After reading the plan written by Kroeber, Hyer also put forward his own opinions.
"Sir, if you follow what I said, we will need to allocate some of our people to cultivate the land and grow food.
If a war really breaks out, the price of food will definitely remain high. Food is in short supply in our territory, and we have always relied on imports to fill the gap.
Therefore, the most important step for us at present is to reclaim land and become self-sufficient in food. This is the top priority at present."
After listening to this, Krober felt that what Haier said made sense. The most important thing to maintain the stability of a territory is to fill the stomachs of the people.
The tribesmen of the Sea People came to Krober because they were hungry, and he didn't want these tribesmen to rebel against him in the same way.
"How long can the food on Amethyst Island last?"
Kroeber asked the question that concerned him most.
Hyer flipped through the documents in his hand and replied:
"The food on Amethyst Island can currently last for three months. If we eat two meals a day, we can last even longer."
"That's not necessary."
Kroeber waved his hand and told Hyer not to worry about food, he would find a way to deal with the problem.
"Arrange a speedboat for me and set off early tomorrow morning. I want to return to Black Feather Island as quickly as possible."
"yes!"
Hyer bowed and left the tent to prepare a ship for Krobe.
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The next morning, Kroeber boarded the clipper with several sailors and soldiers.
Different from the warship that Krobe had been on before.
Clippers are smaller, lighter and faster.
The only drawback is that the space is too small to carry too much cargo, and it can only be used as a faster means of sea transportation.
After sailing on the sea for several days, Kroeber finally arrived at Black Feather Island.
"Griffin, when will you grow up? When you grow up, I won't have to waste so much time on the road anymore."
Krober secretly hoped that Griffin would grow up so that he could experience the joy of a flying mount.
As soon as they set foot on the land of Black Feather Island, Krober sent someone to call Foster and Hermann over.
Not long after, the two hurried to the port to greet Krober.
"No need to be so polite. I rushed back this time because I have something to tell you."
Krober raised his hand to stop Foster and Hermann who were about to salute him, and then told them the purpose of his trip.
First up is Mr. Foster.
"Grandpa Foster, how many gold coins are currently in Black Feather Island's account?"
As Kroeber's representative on Black Feather Island, Foster naturally knew all the information about money.
"There are currently 2,000 gold coins in the public account of Black Feather Island, and you have approximately 110,000 gold coins in your private vault."
Hearing this number, Kroeber frowned.
"It's been so long, how come it's only such a small amount of money?"
He was not surprised by the amount of gold coins in his private treasury, because the warships, supplies, weapons and equipment he had purchased before were all purchased from his private treasury.
But it has been almost five months since I took over Black Feather Island. Excluding the initial two months of reconstruction time, how could I have earned two thousand gold coins in the remaining three months?
This is completely inconsistent with Kuroba Island's positioning as a "money bag".
Hearing Krober's doubts, Knight Foster explained:
“In fact, Black Feather Island’s monthly income is more than this, but Black Feather Island also undertakes the task of transporting supplies to Holy Beast Island.
These items were purchased from these caravans, so most of the expenses were spent on them.”
At this time, Foster did not know that the Holy Beast Island had been renamed Amethyst Island.
"I see."
Krober nodded. He had been extremely busy during this period and had forgotten that it was he who had given the order to transport a batch of basic supplies every month to ensure the normal operation of Amethyst Island.
When I heard that Mr. Foster still called Amethyst Island the Holy Beast Island, I couldn't help but laugh.
He quickly shared the news of his promotion to Viscount and change of surname to Amethyst Rose with Mr. Foster.
When Knight Foster learned that Krober was promoted, he burst into tears, as happy as if he had seen his own grandson succeed.
"So what should I call you now? My Lord?"
Foster asked Krober in a trembling voice. He wanted to hear the title from Krober's mouth with his own ears, the title that symbolized Krober's status.
"You can call me Viscount Amethyst or Viscount Rose in front of outsiders, but Grandpa Foster, I still prefer you to call me by my name in private."
Krober shook the sapphire ring on his hand, matching it with the ruby ring on Knight Foster's hand.
Foster couldn't help but laugh through his tears, and a warm feeling flowed through his heart.
Yes, Krober is still the same Krober who sat on the ground gnawing on monster meat and said that he would be made an earl in the future.
And he is still the old man who takes care of Krober's daily life.
The relationship between the two has long surpassed the ordinary master-servant relationship and is more like a grandfather-grandson relationship.
"Lady Lilith, did you see in heaven? Master Krober has become a viscount.
He has also tamed a griffin, and he will surely become a powerful marquis in the future, just like your father."
Speaking of Lilith, Foster suddenly remembered something that was not very important, but it was somewhat related to Krober.
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