The Witcher: Elemental Lords

Nightmare Ancestor lowered his head and pondered for a while, deciding to investigate the young man's true strength. If the opponent had only just entered the dream realm, he could use his own dream realm skills to turn him into his own clone. If the opponent's talent was strong, he could even replace him.

If the opponent's dream realm skills were strong enough that he couldn't suppress him, he would have to find a way to eliminate him.

The Nightmare Meditation Technique, from beginning to end, would only be possessed by one person, and that was him, the Nightmare Ancestor. The others who practiced the Nightmare Meditation Technique were all his puppets, or thought they were themselves, but had actually become puppets of the Nightmare Ancestor.

He only allowed himself to walk the path of dreams alone, because it was currently the only path to godhood that hadn't been occupied, at least in this domain.

Thinking of this, the Nightmare Ancestor's mind turned, and he closed his eyes.

In the Northwestern Kingdoms, currently called the Nightmare Kingdom, in the imperial capital of Annerin City, in the courtyard of a seemingly luxurious family, a middle-aged man raised his head and looked towards the east.

"Dole, a newly advanced Level Seven, how interesting. I advanced to Level Seven at the age of fifty and was already hailed as the most outstanding genius in the Northwest. That opponent advanced to Level Seven at the age of twenty-nine, truly making people jealous."

The Ancestor had just prompted him through a dream to test the young man's true strength. The middle-aged man thought about it, then stood up tall.

There were quite a few Level Sevens in the Northwestern Kingdoms, and several of them were the strongest. He was chosen naturally because he was a member of the Annerin royal family.

The people of Annerin City all knew that the Annerin family cultivated the Nightmare Meditation Technique after the Nightmare Ancestor, and were known as Messengers of Dreams.

Now that the Nightmare Empire was established, it was the time for the Annerin family to rise, so the middle-aged man was very happy to receive a message from the Ancestor. This showed that in the Ancestor's heart, his position was very high, at least enough to think of him.

There were several members of the Annerin family who were stronger than him, so why weren't those few going?

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man sent a message outwards, then silently disappeared from the imperial capital of Annerin City.

...

The Albis Mountains are surrounded by wilderness. Currently, only Albis City, Matsuer City, and Roderick City have been built on the west side. Du City wanted to go further in the wilderness, but was afraid of Dole's power and dared not act rashly.

Albis City was precisely after the fiefdom was granted that several families jointly suggested to Walsenburg to build two more county towns to the south of Albis City, near Roderick City, and near Matsuer City, to make full use of the undeveloped wilderness.

On the surface, Albis City would have two cities, capable of accommodating more people. In fact, both cities wanted to claim the wilderness for themselves, wanting to develop it and plant more grain.

They even mobilized the Rhine family, the Orn family, the Lant family, and several minor nobles to give Dole suggestions whenever they had the chance.

Dole naturally knew in his heart the benefits that could be gained from developing the wilderness, but he hesitated to agree, partly because of the population, and partly because he didn't want to manage too many miscellaneous matters. Once the two cities were established, he would have to have an avatar stationed in the city lord's mansion, which was not in line with his future interests.

In his concept, no matter which city it was, in the future, the city's administrator would only be himself or his descendants. Others shouldn't even think about it. He wanted to build the entire Albis City into a city of potions, a city of families, and not just let anyone come and sit in the position of city lord.

Of course, this was not entirely Dole's intention. Part of it was also Aiche's intention. As a member of the family, Aiche's family concept was much stronger than Dole's. Only two months after giving birth to her first child, she was preparing to have a second child, and even preparing for a third.

Dole was somewhat speechless. You're a wizard, what's the point of having a bunch of children? But he couldn't go against Aiche, so the two of them went along with it and continued to have children.

Monica grew very quickly. Aiche and Dole gave their daughter the best conditions for growth. All kinds of finished fruits in the laboratory were available to eat, so the little girl grew very quickly. In just two months, she grew faster than other children in half a year.

Mid-May.

Dole was in the laboratory when Bernard knocked on the door outside.

Dole turned around, "What's the matter that you had to come and tell me in person?"

Bernard smiled slightly, rubbed his hands and said, "Here's the thing. Originally, Maurice and I were going to come together, but later we felt that there was no point in having so many people come. We just wanted to tell you that we don't have enough raw materials for our potions."

Dole blinked, puzzled, "What did the Orn family and the Rose Merchant Guild say?"

Bernard knew that Dole would ask this, so he said, "Glatte said that the current medicinal materials are all leaning towards the Northwest, and our supply here will be relatively reduced. The Rose Merchant Guild gave a similar reason."

Dole frowned and said, "We provide a large part of the potions for the Imperial Mage Corps and the Glorious Wizard Alliance. They shouldn't be taking our share, should they?"

Bernard immediately smiled bitterly, "That's true, but the share has been reduced, so I came to you to help coordinate. Although we have a lot in storage, we've recently acquired a lot of finished products, and our medicinal material reserves are insufficient. Many people have nothing to do."

Dole thought for a while and said, "How are our current medicinal material planting bases doing? How is Maurice doing? Isn't he in charge of this matter?"

Bernard's face stiffened. No wonder that guy didn't come. Was it because he was afraid Dole would ask about it?

"Things aren't going well. On the one hand, the soil environment can't meet the standards, and on the other hand, the concentration of magic elements is not enough. Even if we have magic crystal mines and use magic arrays to cover them to increase the concentration of magic elements, there are still many other reasons. Alas, it's a pity that we don't have a secret realm. If we were as powerful as the Glorious Wizard Alliance in the imperial capital, it would be great to locate a small world and plant directly."

Dole nodded, "It is indeed extremely difficult to transform part of the land for planting, and many medicinal materials cannot be planted and can only be purchased outside. This is a problem."

He thought for a while and said, "What are the supply opinions of other caravans?"

Bernard's expression relaxed. It would be fine if Dole didn't make trouble for Maurice. He said, "Other caravans are the same. Now the supply of medicinal materials throughout the country, and even the entire north, is tightening, and our supply of medicinal materials is very problematic."

Dole frowned, feeling a little angry. What the hell is the empire doing?

He thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about this matter for now. If you can't refine medicinal materials, then speed up your cultivation and strive to improve your strength. I'll find a way. I'll contact Walsenburg, and I'll communicate with Glatte on the Orn family's side. I heard that you and Glatte are now brothers-in-law. Aren't you going to fight for it?"

Dole teased Bernard.

Bernard's face turned red, and he muttered, "Relationship is relationship. I'm just a small Level Four wizard, and I can't influence the changes of a family. At most, I can argue with Glatte a few times. You're much more powerful, what's the use!"