Live Stream: I Am A Lord In Another World

“The wolf tribe went to the royal city?” Richard asked upon hearing this.

Daisy nodded and said, “According to the tribe members, another wolf tribe extended an invitation. It seems the Beast King received a lot of food from the dark elves, and now all the tribes want a share.”

“Is that so?” Richard murmured. If that were the case, it was good news; at least the demi-humans wouldn’t be heading south anytime soon.

However, winter was long, and most crops are sown in spring and harvested in autumn, leaving the land with little yield during this period.

If all the demi-human tribes converged on the royal city, even with the food from the dark elves, there might not be enough to sustain all of them for long. Therefore, precautionary measures were still necessary.

After learning about the situation in the Beast Kingdom, Richard went to meet all the rabbit people.

For the first meeting, he said nothing and simply provided them with a hearty meal. The rabbit people had been subsisting on plant roots for a long time. Not all plant roots are edible, and many of the rabbit people had been in a state of chronic hunger, surviving on minimal roots and relying on water to stave off hunger, especially after the wolf tribe left.

The woves likely found the rabbits too slow and chose not to take them to the royal city. With the wolf tribe gone, the rabbit people didn’t dare venture far from their tribe to find food, fearing they might be seen as prey by other demi-humans, such as goblins or kobolds. As a result, the rabbit people had been even hungrier for the past half month.

Richard’s gesture of providing food and allowing them to eat to their hearts’ content struck a chord with them. Like the centaurs and minotaurs before them, the rabbit people were moved to tears by the meal.

【Wow, the anchor has tricked another bunch of bunny girls.】

【This move never fails for him!】

【I wish I could go to that simple world where a meal can buy loyalty.】

【You might even get ten or eight wives out of it.】

【Ten or eight? Can the kidneys handle it?】

【Anchor, I’ll tip you a billion if you tell me how to travel there.】

【Tip first, then we’ll talk~】

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“Lord, thank you for taking us in, and for taking care of Daisy. We will dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to working for you!”

After finishing their meal, the rabbit tribe’s chief approached Richard and expressed gratitude in front of everyone.

Richard then began organizing accommodations for the rabbit tribe.

The rabbit people would help Richard manage the crops, an area where they had significant talent. For instance, Daisy could use certain special plants to create a powder that acted like pesticide, without the pollution or side effects of traditional chemicals.

Other rabbit people had similar talents; they could understand the insects and beasts, and predict weather and temperature changes.

Indeed, the rabbit people were excellent weather forecasters. With them around, Richard could rest assured about his crops.

Considering the unique needs of the rabbit tribe, Richard planned to build a small town specifically for them along the Kava River. Since much of the farmland was along the riverbanks, this would make it easier for them to manage the fields daily.

The current farmlands were well-organized, with neatly connected roads between them. Richard planned to purchase some bicycles from the online marketplace for the rabbits to use each day. Given the vast area of the potato fields, without transportation, they would spend a significant portion of their day just getting to and from the fields.

There were quite a few rabbit people, over two thousand, more than the numbers of fox-people or centaurs. Until the rabbit town was completed, they would all live in Florencia City. Before they started their work, Richard would buy enough bicycles for them to practice on.

Richard also intended to open a bicycle shop in Florencia City, making bicycles available for purchase. The bikes wouldn’t be too expensive, nor would they need to be high-end; the key was durability. Richard could even commission some factory stores to custom-make simple, old school bicycles without many functions like the gear shift. Such bikes would cost about a hundred bucks each.

As for pricing locally, the bikes wouldn’t be cheap. Although the cost was roughly a hundred silver coins, non-residents of Richard’s territory would need to pay 50 gold coins per bike, a 500-fold profit! For Richard’s own citizens, they could rent a bike for 50 copper coins per month, and those in special roles, like craftsmen, would receive one for free.

Yes, Richard was planning to turn bicycles into a welfare benefit, though availability would be limited. The high selling price was aimed at the nobles, starting with those in the northeastern region. Once the interior was stabilized, he would target the central nobles.

Bicycles could be a longer-lasting business than glassware. Of course, the online marketplace had many more products to offer, giving Richard plenty of opportunities to profit from the nobles.

The rabbit tribe was soon settled. Richard had placed plenty of tents in the city’s warehouses. Once they were settled, everything began to run smoothly.

Following Mia’s suggestion, Richard dispatched a team to the Beast kingdom to gather intelligence. Additionally, if suitable demi-humans could be found, they could be recruited as well.

Richard had already appointed several officials, significantly lightening his workload, allowing him to gradually free up his time.

With more free time, Richard embarked on a new task—creating magic scrolls, a skill he had recently acquired.

Creating magic scrolls required special parchment, typically made from sheep hide. The hide would undergo lime treatment, have the wool removed, and be softened with pumice, turning it into parchment, which was quite costly. Typically, only nobles could afford it, using it for letters or for kings to issue decrees. Parchment could be reused by washing it clean for new writing.

The parchment needed for magic scrolls required even higher standards; it had to be a whole sheet. Richard had acquired a few sheets through Count Zane. For the past few days, he had been experimenting with making magic scrolls.

Even with the skill, creating magic scrolls wasn’t easy. Richard first had to draw special patterns on the parchment, not just with ink but infused with magic power, consuming a considerable amount of energy with every stroke.

After his last enhancement in magical understanding, Richard could now perceive magic. In his perception, magic wasn’t particularly abundant in this world, and his own magical reserves weren’t vast either. Therefore, it took him an entire week to inscribe all the special patterns on the parchment.

Once complete, the parchment exuded an air of mystery. Richard held it up and inspected it. From his perception, the magic within these patterns would likely only allow the scroll to be used once.

“The number of uses seems to depend not just on the scroll’s craftsmanship but also on the creator’s mastery of magic,” Richard thought.

His limited magic meant that each stroke infused only a small amount of magic into the patterns, directly impacting the number of uses and the upper limit of the spells that could be stored. Richard estimated his first scroll could hold three to four fireballs.

Compared to casting a single fireball spell, this would be three to four times more powerful, enough to blast through a sturdy wooden gate in one go.

“Useful for siege warfare,” Richard murmured again.

Not everyone could make magic scrolls, after all.

Lacey, the half-elf, seemed to have a better grasp of magic than Richard, but she couldn’t make magic scrolls at all.

Those who could make magic scrolls were even rarer than regular mages.

“Master, what’s that?”

At this moment, Miwei, the cat girl who had come to the study to pour tea for Richard, noticed the parchment in his hand and asked curiously.

“This is a magic scroll, but it’s not finished yet,” Richard explained.

“A magic scroll? Wow, Master, you’re amazing!” There were little stars in Miwei’s eyes.

As she spoke, she poured Richard a steaming cup of tea.

Miwei’s daily task was to serve as Richard’s personal attendant, always hovering around him.

After looking at the parchment for a while, Richard picked up his pen and continued drawing.

The first layer of magic runes was already completed. Now, it was time to start the second layer.

The first layer served as the energy storage layer. This layer was crucial for storing the magic Richard would infuse into the scroll.

The second layer was the energy locking and triggering layer.

The energy locking layer ensured that the magic remained sealed within and didn’t dissipate over time. The triggering layer was the activation mechanism.

Usually, the magic was triggered by opening the scroll.

As for tearing it open… not practical.

Parchment was made from animal skin; even an average adult might struggle to tear it apart with their hands.

Miwei watched with keen interest from the side.

After observing for a while, Miwei asked curiously, “Master, do these runes contain magic?”

Richard nodded and said, “That’s right. These magic runes store magic and release it all at once.”

Miwei then asked, intrigued, “Master, what if we inscribe these runes on weapons? Wouldn’t that be powerful?”

Hearing Miwei’s suggestion, Richard’s eyes lit up.

In this world, mages were rare, and those capable of making magic scrolls and inscribing these magic runes were even rarer.

If Richard hadn’t obtained the skill through a lucky draw, he wouldn’t have known how to do it either.

And mages who could draw magic runes might not necessarily be interested in researching how to apply these runes to weapons.

Miwei’s suggestion opened up a new line of thinking.

Richard reached out and patted her head, saying, “Miwei, you’re really clever.”

This was the truth.

Despite Miwei not being as strong in combat as Mia, she was exceptionally smart.

Nowadays, Miwei loved to learn whenever she wasn’t attending to Richard. The castle had a small library filled with books. Miwei’s favorite spot was this little library.

Being patted on the head and praised by Richard made Miwei beam with joy.

Two days later, Richard finally completed the magic scroll.

At that point, he started to seriously consider Miwei’s suggestion.

After some thought, Richard decided to try it out on a bow. He wanted to see if he could inscribe some magic runes on it.

“The magic runes on parchment are non-elemental, but for a bow, it would be best to enhance its range,” Richard thought.

To increase the range, wind attributes would be ideal.

The reason arrows had greater range and power was partly due to their ability to ride the wind.

Richard didn’t have any specific skills in this area. However, he could experiment and figure it out. The general principles were somewhat similar to making magic scrolls.

“Metal materials won’t work.”

After some trials, Richard quickly realized that the metal bows he bought online couldn’t be used for inscribing magic runes.

However, many of the bows Richard purchased, especially the longbows, were specially made wooden bows crafted from high-quality wood.

He then picked up a custom-made heavy English longbow and began experimenting on it.

This type of longbow, when fully drawn, could shoot up to around 300 meters, which was quite formidable.

However, the shooting speed was relatively slow.

Plus, an average person wouldn’t be able to pull it back.

The fox-archers could handle it, though they couldn’t shoot multiple arrows at once with such a bow.

Richard started his attempts on this bow.

After three days and numerous failures, Richard finally managed to inscribe the first magic rune onto the bow.

“Yes!”

Richard couldn’t help but show a pleased expression after successfully inscribing the first magic rune.

Soon after, another pleasant surprise followed.

The half-elf Lacey, who had been away for over a month, had returned!