Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 89 A Better Tomorrow

The weather was clear and cloudless, and the sun was rising above the blue sky.

The calm and vast sea shimmers in the sun. Occasionally, a lone shark is chased by schools of dolphins. Various fins cut through the sea surface, stirring up ripples.

Fish leap out of the sea, revealing their white bellies. Seagulls, birds foraging in the sea, fly over the sea, piercing their unfortunate prey with their sharp claws before flying high into the sky.

The sound of waves hitting the shore and the cries of birds hunting woke up the creatures and humans living on this land, and the quiet town of Golden Haikou gradually became lively.

There was a giant dragon flying across the sky above the nine heavens, the huge blue beast was dancing with the morning glow in the sky, and occasionally there was a roar of a giant dragon, which was patrolling its territory and declaring its authority on this land.

The silent forest also became lively. Countless birds flapped their wings and flew out from the dense treetops. The sound was so loud that it startled the animals in the forest and started running away.

A giant dragon, its body gleaming like green jade, flew across the jungle surrounded by birds, and the strong wind it raised made the leaves in the forest rustle.

The people in the small town of Huangjin Haikou have become accustomed to this scene, and everyone is busy with their own affairs. Adventurers and gold diggers step into the tall and dense jungle in groups to start their daily work.

Only some people who had just arrived in this town would look up at the sky in surprise and shout loudly, only to be hit on the heads of several fools by clotheslines thrown out of the second-floor windows by the ladies who were still sleeping in.

There were also some people carrying axes, sickles, hoes, etc., and followed the strange-looking gnolls, centaurs and other dragon followers into the forest.

Outside the town, tall wooden stakes were driven into the flat ground, with monster heads pierced through the stakes. These were the heads of the Shahuagin that had invaded the town.

There were also some heads of monsters and beasts that wanted to sneak into the town to hunt, and a number of ferocious species that were not accepted by the dragon group.

Mixed in there were also some heads of humans and dragon followers. These were the fools who had violated the dragon's will. Now these heads were pierced and hung here to warn monsters and humans.

However, these people were not afraid of this scene. In their eyes, this also represented a kind of order. Every country had its own unique order, and the dragon's kingdom also had its own order.

These people followed the barking ogres to the river area near the center of the forest. They will open up fertile fields in the forests on both sides of the river planned by the dragon and plant relevant crops.

The grain seeds and various vegetable seeds traded from various human countries or brought by the adventurers to the Golden Land will be tried to be planted in the reclaimed wasteland.

In the dragon's plan, wheat, barley, potatoes, corn and other crops will be planted on both sides of the river in the forest, and the two most fertile river banks will become granaries in the territory.

Of course, these grain seeds need to be planted on trial to see which crops are more suitable for growing in this land. Crops with high yields will be selected and cultivated as the main crops in the future.

However, since the process is to clear forests and reclaim wasteland, the harvest in the first year may not be particularly ideal. Even if the land is fertile enough, it will require intensive cultivation to get more returns.

However, the territory is seriously short of manpower and can only resort to extensive farming methods such as slash-and-burn.

Fortunately, the climate in this land is warm and rainy, which is very suitable for the growth of crops. The crops can be harvested at least four or five times a year, which can temporarily make up for the quality with quantity. A dog-headed man helped a hunchbacked human to stop in front of the land to be opened up, and he seemed to respect the human very much.

This dog-headed man is called Ba Gong, and he is the nephew of Bagge, the leader of the dog-headed man tribe. According to the inside information he got from Bagge, the dragons seem to intend to let all of their dragon followers learn to read and write.

Because the dragons think that these dragon followers are too stupid. Dragons like smart and capable followers and don't like fools.

Then these dragon followers began to respect knowledge and wisdom, although they still worshipped power.

This old man is a human being who possesses knowledge and wisdom, so he is respected by these dog-headed people.

"Ahem," the old human man Holm is already over fifty years old, which is considered a long life among ordinary people.

He was once a serf of a noble baron. Under the propaganda of the noble lord, he knew that he could become a free man after coming to this land.

He could also rely on his own hands to gain a foothold of his own, so he resolutely decided to bring his family on the noble ship and came here. They were the first humans to set foot in this place through trade.

He and his family of six brought tempting gold coins to the noble baron and a bright future for themselves. Facts have proved that as long as they have the opportunity, many ordinary people can also have quite brilliant vision and the courage to fight.

The experienced former serf Holm squatted down, grabbed a handful of black soil with his dry and skinny hands, and twisted it carefully between his palms. His somewhat cloudy eyes lit up, and then he showed a happy smile.

"This is really a good piece of land," Holm stood up and looked around with satisfaction. His old and dry voice was full of excitement. "I have never seen such fertile land. Perhaps only the most core family territories of the noble lords can have it."

He turned to the dog-headed man Ba Gong and said, "This entire piece of land is leached black soil suitable for planting. According to the current size of the town and the number of places you have reported, we probably only need to open up, um."

Holm used his skinny fingers to draw an area in front of him. "Opening up such a large area of land is enough to temporarily meet the food demand. Moreover, if we cultivate the land carefully in the future, the yield of these grains will increase after the land is cultivated."

"For those lands that have not been cultivated in time, you only need to cut down the dwarf pines, dwarf palm trees and shrubs and sow some crop seeds without taking good care of them,"

Talking about his expertise, the old human Holm became more energetic. He pointed to the open spaces between the trees in the forest while leading the dog-headed man Ba Gong, who was happily spinning around in front of him, and said, "For example, these open spaces can be used to sow seeds of crops such as chickpeas, carrots, peas, and pumpkins even if there are not enough people to cut down trees and open up fertile fields."

"These crops can grow well without our care and have a large yield. They can also make up for the shortage of vegetables. At that time, there will be no need to pick wild vegetables from the forest."

"There is no need to trade with other human principalities. We can also cultivate the land in advance and open it up to grow other crops when we have enough manpower."

Holm's eyes were bright, as if he saw a bright future. He suddenly said with emotion: "These noble dragons are so generous that they are willing to share such fertile land with ordinary people like us. Thank you, great dragons!"

Woof woof! The ogre Ba Gong was so happy that he even forgot to speak the common language. He was only concerned with writing down the words of the old human man in front of him. He wanted to write down these words and report to his superiors to prove that he was also a capable ogre, and not a fool in the eyes of the dragon.

(End of this chapter)