Chapter 415: New Residents to Arrive

Thus, at the time, Xia Duo thought of the Langasi, these barbarians in the eyes of the Netherese; he himself actually did not have any prejudice in this regard, and if they could be introduced in large numbers, it would not necessarily be a bad thing.

It was just that so much time had passed, yet there was not a single piece of news, and just thinking about it made one anxious.

Of course, considering the distance between the Northland and Savile Territory, Xia Duo would not be overly critical, but he asked again, "President Fulaike, regarding your going north to recruit Langasi, is there any news?"

Fulaike looked confused at first, but quickly reacted and subconsciously looked at Lady Patti, and Lady Patti also answered at the right time: "My Lord, long-distance communication is not easy. News just came back at the beginning of last month that they have already made contact with the Langasi, and since winter is approaching, if any Langasi are willing to migrate, I believe news will arrive soon."

"Very good!" Xia Duo tapped his fingers on the desktop. "From now on, recruiting Langasi will become a standard practice for Daxia Territory. I have seen all your efforts, and I will certainly not let you down."

The breathing of the three male presidents became a bit more rapid, while Lady Patti remained calm. Xia Duo glanced at her a few more times, but that was all.

Afterwards, Xia Duo discussed some specific details regarding the transportation of new residents and the recruitment of Langasi with them, and then he returned to the Tower of Time.

There was one task he could start preparing for now, which was to submit a resident recruitment plan to the Seven Cities Council, including the expected number of recruits and the arrangements for them in the future.

According to Archmage Greta, Xia Duo had to submit the plan one month in advance so that the Council could review it and gather the population in advance, and for every application, he had to take away exactly as many people as he requested.

For the first batch, Xia Duo planned to apply for 500 people. He currently had over 200 households in his territory, about 700 people, and there might be Langasi coming soon, so 500 was a relatively appropriate number.

If it were too many, it would easily dilute the good order already formed in the territory; if it were too few, the time cost would not be worth it, as a round trip took several months, and he could not transport them many times a year.

……

After returning to the Tower of Time, Xia Duo quickly drafted a plan and wrote down the number 500. This was actually very simple; the current Netheril had not yet developed a cumbersome official document system.

Basically, writing that he would provide housing and land for farming was enough.

After finishing, Xia Duo used the Pioneer Scepter to leave his mark on the parchment and handed it to Aiboke, asking him to send it to Seventon at an appropriate time.

As for when it would be appropriate, that would wait for Xia Duo's notification.

After doing all this, Xia Duo boarded the ship back to the territory.

Now that the plan had changed, there would likely be a batch of Langasi arriving, and they would arrive in winter, so the housing construction plan needed to be readjusted.

Previously, he had only planned to allocate housing to existing residents, but now there might be another batch of residents, and the number was uncertain, so Xia Duo had to consider the settlement problem for these people.

He felt that the territory was about to take a great leap forward, and one could never have too many houses, but at the same time, he also felt an irrepressible irritability toward the forest outside.

If it were on the Kangqi Plain, clearing farmland would be much simpler than it was now in the forest, but if he had chosen the Kangqi Plain in the first place, he would not have this trouble now.

There, he would only be exhausted by the constant attacks from Orcs, Gnolls, Trolls, and Goblins, and for a lone individual like him without a background, it would only be worse.

There are gains and losses, and there are losses and gains. Xia Duo did not regret choosing the Green Pearl Forest; on the contrary, he felt a bit fortunate. If he had gone to the Kangqi Plain back then, he might still be a Primary Mage now, or even unable to protect himself in that environment.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo suddenly felt much more relaxed.

……

Returning to the territory, Xia Duo found Priest Laidun, who was taking inventory of the warehouse. "Laidun, are the supplies still enough?"

"The food is a bit low. I don't know if you this time—" Laidun looked at Xia Duo expectantly.

Xia Duo nodded. "Good, I have already brought back a ship of grain from Savile Territory, and there will be another ship later. Before winter, I will organize people to hunt and store a batch of meat; it should not be a problem to support us until the spring sowing after the snow melts."

In fact, these two ships of grain were also the last of Savile Territory's reserves, but he had already activated the increased production mode at the Tower of Time. Although it was not yet as fast as the multiple harvests a day before the Orc War, it was no problem to have a harvest every two or three days.

This kind of thing could not be done often. It was just an emergency measure for now; in reality, he was trading the energy reserves of the Tower of Time and the depreciation losses of the Magic Array for grain, which was extremely uneconomical.

But for now, this was the only way. He had to wait for the situation at the Mythallar Ruins to improve slightly before returning to the normal state of one harvest a week, so as not to delay the grain trade with Kangnifeila, while also maintaining the income and expenditure of the Arcane Garden at a relatively balanced level.

"By the way, when I returned to the Tower of Time this time, I received a reward from the Princess."

Xia Duo did not hide the purpose of his return to the Tower of Time from Laidun this time. After all, the Princess had just come to inspect three days ago, and it was human nature for him, the one being inspected, to go back and inquire about news.

But being able to receive a reward from the Princess meant that he had gained her recognition. Although this was recognition for Daxia Territory, in a sense, it was also recognition for Laidun.

Because Laidun participated in the establishment of the new order of Daxia throughout the whole process! At this moment, even he, who was always calm, could not suppress his joy and beamed. "My Lord, is it true? Did you really receive a reward from the Princess?"

"Of course it's true. Why would I talk nonsense about such things!" Xia Duo took out the Silver Ring Badge and handed it to Laidun. "This badge has a share for you too!"

As the saying goes, the military medal has a share for me, and a share for you.

Xia Duo believed that he could obtain this badge largely due to Laidun's contribution. If it weren't for Laidun, he would have had to do many things himself, and that would have been a big trouble.

It was not that Xia Duo could not do it, but he knew how to distinguish between primary and secondary. Currently, Magic was his foundation, and he should not spend too much energy on other aspects; he needed helpers.

This helper could be Laidun, or it could be someone else; it was not limited to who, but they must be recognized by Xia Duo.

Undoubtedly, Laidun did a very good job and executed his instructions perfectly. Since that was the case, Xia Duo would naturally not hesitate to share his glory.

Laidun took the badge, looked at it several times with joy, and finally returned it to Xia Duo's hand. "My Lord, Laidun does not dare to take credit. It is all thanks to your wise leadership that there is the new order of Daxia Territory."

Xia Duo chuckled, skipped the topic, and talked about the new residents. "The Princess promised that Daxia Territory could receive strong support from the Seven Cities Council, including population and supplies. In addition, after winter begins, a batch of residents may arrive at Daxia Territory, so the housing problem needs to be addressed urgently."

Laidun was happy at first, then showed a hint of difficulty, but it was quickly replaced by firmness, and he answered loudly:

"Yes, My Lord!"

(End of chapter)