Chapter 384

Chapter 384

After thousands of beast pets had all arrived, the scene fell into an eerie silence for several minutes.

The Glassy Ice Flame Dogs were all attentively watching Maomao in front of them, waiting for the Dog King's orders.

Meanwhile, the Blood-eyed Black Crows, circling above like a dark cloud, had already organized themselves into formation more quickly than the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs.

Like a well-trained army, they formed a disciplined black circle in the air, enveloping all the beast pets below within their protective range.

Little Black flew silently at the forefront of the Blood-eyed Black Crows, its crimson eyes gleaming with light.

It had arrived here with its flock through the teleportation array, having already gained control over its group before coming, so there was no panic after the teleportation.

Thus, while Maomao was organizing the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs, the Blood-eyed Black Crows assisted in controlling the Wingless Flywheels in the air.

The Wingless Flywheels were undoubtedly a group of overly free spirits. Among the four types of beast pets present here, the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs and the Blood-eyed Black Crows were both highly organized and disciplined group-type beast pets.

When there was a leader present, these two types of beast pets could stabilize very quickly and exhibit team capabilities far greater than the sum of their parts.

Just like the power that Windbreaking Horses could display on the battlefield.

The Furious Ragdoll Bears, on the other hand, were relatively lazy and independent in nature, not particularly fond of group play or group combat, preferring to act alone.

However, they got along harmoniously with other beast pets, unlike when two ghost spiders met, where a fight was inevitable.

Now, many Furious Ragdoll Bears had transformed into doll forms, hanging on the thighs of the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs or simply being carried in the mouths of these large dogs.

The Furious Ragdoll Bears were not angry at all, obediently dangling their limbs, allowing the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs to carry them, while their heads still tried to look in Lorant's direction.

Maomao stepped forward with great vigor, raised its head, and let out a few deep howls.

Lorant didn't know exactly what this big guy was calling out, but he soon saw the effects of Maomao's commands.

The previously chaotic group of Glassy Ice Flame Dogs began to spontaneously line up after a brief commotion.

Every ten Glassy Ice Flame Dogs automatically formed a group, lining up in front of Lorant one by one.

At the same time, because there were relatively fewer Furious Ragdoll Bears compared to the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs, each group of Glassy Ice Flame Dogs was paired with about five Furious Ragdoll Bears.

Above them, Little Black was leading the Blood-eyed Black Crows to control the noisy and restless Wingless Flywheels.

These two types of beast pets were of the same level, with the Wingless Flywheels slightly superior in terms of combat power, but the Blood-eyed Black Crows were an organized group, while the Wingless Flywheels only came together when fighting at the beast pet shop, and even then, they were rarely united.

Little Gold first swooped down to affectionately rub its face against Lorant, then flew into the group of Wingless Flywheels, buzzing around to attempt some not very effective control over its flock.

Fortunately, the Wingless Flywheels were not intentionally causing trouble, so they quickly quieted down.

Lorant had very clear arrangements for these beast pets after their arrival here.

The Glassy Ice Flame Dogs and Furious Ragdoll Bears, both combat-type beast pets, would take over the positions of the practitioners fighting on the front lines of the Black Forest. They would be responsible for temporarily blocking all the beasts along this long front line.

This would continue until the Magic Council delivered the new equipment they had promised.

The addition of these powerful beast pets could effectively alleviate the pressure on the practitioners here.

As for Fa Meng's abilities, Lorant did not plan to waste them here. This area was still too far from his mountain pass. Even if Fa Meng needed to control the Lopulo mountain pass belonging to Blue Star later, Lorant would not divide the area so broadly.

The Blood-eyed Black Crows utilized their unique abilities to monitor the overall dynamics of the Black Forest from the sky, ensuring that any beasts approaching were within controllable limits.

Lorant certainly didn't want to deal with any troublesome events like beast tides at this time.

The Wingless Flywheels had even more uses; their Laser Beams were excellent cutting tools.

They were extremely convenient for tree felling, with efficiency far surpassing current methods by an unknown margin.

As for the felled trees, Lorant had no intention of wasting them.

Heading south from the Bright Church mountain pass for just tens of kilometers, one would reach a branch of the Holy Shield River.

This branch of the river, passing through the Black Forest that was to be cleared, was even more dangerous than the main river, hence it had not been utilized before. The fortresses of the Bright Church and nearby outposts rarely approached this section of the river.

However, Lorant had made a simple prediction from the maps that following this river branch through the large area of Black Forest that needed to be cleared would quickly lead to the vicinity of the Blue Star's Kamkuo territory.

Therefore, Lorant's first task was not to directly push the deforestation towards the mountain pass; he wanted to first clear both sides of this river branch to create a safe riverbank for its use.

This would allow for quick travel from the Dawn Outpost to the Blue Star's Kamkuo territory, making it much easier to find workers to build fortresses here or to transport the felled trees and slaughtered beasts out.

After all, in the face of such a massive project, relying solely on temporary teleportation arrays would be too extravagant, even for the Beast Pet Shop.

Maomao barked out Lorant's arrangements to all the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs and then trotted back to claim credit.

Lorant hugged the big dog's head with one hand and turned to Alice: "Miss Alice, we will gradually take over the church's previous affairs here at the Black Forest front line, and we hope the church will cooperate with us in the future."

Alice nodded with a smile: "Of course, we will certainly cooperate well with you, store manager. Teacher Benfica has also said that if Blue Star needs anything, we will do our best to assist."

"Although the church's practitioners are not strong in combat," Alice said, looking around at the muscular bald heads without any guilt, "if Blue Star needs us, we will still do our utmost."

"Of course, if you need us to withdraw from the outpost now, we can leave at any time, and the Dawn Outpost will be completely handed over to Lanxin."

Before coming, Benfica had clearly instructed his student on many things, so Alice appeared very relaxed when facing Lorant.

The Dawn Outpost was originally an important Black Forest outpost for the church, part of the church's inherent assets.

But since the deforestation of the Black Forest had become a fact, the demise of the Dawn Outpost was only a matter of time.

Given this, Benfica felt it was better to directly withdraw from the outpost and do the Beast Pet Shop a favor.

Lorant naturally understood the church's intentions, and the proposal did tempt him for a moment. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he shook his head: "The deployment of the outpost still needs to be managed by the church. During this period, I will send people to station here, but we don't have the energy to completely take over the outpost yet, so we still need the church to continue bearing the burden."

Alice nodded understandingly: "Alright, store manager, I understand. I will stay at the outpost, and you can come to me for any needs. I won't disturb you further now." With that, the young woman waved her hand and quickly led the bald army away.

Besides Silem, many others from the Beast Pet Shop had come.

Mike and Taya were still maintaining the normal operation of the shop.

But employees like Gabriel, who were recruited later by the Beast Pet Shop, had basically all arrived at the outpost.

Accompanying them were some Windbreaking Horses and many students from the Knight Academy, temporarily recruited here under the guise of practical training courses to earn credits.

The students naturally knew why Lorant had brought them here, but who wouldn't want to seize such an opportunity?

This was a chance to participate in the development of a brand new Lopulo mountain pass!

It was the lifelong dream of practitioners.

What rewards or credits? They were unimportant; what mattered was having something to boast about to their granddaughters in the future!

Therefore, all the students scrambled to sign up for this so-called experimental course at the Knight Academy.

Ultimately, those who had the privilege to come here were a group of best students who had performed exceptionally well in Lorant's class.

Moreover, Lorant did not overly consider the individual ability levels of the knights when selecting candidates.

Whether they were first-year students or those about to graduate, as long as they performed excellently in the Beast Pet class, they had the opportunity to come here and participate in this temporary elective course for the Beast Pet class.

On the contrary, even if those about to graduate had high personal strength, if their performance in the Beast Pet class was average, Lorant would absolutely not allow them to come here.

The current outpost does not lack practitioners; what it lacks are people who can lead beast pets like the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs.

Green and others, as outstanding representatives among the students, have now arrived from the direction of the Bright Fortress. They quickly began to lead the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs in a well-organized manner, under the command of Silem and Lancelot, heading to the front lines of the outpost.

In no time, all the practitioners responsible for combat around the outpost had been replaced by these Knight Academy students leading the beasts.