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Chapter 407 - 407 407 Gratitude for the Wisdom of Our Predecessors

407: Chapter 407: Gratitude for the Wisdom of Our Predecessors 407: Chapter 407: Gratitude for the Wisdom of Our Predecessors Looking ahead, Zhao Guang casually said, “Where’s Miller, have him come see me.”

Xi Fei, slightly embarrassed, said, “Well, Miller personally led a team to the neighboring territory to expand channels, and he’s not in the territory right now.” After saying that, Xi Fei lowered her head and avoided looking at Zhao Guang.

Zhao Guang felt a bit awkward, that order seemed to have been issued by himself after all.

“Such a waste, how can the orders at the beginning of winter be the same as now, doesn’t he know how to adapt?”

Xi Fei kept her head down without speaking, it was the constraint of the contract, and no one dared to adapt without your word.

Sometimes, the contract is just that rigid, there’s no possibility of bending it.

While it ensures the loyalty of the Contractors, it also limits their ability to utilize their capabilities.

“Cough cough, alright, when he returns, you tell him my thoughts,” he said.

Zhao Guang pointed at the river in front of him, “My idea is simple, use this river to go directly to the other territories along the river, and trade with them, opening up the channels here.”

Xi Fei hesitated a bit, “But can we get there, it’s rather flat over there, but not easy to travel on.”

The ice is too slippery, it’s better to walk on the ground than on it.

And on this ice, who knows what dangers might be encountered, because right across is the Plague Swamp.

“Who told you to go walking directly on it, we’ll use sleds.”

Grateful for the wisdom of his predecessors, Zhao Guang thought silently.

If it hadn’t been for the many similar scenes he’d read about in novels before, he probably couldn’t have come up with this idea himself.

He wondered if anyone in the North had invented sleds yet, but certainly not near here.

Seeing this river before, Zhao Guang thought it would be very easy to use sleds here.

Most crucially, the Luin River just happens to separate the borders of the Chirali Kingdom from the Plague Swamp.

In between, there is a stretch of no man’s land, but on this side of the river, there are all fortresses of the Chirali Kingdom.

This area is inhabited by Great Nobles, their territories have been established for who knows how many years, and wealth definitely isn’t a problem.

They definitely don’t lack any sort of materials either.

If sleds can be used for communication, then just by relying on the Luin River, he wouldn’t need to worry about the development of his trade.

“A sled?

What is that?” Clearly, Xi Fei had never seen one.

“Get some people over here with some wood, let’s try making one,” Zhao Guang said.

Zhao Guang looked rather proud, finally able to show off properly.

Wood was quickly brought over, and Zhao Guang’s practical skills were also very strong.

“Here, at this spot, roast it with fire for me, I want to change its shape a bit.” Then, Xi Fei became his effective tool for doing the fire.

Of course, not the kind for lighting fires at night, but the proper kind for cooking.

Soon enough, a simple sled was made.

The center was very low, it was absolutely impossible to topple over.

And that huge box, could definitely carry loads of stuff.

Though this sled was a bit rudimentary, there was no issue with using it.

Around them, quite a few people had already gathered; after all, many people had nothing to do during the big winter.

After all, if there was a bit of work, it was immediately snatched up by someone, and many could only idly watch.

Especially those Rabbitfolk, in the dead of winter, they really couldn’t be of much help.

Seeing Zhao Guang finish, they finally dared to speak up.

But even their discussion was quiet, as if afraid of disturbing Zhao Guang.

Xi Fei and Jeana, who came upon hearing the news, were curiously circling around the sled.

“How do you use this, it doesn’t even have wheels.”

Zhao Guang pointed ahead and said, “Right there, tie a rope and let a draft animal pull the sled.

Even if it’s loaded with things, it will run very fast and smoothly.”

Zhao Guang had only heard of this, how could he actually know about it.

But he had to put on a confident look, otherwise how could he impress anyone.

He should have researched a bit earlier rather than assuming he could just make it work.

Soon enough, some animals similar to mules were brought over, they were originally used for pulling carts.

“How come there are no dogs, even deer would do,” Zhao Guang remembered that these animals were usually the ones pulling sleds.

“Dogs, how could we use those, aren’t they just for guarding the house?

As for deer, aren’t they just meant to be eaten,” Xi Fei said, and the people around her agreed, thinking that was their only use.

For many, deer were indeed just a meat reserve for winter.

Zhao Guang covered his forehead, unable to continue the pretense, again assuming too much.

Indeed, if there were no sleds, there wouldn’t be animals specifically for pulling them.

It seemed he would need to develop such animals himself, or maybe it would be better to buy some from Earth and then breed them here.

But then, what if the animals from Earth mutated due to Magic Elements?

Just like the dairy cows he brought over before, he had now heard they had mutated quite a bit.

Fortunately, it was only a slight decrease in milk production and they became a bit stronger, otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to explain it.

He wondered if there were any Druid Spells for breeding animals, if not, he might need to study that.

“Forget it, let’s use this for now, let’s bring over some dogs later and test them,” he said.

Zhao Guang called over, and then the people around began loading the sled.

At the front, only a single mule was tied up.

But in no time, as the sled picked up speed, everyone’s expressions changed.

Because the speed didn’t seem much slower than the mule walking on its own.

With such speed, it wouldn’t take much time at all to reach the nearby territories.

“Lord, this is wonderful.

With this, we can easily communicate with the surrounding territories,” someone exclaimed.

“It’s a pity we have too few mules, otherwise we could form a large team,” some people felt helpless thinking about how few mules the territory had.

Zhao Guang waved his hand, “No problem, we can buy some from other territories.”

“But, but what if people from other territories learn from us,” someone started to worry.

Zhao Guang wasn’t concerned at all, “Isn’t that even better?

It can’t all be our merchant teams.

If everyone works together, we can make this enterprise bigger, which is more beneficial for us.”

Zhao Guang wasn’t worried about other people developing this as well, because with a larger market, he could gain more benefits.

Although the people around him felt more reassured, the thought of letting others gain so much benefit still pained them.

There was no helping it, the technology content of the sled was low, too easy to imitate.

“Master, I will take care of this matter for now, since I don’t have much else to do,” Qiao Miya whispered.