Roy's arrival at the camp north of Tianpu Canyon at this time was most likely to deal with these headhunter prisoners of war.

There were too many headhunters in the camp, and conflicts and contradictions occurred every day. Mulin was already overwhelmed by these headhunters, who were old, young, sick, and disabled. Now that Roy had finally arrived, she wanted to see how Roy would handle things...

Unexpectedly, Roy wanted to build a Prisoner of War Camp deep in the Pagisto Plateau.

At this moment, a Half-Elf Warrior riding a argali appeared on the northern mountain ridge. He held the reins with one hand and looked towards the camp. Then he raised one hand, and a moment later, a large group of Half-Elf Warrior riding argali appeared beside him.

Judging from their travel-worn appearance, you could tell they had come from afar...

Subsequently, groups of headhunters, bound by ropes, appeared on the mountain ridge. Many of the headhunters were no longer wearing leather coats, but only some tattered cloths, and they looked exhausted. They lined up in long rows and were tied together by leather ropes.

"They're here!"

Mulin pointed to the headhunter prisoners of war in the distance and said to Roy.

Roy stood at the camp entrance, calmly watching the Half-Elf Warrior walking at the front.

He should be the person in charge of this team.

Upon seeing Roy, he immediately rode his argali to Roy and respectfully bowed to Roy.

"Adair greets Boss Roy. Commander Helik sent me to deliver some Headhunter prisoners of war to you and asked me to give you his regards!"

Roy nodded.

"How is the situation in the Gazan Ancestral Land? How is Commander Helik? What difficulties are you facing over there?" Roy asked.

The Half-Elf Adair waved behind him, signaling the Half-Elf Warrior behind him to bring the headhunter prisoners of war over.

Mulin walked towards the Half-Elf Warrior; she was responsible for arranging these Half-Elf Warrior and headhunter prisoners of war.

Only then did Adair say:

"The Northern Plateau is a continuous range of snow-capped mountains with Gazan Ancestral Land is located in a Hot Spring Valley deep in the snow mountains. There is only one entrance to the Hot Spring Valley, and it is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. We have trapped these headhunters inside, but we are unable to conquer the Gazan Valley. We have currently occupied the western slope of the valley entrance and established a camp there."

The biggest challenge for us right now is the lack of cold-weather gear and magic potions. Keeping the headhunters pinned down in the Gazan Ancestral Land consumes a huge amount of arrows every day, and these resources are running very low.

Roy said, "Judging by the flight time, these supplies should have already arrived in the Gazan Ancestral Land."

The Half-Elf Adair's eyes lit up, and she said with delight, "Really? That's wonderful..."

"Before I came, Commander Helik asked me to double-check with you whether you would be accepting Headhunter prisoners of war again?" Adair asked Roy impatiently.

"Yes, I want as many Headhunter prisoners of war as there are, and I can pay each prisoner per head, since you've been fighting on the front lines and it hasn't been easy for you. In addition, tell Commander Helik that I want to buy three mines in the Kaltim Mountain Range. This money can be converted into any kind of supplies, as long as I can get them."

Roy led Adair into the camp, talking as they walked.

"..."

Adair was at a loss for words.

Just as Commander Helik said, no matter what concessions he makes, Boss Roy will always find a way to make up for it.

Captain Adair escorted back a total of 1,500 Headhunter prisoners of war this time.

These prisoners of war were almost all captured on the battlefields of the Gazan Ancestral Land...

Prior to this, when Commander Helik led his Half-Elf Warrior in campaigns in the northern part of the Pagisto Plateau, they almost never left behind prisoners of war.

Because their Half-Elf Army lacked Logistics Regiment and reserves, they had neither the capacity nor the resources to deal with these prisoners of war.

It was the numerous battles, large and small, that had terrified the headhunters, who had fled into the Gazan Ancestral Land, that made these Half-Elf Warrior almost refuse to accept the headhunters' surrender.

Faced with death, even these inherently violent headhunters appeared extremely vulnerable.

Therefore, once defeated, these headhunters would quickly declare their willingness to surrender to the Half-Elf Warrior.

The captured headhunters were escorted to the North Camp in Tianpu Canyon. After receiving the headhunter prisoners, Roy did not stay in the North Camp any longer. He continued to lead the group of headhunter prisoners, along with the original three thousand headhunters (old, young, sick, and disabled) and three thousand argali sheep, through Tianpu Canyon back to the Gaxi Mountain Range.

Griffon Cavalry from the Griffon Corps circled back and forth in the sky.

More than 3,400 headhunters, who were the least physically fit, including the elderly, children, the sick, and the disabled, walked at the front of the group. Although they gritted their teeth and persevered, a large number of headhunters still fell behind every day because they could no longer walk.

Whenever a headhunter fell behind, Roy would arrange for the group of headhunter prisoners of war following behind to carry them forward.

At the very end were three thousand argali sheep...

The group traversed the Glacial Path in the Tianpu Canyon, and after passing the towering wall on the south side of the canyon, the southern mountains of the Gaxi Mountain Range immediately came into view.

It took four whole days for the headhunter prisoners of war to travel along a small path along the edge of the mountains to the foot of the Black Iron Mine Castle. The headhunters were not allowed to enter the castle and could only set up a temporary camp on the hillside outside the castle.

Due to the lack of tents, only some elderly and infirm headhunters were eligible to live in tents, while the rest of the headhunters had to sleep on the grass under the open sky.

Upon reaching the southern part of the Gaxi Mountain Range, the climate was much better, and the biting cold winds were no longer felt. A group of headhunter prisoners of war huddled together for warmth.

Walker invited Roy into the castle, and Roy, walking ahead, asked Walker:

"Are all the shipping racks ready?"

Walker followed behind Roy and answered:

"It's all done..."

"Come on, take me to see it."

Roy immediately headed toward the mine behind the castle.

This time, Walker didn't lead Roy into the mineyard; instead, he went out through the side gate of the castle...

Right next to the stables outside the castle, three thousand argali sheep were in a large sheep pen.

A dozen Half-Elf Warrior were hanging shelves on the hooks on both sides of the saddle, and then trying to load stones into the shelves on both sides. Each shelf could barely hold three hollow stones, so there were six stones in total on both sides.

Roy went over to take a look. The shelf was the perfect size, and it was also very lightweight and sturdy, just right for transporting the stones.

"Boss Roy, is this the shelf you wanted?" Walker asked.

"Not bad, yes, this is what I wanted..." Roy picked up a shelf, examined it for a while, and then said.

Upon hearing Roy's words, the group of Half-Elf immediately became excited and moved all the shelves out of the Forging Workshop.

The headhunter prisoners of war rested for the night on the hillside outside the North Black Iron Mine Castle...

The next morning, the Half-Elf in the North Black Iron Mine got up early again and hung these simple shelves made of iron bars on the saddles on both sides of the argali sheep. These shelves were able to be securely attached to the hooks on both sides of the saddles.

The items on the shelves were not valuable goods, but rather regular-shaped hollow square stones.

A large caravan of three thousand argali sheep loaded the stones and left the North Black Iron Mine ahead of others, heading south along the path at the foot of the mountain.

Roy led five thousand headhunter prisoners of war behind the argali herd, which stretched more than ten kilometers south along the Mountain Road.

The North Black Iron Mine is only a little over 100 kilometers from the northern part of the wilderness, but it took the headhunters three days to reach the northern edge of the wilderness.

Standing on the hillside and looking south, you can see a vast expanse of lush grassland. Large Unicorn Wild Ox and Wild Yellow Sheep are returning to the northern part of the wilderness. They almost all migrate back and forth along the Tollai River in the wilderness, going wherever the water and grass are abundant.

The location Roy chose to establish the Prisoner of War Camp was on a bend in the Tollai River, where the Tollai River turns southwards with the meltwater from the snow-capped peaks.

This riverbank is on higher ground, so even if there is a flash flood in the future, it will not be able to submerge this mound...

The Tollai River is currently in its dry season, with the water level in the riverbed appearing very low and large areas of the riverbed exposed.

Three thousand argali sheep carrying stones arrived at the riverbank. All the stones were unloaded around the mound. Roy planned to first build the stone foundation of a wall around the mound, and then draw the outline of the Concentration Camp so that the headhunter prisoners of war could build temporary residences inside.

After arranging these things, he led a group of Half-Elf to the edge of the mound and used ropes to draw a rough outline around it.

When those headhunting prisoners of war arrived, they didn't even set up temporary shelters; they started digging a deep trench along the edge of the mound...

Because it was close to the river, the solid soil was very damp, and some water even seeped out. Roy jumped into the excavated trench to check the seepage.

The headhunters' women, children, and elderly also arrived one after another. They set up the simplest cowhide shacks in the camp, each shack big enough to squeeze in at least ten headhunters...

In just one week, the outline of the outer wall of the Prisoner of War Camp was completed.

Nearly a hundred cowhide shacks were built on the mound, where the elderly and children could stay. The headhunting women also had to work here, their main task being to dig drainage ditches that extended all the way into the Tollai River.

It was more than a month later when Leishande's caravan arrived at the Mangyuan Concentration Camp.

This time, Leishande finally managed to transport the three Magic Furnace from the Padesto City to the plateau. Kaka led a group of Griffon Cavalry to hoist these Magic Furnace from the foot of the mountain to the Southern Plateau.

Subsequently, Leishande built a large carriage to transport the three Magic Furnace to the Sudaso Mountain Range.

According to Roy's plan, the Magic Furnace at both the north and south Mithril Mine in the Sudaso Mountain Range will be replaced, and the two replaced Magic Furnace and the third large Magic Furnace will be sent to the Black Iron Mine.

After transporting the Magic Furnace, Leishande helped Roy transport thousands of Steel Bar from the North Black Iron Mine to the camp here at the Concentration Camp.

On the Concentration Camp side, three thousand argali sheep took turns transporting hollow stones. The Concentration Camp's perimeter wall was beginning to take shape, with a round watchtower appearing every hundred meters. From the outside, it was impossible to see the chaotic state inside the wall.

When Leishande saw Roy again, he found Roy carrying a roll of rope and taking measurements at the construction site.

The construction site was filled with headhunter prisoners of war working hard. They were actually working very diligently. Inside the walled area, there were cowhide shacks. Some old headhunters sat in front of a campfire with a large iron pot on it, where thick soup was constantly boiling.

Some of the cowhide shacks had smoked meat hanging in front of them...

Seeing Leishande approach, Roy pointed smugly at the enclosed mound and said, "It won't be long before a Plateau City rises from here!"