Chapter 444 Strategic Adjustment of the Dragon Oak Territory
The closure of the Dragon Oak Portal will have the biggest impact on the kobolds, which is the issue of food supply.
For this reason, Gavin specially summoned the mayors of the three towns and listened to their recent development reports.
"Susie, you come first." The first person Gavin named was the mayor of Pitfall Town.
The order of speeches in this kind of meeting is not random, but has deep meaning.
It represents the focus of Gavin as the leader of a territory. The subsequent development of other people will naturally revolve around the focus of the top leader.
This is leadership.
It is not only applicable to kobolds, but also to other intelligent races.
Because it is a survival instinct of all subordinates to figure out the thoughts of their superiors, and they will amplify some things consciously or unconsciously.
As a qualified ruler, you must clearly understand the thoughts of your subordinates in order to maximize your interests.
In this aspect, Gavin is also a beginner. Recently, he has learned a lot of experience from Zalanda.
Gavin's current focus on the Dragon Oak Territory is not on the pillar industry, the Black Well Iron Mine, but on the Pit Spirit Crystal Mine.
Currently, very few spiritual crystal mines are sold externally, and the total sales volume is less than one percent of the Heijing Iron Mine.
It is not that there are no sales channels, on the contrary, with the unremitting efforts of the Qianshou Chamber of Commerce, not only the sales channels have been opened, but also the supply exceeds the demand. There is a huge demand for this kind of crystal in the Honghai Territory. Recently, a mysterious buyer has appeared. He spends a lot of money and eats as much as he can. Most of the spiritual crystals sold by Dragon Oak have gone into his hands.
It’s not that the output in Piengkeng Town can’t increase. Compared to the beginning, the output of spiritual crystals has increased more than ten times.
In the beginning, it was Gavin's intention to control the amount of spiritual crystals sold externally. After all, this is a crystal related to spellcasting. Not to mention that its value exceeds that of Heijing Iron Ore, even if it is comparable, it may attract some spellcasters. The watcher's peeps and thoughts.
Later, domestic demand increased sharply, especially after the release of the Phantom movie. The demand was astonishingly large, far exceeding the current production capacity of the pit, and was being supported by the inventory previously accumulated.
“Reporting to the lord, there are currently 1,228 kobolds in Pitfall Town, all of whom have activated spell-like abilities, including 8 dragon-formed kobolds and 12 dragon-blooded kobolds. Eleven, the average monthly output of spiritual crystals has reached eighty kilograms.
We are optimizing and improving the mining process. Once successful, the output is expected to exceed one hundred kilograms per month. "As the most knowledgeable among the kobolds. One, Susie’s role changes the fastest.
Now he is not only the great shaman of the Dragon Hunting Ceremony of the kobolds led by Dragon Oak, but also the strongest person. His professional level is like riding a rocket. He now has thirteen professional levels. In just half a year, Jump five levels in a row, and still have the potential to continue to soar.
This is one of the invisible benefits of frequently hosting large-scale dragon-seeking rituals. Those kobolds who activate the power of blood are regarded as being influenced by her.
Unlike the Black Well Iron Mine, the Lingjing Mine uses technical mining, which requires relatively high abilities from the kobolds.
So, keep taking the elite route, and in the end, the ordinary kobolds are eliminated, and they are completely composed of kobolds with spell-like abilities enabled.
The disadvantage is that the quantity is easily limited.
“Very good.” Gavin simply praised him and then asked, “Where are the candidates for mayor?”
"This is Bill, a sixth-level trap maker, a red copper dragon and a kobold. In the past period of time, he has been assisting me in managing the town of Pitfall. He is already familiar with all the affairs in the town. Some time ago, the Lord transferred me to the front office. When he went to the Land of Three Rivers, he was always in charge of the Pit Town."
"Bill has seen the Lord." A strong male kobold bowed to Gavin.
“From now on, you will relinquish your position as the mayor of Pitfall Town and hand it over to Bill, and then draw 300 kobolds from Pitfall Town in proportion to form the Pitfall Corps.” Gavin said to the Pitfall Tribe. Made strategic adjustments and deployments.
"Yes." Susie and Bill, two kobolds, stood up at the same time to obey.
"Zach, over there." Gavin's eyes fell on the mayor of Black Well Town.
Heijing Town is the largest window for Dragon Oak to the outside world and is also a pillar industry. This will not change in a short time.
"There are currently 15,000 kobolds in Heijing Town, of which 10,000 are professional miners engaged in underground iron ore mining, 2,000 are full-time logistics service workers, and the remaining 3,000 are militiamen In addition to guard work, the guards are also engaged in hunting, farming, picking and road transportation.
In addition, there are 80 Qingshushu to assist in the ore transfer work.
The current monthly output of Heijing Iron Mine has reached 15,000 tons, and the sales and output are basically the same. The monthly net profit is 150,000 gold coins," Zach said, summarizing the detailed data of Heijing Town.
“Three thousand novices were transferred from Eagle Cliff Town to supplement the miners’ team, and then three thousand kobold miners were replaced to form a special road construction team, focusing on paving and repairing the high trade roads in the rock ground, and widening them on the original basis. Double that, at least four carriages can run in parallel
Cangya mobilized a thousand kobold ferocious weasel cavalry from the militia to form the Cangya Cavalry Regiment. "Gavin also made some strategic adjustments to Black Well Town.
The money you make is spent, instead of just sitting there watching like a giant dragon. For mountainous areas like Yandi, Roads are the most important thing.
Only if the roads are smooth enough, goods can be easily transported in and out, and troops can be mobilized quickly.
The previous road construction was all a small matter. As the output of Heijing Iron Mine increased steadily and the value created became greater and greater, the Kingdom of Cormyr paid more and more attention to this area. The Purple Dragon Patrol Team stationed in the area became more and more important. Come more and more.
They can speed up appropriately. This kind of thing does not even need to be negotiated with the Kingdom of Cormyr.
The Dragon Oak Leader built the road at its own expense, and the other party liked it. Not only would they not stop it, they would also send troops to protect it. Anyone who messed up would have to face the wrath of the Purple Dragon Patrol.
As for the problem of the ferocious ferret mount that had troubled Gavin and the others for a long time, after establishing close relationships with many natural races, it is no longer a problem at all.
Under the conscious introduction, a large number of mustelid creature nests appeared in the rocky land, with as many as seven or eight species, most of which are suitable for being mounts for kobolds. They are gradually becoming wild hunters in the rocky land. The wolves were driven away by them.
“Yes.” Zach and Cangya stood up at the same time to obey.
“Buck, over there.” Gavin’s eyes finally fell on the mayor of Eagle Cliff Town.
It's not that Yingya Town is unimportant, the main reason is that it lacks pillar industries, and now it is used more as a reserve force, specializing in internal construction.
Originally, it served as an important transfer station for the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. Now even this function will be temporarily lost.
Gavin has been trying to develop other functions of this kobold town, but there has been no good direction.
Because the main advantages of the kobolds are mining and paving roads.
If they are allowed to farm, they will definitely not be able to compare with humans who have a history of farming for tens of thousands of years, let alone the elves with the innate ability of druids.
If you let them engage in textiles and the like, you are making things difficult for them and getting twice the result with half the effort.
After much deliberation, I can only regard this place as a general training base for kobolds, where preliminary training and screening of personnel will be conducted, and then the labor force will be transported to the other two towns.
Buck stood up and replied: "There are currently 20,000 kobolds in Eagle Cliff Town, of which 8,000 are teenage kobolds, and there are a total of 800 Oede.
Currently they are mainly concentrated. Construction of Yingya Town, the development and paving of Yinggaoshan Road and the preliminary construction of Military Town
Nishizawa has been assisting me in my work as the reserve mayor of Yingya Town for some time, and he has a good understanding of the situation here. ”
After finishing speaking, he looked at Gavin with an expectant look. Appropriate adjustments had been made in the pit and the black well, and a kobold army had been formed, indicating that the lord was likely to make a major military move.
It makes no sense for them to allocate manpower to form an army. As an air force, Oede does not form an army.
Compared to being a stressed-out manager all day long, Buck believes that he is more suitable as an air combat commander.
“Five thousand kobolds will be transferred back from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. Except for the three thousand transferred to Heijing Town, the remaining two thousand will be evenly distributed among the construction teams in Eagle Cliff Town. . You and Caesar will hand over the work and mobilize 300 Erd elites to form the Erd Air Corps." Gavin made adjustments to Eagle Cliff Town as Buck wished.
"Yes." Buck and Caesar stood up at the same time to obey.
“You have five days to prepare. After five days, you will set off with the eladrin soldiers to Tethyr and settle in the new city I developed there, Misnoel. You need Develop new towns there," Gavin issued the final order.
They are not supporting the Land of Three Rivers, but are going to Misnoel as a seed.
The two places are too far apart, and it is impossible for Gavin to mobilize a large number of kobolds from the rocky land to go there, and there is no need.
Wherever there are mountains, there is no shortage of kobolds.
There is no shortage of mountains around Tethyr, especially the Marching Mountains, which are backed by Misnoel.
It is nothing more than applying the same method used in the rocky land to the kobolds traveling in the mountains.
Compared to when he first came to Rockland, Gavin now has enough convenience, because he has both kobolds and dragons in his hands, and there are more than one - as well as the two-legged flying dragon transformed by Shanoba. dragon.
"Yes." All the kobold leaders stood up again and obeyed.
"You all should know the news that the Dragon Oak portal will be closed for a period of time. Without the fruits, melons and vegetables shipped from there, how are you going to solve the food problem?" Gavin waved his hands for a while. The advantage of being a shopkeeper is that you don't have to worry about trivial matters like the resident dragon oak collar.
He only needs to formulate strategic guidelines and leave many things to the kobolds below to solve on their own. Although it was bumpy at first, he now has his own set of operating modes and it is quite smooth.
Zac sincerely complimented: "Thanks to the lord's foresight in this matter, the fruits and vegetables you led us to plant this spring have gradually matured. We have planted enough types and quantities. , more than enough to meet our daily needs. Over there at Heijing, we try our best to use our own The harvest is mainly supplemented by the food brought by the human merchants. We also eat the excess food and hoard it deep in the mines. "
These kobolds have come from hard times. , so their thirst for food is beyond imagination. If they have the opportunity to hoard food, they will definitely spare no effort.
Susie added on the side and explained: "The food we need in summer is far less than that in winter. The kobolds who have activated the dragon vein, dragon blood, and dragon transformation abilities also have far less food needs. Ordinary kobolds, this is related to our racial characteristics. Lord Lord also knows that we are temperature-changing creatures and can absorb part of the heat from the outside to meet the needs of the body. Kobolds with spell-like abilities can draw from daily elemental magic. , absorb part of the power What we need to do more is to store a lot of food for winter. The colder the weather, the more food we need."
Gavin nodded with satisfaction and said a little bit: " You only need to focus on now. You don’t need to think about the winter food. I will prepare it for you in the valley. What’s more, we can also start with magic equipment to transform the town’s environment into the most suitable one. You survive.”
"The lord is still thoughtful." The kobold leaders praised one after another.
“Do you still have any problems? Do you need my help to solve them?” Gavin handed over the leadership to the kobold leaders.
"I have a letter here to the Lord. According to the businessman who brought the letter, a Jackal monk asked him to bring it to the Lord." Zach handed a letter to the Lord. Gavin.
Gnoll Monk? Flynn?
Gavin only recognized one such existence, and that was the Vengeful Gnoll Monk who had assisted them in annihilating the Gnoll Chapter Black Death.
He took the initiative to ask for orders to track down the other culprit, Yeenoghu Fang.
At that time, he liked Luo Xianzi, so he agreed to his request.
It’s been such a long time, if he didn’t take the initiative to write me a letter, I would have almost forgotten his existence.
Taking the letter and looking at it, it turned out to be him.
The content of the letter is very simple, that is, he lived up to his trust and successfully found the Yeenoghu fang, but this fang gave full play to its characteristics and gathered a large number of jackals and people along the way. Jackals formed a new war group.
They fled all the way to the Goblin Borderlands, and colluded with a hag group in the Far Sea Swamp. They were causing trouble for the Goblin Borderlands. It wouldn't take long before it might affect the high road.
Although Flynn did not say it clearly in the letter, his meaning was very clear, that is, he wanted to ask Gavin to send troops to destroy this rising evil force.
After Gavin thought about it for a while, he wrote a handwritten reply and said to Nishizawa, who had not yet fully taken office: "Mayor Nishizawa, you are responsible for organizing the remaining Oeds in Eagle Cliff Town. Form an aerial reconnaissance team and carry out reconnaissance with the Dragon Oak Territory as the center. I want to find everything along the way. There is information on large-scale settlements, villages, strategic locations, etc., all the way to the remote sea swamps in the goblin wilderness. Try to find the gnoll monk and give this letter to him."
"As ordered." Caesar hurriedly took the letter, with unconcealable excitement in his expression.
Not only him, but other kobolds as well.
There is a profound meaning behind Lord Gavin's order.
It shows that he is not just satisfied with the current territory of Dragon Oak Territory, although this is an inevitable thing.
But until Gavin takes no action, speculation will remain speculation.
From this moment on, speculation is no longer speculation.
The same question was asked several times, and after all the kobold leaders said no, Gavin announced that the temporary meeting was disbanded.
As the Kingdom of Cormyr paid more attention to the Rocklands, the Purple Dragon Patrol began to fully intervene in the security patrols of the High Road. Even the Zhentarim, as powerful dragons, had to restrain themselves, let alone the wild forces. Live by your tail.
Although Dragon Oak does not pay taxes, it has promoted the rapid development of Dongyandi's commerce and trade, thereby stimulating the development along the highway. It is an object that needs protection. Naturally, the minor troubles will disappear, and it will just develop steadily according to the established pace. Can.
After leaving the conference room, Gavin had to take a walk over the dragon oak collar.
Just as Zach said, the seeds he planted have begun to bear fruit. There are fruits and vegetables all over the mountains and plains. Although they are good and bad, kobolds are not picky eaters. They can eat whatever they can. become.
Not only can the kobolds in the dragon oak collar have a comfortable summer, but other creatures in the rocky land can also live a comfortable life and have more litters.
This can be regarded as a disguised form of food storage. In winter, it is just right to put it in the kobold's stew pot.
In the next five days, Gavin, Lord Virginia, and Veranika started delivering goods using teleportation and the portable dimensional cave they had just acquired.
They can run eight times a day. Lord Virginia and Veranika each have the ability to cast advanced teleportation spells four times a day.
When traveling from the Rocklands to Tethyr, you must use advanced teleportation.
But when you come back, use the spell amplification effect of the Tower of Domination, and the teleportation spell can be used as a high-level teleportation spell.
Thanks to this, otherwise they wouldn't be able to run five round trips even with the teleportation technique.
Even so, including Lord Virginia's portable dimension cave, they could only transport half of the goods in five days.
Teleportation is convenient, but it has great limitations, especially when transporting bulky goods in large quantities.
This is still helped by a portable dimensional cave that can hold one and a half heavy goods vehicles at one time, otherwise it will take longer.
This actually demonstrates the monstrousness of Vizeme Manor’s ability to haul large quantities of goods.
It only took Gavin half a day to drag the remaining half of the goods to the Vizeme Manor. The speed was beyond imagination. This was related to the fact that they were filled with the power of corruption.
The immortal power guided by the Vizeme Manor directly transformed these corrupt powers into immortal power, assisting in dragging and killing two birds with one stone.
This discovery immediately brought new inspiration to Gavin.
Entered the control center of the Tower of Domination with great interest and started a new experiment.
(End of this chapter)