Lord of War

  After Shaun left the city lord’s mansion, he took a taxi back to the hotel.

  Since I have already met with Asuna, and everything that should be said has been completely negotiated, there is naturally no reason to have to work so hard to continue walking so long. You should know that in order for Sean to reveal such a piece of information to Asuna, it took him more than two hours to finally reach the City Lord’s Mansion. If it weren’t for the stamina value in his attribute points, it would be a good way to go. Enough to make Sean feel tangled.

  The inner city of Tonis Fortress under the rule of Asuna is lined with streets, and at the same time, different areas are divided according to the different construction purposes. For example, near residential areas, no industrial buildings are allowed. Such buildings can only be built in two locations close to the outer city or the outer defense area. If there are industrial buildings in the residential area, they will be built regardless of whether it will cause pollution to the surrounding area. To be sentenced.

  In Tonys, Asuna’s words are the law, so naturally no one dares to disobey.

  The situation derived from this is that on the streets of the inner city, there are very strict regulations on the rental of carriages and pedestrians. For example, any carriage is not allowed to exceed four horses, and the carriage must avoid pedestrians, and on certain roads, whether there are people or not, it is not allowed to run quickly, but can only travel slowly. Although these rules are strict and complicated, they do ensure that the whole The security in the inner city of Tonys Fortress has become extremely good, and there will be no confusion.

  Only when the public security conditions in the city are good and full of order, then those who want to enter the city will obediently line up to register and pay the head fee. Of course, how many of these people are because they are afraid of Asuna's name and the terrible fighting power of Thunder's Front, then few people know.

  It took more than two hours to leave, but it only took less than half an hour to get back by taxi.

Sean knew that the old coachman’s skills were absolutely superb, because he could feel that the carriage was rushing along the way without any stopping, so this also meant that the coachman was also very good for the entire inner city of Tonys Fortress. Understanding.

  In the hotel, William was lying on the table, looking strangely bored. He didn't know what was painted on the table with his right hand, but he had no pen, no fingers, no water, and few people really knew what William was doing right now. Even Cecilia, who has a good memory, looked at it for a while, but there was no way to compose a complete picture of William's paintings.

  At another table in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, Alfred sat with Anno.

  Since Alfred became a magic warrior, unless he was sleeping and bathing, he would never take off his armor, as if the armor had completely integrated with him. However, with the help of the magic pattern, the weight of the armor can indeed be ignored, but Alfred has not yet figured out the working principle of the magic pattern on the armor-whether it is the magic pattern on the back that resonates with the armor. , Or the texture carving on the armor and the magic pattern on the back resonate.

  This statement seems to make no difference, but it is a very important point, because the first to resonate is the real top priority.

  But with Alfred’s IQ, it’s really hard to understand.

  As for Anno, this guy is a typical healed scar and forgotten the pain. Now that he is back to life, he has forgotten the battle that night. He still lives in the crowd with a smile, eating and drinking, it seems that nothing is useful, it’s just that what happened to him. A few scars were also clearly telling everyone that what happened that night was not a dream-but William’s focus was not this. He felt that the priest at the Temple of the Victory was not very good, and the magical treatment was actually not good. Will leave scars.

The hotel where everyone was staying was very big, big enough to accommodate three or four hundred customers, so this time, Sean couldn’t take the entire hotel down-at Tonys Fortress, it would take a lot of money. Money is good. It is impossible for Sean to spend money like this, especially in the situation that he will face soon, but money needs to be spent everywhere.

  So when Shaun came back, the four guys sitting at two tables in the hall certainly did not see Shaun’s shadow. After all, this hotel also had other guests on the first floor. It was not until Sean walked to Cecilia that the little girl finally realized that Sean was back, her face immediately showed joy, and then she rushed towards Sean: "How is the matter going?" "

   "It's going well." Xiao En smiled, "There was a slight accident, but it doesn't matter. At least in the name, we have already stood firm."

   "Accident?" William, a lazy guy, was finally willing to stop lying on the table with things that no one could understand, "What's the accident?"

"Go back to the room and say." Sean glanced at the situation in the hall. There were a lot of people here. It is hard to guarantee that some people are too mixed. After saying a word, he walked towards his room, Alfred and Sisi. Leah and others immediately followed.

  Shawn’s room is at the end of the third floor. Next to it is the room of Alfred and William. On the left is the room of Anno and another northern barbarian. Although William has always emphasized that he wants a room of his own, this can be regarded as a guy who can be considered as a helpless guy. How could Sean let him sleep alone? He didn't want any accidents in the future ten. So he arranged for Alfred, who can be regarded as the strongest among the crowd, to accompany him.

   "What's the matter?" After returning to the room, Alfred also spoke nervously.

  If there is anyone present who is the most nervous about Sean's territory, then it really is Alfred. After all, having a stable territory means a safer life, so Hina doesn't have to run around with them.

"My negotiation with Asuna went very smoothly. She has already admitted my status as a pioneer knight, and at the same time gave me a territory and a jazz title." Shaun did not show off, but immediately said, after all these four in front of me. People are regarded as their core members, so it is of course necessary to explain the current situation to them clearly, "It's just that the territory I chose is not as safe as I thought."

"What's the meaning?"

"This realm belongs to Asuna in name, but in fact the authorization document for the realm belongs to a nobleman in Darbion, but it is not clear which nobleman is." Sean explained in a deep voice. "But these are not problems. As long as we know which nobleman it is, there is always a way to get the contract documents back. The real problem is that there are three small towns in this land that is connected to the wild land. The lords on both sides did not recognize this territory as their own, so this territory has completely become a three-regardless zone."

"It is connected to the wild land again, and it is also a three-no-go area..." William frowned slightly, and then gave a helpless smile, "You really picked a good territory. Maybe we will take over this one. When you are in the territory, you will have to fight with the residents of these three small towns."

  "Should not?" Alfred was a little puzzled. "Residents usually don't have the guts to disobey the nobles. As long as Sean has a formal authorization, they will not be able to resist even if they are not happy."

"People who are accustomed to freedom will not be willing to go back to the days when they were restrained." William rejected Alfred's statement. It has not been under the jurisdiction of any lord for a year, and can only survive on their own ability. The best way for these three small towns is to ask mercenaries to protect the town, and in order to face the tribal attacks that may come at any time in the wilderness, The combat effectiveness of these mercenary regiments cannot be as low as possible, and they may even have a complete range of arms and belong to the type of war mercenaries."

War mercenaries, as the name implies, are mercenary groups that appear in wars in various countries. These mercenary groups have different numbers, but they are very good at fighting. Therefore, in some wars, if the troops are not enough, they will pay to hire them. The mercenary regiment assisted in the battle. In the war between the Principality of Ryan and the Kingdom of Darbion a few years ago, the Kingdom of Darbion hired more than a dozen war mercenaries, which once put the army of the Principality of Ryan into a crisis.

   "That seems to really be a battle." Alfred asked.

   "That's why I said that our future lord really picked a good place." William curled his lips, looking a little unhappy.

"If you want to become a real lord, this territory is a must." Sean completely ignored William's attitude, and then continued, "If the residents of those small towns are willing to just submit like this, that would be great. If If you don’t want it, you can only conquer it by force.... Anyway, the battle must be entrusted to you."

"Even if we conquer these three small towns, where will we be based on the base camp?" For warfare, this was originally William's strong point. Although he did not appear to be very willing, of course it is necessary to do him. Will not resist, "How do you plan to resettle Anno's tribe? They fear that they will not be able to coexist with the townspeople of these three small towns. Do you want to rebuild another town?"

"I really think so." Xiao En nodded, "I have already figured out the location of the troops, and I have decided on the construction site of the new town. If not, why do you think I should leave so much? Money? After I sold the book of the devil, wouldn’t it be better for me to buy a large number of high-level slaves?"

   "Just your money, is that enough?" William said with a disdainful face.

"You don't have to worry about that." Sean waved his hand and said boldly, "I have negotiated some other content with Asuna at the same time. Anyway, as long as I can afford the money, she will follow the market price. Sending us some supplies is extremely beneficial to our early development. However, we can't sit and eat all the time, and we still need some projects that can generate benefits."

There is no objection to this point. After all, if a territory wants to develop, it will naturally need as many income items as possible. If only relying on the tax revenues of three small towns, I am afraid I want to feed the current 5,000 people. The troops are impossible.

"Fred, you will set off to the Burles Forest tonight and transfer the troops directly to Black Swan Castle. Cecilia and I will set off as soon as they get Asuna's paperwork. We will meet there at that time."

"Okay!" Alfred naturally has no objection to Sean's proposal. After all, his daughter is still staying in the temporary camp. He can pick up his daughter in person. Of course he is better than anything else. Happy.

After that, William and Alfred discussed the marching route of the large army. After all, there are still thousands of people over there. It is impossible to hide the traces on this scale, and the roads along the way are all different. It is on the edge of the Kingdom of Darbion, which is also likely to cause some accidents, so it is natural to be as careful as possible. As for the things Sean said about building a new town, William didn't understand, so he ignored the communication between Sean and Cecilia.

  At this moment, Sean and the others have already started arranging all the itineraries afterwards, just waiting for Asuna's formal appointment documents to be sent.

  Asuna, it was only when she was preparing the appointment documents that she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask Sean if she knew the secrets of Tonis Fortress. This made Asuna feel a little frustrated. She felt that she was still not calm enough, and was shocked by the "Drinking Horse Fengshen Lake", which caused her to forget what she wanted to ask.