CHAPTER 185: CHAPTER 109: PEAK SPIRIT AND THE DECISIVE OPPORTUNITY

The Beast Master was uncommonly sharp at this moment, noticing the indifferent expression on Su Li’s face, he directly sensed Su Li’s thoughts.

He quickly said, "I intend to use this spirit medicine to control wild spirits, not the livestock in your territory. Haven’t you ever wondered why I roam the Bloody Highlands?"

Hmm?

The Beast Master’s question finally provoked Su Li’s contemplation.

This indeed presents some questions. The acquisition of each Essence of Nature in the territory comes after meeting certain conditions before it appears around the territory.

Only this Beast Master appeared rather abruptly; it was the intelligence reports that informed Su Li that it was constantly roaming the Bloody Highlands.

Su Li then deployed a considerable amount of manpower and resources to forcibly locate him.

In retrospect, the location of its appearance was indeed peculiar.

Su Li then gave it some attention, asking along its lines, "So why are you wandering near the Bloody Highlands?"

"I’m searching for the Peak Spirit!"

"Peak Spirit?" Su Li’s gaze shifted to Vandar: "What is that?"

Being a well-read elder druid surpassing hundreds of years, Vandar promptly replied, "This is considered a Wilderness Essence, not yet dominated by the Dawn Church; perhaps Priestess Lunadeshan has more insights.

At this point, Lunadeshan proactively explained, "Indeed, this is a type of Wilderness Essence documented within our Tal Church. It resides between snowy mountains and plateaus, a creature synthesized from mountaintop rocks and snow, featuring sharp crystal spikes and a flowing snowy white body."

Su Li inquired concernedly, "What abilities does it possess? Can it aid in the development of our territory?"

Lunadeshan shook her head, saying, "The Peak Spirit is an untamed Wilderness Essence with feral abilities. It can exhale a chilling breeze with [Breath of Frost], freezing the ground, or use [Rock Fall] to trigger landslides burying its enemies. Moreover, it possesses a passive ability [Leap of the Peak], allowing it to leap gracefully across mountaintops, almost defying gravity."

A glint of awareness flashed in Su Li’s shocked eyes as he asked, "Isn’t the Peak Spirit likely to be in a gazelle-like form?"

The Beast Master uncharacteristically blushed, lowering his head and softly said, "Even spirits aren’t immune to the beauty of love. The lovely, snowy white Peak Spirit is the Essence Soul we Beast Masters appreciate most. Are only humans, animals, and even Beastmen allowed companions, and we Essence of Nature cannot have intimate partners?"

"We are the children of Reya and Tal, inherently yearning for love, wilderness, and propagation."

Su Li raised an eyebrow; these followers of the Ancient Gods possess primal desires, focusing on the beauty of love and the significance of procreation under these two divine teachings.

He understood the Beast Master’s restless excitement but curiously asked, "If you’re looking for the Peak Spirit, why are you in the Bloody Highlands instead of entering the Gray Mountain Range?"

The Beast Master immediately responded, "Their usual living areas are too high, atop snowy peaks at 6000～8000 meters, and I can’t reach there, freezing after climbing for a short while."

"But in summer, as the snow melts, streams formed by the snow water flow down from the snowy mountains, and they descend from the peaks, following the snow water into the highlands, savoring the sweet snow water and fertile pastures."

A flash of insight came over Su Li’s eyes instantly as he asked, "So you’re certain a Peak Spirit is roaming the fertile Bloody Highlands to the north?"

The Beast Master shrunk back, cautiously eyeing Su Li’s murderous gaze, and asked, "What do you plan to do? Why such sudden murderous intent, are you planning to hunt this Peak Spirit?"

Su Li smiled, calmly stating, "Rest assured, I won’t harm it. On the contrary, I will seek to form an alliance with it."

Intelligence about this Peak Spirit is exceptionally crucial to the current situation in the Hesse Territory.

It’s also the first pivotal intelligence not revealed by the Daily Intelligence system, possibly because the Peak Spirit was too distant from Hesse Territory or perhaps because, for the first time, Su Li’s planning and strategic moves outran the intelligence system.

Su Li then left this pasture, accompanied by Lunadeshan and Hilude, returning to the castle where he convened all the generals, the Knight Order, and the Dwarf Commanders.

Soon, the core figures supporting the territory’s military gathered in the castle’s conference hall; Dwarf Commander Mudalin raised his voice excitedly, asking, "My tall friends, are you finally making plans to deploy troops as you hold this military meeting in the castle?"

Su Li solemnly nodded, "Today I’ve received extremely crucial intelligence; a Peak Spirit has appeared between the Gray Mountain Range and the Bloody Highlands in the north, which could significantly impact our decisive battle."

After speaking, Su Li turned to the Tal Church Priestess Lunadeshan, who was summoned to the military meeting, and asked, "If you could reach this Peak Spirit, could you successfully persuade it to aid us in countering the Demons?"

Lunadeshan immediately displayed an excited expression, asking, "Are you planning to have it cause a landslide to heavily damage the Demon Legion?"

"Exactly, do you have confidence in its cooperation upon your request?"

Lunadeshan excitedly nodded repeatedly, saying, "I wouldn’t be sure about mountain inhabitants, dwarfs, or even the Green Skins, but against the Demons, in such a just cause, I believe Tal’s Essence Souls will surely stand with us!"

Dwarf Commander Mudalin slammed his war axe onto the table, shouting enthusiastically, "Oh-ho! I understand now, my friend; you’re thinking of luring the Demon Legion into a pre-set battlefield to enhance our victory odds by triggering a landslide. But how can you ensure the Demons will come to the battlefield of your choice?"