After Lear returned to the Earl's Court, he gave up practicing magic and even shortened the time for sword practice, although he had no work experience, but after all, he had been baptized by an information-based society, and he far surpassed these people in grasping the direction of development.

Thanks to his efforts, a series of development policies were formulated, and he wanted to spend all the money of the Earl's Palace, borrow if he was not enough, and would rather go into debt to build than put the money in the warehouse and rot.

But in the Starry Sky Continent, the rich people's concept of making money is to buy pure gold and cast it into a large ball and put it in the secret room.

The first long-term plan was to make every resident of Port Lear live in spacious and bright houses, and then expand Port Lear to make it a beautiful seaside city rather than a commercial and fishing port full of copper and rancidity. The plan was a top priority, and he demanded it, despite everyone's opposition—the seemingly far-sighted staff or assistants were no better than even an average student on Earth.

The hygiene and environment of Port Lear are what he has repeatedly emphasized, and all places must meet the standards, and even be included in the promotion evaluation of officials, and there must be no perfunctory in the slightest.

The second long-term plan is to vigorously develop cash crops, mainly spices and magic plants, increase support and policy preferences, and at least one-third of the land of all estates will be used to grow cash crops, and food can be purchased from other territories as long as it meets basic needs.

Spices are still secondary, the main ones are magic plants, and only low-level magic plants are cultivated. Growing magical plants is not the goal, but the establishment of the largest potions production base in the whole of the Duhman Empire is the ultimate goal.

He wants to make magical plants and potions the second pillar of Port Lear's industry, after shipping.

The establishment of a potion production base also requires a large number of talents, and the establishment of a magic school is also a priority.

The mages of Port Lear will go to test the talents of the children of Port Lear in a carpet manner, and as long as they have the talent of junior magic apprentices, they will all be brought to the magic school to study, which will not only exempt the students' families from various miscellaneous taxes, but also provide subsidies.

As if that weren't enough, Lear even sent people to the Netheric Empire to hire the magic apprentices that were everywhere and make them laborers in the Potions base.

In the future, when the number of magical apprentices increases, they can use magic to increase the production of spices and food, and reduce the planting area, thereby increasing the cultivation area of magical plants.

What magical plants to grow depends on what potions are being refined, and potions depend on market demand.

The mages of the Netheric Empire naturally disdain to make commercial potions, and most of their potions tend to be medical, such as healing, such as strengthening, such as mental recovery, and so on.

Lear is different, he grasps both hands, both hands are hard, and he is ready to build several brands.

One is a pharmaceutical brand, called "Catherine", which minimizes the cost of manufacturing healing and auxiliary potions, and his customers are mercenaries, bandits, private soldiers, garrisons and regular armies of the Homan Empire.

One is a commercial high-end potion brand, called "Nis", which is a luxury product, specially created for women with the strongest spending power, such as a potion that can keep the face hydrated, a potion that can reduce belly fat, a potion that can make the breasts straight, a perfume that can attract men, a smokeless candle that has a stimulating effect, a scented silk scarf or handkerchief that can soothe the mood, and so on.

There is also a low-end potion brand, called "Susan", which is mainly some low-cost life potion products, such as cleaning, bathing and so on. However, even low-end items can only be enjoyed by the middle class, and ordinary people cannot afford them.

He designed many conceptual products and marketing models from memory, and needed those assistants to continuously improve them to adapt to the world.

It's not that he doesn't want to make things that are cheaper, more in demand, more convenient and more profitable, the problem is that the transportation capacity of the Star Continent is extremely poor, and even the logistics industry has not been formed, so he can only make limited products.

After Lear's designs came out one after another, the magicians, staff, and assistants all went crazy, they were all smart people who knew best what these things could bring.

These designs casually proposed by Lear became the top secret of the Lear family.

The magicians who were capable of crafting these things did not bother to make them, and the most savvy merchants did not know that they could, allowing Lear to get a head start. Times are progressive, and even without Lear, these things would have appeared in a few decades.

The third plan, to expand transportation capacity, began with the construction of roads to connect the towns and estates in Lear's domain. As for the road to other places, it was not something he could consider, and he could not afford to build it, so he could only wait until later.

The biggest flaw of Port Lear is that there is no inland river, only a seaport, a fishing port and a military port, and there is no inland port. However, this is a natural deep-water port, the geographical environment is superior, and it is the easternmost port of the Homan Empire, unless the east-west trade is cut off, shipping will always be the pillar industry.

The fourth plan is to develop the tourism industry. Port Lear is beautiful, and it is too early to wait for the infrastructure of Port Lear to be completed and everything is ripe before it can be carried out.

He also made improvements to the current backward maritime operations and fisheries on the basis of some sporadic memories, but unfortunately he did not know much about this and could only make some suggestions and was not capable of completing a comprehensive reform.

Unintentionally, his performance these days has conquered many people, and almost all of his staff and assistants have abandoned their previous preconceptions and completely recognized him as the new Earl of Lear, so that there is an absolutely unified voice within the Earl's Court.

Lear's plan slowly unfolded, creating countless jobs, and coupled with the good implementation of the policy of benefiting the people, his popularity among the commoners has surpassed that of the previous earl and is close to that of the old earl. Most of the members of the private soldiers and garrison in Port Lear are civilians, and Lear's current control of the people's hearts is equivalent to the control of the private soldiers and the garrison.

A statue of Lear has been erected in the downtown square of Port Lear, and many passers-by take off their hats and salute sincerely.

Not to mention the merchants, who knew best how much of a benefit the Port Lear plan could generate.

He has won recognition and affirmation with practical actions.

Three months after his promotion to the earldom, Lear miraculously took control of Port Lear, and no one dared to slack off on any orders he gave him.

Now that Port Lear was on the right track, he began to gradually delegate power, fully abide by the aristocratic rules of equal interests, and directly wipe out the aristocratic class, except for the widows of the previous earl, there was no voice against him.

The reason why he gave up power was to practice swordsmanship.

That day, in front of the crown and the sword, he chose the sword.

The general has already given him the answer to become stronger, and that is single-mindedness and specialization.

Lear also finally understood why the general gave up the opportunity to become a fief baron decades ago, because once the general became a fief baron, he would inevitably be distracted, and there would be no breakthrough in the path of the sword.

The general chose to specialize in swordsmanship and relied on the huge resources of the Lear family to become a high-ranking swordsman, so he said that he relied on the Lear family, not the Lear family who relied on him.

If there is ten years to develop, Lear is confident that he can use his mind to run Port Lear into a business empire, and then launch a revenge. But he didn't have that much time, and a single count would never be able to stand up to a hostile force at least at the royal level.

The reason why he chose the long sword was because of the influence of the "Immortal Mother-in-law", who repeatedly affirmed his talent in kendo. Choosing to be a count has absolutely no chance of revenge, but there is still a little chance of choosing kendo.

These days, he has not practiced hard, and has been laying the foundation and setting a way out for Port Lear. As long as the direction is right, he won't have a big problem even if he lets go.

He followed Howl's advice and went out to hone in a few days, seeking a breakthrough between life and death.

He had already made a plan to become a wandering warrior himself first and integrate into the Starry Sky Continent. After being promoted to swordsman, he led his private soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits to suppress bandits and hone himself in battle.

However, plans are never as fast as change.

After he finished lunch, he gave Ness a long treatment and a local massage as usual, and when the treatment was over, Ness fell asleep with a sweet smile. He carried Ness back to his bedroom and walked towards his bedroom to get ready for a nap.

As soon as he reached the courtyard, he heard the highest level of alarm from the Magic Tower in Port Lear, but then the alarm was interrupted, and then a violent explosion was heard in the direction of the General's house, and the explosion was even stronger than the day Audreyna was attacked.

Lear realizes that something is wrong and quickly runs to the vault of the Earl's Court.

"You can't run away!"

Lear followed the prestige, only to see an old mage in a red robe flying to his side with a war staff more than two meters high, the old mage casually took it, and a green light net appeared on Lear's body, and he was trapped in place.

The red-robed old mage was very short, reaching only to the chest of Port Lear, but he was holding a war staff more than two meters high, which looked very funny.

The ring on the old mage's hand flashed, and a large shield with a diameter of five meters buckled upside down, protecting the two people. The soldiers and mages of the Earl's Court immediately rushed over, but no matter what method they used, they could not break through the shield, not even Hal could use all his sword skills.

"You don't have to run away. I actually don't want to kill you, but it's a pity that the eldest prince ...... Huh?"

Sensing that his master was in danger, the golden mask suspended on the spiritual lake erupted with a strong golden light, and a golden egg-shaped shield appeared on Lear's body. It's a pity that the Golden Mask can only be passively defensive, and the old mage's green light net is a bondage type magic that is not offensive, and the Golden Mask can't help this kind of spell.

"Golden Mask!" the old mage looked surprised, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, and then chanted a spell, his eyes with a layer of silver light.

"Phantom Butterfly!" the old mage suddenly laughed out loud, "Haha, the god of magic really favors me! With Phantom Butterfly, I can become a Holy Rank Mage in ten years!"

The crackling sound from the general's house became more intense, and the old mage quickly took out a three-meter-square magic array from the dimensional bag, spread it on the ground, and with a movement of his fingers, the green light net dragged Lear to the magic array.

"Hand over the Phantom Butterfly and the Golden Mask, and I'll make your Lear family the Grand Duke's family!" the old mage said proudly as he walked up to the magic circle and stood opposite Lear.

"As long as you can kill all my enemies, I can give you half of Lear's territory in addition to Phantom Butterflies and the Golden Mask!" Lear said.

The old mage frowned, and said helplessly: "Then I can only use magic to forcibly break your contract and collect the phantom butterfly and the golden mask." But don't worry, as long as I become a Holy Throne Mage, I will keep you safe for the rest of your life, if you don't die!"

With a flick of the ring finger of Lear's left hand, a gray ray of decay shot out from the ring, striking the old mage, but the old mage was covered with a shield that blocked the ray of decay.

The old mage glanced at the ring in his hand with disdain and said, "In front of the superior mage, a magic guide of this level is useless. I really owe thank...... Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey......" The old mage let out a creepy laugh and activated the magic circle at his feet, ready to teleport back to his magic tower with Lear.

Knowing that the other party was a superior mage, Lear fell into the abyss and fell into despair, and did not even use other magic tools because it was useless. He almost saw himself tied to the laboratory table, and then forcibly terminated the contract with the phantom butterfly by the superior mage with magic, and if he was lucky, he would become an idiot, and if he was unlucky, he would die directly.

Brilliant pillars of light emerge from the magic array, enveloping Lear and the old mage.

At the same time, a crisp voice rang in Lear's ears.

"Master, the sword will sleep for a long time, and in my absence, please take good care of yourself and work hard!"

Lear had a splitting headache, and he and the old mage vanished into place, leaving the stunned guards behind.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was in endless darkness, and there seemed to be a golden ball of light in front of him. He ran and ran for a long time, and finally came to the golden ball of light.

The golden ball of light is the same height as him, and there is a golden sword suspended in it, the sword handle is the sun, moon and stars on one side, and the mountains and rivers on the other, and the gauntlet is like two five-clawed golden dragons, and the sword body is engraved with mysterious and simple and beautiful cloud patterns.

Beneath the golden sword, a beautiful girl of about seven or eight years old, dressed in a celestial maiden costume, was suspended in the air, sleeping peacefully.

Lear stroked the edge of the golden ball of light and suddenly realized.

"I see, Zu Jian, this is what she said about Zu Jian. Her name is Shijian, and she is either a slave of the ancestral sword, or she is one with the ancestral sword. She calls me master, then I am the master of this sword, and the so-called fairy mother-in-law is her disguise. If I'm guessing correctly, I was brought to this place by the ancestral sword before I died, devouring Lear's soul in order to survive. ”

"What she said before is true, my body has grown so fast, it must be the credit of the ancestral sword. What just happened? Could it be that the sword sword used his strength to break free from that magic array and caused him to fall into a deep sleep? ”

He shouted, "I am the master of the ancestral sword, let me in!" The golden ball of light trembled slightly, sucking him in.

Walking up to the sword and looking at her beautiful face with baby fat, Lear was overwhelmed with emotion.

He stretched out his hand, gently stroked the girl's face, and said, "I won't call you Immortal Mother-in-law in the future, Shi Jian." He recalled the scene with the "fairy mother-in-law" and smiled knowingly.

"It's me who misunderstood you, and when you wake up, I'll treat you well. ”

After speaking, his eyes went dark, he felt his body fall suddenly, and a noisy voice came from his ears.

"Ah......h

Lear opened his eyes and saw himself first sitting on top of a man who had been crushed to death.

He looked around and in front of him stood a beautiful woman with her hands on her chest, with long, wavy blond hair and her tunic torn to reveal a black corset. Even though he was blocked by his shirt, he could still see the deep ravine between the two peaks, but unfortunately the woman's eyes were full of fear.

Behind him were two men who were fighting but had just stopped. Those who are well-armed and have the advantage are wearing similar leather armor to the people below him, but the difference is that the people under him are more ornately dressed.

"Look at the environment and furnishings, this is a poor aristocratic castle, someone rushed in to attack this noble lady, and the person below me ** is their leader. Now I don't have a choice, I'm really unlucky!" In fact, the one under his ** is called really unlucky.

Lear stood up, stomped on the unlucky man's face, picked up the unlucky man's long sword, and shouted in fluent lingua franca, "Beautiful woman, I was sent by the Sword God to save you." ”

The blonde woman looked at him, then at the dead man he was stepping on, and pointed at him: "You, you, you, you, you ......" rolled her eyes before she finished speaking, and fainted.