Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 100 Competitive Mentality

The fleet sailed into Lijian Bay and soon encountered a ship from Wangbo Port, Transport Ship No. 5, which was traveling between Wangbo Port and a rocky island on the sea.

This rocky island on the sea is not too far from Wangbo Port, about six or seven nautical miles away, and can be reached in about half an hour. Karen simply named it Shiyan Island.

Shiyan Island is not small in area. There is a towering volcano on it, which is a dormant volcano. This may be the reason for the formation of this island.

At this time on the Shiyan Island, the lizardmen were working hard. Before Karen set off, the lizardmen were assigned to the Shiyan Island, and they were responsible for mining large quantities of stone here.

A transport ship comes every day to deliver food to these lizardmen. Now these lizardmen are equivalent to the laborers of Wangbo Port. They don’t need to be paid, but at least they are fed.

"With these lizardmen here, we don't have to worry about this island being occupied."

Uther looked through the telescope and saw that some stone houses had been built on the island for the lizard people to live in.

Although their physical bodies are such that they would not be affected at all even if they were exposed to the wind and rain every day, it is obvious that they have begun to have more pursuits.

"It's just a stone island. I don't think anyone would think much of it."

Karen was not worried about the safety of Shiyan Island, because there were no special products on the island, at least not found on the surface, and they were of no great value at all.

Even if there is no one stationed there, no one would come to attack this island, not to mention that there are dozens of lizardmen on it now.

"Indeed, this island could be used as an outpost. Ships from the Empire heading towards Sword Bay will inevitably pass by not far away. Building a lighthouse on this island would be sufficient to monitor the passing ships."

Uther stroked his beard and had an idea.

Shiyan Island has the potential to become a naval base suspended outside Wangbo Port. The dock of Wangbo Port is entirely for commercial use, and the naval base is built on Shiyan Island as a barrier for Wangbo Port.

The distance is also suitable, and if anything happens, we can get here at the first time.

"You can consider it. If you want to build it, let Granni come up with a plan. A lighthouse, a naval port, supporting warehouses, and a training ground are not something that can be completed overnight."

Karen nodded. It would be a good idea to build an independent military port here, which would provide a place to accommodate these new arrivals.

The Lariel pirate "Silver Hook" Drake, the necromancer Werner Desolation, and their ships, the Dark Raven, the White Raven, and the Desolation, can all be stationed on this rocky island.

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Uther was silent for a moment, and the place immediately turned from a military port into a pirate black bay.

The appearance of "The Forsaken", "Silver Hook" Drake, and Werner Desolate made Uther feel a sense of urgency and created some competitive pressure. It turned out that there were so many people willing to serve Lord Karen, and their strength was stronger than his.

The only thing that made Uther feel at ease was that the Cremona family had been recognized by Lord Cullen, and his eldest son Kevin had become a vampire. This was a guarantee of his power and status, and a guarantee that he would not be easily replaced by others.

Of course, if we want to further consolidate our current position, we still have to do the job at hand well and make Wangbo Port develop rapidly.

Uther saw clearly that Lord Cullen had no shortage of thugs. If he needed them, he could simply convert a few vampires, who would be stronger than him. He probably wouldn't be able to defeat Kevin now. What was his own advantage? Uther had clearly realized that it was management. His second son, Lyle, had also clearly realized this and had been practicing it.

Although Lord Karen would occasionally inquire about government affairs, most of the time, Wangbo Port was managed by the father and son.

As long as Wangbo Port can run in an orderly manner, both father and son will definitely have made a contribution, and Lord Karen has seen it all.

Uther regained his enthusiasm and sailed seriously. Soon, the fleet gradually moved away from Shiyan Island and entered the Sword Bay.

After entering the bay, one can clearly feel the waves gradually subsiding, and the wind and waves are much weaker than outside the bay. Although the environment of Wangbo Port is not as good as Shilin Port, it is definitely a good port, otherwise there would not be so many colonial teams landing here one after another.

According to reports from cavalry patrolling the Sword Bay area, another colonial team was discovered landing in the Sword Bay area two days ago and has begun to establish a colonial outpost.

This team actually discovered the existence of Wangbo Port, but they did not leave Lijian Bay. They still landed in the bay area, but they were more than ten kilometers away from Wangbo Port.

It can only be said that the colonial team from the Old World was still a bit naive. They had no idea that Wangbo Port had already activated the "Dark Forest" mode. As long as a colony was found in the Sword Bay area, it would be directly destroyed and absorbed into Wangbo Port.

Wangbo Port, with a population of 2,300, currently has a total area of only a few dozen acres including the "urban area" and the "harbor area". Even if we add the 1,500 acres of land targeted for reclamation and the large tracts of land cleared by deforestation, the total area is not that large, only about four or five square kilometers.

The entire Lijian Bay area still has a lot of room for development. The only problem is that food production capacity has not yet been increased.

The fleet docked and workers from the harbor area came up and began to work with the ship workers to move the cargo and store the grain in the warehouse.

"Let them develop for a while? Or take them down right away?"

At the dock, upon receiving the news, Uther immediately asked Karen for instructions.

This naturally refers to the newly discovered colony. In Uther's opinion, Wangbo Port can actually accommodate some people.

These colonial troops will bring their own rations, so absorbing them will not increase consumption much.

Of course, Wangbo Port is not as exploitative as other colonies, and will not let the people remain in a state of barely starving, so the captured food is definitely not enough for consumption, and eventually more food has to be taken out from the warehouse.

But the large amount of food brought this time and the stable output of the salt field method gave Uther confidence, and he felt that he could be more radical.

"If you're sure, do it."

Looking at Uther, Karen finally stopped restraining him.

Karen understood why Uther suddenly became radical. He obviously felt the pressure and wanted to prove his worth.

This is a good thing. For those in power, healthy competition among their subordinates is the best situation.

It is still unknown what the newcomers Drake and others can bring to the table. Uther has no direct conflict of interest with them, so the only way they can compete is to see who can do their job well.

(End of this chapter)