Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 144: Chapter 85: New Fantasy Creatures in the Territory

After reading the golden shimmering words in the Daily Intelligence, Su Li couldn’t help but pause as he caressed Ingrid’s right hand.

Every important festival brings particularly vital updates from the intelligence system.

The revelations in today’s intelligence practically announced the end of his indulgent life of nightly revelries and pleasures during this period.

The quiet and peaceful farming life would be replaced by the hustle and joy of the summer harvest season.

Of course, he hadn’t done absolutely nothing these days; it wasn’t just about lounging around enjoying life.

In recent days, besides the dwarves providing significant support to his territory, with the assistance of the Daily Intelligence System, his domain had made considerable advancements in farming and animal husbandry.

For instance, thanks to the concerted efforts of Su Li and a few nuns, they finally found the Beast Master Bernhard on the Bloody Highlands just before the summer planting and convinced this incorporeal Beast Master to relocate to the Bauhinia Noble Ranch in the territory.

This ranch houses not only a large number of warhorses and livestock but also valuable Fire Rabbits and Giant Shepherd Deer. The arrival of the Beast Master successfully resulted in the Fire Rabbits conceiving again after over three months. Moreover, due to the Beast Master’s traits, the litter size is likely to increase, and this time they might give birth to more than ten Fire Rabbits at once!

Furthermore, the territory welcomed a new type of fantasy creature, the Willow Silkworm Butterfly, which astonished even the straight-laced Su Li with its beauty.

About the size of an adult’s palm, with mint-green wings and a body as resplendent as embroidery, they are also known by the elegant names Violet Cloud Butterfly and Evergreen Moth. When they flutter, they are so exquisitely beautiful that it brings a feeling of joy and serenity. (Highly recommend everyone visit a museum to see this beautiful creature, adapted from Earth’s silkworm moth. The beauty and wonder of nature truly exceed human imagination and understanding. Humans can’t imagine things they haven’t seen, but nature will broaden your horizons, appearing magnificently like a strange world).

This creature does not live on the Holy Purple Vine Tree, which Su Li is most proud of; it doesn’t have high requirements for the green Wind of Jilun, since it is inherently a creator of the Wind of Jilun, residing on a willow tree on the central island of Reiflin Lake, the Holy Land of the territory.

According to Vandar Oak, the Great Druid of the territory, this type of fantasy creature has existed since the beginning of the world’s formation and usually inhabits Amist Ridge in the Sleepless Mountain Range in the southwest of the Empire, rarely seen elsewhere.

They form cocoons on volcanic rock walls or on trees rich in water elements. If their larval stage absorbs iron elements, their bodies turn a tarnished yellow-black; if they absorb water elements, they transform into a clear mint-green.

Amulets made from Willow Silkworm Butterfly specimens possess astonishingly powerful effects. When carried by Church Priests, they can completely purify a piece of land, eliminating Chaos Corruption, Aura of Death, Curse Magic, etc., and rejuvenate land corrupted into wastelands back into vibrant, lush, and fertile soil.

Of course, unless the Willow Silkworm Butterfly dies unexpectedly, few Wizards or Priests would willingly harm such a beautiful creature; its primary function is to perfect the territory’s pollination process. As they fly by, pollen grains are attracted to the Willow Silkworm Butterfly without them needing to touch the flowers.

This means that orchards in the areas where the Willow Silkworm Butterfly is active are bound to have bumper harvests with minimal pest issues that year.

For the upcoming period, Su Li’s focus will also be on planting an orchard on the highlands near Bjorn Shallow Bay.

But right now, his most important task is to handle the new intelligence that has been revealed.

At breakfast, Su Li said to Philis, who was sitting obediently beside him, quietly eating breakfast, ”Philis, a little later, you’ll need to make a trip to the Night and Rose Brothel in Hesse Town.”

This beauty with crystal silver-white hair sat serenely and gracefully, sipping hot milk in small sips, truly embodying the elegance of nobility.

Despite her slightly timid nature and disinterest in training, she could be described as the perfect image of nobility, at least that of a female duchess.

Su Li wasn’t quite sure how someone so seemingly unassuming could naturally exhibit such an innate princess and noblewoman demeanor?

Upon hearing Su Li’s voice, Philis looked up in surprise, ”Huh? Me, going to a brothel?”

She was indeed somewhat at a loss; she had been immersed in pleasure these days, with life so good that she couldn’t have imagined it.

It’s not only men who enjoy such pursuits.

There are many things that can please men, like power and authority, military might, or even farming and management, where they find immense satisfaction and pleasure.

But women are comparatively simpler, like delicate roses longing for the nourishment of love’s dewdrops.

Love occupies ninety-nine percent of their world, especially after the fulfillment of pleasure, when love nearly takes over their entire universe.

So Philis’s daily life was very sweet; being able to stay by Su Li’s side brought her immense joy and happiness.

In life, she had no pressure, and in her career, there was little to demand her attention.

Her days consisted of singing and dancing, delighting her beloved. After bringing a smile to her beloved’s face and letting him feel the sweetness of love, there was another spiritually healing experience. She couldn’t have imagined how wonderful and sweet her married life would be.

Thus, she had been thoroughly enjoying her merry married life these days, somewhat shutting herself off from external affairs, fully focusing on spiritual pursuits.

However, hearing the sudden news that she needed to visit a brothel caught her completely off guard.

Indeed, is it that in this desperate, dark world, long-lasting happiness and sweetness cannot exist?

Su Li nodded and said, ”Underneath that brothel, there’s a monastery of Lanode; as a follower of the Sun Goddess, go and destroy it.”

The followers of Lanode are not known for their martial prowess. Although their church does have powerful knights who are independent and strong, most of them are tricksters, thieves, or prostitutes.

As an Apprentice Knight with the status of a High-level Attendant from a territory, Philis would have no difficulty destroying the monastery there.

She weakly asked, ”Why me?”

Why her?

Su Li casually said, ”It’s a great opportunity, it can enhance the strength of an Apprentice Knight. Don’t you want to become stronger?”

Philis hesitated for a moment. She really wasn’t very interested in getting stronger.

She liked flower arranging, dancing, singing, and gardening, but she truly had no interest in matters of combat.

If it were possible, she wouldn’t even want to go to the battlefield.

In her childhood dreams, there were only flowers, knights, and the love of roses, not the battlefield filled with blood and gore.

So, tasked with such an important mission, she couldn’t help but say, ”Why not let Avril go?”

Avril nodded and said, ”Lord, I can accompany Philis.”

Su Li, sipping his porridge, calmly said, ”No, you have other tasks, this can only be done by Philis.”

The main reason he assigned this task to Philis was the intelligence regarding the Sulande Province.

Why did the intelligence always push the contents of the Electors related to him?

Sulande Province is at least three thousand imperial miles away from the Hesse Territory, completely unrelated.

Even if there appeared a Green-skinned Warlord or a Great Demon of Slaughter there, it had nothing to do with Su Li.

Even the demons in the neighboring Gray Mountain Range Province, which are adjacent to the Hesse Mountain Region, rarely had their intelligence reports passed on.

Yet, the daily intelligence system has been continuously presenting content about the Sulande Province, almost in the form of daily war reports.

Considering that Philis is one of the most important supporters for Su Li to ascend the throne.

Su Li feels that this female courtier might be the one with the most mysterious background among the few courtiers.

Although she currently appears indecisive, weak, and innocent, without any ambition or outstanding abilities, unlike Hilude who is steadfast and resolute, nor like Ingrid who is mysteriously capable with clear ideals and pursuits. But she might contain the greatest change.

So she’s worth Su Li’s effort in nurturing her.

And with Philis’s gentle nature, she certainly couldn’t resist Su Li’s will, she could only put down her milk and weakly said, ”Oh, I’ll go after drying the bedding with Avril.”

”Okay, you can wear my Vibranium Rune Armor later, just in case of any oversight and mishap.”

Actually, it’s not really necessary, as there’s unlikely any infiltration by unknown personnel, since the underground prayer room of the brothel is likely secretly created by some prostitute or staff member.

It’s hard for them to pose much threat to a powerful Apprentice Knight, and once Philis has donned the armor, she could stand still and not be harmed, possibly even turning attackers into ice sculptures directly.

Avril, who has always been on close terms with her, saw her a little bewildered and helpless, patted her hand, and said, ”Don’t worry, I’ll wait for you outside, nothing will happen.”

Hilude watched them, quietly drinking her milk. In fact, she is possibly the smartest among all the female courtiers, and even all the attendants, truly clever and sagacious.

Unlike their perplexity and panic, she instantly saw that the Lord was deliberately cultivating Philis’s ability to be independent and strong.

But the clearer she saw, the more she couldn’t understand, what was the significance of this?

Why cultivate a female courtier’s independence and self-reliance?

However, since Su Li had decided on this, they didn’t have the ability to object, and Su Li quickly arranged the rest of the intelligence content.

Today’s intelligence covered so much, not only concerning the harvest season but also finally shifting the focus from the Hesse Mountain Region to the surroundings.

It is now inevitable that there will soon be disputes and wars with the surrounding forces and lords.