Chapter 122: Sorting the Gains

Su Lun sorted the gains from this time and stored them in the warehouse. The meat of those Frost Wyverns could not be stored for long, so he made all of it into dragon jerky. Luckily, Frodo was a gourmet, and the dragon jerky he made tasted naturally excellent.

The six Frost Wyverns yielded about five tons of meat, plus some organs and such. The organs were preserved and given to Heatherway for processing, as they could be used to make magic potions. After processing all five tons of dragon meat, a little over two tons of dragon jerky was obtained.

Su Lun gave some as a gift to Frodo. Of course, Frodo also took some of each type of spice seed he had collected and gave them to Su Lun as a return gift.

In this era, the price of spices was not cheap. Although it had not reached the point where a few peppercorns sold for one Gold Nar, they were still quite valuable. For example, the cheapest pepper powder cost five hundred Gold Nars per pound.

Su Lun used to buy some spices from the trading caravans every month. Now, with these spice seeds, Su Lun planned to grow some in his territory.

The spice trade had always been one of the most important trades in the southern seas. Many spices were produced on islands in those seas. Even if Su Lun grew spices here, their scale and quality would definitely not compare to those from the original sources.

Frodo was now very curious about Su Lun’s territory. This territory was completely different from the cities he had visited before. It was too clean and tidy. He could not understand why Su Lun spent so much effort and money on this. Another thing that interested him was the food here.

The taste of Rum was excellent, and Frodo instantly fell in love with this drink. Besides Rum, he was also intrigued by the cooking methods of the food here. On the mainland, boiling, frying, and deep-frying were popular, but here he discovered they actually stir-fried.

Stir-frying was indeed unique. First, it required a special wok, then oil for frying, and the taste was really delicious. Frodo went to the kitchen every day during this time. Su Lun did not stop him; in fact, he was happy to have this gourmet visit more often.

Every time Frodo went, he would cook a rich and delicious meal, which was much better than what Su Lun’s chefs made. Moreover, by cooking with Frodo, these chefs improved their skills quite a bit. Su Lun even wanted Frodo to train a few qualified chefs for him.

Besides stir-fried dishes, Frodo also loved eating Ice Cream. After trying this food made from cream, honey, White Sugar, and fruit, he instantly fell in love with it and asked Su Lun to teach him how to make it.

To learn how to make this delicacy, Frodo had to agree to many terms, such as helping to plant the spice seeds, guiding the chefs in their cooking skills, and preparing one delicious meal every day.

Su Lun hung the head of one Frost Wyvern on the wall of the territory. Keeping it company was the Ogre Mage. Those people who were worried about Frost Wyvern attacks and wanted to flee immediately gave up that idea after seeing the Frost Wyvern’s head. A Lord who could slay dragons was very rare in the human world, and Su Lun’s reputation in the territory greatly increased.

If one opened the territory panel in the System, they would see that the Popular Support, which had dropped to just over fifty due to the arrival of Refugees and the wyvern attacks, rose to eighty-seven in just one day and was still increasing.

The six Frost Wyverns provided a lot of Dragon Hide. Although much was damaged in battle, there was still plenty. A wyvern with a twelve-meter wingspan, when fully skinned, yielded more hide than the Ragewind Magic Tiger. However, not all Dragon Hide was suitable for making Leather Armor. The hide from the wyvern wings was better for making blank scrolls.

Su Lun and Heatherway calculated that if all this wyvern hide was made into Leather Armor, at least one hundred and ten pieces could be made. Wyvern Leather Armor was tough and naturally had a +1 enchantment. If an Alchemist added enchantments, it could become good magic equipment.

Besides these, there were three Dragon Whips. These were good items. If auctioned in Karlt City, those Nobles would go crazy for them. Su Lun planned to hold an auction someday to attract more people to his territory.

After dealing with all these things, Su Lun looked at the thirteen wyvern eggs in his possession. Hatching wyvern eggs was not easy; it required a special environment. Just as Red Dragons needed a rich Fire Elemental environment to hatch, these Frost Wyverns needed to be placed in an environment rich in ice elements.

Even with the right environment, the hatching rate of Frost Wyverns was not high. In fact, the hatching rate of Dragons in general was low. Normally, a fifty percent hatching rate was considered good. To hatch these wyvern eggs, Su Lun needed to prepare a professional Hatching Room.

Fortunately, Heatherway knew how to build a Hatching Room for wyverns. After all, Dragons were powerful creatures, and many Wizards studied their secrets. There was a time when many Warlocks appeared among Wizards.

These Warlocks were different from ordinary Warlocks; each had incredibly strong physical bodies. It was said that one Legendary Warlock had a body stronger than a Legendary Warrior. Although their spells were not as powerful as those of Wizards of the same level, they were still very strong.

Wyvern eggs could not be stored for long. If kept in an ordinary environment, their hatching chance would decrease, and their vitality would reduce. The day after returning to the territory, Su Lun started building the Hatching Room with Heatherway.

The Hatching Room needed to be clean and tidy. It was best to build an Elemental Pool inside. Abundant Elemental Energy was very helpful for hatching Dragons. Of course, this was a condition only Grand Mages had. Building an Elemental Pool was not as simple as digging a pit.

The Elemental Pool gathered liquefied Elemental Energy. To achieve this in the Prime Material World, one had to connect to the Four Elemental Planes. Just this step required at least a Grand Mage level to accomplish. Of course, one also needed the coordinates of the Four Elemental Planes and had to guard against Elemental creatures causing trouble through the connection channels.

The Elemental Pool was also the essence of a Wizard Tower. Only a Wizard Tower with an Elemental Pool could be considered a true Wizard Tower. Without an Elemental Pool, no matter how tall or grand the tower was, it was just an ordinary building with no meaning for a Wizard. That was why only Wizards of Grand Mage level or higher had their own Wizard Towers.

Building an Elemental Pool was very difficult. At least from the list of materials Heatherway provided, they were all things Su Lun could not afford, like Astral Dust, Arcane Crystal, various Magic Gems, Arcane Dust, Rune Magic Steel, etc., all very valuable.