Beaver Brand Shipyard

The crevices of the stones surrounding the pond are filled with lush green grass, its leaves curved, with raindrops hanging from their tips and falling obliquely.

The fine drizzle drifted and fell into the pond, splashing onto the wooden planks and leaving small brown spots that faded in the river breeze.

The unfinished wooden house, built on the foundation of the pond stones, extends from above the water to below. Two Little Beaver carry wooden strips in and out, constantly adding bricks and tiles to the wooden house.

It's hard to imagine that the small house, which occupies more than ten square meters, was mostly completed in less than ten days thanks to the joint efforts of the four Beaver Monster Spirit.

With the project nearing completion in just two or three days, Liang Qu summoned the chief designer of the entire project Great Beaver.

The Great Beaver sat on the ground, dragging its tail. It stuck out its tongue to lick its paws and used its saliva to smooth down the few stray hairs on its head.

After setting the rules, the Great Beaver strode out of the cabin and came to the pond to meet the landlord.

Liang Qu looked at the Old Giant Clam by the Old Giant Clam to come forward and communicate with him.

As Demon Beast Old Giant Clam seems to have no redeeming qualities, except for its high defense and long lifespan.

However, its mental strength is truly formidable, enabling it to engage in superficial communication with intelligent Spirit Monster through thought, making it a perfect intermediary for communication between him and the beaver.

Moreover, Liang Qu strongly suspected that the beaver family was brought there by the Old Giant Clam.

That day, the Fat Catfish and its Water Beast came to the pond. The beaver family was terrified and their first reaction was to look at the Old Giant Clam.

This is a subtle point.

The beaver instinctively saw the Old Giant Clam as a potential source of help.

Perhaps the Old Giant Clam was traveling to and from the Great Marsh every day when it happened to encounter a family of beavers looking for a place to spend the Bing Fire Day. It mentioned it briefly, and that's how things naturally unfolded.

It's even possible that the two sides knew each other a long time ago.

Having lived for over a thousand years, spending most of his time in the Great Marsh, it's not impossible that he would have encountered some safe and harmless Spirit Monster.

Otherwise, Liang Qu finds it hard to believe that a beaver would settle its entire family in a garden without knowing the homeowner's personality and habits.

He put the Old Giant Clam in charge of communication, also considering that since both were Water Beast, they would have a higher level of trust in each other.

As the Old Giant Clam continued to bubble, the Great Beaver nodded repeatedly.

Beaver Brand Shipyard appears poised to open for business.

If we can put up a sign, the beaver family can stay there indefinitely.

However, if you want someone to do work, you can't avoid one thing—compensation.

You can't work for free when you're building things for others.

The Old Giant Clam relayed the beaver's request.

Liang Qu countered, "What do you want?"

People like silver not because silver can be eaten, but because silver can be used to buy food.

Giving Liu Quanfu Silver Note is fine, but the beaver might not like it. It can't take the Silver Note to a money exchange to exchange for silver, and then take the silver to the market to exchange for something it likes.

That would be too much to ask of a beaver.

The Great Beaver stood upright, its two paws waving up and down, as if it were scooping something up in the air and munching on it. Then it moved to Liang Qu's feet, picked up his hand with its paws, helped him make Fist, and held it up in front of Liang Qu with its toes spread.

It looked back, pondered for a moment, then put one back and stretched out four toes.

Liang Qu looked at his Fist, and then suddenly understood after listening to the Old Giant Clam's explanation.

"Four metal stones the size of my Fist every month?"

The Great Beaver nodded vigorously.

So, for a family of four, how about one yuan a month for one raccoon?

"Won't gold or silver ingots work?"

The Great Beaver shook its head, its cheeks trembling.

It picked up a stone from the ground, brought it to its mouth and chewed it into powder, which fell to the ground. Then it grinned, revealing its two bright orange front teeth.

"Gold and silver are too soft, not enough to chew on?"

Liang Qu seemed to be deep in thought.

The most important treasure of the Beaver Clan is their own teeth.

The reason why Great Beaver ' teeth are orange-yellow is not because they don't brush their teeth or are unhygienic, but because the composition of beaver teeth is very different from that of ordinary animals, containing a large number of metallic elements!

Elements do not appear out of thin air; they need to be replenished, and consuming metal ores is the primary method.

In addition, beavers' teeth grow continuously throughout their lives, and if they are not polished, they will grow too long and poke their heads.

Ordinary beavers can gnaw on trees, but not the Spirit Monster beavers; they need something "harder."

Gnawing on ore involves both grinding and extraction.

Although gold and silver are also metals, they are too soft and not even as useful as ordinary stones.

Liang Qu immediately agreed.

Metal ores are plentiful in the Great Marsh. Even if they can't be found in the water in a short time, Senior Brother Lu Gang must have a lot in stock.

A blacksmith of the Wolf Smoke Martial Master level has no shortage of various ores around him.

Metal ore isn't cheap, and while beavers are efficient, their construction costs double...

But it's okay.

Efficiency is key.

I'll go to Liu Quanfu's place another day and get two blueprints, then we can start working on two separate projects! Originally, it took two and a half months to build one ship, but now we'll go straight to one ship per month! I think we can maximize profits without getting too tired of the Toad.

Having gained Liang Qu's approval, the beaver twitched its tail, lay on the ground, and ran back to the cabin on all fours to tell its wife and children the good news.

From now on, they will not only have a monthly supply of ore, but also a safe haven!

For beavers, building objects is a part of life; the only difference is that the objects they build need to be transformed.

The four beavers rubbed against each other, conveying their joy. The Great Beaver ran back, pointed to the cabin, stomped its leg on the ground, and stretched out its paws to dig a hole in the soil.

"Want to dig a hole by the pond?"

The beaver originally intended to stay for only a month and a half before leaving on Bing Fire Day, but now it wants to live there permanently and wants to dig a hole at the edge of the pond to connect the inside and outside of the house; this is simply an instinctive act.

Liang Qu looked around and agreed, only instructing the beavers not to dig beyond the wall.

The pond was originally built to provide a place for Old Giant Clam and Fat Catfish to come and go.

Therefore, the entire pond was built to be very large, with a radius of five zhang (approximately 15 meters) and a diameter of thirty meters. It was roughly oval in shape and covered an area of more than one mu (approximately 0.16 acres).

Outside the pond, there is a ring of land paved with pebbles, planted with a few shrubs, and then a two-meter-high wall, which together is almost the size of a three-courtyard house.

The expenses weren't much. Liang Qu was already an official at the time, and there were no residential houses around. The land he expanded on was practically given to him as a gift.

The main force of the pond pit was a few Water Beast, and it cost a lot of money to build walls and pave the ground by hiring craftsmen.

They're living the life of gods.

It had a large garden with a pond, a three-courtyard house, and someone was responsible for meals and laundry—a true landlord's life.

When he first visited his Master's house, he saw a similar scene, only on a more exaggerated scale.

The courtyard has four sections, including a large courtyard with a pavilion in the middle of the lake, a horse stable, a doghouse, an ice cellar, and a small Martial Arts Field. Servants come and go.

I'm so envious.

Thinking about it carefully, I really am now a carbon copy of my Master.

Just as Yang Dongxiong once lived in Ping Yang Town, Liang A Shui now lives in Yi Xing Town.

How do others feel when they look at you?