In the early days of the cold winter, the forest land was filled with danger, a terrifying cold front draped across the high sky, and the "colorless Death God" occasionally fell from above.

Although the deathly cold falling from the heavens wasn't immediately life-threatening for Austin now, it was still better to avoid the cold and stay cozily tucked away in his nest.

The magic power, which had surged more than tenfold, caused Austin's control over himself to become rougher. He was unable to act with ease, and his newfound strength hadn't fully merged with his body.

During the days holed up in his nest, unable to experiment with the wind attribute Rasengan, Austin began to filter and train his own strength.

"If I can achieve a fine control over my own magic power, it will be quite significant for the improvement of the wind attribute Rasengan. At least, after I've mastered the control of my own magic power, the time to manifest it should reduce to some extent."

Silently in his heart, Austin mused within the Dragon's Nest.

Soon, before him in the void, a white orb of magic power suddenly appeared, floating in the air.

With a thought, Austin began to draw from the orb, threading it into a string the size of a cord. With the influence of his spiritual power, the white magic orb began to unravel into a coiled white magic rope in the air.

But that was just the beginning,

Soon after, the white magic rope in the air was split in two under Austin's spiritual power, pulling from both sides, unravelling further, and soon there appeared two magic lines as thick as chopsticks in mid-air.

A bead of sweat slowly formed on Austin's forehead as the two chopstick-thick magic lines hovered, trembling slightly, but they soon settled, quietly suspended in the air.

He exhaled deeply, spiritual power surged again, simultaneously controlling the two magic lines, and with spiritual power, tore them from the middle, turning two magic lines into four finer ones.

As the precision of control increased, Austin's hold became laborious, maintaining those four wire-thin magic lines in mid-air was showing signs of collapse.

Just as he intended to take it further, splitting the four lines into eight, the magic lines suddenly wavered, and instantly collapsed, dissipating in the air.

"Phew, is this the limit!"

Austin exhaled deeply, feeling utterly exhausted.

With all his heart spirit focused on the magic lines, not only maintaining their structure to avoid collapse, but also manipulating them, was more draining than fighting a battle.

However, despite the fatigue, it was worth it.

Just that brief practice had already allowed Austin to feel a further step in mastering his own strength.

If one day, he could draw out a magic orb into hundreds or thousands of fine strands like hair, then Austin's control over his own magic would reach an extremely high level.

With such a degree of magic control, forming a wind attribute Rasengan would be a mere trifle.

Thus, Austin immersed himself in a deeper layer of magic control training.

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In the initial days of the cold front's passage, the entire Dragon Nest Tribe was also in a state of dormancy, barely venturing out.

Meanwhile, at the temporary retreat base, due to the collaborative efforts of the Dragon Nest Beastmen, enough houses were constructed before the harsh winter set in, and although the walls were unfinished, the presence of a large number of Dragon Nest Tribe elite beastmen prevented much worry about any unexpected incidents.

Several days later, the dangerous times of early winter had passed, and the Dragon Nest Tribe Beastmen emerged from their homes, fortifying their training while also engaging in tasks possible even in the cold winter.

However, compared to the headquarters, the Dragon Nest Tribe's first base was relatively busy at the moment.

After daily training, several Dragon Nest Beastmen went out in force, wielding bronze axes to fell trees, gathering up the enormous trunks, sharpening the tops, and erecting them around the perimeter of the first base's houses to establish a simple wall to prevent wild beast attacks.

"Be vigilant, report immediately if you spot traces of any giant beasts or magic beasts..."

In the open area outside the base, the Dark Elf Adinlek addressed the orc patrol team before him, giving them instructions and then letting them disperse to patrol.

As a mid-term Dragon Nest Beastman veteran, despite having many issues, Adinlek was the first to hand over the breathing technique of dark creatures, a feat that even if better were captured in the future, Austin would never completely forget Adinlek's contributions.

Moreover, the Dark Elf race inherently gains bonuses in vision and agility at night, as do those transformed into Dark Dragon Guards by the breathing techniques of dark creatures.

Consequently, Adinlek had become the commander of the not-very-prominent Dark Dragon Guards within the Dragon Nest Tribe.

And because of their keen hearing and enhanced night vision, they became part of the patrol team.

"This matter requires full alertness. According to His Highness, this outpost must be developed in accordance with the expansion model of the Dragon Nest Tribe headquarters, and His Highness's attention to the outpost is no less than that of the Copper Mine Base. If you still hope to meet His Highness's approval, you cannot relax your vigilance, and you must prevent any crisis from befalling your companions."

"Yes!"

Soon, the patrol team dispersed, scouting between the woodland to prevent any hungry magic beasts or giant beasts from attacking the orc producers working on site, averting significant casualties.

This was untouched virgin land, not comparable to the area near the Dragon Nest Tribe headquarters.

Only through a fresh round of expansion eradication could the first base be truly transformed into a secure outpost area.

A large number of beastman militia wielded their sharp bronze axes, felling the forest and transporting the felled logs back to the base as construction material.

Once the cleared forest land was prepared, after the cold winter passed next year, the land could be developed for farming, establishing a sufficient logistical system around the outpost.

Only by establishing a food supply system similar to the Dragon Nest Tribe headquarters could the outpost support round after round of annihilation wars against nearby tribes, rapidly strengthening the power of his subordinate clans.

The first outpost was precisely the first step of the Dragon Nest Tribe's expansion plan implemented by Austin.

If this step succeeds, then later using this as a template, outposts could be continuously established around the Dragon Nest Tribe headquarters, while also keeping the headquarters protected at its center, significantly improving the number and strength of his subordinate clan corps.

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