Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 766: Chapter 78: The Prosperous Lake Reiflin and the Alluring, Powerful Snake Woman Hela (Part 3)

She was draped in an Eastern woven smoke-blue gauze, with a shawl embroidered with a wisteria flower pattern that traced serpentine lines. The silver thread embroidery of the python pattern at the collar rose and fell with her breathing, and the semi-transparent fabric made her waist and hip curves faintly visible, fitting the Eastern subtle aesthetic while subtly implying sensuality.

Undoubtedly the most alluring was her light blue snake tail scales that reflected an emerald luster in the light, with small silver rings adorning the tip. These non-human traits were meticulously decorated—the edges of the scales were dusted with gold powder, and the joints were entwined with pearl chains—transforming the exotic beast’s traits into perfect ornamental exoticism.

Su Li observed her enticing form for a moment, and suddenly recalled, wasn’t this just the non-corroded version of the Sadistic Nai Zi Snake?

Nai Zi Snake was the nickname given by the Imperial Knights to this powerful demon unit; its real name was Sadistic Poisonous Snake Cavalry, having at least four pairs of snow-white glaring breasts. Of course, the lower body was only covered by scales; apart from lacking legs, the Sadistic Poisonous Snake had all the female organs, and even more.

Melly Ramsey cast a contemptuous glance at the snake woman and said, ”Bauhinia Knight, don’t be deceived by her seemingly fragile appearance. She’s a standard femme fatale. When we captured her back then, we lost at least a dozen soldiers.”

The snake woman listened to Melly’s judgment without any expression on her face, keeping her head bowed meekly, presenting a gentle and submissive demeanor.

Su Li then turned to look at Melly and asked, ”Is this the master you’ve brought to guide us in spice cultivation?”

Melly Ramsey’s main mission in coming to Hesse Territory was twofold: besides delivering the Heaven’s Lance and exchanging it for the Nautical Star Map of the Endless Sea, another important mission was to support Hesse Territory’s spice cultivation using the Ramsey family’s technology and power as previously agreed.

Undoubtedly, bringing the snake woman here was for this purpose. She nodded and said, ”Yes, the Bauhinia Knight can understand the snake woman as a form of priest from the East, somewhat like the nuns of the Dawn Church. However, while the nuns of Dawn Church mainly focus their divine magic and abilities on planting wheat fields and vineyards, the snake woman’s divine magic and abilities are primarily in tending spice fields.”

”Through thousands of years of caring for spices, the scent has infused their bloodline, especially elite-level snake women. When they chant hymns and their snake bodies glide over the fields, it leaves a mark like a Spice Road, and on this mark, there’s a chance of growing a few entirely different spices.”

Su Li’s eyes instantly lit up, catching the key point: ”So on the pathways she winds through, you can obtain any possible spice?”

Melly Ramsey gave a smile of approval: ”Exactly, having such a snake woman is equivalent to having a spice seed bank. Together with the abilities of the nuns of Dawn Church, your territory will soon be able to cultivate different types of spices and plant them in various plots. These pieces of spice fields will become a spice estate for your territory.”

Hearing Melly Ramsey’s description, the surrounding cultivators from the Dawn Goddess Church had their heartbeats accelerate, filled with hope for the future. If the territory really plants dozens of different spices in large plots, the territory’s future is promising! Perhaps, in the distant future, Hesse Territory will possess hundreds of thousands of acres of spice fields.

Thinking of such a prosperous scene and achievement, the nuns of the Dawn Church were fully motivated, as their church loved such vibrant scenes.

As Melly Ramsey expressed this with a smile, Su Li’s calm voice rang out: ”Ms. Ramsey, do you know which church I am a devotee of?”

Melly’s smile froze, then she quickly said with a smile, ”Of course, we have all heard that the Bauhinia Knight might become the Divine Chosen of the Sun Goddess, something knights all wish for with great anticipation.”

”Good, then don’t use those words that deceive the followers of the Dawn Goddess Church to deceive me.” Su Li’s words also had a distinct style of the Sun Goddess followers, sharp and direct like a sword’s edge, giving no face whatsoever to the counterpart.

”If this snake woman is really so perfect, would your Ramsey family send her directly to Hesse Territory?”

It’s known that the Ramsey family controls over eighty percent of the spice trade at Marle Castle, and even so, they are willing to take risks and pay the price to exchange the Nautical Star Map of the Endless Sea and continue to venture to the distant East to purchase spices at the end of the Spice Road.

If the snake woman could truly cultivate such vast spice fields within the Empire, why go through so much trouble? How could they give such an important resource to an outsider?

Just like Su Li would never hand over core figures like Hilude or Oliver to others. In the economic and spice field, if this snake woman is truly as strong as claimed, her status and importance could be said to match Hilude and Oliver’s.

Melly’s smile was hard to maintain, which is why merchants dislike communicating with knights; these knights don’t know how to save face for each other, lacking the slickness of merchants.

President Roger remained silent on one side; he naturally was very happy to see this scene. Their merchant association had not insignificant competition with the Ramsey family.

If Melly offended Su Li, they could seize the opportunity to snatch a portion of the spice trade quota from the Ramsey family, as no one is not envious of such a profitable business.

But fortunately, Melly Ramsey remained calm, took a deep breath, and slowly said, ”What I said is indeed the truth, with no falsehoods.”

Su Li raised a hand to interrupt her: ”The most successful deception in the world is a lie where every sentence is true! These statements may each seem correct, but together they do not reflect reality. Don’t you know that the knights of the Sun Goddess Church have the keenest ability to discern deception?”

”Alright, I admit, I did exaggerate somewhat. The snake woman’s ability requires suitable climate and soil to grow spices, like in regions ruled by the Tiger Man. Within the Empire, we have yet to witness a successful transformation of her ability.”

Under the oppressive atmosphere of Su Li, Melly Ramsey had to lay bare the truth, but she continued to argue, ”Given this situation, why we still decided to send her over is because we determined that Hesse Territory is unlike Marle Castle. Hesse Territory’s climate and soil might be conducive to meeting the conditions her ability requires.”

Upon hearing this, Su Li finally pondered, for this was what he cared about. Others might not be able to activate the snake woman’s ability, as indeed spice does not typically grow within the Empire.

However, Hesse Territory is different due to his ability; the level of fantasy in Hesse Territory is very high, and many lands can meet the rigorous conditions for various plants to grow. So it’s possible that after the snake woman glides by, some type of spice could appear, from which seeds could be collected for expanded production.

Even if, to take a step back, the current conditions of the territory can’t satisfy the requirements, with the assistance of Daily Intelligence, he could create conditions to make the snake woman produce more spice.

Just like the saying goes, in the grass where venomous snakes roam, there must exist an antidote for snake venom.

Then in the Fantasy Garden where the snake-woman roams, a certain kind of spice should logically be produced.

Only then did Su Li somewhat soften his attitude and asked Melly Ramsey, ”What’s her name?”

”Hela Greenscale. She is a woman with a deeply contemplative mind, Bauhinia Knight. We suspect that her lack of effectiveness might be related to her insufficiently devout prayers. Ultimately, whether you can tame her depends on your methods.”

Tame...

These two words are full of wildness.

Yet Su Li was confident in this; so-called the path to a woman’s heart is the path of cultivation!

Su Li had great confidence in his own strength, believing he could conquer her even in his sleep.

For women, whether that boundary has been crossed makes an enormous difference in attitude.

However, Su Li wasn’t so reckless and decided to use both kindness and authority, then said to her, ”Hela, I know you might harbor grievances against us. But it’s alright, I am very magnanimous. As long as you create enough value for our territory, I can set you free. For example, if you provide us ample spice seeds.”

”Can I trust your words?” Hela spoke for the first time since arriving at the lake, her voice somewhat hoarse and carrying a mature allure.

”Of course!” Su Li decisively intensified his tone and said, ”I believe during your time in the Empire, you must have understood, we knights are different from the followers of Lanode, very much emphasizing promise and honor. I can swear by the Goddess’s name.”