With the roar of the cannon, the pirate group collapsed in an instant.

Even if they retreated quickly, at a distance of 100 meters, the cannon basically pointed where to shoot, and coupled with the fast rate of fire, it would quickly finish twenty shells.

And the pirates were also completely defeated, with heavy casualties.

When they had withdrawn far away, and there was no more of that terrifying rumble in the rear, all of them were happy in their hearts for the rest of their lives.

But just as they were about to flee to the ship in one go, in front of them, twenty-five knights dressed in strong and stubborn, golden helmets and golden armor, neatly lined up in two rows, were slowly raising their long swords.

Looking like that, it was a precursor to preparing to charge.

On their own side, they are a group of remnants of the defeated army.

When the boom sounded.

As soon as the skinny pirate weapon was thrown, Lisuo knelt down, "I surrender, I surrender, don't kill me!"

Immediately after, there was a clanging sound, and there was a kneeling on the ground.

"We surrender!"

Carter, who was already preparing to charge and fight happily, was stunned for a moment, and surrendered without even fighting?

Compared with the regular army, most of the pirates are rudderless, and the boss is seriously injured and unconscious, and it is impossible to expect them to fight hard.

This is the dramatic end of the vigorous pirate attack on the island.

Not only was the Immortal River Leader unscathed, but he also captured a large number of pirates. What's more, on the three pirate ships, a large number of civilians captured by the pirates were also found.

"Is there a statistic, how many people are there?"

In the chamber of the Lord's Palace, at the post-war meeting, Carter is reporting on the loot count.

"There are a total of five hundred and thirty-three people, including fifteen knights, eleven warriors, fourteen mages and alchemists, more than two hundred craftsmen of all kinds, and the rest are civilians. ”

"According to the captured pirates, they were defeated in a battle with other pirate groups, so they went to sea with all their families to settle here, but they didn't expect to be planted in our hands. ”

Carter reported, and the normally expressionless cube couldn't help but show an expression of amazement on his face.

What is most precious to a territory?

Resource?

Site?

Or wealth?

Neither, but the population.

In particular, the artisan, technical and combat population.

As long as there are many people, the above resources, land and wealth are at your fingertips.

Xianhe Ling was in urgent need of population, but he never thought that someone would pack it directly and send it to the door.

In the council hall, the core figures of the territory are gathered here, and everyone knows that with the addition of these populations, the strength of the territory will increase dramatically.

With artisans and technical lords, you can build more weapons and equipment, and with combat lords, you can conquer more territory and grab more resources and wealth.

On the contrary, without the corresponding strength, it is difficult to maintain the territory and wealth.

"In addition, there were seventy-eight pirates who had been captured, and the rest had been buried on the spot after the death of the battle. Carter continued, "In addition to the population, we found thousands of gold coins in the cabin, all kinds of precious materials, here is the list. ”

Letting a knight captain do the inventory work also shows the shortage of talents in the territory.

But now, this should be much more of a relief.

Lin Xiao's gaze first fell on the list of new leaders.

The above personal name, age, occupation, specialty, etc. are all recorded in detail.

"Kuhn, twenty-nine years old, a low-ranking knight, good at knightly charges. ”

"Huo Gang, thirty-five years old, a low-level peak martial artist, is good at hand-to-hand combat. ”

"Bo Yan, fifty years old, low-level mage, good at ......"

When he saw this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly recalled some information from his previous life.

"Boyan ......"

"This name is so familiar, yes, isn't this the right-hand man of that strong man? It is precisely because of him that the strong man can withdraw from territorial affairs and spend more energy on cultivation and territory expansion, and he doesn't have to spend most of his time worrying about territorial development at all. ”

"If this person is placed on the earth, he is the top internal affairs talent, and he has really picked up a treasure. ”

Lin Xiao is overjoyed, such a talent must not be let go.

Moreover, they were all captives of pirates, and they were rescued by the Xianhe Lord, so it was logical that they became the private property of the Xianhe Lord, and Lin Xiao had the right to dispose of them at will.

Next, he just swept the roster on the list, which was basically decent, and he didn't find anything special.

Coughing lightly, when everyone looked over, Lin Xiao announced: "Pass on my order, all the civilians captured by the pirates will be turned into Xianhe Lords, the knights will be assigned to the knight squad, and the warriors will all be incorporated into the territory patrol." Half of the gold coins are distributed according to the merits of the battle, and the rest of the gold coins and precious materials are used as territory reserves. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

......

With the addition of hundreds of new forces, the Immortal River Leader suddenly burst into strong vitality.

Not to mention the alchemy workshops, alchemy, plantations, etc., but also other blacksmiths, tailors, carpenters, etc.

All built up one by one.

In addition, Lin Xiao also established a special school.

There are dozens of teenagers of all sizes among the new leaders, who are just in time to be trained. Knights, warriors, mages, alchemists, and other professions in the territory must take time out to teach, and finally teach separately according to their preferences and specialties.

In the future, on this basis, various full-time colleges can be set up to supply all kinds of talents for the territory.

And to Lin Xiao's surprise, there were still a few shipwrights among the new people, and there were even more captains and sailors. This means that the Immortal River Leader will not only have the ability to build ships, but will also be able to build a fleet in no time.

In the Star World, the importance of ships is self-evident.

For a territory, dockyards and fleets can be said to be standard. Whether it is trade circulation or territorial expansion, a fleet is needed.

Not to mention, the territory is promoted to change islands......

These newcomers to the Immortal River Territory also swore allegiance to Lin Xiao one after another. As for how much loyalty there is, he believes that over time, they will also offer their most loyal faith, just like the original people.

As for the remaining pirates, they were shackled and thrown into mining at the foot of the North Mountain, expanding farmland and building houses......

In short, the dirty work is all done by them.

directly freed up a large number of manpower, so that Lin Xiao could calmly carry out more territory construction matters.

First of all, plants such as the Seven Star Valley should be massively expanded.

An increase in population means that the demand for food will also skyrocket. This, combined with the numerous vegetable cereal seed livestock cubs in the pirate ship's cabin, completely enriches the food types in the territory.

The production of flame mushrooms has also begun to gradually increase, and now the number of alchemists has reached four, and there are several alchemy apprentices, and the output of flame potions is barely enough for the territory to need.

The shortage of manpower in the Alchemy Workshop has also been greatly alleviated, and it is believed that the speed of creating equipment for new knights and warriors will be greatly improved.

In addition, the dock that Lin Xiao longed for the most also began to break ground.

Due to their technical ability, the shipwrights of the new people would only build small dhows, but in the future, as long as more shipwrights were introduced, brigs and three-masted ships would not be a problem.

Just when the development of Xianheling entered the fast lane, in Lin Xiao's mind, the mysterious voice finally sounded-

"The second test is over, and 3864537513 candidates for the lord are eliminated. ”