CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 01: NINE-PETAL SNAKE FLOWER FLAG_2

"Then should I just erase those words?"

"Still no, we can’t let these goods be exported like this. You can only choose to remanufacture these goods, and we are currently investigating the person who sold them to you."

Of course, administrative and livelihood matters were included too, but relatively fewer. They had another place for those.

"We want to get married. Hmm... I know it’s kind of strange, considering we’re both goblins, and goblins usually don’t get married."

"No, it’s not strange at all. Every resident of Giant Snake City is a free person, and you have the right to get married."

"Oh, that’s great. Can I just ask, what’s the difference after getting married?"

"Of course. Your rights will be protected by the Giant Snake Lord, and you will also need to fulfill related obligations, most of which are property-related. Here is a document you can look at."

"But I can’t read."

"Then you can go over there and find out more details. We have a marriage counter specifically for goblins."

"By the way, we are both males, is that a problem?"

"No problem at all," the Elf Lady answered with a smile.

"Alright, thank you." The two goblins walked away joyfully.

The Elf Lady turned to pick up a cup of tea.

Another Elf Lady beside her sighed and said, "Recently, there’s been a sudden increase in goblins applying for marriage."

"Yes, that’s a good thing, isn’t it? They no longer consider themselves just slaves and have learned to live their own lives."

"But look at their registration forms, all males with males, females with females. I’m a bit worried."

"That’s also a good thing, Bolona. You have no idea how headache-inducing it was when we first started. Goblins reproduce so quickly that we even worried they’d eat Giant Snake City entirely. This at least could slow down their reproduction, achieving a certain level of natural sterilization."

"Hmm... I suppose so. By the way, Sister Ami, how long have you been here?"

"Almost a year now."

"I was bought by the City Lord just over a month ago. Honestly, I don’t quite understand why he bought me back. After all, elf slaves are not cheap."

"Maybe he just thought it was too troublesome to constantly train new people for your current position due to their short lives." As she spoke, the elf girl called Sister Ami laughed.

Bolona also laughed.

*For most people who had just arrived in Giant Snake City, especially those who came as slaves, Jones’ behavior was very hard to understand.*

*He bought slaves from various races with gold coins but then granted them freedom, even allowing them to leave Giant Snake City and not just work for him. At the beginning, his behavior even led to a financial crisis in Giant Snake City.*

*As a lord, what kind of feeling would it be to open your treasury and find only two gold coins left?*

*If it were an ordinary lord, he might break down. Jones, however, got used to living in debt. Besides, he also had Adelle, a brother who had nothing but money. Occasionally overdrawing a few tens of thousands of gold coins for emergencies was not difficult at all.*

*Speaking of Adelle, he was also living very comfortably now. He might even be the most outstanding descendant of the Sambo family in his generation.*

"Adelle, I need three million gold coins."

"Sure, no problem at all. I’ll have them prepare it for you right away."

"I haven’t even told you what I need it for."

"Does it matter? As long as it’s for you, I’ll support you unconditionally."

"Thank you so much. Actually, I’m planning to use it for magic experiments. The materials are just too expensive and the failure rate is a bit high."

"It’s okay, I support you."

*Hmm, this still sounded like someone wasting their family fortune, blindly investing.*

*But was that really the case?*

*Apparently not.*

*A huge labor force not only built a magnificent city-state in Giant Snake City but also constructed roads to the surrounding territories, which greatly stimulated his commerce.*

*At the same time, the liches’ new products entered the market. You had to admit, no matter how excellent the dwarves’ craftsmanship was, it just couldn’t compare to lich-made armor enhanced with magic. Besides, the dwarves in Giant Snake City were not lacking in skills; they were getting closer and closer to the authentic quality of items produced in Dwarf Valley.*

*It wasn’t just armor and weapons, but also potions, furniture, clothing, involving almost every industry.*

*This was a nightmare for the original commercial system of the Blood Clan. Moreover, Jones continued to buy slaves, which made the price of slaves the most stable trade commodity and indirectly raised the costs for other Blood Clan lords.*

*When goods produced in Giant Snake City entered the world, a huge amount of capital flowed madly into Giant Snake City. Among them, the most active was the Ganggro Family, one of the top three families of the Blood Clan, famous for their banking business.*

*The Ganggro Family had enormous wealth and loved to invest. However, their investments in Giant Snake City hit a brick wall. Thanks to Adelle and Jones’ relationship, the Sambo family took almost the whole cake.*

*You had to know, this was the biggest cake in the entire Kolin Peninsula, maybe even the entire continent.*

*The industry and commerce on the Kolin Peninsula had been beaten to the ground by Jones, with profits so thin it was frightening, and many were even losing money. Although the slave trade still maintained its price, it was not doing well. After all, the depressed business environment was forcing lords to sell their slaves, impacting the merchants who made a living from the slave trade.*

*Looking around, the only profitable investment seemed to be Giant Snake City now.*

*As for a larger scale... the entire continent was in a state of war, a certain degree of chaotic war. Even without this, they could hardly compete with Jones, who had the support of the Liches. Plus, in the Human World, Jones’ connections were far superior to theirs. Even with the dwarves and elves, the name "Jones, the son of the Lich King" carried a lot of weight, unlike any ordinary Blood Clan.*

*Also... Jones’ reputation for liberating slaves gave him an excellent reputation among other races.*

*These conditions were something the traditional Blood Clan lords did not have.*

*Meanwhile, Jones was not content with the status quo, still working hard to develop new businesses.*

"The weapons we exported to the Isaac Kingdom received great feedback. Benedict Chairman of the Southern Alliance loved them very much. But he had more demands. Can we make swords not just limited to being sharp and armor beyond merely pursuing lightness and strong defense?"

*The Lich Aileen was dumbfounded: "I... don’t quite understand."*

Jones continued, "What I mean is, can we make swords and armor more than just swords and armor, like magic wands?"

*"But the users are humans, and humans don’t have magic power."*

"Yes, I know. Make it possible for humans who don’t have magic power to use magic. Do you understand what I mean?"

*"Umm... I think I get it." Aileen said, "You mean embedding magic in the equipment so that the users can activate it like casting spells? This is completely doable, we’ve done it before."*

"Yes, that’s exactly what I mean! The small difference is, he hopes the magic isn’t one-time-use. Could we add a core to the equipment so that when it’s not in use, it can naturally accumulate magic power? After all, they can’t possibly send the equipment back to us for re-enchantment every time they use it. And our magic power isn’t unlimited either."

*"I understand now, it’s similar to that damned magic array concept of the Black Dragon Clan. This is very difficult though, and we’d need a lot of time for research, and the results might not be good. However, if he’s in a hurry, we can provide some alternatives."*

"For example?"

*"For example, a magic sword that can cast flames three times. Once it’s used up, it’s gone. Better than only using it once."*

"Alright, I’ll inform him of this. Meanwhile, research on reusable magic equipment must start, as we will surely need it in the future."

*"Understood."*

*In conclusion, the once-abandoned territory was now thriving. Everyone living here was busy, changing and growing almost every day, full of dreams.*

*In the blink of an eye, it was mid-January of the fourth year of Silver Moon, and the special envoy of the Bloodline Elder Council, the highest authority of the Blood Clan, arrived in front of Jones.*