271 Changes in the Planting Area
“Welcome back, My Lord!”
The troops rejoiced and greeted them amiably. The joy on their faces was apparent. Their delight was genuine.
Hogg looked curiously at the territory in front of him. The troops looked genuinely happy to see their Lord. It filled him with hope.
Hogg glanced at the Dark Demon Dragon, who was also the focus of everyone’s attention.
The troops had been trying to make things comfortable for the newly arrived. The new troops that Su Wan had taken under her wing were assimilating nicely.
It looked like the territory had a special charm that made everyone feel at ease.
“My Lord, your territory seems… different.”
Su Wan turned to Hogg and smiled. “Every territory has its own charm. I hope you like living here.”
There were no upcoming fights and battles. It was time for rest. There were empty rooms in the Dark Castle. Su Wan had those cleaned. She had two rooms assigned to Hogg and his troops so that they could be comfortable.
Hogg looked very relaxed. He smiled amicably.
The stables and the winery were also complete. There were no horses or other mounts right now, so the stables were largely empty.
The winery currently lacked wine and raw materials to make some. The food workshop was also currently empty because of a lack of research and talented people to run it. They all needed to be filled.
Su Wan was happy to see the new developments. The troops hadn’t abandoned work just because Xu Yuan n and Su Wan weren’t home. They continued with whatever they were doing. As a result, the territory had developed.
After checking the attributes of the new buildings, Su Wan turned her attention to other things.
Advanced buildings required a hero to be stationed in order to activate the research and development function. The more the territory developed, the more dependent it would be on heroes.
Su Wan thought about upgrading the territory. The population of the territory had been stationary for a week. It was very difficult to raise the population in such a short time. Xu Yuan had already guessed that increasing the population of the territory would be a problem. Every territory faced the same problem.
[Dragon Drool Grass]
[Level: 3]
[Range: 100 acres]
[Characteristic: Requires a certain amount of water for irrigation. Matures once a month.]
[Note: A special resource treasure.]
Su Wan checked the agricultural section the moment she got some time to herself. Any kind of farming would be done here in the future. For now, there was only the Dragon Drool Grass growing in a portion of the land. They had grown while she was away. The land was lush with the Dragon Drool Grass.
Su Wan looked at the grass in a daze. The Night Devil Bees flying around them for some nectar made her feel happy. This gave her lifeless territory a little more vitality.
Hogg had an idea. He didn’t want to disturb the Lord, so he made his way to the west of the plantation area by himself. The terrain was relatively flat. He wanted to plant some Dragon Fruits.
He felt that it would be a good thing to have some fruits that Lord Su Wan could sell as food and the profits could be split among them.
They were suddenly hit by the driest month. The Lords needed water to sustain themselves. The price for treasures that provided Holy Spring Water increased greatly.
[Holy Spring Water: C-grade resource treasure]
[Cost: 500 units of iron ore or 480 gold coins.]
The Holy Spring Water was priced differently. However, no matter what one paid with, the range of the resource to be paid with was always around 400–600 units.
The Lords were still adapting to this change. Most of them knew what was precious and what was worthless, depending on where their territory was located.
Fortunately, not many Lords needed Holy Spring Water as they could get water by other means. So, the price was fairly reasonable. Otherwise, the price would have been even higher.
Xu Yuan didn’t think too much about it and chose the lowest payment method: 4.5 million units of wood.
He only had a few resources left to spend. They still had a long way to go to upgrade their territory to Level 4. He didn’t remember when he had felt this poor.
Xu Yuan sent the Little Butterfly and the Flower Fairy with the Holy Spring Water treasures to the planting area.
The area where they placed the treasure began to gurgle. A water column erupted and soaked the soil. The soil that had hardened because of lack of water softened into mud.
The Flower Fairy felt immensely happy when she saw the fresh water flowing into the planting area and soaking everything.
A while later, a green seedling poked out of the soil. It grew upward at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was like watching a life being born onto the earth!
Even Xu Yuan felt relaxed as he watched the new seedlings take root. He didn’t linger there long and turned to leave.
The seedlings filled everyone with hope. They would mature in a month. These were the reward for their exploration and strife.
“I am going to hand over the management of this planting area to you for now,” said Xu Yuan. “If you need more manpower, you can go and request troops from Lord Su Wan.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty,” said Hogg. “I will make sure the farming goes smoothly.”
Su Wan was busy checking on the gains from their recent expedition.
[Fire Elemental Core]
[Level: S]
[Characteristic: Magic item. It can enchant items or equipment to cause fire damage.]
[Note: An item that can only be found in the Fire Elemental Lifeforms.]
Su Wan wondered if the Fire Elemental Cores could be used on the Night Elves’ bows to enchant it. If that worked, it would be magnificent to have flaming arrows flying through the air at the enemy!
The Third Elven Prince’s eyes shone as Su Wan suggested it to him. “My Lord, we could give it a try!”
Scarlen might not know how to enchant weapons with his hands, but he could definitely try it with materials that could do it.
After getting permission from Su Wan, he took some Fire Elemental Cores to try.