Chapter 1 Autumn Goes to Winter
"My lord, the cool moon is over."
Immanuel Kant, the leader of the lich, tore off a calendar and burned the paper to ashes with fire magic, allowing it to fly out of the window with the wind.
The ashes grew thinner and thinner, spilling down from the towers of the castle, blending into the bustling street market, disappearing into the crowds of people coming and going, completely gone.
For a lich whose flesh had long since withered, he couldn't feel the cold wind of the cool moon at all.
As the chief interior secretary of the Primordial Territory, the Lich leader Kant was valued by Vincent for his exceptional work skills.
While quelling the rebellion on the front line, the Lich Leader sits in the Silver Dragon Castle, maintaining Vincent's tolerant and down-to-earth policy to keep the territorial capital stable, and on the other hand, constantly mobilizing resources to send support to the frontline to support the territorial army.
Even if the lich's body doesn't get tired, it's not easy to support the lord's business.
Fortunately, as a scholar-type lich rather than a combative type, Kant was able to complete his mission with due diligence and the knowledge he had dabbled in during his previous time as a magister, as well as his political experience as a court mage in Itland.
In addition to creating a large number of undead who were used to supervise all walks of life, sending them to all the places where they needed to be inserted, so that the demons could control every move in the city, Kant also completed many of the tasks left by the lords.
For example, the captured Luke remnants were asked to renovate the city's pavement, built hundreds of slime public toilets for the city streets, renovated and expanded the city's market, and sold some of the shops and workshops that originally belonged to the Luke's Chamber of Commerce in exchange for gold coins.
Kant also spared no effort to arrest the free cultists, whether inside or outside the city, the demons and mercenaries all took out the strength to search the mountains and seas and came to be busy, otherwise where would the gold coins spent in Silver Dragon Castle come from?
Through Kant's efforts, today's Silver Dragon Fort has become an orderly and peaceful city, more and more merchants come to visit, and the shops and markets in the city also have a lot of new goods harvested in autumn, and the prices are not too high.
This is because Kant carried out Vincent's order to impose a one-time tariff on merchants entering and leaving the city, no longer repeating taxes, and increasing the enthusiasm of merchants to do business.
The gradual pacification of the rebellion also caused goods from the mountains and forests to begin to gather in the city, and many people who wanted to beg for a living in the Silver Dragon Fort also gathered more and more, and the original situation of the population and the size of the city was not tired at all was also improved.
According to the investigation of the undead and the garrison, there are about 80,000 people living inside and outside the Silver Dragon Castle now, nearly 20,000 more than when Vincent first arrived, which can be said to be half of the credit of Kant.
Soon after the lord's return, the diligent chief interior minister began to work on the castle again.
Compared to those noble lords who are eager to enlarge the castle after winning the battle, Vincent is not so fond of tossing, but only asks for the windows of the castle to be replaced with glass from the newly built workshop in Sweetwater Village, and supports "Made by the Sea" with practical actions.
The original windows in the castle were all wooden windows or shutters, and some of the narrow windows for purely military purposes did not have windows at all, which made the autumn and winter temperatures of the castle very touching.
For the undead or the Chaos Demons, the temperature is basically not a problem, but Vincent's subordinates are all Terrans, and they can't stand the biting cold.
The renovation began with the tower where the lord lived, and the windows were made of small square pieces of glass and wooden window frames, which were not too big, but they were a unique sight in the city.
Before he mastered the technology of float production of flat glass, Vincent's current flat glass was not large because it was made by blowing and twisting flat cutting, and the maximum was only the size of a computer screen - this is already the limit that the current territory craftsmen can complete independently.
In addition, the workshop in Sweetwater Village is only a semi-finished product, and it is obviously experimental in nature, mainly producing glass plates, including more sought-after wine bottles and wine utensils, and optical products produced in cooperation with the Mage Guild.
This made the original militia leader of Sweetwater Village, Schalke, very busy, and in his spare time, he always thought of his daughter who was desperately following the demon lord, and sent out that the old father only had it
Sigh helplessly.
"Ahh
I don't know if it's because of the cooler temperature, or if it's because of the heart, the blonde female knight standing opposite the lich leader can't help but sneeze.
Compared to the gesture of holding the Lightless Blade in her hand to kill, her shy posture of gently covering her nose is really cute.
"The windows will be installed soon," the Lich Leader's tone was much more polite than it had been half a year ago, "Do you need me to use a fire magic to keep you warm?"
"It doesn't matter, Lord Kant, I just didn't expect it to be so cold in the castle with the windows removed." Ninia hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Winter is coming, will the Lord's glass windows be useful?"
The peasant girl had come here in the summer, and she really didn't know how cold the castle would be after the autumn, and it was only then that she understood the painstaking efforts of the lord to let her drink more hot water.
Wait a minute...... It seems that it can't be said completely, because the lord Vincent also instructed other female subordinates to do the same, it is not a preference, but just a normal concern.
This is probably what the lord often says, it's cold in high places, right?
It's a pity that the season of eating sorbet has passed unconsciously, and Ninia is still unsatisfied with it, and many of the people of Silver Dragon Castle feel the same way.
Last month, in order to temporarily increase the production of sorbet, Vincent also asked Safin, the president of the Mage Guild, to select an ice mage to help, so that the people could eat a variety of flavors of sorbet for a month.
"The results of the experiment are very good, but it does take time to replace such a large castle, and the capacity of the glass workshop is not enough."
The graceful and long-haired sorceress beside her replied that her movements in straightening her gold-rimmed glasses were very elegant, and the whole person looked full of intelligence.
La Nina's family territory has been completely overrun by the orcs, and the members of the once-high-ranking family have either died in battle or become the slaves they once looked down upon, leaving the archmage homeless.
The duke's orphan daughter was exiled to the demon territory, and neither the king nor the noble relatives reached out to her.
The ex-fiancé was quite generous, and when he returned to China, he gave her a charge of fornicating with the demon clan and betraying the country.
La Niña, who is desperate, can only settle in the Silver Dragon Castle and serve Vincent as the lord's chief magician.
The gates of Herod were closed to her, but in the Primorsky Realm, she saw another gate that the lord had opened for her.
Technology, a beautiful thing that allows her to forget the trauma and rekindle her confidence in her destiny.
She is convinced that with the power of technology, the ruthless hypocrite will pay for his actions, and that she will prove her strength to the mentors of the High Academy of Magic by exploring a new realm.
This time, with the support of her lord, she can no longer rely on killing to gain recognition like her ancestors.
"The glass windows are so beautiful that you can see what people are doing on the street at any time, look, someone is looking at us, and it seems to be waving to us!"
The little witch in her dark booty robe lay down on one of the windows that had been installed, looking out excitedly, and mischievously breathing on the transparent glass, her innocent face full of happiness.
For saving the lives of the Countherodes in the war, ensuring that they would live to recover the ransom for the lord, Prani was appointed by Vincent as the chief witch of the realm. :
Although the Chief Witch sounds weird, being able to get the responsibility of the Chaos Demon and get a formal letter of appointment that is considered a demon contract, Prani can also fulfill her dream of signing a contract with the demon.
Moreover, in addition to giving him all kinds of fun toys, the lord gave her another appointment.
At the right time, return to the Witch Sisterhood and recruit witches who are willing to serve your lord.
"The skeleton is too slow to fit the windows," the burly leopard-headed orc frowned, "let my people do the work, they are much faster at cutting cement."
Today's Silver Dragon Castle, the figure of the orcs has become no longer unfamiliar, and many orc slaves who are willing to follow Sadaka and Lord Vincent are unwilling to return to the north, and have come to the Silver Dragon Fort to settle down.
Because of the slaves sent by the Herodes
There are too many, and the number of these orcs has exceeded 20,000.
Many of the farms, woodfarms, and pastures left behind by Luke's party have long been deserted, and the orcs not only have a place to live, but also a chance to work to support themselves.
In order to show the importance he attached to his allies, Vincent also allowed the orcs of the north to set up a temporary embassy in Silverdragon to deal with the problems of these orcs living in the south.
Some orcs were grateful for the lord's mercy and were willing to serve as soldiers for the lord to earn a living, which made Sadaka also go from a slave to a general with an orc army.
"This is my brother's castle, and for safety, of course, the construction is done by my clan's dependents. It is just this opportunity to let the people see the beauty and avant-garde of our castle, and it is not a big deal to slow down."
The demon boy with a face that can make women's hearts flutter and is full of elegant and aristocratic temperament in every gesture is a demon boy who taps the glass window in the installed wooden lattice with his delicate fingers, and he doesn't care about Brother Leopard's words.
The lord has long said that mixing cement makes it safer for the undead to dry, and that the dust can harm the health of the workers, while the living workers are more useful.
Even if the skeletons are covered with cement and can't be cleaned, don't be afraid, find the lowest level of necromancer, you can give them a few more bones.
As the only relative of the lord, Syd is actually eligible for a higher position, but no one knows what the little demon is thinking about, he is currently just running around with the lord, living a leisurely and stress-free sojourn life.
Strange to say, however, since Syd came to Silver Dragon Castle, the number of people who were dissatisfied with the lord has grown older and fewer, to the point that they have quietly disappeared.
"It's good-looking, it's just too easy for people to see what's inside...... But this is also a big deal, and there are queues of merchants outside who want to buy glass, and this is the first time that the Golden Eagle of Skava has seen someone give money like this."
The bearded Skava paced around the room, admiring the stack of windows that had not yet been installed.
Unlike the others, Schiff had only come back from the East a few days earlier.
This is not only to establish a relationship with Skava for the lord, but also for the dream of a knight in Schiff's heart.
In the Eastern steppes, there is the ideal cavalry candidate that the lord expects - the Centaur Redmane Tribe, and the female leader "Red Whirlwind" is still an old acquaintance of Schiff.
"Hehe, is it really that easy to see?"
The young lord, who had tied his long purple hair in a simple bunch at the back of his head, used the object transfer technique to float a piece of glass and send it to Shif's eyes, allowing him to look inside from the outside of the glass.
"Oooh! Why can't you see the inside clearly? What's going on?" The Scava circled around the glass in amazement, looked at the light outside, and asked in surprise and delight, "Is this color-changing magic or illusion?"
"It's magic, but it's not exactly magic." La Nina lifted her glasses and said proudly, "With the principles and ideas provided by the lord, we can make a special coating out of magical materials......
"It's different from what the merchant ordered......," Schiff said with emotion, "Sure enough, the lord used it best, no wonder, no wonder."
"No, the glass in the castle isn't the best, and it's not the biggest."
Ninia's words surprised Schiff slightly.
"Oh, I see, it's the batch given to the Grand Duke, which batch is better."
Unfortunately, Ninia just smiled and shook her head, and even La Nina laughed knowingly.
"You two ladies are too boring, I went back to my hometown and missed a lot of new things." Schiff grumbled remorsefully, "Oh, for the lord's sake, tell me where the best of this poor Skava is......
"In a newly built school. That's the one I'm going to, hee-hee......."
This time it was a half-orc girl dressed in a novelty costume, her clothes were red and white, her top and pants were very loose, and it was suitable for walking at first glance, but the big tail behind the pants was a little noticeable.
Elsa is going to school, and although she is willing to help with the lord, even if it is a maid, the literati firmly refuses.
"I can't be unlearned, you can't be like that." Sadaka told her, "Only by learning the knowledge of a lord can you be able to serve allegiance."
This time the Herodians returned with a large ransom, and Vincent made a fortune, equivalent to ten years of the territory's financial revenue.
From this money, Vincent took out nearly two-thirds of the construction of the territory, and the remaining one-third, most of which was also given to meritorious officials as rewards.
As for the rest, it has become the cost of the lord's daily expenses.
Territorial construction is a huge project, and the main construction projects include road construction, new and renovated workshops, construction of markets, construction of territorial roads, construction of schools, repair of hospitals, and repair of village water conservancy ......
In fact, when this plan was proposed, it attracted many people's doubts and puzzlement.
It was thought that the first thing the lord would do was to overhaul castles and palaces.
This is not surprising, after all, most nobles have worked hard all their lives, and their greatest ideal is to have a castle that is strong on the outside and gorgeous on the inside, and then fill it with treasures and indulge in pleasure with their families.
However, Vincent was an ideal demon after all, and his thirst for protection drove the young lord to devote all his energy to the smallest territory of the demon race on the continent.
If you want to let yourself play with peace of mind, the technological and cultural level of this world must be insufficient.
Without the development of productivity, and the fact that technology is as important as magic, Vincent will never be satisfied.
Of course, it is impossible to become a fat man in one breath, whether it is crossing the river by feeling the stones of another world, or finding a new direction by yourself, it is all necessary to fight hard.
In the realm of demons, Vincent wants to make the territory glow with a charm that has never been seen before.
The new identity of this territory has been recognized by the Demon King.
In the report of the Six Princes, it was referred to as the "Special Zone".