noffsinger Chapter 780 - 82: Territory Overflowing with Talents (Part 3)
Chapter 780 - 82: Territory Overflowing with Talents (Part 3)
The dwarves are typically known for their rough style; asking them to develop heavy industries, engage in mining, and forge weapons poses no problem.
However, when it comes to finesse skills like purification and healing, they aren’t particularly skilled. On the contrary, their arch-nemeses, the elves, especially wood elves, excel in this area, particularly in chaos purification and herbal potion crafting.
The Hesse Territory, due to the presence of mythical-level material Vocatrix’s Scale and the extraordinary spirit plant Star Dew Sweet Orange, also has purification abilities that barely rival some wood elf clans.
Therefore, both parties signed an agreement: for every mine passage purified by humans, the dwarves will exempt the remittance of 120 elite dwarves for 10 years.
Coincidentally, a large number of Redema Knights are visiting the territory. They excel at purification, and along with the territory’s army, they can significantly expedite the purification speed of mine passages before the competition festival begins.
This agreement was initially a casual strategic move, but it has now gained significant importance.
The more mine passages they purify, the more leverage Su Li can gain in upcoming negotiations. With the Gray Rock Clan having available mine passages for further development, their strong desire for a share in this massive iron ore would be lessened.
At the same time, the saved remittance will greatly enrich the territory’s granary this harvest season, as their remittance settlements are all in grains.
This season, a large part of the territory’s wheat fields harvest will be allocated to the Gray Rock Clan dwarves to maintain the Baron Experience Card Su Li painstakingly acquired. Over 1,600 Gray Rock Clan dwarf engineers, masters of forging, and miners are working for Hesse Territory.
Hilude immediately replied, "Their achievements are outstanding. Initially, with our meager few dozen Redema Knights’ purification rate, it might have taken years to purify all the dwarven mine passages. But with hundreds of Redema Knights joining the process, we purified the first mine passage in less than two months."
After speaking, Hilude shifted the conversation, saying, "However, currently, there are widespread talks in the territory about the Empire’s Holy Great Expedition. These knights have little interest in continuing to skirmish within the mine passages against a group of mouse-like rabble. Many have clearly stated they will head to Marle Castle after the Radiant Competition Festival to participate in the Empire’s Holy Great Expedition."
"This is not a problem!" Su Li casually waved his hand, saying, "Even if they weren’t going, I would rally them to join the expedition. Our territory might even dispatch a knight order to participate. This expedition is a crucial opportunity for our territory to make a name for itself and garner wealth!"
The Daily Intelligence hinted to Su Li to use the Earth Vein Compass as soon as possible in the next season, tuning the compass needle towards Forging Fire Resonance.
After this adjustment, it will allow the territory’s Metal Wind and Fierce Flame Wind to deeply penetrate the mineral veins, enhancing the magical quenching of metals. This will further increase the metal content in ores and significantly improve smelting efficiency, making the crafted equipment more sturdy and excellent.
Undoubtedly, after this earth vein transformation, the territory’s ore production, resource output, and equipment forging scale will all see a significant improvement in the next cycle.
Hilude, hearing this, displayed a delighted expression and asked, "Has the Empire Elector Council already made a decision?"
Su Li nodded and said, "The target is the Oka Mountain in the Border Prince’s Territory. Do not underestimate Philis; although her internal control is still unstable, in the Elector Council, she is one of the nine secular electors capable of swaying the Empire’s course!"
In such Elector Council meetings that involve large-scale troop movements and imperial policies, the voice of secular electors far outweighs those of the church electors. After all, this is a matter where actual troops must be deployed.
Undoubtedly, Sulande Province will be the pillar in this great expedition, so in the absence of strong desires from other secular electors, the attitude of one elector truly can influence the entire Elector Council’s decision.
A trace of shock appeared on Hilude’s heroic countenance, "It’s truly unimaginable, Lord. Just at this time last year, we had just set out from the territory, and upon reaching Hesse, we merely had a few dozen families of settlers. Including the agricultural land at Limborg Farm and the fields left by the former lord, it added up to just a few thousand acres of poor land. It was basically a small outpost, with all trades lost. Yet this year, we’re already capable of influencing the policies and direction of the colossal Empire."
Su Li sighed and said, "Philis must have borne a significant cost to secure these conditions for us. I wonder what kind of deals were made with the other electors."
Upon hearing this, Hilude became immediately invigorated and said, "Precisely because of this, we must rapidly develop and grow, not to waste Philis’s efforts to secure all of this. If the target is confirmed to be the Oka Mountain, it would indeed be very advantageous for our territory. The mere proximity would allow more knights to linger within our territory. Then, we can seize the opportunity to sell a large amount of equipment and supplies."
Supplies! Supplies! Supplies!
No matter how the world changes, in the end, it’s the basic supplies that determine everything. Having money and grain is crucial to growth and development.
If Su Li currently had 100,000 Golden Crowns and 50,000 tons of grain, he would have sufficient confidence to help Philis alleviate the pressure. Not to mention anything else, at least Philis could station a secular knight order in Hesse Territory, with Su Li supporting the troops by providing food and salaries.