Chapter 111 Leaving the Rhine
With this powerful group, the mining of underground metal deposits can be said to be foolproof, and no one who is short-sighted will dare to rob it.
Li Ge didn't need to worry about the rest. Catherine hired the white dragon Elena as a thug, and hired a large number of kobolds from the green dragon Krisina as miners.
With her father as a demigod knight as a sign, Catherine almost recruited nearly a thousand residents from Li Ge's territory. After all, human residents still trust human demigods.
Li Ge himself didn't care about these people at all. In his opinion, these people were not as important as the kobold tribe that could provide him with faith.
The dragon's passion for wealth is unparalleled by any other race. The five-headed female dragon and the new baron Catherine have been squatting at the metal mine for the past few days, waiting for the survey results of the kobold miners.
As for recruiting citizens, arranging temporary residences, and demarcating borders, these matters were all left to the team of knights. Anyway, they all received a good education and were able to handle these small things.
These newly recruited kobolds are now all under the command of White Dragon Elena. Although she looks a bit clumsy on the surface, she is still quite reliable in her work. In particular, Catherine drew a pie for her and gave her 5% of the profit.
In the lord's mansion built by several giant dragons with magic, everything was empty, except for the stone house.
Catherine was particularly good at pleasing a few adult female dragons. She went to her teacher and spent money to buy a lot of special cakes to entertain them.
"Catherine, you are so generous, you will definitely be a good lord." Celia, who was overwhelmed by Catherine's shares and delicious food, praised the little girl loudly while eating.
Catherine's big eyes were full of smiles. As a half-dragon, she understood the dragon's preferences very well. Winning over the teacher's dragon mates is no different from winning over the teacher.
As for his mother, that was given to her as a family member. Golden Dragon Ingrid has put a lot of thought into her daughter, and Catherine, a good daughter, will naturally repay her mother in a small way.
Elena, the white dragon who transformed into a white-haired elf, walked in with an ore that was half the size of an adult. She placed the ore on the ground with a "clang" and stared at the pastries with her eyes drooling.
Catherine chuckled and immediately took out a plate of delicious food and handed it to Elena, "Elena, thank you for your hard work. This is delicious food worth a divine gold coin. Take it as a reward for you."
Golden Dragon Ingrid and others ignored White Dragon Elena and gathered around the ore. "This is fine iron ore, mixed with magic iron. Catherine's territory will soon be developed."
Several giant dragons were discussing excitedly. Elena, the white dragon, was still not satisfied after finishing the cake, and said slowly, "The kobold technician said that one hundred thousand tons of mining can be mined every year, which can be mined for many years, but it requires thousands of tons." Kobold miners?"
Leia beamed, "This is not a problem. Elsa and I can cultivate gold-eating insects, which can completely replace mining. We only need to build a series of steel product factories."
The giant dragons were extremely happy. The steel output of the Rhine Empire was only over two million tons, which was not enough at all. It had to be imported from the Dwarf Kingdom every year.
The steel products in Catherine's territory have no problem selling, not to mention magic metal, which is widely used.
"I have decided, Catherine, you will no longer have to inherit the marquisdom in the south of the empire." Golden Dragon Ingrid's face turned red with excitement.
"The network of noble relationships in that territory is intricate, and it is impossible to keep up with the tax revenue of this large iron mine. The empire has a large population, and it is very easy to recruit. In a few years, this place will surely be built into the most powerful city in the north." .
Golden Dragon Ingrid immediately changed Catherine's plans for her adult life. After this place is developed, it will be much better than that shabby Marquis Territory.
Catherine was even more excited, "Mom, I don't want to inherit that marquis for a long time. Dad said that I must kneel down and pledge allegiance to that fat emperor, but I won't do it."
"It's better to be here with the teacher. You can do whatever you want. There are not so many restrictions." The little lord Catherine was outspoken. She hated the emperor who was nominally her cousin.
Yilin restrained her excitement and said, "Catherine is right. She has more than half of the golden dragon blood in her body now. It will be no problem to say that she is a golden dragon after she transforms." "How can a giant dragon be like a human for the so-called noble title?
" Kneel down and show allegiance, this is a complete insult to the dignity of the dragon."
As soon as this sentence came out, all the dragons present, including the white dragon Elena, all agreed. The emperor of the human empire, ignore him now. No matter how powerful the Rhine Empire was, it could not control the nobles of other countries.
In the Mage Tower, the boastful Li Ge, Charles and Cohen were surprised when they got the specific news. They didn't expect Catherine's luck to be so good.
"Haha, my baby girl is amazing," Charles laughed in an indifferent manner, which made Cohen envious.
"Don't laugh, the trouble is still to come. Your wife, Golden Dragon Ingrid, plans to separate Catherine from the Rhine Empire." "
Also, with such a large mine, there are many jealous nobles in the Rhine Empire, yours We are in big trouble." Li Ge looked at Charles with gloating.
The demigod knight's smile froze, and then he sneered, "Li Ge, you underestimate me too much. If I show my true strength, that great nobleman of the Rhine Empire dares to challenge me."
Having said that, Charles hurriedly said goodbye to his wife and daughter and went back to deal with the problem. Before leaving, Li Ge also asked him to bring one year's salary to the brass dragon Alba.
This brass dragon is quite conscientious, but he is too verbose. He sends back a pile of thick reports every now and then, which makes people's scalp numb after reading them, reporting on all the trivial matters.
Charles left in a hurry. This time he was really determined to get his daughter Catherine out of the whirlpool of the Rhine Empire.
In order to become demigods, he and Ingrid gained a lot of benefits through the compromise of several major forces, but they also had to pay the price and became pawns of the gods.
But Catherine has been well protected by them since she was a child. The Pero Church even promised that as long as Catherine converted to the church, she could ask the gods to bless Catherine and turn her into a real dragon. Neither Charles nor his wife agreed.
Once he agrees, his daughter Catherine has to become a pawn, and she will not be able to control her life or death in the future. When you need to sacrifice, you don’t even have the power to say no.
Even if Pelor is a good god, he doesn't care too much about the fate of a believer. Otherwise, so many poor people in the empire who believe in the sun god would have been out of misery long ago.
(End of chapter)