Chapter 116 - 114 Intercepting_1
Count Theodore approved the request to borrow the Lord’s Mansion for the Ice Jade Porcelain tableware auction and the banquet to build momentum.
Seizing the old fox’s good mood, Yan Xing brought up the idea of building a road between Nuta City and Eternal Domain.
"The entire journey from Eternal Domain here was across grasslands, so constructing a road wouldn’t be very difficult. If we have a smooth road between us, goods from Thunderous Swamp and Nuta City can be exchanged rapidly.
"We have many specialties in Thunderous Swamp, not just limited to Ice Jade Porcelain, flying goggles, and watches. We also need supplies from Nuta City... Stone, lumber, wine, vegetables, furniture.
"Additionally, I plan to cultivate the land I’ve rented, so as to sow wheat when the planting season arrives.
"All of this requires a flat road."
Count Theodore was very supportive of building a road to Eternal Domain. Trade would facilitate the exchange of goods to cover each side’s needs and would also increase the city’s tax revenue.
But considering the current situation in Nuta City, he cautioned Yan Xing, "Now is not a good time to build a road. The situation in Wildwind Highlands is very tense of late. Marquis Anderson has asked me to reduce the city’s food supply to meet the needs of the war.
The price of grain in Nuta City has risen quickly, and it’s driving up the price of everything else.
Road construction now would cost many times more than before."
During the conversation, Count Theodore invited Yan Xing to sit at the reading stand beside the Magic Fountain, then brought over three books from the shelves and set them before him.
"A Brief History of Magic," "Magic Symbols and Language," and "Elemental Studies."