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Chapter 552: Confident expansion (8000)

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As the last Dragonfrenzy Gnoll fell, the entire town returned to peace.

The residents who had survived the disaster were looking at the corpses of the gnolls in panic. The terrifying appearance of these monsters made them still tremble with fear.

Many residents then realized that the town was no longer safe.

Some people even knew that the Lord had given up on them and fled.

Feeling scared in their hearts, they inevitably had the idea of ​​​​escape.

There are even some mixed-up guys who want to take advantage of the situation and do bad things.

Just when the city was about to fall into chaos, the guards, covered in blood, came out.

The residents, who recognized them very much, stabilized order with their calls.

Soon, the residents realized that the adventurers who killed these dragon-crazed jackals were the ones sent by the Gulf Leader for support.

While I felt relieved, more worries began to emerge.

These adventurers are from the Gulf Territory. Although they don't know why they came to support them.

But they certainly won't stay here forever.

Once they leave, those dragon-crazed gnolls and even more terrifying dragon-blooded creatures attack the town, and they won't be so lucky next time.

The guard's frankness informed them of this.

"According to the Gulf Territory adventurers, they will stay here for one day and arrange for residents who want to evacuate to leave..."

"They will use the teleportation array to teleport everyone to the Gulf Territory 100 kilometers away, which is safer..."

"After the Dragon Madness disaster is over, it won't be far for everyone to return to the town."

Upon hearing this news, most ordinary residents relaxed.

As long as they don't leave their hometown, everyone can accept it.

After all, no one is willing to give up their home.

However, there are still some residents who do not want to leave, and they even come up with some "bold" ideas.

"Why not let them stay? We can also offer gold coins!"

"Yes, we can let them stay!"

"This way we don't have to leave. If the lord doesn't come back, we can still elect a new lord..."

"I believe that the lord just went to bring in reinforcements. These adventurers should also be sent by him..."

"..."

The various complicated opinions and voices made the guard captain look livid.

He finally understood the good intentions of the Alice Adventure Group just now, gave them a cold look, and continued in a calm tone:

"All our guards have decided to leave and take our families and relatives with us. If you want to stay here, you can convince the adventurers from the Gulf Territory yourself..."

As he spoke, the guard captain led people to seal off the lord's mansion first.

Under the unbelievable gaze of many residents, he found some supplies as quickly as possible and distributed them to the relatives of the guard who had just died.

Chris, who was well prepared, set up a teleportation array as quickly as possible to teleport this group of guards and their families back to the Gulf Territory.

The adventurers under him naturally took over the lord's mansion and most of the supplies inside.

These materials will be recorded and all will be sent back to the Gulf Territory.

After deducting the cost of transmission and protection, the Gulf Leader very thoughtfully returned the remaining gold coins to the escaping lord.

Even if they "forget", the Bay Territory will remind them to remember.

Leave nothing to blame.

Chris posted the notice again in a familiar manner, and then shouted in a clear voice:

"We are only waiting here for one day and then we will leave."

"The next wave of attacks by dragon-blooded creatures is expected to arrive in two days..."

As soon as these words came out, the residents who originally wanted to wait and see for a while immediately became anxious.

They quickly gathered around, ready to "talk" to Chris.

Morak and Falakor came up with a few ogres and trolls, and immediately shocked everyone.

Not far away, Alice directed the adventurers to clean up the battlefield, sent the message to the Gulf Territory that the mission had been completed, and received instructions for the next mission.

"Head to Clark Town, the lords there are also asking for support..."

"Contact other adventurer groups. There are more lords nearby and prepare to request support from us."

Alice, who already understood what "asking for support" meant, had a meaningful smile on her face.

She left some people to deal with follow-up matters and arranged for the other adventurers of Alice's adventure group to go to Clark Town.

At the same time, Alice quickly contacted other adventure groups and informed them of the situation.

This is a great opportunity to make a fortune!
Teleporting people can make money and gain additional achievements.

It costs money to transport supplies, but the lords pay for it.

By completing the task of collecting materials, they can make another fortune.
One battle, several gains.

The adventurers who were originally a little afraid of Dragon Mad Locks regained their high fighting spirit and quickly became busy around the Gulf Territory.

Before, only scattered villagers from small villages were teleported to the Gulf Territory.

The rate of population growth has increased, but it still appears inconspicuous.

But as the surrounding towns were "rescued", the Gulf Territory's already exaggerated population growth rate increased by leaps and bounds.

From the original rate of about 6000 people per day, it has increased to 2 people per day.

The entire Gulf Territory was completely busy.

Training facilities accepted these residents batch after batch.

After seeing the jobs and salaries in the Gulf Territory, the residents who originally just wanted to take refuge chose to join it without thinking.

We have to wait anyway, so why not make some money first?

However, some residents who were teleported here did not intend to participate in the work.

They are all relatively well-off families. After a few days of "getting to know each other", they felt that they still couldn't adapt to the Gulf Territory, and they just wanted to return to their homes after a while.

Then, they became somewhat muggle.

The lower prices in the Gulf collar allow them to live for a long time, but the busy people have no one to talk to.

These guys can only get together and taste the special delicacies of the Bay Territory while looking forward to all this ending as soon as possible.

But soon, they changed their minds.

As their understanding of the Gulf Territory gradually deepened, they learned about the many benefits of working and living here.

Free professional training!
Children can attend a career training academy!
The salary and bonuses earned at the job are also super high!
They didn't last long and started looking for jobs again.

In the busyness of the Gulf Territory, the 130th year of the Nether Era passed quietly.

The originally planned New Year celebration was shortened from the originally planned five hours to two hours.

When the celebration begins.

The entire Gulf Territory was still plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

Butler Ralph's warm and passionate voice was transmitted through the magic broadcast in the magic channel to every castle, pass, stronghold, and camp in the Gulf Territory.

He reported to everyone the development results of the territory last year, and also informed the Gulf Territory of its huge gains.

"The Gulf Territory reclaimed a total of 4853 million acres of land last year, exceeding the original plan of 1853 million acres."

“All participants will be allocated 10 acres of land that matches their working hours.”

"20% of the land will be additionally awarded to 45 reclamation personnel. On average, each person will receive an additional 8.23 ​​acres of land, and the person with the most will receive an additional 157 acres of land."

The obsession with land makes many people who have just arrived in the Gulf Territory feel very excited and expectant.

Next year, they're looking forward to more, too.

"The area of ​​the Gulf Territory has officially exceeded 30 square kilometers, and it will continue to expand eastward and northward next year!"

"The population of the Gulf Territory has also grown to 240 million people, of which about 80 are about to be fully integrated into the Gulf Territory..."

"The average salary is also constantly increasing, from 10 silver coins per month at the beginning of the year to 65 silver coins per month..."

"The number of bonuses has increased significantly. The number of bonuses for all positions is more than three times the annual salary!"

"Professional training has achieved remarkable results, with a total of 28765 professionals trained. I hope everyone will continue to train hard..."

"The Vocational Training College will continue to expand this year and is expected to accommodate 30 students. A new round of teacher recruitment is about to begin..."

"..."

Various development achievements make everyone in the Gulf Territory feel proud.

Many people who learned this information were extremely shocked by the rapid development of the Gulf Territory.

Just over a year.

The Gulf Territory has grown from a small village of 2000 people to a huge territory covering an area of ​​more than 30 square kilometers. They have an incredible illusion.

Are you bragging?

"Many territories have only been demarcated, and it will take a very long time to develop them."

"However, with the support of the elemental energy pool and the help of the construction machinery golem, the development speed will be very, very fast!"

It's so fast that even Butler Ralph can't imagine it.

Matthew was not surprised by this. He had seen the era of great development of magic technology in the future, and was more emotional about the changes and growth of the territory.

Of course, Matthew was very satisfied with everyone's enthusiasm and efforts for development, and he was also smiling when he looked at the summary report.

Bay Territory:
Total reclaimed wasteland: 4915 million acres
Last year, 4853 million acres of wasteland were reclaimed.

Current number of people cultivating land: 45.

Next year’s reclamation rate: 10 people per day, 5 acres.

This year’s estimated target: 6000 million acres!

Grain production:

Estimated production next year:

1000 million acres of wheat fields: an average of 700 kilograms per mu.

There are 4000 million acres of rice fields: an average of 800 kilograms per mu.

The total planting area is: 5000 million acres.

Next year, it is expected to produce 1950 million tons of grain, which can supply the consumption of 6000 million people.

"Next year's output will be this high, and we finally don't have to purchase staple grains from outside."

Matthew touched his chin. He had food in his hand and was not panicking. The Bay Territory could safely absorb the population.

"It is not easy to reclaim 6000 million acres of land and then fully cultivate it."

After hearing the Lord's words, Butler Ralph replied confidently:

"The addition of agricultural golems has greatly improved the efficiency of land reclamation. If it were just for the land reclamation area, it could reach 1 million acres."

"However, turning it into fertile farmland requires care and fertilization, and it is expected that dozens more fertilizer plants will be built."

"Everyone's enthusiasm is quite high. More than 70% of the people in the territory will choose to open up wasteland..."

Being too enthusiastic is sometimes not a good thing!

Matthew raised his eyebrows and looked at the area currently expected to be reclaimed in the Gulf Territory. It was astonishingly 4.5 million acres.

He rested his mind for the time being. No matter when, food production was fundamental.

If there are really too many people who want to join the factory, the step is too big and it will be difficult to digest.

Number of farms:
There are 200 million chickens, 100 million ducks, 20 geese, 20 pigs, 10 cattle and 5 horses.

Estimated quantity this year:

There are 1000 million chickens, 500 million ducks, 100 geese, 100 pigs, 50 cattle and 30 horses.

In terms of breeding, the Gulf Territory did not blindly expand production.

This is also taken into account that the research on varieties is advancing steadily, and the production of grain has not yet caught up with many other issues.

The Gulf Territory is developing very fast, and the growth pressure left on managers will be relatively high, so they should not be too blind.

Moreover, the combination of technology and development can ensure that there are no problems with the development route.

Different from the path of development that relied entirely on magic in the previous life, Matthew and the Gulf Territory have to make more attempts and choices.

Walking on one leg is still too dangerous after all.

Production factory:

There are 100 factories including military factories, steel factories, clothing factories, lumberyards, timber factories, slaughterhouses, food processing factories, herbal medicine factories, etc.

It can already accommodate 10 jobs.

Plans for this year:

Add another 100 factories and create 20 jobs.

Special factory:

Kobold Ironworks: Elemental Forge, Administrator - Silver Fang.

Golem Factory: Manager, Victor.

Automated Refinery: Manager, Mountain.

Magic Item Manufacturing Factory: Manager, Mordenkainen.

United Manufacturing Factory: Manager, Ani.

Underworld Metal Smelter: Under construction.

Shipyard: under construction.

What best embodies the technology and strength of Gulf Territory are naturally the various production factories.

From the current point of view, what restricts the production capacity and scale of production plants in the Gulf Territory is the lack of professional talent reserves.

Even though the Gulf Territory has been sending out "recruitment advertisements".

One to two hundred professional talents can join every month.

Still somewhat unable to meet the speed of factory expansion and expansion.

"It is still necessary to increase the training of professional talents and expand the training team with reference to the daily professional training system."

"We need more professionals, whether it is to digest and learn the technology of dwarves and elves, or to promote the further development of more construction technologies, we need improvement in this area..." Butler Ralph recorded, regarding the lord's comments Although his judgments and orders will be considered and discerned, he will always get very amazing and outstanding results.

He also reported on the development of the army.

The establishment and expansion of major camps.

Arrangement of defense lines along the coast.

Construction of castles and fortresses in the underworld.

There are many other development issues in the Gulf Territory.

Matthew could sense that Butler Ralph was worried and stressed.

Therefore, he did not leave all the pressure and decisions to him.

Leave less urgent issues to him to study.

For less important issues, remind them.

Urgent questions, give direction.

Important questions, give orders.

Ralph's service steward will grow faster and faster, which will drive other managers in the territory to become better and better.

Put on more burdens and do more things.

Only in this way can we continue to grow.

With the doubts in his heart answered, Butler Ralph felt a little relieved, and then asked thoughtfully:

"The news we release will definitely attract the enemy's attention. Will they take action during this time?"

If we say that the blockade by the masterminds some time ago and the concentrated transportation of refugees from major territories to the Gulf Territory were the last resort for the other side to avoid direct action.

Then when the Gulf leaders report this, they will immediately realize it.

Everything they did not only had no effect, but also accelerated the growth of the Gulf Territory.

Whether they become angry out of shame or continue to suppress the development of the Gulf Territory, the other party will use real methods.

What is the purpose of the lord doing this?

Taking advantage of the presence of the Grand Arcanist of Kennoman to lure the enemy into action, and then kill them all in one fell swoop?

Or, in other words, are you planning to choose a suitable opponent for the territory to increase the pressure on everyone's development?

After all, because of its victories in various battles, the Gulf Territory is a little "floating" from top to bottom.

Shrugging his shoulders, Matthew looked at the fateful decision and said in an indifferent tone:
"There is a high probability that we will take action, so we have to issue an emergency notification directly to remind everyone that the crisis is coming."

This time, Matthew will issue an early warning, but will not tell everyone who the enemy is or how many there are.

The reason is simple, he cannot take care of the Bay Territory all the time.

As various systems in the Gulf Territory are improved, the capabilities of everyone and managers are constantly improving.

It's time to accept such a "test".

With adequate preparation, the Bay Area may encounter some troubles and pressure, but Matthew believes they will be able to survive it.

At the same time, Matthew will take advantage of this opponent's opportunity to complete the plan to improve the overall professional capabilities of the Gulf Territory.

Moreover, we must speed up the expansion of the Gulf Territory.

Matthew brought Butler Ralph to the map, pointed to a large area of ​​territory around him that was seriously affected by the Dragon Madness Disaster, and said in a matter-of-fact tone:
"What we want is population and talents. They are the core force that promotes the development of the territory."

"As for these lands and castles, they are only temporarily kept by those lords."

"If the Dragon Madness disaster is over and they are still willing to come back, then just give it back to them."

As for those people, they must be familiar with life in the Gulf Territory, and most of them will not choose to return to their respective territories.

Will those lords have any objections?
Surely there will be!

But it was meaningless. The Gulf Territory helped them keep their territory and castle, and all they received was a little "payment".

As for those people, they all stayed in the Gulf Territory voluntarily!
Taking in refugees, isn’t this the slogan of the Gulf Territory?

This is the true expansion of the Gulf Territory!
Influence and population!

He immediately thought of Butler Ralph a lot, and nodded thoughtfully:
"Understood, I'll let them handle it."

Matthew continued to look through the records of various information in the Gulf Territory. After noticing that the number of videos had reached 7, he touched his chin thoughtfully:
"It is better to advance with both hands than to follow the path of an adventurer alone."

That's right, Matthew has made up his mind to let soldiers and adventurers learn some expertise and abilities "for free."

As we all know, the free ones are often the most expensive!

As Bay Territory expansion plans take shape.

The adventurers and soldiers who received the order quickly began to carry out "support" operations.

In just over ten days.

All the villages and towns in several territories near the Gulf Territory have been "evacuated" by adventurers from the Gulf Territory.

Only empty buildings were left, which became temporary camps for the troops.

An army that is good at collective combat will actively attack the dragon-blooded creatures approaching nearby and clean them out first to ensure that they do not get close to the Gulf Territory.

More flexible adventurers will quickly find the next target.

They gave a warm warning to local territories and lords in advance that "dragon-blooded creatures are about to arrive."

Usually, the opponent has two options: defend or escape.

Needless to say about the latter, adventurers can use various magical images and the appearance of other town personnel to bring them all to the Gulf Territory.

The former also deserve respect, and the Gulf Territory usually does not interfere with their movements and battles.

Unless they can't stand it anymore and need to request "support" from the Gulf Territory.

The adventurers will not take advantage of the situation, but will only offer a suitable price and provide righteous assistance.

However, the Gulf Territory's "support" was limited to this battle.

Adventurers will not accept long-term employment, as it is not cost-effective and is just buying and selling for others.

When the next batch of dragon-blooded creatures comes, no matter how stubborn the lord is, he cannot continue to be stubborn.

The Gulf Territory does not take the initiative to harm others, nor does it deliberately express its own goals, nor does it refuse the approach of others.

In this way, with the "assist" of the Dragon Madness Disaster, the development of the Gulf Territory ushered in an extraordinary improvement.

The rapid growth in the number of people quickly provided the Gulf Territory with much-needed population.

Under the "lure" of various preferential policies, they will quickly integrate into the work and life of the Gulf Territory.

When there is no pressure to raise children, buy a house, etc., they will soon discover that there are many wonderful things in life, and they can achieve further improvement.

The reputation of the Gulf Territory's "support" also spread with the departure and arrival of those lords.

This situation quickly spread to Seventon, and many people were amazed by the "loyalty" of the Gulf Territory.

In fact, most people think so.

During this time, many lords in the Netheril Empire went bankrupt and fled.

Most lords have lost their territories and castles.

If they cannot regain it within half a year, they will permanently lose the fief and the title of noble.

In this case, if the Gulf Territory allows these lords and nobles to die or flee, they can easily obtain large tracts of land without taking any risks.

Just like the Carr family did in Carr Plains!

But the Gulf leaders not only took action, but also didn't make excessive demands. This was not only unbelievable, but also made everyone more curious about them.

"Why do the Gulf States value refugees so much?"

"Perhaps it's because Matthew Arcanist's personal philosophy is different from other arcanists?"

"I even suspect that the reason why the Gulf Territory rescues those lords and helps them defend their cities and castles is to better absorb those refugees."

"You mean, those lords are just passing by?"

"Haha, that's most likely the case!"

"The Gulf Territory already has a population of more than 200 million. I heard that life is pretty good. How many resources do they have?"

"That's not what you are saying. There are a lot of things for sale in the Gulf, and they have been purchasing food and various materials. They should have a certain degree of self-sufficiency."

"It's really interesting that such a remote place can support so many people."

"They are not satisfied yet. They need more people and talents..."

"The salary they offered is so good, I'm a little moved."

"Don't think so much, the teleportation array is not expensive, and if you succeed, they will reimburse you..."

"Hey, it's just a talk. You can't drag your family along with you like refugees..."

"That's not what I said. Many businessmen who have been to the Gulf Territory have praised it highly."

"I heard that the food there is delicious and the clothes are very stylish. I always feel like something is wrong. Are they lying together?"

"Just for this matter, it shouldn't be necessary!"

"..."

The more people discuss it, the more people will recognize the Gulf Territory.

But Sola, who combined the actual situation, realized the true situation of the development of the Gulf Territory.

Compared with the small towns that were visible at a glance a year ago, the Gulf Territory now has a powerful strength that is no less than that of the actual Earldom.

Not only does it have the great arcanist of Kenoman as its backing, but it also has tens of thousands of troops as its backing.

Moreover, from some sporadic news, Sola saw the strength of these armies.

Some simple means can no longer have any impact on the Gulf Territory.

Thinking of this, Sola frowned involuntarily, carefully flipping through the many information about the Gulf Territory, and then made some sudden discoveries.

Except for a few pieces of information that are still being updated slowly, most of the news is already half a year old.

This means that the Gulf Territory's control over intelligence and territory has reached a level that cannot be underestimated.

The speed and way in which the Gulf Territory develops is really strange!

Sora never expected that the plan he made not only did not bring about the collapse of the Gulf Territory, but actually caused it to grow faster, which made him deeply fearful.

"Can't wait any longer..."

"Long Kuang Mi Suo may be the last chance to avoid being exposed..."

Thinking of entrusting the task to his own people, Sora frowned involuntarily, slowly took out a piece of parchment, and quickly wrote and drew on it.

Then, Sola took out a gray-black bone whistle, put it together with the parchment, and put it in a package.

A humanoid golem came out, took the package blankly, and walked out of the room.

Sora waved his hand to clear away any trace of his existence before leaving the room.

In a room next door, several young people were discussing curiously.

"Are you really sure it's the Gulf Territory?"

"Yes, it is indeed Matthew's cousin's bay area. I heard that his place has developed..."

"Isn't that right? News about them is spreading throughout Seventon."

"What kind of gifts should we prepare? A spell book for arcanists?"

"Why don't you buy some magic equipment? He has worked hard to develop his territory, and his own resources must be lacking..."

"Haha, you don't know this, right? The development of the Gulf Territory is characterized by the production of various weapons and equipment and several special magic potions. I just came out of the Chamber of Commerce store in their territory."

"Hey? Are you talking about the Thorn Merchant Guild, which is selling various high-end magic equipment and props? Their magic potions are very unique and have many new varieties."

"Yes, the Thorn Chamber of Commerce is the chamber of commerce in the Gulf Territory. They are developing very fast, and the magic equipment they sell is also quite good."

"It seems that Matthew Arcanist attaches great importance to the territory. We can start from this aspect when choosing gifts."

"That makes sense. I heard that they have been buying food. Wouldn't it be great if we brought him a batch?"

"It makes sense. I happen to know a few grain merchants. Let's go and have a look."

"it is good……"

"Let's go!"

"..."

On the bodies of these young people, the white French tower emblem of the Seer family was shining brightly.

He is a member of the Seer family!

Matthew didn't know yet, but the Seer family was already preparing to come to the bay to claim it.

He was standing next to the production line of the United Factory, calmly watching the completion of a high-level magic equipment.

This is a lightweight leather inner armor.

Start with a piece of tanned ground dragon leather.

It has gone through 23 processes including softening, soaking, drying, trimming, sewing, drawing, and hardening.

Then, the most suitable parts for treatment will be selected and the enchanting process will be carried out.

Part of the previous process is done by machine and part is done by hand.

The rest of the enchanting work will be handed over to Ma Youfu, headed by Mordenkainen's partner.

He is a very skilled enchantment master, possesses extremely excellent enchantment technology, and maintains a very high enchantment success rate and stability.

His work was not on the workbench he was most familiar with, but in front of a large enchanting machine.

The enchantment process of items is not simpler than the previous manual enchantment, it can even be said to be much more complicated.

There were so many steps, so detailed that it made him feel a little cumbersome.

With Ma Youfu's outstanding ability, he can use this extremely basic magic circle structure to complete the entire enchantment engraving.

However, although the basis of the enchantment process is very complicated, it ensures the most important success rate and stability.

Judging from the results, although it consumes 30% more resources than manual enchantment, the overall efficiency has increased by more than 80%.

Not only did it save his mana and energy, but it also ensured the ultra-high stability of the enchantment's success.

The success rate of each enchantment is over 95%, which makes Ma Youfu very interested in this special enchantment machine.

This comes from the production equipment provided by El Elf, and it is also the focus of Ma Youfu's desire to dismantle it and study it.

However, under Matthew's gaze, he would naturally not act like this.

He had heard that the Lord was selecting some professionals to participate in the study of expertise and skills.

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