Chapter 963: Chapter 601, Sorcery Sanctum
Then, the two discussed some issues regarding future development.
Currently, there were two problems that needed resolution.
One was the reconstruction of Golden City and the other cities that had been destroyed.
The second was the problem of a population shortfall.
The first problem was easy to resolve after the two had discussed it.
They settled on a plan.
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Fang Hao would arrange military forces and various resources to help Amanda rebuild the cities.
In terms of the number of labor forces that could be mobilized,
restoring the cities was not difficult.
The second point, the loss of population, was the main issue.
In the villages within the territory, nine out of ten were empty, their populations having been captured by Odys and transformed into the Undead.
The common people transformed lacked intelligence.
Even those without intelligence had been largely depleted in the great battle.
One could say that to recover the population level of the Anglina Kingdom era,
would require the existing humans not to do anything but procreate at home, which wouldn’t recover for hundreds of years.
This problem was currently difficult to solve.
After a brief discussion, Fang Hao actually offered some suggestions.
For logging and mining, he could provide a significant number of skeleton workers for Amanda.
The freed-up land could then be made available for other races to inhabit.
Or the land could be leased to other people for use.
For example, the former ‘Golden Valley’ area could be allocated to the ‘Fairy Clan’ for farming.
With the good quality of the land and the Fairy Clan’s talent in agriculture,
the yield would surely be excellent.
At the same time, Amanda could also enact specific policies,
encouraging higher birth rates to compensate for the previous population loss.
Amanda nodded in agreement at Fang Hao’s suggestions,
and asked, “Besides providing land to the Fairy Clan, do you have any suggestions regarding the population issue?”
Fang Hao thought for a moment, then replied, “If there are no demands by the race, I think Orcs could be a good choice.”
Compared to humans, Orcs live in more densely populated and complex areas.
Moreover, Orcs have a tradition of relocating villages and are not as resistant as humans to leave an established village.
However, the city’s attributes here cater to increasing human reproduction.
Orcs are not included in that, so Amanda’s opinion is still needed.
“Orcs are naturally savage and warlike, not suitable for gathering or farming, and are also difficult to manage,” Amanda replied.
She clearly was not in favor of allowing Orcs to settle.
Fang Hao had no better suggestion.
He could only say, “Let’s both keep an eye out for any better solutions.”
Amanda nodded, “Okay.”
That concluded the discussion about the population issue.
Amanda then had the entire region’s sand table brought out.
The huge sand table meticulously depicted the entire region’s villages, cities, mountains, and rivers.
After recording it with the Book of Lords,
the entire region map was directly recorded into the Book of Lords’ grand map.
The map’s fog lifted all at once, displaying the overall terrain.
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They talked for a while inside the Royal Palace.
Then Amanda led him to the Royal Palace’s backyard.
In a corner of the courtyard, several treasure chests were openly placed.
Amanda said, “I can’t open these treasure chests; I heard from Dong Jiayue that only you transmigrators can open them.”
Fang Hao looked towards the treasure chest area, seeing one platinum treasure chest, six gold treasure chests, and two silver treasure chests.
The quantity was still considerable, though fewer compared to the last conquest of Eight Peaks Mountain.
He remembered that after capturing Gray Iron City, there were over a dozen gold treasure chests and more than twenty silver ones.
But at that time, Dong Jiayue led troops and cleared the Dwarf cities one by one.
While Amanda took a direct route, capturing cities en route and ignoring the others.
But these did not matter.
It wasn’t worth making the army take a detour just for a treasure chest,
slowing down the Marching Speed.
“Okay, let me see,” Fang Hao said, nodding.
Amanda, accompanied by others, left the area and returned to the Royal Palace.
She evidently wasn’t very interested in the business of opening treasure chests.
Ignoring the departure of Amanda and her entourage,
he walked directly towards the platinum treasure chest.
He opened it.
Swish, beams of light instantly appeared, dazzling to the eyes.
[Received: Sorcery Sanctum Blueprint (Purple), Skeleton Pillar Construction Blueprint (Purple), Tomb Guardian Breastplate Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Tomb Guardian Greaves Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Tomb Guardian Helmet Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Tomb Guardian Gloves Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Tomb Guardian Face Guard Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Barbaric Giant Battle Armor Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Barbaric Giant Battle Boots Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Giant Chain Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Skeleton Sculpture Crafting Blueprint (Blue), Shadowstone 355, Warfire Coin 892.]
The rewards from the platinum treasure chest were still impressively substantial.
Blueprints scattered all around.
A mess of them everywhere.
Fang Hao carefully discerned a few, noticing several beams of purple light.
The rest were blue, and far more numerous than before.
It was somewhat unfortunate that no orange blueprints appeared.
He inspected them one by one.
[Sorcery Sanctum: Hard Resilient Wood 2200, Fine Stonework Bricks 3200, Cast Iron Blocks 850, Metal Parts 500, Shadowstone 10, Essence of Magic 3, Perfect Essence 2.]
(Description: A secret laboratory filled with chaos, filth, and agony, conducting research on dark deathly sorcery.)
A purple special building.
From the description, it belonged to a magical laboratory of the Undead.
Chaos, filth, agony—these words conveyed the feeling of a twisted prison.