GLP Town, Witte Castle.

The territory here was originally a baronial fief given by the Grand Duke of Bauhinia to Master Wit.

Now, after the Silgrinders rebelled against the Duchy of Cass, the town has become their family's lair.

Geographically, GLP is located close to the southern part of the Dark Forest, separated from the border city of Visalia of the Duchy of Cass, and to the north is protected by the Lair of Darkness and the Centaurs from the kingdom. This location is arguably the safest place in the wilderness plains.

In terms of population economy, the Silgrinder family consciously moved more people to GLP Town over the years, and now GLP Town has a population of nearly 50,000, or almost 60,000 if you count the population of the scattered villages around the town. A small town of this size can already be called a city.

And as the town of GLP, which has the title of the town of adventurers in the wasteland, the number and quality of adventurers here are also the largest and highest. Coupled with the invasion of the Centaurs and the Lair of Darkness, some of the adventurers who used to make a living in the northern and central parts of the wasteland are now gathered here, which further promotes the prosperity of GLP.

"Don't worry about the Duchy of Cass for the time being, according to the current situation, the Grand Duke of Bauhinia will not only have no benefit to them in exterminating our Silgrind family, but will also put pressure on both the Dark Lair and the Centaur Clan to return to the construction of the territory."

In the hall of the castle, Roy, who was the patriarch of the family, looked around and said calmly.

In the hall, dozens of core members of the family gathered together, nodded in agreement when they heard the words, and then turned the topic to the construction and development of the territory.

"Now that the population of GLP has reached the basic requirements of the city, but the city walls, towers, and some infrastructure are not enough, I suggest that a group of mage apprentices be recruited in the territory to speed up the construction of GLP. In addition, the population of all the territories in the southern part of the wasteland is only 500,000 people when combined, and the population is the fundamental, so we must not only hype up more births and more fertility, but also deepen the contact with those slave hunters to obtain more young and strong people."

"Now that the number of adventurers in our territory has surged, we must pay attention to security control, and the number of tasks released must also be reasonably increased, otherwise these adventurers will not be able to make money here, and they will definitely run away from these adventurers in the end, but they will occupy at least half of our source of income."

"I also have a suggestion, now that the situation has stabilized, the wasteland will not be able to make great changes in the short term, and we must seek to develop new territories. I think we can carve out a city out of the dark forest."

This last suggestion was made by Wilson. As Roy's youngest son, he is also the most talented junior in the family today, and he is the second senior professional in the family besides Roy's patriarch, and his speech attracted the attention of everyone present.

Roy touched his beard, looked at Wilson, and said with some surprise, "Wilson, why do you have this thought?" ”

Build a city in the middle of a dark forest. How difficult is that? Wilson's idea of how much effort and resources it would take to solve environmental problems alone is a bit of a fantasy.

This is also the subconscious thinking of everyone here. No, except for the Witt mage, who often frequented the Dark Forest, his heart suddenly moved after hearing Wilson's words, and his eyes lit up, and he felt that Wilson's proposal seemed to be really possible.

And Wilson didn't sell it, looked around, and said bluntly,

"This is not a simple human city, I think we can build a multi-racial mixed city These days, you have also seen the quality of the Dragon's Lair monster warriors, they are more pure than humans in other aspects, except for being a little savage, and there is not much pressure to have a conversation

And I often go in and out of the dark forest, I have been to the Black Blood Valley, and I have also been to the mountain stream territory, they are still in a backward tribal mode, if our Hygrindand family can change the backward model of the dragon's nest, it is completely possible to expand the dragon's nest power by five times, or even ten times in the next ten years, and our family can also get huge benefits from it, the construction of the dragon's nest city involves all aspects, as a newcomer, this is a huge cake that no one else competes for us"

Wilson said everything he was thinking, and then looked at the others with some trepidation. The main thing is to look at his father.

Some people opened their mouths to say something, but saw that Patriarch Roy was still pondering, so they chose to keep silent.

After a while, a voice came from the Lord's seat,

"Not a bad idea." Roy's eyes showed his appreciation for his son Wilson without any concealment, and when he saw the smile on Wilson's face, his tone changed suddenly, and said,

"It's a pretty good idea, if this thing is done well, we Heatherlander family will prosper for at least hundreds of thousands of years, but, Wilson, this thing seems simple, but it may be more difficult to actually do than to build a human giant city from scratch."

"Father, no matter how hard it is, I want to try it." Wilson was silent for a moment, then said in a resolute tone.

There was a burning ambition in his eyes. At the age of twenty-seven, he became a high-level professional, and coupled with these years of rich experience, he gradually began to feel that the Hirgrin family was too small, the wilderness plains were too small, and the Duchy of Cass was too small!

All in all, Wilson felt that he was young and had the strength and talent to make an earth-shattering career.

"The bloodline of Lord Black Dragon King is the best catalyst, make good use of this, fast for decades, slow for a hundred years, our Dragon Nest force will also become one of the overlords of the continent." Wilson thought to himself.

Wilson saw farther and saw more clearly.

Instead of caring about the family's immediate interests, it is better to bother to push the 'big tree' on which the family is backed, so that this 'big tree' can grow vigorously and flourish, so as to give back to the family.

"Well, this matter will be carried out by you as the main person, and the resources and manpower in the family can be mobilized. All. Roy looked deeply at his youngest son and said slowly.

When this decision was made, everyone present was secretly surprised.

"Father, I think this matter is too risky, and I still need to think about it carefully." A middle-aged man stood up on the side, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, his body was strong and strong, and he was two meters three tall, like a little giant.

Harry, a ninth-level pinnacle warrior, is forty-eight years old and Roy's eighth son.

Wilson, who was still excited, heard someone objecting, looked in the direction of the voice, and when he saw that it was his brother Harry, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

The family that can thrive and develop progressively, most of the people in the clan must be working hard in one place.

But after all, it's only the majority.

There may be six hearts and minds between the three of them, let alone hundreds of people in a family, and it is impossible for all of them to be in harmony.

"Brother, you have to be clear, now that our Silgrinder family has long been standing on the cliff, it is ridiculous to talk about risks and seek stability at this time." Wilson said coldly.

Harry's eagle eyes looked at Wilson, his face expressionless, "It is precisely because the family is already on the cliff that I want to make the cliff more stable and safe, instead of taking the initiative to knock on the iron pickaxe, saying that there is precious ore under the cliff, if there is no ore, the cliff will become crumbling." ”

The two brothers went toe-for-tat and did not retreat.

The rest of the people were silent when they saw this, and they did not intend to get involved in this competition of interests.

In other words, the factions present have long been clear.

The radicals led by Wilson, the traditionalists led by Harry, and the neutrals. Now the neutral factions are not mixed up, while the other two factions are fighting openly and secretly.

Roy, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at this scene and his expression did not change.

Families need to compete, as long as the purpose of this competition is to make the family better.

"Okay, I think what Harry said makes sense, so be it, each of you two has half of the family resources, and do things boldly according to your own ideas, I want to see what results you two can toss, and whether you can satisfy me." Roy said lightly.

What?

Everyone was taken aback, and Patriarch Roy obviously meant that he wanted to abdicate when he said this. And who will be the head of the family after the abdication?

It is clear who makes the greater results, and who inherits.

At this moment, Roy's other children also had a certain thought flashing in their eyes, especially the heirs who also controlled some power themselves, and their hearts began to stir. Roy's children are dozens of them, excluding those who died young, and among the rest, there are as many as ten heirs who have a certain amount of power in their hands.

"As long as it's my children, you can all let go of your hands and feet to make a career, and I want a vibrant and competitive family more than a lifeless family." Roy said with a smile, and suddenly his words changed,

"Of course, I want to use the right means, if there is any kind of conspiracy."

Although Roy didn't say it completely, the coldness in his eyes made everyone present feel cold.

No one would doubt that if anyone really dared to go against the wishes of the Roy Patriarch, then the Roy Patriarch would not show mercy.

The answer is definitely not.

This is true even for biological sons.

Otherwise, how could the Heatgrinder family have developed rapidly and steadily in these years? During this period, there were no traitors, but they were all ruthlessly disposed of by Roy.

Among them are even one of Roy's sons and a grandson.

The family meeting ended, and everyone dispersed.

Outside the door, Wilson and Harry looked at each other and didn't speak.

But both of them must have a lot of energy in their hearts.

"Stupid brother, he will only focus on the small profits of the moment." Wilson sneered in his heart.

"A child who hasn't grown up all the hair, thinks that a strong cultivation talent can represent everything? He encouraged his father to do such a risky thing! Harry's heart was dark and cold.

Then the two parted ways, and after each receiving half of the family's resources and manpower, they immediately embarked on their chosen business.

Wilson's business naturally was to build a great city in the middle of the dark forest that could accommodate many intelligent races.

Harry's career is a continuation of the family's old traditions. Weapons shops, custom shops, enchantment shops, etc., as well as slaves, populations, ores, etc., in the territory.

However, Harry was not immutable, and after careful consideration, he decided to have his reliable men assemble a caravan, and then directed the caravan to quietly go to the middle of the continent.

The middle of the continent is the center of the Taal plane, where the area is vast and there are many races, orcs, humans, dwarves, elves, and all kinds of evil, good, neutral forces, and rare races.

Both sides held their back and worked hard.

Thousands of kilometers deep into the dark forest, between the two thousand zhang peaks, there is a small plain of fertile black soil.

This is where the mountain stream dragon's nest is located.

On this day, Wilson arrived with a team of several hundred people.

As the head of the territory, Shiki personally came forward to meet with Wilson. Ordinary people are naturally not worthy of Shiki's reception, but Wilson can, not because he is Roy's son, but because he is a high-ranking professional.

And the dragon's nest only values strength. Here, only the strong have a higher status.

"What's in these wagons?" Shiki stood beside Wilson, asking in a familiar and natural tone.

The party who contacted the Dragon's Lair was originally Master Witt, and later Wilson also studied with Wit, and gradually Wilson and the Dragon's Lair became familiar with each other. Especially with Shi Ji, who is the chief manager, the relationship between the two has been quite good after five or six years.

"It's some liquor and plain clothes, and some bottles and cans." Wilson said with a smile.

Hearing this, Shi Ji was slightly stunned, and said strangely, "The dragon's nest doesn't have any need for these things, wine is not as good as a piece of cured meat, and in terms of clothes, the animal skins in the tribe are completely sufficient, whether it is warmth or defense, it is more practical than those ordinary clothes among you humans." ”

"You would be wrong, as long as it is an intelligent being, in addition to meeting the most basic living conditions, it will definitely pursue richer material enjoyment, and sometimes, it is not possible to measure the role of a commodity by whether it is more practical." Wilson smiled.

"Perhaps." Shiki was noncommittal. As a monster that has always survived in the wild, it demands greater efficiency from itself and from its tribe.

For example, in terms of food, the monsters of the Dragon's Lair have to learn to eat the ores, plants, and soil that have been ground and crushed since childhood, and have developed this habit since childhood. And the purpose is nothing more than to save the tribe's food expenses.

The price required to achieve this goal is only abdominal pain and slow digestion, and after getting used to it, it is the same thing.

Another example is the stuff of sake.

In Shi Ji's eyes, this kind of liquid, which consumes a lot of grain to brew, is simply a waste, so the entire Dragon Lair force prohibits the consumption of fruits or grains to make wine, and it is a felony to violate it.

"Hehe, Leader Shiji, you and the warriors will know if what I said is right or wrong after using it for a while." Wilson smiled mysteriously.

(End of chapter)