CHAPTER 177: CHAPTER 175 PLAN

"My lord, your generosity is unmatched! If those guys knew how generous you are, they’d be moved to tears!" Oliver shamelessly flattered Perfikot, his face full of sycophancy.

Though she knew this fat man was pretending, his expression still made her stomach churn a little.

Perfikot couldn’t help but turn her face away. After a moment to compose herself, she said to Oliver, "If you make such a face again while I’m eating, I’ll turn you into a stone and make a dining table out of you!"

Seeing that Perfikot was upset, Oliver hurriedly adjusted his expression to a more serious and earnest look.

"Enough, no need for theatrics in front of me! Now tell me how your preparations are going. As the first Pioneer Knight of the Northern Territory, I hope you haven’t spent the whole winter just mingling at banquets." Perfikot felt her appetite waning due to this fat man, so she wiped her mouth, put down her utensils, and asked Oliver about the serious matters.

After all, Perfikot had bestowed the title of Pioneer Knight on this fat man, hoping he would achieve something, at least help her in establishing a shelter.

Oliver, seeing Perfikot inquiring about serious matters, naturally dared not be negligent. Though he dared to joke around with Perfikot, he didn’t dare truly anger her.

She really would build him into a statue to use as a table.

So Oliver simply adjusted his expression, and then reported to Perfikot, "I’ve currently recruited a pioneering group of about five hundred people, mostly skilled alchemy workshop craftsmen and their families.

In addition, there are supporting industry personnel related to alchemy workshops who can quickly support the operation of an alchemy workshop upon reaching the Northern Territory."

"Are you planning to move all your industries from Langton?" Perfikot inquired of Oliver.

Though this fat man was aware of the impending doomsday winter and had already decided to gamble everything when she recruited him, Perfikot was still curious about how he decided to move all his industries.

Of course, the main curiosity was how this fat man managed to persuade so many people to move with him.

"Count, you may not know, but Langton is very optimistic about the future of the Northern Territory." This time, Oliver didn’t make any bizarre faces, but instead introduced to Perfikot, "Whether it’s your launched Arctic Exploration Plan or the current Northern Territory Pioneering Plan, both are enough to attract a lot of investment from Langton to the Northern Territory.

However, most people don’t have the channel, and they can’t even get in touch with you.

So when I returned to Langton with the title of Northern Territory Pioneer Knight, just a little publicity made it easy to become the guest of those big figures wanting to invest in the Northern Territory, thereby obtaining what I wanted from them.

And after having these, it’s not difficult to coax a group of people to head to the Northern Territory by showing them the benefits and interests."

"Thanks for your honesty. I suppose you’ve also planned how to settle these people after arriving in the Northern Territory?" Perfikot never underestimated this fat man’s abilities.

Although he is a bit mercenary, his ability to get things done is genuinely reliable.

"Not as wise as you are!" Oliver complimented Perfikot, then introduced his plan: "I don’t have access to the vast resources you do, so I plan to wait until spring to take the pioneering group to the Northern Territory.

During the spring, I will complete the basic construction and build a small town around the alchemy workshop I plan to establish. The main products of this town will be various alchemy products.

The Northern Territory’s future will be extremely cold. I believe there will be a substantial demand for alchemy products, which should be enough to sustain me and my town."

"Sounds good. If you aim at the market for civilian alchemy products, you can certainly sustain yourself." Perfikot nodded, expressing satisfaction with Oliver’s plan.

This fat man indeed did not disappoint her, and he indeed came up with a plan that sounded promising.

As for Perfikot’s own plan of establishing an alchemy workshop in the Northern Territory via the Minister of Commerce, there was no conflict with Oliver’s plan.

Because this fat man was targeting the civilian alchemy product market, which did not overlap with Perfikot’s plan involving autonomous Steam Knights and other large alchemy products.

After all, Perfikot wasn’t interested in the civilian alchemy product market and didn’t care to dominate even that part.

All her planning was for the Northern Territory’s future ability to be self-sufficient in an extreme icy doomsday, at least to meet the Northern People’s lowest survival needs and ensure their survival.

As for higher living needs, that was not within Perfikot’s consideration.

They could figure out how to solve those extra needs themselves after ensuring survival.

The Northern Territory has such vast lands and rich resources underground. Once Perfikot ensures their basic survival needs, as long as they aren’t too lazy, they can live well in the Northern Territory.

"Oliver, I’m very satisfied with your plan. Head to the Northern Territory with your pioneering group after the spring thaw." Since she was satisfied with Oliver’s work, Perfikot wasn’t stingy with her praise.

However, aside from the compliments, Perfikot also instructed him, "I’ve already negotiated with the Minister of Commerce to conduct a series of constructions in the Northern Territory, planning an industrial city. Your town can be built next to this industrial city."

"I understand." Oliver didn’t need Perfikot to say more; just this much was enough for him to know what to do.

Meanwhile, Robert couldn’t help but feel a bit envious seeing Oliver so easily receive compliments from Perfikot. He was also considering whether to learn from Oliver to make his own immigrant recruitment plan go more smoothly.

While he was contemplating this, Perfikot instructed, "Robert, you can refer to Oliver’s model for recruiting immigrants. Use the premise of building a functional town or a self-sufficient settlement for recruitment.

I hope you guys can, like Oliver, form pioneering groups. This way, it will be easier to construct the Northern Territory and facilitate planning."

"As you command, Count. I will seek advice from Mr. Oliver." Robert wasn’t proud, nodded, and agreed.

"Very well, I have to head to the Royal Society in the afternoon, so I won’t say much more. This meal is on me." Perfikot stood up, nodded to a court attendant nearby, and left the dining hall.