"Manpower? How are we going to get manpower?Do you mean the future people of the realm? or those who have been hired temporarily?" Beth muttered silently from Thor's words, obviously having some thoughts, but also a lot of questions.

Thor turned and hugged her gently, and Beth suddenly blushed, but it was on the street.

"With the money and food you said as the main conditions, we can only hire in the early stage, but the change of people's hearts in the employment process is our opportunity. Of course, the surrounding lords will certainly not like our behavior and way of predating the population. ”

"But that's what we're going to think about and deal with next, it's too far away to say that for now, and for now we have to get back to the main issues. First of all, we had to have a team of our own, well, I mean the form of a squad of adventurers. ”

"Finding and screening team members can take a lot of our energy. They may not have excellent management skills, but they must at least have a certain strength and character in order to establish prestige in the future construction and management of the territory. ”

Thor took Beth's hand, and the two walked slowly out of the bazaar as if they were walking.

"So you mean that the next thing we're going to do is recruit adventurers to form a team?" asked Beth.

"Yes, but no. Or you can't use ordinary recruitment methods, otherwise the people you find will only be good and bad. We should look with our own eyes to find and find not only adventurers who can fight, but companions who can rely on each other. ”

"So I said it might be a bit harder, how about it? Would you like to come with me?" Thor smiled and turned his head.

"But by sent, my master. Beth responded mischievously by pulling up the hem of her skirt and bending over slightly.

After preparing enough supplies and trade goods for the adventure, the two left the town of Limestone in Pennia's territory. While the theme may no longer be centered on wilderness adventures in the future, the quest to trade and make money from space rings can't stop yet.

In the past, it was just to ensure personal life, and it was not a big problem to have a little money, but in the future, the construction of the territory will require a lot of money, and it must be accumulated from the current bits and pieces.

Half-adventurous and half-traveled along the way, Thor and Beth passed through many territories before finally arriving at Baron.

Their current main trajectory has been in the southeastern region of Arrantis, the main city of the Northern Freedom Alliance.

I feel that the environment here is not much different from that in the south, and there are still many large and small territories, and the regional autonomy is very strong. It is said that many of these territories have the presence of large families in the North, but these have little to do with the current Thor .

Originally, Thor was going to go to Garanda's territory to see if he could get a chance to visit the dark elf of Ygrit, buy her some spells, and visit her by the way.

It's a pity that from the map of the north, Garanda's geographical location is a bit out of place, and the distance is not close, so I can only put aside my thoughts for the time being.

The Baron Territory is not a large territory in terms of size, but because it is located on the trade routes of several surrounding territories, the trade atmosphere here is very strong, and the people come and go.

Everywhere he went, Thor's focus revolved around adventurers of all stripes.

Taverns where adventurers hang out, small adventurers' guilds of a private nature, or large adventurers' guilds that span several territories. Thor has been there and met many people, but it is not easy to find reliable companions among them.

It happened when Thor and Beth arrived at the tavern on Baron Street.

"Hey, get out of here if you don't have any money, is this the place for you to eat and drink?" a green guy was suddenly pushed out of the tavern and fell to the ground in some embarrassment.

Thor noticed that he had dark green scales all over his body, covering the dorsum of his hands and feet, and his neck, and that his head was a lizardman's head, and that he had a small tail behind him, which seemed to be a lizardman.

He has second-order strength, and he wears an ordinary adventurer's suit and two weapons around his waist. At first glance, Thor thought it was a pair of daggers, but when he looked closely, he realized that they were short double knives with a slight amplitude on the blade.

This guy will 'hiss' spit out the lizard letter from time to time, which seems to be a physical habit. What's interesting is that he wears a top helmet on his head, but his head is a little small, and the helmet is still chin strapped, which looks a little funny.

"I just didn't notice the thieves just now, damn it, why do you want to drink so much for a little money?" the lizardman spat and swore as he got to his feet.

"Friend, maybe I can treat you to a drink?" Thor said suddenly.

I can't tell what kind of mood it is, and for this guy who can't afford to pay for the drink, Thor doesn't want to solicit it, after all, they don't know anything about each other. It's just that this lizardman has a good grasp of human language, and I want to talk to him casually.

"Not interested, I don't like humans!" the lizardman stood up and dusted his body, turning to leave.

"Actually, I've had my share of thieves, and it's not a big deal, but it's a real annoyance. Thor smiled slightly.

The lizardman glanced back at Thor and Beth, then stopped talking, turned and pushed the tavern door back open.

The tavern keeper saw that the green-skinned guy dared to come back, and immediately bypassed the counter to greet him.

"I'll pay for this friend's drinks, and I'll bring us some food. Thor smiled and dropped a few silver coins into the innkeeper's hand.

"New ale wine made from sour malt. The lizardman took two steps to the empty table, then suddenly turned back and shouted to the tavernkeeper.

The tavernkeeper rolled his eyes, but said nothing.

The tavern is not small, and there are many lively guests at this time. There were also some empty tables, which were the usual rectangular tables, and the lizardmen also took the initiative to sit on one side of the square table, and Thor and Beth sat opposite.

"I'm Saul Drake, and this is my companion Beth Battier. After taking his seat, Saul politely introduced himself.

At Beth's request, Thor helped her create a half-face silver mask, and now she no longer needs an eye patch, and the metallic mask still looks a little mysterious and seductive for her.

"Stint Banton. The lizardmen on the other side responded.

Beth subconsciously frowned, why didn't this lizardman look at people when he spoke? It felt very rude! But she soon realized that the reason why the lizardman's head was facing to the side was actually looking at a fly that had just landed on the table.

Then, suddenly, with a 'boom', the lizardman's red letter suddenly spit out and retracted, and the flies on the table had been swept away.

"Sorry, it's just a habit. Stint subconsciously chewed twice, turned to Sol and smiled apologetically, and then unbuckled the buckle of his helmet to the side, revealing a bare, slender, green pointed head that resembled a snake's head.

"It's good, it doesn't waste food, it's easy to go on an adventure, it's not easy to run out of food. Thor inexplicably thought this guy was funny, and responded with a smile on his face. What I thought in my heart was that if this guy was a companion, he would have to be careful with the fly spell in the future.

Beth covered her mouth in shock for a moment, and hurriedly gave a kind smile.

After a while, the abundant food was served, and the two sides motioned to each other, and began to dance with knives and forks unceremoniously. Don't look at Stante's claws are only four fingers, and the knife and fork are skillfully used.

"The barbecue of this house...... Well, pretty good, too. Stant seemed to suddenly remember something, but paused halfway through, as if aware of some embarrassment.

"Another big barbecue. Thor smiled generously, turned to the tavern attendant, and turned back.

"Where did the friend come from?" asked Thor.

"The territory of Lausanne in the south, a very remote place. I'm a small samurai in our small village, and I'm currently in the midst of my own adventurous practice. Stant didn't think there was anything to hide, so he replied a little roughly.

"Oh, did you travel all the way or by teleportation?" Thor said tentatively.

"Teleportation? That's a human thing, right? They don't generally welcome aliens like me. Stint replied with a fork.

There was a glimmer in Thor's eyes, in fact, this lizardman could still be a teammate.

In terms of strength, he has a second order, which is not low. All the way from the south to the north, there are adventures. The key is that he is on the road alone, and it seems that there should be no shackles around him.

Of course, it's not that you can't drag your family with you, but since Thor wants to drag people to build his territory with him, it's always more convenient to have no ties. When the territory is established and stabilized, he will have no problem even if he has a group of children.

In terms of character, it is inevitable that it will be a little one-sided just by relying on temporary observation, and it is best to get along with each other for a while. As for his alien status, Thor didn't care too much.

"You and your wife ......," Stant asked suddenly, looking up.

"Oh, we're looking for someone to do something interesting, by the way, are you interested in joining along, friend?" Thor began to ramble wildly.

Hearing that she was called Madame, Thor did not explain, and Beth hung her head shyly and sweetly, and did not interject.

"What's the big deal?" Stint asked, stunned, and subconsciously looked at Thor.

Thor outlined his grand vision for the realm, then looked at Staunt.

"No offense, but to be honest, friend, what you said sounds a bit ...... to me . Stant's thin eyes blinked, but he couldn't help but say it.

"Yes, it's not surprising. In fact, a lot of things in this world are at the beginning, but sometimes they will pull out something else, the key is whether you are interested or not. Thor waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly.

"You don't mind my interracial status?" Stint stared into Thor's eyes.

"I don't mind, and it doesn't seem like humans are currently at war with lizardmen, do they? And if you ask me how I've felt about my travels, I'd just say that the more people I meet, the more I like dogs. Thor replied calmly.