On the vast grassland, it was empty all around. At a glance, there seemed to be no end in sight.
Being here, one could not help but feel a sense of vastness, and one's mood seemed to change greatly.
"Is this the place?"
Chen Heng rode his horse across the grassy plains and looked around.
He looked around, looked at the land in front of him, and pondered.
It had been more than three months since the end of the competition.
In just three months, Olivia had made him Count Sordar and given him the Sordar region as his territory.
The Sordar region was a vast region that bordered the Kutu Principality and the desert, and it was quite vast.
This time, Olivia had waved her hand and given the entire Sordar region to Chen Heng.
In terms of territory, Chen Heng's territory was larger than the territories of any other ruler in the Kutu Principality.
However, in actuality, this was just for show.
In actuality, the Sordar region bordered the desert, and most of the regions were inhabited by Outlanders. It was incredibly difficult to form a powerful rule there.
Moreover, in this vast region, there were not many people who could be controlled by Chen Heng and could be taxed. In fact, there were pitifully few of them.
According to Chen Heng's estimations, there were only tens of thousands of people in the Sordar region who could be ruled by Chen Heng.
Tens of thousands of people sounded like a lot, but when spread out over such a vast region, it was quite unsightly.
After coming to this territory, Chen Heng did not do anything. He only patrolled this region with the local guide, Krudo, and a few others.
A certain great person had once said that without investigation, one would not have the right to speak.
Chen Heng felt that this was quite true.
The importance of intelligence was self-evident in many aspects.
As such, after coming to his territory, Chen Heng immediately started to investigate, wanting to know the basic situation here.
After observing for a while, Chen Heng had some ideas about what he should do next.
"Although the weather in the north is bad, if there is no war, the yield of the land is enough."
Riding by the side, Krudo looked at Chen Heng and said, "Even though the production here is not as good as in the south, because of how big this place is, every ruler has a lot of land, so people won't starve to death.
"What's truly unbearable are the Orc Bandits that come every now and then, and some other strange creatures."
At this point, he looked a little helpless, "In order to resist these Orc thieves, a large number of men were forcibly mobilized to fight against them. As a result, they often missed the farming season. Sometimes, when the harvest time came, they would be destroyed by these Orcs."
He introduced the situation in the north to Chen Heng, as well as the enemies he would have to face in the near future.
From his explanation, Chen Heng gradually understood the basic situation here, and he had a clear understanding of what he needed to do in the future.
"I think I understand."
Chen Heng nodded and looked at Krudo, "I'll have to trouble you for a while."
This time, Chen Heng did not come here by himself. Krudo and the others had all come with him and become his followers.
Chen Heng had brought all of the foundations that he had set up in the Kutu Royal City with him and used them to construct his territory.
Following this, Chen Heng started to construct his territory.
To be honest, it was very difficult to build from scratch from a blank space.
Fortunately, Chen Heng was not completely broke.
Compared to other people, he had many advantages.
His wife was Verna, the royal family's Princess, which meant that he had a close relationship with the royal family. He could obtain support from Olivia and the entire Kutu Principality.
Out of respect for the royal family, the surrounding lords and nobles would also look up to him and open their doors to him.
Moreover, because of their previous cooperation, his relationship with the northern rulers was quite good. In fact, to a certain extent, he was their biggest financial backer.
After the north-south trade started, even though many people saw the massive benefits and tried to get involved, they had started too late and had not found a cheap and reliable trade route like Chen Heng had.
Adding on the advantages that he had established earlier, Chen Heng still had a large share of the north-south trade.
The result of this trade route was that the northern rulers were quite friendly towards Chen Heng, and they would not refuse many of his requests.
The large profits from the trade made Chen Heng quite wealthy, and he did not fall into a difficult situation.
Adding on the fact that he was a powerful Knight.
This was the most important thing.
In this age, a Knight's usefulness was something that ordinary people could not imagine.
With Chen Heng's current strength, he only needed to bring 100 guards to sweep through this region. To him, the scattered Outlander bandits were not much of a threat.
However, despite having all of these advantages, Chen Heng still found it quite difficult.
The conditions in the northern region were simply too bad, making it difficult for him to do anything.
However, he did not feel discouraged.
Long before he came here, he already had some understanding of the situation here, so he had already made some mental preparations.
The current situation was not too difficult for him.
Just like that, the Earl of Narda, Kaylin, took root in Narda.
After coming here, he started to take action.
He led Krudo and the others to patrol the surroundings and wiped out the bandits and small Tribes that had been wreaking havoc in the surroundings for a long time, turning them into slaves.
Following this, he used his authority as a ruler and his powerful martial strength to forcefully relocate the scattered small tribes and gather them together.
Just like that, he gathered all of the people in the Sordar region and started to develop land and build cities in a few key areas.
After gathering the people, Chen Heng did not have to protect many places, and the pressure on the military was greatly reduced.
When the city began to develop, some of the small tribes and even barbarians were attracted to the city, and they continued to move towards the city.
Just like that, Chen Heng's territory slowly developed.
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