Chapter 463: A Sudden Fortune on Jiliu Island

A massive shadow once again shrouded the Jiliu Island pier, drawing the gazes of the busy crowd.

Although the people on the island had grown accustomed to the dragon's presence over these past few days, they still revealed looks of awe whenever they saw it.

"Why does it feel like Mr. Dragon has grown even larger?"

Kalada, who was busy with the repair work on the warships, was slightly puzzled; he had had many contacts with the dragon Kaierluosi and already had a certain understanding of it.

It was very obvious that the dragon's physique was larger today than it had been in the past.

"That's right, it has indeed grown larger!"

Lisi, who had recently been assisting in the defense of Jiliu Island, nodded in agreement; he shared the same feeling.

At this moment, Luoning utilized his Wind Wings to leap down from the dragon's back, landing steadily upon the warship.

"It's the Lord!"

Seeing Luoning's arrival, Kalada and Lisi were stunned for a moment before enthusiastically offering their greetings, and the other busy knights and sailors also bowed in respect one after another.

If they felt awe toward the dragon, then they felt fanatical worship toward this master of the dragon before them.

After Luoning exchanged brief greetings with everyone, he signaled for them to continue with their work.

"I heard from Kaierluosi that a total of three intact warships were captured in this battle; what about this one?" He pointed beneath his feet to ask.

Kalada explained, "This ship is damaged quite severely; we only pulled it back these past two days to see if it could be repaired."

"In addition, my Lord, besides these warships, we also captured ten Magic Cannons—including one Level 6 and three Level 5—as well as nearly a thousand arrows and hundreds of sets of decent-quality armor and defensive gear."

Luoning's eyes lit up, and he revealed a look of joy.

Ten Magic Cannons and three intact warships; even the maritime hegemon, the Fleming Family, would feel the pain of such a heavy loss.

"Congratulations, Kalada; Jiliu Island has truly made a fortune this time!"

Come to think of it, Luoning could be said to have won big in this war across four fronts.

Kalada was very humble, indicating that the credit for this time basically belonged to Kaierluosi, and they were just there to help out.

However, he also took advantage of this victory to put forward his own suggestion to Luoning:

"My Lord, our port can barely accommodate so many ships now, and I would like to expand it. However, on one hand, we lack startup capital, and on the other, there are very few professional talents here."

In the past, when there were only one or two ships, Captain Weike could handle everything with a few crew members and repairmen.

But now that there were more ships, the port also needed to be equipped with professional harbor pilots, otherwise, mistakes could easily happen.

"What is your idea?"

"I intend to go to Niujiao Bay to recruit more people, but to get them to come to this island, which is still quite barren at the moment, I will certainly need to offer high wages or even grant some of the island's farmland."

Luoning understood; Kalada was short on money.

He smiled and said, "You are the Governor of Jiliu Island; you can make the call on how to develop this island."

Arming Jiliu Island and even building a shipyard here was part of Luoning's plan to begin with. It was just that Wubei Port had not been built yet, so the division of labor hadn't reached here.

If Kalada could bring people over to start work himself, it wouldn't be impossible for Luoning to provide financial support.

"I will provide you with 30,000 gold coins in capital first; you can go ahead and recruit people without worry."

Kalada's face lit up with joy, "Thank you for your generosity, my Lord. I believe the Jiliu Island of the future will definitely be the most prosperous region within your territory."

Luoning couldn't help but laugh; that once-melancholy, down-and-out man was now living more and more cheerfully and with increasing drive.

"You told me last time that Dream Dew Flowers were discovered on the island; how are they doing now?"

The Dream Dew Flower was one of the medicinal ingredients for the Auxiliary Enhancement Potion, which was tied to Aierlong's production of Magic Potions.

"Lord Aierlong has already come to survey them, and he taught us the planting methods. Given the amount available on several hills on the island, as long as they are planted properly, they can last for many years."

Luoning nodded, "In the future, when you transport Dream Dew Flowers, timber, or other goods to Wubei Territory, settle them according to normal sales with Wubei Territory. For specific prices and settlement methods, find time to go to Wubei Territory and confirm them with Chahaer."

He knew well that the capital required to develop Jiliu Island was far more than 30,000 gold coins, so he decided to utilize the island's resources to support the economic cycle within the territory.

Since Jiliu Island had resources, then sell the resources to realize the circulation of money within the territory; this would also avoid the problem of having to ask Luoning for money every time there was a shortage.

It was fine if he came to Jiliu Island often, but if he didn't come here for half a year, wouldn't the development here come to a direct standstill?

Therefore, it was better to leave matters of construction and finance to the people below.

After all, now that the territory was large, to manage it well, a system had to be formed; Luoning only needed to be the creator and maintainer of that system.

Lisi listened to the conversation between the two without interrupting, and only after the affairs of Jiliu Island were basically settled did he ask the question in his heart.

"My Lord, since you have come to Jiliu Island, does that mean the battle in Yueguang Valley has ended? As for my father..."

"The battle in Yueguang Valley has ended, and we won a complete victory. As for Jianjiao City... rest assured, there were no so-called pirates attacking Dennis Port."

Back then, to prevent Screaming Island from attacking Dennis Port, after Lulansi and Luoning discussed it, not only did they not let Weituolinuo send troops to support, but they also had Tolu take the First Knight Order of Wushan Castle to Jianjiao City for defense.

This was the first time in the last thirty years that Jianjiao City had received protection from Wushan Castle.

However, it was a pity that the enemy did not come.

Luoning briefly described the war situation in Wushan Territory, which made the two of them feel their blood boiling.

Besieged on all four sides, yet victorious on all four sides; this was a great victory belonging to Wushan Territory!

"By the way, my Lord, we are also holding a special prisoner."

Lisi said with a smile, "His identity is very special."

"Oh?"

Luoning immediately became interested, "Who is it?"

Lisi glanced at Kalada, and the latter smiled and said, "It is the Lord of Crescent Island, Viscount Partridge."

"That day, before their warships had even arrived, Mr. Dragon grabbed Partridge with his sharp claws. Although I spared his life, all the bones in his body were broken. He is currently lying in bed unable to take care of himself, and I found a woman in Lantian Town to look after him."

Kalada still placed some importance on such prisoners with status, and in common terms, nobles would also receive certain preferential treatment when captured.

Luoning had learned about Screaming Island and also knew that Viscount Partridge of Crescent Island was a Meteor Knight.

He couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile, "This Mailun even sent out a Meteor Knight; it looks like he was determined to forcibly occupy Jiliu Island."

Kalada also laughed, "It's just a pity that he didn't expect your dragon to be this powerful, and that you had already set up defenses here."

"Let's go, take me to see him."

In a fairly clean small room, a female Servant was dozing off in the corner, while Partridge was groaning in pain on the ship.

As a Meteor Knight, his physique was extremely powerful.

Even though every bone in his body had been crushed, he had stubbornly survived.

It would just take a very long time for him to regain his mobility.

"Hey, Auntie Coconut, what are you doing?"

Kalada's shout dragged the woman straight out of her dream; she wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth while standing up in a panic.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I'm sorry, my lord, I accidentally fell asleep just now..."

Kalada felt a bit awkward and couldn't really blame her, so he waved his hand to have her stand aside, then led Luoning into the room.

The smell in the room was not very pleasant, so the attentive Knight Lisi opened the window, letting in the fresh sea breeze.

"It is truly regrettable to let the noble Viscount of Crescent Island suffer in such a small room."

The sudden sound of a stranger's voice made Partridge open his eyes.

He had never met Luoning, but from the attitudes of Kalada and Lisi, he could determine the visitor's identity.

"Baron of Jiliu Island, Lord Luoning, treating a noble this way is very unbecoming, lacks noble etiquette, and damages the reputation of the Wushan Family!"

Luoning twitched the corner of his mouth, "It seems your mental state is quite good, which is enough to show that my Governor has been feeding you, giving you drink, serving you well, and letting you sleep on this fairly clean bed every day."

Hearing this, Partridge felt a bit frantic.

Yes, he had food and drink, but what kind of things was he eating?

Also, this woman's rough hands could even chafe his skin.

He was a noble who enjoyed a superior life; when had he ever suffered such hardship?

"Ransom, I want to pay the ransom!"

Partridge shouted loudly: "Crescent Island is willing to pay the ransom!" (End of chapter)