CHAPTER 215: CHAPTER 190: COUNT LINKE’S TERRITORY!_2

"Your father, you know, is said to be very much like the former Grand Marshal Azanen, and his bloodline is the purest ’Torrent’ bloodline," Antova explained with a smile, giving Garoce a sidelong glance.

Watching these two flirt, Lin Ke felt uncomfortable all over: "You two go out, I need to rest... Oh, and call John in."

So the three of them left the room.

...

"John, how are the glass factory and the paper mill doing now? Also, is Lady Heishan still with the Azanen Family? How’s the shop I asked her to open doing? And what about the operation of the Mystical Land?"

Lin Ke was now concerned about his enterprises. With Garoce around, he didn’t have to worry about the aftermath of the war, such as compensation and resettlement issues.

John looked almost unchanged from before, but Lin Ke noticed he was a bit taller, a bit darker and thinner, with an expression more competent than before.

John bent over slightly, his face unhidden with the joy of Lin Ke’s awakening, as he said, "Young Master, we’ve expanded the paper mill by over 360, covering the entire Azanen Territory, allowing us to earn more than one hundred thousand gold coins each month."

"As for the glass factory, per your instructions, we haven’t expanded too much, but we’ve already stocked up a lot of glass."

"Meanwhile, Lady Heishan has become a level ten [Merchant] and has opened ’Lin Ke’s Shop’ throughout the Gula Kingdom, selling paper and lottery games. As for the Mystical Land... there’s no significant progress at the moment."

Speaking of the Mystical Land, John was helpless, "After Young Master Lin Ke fell asleep, we tried other people’s books, but we couldn’t achieve the same effect, only Sophie’s songs did fairly well."

Lin Ke nodded in understanding.

However, this gave Lin Ke many ideas.

In terms of entertainment, doing it alone is indeed beyond his abilities. Perhaps recruiting more professionals might do the trick.

At worst, he could provide the ideas and let them create.

As for industries, the spread of paper, in a way, represented the spread of knowledge.

With Rica and the Insomnia Emperor behind him, the paper and glass industries can achieve greater development.

Nothing much to say about papermaking; the main thing was that with paper obtained, Lin Ke could do many things!

Newspapers, comics, novels...

Of course, besides paper and glass, Lin Ke also had to start preparing for other industries.

Including manufacturing, processing, smelting, textiles, mining, and food industries.

This is the foundation of a powerful force!

"You go call Watson and Granny Hisai to see me, Lady Heishan should come as soon as possible, and also Knicks, Sophie... Hmm, never mind, one by one, tomorrow."

Falling behind for two years caused many plans for the territory to remain incomplete.

But it doesn’t matter, just two years.

"As you command, Young Master." John bowed with anticipation in his eyes, looking at Lin Ke.

Lin Ke met John’s gaze and then smiled, "While you’re at it, bring me a cup of Gula Milk... you know the temperature and the condiments."

"Yes!" John became somewhat elated and happily ran out.

In an instant, Lin Ke seemed to return to a certain afternoon, writing a book with John attending to him.

Unfortunately, Butler Billy was no longer around.

Lin Ke lowered his head, wiped the corners of his eyes, and after a while, softly said, "Ah... Teacher, are you there."

"Buzz..."

Ove appeared by Lin Ke’s bedside, transformed into thunder and lightning, looking at him kindly.

"Teacher, it seems you’ve become more proficient with the Thunder Law," Lin Ke sighed.

In the past, Ove would make quite a commotion when he appeared.

And now, there’s just a little buzz of electricity.

"Indeed, but I discovered more things about magnetism," Ove, who originally intended to inquire about Lin Ke’s health, suddenly focused on his research: "The power of magnetism is truly strong! It’s almost comparable to thunder. I discovered..."

As a result, Lin Ke’s interest was piqued, and he began to discuss with Ove, continuing until past midnight.

At night, Lin Ke, following Ove’s method, used magic power to gradually permeate his body.

According to his understanding, it was like "clearing the meridians."

What he needed to do was to complete the clearing of the meridians all over his body, so the energy in the Soul Space could circulate throughout his body. Only then could he continue to use skills and magic.

Of course, during this period, he could continue meditating.

So once the clearing was completed, he could use it directly!

However, after trying it out, Lin Ke estimated in despair that it might take about ten years to clear it.

Ten years!

But the later it gets, the faster the speed, so it might be possible to finish three or four years earlier.

In other words, he would need six to ten years to clear it.

Fortunately, he would be only eighteen in ten years, still full of possibilities, not hindered.

What he had to do was not to resent the world, not to blame the heavens, nor to lose spirit.

This was a time to calmly adjust his mindset and methodically restart.

No matter the two years of time missed, or the many arrangements missed, or other things missed...

No matter what was missed, if it couldn’t be recovered, just ignore it; if it could be recovered, then make up for it.

Then start new goals and new journeys!

...

Early spring, damp.

Lin Ke slept again for two days and nights. On the third day, he opened his eyes to see Fulon and others worried about his health.

After an examination by the eighth-level [Witch Doctor] affiliated with the Azanen Family, it was confirmed that Lin Ke had no major problems, just his habitual sleep. A false alarm.

However, after sleeping for two days, Lin Ke felt more refreshed instead and could get out of bed and walk.

Over half a month later, Lin Ke’s body had fully recovered, although the meridian repair was less than one percent.

And the first thing Lin Ke did upon getting back on his feet was to run with Garoce and those, along with the [Architect], to the Lava Swamp.

The Lava Swamp was large, very large.

The plants inside were countless, as were the animals.

However, when Lin Ke and her group entered, whether encountering carnivorous or herbivorous animals, they were very gentle and obedient to them, even able to understand some of their simple commands.

This was the same with magical beasts of various levels.

Yet, going deeper into the swamp could cause the terrain to become soft, so Lin Ke only confirmed the "submission" state before withdrawing.

Finally, he decided to build a city to the south of the Great Wall Fortress!

Yes, not a castle, but a city.

One Azanen castle was enough, and sometimes it even felt quite spooky.

Building a city that attracts a large number of people might be better for Azanen!

Before, he was quite envious of Parrot City and wanted to build one himself.

But first, he had no money, and second, there was no need, as there weren’t that many Azanen people initially.

But now it’s different, with Garoce’s return, Deep Blue Duke’s debts cleared, and due to Lin Ke’s previous actions attracting batch after batch of Naseng people to come.

In this era, people admired the strong, but even more so, those with noble spirits!

In fact, no matter the era, spiritual willpower is the most critical element of attraction.

A large number of Naseng people flocked to the Azanen Domain.

Some people came just to see what kind of amazing person the comatose Lin Ke was.

Some wanted to see what kind of extraordinary place Azanen was, even settling here and having children.

Others came to learn from Fulon and Antova’s parenting experience, believing that raising a talent like Lin Ke meant they must have their unique ways.

Thus, the population of Azanen was directly overwhelmed.

Some people lived in Parrot City and other towns, some hid among the mountains, while others resided in villages.

But no matter what, the city residents Lin Ke wanted were there!

And the residents he wanted didn’t necessarily have to be pure humans.

As long as they abided by management and legal regulations, non-Humans could come too!

Build a city!

Not a castle, but a city!

Thus Lin Ke began to conceive the plan for city-building.

Planning a city rationally would be much more reasonable than cities formed by settlements gathering naturally together.

The first step was the sewers; the stench was nearly suffocating when visiting Parrot City previously.

Were it not that cleaning sewage is one of the materials needed for gunpowder later, it’s estimated that it would’ve smelled even worse.

However, speaking of it, the use of excrement extends beyond that.

Is it spring now?