Winter Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 50 Demonic Marrow Manufacturing Plant
With the day of the bandit suppression drawing ever closer, Louis, accompanied by several knights carrying two heavy boxes, headed straight for the magic marrow manufacturing plant, which was also an alchemy workshop, near the mining area.

This manufacturing plant was built by Hilko and three new alchemy apprentices.

It was called a factory, but it was really just a few simple sheds, with gold refining equipment transported from the southeastern province placed around it.

Although the conditions were rudimentary, they were sufficient to allow the process of refining the magic marrow to take initial shape.

"My lord, you've come at the perfect time." Hilko leaned lazily against a wooden pillar.

Now that there are more talented people in the Red Tide Territory, he doesn't have to be so busy. He looks a little more energetic than before, but he still seems lazy.

"The first batch of demonic marrow has just been refined."

Upon hearing this, Louis became interested and his gaze fell on a heavy wooden barrel.

The bucket was filled with deep purple powder, its luster subtly shifting, appearing delicate and smooth, faintly radiating a magical aura.

Louis reached out and grabbed a bit, feeling an extremely smooth sensation on his fingertips. He couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the magic essence?"

“That’s right.” Hilko reached out and patted the barrel. “This barrel is worth at least fifty gold coins.”

Louis's expression shifted slightly.

Fifty gold coins is no small sum; it's enough to buy a hundred slaves or support two official knights for a year.

And this is only the result of a small-scale trial.

Thinking of the vast magic marrow mine in his territory, Louis became increasingly excited.

However, he also knew that there were still many difficulties to overcome before achieving large-scale production.

Mining the magic marrow mine is inherently risky, and the slightest carelessness could trigger a collapse.

Moreover, they are currently far from having enough equipment and manpower.

This bucket of magic marrow represents the entire output of the past week.

"Well done."

Louis immediately took out twenty gold coins and handed them to Hilco, and then gave each of the three alchemy apprentices ten gold coins.

The group was stunned for a moment when they received the gold coins, then their faces lit up with excitement. This was a huge sum of money for them, and they all expressed their gratitude to Louis.

"Thank you Lord Lord!"

But after a moment, one of the apprentices muttered to himself, "But where can we spend our gold coins here?"

The people around him were silent for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, Louis got down to business with Hilco.

He reached out and patted the wooden barrel, asking directly, "Hilko, can this be used to make Demon Flame Bullets?"

Upon hearing this question, Hilko frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then answered:
"The key materials for the Demon Flame Bullet are not only Demon Marrow, but also materials such as the Ignition Core. And the Crimson Tide Territory currently has none of these materials."

“I see…” Louis then coughed lightly, gesturing for the knights behind him to open the two heavy chests they had brought.

The lid of the wooden box was lifted, and a rich magical aura wafted out.

The box was filled with a dark blue crystal.

These are the crystalline spikes extracted from the Ice Armor Bear's body, containing extremely strong energy fluctuations.

Hilko and the three alchemy apprentices were stunned, their eyes wide and their breathing rapid.

"This...this is top-grade alchemy material!" an apprentice exclaimed excitedly. "If used properly, it's enough to create high-level magical items!"

Hilko snapped out of her daze and asked uncertainly, "You mean...?" Louis patted the box: "With this added, can we make a Demon Flame Bullet?"

Hilko paused for a moment, then nodded blankly.

But the next second, he shook his head violently, revealing an incredulous expression: "No, no, this is too wasteful! Demonic marrow is precious enough as it is, let alone Ice Armor Bear Crystal?"
Using these two top-tier materials to manufacture the Demon Flame Bullet... that's an absolute waste!

These materials, if used in weapons, armor, or magical items, would be far more valuable than ordinary magic flame bullets!

Upon hearing this, Louis waved his hand dismissively and said, "As long as you can make it, that's fine. Make it as soon as possible; I need it urgently."

Hilko sighed: "Since the lord has said so, we will complete it as soon as possible."

“I need it by the day after tomorrow at the latest.” Louis drew a deadline.

Hilko's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he just shrugged helplessly and waved his hand to let the alchemy apprentices start their research work immediately.

Louis stood aside, watching the alchemy apprentices busily working with great interest.

Just as an apprentice was carefully pouring the deep purple magic marrow powder into the alchemy bottle, the sound of rapid hoofbeats suddenly came from outside.

"Lord Lord!"

A knight galloped in, dismounted, and knelt on one knee: "Duke Edmund's messenger has arrived and is waiting at the gate of the territory!"

Louis sighed. "What was bound to happen has happened."

He turned and straightened his cloak, then nodded to the knight: "Take me there."

Outside the council chamber of the Crimson Tide Territory, a knight wearing a dark blue cloak was waiting.

He was a full-fledged knight, his armor adorned with the coat of arms of the Duke of Edmund, clearly no ordinary attendant or messenger.

Upon seeing Louis's arrival, the knight immediately knelt on one knee and firmly repeated Duke Edmund's words:

"Lord Louis Calvin, Duke Edmund has ordered all lords in the North to immediately muster their armies and launch an attack to annihilate the Snowsworn rebels!"

Having said that, he took out a letter bearing the Duke's seal from his waist and handed it over with both hands.

Louis took the envelope, opened it, and quickly scanned its contents.

The letter was extremely stern, clearly specifying the time for the mobilization and ordering all lords of the North to personally lead their troops to the assembly point.

Each lord must deploy at least a certain number of soldiers; any delay or disobedience will be considered a betrayal of the empire.

At the end of the letter, it was specifically stated that Louis's gathering place was Snow Eagle City.

Snow Eagle City is an important military stronghold in the North and also the territory of Earl Rivers.

Earl Furth was also the governor of Snowpeak County, and was responsible for governing all the small territories in Snowpeak County.

Red Tide Territory was nominally one of his territories.

However, due to the tax exemption policy enjoyed by pioneer lords, and the fact that the North was simply too vast.

Louis has never officially dealt with this count.

Louis closed the letter, looked up at the messenger, and said, "I will be at the assembly point on time."

Upon hearing this, the knight bowed and immediately turned to leave, riding swiftly towards the next territory.

Once the knight's figure had disappeared into the distance, Louis lowered his head again and carefully read the letter once more, calculating the time.

There are still a few days to prepare before the official departure.

(End of this chapter)