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Upon arriving at the witch's tent, Fiona called out softly.
“I’m sorry, Fiona, this is a crucial early stage of research on antifreeze wheat. You guys eat it.”
Lilith's weak voice came from inside.
"Lilith, let's do the research later, eat something first."
Ron felt that not eating was not a solution, so he became more assertive.
"My lord, is it...?"
Lilith's voice sounded somewhat anxious.
"Don't say 'but,' come out now."
Ron opened the tent before she could finish speaking.
"Alright, alright, my lord~~"
There was nothing Lilith could do; since the lord was so adamant, she could only sigh and follow behind.
"Oville, Lucia, dinner is about to begin."
When Ron arrived at the dragon girl's tent, he spoke with a hint of a smile.
The reason is simple: he was thoroughly shocked here just now.
"Okay, okay~ Dinner's ready~~"
Lucia, still half asleep and not fully awake, answered with her mouth.
After waking up, she blinked her little mouth and followed Ovira and Fria out of the tent.
Lucia had no idea what had happened while she was asleep, and she thought it was all a beautiful dream.
O'Vell remained calm, offering a simple greeting, just as before.
However, Fria's gaze was filled with a solemn murderous intent.
Ron didn't even need to look to know that her teeth were clenched together.
I don't think I've offended this evil dragon, have I?
Why are you making that face for no reason?
They need to be disciplined!!!
Chapter 107 Lilith's Unbelievable Plan! Fiona arrives in the room dressed in a special maid outfit!
The night grew deeper!
Darkness seemed to engulf the entire world, while stars shone brightly in the sky and the moon peeked out from behind the clouds.
The banquet tonight has arrived as scheduled.
Only a few plates of roasted lamb leg and roasted chicken remained; the table was mostly filled with firm roasted venison.
"It tastes so good!"
Lucia stuffed her mouth full, as if all the fatigue of the day had vanished with that one bite.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
O'Ville looked on in astonishment as she watched such a large bite of venison go into her mouth.
But for some reason, I suddenly thought of something with a curled tail under the sunset...
I'd definitely choke if I ate that much; maybe only Lucia could eat it all in one bite...
Gumbling—
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of dragon's saliva.
I'm usually so reserved, how could I think such strange things...?
But I'm a dragon, so it's normal for me to like eating meat...
"Master, I checked the resources today and found that our territory is lacking too many things."
During her free time, Fiona checked the resources and investigated the current situation and demands of her subjects.
"How to say?"
Although Ron had already made plans for resources and the future development of the territory, he still wanted to hear what his maid had to say to see if there was anything he had overlooked.
"First is the issue of food. Although the master firmly believes that wheat can be grown before the harsh winter, it is clear that the outcome is unlikely to be satisfactory. Second is the issue of timber and water. Although there are solutions, they have not been formally resolved yet, and there may be some difficulties or unexpected events."
Fiona put down her knife and said with a worried expression:
"Finally, there's the issue of winter clothing. I've investigated the situation of the local people, and they have almost no winter clothes. Their blankets are also very thin. Winters in the far north are very cold. If we leave them unattended, I estimate that many of them will not survive the winter."
She's been very anxious these past few days.
Because these problems are very difficult to solve, if one of them goes wrong, the development of the territory will be hampered.
These very reasons led to the fact that the people could not survive the winter.
Fiona is not a saint. When it comes to other people's affairs, people in other places will at most sympathize, but they will not take the initiative to get involved.
But these people are now under Ron's rule, and are the Leonard family's people. She doesn't want anything to go wrong.
I hope everything goes well for my master.
"Don't we already have solutions for all of these?"
Ron had considered all of these things, and he spoke calmly:
"As for the issue of quilts and cotton-padded clothes, once I've dealt with Wilson Gray, I'll be able to open up the passage to Winter City, and then we can trade with merchants."
This is a major problem that must be solved right now.
Because the materials for making all kinds of potions need to be purchased from Winterfell.
After about a month, he and his knights will be able to continue taking the potion.
This leaves a shortage of over thirty potions, and at least twenty or thirty holy knights need to be trained to support the clearing of the alien races on the outskirts of the Misty Forest in the swamp area.
Only then can the timber problem be solved smoothly. Without timber, many people will freeze to death this winter.
Therefore, all of these things must be done before the harsh winter arrives.
“But Master, although we currently have over thirty Holy Knights, Wilson Gray has a full fifty, and they have been taking potions for at least one or two years. Even if we had an equal number of Holy Knights, I'm afraid we still…”
Fiona bit her pink lips tightly, not saying the last thing.
She didn't want to say such discouraging things, but the facts were clear: Wilson Gray, their sworn enemy, was not so easy to deal with.
"Aren't there also demi-human girls? They also have decent combat power."
Ron wasn't worried about this at all, because the knights of the Wilson Gray family were taking inferior Holy Knight Potions.
Even if you have been taking it for more than two years and have taken it multiple times, there is absolutely no need to worry.
After all, he had given his subordinates the full version of the Holy Knight Potion, and their attribute values immediately after taking it surpassed those of the Holy Knights who had been taking it for one or two years.
With the addition of the demi-human girl, it would be difficult to lose.
If all else fails, there's always Phyllis, the trump card. Just throw her into a crowd and let them hack and slash her. After she's on the verge of death and awakens an even stronger bloodline, killing forty or fifty Holy Knights will be a piece of cake.
"But it still feels very different..."
Fiona didn't want to boost others' morale and diminish her own, and she was still worried about something unexpected happening, unaware that everyone had taken the complete potion.
"My lord, the logging and irrigation canal digging have both failed..."
Lilith had been listening intently, expecting that something exciting was about to happen between Fiona and the lord.
But today's chat left her greatly disappointed.
If we don't talk about sex, what's the point of this meal?
But upon hearing about the many problems the territory was facing, he couldn't resist the urge to use his skills and decided to perform a divination.
Lilith, who was extremely confident in her divination skills, was certain that the plan to cut down trees and dig a canal would fail.
Adding to the fact that the previous divination for wheat seeds failed, it means that we have no food, timber, or water.
"Lilith, stop doing random divination. Your predictions are never accurate."
Although Fiona was certain that the witch's divination was almost certainly inaccurate, hearing this news still made her heart clench.
How could these possibly fail? They're bound to succeed.
Lilith has never calculated correctly even once, so she definitely won't calculate correctly this time either....
“Fiona, I know you’re upset, but I can assure you that this divination was completely accurate.”
Although some problems had indeed occurred during previous divinations, Lilith never felt that the problem lay with her.
She believes it must have been influenced by external factors.
The failure did not affect her confidence in the results of her divination at all.
That determined look in her eyes made Fiona wonder if she had really predicted it correctly this time.
No, no...
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