Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 275: The Trouble with Textbooks
This was the second time that the Blood Eagle had returned today. The first time, Zhao Hai was sleeping, but he had given a letter for Wells to Cai'er, asking her to hand it over to the Blood Eagle for delivery. This time, the Blood Eagle returned, which meant it must have brought back a reply from Wells.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Hai entered the space, he saw a Blood Eagle standing in front of Cai'er. Upon noticing Zhao Hai's arrival, the Blood Eagle walked over to him and gently rubbed its hooked beak against Zhao Hai's face, showing affection.
Zhao Hai gently patted the Blood Eagle on its large head, and at that moment, Cai'er handed him a letter. Zhao Hai opened it and found that Wells seemed somewhat excited, which was evident from the writing style, leaning towards a more cursive and frantic form.
However, Zhao Hai was still able to understand. Wells wanted him to deliver Gasol, and at the back of the letter was a very simple map, instructing the Blood Eagle to guide him.
Zhao Hai had no objections; being a few days late to King Xiqi's territory wasn't a big deal, so he stored the letter away and returned to Iron Mountain Fortress.
Currently, Galen and the others were discussing matters regarding the school. Fortunately, there were few people at Iron Mountain Fortress, making it easy to set up the school.
However, Zhao Hai felt that just because there were fewer people, they shouldn't just slap something together. They needed to establish a solid foundation first, so that they could create a model for future school constructions.
At that moment, Ares and Alea returned from outside, holding a battle flag depicting a bull's head with gigantic horns, representing the friendship flag of the Giant Horned Mighty Bull Tribe.
Zhao Hai took the flag, glanced at it, then handed it to Meg beside him. He turned to Ares and said, "Ares, you need to quickly tally how many children there are, and find teachers as soon as possible. The school must be established promptly."
Ares and Alea nodded in response, and Zhao Hai turned to Galen, saying, "Grandpa Galen, I'll leave this to you. We need to return to the grassland; I've just received a letter from Wells asking us to deliver Gasol."
Galen nodded and reassured, "Young master, don't worry. Everything is normal here at the castle. There's nothing to be concerned about; the firewood for winter is also prepared."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "That's good. In fact, during winter, the castle doesn’t require much firewood anymore. Cai'er’s flowers can generate heat, so it won’t be too cold inside. We have plenty of food, and meat is also sufficient. I think we should quickly establish the battle rations factory. With Ares and the others joining, they are all skilled in making battle rations, and it should be easy. Plus, we currently have enough mountain goats. Setting up the factory will give everyone something to do during winter. What do you think?"
Galen nodded and asked, "Young master, how many mountain goats did we acquire this time?"
Zhao Hai glanced at the space and replied, "About thirty thousand, all obtained from Ares and his tribe."
Ares displayed no dissatisfaction; they were now all under Zhao Hai, so there was no need to mention the mountain goats. However, Ares furrowed his brow and said, "Young master, I remember our Giant Horn Tribe had more than fifty thousand mountain goats. How did it become just over thirty thousand?"
Zhao Hai was taken aback and thought for a moment, then said, "It’s possible some ran away during the battle with Gasol. It doesn't matter; thirty thousand is enough for us. It seems we need to raise more mountain goats in the future. The Blue-eyed Rabbit farm is producing enough rabbits to supply the Versailles Principality, so we’ll focus on raising mountain goats from now on."
Galen nodded, "That's great. By the way, young master, we can also establish a wool processing factory. We can invite Ares and the others to help, and let those slaves learn while working. What do you think?"