Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 697: Chapter 60: Orchard Development and Crafting the Territory’s First Relic (Part 2)

”Lord, I believe Leader Silvana makes a good point. The scenery here is indeed breathtaking, with blooming flowers and lush orchards, alongside the idyllic landscape of the Holy Pool Canyon. However, the issue is that it fits the style of the Dawn Goddess too perfectly. The Sun Bee, on the other hand, is a pet of the Sun Goddess.”

”That’s right. It is an extraordinary creature rewarded by the Sun Goddess to the divine chosen. It ought to feel the strong faith of the Sun Goddess. But here, while they might live happily, it’s hard for them to feel the rich atmosphere of the Sun Goddess.”

Su Li pondered for a moment and said, ”Perhaps we should build several Sun Goddess monasteries here? At the very least, a larger castle and a grander, more magnificent temple of the Goddess at the Sun of Vengeance Half-Lion Griffin Knight Order’s base would be good. The Monastery Director could station here and be responsible for explaining trades and training new recruits for the new knights of the Goddess.”

Silvana nodded in appreciation immediately, saying, ”Wow, my Lord, you are very thoughtful. I believe if we can establish a rich faith atmosphere for the Sun Goddess, these Sun Bees will surely be able to absorb more of the Sun Goddess’s light, thus producing more honey and more legendary materials.”

”In that case, let’s have Dean Stephen come here to establish a monastery. I’ll have Dean Oliver send a team of dwarf engineers to provide some assistance, and quickly build a magnificent Sun Goddess monastery on the hillside.” Su Li had no choice; sometimes money must be spent to see returns. A monastery, as long as it’s not a super-large one, only costs a few thousand Golden Crowns, but the returns it brings are worth thousands of Golden Crowns every year.

No lord would refuse such investment and returns.

”Apart from honey, are there other specialties here? What are their effects?”

Ms. Eludrin nodded and said, ”The Sun Bees, as extraordinary creatures bestowed by the Sun Goddess, produce honeycombs that are immensely valuable and include legendary-level materials. The main one is, of course, honey, which can bring vast wealth to our territory. Besides honey, there is also the legendary-level material known as Holy Flame Light Honey. It is made by worker bees brewing high noon sunlight and extraordinary nectar, flowing like liquid gold. Its effect is to make religious holy images splendidly bright when applied to them, and significantly strengthen the blessings their presence imparts.”

”Then there’s the legendary-level material, Sun Queen Bee Royal Jelly: This is formed as a milky white gelatin when worker bees use their antennae to cut the queen bee’s glands while she lays eggs. Mortals drinking a certain amount can directly gain an intensely strong light attribute bloodline. Its extraordinary efficacy can immediately elevate light attribute knights below Champion Tier by one rank and improve their aptitude.”

”Lastly, there’s the legendary-level material, Fiery Sun Bee Propolis: This is a material formed by the secretion of saliva glands from worker bees, mixed with blood pine resin and melted and hardened under high temperatures in the hive. It’s an excellent material for weapon casting, wall coating, and construction. I’ve heard from dwarves that when mixed with black iron while forging weapons, there’s no need for consuming Vibranium. Just by constant hammering with a Dwarf Rune Forging Hammer, you can forge a refined-level weapon shining with golden light, and imbue it with the Day Flame Enchantment effect, causing searing burns when the blade contacts blood, while inflicting great pain to opponents.”

Crafting a refined weapon with legendary materials is truly a reckless use of resources. Normally, no one would do such a thing.

Moreover, Su Li glanced at the mere pound-plus of these three materials Ms. Eludrin presented. Even if Su Li was willing to squander them this way, only a few weapons could be created.

These materials must find a reasonable purpose; otherwise, they’ll just sit in the vault area as reserves.

Actually, Su Li was pleased with this. Is not the joy of farming to see one’s warehouse packed full? It’s not just grains that need to fill the storehouses; valuable ores and legendary materials must be abundant as well.

Regardless of its current utility, as long as it is there filling an entire warehouse, it brings joy by itself.

”Dean Oliver needs Holy Flame Light Honey and Fiery Sun Bee Propolis, right?” The remaining Sun Queen Bee Royal Jelly Su Li can keep; though currently, it’s still very scant, about pearl-sized, it will eventually accumulate into a sufficient amount. By then, it could nurture a light attribute Champion Knight for the territory. Even now, he could bring it back for Marshal Orstein and Hilude to try, slightly enhancing their aptitudes. Yet, such enhancement may seem trivial to them.

Adding five points to one’s aptitude could be transformative for an ordinary person with only 1 point. To a Divine Chosen Knight with an aptitude as high as 500, it might be barely noticeable.

Before Eludrin could respond, a cold, firm voice came from outside the orchard: ”Indeed, my Lord. I require these two legendary materials, along with the blood jade, dew crystal, sea dragon saliva fragrance, and other three materials I’ve gathered, to create a formidable treasure for the territory. I believe this will become one of the top ten treasures of our Hesse Territory.”

Su Li looked towards the tall, upright, and briskly walking Iron-blood Chancellor Oliver, and then he smiled and asked, ”Just like in the Sulande Province?”