Chapter 183: The Harpy

Su Lun had also heard of high-level Harpies. They were born with some Spell-like Abilities. Unlike ordinary Harpies, they possessed high intelligence. They even began to call themselves the Winged Ones and no longer considered Harpies as their own kind.

With intelligence no less than humans, mastery of spells, and the ability to command many Harpies, high-level Harpies were already very powerful creatures.

High-level Harpies had essentially become an entirely new species. The ancestry of high-level Harpies could be traced back to the Era of Ancient Gods. They were descendants of Ires, who was the child of the Wind Goddess, Eorus, who ruled over all winds. Ires had a pair of pure white wings, a beautiful face, and a curvy body.

Ires was a demigod. She used her own blood combined with other species to create Harpies, making them serve as attendants to the Wind Goddess. These original Harpies were Divine Creatures. Later, due to the war among the Ancient Gods, many gods and demigods died. The Ancient Gods either retreated and disappeared or perished, and new gods were born during this period.

High-level Harpies were the descendants of those demigod Harpies, but their bloodline had become so diluted that they hardly had any Divinity left.

The Harpies active in the Material Plane in modern times appeared during the era of new gods. They hardly inherited any bloodline from the divine Harpies. Some Wizards said these Harpies were actually the result of ordinary birds being mutated by divine radiation.

Watching the Harpies leave, Su Lun’s eyes flickered. Then he walked in the direction where the group of Harpies had gone.

The mining area was very large. Many places had been dug out by the Gray Dwarves. Some abandoned mines became nests for other underground creatures. The two followed the group of Harpies from a distance. The Harpies’ nest was not very close. After passing through several passages, the group of Harpies stopped on a cliff.

The high-level Harpy lived at the very top of the cliff. The other Harpies were scattered below the cliff. There were many cave openings on the cliff face where the Harpies lived. The high-level Harpy resided in a stone chamber, likely one she had modified using magic.

Su Lun was very interested in that high-level Harpy now. However, the timing didn’t seem right. Mainly, he couldn’t fly currently. Getting close to the high-level Harpy silently was basically impossible.

But his initial plan this time was just to scout first. After confirming the location of the Harpy nest, Su Lun and Aydin began to head back. Although the Underworld had many passages, for Su Lun who possessed a Strategic Map, getting lost was not a worry at all.

“Creatures approaching!”

Along with some rustling, faint noises, Aydin suddenly said. Su Lun immediately stopped walking and looked into the surrounding darkness.

Some shadows were quietly approaching in the dark.

“It seems we’ve been targeted as prey.” Seeing the group of shadows, Su Lun said with a light laugh.

“Sir, they are probably Bugbears.” Aydin’s cold eyes stared at the creatures in the darkness. “Should I go deal with them?”

The Drow Elf flexed his Scimitar, a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

Bugbears were very good at hiding. Despite their large size, they were quite agile. Their strength rivaled that of an adult black bear, and their agility was similar to professional athletes. They typically appeared accompanied by some Hobgoblins. They were the strongest among the Goblin kinds. Ordinary adventurers could easily suffer greatly if they weren’t careful.

“Make it quick!” Su Lun swung his longsword and charged directly at those Bugbears. Aydin rushed towards the Bugbears in another direction.

Although the Bugbears were quite strong, they were unlucky to encounter Su Lun and Aydin this time. One was a Legendary Tier powerhouse, the other was a Tier 3 superhuman professional. Dealing with these Bugbears, whose highest tier was only Tier 2, was a complete crushing victory. Except for the Tier 2 superhuman professional level Bugbear who lasted a few more rounds against Aydin, the others couldn’t withstand a single encounter.

Within just a few minutes, all the Bugbears and Hobgoblins were slain.

After dealing with the Bugbears, the two continued forward. Soon, scattered ores came into view; it was the Mine abandoned by the Gray Dwarves earlier.

The two didn’t stay long in the Underworld. First, they went to the Kobold Tribe to arrange their work. Then, Su Lun took Aydin and left the Underworld.

After returning to Zhenbei City, Su Lun immediately sent people to seal the passage connecting the Mine to the Underworld. He had already made an agreement with the Kobold Pitla to collect the harvest from the Kobold Tribe once a month.

After returning from the Underworld, Su Lun first gave the gold and silver to Chris. Then he had her arrange for the minting workshops to cast them. This time, Su Lun brought back over three hundred kilograms of gold, enough to mint a large number of Gold Nar.

Besides gold and silver, Su Lun also obtained a large quantity of gems. Some of these gems would be given to Heatherway for making various Magic Items. The rest would be stored in the Treasure Vault of the Lord’s Castle.

Both Heatherway and Chris really liked those gems, especially the largest one. Heatherway decided to use that Ruby to make a Crown.

The ice and snow melted, and the trade routes were open again. On the third day after Su Lun returned from the Underworld, the first Caravan arrived at Zhenbei City. Not having seen it for a whole winter, the people in the Caravan were almost stunned when they saw how much Zhenbei City had changed.

Remember, when they left last year, there was only the original Inner City area of Zhenbei City. Now, Northguard Keep had been fully upgraded to Zhenbei City. Moreover, there was a huge altar in Zhenbei City. Such a grand altar could rival the Temple in Karlt City.

Seeing such great changes in Zhenbei City in just one winter made these Caravans even more respectful and fearful of Su Lun. When they entered the city and saw the Drow Elves and Half-elves inside, these Caravan members were again speechless with surprise. They weren’t even that startled by the few young Frost Wyverns flying down from the sky.

This Caravan brought a large amount of daily supplies and a batch of slaves, which Zhenbei City currently lacked. Then they purchased White Sugar, Rum, and the recently produced Cotton Cloth.

The merchants were quite surprised by the Cotton Cloth produced in Zhenbei City. But then they thought about the Half-elves here. With these skillful Half-elves around, producing Cotton Cloth was naturally not a problem.

Transactions in the Territory proceeded in an orderly manner. The Tax Official nearby was also checking the goods. If you asked the merchants who they disliked the most, it was definitely the Tax Official Marnes. Since he took the position of Tax Official, their Caravans lost at least ten percent of their profits every time.