Chapter 44 (1/2)

Chapter 44: The Lord Wants to Build a New Village

The dinner was over.

Liszt finally got down to business. “I’m planning to build a new village on the east coast, so that some of the serfs can be occupied when not farming.”

Farmers were busy in some seasons but idle in others.

Liszt found it too wasteful. It would be better if some of the farmers were changed into fishermen.

“Such delicious food indeed should be worked on. However, Liszt, the population of the town is too little. All the serfs are needed here.”

“I’ll come up with a solution to the shortage.” Liszt did not say anything more.

He had discussed with Levis about purchasing serfs with the dividends of the black tulip as a reward. The earl’s fleets returned with a lot of serfs every time it went out for trade.

Goltai immediately understood. “If you put it that way, I’ll start planning for the new village immediately.”

“My lord, what will be the name of the new town?” Isaiah asked.

“Let’s call it… Oysterton.”

Liszt had high hopes for Oysterton. He hoped that some serfs could be transformed into fishermen and provide food for Flower Town after the village was built. Before, most people of Flower Town would sleep through the winter to reduce the need for food.

With enough food, the cold of winter would be nothing.

A lot of construction work could continue in winter.

Goltai arrived at the castle again in the evening. “Liszt, the corn grass was found! The patrolmen found a pasture at the edge of Thorn Hill that looks the same as the corn grass.”

“Lead me there.”

Liszt saw the corn grass before it was completely dark. Compared to the three wild corn in Wheaton, those corn grasses were much shorter.

Liszt examined them with disappointment.

It was probably where the corn grass originated, but there was no sign of an elvish insect. Without elvish insects, it was barely possible to develop and improve the corn grass.

“Take good care of them and collect the seeds. Sow them in the town later to provide a new grass for the horses and cows.”

…

At night, Liszt read books in his study after a bath.

The misty words condensed before his eyes. Mission accomplished. Reward: information about the invisible dragon.

Soon, the mist was twisted into a new mission. Mission: Fishery is on the lord’s agenda now, and a batch of serfs are about to be kicked into the ocean by you. It’s a necessary skill to use the subjects, but sustainable development is also important. Please update the equipment of the fishermen. Reward: a large area of smoking grass.

A large area of smoking grass? What’s that? Tobacco?

Updating the fishing equipment was an easy task. He would’ve done the same even without the misty mission.