It took a long time for the Bloodline to finally come to their senses.
The Ancestor Crown's perspective was indeed incomparable to ours.
The seven second-generation Bloodline looked at each other, and Frey was the first to stand up.
The proud figure bent down, with an enthusiasm in his eyes that had never been there before.
"Father, Frey is willing to fight for you."
At this moment, the Bloodline below seemed to be activated, and everyone stood up in unison.
"Willing to fight for you."
Under the blessing of the Charming Skill, this group of Bloodline was finally mobilized.
Lide was greatly satisfied in his heart, no matter what would happen afterward, at least now there was a very good beginning.
"Very good, you did not disappoint me."
"As per the orders I issued yesterday, Frey guards the sanctuary, and all other Bloodline are forbidden from harming humans.
I will organize the regulations and post them outside the hall, every Bloodline must memorize them."
"Audis, start clearing the South District today, let all Bloodline move out of the South District, from now on, the South District will be a human settlement."
"My children, the future of the Bloodline will undergo tremendous changes starting today, and humans are our important helpers. I do not want my clansmen to be foolish enough to harm them."
"Dismissed."
After the crowd dispersed, Lide fell into deep thought.
The most crucial step of the farming plan had been taken; changing a race's deeply held beliefs was an extremely difficult task.
But fortunately, the Goddess of Fate was on his side this time, and he had once again teased the Goddess of Fate's skirt.
What the castle currently lacked was humans; the main force in farming was humans, not the Bloodline. All this groundwork was laid to welcome the incoming humans.
Although there were no humans in the castle yet, it was the least of Lide's worries.
From the large number of refugees flooding into Green City recently, it was evident that the war between the Nolan Empire and the Beastman Empire at the south end of the Far Mountain Range had a considerable impact.
Beastmen, living on the barren wasteland, would invade the borders of the Nolan Empire every year due to food shortages at the onset of winter.
This invasion had been ongoing for hundreds of years, and the Beastmen never missed an occasion.
But surprisingly, the war this year started earlier for some unknown reason.
It was just early autumn now, just past October, still a full two months before the Frost Month.
According to tradition, the Beastmen would only start their offensive after the Frost Month.
But because of the premature invasion by the Beastmen, the Nolan Empire's army was far from prepared, leaving millions of civilians along the border homeless due to the outbreak of war.
In this world, no one cared about the fate of a group of civilians.
Under such circumstances, the castle only needed to avoid Green City's army and bring a small portion of refugees to the castle... conservatively five thousand people, at most no more than ten thousand.
No warrior could slay a giant dragon in a single stroke; the development of any power needed to progress from small to large.
And it was also impossible for the current castle to accept too many humans at once; the Bloodline only had 200 members now, and having too many people might affect the Bloodline's ruling position.
Therefore, capturing population was destined to be a long process.
Moreover, the preliminary work needed to be done before capturing the population.
Food, winter clothing, farming tools, and other resources were something Lide had to prepare in advance.
The survival of the Bloodline was destined to be inseparable from humans.
The Bloodline viewed humans as food, but this was just a flattering expression; in Lide's view, the current Bloodline looked more like a bunch of parasites, parasites that couldn't survive without humans.
Although this parasite was a powerful Upper Race, with everyone being natural-born Spellcasters, it didn't change the facts.
Unfortunately, Lide was also one of them, but as a modern person, he naturally wouldn't allow his subordinates to develop so barbarically.
With a sufficient number of humans, the Bloodline could be well supplied.
One million humans should surely be able to sustain ten thousand Bloodline; an average of 100 humans supporting one Bloodline, each month contributing just a bit of blood would be enough for the Bloodline to survive.
And this was still a harmless way.
As for ways to make humans willingly contribute blood, Lide had already thought of countless methods.
Additionally, the existence of the Holy Spirit could preserve blood for a long time, making the plan for humans to support the Bloodline highly feasible.
For the farming plan, Lide had already considered most situations within the limited time.
After a long time, Lide stood up from the main seat, took a deep breath while looking at the now empty hall.
It would start from here.
...
After descending, the Bloodline immediately began to execute Lide's orders.
The Bloodline clearing the South District had already begun moving out of the designated area.
At its peak, the castle had housed as many as twenty thousand humans, so the scope was vast enough.
The castle, built at the entrance of a gourd-shaped basin, had massive towering mountains on both its eastern and western sides.
Even the 3000-blade-tall peaks were hard for a giant dragon to fly over, perfectly serving as city walls.
Besides this, the castle was divided into three areas: the North District where the city walls were located, established between two mountains, had always been the main activity area for the Bloodline.
The central area was the residential area for the Bloodline, with the council hall and Lide's manor located in the central area.
The South District, designed to be the human habitation at the height of the Bloodline's power, was the largest area.
Beyond the South District lay vast fertile lands yet to be developed, which were Lide's future assurance for feeding humans.
Lide allocated Audis to clear the South District, which could accommodate up to twenty thousand people, making it the largest residential area in the castle.
It had rows of two-story houses, wide streets, and a complete drainage system.
There even was a structure that greatly surprised Lide — a septic tank for waste disposal.
Even in Green City, such facilities that significantly improved the quality of life were built only in areas inhabited by the most powerful Nobles.
In the slums of Green City, feces on the streets were almost omnipresent.
He had thought that the castle, no matter how good, wouldn't be much better than Green City, but he hadn't expected the living facilities to be so complete.
This discovery filled him with confidence for the upcoming plan.
No one would reject a high-quality living environment.
Once used to clean streets and a safe environment, who would want to return to dirty, foul-smelling streets and a place where life was constantly at risk?