The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

Xu Lai couldn't stay in Wanshi City forever. One reason was that he had a lot of things to do in other places. Up to now, there were many cities on the grassland that he had never even taken a look at.

Secondly, this city was given by Xu Laiban to Lena and the elves.

Xu Lai owns and rules the city, but the operating and management rights are given to Lena.

If Xu Lai stays here for too long, it would seem like he is undermining Lena's management, and it would be inconvenient for Lena to manage the place.

Of course, Xu Lai did not actually interfere with Rena's urban construction, but when he was here, Rena had to report and ask for instructions for everything she did.

In the next few days, Xu Lai no longer stayed in Wanshi City. He took Tahan and others to find a construction site for the new city.

Although he has roughly determined the location, when building a city, it would be best to include other resources in addition to timber resources.

For example, on the grassland in the west, there is an open-pit iron mine and a gold mine. There must be at least a small town around these two mines.

The herders who return here may not necessarily be able to stay in their original pastures.

The large animal populations on the grassland had all been driven away by Xu Lai before.

Therefore, in addition to the construction sites of the two cities, the sites of the remaining villages and towns should also be selected, or at least the approximate scope should be determined.

Otherwise, the grassland, which already has limited resources, would be caught in the dilemma of two villages and towns competing for a piece of resources.

Having said that, Xu Lai just took a rough look, as he couldn't do this kind of specific work well even if he wanted to.

Two days later, Xu Lai, who had been wandering around every day, finally waited for a huge group of believers.

Xu Lai stayed here just to wait for them.

For the two cities, Xu Lai simply found a place to bury the heart of the castle, and then built a farm as soon as possible. After recruiting farmers, he asked them to continuously build houses.

Of course, no matter how many houses we build, they will never be enough.

These two cities will have a population of at least 100,000 people, and it will be more, not less.

Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, so it is not difficult to light a bonfire even at night.

And there are priests to provide protection and escort along the way, so as long as not everyone gets sick at the same time, the situation can be controlled.

The one leading the team this time is still the Crimson Bishop Dur.

Another Crimson Bishop, Light, was in Qingfeng City, overseeing the work of helping the believers settle down.

This was also one of the reasons why Xu Lai couldn't wait to go back.

Logically speaking, it was a very happy thing that the temple brought him so many young and middle-aged people.

But these more than one million believers are estimated to account for one-third of the grassland's population. Who knows what kind of situation their territory will become.

The country has been in a period of war recently, and people from both the Northern Empire and the Western Empire are always fleeing to the grassland.

In addition to the two major wars with the orcs, a large number of people were lost in the process of continuous migration.

The official data has long been inconsistent with the actual situation, and Xu Lai has just ended the war.

He planned to tackle these two crucial tasks together: counting the population and measuring the land.

"Bishop Dur, thank you for your hard work."

After waiting for a long time, Xu Lai finally met the believers of the God of War in the Hard Stone City.

He is worthy of being a follower of the God of War, and he is worthy of having traveled thousands of miles, sleeping in the open air, and finally arrived at the grassland after several months.

Wherever Xu Lai saw, almost all of them were young and middle-aged people. Although they all looked very thin, there was a gleam in their eyes.

Whether a person is strong or not depends on many factors.

But whether a person's fighting will is firm is determined by his spirit.

The spirit, energy and vitality are actually very easy to see from the appearance.

The gaze of a lazy person and a determined person is definitely different.

Without absolute faith in the God of War, these people would never have been able to persist in walking these tens of thousands of miles.

In that era without magic, there was an army that once traveled thousands of miles.

It was a powerful army with absolute faith, invincible, and terrified all enemies.

Xu Lai narrowed his eyes. What the temple sent him was not only people, but also soldiers.

"You are the one who has worked hard. There are so many people who need to be resettled. I have caused you too much trouble."

Xu Lai shook his head and said, "It's not a problem, but Bishop Dur should have heard about the situation on the grassland.

We just finished fighting the orcs and luckily drove them back. Lina and the others even chased us into the wilderness.

In order to prepare for the battle against the orcs, I moved all the villages and towns west of Stone City to the rear.

Today, the entire Western Grassland is in a state of desolation and ruin.

After arriving here, I had no way to settle down in advance, so I could only work with everyone to build a home.

But please rest assured, Bishop and everyone else."

At this point, Xu Lai, under the influence of Yu Lan's magic, said loudly:
“I can help provide all the expenses and materials you need to build your home.

I have also selected a site for you to build your city, and there are enough wood resources around it.

I will also organize a team to transport the ore and steel resources to the new home.

In addition, I also promise you here that the house and land in the new home you build will belong to you forever.

All the good land you have reclaimed will belong to me, but you have the permanent right to cultivate these lands, and they can be inherited by your descendants.

At the same time, until your farmlands have harvests, I will continue to provide you with the necessary food for survival and seeds for production.

And, and this is the most important point, you only need to pay 30% tax on the grain you grow in these fields, just like everyone else.

Please remember this. If any official asks you to collect more than 3% tax from now on, you have the right to refuse and resist.

Durr frowned and said, "Sir Xu Lai, refusing to pay taxes is enough, so forget about resisting!"

Xu Lai shook his head and said, "No, when you suffer injustice, you must have the courage to resist and fight.

Of course, we must also learn to protect ourselves during the struggle.

In short, victorious believers will not be overwhelmed by any difficulties.

This is the right that His Majesty the God of War has granted you, and it is also the requirement that His Majesty the God of War has for his followers."

As soon as Xu Lai finished speaking, the golden statue of the God of War far away in Qingfeng City suddenly flashed with dazzling light.

The golden light projected Xu Lai's figure in Qingfeng City, and played out every word he had just said.

At the same time, golden light penetrated the clouds, fell directly on the top of the city wall of Wanshi City, and shone on Xu Lai.

Behind Xu Lai, there was a shadowy figure holding a sword. Although Xu Lai himself could not see it, he could feel himself being enveloped by a warm golden light.

The believers of the God of War who witnessed this scene, including Dur, the 8th-level Crimson Archbishop, all knelt down and shouted "Long live victory!"

In nearly a thousand years, this was the first time that the glory of victory descended to the mortal world, and it was also the first time that it fell on a person who could not even be considered his believer.

Surrounded by the glory of victory, Xu Lai's identity as a person favored by God was completely confirmed, without a trace of doubt.

At this moment, no matter where the believers came from, they were all excited and devoted themselves to the construction of their new home.

After Xu Lai finished his speech, he waved his hand and called over a group of people, probably more than a hundred in number.

Among these people, there are officers selected from the army. They will serve as sheriffs, city defense officers and other roles in the new city.

There were also secretaries that Jilong and Yu Lan had found for Xu Lai, as well as some pastors recommended by Elena.

This group of people are civil servants and will serve as chief executives, tax officials, etc. in the new city.

Of course, Durr brought hundreds of thousands of people with him, and just a few hundred people would not be enough.

Fortunately, these people were not without organization along the tens of thousands of miles along the way.

It’s just that the organizers before were all pastors who led the team. Now that they have arrived at the destination, these pastors must return to the pastoral team.

At Xu Lai's request, Durr also agreed to send some pastors to serve in the new city.

And these cities, including the Stone City, also need to build churches, so some priests will be left behind to be in charge of church affairs.

As a result, it is basically impossible for the group of priests who came from the imperial capital to reorganize.

Even Dur himself said that he would stay in the grassland, and Wright took the priests back to the imperial capital, Angel City.

Lina and Pierce, brother and sister, and the knights they led, remained and took orders from Xu Lai.

After all, Xu Lai is the only one favored by God in the entire human empire.

His status within the temple is higher than that of everyone else except the Pope.

What's more, the temple also moved more than one million young believers who represented hope to the grassland in one go.

Even if not for Xu Lai, just for the believers who represent hope, at least some knights should be left behind to protect them.

In addition to these pastors, some people with high prestige are selected from among the believers to serve as village heads, town heads, household heads and other grassroots officials.

With a considerable number of middle-level, senior-level and grassroots officials, these hundreds of thousands of people can basically be organized.

As for its efficiency and suitability, we can only slowly adjust and correct it in the future.

Introduce these people, and then let the army, with large quantities of tents and food, escort the believers to new cities and towns to settle down.

This is not a task that can be completed in a short time. Looking at the busy people under the city, Xu Lai pulled Bishop Dur aside and said:

"Bishop Dur, I see these believers all have resolute eyes. Have they all been trained as warriors?"

Dur was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, don't forget, they are believers of His Majesty the God of War.

As a follower of His Majesty the God of War, receiving combat training is the most basic requirement."

At this point, Durr paused and said with a smile:
“Have you taken a fancy to them?

As a follower of the God of War, no matter whether you will become a knight or a priest in the future, combat training, horse riding training, reading and writing, spell affinity training, etc. are almost compulsory courses.

Of course, they are no match for the trainee priests and trainee knights in their pastoral academy and knight school.

In addition to being believers, they also have their own families and jobs, and they can only train and study in their spare time; they are not professional warriors.

Xu Lai smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm surprised that you can read. You've also received military training. With a little training, you'll be a potential officer."

When it comes to manpower, Xu Lai may not be short of it, as the herdsmen on the grassland are a natural source of manpower.

They have been riding on horseback since they were young. In addition to herding, they also have to fight roaming wild monsters and large groups of wild animals.

Even though he has not received professional training, he is not lacking in courage and combat experience.

On the contrary, these believers have received more visible training, and they have done well in terms of both queues and order.

However, in actual combat, they may be much worse than the grassland herdsmen.

But it doesn’t matter, the military is a place that emphasizes collective combat capabilities.

What moved Xu Lai the most was that most of these believers were literate and could even write.

For ordinary low-ranking officers, even if they are illiterate or cannot write, as long as they can understand the flags, there will be no problem.

But at the level of squadron leader, if you can't read, it's not suitable and it will be difficult to be promoted.

Dur guessed what Xu Lai meant and actively promoted the believers of the temple.

The official priests and knights of the temple generally do not hold any specific positions in the empire, and the nobles do not welcome them.

But the temple does not mind that the believers of the God of War can hold high positions in the court.

This will be of great help in spreading the influence of His Majesty the God of War and the temple.

"If you like them, you can feel free to recruit them into your army.

When they come to the grassland and settle down here, they become your subjects.

You just need to treat them the same as other subjects. There is no need to make any special arrangements for them. Don’t give them any special treatment, nor be harsh on them.”

Xu Lai nodded and said with a smile: "With your words, I feel much more at ease, otherwise I really wouldn't dare to recruit them casually.

After all, they are the seeds of the Temple and the hope of the Temple."

Dur said calmly: "Seeds will always sprout. Without experiencing wind and rain, they will never grow into towering trees."

After hearing this, Xu Lai gave Durr a thumbs up. His awareness was really great.

After chatting for a while, Xu Lai was about to say goodbye to Durr and planned to visit the two cities himself.

However, before Xu Lai could finish his farewell speech, Dur slowly took out a scroll from his arms and said:

"Mr. Xu Lai, we know that it is not an easy task to support more than a million people and provide them with land and food.

When I first arrived at Stone City, I heard that you used the spoils of this battle to order a large amount of food from merchants."

Xu Lai nodded helplessly and said:
“There’s nothing that can be done about it.

As you know, the arable land on the grassland is only in an area along the river. With such a sudden increase in population, I can only buy a large amount of it."

"It is precisely because we know this that His Holiness has ordered me to give this to you."

Xu Lai took the scroll handed to him by Dur, spread it out and took a look, his face full of surprise.

This is a blueprint, and it is an extremely important and rare blueprint for the construction of the "Congress". (End of this chapter)