Since Leon transferred ownership of Ironforge to the Thirty-Seven Alliances, the centuries-old fortress city has not only failed to attract new life, but the situation has deteriorated.

Sharing weal and suffering cannot be the same as wealth, which is the best portrayal of the Thirty-Seven Alliance, and without Leon, a common rival, the internal contradictions between them suddenly erupted, and they intrigued every day for their own interests.

The feud between them inevitably spilled over into the lower classes of Ironforge, where mercenary adventurers hired by different forces often fought in the streets and alleys, affecting many innocent residents, and several or even a dozen corpses were transported out of the city every day for burial.

This made the inhabitants of the city fear and disgust, and the hearts of the people were fluctuating.

At this time, Salling was recruiting workers for the construction of the new city, and it was rumored that as long as he contributed to the construction of the new city, he would be able to buy houses in the new city first.

As a result, many people gave up their jobs in the city's workshops and shops, and some even moved out of the unsafe Ironforge Fort to build camps.

Although the work of building the city is very hard and tiring, the salary is higher than before, and more importantly, there is an absolute guarantee of safety.

No adventurer would dare to make trouble in an area guarded by the Thunderbeast Warband, and the Thunderbeast Warrior Patrol was equipped with a standard heavy crossbow that could easily shoot an experienced veteran mercenary.

Every day, many of the workers of Ironforge joined the camp, they were not slaves, they were free to choose their own work, except for those craftsmen who were bound by long-term contracts.

When the thirty-seven Alliances found out that things were not going well, their workshops, shops, and mines were all in jeopardy.

The development of large mining areas and the construction of large workshops in the new Salling led the workers of the alliance like a magnet with favorable conditions, and some of the mines that originally had hundreds of people were almost exhausted in just a few weeks, leaving the mine owners who wanted to cry without tears.

The most critical of these mines is that the safety of these mines is a major concern.

You must know that these mining areas are basically within the scope of the dark places, and the dark monsters and dark elves that run out of the underground world are cleared by the garrison from time to time, and the warriors who participate in the trials are slaughtered regularly, so there is not much threat to the formation of the mining area.

But now the situation is completely different, no one has come to protect the mines of these nobles and merchants, and the dark monsters have begun to wreak havoc and attack frequently, so there are many dead and injured miners.

The mine owners also tried to hire mercenary adventurers to protect the mining area and eliminate the monsters, but this expenditure was not a small amount, and those cunning mercenary adventurers saw the opportunity to increase the price, and they would never fight with the dark monsters after they were really hired.

In the past few months, the mine owners have been miserable, and the raw ore produced has become less and less, which has greatly affected the production of the workshops in the Iron Fort.

It was only at this time that the aristocratic merchants suddenly discovered that it was not a wonderful thing to get full control of Ironforge, which had previously been able to sit under the protection of the garrison and throw a little money at will.

And now let them be the masters of their own affairs, and only then do they know how happy the original son is.

Seeing that the losses of each family were increasing every day, the thirty-seven alliances finally gave up the fight and sent representatives to negotiate with Leon, demanding that the Thunder Beast warriors eliminate the dark monsters and stop poaching people from their mine workshops.

Their request was flatly rejected by Leon, and it was okay to clear the monsters to protect the mine, and take out the money! The Thunder Beast Warrior was definitely not a paladin who only talked about fame.

It is even more impossible to ask to stop recruiting workers, these miners and craftsmen did not take the initiative to dig in Leon, it was their voluntary choice, and it was also the sacred right given by the kingdom to the people of the beast clan.

Leon's toughness made the aristocratic merchants helpless, because Leon occupied the absolute truth and righteousness, he gave up the Iron Forge, can he still blame him for his poor management?

When the thirty-seven alliances were at a loss, the new Sal Collar Workshop produced the first batch of weapons and equipment, which dealt them the heaviest blow.

When the industry on which Ironforge depended was faced with the onslaught of more advanced and powerful opponents, the foundations of these noble merchants were ruthlessly leveraged.

It was only at this time that the aristocratic merchants understood why Leon had so happily given up control of the Ironforge Castle in the first place, and he did not care about the small Ironforge Castle at all, and he already had other grand plans.

Of course, the aristocratic merchants of the Thirty-Seven Alliances now have another choice, after so many years of operation, each of them has also made a lot of oil and water, and they can completely stop their business and enjoy the rest of their lives.

But they can't do that, because there is a force behind everyone, and they are just the spokesmen of these forces, and they can't give up if they want to.

Poor management, heavy losses... These charges are enough to turn into a noose around their necks.

It's not that the noble merchants haven't thought of asking for help from the forces behind their respective backs, but they can't find anything wrong with Leon, and what excuse can they use to put pressure on him, a legitimate lord?

After several fruitless efforts, the aristocratic merchants could only find Leon again.

Only this time, they finally lowered their heads highly.

"Some people, if you greet him with a smile, he will think that you are weak and can be bullied, and he will bow his head to his ears until he has a few whips and knows that it hurts. ”

Leon smiled faintly and threw the scroll in his hand onto the desk.

This scroll is a list of gifts from the thirty-seven Alliances, one million gold coins, ten beautiful virgin slaves, and a mine, which can be regarded as a very sincere greeting gift.

Corinna, who was sitting on the other side of the desk, pursed her lips and chuckled, watching Leon's pretty eyes ripple with color.

She is of fox blood and thinks she is very talented in business, but in Leon's body, she realizes that she still has a lot to learn.

Not to mention Leon's methods of swinging the Thirty-Seven Alliances, Corinna's courage and means to build the new city of Salling, open up mines, and build large workshops surprised Corinna.

Corinna admired even more for the various systems that Leon had developed for the mines and workshops, and he kept the employees safe while keeping them safe, increasing their enthusiasm for their work, and increasing their loyalty to the lord, all of which Corinna had never heard of and was new.

"What are we going to do now that they're on the door?" asked Corinna.

"You can negotiate the rest with them," Leon said lightly, "We can form an alliance chamber of commerce, let them take shares according to the mines, workshops and shops they own, and then move all the workshops to the new city, and we will distribute the manpower and work." ”

In Leon's vision, these thirty-seven noble merchants are also useful, integrating the resources of the entire territory, based on the large workshop of the new Sal City, letting them be responsible for the processing and production of some supporting goods, and using their connections and connections to expand sales, so that these thirty-seven can become subordinate to the Sal Territory.

Of course, these thirty-seven families will not really suffer, all they want is to compete for the cake, and if they have one more piece, others will have less, but Leon wants to make the cake bigger, and they will eat the big one.

It's just that whether the other party can understand this and willingly take on the role of vassal, it depends on their consciousness, Leon has no heart to entangle with these guys, what he wants to do now is to make the new Sal Leader quickly strong in the shortest possible time.

Leaving the negotiation to Corinna, Leon's attention turned to the couch on the other side.

Miss Xiling, the swan priestess of the Pearl of the Kingdom and the Temple of the Holy Mountain, was sitting there with an unhappy face.

It had been more than two months since Xiling came to Sal for the trial, and during this time she had mostly stayed in Thrall City, surrounded by mountains, and Leon had taken several of her Templars to train the Thunderbeast Warband, allowing her to fight small monsters on the edge of the mountains, forests, and swamps.

With the protection of the Templar Knights, the trial turned into a hunt, and although at first, Xiling thought it was fresh and interesting, but after a long time, it was boring.

Coupled with the fact that Leon and Corinna were both busy in New Sal City and had no time to pay attention to her, this made the genius priest very dissatisfied, and finally couldn't help but run over to ask Leon Xingshi for his guilt.

"Miss Xiling, I'm really sorry, but I'll arrange a real trial for you right away..."Leon said with a smile.

He didn't dare to offend the other party, you must know that the five million gold coins loan from the temple was taken down by this young lady.

Moreover, the Temple of Tormond had also sent a group of priest apprentices to support the Thrall Templar, several of whom had been sent to the mines by Leon, and the Temple would not have been so face-saving if it had not been for Xiling's intervention.

And Leon did ignore her existence for the past two months.

"Don't lie to me, I haven't made any progress in the past two months!" A faint thunder flashed in the swan priestess's eyes: "I don't even know how to explain to the mentor after I go back." ”

"After Corinna and the thirty-seven alliances reach an agreement, I will lead the thunder beast warriors to clear the dark lands, and this time I will prepare to go deep into the underground world, I believe it will be the best trial experience for you. Leon said confidently.

The Templar Lex, who was standing aside, frowned and said in a deep voice, "Baron Leon, is this too risky?"

Leon smiled, "Your Excellency Lex, danger is possible, but if there is no danger, Miss Xiling's trial is meaningless. ”

The Underworld is not a good place to go, and there are countless underground monsters and dark elves that will not be polite to any intruder, and there is no guarantee that they will not get lost in it or encounter some terrifying monsters.

Xi Ling's eyes lit up: "Okay!

(To be continued)