Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 681 - 495 The Growth of the Young Red Dragon_2

Chapter 681: Chapter 495 The Growth of the Young Red Dragon_2

Besides, Gaven highly doubted that the high yield of the Garden Farm mentioned by the Aka Eagle-Tribe Gnoll was blessed by the gods like Favorable Weather. Instead, it seemed to be a Geothermal Farm—the residual heat from silver smelting released into the ground, creating a farm with a relatively constant ground temperature all year round.

When those Gnolls took him to the surface to see it for himself, the environment was even more unique than he had expected.

This Garden Farm was not at all in Kript Garden Forest, but in a valley surrounded by mountains in the Sword Mountain Range, located directly above the Dwarf Castle. The most convenient route there was through the castle, and the surrounding mountains were engraved with giant Dwarf Runes, forming a protective shield similar to the Elf Mystic Lock.

Without a doubt, if one approached from the direction of the Sword Mountain Range without the help of magic, it would be very difficult to find this valley.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides and coupled with the geothermal heat, the temperature here was like spring all year round. It would be difficult not to have a high yield.

The only regret was that most of the area was already wasted. Trees, vines, and wild grass entangled together, denser than an ordinary forest. Only a small area near the passage had been developed for agriculture with quite crude planting techniques—typical of rough growing and harvesting. Even so, it managed to sustain over two thousand creatures, showing just how suitable this place was for cultivation.

What a waste! What a waste! What a waste!

Being so close to the City of Brilliance, growing grains was not the most profitable business.

The most profitable was to cultivate off-season vegetables here. When it was freezing cold elsewhere, a shipment of fresh green vegetables to that place would, Gaven was certain, be snapped up immediately. The value generated at that time could even be worth several times more than the silver mine.

This was definitely a real treasure trove.

A silver mine, a Garden Farm, either one would be worth Gaven investing some of his energy here, let alone both combined. Of course, it was worth investing a great deal of effort.

After getting a fairly good understanding of the situation inside and out of Nanklept and returning to the council hall,

Gaven temporarily dismissed those Eagle-Tribe Gnolls and turned to the young Red Dragon, "For the next while, I would like you to stay here and lead these Gnolls in developing this land. What do you think?"

"Me?" The young Red Dragon was taken aback, clearly not having expected this—it was beyond his wildest dreams.

"What, not happy about it?"

"Happy, very happy." The young Red Dragon nodded vigorously, like a pecking chick. Now, his head was full of images of a Dragon’s Nest inlaid with silver bricks; no Giant Dragon could refuse to roll around and sleep in such quarters.

Before, it was just a dream, but now that dream seemed to be coming true on its own.

There are no such things as pies falling from the sky, especially not with Gaven. If there were, they would surely be hiding a significant quantity of Tremor Bombs.

After his surprise, the young Red Dragon cautiously asked, "My Lord, may I inquire about the conditions?"

"All the rough silver bricks and the treasure here, I’ll carry away." Gaven had a profound understanding of the Dragon’s deep-rooted greed.

In the past, a young Red Dragon transformed into an Undead Ghost almost slipped out of control because of the treasure.

Even if Gaven had absolute control over the young Red Dragon, he couldn’t entrust a pile of treasure to his care. Otherwise, who knew what unexpected things he might do?

The young Red Dragon’s face revealed an irrepressible disappointment, yet he felt a long sigh of relief in his heart. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about losing control over his own greed and doing something foolish. He nodded, "It’s only natural."

"After you take charge here, what do you think should be done?" Gaven’s question clearly had a teaching intent, wanting to see how much the young Red Dragon had learned from following him this whole time.

Without hesitation, the young Red Dragon answered, "Keep a low profile as a dragon, never appear easily in the sight of Humans, and certainly don’t hunt in their stables."

"You learn quickly, don’t you?" Gaven couldn’t help but laughingly scold. This was the first order he gave to Roderick when he brought him here; the young Red Dragon wouldn’t need the strong ones from the City of Brilliance to lay hands on him, as there were several beings in Anfield Village capable of wiping him out, "What I meant was, how do you plan to manage those Gnolls outside?"

To spark the young Red Dragon’s enthusiasm, Gaven explained further, "From now on, for each day you manage here, one-tenth of the mine’s output will be yours."

At the mention of money to be made, the young Red Dragon’s spirits instantly lifted.

At first glance, the salary didn’t seem much—just a hundred kilograms of rough silver ingots a month, which translated to just over three hundred Gold Coins.

But based on what he knew about Gaven, he would not be content with the current situation of the silver mine. Once development started here on a large scale, the figure would be far higher.

No, that’s not right.

Gaven’s intention seemed to be to leave the silver mine in his hands for management, testing his management skills. Only by managing well could he stay for a long time.

The young Red Dragon immediately began to rack his brains, recalling everything he had seen and heard during his time in Dragon Oak Territory and his understanding of his fierce and cunning master, and replied, "I will gather more Gnolls from the mountains behind to increase the number of Gnolls here."

He had already fully witnessed the strength in numbers during his stay in Dragon Oak Territory. Even the meager Gnolls, if in sufficient quantities, could unleash a force shocking even to ancient Giant Dragons—and in this respect, he had a natural advantage. His previous experience in the Stone Bridge Hills had proven this.