Original Aran's expedition to the Western Continent's Far East Bridgehead, the old Dorlinger Manor, now the Black Sail headquarters.
In the office of the East Sea Brother One.
By the third quarter, there was a mad influx of foreign investment, leaders of various industries advanced, and even the adventurer's guild formally settled in, rendering the budget deficit a thing of the past.
During the early year's campaign, the damaged Sea God had been fully repaired. Of course, this massive entity couldn't dock nearshore, so it was anchored one hundred nautical miles away, off a garrison island.
This terrifying weapon completely defies natural laws, often not due to lack of theoretical knowledge but because of inadequate metal stress and various material properties.
Something humans couldn't possibly create, near Dorlinger's Shipyard Island lay a Mountain Giant named Little Little, largely due to it. This creature, simple-minded and made entirely of stone, belongs to elemental aggregates, and no one in the East Sea knows its origins or age.
Little Little, lying down, is only half as long as the Sea God and is not suited to wander outside Heaven Port, with almost no intelligence, but is fortunately extremely gentle and non-aggressive.
The new district planning of Heaven Port, infrastructure development, is tied to foreign investment.
The proposal by Fen to build Khrushchevka apartment blocks was directly vetoed by Dreya months ago.
Since it's purportedly a communication bridge, then on the island's western shore, Far Eastern-style buildings should be constructed, and on the newly developed eastern shore, Western Continent-style buildings should be constructed, allowing newcomers to immediately feel the exotic realm before disembarking.
Doringer once sought only stability, defaulting to the international consensus that the East Sea couldn't have order, never daring to dream of creating any communication bridge.
Though the progress was swift due to the market price one-and-a-half times the salary level and the efficient "short and fast" management style, the main framework is not yet complete, leaving room for adjustments.
"I've listed a batch of magic energy industry infrastructure materials. Go to our partners to purchase them at the lowest price. Correspondingly, we'll give them some privileges later. Although the progress is fast, it's still not good enough, most investors dare not play with futures; they need to see the real deal, and everything must be in place this year,"
Dreya handed the list to Gawain, the magic lift jib crane, these devices are expensive, but for rapid rise, such upfront investment is necessary.
She signed documents, Qi Li, Ban, and those people's fishing island revenue dividend applications, Wolman's Great Wetland transportation route maintenance funding, and Dead Man Bay's Mirror Sea Great Mage's purchase permit.
The number of Far East maritime traders' qualification certificates being issued has been increasing, the East Sea has been peaceful lately, and more people are willing to pay the buyout protection fee. As for the Western Continent's Beima, things are quite unsteady for now.
The adventurer's guild has historical issues with the East Sea, as Doringer killed a company executive's son who was still in school. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel_fіre.net
"The representative from the adventurer's guild said they only lease land and pay quarterly, intending to build their own structures in the sync style."
The one-eyed dragon with an iris displaying a cyan hue reported, he is following up on the guild matters.
Dreya saw the amount and felt it was quite sincere.
"They might still be worried about stability factors. But actually, we can completely set up a platform exclusively for the East Sea, where adventurers can register and undertake various commissioned tasks in the East Sea and Far East regions. Heaven Port has irreplaceability. It's just that there are too many things now, and due to energy issues, we outsourced. Considering they'll also have to pay taxes later, the current price is quite suitable. But it must be at least a five-year lease, paying quarterly after that is fine."
When Doringer had no intention of going clean, he cared nothing for the adventurer's guild, as pirates were his adventurers. But once he planned to go legitimate, everything changed, he very much hoped for the guild's presence, knowing he had ruined his reputation during the six-four-open era and couldn't set up his platform.
But Black Sail had the advantage of good relations, so setting up their own wasn't an issue, and everyone was willing to go along.
Working from day into night, although Fen Hen obtained a batch of Black Magicians as middle management from the Underworld, these individuals, albeit not at the level of Tower Alliance members, were graduates of renowned academies and had formidable "industry experience," significantly solved the illiteracy problem in Heaven Port, eased much of the pressure, and finally gave it the appearance of a "industry giant."
But Dreya was still not assured, insisting on inspecting various projects herself.
Returning to her office, Dreya directly lay down on her desk to sleep, though her body didn't require rest, her mind was exhausted.
Half-asleep, someone draped a thin blanket over her.
And Dreya, with a heightened sensitivity to Life Energy, woke up.
Dreya pinched her brow.
Mo Yutong came to file workshop production information, seeing her somewhat fatigued state; she knew Dreya never lacked money and wouldn't subject herself to such high-intensity work.
There was only one reason...
"What's wrong, Little Cake."
Dreya gently embraced Mo Yutong on her lap, playing with her hair.
Mo Yutong just shook her head, indicating nothing was wrong; she couldn't figure out the relationship between Liszt and Dreya, whether they were a married couple, lovers, or something else entirely.