The Dragon Girl would never like the Lord.

"Lucia, Lucia, just do the work~~"

In the end, Lucia, who had a sweet tooth, couldn't resist the temptation of the food and chose to work hard.

This time, Fria didn't speak, because she also knew the importance of expanding territory.

If it weren't for expanding territory, she would probably say that she could go hunting and bring back the spoils.

"When we expand our territory and fish with our people, you will supervise the work."

With O'Vell around, there's not much to worry about in expanding our territory. The fishing went smoothly yesterday, and the people were working very hard.

But I'm not here today, and I'm afraid something might happen.

"Don't worry, Master, I promise I'll handle things perfectly."

Fiona is like this: although she broke this pattern when she woke Ron up in the morning, she still kept up her act.

"Ah."

Ron wasn't in the mood for teasing right now; he just nodded. If it were before, he probably would have teased his maid quite a bit.

"Fria, Shemir, and Muses, you'll come with me later to hunt some animals."

Ron's mission on this trip included protecting the logging team, scouting water sources, and hunting some meat.

Since the sheep and chickens were almost gone, they needed to replenish their meat supplies before forming a hunting team.

With Fria's perception, taking her hunting is no more useful than taking hunting dogs.

Then there's this mother and daughter ice wolves. They have an excellent sense of smell and can spot prey from a great distance. With 20 holy knights by their side, they wouldn't dare return to their territory without hunting a thousand or eight hundred pounds of prey.

"Yes, my lord~"

Shemel and her daughter Muses immediately nodded in agreement.

"Ah."

Although Fria agreed, her tone was much colder, and she seemed very unwilling.

To put it bluntly, his mouth needs to be disciplined.

This kind of arrogant little dragon will behave itself if you grab its tail, pin it to the ground, and give it a good beating.

Ron knew Fria's personality perfectly well; her tail had given him the answer long ago.

Let her be arrogant for two more days. Once the magician, the swift archer, and the shadow assassin distribute the potions, she'll taste the consequences of her arrogance.

This time, we won't let her off so easily...

"Master, please be careful on the road."

Despite their constant bickering, Fiona couldn't help but feel a little worried when Ron went out to investigate.

"Don't worry, I won't die until you fulfill your bet."

Ron made a joke with a smile to ease the tense atmosphere.

"You jerk, you always say things like that~"

Fiona pursed her lips, and seeing the curtain close, she immediately spoke to Yarman, who was not far away:

"Yarman, remember to protect your master."

"You don't need to remind me."

Yarman really wanted to say, "Why don't you make sure your older brother is safe too?"

Is my brother's life not a life?

For this logging trip, Ron selected a total of 60 men and over thirty wagons, all of which were sent out to haul timber.

Of course, some of the carriages were reserved for transporting game.

Because of the shortage of timber, there isn't much meat either.

There's also Lucia at home, crying for food, waiting to be fed.

However, Ron felt that this was not a solution. He decided to try it when he got back that night and see if he could entice Lucia to work harder by rubbing her tail.

All the dragon girls have the same weakness. After having her tail massaged yesterday, Ovelle's mental state is much better today.

I imagine Lucia is no exception...

Chapter 101: The Reindeer Hunt Begins! The Ice Wolf Clan's Powerful Nose!

Ron led the convoy back along the route they had taken.

After O'Vell reinforced the road, carriages can now pass through normally, and it should hold up for a while.

Once the wheat fields are cultivated and the irrigation ditches are dug, she should be instructed to follow the ditches and cultivate a road large enough for four carriages to travel side by side.

Just as they were digging the ditch, they needed to fill the sides with soil.

Having O'Ville fill in the shape of a road will make road construction easier.

However, O'Ville and Lucia had a tough time during the initial stages of their expansion.

Especially O'Ville, whose operation is more complex, more precise, and consumes more resources than Lucia's, who is merely pumping water.

Ron was not a stingy person, and he would reward such a hardworking and capable subordinate appropriately.

I'll go back later and think about how to reward her...

Soon, the carriage drove out of the swamp. What appeared before them was no longer an endless expanse of mud, but brownish-yellow shrubs, with a few large trees whose branches and leaves were withered.

It's only early autumn, but the climate in the far north has already turned the leaves yellow and withered, creating a sense of desolation as autumn turns to winter.

"Go and cut down trees nearby, fill all the wagons, and send them back to the territory. The rest of you can continue cutting down trees."

After getting off the carriage, Ron gave orders to the group of people who were holding axes.

The wood from thirty horse-drawn carts is estimated to be enough to fuel only two or three hundred people, and it would take three trips to meet the territory's daily needs.

It's more than 30 kilometers from here to the territory. The roads are bad in the swamp, so I can probably only make three or four trips a day.

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

Upon receiving the order, the people went to the bushes, rolled up their sleeves, raised their axes, and chopped down the tree trunks.

In a short while, the three-to-five-meter-tall tree fell to the ground at an angle. The serfs stepped forward, cut off the excess branches, carried them on their shoulders, and neatly piled them in the carriage.

Everyone worked efficiently, and as they said, they frequently went up the mountain to cut down trees.

Seeing that everything was alright, Ron left four Holy Knights to protect the people and led the rest of his men toward the Kechis Mountains.

Four knights, two to protect the villagers who were cutting down trees, and two to accompany and protect them on the way to transport the timber.

Although this area is far from the Misty Forest, and it's unlikely that there will be any alien interference, wild beasts such as man-eating pythons and crocodiles are still quite common.

Untrained serfs were completely unable to cope and could only flee for their lives when faced with such an encounter.

The logging forest is less than ten kilometers from the Keqis Mountains.

After leaving the swamp, the carriage traveled even faster, and in no time, it arrived at the stream at the foot of the mountains.

As soon as Ron stepped off the carriage, he felt a cool mountain breeze on his face.

The sound of a gentle stream of water filled my ears.

The river is not large, only about four or five meters wide. The water is clear, and sunlight shines through the water, which is more than a meter deep, onto groups of fish and shrimp.

As he drew nearer, Ron could clearly see his own mottled reflection on the water's surface.

This approach startled the fish and shrimp, causing them to scatter in all directions.

"Everyone, rest here and have a drink of spring water."

Ron squatted by the river, scooped up a handful of spring water, and drank it.

It has a refreshing and sweet taste.

The water here is far superior to any small lake in the swamp; it's more delicious than the river water in Winterhold, or even anywhere else in the North.

This may be related to the structure of the Keqis Mountains. For some reason, the upper part of the Keqis Mountains is covered with a thick layer of ice and snow all year round.

When the sunlight shines on it, it glitters with golden light, dazzling and mesmerizing to behold.

"This water is so sweet."

After the knights finished drinking the water, they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, thinking to themselves, "If only we could drink this water every day!"

However, in their view, this was somewhat unrealistic, since transporting water into their territory was too labor-intensive and resource-intensive, covering a round trip of forty kilometers.

"Once I have Yalongniang dig a canal into the territory, we can drink from it every day."

Today, Ron surveyed the terrain and found that there were no obstacles. The mountains here are very high, and a canal can be dug to allow water to flow naturally into the territory.

Once the wheat fields are cleared, digging can begin.

"My lord, that's wonderful!"

The knights were thrilled upon hearing the news.

"Mother, the water here is so sweet!"

The Misty Forest where Muses lives also has many springs, but they are all groundwater and not as sweet as mountain spring water.