Chapter 386: Five Hundred Thousand Gold Coins (Supplementary)

When Aierlong, Wilson, and the others arrived on horseback one after another, the fire in the swamp had already been extinguished under the ruthless output of Kaierluosi.

The air was thick with the scent of smoke and fire, but the awe in people's hearts toward the behemoth in the sky had risen to the extreme.

"What kind of Magic Beast is this?" Damon asked in shock.

Aierlong looked at Kaierluosi in the sky; since the Lord had allowed the other party to appear publicly, this meant it was time to show it off generously.

"This is the Lord's dragon."

"A dragon?"

The crowd suddenly realized; it seemed that only the dragons in Knight novels could be mentioned in the same breath as the creature before them.

Luoning flew over.

"The giant pit contains very precious fuel. Ruige, arrange for people to guard this place, don't let anyone approach at will, and remember to eliminate any source of fire."

Luoning's tone was very serious, "Whoever brings a fire source here, whether they are a Knight or an ordinary person, will be severely punished and sold to the Slave Agency."

"Yes, my Lord!"

With a Lord who could fly in the front and a dragon to intimidate in the back, Luoning's image in everyone's hearts had become as tall as an insurmountable mountain.

Ruige was serious and earnest regarding such an order.

"Wilson, organize the manpower; we are going to mine this Coal Mine."

Luoning said to the Administrator, "I will write down the precautions for mining and transportation and give them to you later. In addition, this fire caused more than a dozen deaths; you and Chahaer represent me in providing compensation to their families."

He glanced at the giant pit, "Although they died, they discovered a large amount of resources for us. Besides the compensation, reward each family with ten mu of farmland, and also reward them with ten gold coins."

"Your kindness will soothe their pain."

Wilson and Chahaer immediately went into the crowd to collect the family information of the casualties.

This matter was quickly settled.

But from this day on, Zhaoze Town had one more profession—Miner.

This giant pit, after being modified by Ruige and other Earth Attribute Professional Knights, became a relatively safer Coal Mine.

Although there were still risks, relying on higher wages, it attracted many people who went down to mine for a living.

Luoning recorded all the risks he could think of and conducted a briefing for Wilson and the newly formed mine management team.

Currently, the demand for coal is not very large, so the mining speed can be slowed down in the initial stage to let the managers and workers become more familiar with it.

When the demand for Iron Smelting and other aspects increases later, then expand the production capacity.

With the Coal Mine, Luoning became even more eager to build the Steam Engine.

For this reason, his need to become a Magic Master became even more urgent.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was March.

Over the past month or so, Luoning had returned to a peaceful life.

Although the appearance of the dragon made him famous in the territory, the rumors spread and became somewhat bizarre, so much so that many people treated it as a joke when they heard it.

He inquired about it and found that it was the residents who had added embellishments while spreading the news.

For example, Kaierluosi's body length was only a little over ten meters, but in their mouths, it became a hundred meters long, as big as a mountain, and its wings spread out to cover half of Zhaoze Town.

Others made a fuss about Kaierluosi's identity, saying that it was not only a dragon but also the mount of the Seven Gods, possessing the strength of a god, not only able to speak human language but also able to bring the dead back to life.

In short, as it spread, it became a Knight novel.

So much so that the Caravans that came to Zhaoze Town, after hearing it, subconsciously treated this matter as a folk joke; they even doubted whether a dragon existed.

This situation left Luoning unable to laugh or cry; he had originally thought that many nobles would come to ask him if he really had a dragon.

Jiliu Island.

Luoning passed by here on his way to Shuijing City, and he stopped again.

"My Lord, this is the gold coins earned from the two ships of timber last time. After deducting the two months' salary that should be paid, totaling 213 gold coins, there are 487 gold coins left."

Luoning did not accept them.

"You are the Governor here; keep these gold coins on Jiliu Island. You arrange for someone to keep good records, and I will send a financial specialist to help you handle it later."

While speaking, he took out two Telescopes from his Space Ring.

"Come, these are prepared for you, try them out."

Kalada put away the gold coins and hurriedly took them, his face filled with confusion, "What is this?"

Luoning gave a demonstration.

Kalada followed suit, aiming his eyes at the eyepiece to look into the distance.

"This is..."

He suddenly lowered the Telescope in his hand, looked at the scenery in the distance, and then raised the Telescope again to observe. After repeating this twice, he finally confirmed the function of the thing in his hand.

"My Lord, this thing is too magical; it can actually see the scenery a thousand meters away so clearly!"

Kalada's mind was quite sharp, and he immediately realized the value of the object in his hand.

Whether on land or at sea, especially in battle, its value is very great.

Using it, one could completely see the enemy's troop deployment and defensive arrangements from a distance without anyone knowing.

"What is it called?" Kalada asked with burning eyes.

Luoning smiled, slowly rotating the eyepiece to adjust the length.

"It's called a Telescope; you can try slowly rotating the lens barrel to adjust the distance."

Kalada hurriedly tried and discovered that a thousand meters was not its limit; it could see even further.

"Telescope!"

He murmured the name repeatedly and exclaimed, "This invention of yours, your wisdom, makes me admire you from the bottom of my heart!"

Luoning chuckled; this was just the beginning.

When he builds the Steam Ship and even combines it with Beiluola's Magic Energy Ladder Drive Device, that will be even more surprising.

This time, Luoning only ate lunch on Jiliu Island, tasting the mashed potatoes, potato chips, and potato strips here before leaving.

Kaierluosi galloped all the way, and before long, he crossed the Screaming Sea and arrived above Shuijingbao.

"Hahaha, I sensed your arrival long ago!"

Grand Archmage Beiluola had been waiting in the air for Along time; this time, there was no telling where he had set his Perception Barrier.

"Mr. Beiluola, the remaining Dragon Scales are all here."

Luoning said, tossing the backpack to the other party.

Beiluola couldn't wait to open the backpack to inspect the goods; there were exactly fifteen Dragon Scales, no more and no less.

"Were the four from last time used up? How did the crafting turn out?" Luoning asked.

Hearing this question, even though Beiluola was over a hundred years old, he couldn't help but blush slightly as he put the backpack away.

Luoning discovered that the other party seemed to possess a container with spatial properties as well.

"Don't mention it, they all failed!"

He said with annoyance: "Crafting this potion requires a surge of Magic Power, and then it must be controlled in coordination with the magic medicine; if anything goes wrong, an error occurs."

"Is it that difficult?"

Luoning did not doubt the other party's level of skill in crafting Magic Potion at all; continuous failure must be due to the crafting difficulty being too high.

"Rest assured, I now have experience in handling these two stages, and I believe I will succeed very soon!"

Speaking of this, he unconsciously looked at the backpack in his hand; were fifteen Dragon Scales enough?

"Luoning, if Mr. Kaierluosi has any more scales fall off in the future, you must sell some more to me!"

"Rest assured, I'm afraid you are the only one in the entire Orland Continent who can use Dragon Scales. If I don't sell them to you, who else could I sell them to?"

These words made Beiluola feel quite pleased.

"Let's not chat in the air; come, I have already prepared the 500,000 gold coins for you!"

"Haha, good!"

Luoning activated his Wind Wings and followed the other party to the ninth floor of the Mage Tower.

500,000 gold coins sounded like a great deal, but when packed, it only amounted to a few large crates.

If stacked neatly, it would take up less than three cubic meters.

"The items are all here; you can count them."

Beiluola smiled and opened the crates, the golden light illuminating the room, "I won't keep you company; if you have any needs, you can have someone find Falanzi or my grandson Landeer."

All this time, the other party had never mentioned his son.

This was not because his son was not in Shuijing City, but because his son had already passed away before him.

In the face of a Grand Archmage's long lifespan of at least two hundred years, it is a very normal thing for ordinary people or descendants who are low-level Transcendental to die first.

Luoning had already seen the impatience on the other party's face and knew what the other party wanted to do.

"You go ahead and get busy, you go ahead!"

Beiluola did not hesitate at all, directly carrying the backpack to the top floor and beginning his new round of seclusion.

"This guy can be considered a research fanatic; he isn't even afraid of me touching his things."

He turned his gaze toward the gold coins in front of him and stored them all into his Space Ring.

That familiar text emerged. (End of this chapter)