Mei Lan didn't reveal his true identity in the end, but let Ryan clearly realize the fact that he had been targeted by the "Wei Wang Army" of Na Raush, no way, who made him too good?

To get back to the point, due to Merlan's special status, Ryan did not publicize her existence, except for those close to her, only Lilia, who treated her injuries, knew about her existence.

And Ryan also figured out what hurt her, that is, the spatial turbulence, according to her, she had already won the battle for the evil artifact at that time, but she was destroyed by someone when she retreated.

Although she has treasures around her, the void space is full of dangers, and it is only a short time that she has been severely damaged by the power of the rampaging space.

Fortunately, she tried her best to find a spatial crack in the void space at an extremely fast speed, and reconstructed the spatial passage to save her life.

But she was also too seriously injured and fell into a coma in the wilderness, fortunately there were no large beasts around, otherwise she would have become excrement now.

She woke up from a coma for several days, and after barely gaining the ability to move, she found a hidden cave to heal her wounds, but she was not proficient in healing magic, and her injuries were too serious, so she had to find Ryan again.

As for how she found Ryan, it was not clear, but with a move of her toes, she should know that it was a means of positioning similar to that left on him or someone close to him, which was a piece of cake for a suspected epic magician.

Such a magician has a lot of room to manipulate whoever he wants, and as long as he doesn't threaten anyone, Ryan chooses to turn a blind eye.

The team finally returned to Grimm before the first snow in Gothic Province, and the road was full of devastation left by the war, and this rebellion really hurt the vitality of the South, and I don't know how many years it will take to recover.

Several of the teams parted ways after entering Lintonshire, and Baron David Bella, who was originally in a different direction from them, left first.

Baron John and Ryan were on their way, but Ryan couldn't wait to inspect the Chert Territory, so he chose to stay in the Chert Territory.

Chels also wanted to inspect the Bress Territory that he had taken, and the area of the Bress Territory was also in the forefront among several baronies, and it was rich in products and densely populated, which naturally made him interested.

After a brief farewell, Ryan led the team into the Chelt Territory from a direction close to the Monster Mountain Range.

The Chelt Territory is vast, two points larger than the Blaise Territory, but it is nowhere near as rich as there.

This is the front line against the orcs, and the Archie family used to run quite well, and with a few rich mineral resources on their backs, they are much better off than Kanna.

The Chert Territory had a population of more than 40,000 before, but after two raids by orc armies, this number dropped to more than 20,000, and although some refugees were accepted along the way, the population could have recovered to about 30,000.

As a result, it is now ravaged by the army of the living dead, and it is really hard to say how many people there are, as far as Ryan is concerned, it is very desolate, and several villages are deserted, and there is not a single living person.

Since there was no local guide, Ryan didn't make any rounds around, and after a cursory look around the perimeter, he led the team straight to the city of Chelt.

As the nest of the Archie family, the city of Chelt was built on a plain, surrounded by flat terrain and endless wheat fields, in which the wheat had already been harvested, although there were no laborers in sight.

The Linton River flows quietly beside the city, and not far from the city there is a large wharf, and the Archie family relies on this river that circulates for several provinces to sell the output of their territory.

This is also the key to their development, speaking of which, the place where Dorman City was established is not far from the Linton River, but no one in the previous lords thought of using it, and even Ryan did not plan it for the time being.

Now that he has the dock of the Chert Territory, he has saved him a lot of trouble, and in the future, after he has full control of this territory, he can consider launching a water trade route.

Chelt City is much larger than Dorman City in terms of area, and it is also a rammed earth wall, but it is much taller and stronger than the previous Dorman City, and has a moat that is more than a foot wide.

Although there are still traces of the aftermath of the war, there is no serious damage to it, and it can be used as long as it is repaired.

Although the heavy city gate was closed, there were many people on the city wall, and the other party had obviously discovered them, and there was some commotion.

Xiyue looked at it and couldn't help but be surprised: "Eh, why is the flag on this city exactly the same as your family?" ”

She had been indifferent to these things, and she was the only one with whom she didn't know that Chert had changed hands.

"That's the flag of the Black family, how about it, it's fitting to plant it here." Ryan had a big smile on his face, and the fat had already entered his mouth.

"Cut, it's embarrassing to say that the design is so ugly." The elf didn't have the idea of saving face for Ryan at all, and the unceremonious complaint made Lord Ryan's face as black as the bottom of the pot, and Tanya and Lilia on the side immediately laughed.

"That's because you don't know how to appreciate." Ryan muttered, then looked at Levi's beside him and said, "You go and identify yourself, don't have any misunderstandings." ”

Levi was just attracted by Denya's laughter, and for a moment he didn't realize that Ryan was talking to him, but Dania was a little embarrassed by his burning gaze and buried her head.

Seeing this, Carvin blew a rogue whistle, looked at the two of them with a wink, and then said to Ryan, "I'll go, sir." ”

By the time Levi realized it, Calvin had already ridden to the city wall, looking at the playful eyes of Ryan and the others, he only felt that his face was a little panicked, and he scratched his head embarrassedly, a little cramped.

Kavin stopped under the city wall and shouted at it: "Lord Baron, who is guarding the current city of Cert, hurry out to greet him." ”

The crowd fell silent, but they didn't know what to do for a while, but Hans showed up in time to find their backbone.

Hans looked at the Calvin below, and then at the banner erected high in front of him, with a hint of joy on his face, and said to the left and right: "It's the Baron who has returned, hurry up and follow me down to greet the Lord Triumphant." ”

The gates were soon opened, and Hans led the defenders of Celt out of the city to meet them......

After entering the city, Ryan was a little disappointed, because although it was larger than Dorman City, the road was still a solid dirt road, which made him a little disgusted.

The city was very quiet, and Ryan couldn't help but look at Hans and said, "Where have all the people in the city gone?" ”

"That's right, after your order was delivered, we took over this place as soon as possible, but the orc invasion was imminent, and we were short of manpower, so the Legion Leader transferred the property and population of the territory back to the Kana Territory after collecting the grain.

Now that the Chert Territory is empty, I am only here to deter the nobles around me and declare our sovereignty. Hans replied respectfully.

Ryan nodded, he found out just now, the defenders here are only five or six hundred people, and guarding a city is simply a fantasy, it is just a way to declare sovereignty to the outside world, and they will withdraw when the orcs come.

"You're doing a great job." Ryan acknowledged their dedication during this time.

"That's what we're supposed to do, it's just ...... What's next for you? ”

"The next thing is naturally to touch those orcs, and let Delai guard a lot of Manchester City, and we will guard Chelt City here." Ryan said in a calm tone.

In fact, the best option is to abandon this empty city for the time being, and concentrate on Dorman City to annihilate these orcs in one fell swoop.

But Ryan had other ideas, he currently had more than 800 people under his command, plus Hans's more than 600 people, which was already a considerable number, and it was enough to defend the city.

In his opinion, the Celt Territory is now his territory, since it is his territory, even if it is an empty city, he will not give it up casually, he just wants to firmly hold the sovereignty in his own hands!

Now he is no longer the one who just arrived in the south, and he really doesn't pay attention to the raids of small groups of orcs.

Hans obviously understood Ryan's intentions, and immediately said excitedly: "That's really good, I have here the latest repeater made by Master Liman, as long as the troops are enough, it can completely annihilate the enemy army." ”

Ryan bowed slightly, Liman's latest achievement, Delai, had already reported to him, with such a killing weapon, a group of orcs who were not even a regular army would naturally be captured.

And the truth is exactly as Ryan expected, on the eighth day of their garrison in Chelt City, an orc army of more than 800 people was slaughtered under the city.

It's just that the result of the battle was a bit unexpected by Ryan, after attacking twice without success, they retreated directly, Ryan looked confused, and he wanted to pursue but was afraid of being a trap, so he had to stay put.

He was worried that the orcs would bypass them and attack the Kana Territory, so he sent scouts to hang far behind them, and the result was again beyond his expectations, and the orcs actually went straight in the direction of the Golden Swallow Flower Leader.

Poor Baron Jin Yanhua, who had just defeated his brothers to inherit the title, was invaded by two orc armies before his ass was hot, but fortunately, Chels pulled him at a critical moment and did not face the crisis of breaking the city.

It's just that Lane doesn't know how much he has paid in this......

It wasn't until November, when the Orcs in Lintonshire had withdrawn, that Ryan led his party back to Dorman City, while Hans stayed behind to continue asserting sovereignty.

Speaking of which, it has been nearly a year since he left the territory, and the changes in the Kana territory are still not small, first of all, the construction of various towns has been completed, and cement has begun to be applied to the infrastructure.

The farmland has also been reclaimed a lot, and the desolate scene of the past is completely gone, because this time Ryan continued to implement the policy of keeping the enemy out, so Hervian and the others did not evacuate the people outside Dorman City, because people can still be seen outside the city now.

Everything is going in a good direction, and he's only been here for a little over two years, but the changes are palpable, and Ryan can only be proud of it.

Thanks to the paving of the concrete road, the march was much faster than before, and the next day it was led back to Dorman City from Chelt.

Delai and Hevean, who had already received the news, had been waiting outside the city with civil and military officials, including Karinman and Sterling.

The triumphant return is naturally gratifying, not to mention that the orcs were cleaned up by the way, so Ryan gave an order, and the whole city carnivaled.

There was also a banquet in the castle to celebrate Ryan's triumph, and it was not surprising that everyone took turns pouring wine, still using white wine, even if he had a good amount of wine, he went straight to the table.

At this time, Sila was able to find an opportunity to contact Ryan, although she was already Ryan's woman, but after all, she was only a servant in her status, so she naturally did not have the qualifications to welcome Ryan and go to the banquet.

Helping Ryan back to the room, Ryan, who had been holding back for almost a year, naturally wouldn't really sleep in a daze, and directly forced out the wine with his fighting spirit and started the great cause of conquest.

A night of boundless spring......

Early the next morning, Lane held a high-level meeting refreshed and listened to the reports of the senior executives of various departments.

Archon Hevian summarized the development of the territory during the year, and although the Lane people were not there, the development of the territory was not left behind.

The first is the addition of a territory, although there is no name, but everyone has already tacitly agreed that the land is their own.

The territory had more than doubled, and the population had swelled to 60,000, a number that surprised Ryan for a moment, and he had estimated that it would be 40,000 or 50,000.

But it was not surprising that Hevian had a detailed report, the territory was originally close to 30,000 people, and Hevian raised this number to 35,000 by buying and selling, sheltering refugees, and encouraging childbirth.

Later, a group of refugees fleeing from the Bress Territory were accepted, about five or six thousand, plus the nearly 20,000 people of the Chert Territory, which was not 60,000 people.

And this is only a conservative estimate, the actual population is much more than this, and it is not modest to say that the Kanna Territory is now second only to Chels in Linton County in terms of population and area, and is already comparable to some small viscounties.

Population is the premise of all development, and with a sufficient number of people, there is room for the grand blueprint in Lane's heart.

In terms of territory income, Ryan was not disappointed, and the grain of the two territories was piled up in the warehouses of Kana Territory, even if there was no harvest next year, 60,000 people would not have to worry about running out of food to eat.

The sugar trade has not been interrupted, but has expanded the size of the trade, with Chels and Brandon taking hundreds of thousands of pounds of goods during the year, with a total income of more than 30,000 Kindler.

Commercial taxes and other miscellaneous taxes also added up to a small 2,000 Jindler, and the big merchant Zog also made a lot of money by selling paper and liquor, bringing Ryan more than 8,000 Jindler's income.

After calculating it, the Cana Collar has actually reached more than 40,000 Kindler's terrifying income in a year, which has surpassed some viscountdoms, which is staggering.

And that's not counting the wealth transferred by the Celt Leader, all in all, Ryan made a lot of money!

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(End of chapter)