Above The Sky
Chapter 796 - 796 34 Ian Silverpeak 6400 seeking double monthly tickets~_3

796: Chapter 34: Ian Silverpeak (6400, seeking double monthly tickets~)_3 796: Chapter 34: Ian Silverpeak (6400, seeking double monthly tickets~)_3 ——Damn, Shasha collided with its own ship!

After hearing this news, Ian found it very difficult to keep his composure.

He had not expected Shasha to be so bold, not to mention colliding with the ship of a Third Energy Level powerhouse like Master Oak—let alone that of a Second Energy Level Fae.

It was fortunate that the other party happened to like sharks a lot, and probably found the collision rather amusing… But what if they had encountered a Third Energy Level with malicious intent?

Although the Hua’an Frost Butterfly could fly and did not require his worry, this shark’s energy was too excessive, wasn’t it?

Why did it seem like it wanted to hit every ship it saw?

He needed to find some time for remote communication soon; this Shasha was just too worrisome!

As for Viscount Grant’s sullen face…

well, who cared, Ian had already instructed that the Viscount’s ship was not to be collided with; he could come and go as he pleased.

That was roughly the situation.

Elder Prude planned to send two batches of migrants to the Leyan Territory before the end of the year.

The first batch consisted of over two hundred White Folks, and the number of the second batch would depend on how many people they could recruit at the port.

After confirming these matters, Ian sat in the chair in the town hall office and silently calculated: “The start-up funds of 15,000 Lante were already spent by over 9,000, leaving around 5,400.

Most of the Leyan Territory’s construction had been funded by local commerce and the leftover funds from Baron Leyan, which by now had been nearly spent.”

“It really is like spending money like water.”

Although over 5,000 Lante could be considered a huge sum of money in any place, enough to cultivate a Sublimator, on the flip side, it could cultivate just over one Sublimator.

Not to mention, the materials for Scott’s Magic Potion were also in transit.

If Ian himself were not an alchemist, with all the ready-made formulas, this amount of money would probably only be enough to train his assistant into a Sublimator.

“I must find a way to get some money.”

But wanting to raise funds was not an easy task.

“The current main population of the Lord of Leyan is roughly seventy thousand people.

Among these, over eighty percent have agriculture as their occupation, and the remaining twenty percent are primarily occupied with simple tasks like sand dredging, logging, mining, and stone masonry.

Only a small portion of people are involved in fat processing and Alchemy Material processing.

The number of people in this sector is small, firstly, because it’s challenging to cultivate and secondly, because the production really doesn’t need that many alchemy craftsmen.”

The next evening, the population census and farmland tally were more or less completed.

Ian met with his team in the town hall and also taught a lesson: “The reason why Leyan City, despite its relatively secluded location and excellent conditions, fails to develop effectively, is exactly due to the imbalance in industrial structure—outside of a part of the Alchemy Material processing equipment that Leyan City can produce on its own, the vast majority of other goods need to be purchased from Nauman City, which is an invisible restriction.”

“This is the production capacity failing to meet the territory’s needs.”

“We lack blacksmith shops and Material Alchemy workshops.

The construction of these facilities is not difficult.

I have experience and can also hire craftsmen from Nauman City.

I have already planned a new area to the west of the city for the future large-scale production workshops.”

Green Tide and Scott both took notes while Adalbert listened attentively.

“The population is completely insufficient.

We need to free up some of the agricultural population and get them involved in processing and industrial production.”

Ian drew a circle on the planning map: “Furthermore, the crisis with the Western Border Refugees is gradually settling down with Duke of Solin’s action, but the famine is causing many of the settled refugees in the South Ridge to struggle with sustaining their livelihoods—this is a good opportunity to increase our population.

Scott, plan some external promotion to attract those refugees and vagrants; there’s plenty of food within the territory.”

“As for the production of Alchemy Materials, let’s take a look at this summary of farmlands.”

Ian picked up another document; the Cold Essence Manipulation conjured a series of icy numbers and inscriptions mid-air, showing the youth’s excellent control of Essence Manipulation.

He read the document to himself while displaying the information in larger font for the others: “There are over ninety thousand acres of farmland within the territory.

Out of this, five thousand acres, which are the areas around Leyan City’s flower seas and lakesides, are suitable for growing Radiance Grass.

This number may seem exaggerated, but it translates to a very low amount per capita; these key Radiance Grass plots are even divided into over four hundred plantations, managed by the city’s professional Radiance Grass farmers.”

“Ninety thousand acres of land, along with the forests and Radiance Grass fields, after subtracting planting costs, city consumption, and various salaries, not to mention taxes to The Empire and goods supplied at fair prices to Nauman City and the Imperial Capital, the net profit is roughly 150,000 to 200,000 Lante per year, with the lion’s share coming from the ‘Spirit Energy Nourishment Extract’ derived from Radiance Grass.”

“As for the Lord’s Mansion itself, which I fully control, including the profit from Radiance Grass and taxes, amounts to about 70,000 Lante a year.

The rest is used for territory maintenance, operational costs of the Alchemy Workshop, and various subsidies for other farmers.

Baron Leyan is generous; he uses about half of the money to support the Domain Residents.

No wonder during the population census in Xiahui City, many were found to be literate, and everyone supports him.”

“If he hadn’t secretly hunted passersby and even Domain Residents as experimental materials for himself, the Leyan Family’s rule here would truly be solid as a rock.”

Concluding, Ian said: “This year is a year of scarcity, and moreover, Baron Leyan has already harvested all the Radiance Grass, so expecting to make money from this area, at least this year, is less likely.

So, to gain revenue from it, we either wait a year or wait for the construction of the Hydroponics Farm.”