Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
While King Ding, Wu Zhi, invaded the Spiritual State with 100,000 troops, shocking the world, Wu Ming's gaze returned to the Seer World.
In the blood-red universe, the Seer Continent, as the core of the universe, had also experienced a long period of time.
Wind Firefly Plains, Tucker Mountain, Karros Territory.
The entire territory had already undergone earth-shattering changes. Several main roads stretched across the territory, and one could often see people bustling about on them. There was an endless stream of carriages and caravans coming and going without rest every day.
In the center of Karros Territory, a towering castle had been erected. It looked thicker and sturdier than an ordinary baron's castle.
This was the Iron Castle, the current ruling center of Karros Territory. It was also where William Wallace, a knight, lived and worked.
Inside the Iron Castle.
The big pink bed was filled with the smell of cosmetics.
Half naked, Wu Ming stood up and ordered a maid to enter. He took a towel and wiped his face. Then, he walked to the balcony and looked at the warm sun rising in the east. His body trembled slightly.
Just now, the Super Dimensional Portal opened again, and he received a message from his main body.
"I didn't come to this world for peace. I came to this world to fight!"
He murmured.
"Dear …"
A lazy voice came from behind him, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, my beautiful butler!"
Wu Ming turned around and looked at Amelia. This beautiful woman's face was slightly flushed, and she looked radiant.
"Let's continue what we discussed last night … Are you done with your report and summary?"
He put on his exquisite silk robe and came to the living room. A steaming hot breakfast was already prepared on the dining table. On the silver tableware, thinly sliced steak exuded a tempting aroma. Beside it were white bread and butter, and the boiled milk emitted white steam.
The rattan basket in the center of the dining table was filled with freshly collected berries, and the dew on them glistened in translucent light. On the side, there was a large amount of pepper, refined salt, and all kinds of expensive spices in a seasoning bottle.
"The business statistics for last month are out. From refined salt and glass, we earned 15,300 Gold Delong … The specific transaction and tax information are here!"
Holding an account book in her arms, Amelia looked at Wu Ming in a trance.
If this young man had been willing to marry her daughter back then, it would have been a wonderful thing.
As a butler, she knew that the knight in front of her had not only grown into a mature man, but his wealth had also accumulated to a level that even the gods would be jealous of.
"In terms of population, the newly built Lush Forest Town has been put into use. It has been specially divided to provide housing for the workers of the salt works, glass factories, and steel workshops. At this time, the permanent population has reached tens of thousands, and the monthly flow of people is maintained at more than three thousand. Most of them are merchants, wanderers, and the like. There is also a steady stream of barbarians coming to seek refuge. Perhaps they have also heard of Master's benevolence!"
The construction of a large number of workshops represented a huge demand for manpower and material resources. Wu Ming treated these workers well, and deliberately sent people to spread the word. He especially ordered bards to write easy-to-understand tunes that spread everywhere. This attracted many freedmen and even serfs to come here in search of a chance to survive or even get rich overnight.
Even in the territories bordering Karros territory, there were serfs who had fled to this place. Even the gallows could not scare them. For this reason, the lords of those territories had written letters to Wu Ming to complain many times.
"These are all trivial matters, but the gathering of people will inevitably lead to security problems. I don't want my territory to become a battlefield, and I hope that my sheriff can manage it well!"
Wu Ming added.
In Karros, the punishment for crimes had always been cruel. Even the regular army had stationed many people in the town to suppress the place.
Once a thief was caught, the only punishment was to be demoted to a slave, to be the most basic and lowly labor in the quarries, salt works, or workshops, working until death.
For those who gathered people to fight and maliciously hurt others, the gallows in front of the town were set up for them.
It was precisely because of the strict laws and the army that the security of the entire Karros territory was barely considered good. Otherwise, it was really hard to say what would have happened.
"In fact … Joan often comes to me to complain that he has too few lads under him!"
Amelia laughed bitterly.
"You can tell him not to worry about this problem, because I am going to select a hundred recruits with relatively poor results to join the security army."
Wu Ming replied with a smile.
"That's great … But …"
Amelia carefully glanced at Wu Ming, "Isn't it a little too much to maintain a regular army of five hundred people in our territory at all times?"
She was the clearest about the current strength of her territory.
The regular army had five hundred people, but in reality, those who worked hard in the factories, salt works, and quarries were all strong adult males. Moreover, because they had been following orders for a long time, they were highly organized and disciplined. They even participated in militia training on their days off.
As long as they encountered danger, they could casually equip themselves and form a terrifying army!
"In fact, even the Earl is quite worried about the strength of our Wallace Family. Of course, he is also very dissatisfied with your delay in going to Howl Castle for the knight baptism!"
At this time, the lord and vassal had mutual rights and obligations. It could be said that before Wu Ming made any mistakes, even the Earl of Blue Mountain would not be able to control Karros territory.
However, Wu Ming smelled more things from it.
"It seems like … our wealth is too great, and it has attracted the greed of others! The Gold Delong we contributed in the past can't even feed the magical beast Blue Mountain! "
He sighed and said slowly.
Ever since he had worked hard to develop his territory, he had long known that such a day would come.
After all, although knights were also a part of the nobility, their authority was still too low, and they could not suppress the greed of too many people.
"What does he want?"
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Wu Ming crossed his fingers and asked in a deep voice.
Over the years, not only had this body grown to twenty-five years old, but it had also broadened his horizons and made him aware of many things.
For example, a knight baptism could only be carried out once, and any subsequent baptism would have no effect. The assimilation effect of a superior bloodline would crazily reject other extraordinary bloodlines.
With this premise, Wu Ming naturally used the reason of 'wanting to continue training and improve himself', and declined the invitation to the knight baptism several times.
For the Earl of Blue Mountain at the beginning, this was quite a good deal. At the very least, he had gained the strength of a knight, and also saved a portion of holy oil.
But now, he began to worry if this was a sign of Sir William's disloyalty.
"He wants a lot, but he is also prepared to give you something … For example, he will marry one of his daughters to you, and you will have to pay fifty thousand Gold Delong as a betrothal gift, or the secret recipes of refined salt, white sugar, and glass, which are the most popular products in our territory!"
Amelia said in a low voice.
"He wants to exchange a mere daughter for so many things. Does he think that his daughter is made of pure gold?"
Wu Ming sneered.
The Earl of Blue Mountain was also an anomaly among the nobles, known for his fertility. However, most of his descendants were daughters, and the boys either died young or died of illness. Even now, there were still seven or eight daughters who could not find a suitable husband.
"Please watch your words, Master!"
Amelia reminded him sternly, "The Earl of Blue Mountain is your lord after all, and you are his vassal. You have a duty to him!"
"Yes! Duty … "
Wu Ming sighed. He did not have the power to overturn the entire noble class, and his wealth still relied on the protection of these rules. Naturally, he could only play by the rules of the game.
"So every year, I have to send out a hundred adult men to serve my lord for free, and I even bear a portion of his military expenses, so that my lord can restore his military equipment and even start preparing for war …"
He shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "Viscount Garcia is not someone who will sit still and wait for death. He will not ignore the Earl's provocations. Just wait and see, the second battle between the lion and tiger is about to begin!"
As the Earl of Blue Mountain claimed to be the reincarnation of the Blue Tiger, and Viscount Garcia came from the Lion Shi family of the Highlands, the nobles of the Gale Firefly Plains called their first battle the battle between the lion and the tiger.
In the first battle between the lion and the tiger, it ended with the tiger's defeat, and he even lost a daughter because of it.
But now, the Earl of Blue Mountain was obviously not willing to accept his previous defeat, and wanted to regain his glory and establish his authority.
"Master, as the Earl's knight, you will definitely be called upon in war!"
Amelia reminded her master, "That's why you must not fall out with the Earl."
"I know … This marriage, delay it for a while. Tell the Earl that I need to think about it …"
Wu Ming thought quickly.
Compared to the past, where he passively catered to the chaos of the various worlds, this time, he could be considered as the driving force behind the scenes.
It could be said that if not for his farming, which greatly revitalized the economy of the Earl of Blue Mountain's territory, allowing the Earl to recover some of his strength, he would not have the thought of getting revenge.
Of course, to a knight, war was the greatest gamble.
If he succeeded, he might be conferred the title of a baron, and become a true noble family.
And if he failed, the previous knight, Carlos, would be the best example.
"In the end, this world still can't escape war …"
Wu Ming sighed. If he wanted to truly change the entire world, obtain a huge amount of origin force, and accumulate resources for his main body to break through to Golden Immortal, this was the only way!
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