LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 685 - 466: Banquet Night (Part 2)_2
Chapter 685: Chapter 466: Banquet Night (Part 2)_2
Moreover, these wines have a common name, which is Noble Exclusive.
Among them, the most common bottle of wine starts at hundreds of Gold Dragons, almost exceeding the income of most civilians in a year, making it extremely valuable.
“Blue Cold Fortress, huh? Since it’s located in the Coldflame Eastern Region where my territory is, it will not be long before the wine of this town will change from being a noble exclusive to being exclusively for me.”
At this, Leo Ray smiled calmly and gently swirled the amber champagne in his tall glass.
So, after making his round,
Leo Ray, upon returning to the dining table, tasted the freshly served, crispy and delicious Magic Beast Egg Tart, a sweet and fragrant Lava Cake, and a strong, rich cup of Special Concentrated Coffee.
Then, he nodded to his subordinates at the table and headed straight to the Lord’s Mansion.
Currently, although Leo Ray fully possesses the capital and strength to indulge in eating, drinking, and playing on this land,
he clearly understands that,
not to mention other things, just facing the terrible and unknown catastrophe that may come at any time, all of this is just beginning.
Moreover, there are the truths of the Blank Era 3000 years ago, the gods’ withdrawal of favor, the disappearance of the Chosen Son of God, the dislocated objects that should not have come to be, the lost relics without remains… In short, there are too many unknowns on this magical land, waiting for him to unravel the mysteries.
Of course, this also includes the traveler King West, as well as the real reason why they and the otherworldly lords suddenly came here.
In a short while, Leo Ray, who had returned to the mansion, went straight up to his office on the third floor.
At this time, listening to the still lively singing and laughter outside the window, Leo Ray first opened the attribute interface of his territory.
“After consecutively summoning seven squads of soldiers, the population of the territory has become ‘1637/2000’, hasn’t it?”
Looking at the text displayed on the attribute interface, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully and murmured in his heart: “That is to say, I can still summon three more elite squads.
At present, within the territory, there is a half-elf archer squad, two heavy shield shooter squads, plus the five newly summoned longbowman squads and two mage squads.
Not including the semi-professional farmers, who are mainly responsible for logistics, our long-range combat power has reached the scale of a large team.
However, there is only one heavy-armored guard squad and one werewolf warrior squad for close combat, which seems a bit inadequate. I hope the next three squads will be focused on close combat.”
Making up his mind, Leo Ray’s gaze moved, continuing to look down on the territory’s attribute interface, and finally fell on the building column.
“At this stage, within the territory, there are a total of 50 solid fortresses converted from werewolf moisture-proof warehouses, which can be used for soldiers to live in and store material. Each fortress can easily accommodate 50 soldiers, and the four fortresses located at the corners of the territory are already being used as warehouses.”
At this moment, Leo Ray rubbed his chin while pondering: “As for the rest, there are ten for the five longbowman squads, six for the three mage squads, four for the two great swordsman squads, four for the two shadow squads, four for the two heavy shield shooter squads, two for the half-elf squad, two for the heavy armored guard squad, two for the werewolf warrior squad, two for the farmer squad, one for the dragon cavalry squad, one for the cooks like Rudy, and two for the alchemy workshop and residence of Joshua and Orion.”
It was as if he was saying that the remaining six which were not yet inhabited could be used for the next three squads.”
Nodding thoughtfully, Leo Ray continued to think: “In that case, after the Lord’s Mansion is upgraded again and the population is further expanded,
according to my previous plan, I can use the current layout as the inner city and expand the outer city.”
At this moment, Leo Ray’s gaze continued to move down the territory attribute interface and finally landed on the resources required for the next upgrade.”So, the resources needed for the next upgrade are 1 million units of stone, 200,000 units of wood, 200,000 units of thatch, 30,000 units of iron ingots, 30,000 units of copper ingots, and 10,000 units of fine steel ingots?”
Upon seeing this, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully, muttering to himself, “Compared to before, the demand for stone, copper and iron ingots, and fine steel ingots has increased, while the demand for wood and thatch has decreased, right?”
No wonder, after all, the territory has almost completely transformed into a stone structure now. As for the function of wood and thatch, apart from a small part being made into corresponding furniture and other items.
Most of it must be used for the construction of the building itself during the automatic construction process, directly consumed by the energy, right?”
Realizing this, Leo Ray stood up from his seat and paced slowly around the room, thinking: “This can also be seen from other upgradeable miracle buildings, but the resources that each miracle building needs to consume directly are not exactly the same.
In this regard, the Lord’s Mansion, which uses the most basic and readily available wood and thatch as the one-time consumable resources for upgrading buildings, is indeed an extraordinary ‘miracle building’.”
Raising his eyebrows, Leo Ray continued to ponder, “That being said, the next upgrade requires basic resources, and copper and iron ingots, which are naturally not a problem.
The key is that 10,000 units of fine steel ingots are needed? Currently, my fine steel ingot reserves are still at 3,200 units.
It seems that one of the main goals in the future is still to mobilize the subordinates from various regions to collect Tier 3 equipment with fine steel ingots.
Of course, the forging of Fine Steel Horse Piercing Spear of Finley Ocean must also continue, which is the only stable source of fine steel ingots for us at the moment.”
Nodding slightly, Leo Ray, who was pacing in the spacious office, gradually slowed down and fell into deep thought again: “Since the construction of the city walls and gates has been completed in an all-round way.
Then, the next focus of the territory’s work should be on further expanding the moats outside the walls and then converting them into protective city rivers.
In this way, not only will the territory gain an additional barrier, but it can also significantly prevent demon beasts from approaching and prevent fire attacks.
Furthermore, among the two new mage squads, there are quite a few Earth Element Magicians who can provide considerable help in the excavation of protective city rivers.
Once the excavation is completed, the Hydro Magicians will also play an excellent role in diverting the streams and surrounding water sources within the territory.”
Making up his mind, Leo Ray stood in front of the desk, his eyebrows furrowing involuntarily as he thought to himself, “Right, apart from the construction of the territory itself.
The next most important thing is to find an opportunity to subdue Ariel Watson, the fifth princess of Coldflame.
This will undoubtedly play a crucial role in my upcoming arrangements.
However, before that, I have repeatedly asked Burt and Joshua, the two kingdom generals who are closest to Ariel Watson.
Their response is that this youngest princess of Coldflame perfectly inherits the arrogance and dignity that the royal family members should possess and would even risk her life in extreme circumstances.”
At this thought, Leo Ray smirked slightly, continuing to ponder, “In this case, it is extremely difficult to make her directly submit and sign a master-servant contract with me.
The most critical point is that once the contract signing fails, not only will I lose a recruitment order of the corresponding rank,
but I will also be unable to sign a face-to-face master-servant contract for a long time in the future.
So, I must have a perfect opportunity to make her heart tremble or receive some strong stimulation, and only when I have full confidence will I take action to subdue her.”
At this point, Leo Ray’s eyebrows were almost knitted together as he thought to himself, “But what exactly do I need to do, or under what conditions, can I achieve this perfectly?”