Sauron, suddenly struck by a playful impulse, decided to repeat his old trick. "Lilianna is a very intelligent woman, wise and rational. Have you known each other for a long time?" Sauron asked with a curious expression, his eyes fixed on Monica.

Monica felt a twinge of discomfort upon hearing Sauron's high praise for Lilianna, coupled with his curious demeanor. However, she quickly regained her composure and said, "It's just that you're not familiar with her. In reality, she's quite extreme in certain aspects, and her emotions are easily triggered."

Sauron nodded thoughtfully, a look of surprise on his face, and pressed, "How so?"

Monica continued, "I often advise her to be more committed in relationships, not to juggle multiple partners, or it will eventually come to light. You can't hide the truth forever."

Sauron nearly burst out laughing, his facial muscles twitching slightly. He awkwardly raised his glass and said, "Yes, that's indeed not a good practice."

What a pair of fake besties!

Just then, Monica主动 sat next to Sauron, gently smoothing his stray hair.

Before entering, she had deliberately unbuttoned two more buttons on her chest, revealing her ample bosom.

Sauron glanced at it unintentionally, then quickly averted his gaze.

Monica misinterpreted this as Sauron's youthfulness and knightly etiquette, making him too embarrassed to look.

However, she happened to like this kind of innocent young man.

"At most a C cup, much smaller than Maryu and Emily," Sauron quickly assessed in his mind.

Monica said softly, "Buren, I hope what I've told you remains a little secret between us."

Sauron smiled and nodded, a hint of shyness on his face, while also creating some distance between himself and Monica.

After a night of hearty drinking and sharing so-called "little secrets," the relationship between Sauron and the Lilianna's team underwent a significant improvement.

"Next time you come to Fuerga City, you can come and find us," Sauron said with a smile as he waved goodbye, his eyes full of sincerity and anticipation.

Anka and Hilltin passionately embraced and bid farewell to the other two female adventurers. The intimate scene showed that the relationship between them had undergone a qualitative leap last night.

On the way back to Fuerga City, Sauron suddenly joked, "Not feeling weak in the knees, are we!"

Anka and Hilltin were taken aback at first, then burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Hilltin said, laughing, "Your Highness, you don't understand. Once you break through to the sixth rank, you'll know. We knights have always prioritized a strong physique. Let alone two little girls, I could easily handle two more."

Sauron raised his middle finger at the two, then squeezed his horse's flanks. With a neigh, the steed accelerated towards Fuerga City.

Upon returning to the city, Sauron immediately received good news: Countess Fiana had delivered the first batch of sun-dried sea salt.

Sauron reached out and grabbed a handful of sea salt, the fine grains slowly slipping through his fingers.

Sauron eagerly asked, "How much toxin is contained in the sea salt?"

Countess Fiana replied with a smile, "About the same as regular salt."

Sauron's eyes lit up and he asked, "Have you roughly estimated the cost of the sea salt?"

Countess Fiana's eyes were now shining, and she said excitedly, "If we truly produce sea salt on a large scale using the method Your Highness described, the cost will only be half that of regular salt, or even lower."

Upon hearing this, Sauron couldn't help but laugh heartily. In that case, the Northwest would not need to build regular salt workshops at all, and could even transport sea salt to the Imperial Capital.

"Very good, Countess Fiana has done well. This Prince recognizes your great contribution. Go back and immediately expand the salt fields as much as possible. You can dig ditches on the flat ground and introduce seawater into the ditches during high tide, sending the seawater further away along the ditches, so that more salt fields can be laid out."

After speaking, Sauron impatiently pulled Countess Fiana into the command room, and the two carefully examined the Northwest map.

Sauron pointed to two other areas close to the coast, his expression focused and serious.

"Immediately send people to check the beaches in these areas to see if salt fields can be built," Sauron said firmly,

Hearing that salt fields were to be built in other places, her eyes also lit up with excitement.

The construction of the salt fields would eventually be managed by the Finance Department, but the sea salt produced each year would have to pay taxes to the area.

Not to mention the salaries of so many workers needed to build the salt fields, even if all slaves were used, the daily food consumption would be an astronomical figure.

As a result, the population and economy of these areas would be successfully revitalized.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely not let you down," Countess Fiana said decisively, and hurried off to arrange the relevant matters.

Since Sauron had entrusted this matter to her, the arrangements for the officials in these two places would naturally be coordinated by her as well.

After sending Countess Fiana away, Sauron did not relax immediately. Instead, he looked grave and took out two sets of testing crystal pillars and handed them to Jennifer.

"Place one set in the Adventurers' Guild and one set in Saint Fuerga Academy," Sauron instructed solemnly.

Saint Fuerga Academy was built by his great-grandfather Alonso. In addition to the Mage Academy,

there was also a Knight Academy. Moreover, the academy's admission requirements were very lenient. As long as the age was below twenty and above twelve, one could participate in the entrance exam.

As long as the cultivation talent reached level five, one could enroll for free. And students whose cultivation talent exceeded level seven could also receive a royal subsidy every month, which completely solved the students' worries.

Because of these two attractive conditions, Saint Fuerga Academy was crowded with people coming to register every day before the start of the school season.

"Edmund, here are two sets for you. Go through the army during this period and complete the talent test for the entire army," Sauron handed the talent test crystal pillar to Edmund.

Edmund took the talent test crystal pillar handed over by Sauron and asked with a puzzled expression, "What should we do with the tested talents?"

After thinking for a moment, Sauron said, "Handle it secretly! Unless the talent exceeds level six, otherwise, follow military law."

Edmund nodded, and he immediately understood what Sauron meant.

As long as the talent was below level six, then let the people in the army cultivate it themselves, and they didn't have to worry about whether the army cultivated it or not.

But those who exceeded level six would be brought back and cultivated as key talents.

People whose cultivation talent could reach level six could be considered one in ten thousand, and it would be no problem to bring them all back and put them in the guard.

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