The town of Arano is located at the mouth of an unnamed mountain range in the south of Montenegro, where a road connecting the northern and southern territories of the Arias family leads to Floro, which was originally a stop for caravans in the mountains, but now it has become a landmark dividing the two territories.

The town is set against the backdrop of the Kalmar River, on a high ground with about a hundred households, overlooking the North Trade Road.

On this morning, a mighty procession, either on horseback or in ox carts, came from the north through the mountains.

Chen Hansheng rode on the first horse, thinking about something all the time and not speaking.

Kalanda beside him asked, "Still trying to investigate." ”

"yes. Chairman Guo is going to secretly investigate with me inside and out, and the line I put on before cannot be broken. When the time comes, we can establish ourselves here, and we can send two more people to go to Suero. ”

"Well, no problem, I brought Leo and a few of them over this time, they are all very clever young men, you can pick the right one when the time comes. Kalanda paused slightly, as if thinking of something, "But it is not easy to gain a foothold, it is difficult for ordinary outsiders to intervene in this kind of town, and it is enough for many lords to be able to get the tax collector to receive the tax." This time, you brought teachers, doctors, and officials, and you looked like you were ready to do a big job, and I was afraid that the conflict would become bigger when the time came. ”

"We don't call officials, we call cadres. Chen Hansheng said with a grin. He patted Kalanda on the shoulder and quipped, "Why, you feel sorry for your man before you even start working?"

Kalanda opened his hand and said, "It's not serious. Do you know that in this kind of town, which is near the middle of the kingdom, unlike Frollo, all of whom are yeoman farmers, many of the peasants are serfs belonging to the lords, and the count promised us land, but not to the peasants. I guess most of the serfs have already been taken away. The rest were either serfs belonging to the knights and barons, or there were few yeoman farmers left. I don't know how many people you'll see in the town. ”

Chen Hansheng said happily: "Few people are good." If you have land, are you afraid that there will be no one? We have peasants who have been converted from slaves and can fill in. ”

In an oxcart behind them, sat two men in mage robes, the younger being the magic apprentice Crete, and the older being Glade, the spirit of the Enchanted Magic Book. Although Glade is a scholar of the Tower of Forge, he himself is a major in the magic of the Spirit Tower, and since he became a teacher at the magic school, he found that Crete is more suitable for cultivating the magic of the Spirit Tower than the magic of the Dream Tower, so he suggested that he change his practice and transfer to the Spirit Tower's occult art "Heart Fire Technique".

In the future, you can use this heart fire to protect the life fire of the living, or you can use this heart fire to ignite the soul fire of the undead. It is also another path that is not inferior to the Tower of Dreams.

Crete consulted Xiao Chen through the Summons Circle, and after obtaining his consent, he switched to Glade's men.

This time as a magic tower to receive a town, naturally need a mage to support the scene, Glade, who does not have many courses, was selected, because the book spirit is not very familiar with the world of this era, so he brought a local apprentice Crete, both to help and experience.

"If it was in the past...... How could we mages come here for the sake of a town, and at most assign an apprentice like you, or a follower warrior, to manage a town. Glade said.

"It is said that many magic towers are now managed in this way. But our China Tower is different from them. Didn't you participate in the pre-departure mobilization meeting? They made it clear why they did this. Crete said.

"Hey, hey. I'll tell you the truth, I'm distracted. At the time, I was figuring out how to modify a spell. What is their reasoning?"

"According to my understanding, it is necessary to control every village and every person, so that the maximum power of a country can be brought into play. Well...... It's like one person can control every finger of his finger, while another person can only control his arm. If two people fight, the latter person can't even hold his fist well, and he will definitely not be able to beat the former person. Crete clenched his fist in one hand and loosened the other, and touched them together.

"Well, strange theory, the most important thing in this place is the tower of China, which is strange and bizarre. Glade tilted his head to ponder the meaning of Cretan's words, "But that's interesting, isn't it?"

On the car in the back, the most is as the escort of the armed forces, Chen Hansheng brought two squads of manpower, not only four five or six half, but the rest of everyone is equipped with the latest type of 01 air gun, this air gun is slightly improved from the last test, strengthened the ammunition supply structure, and it is no longer so easy to jam when installing multiple bullets.

Others include the administrative staff sent this time, as well as professionals in agricultural technology, education, medical care, business, etc. The whole team exceeded fifty people.

Turning the mountain pass, a high ground appeared in front of me.

Chen Hansheng shaded the sun with his hands and looked at the town of Arano on the high slope. The terrain of this town is very dangerous, only the road in front of it is gently sloped, and the terrain is very steep in all other directions. In front of the town, a small wooden castle tower was built, guarded by villagers wearing leather armor and carrying spears, and on the tower and the watchtowers on both sides, there were archers with longbows.

"It's not like a lot of people have withdrawn, it looks like someone is in charge. Chen Hansheng said.

"Are there a lot of freedmen here?" Karanda wondered.

"The past is a matter of course. ”

The convoy turned into the road up the hill, which clearly caused nervousness among the guards. A few people at the door pushed and shoved, and a young man was squeezed out and walked towards the convoy. The young man cautiously approached the slowly stopping team, his eyes were hesitant for a while at the imposing Chen Hansheng and the lazy Glade, and finally, Chen Hansheng was selected and asked, "This lord, where are you from, what are you doing in Arano?"

For this future resident of his own, Chen Hansheng put on a kind expression and said, "Don't be nervous, young man, do you know that this town was handed over to the magician of the Tower of China by Count Carlos?" asked Chen Hansheng.

"Yes, yes. ”

"I am the first mayor of the Tower of China in this place. I'm in charge of the surrounding territory. ”

"But, but my lord, most of the land around this place was sold to Baron O'Farrell by Count Carlos last year. ”

"What?"