Chapter 429: Flying on both wings, booming development

After checking the changes in Yujia Te Xila, Gao De immediately opened the package he was carrying to check if the Thunder Yili egg had been brought back to the northern realm.

Astral Teleportation had always been usable only by him as the person who made the contract.

Other creatures besides him could not pass through the Astral Teleportation gate.

And the Thunder Yili egg could be said to be a creature, or it could be counted as an object.

Even Gao De couldn't be sure if it could follow him back to the northern realm.

The result was that it really could.

Seeing the intact Thunder Yili egg in the package, Gao De's mood improved a lot.

He immediately unfolded the Mandola Magic Eye to observe.

In the vision of the Mandola Magic Eye, Gao De clearly saw that the silver-white ice elements were gathering from the howling wind and snow of the northern realm as if attracted by a magnet.

Those ice-crystal-like energy flows continuously poured into the Thunder Yili egg.

This was within expectations.

In the northern realm, the energy concentration of ice elements presented a crushing trend over other elements.

Gao De's initial idea was to use the environment of the northern realm to reverse the trend of this Thunder Yili egg becoming a water Thunder Yili, making it transform into an ice Thunder Yili.

He was about to take back the Thunder Yili egg, preparing to bring it back to Phoenix and then place it in the ice cave.

But the next moment, Gao De's movements suddenly stalled, and he was stunned in place.

Because he saw some very peculiar things.

In addition to the ice element energy that appeared silver-white, there was also some five-colored energy, which was being absorbed by the Thunder Yili egg at this time.

Each element energy had its own color.

Fire element was a bright red like lava, wind element was a clear sky blue, earth element was a solidified amber...

Five-colored energy, ordinary people really hadn't seen it.

But for Gao De, this was not unfamiliar.

He subconsciously looked up at the five-colored brilliance lingering on the branches and leaves of Yujia Te Xila, and then looked down at the Thunder Yili egg.

"This is... Astral energy?"

The Thunder Yili egg could also absorb Astral energy?

He had seen a detailed introduction to Thunder Yili in the Sea Sentinel, and so far, eight forms of Thunder Yili had been discovered, namely Thunder, Fire, Wind, Poison, Wood, Water, Ice, and Moonlight Thunder Yili, all of which were transformed by absorbing corresponding element energy.

Then if it absorbed Astral energy, would this Thunder Yili egg eventually appear in a ninth form, namely Astral Thunder Yili?

Gao De was stunned in place, thinking quietly for a long time.

Finally, he looked up and made a decision.

The plan had changed.

Although he didn't know if Astral Thunder Yili existed, or what abilities it would possess.

But Gao De could be sure that if it really existed, the strength of Astral Thunder Yili would definitely be more powerful than the other eight forms of Thunder Yili.

Because Astral Teleportation was itself an extremely super-model ability, involving space.

Since there was this possibility, why bother with an ice Thunder Yili?

Need to have some ambition.

Must go all-in and bet on an Astral Thunder Yili.

Gao De no longer hesitated, used Mage Hand to send the Thunder Yili egg, which was slightly rising and falling as if breathing, to the branches of Yujia Te Xila.

Subsequently, he placed his palm on the trunk of Yujia Te Xila to communicate with it mentally and convey his thoughts.

Gao De hoped that Yujia Te Xila would take care of and help the Thunder Yili egg absorb Astral energy.

Ding-a-ling~

The leaves shook, making a crisp and pleasant sound like wind chimes.

This was Yujia Te Xila giving a reply, understanding Gao De's meaning.

After settling the Thunder Yili egg, Gao De hurriedly canceled the spell and cast it again.

After the familiar combo operation, he brought Flora back to the northern realm together.

Once back in the northern realm, Flora first happily flapped her small wings behind her, plunged into the branches and leaves of Yujia Te Xila, and shuttled up and down.

Yujia Te Xila shook its leaves, making a continuous sound of wind chimes, and at the same time, the leaves surged like a waterfall, making way for Flora.

Gao De and Yujia Te Xila had a contract relationship and were already closely connected, but Yujia Te Xila and Flora belonged to symbiosis, and the closeness of their relationship was far beyond what Gao De could compare.

After flapping, Flora, who had recovered, did the next thing: claiming credit.

She pulled Gao De to an open space not far from Yujia Te Xila.

Because it was close to Yujia Te Xila, the magic concentration of the land here was extremely high.

And here, several small saplings were "standing tall."

Only as high as a child's forearm, they already revealed an extraordinary temperament; the trunk presented a translucent pink crystal texture, and the crown was composed of layers of diamond-shaped leaves.

Without Flora opening her mouth, Gao De had already guessed their origin.

"These are Gem Sweet Berry saplings?"

Flora nodded repeatedly, "The seedling stage needs to be fed enough gem powder and dew, so don't use natural arts to accelerate growth for now, you can do it later."

Gem Sweet Berry is a divine berry created by spells, a variety that had never existed in the world before.

If it weren't for Flora, who could have successfully cultivated divine berry trees so smoothly?

That would have required at least hundreds or thousands of failures and decades of trial and error to summarize the correct cultivation method.

"Thanks to Lady Flora's action, it's truly amazing!" Gao De praised again.

He liked to praise Flora very much.

Firstly, Flora liked to be praised, and secondly, Flora was truly worthy of praise.

Perhaps it's not an exaggeration to say that the current northern realm wouldn't collapse without him, but without Flora, it would really collapse.

The little person is the true cornerstone of the northern realm.

Flora's expression was serious, and she seemed to have no feeling for Gao De's praise.

As the dignified Minister of Agriculture, Lady Flora, she cannot show her emotions in her work.

This is the conclusion drawn by the studious and smart Flora observing other "adults."

The truth is indeed this truth, but the small wings she flapped involuntarily behind her still revealed her current mood.

Gao De just pretended not to notice.

He took out more than forty new tree seeds brought back from the Jin Quehua Dynasty from the package and handed them to Flora.

To ensure the survival rate of the tree seeds, these all had to trouble Flora to preside over the planting.

Only tree seeds that passed through her hands could guarantee a 100% survival rate.

Of course, she was only responsible for directing.

Gao De had long ago set up a Forestry Office under the Ministry of Agriculture, specifically responsible for tree planting, especially taking care of this green forest opened up by Yujia Te Xila.

A long time had passed, and the Forestry Office was no longer the situation of a lone commander.

After expanding the manpower, the number of people including "public officials" and "staff" had exceeded thirty, and it was still continuously increasing.

The planting and care of ordinary tree seeds were relatively simple, but with the continuous increase in the number of magical trees, the complexity of the work increased exponentially.

Because magical trees were generally more troublesome, requiring various fine care during the growth process, just like the divine berry tree, which needed daily regular feeding of special nutrients such as gem powder and dew...

These things all needed someone to do them specifically.

As the Forestry Office located its office in Valar Bay, and the number of tree protection teams expanded, the camp facilities became more and more perfect.

Guard posts set up at various key points, rows of single-family stone houses, plus expanded enclosures, and a two-story "office building."

In addition to perfect facilities, more and more people were walking in the forest.

One was the daily patrol of the tree protection team, and the other was the staff of the Forestry Office.

It could be said that it didn't look like a temporary camp at all now, but a forestry farm developing at high speed.

Flora was also familiar with the road, quickly gathering a group of Forestry Office staff and heading toward the planting area that had been marked out long ago.

Flora took the Forestry Office staff to plant trees, while Gao De entered the newly built office building to summon Elder Gaien.

"From the barren land to the current embryonic form of the forestry farm, Elder Gaien has worked hard."

"My King's words are heavy; being able to guard the Holy Tree is my honor." Elder Gaien hurriedly stood up and bowed slightly.

Gao De nodded slightly; the other party's dedication was beyond doubt. When Yujia Te Xila was just planted, he decisively left the "prosperous" Phoenix to come here to suffer, and had no complaints.

"You should have also concurrently practiced the 《Qingmu Changsheng Jing》, right?" Gao De thought for a while and asked.

"Naturally." Elder Gaien nodded.

Gao De and Su Naifa vigorously promoted the concurrent practice of 《Qingmu Changsheng Jing》 within the Zhenbing clan; as a "loyal minister" under the two, how could he not practice it?

"Then do you have a contract holy object?"

"Not yet."

Since Yujia Te Xila was planted, he had been stationed here, busy with various affairs, basically never leaving, so where would he have the opportunity and time to find suitable magical tree saplings?

"I have a Fourth-Rank magical tree seed here; my meaning is to give it to you as your contract creature; what do you think?" Gao De smiled slightly, finally expressing his thoughts, and by the way, briefly introduced the characteristics and abilities of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree.

When exchanging for the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed, Gao De had already thought about who to give this magical tree seed to.

Elder Gaien was loyal, and had both merit and hard work; it was extremely appropriate to give it to him in terms of emotion and reason.

What's more, people always have moments of negligence, but if his contract object was also planted in the spirit land opened up by Yujia Te Xila and was closely related to himself, he would certainly be more attentive.

"Fourth-Rank magical tree seed..." Elder Gaien was stunned at first, and after reacting, his face became excited.

"My King, such a precious tree seed, give it to me?" He was still a bit uncertain and unbelievable.

"Yes, I think it's very appropriate." Gao De nodded.

"Many thanks to My King for your thick love." Elder Gaien did not "hypocritically" be polite and thanked him immediately.

Firstly, the folk customs of the northern realm people were relatively simple, and secondly, he was undoubtedly Gao De's direct descendant; there was no need to be hypocritical about such things, just accept the benefits.

Facing Elder Gaien's thanks, Gao De encouraged him again, expressing his recognition of his work during this period.

"Next, this forest will only continue to expand, and the workload will become larger and larger; by then, you will only be more tired."

"Being able to shoulder this heavy responsibility, I am willing to do it." Elder Gaien nodded heavily.

Gao De stopped talking, took out the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed in the crystal bottle, and handed it to Elder Gaien, letting him make the contract on the spot.

Elder Gaien was only a Third Circle Ice-born magic user, but the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed was indeed a Fourth-Rank magical tree seed, but it was only a tree seed after all.

So the whole contract process was very smooth, and there were no twists and turns.

And when Elder Gaien was making the contract, Gao De's attention was attracted by a huge sheepskin map hanging behind the room.

Looking carefully, it was actually a map of this forestry farm, with information marked extremely completely.

Including the specific spirit land range opened up by Yujia Te Xila outlined with golden lines, and the magic concentration of different areas indicated by shades of blue.

The tree seeds planted in each planting area were recorded in detail, and even the remaining empty plots that had not been developed were planned in an orderly manner.

After Elder Gaien finished the contract, Gao De pointed to the sheepskin map and said: "Did you make this yourself?"

Elder Gaien nodded hurriedly and explained: "After making the map like this, it is easy to arrange patrol shifts, and it is also convenient for the tree planting planning of the Forestry Office."

"Well done." Gao De was very satisfied.

Obedient and loyal, it already met the standard of a "good employee," and he could use his own brain and exert subjective initiative; this is an "excellent employee."

For Gao De's praise, Elder Gaien was also full of joy.

Subsequently, they chatted for a while, and Gao De learned about the recent situation of Valar Bay through Elder Gaien's narration.

Today's Valar Bay, under the leadership of the newly formed Ministry of Construction, is actually developing on two fronts, or it can be said to be flying on both wings, showing a booming development trend.

In addition to the rapid development of the Holy Land, the estuary opposite to Yujia Te Xila, that is, the port area, is also under construction.

The shipping route has been opened, and the resources of the northern realm are being transported to Lagos City for sale on a small scale through the shipping route, and the profits obtained will be turned into the expansion of the shipyard and the manufacture of new ships.

That side is booming, and the facilities here naturally have to keep up.

First of all, it is necessary to build a small port capable of accommodating and entertaining the fleet; you can't always let those foreign crew members stay on the ship and not let them get off.

On the other side, the two modules of supporting warehousing and logistics must keep up, ensuring that as soon as the merchant ship arrives, it can quickly unload and load goods without delaying too much time.

The manpower invested in the port is much more than that of Yujia Te Xila, already exceeding a thousand people.

This is actually due to the traffic paths and supplies opened up first to facilitate the connection between Valar Bay and Phoenix in the early stage.

Going from one to ten is much easier than going from zero to one.

Another point is that, thanks to the twenty bottles of 【Rapid Excavation】 potions brought back by Gao De, the excavation work of the Valar Mountain Tunnel is now in full swing due to the appearance of twenty magic users who have mastered 【Rapid Excavation】.

It's just that Valar Mountain is too big, even with the help of spells, wanting to completely open this tunnel is still an arduous project that needs to be calculated in years.

"Too long, if this tunnel is not opened for one day, the traffic between the two places will be extremely hindered." Gao De frowned.

"My King, don't worry, the War Mother has previously listed the raw materials required for the 【Rapid Excavation】 spell potion and asked the returning merchant ships to focus on purchasing them; presumably, in a short time, the number of magic users in the clan who have mastered 【Rapid Excavation】 will skyrocket."

Elder Gaien, although stationed in Valar Bay, as a direct descendant of the two, still knew some inside information and hurriedly added.

Hearing this, Gao De slowly exhaled.

He had handed over the fleet operation to Su Naifa.

Su Naifa had always been a smart person, and unlike him, a hands-off shopkeeper, how could she not know the importance of the tunnel and make corresponding decisions?

It was he who worried too much.

After roughly understanding the situation, Gao De stood up and said: "Flora's side should be almost finished; let's go find her now and plant your Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed first."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 430 =====