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Magic Teleportation Devices were no simple matter; each one was exceedingly precious.
As far as Lynch knew, even a major city in the Empire like Saint Roland City only had a handful of them.
The academy had one, but it was a strategic-level facility. Forget the fact that he had only been a junior apprentice; even many instructors couldn’t get near it casually.
If this unassuming stone disk truly was the core component of such a device... its value probably far exceeded the sum of all his spoils from the night.
Without a second thought, he ignored how dirty it was and deftly stored it in the dium-sized Space Ring.
"Ah..." The goblin, Ginko Wrench, watched the treasure disappear before his very eyes, his face instantly clouding with disappointnt.
The way he stared forlornly at Lynch’s ring made it seem as if his most beloved treasure had just been cruelly snatched away.
"What, you want it badly?" Lynch glanced at him, asking with a faint, unreadable smile.
"No, I wouldn’t dare!" the goblin shuddered and quickly said. "I’m just... a little curious. I wanted to study it a bit more."
"Oh?" Lynch’s interest was piqued. "You can build a Magic Teleportation Device?"
"Er... well," Ginko Wrench chuckled sheepishly. "I certainly can’t do it alone, but I am a master craftsman. If... My Lord could provide with enough data and blueprints, along with sufficient materials, I might be able to give it a try."
At that mont, Princess Hai Ge, who had gradually grown accustod to leaning against Lynch, suddenly spoke in a soft voice.
"My Lord, the most difficult part of a Magic Teleportation Device to replicate is its core. If this stone disk is indeed the core component of an ancient teleportation device, then as long as the core is intact or repairable, the other structural parts aren’t an insurmountable hurdle for soone well-versed in Magic Arrays and engineering."
Lynch looked at her.
Hai Ge forced a ek, ingratiating smile onto her pale, delicate face. "I-I’ve never tried to build such a complex magical device before. But I have studied quite a bit about Magic Arrays, and I’m particularly familiar with Water Elent Magic Arrays. Space Magic Arrays aren’t my specialty, but I’ve dabbled in them... and I can learn more."
She paused, her voice growing even softer.
"I-if My Lord requires it, I am willing to assist with all my effort."
’In truth, she had figured it out. This Necromancer seed cold and cruel on the surface, but he wasn’t fundantally an evil person. If she could get on his good side, she might even have a chance to seek his help.’
’At the very least, they wouldn’t be sold off like cargo to slave traders and could receive temporary shelter~’
After a brief pause, Hai Ge added thoughtfully, "However, these kinds of Magic Teleportation Devices are usually two-way. We can’t be sure what the situation is on the other side."
"Alright, we’ll talk about this later." Lynch nodded, putting an end to the topic.
’Of course he was interested in the Magic Teleportation Device. The strategic importance and potential benefits of such a thing were simply too great.’
’But this couldn’t be rushed.’
’For one, whether the core was actually usable, how to repair it, and where to get the blueprints and materials were all major problems.’
’For another, just as Hai Ge said, the situation on the other end was completely unknown, and the risks were uncontrollable.’
’Better to first deal with the mountain of issues right in front of him.’
However, this ant he certainly couldn’t let the goblin artisan go. And Hai Ge and her Naga guards would also need to be properly settled.
Next up was the ever-popular segnt: spoils of war.
Although the Bloodfang camp was a ss, as the lair of the strongest Goblin Tribe within a hundred-mile radius, its accumulated plunder from years of raids wasn’t all just trash.
Under the Skeletons’ thorough scouring—so ticulous it was as if they scraped the very earth—all sorts of supplies were sorted and piled into several small mountains.
Their haul of plundered gold and silver coins was worth around eight hundred to a thousand Gold Coins.
In addition, there were so precious materials like Mithril, black iron, decently preserved Magical Beast pelts and spiritual materials, and so on. There was even a small bag of uncut, raw Gemstones...
All told, if sold through the right channels, the total value was probably around two to three thousand Gold Coins.
To an ordinary commoner or a Low-Tier adventurer, this was undoubtedly an astronomical sum of money.
But for Lynch, who frequently needed to purchase all sorts of expensive Magic Materials, it was rely a nice top-up.
He stored all the valuable items in his Space Ring.
As for the miscellaneous supplies like beast hides, grain, and crude ores, they were all packed up and carried by the Skeleton army itself.
Bloodfang’s corpse was also carried away.
At Lynch’s command, the vast and mighty procession set off, beginning the journey back to the Silver Sand Bay Fishing Port.
Although they had ultimately won a great victory, the battle had actually been quite brutal.
Especially during the siege against Chieftain Bloodfang and that giant war beast, many Skeletons had been completely smashed to pieces, beyond the point where even bone magic could revive them.
But this was precisely what made a Necromancer so terrifying.
As long as they won the war and had enough corpses, their troop numbers could be quickly replenished, even growing larger the more they fought.
At this mont, besides the three hundred-odd Skeletons stored within the Death Banner’s space, the number of Skeleton Servants marching alongside Lynch and carrying various supplies still exceeded three hundred.
Not only had his army of the dead not shrunk from its original size, it had actually grown by more than a hundred.
The various Soul Fire commanders walked within the ranks, each with a unique form, their Soul Fires burning calmly.
The newcor, Bone Spear, led its squad of Skeleton Spearn with strict discipline.
Bone Shaman rode upon the back of the Barbaric Beast Skeleton, its feathered cape stirring in the night wind, cutting an imposing figure.
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