Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Nick's repeated assurances failed to reassure Asa.

Of course, Asha didn't bother to say anything more to him. She turned her gaze back to Qi Yuan and asked, puzzled, "Mr. Qi Yuan, are you revealing your whereabouts to attract the attention of the family head?"

Qi Yuan nodded: "If Noah's public relations efforts work, those people might try to kidnap me to blackmail Noah."

At this point, Qi Yuan looked at Asha and the others.

“I am useful to Noah, so even if they capture me, they won’t kill me. On the contrary, you are in greater danger. If they think you are useless, they will probably kill you. If this plan fails… I can only apologize to you all.”

Eric reached out to pat Qi Yuan's shoulder, but before his hand could land, Asha blocked it.

"Please do not touch Mr. Qi Yuan without permission."

"Little bodyguard, you're going to meddle in all this?" Eric asked.

Asha's expression was icy: "It was the patriarch's order."

"How stingy! He won't even let you pat him on the shoulder."

Asa didn't respond; her expression remained resolute.

Seeing that he had no other choice, Eric had to change the subject and return to what Qi Yuan had just said, "We know how dangerous it is. If something really happens, just consider it as our incompetence."

Qi Yuan looked at him, remaining silent.

The bodyguards sent by Asa and Noah were the last to know Qi Yuan's true purpose in going to Saint Cassia.

But the bodyguards knew they might encounter danger when they were assigned to go to Saint Cassia with Qi Yuan. Besides, given their identities, they wouldn't ask too many questions, so they weren't too surprised.

Asa's questioning of Qi Yuan was considered improper.

But it was only because he had a good relationship with Qi Yuan that he was able to question some of Qi Yuan's decisions like a friend.

There wasn't much more to it than that.

The journey to Santa Cassia was smooth and unobstructed.

Santa Cassia is a small place with plains and many lakes.

In the distance are endless mountains, and nearby are wide plains.

In the distance of the plain, one can see a lake surface that is as smooth as a mirror.

Santa Cassia is located in a relatively warm area, and spring comes earlier than in other areas. However, in this sparsely populated place, there are only a few sheep pens and cattle pens, as well as a two-story wooden villa.

This place is perfect for grazing, but there are no smooth roads; the road is full of potholes.

The car was very bumpy.

Furthermore, it takes six hours to reach the nearest town, and without a vehicle, it is difficult to transport agricultural products from here.

This might be why the boss lost money before.

If the Davis family doesn't manage it properly, they'll likely only end up losing money.

After the ranch was sold to the Davis family, a middle-aged couple and their child came to look after the sheep pens.

There are many wolves in the mountains west of Saint Cassia, because the wolves from that side come here to eat sheep. Noah had previously sent people here to hunt wolves.

Only three people were sent here to hunt wolves. After Qi Yuan arrived, the three of them reported to him.

The western mountains have become a den of wolves, and there are so many wolves that even if ten more people were sent, it would be difficult to deal with them.

Wolves are social animals, which makes hunting them quite difficult.

Sometimes, if you manage to kill a wolf by chance, the pack will immediately pounce on it, drawn by the sound of the gunshot.

They almost lost their lives because of it.

With wolves around, the losses from raising sheep could become significant.

Qi Yuan said he would go there tomorrow to see how many wolves there were, and that he would rest for today.

Seeing that Qi Yuan didn't blame them for their poor performance, the three breathed a sigh of relief and went to rest.

The room contained only Qi Yuan, Asha, Nick, and Eric.

Nick lay on the sofa like a corpse, resting with his eyes closed.

Qi Yuan was also too tired to talk these past few days.

Everyone was too tired to talk when there was a gentle knock on the door.

Qi Yuan said, "Please come in." The person who came in was a middle-aged man who stayed behind at the ranch. He brought in freshly baked hot bread and bowed humbly, saying, "Sir, we didn't know you were coming, so we didn't go to town to get any ingredients. We only have some flour and sugar, so we can only make some bread for you."

"We brought a lot of ingredients, and we'll use them to cook something tomorrow," Qi Yuan said.

The middle-aged man nodded in agreement.

After responding to Qi Yuan, he didn't tactfully leave, but instead turned his gaze to Nick.

Nick met his gaze, smiled, and walked up to the middle-aged man: "Mr. Qi, let me introduce you. This is Xunying, a member of Qingniao."

“Xunying, this is our new boss. You don’t need to hide anything from him,” Nick introduced Xunying.

Xunying nodded and said, "Hello, boss."

Qi Yuan looked at Xun Ying, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Are the members of Qingniao spread out so widely? Is this place convenient for him to carry out his business?"

Normally, even assassin organizations should operate in busy, populated areas, where information can be gathered quickly and operations can be more convenient.

What can an assassin do in this remote mountain village of Santa Cassia?

“Swift Shadow is mainly responsible for training new recruits within the organization; they don’t need to go out on missions,” Nick said. “Bluebird’s assassins aren’t picked up from the outside; most of them are trained from a young age. And the best place to train new assassins is in a quiet, secluded place.”

"Those two children aren't his?" Qi Yuan asked.

Xunying replied, "Their parents were murdered, so the eldest brother sent them to me."

“There are children all over Northland whose parents were killed by some organizations or rich people,” Nick said.

"In that case, I will build an extra building in the Saint Cassia construction project for your use, so you can take in more children. However, don't be too cruel in the training, and don't force any children who don't want to be assassins."

Eric laughed when he heard this. "Qi, you're so kind. Do you know how much it costs to raise a child?"

“Raising children here shouldn’t be that difficult, right?” Qi Yuan said. “This place is spacious and has beautiful scenery. We can build a small town specifically for tourism, and open shops, restaurants, and taverns in the town to increase income.”

"After the tourist town is built, there will still be a lot of land. Half of the land will be used for animal husbandry and the other half for planting, so that we can solve the food problem by being self-sufficient. The children we take in can help with herding and planting, which will also relieve some of the pressure."

Qi Yuan had a very beautiful idea.

Raising children shouldn't be a waste of time; find them something to do to relieve some of the pressure.

Eric thought it sounded good too.

"That's a good idea too."

“You should also send some people here,” Qi Yuan said. “Saint Cassia has too few people right now. To develop this into a town, population is essential. Darkfire has so many members, they should be happy to come and participate in the construction. After all, I will pay them salaries.”