Upon receiving the news, Austin felt as if the Dragon Nest Tribe he had established was on the brink of annihilation under the zombie horde, ready to be swallowed and destroyed at any moment.

However, after careful consideration and weighing the actual situation within the Kawa Great Forest, Austin's tension eased slightly; at least the situation wasn't desperate enough to require immediate escape.

Having painstakingly accumulated this property, fleeing directly would mean forsaking two years of effort. Moreover, even if escape was considered, who could predict if greater dangers would appear along the way?

After spending most of a day, Austin finally devised a counter-plan.

Step one: dispatch elite Beastmen to monitor the movements of the zombie army in the southwest and send several additional squads to ascertain their extent, thus providing reference for Austin's final decision.

Step two: send teams to explore to the east and north to leave an escape route for the future. Since zombies were discovered in the southwest, the west and south were essentially off the table; even retreat would only head towards the east and north.

Step three, and the most critical step: enhance strength.

Enhancement was needed not only for the Dragon Nest Race Tribe but also for Austin himself.

The discovered zombies, although incredibly strong and virtually indestructible unless hit on the head, had the flaw of being slow and lacking intelligence.

At least from the Dragon Nest Tribe's perspective, a well-trained team of Dragon Nest Beastman Warriors, equipped with Bronze Armor, holding Bronze Shields, and wielding three-meter Long Spears, formed a dense Long Spear Array that could defeat zombies several times their number without any loss.

The Tribe Alliance repeatedly suffered defeats against the zombie army, which, in Austin's view, was understandably expected.

In this primal great forest, even the top-tier, mega Beastman Tribes fought with chaotic charges led by their chiefs.

Facing zombies, the uncoordinated hundreds or thousands of Beastmen would quickly succumb, with weaker Beastmen scratched and turned into zombies. The battle saw an ever-increasing zombie count, leaving the chief, despite being mighty, fighting alone once his companions had transformed into zombies. Fighting Qi was ultimately depleted before the Legendary Realm, eventually being overwhelmed by the vast zombie horde.

But the Dragon Nest Legion was different; with tight formations, three-meter Long Spears, and Copper Armor defense, zombies numbering ten times fewer than the Legion were easily slaughtered like swine and dogs.

Now the Dragon Nest Tribe's Beastman count had increased to 20,000, most of whom were newly joined Beastmen, with some yet to complete their basic training.

Austin's task was to arm the entire Dragon Nest Tribe Beastmen as effectively as possible, ensuring that both militia Beastmen and Beastmen laborers, and even the elderly and infirm, were fully equipped and trained for a potential war.

In addition to regular Beastmen, Austin also planned an intensive short-term training for the Extraordinary Beastmen, with various exercises, like push-ups, sit-ups, weightlifting squats, long-distance running, frog jumps, etc., multiplied thousands of times over, imposed on the Extraordinary Beastmen.

To learn the Beastman Three Techniques, a sufficiently strong body was required, and these exercises were intended to boost the Beastmen's Physical Fitness in preparation for future techniques.

During this period, besides training the Tribe Beastman Race, Austin decided to enhance his strength as well.

Ever since the day of awakening from deep sleep, Austin's Level had stagnated for six months, and the Magic Power Resources from the consumed Magic Crystals had already been digested. To progress, devouring more Magic Power materials seemed necessary.

The Magic Crystal Vein discovered during the Spider Cave clearance now contained only some Sub-Magic Stones; the densely compacted Magic Crystals had been entirely devoured by Austin.

Merely relying on the Beastman Legion to obtain scattered magic-infused minerals or Magic Fruits from the forest was clearly insufficient.

The Giant Dragon Race naturally bore Legendary Bloodlines, unlocking Legendary Law from their lineage's depths upon reaching maturity, directly entering the Legendary Realm.

However, the magic needed for a dragon's growth far exceeded human imagination, almost ten to a hundred times more than what humans required to cultivate to the same Level.

Although Austin was only breaking the threshold before Gold, the required magic was a substantial figure, and acquiring such Magic Power Resources only had one solution—to find another Magic Crystal Vein or another locale producing Magic Power materials.

Such sources of abundant Magic Power Resources were likely hidden within the dangerous zones of the Kawa Great Forest.

"It seems the plan to sweep the danger zones must proceed ahead of schedule."

Earlier, Vini reported during the sweep of nearby Beastman Tribes that signs of danger zones existed within a hundred-mile radius of the Dragon Nest Tribe. Austin had been intrigued but had delayed due to subsequent events, without initiating the sweep plan.

Now it appeared timing was appropriate.

For safety's sake, Austin decided to personally lead the team out.

"The plan to deal with the zombie army is barely complete, but handling those Blood Claw Tribe members is troublesome..."

Considering the completed plan, Austin remembered the captured Blood Claw Tribe Beastmen; if in previous situations, immediate execution wasn't an issue, but now it required careful deliberation.

"Perhaps, there's this way..."

Austin's eyes flickered, forming a plan for dealing with Golden Lion Shiji and other Blood Claw Tribe Beastmen.

...

Time swiftly progressed into June,

During the previous half-year, due to the inexplicable migration of beast herds, the entire Dragon Nest Tribe felt an underlying unease.

Thus, shortly after spring commenced, the tribe began thoroughly sweeping within a hundred-mile radius, capturing hordes of Beastmen and swiftly assimilating them into the tribal system, rapidly expanding the tribe's power.

During this period, the tribe also established the Copper Mine Base, producing numerous Bronze Weapons, essentially developing the Copper Mine area into a tribe division, becoming a crucial component of the Dragon Nest Tribe's structure.

Meanwhile, Austin began modifying Navy Six Techniques and successfully developed the Beastman Three Techniques, significantly boosting the Dragon Nest Tribe's strength.

Overall, as the first half of the year concluded, the Dragon Nest Tribe's overall power underwent a remarkable increase.

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