Chapter 65: Chapter 47: Developing Yatun Island (Seeking Recommendations)_3

“I have investigated the fishing villages on this island,” Uncle said, “The number of pirates on the sea should be around 3,500, and Brother Andrew has confirmed this.”

“Yes, even if there is an error, it should not exceed 100.”

Grandfather Andrew said, “With the strength of the Yatun Clan and the Tree Elves’ Descendants, as long as everyone can carry weapons, we can at least use the island’s geographical advantages and repel five thousand pirates.”

The Tree Elves’ Descendants clearly also paid attention to this group of unwelcome guests, hence they had precise investigations on the pirates’ comings and goings and their distribution over the years.

“The farmland continues to be reclaimed, though the houses have mostly been built.”

The farmland, Bailuo found it never to be too much,

In these three days, the Yatun Clan and the Tree Elves’ Descendants have gone into battle together, besides those supervising the felling of trees, there were at least another hundred people.

Their daily task is to explore this island and look for any resources that can be utilized.

[Yatun Island]

This is the name officially given to the island by Bailuo, laying the foundation for establishing his own nation in the future.

The eastern part of Yatun Island is plains, while the south is valleys.

The entire island spans 2,700 square kilometers, with a total area equivalent to 4 million mu of land.

But amongst that, 60% is virgin forests, high mountains, and rocky ridges.

The remaining 40%, mostly distributed behind the western port, that is the small south-western section, then the southern valleys, and the eastern plains.

If all of these could be fully reclaimed, at least 2.4 million mu of arable land could be obtained.

Bailuo’s plan is to build a city in the central area without occupying too much farmland.

Then, establish a port and a fishing village in the west, an area Bailuo had decided to reserve for the future influx of population.

As for the closeness of relationships, Bailuo truly differentiated between them.

At least now, Bailuo could not let down his guard towards those outsiders.

The Yatun Clan and Tree Elves’ Descendants were closer to Bailuo, and he knew their backgrounds well.

In contrast, the quality of outsiders varied, with different intentions, and winning their allegiance was not an easy task.

To lead 100 people, if 40 were willing to follow Bailuo truly, he would already be very pleased.

Of course, Bailuo did not need to worry about these things for now, leaving them for future consideration.

“Lilith!!”

This is the southern valley.

What’s referred to as a valley is land flanked by mountains on both sides and flat land in the middle.

Standing on high ground, Bailuo looked down on what appeared to be a winding road bordered by chunks of stone.

These places are all forests, and Bailuo planned to preserve a large part of them as a future source of timber.

The rest, Bailuo decided to change to fruit trees, creating orchards and fruit groves.

However, this part of the work was not urgent since the growth of fruit trees was very slow; they could wait, for two, even three or four years, with no problem.

The remaining work for the reclamation of farmland was fully entrusted to Lilith.

On days when she was free, Lilith would dance swiftly over that valley and plain.

Everywhere she passed, Fairy Magic would fall, and the land, already suitable for reclamation, would immediately roll by itself, visibly transforming into tillable farmland at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lilith also altered the landscape, brought in water sources, and created patches of paddy fields suitable for planting rice.

The power of the fairy princess was truly astonishing.

With her, the development speed of Yatun was incredibly fast, as if using a cheat code, and Bailuo couldn’t help but exclaim again, ‘Miracles are indeed the primary productive force.’