Tangning was well aware that the people of the Radiant Continent didn't care about sea power.
Due to the lack of advanced navigation technology, people were filled with fear of the ever-changing sea. Therefore, the history of the glory of the various countries in the continent had always been the history of the continent's hegemony.
Mainland countries rarely had a navy. According to Tangning's observations, the entire mainland's shipbuilding technology could barely compare to the Roman era on Earth.
The countries on the continent, which had countless giant trees, could only build man-powered ships that sailed in inland rivers and lakes. Compared to the brilliant magic civilization on the continent, the overall shipbuilding technology on the continent seemed a little pitiful.
Tangning wasn't unfamiliar with shipbuilding. After all, ships had a large proportion of micro-sculpting.
In the past, in order to create sculptures related to ships, Tangning had developed a deep understanding of the shipping industry.
From the small Amoskies 'canoes to the modern high-tech aircraft carriers, he had studied them in detail. He knew the structure and functions of all kinds of ships.
Although he could not design the weapon system of a warship, he could roughly describe the structure of each type of ship as if he knew it by heart.
The ocean was an incomparably rich treasure!
Although this world's ocean had some things that Earth's ocean didn't have, such as the magical beasts, Tangning could confidently say that the wealth contained in this world's ocean wasn't any less than Earth's ocean. After all, magical beasts were also a form of wealth in the eyes of the strong. The stronger the magical beast, the more valuable it was.
So, in Tangning's eyes, the vast ocean surrounding the Glorious Mainland was a piece of undeveloped land. These two islands were the first step to developing this piece of undeveloped land. No matter what price he had to pay, he had to get his hands on these two islands.
"Yes, sir!"
Sai Wen took out a map of the continent that he had prepared earlier and said," The two islands are called Thousand Mountains Island and Green Forest Island.
The distance between the two islands was about thirty-six miles, and the closest distance to the coastline of the continent was one hundred and twenty miles.
The two islands combined were half the size of the Empire's third largest province, Ninedine Province. There were no large mineral deposits on the two islands, only large patches of hills and primitive forests that covered the sky. The species of magic beasts were quite rich.”
Tangning had been to the Empire's Ninedine Province before. It was twice the size of the UK. From the map, these two islands were basically double the size of Great Britain on Earth. Their geographical location was also quite important.
The two islands did not have many usable mineral deposits. There was no gold or silver, and the reserves of copper and iron were not large. Of course, there were still some mineral deposits that had not yet entered the people's sight.
This continent's mining technology was very backward, and there were not many types of mineral deposits that had been developed and utilized. Gold, silver, copper, iron, and other metal minerals had been discovered and utilized ten thousand years ago.
Rare crystals and minerals related to magic and alchemy had long entered the sights of the people. However, other types of metals such as aluminum, lead, tungsten, and other mineral deposits had never been mined. Energy resources such as oil and coal had never appeared on this continent.
The forest resources of the Radiant Continent were many times more abundant than those on Earth. Logically speaking, this continent should be rich in oil and coal resources.
However, Tangning had done her research. Whether it was historical documents or legends, there was no mention of oil, coal or other similar minerals being unearthed.
Tangning guessed that after the vegetation was buried underground, it did not turn into oil or coal. Instead, it turned into crystal veins that contained magical energy.
On this basis, the humans of the Glorious Mainland had also developed a series of alchemy systems that complemented the magic civilization by relying on the rich underground crystal deposits.
Seeing that Tangning was deep in thought, Sai Wen stopped explaining. He waited for Tangning to raise her head before he continued," Because they are too far from land, neither island is inhabited."
Only the Empire once sent a few grand mages of the wind element to the islands for investigation. After confirming that there were no resources to be used, they gave them to the York Family. After that, the two islands were passed down for more than ten generations.”
"Yes!"
" Other than these two islands, what other territories are we going to split?" Tangning asked expressionlessly.”
"Yes, the territories that will be distributed this time also include the Lenick Prairie, the Pommarion Plains, and the Mobutu Corridor."
"These are all good places!" Tangning couldn't help but sigh.
The Lenick Plains was located at the border between the Orc Plains and the Rossi Empire. Using Earth's measurement units, it covered an area of about 150,000 square kilometers. It was rich in magic cavalry and military horses. This was a piece of fat meat that no one could snatch. It would definitely be taken by Young Master Menz, who had a military background.
Pommarion was not big, only about 70,000 square kilometers, but it was rich in mineral resources. The mineral resources that had been developed included copper, iron, and emery. Such a good place would never fall under the name of Young Master Donald, who had no background.
The Mobutu Corridor was a dangerous place, and it was the only passage from the Bairoth Empire to the Komorotz Empire. The York Family did not have the military authority in this corridor, but they had set up more than ten checkpoints to collect taxes for the Bairoth Empire. Millions of gold coins flowed into the empire every year.
According to the ratio of 1/10 tax, as the representative of the York Family, who was in charge of the corridor checkpoints, he would earn hundreds of thousands of gold coins every year.
Moreover, this was only a small part of the huge profits in the corridor. The annual profits from smuggling, robbery, and other shady methods in the corridor far exceeded the tax revenue announced by the Empire.
"Sai Wen!" Tangning stared at the map and asked," Which territory do you think I'll get?”
Sai Wen pointed at the map and said,"If there are no accidents, these two islands will be Young Master's territory."”
Tangning's eyes lit up," Why?”
"Young Master Mens is already twenty years old this year, but he hasn't held a coming-of-age ceremony!”
Sai Wen glanced at Tangning. Seeing that her expression was normal, he carefully analyzed the situation.
" In my opinion, his motive for doing this is to wait for the young master to come of age so that he can divide up the territory that belongs to the young master during the young master's coming of age ceremony. Young Master Vitbiya and Young Master Napamon are only eighteen years old. Their purpose for participating in this coming of age ceremony is probably the same as Young Master Mens.
From the results, if the young master only obtained two islands, then they had indeed achieved their goal. On the surface, the two islands had the largest area, but they were the most useless barren land.
If they had held their coming of age ceremony alone, the three of them would not have been able to monopolize the Lenik Prairie, Pommarion Plains, and Mobutu Corridor. However, if they held the coming of age ceremony with their young master, they would be able to rightfully divide these three territories.”
"In other words,"
" What was supposed to be my territory and benefits has already been divided up by them. Am I going to get nothing during my coming-of-age ceremony?" Tangning replied with a ruthless expression.”
"You have two islands."
" But don't forget," Sai Wen said unhappily." These two islands are deserted. In their eyes, these two islands are not even worth a gold coin."”
Tangning smiled coldly," I understand now. This is a compromise. Normally, Young Master Menz wouldn't have enjoyed Lenick all to himself. The family wouldn't have given him such a huge piece of land all at once. He had already planned for his coming-of-age ceremony to be held today. It was the same for Vitbiya and Napamon.
The result of such a compromise was only the sacrifice of me. My personal benefits have already been divided among the three of them. Am I right, my Sai Wen?”
Sai Wen's face was full of worry and unwillingness.”
Tangning placed her finger on the map.
Sai Wen's gaze followed Tangning's finger. In the end, Tangning's finger stopped on a small island," According to the map, this place should belong to the York Family. It's also an unclaimed land, right?"”
"Bick Town?"
Sai Wen flipped through the information for a while before answering," This is a small town that belongs to the York family. There are about 3,000 people living there. There is an abandoned shipyard and dock in the town. It is about 120 miles away from the island. It is one of the closest ports on the mainland to the island. Because there are no resources and it is located on the remote coastline, it has almost been abandoned by the family.”
Tangning looked at the annotation at the bottom of the map and said," Bick Town belongs to the Olivier Province. Its lord is Orlando. York, right?"
"Yes!" Sai Wen couldn't understand Tangning's intentions, so he introduced her.
"Orlando. York was the father of Young Master Napamon and a member of the family's Elder Council. He had a very high status in the family and was the lord of a province in the Empire.”
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