Chapter 429: Chapter 371 Rapid Development of Great Wilderness City
Great Wilderness City, the top level of the Great Wilderness Tower.
Lin Ke’s expression was a mix of laughter and tears, followed by Granny Hisai, who was all smiles and slightly hunched over.
"Hehe, Young Master Lin Ke, I didn’t expect it either! Who knew the duel arena was so fragile!" Granny Hisai scratched her head awkwardly, then suddenly pointed accusingly at Vilune behind her: "It’s all Vilune’s fault! Vilune is the architect, he cut corners!"
"Nonsense." Vilune glared: "I didn’t cut corners! It’s because the Mist Princess’s mist was too strong, which caused—"
"Hmm? Are you saying it’s my fault?" The Mist Princess’s voice came, filled with warmth and teasing.
Vilune instantly shivered: "No, no, no, I didn’t say..."
Feeling the cheerful atmosphere among everyone, especially seeing his mother, aunt, and others were unharmed, Lin Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although many things had happened, it seems there was no real danger.
The duel arena, although a wonder, was built with ordinary stone materials.
Including the library.
"Father and Mother, you go and rest first." Lin Ke looked to the side, where Garoce, Fulon, and Antova stood behind him.
"Alright, Lin Ke, you handle this yourself, we’ll head back to Azanen Castle first." Garoce nodded towards Lin Ke, knowing that Lin Ke had a lot to handle at the moment, and the affairs in Azanen Territory also needed his attention.
When Garoce and the others had left, Lin Ke looked at his followers and pointed to the meeting table next to him: "Have a seat."
He then sat elegantly on the throne not far away.
This throne was entirely made out of concrete and steel, exuding a strong industrial vibe.
Lin Ke sat gracefully on the throne, placing his hands on the armrests, his eyes emitting an astonishing white light.
Suddenly, the throne made of concrete and steel began to ooze magma, and at the top of the backrest appeared a noble coat of arms, bearing a triangle, which was the insignia of the Duke of Lava.
As the desolate Lord and Duke of Lava, this throne represented his status.
At the same time, Lin Ke brought out his Magma Staff, making him appear incredibly majestic.
"Swish, swish—"
At this time, a certain painter below was drawing on a piece of Azanen Paper, and before long, Lin Ke holding the staff and sitting on the Lava Throne appeared vividly on the paper.
"Young Master, it’s done now." The painter was a dedicated professional from the Great Wilderness Newspaper.
"Good, that’s fine." Lin Ke nodded: "You can sit down too."
"Alright." The painter pounded his chest and went to sit in a corner of the circular meeting table.
An empty corner of the round table corresponded directly to Lin Ke on the throne.
"Report one by one, hmm, starting from the left." Lin Ke pointed to Watson on the far left.
His expression now relaxed considerably; the "photo" just taken of him was mainly for publication, hence the need for a stern face.
Now he put away the Magma Staff, sitting casually on the throne, resting his right hand on his head, looking very relaxed.
Watson now was a well-built young man, with golden hair and a handsome face, looking youthful and confident, with a hint of sincerity.
"Young Master Lin Ke, currently our union is developing very well, and the treatment of factory workers is excellent, consecutively three sessions of labor models have all become workers..."
Watson began to report on the management of his domain, Watson being responsible for the industrial department in the city hall.
Under his management and development, now a dense cluster of factories had been built between Azanen and Great Wilderness City.
Paper mills, glass factories, cement factories, clock workshops, textile mills, and more.
Such as the textile mills, which used the blue silk worms Lin Ke discovered in the Lava Swamp; the thread spun by these silk worms is strong and durable.
If there are silkworms of magical beast grade, they can even be used to make special magic protection armor.
Every day, an endless stream of goods are produced in the factories and transported to various stores in Naseng for sale.
Unfortunately, the roads in Naseng are generally poor, mostly relying on the teleportation magic array for transport.
"Young Master, the personnel department is alright, we have recruited nearly ten thousand professionals, mainly on the company side, whether it be specialties, food, or fast-moving consumer goods like milk tea, all bringing us huge revenues."
Bald Jack spoke after Watson, mainly responsible for the personnel department, and also opened several companies under Lin Ke’s guidance.
It’s easy to know, these companies must be making a lot of money, especially among various nobles.
Bald Jack, as Lin Ke’s designated future capitalist, was now doing quite well as a slave master.
Most people in those companies were the slaves Jack enslaved, with resentment running high within the company.
But this was also part of Lin Ke’s plans, and anyway, they were just some enemies; Lin Ke was not going to be soft-hearted.
Next up was Lady Heshan.
"Young Master, the commerce department data is very good, or should I say, extremely good." Lady Heshan, who had Wild Boar-man blood, sat at the round table like a mountain of flesh.
"Currently, over a thousand companies are registered in Great Wilderness City, including six hundred sixty individual businesses, most of which are engaged in foreign trade activities, moreover..."
Lady Heshan was no longer as timid and cautious as when she first met Lin Ke.
Back then, she was just a subordinate under Count Akel; now she had become a key commerce minister under Lin Ke, holding a position of significant authority.
"Hmm, how about the Scarlet Wilderness?" As his intelligence organization, Scarlet Wilderness mainly faced people of the Underworld, which Lin Ke valued quite highly.
Often, even a strong person might overlook the mice and ants at their feet.
Moreover, Scarlet Wilderness has already provided him with a lot of intelligence.
"The Scarlet Wilderness is distributed throughout Naseng, including the Ocean of Stars and Waves, the Eternal Freeze Court, and the Extreme West Countries." Lady Heshan replied.
"That much?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow and straightened up: "By the way, what major events have occurred in these three years? Say it in detail."
John and the others were also very curious.
Although they had talked about some things along the way, like the attacks Great Wilderness City faced and the support from Li Guan Mobai and others, not much was said.
So Lady Heshan and a few others exchanged a glance, finally Lady Heshan spoke: "Things are like this..."
Through Lady Heshan’s complete recount and additional comments from others, Lin Ke finally understood some of the major events that took place in these three years.
The agricultural department had developed the Mark tree!
And various inventions, research!
But most importantly, it was the Mark tree!
Of course, Lin Ke also learned of the greatness of the Insomnia Emperor.
He finally understood why everyone was so "obedient" in the abyss.
It turns out, the Insomnia Emperor had slain a level thirty Dominator!