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Lying gun, lying gun...... The baboon just gave us a chapter push the day before yesterday, and it turned out to be a comparison party......

Well, style of this thing, some people like it, some people don't like it, but that's all free, if you impose your own preferences on others, it's not very suitable, we're just a writer with limited ability, I just want to write a little thing I like, you look comfortable, I'm happy, recommend it to others, I'm even happier, but if you recommend my things, but to belittle others, I can only hurt internally. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)

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The half-charred corpse was lifted off his horse, gurgling out a dozen feet, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood and burning, and the sight before him suffocated Matullus, who stood in the street and began to vomit, almost vomiting his stomach.

Edward's eyebrows furrowed, he had intended to inflict a little damage and deter the idiots, so he used a lightning spell in the staff - but apparently he underestimated what the lich had sacrificed in exchange for the devil, and although this lightning circle was the least energy-intensive one he had induced, it was not something that an ordinary person could withstand.

But he doesn't care much, this guy in front of him should be the person in charge of the territory, eighty percent is a bandit leader, or a vicious mercenary, he just read a little bit of this guy's thoughts, it seems that there is a mercenary group name such as a demon wolf, and then there is full of malice, and it is not a trouble to kill it.

Obviously, this effect was enough to shock the audience - more than a dozen big men were not frightened, but directly stupid.

A magician...... What is the concept?

The aristocracy had the right to kill the commoners. Although in principle, the other party must offend his majesty, but it is just a matter of making up some reason after killing someone, as for a magician, the gods are above. They can even kill nobles at will, what reason do they have for these commoners? Not to mention that there are only a dozen people on his side, even if it is dozens or hundreds, it is not the difference between a spell for a mage? Not to mention the heavily armed figures behind him.

"Hey, boy Edward, are you going to fight? Leave me some? I haven't been in a fight in days, and my forehand is tickling......"

Roars and loud metal grinding sounds rang out. It completely destroyed their nerves, so before the dwarves wielding big axes could rush in front of them, these mercenaries rolled off their horses and fell to their knees. Throw a few swords in your hand far away. Even the few tattered thick cloth clothes that were used as defense on his body were untied.

"This is a surrender? It's too bad, isn't it? Can't there be a kind of person who comes out to practice with Uncle Ben?"

When the dwarf creaked up the hillside, he saw a group of unarmed captives, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He waved the huge spear and axe in his hand and shouted violently, and the white blade of the axe swept over the heads of the unfortunate people who were kneeling on the ground, causing them to scream. One of them, who was particularly timid, almost peed his pants and shouted in a panic. "I ...... We also have a couple of brothers in the back house...... No, I mean I can...... Let them come over ......"

But by this time, the terrible star had turned into a cloud of smoke and dust and rolled over the mountain. It seems that I can't hear what he's shouting.

The psychic warlock shook his head, a little helpless about this guy. But it was just a few mercenaries anyway, and he was happy with the dwarves after thinking about it.

This time. The civilians were finally gathered.

What is surprising is that there are at least 500 people in the dilapidated houses of less than 100 rooms, but even if you add the number of people in the fields and behind the street houses, there are less than 700, this number is far less than the recorded population, and most of them are old people and children, and the proportion of young and middle-aged people is less than a quarter.

Most of them were malnourished and incapable of working, and when they were summoned to the hillside in front of the castle, they looked at the lord in fine clothes, and the group of soldiers in front of him, who had usually flaunted their might, but were now tied up into rice dumplings...... Their only reaction was to fall to their knees, touch their heads to the ground, and tremble.

"I, Edward Vincent, am now your lords! Now I am also my people, and I will give you a chance to live, and in the same way, I want them to give me something in return. Edward frowned and announced. "What do you know? Carpenters, stonemasons, or those who can read and write, or those who can do arithmetic, or those who hunt and ride horses, you can do it. If you have a skill, I can give you three meals. Nothing but children will get out of my territory. ”

The rolling waves were like thunder, making everyone stunned again. After a while, the old blacksmith Hans was the first to reminisce: "My lord, I asked you, and I answered well, there is a reward for black bread!"

It seems that food is here or an absolute hard currency, which can buy a lot of things—a commoner with gray hair but a wrinkled face was the first to speak. "I ...... I am a carpenter in the village. I can do all the carpentry work, just give me the tools and I can do it. ”

"Okay, stay here, and you will be my servant from now on. Edward pointed to his side lightly and said, "Five silver coins a month, from now until you die, do you agree?"

Agreed? This guy's face was full of snot and tears all of a sudden! One silver coin? Even a full-grown strong man in Black Hawk County would earn only two silver coins a month at the best of his life. What dare he, an old carpenter, talk about? The old man nodded again and again, and stood beside Edward in a cheerful manner.

"I'm also a carpenter, I've learned carpentry, and I can make ...... of large household goods" "I used to be a hunter, as long as I let me into the woods, I can hand in ten pieces a month, no, twenty fine skins......" "I am a blacksmith's apprentice......" Someone took the lead, and the poor people suddenly came alive, and their dark eyes burst into light, and they all stood up, vying for the mercy of the new lord to hire him.

With a flick of his hand, Edward threw them to the half-elf Meliane, and then continued to give orders.

"From now on. Everyone, including children under the age of sixteen, has a skill, whether it is hunting. Carpentry or ironwork can be exempted from the first year's taxes!" Edward's floating in the air was already enough to amaze the commoners who had never seen the world, and this promise of tax exemption made them even more ecstatic. Well, this way, most families can have enough to eat.

"Second, all children over the age of twelve and under the age of sixteen, male and female, as long as they are my people. As long as you are willing to learn technology and knowledge in my school, and become a good blacksmith or a brave soldier, you can get a stipend of five copper coins a month!" and there was another deafening cheer. So. Children who have always been seen as a burden can also bring a lot of income to their families, especially girls.

"Thirdly, whoever can find a mineral deposit that can be exploited, or a valuable tree. Schools of fish, herbs...... You can get a 10% property right to it. Edward continued. However, the civilians apparently did not understand what this property represented and what it meant for them, so Edward changed his tune and shouted. "Or a reward for a gold coin. And so the civilians thundered again.

"Fourth, from now on. They gave me a place to dig a hole for all the garbage in front of and behind the house, and then everyone had to bathe once every three days. Otherwise, they will be driven out of the territory!"

Then, there was another thunderclap - not cheers, but footsteps, and everyone, including the old and the children, had already run away......

"Wouldn't it be nice to give them some food and settle them down tomorrow? Tomorrow I'm going to move the people, who are also poor, but they are much better off than these guys, and give them work? Can they do better than the half-elf craftsmen? It's a hassle to keep them healthy. ”

The dust that kicked up made the half-elf choke again, and she waved her little hand and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Actually, for most of the construction, I don't even need your gang," Edward smiled, "but the things in the territory are not so simple calculations, you must give them some room for exchange, otherwise, plain handouts will only create a group of lazy insects." Edward stretched out his hand to brush away a smear of dust from Miss Half-Elf's head, and said with a smile:

"Isn't it better to be unhealthy......? Wouldn't you like to preach the glory of your God? Throw them a few healing techniques, and I'm sure they'll weep and kowtow to your god. ”

"It's Belle Lena, at least call her Ma'am!" but aren't they too few?"

"Missionary preaching is not a one-day affair. Starting small is the only way to gain a firm backbone...... What are you laughing at, what's on my face?"

"Hee-hee...... Because Edward Ling has always been lazy, I thought Ling had no interest in the territory, but from just now to now, Ling seems to be more suitable to be a lord than most people I have seen, e......h" The little girl laughed,

Edward tugged at the corners of his mouth, but didn't speak.

It's true that he doesn't really care about a piece of territory now, in fact, it's a bit of a burden for him, but if you think about it, it's actually not bad - in fact, once upon a time, owning a piece of territory of his own was one of his dreams.

Well, who wouldn't, go to a magical continent, have a powerful power to defy the gods, and then find a territory of your own, build a beautiful castle, and live in it with the girl you like, with the door facing the sea......

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly felt a little stunned.

“...... Well, Edward, there seems to be something wrong here. Miss Half-Elf blinked, and pulled him out of his train of thought casually: "What about these guys? Do you need to inform the Blackhawk family?"

"No, I don't have to. Edward thought for a moment, "Unless the Duke really has nothing to do, he will come to me and worry about being a poor man who wants to be the territory of his pants." What's more, I guess this place may have been abandoned a long time ago, and the so-called taxes are just a group of mercenaries who oppressed these hapless people in the name of Blackhawk. ”

"My lord, this ...... There is one thing. I don't know, should I say this......" The old blacksmith who had been standing by suddenly opened his mouth at this time.

"What?"

"Actually, this place has indeed been under the jurisdiction of the Blackhawk family all along. Year...... Oh, probably two years ago. Although this place is poor, it is still an ordinary town, and the population is not small, at least twice as much as it is now......" After eating a large piece of jerky, the old man's spirit seems to have recovered a lot, and his mouth is more neat: "However, after being attacked by demons, it has decayed, and the acting lord does not allow us to relocate." Later, some of the people fled, so even the tools in the village were confiscated, so now they can only grow some beans and barely make ends meet......"

"Demons, what kind of demons?" Edward frowned.

"We don't know. Lord Lord, it was the middle of the night, and there was not even a moonlight, and no one knew what it was, and the earthen fence outside was useless anyway. The soldiers stationed here, as well as the boys in the village, fired a round of rockets, but instead burned down half of the original house, and the stored grain and rice seeds were gone...... We hid all night. When it was dawn, he came out to see, but except for the corpses. Nothing was found. ”

The old man led Edward across the hill and pointed to the faint ruins of a part of the back. It seems that this is the original site of this village, and it has been a long time, and the rain has been cleaned, but the traces of charred black are still faintly visible: "Since that time, it has been rumored that this place has been cursed by the devil, and later, people who hunt in the woods, pick wild vegetables, etc., will also disappear inexplicably, and the caravan that came here has been attacked, so few people here come, and the young people began to flee from the village gradually, and the steward who is in charge of this place invited the group of mercenaries...... Mercenaries are stationed here, and no one is allowed to escape. ”

Edward narrowed his eyes.

Demons or something, he naturally didn't believe it, although it wasn't completely impossible. But the probability is too low - and if it were true, then I am afraid that this place would have been razed a long time ago.

It's just that if there are any local demonic beasts here, they have to guard against it - the civilians don't have any force, so some goblins, kobolds and the like are enough to give them a headache, and after a few fewer people, they will panic and uneasy, and the living environment will be affected strictly.

And the best way to do that is to strengthen the defenses.

But if what the old blacksmith said was true...... Even if it's only half real, you can't just rely on a simple wooden fortress to defend against these guys, at least you need a hybrid civil structure.

But to build such a fortress, even if it is only the size of a village, it is not a simple matter, if it is only by hand, without a year or two, it is impossible to complete a prototype - and this must be under the condition that the manpower and materials are complete, if it is just a group of laymen slowly groping to do, then I am afraid that a prototype can only be built in a year or two. And the main body is only an easy-to-mold material like wood.

Well, my thinking seems to be a little limited? And it seems that there is something in preparation before that can deal with this?

Edward pulled a scroll from his waist. With the activation of spiritual power, a yellow light hit the ground, and with the pull of Edward's palm, a stone wall dozens of feet long was erected on the ground. But he immediately shook his head - the effect of the stone shaping technique is not bad, but even if this scroll is from the hand of the ** master, the effect is still too small - if he wants to make some buildings in a short period of time, he will need the cooperation of at least a dozen mages!

So, do you want to hire a few mages in the academy to help?

"I feel the fluctuations of the earth element, my user, what are you doing?"

A strange squeak sounded, and with the sound, a small head poked out of Edward's pocket, and the earth elemental creature climbed onto Edward's shoulder with a deft jump.

"Architecture, I need to build a castle. Edward replied with some absent-mindedness.

"Oh, it doesn't seem to be difficult, but to be precise, the way you do it is a bit lacking, efficient. ”

"Can you do this job?"

Edward was stunned, and couldn't help but be happy in his heart after accommodating it, complaining about how he forgot about this guy - although he didn't know what specific kind of thing this thing was, the identity of elemental creatures was absolutely impossible to escape, and in those monster books, such creatures all had some control abilities related to essential elements.

"To be precise, if it's for the shaping of stone like Ling just now, then it's a simple job for me. The little red stone writhed...... Well, Edward guessed, he was nodding, "If there were enough earth elements, then I could do it in three days and nights, but now, I'm afraid it will take a long time to draw energy." ”

"It doesn't matter, just dry it slowly, just start with the easier part. Edward said.

The stone elemental creature jumped off his shoulder and disappeared into the ground in the blink of an eye.

But what happened next, apparently that was a bit out of control.

After a few breaths, the ground began to rumble! Then there was a terrible shaking! Even Edward was a little unsteady on his feet for a moment!

"I'll ......" his eyes widened as he watched the ground in front of him as the sand and dust were dyed ultramarine in an instant—the blades of grass were shaken off, revealing the cyan slabs below, like soft monsters, and then, with a piercing rumble, a great crack opened in the ground!

The big mouth moved twice as if chewing, and then spit out in dissatisfaction!

No, it was actually a round stone wall of azure that rumbled from the ground and formed a circular spire, and then the tower...... In just three breaths, a tower at least sixty feet tall had risen from the ground, and in scope, it was even several times larger than the original dilapidated castle, encompassing the entire top of the slope......!

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