"Steel! We need more steel to deal with the threat and attacks from the dwarves!"

"The black banner of Canaan will surely fly above the Dwarven Empire."

A dozen or so teams of slave miners, fleeing from the northern dwarven fortress, trembled as they called out the name of their Canaanite lord, Lord Su Yue…

"Lord Eric, another dozen or so groups of dwarves have arrived!"

"oh?"

After Eric ascended to become an Innsmouth of Cthulhu, his cheeks became sunken, and seven or eight grayish-black holes appeared. Through these holes, one could see maggots and worms wriggling inside...

This bizarre scene terrified a council attendant; the devil cultist next to him echoed, "More refugees are arriving in the Canaanite lands."

"We estimate that Canaan's population will exceed 20,000 tomorrow..."

"It could even be as high as 25,000..."

"The lord is still asleep; these matters are for us to resolve."

The devil cult follower next to Eric laughed, "That lady named Joanna is really beautiful. If I could spend a night with her, I'd die happy."

"Despicable, vile."

"hey-hey!"

The followers of the Devil's Cult are not only interested in cigarettes, but also in spirits, wine, and pleasure. In addition, their third favorite thing is beautiful women—and of course, at the very top of all these pleasures is "money"!

With money, why worry about not having women?

They frequently visited brothels...

Traveling merchants to various places, the guilds and merchants, in order to curry favor with them, would naturally take them to places of pleasure and to find some entertainment!

Many cultists of the devil live a life of luxury, indulging in a life of debauchery every day... Their souls are spent in depravity, drunkenness, and utter depravity.

The spiritual society claimed that all of this was normal, that the human world was inherently a sea of ​​suffering... that darkness and death were the main themes of the world, so they should do their best to enjoy themselves... It was fine that they enjoyed themselves... but the money they earned flowed into Su Yue's pocket like water!

This is a Canaan flower, a symbol of making money in Canaan; don't even think about bringing it home!

Several private taverns, trading companies, and smuggling operations near the tavern were all working hard to expand production, and hundreds of small workshops had also started mining. If it weren't for the fact that the Canaanite territory hadn't yet undergone the first industrial revolution and hadn't reached the size and scale of a high-level imperial city, it would have been a formidable force.

Many people can no longer tell from appearances whether Canaan is a city or a town, a new territory or the central territory of an empire.

Suddenly, one of the refugees looked into the distance with shock and excitement: "Look, over there... the Canaanite flag is being raised!!!"

"How many flags do we have?! How come there are so many?" Canaan's flags are too complicated, and some unit designations are also a mess, with dwarf, dark elf, imperial, orc unit designations... there are even ratman unit designations and flags...

Even the military uniforms were not standardized, making the scene appear very chaotic.

It can be said that the Canaan territory had only developed to the fifth day, and many rules, including the territory's prohibitions and laws, were still incomplete... Su Yue basically did not collect much tax, and there were not enough tax officials and people to improve the tax official system!

The shortage of administrative personnel in Suyue is enormous!

Therefore, they are eager for the output of special NPCs among the refugees, and they also lack management talent in the guilds, so they can only rely on the Devil Church and their internal self-governance.

However, this was not without its advantages. According to Adam Smith's theory in "The Wealth of Nations," the market in Canaan at this time formed an absolutely free small-scale economic system.

There is an "invisible hand" controlling everything in the market.

These small factory owners and workshop owners, driven by profit, would provide everything the Canaanites needed, a feeling somewhat akin to that of a former island tycoon.

However, Su Yue's Canaanite territory is bordered by the High Elves to the left, the Empire to the right, and numerous dwarven mountain fortresses to the north... If his development strategy requires expansion, he can only offend both the dwarves and elves, or expand and develop in the maritime region to the east!

At that moment, Eric also looked up in shock. In his vision, black and red flames illuminated the night, and within those brilliant lights... an enormous dragon seemed to have appeared in the territory of "Balayamakan"...

The crisp sunlight shone on Eric's face!

He suddenly realized something.

"Dragon Port?!"

"Our Canaanite Territory, the iconic starting point of the great Canaanite lands, the port of the dragon fleet is complete?!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

Eric and the others stared in utter shock at the distant view... a colossal red cloth and the banners of Canaan were fluttering around the perimeter of "Barayamakhan"... and the outline of the head of an enormous dragon appeared in the distance.

...

Under the cover of night, a large number of refugees were taken in by the mutated Eric!

He put on a mask to prevent his monstrous genetic information from being discovered.

Lord's Log: "Eric excavates a Tier 3 special NPC, the Sea Navigator..."

"Eric excavates a Tier 2 NPC, a sommelier."

"Eric is a Tier 3 NPC, a mineral prospector..." Overnight, the number of refugees increased, and special NPC talents also joined Su Yue's territory.

Su Yue watched as a patch of light pierced the distant sky...

"It's time to get up!"

He was starting to dread the feeling of attending court early in the morning, with the stunningly beautiful blonde countess standing right beside him… “Hair…”

A strand of long, golden hair appeared in his hand.

He dispelled the complex, aristocratic fragrance, breathing in the morning breeze. Beauty is wonderful, but one must not become addicted.

The smell of gunpowder from the empire wafted to my nose.

That's the smell of pollutants from the Empire's unique Heavy Artillery Academy (Tier 5), Armory (Tier 5), and Steam Research Institute (Tier 5)... "We can't worry about the pollution problem for now; we'll deal with it later... It's so early in the morning, the sky is so lazy."

"Xiuer?"

Before Su Yue could react, Jin Xiuer had already grabbed his hand... Su Yue was stunned and was dragged away from the Countess's boudoir by Jin Xiuer.

Outside is the lobby.

Kim Soo-ah held his hand tightly and ran outside with him...

"What's wrong?"

Kim Soo-ah laughed and said, "Come with me quickly!"

Europa stared at Su Yue, and said absentmindedly, "Master."

"Ah!? Europa, you're here too!~"

He felt a little embarrassed, after all, he had spent the day with Joanna and neglected the two girls. But they seemed completely unconcerned, and Su Yue thought to himself, "This feels really good..."

At the same time, Su Yue had a guess in his heart, thinking that it might be that "Dragon Fleet Port (Tier 6 special building) will increase fiscal income by 100,000, trade tariffs by 10%, tradable resource production by 5%, and ocean territory range by 30%".

Is this unusual building nearing completion?

Europa laughed, "Go and see, there are many more things in the territory today..."

The commoners of Canaan cried out, "Lord!?"

"Greetings, Your Lordship!"

In the crisp early morning, Su Yue still carried Joanna's scent, but Jin Xiuer's nimble and lively figure carried Su Yue through the houses, streets, and walls of the Canaan territory.

"...Slow down!"

"Let's go to the stables first!"

Jin Xiuer stopped, put her hands on her hips, looked at Su Yue, and made a face!

She pointed to the distant, turquoise sea bathed in the setting sun…

A massive, imposing building silhouette was bathed in the red sunlight!

Su Yue stared at the scene in shock!

A colossal black and red "eel flag," symbolizing the evil territory of Canaan, fluttered above the massive port buildings. On the spiraling staircase, Kim Soo-ah, hands behind her back, bent over and said to herself, "How about that? Pretty impressive, right?!"

Many attached high-level buildings form a massive, forward-extending T-shaped platform in the ocean. The enormous dock, shaped like a giant dragon, is a completely enclosed structure, majestic and enormous, resembling an ancient dragon cliff and dragon head!

The three small boats looked like ants compared to the building!

A very tall shadow loomed behind them...

It gives people a sense of antiquity, grandeur, and domineering power...

Lord's Log: "Congratulations on successfully constructing the Dragon Fleet Port (Tier 6 Special Building). Due to Jin Xiuer's god-level architect ability, the building level has been increased by 1. You have obtained the Tier 7 Dragon Fleet Port!"

"!!! A seventh-tier major port, all attributes have more than doubled!"

"Dragon Fleet Port (Tier 7 Special Building) fiscal revenue +250,000, trade tariff +12%, tradable resource production +7%, ocean territory range +45%."

"With this, my maritime hegemony can begin... From now on, I can bring the imperial artillery with me whenever I acquire territory and bombard the land forces across the river! Haha!"

Su Yue felt immense pleasure... from the previous attack against the imperial rebels in the east.

The artillery units on the shore gained a significant advantage.

In battle, the focus should never be on the number or stats of the enemy! Instead, it should be on how quickly their morale collapses... Morale is the most important target. Once morale collapses, no matter if you have 10,000 troops, 100,000 troops, or even 3,000 troops on each flank, they will lose their ability to fight.

—Naval cannons are undoubtedly a source of despair!

Su Yue looked at the massive 7th-tier building, the Dragon Fleet Port... He understood that once he had this thing, any battles or even civil wars that broke out in his territory would be quickly quelled!

The enemy will be in despair! Because right next to Canaan is a wide, winding inland river! And it's so wide that a bridge would be needed!

"Xiuer! What reward do you want!?"

"I...I want to fly with the adults as the sun rises!"

"Fly it once? Great, I'll call the griffin right away!"

"Ah!! It's not that 'fly'!"

"..."

Su Yue gazed excitedly into the distance as the enormous Sos Star Griffin plummeted from the sky. Standing high above, Su Yue leaped down... landing on the Griffin's back. Jin Xiuer looked both embarrassed and annoyed!

"You wretched lord, you are truly an evil sea eel!!"

"Say whatever you want... Nighttime is fine, but daytime is not!"

"He's a devil..."

"In short, I'm not interested."

"Has the adult become a saint?"

"Ha ha……"

Su Yue ruffled Jin Xiuer's hair. She had been sulking at first, but then she hugged herself to the side... "You're not allowed to lay a hand on the Lord, understand?"

"..."

Jin Xiuer leaned against Su Yue's chest. At 19, she looked even taller than before, seemingly much taller than when they first met. The pure and innocent girl was nestled in his arms.

There was a thrill, a silent joy.

This feeling seems even more important than Su Yue's successful construction of the Dragon Port, a seventh-tier building. Human life is nothing more than an experience and a process... and the most important thing among them is emotion.

Jin Xiuer, this god-level NPC, is the "culprit" behind the rapid development of the Canaan territory. Su Yue could not possibly focus solely on the Dragon Port for short-term gains and ignore this "important contributor" behind it all... But Jin Xiuer said, "It's not over yet!"

"What? It's not over yet?"

Jin Xiuer laughed, "Dragon Harbor is the future base and core building of Cthulhu and that Id Ya and Innsmouth people, you could say it's their central hub... The Innsmouth people are said to have lived near Devil's Reef, where the fog never dissipates... developing the Dagon Cult, and offering various sacrifices, performing burnt offerings against Cthulhu and many other evil gods!"

"..."

"How come you seem to know so much about this?"

Kim Soo-ah laughed and said, "I know everything!"

Su Yue smiled and cupped his pretty face in her hands, saying, "Anyway, thank you!"

Kim Soo-ah proudly raised her chin, and her delicate collarbone and fragrant shoulders made Su Yue inexplicably lose his mind... Sometimes he felt that a large lake could be placed on Kim Soo-ah's collarbone.

He gathered his strength...

In the distance… Bai Yue said in shock:

"What...what the hell is this?"

"port?!"

"A giant dragon..."

He suspected he was seeing things... Bai Yue was a Chaos Raider and Repairer with a B-level building repair talent. He had followed the three-story mast ship (Tier 4) and the Dark Elf Pirate Ship (Tier 3) back to the dock for repairs and fell asleep in the temporary dock repair shop.