From Baron to Lord

Unable to swallow this insult, the Earl could only request that the army enter the mountains to assess the situation.

The Marquis leading the troops from the Duchy of Sh拉克 naturally agreed to this request, as the recent rampage of magical beasts in the斯特兰福斯 Mountains had indeed startled the Duchy of Sh拉克.

You see, on the day the magical beasts in the斯特兰福斯 went on a rampage, they directly swept through half of the Earl's territory.

The Earl was completely powerless to resist, and if the magical beasts hadn't lacked the intention to delve deeper into the Duchy of Sh拉克, they could have likely slaughtered the entire Earl's territory within a day and headed straight for the royal capital of the Duchy of Sh拉克.

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There's no doubt that the terror of magical beasts is universally acknowledged by humans.

The Duchy of Sh拉克 immediately took the斯特兰福斯 Mountains seriously, which is why they sent a Marquis to lead a team here.

This Marquis also agreed to thoroughly investigate the mountains to determine what was happening.

However, the terrain within the mountains was complex and unsuitable for a large army to enter.

Therefore, the Marquis decided to personally lead several Earls and some skilled knights into the mountains to investigate.

As a result, they nearly collapsed upon entering.

Having just crossed a few mountain peaks, they encountered a terrifying giant magical beast, tens of meters tall!

The aura of that magical beast had already reached the peak of the ninth level!

It also had over a dozen high-level magical beasts under its command, each capable of directly confronting an Earl-level powerhouse.

Instantly, this group of people was dumbfounded.

Without letting the other magical beasts attack, a single Behemoth slapped the group away with its palm.

The Marquis was the same; despite also being a ninth-level existence, he couldn't withstand a single slap from the opponent!

If even the Marquis was like this, let alone the Earls and the lower-level knights.

Thus, the original elite team of twenty people, after being slapped by the Behemoth, only a few Earls and the Marquis survived.

Everyone else died.

The few individuals dragged their heavily injured bodies back to the Duchy of Sh拉克, simultaneously relaying the news that a terrifying Beast King had appeared in the斯特兰福斯 Mountains.

Immediately, the entire Duchy of Sh拉克 became terrified...

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Chapter 112: 天狼 City Completed! (2 Requesting subscriptions, self-subscriptions, and monthly tickets!)

Alan quickly learned about the situation in the Duchy of Sh拉克. After careful consideration, Alan decided to temporarily keep the magical beasts quiet and not let them cause too much trouble.

As for the Duchy of Sh拉克, if they dared to offend again, Alan wouldn't mind letting the Behemoths go out and rampage.

Of course, if the other side didn't continue to act recklessly, Alan wouldn't let the Behemoths out without a reason.

After all, Behemoths were ancient overlord-level creatures, and their appearance would definitely attract attention. It was better to keep a low profile for now.

Much like Alan had anticipated, after discovering the Behemoth within the斯特兰福斯 Mountains, the entire Duchy of Sh拉克 first experienced a wave of panic, particularly among the higher-ups.

However, they slowly realized that as long as they didn't enter the斯特兰福斯 Mountains, the terrifying Beast King inside wouldn't come out.

This slightly reassured the nobles of the Duchy of Sh拉克.

However, the Behemoth still caught the attention of the Grand Duke of Sh拉克.

"Seven Zero Seven" This Dragon Knight immediately approached the斯特兰福斯 Mountains to investigate upon receiving the news.

Unfortunately, he was too late. Alan had already placed all the Behemoths into the Advanced Dragon Nest before this, and the Dragon Knight Grand Duke found nothing, ultimately having to leave.

After all,斯特兰福斯 was the border between the莱恩 Duchy and the Duchy of Sh拉克. As a Grand Duke riding a dragon and wandering on the border of the two countries, he would undoubtedly send a provocative signal to the Grand Duke of莱恩.

So, the Grand Duke of Sh拉克 quickly left.

And Alan released the Behemoths into the斯特兰福斯 Mountains again three days later.

As for why he placed the Behemoths in the mountains, it was entirely because Alan felt that with the Behemoths in the mountains, he basically had a powerful defense line. After all, the entire斯特兰福斯 Mountains needed powerful magical beasts to guard it.

Within this month, apart from the problem of the斯特兰福斯 Mountains, what caught Alan's attention was the discovery of a medium-sized magic crystal mine and a medium-sized gold mine in 天狼 Territory.

Alan wasn't surprised by this at all, as this was a reward previously given by the system, just like the previous small to medium-sized gold mine, it needed people to discover it.

The discovery of these two mines could be said to have directly driven the economic development of a portion of 天狼 Territory.

After all, 天狼 Territory wasn't fully developed yet. If it only developed agriculture, it wouldn't be able to truly allow the territory's economy to develop rapidly.

And the discovery of these two mines just solved the awkward problem of the territory's initial development.

Alan handed these two mines over to Sparrow to manage.

This time, he naturally wouldn't sell the mines to others again.

He was no longer the small-time Baron from the countryside with little manpower and resources.

With the discovery and exploitation of the mines, 天狼 Territory finally gained some popularity.

Leaving aside the gold mine for now, the magic crystal mine was a valuable resource mine.

Valuable resources would naturally be favored by everyone.

Trade associations from 荆棘花 Territory and 钢拳 Territory came in droves, all for the magic crystals.

Who would have thought that this desolate and dilapidated territory would have such a precious mine?

One must know that the output of this kind of magical resource was extremely low throughout the entire continent.

Apart from the Grand Duke's dragons being able to stimulate the creation of magic power veins, wild magic veins were pitifully few.

The discovery of each magic vein would become a hot commodity, attracting everyone's attention.

Of course, among these trade associations were Alan's partners, the Roland Trade Association.

So, the result was obvious. Apart from a small portion that was kept for their own use, most of the magic crystals were sold to the Roland Trade Association, with a small portion being sold to some smaller trade associations.

With the merchants coming and going, 天狼 Territory became increasingly popular.

Time quickly passed, and a month later, Alan's system suddenly sounded a notification that 天狼 City was completed.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission and gaining 50,000 experience points!"

"It's finally built!"

A gleam of light flashed in Alan's eyes. He had been full of anticipation for this month.

"Lucy, let's go see our new home."

Alan couldn't sit still any longer, so he directly called Lucy and prepared to go see 天狼 City.

Even though 天狼 City had just been built and hadn't been meticulously decorated, Alan still wanted to see the city that belonged to him.

In a month's time, after the tireless efforts of the Minotaurs and Centaurs, a large mountain had been completely tunneled through. Now, Rose Town was directly connected to 天狼 Territory.

If the townspeople wanted to go to 天狼 Territory, they could directly take the shortcut tunneled out by the Minotaurs, without having to detour anymore.

This shortcut was very spacious, after all, Alan's 天狼 City was extremely large and required a lot of stone.

Not to mention one mountain, but even the mountain next to it had been dug up by more than half.

Moreover, Alan had the Minotaurs pave a layer of flat stone slabs on this road, making the entire road extremely smooth and convenient to walk on.

It could be said that this was the second commercial road of Rose Town.

Once Alan's 天狼 Territory developed, Rose Town would have two commercial roads, and its future development would definitely not stop...

Alan rode on the Silvermoon Wolf, taking Lucy forward quickly.

Soon, he saw a majestic and enormous city standing on the entire plain.

The city was backed by a wide river, and in front of it was a large fertile and rich plain.

"Lord! I was just thinking about going back to report the good news to you, and you've arrived."

Marco noticed Alan riding the Silvermoon Wolf not far away and excitedly walked over.

"Wow, such a big city! The city gate is so high too, Alan, Alan, let's go in and take a look."

Lucy's small mouth was slightly open, and she spoke with a look of surprise. "Okay, let's go in and take a look."

At this moment, Alan was also happy. He ignored the others around him and directly rode the Silvermoon Wolf towards his 天狼 City.

The tall city walls were a full thirty meters high. The city walls were built with super ironwood, which had extremely high hardness provided by the Treants, and some stones.

Compared to some city walls that were only piled up with stones, the city walls of 天狼 City had stronger defensive power and even a certain degree of magic resistance because of the ironwood tailored by the Treants.

The city gates were also made of ironwood, which was extremely strong. All the roads in the city were paved with a layer of marble. The entire city was divided into several blocks. In addition to the residential area, there were naturally also commercial areas, entertainment areas, and so on.

At the center of the city was a huge square, set with fountains and statues.

The statue was naturally of Alan riding the Silvermoon Wolf and wearing knight armor. Behind the square was the office area for the officials of 天狼 City. There was a row of three-story small castles here.

These were all offices for various officials to use.

Alan wasn't surprised by this. After all, 天狼 City was no longer a Rose Town, it managed the entire 天狼 Territory. This was the brain of the entire territory, so it was naturally impossible to only have two officials, one civil and one military, like in Rose Town.

Alan continued to go deeper, and then he saw a magnificent and huge castle. This was his 天狼 Fort!

天狼 Fort, like 荆棘花 Fort, wasn't just a castle, but a main castle surrounded by a group of small castles of various functions.

It could be said that the area of 天狼 Fort was equivalent to a city within a city, just like there was a palace in the royal capital, there was also a wall separating this place.

Although it hadn't been decorated yet, Alan was still very satisfied after seeing it.

After a period of time, when this place was completely decorated, Alan would be ready to move in here.

He had had enough of the two-story small castle in Rose Town!

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Half a month later, Alan, along with his butler, servants, and the Spirits of Nature, completely bid farewell to Rose Town and moved into 天狼 City.

The first thing to do after entering 天狼 City was naturally to find a suitable place to place the bodies of the Spirits of Nature.

Alan didn't need to worry about this. Nobles usually reserved a large area of land when building castles to place the bodies of the Spirits of Nature and to plant magic power plants.