In the manor hall.
Xue Rui walked in with a lively step.
Her rabbit ears quivered slightly with her steps, her face beaming,
"Lord, as per your instructions, Iāve conveyed everything."
After bowing, Xue Rui reported to Luo De.
"Very good, thank you for your hard work."
Luo De, leaning back on his high-backed chair, praised, "I watched from the outside for a bit; your acting is better than mine."
The smile on Xue Ruiās face grew broader,
"Thank you for your praise, Lord."
"But mostly, itās because I genuinely want to help him."
Xue Ruiās eyes were clear, her words sincere,
"I honestly feel that life here is indeed more comfortable and better than in the mountains."
"Moreover, everything I said is true, the Yak People were indeed saved by you."
"Thank you for your recognition, Xue Rui."
Luo De nodded, exhaling deeply, his voice tinged with helplessness,
"But thereās nothing we can do; weāve known each other longer, so you know what life here is like, and you trust me."
"Unfortunately, the Mountain Cat People donāt know life here, so we have to find other ways to help them."
He turned slightly, looking at Xue Rui with some anticipation.
"After listening to what you said, what was his reaction?"
Xue Rui pondered for a moment before replying, "He should be tempted."
Xue Ruiās tone was relatively confident,
"As a leader of a tribe himself, I think it would be a good choice."
Luo De also felt that life in Frost Leaf Town was better than in the mountains.
But who could know what the Mountain Cat People think?
"Alright, everything that needed to be done is done, you can go now."
"Yes, Lord."
Xue Rui bowed and retreated gracefully.
Watching Xue Ruiās departing figure, Luo De couldnāt help but sigh inwardly.
He had put a lot of effort into winning over the Mountain Cat People.
First, he spent a lot of time laying the groundwork with useless talk, and then had the Snow Rabbit People subtly guide them from the side.
If Luo De had invited them directly, they definitely wouldnāt have believed him.
Only by relying on the Snow Rabbit People to speak indirectly could Vika realize the importance of these matters.
Luo De didnāt have much spare time, sitting quietly in the hall, waiting for Vika to make a decision.
There were still many things in the territory that needed his attention and management.
As the weather warmed, Luo De was quite concerned about his snow wheat fields.
He personally led people into the mountains to transport unmelted snow back to the territory.
Then, they layered it over the snow wheat fields, ensuring that the fields remained cold.
Of course, it couldnāt be too much, or else if the snow melted excessively, it would turn into canals, and the fields would become rice paddies.
Luo De feared these snow wheats wouldnāt mature before summer arrived, so he personally cast a small nature spell on the snow wheat.
This spell could help the seedlings grow quickly, reducing the growth time by roughly two weeks to a month.
It was only effective on seedlings; once the wheat spikes formedāmeaning they started bearing fruitāit became ineffective.
After all, it was merely a zero ring spell.
Of course, the workload of two acres was too much; Luo De couldnāt finish it himself even in a week.
Besides Sao, the other wizard apprentices in Frost Leaf Town came to help, including Milly and Fernie, those two little child workers.
Starting from the field edge, everyone cast spells on patches of seedlings, appearing not much different from ordinary farmers.
Except that in front of the title of farmer, they needed to add "extraordinary."
Among them, the fastest casting speed belonged to Mussen.
Mussen also knew the Frost Ring spell, casting it around the wheat fields, freezing the land within a three-meter radius around him.
Luo De planned that after the weather got hot, he would occasionally have Mussen cast this spell in the snow wheat fields.
"Mussen, how is your Frost Rune research coming along?"
During a break in casting, Luo De asked Mussen.
Mussen stood up straight, looking at Luo De with some embarrassment, "It still needs some time, Lord, that thing is a bit complex..."
"Keep at it, whether the townspeople can enjoy chilled wheat beer in summer depends on you," Luo De encouraged.
"Yes, Lord."
Mussen nodded vigorously.
The Frost Rune is one of the basic elemental runes; once mastered, one can set up a Frozen Rune Array.
It doesnāt need to be too complicated; even the most basic array can create fridges or even cold storages.
Of course, the basic runes are quite complex.
The patterns on them are more intricate than those on the currency in Luo Deās previous life; Mussen had never encountered them before and could only "nibble away" at them bit by bit.
Luo De wasnāt rushing him nor too anxious.
Although the current ice storage room wasnāt as good as a cold storage, there was still plenty of ice.
Luo De wanted a fridge and cold storage mainly for storing food and some special materials.
The seedlings grew patch by patch, leaving the last two furrows for Avril, who, along with two young companions, would finish them off.
Luo De himself then got up and headed to the Frost Wolf Forest.
The training and equipping of the heavy infantry were already on track; now Luo De needed to focus on the cavalry.
The armor for the heavy cavalry and the horse armor werenāt issues; the issues were soldiers proficient in riding and excellent warhorses.
People needed to be trained from a young age, something Durant was already handling.
The heavy cavalry required high-quality warhorses, specifically bred heavy warhorses with strength, stability, and endurance.
Luo De already had breeding horses, but raising them would still take some time.
For now, Luo De planned to take a shortcutāraising giant wolves to establish a Wolf Cavalry.
The Wildmen of the Wolfhoof Tribe awakened with a Beast Spirit, naturally able to communicate with their wolf companions, making coordination and the rhythm of group charges effortlessly manageable.
The only difficulty was the awakening of the Desert Wolf.