"My lord, Father Barlek is here." Redi pushed open the door.
"Oh, please come in." Lollister said. He was busy sorting the documents on the table.
Father Barlek walked in with a roll of animal skin.
"Good morning, my lord." Father Barlek bowed to Lollister.
"No need." Lollister waved his hand, "Father Barlek, did you bring the thing I asked for?"
"Here it is." Father Barlek opened the roll of animal skin and spread it on the table. It was a detailed map of the Morgen Hills, "I received your orders and rushed over …"
"My lord, we did a preliminary survey of the Morgen Hills last year. Under Master Sid's guidance, we discovered a silver mine, a tin mine, a clay mine, a lime mine, and three granite mines. This year, we have resumed the production of the copper mine and the silver mine. Currently, we are producing around 120 kilograms of silver per month. "Father Barlek began to report.
"You did well." Lollister praised, "Oh right, what is Master Sid doing now?"
"My lord, Master Sid is currently obsessed with researching the equipment of the White Lion Legion. It is a pity that we did not find any iron ore in the Morgen Hills. Our family lacks iron ore the most. "Father Barlek said.
Lollister nodded, "We originally had two factories, one for making armor and the other for making ballistae. However, I have ordered them to stop working on them. Firstly, the family does not lack good weapons and equipment. Secondly, I have ordered all the iron ingots to be used to make farming tools. Next year, we will be expanding our fields and will need a lot of farming tools.
If the weapons and equipment we make now are not as good as the ones the White Lion Legion has, I do not intend to let them continue. Master Falin has accepted my commission and is researching a new generation of ballistae and longbows. Inform Master Sid that we are willing to fund his research. I hope he can develop armor that is better than the standard equipment of the White Lion Legion.
This is the main reason why I called you here. I want to consolidate all the factories and mines in the family territory and set up a mining department. You will be in charge of the development of all the minerals in the family territory and the opening of new processing plants. Take a look at this first. "
Laurist handed Father Barlek a thick leather file. "These are the people selected from the five hundred thousand new citizens. They all have experience in running factories and mines. Choose the managers of the mines and factories from these people and put them in charge of the specific affairs. Then, have them report the progress to the mining department you are in."
Laurist handed Old Man Barlek another piece of paper. "This is the name list of the processing plants and mines that our family is about to open. I've already asked them to prepare the manpower, funds, and necessary resources. You can bring them over and choose the person in charge of managing them and the location."
Father Barlek took the paper and read it aloud: "Pottery Workshop, Leather Factory, Garment Factory, Writing Wood Factory, Animal Skin Factory, Furniture Factory, Woolen Factory …"
Raising his head, Father Barlek was puzzled, "My lord, why do we need to set up so many factories for daily necessities?"
Lollister smiled bitterly and shrugged, "This year, we have to make sure that our citizens can survive the winter in the villages. Roth and Josk led their troops to kill many magical beasts in the wilderness, and the fur they obtained can be used to make clothes and blankets. They will be distributed during the winter. Next year and the year after, most of the citizens will settle down. Apart from providing them with necessities, we have to consider their growing consumer needs. "
Lollister patted the thick file in Father Barlek's hands, "There are many small merchants and factory owners here. There are many reasons why they went bankrupt and ended up here. Because of this, I chose them and gave them a chance to once again take charge of the factories they are familiar with. Tell them that as long as they work hard, they can take over these factories with a loan from our family in three years. As long as they abide by our family's laws and regulations and pay taxes, they can do whatever they want. The Norton family will back them up. "
Father Barlek nodded, "Sir, I understand what you mean. I will complete this task."
Loriste pointed to the calendar hanging on the wall. "It's the end of July now. I'll give you a month to arrange these things. Then, we'll go to the Blade Peak Mountain Range together and take a look at the valley you mentioned. I wonder if those are rubber vines … By the way, bring Master Sid along and survey the mineral resources there."
"Yes, my lord."
…
With the addition of Father Barlek's mining department, Lollister found that he had to deal with even more documents. Thus, Lollister stared at the calendar on the wall every day. Every day felt like a year, and he couldn't wait for Fatty Shi to come out of retirement and take over the administrative work.
I am such a fool! Laurist leaned on the table and muttered to himself, "Why did I give Fatty Shi a month off? Even Lemmond said that he would be fine after ten days. Why did I act generous and let him rest for a month? Seriously, otherwise, I would have gone back to Maple Forest Manor to see my precious son."
He glanced at the calendar on the wall again. There were still fifteen days before Fatty Shi's vacation ended. It was so hard.
Lollister couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and walked to the development plan of the wasteland. The population of the first, second, and third districts had been relocated, and they were currently building villages and central towns. The fourth and fifth districts were being relocated, and the sixth and seventh districts were still being cleaned up. The seventh district was Beiye Town, and the sixth district had many forests and hills. There were many carnivorous beasts there, and it was a little troublesome, but he believed that they would be cleaned up by the end of August.
Bang! The office door was pushed open, and Miss Tresti stormed in angrily. Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and her fair cheeks were dyed red with anger.
"Locke, how can you go back on your words …" Miss Tresti shouted. She was really angry.
Lollister slapped his forehead. He really had a headache.
He gestured to Redi, who was outside the office, and closed the door behind him.
"My dear Tresti, sit down first. Let us talk calmly, alright?"
"Locke, you promised me that the construction of the mountain city would be carried out according to my design and plan. Didn't you say that …" Miss Tresti was still angry.
Alright, this was all Fatty Shi's fault again. Lollister smiled bitterly.
He had promised Miss Tresti that the construction and planning of the mountain city would all be designed and arranged by her. Miss Tresti racked her brains and designed a fairy-like garden mountain city from the perspective of imagination and dreams. She even drew a few renderings of the mountain city after it was built.
From an appreciation point of view, Lollister had to admit that the mountain city designed by Miss Tresti was indeed very beautiful. Unfortunately, Fatty Shi saw it and scoffed.
"There's not even a city wall, and it's even built in the Morgan Hills. Any carnivorous beast can cause a ruckus in the whole city …"
"The purpose of the city's roads is to facilitate the transportation of goods and materials. It's not designed for aesthetics. The roads in this mountain city are so intertwined that nine out of ten people will definitely get lost … "
"The windows of this house are actually so big. Did they consider the problem of keeping warm in winter?"
Fatty Shi complained about the design and planning of the mountain city for a whole half an hour. Then, he abandoned the fruit of Miss Tresti's hard work and put it on the shelf.
As for the completed Monolith Castle, Fatty Shi mocked it even more. He had a strong sense of pettiness.
"Locke, my brother, you have to understand that you have more than five hundred thousand people under your rule now. You have to build the Monolith Castle into a Monolith City. Only then will it be in line with the identity of the Norton Family," Fatty Shi said.
"But the Monolith Castle only has this valley. We can't expand it even if we want to …" Lollister was very distressed.
"That's easy." Fatty Shi took a map of the Monolith Castle and drew a box outside the front and back walls. "Build two more cities in the front and back. The one in front will be the military camp and the commercial area. Foreign exchanges will be carried out in this area. The one in the back will be the residential area for the family's soldiers. This place is the immigration camp. After we build the city, we can also reclaim the surrounding areas. This way, the valley in the middle will become the inner city. It will be the family's administrative and military center. After that, we can call it Monolith City. "
Lollister had to admit that Fatty Shi's words made sense. Hence, he handed over the development plan of the wasteland to him. He also gave Miss Tresti's group of people from the city construction command to Fatty Shi.
Miss Tresti was a little homebody and didn't like crowds. After completing the construction of the Monolith Castle, she went back to her reclusive habits. She stayed in her house every day and studied the books her mother had left for her. She didn't even care that Lollister had transferred the city construction command to Fatty Shi. Her only concern was when the construction of the mountain city would start. She hoped that the mountain city would be named after her mother after it was built. This was her current wish.
To Fatty Shi, he didn't care about the ambiguous relationship and promises between Lollister and Miss Tresti. The most important thing for the family was to settle the 500,000 new citizens, develop the wasteland, and build new villages and towns.
The first district of the seven districts of the Fengle Plains was centered around the mountain city that was to be built. Fatty Shi discarded Miss Tresti's design and found someone to make a very simple and plain mountain city plan. Now that the construction had started, it was finally discovered by the homebody Miss Tresti.
Hence, the angry Miss Tresti came to settle the score with Lollister.
Lollister remembered that Fatty Shi had thrown Miss Tresti's design on the top of the filing cabinet. He took a stool and stood on it. He took down the thick scroll of design that was covered in dust from the top of the cabinet.
Well, seeing that her painstaking effort was left on the top of the cabinet and was covered in dust, Miss Tresti cried. Her tears fell like a string of beads …
"Sigh. Don't cry. I want to tell you why your design isn't good. "Lollister comforted her in a flurry.
When Lollister finished rambling about a bunch of reasons why it wasn't suitable to build a mountain city, most of which were taken down from Fatty Shi's complaints. Miss Tresti defeated him with just one sentence. "But Master Xiluba said that my mountain city design is filled with spirit and genius. He looks forward to the completion of the mountain city. He thinks that I will be famous as the designer of this mountain city …"
"Sigh, Miss Tresti, Master Xiluba gave you affirmation from the perspective of art. But now, my family is facing the problem of settling the 500,000 citizens. Do you think we will be able to appreciate your art? We need to settle them as soon as possible. A simple and fast construction model for a mountain city is what we need the most right now. I'm sorry, Miss Tresti. As a lord, I have indeed broken my promise to you. But I have no other choice. "
Lollister pointed at his room. There were a few tall stacks of documents. "Look, Knight Shredder is already exhausted. Now it's my turn as a lord. Countless documents arrive every day and I have to make decisions. I'm also very tired, but the Norton Family will only have a bright future after this. So I have to persevere. I can only apologize for what happened to you. I hope that I will give you compensation when the family has settled down … "
Miss Tresti stopped crying and looked around the office. "I can see that you are indeed very busy … So what compensation are you going to give me?"
Lollister walked to the development plan of Fengleyuan and pointed at the seven districts. "Look, these seven towns will be completed in three years. At that time, I will open a basic school in each of these seven towns to teach people how to read and write. Also, I want to build a school in my family's territory. If you want, I can name the new school after your mother. That will be your compensation, okay? "
Miss Tresti's face was flushed with excitement. "My mother was a scholar, and for a scholar, having a college named after her is the greatest honor and the most memorable. Thank you, Locke … "
Miss Tresti couldn't help but stand on her tiptoes and want to kiss Lollister's face to express her gratitude.
Tragedies were often caused by small things. Laurist turned around and sucked on Miss Tresti's pouty lips. Then, he forcefully pushed her teeth open with his tongue and sucked on her breast vigorously. His hands had already moved all over her body, and Miss Tresti turned into a pile of soft mud.
This was Lollister's office, not Tresti's bustling city construction headquarters. Lollister hadn't had a chance to vent his anger after his maid, Elina, won the bid last September. Now, he was extremely thirsty. He flipped his hands, and with a few tearing sounds, Miss Tresti became a big white sheep.
Miss Tresti sobered up for a moment when her clothes were torn open. She was just about to push Lollister away, but Lollister lowered his head and sucked on the raised pink bud on her chest. His tongue licked and sucked, and Miss Tresti couldn't stop trembling. She was lost in Lollister's teasing again.
Lollister carried Miss Tresti to his desk. With a sweep of his left hand, a tall stack of documents fell to the ground. He placed Miss Tresti on the desk and separated his fair and smooth legs. Then, Lollister went straight into the depths of the peach garden …
With a painful groan from Miss Tresti, a bright red plum blossom bloomed on the waxen desk. Miss Tresti finally said goodbye to her teenage years …
Lollister was panting. Miss Tresti blamed Lollister weakly, "Locke, you're looting a burning house …"
Lollister lowered his head and started sucking on the two peaks on Miss Tresti's chest again. Then, pa pa pa …
"Locke, you're really, really despicable …" Miss Tresti stuttered as she went through another storm. …
So, Lollister was despicable again. Pa pa pa …
Miss Tresti admitted defeat. She cried, "Locke, I can't feel anything down there. Help me …"
Lollister hugged her in his arms and used his hidden strength to massage her body.
"Tresti, now that we're like this, will you marry me?" asked Lollister.
"No …" Tresti shook her head resolutely, "I swore to be single for the rest of my life. I don't want to get married …"
"But you're mine now …"
"I'll just take it as I've found a lover. Locke, I like you too, but I really can't break my promise …" Miss Tresti shook her head again.
"Locke, you tore my clothes just now …"
"I'll compensate you with a box …"
"Then, is it true that you named the college after my mother?"
"Yes, it's only three years. Why don't you help me and be my secretary? That way, you can always remind me not to forget my promise. "
"Alright then, I'll help you and keep an eye on you …"
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