Victor has not forgotten the freedman wave that made him embarrassed, and it was that turmoil that made Victor realize two problems: first, the time-traveler will die if he is not careful, and second, he can't do without power.

At that time, in order to deal with the freedfolk turmoil, Victor used alchemy mastiffs to deter uninvited, and at the same time let his mountain people control the temporary residence of the freedmen, Victor thought that he had handled it well and could survive the crisis safely, until he met with Sylvia and learned that the freedfolk station had long been controlled by the Buryatia, and they could encourage the freedmen to attack their core area at any time, if it weren't for the outbreak of the ant tide, he could only take refuge under the wings of the Yorkist family. Therefore, Viktor had a big holiday with the Buryat family.

Baron Matthew's seemingly provocative remarks were actually a statement to Victor that he and Austin Buryat were not all the same. If Victor wants to be wary of the queen and Austen, he will have to continue to deal with Baron Matthew, which is exactly what Baron Matthew is looking forward to. Therefore, when Baron Matthew was leaving, he graciously invited Victor to his manor at the right time, to which Victor did not comment.

Victor knew that as soon as he visited Baron Matthew's estate, Baron Matthew would try to make everyone aware of it, and the members of the Buryat family would have to reassess their position, because in the eyes of most people, Victor represented the powerful York family. That's taking advantage of the situation!

It was not easy for Baron Matthew to borrow from Victor. Victor has no plans to take revenge on the queen or Austin, and the struggle between lords will not be as shallow as the thugs fighting each other. But Victor wouldn't mind giving them some eye medicine if he had the chance. In short, Baron Matthew must show enough value for Victor to support him, such as sending a few more flame crystals.

Victor played with the flame crystal in his hand, but Lilia pouted, "Victor, why don't you settle the issue of forest ownership with Baron Matthew? ”

Victor smiled slightly, the flame crystal is the red crystal in Busso's mouth, it can not only shorten the production cycle of rock bricks by five days, but also refine purer Thorsilver, Mithril and fine iron, thereby improving the quality of various equipment and reducing the amount of precious metal. To put it simply, red crystal can improve the production efficiency, quality and quantity of Tsersilver equipment, and the increase is huge.

Unfortunately, Lilia didn't know about this, and Victor couldn't share his joy with her, so he had to explain: "Lilia, no lord will talk about borders, because there are no borders at all. ”

"Isn't that all on the map?" called Lilia in surprise.

"The boundary on the map is actually a line, but in reality, there is a line?" Victor shook his head and said, "It is the strength that determines the ownership of the territory, not the map. Whoever actually controls the territory is whoever owns it. Originally, the Chebman family controlled the Mithril mine, and I didn't go to court with them. On the map, the banks of the Jinshui River are also our territory, but in fact, the fishmen are the lords of the banks of the Jinshui River. That forest is under our control, it's ours, and that doesn't need to be discussed. ”

"I see. Lilia nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Isn't the border on the map meaningless?"

"It doesn't make sense, otherwise how could our territory be so big as tens of thousands of square kilometers? It is said that there was a small family in the east who claimed to be descendants of an empire, and their territory encompassed the entire northern wilderness, covering tens of millions of square kilometers, but they only had one castle and two villages, and their actual territory was about the same as that of a lord. Victor said with a smile.

Lilia also smiled, and then said in disappointment: "I thought our territory was really so big, but I didn't expect it to be just a casual draw by the York family." ”

"Well, how do you say it? Not all families are qualified to enclose territory on the map, the House of York is not a territory but a sphere of influence, this kind of enclosure is not against monsters, it is not against violent animals, it is not effective against free people, it only has a deterrent effect on other lords. The Centaur Hill is too big, and the York family has no way to prevent other forces or freedmen from entering the Centaur Hill to gather and hunt, or even steal minerals. But anyone who dares to build castles and villages in the Centaur Hills will kill them all. That's why the Chebman family pretended to be freedmen and went to mine secretly. The York family said that it would give up 16,000 square kilometers of territory, in fact, allowing other forces to enter the Centaur Hills to build castles and fortresses, which was very restrictive to the York family, so the royal family immediately agreed to the York family's proposal. ”

"Of course, the sphere of influence and the actual control are completely different things, at least the monsters and orcs will not recognize the sphere of influence that we humans have demarcated. Only knights and castles can decide where the territory belongs, the knight determines the sphere of influence, and the castle determines the sphere of control. Emperor I of the Rand Empire famously said: "Wherever the Knights go is my territory, and the place where the castle is built is my territory." ”

Lilia said dejectedly, "We have neither knights nor castles, so our territory is not small and pitiful. ”

Victor scratched his head a little, the alchemy crow cooperated with the alchemy mastiff, not only completely controlled the viscount, but also controlled the 700 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide mountainous area, and will control more land in the future. But it is impossible for Victor to admit the relationship between the alchemy mastiff and himself, and no one will recognize Victor's sphere of influence. Thus, Victor was the complete opposite of the other lords, and it was the castles and villages that determined his sphere of influence, and his actual control was much larger than that. This appearance of being weak and strong will bring some trouble to Victor, the most prominent problem is that it is not conducive to recruiting the population and stabilizing people's minds.

There are many alchemy humans around Victor, and ordinary people may not be able to see the clues, but it is inevitable that the knights will find out the strangeness, so the population of the territory is not more than 10,000, and Victor will not recruit knights.

Forget without knights, but you can't do without castles. In addition to its defensive function, the castle was also a symbol of lordship's status. According to Victor's agreement with Sylvia, Victor's castle will be built with stone provided by the York family, and Victor will produce bricks for the York family to build a brick kiln, and when the York family produces the first batch of rock bricks, Victor can build more towns and fortresses from the rock bricks.

Both Victor and the top management of the York family understand the value and trouble contained in rock bricks, and only by working closely together can the impact of rock bricks be minimized, so Victor is producing ordinary green bricks for the York family that can build a giant brick kiln.

"Lilia, the castle will be there. The House of York is demolishing castles that have been abandoned by the Princes, and the stones will be supplied to us, which of course will require us to exchange them for bricks. By the way, how is the production of green bricks?" asked Victor.

"It's not ideal, the site is too far away from the brick kiln village, and we don't have enough ox carts. Lilia shook her head and said, "Why can't Victor dig clay nearby?

"To dig a hole, of course. Victor said with a smile.

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Sixty kilometers north of the capital of King Gambis, there is a vast mountain forest where the hunting event organized by the Augustan family took place.

Hunting was an important entertainment and social activity in the life of the nobility, which originated from the pioneering behavior of human knights, and itself reflected the knights' martial prowess and fighting skills. Therefore, the hunting extravaganza held by the royal family also had the nature of a military exercise. The royal family invites powerful lords to participate in the hunting extravaganza, and the lords bring their knights and servants to obey the royal family's orders and cooperate with each other to hunt with their prey.

Generally speaking, hunting events should be held during the windy season, when the animals are fat and strong. And Gambis's hunting extravaganza in the Season of Water is to send an important message to the outside world: the lords of Gambis are united and invulnerable.

Flags were displayed on the hillside, with the flag of the House of York standing next to the Augustian family tent. In the tent, Sylvia, Goron, and Roland sat opposite each other, and these three peak knights were the ones who could decide the fate of Gambis.

"According to the Night Stalker's investigation, the Sassan Empire is cooperating with the Knights of Radiance in an attack on a Centaur tribe. It is very rare for humans to take the initiative to attack the northern wilderness, and there are few times in history that they have ended in failure, and only the Sword Saint Ravin has been victorious. It is unclear why the Sarsanians took the initiative to attack the Centaur Tribe, but it is clear that the Sarsanians had nine Golden Knights in the operation. The other two Golden Knights, one guards the imperial capital and the other guards the prairie. Marquis Goron said to Sylvia.

"Hehe, the Sassans can't afford to look south, and we Gambis also have to defend against Ant-Man, this was supposed to be the best time for the Kingdom of Duoduo to retake the savannah, but because a princess was unwilling to marry, their plans fell through. Sylvia glanced sideways, Roland, who was doing nothing.

"The Duoduo are too timid, they are useless waste. Roland wrinkled his beautiful nose and said that he did not carry the pot.

"The Duoduo are gone, and their thoughts don't matter. Now the question is, if Crown Prince Sassan does propose to you, will you marry or not?" asked Sylvia to Roland.

The atmosphere in the tent became solemn, and Marquis Goron and Sylvia stared at Roland at the same time. At this time, Roland's attitude determines the future of Gambis, as long as Roland says that he will not marry, Goron is bound to force her to be crowned king in order to appease her allies. If Roland says to marry, it's a different situation, at least Sylvia will move closer to the Auguste family.

"Are you so sure that the Sassangs are playing for real?" Roland asked rhetorically.

"Hmph! The sword has been drawn, and you still doubt the determination of the Sassangs? Just wait for the war between the Sassan Empire and the Centaur tribe to end, and the crown prince of Sassan will propose to you, and the conditions will not change. Sylvia said coldly.

Roland put his hand on his cheeks and said worriedly: "I don't know if the crown prince of Sarsang is handsome or not? Is it my favorite type? If he is young and handsome, and I reject him like this, will he not think about it and kill himself? Hey, what are the expressions of you two?"

"Think about it slowly! I'll go out and take a breath. ”

Sylvia walked out with a blank face, and when she reached the door, Goron stopped her.

"Sylvia, what if the Duoduo and Neowest are restless?"

"I'm here, it's attitude!" Sylvia turned around and said, "But the stones and supplies you promised should be sent to the centaur hills as soon as possible. If the fort has not been built before the next ant plague erupts. Then I'll have to give up on the Centaur Hills. ”