The social structure of trolls was still somewhat primitive in nature.
This had a lot to do with their temperament and way of thinking.
Apart from Stella, who was dressed like a chieftain, most of the trolls beneath her dressed more like savages and hunters.
In the dead of winter, they simply draped themselves in beast skin garments.
Baring their thick, muscular arms.
As for the rest of their attire, it was hard to tell what it was made of, something like grass... in any case, it was a rough style.
"Stella, are you in a meeting?" Fang Hao asked softly.
Stella immediately replied, "Yes, my lord. We are allocating tribes for next year’s mining operations, and we are planning to form a trade caravan. After winter, we will sell some items to exchange for resources."
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Fang Hao was surprised to hear Stella’s idea.
That trolls had thought of forming a trade caravan instead of looking for ways to loot was a breakthrough in thought.
"Who came up with the idea of the caravan?" Fang Hao continued to ask.
Stella became a bit nervous and carefully replied, "It was me, my lord. It’s just an idea. If you disagree, we will immediately cancel the formation of the caravan."
The trolls were a conquered race, subject to the law of the survival of the fittest.
All the trolls in these Bloody Mountains were Fang Hao’s slaves.
Including the offspring of the slaves.
Fang Hao said, "It’s good that you’ve had this idea. You can continue to work it out on your own. If there are any difficulties, or you need anything, just let me know. I will provide some support for you. But remember, trolls are no longer the barbaric tribe they used to be. When facing problems, don’t always think of resorting to violence."
Hearing that Fang Hao would support the caravan, Stella’s face immediately showed a delighted expression.
And the trolls below expressed various reactions, murmuring quietly among themselves.
Previously, the proposal of the trade caravan had faced opposition from more than half of them, as trolls had no tradition of trading with other races since ancient times.
But now that Fang Hao supported it, other people’s opinions wouldn’t be as important.
Stella nodded, suppressed the joy in her heart, and spoke to those below, "All right, you can go back first. We will reconvene tomorrow morning to discuss the matters regarding the caravan and the mines."
"Yes!" All the trolls answered in a deep tone and left with large strides.
...
The troll hall quieted down again.
Only Fang Hao, Demitrija, Stella, and a few troll guards remained.
Stella stood up from her seat and kneeled at Fang Hao’s feet.
Her attitude became even more respectful, like that of a servant.
"My lord, may I know the purpose of your visit?"
Fang Hao replied, "I came also because of the mining operations."
Stella promptly said, "Whatever your orders are, my lord, I shall arrange them immediately tomorrow."
Fang Hao nodded and continued, "How is the personnel distribution for the mining operations?"
"There are twelve operational iron mines and ten large quarries for the trolls, plus two iron mines from the dwarves’ side that are also being mined. There are ten mines that haven’t started operations, and even more mineral resources in the depths of the Bloody Mountains that we lack the manpower to exploit," Stella reported quickly.
It seemed she had memorized these figures.
Or perhaps, they had just discussed this, so she was clear on the numbers.
The Bloody Mountains were rich in minerals, but after Fang Hao had killed less than one percent of the trolls, they didn’t have the capacity to mine so many caves.
Therefore, many mines were left vacant.
And were not being exploited.
Fang Hao stated directly, "Well, this time, I will recruit a kind of skeleton soldiers suitable for mining ores. They will undertake the task of mining, and the trolls can act as overseers. Those trolls replaced by skeletons, you can assign them new tasks."
"Really? That’s wonderful, thank you for your mercy, my lord," Stella asked with joy, her eyes filled with hope.
The number of trolls was too small.
And meeting Fang Hao’s demands to maintain the mining output consumed most of their manpower.
They had no people to spare for any other tasks.
And she couldn’t mobilize those skeletons, their numbers were indeed too few.
Now that Fang Hao didn’t need trolls in the mines, this freed up more manpower to take on other tasks.
The development of trolls could be better, more comfortable.
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Fang Hao patted her, "Of course it’s true. When the mined ores are abundant, the trolls will also receive corresponding rewards."
"That’s great, my lord."
[Troll-Stella’s Loyalty increases by 5 points, current Loyalty 97.]
Meanwhile, the system prompt suddenly sounded.
Stella’s Loyalty jumped directly to 97 points.