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Chapter 544: Ponies
Gawain cringed, hiding in the carriage as he watched Shadow perch on Luo Ji’s left arm.
This black eagle’s wingspan was simply too exaggerated.
Looking at his own small frame, Gawain genuinely feared he might accidentally get snatched by the bird.
The carriage felt safer.
However, his gaze constantly darted outside through the window.
He had truly never seen such a magnificent black eagle before.
It was at this moment that Gawain suddenly recalled the ‘Divine Eagle Protecting its Master’ story told by the storytellers in the restaurant.
He had initially thought it was just a fabrication by the storyteller.
After all, he had been in Myriad World Civilization for some time but had never seen any divine eagle by Luo Ji’s side. But now, he has.
Luo Ji didn’t linger outside for too long.
After releasing Shadow, he returned to the carriage.
By the time they reached Mirror City, Luo Ji didn’t know whether to say Shadow was too spiritual or too clever.
In just that short amount of time, it had directly caught two sizable wild rabbits.
It clearly remembered that its master used to especially enjoy roasted rabbit.
Luo Ji immediately instructed the kitchen to roast them.
After a satisfying meal, he was full of energy and promptly began handling state affairs.
During this time, news quickly arrived from the grassland horse farm.
“Your Majesty, the 500 warhorses you requested earlier are ready.”
Luo Ji set down his quill and asked.
“What about the ponies?”
“They’ve also been brought over, right outside the hall. Would Your Majesty like to inspect them personally?”
“Let’s go, I want to see them myself.”
The pony was, after all, a gift for Ye Qingxuan, so Luo Ji took it quite seriously.
Incidentally, items to be traded could not simply be placed in any corner of the civilization to be traded.
Take warhorses, for example.
What if a cavalryman was currently riding one, and then the warhorse suddenly vanished into thin air from beneath him? Clearly, that wouldn’t work.
Therefore, trade units needed to be placed in designated locations.
For instance, idle warhorses would appear in the trade unit list when placed in a stable or horse pen.
Other resources, similarly, needed to be in specified warehouses.
Of course, items directly in front of Luo Ji could also be traded freely.
Furthermore, the same principle applied to forces deployed for campaigns.
Only soldiers stationed in city barracks and on standby could be mobilized by Luo Ji for an expedition.
Soldiers and units performing tasks outside could not be mobilized.
Now, back to the main topic.
When Luo Ji stepped out of the hall, the first thing he saw was a pure white pony.
Just looking at it, one could tell it was a noble breed.
He reached out and stroked it, and the small pony behaved exceptionally docilely, being well-behaved and adorable.
Luo Ji was quite satisfied with it.
“Hmm, this one it is.”
After speaking, Luo Ji seemed to remember something else and quickly added.
“Oh, right, I also promised Gawain a pony earlier. Go pick one out and send it to him.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Meanwhile, in another world, within Ye Qingxuan’s commercial empire…
The invasion by Gawain’s goblin civilization had caused considerable losses to Ye Qingxuan, who had been fully preparing to advance to the Bronze tier.
Of course, thanks to Luo Ji’s timely arrival, most of the resources within the cities were preserved.
However, the loss of troops and the almost completely demolished city walls of three cities were irreversible.
Rebuilding the walls of three entire cities would clearly require significant human resources, materials, and time.
As the time for the official promotion to the Bronze tier drew nearer, the entire commercial empire remained in a state of tension.
However, on this particular day, Ye Qingxuan was unexpectedly in a good mood.
Ye Feixing walked quickly into the palace.
Seeing Ye Qingxuan humming a tune and brushing and bathing a small white horse in the courtyard, his expression couldn’t help but become a little complex.
“Shuang’er, didn’t Her Majesty used to have no interest in horses? What’s sparked her interest today, to even personally brush and bathe a small horse?”
Shuang’er glanced at Ye Feixing.
Then, looking at Ye Qingxuan in the courtyard, she said softly with a chuckle.
“It was sent by that Majesty.”
Alright, Ye Feixing wasn’t foolish.
Upon hearing this, a flicker of understanding crossed his face.
“Then it wouldn’t be good for me to go up and disturb Her Majesty’s enjoyment right now, would it?”
Shuang’er responded with a decisive look that said, ‘You know what’s wise.’
“General, it’s good that you know.”
After saying this, Shuang’er had another thought and spoke again.
“General, if you’re not here for something extremely important, just tell me first, and I’ll relay it to Her Majesty later.”
Ye Feixing thought this was acceptable. So, he straightforwardly said, “The 500 warhorses are in position. I came this time to ask Her Majesty for formal approval to begin training the cavalry unit, and also to request a batch of training resources.”
After speaking, Ye Feixing handed the report, filled with the required resources, to Shuang’er.
Shuang’er took it.
“Understood. I’ll discuss this with Her Majesty later.”
While the cavalry unit training was an important matter, even Shuang’er knew that there was no point rushing it by a day or two.
So Ye Feixing acted quite freely.
Meanwhile, in Myriad World Civilization.
Gawain, who had also received this gift, was now in high spirits.
Being only 1 meter tall, riding this pony unexpectedly suited him well.
Although the pony lacked a certain grandeur compared to warhorses, it finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish to ride a horse.
Now, he no longer rode his own luxurious carriage.
After greeting Luo Ji, he immediately mounted the small pony and, with a smug look, rode off to take up his post in Gear Town.
Gawain was, after all, the Goblin King.
Furthermore, Gear Town was a goblin settlement.
As he entered the city, his pony immediately attracted the attention and interest of the goblins.
This inexplicably sparked a trend of horse riding within the goblin community.
For humans, ponies had limited value.
But among goblins, they became highly sought after.
Some human merchants, including Shen Jun, who sensed a business opportunity, naturally reciprocated by directly heading to the four goblin cities to start a pony trade.
For a time, the price of ponies subtly exceeded that of normal farm horses, and they even entered a state of short supply.
