Su Qing nodded in agreement and put down the documents in her hand: "A teacher with sufficient qualifications is indeed very important. These guys are all a bit lacking, but their abilities are still quite good!"

Old Sam noticed the five people the lord was pointing to and was surprised.

The lord has never said anyone is even remotely capable, so this is already a fairly high compliment.

"My lord, may I ask who these gentlemen are?"

Old Sam asked in a low voice.

"Two Glory Knights, two Glory Mages, one Dark Mage, one Earth Mage!"

A few casual words left old Sam somewhat stunned.

If he remembered correctly, the previous lord, the recently deceased young Lannick, was only a regular knight. Above him were grand knights, high knights, and then honor knights.

There are three major differences between them.

How powerful is the lord to be able to subdue four such beings in one go? It's terrifying!

Old Sam felt even greater awe for the lord, and at the same time, he inexplicably gained more confidence in building the academy.

Although there is still a lot to be done.

Su Qing began instructing the four Glory-level students to write down all the basic information they had recorded, organize it, and have it copied down to be used as basic teaching materials for the academy.

After assigning tasks to everyone, Su Qing made another trip to the experimental field specifically established for alchemists and craftsmen.

During this time, the alchemist made new progress, but this time it wasn't the stuff he had instructed the alchemists to research.

Instead, the old man Cargil repaired and improved his own broken magic cannon, and also made a batch of weakened versions of the magic cannon.

Because of the addition of gunpowder, the consumption of magic crystals was greatly reduced, and the power was also much weaker, but it made mass production possible.

However, the iron ore resources of the Principality of Carter are not particularly abundant, and at most a thousand units can be built in a year, which can play a significant role on the battlefield.

Moreover, to use these magic cannons, you must use magic crystals or monster cores as the starting energy; the power of gunpowder alone is pitifully small.

After all, the gunpowder that was just manufactured was only the most basic and primitive gunpowder, and it still contained a lot of impurities.

"Gunpowder can be further improved, but the sophistication of the magic cannon is already my limit."

The old alchemist very tactfully indicated that he was powerless to help.

Su Qing didn't mind. This 1.0 version of the magic cannon was enough for the short term. As for later, he could capture some more alchemists or train them himself.

Su Qing instructed Cargil to focus on developing commercially viable products, such as glass, ceramics, and silk textiles.

These all fall under the category of alchemists.

I've heard there was another profession called witch, who was skilled at concocting potions for various purposes, but it seems they've been wiped out along with necromancers and curse mages.

After explaining a few things and calming the old alchemist down, Su Qing headed back to the breeding farm.

The second batch of puppies has been born, and they are mostly the same three breeds.

The first type is called the Two-Horned Wolf, named after the Four-Horned Wolf.

The third type is called the Shadowball Dog, named after its appearance.

The second type, because it was of little use, was too lazy for the farm manager to name, so it was simply called Horned Dog and sent to the Wolf King to raise.

Upon seeing Su Qing arrive, the farm manager almost burst into tears.

"My lord, you must do me justice. Originally, we intended for the Wolf King to discipline these horned hounds, but instead, these horned hounds have led the Wolf King astray."

“Every day, I was led around by the wolf king, and I would either bite and destroy things randomly, or go to fight with the other two types of wolfhounds.”

"What's both funny and frustrating is that, perhaps because of the huge difference in strength, the wolf king never intervenes. This means that the horned hounds are no match for the other two types of wolfhounds whose talents surpass theirs. But even though they can't win, they still fight every time."

"I don't know what to do now!"

After listening to the farm manager's words, Su Qing patted him on the shoulder earnestly: "Work hard, and I'll give you a raise at the end of the month!"

After saying that, it flapped its wings and flew away, leaving behind only a bewildered face.

I don't want a raise!

I'm asking what to do with these horned dogs?

But watching the rapidly disappearing dark shadow, the farm manager could only manage a bitter smile.

Flying back to the castle, Su Qing returned to the throne and looked through the documents that had been sent to her because Little Mary was unable to decide or handle them.

After taking care of it carefully, Su Qing stretched and told someone to boil water to prepare to clean the scales.

This time, besides Little Iris, the girl named Minnie was also cleaning his scales.

Upon seeing this somewhat quiet girl, Su Qing suddenly remembered.

Those guys have been gone for a while with two thousand men, why haven't they sent any messages back yet?

Hopefully nothing unexpected will happen.

Su Qing asked Old Sam to find a few clever people to check the situation.

Two groups of more than ten people were sent out in succession, but in the end only two people escaped and brought back some unbelievable news.

You're saying those two thousand people turned into stone statues?

Su Qing's eyes flashed as she spoke, "The ability to turn people into stone statues is not within the scope of ordinary magic; it may also be due to some kind of treasure."

Forget about the former, but if it were the latter, Su Qing was actually quite tempted.

After subduing five people, his wealth increased by more than 400,000, which was more than enough for him to unlock a few more skills.

The prerequisite is that you have a treasure recognized by the system.

It seems I still have to make the trip myself!

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