Titan King: Ascension of the Giant - Chapter 698

Chapter 698: Breeding ground
Mist Bay, Lysinthia City.

Marina left with her fourth brother. Departing with them were also the Merfolk who had been trying to invade Lysinthia City for nearly two years.

Moonlit Reef returned to tranquility. The boundless white mist, after the cessation of war, thickened once more.

Orion stood on the coastline, gazing at the damaged harbor, lost in thought for a long time.

“Master, are we to restart the harbor’s construction now?”

Lysinthia came to Orion’s side, nestling into his arm.

“Send all of Lysinthia City’s troops over. Set up a temporary harbor as quickly as possible.”

“This bay will become our breeding ground next.”

“The Giant Kelp Water Cannons and Ocean Hunters on the Sea-Devouring Warships will need to breed here for a period.”

Orion gazed at the calm Mist Bay, his eyes filled with yearning and anticipation.

The Stoneheart Horde’s exploration of the sea regions truly began here, in Lysinthia City, not in the south.

The southern sea regions were destined not to be calm. War would erupt there, and the situation there would most likely become entangled between war and exploration.

“Lysinthia, our first target at sea is Serpent Isle.”

“Your Gorgon population, it’s time for it to grow strong.”

Hearing this, Lysinthia’s body trembled, her eyes brightened, and her entire being seemed to radiate with new vitality.

“Master, are you serious?”

Orion turned his head and pulled Lysinthia into his embrace.

“Don’t you want to strengthen the Gorgon population? Or do you feel you can’t bring yourself to act against the serpentfolk on that island?”

Lysinthia shook her head, denying Orion’s assumptions.

“For you, Lysinthia City is too small!”

“I intend for you to rule the entire Serpent Isle, occupying it as territory for our Stoneheart Horde.”

This was the goal Orion set for Lysinthia, and also his plan for Serpent Isle.

For all Stoneheart Horde elders who had a hope of breaking through to the Legendary level, Orion would consider granting them territory.

And Serpent Isle, in Orion’s plans, was prepared for Lysinthia to use in her bid to break through to the Legendary level.

“Master, thank you!”

Lysinthia pressed close to Orion. She was very moved because she saw herself in Orion’s future.

“You’ll be busy next. The direction to Serpent Isle and the nautical charts—you’ll need to draw them out bit by bit.”

“When the Giant Kelp Water Cannons are formed and can envelop the Sea-Devouring Warships, and when the Ocean Hunters have formed packs, that will be the time for us to enter the sea.”

“During this time, prepare everything that needs to be prepared.”

Orion’s return to Lysinthia City this time was to completely resolve the merfolk menace.

The second purpose was to cultivate Giant Kelp Water Cannons and Ocean Hunters here.

As for Marina’s situation, Orion hadn’t expected such an outcome either.

“Rest assured, I will manage things here properly!”

“In two months, I will return here.”

“…”

South, Ironveil Escarpment.

Ever since Lycanor, the representative of the Blood Elf race, arrived in Stoneheart City and settled cooperation matters with Delilah and Lilith, the Stoneheart Horde had entered a phase of intensive preparations.

With Lilith overseeing Stoneheart City, Delilah led a group of elders personally to the western coastline to take charge of all matters concerning the Sea Race.

In an area about twenty miles from the coastline, there was a 300-foot high cliff; this was the Ironveil Escarpment.

And this was also where Delilah set up a temporary camp.

Building the camp in an area 300 feet above sea level gave Delilah and her group a slight sense of security; at least half of all tsunamis wouldn’t endanger this location.

“Elder Drakthul, I’ll have to trouble you with the matter of digging the canal.”

“Rest assured, Elder of Stewardship. I have been to this area before and am very familiar with the terrain.”

“Dig from below the cliff all the way to the seaside. Let the slave corps and cannon fodder troops begin work.”

Delilah stood on the edge of the cliff, extended her finger, and pointed to the area below the cliff, stretching all the way to the sea.

Excavating a canal was a major undertaking.

The reason for doing so was to prevent and guard against active invasions by the Sea Race, and to prevent the Stoneheart Horde from being disturbed while taming the Giant Kelp Water Cannons and Ocean Hunters.

When the elders were in a difficult situation, Orion opportunely proposed the idea of constructing a canal.

The Stoneheart Horde’s initial objective on the battlefield was to excavate a twenty-mile-long canal.

“The significance of this river is profound!”

Dace, Otho, Ursa, and Gormathar stood not far behind Delilah. Gazing at the distant coastline, they too sighed with emotion.

“Dace is right. This river’s significance is profound. With this river, we can rely on this cliff and build a city here.”

“No matter how ferocious those Merfolk are, they wouldn’t dare to follow the river inland.”

“If they really did come in, we have a hundred ways to keep them on our territory.”

Ursa was very confident; she seemed to already possess the decisiveness her father once had.

“Let’s go! We’ll go down and help too!”

“While digging, we also need to build fortifications. I can’t trust those slaves with these matters.”

With that said, Dace and Ursa descended the cliff hand in hand to supervise the work.

“Elder, this canal is probably not as simple as the lord said, is it?”

Otho and Gormathar still stood behind Delilah, waiting there to be called upon at any time.

“Certainly. Taming the Giant Kelp Water Cannons and Ocean Hunters is just the primary goal. Once the canal is built, it will bring many benefits to our horde.”

“Besides the fact that seawater cannot be used directly for irrigation, this canal can also bring more benefits and conveniences to our Stoneheart Horde.”

Delilah still remembered, before Orion left, in Palace Number One where they often had their trysts, Orion, while being intimate with her, had told her about his future plans.

“Digging the canal is just the beginning. After our military objectives are achieved, we will use this canal as a starting point and continuously dig further inland.”

“Our ultimate goal is to connect the canal with all inland rivers and cities.”

“By then, we will have a waterway transportation network connecting all important cities in the territory.”

“With this network, transportation will be more convenient, material transport will be faster, and cultural and economic exchanges between cities will be more frequent.”

“Most importantly, the establishment of this waterway transportation network will facilitate irrigation for the horde’s cultivation and agriculture.”

“If we encounter a rainy season, the canal can also help with flood diversion, drainage, and water supply.”