Work Prophet
Chapter 564 - 182: Eager to Return

Chapter 564: Chapter 182: Eager to Return

Li Yu was still considering how to persuade Sir Duren to join the Double Rest Sect, but a sudden incident disrupted his plans.

News came from the wireless radio that the clan tribes in the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range were gathering forces to form a large army, intending to take advantage of this year’s bumper harvest in the western border to strike a big one.

Li Yu asked Miss Rabbit beside him, "Are there still people on Dragon Ridge Mountain?"

"Well, there might still be... some," the Lady replied vaguely, clearly uncertain.

The Dragon Ridge Mountain Range was located on the westernmost edge of the Empire, stretching for hundreds of miles, with the Dwarf Kingdom right next door.

However, for various reasons, those dwarves preferred to take a longer route to the Golden Valley, even heading north to trade with the Campbell Family, rather than directly crossing the mountains.

Besides the high altitude and treacherous terrain of the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range that made crossing difficult, it was said that the clan tribes within the mountains were also a significant reason.

However, in the West, these clans weren’t often seen. It was said their ancestors held deep-seated hatred towards the dwarves due to blood feuds.

They did not always live in the mountains, but were forced to flee into the Dragon Ridge because the dwarves had stolen their land at the foot of the mountain and killed many of their kinsfolk and friends.

Therefore, these clans also deeply hated those dwarves, selectively targeting them when descending to plunder, while relatively more amiable towards the Red Lion Empire, even engaging in minor trade on a few occasions.

Unfortunately, apart from some furs, they had little else to offer and yet had great demands and high prices, which eventually dissuaded merchants from risking their lives to venture into the mountain.

All in all, the nobles of the West had almost no interaction with the clan tribes in the Dragon Ridge Mountains and naturally had little impression of them.

Ireya could not fathom what madness had seized these folks to suddenly decide to switch targets for their raiding. Could it be that they suffered too many losses at the hands of those dwarves and thought the West’s lords were easy pickings, softer than the dwarves?

If they truly harbored such thoughts, they were gravely mistaken.

Miss Rabbit had just won the championship of the combat tournament and was bursting with confidence, eager to rush back and teach those clan tribes a lesson.

That is, provided they lasted until her return.

Now that the autumn harvest was nearly over and everyone’s hands were freed up, Fosto the advisor reported over the wireless radio that Marquis Kuren was preparing to summon his vassals.

If those clan tribes dared to come down from the mountains, the assorted nobles of the West would ensure they had no return trip.

Besides, Fosto also reported to the Lady about the outcome of this year’s harvest.

The old advisor was very excited, even his voice trembling slightly.

Because the territories of the Double Rest Sect had taken the lead in adopting new farming tools and applying fertilizers, a bumper harvest of winter wheat had arrived as early as June.

However, for the farmers elsewhere in Green Field, it wasn’t until March this year that they gradually followed suit, so it wasn’t until the beginning of September that they could taste the fruits of their labor.

Seeing the grain yield doubled compared to previous years and witnessing once more the incredible power of Saturday, every face was filled with shock and elation.

Following Miss Rabbit’s instructions before she left, Fosto had built over a dozen more granaries to stockpile as much grain as possible.

Yet still a portion could not fit, fortunately, the Arias family had also hired craftsmen from the Truth Bureau to build for them two windmill mills.

Together with the four from the Double Rest Sect and the two manual mills originally owned by the Arias family, they managed to finish milling the remaining part into flour before the rain came.

Fosto, having lived to a ripe old age and served several Family Heads of the Arias family, saw such an unprecedented great harvest for the first time!

Even if the next three years brought no yield from Green Field, the stored grain alone would be enough to feed everyone.

After hearing the report, Miss Rabbit first praised Fosto and the others for their work over this period, then ordered the old advisor to continue purchasing food.

This year’s rainfall was abundant not only in Green Field but also across the western territories, with generally better harvests than in previous years, and grain prices were relatively cheap, making it a good opportunity to stock up more.

Even though Fosto agreed, he was somewhat confused as to why Ireya, despite the bumper harvest, unlike previous years, wasn’t selling it, and instead was still stockpiling grain.

It was not until Miss Rabbit told Fosto that she planned to bring back nearly twenty thousand newcomers to Green Field that the old advisor was completely shocked.

After a long silence from the other side of the radio, the voice finally came through, "Lady Ireya, your father would surely be proud of you."

The Lady scratched her head, "Actually, most of these people mainly followed Prophet Merlin. Hmm, my Champion status certainly played a role, but most of them were drawn because of Merlin. No matter, once they arrive at Green Field, they will all be my subjects."

Miss Rabbit didn’t think there was anything wrong with that, what belonged to Li Yu was hers as well.

Later, Fosto reported to the girl the progress of the construction of the Earth Ramming City, where the walls had been completed half a month ago and were now being clad with bricks.

This part of the work would take even more time, with the fastest completion estimated to be in five or six months.

Luckily, the defensive strength of the rammed earth walls was already quite good, providing protection for the people living within them.

Thinking about her first town being built made the Lady, who was already homesick, even more eager to return home.

After being conferred the title of Earl by Marquis Kuren, Miss Rabbit and Li Yu began to discuss the date of their return journey.

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let’s set off tomorrow. Later on, I’ll go to the marketplace to buy some things and also have a chat with Sir Duren."

"Do you have a way to enter into the guard’s dungeon?" Ireya’s eyes widened, "I heard the security there is very tight."

"If I really wanted to get in, there are quite a few ways, but there’s no need for such trouble," Li Yu replied, "I can just talk to him outside."

Afterward, Li Yu had Jude look for someone in the city brave enough and with precise enough aim to get themselves arrested by the guard on any random pretext and thrown into the dungeon.

Once inside, the guy discreetly unwrapped a small black box tied around his belly when the guards weren’t looking.

After inquiring which cell held Duren, the guy weighed the small black box in his hand, adjusting his strength and angle.

Tossing it through the wooden bars, the black box traced an arc and landed right inside Duren’s cell.

At that moment, the former Imperial Forest Guard Captain was sitting on the floor, lost in thought.