Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 667 - 055 Escape Tide

Now, it is no longer like it was in those years.

At the start of Austin's venture, he was essentially worried every day about the food consumed by the Dragon Nest Tribe; the scarcity of food almost ran through the early development process of the tribe.

At that time, the tribe's population increased rapidly, and the food produced in each quarterly mass production cycle was all used for population expansion.

The rapid increase in the tribe's population forced Austin to find every possible way to expand the sources of food from the forest.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty years have passed.

In this long period, the Dragon Nest Tribe has developed into what people universally acknowledge as the Blue Dragon Kingdom, evolving to a stage where not even one of the Southern Countries can afford to ignore it.

From nothing to something, establishing a powerful kingdom,

how many old beastmen who struggled for it feel the pride?

More than twenty years ago, they struggled to survive in forested mountains and valleys, gazing over the Kawa Great Forest which was a desolate wilderness, when civilization was still unformed, and beastmen lived in the primitive Stone Tools era.

And now,

a force comparable to a kingdom is rising, spreading the seeds of civilization all around, establishing incomparably advanced cities in the Barbaric Land, like lights in the darkness, illuminating everywhere.

Each time old soldiers gather, recalling those difficult times, they can only marvel at how incredible it all is.

Back then, nestled in mountain nooks, seeking refuge under the great His Highness Austin was merely for enough food to eat in the dangerous Forest Land; who would have imagined such a day would come!

Various incredibilities and sentiments of wonder flood their hearts,

filled with boundless admiration for the great highness!

Those decisions they once found inexplicable later became crucial decisions in the rise of the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

In these years, as the magical industrial revolution unfolds from the Otherworld, after undergoing local adaptation, Magic Crystal Steam Power has begun to be widely used. The emergence of various production tools has markedly accelerated the land cultivation and planting speeds.

Mechanization, conglomeration, large-scale industrialization.

The extensive development of fields, coupled with the improvement of grain crops, has explosively increased grain production throughout the Blue Dragon Kingdom. The days of needing to meticulously plan every day to meet needs are now gone, with enough grain stored in the kingdom's warehouse to support the entire Blue Dragon Kingdom's needs for five years.

The massive grain reserves have given the Blue Dragon Kingdom endless confidence.

Back then, beastmen gathered under Austin's banner, merely wanting to fill their bellies; who ever thought such a day would come!

Nowadays, the kingdom's population includes beastmen, humans, elves, as well as a small number of Frost Giants and White Dragons, with a total population exceeding eight million.

This population of over eight million is unprecedentedly organized tightly under the kingdom's advanced scientific governance.

The power unleashed, even in the entire Central Earth World, makes it indisputably a strong nation.

For the Blue Dragon Kingdom, which has already risen to become a dominant power in the South,

not to mention just tens of thousands of refugees moving south, even if millions arrived, the entire Blue Dragon Kingdom has the capability to absorb them.

The situation at the Border Great Wall,

where the Blue Dragon Kingdom and Southern Countries are in a mutual standoff, as large numbers of disaster victims move south,

is temporarily stable.

Facing the great enemy occupying the region south of the Border Great Wall in the Kawa Great Forest, several military probings resulted in their complete annihilation without a sound.

This allowed the Southern Countries to truly feel the immense pressure hanging overhead.

Although the Blue Dragon Kingdom consistently sends troops from the Border Great Wall, slowly encroaching on the Southern Countries' territory like boiling a frog in water, the southern nations have made no moves before they are fully prepared for battle.

Before resolving their internal conflicts, the Southern Countries have no extra strength to deal with the Blue Dragon Kingdom's invasion.

The Southern Countries are quiet, and the Blue Dragon Kingdom makes no significant moves.

Continuing in an orderly fashion.

First, they repaired the previously damaged Border Great Wall, transforming it into a rear fortress, then used the Border Great Wall as a base point, expanding outward bit by bit, absorbing the Southern Countries' territories.

When removing the land's lord and nobility, they maintained a welcoming attitude towards the influx of refugees from outside.

After years of development, the civil service system's progress, plus the military conversion system, has already trained a large number of grassroots workers.

Tens of thousands of disaster victims caused little chaos and were absorbed by the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

A considerable portion was sent to the rear for production and construction, while the other directly engaged in domestic construction on occupied estates and fields, relying on various magical engineering machinery and advanced irrigation systems, as areas originally devastated by disasters start to recover in production.

From the Southern Countries all the way south, first seen is a land of yellow arid soil, large stretches of dry farmland abandoned, and groups of ragged, emaciated disaster victims fleeing south.

On this journey, the vegetation is dry, even tree bark and roots have been gnawed clean.

But once entering the Blue Dragon Kingdom's rule area, lush green spreads across the well-tended fields, and clear water flows from dams connected to rivers through meticulously constructed channels, into fields, nourishing the parched farmland.

In rural villages, farmers dressed in coarse linen clothes are organized into teams, shouting loudly, vigorously pounding stakes for construction.

This is the general scene seen by disaster victims throughout the Blue Dragon Kingdom's border area.

Upon sighting the refugees, the team leaders organizing farmers for large-scale construction would bring men to guide them into a nearby refugee gathering place, providing some food, beginning simple organization, and when the number is sufficient, sending them in unison to the rear.

The lower-level populace is firmly controlled by the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

Thus, the construction areas on the frontline temporarily became the primary settlement site for disaster victims.

Utilizing abundant human resources, under ample food supply from the rear, production originally disrupted is quickly recovering. The farther south, the greener the fields, as if no disaster has occurred.

Stable recovery in production relies greatly on the involvement of many disaster victims in reconstruction, and even more on the massive support of food and goods from the Blue Dragon Kingdom's rear.

With proper settlement of disaster victims and refugees, news spread,

some who ventured away from home sent food back to struggling hometowns once settled, inviting their families to join.

More and more people receive the message,

and as natural disasters worsen, even larger numbers of disaster victims gather, moving south,

creating a unique landscape on the land from the southward flow of disaster-stricken refugees from all directions seeking haven.