The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Outside of Saint Yil Castle along the eastern coast of the New Continent, there are hundreds of Imperial military fortresses, with over a million troops in urgent need of supplies!

As long as the transport route for grain can be shortened as much as possible, the saved transport capacity can be allocated to weapon resources.

This is a very simple math problem.

The more, the better...

Looking at General Hamoldon's earnest gaze, Ticky was momentarily speechless, not expecting him to suddenly make such a request. It took him a while to scratch his cheek with his index finger before speaking.

"This... I have to discuss it with the Prince, but our port's transport capacity is limited, I'm afraid it can't support large-scale shipping—"

This should be a good thing.

But he's not sure if Withered Wood Port has the capability to take it on.

"That's manageable," General Hamoldon, noticing his difficulty, laughed heartily and continued, "To show our sincerity, the garrison at Saint Yil Castle can help Withered Wood Port build a deepwater port! According to Imperial Army port standards!"

Help us build a deepwater port?!

Ticky was stunned for two seconds, then looked at him with surprise and couldn't close his mouth in astonishment.

"Are you serious?!"

He knew the Imperial Navy in the New Continent had a great deal of autonomous decision-making power, but he didn't realize the generals had such extensive authority!

This is practically a pie falling from the sky—no, more like a gold mine!

Seeing the astonished Ticky Baron, General Hamoldon nodded solemnly.

"The army doesn't joke, I'm certainly serious!"

There are plenty of surplus materials from rebuilding Seldo Port, including professional port construction personnel.

Since temporarily finishing that port won't be of much use anyway, it would only benefit some merchants who only think of themselves and not the Empire. Might as well allocate some transport capacity and resources to another Imperial colony—Withered Wood Port on the Gana Continent.

At least here, it can help the Imperial Navy solve the immediate problem.

Moreover, it can strengthen trade cooperation between the Empire and the Gutaf Kingdom, aiming to incorporate the latter into the Empire's tributary system.

The rear command allowed him to act flexibly to overcome the crisis, and this is his devised two-birds-with-one-stone solution!

"That's great!" Ticky excitedly slapped his thigh and immediately promised, "As long as you can solve the transport issue, I guarantee every cargo ship leaving here will be full of dried corn! By the way, is corn okay?"

"No problem!" Hamoldon said with a smile, "Our soldiers are not picky eaters, and corn is also one of our staple foods."

He initially worried about the strange dietary habits of the Lizardmen on the Gana Continent, like eating dried mice, bugs, or strange wild fruits, but now it seems they're no different from the Empire?

There's also cultivation of staple foods here!

Ticky showed a relieved smile and nodded.

"That's good then."

The granaries of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom happen to have quite a bit of leftover old grain, which has now been inherited by the newly established Gutaf United Kingdom.

After all, it's the granary for millions of Lizardmen, considering the Lizardmen's food intake is twice that of an average young human adult, squeezing out some rations for Saint Yil Castle is more than enough.

Lumier previously mentioned, just agree to favorable conditions for him—

If unfulfilled, just pass the blame to those Lizardmen.

Not having met Prince Colin in person yet, the goal of this trip is already half accomplished, making Hamoldon smile broadly, nearly pulling Ticky Baron's shoulder to call him brother.

Now it's just waiting for Prince Colin to return!

He must meet this highest-ranking noble of the Empire on the Gana Continent, as many matters can't bypass this mysterious Prince.

Additionally, port construction can begin in advance.

This time he brought so many warships mainly to transport personnel and materials for building the deepwater port.

Repairing and maintaining the supply line is of utmost importance, he wouldn't wait bureaucratically like those in the rear until the paperwork is done.

After coordinating the port issues, General Hamoldon summoned a cavalryman to give instructions, suddenly remembering a small matter, he said.

"By the way, I heard from my captain that... the engineers of the Gutaf Kingdom are quite adept at maintaining steam engine boilers?"

"Of course, they're everywhere with those things, it's been that way since my grandfather's generation."

"They're everywhere?!"

Hamoldon blurted out, only realizing his slip upon seeing Ticky's strange expression, he coughed and said.

"I'm very surprised... but it's convenient that the stationed fleet at Saint Yil Castle needs maintenance, can you do us the favor? Of course, we'll pay, according to market rates!"

This money is, after all, going to the Gutaf Kingdom, and General Hamoldon didn't have the courage to say, "Buddy, we're building you a port, can't we just waive this?"

Moreover, Captain Derek mentioned, last time they didn't discuss money, so General Hamoldon naturally wouldn't ask for credit again.

Ticky also didn't proactively propose waiving the fee, hearing that the other party is willing to adhere to market prices for ship repair, he was more than delighted.

The quote for boiler repair at Withered Wood Port is 5000 silver coins!

"No problem! That's easy! I'll dispatch a messenger to the Gutaf Kingdom's mountain outpost right away... how many ships do you have that need servicing?"

Issuing repair tasks for Players is a side business bestowed by Lord Demon King—

The money, after taxes, will eventually end up in his pocket!