Was it a necessity to create an Empyrean Tusk farm? Not really.
But would she do it? Yes. When? Immediately.
The moment Inala concluded his sentence, Gannala took action spontaneously. In a matter of minutes, there was a Mammoth Clansman with the build of an Empyrean Tusk.
Gannala stared at Inala to say, "It seems that biologically, only females could be Empyrean Tusks. As a Mammoth Clansman, having a transformation doesn’t seem to be an issue, like in Resha’s and Virala’s case."
"But if I were to use the completed Nature Weapon of Empyrean Tusk Transformation on a Free Human, all the males would die and only the females would survive." She spoke.
"So, how are you planning to raise her to the peak of the Body Stage?" Inala asked, "It will take time..."
"Oh, I have the Empyrean Boar King’s flesh." Gannala chuckled arrogantly, correcting herself a moment later to say, "It is Virala’s flesh after he assumes Empyrean Boar King form. I got a lot of it from Ruvva since it’s useful. Whenever I want more, I make a trip to the Brimgan Empire."
"The characteristic is extremely diluted, but since is my Clansman with the Fragment Disease, she can mature faster by consuming Mystic Grade flesh." She spoke.
Gannala had a strong characteristic of Brangara, which was why she could progress quickly through the Life Stage even by consuming Gold Grade Pranic Beasts.
The Clansman with the Empyrean Tusk build had an extremely diluted version of the same. Hence, it only took effect when Mystic Grade flesh was consumed. Thankfully, Virala’s Empyrean Boar King form existed, which netted maximum results.
"That flesh is enough to mature her body. I have a large amount of Parute Fruits to raise her Prana capacity to the peak, Empyrean Incubator to strengthen her Empyrean Tusk traits, and finally, Spirit Moss to strengthen her Spirit Container and allow her to withstand such rapid growth." Gannala explained, "If I use all my resources, I can make it on time before the second Astral Weaponiser’s time limit."
"What do you plan to use the first Astral Weaponiser on?" Inala asked.
"Empyrean Megatrice," Gannala chuckled, "It has tremendous value to the Mystic Humans. After Yoribu has displayed some of its might, the Mystic Humans are going crazy to obtain more of it."
"And I plan to sell them exactly that," She said, "Since I can now sell them Boar King bodies, the Mystic Humans are no longer as interested in Empyrean Boar bodies."
"Yoribu’s build, huh?" Inala nodded. The combination of a Boar King and Empyrean Megatrice was pretty powerful. And just by selling such bodies, Gannala could ask for a fortune from the Mystic Humans.
Currently, the prime product sold by the Mystic Humans was Parute Fruits. They were basically money printers, and most of their sales were to the Brimgan Empire.
In return, the Brimgan Empire sold them Tratham. Originally, Virala wanted to keep it a secret and secretly controlled its production. But times had changed drastically since then.
The one controlling the Mystic Humans was none other than Ruvva. And conversely, she was also the Brimgan Guardian. As the population of Mystic Humans increased, those with an Ewworm build needed more and more Tratham.
Virala’s arrangements was unable to keep up with the production. And hence, Ruvva simply gave it to the Brimgan Empire.
The Mystic Humans mined the Iron Grade mineral of Zarzelite from the Dralh Sea and shipped it to the Brimgan Empire through the Cooter-Brimgan Channel. In the Empire, a group of Brimgan Royals had set up factory and used Mystic Kinesis Art to refine Zarzelite into Rutham.
The refined Rutham was then shipped back to the Dralh Sea. As the Brimgan Empire was the one in charge of refining Zarzelite, they could ship the annual Tratham needs of the Mystic Humans in a matter of weeks.
Tratham was mildly compatible with Mystic Kinesis Art. And hence, the Brimgan Empire wasn’t that interested in this mineral. They had better minerals to focus on at present, not to mention having a huge stockpile of Rirenal.
Since the Mystic Humans were already focusing on the development of Tratham, creating Skills for it, the Brimgan Empire didn’t intend to waste its time on the same. The two forces were synonymous with each other, and hence, they treated their respective paths.
Mystic Humans had Parute Fruits as their capital, using which they could splurge on whatever they wanted. Most of their needs were met by the Brimgan Empire. And for anything else, they could resort to the Quip Clan.
"You are selling everything for Parute Fruits?" Inala expressed his shock, "You could have purchased anything else. There’s probably a large number of Parute Trees in your biomes."
"I have enough Parute Trees to satisfy the regular growth of my people. But you have to understand, Dad." Gannala said, "I’m experimenting with all sorts of things here. My energy requirements are already on the scale of an Empire. I’m using up a lot of resources."
"And all my experiments involve living beings. To quickly grow them, I have to use shortcuts. Parute Fruits are a necessity." She said, "I also have a large group of Mammoth Clansmen who are solely involved in turning Parute Fruits into Elixirs."
Parute Fruits had a shelf life of one year. However, that didn’t matter to Gannala as she was burning through all her accumulations, "Any excess, however mild are turned into Elixirs for future storage."
"I’ve turned the Sanrey Plains into my Kingdom, Dad." Gannala proclaimed at the end, "Every single force existing here are gears turning for my purpose. They live solely to help me reach my final build."
Inala wanted to ask her thoughts about her endgame build. However, he refrained from doing so, seeing how she appeared unwilling. ’She wants it to be a surprise, huh?’
"Well, before I leave, I want to see you get it." Inala expressed.
"Sure, Dad. But only to you," Gannala said and stared at the nearby cave, "They’ll remain asleep you’re ready to leave."
"Sweet!" Inala didn’t mind that.
Not many people knew of the existence of Sanrey Plains. And he intended for that status quo to not change.
Unless Brangara specifically left behind some information regarding it, either the Wean Clan or the Varahan Empire will never know.
There were a couple ministers in the Brimgan Empire who were aware of the existence of the Ganrimb Kingdom, from during their occasional contact with Fhoong Brimgan. there wasn’t much relevance from them after news of Fhoong Brimgan’s death reached their ears through Amita Brimgan, who later became the Brimgan Guardian.
A lot of things were happening on Sumatra, and hence, there was no one aiming for the Sanrey Plains, creating the perfect testing ground for Gannala.
"Isn’t this place too small for you now?" Inala asked. When he first came here, the Sanrey Plains was a large region that he couldn’t scale easily.
But for Gannala, who was rearing a large number of Nests, the Sanrey Plains gradually became cramped. Up next, she intended to bring in Empyrean Tusks. The moment they were introduced, it would be like an adult trying to fit in a kid’s bathtub.
"I do have plans for it," Of course, Gannala had already thought of it. With a tap of her finger, a larger table appeared between the two. She drew a circle barely occupying a fortieth of the table’s surface area, "This is the Sanrey Plains."
She pointed towards a corner, "The Guna Caves start from here."
She marked a spot right underneath it, "There aren’t any native Pranic Beast groups here. There are some scattered Iron Grade Pranic Beasts who are surviving there only because they have no other place left. They are regularly targeted as prey by the Shifting Ants."
On the other side of the Guna Caves was the Dralh Sea, which was too far away to worry about. Gannala drew a line at the spot she marked below the Guna Caves, "I will create a mountain range here."
"I see," Inala understood her plan quickly, realising why she focused on evolving the Rockatrice with the highest priority.
Intermediate Gold Grade Pranic Beast—Empyrean Megatrice!
Living within the mountain range would be an Empyrean Megatrice, acting as a guard dog to consume whatever creature comes in its terrain, "Within these mountain ranges, I plan to create caves where Spirit Moss naturally grows."
"A lure, huh?" Inala analysed.
"Yes," Gannala nodded, "That will constantly bring in an influx of Pranic Beasts who will become the Empyrean Megatrice’s food. There are plenty of Iron Grade Pranic Beasts who are fending for their lives here. They all will try to make this mountain range their home, since it not only has Spirit Moss but also all sorts of vegetation capable of sustaining their lives."
Advanced Silver Grade Pranic Beast—Carcass Snail!
Primary Nature—Shell Moss!
The Carcass Snail consumes nutrients on a river bed and grows moss that is highly nutrient and Prana-rich. Any creature that consumes the Shell Moss will feel an innate repulsion towards harming the Carcass Snaill. The greater the quantity of Shell Moss consumed, the stronger the repulsion.
"The Angan River stretches out of the Sanrey Plains here," She pointed at the map, "It eventually rejoins the Red-Draft River. This stretch here spans close to 400 kilometres, which is where I plan to introduce a bunch of Carcass Snails. Their presence will increase the activity of Pranic Beasts at the foot of the mountains."
"And then..." She grinned, "To ensure a proper barricade forms, I intend to make these creatures consider this place their home, including the Empyrean Megatrice."
The Sanrey Plains already had a Pranic Beast perfect for the cause—Rooted Clam!