Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor Chapter 302 - 192: Population Surge

After a round of whispers, the wildn once again answered in unison: "Thank you, Saint Master, for your protection."

Luo De waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"All doubts and offenses will be treated the sa as those two."

Luo De, with a serious expression, solemnly proclaid loudly:

"The loyal will enjoy my protection and blessings."

"I will make this land your ho, where your descendants can thrive."

"We are willing to give everything for the Saint Master!"

Thousands of people shouted in unison again, their voices shaking the heavens and earth.

Luo De nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.

"Very well, rise, my people."

"From today onwards, this is your ho."

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Even with prior preparation, the arrival of so many people still threw Frost Leaf Town into chaos.

These people couldn’t stay together all at once, and Luo De naturally wanted them separated.

The most vocal complainer was Lawrence, who constantly grumbled about how much grain the wildn consud every day.

Lawrence didn’t dare to nag in front of Luo De.

Instead, the won in the slave canteen suffered, having to endure Lawrence’s spittle-laden verdicts every day.

The porridge was too thick, wasting grain.

Too thin, and it would lower the Saint Master’s prestige.

This led to daily criticism for the won, who privately wondered if Lawrence was venting frustration over his assistant’s pregnancy.

Lawrence, however, wasn’t in the mood to listen to these; he kept an eye on the carts transporting ga and began to reclaim grain from the townspeople.

Of course, Luo De wasn’t going to support these thousand people for nothing.

While Lawrence settled the wildn, Luo De convened all the departnt heads for a eting.

"Everyone knows our town’s population has increased, so each departnt can now supplent its manpower."

Luo De directly turned his gaze toward Otto: "Spring plowing is the most pressing for the future. Tell , how many people do you want."

Otto thought for a mont and whispered: "Fifty?"

"There are many new fields to be reclaid for spring plowing, and it’s not like last year’s lands were all soil. Is fifty enough?"

Luo De looked at Otto: "I’ll give you one hundred fifty people, but you need to open up an additional two thousand acres."

"No problem!"

Otto grinned and responded readily.

Then he asked in a low voice: "But didn’t you say our fields are now too far from the town? Those two thousand acres..."

Luo De reached out to interrupt Otto, "Don’t worry, this will be arranged soon."

"Okay, okay." Otto quickly bowed his head and fell silent.

Luo De then focused on Prophet Bai Shuang,

"The environnt of the Blade Mountain Range has been clarified, right?"

Luo De asked: "At least there should be no other tribes around the periter?"

"Yes, Saint Master, there are none!"

Prophet Bai Shuang solemnly replied: "We’ve almost reached the eastern coast, and still found no other tribes!"

"Very well, henceforth the Blade Mountain Range will be my territory."

Luo De ordered: "I’ll give you fifty people, cooperate with the Hunting Team to hunt. I want all the resources in there extracted."

"Bai Shuang, you stay there temporarily to oversee this, return only when everything is stable."

Luo De’s words startled Prophet Bai Shuang, but he quickly reacted.

"Yes, great Saint Master." Prophet Bai Shuang responded.

"I’ll co to see you when I have ti; the Blade Mountain Range needs to be thoroughly developed."

Luo De felt he also needed to find ti to enter the Blade Mountain Range to search for mineral resources.

"Additionally, it’s close to the salt mine. Build a stronghold around the salt mine for ,"

"I’ll extend new fields from there."

The land below the Blade Mountain Range is near rivers, with many streams and ponds, the soil is very fertile.

Previously it wasn’t a gathering place for people due to frequent wildn disturbances. Now, since the wildn have beco part of Frost Leaf Town, the fertile land shouldn’t be wasted.

Luo De looked at Otto, "This is the location of the new fields I ntioned. Make the arrangents."

"I’ll go with you to arrange the field locations."

"Yes, Lord!" Otto promptly replied.

With the agriculture departnt arranged, Luo De looked at Xue Rui,

"Do you need manpower?"

"It’s not necessary for foundation digging; too many people cause chaos, my Lord."

Xue Rui replied: "You can assign teams for stone extraction and clay digging, prepare the materials we’ll need in the future."

"Alright, let’s arrange it that way."

Luo De nodded and instructed: "Bai Shuang and Waller, you’re responsible for selecting wildn for appropriate jobs."

As he spoke, Luo De looked at Tyr, Hamr, and Waller,

"You can lead your wildn to select suitable apprentices among the newcors."

"Yes, Lord."

"Yes, Saint Master."

Everyone answered in unison.

"Alright, Durant, Lawrence, and Waller stay behind."

Luo De directed: "Everyone else may leave."

"Yes."

Everyone stood, bowed to Luo De, and then exited.

After the others left, Luo De looked at the remaining four and said: "There’s one more crucial task; I want to mine silver."

"Silver mine?"

Originally listless, Lawrence suddenly widened his eyes,

"You an, there’s a silver mine in Black Pine Ridge?"

Although they can’t mint currency, silver coins can circulate like money.

Mining silver, and slting it, is practically equivalent to minting money, a very direct wealth.

"Yes, with silver, we can directly import resources from outside."

Now, with the population booming, Luo De no longer felt timid, planning for the future is imperative.

Durant, knowing of the silver mine’s existence, was naturally unsurprised,

"Lord Baron, before mining the silver mine, I think we should first expand the military."

Durant voluntarily said: "Among so many wildn, there must be so with good aptitude."

"Among those wildn, I see many robust figures; even if they don’t beco knights, they can be excellent soldiers."

"Of course, select from the wildn army first."

Luo De smiled at Durant, "Mining the silver mine won’t start imdiately; we must prepare in advance."

"First, inform Jess to bring back so experienced miners from Black Stone Stronghold and supplent with double the wildn."

"Other laborers and porters should also be identified, preferably entire families may relocate."

Luo De instructed: "Waller and Lawrence, you both handle this."

"Yes, Lord!"

Both responded in unison.

Luo De looked at Durant, "The Guard Team will need you to arrange it."

"Of course."

Durant smiled, "You’ve let pick anyone; the Guard Team will not disappoint you."

"You’re starting to get mischievous, my Great Knight."

Luo De patted Durant’s shoulder jokingly,

"Alright, everyone, go ahead, you won’t be staying for dinner."

Luo De dismissed everyone, stood up, and led Vivian straight to the Blacksmith Shop.

Luo De instructed Hamr to arrange for the forging of picks, chisels, and crowbars for mining, then returned to his forge to craft new Sea Pattern Magic Steel.

This ti, it was specifically forged for Vivian, with energy infusion naturally done by her.

The Sea Pattern Magic Steel infused with Shadow Energy was different, with very blurred patterns, looking like a piece of black iron without close inspection.

Moreover, it was matte black, devoid of any tallic sheen.

It looked more like a piece of charcoal.

Yet it retained a strong tallic feel when hamred, remaining very hard.

Since it was being forged for herself, Vivian stayed fully attentive, watching closely during Luo De’s forging.

Luo De feared his hamr might miss, accidentally cracking her skull, so he frequently reminded her to stay back.

The "Embroidery Needle" required very little Magic Pattern Steel, so Luo De planned to forge a dagger and so throwing darts for Vivian.

"Perhaps I could design a hand crossbow?"

Thinking about the darts made Luo De also consider the bow and crossbow, these simple chanical weapons.

But before Luo De could think further, Hamr and Waller assembled the punching machine.