Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 312: Construction of Extraordinary Water Conservancy and Su Li's Enhancement of Strength

Will the expansion of the gem pool produce more laurel gems and ether gold?
Su Li's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. You know, since last winter, the Heisen Territory has been accumulating ether gold to prepare for the territory's first set of rare-grade armor.

After nearly half a year, the weight of ether gold has accumulated to nearly 20 kilograms.

If it was a perfect rune armor, this weight would actually be sufficient. After all, a set of rune armor only weighed a little over 100 kilograms, and with the addition of various other materials, a few dozen kilograms of each precious metal would be sufficient.

But the rare-grade rune armor is different. It is worn by the chosen knights and can change in size, so the amount of ether gold required is as high as hundreds of kilograms.

If the gem pool can be further expanded, it means that it is very likely that the first set of rare-grade armor in the territory will be available this year.

But this speed was even faster than Su Li had expected. While he was thinking, the water fairy Vidag took the initiative to make a request: "If you can help us find Grandmother's fairy pot, we can give you the 30 kilograms of ether gold we have accumulated before as a reward."

Su Li decisively extended his hand and said to Vidag, "No problem. I will definitely bring the thief to justice and return your lost immortal pot to you."

Then he turned to look at Seranweier and said, "From now on, you will practice in this gem pool and strive to improve your strength as quickly as possible."

The Ice and Snow Valkyrie and the Gem Pool are a perfect combination. They are like a barracks and soldiers. Not only are they a match made in heaven, but they can also accelerate the improvement of strength. Su Li naturally supports it very much.

Vidag also breathed a sigh of relief, his chest, as swollen as a bun, rising and falling violently. Then he said, "I have one more thing I want to tell you."

Su Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter? I heard from the nuns of the Dawn Church that you seem to have something to discuss with me."

"Yes, it's about the consecrated wisteria pods on your land. I was wondering if I could buy a batch from you."

The water fairy wants to buy the fruit pods of the consecrated wisteria tree?
Of course Su Li would not refuse this. This kind of fruit pod is the same no matter who you sell it to. Having more sales channels is naturally a good thing.

He just asked in surprise: "Why do you water fairies need this thing?"

Vidage supported her bulging chest, looked at Su Li and said, "Of course it's to improve my strength. I also hope to transform from a fairy in the pond to a fairy in the lake."

Hmm~Lady of the Lake?

Su Li felt that this name was a bit impressive. When Vidag said that he wanted to turn the Gem Pool into the Gem Lake, he hadn't reacted yet.

But now that the Gem Pool has become the Gem Lake, doesn't that mean she's the Lady of the Lake? The key is that she's still a fairy from the elves' side. The question now is whether or not this Lady of the Lake will give the knights footbath water!

Vidag didn't have as many fantasies as Su Li, and continued, "The strength of us water fairies is basically only related to our lifespan. The longer our lifespan, the more benefits we can bring to the gem pool."

"For example, once my lifespan exceeds 500 years, the water in the Gem Pool will possess a slight healing ability, which will attract many aquatic creatures to relocate here. For example, the second group of guardian otters, river elves, and aquatic spirits."

kindness?
Su Li and Fandral looked at the same time, giving the pool water a slight healing ability?

Isn't that the effect of the hot spring water in the hot spring village? That means the scale of the vanilla in Heisen Territory will be further increased!
Su Li then asked, "What if your lifespan is further extended?"

"That's because the pool water can bring people surging energy. With a wave of my hand, I can gather all the energy in the gem pool into a gem holy grail, allowing some knights with a blood affinity to receive the energy infusion and rapidly increase their strength."

Before Su Li could express his joy, Vidag continued, "But don't hold out too much hope for something like this. To achieve this ability, I need to live for at least 3000 years. This means you won't be able to see this until your territory has existed for at least 2800 years. Furthermore, the energy in the Holy Grail is extremely precious, and it only gathers once every few years."

It is very meaningful to be able to accumulate energy over a few years and create a God-chosen Knight or even a legendary Knight for the Hessen Territory.

Su Li was full of expectations for this future scene. He had no ambitions to begin with, and his most ambitious plan was to use the power of the Consecrated Wisteria Tree to allow himself to survive for a few thousand years.

This plan was not an unfounded worry. Time flew by, and it had been almost two years since he came to this world, and more than a year since he arrived at the border prince's territory.

As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

To improve the water fairy's strength, we must start now.

He nodded immediately and said, "No problem. We will complete this transaction with you. I just don't know what kind of gems you will provide?"

Vidag waved his hand gently, and several green gems slowly flew out of the pool and landed in her hand. "We will provide you with this kind of gem. It's called Emerald Stone. If you carry it with you, you can slowly restore your health. Of course, I don't recommend it, because each time you restore your health, it consumes the spiritual energy within. Once the spiritual energy is exhausted, it will turn into an ordinary stone."

"This behavior is a bit of a waste of natural resources. We only give these stones to injured birds and animals when we have no other choice. After their injuries recover, we immediately put the jade stones back into the gem pool to cultivate their vitality again."

"The true function of the Emerald Stone is to place it in a body of water, forming a pool or lake. This will make the water clear, transparent, and emerald green, like an emerald pool. This pool of emerald can then significantly increase the spiritual energy of the water. However, you must choose a good location, as the Emerald Stone will disappear once placed in ordinary water. Furthermore, if exposed to plague or toxins, the Emerald Stone's effects will gradually fade, requiring the occasional addition of a new piece to maintain its extraordinary power."

Su Li has seen many blue pools and lakes like the Emerald Jade Pool. Even if it is not the extraordinary world, there are scenic spots with such emerald-like lakes.

In the Hessen Territory, there's a lake with this remarkable characteristic: Lake Ravelin. As more and more of the Girren Wind flows into the lake like a stream, the water is no longer as clear and transparent as it once was, but has transformed into a deep and mysterious indigo, as dazzling as emerald green.

Standing by the lake and looking around, the entire lake looks like a huge emerald pool, so deep that you can see the bottom. The sunlight shines on the lake, making the waves sparkle. The light reflected by the indigo lake water is soft and mysterious.

With the emerald stones given by Vidag, the Hessen Territory can quickly build a slightly weaker version of Lake Rafflin.

You should know that Lake Raveling is the pearl of Hesse. The lake irrigates the entire Bjorn Bay, making the per-acre yield of farmland there generally reach more than 300 kilograms.

At the same time, the grain output of other farms and villages in the territory was generally only around 160 kilograms.

Once every village in the Hessen Territory drops such an emerald stone beside a stream, forming an emerald pool, coupled with the water conservancy projects built by the dwarves, the territory's grain output should generally be able to reach more than 200 kilograms.

Although Vidag is a young girl, she acts like a primitive girl. After Su Li agreed to the deal, she directly took out 60 gems and gave them to Su Li, and reserved 100 consecrated wisteria pods.

Su Li decisively went to Quesofield Manor with Fandral. This was an important manor producing pearl wheat in the territory, and it was worth it for the Hesse Territory to equip it with sufficient water conservancy facilities.

The empire's water conservancy construction is also full of the characteristics of this world. Water conservancy projects not only include the drinking water facilities built by the dwarves, but also include extraordinary ponds, streams, etc. The number of such extraordinary water conservancy projects is one of the key factors that truly determines the level of development of a territory.

When people heard that the lord was going to carry out water conservancy construction in Quesofield Manor, it immediately attracted the attention of a large number of people in the surrounding villages, farms and knight manors.

The knights even came here with great interest to see what extraordinary actions the lord would perform.

There were too few entertainment options in the Hessen Territory, so the people particularly liked to join in the fun. When Su Li arrived, there were already hundreds of people, big and small, gathered here, from manor lords to halfling chiefs, from priests of the Dawn Church to children running around with windmills.

They were all filled with interest in the latest happenings in the territory. Witnessing such an extraordinary event firsthand was undoubtedly something worth discussing for a long time after returning home.

Soon Su Li arrived at the stream chosen by the Dawn Church. This stream was a water conservancy project that flowed through the manor. It was only about 3 meters wide, circled half a circle around the manor, and then flowed north into the Brienne River.

This was undoubtedly a manor, developed by the people themselves, nestled on the vast plains south of Hessen City. Dwarven engineers had constructed canals out of rock, channeling some of the stream water into the farmland. But the canals were hardly clear, stained with spring algae, debris from logging upstream, and even garbage left behind by the goblins and greenskins who could often be found in villages and suburban fields.

When Su Li appeared, all the people in the territory cheered sincerely. Victory always brings the greatest prestige.

Although Su Li was briefly denounced as a tyrant and butcher during the Green Dragon War, when the war was finally won and the territory welcomed the blooming spring, the people quickly forgot the harsh laws of the battlefield and, with even greater enthusiasm, embraced Su Li as the benevolent father of the territory. At this moment, the priests of the Church of Dawn held brass bells, the dwarves clutched parchment scrolls containing their ancestors' water conservancy notes, and children clung to their fathers' shoulders, munching on rye bread—all eyes were focused on the fist-sized emerald stone in Su Li's palm.

Su Li personally carried the gem to the stream. Nearby, a wooden plank was inscribed with the dwarven proverb left behind when the water conservancy project was completed: "Running water never stale, door hinge never rots." This was clearly a signpost, allowing the village to hire dwarven engineers to expand the pond and weir once more funds were available.

Walking to the side, Su Li threw the gem directly into the stream. The moment the gem hit the water, a ball of emerald light spread like ink droplets into water, and the turbid stream quickly became transparent, revealing the broken orc sword and rusted horseshoe deposited at the bottom.

Amid the amazement of all the onlookers, the stream began to rotate counterclockwise, forming a whirlpool of more than ten meters. Guided by the whirlpool, the silt and riverbed at the bottom of the river were quickly thrown away.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the stream became clearer and clearer, and then all the streams converged here to quickly form a pool 3 to 5 meters deep. The indigo pool was like a pearl on the plain.

The young boy, munching on rye bread while leaning on his father's shoulder, couldn't help but rush to the pond, excitedly watching the fish swimming at the bottom. The pond was so clear that you could see dozens of small fish floating in it, as if they were floating in the air. Putting aside the effect, the beautiful scenery alone was enough to make countless people linger.

The value of this estate will be further enhanced as a result!
If this pond can be expanded to 100 meters or even more than 1000 meters, the manors and houses built next to the pond will be snapped up by people.

Even more crazy were the priests of the Church of Dawn. They clearly saw that after the stream passed through the emerald pool, it became clear and contained the energy of Ji Lun's wind, and slowly flowed towards the thousands of acres of farmland outside the manor.

This will undoubtedly increase the output of the entire estate. When the clear canal water flows through a green wheat field, everyone feels that the wheat field that originally seemed drooping has now become straight and seems to be emitting a charming luster.

After the pastor of the Dawn Church reported to Su Li publicly that the output of the manor would increase by at least 2%, the knights and manor owners in the territory could no longer suppress their impulse and began to inquire about purchasing this precious gem.

This is as powerful as the effect of Lake Rafflin. Which farm or knight would not want to equip his own manor with such an extraordinary pond?

In the evening, when Su Li finished inspecting the territory and returned to Bauhinia Manor, Oliver excitedly reported to Su Li: "Lord, good news. Our jade stone sold for a high price of 8000 gold crowns, with an average selling price of more than 200 gold crowns."

Su Li was delighted when he heard this, and a bright light flashed in his eyes.

In reality, if it were just the gold coin gains, it wouldn't be worth their excitement. Of course, 8000 gold crowns was a huge fortune, no matter how you slice it. No territory could ignore the wealth of nearly 10000 gold crowns! That was enough to pay the salaries of nearly 2000 elite knights.

But all of this is insignificant compared to the meaning behind it!

One emerald gem sold for the staggering price of 200 gold crowns, and more than 40 were sold, which meant that at least 40 villages, farms, or knights' manors believed that the territory could maintain long-term peace and stability.

Only a stable environment can attract large amounts of investment.

200枚金王冠！按一亩地提升产量40斤计算，那也要足足5000亩农田收获10次才能把这个投资给赚回来。这还是按最高收益计算，其实算上轮耕或者风险，可能要5～6年才能收回成本。

Even so, many knights and farmers were still willing to invest, which showed their confidence in the territory. A 5000-acre estate would require at least 50 households and over 150 professional farmers to care for it.

Even among the knights in the territory, few could support so many serfs.

All of this combined points to one thing: more people are inclined to make larger investments in territories!
And all of this is about people's hearts. There is no doubt that Su Li is the one that people want at the moment. The people of the territory believe that under Su Li's rule, the territory will become more and more promising.

All of this will in turn further increase the wealth of the territory, and both the agriculture and commerce of the territory will be further improved.

Su Li was in a very good mood and said to Oliver, "With the construction of the Jade Pool with over 40 villages, farms, and manors, the agricultural scale of our territory is bound to be further improved. You must also work hard to make the territory's industry and commerce prosperous. I hope that the territory will have more workshops, more caravans, and even more halfling companies!"

Oliver immediately and solemnly promised, "I will live up to the Lord's trust and quickly establish the Imperial Engineering Academy to train more bureaucrats, workers, and various talents for the territory to promote its development."

Su Li didn't need to worry too much about the specific government affairs of the territory. He basically only needed to formulate policies. So he handed all the specific government affairs to Oliver and said, "My dean, you are my iron-blooded prime minister in the territory. I trust you to do the work."

After encouraging Oliver, Su Li let him go. Then he turned to look at Hildreth and asked, "My dear, my Lord Steward, do I have any other government affairs to deal with today?"

Hild walked behind his couch, gently pressed his shoulders with both hands, and said with a faint smile, "My Lord, you have worked hard today. Let me help you relax. There are no government affairs that require your attention today. From now until you wake up tomorrow, it will be your time for training and rest."

"Oh~ cultivation!" Speaking of cultivation, Su Li remembered something and said, "Where's the Blazing Sun Code? Has the Divine Grace been fully infused into it?"

Hild immediately waved to Seranweier, and the future legendary knight respectfully walked to the table next to him, picked up a book with a golden sun emblem as its cover, and presented it to Su Li with both hands, saying, "My Lord, I have already sent the 'Scorching Sun Code' to the top of the Consecrated Wisteria Tree at sunrise to dry in the sun. It has been absorbing sunlight all day and was only taken back in the evening. It has been filled with the grace of the Fiery Sun Goddess who roamed the mortal world."

Su Li lay down comfortably, resting her head on Hildre's soft and plump breasts, then closed her eyes in enjoyment, waved her hand, and said, "Then you can start reading~"

"The Blazing Solar Code: Creation, Opening: When the golden flames consumed the afterbirth of chaos, Violet's golden knight descended from the light. His iron hooves crushed the veil of eternal night, allowing the sun of truth to illuminate the old world. This is the first commandment of the Blazing Solar Code: All who are blessed by the light must become swords of fire..."

At this moment, Su Li was resting his head on the soft undulations and listening to Seranweier's soft voice. Su Li only felt that life was full of enjoyment and happiness.

This was the life he had been adhering to since returning from Maleburg.

Every night before dinner, Seranweier would read the "Scorching Sun Code" to him. Reading is a very boring thing, but in this kind of life with beautiful women by his side, even reading is a kind of enjoyment.

The key is that it is very effective. The divine grace is infused into everyone regardless of qualifications, and can slightly improve his strength each time.

This was the only way for him to keep up with the speed of cultivation of monsters like Hilde and Seranville.

Having persisted during this period of time, his practice is about to break through to the intermediate elite level!
Furthermore, Hildur and Seranweier also benefited from reading this code. In less than a month, Seranweier had already broken through to the rank of a full-fledged knight, a few days shorter than Hildur's original training time.

With the Gem Pool, Su Li felt that it wouldn't be long before this Ice and Snow Valkyrie would emerge! She might even participate in the next battle against Blue Mirror Lake.

Seranville was already very familiar with this code and had memorized it by heart. It took her just over an hour to finish reading it.

Su Li then stood up by holding the armrest of the couch. The infusion of divine grace made his whole body warm and his blood was completely excited.

He stretched his body a bit, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face. "Hilde, come and help me check if I have successfully broken through to the Intermediate Elite level."

Hildre's eyes lit up upon hearing this. She immediately reached out and gently stroked Su Li's chest, feeling his strong heartbeat. A moment later, she beamed, saying, "Confirmed, Lord, you have successfully advanced to the rank of Intermediate Elite Knight! Your speed is enough to shock and impress all the elite knights. Even the Champion Knight pales in comparison. You will surely achieve the breakthrough to Champion Knight!"

Although he knew that Hildurd was deliberately saying nice things to please him, Su Li couldn't help but feel joyful and excited. He picked Hildurd up by the waist and said, "Then we have to celebrate tonight. Today is really a good day! Let's go to the tree house and take Ingrid and Ailiriya with us to practice vigorously all night!"

Although Hildreth was suddenly picked up, he trusted Su Li very much. Without a cry of surprise, he gently stretched out his arms and wrapped them around Su Li's neck: "Lord, you haven't had dinner yet."

"Practice first! Let's practice for a while, and then eat when we're hungry. After we're done, it's just the right time to rest and continue celebrating!"

"Tonight we're opening a bottle of Amethyst Gold Brandy to make the atmosphere even more intense."

Hildre's face flushed slightly. She knew very well that tonight would be very seductive, so she whispered, "My Lord, on such a festive day, would you like to invite Captain Freya to celebrate with us?"

"Please! You must! You are so thoughtful." Su Li felt as if a blazing fire was burning in his chest.

He hadn't enjoyed himself this much since returning from Maleburg. Counting the number of women he currently had, he already had five, including regular court ladies and occasional women.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
(End of this chapter)