Chapter 97 Return

Chapter 97 Return

On the morning of the second day after the return journey, Roning, accompanied by McKen, arrived at the Gray Earth Tribe, later renamed the Gray Earth Village, under the leadership of Zhuweit.

This place is worthy of being the strongest side in the tripartite alliance. As the front line faces the enemy, the fact that more people are in the Gray Earth Village is just an appearance.

The proportion of lightly equipped labor here is very large, and the proportion of the elderly population over 50 years old is extremely low. I don't know whether they have all died or moved to Qingzhu Village and Ziguo Village.

For Luo Ning, the more young and middle-aged people there are here, the better. This will allow them to run Huitu Village well without him having to transfer people from Shanlin Town.

In addition to the population, Huitu Village also has many defensive fortifications.

The place where Slaine lived was especially like a noble castle. Although it was a bit smaller, it had a wooden fence, a solid tower, and a fortress made of mud and stone.

Without Jenny's intelligence and strategies, it would have taken some effort to lure Slaine and the others out to fight and capture this place.

After arriving at the Gray Earth Village, Roning had lunch with everyone under Ridar's arrangement.

Once things are settled, he will return to Shanlin Town, and Ridal will manage the houses in Huitu Village.

It's not just defense; anything here can be handed over to him.

In Luo Ning's mind, someone with Jiaoyang-level qualifications unlikely to betray him is worth training.

Let Redal learn some experience in Huitu Village now, and when the territory expands in the future, he can be appointed as a "provincial governor."

Not only Redar but also Elrond and McKen can play this role.

By employing these three people, Roning doesn't have to worry that they will start to distance themselves from Wushan Castle as Orson did after becoming big and powerful.

Of course, Roning only handed over the Gray Earth Village to Ridal for management, not dividing it into fiefdoms.

It is worth considering whether he will need to grant fiefdoms and titles to his followers when he becomes a viscount or earl.

To be honest, he prefers centralization to feudalization.

In the afternoon, under Redar's advance arrangement, Ronin met with all the residents of Gray Earth Village as a noble and master, letting these people know who they needed to be loyal to.

At the same time, Luo Ning had experience in Shanlin Town, Qingzhu Village, and Ziguo Village. Now, facing these new subjects, he could naturally say a series of inflammatory words, which could not only calm the anxiety and restlessness in these people's hearts but also inspire some people's expectations and yearning for the future.

These people's ideas are not complicated. After changing their owners, as long as they are not sold, not killed, and have food to eat, everything else will be easy.

As for whether he worked actively or slacked off later, that is another story.

"Sir, this is where the ashes come out."

After meeting with the people, Ronin came to the northeast of the village under the leadership of Redal.

"I did a brief survey. From this mountaintop, extending a few miles northward, you can see this kind of soil if you dig four or five meters underground. This is what you call kaolin."

During his free time in Huitu Village these two days, Riedal did a simple survey, considering Roning was interested in Huitu.

Although digging four or five meters deep is difficult for ordinary people, he can still do it with his fighting spirit and sword.

"That means this mine extends for at least several miles."

Luo Ning looked at the top of the mountain. Although it didn't sound significant, it had not been thoroughly surveyed, and there were still many uncertainties.

But no matter what, the current amount of kaolin is enough for Ronin's initial development.

"When you have time, conduct a thorough survey to see the length, width, and height of this mine," he ordered.

"Yes, sir."

Redal learned from Juwitt how much the lord valued kaolin, but they didn't know what the specific uses of this soil were and were very curious.

"Sir, what are you going to do with this soil? Are you going to make pottery?"

Ronin smiled mysteriously, "It would be a waste if it were only used to make pottery. Just wait and see, Commander. Its value is beyond your imagination."

Riedal only felt that the young lord in front of him had endless knowledge hidden in his mind, and he was afraid that the function of kaolin was another area that he did not know.

"Since this soil is so important, we should protect it. So, should we stop cultivating the wheat fields next to it?"

Luo Ning thought momentarily and said, "Let's stop once we are one mile closer to this side. Use it if no soil mines are involved and the farmland can still be used."

"Also, arrange for a few people to pack more bags of kaolin. I want to take it back to Shanlin Town for research."

Luo Ning knew the general method of making porcelain, but from "knowing" to making it, he still had many problems to solve.

Once he has found his way around this, he will build a porcelain manufacturing base here and create a Jingdezhen in another world.

"After I return, I will leave things here to you."

Luo Ning instructed: "I will arrange for people to come and promote the new farming techniques in a while, and you will cooperate with us then. Also, you can follow the example of the construction, logging, and manure collection teams here."

He pointed here and said, "We can first build a group of better quality houses near the kaolin veins. We will need them later."

Luo Ning informed Riedal of what Huitu Village would do next and asked him to arrange for people to follow Shanlin Town's approach. The efficiency could be lower, but the foundation must be there.

In addition, there were three carpenters and two bricklayers in Huitu Village. Luo Ning kept one of each and returned the rest to Shanlin Town.

The carpenters worked in the iron and wood workshop and made the plow body of the curved plow, while the masons took them back to Shanlin Town to build houses. In any case, Shanlin Town was connected to the outside world from a geographical point of view, so it was undoubtedly a priority to develop it.

It's a pity that his territory has a population of 3,000, but the number of craftsmen is still very small. He can only ask the existing craftsmen to recruit more people.

For the next three days, Roning stayed in Huitu Village. On the one hand, he wanted to inspect the environment around the tribe; on the other hand, walking around and seeing more would help calm people's hearts.

In addition, he spent a day going to the village's southeast and spied on the Black Collar Tribe from afar.

As the place where Baron Sen was involved, the Black Collar Tribe was much more rigorous than the Triple Alliance. Before Roning reached the opponent's range, he found several watchtowers set up at intervals along the way, which should be to guard against the sneak attack of the Triple Alliance.

With such defenses and the fact that there must be stronger fortifications inside than those in Gray Earth Village, Roning was wise to temporarily suspend the attack without sufficient intelligence support.

He has now accumulated more than two hundred energy essence points. After he becomes a fourth-level transcendent, he can add points to Ridar and McKen, allowing them to improve their strength further after they are promoted to the bronze level.

At that time, attacking the Black Collar Tribe would have been much easier, and the losses would have been fewer.

On October 2nd, Luo Ning, who had finished inspecting Huitu Village, began his return journey.

After returning to Shanlin Town this time, in addition to recuperating and digesting the battle's results, Luo Ning must go to Wushan Fort.

It has been a month since his father, Earl Wiggins, was injured, so Wushan Castle should be relatively peaceful.

No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, Roning is always Wiggins' son. He can make up some excuses to go back to visit a month later, but it would be too much to delay it any further.

Luo Ningke had no intention of severing his relationship with the other party.

Although Wushanbao is about to collapse, it has not collapsed yet. Relying on the building still has many advantages.

Moreover, Luo Ning has the blood of the Wushan family flowing in his veins. No matter what he does, he cannot draw a clear line between himself and Wushan Fort. If Wushan Fort collapses, it will not be suitable for him.

So, after returning and settling down, Luo Ning prepared to set off for Wushan Fort.

Of course, visiting Wiggins is only one purpose. He can also use this opportunity to see if he can obtain more resources for Hillwood Town.

He needed money, craftsmen, labor, and so on.

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