Chapter 775: Chapter 489: Loot Collected—Another Few Treasure Chests?

After all, eight thousand Wind Spirit Gemstones of various tiers must still be left in the Griffin’s Nest.

Wind Spirit Gemstones are relatively niche, typically used in Magic Energy Flying Mechanisms, and those magic arrays and items with acceleration, levitation, and flying effects.

Of course, for wind-based offensive magic such as Wind Blade and Tornado, a Wind Spirit Gemstone is usually needed as the core.

However, after leaving eight thousand, the remaining ten thousand or so are quite enough.

Moreover, near the Griffin’s Nest, there is a medium-sized Gemstone Mine.

Although Zong Shen doesn’t know what "medium-sized" exactly means, he understands that once large-scale systematic mining commences, the number of gemstones obtained would far exceed these piles.

Because these gemstone piles were merely pecked out by the Griffins during their leisure.

These gemstones combined with the unmined portion of the Gemstone Mine will be enough to satisfy the territory’s normal consumption and manufacturing requirements for a long time.

It could even be reasonable to sell some, balancing the territory’s resource reserves.

"Stop dawdling, park the airship, and let’s transport the gemstones."

"When storing, pay attention to pick out all Wind Element Gemstones."

Zong Shen patted Hoy’s shoulder, snapping him out of his daze, while adding a reminder.

He plans to handle the Wind Element Gemstones last, since sorting is possible during storage.

This is one of the conveniences provided by the data-driven Lord System.

Hoy nodded timidly and tightly grasped the airship’s control lever.

Allowing the Goblin Airship to land steadily on the ground of the Griffin’s Nest.

The gondola landed, crushing many withered and decayed bones.

The cracking sound echoed everywhere.

It was Hoy’s first time in such a place, hence he looked very nervous.

The calm and composed demeanor he had within the territory was gone.

To him, the Griffin’s Nest appeared dark, damp, and filled with a foul stench.

If it weren’t for Zong Shen standing in front of him, he would have almost started trembling.

This isn’t to say Hoy has poor mental resilience.

Primarily, it’s because this guy really hasn’t faced much danger.

Previously, Hoy always lived in Gothic Castle.

His life wasn’t luxurious but he never lacked basic needs.

Moreover, he enjoyed a stable era before the Lord’s advent.

With no large-scale wars, those roving bandits and thieves didn’t dare to assault the castle.

So Hoy is this afraid of this Griffin’s Nest.

Though he was a bit scared, he didn’t appear overly exaggerated.

Zong Shen, on the other hand, was quite carefree.

If it weren’t for the stench here, he would have planned to set up a small base at this site.

He took a few steps forward with Hoy, and arrived at the remaining gemstone pile.

"Alright, let’s get started."

"Let’s aim to return to the territory by 2 AM!"

Zong Shen took the lead in collecting gemstones, never having imagined that even transporting gemstones could become a burden one day.

A sweet burden.

They had arrived at the Griffin’s Nest after eleven at night.

No choice, time has to be spent where necessary.

It’s not so easy to convert the Griffins into transportation power.

Considering various factors, Zong Shen decided to use the airship for transport honestly.

Otherwise, those few hours spent on the journey might not yield much.

Seeing his Lord already at work, Hoy quickly began storing as well.

Remembering Zong Shen’s instructions, he deliberately picked out all the pale blue Wind Element Gemstones.

Every time a Storage Grid was filled, he transferred them to the Hiking Badge.

Because the Storage Space Artifact and Storage Grid are different; the former is relatively crude in storage, while the latter is much more refined. Only the Storage Grid can meet the criteria for such selective storage.

Zong Shen, on the other hand, filled the Storage Grid and directly transported it to the goblin airship’s gondola.

The two worked together, and the remaining gemstone pile visibly decreased at an eye-catching speed.

Gemstones began accumulating in the gondola, and the storage space within the Hiking Badge gradually filled.

Hoy also broke free from his initial fear of the Griffin’s Nest and excitement over the gemstone pile.

The adaptability of humans is truly strong, perhaps what people mean by habit becomes natural.

A dozen minutes later, the remaining gemstones were fully transported.

The goblin airship’s gondola was filled to the brim, the storage space had no gaps.

Their Storage Grids were about eighty percent full.

Now only that pile of pale blue Wind Element Gemstones was left on the ground.

A total of over twenty thousand pieces, available in various tiers and qualities.

Zong Shen even specifically referred to opinions from the Guide Module for this.

He felt that if the quality of the remaining Wind Spirit Gemstones didn’t comply, it would undoubtedly have an impact.

He was very serious about this issue.

This Griffin’s Nest can be regarded as his property, and he has already taken most of the gemstones.

He still had to leave some for these Griffins.

Can’t simply exhaust the resources, and he’d feel guilty if he cleared everything out too thoroughly.

(Basic Gemstones 6000 pieces, Intermediate Gemstones 1200 pieces, High-level Gemstones 650 pieces, Special-level Gemstones 110 pieces, Top-Level Gemstones 35 pieces, Super Gemstones 5 pieces

Each high-tier gemstone equates to five pieces of the previous tier)

This is the exact quantity and conversion ratio informed by the strategy mode.

Maintaining such a quantity is necessary to aid the future growth of Griffins.

Too many are useless, too few and the effect wouldn’t be optimal.

The magic power contained in Magic Gemstones is relatively simple, after all.