Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence-Chapter 358 - 158: The New Ecosystem of Lake Reiflin and the Dawn Church’s Proposal
"However, none of us have seen them, and the names of these mercenaries are seldom heard in the Old Continent. They are active on distant shores, in battles against High Elves, Dark Elves, and Chaos Warriors. The main value of these Star Patterned Tortoises here lies in their Star-patterned Turtle Shells, which some Divination Wizards, private detectives, and Heaven Mages are willing to pay more than 10 Golden Crowns for such a precious shell."
Su Li frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied, and asked, "Only 10 Golden Crowns?"
Having been involved in projects worth several hundred, even two to three thousand Golden Crowns, he now looked down upon a mere 10 Golden Crowns.
The merchants’ loan of 20,000 Golden Crowns has truly broadened his horizons.
Now Su Li somewhat understands why the sales associates in high-end luxury stores easily have their mentalities change and lose their normal value perspectives.
After handling projects worth several thousand Golden Crowns, looking at the 10 Golden Crowns profit in his hands indeed feels like a huge gap.
Vandar was also surprised for a moment and said, "Lord, 10 Golden Crowns are already not a small amount! This price is offered because the wizards and diviners are quite wealthy." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
These diviners indeed have money; for instance, next to the Corona Knight Order branch, right on Festival Square, stands a two-story wooden building named Op Huer’s Secret. The Divination Master and private detective Rozanna Ophuls owns this humble wooden house, working on the ground floor during the day and living on the second floor at night.
Being able to buy a standalone house near the expensive Festival Square showcases her capability.
She is always able to help inquirers recall lost fortunes or review the past by touching related items, making her quite adept in detective work.
As the territory expands, there are indeed many diverse people like her within it.
Su Li asked, "How about the quantity of these Star-patterned Turtle Shells? How many can we sell?"
Vandar spread his hands and said, "Such shells are rare items, not only needed by the wizards in our territory, but can also be sold to Marle Castle. They can be preserved for a long time and always have a market. A single tortoise can produce 100-150 eggs a year, but only about 2% of them can grow. Overall, the profit from these Star-patterned Turtle Shells annually isn’t a small number."
This is at least tens of Golden Crowns, possibly reaching several hundred Golden Crowns as effortless revenue, and Su Li can’t ask for more. After all, he didn’t expect to get rich solely from one species in Lake Revelin.
After introducing this species, Vandar continued, "Besides these tortoises, Lake Revelin also welcomed a beaver family, the Beaverbergs."
"The Beaverberg is a strong beaver, considered a natural dam engineer. It uses natural magic to build dams along the lake banks, raising water levels, which is why our Dawn Church affectionately calls it the Lake Guardian."
"At the same time, it is the most perfect harmonizer with nature; Manan bestowed upon it [Eternal Breath], allowing it to remain underwater indefinitely, seeking perfect materials for dam construction and wetland ecological improvement. In this process, it discards some precious materials it doesn’t use to a corner of the dam."
"This means that every once in a while, we can find precious minerals, crystals, gemstones, etc., by visiting near its nest. We need only leave a few dozen fish as a gift in exchange to take away all these goods."
"This past month, we’ve obtained 1 Dragon Blood Stone, half a pound of Silver Steel, and a dog-head-sized nugget of gold from the Beaverberg family."
A dog-head-sized nugget of gold?
That’s a sizable fortune; it’s pure gold that, when taken to Marle Castle, the Goldsmith Guild will purchase at a high price, far more valuable than melting it down into a few Golden Crowns.
Just this one nugget of gold is worth more than several hundred times the value of a few dozen fish.
So Su Li smiled and said, "Truly, this is a mountain of gold and silver, but it can’t compare to the green hills and clear waters."
As long as the Hesse Territory develops Lake Revelin’s ecology well enough, the constant influx of these Fantasy Creatures can bring endless wealth to the territory.
Vandar solemnly stated, "The growth and development of the territory is undoubtedly exciting but also a huge pressure. Our Holy Land Guard Legion has only three squads, and they can’t withstand the Green Dragon Legion’s raids. If the evil claws reach here, they will certainly destroy everything."
The minions of the Green Dragon, being monsters from the jungle, would go wild upon seeing these lake Fantasy Creatures, slaughtering them all and devouring their remains.
Allowing them to rampage unchecked here would cause severe losses to Hesse Territory’s painstakingly developed sanctuary, and it would take a long time for the ruined ecological environment to recover.
This is indeed the biggest issue confronting the territory now.
Su Li pondered for a moment and said, "The Holy Land Guard Legion alone can’t defend Lake Revelin’s ecology. We need to amass the main forces to defeat the Green Dragon Legion; that is the best solution. After the battles end, I’ll expand the size of the Holy Land Guard Legion to a squadron."
Then Su Li left the lakeside, walked to the dam at Jorn Shallow Bay, looked down at the vast and fertile farmlands, and asked, "How is the situation with grain production, the most critical matter for the territory?"
