The territory of the viscount can be divided into about five parts, namely the Viscount's Castle on the cliff of Wangfeng Mountain, the area of Shoufeng Town under the cliff, the Red River Plain in the north, the quiet valley in the east, the taiga farm in the southeast, and the town of Rota in the south. Taken together, the five territories are roughly equivalent to the jurisdiction of a smaller prefecture-level city in Lance's previous life. It took about a week to get from the Red River outpost in the northernmost part of the Red River Plain to the two iron mines in the town of Rota in the south, which shows the vastness of the territory.

In the hussar kingdom, there were about twenty such territories, which belonged to the nobles of various ranks. Except during wars, the lords of various regions only need to pay tribute to the royal family once a year, and they have a high degree of freedom in the exercise of territory and power. The lord of a territory often holds the power of life and death for every person in the territory.

Terry, the tax collector, travels to five realms once a month to collect taxes from his people, and it takes more than ten days to travel between them, so to speak, he spends most of the month on horseback, which makes him physically strong.

“...... That's it for July. Except for the wheat in the taiga farm, which has suffered a heavy loss due to the wandering frost goblins, and according to your instructions from the Viscount, they have been temporarily exempted from taxes for this month, and the taxes of the rest of the territory have been paid in full and deposited in the castle's treasury. At present, the accounts of the castle are not optimistic, but fortunately, the autumn harvest is coming, in addition to the wheat is about to ripen, the herdsmen of the quiet valley will also have a large number of wool and sheepskin harvest, according to the last contract you made with the adjacent territory of Red Mountain, they will continue to buy at the standard price of 80 gold coins / each piece of intact sheepskin, so the future financial situation should still be good. Terry quickly sorted out the current financial situation of the Domain, he had worked as a tax accountant for several years in the town hall of Riverrun, a large city on the West Coast, and he had been following the Viscount since the second lady married into the Viscountdom, and he was indeed very good at accounting matters.

The Viscount nodded slightly, indicating that he was satisfied with Terry's report.

The next is the patrol captain of the castle, a powerful man named Aura in his forties, who also serves as the supreme defense chief of the viscountdom, and has command over every soldier in the realm second only to the viscount himself.

"My lord, in the past month, due to the relatively idle summer, we have held two militia training camps in the three major territories except the taiga farm and the Red River Plain, and the results have been good. Similarly, with the exception of the Red River Plain and the taiga farms, patrols in the territories are functioning normally. The details of the Red River Plain are not very clear, but Master Griffin has written to say that he will be back soon to report back to you personally. As for the taiga farm, as Terry said, the presence of that group of frost goblins has seriously affected the logging wages of the forest farm and the normal growth of wheat on nearby farms. I suggest that my lieutenant Poirot lead a team of men to the taiga to exterminate the Frost Goblins. ”

Ola reported respectfully.

The viscount groaned slightly, revealing a look of confusion: "The Frost Demon has always been active in winter, so why is it ready to move in the summer this time?"

Ola shook her head: "The specific situation has to be sent to check on the situation, the forest farm is panicked at the moment, and the lumber yard has stopped working." The local patrols are underarmed to deal with the large hordes of Frost Goblins, and we need to act now. ”

The viscount nodded: "Just let Poirot take a team, that kid's swordsmanship has grown quickly, and I believe it shouldn't be a problem to solve a group of frost demons." ”

Ora nodded.

"Next ......" Just as the Viscount said this, the door to the Viscount's study was suddenly opened.

A tall figure walked in in a hurry, and everyone was first startled, and then they reacted, and probably only that one in the entire realm dared to break into the viscount's study so recklessly with impunity.

"Father!" said the man, with blonde hair shining like a newborn sun. He was tall and resembled a viscount. He was dressed in riding boots, a burgundy cloak, and carried a bow and arrows, and had apparently just arrived at the castle.

It turned out to be my heroic brother, the eldest young master, Griffin. Lance looked at this character with some curiosity.

"My child, Ola just mentioned you, and I didn't expect you to come back from the Red River post so quickly. Seeing his eldest son return, Viscount Ryan also smiled. He stood up without a fuss and gave Griffin a strong hug. If the love for Lance came from his mother, then the Viscount had another kind of love for Griffin.

This affection stems from the high degree of similarity between father and son. It is said that from the age of fourteen, Young Master Griffin was responsible for the defense work around the perimeter of the territory, which is very similar to the young and famous Viscount.

When two people stand together, there is no doubt that they will be judged as father and son, because they are so similar. The same majestic figure, the same long blond hair, and even the tone of speech with the same temperament. Griffin Ha Luha laughed for a while, and his young and handsome face showed a hint of anxiety: "Father, I rushed back from the Red River outpost overnight because something happened in the north......"

His gaze swept over Lance, revealing a look of surprise, but he ignored Lance, and continued to report to the viscount: "There are some traces of brutes in the mountains north of the Red River, and I have killed one with my own hands, but I can't be sure how many of them are. ”

"Brutes?" everyone gathered in the study was shocked.

This creature is known for its ferocity, and if a large group of brutes appears, it will be a big shock to the viscount's territory. And every adult brute is said to have the strength of the silver pinnacle.

"Young Master Griffin is actually able to kill the brute orcs on his own? I'm afraid that in time, it will be easy to break out the fire. So thought to the hearts of the people. The impact of the successful writing of the secondary meditation rune by Lance just now seemed to have become much weaker, after all, such a thing as a spell was something that ordinary people could not see or touch. And the combat ability is clearly placed in front of everyone's eyes.

"We're in trouble, Father. Griffin didn't hesitate to take a glass of water from the table and drank it in one gulp. It can be seen from his dress and dusty face that this eldest prince has indeed not rested for a long time. He said to the viscount seriously: "This group of barbarian orcs probably went south because of the cold in the north for many years, and a few days ago I heard that there were barbarian orcs in the hinterland of the kingdom, and they were defeated by the army led by Earl Jinghua himself. It is estimated that some of the rangers are scattered near our territory, but this is not the only force that the Red River outpost can deal with at the moment. We need to concentrate our forces to neutralize this threat. Otherwise, when winter comes, the orcs will become more ferocious and unstoppable. ”

Viscount Ryan nodded, he still believed in his son's judgment very much. There are brute orcs in the territory, but they are not the kind of random goods that the frost demon is, if they are not cleaned up in time, the people who have finally gathered will probably flee because of panic.

......

"I understand, early tomorrow morning, I will personally take people with you to the north. The viscount made a decisive decision: "Aura, the defense of the castle will be handed over to you." ”

The patrol leader nodded firmly: "Your Excellency, please rest assured. ”

"Lance, study well with Amman, and hope that when your brother and I return from the north, we will hear some good news. The viscount said.

Lance nodded, and exited the study with the Amman wizard.

At this moment, Lance suddenly noticed that his brother seemed to look at him with something strange.

But he didn't think much about it, after all, Griffin had been away for a long time and had nothing to do with himself. Many of the things he heard today were very useful to him, and he had to digest them. From tomorrow onwards, he will concentrate most of his energy on spell study, and he will not be able to be distracted from other things.