"Thatās true." Vivian nodded thoughtfully after listening.
Luo De didnāt explain further. The other ability of the Natural Seed is to draw on Life Force.
The people in the territory who obtained the Natural Seed are all loyal to Luo De, so thereās no need to use the ability to draw Life Force as a threat.
But Sharon is different.
Thatās why when Luo De implanted the Natural Seed in Sharon alone, he gave it a completely different nameāthe Life Curse.
As long as he betrays, life will wither like a flower.
And Sharon personally experienced the fear of being powerless as life slipped away.
Do things honestly, and everything he once had would return, plus the chance to become a top Knight.
Luo De believes Sharon knows how to choose for himself.
"Alright, itās time for meditation."
Luo De stood up, and said to Vivian, "Whenever you have free time, spend more time training, otherwise youāll waste it when youāre busy."
Vivian nodded.
Just as they were about to turn and head inside, the Fox Girl suddenly walked in quickly,
"My lord, Gala just sent a message, a giant octopus was spotted off the Eastern Coast."
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Evening at the Eastern Coast.
The orange-red light painted the entire sea surface with a golden satin hue.
The waves gently lapped against the rocks, making rhythmic whooshing sounds.
Luo De stared at the calm sea and spoke softly,
"Hai Er, do you think it will come back?"
"It should, my lord."
Hai Er explained, "Sea Beasts all have their own territories, unless thereās no food left or theyāre attacked by other Sea Beasts."
"Although we havenāt found it in the sea, I believe it will definitely come back."
Just as Hai Er finished speaking, another Seal Person hurried over.
"Milord, this is Shanfen, the tribe member who discovered the giant octopus."
Hai Er introduced proactively, "She was also saved by you."
Luo De nodded slightly, "I remember."
In fact, to Luo De, all Seal People look almost the same, and he hadnāt really remembered them.
Right now, Luo De only remembers Hai Er; he canāt recall the others well.
"What does that thing look like, tell me." Luo De asked.
"I was picking seafood on the sea floor when I saw a giant octopus slowly writhing upwards from behind a reef,"
Shanfen recalled, her voice trembling slightly, "Itās huge, even bigger than the giant crab before...and it doesnāt have just eight tentacles!"
"I didnāt dare to look closely at the rest..."
Shanfen glanced apprehensively at the sea surface, "Lord, please, you must help us drive it away, itās terrifying!"
"Driving it away is impossible."
Luo De said seriously, "I must kill it so you can safely gather seafood."
"Youāre right, my lord." Shanfen nodded repeatedly.
"Does your tribe have any legends about such a giant octopus?"
Luo De turned to Hai Er and asked, "I mean, are there any noteworthy traits, like attack methods?"
"A giant octopusās attack method is its tentacles, my lord."
Hai Er thought for a moment and said, "Other than that, maybe it could spray black ink?"
Luo De nodded.
Based on Hai Erās description, it should be called a giant squid instead.
However, Luo De couldnāt really differentiate between them.
"In this case, weāll use the same strategy as when we hunted the giant lobster before. Weāll choose the battlefield on the coast; you all are responsible for luring it out."
Luo De arranged, "I will, as before, ambush it with my dragon."
"No problem, my lord."
Hai Er hesitated and said, "To attract the octopus, weāll need some other things."
"Aside from blood, it would be best to have something shiny."
"Shiny things... alright, Iāll arrange it." Luo De said calmly.
"It might need a lot, my lord."
"No problem, you donāt need to worry about that."
Luo De smiled and instructed, "Have your people prepare."
"Yes, my lord!"
Hai Er beamed, bowing like other hunters had.
A lord who can provide anything is really likable!
After Hai Er left, Luo De turned to Vivian,
"Have your sister notify the glass workshop to make some glass panels for me."
Shiny things might be difficult for others to procure, but for Luo De, they were easy to obtain,
"I also need discarded glass shards; Iāll pick them up when I return."
In fact, there was a minor issue with Luo Deās statement, as in this era there was no such thing as discarded glass shards.
Even cracked glass bottles that failed production would be polished and prized as decorative items.
Hunters would collect seashells from the shore, pierce them, and make them into gifts for their wives, not to mention reflective glass pieces.
So the glass workshopās junk wasnāt discarded but stored in a cave.
"Yes, Baron."
Vivian immediately bowed her head, committing Luo Deās orders to memory and passing them along.
After arranging these matters, Luo De briefly inspected the cliff ridgeās progress.
The cliff between the two beaches had completely collapsed, meaning the first phase of the cliff ridge project was more than half completed.
However, the shore was littered with various sized rocks, some even larger than the ridge, all needing to be handled by the ridge.
The seawater had already submerged part of the coast, and once the ridge cleared enough space and paths, it would be an area for gathering seafood.
Of course, it still needed to be washed by the sea for some days before seafood could settle there.
The several kilometers of coastline would suffice for now, and Luo De praised the ridge a few times, telling it to finish the rest, and he would grant it rewards.