In the beginning, it was just a need for the port.

Both the Ice Port of Wakiri and the newly acquired Flying Fish Port are much better than the Port of Dum, and both have unique geographical advantages.

The best thing is definitely the natural harbor topography of the Kingdom of Haisenli, a deep-water harbor can save a lot of manpower and material resources.

Today, the port of the ferry has been transformed by the great prophet and has become one of the wonders.

Inside a high-rise building in Port Dum

Dressed in aristocratic maiden costumes, Saril walked up to Lawrence.

"Lawrence, how long are we going to stay here?"

Sariel doesn't want to stay here anymore and has been staying for about a week now.

Lawrence looked inquiring, "What's wrong?" Isn't there a big bath here, there is also food and drink, and we are all here, always thinking about what to do back to do? ”

Sariel understood that Lawrence was right, and lowered her head a little awkwardly, "I still think it's good at home." ”

Lawrence looked at Sariel with a strange look, "Sariel, this is our home, and our home is not only the house in Oak City, theoretically any mountain cave, wooden shack and hut in the country of stars is our home. ”

"If you feel strange here, you can't get used to it, then you can make it what you like, you can arrange it as you like, whatever you like."

Lawrence still has a lot to do, such as the construction of new ships, the overseeing of Winged Harbor, the material support for the front line of En'er Harbor, and the education of the younger generation in the territory.

The witches can't do these things, and the maids can't do it well, and only Lawrence can do it.

"I'll try." Sariel still wanted to go home, a little depressed.

Lawrence said: "You just think I went out to farm, you wait for me at home, there is no difference between now and before, I must have to work, you can continue to clean up the house." ”

"Whether it's Oak City or here, it's our home, and we'll come here often, it's not a church guest house, it's not a tavern, it's our house, and I'm sure we're the only ones living here."

Lawrence understood Sariel's thoughts and explained, "Just like when I first went to your house, I didn't like you at first, so I always wanted to have my own house. ”

"Now you feel that this place is strange and unaccustomed, mainly because you feel that you can't fit in here, in fact, it doesn't matter, you are still a noble lady here, and you are the Sariel that everyone knows."

"Whether it's cows, sheep, livestock, things you can do, friends and maids, it's all here."

"This house is where we often come to stay, and you can stay as long as you want."

The main reason for feeling strange is the sense of belonging, such as the mountain wind manor at the beginning, and the later Oak City, which are very accustomed to from the beginning, and have a sense of belonging.

Accustomed to living in Oak City for a few years now, he is not used to the original cottage and manor, and he does not want to go back to live there.

With Lawrence's explanation, Saliel soon realizes that this is also her home, not someone else's ferry port.

After using a conversation to solve Sariel's troubles of wanting to return home, Lawrence continued to study the mountains and landscapes of the North.

There is very little flat land in the north, and most of the area is mountainous and forested.

These forests and mountains are so numerous that they isolate most of the area, leaving only a few walking paths in the area at the foot of the mountains.

There are certainly areas in the mountains that are suitable for farming and living, just like the ancient mountain villages.

Some of the more important workshops, such as saltpeter and gunpowder workshops, and experimental farms for cultivating seeds, can be carried out in ravines to prevent the relevant technology from being found by the outside world.

In addition, there must be other mountain tribes in the forest of Agama, and there may be some wizards and warriors among them, so it is easier to prevent them by finding out in advance.

It is also necessary to investigate the flora and fauna in the depths of the mountains, and this task can be left to adventurers.

"When will the troublesome war end......

Lawrence walked over to the window of his office and looked out at the city.

One of the tallest buildings in Ferry Harbour, it sits like a castle on a hill with a commanding view of the town below and the marina in the distance.

"Whether I win or lose, the next step is to develop honestly, so that I can save some worries."

"There should be 80,000 this year, and 90,000 next fall."

Lawrence shook his head helplessly, changed into white clothes with sunscreen, put on a masked white mask, and went to the cement factory and shipyard to help.

***

Port of Enr

Fryce felt it was almost time.

"The bread deliverer brought news of the Prophet, and the Prophet sent another thousand!"

Crete asked, "Where are the people?" ”

The rest of the people were concerned, and Grace said, "Now we have 4,000 people here!" No matter where you are, there's no problem! ”

Fryce smiled and said, "It's our old friends, Rodney and Duland, they brought a thousand elites to help, all men who have fought in battle." ”

Hearing that it was the warrior from Siddle's side before, several leaders nodded and smiled reassuringly.

Rodney and Durand have cooperated with the Land of Stars many times, and they are also very familiar with several generals, especially Durella and Vachiris, led by Fryce and others.

Cooperation with the Siddlers is much easier and more convenient than cooperation with the foresters, and the two sides speak the same language, so there is no problem in communication.

For example, the Wave Kingdom and the reinforcements of the Flying Fish Harbor have certain communication problems.

Not only is it a communication problem, but the combat power is also higher than the Siddlers, especially this time there are many old people from the Lovin Kingdom, these people have more combat experience.

Fryce quickly looked at the three men, who had been silent most of the time.

Larrick, Roman, Kelda.

These three people are the three commanders of the port area designated by Lawrence, and they are responsible for the logistics distribution of grain in the port area, the construction of craftsmen, and the management of ships.

In terms of combat, Fryce and others discussed it themselves, and the commanders that everyone urgently needed at present still did not arrive, and many things could only be discussed, and they could not find a backbone.

If there had been a backbone earlier, it would have been played out a long time ago, instead of just making a small fight like this all the time.

The three commanders are still silent, they are not good at wars, they are only good at their own fields, so they don't want to command blindly, and they are even more unwilling to take on this kind of responsibility.

The rest of the people have not tried to recommend themselves, and they stood up with their wine glasses and said that the big guy listens to me, I promise how to do it, and it will be my failure to do it.

But no one listened.

Even Fryce doesn't have this qualification, it's okay to make a small fuss, and some risky things can't be implemented at all unless everyone agrees.

After a few more days, Rodney and Durand came over with a large army.

Because it was summer, most of Rodney's reinforcements were dressed in thin linen clothes and armed with rudimentary weapons.

After the team of more than five people, the weapons and equipment of the armed forces are a huge expense, and what is even more troublesome is that this thing is still worn out and can be missing.

"It's a good time for you to come!" Fryce happily welcomed Rodney and the others, "I've got the meat ready for a drink!" ”

Rodney and Fryce have known each other for a long time, and said with a smile: "Good! ”

The two sides soon got into the game eating meat and drinking, and soon Rodney talked about his troubles.

"We don't have enough weapons this time, some of them are still made of wood and stone, they need about one or two hundred weapons, just give them some, I promise these people will use these weapons to cut off the heads of the Glan."

Fryce smiled: "No problem, the prophet gave us a lot of weapons, I can't give you armor, but the sword and axe are fine, as long as you can win!" ”

Rodney praised, "Thank you to the merciful prophet! ”

Fryce raised his glass, "Thank you for the merciful prophet, drink!" ”

Rodney saw that he was still so generous and talkative, and smiled and drank a glass of ale.

"What kind of ale is this? Much better than the ones we drank! Rodney looked at the remaining ale in his glass, which was still bubbly.

Fryce was used to drinking it for a long time, and said casually: "It's sparkling ale, the brewing method in Durella Cathedral, those people just like to study this, if you like it, I can give you ten barrels." ”

Durand took a sip and felt that it tasted very good, "Bring me ten barrels too, I'll bring them when I go back." ”

"No problem." Fryce agreed directly, and talked about the trouble here, "We lack a person here who can take us to war, and now more than 5,000 people are enough to fight the noble territory of the Glan Kingdom!" ”

Although Durand is a martial artist, he is not a person with only brute strength in his head.

"Who's in charge here?" Durand asks a very crucial question.

There is usually a commander or overseer, a character that has been around since the first time he worked with Lawrence's men, and has always played an important role.

Fryce replied, "No, now we need someone who can take us out!" ”

Durand quickly shook his head, "This is what nobles should do, I don't mean knighthoods, it's only the prophet or the people appointed by the prophet, we are only responsible for the war." ”

Rodney was of the same opinion, they also had Earl of Stahl on their heads, now the Duke of Trandahoof, who was not fit to act on his own.

Especially now that there are not only the Vakiri, but also the Siddle and Durella, as well as reinforcements from the Forester and the Wave Kingdom, and three nearby countries.

All kinds of languages are messy, and they are divided into multiple forces, and now it is a miracle to be able to live together in harmony without fighting and making trouble, and if you want to go out to fight together, you must have a leader who can convince everyone.

Fryce had no choice but to send his men back to report the situation to Lawrence.

Now not only Frys, but the rest are also waiting for an order, a permission.

There were enough people to fight, there were plenty of supplies, and the willingness to fight was very strong, so there was a lack of permission.

Lawrence didn't want to take charge of the expedition himself, but he was not a fool of the bag, and soon sent Alekmu, Seravon, and Beoff to command.

Alikmu was in charge of strategy, Beov was in charge of battlefield command, and Seravin was in charge of logistics coordination.

Not only to people, but also to transport a large number of dom sheep to the past, borrowed more than 400 dom sheep from the Hasenli Kingdom and the Hokuriku Kingdom, and gathered a thousand cavalry.

The Kingdom of Io used to provide a hundred Dom sheep every year, and over the years, the Kingdom of Stars has integrated the power of Vakiri and Pig's Trotter City, and the family has become very rich.

After spending two months training the cavalry, relying on the boar army composed of twenty large wild boars and the mobility of a thousand cavalry, every time after defeating the troops of the Kingdom of Gran on land, they can quickly catch up and chase the deserters on the side of the road, and continue to expand the results of the battle.

In ancient times, when the loser's side fled, most of the pursuers were infantry, and after the battle, both sides actually did not have much physical strength, so most of them were often able to escape.

The appearance of cavalry can make the losing side pay a heavier price.

Moreover, the Boar Legion, a large legion, is very restrained from the charge of the Dom Sheep Legion.

The timid cavalry and the indomitable cavalry are two arms.

Without cavalry, even if the victory is won, it will not hurt the opponent's foundation, and the loser retreats to regroup, and soon attacks and harasses again.

Cavalry can quickly enter the battlefield, especially restraining pirates and barbarians who raid houses and houses, and stab these land-running brutes to death.

Lawrence knew very well what the class of troops to restrain the barbarians was, so after knowing that the other party had ace cavalry, he also gave his men a stronger cavalry lineup.

Can run, fight, shoot, and change positions.

As long as the domes and the boars do not get seasick or lose their temper, the barbarian cavalry can use their mobility to the extreme.

The two sides soon fought from the vicinity of the port of Enr to the kingdom of Deco, and from the kingdom of Deco to the kingdom of Gran.

In the eighth year of the new calendar, autumn

The kingdom of Gran, which had occupied two counties, sent emissaries in the hope of a truce for a while.

Lawrence decisively refused.

The news reached the kingdom of Gran, and soon the king was assassinated by the snub prince.

The new king, Franz, declares that the old king is controlled by witchcraft and that the culprit of the war is the evil Dawn Church wizards, and frees his younger siblings, Princess Isabella and Prince William.

Lawrence still did not accept it, and at this time, the kingdom of Durela, the kingdom of Haisenli, the kingdom of Deco, the kingdom of Kocako, and the kingdom of Haisenli all sent a large number of reinforcements to join the victor's side.

An army of 30,000 barbarians soon stormed the royal capital, killing a group of people from the royal family and dividing the treasures of the palace.

The war soon ended, and Lawrence took possession of two counties and a royal county, choosing forgiveness for the remaining areas, retaining their domains and titles for as long as they wished to join the Church of the Stars.

The Gran people at the bottom don't care about winning or losing at all, they only care about when the war will end, and it doesn't make a difference who the lord on the head is anyway.

As long as they don't pay taxes and die in the name of war, these people don't care about substitution, let alone rebel.

***

The expansion of the territory did not make Lawrence happy, this time his side died more than 2,000 people in the war, although many of them were prisoners who joined the party just after surrendering, but the losses on his side were also very large.

These are the future of the territory, and they are also the basic plates.

Now there are only three or four thousand men who can fight in the country of stars, especially in the town of Phumixiu and Ferry Harbor, and most of the rest are men who have just joined, or a very large number of women and children.

"I can't afford such a big consumption, so let's continue to recuperate."

Lawrence was very depressed, but when he saw those who had returned triumphantly, he quickly forgot his troubles and became a part of the joy, opening the celebration banquet and drinking party.

After all, it's people, it's not numbers, it's not playing games.

Lawrence felt that he had worked very hard during this time, and he readily accepted a few beautiful female captives brought back by his subordinates, and then drank and sang with the barbarians, and showed off the strength he had exercised in farming for half a year!

Although there were people singing and dancing at the banquet, Lawrence and the others preferred to watch the female captives dance.

Barbarians and kings who stand in the posture of victors are stupid to sympathize with these female captives who have taken the initiative to declare war.

It doesn't matter if ordinary people and peasants are doing better, if these nobles can live better after surrendering, then don't the dead die in vain? I didn't invite these men and women from the Kingdom of Gran to come and be nobles.

Lawrence celebrates his victory like a savage, vents his frustration, and has fun.

The more the mind resonates with the collective consciousness, the easier it is to access the power of the collective consciousness. (End of chapter)