Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Chapter 438 - 199: Preparation of 10,000 Mu Farmland_2

Caroline took a fierce bite, as if to vent her afternoon of anxiety. But as the cool fruit entered her mouth, her eyes widened instantly.

How could there be such delicious food? Is this the world of the wealthy? What I’ve eaten before must surely be the coarse grain that only commoners eat?

But even so, don’t think you can bribe me. I will still accuse the Lord of his misconduct.

But before she could speak, Lin Rui had already shifted the topic: "Tomorrow, I will add Territorial Essence into the Territory Keystone. There’s a high probability of triggering a Historically Significant trait, which will accelerate the territory’s cycle. Thus, the larger the scale of production facilities, the richer the harvest. For instance, how many acres of wheat fields and farmlands does the territory currently have?"

Caroline was still too inexperienced; managing such a vast territory was entrusted to her, and she sincerely wanted to develop the territory to prove her capability.

So, when Lin Rui talked about governance, she immediately paused her accusations against him, earnestly saying, "The territory has already developed 2,000 acres of wheat fields and 500 acres of flower fields. However, this is because the territory hasn’t previously focused on developing agriculture. I’ve reviewed the territory development logs, and the priority before was always building warehouses, with resources being unable to be stored. It’s understandable not to focus entirely on farmland development. After all, farmland requires a lot of personnel to manage, yet the value of the harvest is relatively low."

Indeed, 2,000 acres of wheat fields aren’t a large scale, considering the farmlands of the Golden Pansy Manor alone cover 300 acres.

Lin Rui said, "Soro alone is indeed overwhelmed and unable to manage. However, I trust your abilities in strategic management and planning, learned at the Imperial Royal Sacred Academy. I hope tomorrow you’ll put all your effort into planning the development of farmland, mobilizing farmers to cultivate as much wheat and flower fields as possible and sow the seeds."

Caroline nodded solemnly: "No problem, if it’s just about cultivating farmlands and sowing seeds, I believe with the physique of the townsfolk, the progress will be swift. With the support of Martial Spirit and the strength of our people, I think cultivating ten thousand acres of farmlands by tomorrow is within reach."

"Very good. I will also have the Jilun Mages assist fully in the development of the territory’s domestic affairs. Do you have any other suggestions?"

The territory, being only a town-level power, is still far from reaching the Middle Martial Plane. But having a few Jilun Mages to aid in agriculture and animal husbandry development is already quite commendable.

Karenina also thought this, but she continued, "I think using the limited number of Jilun Mages on agriculture is somewhat wasteful. They should prioritize using their magic on animal husbandry, helping in the breeding of cattle and horses."

"I believe the territory has this unique advantage. Not developing animal husbandry is a great pity. While high-tier magical beasts are hard to come by in the market, there are actually quite a number of excellent horses, draft horses, and dairy cows. The territory can completely build a large number of pastures at the base of Titan Sky Mountain to breed animals. Lord, don’t you think the grand Titan Sky Mountain is too empty? There are only a mere ten Griffins on it."

Audrey looked at Caroline admiringly: "Makes sense. Lord, we truly should make Titan Sky Mountain prosper; with the territory’s animals being 50% larger, if Titan Sky Mountain is filled with animals, we wouldn’t even lack for meat. I believe we can not only buy cattle and horses but also inferior beasts and Sub-dragon Beasts."

Lin Rui glanced at her, thinking this woman always said such silly things; decent livestock became just cattle and horses in her mouth. As for Dragon Race subspecies, there are indeed quite a few on the continent. Having inherited a trace of dragon bloodline, they are relatively large in size; for example, dragonflies are several times larger in size than regular flies.

But given the territory’s characteristics, if we buy Dragon Race subspecies, wouldn’t they immediately rebel against us?

However, even if they rebel, there’s no major issue. As long as they are within Titan Sky Mountain, the Griffins of the Royal Hunting Ground will naturally hunt them.

Lin Rui nodded at Caroline and said, "Then I will grant you permission to access the market. Once you finish eating, go buy a batch of Woodland Fairies and breeding animals. We’ve already finished eating, and I’ve settled the bill for the meal. Enjoy your food."

Watching the two standing up, Caroline finally realized the Lord was slipping away, even with her cheeks stuffed full of food, she grumpily said, "How did you both finish eating so quickly? I haven’t finished saying everything I wanted to say yet?"

"While you were talking so animatedly, we’ve already tasted every dish." Audrey giggled, taking the fine wine from the table: "Take your time eating, all the food is yours, but I won’t leave the wine for you."

Lin Rui didn’t wait for her to react and decisively slipped away.

Caroline wanted to pursue and protest, but she couldn’t bear to part with this table of gourmet food.

This is a treatment a commoner like her has never experienced before. With every bite, she felt like her whole body was being transformed, as if every cell was sighing in happiness, enhancing her state in all aspects.

Eventually, she succumbed to poverty. Eat!

You can accuse the Lord every day, but missing out on this table of delicious food means it’s really gone. The food that enters her stomach is truly hers!

Once Lin Rui left the tavern, the territory was already ablaze with lights, and the Blood Moon was hanging high in the sky.

He tried hard to restrain his desire to return to his room and enjoy Audrey’s service. This woman said he needn’t move a finger today, she would serve him, attending to every part of his body, which was something to look forward to.

Audrey may not seem reliable in speech, but she always keeps her promises and executes them flawlessly.

By now, the effects of the top-grade wine were also taking hold; her eyes were hazy, and in a slightly tipsy state, she clung to Lin Rui’s waist, leaning into his embrace, and looked up to ask, "Daddy, are we going back?"

With Willpower greatly diminished, Lin Rui nearly gritted his teeth to refuse and said, "You go freshen up and change first. I’ll check if the Terion has returned."

"Alright then, I’ll wait for you."

Audrey left, bringing a waft of fragrance, and only then did Lin Rui feel a bit relieved.

It wasn’t until willpower declined that he understood what was hardest for kings and generals.

The hardest part is withdrawing oneself from indulgence and sensual pleasures to focus on the territory’s administration and military affairs.

With so many beautiful women around him and getting whatever he wants, how could an ordinary Blue Star person who suddenly crosses over resist? Wouldn’t they be indulging daily in endless pleasures?

Lin Rui then directly summoned all the patrolling Aerial Cavalry, asking, "Have any of you seen traces of the Terion Forces?"

After a brief exchange among them, they all shook their heads: "Lord, we have not seen Terion’s forces in the sky. The most likely scenario is that Terion’s forces entered the forest, hiding their forms."

This was probably the most reasonable conjecture.

Lin Rui immediately said, "Everyone head in the forest’s direction to search for the Terion Forces."

The Griffin Knights took off immediately, accelerating, leaving trails of air currents in the sky, flying gracefully at nearly ten mach speeds.

The only drawback was the number, which was still too small, just ten.

Lin Rui soon noticed a Griffin in the sky making a large-angle spiral quickly returning.

The returning Griffin Knight came to a sudden halt before Lin Rui and said, "Lord, Terion’s forces are returning, but they are in a very poor condition and are being pursued by a group of Centaur Knights."

Lin Rui was immediately furious; what Centaur Knights dared to chase his territory’s soldiers right under his nose.

"Immediately gather all knights and priests to support them, and cut down all the Centaur Knights for me, leave none alive!"