Chapter 376: The Recent Situation on Jiliu Island

Jiliu Island.

More than two months have passed since Kalada brought people here to settle.

During this time, they took over the garrison troops of the Wali Knight. Today, the port is entirely guarded by Kalada's men.

Through the management during this period, the people originally from the Laen Society and the White Flower Society have basically been put into production, and the overall order is slowly getting on the right track.

On the hillside outside the port, Kalada and his deputy Lusen gazed at two departing cargo ships, which were loaded with the timber collected over these two months.

According to the previous agreement with Luoning, these two ships of cargo would be transported to Screaming Island.

If nothing goes wrong, it can bring back an income of 700 gold coins.

Lusen frowned slightly: "Kalada, it has been more than two months now, why hasn't Lord Luoning come over yet? He wouldn't have forgotten about us, would he?"

To be honest, they left the bustling Golden Feather City and Niujiao Bay to come to this godforsaken island, facing either a group of savages or a group of people with low intelligence or physical disabilities every day; sometimes they are truly exhausted physically and mentally.

Under these circumstances, if they were forgotten by the lord, then their coming to Jiliu Island full of passion might have been a terrible choice.

In fact, it is not just Lusen; many people who came with them have this speculation.

After all, Jiliu Island is located in a remote sea and has nothing special, and noble lords love to enjoy themselves, so who would come here for no reason?

Kalada frowned slightly, and he also had some doubts in his heart, but after all, he had crossed paths with Luoning, and his intuition told him that the other party was not a person who would break his word.

"Rest assured, the Lord has an agreement with me. If nothing goes wrong, he will come over in the near future."

He took out the small map from his bosom, "As far as I know, Wubei Territory does not have a port yet. If the Lord wants to come over, he must cross diagonally through Wushan Territory and then set off from Dennis Port. Not to mention the sea journey, just this land route alone would take several days even if riding a Magic Beast mount!"

Lusen looked at the map, feeling a little more at ease.

It has just passed the New Year celebration, and the journey here would take at least ten days or so.

But just as the two were talking, a gust of strong wind whistled in, and a tremendous pressure descended, making their bodies go cold.

Just then, a hearty voice sounded from behind them: "Kalada, Lusen, what are you looking at here?"

The two looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

At this moment, there were only two Jiliu Island ships docked at the pier, and there were no new ships; how could the lord's voice appear here?

They turned around, wanting to see what was going on, but the scene they saw made their heartbeats almost stop.

Lusen, who was slightly less courageous and had not dealt much with Magic Beasts, was so scared that he took a step back and fell to the ground.

"Heavens, what kind of monster is this!"

Sweat seeped from Kalada's forehead; just a moment ago he was still guessing whether Luoning had come by riding a Griffin, but he never expected it to be such a large and ferocious flying Magic Beast!

Although he had seen many Magic Beasts, the one in front of him did not belong to any known kind.

"Dragon... Dragon?"

Kalada, whose brain had crashed, suddenly thought of this word.

Whoosh~

Frostfire Wing Kaierluosi puffed out a breath of hot air, seemingly as a reward for the other party guessing correctly.

Back when it was in the cave, it was always the one afraid of others.

Now the situation is reversed; almost everyone who sees him shows a look of fear.

Not to mention, this feeling of being feared is quite enjoyable.

Luoning jumped down from the dragon's head with ease.

He let Kaierluosi be exposed not to show off, but because he had a purpose.

After all, the people on Jiliu Island are not Ruidar, nor are they Maiken or Aierlong; they are not bound by contracts.

People will always have selfish motives, especially when he does not come here often.

To keep these people from having crooked thoughts, Luoning needs to show his powerful side.

Exposing his Meteor-level strength is not as powerful as the shock brought by this unknown creature.

"My Lord, is this a dragon?" Kalada asked, plucking up his courage.

"Yes, it is called 'Frostfire Wing Kaierluosi'."

Luoning introduced with a smile: "However, not many people know of its existence yet, and I hope that only the two of you on Jiliu Island know about it."

While speaking, Kaierluosi had already cast the Curved Light Refraction Magic, slowly hiding its massive body.

Luoning only wanted the two managers, Kalada and Lusen, to know, and did not want other people to see the figure of the dragon.

At this moment, his figure became tall and mysterious in the eyes of Kalada and Lusen.

What kind of existence would a person who can control a dragon be?

They did not know the answer, because in reality, they had never heard of anyone possessing a dragon.

And in Knight novels, such people are usually the protagonists and will become the masters of the continent.

"Let's go, let's return to the port first."

Luoning suggested, "Life on Jiliu Island is hard; you must be tired of eating seafood and Potato every day, right? Haha, this time I have brought you fine wine and bread, as well as beef and mutton. Notify everyone tonight to come and attend the first banquet on Jiliu Island!"

The atmosphere eased in Luoning's laughter, and Kalada and Lusen followed his steps.

It was just that they were puzzled: where were the wine and bread?

When Luoning took out a large amount of supplies in front of them, a sense of mystery increased once more.

That night, a banquet was held lively accompanied by the sea breeze.

Luoning's arrival dispelled everyone's doubts, and at the same time, when the plan to build a shipyard and expand the navy here was discussed later, everyone understood that the Lord attached great importance to Jiliu Island.

Late at night, Kalada handed a stack of documents to Luoning.

"My Lord, this is the census of Jiliu Island that you instructed me to do."

Luoning took it and glanced at it roughly.

Although there were no special talents here, the population had reached more than 27,500 people.

Now, the registered population in all his territories had reached more than 92,000 people, which was less than 8,000 away from the 100,000 required for Population Prosperity.

"Well done."

Luoning praised, "How is the naval training going?"

"Currently, there are twenty-one Knights on Jiliu Island. Excluding the eight or nine people involved in daily management, the rest train every day. Besides that, we have also recruited a group of physically strong, good-swimming middle-aged men on the island to board the ships as sailors and Archers. The overall progress is quite good."

Speaking of this, Kalada scratched his head and said with some difficulty, "It's just a pity that we only have one warship. If we had another one, it would probably be more convenient."

"The temporary pier in Wubei Territory is under construction, and I have also found people to build ships; shipbuilding will also be put on the agenda."

He thought for a moment and added, "If necessary, I will go and purchase a few more ships."

Having said this, he took out an illustrated manual: "When you have time, arrange for people to search the island and see if you can find this kind of plant. If you find any, mark them well, and I will harvest them when I come next time."

The plant Luoning spoke of was none other than the Dream Dew Flower used to make the Auxiliary Enhancement Potion.

According to Milosilafu's introduction, the Dream Dew Flower grows on islands. Jiliu Island still has large areas untouched by humans, and the climate here is suitable for the growth of the Dream Dew Flower. If any are found, it will save Luoning a large sum of money.

Kalada tucked the drawing away, "My Lord, there is one more thing I need to report to you."

He paused and continued, "Because Laen was previously the leader of the Laen Society, and since he has many acquaintances on the island and considers himself to have seniority, he does not cooperate very well with some arrangements."

Luoning frowned. Laen hadn't shown anything unusual at the banquet just now, and he had been very humble when he surrendered initially. Could it be that he was just putting on an act in front of him?

Kalada would likely not fabricate lies about such matters without reason.

"You are the Governor of Jiliu Island; you can handle this matter as you see fit."

Since Luoning had delegated authority, if he were to personally inquire into every little thing, he would be exhausted to death.

He paused and added, "Of course, it is best if he can cooperate."

"I understand."

Kalada nodded, "I will try my best to persuade him, and at the same time, dilute his influence within the Laen Society."

Previously, he had been most worried that Luoning would not allow him to punish the Knights on the island, which made some things inconvenient to handle.

But now that he was certain he could make judgments, this would better establish his prestige as Governor.

Witnessing the existence of the dragon today had already convinced Kalada of the correctness of following Luoning.

Perhaps in the future, this young lord could really become a figure who stirs up the winds and clouds of the continent.

Because of this, he had to perform well and demonstrate his abilities in all aspects.

Only in this way could he go further. (End of chapter)