Chapter 67: The Territory is Deserted

The Lich is the intellectual of the Demon Race, and enjoys a special status in the entire Demon Domain.

In the royal family and in the various realms, many courtiers and officials were held by lichs.

Lichs are more intelligent and rational than violent people who shout and kill, so even if they lack basic strength, they are still ideal candidates for civil service.

For example, necromancers who are obsessed with dealing with corpses and ghosts, many of the lichs are originally fallen magicians, so they know more about the world.

In addition to delving into the mysteries of magic, they can also be more active in entering the world and participating in the ruling order.

In a small territory like the Coastal Territory, the people's wisdom has not yet been opened, and the local power has finally been withdrawn to the lord, and it is inseparable from the Lich to assist in management.

Under Vincent's men, the Lich is both an administrator and a researcher, as well as a commander and combatant, and now even the translation, diplomacy, and trade related to the demons are required to carry out their duties, which can be said to be busy.

On the bright side, the lich is also a dependant of the demons, and if he identifies his lord and signs a family contract, the lich's loyalty will not be a problem, his execution is first-class, and his ability is more than enough to deal with the regular affairs of the territory.

Unlike humans, the Lich has abandoned ordinary physical needs, and as long as their magical needs are satisfied and some worldly rewards are given, they do not have to worry about the corruption behind their backs that makes all rulers feel painful.

After defeating the Herodes, revitalizing the manufacturing industry, and stabilizing the region, Vincent was still financially rich despite a wave of tax cuts for the peasants this year, and all the lichs under his command benefited from the benefits of both magic stones and gold coins, and their income increased compared to when they were in the Demon Domain.

"This is the reward you deserve for following me across the oceans, and my subordinates should all be entitled to allowances for working overseas, as well as special allowances for intellectuals, according to the rank of mage," Vincent once publicly announced to the lichs at Silverdragon Castle, "In addition, rewards based on workload will be given to you after the undead report."

Compared with the Demon Domain, which pays attention to family background, bloodline and magician inheritance, the lich can be said to have a lot of income in the coastal territory, and the income far exceeds that of the mage guild, so that some poor mages have the idea of degenerating into lichs.

If it weren't for the fact that the lord was not a typical demon and focused on the cooperative relationship with the Mage Guild, I am afraid that the gold coin offensive alone would make half of the people under the Great Mage Safin fall willingly.

Some lich once used an abacus to calculate that after being busy here for half a year, the number of magic stones he obtained was actually comparable to that of the official lecturer of the Demon Realm Dark Tower, or the important retainers of the lords.

It has to be said that Vincent's remuneration to the lich is not only large, but also timely, even in war, he never defaults, and this alone is many times stronger than the arrogant lords of the Demon Domain.

If you have to talk about the shortcomings, it is that the work of the territory is too busy, and the lord himself is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, and he can't wait to be divided into dozens of people, and he can't touch the fish and paddle as a subordinate.

Just as Vincent often said to Ninia - "As long as you don't die, you will die", as monsters, the lich will no longer lose their lives, so they can only sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman, and they are busy from white to black every day.

However, no matter how long the overtime hours are, they can't make up for the lack of numbers, and although the territory is on the fast track, the number of lichs is honestly becoming less and less.

It can only be said that at the beginning, the sixth prince underestimated the development potential of his territory, or that at that time, he was simply here to make a living, and he did not make careful calculations about the governance of the territory at all.

In the beginning, when Vincent was not in the mix, there were not many lichs willing to follow him to the territory, if it weren't for the demon king Salintas who sent the lich leader Kant with his lich men and apprentices, Vincent would have fallen into a demon shortage by now.

Now, a large number of workshops are being built in the dwarven town, which are important industries for the lord, so it is natural to send more lichs to join as administrators, and the army stationed here has a large number of undead creatures, and it also needs lich domination and command.

"If you don't have enough lichs, you can let other races take your place," Ninia suggested to Vincent, "Now that many village chiefs and mayors are completely loyal to you, that's okay

Find more people to serve as officials."

"My toys, there are positions that don't require prestige and connections, but knowledge, concentration, courage, and justice," Vincent shook his head, "I don't mean to despise your kind, but when people gain power, they sometimes fall faster than they are tempted by chaos."

Ninia showed an embarrassed expression, she was no longer the ignorant girl she was half a year ago, after experiencing the experience of leading troops to counterbalance the rebellion and suppressing the place, he also had a new understanding of the sinister nature of human nature.

No wonder the lord often taught her that power corrupts, absolute power produces absolute corruption, and the behavior of relying on power to entrap the people is simply ubiquitous.

Power can make people do anything, and it can make people do all kinds of evil, and unfortunately, Ninia thinks that the latter is more attractive to those in power.

So, now she understands Vincent's painstaking use of the Lich, not to exclude other races, but to reduce the inefficiency and instability caused by grassroots problems in the development process.

Compared with hypocrites, the allegiance of monsters is purer, because they know that a royal family like Vincent has absolute domination over them, absolute domination is absolute awe, and absolute awe is absolute execution.

"I can make ...... Put the blood curse on the officials." Ninia directly brought the experience of the army over, "As long as people cherish life, they will not dare to do evil."

Vincent nodded first, then shook his head slightly.

"For the demons, death is a part of life, or death is the beginning of their life, but people are not such creatures, people should be born for hope, die for ideals, people who live under the threat of death cannot be called alive, officials do not need to face death like soldiers, they should live to serve people."

After listening to Vincent's words, Ninia couldn't help but feel a sense of shame in her heart, how did she become like a demon now, so indifferent to precious lives, expecting everyone to live under the threat of death?

As a demon, the lord can compare his heart to his heart and respect the life of the human race, which makes Ninia feel ashamed, but also feels a warmth different from chaos from Vincent.

After staying by Vincent's side for so long, she has seen all kinds of demons, but no one is more like Vincent in his heart.

The forces of chaos were important to her, but she was willing to follow the man within.

"Until the education system and civil service system in the territory are perfected, I will not hand over important posts to the Terrans for the time being, as long as the lives of the people in the territory are getting better and better, they will understand and support us, put aside the barriers between races, and go all out to build our homeland."

However, the lord still didn't say how to solve the territory's employment crisis, Ninia thought to herself, but she believed that Vincent would always be able to figure out a way to solve it.

"Don't worry, my toys, bread will be there, milk will be there, and the lich will be there." Vincent looked into Ninia's expectant eyes and said mysteriously, "I think the lich I need should be on my way."

"Isn't it...... Have you already found a helper from home?" Ninia asked in surprise, "Sure enough, the master has already figured out a countermeasure, where did they come from?"

"From my brother Hissack, yes, he's the archmage who sold us Hearteater Nine......