Perhaps for the sake of their own work safety, or perhaps just to enjoy the pleasure of having noble knights serving them, one by one they volunteered to deliver intelligence about dangerous areas to the Swamp Castle.

Riedal responded positively to the enthusiasm of his subjects.

On the one hand, he arranged for the newcomer Grado to record all these dangerous places. On the other hand, he divided the knights into three teams, led by himself, Joffrey and Rogna respectively to check these places one by one.

By mobilizing the masses in this way, aimless raids were transformed into precise strikes.

Over the past few days, apart from other things, there has been a lot more meat in the Swamp Castle, with crocodile meat and green python meat being the most abundant, which has really satisfied the knights and guards.

As for materials such as crocodile skin and snake skin, their value was limited, so Roning did not ask any more questions, and Redal distributed them according to military merit.

Perhaps because Lei Sen also carried out a cleanup during his tenure as Baron of Swamp Town, the knights did not find any traces of Warcraft in the areas around the town where the people often moved around.

Although the gains were limited, this series of operations did leave Swamp Castle with an impression of being "people-friendly" in the hearts of the people, greatly deepening the people's favorability towards the new lord.

As a lord, Roning was not idle either. He devoted himself to the "evaporation project".

In the past two days, Wilson and Serin have planned and divided the work of the people. Some people are responsible for plowing the land, while others are responsible for digging fertilizer.

Some areas can be mined directly, but some areas require proper drainage before mining organic fertilizer.

This is not only a laborious job, but also very time-consuming.

It is already late January and spring ploughing is imminent, so what we lack is time.

So Roning thought of a simple yet effective method - using the high temperature brought by fire magic to evaporate the water appropriately.

Ever since Roning broke through to become a great magician, he has been learning new magic. Now he has mastered the fourth-level magic flame beam.

This is a spell that can last up to ten seconds. It not only brings huge high temperatures, but also has the characteristic of covering a wide area.

Luo Ning looked at the wetland in front of him. There was silty soil underneath and water on top. This was the area he needed to steam dry next.

At this moment, his mental power was carving the spell patterns of a column of flame light about ten meters away.

Only after being promoted to a great magician can one cast spells at a distance, and as Roning began to add points to the magician level, the casting distance seemed to have been slightly improved.

He had performed the flame beam magic countless times and was already familiar with it.

As the spell patterns were completed, the magic power in the mana space was quickly drawn away. The spell patterns lit up with red light and absorbed the fire elements between the surrounding heaven and earth. With a hum, a huge column of flame rose out of thin air above the water.

Hiss~ When fire came into contact with water, the extremely high temperature directly evaporated the water, bringing about thick water vapor that blocked the vision in front of the eyes.

But Roning didn't need to observe anything, he just had to maintain the spell.

Ten seconds later, the spell pattern rippled for a moment, then quickly dissipated, and at the same time the flame also disappeared into the air.

After the wind blew away all the fog, the moisture floating on the surface had completely evaporated, and even the ground seemed to be dry.

However, if mining is carried out, after digging up the upper ground, there will still be wet silt underneath.

“So efficient!”

Roning was very satisfied with the effect. He now really hoped that there was a fire magician in the territory so that he could serve as the "Swamp Mining Captain".

It’s a pity that apart from him, the remaining three magicians in the territory have one with light attribute and the other two with water attribute.

"However, it is said that water magicians can control water flow when they reach level five. This can also help drain the swamp, right?"

That being said, becoming a fifth-level chief magician is not an easy task.

To be honest, her talent for cultivation is not low, but it will take her at least thirty years to become the chief magician.

In comparison, her daughter Irene will definitely be much better. If she practices hard, she may be able to become a fifth-level magician before she turns thirty.

But this will still take more than ten years.

After more than ten years, this swamp of light should not have been fully developed yet, and perhaps there is still a place for Irene to use her skills.

"My Lord~"

A cavalryman came galloping over, "Chahar asked me to come and inform you that Mr. Anthony from the Horse Herding City has brought the slaves here."

Luo Ning's eyes lit up, he jumped onto the Cloud-Stepping Horse and returned to the castle.

"Since you're here, why bring any gifts?"

"Hahaha, congratulations on becoming the Viscount of Wubei Territory. Please don't despise these little things."

In the swamp castle, Ronin shook hands with Anthony enthusiastically.

This time, the other party not only brought slaves, but also brought some crystal carvings, books, stationery, more than a dozen bows and thousands of arrows.

Although it was only worth over a hundred gold coins, less than one-tenth of what Roning spent on the other party, it was not a small amount. At least Anthony knew how to do business.

The other party should be able to see that Wubeiling needs to develop, and development requires manpower, and there is a shortage of manpower here.

Judging from the last two transactions, Anthony did not think that Roning was short of money, especially now that he had become the Viscount of Wubei.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Viper Slave Trade, Roning is a high-quality big customer.

It is necessary to use a few hundred gold coins to maintain the relationship with major customers.

Sure enough, in the following conversation, Roning revealed his need to buy slaves, which made Anthony overjoyed.

There is no other way. There are not many ways to obtain population. Although buying slaves costs some money, it is the fastest way to get people.

Although Roning knew that this was immoral and deprived humans of their basic rights and dignity, he could only adapt to the local customs and use this method.

The only thing he could do was to be nicer to these slaves, let them have enough food and work for him, and then give them a way to escape their fate.

"Let's buy two thousand slaves this time."

Luo Ning thought for a moment and quoted a number, "But, I have another deal I want to make with you."

Anthony's heart was already beaming with joy. Ever since the order was concluded last year, his status in the Viper Slave Exchange had risen sharply.

Not only did he close another big deal today, but he also had other deals to do, which really made him overjoyed.

"Sir, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best to complete it for you!"

Luo Ning nodded and said, "Actually, I mainly want to talk to you about this matter, not the slave exchange behind you."

"I?"

Anthony blinked, not understanding what Ronin meant. (End of this chapter)