24- Pear-fect idea

Theres 5 poisonous rivers connecting the other islands to this one.

The first is the north river, in its direction there's an island made of crystals, which I belive to be mostly uninhabited save for some crystal worm things.

The second is the west river, it connects to a unique island even by this air-chipelago standards.

It doesn't matter if an island is big, small, Rocky, sandy or crystalline every island has a ground.

This one doesn't, it's an island entirely made of poisonous liquid, had it not been for its size I'd think it's just part of the river.

This one is also uninhabited like the one before, the difference is that unlike the other one that doesn't show any signs of intelligent activity this one is filled with boats.

Hmmm... I guess they are going to invade from there.

This western island was connected to almost all the inhabited islands so its a strategic point... I should probably try to take it over as soon as possible.

Either it be by growing my roots around it or by making the space too dangerous for someone to survive with my magic.

The south island is... A Pandemonium, complete utter caos.

Filled to the brim with beasts and monsters.

None of them have managed to evolve even once, but all of them managed to be..the single dumbest thing Ive ever seen.

A hard given that one would be led to think that 'the single dumbest' is a individual thing not a collective adjective.

But seeing that ever since I came to this island this monsters keep throwing themselves into the river trying to reach me...

It's not too hard to see why I think of them this way.

I guess I'll wait until one of them evolves into a fish hahaha.

It does have inhabitants though, and strong ones at that, but I haven't seen them communicate with any of the other tribes nor throw a boat at me.

So I'm not too sure if they are participating or not, it's not like I can exclude the possibility of wide-rabge communication magic being a thing.

Its just that seeing the level of development and society of the being in this place it doesn't like a possibility.

I've been sending my dust to all the island in the surrounding for the last hours in order to collect information... So I guess I'll find out sooner or later.

The fourth island is to the east and the fifth to the northeast.

The eastern island is just a plain of grass with lots of agricultural land and its the furthers island of the five.

It is nearly empty of ships... They probably though I couldn't reach that far away with my magic...

Not necessary to say that's a big mistake.. One I'll be sure to exploit, just not now, not yet... Later.

The northeast island is a fortress. If the eastern island is the furthest then the nordeast Island is the closest.

I don't know of the spider used to attack them or not but their deffences are definitely the ones I'll have the most issues breaking.

"I'm back."

"hmm? Oh, is there anything you want?"

"Not really, just here out of curiosity. So what's your plan?"

"I probably will try to create as many reserve spikes as I can facing the north for me to use as extra ammunition or shild if the need arises."

"Because it's empty?"

"Yeah, because there's no threat in tgta direction I'll be able to use its as a safe zone of sorts."

"hmm... Go on."

"I'll probably shoot the boats and drop some bombs underwater and around the western River.

Won't be focusing my explosives and traps there tough."

"Oh, why?"

"Because I have a bad feeling about the south, from what I've been able to see using my dust, the southerners are way stronger in force than the others.

I guess it's because they have to fight against those dumb beasts."

"Your right, the southerners are stronger on average... Although your strongest enemy isn't from the south."

"Hmm? Is it the northeast?"

"The east."

"Those defenceless villages?"

"hmmmm... If I say any more ill be interfering too much."

"Oh. Sorry."

"No problem I'm the one who decided to come back, so about the rest of the plan?"

"I was initially going to destroy the boats in the west while threatening the northwest by blowing one house of the village every time they moved their ships.

That way I could limit my combat front to the west and possibly the south while having a escape roqt in the form of the north. "

" Not a bad plan given the knowledge you had. Well Ill be leaving again.

See you soon. "

Hmmm... This guy.

He said 'The strongest enemy' not the 'strongest being of this specie'.

I could be overthinking though. Either way, I won't be able to use this strategy if the eastt truly is as dangerous as he says.

*looks at the boats on the west*

There's a connection between the east and west so there's a chance that the guy he was referring to, is already there... What should I do.

Should I bomb the village from the begging and risk getting attacked from all sides or only face to front but leave my backside open wide.

*Keeps looking at ships on the river *

Hahahah hahaha I see... How could I have forgotten... THE RIVER IS MADE OF POISON.

And unlike the spider that only did it a little by instinct... I can do more, way more.

If the battlefield is disadvantageous IL just have to change it.

*mentally smirks*

And I know exactly where to start from.