This Giant Dragon is So Powerful!

Chapter 146 - 16: Contention for Heirs; Grand Ambitions

Pross Town, Wit Castle.

This territory was originally the baronial fiefdom granted to Mage Wit by the Purple Thorn Duke.

Now, after the Higlind family rebelled against the Kas Duchy, this small town has become their family stronghold.

Geographically, Pross Town is very close to the southern Dark Forest, with a large buffer zone separating it from the Kas Duchy’s border city ’Visalia’. To the north, the Dark Nest and Centaur shield Pross Town from troubles originating from the Kingdom. This location is arguably the safest place on the Wilderness Plains.

From a population and economic perspective, over several years, the Higlind family intentionally relocated more people to Pross Town. Now, Pross Town has nearly fifty thousand residents, and if you include the scattered village populations around the town, it totals to about sixty thousand. This scale of a town can indeed be called a city.

Moreover, as Pross Town is known as the Desert Adventurer’s Town, it boasts the largest number and highest quality of adventurers. Additionally, the invasions of the Centaur and the Dark Nest have caused some adventurers originally making a living in the northern and central wastelands to converge here, further enhancing Pross Town’s prosperity.

"For now, we don’t need to worry about the Kas Duchy. Under the current circumstances, for the Purple Thorn Duke, exterminating our Higlind family would not only have no benefits, but it would also mean facing pressures from both the Dark Nest and the Centaur Clan... Let’s return to the construction of our territory."

In the main hall of the castle, Roy, as the clan leader, looked around and spoke calmly.

In the hall, dozens of core family members gathered together. Hearing this, they nodded in agreement, and then seamlessly shifted the topic to territory development and growth.

"Currently, the population size of Pross Town has reached the basic requirements of a city, but the walls, towers, and some basic infrastructure still lag behind. I suggest we recruit a batch of mage apprentices within the territory to accelerate the construction of Pross Town... Additionally, the total population of all the territories we control in the southern wasteland barely reaches five hundred thousand. Population is fundamental, so we must not only vigorously promote the idea of having more children, but also deepen our connections with those slave capture teams to secure more strong young populations..."

"Now, the number of adventurers in our territory has surged, and we must pay attention to security management. Also, the number of missions released should be increased reasonably. Otherwise, if these adventurers can’t earn money here, they will eventually leave... Currently, these adventurers account for at least half of our income sources..."

"I also have a suggestion. The situation is now stable, and the wasteland cannot undergo significant changes in the short term. We must seek new territorial developments... I think we could develop a city within the Dark Forest..."

This last suggestion was made by Wilson. As Roy’s youngest son, the family member with the strongest cultivation talent, and the second High-level Professional in the family after Clan Leader Roy, his suggestion drew everyone’s attention.

Roy stroked his beard, looked at Wilson, and said somewhat surprised, "Wilson, why do you have such an idea?"

Establishing a city in the Dark Forest... How exaggerated would the difficulty be? Simply solving environmental factors would consume an unknown amount of energy and resources... Wilson’s idea seemed somewhat fanciful.

This was also the instinctive thought of everyone present. No, except for Mage Wit, who frequently visited the Dark Forest. Upon hearing Wilson’s words, a thought flashed in his mind, and his eyes lit up, thinking Wilson’s proposal might actually be feasible.

And Wilson did not tease, he looked around and frankly said,

"This would not be merely a human city. I think we could craft a diverse city with multiple species... As you’ve seen these days, the quality of the Dragon Nest monster warriors, apart from being somewhat barbaric, they are more pure compared to humans, and there’s not too much pressure in conversing with them...

Moreover, I frequently enter and exit the Dark Forest, visited the Black Blood Valley and the Mountain Stream Territory, which are still in a backward tribal mode. If our Higlind family could change this backward model of the Dragon Nest, we could expand the Dragon Nest Influence by five times, or even ten times within the next ten years, and our family could gain enormous benefits from it. The construction of a Dragon Nest city involves various aspects, and as early entrants, this is a massive cake that no one else is competing with us for..."

Wilson shared all his thoughts, then somewhat nervously looked at the others, primarily at his father.

Some wanted to say something, but seeing that Clan Leader Roy was still contemplating, they chose to remain silent.

After a while, a voice came from the main seat,

"Not a bad idea." Roy’s eyes revealed undisguised admiration for his son Wilson. Seeing Wilson’s face showing a smile, his tone suddenly shifted and said,

"This idea is quite excellent. If handled well, our Higlind family would thrive for at least several hundred to a thousand years. However, Wilson, this task, though seemingly simple, might actually be more challenging than building a massive human city from scratch."