At the end of the dinner, everyone went home happy.

Staunt sent his wife away, and then stayed with Diller, plus Beth and Thor, and the four of them sat around the table and began to face the question of the territory, and the little maid Ando brought hot fragrant tea to everyone with a good eye.

"Oh my God, you've slept long enough that we almost thought you weren't going back. Teemo was right, you are like a weed in the wilderness, with a strange life force. Stante picked up the hot tea and shook it, his tone very emotional.

"To be honest, the timing of your waking up is not good, it's late autumn, and it's about to be winter again. Diller spread his hands.

"It's been long enough, but it's a pity that the promotion is like this, I can't be sure of anything, and I don't even know where I went and what I did when I wake up, and it feels like I'm wasting my life. So, let's talk about it, what's in the territory that needs to be solved?" Thor opened the conversation.

"I don't have too many problems on my side, everything is in order at the material distribution point, and judging from the exchange records in my hand, the current respect for merit points, especially war merit, in the territory is obviously better than currency. ”

"The only trouble is the administrative side, the current management staff are all selected from the people, and the ability is inevitably uneven. The key is that there is still a person in charge here at the top to avoid sometimes ununiform or untimely government decrees. ”

"Normally, some things are handled by the three of us, and it is inevitable that there will be some confusion, and sometimes there will be overlapping or disagreements of government decrees. Beth held hot tea in her hand, staring at the ripples on the surface of the water and thinking to herself.

After listening to Beth's words, Thor fell into thought, in fact, it is still an old problem, the lack of management manpower. At present, in the general direction of the territory, it is equivalent to Beth in charge of finance, Staunt in charge of military affairs, and Diller in charge of intelligence.

Each of the three of them has their own area of responsibility, and although there are some improvised managers in the administrative side, those people certainly cannot override the three Beth.

So it often happens, for example, that something is very controversial, and as a result, some lower-level managers go to Beth and some go to Stante, and Beth and Stante give different opinions without knowing it.

In addition, the repeated questioning of the matter and the disagreement of the final handling of the matter have undoubtedly increased the workload of the people, and at the same time caused confusion in the management situation.

This is a very important issue, the administrative part seems to be nothing important, but in fact, this field is very broad, involving all aspects of the territory, and it can even be said to be the most important piece of the territory.

For example, publicity, law enforcement, territorial diplomacy, the management of the identity files of the people, the promotion of some ordinary personnel, and even the storage of grain in the territory, these things strictly belong to the administrative area, in short, things are very trivial and complicated.

The solution is not difficult, just find a management who can be equal to Beth and the others, and ensure the uniqueness of the decree.

"The new entrants in the territory, everyone's details, is there still a record of the distribution point?"

"Yes, personal information, as well as family composition and interpersonal relationships, etc., have been arranged for people to carefully count. Beth replied.

"Okay, I'll take care of the management talent search, and I'll be in charge of the administration until then. Thor gave a solution, sort of dealing with Beth's question for the time being, and then everyone looked at Staunt together.

"The current number of people in my team has expanded to five hundred, exactly two knight brigades. He is responsible for the daily patrol of the territory, as well as maintaining order and keeping vigil in the territory, and usually enters the dark wilderness in the form of squadron rotation. ”

"The main purpose of the experience is to eliminate potential threats around the territory, train yourself and provide meat for the territory. ”

"At present, most of the strength of all the staff has reached the second order, but during the period of your absence, there are still some casualties one after another. Some never woke up after advancing the ranks, and some died in wilderness raids and summer territory wars. ”

As Staunt was talking about this, Thor suddenly interjected.

"Has anyone finally done it? What territory is it?" asked Thor.

"Halloville, six days from Kenadze territory, about half a month away from us. It is said that the troops assembled in the main town of Queenston, and then marched on our side with baggage, and the quality of the soldiers was average, like a combination of a farmer and an adventurer. ”

"Diller's side received the information first, and then I left two squadrons to maintain order in the territory, and the rest of the people met the enemy in the wilderness outside the Free City. The battle was generally easy, and these people felt that there were more elements of temptation, and they had no determination to fight to the death. ”

"Halloville...... Is there any name for sending troops? or is it just coming?" Thor shook his hot tea.

"Not before the war, and then maybe because they didn't bite down, after the army was collected, the lord of Halloville threatened to ask for an explanation for the unfair treatment of the merchants of the territory in the Free City, which is obviously a fabricated bullshit reason. ”

"Anyway, these guys dropped their baggage and retreated, so I think it's a temptation, are we going to fight back?" asked Stant.

"What's the current atmosphere in Liberty City and the surrounding territories?" Thor asked the three at the table.

"There was basically trade, even after the war with Halloville. The three territories on our front, with the exception of Halloville on the right, who have shown hostility, Kennadze on the front, and Simlo on the left, are on the sidelines for the time being. Beth replied.

"Then if the forces of the three realms are combined, can we withstand it?" Thor arced his fingers on the table.

"The total strength of the three territories is estimated to be less than 2,000, but the number of troops that really belong to the regular army will be around 1,000. The other 1,000 are just temporary conscripted farmers and adventurer mercenaries, and it is difficult to judge the difference in combat strength between adventurers and mercenaries. ”

"Anyway, if the three territories are assembled, it may be a little difficult to deal with, even if the three of us end up together. Diller clasped his hands, summed up all the information he had obtained in his mind, and then gave a rough judgment.

"It seems that our combat strength is still a little reluctant, and we must fight it, even if they don't move, we will shoot after all. In the vicinity of Liberty City, there can be no territory left within a month's distance, only a few small villages. ”

"One of the reasons was that we were in the development stage, and one was that I wanted to buy more time for the territory and wait to see what the attitude of the Freedom Alliance in the North would be. ”

"Now it seems that the decree of the Freedom Alliance should have been handed down to the hands of the three surrounding lords, and Halloville was only the first to come out. By the way, is the Territory still trying to woo the population?" Thor asked Diller.

"Yes. Diller replied that in addition to being responsible for attracting the population, his men would also establish intelligence bases in some places.

"Well, now that winter is approaching, let's take a break and stir up another wave of conscription in our territory. After next year's spring celebrations, I'll find a way to hold Kennadze down and cut off the reinforcements from Halloville, and then we'll nibble on Halloville first. ”

Thor's fingers tapped on the table, but Stant interrupted suddenly.

"Before we finished talking about it, in fact, the war we are facing is not only from the front, but also from the endless sea behind us. Now that the tunnel leading to the sea has been opened, we have already fought a few battles with the sea tribe while we have obtained fishing and hunting. ”

According to Staunt, the current layout of the mine is somewhat like a horizontal 'T' shape, with the vertical tunnel dug through to the sea, and then the horizontal excavation begins in the middle of the tunnel, but the piercing tunnel brings food as well as enemies.

The level of fighting is not yet intense, like the friction on the national border, but it will undoubtedly involve some troops.

"Sea Clan, what are they?" Thor tilted his head.

"Fishmen, mussel shields, sea beasts, and naga all have a little bit of everything, but those guys are scattered and unorganized for the time being. The two sides could not communicate, and every time they met on the beach, they clashed directly. Stint shrugged.

Thor frowned, this may become a hidden danger in the rear of the territory in the future, and it is not easy to solve. After all, the Endless Sea is called the Endless Sea because it is so wide, and who knows what will come out of that vast sea.

However, fortunately, there is a tunnel between those guys and the territory, and the terrain restricts them from making too aggressive moves.

"Let's maintain the status quo on this side of the sea, and then this winter's conscription will go ahead as scheduled. As for whether we want to let go next year, let's prepare first, and then look at the specific situation. "Thor is going to slow down the pace of his attack for a while and see.

"Well, that's pretty much all I have in my hands at the moment. By the way, there is another thing, some people in the territory have awakened some magical abilities after being promoted to the second order, such as the basic fireball spell wind blade and the like. ”

"There are not many of them, so I have organized them into a magic squad for the time being, but I think they need to learn more systematically and professionally in magic in order to make more effective use of their own abilities. "Stante asks a new question.

Finding a Wizard? It's a little bit harder.

After all, there are currently more than 2,000 people in Liberty City, and there is no occupation related to magic. This situation is a bit like the Gray Curtain Town back then, where rare and high-end talents like magicians are rarely willing to settle down.

"Okay, I'd like to figure out a way to deal with this, have all the previous casualties' pensions been paid?" Thor asked casually.

"It was sent down a long time ago, and it was put in place at that time, and all aspects of the later burial were also smooth. Staunt replied solemnly.

"By the way, speaking of the expansion of the army, how is the current food situation in the territory? and have you grown mushrooms?" Thor turned his head, the former question was Beth, and the latter was Stante.

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