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Sofia and Rastana arrived at the door of the treasure house. When they entered, they saw gold and silver piled up in the first warehouse.

There was something wrong with Lawrence's artistic creativity, and the treasure house was what Lawrence wanted to use. For convenience and trouble-free use, it was directly set up like a warehouse shelf.

There is a long corridor at the entrance. At the end of the corridor is a wall, extending out to places beyond sight on the left and right sides.

After walking deeper under the guidance of the guard, they entered another corridor.

The entrances to rooms are on both sides of the corridor.

It's like a warehouse, more like a prison.

If it's for searches and surveillance, Prison Mode is really great.

Lawrence just didn't have an artistic sense of aesthetics and couldn't design beautiful buildings that were too artistic. It wasn't that he had a bad mind and designed things randomly.

The simple and violent prison-type treasure house design gives people a special atmosphere of entering a "powerful place" after entering the supervision area protected by layers of iron gates.

The special atmosphere in this special architectural environment, combined with the gold and silver jewelry piled up in each room, soon gave Sophia and others who came in to visit an indescribable complex and weird feeling.

That feeling is indescribable and indescribable.

Lawrence and the rest of the witches were searching the largest treasure trove for suitable jewelry when Sofia came in, along with Finn, Clara, and Lolita.

Rastana saw the queen who was dressing up. At this time, the queen had a golden necklace on her neck, and colorful silk threads on her arms and shoulders. She was squatting on the ground with a pair of five-centimeter high heels, picking up Black pearl gemstone on the ground.

Sofia looked at the mountain of jewels that filled three-quarters of the room. The room was at least seven or eight meters from left to right and more than ten meters from front to back. However, there was still a large amount of treasure piled up, and the highest point was more than two meters high.

Weapons, gold coins, silver coins, gold bracelets, necklaces, pearl bracelets, armor, vases, metal pots, animal sculptures made of rare metals, furniture carpets, treasure chests for storing clothes and crowns, etc.

Sofia looked at several people searching for treasures in the mountains of gold and silver, and also looked around for the treasures she liked.

"Master, didn't we take out the treasures we had before and give them to the soldiers? Why are there still so many treasures?"

Sophia remembered very clearly that after the Star Kingdom defeated the Elf Kingdom, Lawrence rewarded most of the items in the treasury.

Sofia remembered this kind of thing very well.

Lawrence lay on the hillside where gold coins were piled, lying flat with his hands spread out.

"It's all the wealth accumulated in the past few years. You don't come to Snow Mountain Castle often, so you don't know this."

"Not only Snow Mountain Castle, but Oak Castle also has a lot of treasures. Our family has always been the richest family on this continent."

Sofia walked over and looked around, "But we haven't fought in the past few years, nor have we gone out to plunder."

"But external plunder has not stopped."

Lawrence grabbed a handful of gold coins and then let go of them casually, listening to the sound of gold coins falling on gold coins and rolling to the ground.

"Look at the gold coins here, they come from all countries, from many lands we have not conquered."

"Our goods and artillery are sold to many places, and even our soldiers are stationed in many kingdoms. Even the places where these soldiers are stationed have to pay us military expenses as employment expenses."

"If the gold coins are not enough, we will use other high-value items to pay off the debt."

"The food we usually eat, the clothes we wear, and the items we use, even a tableware and a car here can be exchanged for more than ten healthy female slaves outside."

"You rarely go to outside markets and ports. Since you came to us more than ten years ago, I have been absorbing the wealth from the outside world. It has only been faster in the past few years."

Lawrence explained why he had so much treasure. The current treasure not only built several luxurious buildings in the Golden Palace and Snow Mountain Castle, but was also so abundant that it could not be used up and was stored in several warehouses.

Lawrence found it uncomfortable to lie on the pile of gold coins, and quickly stood up slowly.

"In addition to what foreign countries provide themselves, there are also rare treasures brought back by our merchants. I often go to the market to pick out agricultural products, and I also collect a lot of things."

"I've always had good eyesight."

Lawrence is very confident in his vision. He just lacks the ability to create beauty, not lack of aesthetics.

Especially valuable things, as long as you see them, you will keep them.

As a prophet of the Land of Stars, whether he is a merchant or a noble, he is accustomed to giving good things to Lawrence.

People in this era are not selfish, but selfishness will not be used in useless places.

The people who can obtain the treasure are basically Lawrence's subordinates. These people will be greedy and save some, but it is impossible to hide them all without bringing them back.

The most important thing is to bring back treasures and trophies to Lawrence, and Lawrence will share some with them.

It has been like this since more than ten years ago. No one dares to take the spoils and hot interests without passing through Lawrence's distribution.

Nobles and big businessmen from all over the world want to open shops in the land of ice. If they want to get the blessing of the Crowfeather Prophet, they must offer gifts.

If you can spend money to obtain stable protection, the noble businessmen outside are not fools and will not save money on such things.

Salil quickly held a box full of gold coins and directly used brute force to lift the large box weighing several hundred kilograms.

"Lawrence, I want to take these!"

Lawrence waved his hand casually, "Take it away and ask someone to help you. Don't twist it up to your waist."

"No! When I'm happy, I have endless strength!" Salil said and walked out carrying the big box.

Lawrence said to Clara and Lolita who were standing obediently to one side.

"You two help Salil take the box back, and when you come back, I will allow you to take away five gold coins, which will be used as coins for playing games in the future."

Lolita nodded happily: "Yes! Master!"

"Yes, Master!" Clara quickly agreed, and then went to help Salil show the way.

With Lolita helping Salyl lose weight, Lawrence didn't care about Salyl.

Kehalan and other witches were still picking around, and after Lawrence looked at them, he looked at the queen.

"I'll find a goldsmith to give you a crown made of gold and precious stones. There just happens to be an endless supply of gold, silver and precious stones here."

"And make some pretty clothes, too, with the treasures here."

Lawrence picked up two gold coins and put them in front of his eyes, then aimed at two places on the queen's chest, preparing to make her a sexy gold dress.

After the queen heard this, she took the initiative to request: "Master, please let me make clothes and crowns. I can do these things."

Lawrence has great trust in the artistic level of the elves, and the queen has accumulated the memories of previous queens, so she is definitely better than him in clothing design.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Kehalan came over at this time, holding a white gem the size of an apple in his hand.

"Lawrence, would you like to make a staff? As a prophet of the Church of the Stars, isn't it a little inappropriate to always use a big sword?"

Khalan's opinions were always accepted by Lawrence, who thought the proposal was a good one. "Try it. This year, I will go to the beach to bless the ships, and by the way, I will take back this year's treasure."

Sophia excitedly dropped the gold and silver jewelry in her arms, "Master! I will go with you to collect taxes this year!"

Heidi quickly joined the fight and said: "Master! I'll go too!"

The joy of collecting taxes is far greater than the joy of choosing jewelry, gold and silver here.

"Okay." Lawrence agreed readily. These are not things.

The two little slave girls are a bit bad, and they are quite capable.

Heidi has a lot of knowledge and strong observation skills. She can also control the crow familiar for observation and communication.

Sophia has the ability to perceive precious metals. Although it has been somewhat neglected in recent years, she is still a capable witch in her own right.

It’s also good to exercise occasionally.

"Khalan, are you going to Port Dum?"

"Don't go."

Kehalan is still unwilling to go to the beach. Even if she has a choice, the witch is unwilling to face things she doesn't want to face.

For Kehalan, Dumu Port is a dirty and messy place, a backward and messy slum area.

Since you can stay in the comfortable, luxurious and comfortable Snow Mountain Castle and Oak Castle, there is no need to go to such a dirty place to breathe the stinky air.

Lawrence respected Kohalan's opinion, "Okay then, I'll take Stella and Dana there. Many elves have studied and lived in Dumu Port in the past few years, and Stella should also go and see it."

Kohalan looked at Lawrence in confusion, "Stella is still busy with her little elf village? It's been five or six years since it started there. Has the castle been built now?"

"No." Lawrence said with a smile: "We just built two large wooden houses. Most of the elves don't like to work, so they found big trees to build simple treehouses by themselves. And usually... Stella couldn't help it. They did the heavy work for more than two hours, so the progress was very slow.”

If elves were hard-working, they wouldn't have lived in log cabins for hundreds of years.

Most elves don't want to move because food is scarce and most elves are very energy efficient.

"Now some of them don't want to move and continue to live near Stella. They have also cleaned up the previously damaged villages and settled around the Royal Court. Some of them have gone to Feiyu Port and Dumu Port."

"Some of them are also traveling."

Lawrence was very tolerant of the elves and took a lot of care of them.

Kehalan just asked, and soon stopped paying attention to this matter. He took the treasure he liked and left this seemingly inexhaustible treasure house.

Lawrence soon no longer wanted to be here any longer.

After Clara and Lolita, who ran back, also picked up a few gold coins, Lawrence took everyone away and closed the door and locked the treasure house.

The treasure house is jointly guarded by two teams, so safety is not a problem.

Lawrence himself didn't have much interest in these things, and he hadn't been a miser in these years. He had been giving rewards and spending money where he should.

It is not frugality, but restraint, and efforts are made to avoid the wealth gap between nobles and ordinary warriors.

After staying at Snow Mountain Castle for a few more days, Lawrence took the train to Durm Harbor with his family.

The waterfall city near Snow Mountain Castle has completed its initial construction, and now relies on trains and water and land transportation to transport finished products to various places.

The main products are paper and wool produced by beating water in a waterfall waterwheel.

The area near Snow Mountain Castle is not suitable for planting, but there is forest soil suitable for planting on the nearby mountains and under the mountains. After being transformed into fields suitable for growing cotton, a large amount of cotton will be produced every year.

The slaves who picked cotton came from the original indigenous people, a group of people who were a little tanned by the highland sun.

Military supplies such as quilts and coats made of cotton are very popular in the ice land and are also very popular among foreign businessmen.

The clothing that is popular among the barbarian nobles in the Land of Ice can easily spread to the nobles of the Covenant countries, and then spread to more colonial areas.

Paper and cotton fabrics are high-profit commodities, as well as some exquisite small wooden box clocks, as well as musical instruments and tea leaves made by the elves.

There are also various precious medicines.

Lawrence not only optimized the antipyretics and healing medicines provided by Elsabel, but also asked the elves to make a variety of medicines with different and more specific functions.

Like painkillers! This thing is very useful in this era, both soldiers and ordinary people will use it.

Especially the elderly nobles will buy a large amount of painkillers and take them as a panacea.

Painkillers were made from the magic cordyceps previously found in the mountains. This was also the business that Kehalan was responsible for, earning Lawrence a large amount of military expenses.

While traveling on the train, Lawrence sat at the table by the window and tallied up his income over the past few years.

The largest revenue comes from gun barrels, shells and gunpowder, followed by self-made cotton fabrics, and then ship maintenance costs.

Artillery is a necessity and consumable, and it is a continuous income.

Lawrence also shared the technology of gunpowder, but he only shared the basic manufacturing methods. Many people still thought that saltpeter grew from the ground.

Cotton fabrics are mostly sold in large quantities. In addition, it is enough to provide farmers with some food and clothing, and the investment itself is almost small.

Medicines are a matter of technology. Elves are needed to help take care of the medicines, and a large number of skilled workers are needed to make the medicines.

Letting random people into the pharmaceutical factory will only cause trouble.

This kind of thing requires skilled workers and workers who are not stupid in their brains, can be honest and obedient, and have good hands.

There are relatively few people like this in the land of ice...

Boat maintenance is still the most stable and comfortable income.

In recent years, due to the leading role of the Ice Land, various countries have vigorously developed the navigation industry.

The marine life in this world has become more ferocious, and many unknown marine parasites have emerged to corrode ships.

Every year after winter, ships from all over the world approach the frozen land to seek blessings from the prophet.

People of this era did not understand the destructive power of shipworms and microorganisms. After discovering that sailing a ship to a God-given land could extend the life of the ship, they were naturally willing to come here to purchase and sell goods.

In recent years, more and more ships have stopped at Dumu Port. Ice Harbor and Dumu Harbor alone are no longer enough, and two new deep-water ports have been built.

Lawrence looked out the train window at the mountains passing by.

The Kingdom of Stars is no longer the small town it used to be.

It is a great empire located in the Agama Mountains, overlooking millions of creatures.

It has a population of three million, thousands of workshops, warships, plantations, and even thousands of nations coming to visit! (End of chapter)