Reynard rested in Earl Edward's castle for two days before hurrying out on the road with his men.

Judging from the situation in front of him, the demon has already shown signs of a major attack, and he must return to the territory before the other party to preside over the overall situation.

Although Heidi is a very qualified lord, she is a woman after all, and her vision and pattern are too small.

If you want to survive, you must integrate all your forces and fight against the demons.

The journey through the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts was not difficult, it seems that the demons of the underworld have not yet attacked in a big way, and the demons who harassed Count Edward's castle should be from the Ambrizette Mountains.

Thinking of this, Renard couldn't help but have a headache, because the entire Meredith County happened to be in the middle of the demon's attack on three sides.

Twenty kilometers to the west of the territory is the Ambrizet Mountains, and the territory is bordered by barren lands to the south and the forest of beasts to the north, a pattern that is extremely unfavorable for the defenders.

Fortunately, Duke Edmund is still holding on to the barren land, otherwise they would really be alone.

At the beginning of August, the Southern Army had completely withdrawn from Nanhuang County, and Lei Ye had successfully returned to the City of Plenty, along with sixty-four knights and a letter of authorization from His Majesty the King.

There was no welcoming ceremony, and his return was as quiet as it had been when he left.

Renard arrived at the Lord's Palace, where Heidi and Hammidon had been waiting for a long time.

Lei Ye sat directly on the sofa, telling all his experiences along the way and his experience of going to the royal capital, and hid the ambiguous plot between himself and Sylvia in the middle.

When everyone heard that he had been awarded the title of Governor of Southern Wilderness County and Guardian of the Whole Territory, their expressions were quite wonderful.

Only Heidi looked suspicious: "Why did His Majesty the King confer on you the title of Governor of Southern Wilderness County and Guardian of the Whole Territory, there must be some reason for this, it can't be a whim, right?"

I have to say that a woman's intuition is really terrifying.

So Renard briefly described the process of saving Princess Sylvia, emphasizing that His Majesty was grateful and for the purpose of throwing the pot away, so he put himself in this position.

Heidi was still a little skeptical, but she didn't ask, and then she described in detail what had happened in the past two months.

When he heard that Viscount Sinclair led his family to run away and left his people behind to be slaughtered by demons, a trace of killing intent flashed on Lei Ye's face.

Renard took a sip of tea and asked, "How is the Chesterton family's territory now?"

Heidi looked at Henry and motioned for him to answer.

Henry pondered for a moment and said: "We went in time, and did not cause too many casualties, but our losses were not small, although fortunately no one died, but at least more than sixty people lost their combat effectiveness and became disabled. ”

When Renard heard this, his brows immediately tightened, and he knew that the reason why no one died was because of his frequent death skills.

He took a deep breath: "Do a good job in the aftermath and settle the work, don't chill the hearts of the sergeants." ”

Heidi smiled a little reluctantly and replied: "Don't worry, the resettlement work has been completed, each person has been allocated ten acres of land, which is exempt from tax for life, and his immediate family members do not have to pay taxes anymore, and they have also been divided into five gold coins for settling-in." ”

She then added: "And these people are not useless, and now they are all sent to train recruits and militia." ”

Renard nodded, this kind of placement is already a very high standard, if it is in other territories, I am afraid it will only be a meager settlement fee.

So he didn't continue to dwell on the matter, but only ordered to take care of these disabled servicemen and their families as much as possible, and instructed Henry and Copperer to set up a Disabled Veterans Affairs Office to solve the problem of disabled soldiers.

Immediately after that, the topic shifted to military construction.

Lei Ye took a sip of tea and asked, "How many sergeants are there in the territory now?"

Heidi raised her head and calculated for a long time when she heard this, and finally gave the answer: "Eight cavalry squadrons, sixteen infantry squadrons, nine reserve squadrons, and fourteen militia squadrons." ”

"Poof!" the tea in Renard's mouth squirted out, "What? You're not kidding, are you?"

Noticing his embarrassed expression, everyone laughed unconsciously.

Heidi explained: "Because Viscount Sinclair fled with his family, we have now taken over the Chesterton family's territory for the time being, and these are all recruited by the Chesterton family's territory. ”

Hearing this, Renard showed a thoughtful expression: "How many towns and how many people are there in the Chesterton family's territory now?"

Heidi took the information and looked through it briefly, and then said: "There are only a few more villages than before, in fact, they are not villages, it is almost the same as being a homeless camp, and the population has exceeded 50,000." ”

Lei Ye continued to ask, "How much territory does the Chesterton family have?"

Heidi said, "About 960 square kilometers. ”

Hearing this number, Renard immediately slapped the table: "Swallow it." ”

None of the people reacted, and Hammedon asked in a daze, "What did you say?"

Renard nodded and said, "That's right!

He lit a cigarette and swallowed the clouds: "Since the Chesterton family has voluntarily given up this territory, then we have the right to deal with it. ”

Heidi was greedy in her heart, but she also hesitated: "It's not good, it's taboo to swallow the lands of other lords." ”

Renard sneered when he heard this, and then took out the authorization letter tied with red silk: "What are you afraid of, I am the governor of Southern Wilderness County and the guardian of the whole territory personally appointed by His Majesty." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces showed undeniable expressions.

Heidi was still a little worried: "If we really annex the territory of the Chesterton family and make it as prosperous as the county of Meredith, what if Viscount Sinclair and they come back to make trouble, isn't it just making a wedding dress for others?"

Reynard seemed to hear the funniest joke in the world: "It is he who abandoned his people and his territory, which can never be denied." ”

Lei Ye pointed to his chest: "As the governor of Southern Wilderness County and the guardian of the entire territory of Arthur's Kingdom, I have the right to deal with any borderless land in Southern Wilderness County, and he will not pay attention to the lawsuit. ”

Renard then sneered: "Even if they come back in the future, do you think the leaders of the Chesterton family will agree with them, and Lao Tzu has soldiers, what dare they do?"

Mao Weiren said it well: power comes out of the barrel of a gun.

Lao Tzu is in power, are you afraid that you will not be a lost dog?

In the end, Lei Ye made a decision: "Swallow the territory of the Chesterton family, and from then on, Chesterton City will be renamed Meredith City, and temporarily handed over to my father, Baron Hammidon, to manage." ”

Hearing this, Hammidon was stunned.

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