Chapter 395: Setting Sail

Although Lulansi's operation this time did not require Luoning to provide troops or provisions, Luoning was not left with nothing to do.

The defenses at Anbian City needed to be strengthened recently to prevent premeditated sabotage by organizations like new pirate groups.

However, with Ruidar and Maiken there, and the newly formed Eighth Knight Order transferred over, there should be no issues.

Therefore, after conveying this message to the two of them, he returned to Wubei Territory.

April was approaching, and the spring plowing was at a critical moment.

With the potatoes and rice successfully planted, a batch of seeds for these two types of crops would be harvested this year, and they could be planted on a large scale by next year.

Nowadays, there were more and more people in Wubei Territory, and an increasing number of capable individuals of all kinds.

Luoning had already instructed Wilson to publicly select those skilled in farming to join the ranks of Wubei Territory officials, serving as Agricultural Assistants, and had established the position of Agricultural Officer.

This selection method, which disregarded class and prioritized only ability, gave all commoners hope to varying degrees.

Although officials were not nobles, they were at least a step above Free Citizens.

"My Lord, the Chief Administrator is currently presiding over government affairs in Heitu Town and specifically instructed me to submit this list of personnel to you."

A young man in hemp clothing stood before Luoning's desk and, looking very cautious, handed over a stack of papers. Recorded on them was the list of personnel that Lulansi had asked Weijinsi to transfer to Wubei Territory after the New Year celebration.

Luoning had not instructed Wilson to compile statistics this time, but the latter had developed the habit and did it involuntarily.

To be honest, Wilson did not even know why the Lord wanted such a list.

Luoning smiled as he took the list and checked the numbers; this time, more than twenty thousand people had been added.

At the same time, text popped up before his eyes:

【"Population Prosperity" achievement reached, Attribute Point +1500, Energy Essence +3000】

The completion of this tier of achievement indicated that the number of registered people in Luoning's territory had exceeded one hundred thousand.

He took a look; the seventh tier of the Population Prosperity achievement required a population of three hundred thousand.

"I don't seem to have seen you before; what is your name?"

Luoning asked casually; there were indeed many Administrative Assistants, Knights, and similar roles he did not recognize now.

"My Lord, my name is Oumai!"

The young man was somewhat excited. Although the Lord sitting in front of him was younger than he was, the aura the other party possessed made him feel very cautious.

Luoning nodded. "Help me tell Wilson that in addition to registering new arrivals to the territory, he must also register new births within the territory and remove those who have died. Tell him to scout for relevant personnel; in the future, we will establish officials specifically responsible for population matters."

Oumai's eyes lit up. There was a new position, which meant more opportunities for them.

"As you command, My Lord, I will go notify the Chief Administrator now."

Luoning turned his gaze to the Attribute Panel: 1776 Attribute Points, 3225 Energy Essence.

He invested all the Attribute Points into his Knight Rank.

The current progress had reached the Silver Moon level (7776/10000), still needing over two thousand Attribute Points to reach perfection, and over fifteen thousand points to break through.

It seemed it would take some effort for Luoning to become a Blazing Sun Knight and a Grand Archmage.

Early the next morning, Luoning set off for Jiliu Island.

High in the sky, Frostfire Wing Kaierluosi flew with wings spread.

Luoning checked the other party's strength progress:

【Frostfire Wing Kaierluosi】: Level 6 (68/12500) +

As the offspring of a Legendary Creature, Kaierluosi also only needed to add points and did not need to improve its aptitude.

But it could not be denied that the amount of Energy Essence it required was truly too large.

At only Level 6, the Energy Essence required already exceeded that of a Silver Moon Knight.

It was also undeniable that a dragon's Level 6 was not the same concept as a Golden Knight.

With Ruidar, Maiken, and Aierlong relatively restricted, Luoning invested all 3225 points of existing Energy Essence into Kaierluosi.

In an instant, the elemental energy of heaven and earth around the dragon beneath him became abnormally chaotic. Its body grew in the wind, expanding by a full circle in the blink of an eye; its body length was now approaching thirteen meters!

"Awoo~"

Kaierluosi roared excitedly: "Master, my power has become stronger!"

Luoning did not clearly perceive exactly how much it had increased.

But he could feel that Kaierluosi's scales had become denser and harder, and at the same time, its flight speed had seen a significant increase in an instant.

It was just a pity that no scales had fallen off during this upgrade.

Under normal circumstances, a dragon would probably only have scales fall off naturally when breaking through levels.

"Do you think you are stronger, or is Maiken stronger?"

Kaierluosi was in a great mood and also very conceited: "Little Maiken, I could take his life with a single dragon claw."

"Good, when we go back, I will have him spar with you."

Luoning really wanted to know what level of combat power a dragon had actually reached.

"Ah? Let's forget about it!"

Kaierluosi felt a bit guilty; after all, Maiken was a Silver Moon Knight. If it, the only dragon in the world today, were to lose, wouldn't that be too embarrassing?

When Luoning rode the dragon to the sky above Jiliu Island, Kalada and the others were already preparing to set sail at the port.

There were two ships going to Wubei Territory this time: one passenger ship snatched from the White Whale Pirate Group, and one cargo ship purchased from Screaming Island and loaded with timber.

Luoning had the dragon stop in mid-air, while he himself used the Wind Wings magic to fly down, landing on the warship.

"Kalada, how are the preparations?"

Facing the suddenly descending Lord, the crowd was clearly stunned.

Fortunately, Kalada and Lusen both knew the Lord had a dragon, so they reacted quickly.

"My Lord, everything is ready; we were just waiting for you to arrive to set sail."

Luoning looked at the two ships and nodded with satisfaction.

"Have the personnel accompanying us and those remaining behind been arranged?"

His deputy Lusen saluted and then said in a clear voice, "My lord, this time Jien and I will accompany you with two Intermediate Knights and three Primary Knights."

Kalada added, "I will remain at Jiliu Island with the rest of the people."

Luoning did not interfere too much with this arrangement; Jiliu Island was not yet stable enough, and it was indeed safer for the stronger Kalada to stay behind.

"Take these things; consider them the strategic reserves for Jiliu Island."

Luoning tossed a parcel to him, which contained various Spell Scrolls such as Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven, Fireball Technique, Flame Explosion Technique, and Healing Spell.

Besides these, there were also several bottles of Auxiliary Enhancement Potion and Awakening Potion, to be distributed and used by Kalada.

Kalada knew what was inside; this was what Luoning had mentioned last time.

"Many thanks, my lord, I will certainly distribute them reasonably!"

Luoning nodded and looked at Weike, "Captain, set sail once you are ready!"

"As you wish, my lord!"

Weike struck the brass gong, and the crisp sound resonated throughout the entire pier, "Setting sail~"

The crew and sailors also chimed in; some pulled up the anchor, while others retracted the gangplank and hoisted the sails.

Soon, the ship slowly began to move, sailing away from Jiliu Island in the direction Luoning had indicated.

Kalada gazed at the ship as it grew more distant; he also wanted to follow along and see what Wubei Territory was actually like.

It was just that if he left and Lusen stayed behind instead, the latter was at the same level of strength as Laen and might not be able to suppress him.

Although Kalada had received Luoning's support and could deal with Laen, he had always left room for him out of the consideration that keeping him could strengthen the combat power of Jiliu Island.

Although the other party gave him face, he was always getting into disputes with Lusen, Aidan, and the others.

"I have already given enough opportunities; if he doesn't behave this time, don't blame me." (End of chapter)