ocean-life Chapter 387 - 387 386 Hawk-Man Form
Chapter 387 - 387 386 Hawk-Man Form
Chapter 387: Chapter 386 Hawk-Man Form Chapter 387: Chapter 386 Hawk-Man Form After Charles dried his tears,
Russell began to speak of important matters, “Aside from the baron title, Red Castle will also reward me significantly. The reward will likely consist of a batch of peasants, at least tens of thousands in number. You need to prepare in advance for the reception.”
“Ah!” Charles exclaimed again, “A reward of tens of thousands of people?”
Considering the entire Glowing Valley consisted of only a few tens of thousands of people, it showed how precious population was in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy.
Apart from the noble lords of the Volcanic Oasis, who didn’t need to worry about population and could even sell people for profit, the lords of the warmer enclaves were nearly all short of people, even the established ones like Tributary River Mouth or Gravel Domain.
After his exclamation, Charles was ecstatic, “Sir, once we have tens of thousands of people, we can immediately undertake large-scale developments in Blackflame Plains and Leize!”
“Naturally.”
“But if the population is too large, the pressure on food supply will greatly increase. However, Sir, with the Fluorescent Fungi Family backing you, we can easily support the toughest first few years,” Charles said, “It would help if the trading caravans from Fluorescent Castle transported more food over here.”
“Actually, it wouldn’t be too hard; the family could repurpose the coal transport caravans for food trade.”
“What do you mean, Sir?” Charles quickly caught on.
“Exactly as you think, Rossay has sensed that there is a black oil vein forming under Blackflame Plains, which could be mined once the warm season arrives,” Russell said with a proud smile. “With black oil, we can save on coal!”
“Praise the dragons!” Charles beamed brightly.
Why nobles are wealthy isn’t just about being good at business—after all, trade always has its gains and losses—but about earning money from the mineral deposits nurtured by their Bipedal Flying Dragons.
The Fluorescent Fungi Family’s Ros the Clay Dragon had nurtured several clay veins, allowing large amounts of clay to be mined each year.
These ceramics, made from the baked clay, were superb magic artifacts, sold throughout the entire Shadowflame Grand Duchy.
They were even sold to the Scorching Torrent Kingdom.
Most of the wealth of the Fluorescent Fungi Family came from these ceramic products, showing the strategic value of the Bipedal Flying Dragons.
Bipedal Flying Dragons are not only the pinnacle of combat strength but also the pinnacle of wealth.
In this regard, Unicorn Polly is far less significant than Black Oil Dragon Ross; the territories it opened up during its ascension, such as Leize, produce no minerals—pseudo-dragons are still just “pseudo” dragons, not true dragons.
“After enough people arrive to develop the domain, not only do we need to keep up with the food supply, but we also have to plan ahead for the training of local talent,” Russell said. “Especially the knight prospects; we must cultivate them extensively.”
Charles responded, “Yes, Sir.”
Russell had three little sprites: Fluorescent Mushroom Bird Rosy, Tobacco Sprite Niko, and Wheat Elf Hewitt.
Although there were not many spirit insects, the magic potions produced by the three little sprites were sufficient to build a knight regiment to guard the domain.”
Speaking of which,
since the end of the Second Catastrophic Battle, he had spent a good part of the year in the Snowfield.
He had scarcely any opportunity to rely on Gloomy Dreamland to
However, after mounting the golden pony, the magic light of the Gloomy Dreamland would be extinguished.
Only when riding the Little Dream Dragon would the magic light reignite.
“Let’s first go to the Saiban Snow Forest, to see if Fairy Saiban is there. The oak saplings in the Blackflame Plains have already sprouted, and he’s still avoiding us!”
Fairy Saiban, fearful that Russell would continue to fleece him, had been avoiding Russell for over a year. They never met, but the more it was so, the more Russell thought about the three remaining clover leaves in Fairy Saiban’s possession.
Now that the promised oak forest had been planted, it was time for Fairy Saiban to wise up and continue being fleeced by Russell.
With a gentle wave of his hand.
A man, a dragon, a Pseudo-Dragon, a butterfly, a flower, a louse, and a gecko—seven members of the Quiet Dream Family—charged towards the Saiban Snow Forest in grand style.