Chapter 882 - 108: Announcing the Expedition and Father Nurgle_3

So Su Li really had to seriously calculate how much help this expedition could provide her.

Once the ceremony was over, he gathered the ministers and headed to the conference room, eagerly asking everyone, "This Radiant Competition Festival we hosted can be described as grand and successful. Although there were a few minor setbacks in the middle, thanks to our collective efforts, we turned misfortune into fortune, increasing the prestige and profits for our territory. Today, let’s take stock—how did we fare with this Radiant Competition Festival!"

This was the exciting moment of settlement; no one would be anything but excited and joyful about this segment.

Even the stern Vandar, the iron-blooded Oliver, and the heroic Hilude all had smiles on their faces.

This joy of harvest was no less than the excitement of a bountiful harvest after a quarter of farming.

Vandar was the first to report: "Lord, during this near-cycle festival, commerce and industry within the territory were extremely prosperous, and food was very popular, with almost all territorial specialties selling for good value. Just in terms of food and beverages, our harvest reached more than 5800 Golden Crowns."

This profit immediately elicited a burst of exclamations from everyone—5800 Golden Crowns, that’s equivalent to a whole quarter of grain profit at Jorn Shallow Bay last year.

This doesn’t mean the knights devoured three months’ worth of the territory’s grain in a short cycle; even though knights and their voracious attendants can eat, it’s not that exaggerated. Remember, the territory’s grain not only supplies the territory but also sells in large quantities, earning praise for the border grain storehouse.

Instead, the knights devoured a large amount of meat and wine, leading Su Li to have to sell them generous amounts of Bergman’s Fierce Flame diluted with water.

It’s not that Su Li is unscrupulous; it’s just that Dwarf beer is too strong for humans. As the Dwarves say, human beer is bland and tasteless like goblin urine. If Bergman’s Fierce Flame were given directly to humans, the territory would be intoxicated.

This watered-down beer tasted mediocre, but during a celebration, it’s all about the atmosphere, and the taste of the beer was not the highest priority.

Moreover, if they truly have money, the territory does supply high-end wines.

There’s no denying that Hesse Territory can satisfy various luxury needs with high-grade food and drink. As long as the knights are willing to spend lavishly, the taverns can supply meat to help men break through like Fire Rabbit meat, Light-Scaled Fish meat, Extraordinary Ears, high-grade bread, and even Desire Fire Rose wine.

Thanks to these high-end goods and the massive provision of food and drink, it’s the food factor that allowed this Radiant Competition Festival to reap such wealth.

Evidently, the harvest in agriculture and livestock goes far beyond this. Vandar continued, "Additionally, the territory sold mounts worth as much as 3300 Golden Crowns, unlike the peak reached in food and drink consumption, the sale of mounts is still in a booming rising period. At least in the next cycle up to before our Expeditionary Corps departs, this sector’s revenue will be continuous. According to the Pasture Master’s estimation, there will be at least a 5000-6000 Golden Crown profit."

Indeed, as large numbers of people arrive, commerce and industry become extraordinarily prosperous.

Vandar’s following words also corroborated this: "Additionally, the variety of items sold from our territory, accumulating all sorts, also accrued a profit of more than 2000 Golden Crowns."

Su Li curiously asked, "So many? What did they buy?"

More than 2000 Golden Crowns—equivalent to the earnings of over 2000 farmers for a year, even for these knights and armed attendants, it’s equivalent to spending more than ten Silver Coins per person in the territory.

Vandar immediately replied with a beaming smile, "This range was extensive; many things from our territory were what they needed. Like Blood Salt, nearly every knight and armed attendant bought some."

Su Li still remembered Blood Salt—this was a specialty from the Gray Mist Sea coast, a mixture of distilled Sea Dragon Blood and seawater, formed into blocks, enhancing the stamina of knights and horses.

Essentially, if a warhorse ingests a certain amount of Blood Salt before battle or during long-distance raids, it can ensure sufficient strength, allowing it to run continuously for over three hours.

This can be considered a substitute for Extraordinary products, brought by a smuggling team from the Gray Mist Sea coast.

"Besides Blood Salt, they also bought herbs, honey, ash from Perfumer’s incense burner, Religious Holy Images, and some witchcraft items, pendants, handicrafts, among others. After all, our territory sells quite a number of pottery, tools, and trophies."

Vandar mentioned things produced in various estates and farms in the territory. Essentially, each estate had several artisanal workshops; besides agriculture, kingdom knights in the Empire also greatly emphasize industry. Pottery kilns, blacksmith shops, carpentry rooms, even wool workshops, and weaving spear workshops are very common.

Just in Su Li’s hands, there are dozens of these workshops within the estates, crafting clothing, fabric, tools, and even witchcraft items across all aspects.

One could say a territory is like a miniature kingdom; this is why the Empire’s nobles are collectively referred to as Kingdom Knights.