The seed planted by Liu Ergou was found on a huge Salvison tree after Drissy explored all the way up the waterfall above the elven ruins.

At that time, the huge Salvison tree did not know how long it had grown in this dense forest. When the magnificent canopy that covered the sky and the sun first caught Delise's eyes, it almost subverted her entire perception of "tree"!

Where is this tree? It's a verdant hill!

And at the foot of this small mountain, there is actually a clear lake with a radius of 100 meters!

After searching for a long time in this giant tree, Drise only found this small seed.

At this moment, this little seed, with the momentum of not losing its father's generation, is vigorously expanding its territory in this wasteland!

Thanks to the catalysis of the essence of life, the growth process that would have taken hundreds of years has now been accelerated by a thousand times.

Liu Ergou estimated that if this momentum continued, in less than a week, the roots of the tree would be able to penetrate the hills under his feet and reach the dark river under the wasteland, that is, the underground part of the Santias River.

At that time, this Salvison tree will turn into a powerful pump, pumping the water of the Santias River to the ground!

Thinking of this, Liu Ergou exchanged opinions with the others and decided to dig a small cistern next to this tree for water storage.

And this tree has also been given a rather interesting name: Origin, which means "origin".

Indeed, this giant tree of the future is the root of Kitahara Castle.

......

A week has passed.

Originally, according to Liu Ergou's prediction, the tree would grow to about the size of five or six people hugging each other, and it would stop growing.

After all, the soil of the northern plains is quite poor, almost compacted into clumps of dust.

And at this moment, the giant tree in front of him, which was hugged by thirty people, was clearly expressing his dissatisfaction to Liu Ergou.

A tree, of course, can't speak. But whether it is the huge canopy that covers the sky and the sun like its father, or the clear spring rushing under the tree at the moment, and the small pool that was originally built, almost all convey such a sentence to Liu Ergou:

"You're underestimating me too much"

Therefore, in this way, the small cistern is naturally not worthy of the majestic figure of the giant tree. In fact, after continuous expansion and reinforcement, there is now a rather beautiful artificial lake under the giant tree of origin.

The church, which was originally adjacent to the giant tree, has simply become an island in the middle of the lake.

It's just that in this way, Liu Ergou had to demolish the lord's mansion and move it to another place. After all, in such a beautiful picture, a square three-story earth building suddenly appeared?

No matter how you look at it, it feels awkward......

On the other side of the city walls, Ellanster and Bufax had already begun to dig the moat.

Liu Ergou's Beiyuan City ...... Oh yes, it's still Kitahara Town, and it's built on a very gentle hill.

Even so, the city as a whole is still hilly, with a high center and low periphery. So it wasn't too much trouble to bring the lake from the center to the edge, just to dig one of the main roads into a canal that ran through the city.

Liu Ergou even planned that when Beiyuan City was expanded in the future, the current town would be turned into an inner city, and the moat would become a landscape river. The new outer city is built around the inner city.

As for the Origin Giant Tree, Liu Ergou and Drith also studied it.

Thanks to the catalytic effect of the essence of life, the growth process of this Salvison tree is greatly accelerated.

One consequence, or mutation, of this is that the thin, dense conduits in the giant tree have expanded into thick water pipelines as a result of this process.

In this way, the Origin Giant Tree has doubled its water delivery capacity, but also lost its original function of purifying water quality.

So, this giant tree has really become a natural water pump now.

Looking at such a result, Liu Ergou was also a little crying and laughing.

However, although I feel a little sorry for the tree, it is good to have enough water. In this way, the food production of Kitahara Castle can also be put on the agenda.

Under Liu Ergou's personal auspices, a cultivation hall was quickly built on the shores of the Lake of Origin, which is the name Liu Ergou gave to Tree Lake, to cultivate plants suitable for use as food.

Although there is water, the loess of the northern plains is still very poor. If traditional crops are grown, the yield will be quite low. It has to be improved.

To Liu Ergou's surprise, Celia actually became interested in this matter! In her words, as a priest and a spokesman for God, it is natural that she will share the weal and woe with all the peoples.

So, in the current cultivation hall, the dignified high priest of the Sconica Swan Clan, like the most ordinary peasant, was busy with his head bowed among the rows of planting troughs.

Whether it's Liu Ergou, or Drisi, or Celia...... Everyone here is full of hope and enthusiastically looking at this land, which has been regarded as a second home.

......

Thousands of miles away, there are also some people who are looking at this wasteland, but their thoughts are not friendly.

The imperial capital, Bareas, has a special manor in a dense forest far away from the city.

The manor was designed according to the standards of the common aristocracy, and in terms of size, that is, the size of a viscount.

Generally speaking, the more such a lower aristocracy, the more luxurious the decoration will be. After all, it is only through this that they can barely close the distance between themselves and the real "high society".

However, the manor in front of me is extremely simple in appearance. Not only did you not see any luxurious exteriors, but even the family crest that must be placed in the most dazzling position never appeared.

Even the owner of this manor seems to have made up his mind to let it grow old with the passage of time, and even many damaged places have not been repaired.

So at this moment, in the already gloomy dense forest, this manor is particularly gloomy.

But if there is an eyeless thief who wants to take advantage of this manor, it is his end that is coming.

The humble servants and guards in the manor, each of them has a strength that should not be underestimated! And the various equipment that flashed by them by chance is something that only a few real wealthy families can afford to deserve!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the only person who lives here is a big man who is unwilling to reveal his identity.

And at this moment, Tobias Snake, a man who is not inferior to this manor in terms of gloom, is now on the way to the gate of the manor.

The purpose of his trip was to report a trivial matter to the big man who was unwilling to reveal his identity.

To that adult, it was indeed just an insignificant little plaything, and it was just a small thing that happened to him. The guard guarding the main gate glanced at Tobias, but coldly spat out two words:

"Imprint"

Tobias's snake face didn't show any expression, except for a pocket watch from his sleeve.

The pocket watch is exquisite, carved from the hands to the dial with rare gemstones, and even in this gloomy manor, it can't hide its dazzling brilliance.

It's just that such a gorgeous pocket watch is a little out of place on Tobias.

After all, whether it's that black top hat, or an equally dark suit, or that pair of leather boots that are still pitch black......

Except for this pocket watch, he was like a shadow, without even the slightest bit of light.

Taking out the pocket watch, Tobias untied the key on the back of the dial and began to turn its hands.

And when the watch hand points to a special moment, with a soft sound of "ding", a particularly conspicuous ruby inlaid on the dial suddenly emits a faint red light.

Tobias rolled up one of his sleeves and shone the red light on his own arm, as pale as a dead man.

"Sneer......"

A tooth-aching scorching sound sounded, and a peculiar pattern slowly appeared on the skin that was illuminated by the red light!

Basically, it's a skelet-like Ouroboros with a disc with a peculiar pattern.

"Let's go in" The guard nodded after seeing the mark.

Tobias did not leave immediately. He first carefully put away the pocket watch, and then wiped it casually, and actually "erased" the mark without a trace!

After carefully arranging his sleeves, Tobias slowly pushed open the door.

The cold wind blowing in his face was mixed with a bloody gas that was almost undetectable, but never dissipated.

......

In a very large dormitory, Tobias saw the goal of his trip.

In fact, the reason why it is said to be a dormitory is simply because of the large four-poster bed in the center of the hall.

Even a Mammoth from the Maimans Clan would sleep in this bed, more than enough. And judging by the various utensils in the hall, the owner of this bed is not so exaggerated.

Except for this bed, everything else in the hall seems to have nothing to do with sleep.

Unlike the manor's dilapidated exterior, everything here is extravagant!

However, the owner of the room did not seem to like too much light, and the only thing that was used for lighting in the huge room was a few large braziers.

I don't know what kind of fuel was used in the brazier, but the flame turned completely lilac! As a result, the already not very bright flame pulsed strangely in the basin, casting countless lights and shadows in the room.

On the other side of the hall, there are several horrific torture instruments that are also extremely luxurious, but they make people shudder, and they are terrifying just by looking at them.

The appearance of the torture instrument seems to have been designed for humanoid creatures. Judging from the strange appearance of those torture instruments, it is obvious that they will not bring any good feelings to the user.

At this moment, in the shadow in the middle of the hall, the great man was sitting upright on a chair like a throne.

Next to him, two young girls stood on the left and right, serving him carefully.

On the left, the Robert Rabbit Girl is holding a plate that is too large for her delicate body. The plate was filled with all kinds of exotic fruits, and a rough estimate showed at least a dozen kilograms.

The girl's arms were already tired and sore, but she still gritted her teeth and maintained the standard bowing posture, for fear that her posture would displease the adult and bring disaster to herself.

On the right, another girl from the Kate Cat Clan is carefully peeling and cutting the fruit, and then using a delicate little fork, the fruit is sent into the adult's mouth.

Although her movements were equally dignified and decent, and she couldn't find a single flaw, the tail behind her that couldn't stop trembling already revealed her fearful mind.

The adult suddenly raised a hand and stopped their movements.

Immediately, this hand went all the way forward, easily grasped the neck of the cat girl, and easily lifted her up!

The cat-clan girl struggled in the air, the feeling of suffocation drove her crazy, and her graceful and exquisite clothes were rattled.

Judging from the expression on the face of the rabbit girl on the side, this kind of thing seems to happen often, but it always seems to have a different ending.

Seeing that the cat girl was about to faint, the adult slowly withdrew his hand.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had been saved, and even there were some beads of sweat on her white and tender back.

But I didn't want to, that hand suddenly attacked a passerby from the cave like the most vicious snake! Before the girl could react, she grabbed her hair and dragged her entire upper body into the shadows!

Immediately, his fingers kept running over the girl's face until a slight red mark appeared.

After a few moments, the hand seemed to be satisfied, and it was raised with force without pity, but two guards had already caught the fallen girl.

The shadows finally spoke.

"It feels good, wash her up and bring her to bed at dinner."

The hand reached out from the shadows again, and like a poisonous snake's spitting letter, it pointed to the rabbit girl who was already frightened stupidly. "Boom!"

The rabbit girl could no longer hold back the fear in her heart and passed out directly on the floor.

And the cat girl, as early as mid-air, had already understood the fate that awaited her, and fainted first.

As the shadow lazily propped up his upper body, a handsome and handsome face, but did not hide the aura of the vulture in his eyebrows, slowly appeared in the uncertain firelight.

If you put this face in Bareas, even a three-year-old child would call it by name at a glance.

Assahid.

The third prince casually took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and then glanced at Tobias, who had been standing under the throne for a long time.

"What good news did you bring me when you came back this time?"

It had to be good news, or Tobias wouldn't have to come back. This was clear to both Tobias and the three deacons before him.

Although with Tobias's lifeless snake face, there is basically no human emotion. But...... Does it seem like a sigh of relief?

Anyway, he hides himself well at all times. Like a bamboo leaf, it will always only appear on the corpse of the victim.

After adjusting his mood, Tobias bowed respectfully to Assahid:

"Back to my lord, I've found the whereabouts of Drissy Fermu."