Under Ron's arrangement, Li Ran and his subordinates had an exclusive living area inside Wolfsburg.
Anyone who requests to meet with Li Ran must obtain Ron's personal approval.
Therefore, although there is an endless stream of people coming to look for Li Ran, no one has been able to actually see him.
In the room with the fireplace lit, Li Ran was leaning on a soft chair covered with animal skins, holding in his hand the secret letter just sent by Eureka.
The secret letter was written by Malen and transported all the way by Lan Ling. The letter reported on the recent development of Starwind Territory.
While Li Ran was away from the territory, all work was still being carried out in an orderly manner under the promotion of the Government Affairs Department.
Huangmu Town's resource production departments such as mines and lumber mills have a large number of skeleton soldiers working, and the territory's resource output is fully guaranteed.
On this basis, in order to effectively utilize the existing population, and in accordance with Li Ran's requirements, a vigorous educational movement began.
Basic education night schools have been established in various regions and units in the territory, with the plan to gradually eliminate illiteracy and compulsorily include the younger population and children in compulsory education.
The liberated slaves of Talengard will also build their loyalty to the Starwind Leader and their confidence in their future life in the process.
The new military school was completed in the Starwind City Garrison.
Dewey, Hart, and Anke worked together to promote the construction of the school in addition to completing the leadership tasks of their respective regiments.
They integrated the tactical theories and combat experience of the Griffin Claws, Starwind Shadows, Shadow Rangers and other units, and hired a group of skilled officers such as Lizard Cavalry instructor Joe as instructors.
Soldiers and grass-roots officers who are highly loyal, possess good military qualities, and adapt to the Starwind Legion's combat command system are being continuously trained.
On the other hand, the "breakthrough" plan formulated by Li Ran is still progressing step by step.
The Craftsman College has trained a large number of shipbuilders, and the inland river fleet under construction in Huanlong Port is growing rapidly.
The second Buran-class sailing frigate and two transport ships of the same specifications have just been launched.
These ships are equipped with Griffin anti-submarine bombing formations trained by the Military Academy, and are equipped with improved Iron Maiden biological armor.
This allows them to form a fleet and sail independently, effectively performing combat and transportation tasks on the Ira River.
This brand new river fleet has set off from Dragon Calling Port, fully loaded with divinely chosen warriors and construction craftsmen, heading to the wild areas of the Wolf Principality to help Jamil build ports and strongholds.
While the inland rivers of the empire are still blocked by the machine race, the trade transportation line between the Starwind Territory and the pioneering area has been opened.
This secret route will be the key to the further development of Star Wind Leader.
Li Ran took out a barrel of wild wheat wine brewed in Star Wind City from the space ring and placed it on the wooden table.
He poured some into the cup and took a shallow sip.
The sweet and astringent taste has a strong mellow aroma of wheat. It has to be said that it is several grades better than the wine Li Ran tasted at Benlang Fortress.
Li Ran stood up and walked to the window.
He looked at the gloomy sky outside and the troops moving back and forth on the avenue of Benlang Fortress, and fell into deep thought.
There are two main problems we are currently facing.
One is to promote the development of the Star Wind Territory, and the other is to maintain the existence of the Wolf Principality.
How to use the Yila River route to speed up the construction of the territory is the top priority before Li Ran.
Li Ran already has some ideas. For example, the wild wheat wine, a specialty of Xingfeng Ling, has a unique taste and smell and should be welcomed by players in the development area.
During the autumn plowing movement, the reclaimed farmland around Starwind City produced a large amount of fast-growing wild wheat as reserve grain to prepare for winter.
But now that the waterway to the development area has been opened, Li Ran can transport a large amount of grain from the development area, brew all the wild wheat into ale, and sell it to players in the development area.
Prior to this, Li Ran had already conducted market research.
No one in the several principalities in the pioneering area grows wild wheat on a large scale, a fast-growing crop that seriously consumes land fertility. This is the only wild wheat wine in Star Wind City.
This kind of rare product with excellent quality can be sold at a high price among the middle-class and above player groups.
In addition, Black Cliff's warehouse also stores a large number of high-level magic materials and powerful psychic items obtained when the demon army was eliminated.
For example, the battle horns of the fierce demon, the gray spine of the three-headed hell dog, the sweat glands of the succubus, etc. are high-end materials eagerly sought after by alchemists, enchanters and other life players, and can easily sell for high prices in the auction house.
Thinking of this, Li Ran frowned.
"Alchemy? Did I forget something?"
He suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an alchemy formula in the space ring.
That was a hidden item that Hart accidentally discovered in the secret trial realm not long after he occupied Starwind City.
Li Ran immediately pulled out the blood-stained parchment from the corner of the space ring.
[Recipe: Soul Refining Potion]
【Epic/Special】
[Effect: The user immediately loses 30% of his health and replenishes 15% of his magic power]
【raw material】
juice of sun and moon grass
king cobra venom
Demon's Brimstone Blood
Sewer Slime Gel
evil eye eyeball
Illithid Tentacles
The Digestive Juice of the Lifespinning Spider Woman
Giant worm's gallbladder
Skeleton Soldier's Fluorescent Ashes
Rotten Zombie Ichor
...
[Production conditions: Grandmaster Alchemist, Master Dark Magic]
[Description: The masterpiece of an unknown genius necromancer. He once tried to refine the soul of the victim and extract magic power to make a potion. However, the experiment only ended when it was drunk and effective. It is said that colleagues who were testing the potion learned about it.
After obtaining the raw materials, the mage disappeared along with the formula]
After conquering Black Cliff City and acquiring the Dark Alchemist Association, Li Ran once considered producing soul refining potions.
But unfortunately, there were no production conditions at that time.
On the one hand, raw materials such as the evil eye's eyeballs, the illithid's tentacles, and the life-spinning spider's digestive fluid can only be purchased in the development zone.
On the other hand, apart from Yibes and the dark alchemists, Starwind Territory has no mages at all.
But now, times have changed.
After opening up the Yila River navigation route, Li Ran could purchase these raw materials in the development zone and transport them back to Huanlong Port through a powerful inland river fleet.
The master of alchemy in Black Cliff will use top-secret techniques to make these complex raw materials into the only "soul refining potion" in the server!
Li Ran looked serious and held the alchemy formula with great care - as if he was holding a golden mountain.
In addition to being able to make soul refining potions, the Dark Alchemist Association can also produce all kinds of weird alchemical products passed down from long history.
For example, in history, dark elf spies often used a secret charm potion that could make drinkers confused and fascinated.
There are also poisons used for torture in Black Cliff's prison cell that can greatly amplify the user's pain, etc.
Li Ran believes that there will also be a market for these weird gadgets, and these products will open a new door for players in the development zone.
In the room, Li Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Ahem..."
Li Ran stopped himself from losing his composure.
In addition to the great development prospects, there are still many hidden worries in the future.
The Star Wind Shadow Force investigated and reported that the civil war between the Hell Knights of Talengard has ended, and it seems that the demon lord named Nebiros is about to return.
Before being discovered by the Demon Hive and a full-scale war breaks out, Li Ran must do his best to promote the development of the Star Wind Territory.
Now, the situation in the Wolf Principality is critical.
If the Wolf Principality is breached by the Machine Tribe, all of Li Ran's plans will come to nothing.
The Starwind Territory will once again fall into stagnation and be wiped out by the demons of Talengard.
From now on, the fate of the Starwind Territory is firmly tied to the Wolf Principality.
Now that he had met Ron by accident and boarded the broken ship of the Wolf Principality, Li Ran definitely didn't want it to sink so quickly before his eyes.
Regarding the situation in the Wolf Principality, Li Ran also had some preliminary thoughts.
During the Battle of Benlang Fortress, the Wolf Principality regained some of its popularity after losing its hearts, but in the face of the expansion and counterattack of the Machine Tribe, the existing strength was completely insufficient.
Time was running out, so Li Ran decided to go to Ron immediately to discuss the next step.