It had been some time since King Shtaal Tundra had heard of any progress, but today was different. After reading the report that had been handed to him by a Goblin servant, he smiled. Food was stockpiled and supplies would last several months if not years. Mining was still slow going, but by luck some of the miners struck gold, a valuable trade item. Not only that, but most of the wooden boats were finished and ready to set sail. King Shtaal Tundra instructed the fleet to wait until he had received word from Ireland, for which he was getting concerned at the absense of his messengers. He ordered some of his orcs to begin research new technologies that would benefit the kingdom.