Li De watched the resting beastmen on the grass and very keenly noticed that these did not seem to include the ones captured and brought from Dawn City.
Because when they looked at him, there was no fear in their eyes.
He didn’t believe those captured beastmen hadn’t witnessed him commanding the bone dragon on the battlefield.
When he voiced this doubt to Craig, the wolfman’s answer made Li De look at him long and hard.
“My lord. The beastmen I brought out, because they knew about Dawn City, I was afraid they would leak information. So in every battle, I put them in the very front. These past few days…they have all gone to meet the God of Death.”
Craig’s tone was very calm, as though he were describing the most ordinary matter.
Li De couldn’t help but nod slightly. As expected of a Temple Warrior absolutely loyal to him, everything he did was always in Li De’s best interests.
In truth, he hadn’t really minded. Those beastmen had been hooded whenever they were moved in or out, so there was no way they could have known Dawn City’s location.
The Far Mountain Range stretched nearly a hundred thousand miles, spanning several empires. In such an immense mountain range, trying to locate Dawn City without a single clue, unless one spent decades, was nothing but a dream.
And no fool of a faction would bother with such a thankless task.
After arranging all this, Li De felt much more at ease.
“My lord, all the human miners have already been transferred back to Dawn City. Only the cyclopes remain here.
Shall we keep them stationed here?”
Li De shook his head. The enormous bodies of the cyclopes had many advantages humans could never match when it came to production. At the same time, they were also a vital production resource for Dawn City. Keeping them in the Dwarven Valley indefinitely would be a waste.
Especially now that he was planning to construct a running water system in Dawn City.
“Leave five here. Bring all the rest of the cyclopes back with us.
And inform Harrison to bring a few dwarves skilled in mining from the Construction Department to teach us how to extract the Mithril Vein.
Our current efficiency is far too low.”
The current mining speed was simply miserable. At this rate, Li De estimated that even after years of digging, never mind outfitting the whole population in mithril-forged equipment, even his top combat forces above Level 15 would have no way to wear mithril gear.
Especially Kosso, Castro, and the bone dragon, those massive beings. Forging weapons for them would require an ocean of mithril.
Specialized work had to be left to specialists. Until now, the dwarves had never been trusted, so they had been entirely excluded from mining operations.
At this point, while the dwarves hadn’t fully integrated into Dawn City, at least they no longer plotted rebellion every day. It was time to let them contribute.
“Yes, my lord.”
“Go.”
Li De waved his hand casually.
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In the days that followed, Li De remained in the Dwarven Valley supervising Craig’s progress rebuilding the Lionmane Tribe. This was a project he personally prioritized, he had to see results within a short time.
Apart from that, he also logged off for several hours every day to handle matters of Crimson Moon.
Right now, Crimson Moon was in its period of adjustment, with many issues needing resolution.
Fortunately, thanks to his generous salaries and Zhao Yue’s hard work, very few of the original management team had resigned.
So this club he had just acquired remained relatively stable overall, saving him a great deal of trouble.
And as most of Crimson Moon’s employees had now experienced Glory, their initial resistance to this unreleased game had transformed into longing.
Any dissatisfaction they had held toward Li De instantly evaporated, no one could ever escape the iron law of ‘the truth is delicious.’
Even professional players who hadn’t been laid off couldn’t help feeling tempted. To claim they weren’t stirred by such a groundbreaking virtual game would be absurd.
No one knew better than they did what opportunities lay within.
In fact, these players even began to envy those preparing to launch into Glory.
At the same time, thanks to Li De’s promotion, Zhao Yue, the CEO assistant, had now successfully risen to vice president, truly stepping into the company’s leadership.
After careful consideration, Li De had also entrusted her with a mission that could only be called audacious.
He needed Zhao Yue to recruit no fewer than 500 professional players from esports academies before Glory officially launched.
Moreover, each player had to sign a contract with Crimson Moon for at least ten years.
In addition, the Data Analysis Department was to be expanded from a hundred people to three hundred, with an extra ten million RMB invested to accelerate the establishment of the data center.
These heavy-hitting orders immediately showed Zhao Yue the depth of Li De’s determination.
Glory would be the place where Crimson Moon spread its wings.
Li De offered no lengthy explanations, simply instructing her to complete the task.
He also told Zhao Yue to keep an eye out for any managers experienced in running large guilds who might be considering a career move. If there were any, she was authorized to pay a premium to poach them.
Naturally, Zhao Yue agreed without hesitation.
After everything Li De had done, this mature, shapely woman understood her boss truly intended to make a massive play.
And she was very happy to see the club she had spent a decade of her youth on finally become one of China’s top ten esports organizations.
For this, she worked even harder, easing much of Li De’s burden.