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Chapter 1104 Chapter 26. Why did the Grand Duke rebel?
Annan brought tens of thousands of gold coins to Liberty City just by talking.

And this is only the first time. There will be a second and third transaction...

However, other forces were not so easily convinced. Annan did this because he relied on the fact that Vitalig and Girardi had no think tanks around them and they had full trust in Annan.

That’s not right… Count Urmit hasn’t been found yet!
With the idea of ​​"try your best", Annan contacted the earl, whose title had been changed to Urmit I, and who took up the banner of reviving the Violet Kingdom.

Considering the relationship with Annan, Urmit I bought ten guardian golems as a way to build closer ties with them.

"Brother Annan, you know me. My floating city is so small that it won't have enough space if I put a few more golems..." Urmit I complained.

Annan told him not to rush. With the stability of the Kingdom of Rekanel and the elimination of rats in the north, the restoration of his kingdom would be just around the corner.

Urmit I had a bitter face. The ratmen in the north were blocked, but the ratmen in the old land were still there. How could he clear them out?
Annan was helpless. He couldn't just feed him food, right? He helped him stop the ratmen and cleaned up the ratmen... so why should he give him the old land?
He could only keep hinting at how useful the Knight Golem and the Magic Rifle were: one War Epic, ten Rat Nests, and a hundred Genesis.

"Too expensive, too expensive...My friend, your things are good in every way, except that they are too expensive..."

Annan had the same reaction when he encountered a wide variety of goods while he was still boarding at Aunt Susan's house: "In this world, apart from mother's love, which is selfless, is there anything else that has no price?"

"That's so true! I miss my mother. If she were still alive, she would never see me suffer so much. She would say to me, 'Little Mitt, don't cry, you are a brave boy...'" The bear-like Urmit I sobbed like a little girl.

Annan couldn't do anything about it: "Okay, the price I give to my allies is 100 gold coins per unit, you can buy the goods at this price."

"Okay! I want a hundred!" Urmit I wiped his nose.

"Ok?"

"I still have some money... What you sell must be good stuff. I can sell it if I can't use it--"

Compared to Vitalig and Girardi who were almost fooled by Annan, Urmit I still looked a bit like a politician, but not much - he could have made the money secretly without telling anyone.

"It's okay. If you can sell it, it will be considered your ability." Annan didn't think Urmit could sell the things.

His small floating city only has a small port and does not border any forces. Who should he sell it to?
Before the factory was built, Annan had already received orders for nearly a thousand units, so he could almost become a hands-off boss.

The deputy city lord in charge of internal affairs, Idilia, took over the affairs. Because the golem was obviously an independent product, Idilia separated the business from the Bronzebeard blacksmith shop and sent Crushed Stone to build a golem factory in the vacant land reserved in the industrial zone in the west of the city.

Fortunately, I bought a second arcane energy core, otherwise there really wouldn't be enough space... Even so, Liberty City is a bit crowded now.

She checked Liberty City's finances - they could get the third arcane energy core if they tried hard, but Liberty City had too many places to spend money.

The Mage Tower, the Mushroom House, the school, and the residential area of ​​Gem Bay. Given these, the expansion of Liberty City is not a high priority - they won't be taking off for the time being anyway.

Francois, who received the new notice, went to recruit workers. It was estimated that the initial Golem Factory would be able to provide jobs for about three hundred people.

Liberty City is not short of people. Instead, it is seriously short of jobs because it has taken in too many people.

Although the Gem Bay residential area plan is in full swing, and the free food and prestige provided by Liberty City can give these people temporary stability, how long can it last?
Idilia is preparing to put the construction of the second northern Great Wall on the agenda.

On the map, the Second Great Wall is about 50 miles away from Free City and the First Great Wall, and is also 50 miles away from the border between Gem Bay and the Principality.

Who would invade Liberty City? Idilia couldn't think of it, but Liberty City needed to provide jobs to reduce the chances of unemployed people causing unrest. Annan rarely paid attention to these issues. He only needed to concentrate on making money in the front, while Idilia and Olmedo, who were in charge of the rear, had to think more.

However, when discussing with Annan and Olmedo, Annan suddenly asked: "Why not build the Great Wall on the border of the principality?"

Idilia looked up at the map: "It's too far away from us, and too close to the Overwatch Territory..."

"Not here, but the northern border of the principality." Annan pointed to the northern part of the map. "We will build a long wall here to defend against demons and ratmen. Girardi, who lacks confidence and security, will definitely not refuse. The effect will be the same, and we don't have to pay for it."

“Is it too much?” Olmedo asked.

She was referring to squeezing Girardi too hard.

"We can make less money on this kind of thing. We provide people and resources at cost price, and they provide the money."

It’s a win-win situation, and…

Annan pointed to the north of the map ambitiously: "In this way, we have built three lines of defense in the north: Rekanel, Ulmit, and the Principality. The ratmen and demons will never be able to attack the Free City directly."

"Isn't it the same when we float in the air?"

Olmedo's words left Annan speechless.

He blinked and said, "Well... at least we resisted, so we're not so humiliated?"

……

Liberty City has many advantages, such as efficiency.

The entire city quickly got into action, with Francois recruiting, the mines preparing lime, and Ingrid mobilizing resources.

After all, the weather is getting warmer and the rat people will start to move around.

When everything was ready, we unexpectedly encountered setbacks on the principality side.

Girardi ran back to Liberty City in a panic and complained to Annan: "I said I wanted to buy a golem, but they said the treasury was empty. I told the ministers about your proposal, but they said it would be a waste of money and manpower. I said this was your proposal, and after the North was civilized, the ratmen would move south. They said this is Middle-earth, and the Empire will not sit idly by. I said I was the Grand Duke, and I agreed to it, and they said..."

"Just what?"

"You said that you did this just to turn the principality into a puppet, and asked me, Grand Duke, why did you betray the principality?"

Girardi felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, venting all his feelings: "They even sent people to control me, but fortunately a few loyal confidants took me out."

"Showing off your arrogance...you're looking for death!" Annan shouted coldly.

I didn't even treat Girardi as a mascot and teach him to be independent, and you dare to stick your claws out?
It seems that the Free Blade was thrust too far before, and the nobles of the Principality did not see how sharp it was...

(End of this chapter)