Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 464: Chapter 186: Counting Losses and Spoils of War (Part 3)

Upon hearing this, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief: ”Be thankful; they can’t create Vibranium Rune Armor and can only use it as large clubs for the giants. Otherwise, our victory would be even more difficult.”

After saying this, Su Li held his breath, adjusted his mindset, and said, ”Now, let’s discuss our losses. Dietrich and Vandar, which of you would like to go first?”

Dietrich was well aware of how severe the situation on his side was, so he feared the Lord would faint from anger right after hearing the news. He lowered his head slightly and stepped back, saying, ”To prevent any inconvenience to the Lord, it would be better for Lord Vandar to report first. I’m afraid that once I report, the subsequent proceedings might be halted.”

Su Li turned his head to look at Vandar, with a slight frown: ”My minister, I hope you can give me some good news. Our territory is in urgent need of information to boost our morale.”

Vandar wracked his brain thinking for a moment, then replied with a bitter expression: ”Lord, as you know, in this dark and despairing world, bad news is the norm; good news is truly scarce.”

”But it’s worth celebrating that amidst despair, we have cultivated a glimmer of vitality. By tallying the spoils, we have obtained more than 6,000 Emerald Green Ears. This means that as long as we find another piece of purple Spirit Field, during next year’s harvest season, the Extraordinary Grain alone can provide us with a revenue of over 20,000 Gold Crowns.”

”Of course, this won’t be easy. Ensuring their prosperous growth requires the constant application of Sun Descent Divine Magic, but currently, our territory does not have a second champion-level Druid, so this farming endeavor might be delayed until next summer or autumn.”

Upon hearing this, Su Li’s mood indeed improved.

After all, farming was something that could most inspire the genes within him, making him feel delighted.

Imagining a revenue of over 20,000 Gold Crowns, along with more Extraordinary Spiritual Fields and stronger Druids, he felt that the future was full of light and hope.

One must understand that, in this dark world, light and hope are more precious than gemstones.

However, Su Li didn’t remain delighted for long, as Vandar started reporting the losses: ”Contrary to our results with the Extraordinary Grain, the farmland we’ve planted extensively has suffered a heavy blow. Though a massive fire seems extremely devastating in the city, it’s because the city’s Free People hold more voice—and can make a fuss and highlight their suffering.”

”But in fact, the losses in the city are not significant. Only a few blocks are destroyed on the southern battlefield of the city; not even the main structures on the north have collapsed, and the east side remains completely intact, which is the heartland and wealthy district of our territory. During the war, it sheltered many city refugees.”

”Thus, when cleaning up, we found that the city fire only burned the entire west side and half of the south side of the city; the losses were not as severe as the citizens repeatedly claimed. But the rural villages, which have lost the voice to even speak out, suffered completely destructive strikes. After tallying, at least 5 villages and 7 farms were utterly annihilated in the war, leaving merely a ghostly domain post-fire.”

”Additionally, the burnt farmland by monsters amounts to over 67,000 acres, and the destroyed logging camps, hunting cabins, and pastures reach more than 130 sites.”

”Furthermore, there’s an extremely tragic event, hoping you, Lord, prepare yourself mentally. Our territory’s Holy Land Reiflin Lake has been ravaged and contaminated by monsters. More than 50 Light-Scaled Fish were eaten, and even the Storm Dragon Head Man is left with only one; losses of ordinary fish totaled over 20,000.”

Upon hearing this, Su Li felt a surge in his blood pressure, his vision darkened, and he nearly fainted!

These damn monsters deserve a thousand cuts!

All of this was something Su Li cultivated painstakingly over nearly a year with great hard work.

Yet, in a single war, almost a third of it was obliterated.

Hilude, disregarding his weak physique, hurriedly dragged his right leg to Su Li’s side, supporting his arm, constantly soothing his back and comforting: ”Lord, Lord, please don’t be angry. All that we’ve lost, no matter how it’s calculated, doesn’t reach 20,000 Gold Crowns, merely the results of our hard work over half a year. But we harvested at least hundreds of thousands in war reparations, which are the accumulated wealth of the Green Dragon over years. We still made a profit, and have overcome the biggest hurdle; from now on, our days would be peaceful, and soon we can rely on the war reparations to recover our strength.”

”Your health is the most important. As long as you’re leading us, we’ll quickly recover our strength, and rapidly surpass our former peak. Just less than a year ago, you set out from Bauhinia Castle with merely 300 Gold Coins and 5 Elite Knights to this unfamiliar land, quickly expanding the territory, even successively defeating Divine Chosen Level Demon and Divine Chosen Level Green Dragon legions.”

”Now your people are with you and the hope of the territory is yours. You have 3 Divine Chosen Level ministers, over a dozen champion-level knights, and more than a thousand elite knights, your wealth exceeds 100,000 Gold Crowns; why worry about rapid expansion?”

Under Hilude’s soft caresses of his back, Su Li finally felt a breath of relief; indeed, purely from a wealth loss perspective, the harvested grain and lost Extraordinary Fish and ordinary fish only amount to several thousand Gold Crowns, which compare nothing to the war reparations.