Chapter 193 Inventorying the Spoils of War
The war is over, temporarily.
Mu En began to analyze the outcome of the war.
This war, which began with Gore's betrayal, was extremely fierce, with both the city-states of Mining Town and Pejite suffering heavy losses under the ravages of artillery fire.
Even Mu En himself had prepared for the loss of Blessed when he devised the plan to board the ship and launch the attack. Although Blessed Warrior are powerful, they are not immortal after all.
Miraculously, none of the more than three hundred Blessed Warrior were killed.
The one who was most seriously injured was a fool from the Mercenary Corps of the Wind who actually tried to withstand a direct hit from the main gun of a self-propelled assault gun with his ordinary Blessed One-level Shield of Immutability.
The shell was indeed stopped, but the flames and shockwave from the explosion blew him away, leaving him with severe burns all over his body and shattering his internal organs.
If his comrade hadn't pulled him back from the brink of death with a timely healing prayer, this guy would have "had the honor" of becoming the first Blessed Warrior to fall in battle.
Although he didn't die, he's probably living a life worse than death right now, because he's being hung up and beaten by the leader Wawar, right in front of all the other members of the guild.
Mu En did not interfere with Wawar's actions. The Blessed Warrior must always remember that the power of Incantations is not an Endure guarantee, and any slackening could lead to heavy losses on the battlefield.
Apart from that, the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind side did not suffer any losses.
Now, it's time to take stock of the spoils.
Mu En was short-handed, which would have been a very difficult process.
However, he possesses multi-threaded thinking that is beyond human reach, as well as a network of Blessed covering the entire army. There is no need for layer-by-layer reporting and summarization; all the Blessed ' observations and experiences are automatically imported into his consciousness.
Let's start with the Mining Town from the very beginning.
Some townspeople were killed or injured in the shelling and the earthquake caused by the taking off of warships, but most survived.
The townspeople who lost their homes are currently being housed in a temporary camp and cared for by the Blessed remained in the Mining Town.
The Blessed used the grain and nutrient solution discarded by the merchants to cultivate Blessed Crops, enough to feed everyone for a long time.
Nausicaä, who lent people her strength for rescue and provided free assistance like the Chosen One, undoubtedly became the town's new leader.
As for the thousand freed slave laborers, Mu En had no intention of paying out of his own pocket to send them home; he wasn't a philanthropist.
These people were all bought by Gore from various bandits and smugglers. Some were people from small countries who had been kidnapped, some were merchants who sold themselves after going bankrupt, some were explorers who failed in their solo ventures, and many were orphans who couldn't even say which city-state they originally belonged to.
Putting aside the fact that the cost of sending them back would be a huge expense, more importantly, many of them might have already had their hometowns wiped out by bandits, or they might not even have a hometown at all.
He planned to arrange for them to continue working, but as regular miners, where they would not only be well-fed and clothed, but also receive a salary.
Once they've saved enough for the journey, Mu En won't care whether they stay or leave.
When the order was relayed, the slave laborers reacted even more enthusiastically than he had anticipated.
They had expected to be abandoned in the desert to fend for themselves after being rescued, or to be exploited as new slave laborers. They never expected that the people of the Valley of the Wind would offer such generous conditions; the wages for regular miners were not low.
That evening, prayers echoed throughout the Mining Town camp—towards the Erdtree.
In this way, the largest Ceramic Steel mine in the entire Sea of Corruption fell into Mu En's hands, and instantly gained three thousand more devoted believers and a larger population.
Then, Mu En turned his gaze to Pejite.
Three guardian warships were moored side by side in the north of the city. The Dorok soldiers on board were either dead or had surrendered. The ships had now been taken over by the allied forces.
Compared to these three wooden warships, the enormous vessel not far away was the real spoils of war.
Endure Battleship.
The colossal ship that Gore had poured all his resources into building was now occupied by the Blessed Warrior, hovering quietly a hundred meters in the air, its entire body gleaming with a bright silver metallic luster.
Upon inspection, it was found that 90% of the ship's structure was luxuriously made of Ceramic Steel, and it was indeed worth the price.
During the Battle of Pejite, this warship withstood several waves of gunboat attacks; shells that would have severely damaged ordinary warships only left a few small dents in its armor.
If Mu En hadn't come up with the unconventional tactic of high-altitude boarding, it would have been impossible to take it down with a frontal assault alone.
Now it sits here perfectly intact, like a sleeping steel behemoth, waiting for a new master to ride on its back.
Mu En, of course, wouldn't stand on ceremony.
But he also knew that having something was one thing, mastering the manufacturing technology was another.
The anti-gravity technology of the Dorok has always been a mystery. Even the tiny flying pot is equipped with an anti-gravity engine, yet no one has ever been able to replicate it.
That's a technology only the Dorok Principalities and their Holy Mausoleum of Shuwa possess, and the entire nation's spaceships use engines produced there. Ordinary people simply cannot replicate it.
This information was obtained from the captured technical officer.
Mu En naturally wouldn't believe the words of a mere technician, but he received the same answer from the soul of the Dorok, so he temporarily postponed his plan to disassemble and study it.
With his current technological capabilities and talent pool, forcibly dismantling and researching these engines would likely destroy them.
Rather than taking risks, it's better to use them for now. Three guardian warships plus one Endure Battleship are enough to handle most situations.
He can consider reverse engineering once he finds more technical talent from other worlds.
Next up is the entire Pejite, the most important industrial base in this future blueprint.
The area was ravaged by the Dorok and rebels, and was filled with ruins, smoke, and blood. Allied soldiers and civilians were clearing the ruins and loading the bodies onto trucks for mass burial outside the city.
Before the war, the City of Pejite had a resident population of over 100,000, but in this war, more than 20,000 people died directly from shelling and massacres, and countless others were wounded, which is equivalent to the city-state losing one-fifth of its population.
War is never just about numbers; every corpse has a name, and behind every name lies a story.
But the dead are gone, and the survivors must look forward. Mu En can do is bring the city under his control and then do his best to help it get back on track.
Those merchants have completely surrendered to the Erdtree, Mu En intends to let them live for the time being, as they still have some use.
Regardless of the circumstances, these people once controlled most of Pejite.
The only obstacle is whether King Pejite will agree to relinquish power, and given Mu En's understanding of rulers, it won't be an easy process.
Just then, a sudden message from underground in Pejite interrupted Mu En's thoughts.
The Giant God Warrior has been awakened.