One hundred thousand portions of perfect-quality Small Earth Element Essence were soon gathered. The efficiency was quite high.
Especially with three people working together, the speed was naturally far faster than Lu Xingshi working alone.
However, this also caused considerable unrest within the Haipa Duchy ruled by Grand Duke Haipa.
Mainly because too much soil and rock had vanished into thin air, causing panic.
Grand Duke Haipa directly pinned the issue on shamans, then launched a sweeping operation throughout the Haipa Duchy.
The results were unclear for now, since the sweep was still ongoing. However, the Security Officers had returned safely, which meant Grand Duke Haipa had either found nothing or found someone to take the blame.
As for the vial of poison from before, Lu Xingshi had already fed it to an unlucky noble near him.
Because of the disappearing soil and rock incident, Grand Duke Haipa had strengthened his defenses. There was simply no opportunity to strike.
Thus, Lu Xingshi could only take another step back and target a noble who was on bad terms with Black Earth Territory.
After that noble died, Lu Xingshi seized control of a mine and a forest farm.
There was no need to worry about being discovered. He was not the only one making a move; with such a fine opportunity, nearly every surrounding noble had torn off a piece of flesh.
The main reason was still the other party's own internal problems.
Because the noble had died so suddenly, conflict erupted among the heirs. Their internal affairs fractured into pieces, which gave the others their opportunity.
Things had stabilized now. One heir had dealt with the other heirs and successfully ascended as the new noble.
That was how the situation was stabilized and the territory's interests preserved. Otherwise, the longer it