Chapter 511

Chapter 511

After observing the unfamiliar giant cloth for a while longer, with its lifeless cooperation, Lorant gradually lost interest.

If the object being teased doesn't respond satisfactorily, the motivation to tease it fades.

As the saying goes, resistance only fuels excitement...

Seeing the unresisting giant cloth, Fa Meng and Xiao Lan lost interest once the novelty wore off.

In terms of sheer strength, this giant cloth is at most an advanced plant beast of level eight to nine, which is decent but not unprecedented.

Its only mystery lies in the fact that it has never appeared before people, possessing unknown potential.

Setting it aside, Fa Meng continued to clean up two Dimensional Holes, and the nearby light spots had almost disappeared.

Moving forward, the marks Clayley and others had left on the walls vanished. If Lorant were to clean them all up, it would make the subsequent inspection work somewhat difficult to continue. Moreover, as time had passed, the idle shopkeeper had grown bored from waiting, so it was decided to end this capture.

Having Fa Meng float several beast cages behind him, Lorant played with Maomao, who had been waiting at the entrance for him to come out, for a while before leaving the tunnel.

The environment inside the tunnel was not great; any beast pet would feel uncomfortable staying there for too long, but Maomao was quite willing to stay.

It was a natural leader, with an innate sense of responsibility, whether for the Glassy Ice Flame Dog race or for Lorant, it had a strong protective instinct.

As the leader of the cubs in the beast pet shop, Maomao could have chosen an easy life, lounging around and occasionally disciplining a few mischievous Glassy Ice Flame Dogs. However, Maomao knew that the restless nature in its blood was only temporarily dormant at this moment.

It longed for battle, to lead its kin into battle.

The combination of destructive and protective instincts is the essence of these beast pets.

Since being allowed by Lorant to come to the Black Forest, Maomao realized what kind of environment it truly liked: where it could engage in meaningful battles, display its strength in a broader area, and showcase its nature and talents.

So, Lorant didn't force Maomao to go anywhere. He simply bid it farewell and left with Fa Meng and the newly captured beast cages.

Once the tunnel was cleared, Maomao would naturally return to his side with peace of mind.

Silem had managed the camp outside the tunnel quite well during this time, with the construction of various basic facilities almost completed.

At the entrance of the tunnel lay a clearing twice as large as Tiananmen Square, which would remain as is in the future. Anyone wanting to enter the tunnel would have to pass through this clearing.

This buffer zone, left by Lorant for the fortress, resembled an alluvial fan formed when a river exits a narrow mountain pass.

Even with utmost confidence, to give the same confidence to the Watchers' Council and all adventurers who could see this place, Lorant decided to leave ample space and measures to deal with possible accidents.

On both sides of the hardened ground, along the tall mountain walls, a wide road was laid out in a full circle. These sides had not yet extended to their full length. In the future, after the Blue Star Fortress was established, Blue Star's guard forces would be stationed along this road for several kilometers.

This area, completely under Blue Star's control, would be off-limits to external adventurers.

Walking out from the large square, like moving from the small end to the large end of a gourd, a larger square was immediately adjacent to the previous Lopulo Pass square.

This area was a bit livelier, with ordinary people coming and going, continuously building houses.

A large number of houses were needed here because, once officially opened, it would serve as an adventurer camp.

Adventurers coming out of the Lopulo Pass could choose to sell their prey here, purchase other beast materials, or briefly stay here.

Moving out from this area, there was a wide, fully hardened road that led straight to the distant Blue Star New City.

To distinguish it from the Blue Star village, Lorant named this brand new city built for adventurers New Las Vegas.

When people heard the name, they thought it was finally the first name the shop owner had given to his territory city that matched their expectations. Although it was unclear why there was a 'New Las Vegas' without an 'Old Las Vegas,' it was certainly easier to remember and pronounce than the previous places that were almost like code names.

However, no one could realize the true thoughts of this shop owner.

From there, Blue Star would set up special routes to continuously transport countless adventurers to the mountain entrance, where they could gather resources while eliminating exotic beasts.

After an adventure, adventurers could return to New Las Vegas to rest and spend money.

In order to better retain the vast number of adventurers and provide them with the best services, Lorant also came up with many ideas.

The city boasted a variety of entertainment facilities that people in this world had never even heard of.

Lorant even considered turning this place into a full-fledged gambling city, as suggested by the name he chose.

However, after Lorant and the Blue Star internal meeting's future simulation, Lorant ultimately overturned this decision.

It wasn't that the scenario Blue Star simulated based on Lorant's description was bad; in fact, the future they envisioned seemed too ideal for Blue Star.

Plenty of money, professionals deeply engrossed and unable to break free, and a sufficient number of attracted adventurers...

If we overlook those who were directly labeled as 'losses' in the forecast, everything seemed quite favorable.

But the prosperity of a gambling city is like a flower blooming on a pile of bones. To maintain the city's surface glamour, the dark side behind it would be unimaginably vast.

Lorant was confident he wouldn't let the city descend into chaos; he was simply swayed by his remaining conscience.

Therefore, Lorant ultimately kept only half of the entertainment facilities, dedicating the other half of the city to typical mountain pass city industries like manufacturing and exotic beast-related businesses.

This is also the origin of 'New' Las Vegas.

It will still be a world-renowned entertainment city, but its foundation won't be the deep black that seeks to drain people's marrow.

All races on the continent can come here to seek fortune and opportunities. Although Blue Star originated from the human empire, it has a fairly good reputation among various races, and its roots have long secretly extended into the lands of every race.

Beast tamers with their pets can also find a true sense of belonging here. The entire city, from its infrastructure, has been designed with the needs of beast pets in mind.

In short, Lorant aims to build this New Las Vegas city into a huge city specifically serving adventurers heading to the Blue Star tunnel, and it will also be the first purely beast pet-friendly city on the entire continent.

By then, other towns wanting to claim this golden reputation would naturally have to send people here to learn the ropes.

Although it's still just a foundation, Lorant can already envision the day when the city rises from the plain and astonishes the world.

However, Lorant naturally could not consider a city that is still more than half a day's journey from the tunnel as his only foothold before the mountains.

About two kilometers outside the camp, there is a simple mountain town.

Unlike the still under construction New Las Vegas city, this place has been completely built.

The town is located in a low mountain hollow of the Black Forest mountain range.

Four main roads from the east, west, south, and north traverse the surrounding mountains, almost symmetrically dividing this low mountain range into four parts. At the intersection of these four roads is the town built against the mountain.

Although called a town, its scale is actually no more than that of an ordinary village, with hundreds of wooden houses and some simple facilities that a camp should have, such as the Holy Light Peacock Hall, Blue Star Restaurant, Blue Star Hotel, Beast Pet Center, etc., and nothing else.

Apart from Blue Star staff, it is not prepared to accommodate long-term residents here.

All the wooden houses in the town are prepared by the Beast Pet Shop to be rented out. Adventurers who want to stay in the Blue Star tunnel for a long time can choose to rent a house here and train with their beast pets at the Blue Star mountain pass for a long time.

Adventure groups can also rent suitable activity bases here, all of which have been considered by Lorant.

However, that area has not yet been officially opened; only the pet center, serving as the command center for Silem's Blue Star Pet Shop, is temporarily up and running.

After being driven out of the tunnel by Lorant, Clayley couldn't stay long at Maomao's place either.

Even this old hand couldn't help but feel uneasy under the gaze of the Dog King.

Faced with the choice of enduring attacks from all the guard pets or staying to impress his boss, Clayley quickly decided, aided by the increasingly menacing low-flying Wingless Flywheel.

Even if the Blue Star Pet Shop insists a thousand times that pets won't attack humans and are our best friends, few actually dare to treat these pets as harmless little creatures to be handled carelessly.

Not even seasoned pet trainers like Clayley, who have their own pets, are exempt.

Especially when they are not facing the cute, soft young ones in the pet shop, but a fully grown, highly threatening and oppressive adult Glassy Ice Flame Dog King. Any professional who has spent time in the Blue Star Mountains must remain sufficiently vigilant—and show reverence. Those professionals who face formidable warriors without respect don’t survive long enough to reach the Lopulo Pass...