Wizard: Stronger through Marriage

Chapter 195: Chapter 122: Pioneering a Brand-New Path!

David suddenly pulled her down, making her lie side by side with Liya.

Liya gently soothed and helped to take off Ye Zi’s clothes together.

Although it was just the simplest posture, David looked at Liya and Ye Zi lying side by side, still full of interest, as this was Ye Zi’s first time serving together.

With the first time, it becomes much easier afterward.

[You have completed a session of cultivation, Plant Control Talent +1123]

[Plant Control Talent: High (68541/100000)]

Seeing the system panel’s prompt, David couldn’t help but marvel at Ye Zi’s Tier Four strength and its rapid boost to cultivation efficiency. The progress bar for the Plant Control Talent had already surpassed that of Hill and Annie, who had been cultivating for quite some time.

Seeing David come out, Liya went up to him again and began cultivating.

Ye Zi felt a bit dizzy, having somewhat forgotten how many times she had cultivated with Lord Duke. She only remembered stopping when she was utterly exhausted.

But Sister Liya, this Tier Four Knight, was still able to carry on for a long time. Ye Zi fell into a deep sleep to the sound of Sister Liya’s voice and woke up the next day.

"Awake now," Liya said with a gentle smile.

"Good morning, Sister Liya,"

Ye Zi tightened the thin blanket covering her, feeling somewhat shy.

"If you’re awake, then get up."

"Lord Duke will soon be heading to City Hall."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zi quickly got up.

Liya helped her get dressed and even helped comb her hair.

By the time she went downstairs, David was already having breakfast.

Ye Zi and Shuili greeted and also began to have breakfast together.

City Hall.

Reina did not return to the castle last night; she slept here.

During this period, or rather since Lord Duke took over the Northern Lands, the entire administration of Frost Wolf Ridge has become busy, requiring her to handle many documents every day.

Especially recently, with it being the Harvest Moon, plus the need to collect taxes from various regions and elevate peasants to free people, it has kept her extremely busy.

Fortunately, the City Hall of Frost Wolf Ridge is fully staffed with officials, whose collective efforts have allowed her to manage everything orderly and efficiently.

"Lord, this time it’s indeed a bountiful harvest!"

The Minister of Agriculture excitedly ran into the office, "According to the City Hall’s preliminary statistics, the yield per acre is at least ten times or more than usual, and with the wastelands included, the granaries are almost overflowing."

"Really?"

Reina couldn’t help but smile, "It seems the new buildings can finally be utilized."

Recently, with Hill’s ability to quickly obtain stone, parts of Frost Wolf Ridge’s walls have been constructed, so she let the stonemasons begin using this stone to build numerous stone houses within the city.

Currently, the core area of Frost Wolf Ridge has been developed with rows of stone houses, and public restrooms and markets, among other facilities, have been established.

Originally, when Lord Duke laid out the plans, she didn’t pay much attention, but when the residential district he envisioned was completed, she was suddenly captivated by these orderly rows of stone houses.

Next, she plans to build more stone houses and then sell the usage rights of these houses, initiating the real estate economy as mentioned by Lord Duke.

Although David rarely involves himself in territorial development matters, his suggestions always yield unexpected benefits. Seeing the territory with rows of stone houses, public restrooms, markets, and schools gives him a sense of changing the world.

"Lord Duke, do you know what this means?"

Reina spoke excitedly about the grain yield, "Our current grain supply completely meets the needs of tens of thousands of people!"

"This is simply unbelievable; as long as we expand the farmland, Frost Wolf Ridge’s grain output can meet all of Northern Lands’ needs and can support the continued expansion of Frost Wolf Ridge, making it the grandest city on the continent!"

On this continent, the strength of kingdoms and territories is chiefly determined by the strength and number of the strong, with population being another crucial factor.

Having food equates to having population.

The population of cities in this era cannot increase mainly due to the low yield of grain production, with each city needing dozens of surrounding villages to supply food.

Each village has about one to two thousand people, and since these are mostly agricultural populations, very few civilians can become knights and soldiers.

The invisible restraint of productivity lies here; if productivity issues can be addressed, a large number of people can be liberated.

Of course, for now, Frost Wolf Ridge’s productivity boost is primarily due to Ye Zi. To maintain and expand this productivity in the future, it’s crucial to have Ye Zi continue cultivating high-quality wheat varieties or to cultivate wizards of the plant faction.

"With this grain, basic education popularization will not be a problem," Reina continued.

The difficulty of popularizing basic education isn’t just a matter of finances; the willingness and motivation of the commoners to learn is still very important.

If they can’t even fill their stomachs, people are unlikely to have the mind to learn. Conversely, if food isn’t a concern, they’ll start thinking about other things.

"Leave these matters in your hands; I’ll do my utmost to support you," David said, recognizing that it’s a critical period for the development of Frost Wolf Ridge.

"Yes, there are indeed matters,"

"I just received news that the lords of several territories are contacting the Royal Family of the Silver Moon Kingdom, and Annie’s Messenger Magic Pet has already intercepted some letters."