September 22, Year 1 of the New Calendar
More than a month had passed since the campaign against the Lifeblood.
Unexpectedly, this period had been exceptionally peaceful.
With the Lifeblood's core destroyed, the Expedition Army's reinforcements arrived afterward and wiped out all the infected creatures.
The blue forest was burned to the ground. Vines and pustules turned to ash, leaving not a trace of corruption in the sacred flames.
But conditions inside the mine tunnels were far too complicated. Entering them to eradicate every last remnant still posed considerable risks.
The strategy was therefore changed to regular patrols. As long as a certain quantity of Lifeblood solution was cleared out periodically, the situation would remain under control.
Of course, preserving this part of the mining district also served future research purposes.
Lifeblood was simply too remarkable. Many scholars and researchers wanted to study it.
With its extraordinary regenerative power and infectiousness, Lifeblood would undoubtedly prove enormously useful in future battles if its secrets could be mastered.
Gron naturally had no objections. Without change, there could be no progress.
However, everything had to be conducted under strict supervision and regulations.
He certainly did not want Lifeblood running rampant and causing another outbreak.
As for the experimental site, Gron chose the infected Melag Mine.
It was a decision he had made after careful consideration.
The Smelting Plant needed ore from the mine, and experimental materials could be collected along the way during mining operations.
Even if an experiment went wrong there, it could hardly make matters worse. It truly killed two birds with one stone.
With the enemy known as Lifeblood eliminated, the Sunfall Expedition temporarily halted its advance and shifted to fully consolidating the territory it had acquired.
Lakeside Village, Misty Lake, the Smelting Plant, and Glass Mine.
Unlike the uninhabited