223: Chapter 132, Investment Requires Caution_3 223: Chapter 132, Investment Requires Caution_3 “Hmph!

Don’t think you can fool me!

You clearly want to put my face on your family crest to show off your achievements, but you insist on saying something about sharing glory, as if I’m the one taking advantage!

To tell you the truth, that old man Redman already had a crest prepared.

It was just so ugly that I rejected it!”

Carving magical beasts on family crests is standard practice.

If you have an amazing magical beast and don’t show it off on your family crest, you’re not upholding the vanity of nobility.

There are plenty of clansmen who think like this.

It’s just that in the past, Belsden wasn’t well-known, so it wasn’t impressive.

Now that it’s famous, Hudson was planning to do the same, but he didn’t expect his dad to beat him to it.

“Alright then, our Belsden Viscount.

Once the title is confirmed, within our territory, you can also enjoy the title of Viscount.”

Hudson didn’t care.

Belsden could be the Viscount, the Earl, or even the King, and no one would care.

What does the king of the Earth Bear Tribe have to do with humans?

Who, having been stuffed to saturation, cares about who the king of the magical beasts is?

As for whether other Earth Bears will come knocking upon hearing this news, that’s unknown.

However, Hudson thinks the likelihood of this happening is low.

Just look at Belsden, if not for him, its owner, pushing it to be productive, this thing would just be a parasitic bear waiting to die.

There are many species known for being lazy, but few are as lazy as they are.

Even Pigg, the laziest in the territory, is more productive than Belsden.

“What about the territory?”

Without a doubt, this is a high IQ bear; it immediately spotted the crux of the problem.

What’s the point of just having the title of Viscount without one’s own territory?

“Territory?

What territory?

Belsden, did you forget things in your sleep?

Who would give us a new territory, and I wouldn’t know?

I always tell you to sleep less and dream less, now the sequelae are here.

Leave what’s in your dreams out of reality.

The Mountain Domain is just as large as before.

There is not an inch more land.

Where can I find a territory for you?

If you really want it, it’s not out of the question.

We can venture together into the wilderness, and you will have a share of the land we develop.”

Hudson encouraged.

The biggest risk these days is venturing into new territories.

The hills of the Salam Mountain Range are on the slower side, but at least one can expect returns.

Even though the speed is slow, it’s still a return.

For a newly-developed land, it might take eighteen years, but it can cover the costs.

Those boundless swamps are absolutely a money pit.

Hudson doesn’t know how others develop swamplands.

But those muds, which are often more than ten meters deep, provide a hellish experience for any development.

After a good half-year of effort, they seemed to have developed nearly ten thousand acres of land, but the input of manpower and resources was astronomical.

If it weren’t for the Swamp Brand Fertilizer helping recoup a little cost, Hudson would doubt if he could hang on.

Optimistically estimated, without encountering any disasters, expecting a great harvest for twenty years might just about break even.

Realties will definitely be worse, in the short-term this would just become a bottomless pit.

With the current productivity, without using supernatural measures, this would just be a lifetime project.

The large investment risk and the pressure of going solo are too much, Hudson has to find a sucker to partner with.

Wealthy Belsden, who has the ability to do magic construction, is undoubtedly the best partner.

Perhaps the magic and manual labor combined is the right way to develop the swamp.

Otherwise, this bottomless pit could eventually pull down the Mountain Domain.

“I don’t need to develop land, just give me a few dozen mountains for grazing, and I won’t bicker with you.”

As he spoke, as if he thought of something, Belsden, who was breathless before, suddenly became lively and started jumping around.

“No problem, as long as you pay on time.

Rent is what it is, mountains are scarce in the Southeastern Province, so supply and demand rules apply.

Are you sure you won’t reconsider?”

The mountains are not an ideal place for breeding livestock, once the scale of the operation expands, all sorts of problems can arise.

The best place for grazing is still the prairie.

The Forgotten Marsh is as flat as the palm of your hand, just drain the water, and you can plant pasture grass on it, or even cultivate your favorite Magic Bamboo Shoots…

The lifespan of the Earth Bear Tribe can be thousands of years, your talents could even potentially breakthrough the limit, living longer than the average Earth Bear.

Belsden, you’re not even three years old yet, it’s the time for struggle, you can’t slack off this early.

Think about it, having a pasture of your own, raising tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, with endless beast milk and honey, and innumerable Magic Bamboo Shoots to consume…

Such life would attract countless mother bears to your doorstep, leading to a large bear family.

By then, you could establish your own Earth Bear Dynasty, breeding lots of bear cubs.

If you aim a little higher, you could even raise Meat Magical Beasts.

They are the crossbreeds of magical beasts and wild beasts, you’ve tasted them, the taste is good, isn’t it?

…”

The pie is just getting bigger and bigger.

Speaking, Hudson was almost falling into the beautiful blueprint he painted.

The rhythmically influenced Belsden was already salivating at the moment.

Although the reclamation of the marshland took a long time, risks, and profits were not proportional, but considering the Earth Bear’s long lifespan, it seemed that a long payback period was not a big deal.

“How to distribute it?”

As soon as the question was asked, Belsden realized there was something wrong.

He seemed to have been deceived again.

Just going along with Hudson’s thinking, he couldn’t find anything wrong with the plan.

“Of course, it is allocated according to the effort!

Two cooperation modes: the first one, everyone puts money into the development together, I provide labor and technology, and then we split the results at 20-80.

The second mode, everyone still puts the money together, but this time everyone provides labor and technology together, and the final results are evenly split 50-50.

Isn’t that fair enough?

I’m not taking advantage of you at all!”

Hudson declared shamelessly.

It sounds perfectly fair, but when it comes to practical implementation, it’s a different story.

Not to mention how to calculate the cost, just providing labor and technology is a big trap.

Hudson has a large number of workers at his disposal, but Belsden does not.

As an Earth Bear, his magical beast identity means he cannot recruit workers in the human world.

“You just want me to do the heavy labor, don’t you?”

As he spoke, Belsden kept shaking his head.

He could handle the occasional heavy workload, but being stuck with manual labor for decades was practically a death sentence for a bear.

“What are you thinking, Belsden.

Do you really believe that the work of one bear can match that of over twenty thousand slaves?

Everything is about techniques.

You just need to cast a magic spell at a crucial moment to assist everyone in construction.

I remember a certain bear once said that his Solidification Spell could cover a mile and last for half a month.

That wasn’t just boasting, was it?”

Hudson evaded the serious issues.

If there’s only one construction team, then you only need to cast a spell once every half a month to solidify the mud on both sides of the ditch, and then let the slaves do the rest of the digging.

But if there are more construction teams, then the bear’s presence would be more necessary.

Plus, in the development of the marshland, there would be numerous strange creatures to deal with, which again, would require the bear’s effort.

These extra tasks are not important to discuss at the moment.

As long as Belsden agrees, his assets will become project investments.

Withdrawing funds would be impossible, Hudson would convert the funds in the accounts into production materials at the quickest speed possible.

Either accept the sunk cost of a failed investment or devote oneself to the reclamation effort.

Either way, Hudson wouldn’t lose anything.

These matters would all be put down in a written contract without giving any chance for the bear to renege.

Seeing the young bear wavering, Hudson added, “Think it over, large-scale investments like this need to be carefully considered.

Although the opportunity is rare, and you might not encounter a second chance in your bear life if you miss this time.

However, opportunities and risks always coexist, there’s no such thing as a surefire deal in this world.

The marshland development is also full of risks.

Unexpected situations, or some bear’s boastfulness, could lead to a horrible loss in the project.

If you can’t bear the risks, then let’s forget everything I said.

After all, it’s all your hard-earned money, and if it’s lost due to your own laziness, don’t hold me responsible.”

Risk warning!