"This is great, we now have both troops and resources, it’s time to establish connections abroad."
Du You is not exactly a people person, especially when it comes to negotiations between powers. But to develop a territory, this is absolutely necessary. The more you change the world, the greater the impact you have on it, which will give you more experience to upgrade your territory. Otherwise, all development is in vain.
"Lord, rest assured, we will handle this matter well." Shaliya says confidently. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
Having originally held a high position, she might not have practical experience in these matters, but she’s also not totally clueless. Moreover, her control over the citizens and the slaves in recent times has constantly boosted her confidence.
"Also, other territories have already discovered the small town we’ve set up outside and have sent people to approach us. Do you think we should give those territories a letter of credence?"
Du You suddenly remembers, indeed, something did happen. But he had been too busy developing the territory and preparing for the defense of the town, so he hadn’t paid any attention to those people. But now, things are different.
During the siege half a month ago, the sandpeople appeared suddenly, and the whole battle didn’t last long. Being located deep in the mountains and isolated from the outside world, no one noticed anything amiss.
Afterwards, his Carrion Dark Scarabs cleaned up all the corpses thoroughly. Apart from a few gradually fading battle scars, nothing could be seen. The battle didn’t affect the outside world at all.
So other territories have no idea what happened here.
Initially, his territory was set up inside the mountains, where it couldn’t be found by others. But he had the bright idea to throw the slaves outside and grant them the status of civilians. Because of the markings on their heads, they wouldn’t run wild and instead built a small town outside, becoming his own citizens all over again.
How could other territories not have noticed the emergence of such a town?
"In that case, let’s establish contact with them. We can sell them some of our local specialty products and expand our influence. Also, let’s send fifty of our hundred Giant Rock Heavy Armored Warriors to guard the town outside."
After thinking for a while, Du You spoke again: "Once we have more heavy armored warriors, we can permanently station two hundred of them in our town and leave one hundred outside. The rest can be dispatched to carry out missions outside. This is the basic arrangement, but don’t get stuck in a rut if there’s an emergency."
Shaliya nods slightly, noting Du You’s words in a small notebook.
Du You is very satisfied with this. This kind of attitude is very comforting.
Then, Du You opens the panel and looks at the section on territorial stats.
Arrow Tower Blueprint (Tier One): 200
Four meters in height, an attack range of a hundred meters, an attack interval of one second.
Food Processing Plant (Tier One):
Can produce black bread, white bread, compressed biscuits, dried fruits, canned fruit, instant noodles, flour, dried vegetables...
"The coverage of the arrow towers is insufficient at 200, increase it to 500." Du You has tested the power of the arrow towers; each attack is equivalent to a 7th level archer’s flat shot using ordinary weapons.
Although there are no special effects, the sheer volume is quite substantial, with 500 arrow towers, it is equivalent to having thousands of high-level archers on standby. The mere deterrence power is crucial.
Besides, others aren’t familiar with these arrow towers and will recognize them as alchemic products, so they won’t be suspicious.
The food processing plant left Du You speechless. What are these things? Black bread, white bread, canned fruit... well, a ordinary farm can produce these things.
"My Lord, with the food produced by the food processing plant, we can now support more than 20,000 people with the original food supply for 10,000. Coupled with some other items, we might even be able to support more people. Moreover, the quality of the food is excellent, especially the canned fruit and dried fruit, which can be sold to nobles for high profits."
Du You’s eyes brightened; it appears this world doesn’t have these items. Though they’re only ordinary snacks to him, they would have a great impact in this world.
Perhaps, with these items, the construction speed of the territory will speed up considerably.
"That’s good, do as you say; it’s a pity the farm is somewhat wasted."
Du You has built two farms here, and the blueprint for a farm isn’t limit-free; it can only be used up to fifty times. If not for the fact that the territory can be upgraded in the future, Du You wouldn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Pharmaceutical factory (Tier One):
Quicksand Spring (Tier One): A medicine unique to the Sandpeople, greatly restores physical strength, slightly treats wounds and relieves dehydration symptoms.
Light Recovery Potion (Tier One): Slightly recovers magic power and Dou Qi.
The lower part shows that the pharmaceutical factory is already in operation, now capable of producing two different potions.
"How’s the production? Have you tested them yet?" Du You contemplates for a moment before asking.
"If we have enough materials, we can produce a hundred doses of each medicine a day, but those materials are not easy to obtain. This will make it impossible to produce even five doses of each medicine every day solely from foraging in the nearby forests."
"If that’s the case, let’s grow our own or go out and buy some. As long as the potions are produced, we’re bound to earn it back. What we want is to expand our influence, not just focusing on cost-effectiveness."
Hearing Du You’s words, Shaliya silently nods. Having been in control of this territory for so long, she has naturally gained a good understanding of it. The stronger a territory’s influence, the stronger the territory itself will be. Furthermore, the stronger her territory, the better it will be able to aid her in her quest for revenge in the future, so Shaliya would never give up on anything beneficial to its development.
"Oh yes, my lord, our Mount Wolves have just arrived this morning. Would you like to have a look?"
The Mount Wolves are here? Du You’s eyes light up, finally, he can access the Mount Wolf option.
"Very good, herd all the Mount Wolves to the kennel." Du You finishes, then walks towards the kennel with his two sisters. Now with these mounts, he’s able to have cavalry.
In a battlefield, the role of cavalry is often much stronger than regular infantry. Even in a world of special forces one, because while other branches of the armed forces have been strengthened, how could the cavalry be left behind?
In a short while, the group arrives at the kennel, where ten mount wolves have already shown up in the open space.