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Chapter 386 - 386 386 These People Really Came

386: Chapter 386: These People Really Came 386: Chapter 386: These People Really Came “Lord, this one is a bit better,” a petite rabbitfolk said to Zhao Guang, pointing at a wheat seedling with her finger.

Zhao Guang stepped forward and looked carefully but couldn’t discern any significant difference between the two.

He knew his expertise certainly wasn’t something these rabbitfolk could match.

“Mira, why do you feel this one is better?”

Mira was an assistant recommended by the rabbitfolk themselves, said to have the strongest ability to distinguish between plants.

Zhao Guang wasn’t sure when he first saw her; he had thought she was chosen because of her looks.

After all, this little one, if not the prettiest in the rabbitfolk community, must be close to it.

Standing among the rabbitfolk, she shone brightly at a glance.

Though she was of age, she still looked like a delicate little girl.

“Because this one’s glow is brighter, and here, this is where the seeds grow, right?

It looks a bit more dazzling than the others,” Mira explained carefully about the seedling.

Zhao Guang scrutinized carefully but couldn’t see anything himself.

Although he was already an intermediate mage and had learned spells from the druids, he still couldn’t see this glow.

Mira was just an ordinary person, untrained, yet she could see these things.

Perhaps they were naturally suited for the druid’s practice methods.

Zhao Guang decided to later look for druidic training methods for them to try.

The weak position rabbitfolk held was partly due to their physical constitution, and also because they were not suited for the priestly path.

If they could really take the druid’s path, perhaps they could become a strong race.

As Zhao Guang thought this, he reached out and patted Mira’s head.

Mira’s body trembled visibly, but she did not dare to evade.

“You’ve done well, so the task of selecting plants will now be entrusted to you.

If the results are really good, I will offer better treatment to your tribe and more land.”

With Zhao Guang’s assurance, Mira’s eyes seemed to light up.

“Thank you, my lord.” Mira seemed to want to grasp Zhao Guang’s hand, but she was a bit afraid to.

Zhao Guang smiled and turned to leave, for he had much work to do.

Watching Zhao Guang depart, Mira let out a sigh of relief but also felt a bit disappointed.

“Everyone brace yourselves, we must do well in this.

Our tribe’s survival depends on our efforts.”

The surrounding rabbitfolk nodded vigorously; this selection wasn’t limited to just this one individual.

In fact, Zhao Guang’s laboratory was teeming with over twenty rabbitfolk.

The reason Zhao Guang thought Mira was chosen for her beauty was that, surprisingly, these rabbitfolk were all female and all fit his aesthetic preferences; he couldn’t deny having certain thoughts about them.

However, it made sense that the rabbitfolk, being a weaker race, only had their herbs and themselves to offer.

Meanwhile, in the south, a group of pioneers had finally set out.

Gu Liqi, who had distant family ties with Marquis Coruas, was the pioneer with the most resources.

Leading the expedition himself, he brought over two hundred people in the initial phase.

Among them were thirty elite soldiers, whom he had managed to secure only after much effort.

Even though they were all retired from Marquis Coruas’s army, they were still elite troops.

“That direction is where we’re heading.

We must complete this mission.

If we continue expanding and with Marquis Coruas’s support, our territory is bound to develop into a viscount’s domain, and perhaps even…”

Gu Liqi was about to continue, but his assistant tugged at him and shook his head.

Right, some things shouldn’t be said carelessly.

A careless slip could be unfavorable for him.

Gu Liqi chuckled, yet everyone understood his implication.

However, what others thought was uncertain.

“Knight, there’s a sign up ahead.”

“What sign?” Gu Liqi frowned, but not because of the sign, rather due to the title.

Before setting out, everyone had been knighted, since only members of the nobility could venture out to colonize.

Commoners were not entitled to do so.

Of course, those who became nobles through military achievements seldom went on such ventures.

Who didn’t know that the Chirali Empire had already reached its pinnacle, surrounded by regions not easily colonized?

Spending a fortune and effort to colonize, only to achieve nothing in the end, was less appealing than developing other aspects from the beginning.

Even if they engaged solely in trade, nobles had far more advantages than others.

“The sign says ‘Welcome to Xuanwu Territory.’ What is Xuanwu Territory?”

“I don’t know.

Maybe it’s the name of that man’s domain in the North.”

“So, should we continue moving forward?” The assistant asked hesitantly.

“Why not move forward?

It’s just a country bumpkin, after all.

We haven’t even reached the boundary of his claimed domain.

And so what if we did?

He probably doesn’t know he should register it with the Noble Management Office.”

That’s right; although the King had granted such a large territory, if one didn’t register it, and in the absence of occupation, it could be deemed that part of the territory had lost control and no longer belonged to them.

This required re-registration and could only last for one year.

Typically, even nobility offspring often overlooked this detail.

A merchant’s kin, how could he possibly pay attention to these things?

Before departing, Marquis Coruas had already explained all this, so now Gu Liqi was full of confidence.

The assistant was relieved, seeing that the sign was probably just an anomaly.

The group pushed on, and as they neared their destination, they could soon see other teams; their goal was the same, to encircle the area where Zhao Guang was settled.

They just hadn’t expected to travel so far and still not have reached it.

“This damned fool, why travel so far?

We’re nearly at Fla Fortress.”

“My lord, I see it.

Right next to Fla Fortress, they’ve already built houses.

I also saw many rabbitfolk; they’ve even gathered a batch of Beastmen.”

Recruiting Beastmen was a common and boast-worthy undertaking for many border territories.

Hearing this, envy sparkled in Gu Liqi’s eyes.