Otto counted on his fingers,

"In that case, at most we can produce twelve thousand units of manure, right?"

"Only enough for six acres of land, my lord."

Otto cautiously suggested, "And also..."

"You mean to say, and we might not even be able to grow that snow wheat, right?"

Before Otto could finish, Luo De added.

Otto rubbed his hands, smiling broadly, and nodded his head.

"Your suggestion does make sense."

Hearing that the magical beast's dung was useful made Luo De a little anxious.

Thinking about it now, it seems better to save it for the truly mutated snow wheat, which would yield better profits.

"Alright then, let's prepare enough for one acre."

Luo De instructed,

"Separate the fertilizer with Two-legged Flying Dragon dung from the regular fertilizer, and mark the land treated with the dragon dung, I'll check the differences later."

"No problem, my lord, I'll arrange it right away!"

Otto nodded repeatedly, turned, and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Luo De stopped him, "Bring Lawrence over as well."

"Yes!" Otto responded and hurriedly exited the hall.

Briefly afterward, Lawrence ran into the hall, panting.

Lawrence wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed,

"What is it, my lord?"

"Did Otto rush you?" Luo De asked.

"Ah, yes."

Lawrence explained, "I was inventorying our goods, marking those with price increases, and Otto rushed over saying you had urgent business."

"I never said that, I just asked him to bring you."

Luo De quickly clarified before smiling and saying, "Actually, you should delegate many tasks to Elroy and Claymi, no need for you to do them yourself, just direct them."

"Hmm, you're right."

Lawrence nodded, and before Luo De could continue, he spoke first,

"We're running low on jerky, only eighty-seven tons left."

"After allocating fifty tons for the army and daily consumption, there will be none left."

Lawrence reported solemnly, "We're counting on the next price increase to earn some profit."

"But the hunting team has been turning in fewer and fewer, you need to manage them!"

"I'm aware."

Luo De nodded, "The hunting team has been busy with other matters, and there aren't many left to hunt in Black Pine Ridge, after all, we can't just exhaust the resources."

"What do you mean by exhaust the resources?"

"It means draining the pond to catch all the fish."

Luo De waved his hand, "No worries, I'll handle it."

"Heh, that's good then."

Lawrence's face suddenly showed a rare cunning merchant's smile, "At that time, sell the old salted jerky to the merchants and keep the fresh ones for ourselves."

"Sure, the people in our town are fortunate to have you."

Luo De complimented Lawrence, then switched topics, giving instructions,

"Remember to dispose of the Lizardman corpses Gang Le brought back."

Luo De calmly said, "I heard Lizardman skins are quite warm, check with the Blacksmith Shop if they need these leathers for linings."

"If not, perhaps we can have them made into Leather Armor?"

Luo De asked Lawrence, "Have you collected Lizardman leather before?"

"No, I haven't."

Lawrence shook his head, "Maybe we should hold onto it first, and see if any nobles are willing to purchase at a high price?"

"That works."

Luo De nodded, "Perhaps someone has such a unique preference."

In the noble circle, especially some noblewomen, they like to collect odd and rare items to showcase their individuality.

Who knows if a Lizardman leather handbag might be favored by a noblewoman?

"The heads of the Lizardmen need to be cut off, preserved and stored."

Lawrence was stunned, showing a look of suffering, "Stored… for what purpose?"

"Of course, for tax payment!"

Luo De said without hesitation.

The Empire is in such chaos now, who knows if they'll really come to collect taxes.

But in any case, Luo De has to be prepared.

He can't afford to be caught off guard and end up paying fines if the Empire does ask for it.

"Oh, for tax payment!"

Lawrence patted his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief,

"Almost forgot about this matter."

"What did you think I meant?" Luo De retorted.

Lawrence chuckled twice, didn't answer directly,

"I'll arrange it all in a bit, rest assured, they'll all be properly stored."

Lawrence then asked, "For the remaining parts, as per Gang Le's suggestion, compost them?"

"Ask Luna if there's any medicinal value, if not, just handle it as you see fit." Luo De said casually.

"No problem, my lord."

Lawrence responded without any hesitation.

Luo De then instructed, "Also, gather all the children aged ten to sixteen at the manor, I want to assess their potentials."

"Everyone?"

Lawrence asked, "Including Elroy and Claymi?"

"Yes, also all the children among the Snow Rabbit People, bring them all over."

Luo De spoke calmly, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, "I want to see if there are any worthy talents among them to nurture."

Lawrence scratched his head, hesitantly asked in a low voice, "This… Elroy and Claymi are pregnant, can they still be assessed?"

Pfft!

Vivian, who was translating documents nearby, suddenly burst into laughter!

"Apologies, Lord Baron, please continue."

Vivian covered her mouth.

Luo De couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring at Lawrence,

"You really have no reservations... I thought you weren't interested in women?"

"I couldn't help it, my lord, I was compelled…"

Lawrence sighed, "They said they'd feel more at ease with children, and I don't know how it happened, but after just a few times, they became pregnant."

"Alright then."

Luo De sighed,

"Since they're pregnant, let's skip their assessment, we'll deal with it later."

"Off you go, make the arrangements."

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