The two teams of adventurers were glad that they had avoided a danger, but the retreating kobold pursuers were not very happy.

"Wow!"

The two giant dogs, whose heads were about to reach the height of the kobolds' shoulders, screamed, and their well-proportioned and powerful bodies were full of strength and speed, and the four kobolds respectfully held brushes made of wild boar sideburns, dipped in water to wash their smooth fur.

These are the blood relatives of the giant dog Apche who led the team led by the kobold chieftain to find it from the wilderness, this litter of [Sunlight Hounds] mixed with wilderness hounds was lucky not to die in the wilderness, but a few more, plus the parents of the giant dog Apche, there were seven [Sunlight Hounds] were brought back to the kobold tribe, they were blessed by Apche, all of them were free from the shackles of blood, and their size chased the wilderness hounds that were loved by the powerful beings of the fertile fields of the bloodline.

The hunting dogs who returned from the hunt had a dedicated attendant, but the kobold captain who led the team had to take the initiative to ask his patriarch for his guilt.

The kobold, who had a huge black hound embroidered on his body, was extremely strong, but he only knelt on the ground in awe, and confessed to the chief who was praying to the icon of the Great Sword of Light in front of him: "Mighty Bonsha Karaka, we ...... We failed, and the damn monster escaped from us once again. ”

The kobold chief didn't notice it at all, and finished the prayer ceremony on his own, only then did he turn around and say in a gentle tone: "The great sword of light protects us, what did you fool just say?" ”

The kobold chieftain, who had also been blessed by the giant dog, had also undergone a change, with some fine golden fur on his hideous face and neck, and a lot taller, a head taller than the strongest kobold under his command, the kobold of the New World did not come from the dragon like the old continent, but seemed to be somewhat distantly related to the Apche clan.

The kobold, who was shocked by the chief's gentle questioning, hurriedly said, "Great chief, we, we failed to kill that monster, and he ran away again......"

The kobold chieftain's expression was a little ugly, but with his usual fanaticism and ferocity, this time it was rare that he did not get angry, but said in a low voice: "One [Black Dog Attendant], two blood relatives of His Highness Apche, and ten [Hunters] and the same number of hounds...... You tell me, why did it fail? ”

The kobold who came to report was the rare [Black Dog Attendant] in the Kobold tribe, and also a rare kobold with wisdom, and also the priest of the giant dog Apche, so the kobold chief could punish him, but he couldn't easily deprive him of his life, but this waiter was still full of fear of the chieftain Bonsha Karaka, lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "That monster ...... He was stronger than before, killing not only two hounds, but also a [Hunter], and one of the blood relatives of His Highness Apche, although we also seriously injured him, but with the help of his very strange bird, he was able to escape. ”

"It's strong again......," murmured the kobold chieftain, "the great sword of light has taught us that an enemy who can keep running and growing stronger is the most terrifying...... I don't understand why, but what the Great Sword says makes a lot of sense. ”

He looked at the black dog waiter whose back was still trembling a little, and said with interest: "That's it...... You go down and get ten whips, and you won't be allowed to hunt for the next three months, stay in the clan and teach the clansmen, and leave the hunt down to the other attendants, and tell them that they don't have to kill the monster as the first goal, just drive the monster out of the territory. ”

"Yes." The black dog attendant breathed a sigh of relief, although ten whips were not pleasant, and it was a terrible thing to teach those stupid clansmen for three months, but since the chief did not tell the giant dog Apche in a rage, he did not have to worry about being dissatisfied and punished by the gods.

Seeing the black dog waiter retreat, the kobold chief sitting on the high platform looked down on the growing tribe, a small number of wise kobolds commanded most of the stupid clansmen, vassals and slaves were working hard, although the goblins were not very useful, they could also do stupid work such as carrying, they could be used as cannon fodder during battles and hunting, and they could be used as fertilizer when they were killed and buried in the ground.

Human slaves are one of the most important treasures, from the mainland indigenous refugees and expeditionary force prisoners of war, except for those who have not been tamed, they remain in the tribe to continue training, most of the training is set up in the kingdom of Dawn at several trading points at the junction of the forest and the wilderness, and the remaining part remains in the kobold tribe to manage the slaves of other clans and work for the kobolds.

Adhering to the teachings of the Great Sword of Light and the will of the giant dog Apche, as long as these slaves do not make trouble, the kobold chief will not deliberately abuse and oppress them after disenlisting them from slavery.

But this plan has been implemented for almost a year, and the effect is very poor, and the proportion of successful transformation of the sense of identity of the human beings who have been freed from slavery is only one-twentieth, because of the psychological superiority of human beings, deliberate escapes and rebellions often occur, fortunately, the kobold have always maintained the advantage of crushing strength, suppressing if they rebel, arresting them if they escape, and then continuing to throw them into slavery to calm down, after a few cycles, the recognition rate of these human beings who are constantly being trained is significantly higher than that of other human beings who were liberated for the first time......

The bewildered chieftain gave all the honor to the gods, who scoffed at it: it was nothing more than resignation from power.

More than twenty young kobolds were either training or playing under the care of several female kobolds, all of whom were the family of the kobold chief, and looking at them, a hint of love appeared on the chief's hideous face.

……

The Old World, formerly the territory of Prell, the Kingdom of Am.

On the continent of Draenor, the Dawn Kingdom has just promulgated the Bright Calendar in its second year, and on the Old Continent, the annexation of the Amm Kingdom by the Tesser, which the clone participated, is also nearing the end.

“…… In the name of Her Majesty and the Council, and with the witness of the shepherds of the four gods, the kingdom of Amm has become history yesterday, and the vast land between the Cloud Mountains in the north and the Broken Tooth Mountains in the south, is enshrined by the Grand Dukes, the Marquis of the Frontier, the Earls, the Viscounts, and the Barons and Knights, headed by Esmirtaran, as an integral part of the Kingdom of Tesser, from this day onwards......"

In the city of Esmirtaran, where the former King of Amm had lowered his former royal flag, in a royal hall in the city, the nobles of the Eastern Route Army were sitting solemnly, looking ahead, watching the statement issued by Her Majesty Queen Tesser's union with the Church of the Four Gods read.

The envoy was a specially selected nobleman of the court, with a solemn countenance, a loud voice, and a gorgeous aristocratic robe on his body, but his confident and proud expression could not hide the weakness of his unreal nobles.

The priests of the four gods of Justice, Dawn, Guardianship, and Crucifixion also watched the ceremony, quietly listening to the decision that had been passed after a long consultation between the church and the royal family behind them.

“…… The land will be divided into seventeen new counties, to two glorious dukes, and four noble marquis of the frontier......"

The envoy was still reading the statement in a low voice, but the nobles would not listen to it honestly like the commoners faced the decrees of the noble lord, and whispering without a trace was a basic skill, at least at the moment Viscount Duris sitting next to Shepard made it impossible to see that he was talking: "I heard that you have been made an earl, congratulations, Count Shepard Prell." ”

Shepard's expression was flat, and his lips moved slightly: "We're listening to the news, my friend, aren't you also an earl?" ”

“…… County of Bloucest, County of Francis, County of Oschel, County of François......"

Count Duris Frangi's voice was a little surprised: "The royal family of Amm still has an earldom? Aren't the François family to blame for this civil unrest in the Kingdom of Am? ”

Shepard remembered the member of the François family who had a relationship with each other, and should be somewhere in the auditorium at the moment, but he didn't pay much attention: "It's just a city and two docks including Esmirtaran, an innocent descendant of the François family fled to Esmirtaran, and the Osserre family testified for him, allowing him to obtain a desolate fief to continue the glory of his family, and the Earl didn't tell you this?" ”

Dures was a little annoyed: "No, it's been a long time since I've received a summons from Lord Earl asking me to participate in the proceedings...... How do you know? ”

Shepard was silent for a while before he said lightly: "I have my own method...... It seems that there may be other hidden secrets in the matter of making you an earl, and it is better for you to find a time to ask to meet with the earl. ”

"Okay...... I thought so, and without anyone informing me, I had become an earl. Dures was a little helpless, and suddenly said: "The Salibota family has been demoted to the baronial family, the earl is said to have died in battle, and the only second daughter is now remembered by many people." ”

"After all, it is a lonely aristocratic family, the favorite target of the nouveau riche and the new aristocracy." Shepard said sarcastically indifferently, unconsciously including himself.

Dures smiled: "Don't say that, that's a beautiful and quiet beauty, aren't you tempted?" ”

"I'm already engaged." Shepard said unconcernedly.

Baron Rosbar, who was sitting behind the two, suddenly leaned forward at this time: "Your Excellency, I heard that the second lady of the Salibotta family wants to dedicate her territory to the temple. ”

"What?" Duris changed when he heard this: "This stupid woman, how dare she?" ”

"To whom is it dedicated?" Shepard asked calmly.

"Your Highness the God of Knowledge," Rosbal smirked, "after all, His Highness's Temple has protected her safety. ”

"Well, that's not something we can influence." Dures said with a little headache, he knew that such a thing would involve a lot of interests, but his Franc City was next to the territory that was to be sacrificed.

Rothbal thought deeply: "That's right, I have a lot of headaches for those wandering knights who want to join my family...... Although he is still a baron, he has also increased a lot of territory, which is much richer than his family territory in Tessel, so he is already thinking about moving the family here, and entrusting the family domain to his younger brothers.

Every war is an opportunity for the landless nobles, not to mention the many landless knights and landless knights, not a day goes by that they do not think about the glory of their ancestors, not only Rothbar, but all the nobles who have been rewarded are facing such a problem, and the counts even have to face the requests of some barons and viscounts.

They are not averse to such things, each great nobleman has to rely on the wings of his own vassals to maintain his position and rule, and these vassals who are closely related to his power will also be their henchmen, and the rights and obligations between the vassals and vassals will often be maintained for hundreds of years, and they will mainly be troubled by how to discern credible and usable good birds, rather than a group of uneducated, greedy and incompetent or stupid pig teammates.

"I have picked a few exiled baronial families in Esmirtaran, the Oshers abandoned them before the end of the war, and my Bloucester territory still has a few towns and castles that need to be guarded, and they have agreed."

Shepard suddenly said on the side, he has not been in vain in Esmirtaran in the past few months, this is the benefit of the prophet, there are always a few high-quality vassals who have an impression in his mind, especially the true god can dig out his own memory, can recall some things that he himself has forgotten, and with his reading volume of plot party and quest stream, he has almost included all the large and small side plots and quest rewards that have been announced in [God War], this is a wealth that moves the gods, and information is a priceless wealth.

Seeing that Duris and Rosbar looked over, Shepard only shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, these families were carefully selected by him, and they were praised by many player lords in their previous lives, each with a unique ability or a specialty in a certain area.

There is no need to say this information, but it will make the two of them more envious and jealous, so until the end of the ceremony, Shepard didn't say anything more, but said hello to the nobles who knew each other, and some of them happened to form a team together, after all, the army was going to be disbanded and brought back, without the protection and deterrence of the army, the wild of the Old World was more than ten times more dangerous than the New World, and it was basically safe to get together with a team with many people and many professionals, unless you encounter terrible monsters such as dragons and trolls.