Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 235 Inspecting the Territory

As for currency, Agred adopted the three conversion systems of gold, silver, and copper used by humans. In order to make the currency easy to carry, it was made with a hole in the middle, just like copper coins, so that it could be strung together and carried very easily.

To be honest, the economy in Agred's territory is indeed somewhat sluggish. All the grain is controlled by Agred and sold by the government. The people can only earn money through handicrafts or animal husbandry. In order to prevent a surplus of labor, Agred has added many meaningless luxury jobs and various factories that actually have overcapacity. In order to improve people's livelihoods, he is trying to put money into the hands of the people, while setting low prices for grain and introducing a unique real estate model to boost the two biggest economic pillars: civil engineering and decoration.

Furthermore, Agrede also brought in similar commercial structures such as restaurants, clothing stores, and jewelry stores, and modified them to achieve the desired effect.

Agred's country is not short of money. After all, it has the undead, top-notch workers who work 007 and whose bones are smoking from exhaustion without complaint. Not to mention capitalists, even the world's largest banks would have to think twice before trying to compete with Agred in terms of capital. The undead basically monopolize the two most labor-scarce, most tiring, and most essential basic industries: mining and agriculture.

Upon arriving here, Agred immediately sought out Yorick and Blitz, who were in charge of managing the southern border. Although Agred did not come here in his physical form, the pressure of Agred's soul and the unique timbre of his soul transmission were impossible to fake. Therefore, upon meeting him, Yorick and Blitz immediately recognized Agred and devoutly prostrated themselves at his feet.

Argrede sat down in Yorick's seat, looked at the two somewhat weathered Southern Frontier administrators below, and said to himself, "You two have worked hard here for so many years, it must have been tough."

Yorick was instantly terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly cried out, "It's no trouble at all! Master, I'm not old yet, I'm still useful! Please don't abandon me!"

Blitz quickly chimed in, "Master, we know that the development of the Southern Frontier may not have met your expectations in recent years. We can resign and work in the Bitter Cave. Please don't abandon us, I beg you."

Agreed looked at his two kneeling subordinates below, momentarily at a loss, and couldn't help but click his tongue. Did they really think he was that cruel? Another case of their ingrained biases about dragons. When would this damned over-interpretation ever end?!

Agreed waved his hand helplessly and explained, "That's enough. I'm not dismissing you, I'm rewarding you. Stay close to me, or how will I give you this reward?"

Blitz looked at Agreed, tilting his head in surprise, and asked, "A reward?"

Agreed stared at him speechlessly, finding it hard to imagine what hardships this kobold had endured as a child. Isn't it only right that he should be paid for his work? Your bewildered expression is making me feel insecure.

Agred was so annoyed by the pathetic attitude of his two subordinates that they couldn't even fart with a kick that he laughed and scolded, "What, you two old senile people don't want a reward anymore? Then I'll just give this reward to someone else."

Yorick quickly pressed Blitz's head down and they both kowtowed, shouting, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Agreed reluctantly reached out and pulled the two of them directly into his palm. Then, Agreed activated a magic circle, instantly rejuvenating the two of them. Under Agreed's guidance, the dragon bloodline in Blitz's body was purified to its extreme. At the same time, Agreed mixed a drop of dragon essence blood into his bloodline, allowing Blitz to be reborn and become a powerful dragonman whose bloodline was infinitely close to that of a dragon.

Yorick, on the other hand, accepted the Titan bloodline chosen for him by Agreed. In the blink of an eye, Yorick's size more than doubled, catching up with his brother Warwick. Now, his size was more like a small purple giant than a gnoll. Agreed then put them down, and after the two became familiar with their new bodies, they respectfully shouted, "Thank you for the grace of the Dragon God."

Agreed waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop with the nonsense. As long as you do a good job, you'll get your share of the rewards. I need to go check on the other territories. You guys keep up your posts. I think with our current development, it's time to announce our presence to other countries."

Yorick instantly caught the key phrase and quickly asked in a low voice, "Master, are you planning to... establish a country?"

Agreed said noncommittally, "I think it is indeed time to announce our presence to Mussurida. At the same time, establishing diplomatic relations with other worlds is beneficial for developing commerce. This is our only weakness right now. I will let you know when necessary."

Yorick and Blitz exchanged a smile, then knelt respectfully and said, "We are willing to serve our lord!"

Then Agreed's puppet opened a spatial portal and left the Southern Frontier, while Yorick and Blitz shouted excitedly, "This day has finally come! The Dragon God is finally going to make this world grovel at his feet!"

Meanwhile, Agred arrived at the oasis forest.

The structure of the oasis forest is not much different from that of the southern border, except that the main business here is logging. The timber here provides the timber needs of all of Agred's territories. However, Agred specifically instructed that logging should be carried out in a controlled manner, so the forest coverage has not actually decreased due to logging. In fact, in order to protect the forest, many practitioners of natural magic come here every year to use magic to grow trees and ensure the continued development of the forest as a training course and occupation.

The development of the Oasis Forest was entirely managed by the Lizardmen. With Agred's assistance, the city was built around the forest and could be said to be perfectly integrated with nature. However, under the natural exterior, all facilities were complete. Therefore, Glock and Tarog were rewarded by Agred. Agred gave Glock a set of equipment he had made himself using green dragon scales and dragon bones, while Tarog received a new flying seat that Agred had personally made for him. It was not only engraved with runes that could enhance psionic energy, but also specially equipped with a small defensive magic circle of the maze type, which maximized the protection.

After praising them, Agreed left for the centaur plains, where Otto and the centaur race now ruled. Warwick was nominally in charge there, but he devoted himself to cultivation, rarely showing himself, and no one dared to disturb him.

So Agrede first went to see the grassland development, which was mainly based on animal husbandry and mineral resources. Basically, more than half of the meat supply came from the pastures here. At the same time, the materials and primary processing of daily necessities such as ironware were all done here. There were many blacksmith shops here responsible for refining and purifying various ores into the metal blocks needed.