Chapter Sixteen: A Reliable Partner

The desert is vast, with a single plume of smoke rising straight, and the long river reflects the setting sun, perfectly round.

Even though it was on the plains.

On the boundless green carpet, wisps of cooking smoke slowly rose, and a long river flowed in the distance.

Coupled with the brilliant sunset glow that filled the sky as dusk approached.

The beauty of it was no less than the artistic conception in the poem.

However, at this moment, Galo had no mood to appreciate such a beautiful scene.

The plume of thick smoke that had risen not long ago.

In her eyes, it was more like a warning.

Because those dwarves had already built a steelmaking furnace near the Large Iron Mine!

Galo stood on the rooftop of the Castle, holding a Longbow produced by the Blue Mountain Workshop in her hand.

She was tall and extremely beautiful, but the indifference in her eyes made her appear somewhat cold.

A gentle breeze lifted a corner of her robe, revealing her delicate ankles.

The style of her robe seemed to be a kyudo outfit, with the sash accentuating a stunning curve...

"Caw caw!"

On the outskirts of the territory, a vulture circled for a moment before swooping down towards the animal remains collected on the ground.

Galo raised her eyelids, expertly drew the Longbow, and shot an arrow.

Whoosh!

An arrow cut through the air in an arc, flying towards the vulture.

The vulture was very alert. Its wings, which had not yet fully closed, flapped once as it tried to fly away.

However, the arrow was flying extremely fast.

As soon as the vulture took off, it was hit in the eye and fell to the ground, dead.

"The Lord is mighty!"

Below the Castle.

More than twenty territory inhabitants, armed with various weapons, shouted excitedly.

Among the territory inhabitants, only four or five with higher levels held Normal Quality weapons produced by the Blue Mountain Workshop.

The rest of the territory inhabitants held crude weapons like wooden sticks.

Although they looked shabby.

The territory inhabitants' fighting spirit was high.

Their gazes towards Galo were filled with awe and reverence.

She put away the Longbow.

Galo silently watched the territory inhabitants drag the vulture into the territory for processing.

The Spark notified her that she had killed a LV4 Vulture, obtaining 2 Soul Crystals, 4 units of meat, and tens of experience points.

However, she was still quite far from reaching LV7.

If Huang Yu knew that Lord Galo had already reached LV6.

He would definitely be very surprised.

After all, with the Spartan Warriors and the 2000 experience points given by the Chaos Mall, his own level had only reached LV8.

And the 21 territory inhabitants in Galo's territory were all ordinary territory inhabitants with Black Iron potential.

Reaching LV6 so quickly had only one possible explanation.

That was that all of Galo's experience was obtained by herself.

The experience obtained by the Lord from killing targets did not need to be shared with the territory inhabitants.

This was indeed the case.

After a stroke of luck on the first day and signing a Contract Scroll.

Galo did not inherit that good luck on the subsequent days.

On the second day, she only obtained ten territory inhabitants from the sign-in.

However, even with ordinary territory inhabitants, Galo had trained them into barely usable militiamen.

Under her leadership.

The 21 militiamen in the territory were no longer ordinary people who dared not step out of the territory.

They had followed Galo out to hunt Flower Wolves and Feather Deer.

They had all seen blood!

And Galo, relying on her own intelligence and combat prowess, had ensured the safety of every territory inhabitant.

She even raised all 21 territory inhabitants' levels to above LV3.

Relying on her exceptional personal strength.

Galo had displayed extraordinary combat capabilities over these past two days.

Her style was the complete opposite of Huang Yu's.

She always took the initiative in every battle, possessing formidable martial prowess.

Especially in her use of archery, her shots were almost always true.

As a result, the territory inhabitants under her command trusted her with fervent devotion.

However... these territory inhabitants were fine for fighting ordinary monsters.

If they were to clash with dwarves.

Their strength would be insufficient.

Galo had once ambushed and killed a dwarf.

The dwarf's robust physique had put considerable pressure on her.

Even after landing seven arrows, one of which had hit the dwarf's eye.

The dwarf, after barbarically pulling out the arrow, still maintained significant mobility.

If she hadn't kited it, and the dwarf hadn't bled out and exhausted its stamina.

She might not have been able to kill that dwarf yesterday.

Looking at the conspicuous black smoke in the distance.

A shadow immediately fell over Galo's heart.

Perhaps after tonight.

Those dwarves would acquire a batch of weapons of decent quality.

By then, dealing with the dwarves would become even more difficult for her.

Her only hope now was to see how much assistance Huang Yu could provide.

[Ding!]

[Your friend Lord Huanyu, as per the contract, has provided you with a batch of equipment!]

[Please check it!]

Hearing the Spark's notification.

Galo's spirits lifted, and she quickly checked the equipment Lord Huanyu had sent.

However.

Upon opening the equipment list, Galo was stunned.

She could no longer maintain her indifferent expression.

Her furrowed brows relaxed, and her face revealed surprise and excitement, even a touch of being flustered.

[Lord Huanyu provides you with: Crimson Crocodile Armor (Excellent Quality) x1, Iron-Tire Bow (Excellent Quality) x1, Poison Fang Arrow (Excellent Quality) x50, Leather Armor (Normal Quality) x21, Spear (Normal Quality) x5, Longbow (Normal Quality) x5...]

Huang Yu not only provided a full 44 sets of equipment.

He had also temporarily commissioned the Blue Mountain Workshop to develop an Iron-Tire Bow of Excellent Quality!

The accompanying 50 Poison Fang Arrows were also all of Excellent Quality!

The value of just one set of Crimson Crocodile Armor was comparable to 44 sets of Normal Quality equipment.

Not to mention an Iron-Tire Bow on top of that!

Galo had initially thought it would be very generous if Huang Yu could provide a bow slightly better than the Longbow she currently held.

She hadn't expected him to give her such expensive equipment.

In terms of price alone.

These 44 sets of equipment far exceeded the value of the Contract Scroll.

Galo took out the Iron-Tire Bow.

The bow was entirely black, its craftsmanship not particularly exquisite, appearing quite ordinary. It felt weighty in her hand.

Galo had strengthened her physique multiple times.

But she felt her stamina wouldn't support her in using the Iron-Tire Bow for an extended period.

She brought up the Iron-Tire Bow's information panel.

[Iron-Tire Bow]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Equipment Introduction: Produced by Blue Mountain Workshop of Lord Huanyu's territory. Forged with a large amount of Fine Iron, though its appearance is ordinary, it possesses astonishing destructive power, provided you have enough strength to draw its bowstring!]

[Skills: None]

[Note: Although it lacks special skills, arrows shot from the Iron-Tire Bow can pierce most Excellent Quality armor!]

[Huang Yu's Message: An equipment rushed out. Hope it meets your needs!]

Equipment rushed out?

Has Huang Yu's territory developed to this extent?

Less than an hour after forming the contract, he could rush out an Excellent Quality Longbow!

Thinking of the fifty Excellent Quality Poison Fang Arrows.

Galo also took them out to check the Poison Fang Arrows' attributes.

[Poison Fang Arrow (50 pieces)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Equipment Introduction: Produced by Blue Mountain Workshop of Lord Huanyu's territory. Each arrowhead is tempered with an extremely potent toxin. It's fatal upon drawing blood. Within five minutes, without an Excellent Quality antidote, creatures below LV20 who are hit are guaranteed to die!]

[Skills: None]

[Note: Arrows are recyclable, but their toxicity decreases after recycling!]

These extremely toxic arrows would be very useful against dwarves with their abnormal physiques.

Clutching the bow and arrows in his hands, Galo's beautiful eyes sparkled.

It seems I've found a good partner!