Su Qing looked at the letter that had just been delivered to her, and couldn't help but tap the table lightly with her paw.

The letter came from Golden Dragon City, reporting the results of the battle in the wilderness.

It has been almost a month now. The entire wilderness has been completely taken over, and a large number of bandits and refugees have been captured.

After a series of processes including cleaning, isolation, ideological education, and training, the obedient prisoners can be transformed into official residents of Dragon Territory.

As for those who are disobedient, we can only continue ideological education and training.

It is also worth mentioning that these expenses are to be borne by the prisoners. Those who cannot pay are required to sign a debt agreement and work hard to repay the debt.

The letter mentioned that after the Battle of the Wilderness, a large number of bandits fled overseas, which would be a major destabilizing factor.

Therefore, a centurion proposed to establish a navy, which could be used to apprehend and capture these bandits, and also to defend the safety of the coast.

Su Qing readily agreed to the proposal and allocated resources to recruit and train the navy.

After dealing with this matter and setting the letter aside, Su Qing continued with her other tasks, feeling a bit of a headache.

The research on kinetic energy transport trains has stalled.

The alchemy institute was only recently established and had only one official alchemist.

Although there are still a number of talents trained by the academy's alchemy department, these people are ultimately not true alchemists.

The research institute is already working on many other things, so it simply doesn't have the resources to research kinetic energy trains.

There's nothing we can do about it, and the kinetic train is crucial for the future development of the territory.

Looking at the several projects already established by the Alchemy Research Institute, Su Qing hesitated for a long time before stopping two of them, which were not currently of any use, and instead had people research kinetic energy trains.

Although it wasn't a big deal for the territory, it made Su Qing realize that he still didn't have enough people under his command, or rather, he didn't have enough truly useful people.

We need more talent!

"My lord, someone outside is requesting an audience, saying they have come with sincere intentions!"

A guard ran into the castle and whispered the news.

Su Qing stopped what she was doing and couldn't help but look up.

He remembered the promise made by the God of Greed a month ago. He had almost forgotten about it after so long. Had the other party finally shown their sincerity?

Have the guards bring the people in.

Soon, a middle-aged man with a gentle expression, wearing a dark green robe, walked in.

"Greetings, Lord Dragon Lord!"

The middle-aged man bowed slightly, showing Su Qing considerable respect.

Su Qing smiled and stood up to greet her warmly: "No need for formalities, please have a seat!"

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, looking around but unable to find a place to sit.

I immediately realized that the dragon was really just being polite.

The middle-aged man wasn't annoyed at all; instead, he smiled faintly and asked, "What are your thoughts on the cooperation, Lord?"

Su Qing naturally knew what the other party meant by the collaboration.

"I need to think carefully about the cooperation, but before that, I hope to see your sincerity."

Su Qing shifted the topic to sincerity.

"Our sincerity is certainly there!"

The middle-aged man replied with a smile, "But this sincerity needs to be felt by the lord himself."

Su Qing narrowed his eyes. He understood what the other party meant: they hadn't brought any sincerity, and he needed to go and get it himself.

"Your actions show a lack of sincerity!"

The middle-aged man explained calmly, "My lord, please forgive me. My master has prepared a very generous gift, but due to some reasons, it is necessary for you to collect it in person!"

Su Qing remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man continued, "I wonder if Lord has ever heard of the secret realm?"

Su Qing immediately perked up and stared at the middle-aged man.

Space is not a single layer; the so-called secret realm is a small world formed between multiple layers of space.

Each secret realm contains a wealth of precious resources that have never been mined.

However, because the secret realm is located in layers of space, it is difficult to discover.

Does this person in front of me know where there is a secret realm?

Su Qing's reaction did not surprise the middle-aged man. He smiled slightly and took out a sheepskin scroll from his pocket.

A cloud of mist took the parchment scroll from him.

Su Qing took it, opened it, and examined it; it was indeed a map.

"We have presented our sincerity and hope that Your Excellency will seriously consider the matter of cooperation!"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and turned to leave.

Su Qing did not stop them and watched them leave.

The map in my hand is probably genuine, but the other party's purpose is definitely not that simple.

This so-called secret realm is probably a huge trap.

Su Qing deduced something and put the sheepskin scroll away.

He doesn't plan to go to that so-called secret realm for the time being; he has two other things to deal with.

Or you could say it's a matter.

Diplomatic issues!

Currently, one-third of the northwestern kingdoms belong to his territory, and after swallowing the wilderness, his territory has expanded considerably.

This booming and frenzied development has made other countries around it uneasy.

Given that there are no plans to start another war for several years, it is imperative to expedite the process of appeasing these countries.

Su Qing has already been planning to form a mission to visit other countries.

When traveling to other countries, one cannot go empty-handed; one must bring some gifts.

Value is not important; what matters is meaning.

Su Qing considered it for a long time until she saw a letter from the Heavenly Paradise Monster Park, and finally decided on a diplomatic gift.

Unicorn Demon Wolf!

It is one of the three breeds that were originally bred from the four-horned wolf. It is not as strong or physically strong as the two-horned wolf, nor does it have magical abilities like the other breed.

But it also has its unique advantages; Su Qing doesn't feel bad about giving it away.

Moreover, because they couldn't find a use for these dogs at the time, they stopped breeding them after two breeding cycles, resulting in a small population.

Moreover, it is a breed unique to Dragon Territory, making it an ideal diplomatic gift.

As for the choice of the head of the diplomatic mission, Su Qing thought for a long time and decided to let Old Sam make the trip.

Once the caravan's affairs were on track and several capable leaders had been trained, Old Sam returned to Su Qing's side and was put to use again.

He took care of the things that needed his attention, and left the remaining minor tasks to Mary.

Su Qing has become a hands-off manager, currently soaking in a wooden tub while several girls wipe his scales.

After a long journey, the dragon's dull black scales were polished back to their original shine, and the whole dragon looked much more energetic.