Pearls of Every Size Fill the Warehouse (First Update)

Flower returned to Flower Port laden with heavy giant clams and conches.

It was time to tally the harvest. Watching the dockworkers carry off one enormous seashell after another, Liszt could not help feeling his heart surge with emotion.

He had always wanted to develop the ring reef and Black Pearl Lake, but there had never been enough manpower. Even Black Horse Island had yet to be fully developed, much less Black Pearl Lake. But with the sea siren A Ke, a single voyage could bring in so many shells—sea monsters capable of producing black pearls and pink pearls.

"Two or three trips a year should basically be enough!"

Giant clams and conches grew very slowly, so there was no way to overharvest them even if he wanted to. Moreover, those huge giant clams and conches seemed to hide in the waters around Black Pearl Lake. Only rarely would they fight bloody battles in Black Pearl Lake over territory, allowing A Ke to happily reap the rewards.

"My lord, how should these seafood products be handled?" A knight serving as a dock official came forward to ask. He had once been Liszt's classmate, the second son of a minor noble family.

Liszt said directly, "Hand the giant conches over to the castle... Collect the black pearls from the giant clams and send them to the castle. As for the meat, send it to the seafood market. Give half to the Thorn Caravan to sell, and sell the other half cheaply for Flower Town and Port Town to consume themselves."

Whether in Flower Town or Port Town, aside from staples such as wheat that had to be purchased from outside, other goods such as seafood were all very cheap.

Even serfs could afford them and enjoy seafood feasts every day.

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