After receiving the message from Luo Sheng and processing the documents that had just begun to accumulate on the desk, Alyssa walked out of her temporary office and looked at the noisy construction site outside, feeling a little dazed for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it has only been less than a week since he arrived in Hokuriku, thanks to the efforts of everyone, the original almost desolate sprout port has now changed. Several rows of houses made of logs, similar to Russian-style wooden latticework, have been basically formed. Although it is still very rough, there is no problem with the inhabitants. A wooden guard tower more than ten meters high has also been erected at the port to serve as a temporary lighthouse for the port. Although it is not really formed yet, the sprout collar already has a bit of a small town appearance.

However, the villagers did not rest idle, in addition to continuing to build this relatively simple, but very practical wooden lattice in the Hokuriku, all kinds of stone, wood and other materials that can be collected are still in full swing under the command of various stewards, constantly transported from the surrounding to the territory, preparing for the next step of construction in all aspects.

Seeing this kind of construction scene of unity, opening up the wasteland, and changing the world, Alyssa couldn't help but think of the current Cook Collar. After being made a marquis, Cook Territory is also brewing a new round of development, although the territory has not changed as much as that of Rasen's side, but the enthusiasm of those soldiers to build a new home is no worse than that of these villagers.

"Hey!" Elisa couldn't help but sigh at the thought of Cook Ling, her father and brother, who were thousands of miles away from her.

The reason why Alyssa left her hometown without hesitation this time and followed Luo Sheng to this desolate North Continent was not only because of her relationship with Luo Sheng and wanting to help Luo Sheng lay a foundation, but also because she didn't want to embarrass her father, let alone fall out with her younger brother Henry.

Thinking of her relationship with her brother Henry, Alyssa had a headache. Originally, in Alyssa's opinion, Henry's previous hostility and sense of competition towards himself was mainly because of the fact that Bachelor Tony and others were secretly stirring up, hoping that the siblings would be discordant, so as to split the Cook family. So after dealing with Lady Tony and the others, Alyssa thought that her relationship with Henry would be better.

But what Alyssa didn't expect was that although the Holy See of Light, and even the nails planted by the royal family in the Cook family had been removed, and there were no outsiders to instigate Henry, the relationship between the two sides not only did not improve, but deteriorated more and more. Especially after Baron Cook became a marquis and the family's power was greatly increased, Henry showed obvious hostility towards Alyssa. In the past few months, Henry has continued to win over his retainers and create rumors, completely preparing to compete with Alyssa for the right to inherit the title.

Things have come to this point, even if Alyssa doesn't want to believe it, she has to admit that little Henry is no longer the naïve teenager. In the six months that he went to Snow Dragon Pass, Henry, who was in control of the Cook Territory alone, had already tasted the taste of power and didn't want to let go anymore. If Alyssa stays in Cook Territory, even if there is the suppression of Marquis Cook, the future scene may be ugly. So when Rason made a request, Alyssa chose to leave Cook Collar without any hesitation.

"Miss Elisa, the road from the territory to the quarry is almost complete, but now we are short of manpower, and we do not have enough tools, I am afraid it will be difficult to mine stone on a large scale. When Alyssa was distracted, Charles hurried over and reported respectfully.

In the past few days, Charles, as Alisa's deputy, has been active in the front line of territory construction. When each team encounters a problem that they can't solve, or needs special supplies, they will gather it together with Charles, who will then report to Alyssa and study how to solve it.

For his current job, Charles is actually quite satisfied and cares about it. Through the observation of the past few days, Charles was able to determine that although the new lord of Luo Sheng was not very old, his strength and background were extraordinary. With such a lord here, the development of the sprout collar in the future will definitely not be too bad. Even if it can't become a big city, there is nothing wrong with building the territory into a prosperous town.

And for Charles, the village mayor who has the name of the mayor but only one village under his command, it is undoubtedly a major opportunity if he can really become the mayor of the new territory in the future. If you can really get the approval of the lord of Rasen, it is not impossible to get a knight or even a knight's reward in the future. So although Charles knew that Alyssa's men were taking over the management of the original village names, he was still conscientious and assisted Alyssa, the temporary consul destined to become the lord's wife.

"If you have tools, you still have them in the warehouse, and you can ask people to transfer them later. As for the manpower problem, let's wait for the people from other villages to come, right?" Looking at Charles, who hurried over with dust on his face, Alyssa nodded and said with a smile.

For Charles's deputy's work attitude, Alyssa is still quite satisfied. In fact, when Rawson and Alyssa decided to give Charles the position of deputy, it was not because during the questioning, Charles said something amazing, or had some talent in the world. The things Charles said, as long as someone with some insight can figure it out after staying in Hokuriku for a while, there is nothing new about it.

The reason why Luo Sheng and Alyssa made this decision in the first place was because Charles himself was the leader of the village of sprouts, the standard head snake. Giving Charles a higher status and appeasing Charles is conducive to stabilizing the mood of the villagers and making it easier for people on his side to take over management. On the other hand, it is because Charles is very honest and cooperative when answering questions, and obviously shows his willingness to join the new lord. Giving him a position can also be regarded as buying horse bones, and doing some foreshadowing for attracting the hearts of people in other villages.

But what Elisa didn't expect was that Charles, after really putting into the work, showed a very good work ability and attitude. With his full cooperation, there were hardly any major conflicts between the villagers and outsiders, and all work went smoothly. The speed of territory construction is much faster than expected. So now Alyssa has recognized Charles's management ability, really regards him as her deputy, and has delegated a considerable part of her authority to Charles.

"If you wait for them to come, you'll have to wait a long time, right?" asked Charles, hesitantly.

In the territory demarcated by the Elson Kingdom for Luo Sheng, in addition to Xinya Village, which is close to Xinya Harbor, there are more than a dozen other villages. Theoretically speaking, the villagers of these villages are now the same as the villagers of Xinya Village, they are all Luo Sheng's subjects, and they need to obey Luo Sheng's leadership and serve Luo Sheng just like Xinya Village. After Luo Sheng arrived, he did send people to send orders to each village, summoning people from each village to come to the side of Sprout Harbor to meet the new lord.

However, compared to Xinya Village, which was controlled by Carl before and was the direct landing point of Rasen's fleet, the other villages were not very fond of Rasen, the new lord. Except for the leaders of the two neighboring villages who came to visit Alyssa and sent a small number of villagers to cooperate with the construction of the sprout collar, those villages that were far away either only sent a representative and came over for a perfunctory moment, or simply ignored Luo Sheng's summoning order.

For this situation, Charles actually expected it for a long time. In this village in Hokuriku, they are used to being independent, and they are not willing to be controlled. Especially the leaders of those villages, they all have the idea of being the head of the chicken rather than the queen of the cow. Even if Rasen, the new lord, has the canonization of the Elson Kingdom, these people still want to maintain the previous status quo and are not willing to submit obediently.

In this case, it will be a long process to unify the various villages. If you have to wait for people from other villages to come before mining stone on a large scale, I am afraid that it will delay a lot of things, and it will be difficult to complete the construction plan made by Luo Sheng before.

"You don't have to worry about that. Luo Sheng is coming back soon. When he returns, the villages will send people. Alyssa said confidently.

"Wait for the lord to come back? The lord is not going to do anything to these villages, is he? After all, they are the orders of the lords, so I am afraid it is not good to do it directly to them? My lord should think twice!" Charles was slightly stunned, and then his face changed, and he said with some worry.

With the attitude shown by other villages, it is obviously unrealistic to want them to take the initiative to send people. So Alyssa is so confident that each village will send people, then the biggest possibility is that Luo Sheng is ready to force each village to obey by force.

Although he didn't have much affection for the village leaders around him who didn't know the times, Charles didn't really want to see Rason use force against these villages. After all, Xinya Village and these villages have been neighbors for many years, and even between each other, there are some in-laws. And in the future, the relationship between the lord and the lord will become irreconcilable because of this massacre. This is extremely detrimental to the future development of the territory.

"Don't worry, we won't be so reckless. As for why I have the confidence to let all the people from the villages come, you can follow me to the pier to see. Alyssa said lightly.

Charles paused for a moment, and followed Alyssa towards the harbor in confusion. The two climbed the newly built watchtower and looked out over the sea to the southeast, and soon a fairly large fleet of ships appeared on the horizon.

"One-eyed shark! It's a one-eyed pirate!Miss Elisa, ring the alarm quickly!" Charles was startled and shouted to Alyssa eagerly.

"It's a fleet of cyclops pirates, but they're not coming, they're being captured. After taking a closer look at the fleet, Alyssa smiled and said, "Our lord has taken out the one-eyed shark pirates and returned with the loot!"