The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

Buying two hundred thousand pounds of wheat from Halfling Town is a bit difficult. The mountainous terrain of the Dwarf Kingdom has more mineral veins, resulting in lower yields of grains and vegetables compared to normal soil.

Moreover, dwarves are not skilled at planting and maintaining land. They buy ale from Halfling Town because their grain production is insufficient. Just surviving is a struggle, so they can only purchase alcohol from outside.

Even large banquets require purchasing ale, flour, carrots, onions, and other vegetables from Halfling Town. It can be said that half of the dwarves' skills lie in smelting, and the other half in surveying and mining.

Planting and animal husbandry are generally done by women and children with less strength.

"Dwarves are also buying flour from Halfling Town as staple food. We can't compete with dwarves in terms of financial resources, and we can't beat the dwarf tin cans in terms of combat power."

"That's why I plan to go to the northernmost Halfling Town to buy flour, and then have them send it to Green Scale Town by boat along the river and lakeshore."

Attilan was thinking that if he wanted to control the western Dwarf Kingdom, then starting with their agriculture and animal husbandry would be a good choice.

"Meep, do you know how many people there are in the Dwarf Kingdom?"

The Half-goat glanced at the west with disdain.

"I don't know. The Dwarf Kingdom is chaotically managed. I guess even their king doesn't know how many people are under his rule. Anyway, it's enough for him to manage a thousand dwarf tin cans, a hundred chariots, and a hundred griffon knights."

The Dwarf King manages the military power well. If there are foreign enemies invading, these thousand or so dwarf warriors can clearly make the enemy realize how sharp the dwarves' axes are.

Attilan silently formulated a plan to expand his territory. Now, he would fully develop the arable land in the wasteland, and plant the remaining land with fertile pasture and drought-resistant trees that could be used as building materials.

He would try to befriend the dwarves as much as possible and reach a strategic cooperative relationship, buying iron farm tools and weapons from the dwarves. Once the armed iron warriors exceeded a thousand, he would march into the desert!

Eliminating the Gnoll Kingdom and occupying all the oases they controlled would be the end of the first stage of the plan.

"Forget it, you take the soy sauce and flavored dried mutton to Riverside Town to buy grain, and see if you can bring back a few shipbuilding craftsmen to guide the Fishmen and Snake People. We need grain transport ships."

If Green Scale Town had grain transport ships, the three towns under Attilan's rule could be connected as a whole through the grain transport ships. Great Horn Town and Earth Fort Town are both built near the Southwest River.

It would be entirely possible to choose a suitable place near the riverbank near the towns to build a dock.

In this way, the three towns could exchange supplies through the Southwest River.

"Meep, this time when you go to Riverside Town to buy grain, try to buy as many black beans as possible. The flour should be whole wheat flour, and buy some wheat bran to mix together, so that it's half flour and half wheat bran."

The Half-goat looked at Attilan speechlessly.

"Why do you start cutting back on the rations of your dependents as soon as there is a shortage of food? Do you think they can be full with such wheat bran flour?"

"Why can't they be full? In addition to wheat bran flour, there are also green leafy vegetables such as alfalfa, field peas, and purple clover, as well as meats such as sand rabbits, sand sheep, lizards, and wild boars, and carrots, onions, and parsley as spices."

"Their lives are already colorful enough, what else are they not satisfied with? Whose dependents can have such a dedicated Dragon Lord as him, who even personally used the Rain of Grace to germinate a batch of carrots, onions, and parsley for them?"

The Half-goat gave him a roll of his eyes.

"Are you sure it's not because you want to eat it yourself?"

"It's not important, what's important is that they also enjoyed this batch of dishes that can be used as vegetables and as spices for seasoning. It has always been the dependents serving the Dragon Lord, where is the logic of the Dragon Lord serving the dependents?"

"You are responsible for purchasing grain, and I will go to Great Horn Town and Earth Fort Town to take a look and see what is causing the grain to be consumed so quickly!"

The Half-goat nodded. He also felt that the speed at which the grain was being consumed was a bit too fast. If it weren't for the fact that the Minotaur Chieftain and Centaur Leader didn't have the brains to resell grain, he would have suspected that they were embezzling it.

Attilan flew in the air, looking at the green manure and wheat and black bean seedlings growing on the leveled fields near Great Horn Town, feeling proud and delighted in his heart.

These changes all appeared because of him. Planting green manure plants such as alfalfa made the soil in the wasteland more fertile, and could also be used as feed for herbivores such as sand rabbits and sand sheep.

Groundhogs, wild deer, wild boars, and other animals that gradually ran out of the forest as the wasteland's ecology improved also appeared in the wasteland, but their numbers were still too small. Attilan forbade the Minotaurs and Centaurs from hunting them within a year.

They could only hunt animals that inhabited this land before the wasteland's environment improved, and at the same time, avoid killing them directly as much as possible. After identifying their gender, they would put them into the corresponding pastures for breeding.

Taking the sand rabbits managed by the Kobolds as an example, the strong individuals among the male rabbits would be raised together with the descendants of the female rabbits captured before, and the female rabbits would be raised together with the descendants of the breeding male rabbits.

Great Horn Town is close to the forest, and the nearby land is relatively more fertile than Earth Fort Town, so the main task here is to produce all kinds of grains and vegetables. Wheat, black beans, carrots, parsley, onions, and sand onions are all planted here.

Green Scale Town is located at the junction of the forest and the lake, and mainly grows agricultural products produced from trees such as fruits, nuts, and spices, as well as green ecological breeding projects such as pearls, honey, and fish.

There is no problem with Great Horn Town. The Fishmen are responsible for clearing the silt from the river channel, which needs to extend from the lake outlet all the way to the downstream riverbank of Earth Fort Town.

Near Great Horn Town, the Minotaurs are responsible for piling the silt on the riverbank to dry, and after the silt is dry, they mix it with plant ash and sprinkle it into the newly reclaimed soil to increase fertility.

The Centaurs who graze sand sheep in the wilderness between Great Horn Town and Earth Fort Town are responsible for handling the silt.

The Minotaurs, Centaurs, and Kobolds in Great Horn Town are all using iron and wooden farm tools to prepare the land, and moving dead branches and leaves from the forest to burn the wasteland, creating a vibrant scene.

Everything was so harmonious and beautiful, but when Attilan arrived at Earth Fort Town, his blood pressure instantly rose.

What did he see? A group of Kobolds were actually lazily lying on the ground basking in the sun!

How could this be allowed? He let the Kobolds eat their fill so that they would work harder to dig the soil. Even he hadn't had such a leisurely time in a long time!

"Get up, all of you! Who told you to lie here sleeping? Why aren't you working?"

The Kobold leader ran over in a panic and knelt on the ground, kowtowing non-stop.

"Dragon Lord, please calm your anger. They are all just children. We have been diligently doing the work of raising sand rabbits that the Dragon Lord entrusted to us. After the city wall was built, I also specially asked the Kobolds who built the city to go to the wasteland to catch sand rabbits."

"Because taking care of the sand rabbits doesn't require so many people, and they are still young and ignorant, and their strength is not enough, I let them grow for a while, and then put them to work when they are strong enough."

Attilan looked at the Kobolds kneeling on the ground in shock.

"They are all little Kobolds who were born recently?"

"Yes, your subordinate dares not deceive the Dragon Lord."

Hiss, it seems that this is indeed the case. With the Kobolds' breeding speed and growth speed, it seems that a group of little Kobolds could indeed appear so quickly.

But he had only recruited this group of Kobolds for two months, and for one and a half months of that time, they had to dig the soil non-stop every day. They still had the energy to have children at night?

"When were these Kobolds' eggs laid?"

"During the city construction period."

"Then when did they hatch?"

"One or two days after the city wall was built."

Attilan nodded. He really didn't pay enough attention to these Kobolds usually. Their eggs were also laid in temporary caves dug outside the city, and he didn't even see them.

And the hatching time was after he left Earth Fort Town.

This is what caused the misunderstanding.

Suddenly, Attilan widened his eyes and asked:

"They are growing so fast because of the various foods transported from Green Scale Town?"

The Kobold leader nodded and said:

"That's right. If it weren't for those grains, according to the clan's previous records, these little Kobolds would have been starved to death."

Wait a minute, the hundred Kobolds left in Earth Fort Town gave him such a big surprise, so what about the two hundred who went to Great Horn Town?

The harmonious scene he saw in Great Horn Town just now, how many little Kobolds are hidden in the caves!

"Leave the manpower needed to take care of the sand rabbits, and drive the other Kobolds to Great Horn Town to reclaim farmland and dig underground water channels! Also, before you get my permission, all Kobolds are forbidden from continuing to lay eggs!"

If they continue to have children indiscriminately, be careful that he directly sends the Kobolds to the rainforest to attack the local tribes and consume the Kobold population.

"Yes, Dragon Lord!"

The Kobold leader knew that they had been presumptuous. The Dragon Lord's grain should be used to supply warriors like the Minotaurs and Centaurs, and it was already good enough for the Kobolds to be able to eat their fill.

They actually had so many cubs. It was already a blessing that the Dragon Lord didn't drive them away to fend for themselves, or even directly kill the extra Kobolds.

"Manage the male and female Kobolds separately, don't let them meet! The male Kobolds will go to dig underground water channels, and the females will go to reclaim farmland!"

Then Attilan quickly rushed to Great Horn Town. Sure enough, there was another surprise. More than a hundred were born in Earth Fort Town, and more than two hundred were born in Great Horn Town. The number of Kobolds directly doubled!

The reason why the grain consumption speed was so fast has been found. If it was eaten by the Minotaurs and Centaurs, Attilan wouldn't say anything, but what can the Kobolds do?

Fifty Kobolds may not be able to pile up and kill a Minotaur!

The number of Kobolds is increasing, and the Minotaurs and Centaurs will also have children next year. We must expand the cultivated area with all our strength!