Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Laurist leaned lazily on a beautifully decorated bed. He had slept for a day and a night and had just woken up. He did not want to get out of bed, so he leaned against the railing and pondered.
It was not that there was anything wrong with his body, but that Laurist was thinking about what was going on in that blood red world. The day before yesterday afternoon, he had led his family's armed forces to the front of the palace and faced the level 3 Great Swordsman Rosie Garcia. In all fairness, this level 3 Great Swordsman Rosie Gabia was much inferior to the Great Swordsman Jared who had come to assassinate Laurist. Jared was known as half a step away from the peak, which meant that he was half a step away from becoming a Sword Saint. Although this Rosie Gabia was also very strong, he was not particularly powerful. He had always been at a disadvantage when fighting with Laurist.
However, this old man Rosie Gabia was very tenacious. He entangled Laurist for more than two hours. During this time, the retreating royal guards of the Haneabada Kingdom would suddenly shoot arrows at Laurist, causing great trouble for Laurist. The most frustrating thing was that this Rosie Gabia's swordsmanship was not much different from Laurist's. It also had a cold attribute, so the cold brought by Laurist's swordsmanship did not affect him much. Instead, the colder it was, the better he performed.
In the end, Laurist once again entered the blood-red world. In that world, Laurist felt that his speed, agility, strength, and physique had increased by two or three times. The level 3 Great Swordsman Rossi Gabia did not even manage to block ten of his strikes before he was beheaded in one strike. At the same time, he also swept away the twenty or so palace guards who had been plotting against him and giving him trouble.
Far away on the third floor of the palace, King Luther III of the Haneabada Kingdom saw that Rosie Gabia had been beheaded by Laurist. He knew that the situation was hopeless, and he had no more power to turn the situation around, so he burned himself to death. At this time, Laurist had just exited the blood-red world and was extremely exhausted. When he heard a guard report that Luther III's palace was on fire, he laughed out loud before falling to the ground and sleeping soundly.
At this moment, Laurist was thinking about what the blood-red world he had entered was. He wanted to admit that this blood-red world was a Domain, but the problem was that the description of the Sword Saint's Domain was not very similar to this blood-red world. Moreover, he felt that he had not reached the level of a Sword Saint yet. At most, he was at the same level as Jared, or at least halfway to the peak.
The most detailed description of the Sword Saint's Domain came from the Storm Sword Saint of the Kingdom of Kaliya. He had once opened up his Domain for people to experience. Those who were lucky enough to enter and observe said that after entering the domain, they felt as if they were suddenly caught in a storm. The wind and rain were so strong that they couldn't even open their eyes. In such a harsh environment, they couldn't even protect themselves, let alone compete in swordsmanship. There was no other way but to be trampled upon.
Thus, Laurist had always thought that if he became a Sword Saint, his Domain would be a world of ice and snow. The Great Swordsmen who had fought with him thought so too. However, what was going on with this blood-red world? It was not a Domain, but in reality, after entering this blood-red world, it was as if everything was under his control. Even a Level 3 Great Swordsman could be slaughtered like chickens or ducks. In this snow-red world, with just a thought, he could appear anywhere he wanted. It was like teleportation. This was clearly the feeling of a Domain.
However, there were two things that Laurist was not sure about. First, he had never heard of a Sword Saint who had mastered two Domains. Second, his swordsmanship was normal, but he had fought with the Level 3 Great Swordsman Rossi Gabia for more than two hours. This showed that he was still a long way from becoming a Sword Saint. If he really was a Sword Saint, he would be able to take down this old man in thirty to fifty moves.
However, Laurist suddenly thought that he did not cultivate the traditional Qi of this world. Instead, he used Qi to cultivate the Metal Water Method passed down in his previous family. Then, there was a high chance that he would obtain a mutated Domain. This was the case in this blood-red world. Thinking about it, it was as if he had turned on a cheat in this blood-red world, and all his strength had increased by several times. Just like in the game, if his strength was ten, then after entering the blood-red world, it would be around thirty to forty. That was why Rossi Gabia, a Level 3 Great Swordsman, could not even withstand ten strikes from him before he was beheaded.
This blood-red world should be a Domain. Entering this blood-red world was equivalent to forcefully raising his strength to the level of a Sword Saint. That was why his body and spirit were so exhausted after exiting this blood-red world. He was so tired that he just wanted to sleep.
It was time to give this blood-red world a name. What should he call it? Blood-Red Domain? Laurist shook his head. At this time, he remembered that night of slaughter. He stood in the camp of the royal guards, surrounded by corpses. Hmm, since every time I enter this blood-red world, I'll call it the Massacre Domain. In the future, he would have to practice and familiarize himself with this Domain. Moreover, he could also work hard in this direction and quickly improve his physical fitness to the level he felt after entering this Massacre Domain.
After figuring out the direction of his future training, Laurist's mood became very relaxed. He got off the bed and called out, "Someone come in."
It was Jim who came in. "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Well, why is it you? You have injuries on your body. You should rest well." Laurist was very surprised.
"Sir, my body is fine. Yesterday, the pharmacist who accompanied the army checked me again and said that my body is recovering very well. Thanks to El sneaking into the Gladiator Arena and bringing me healing potions, I just need to rest for a few days and I will be fine. Moreover, I am the Deputy Commander of the royal guards. Now that I have returned to Sir, I naturally have to do my duty, "Jim replied seriously.
"Alright, up to you. As long as it doesn't affect your body's recovery," Laurist muttered. "Who is in charge outside now?"
"It's Sir Shredder. Ferocious Tiger Lord Rossi conquered the Royal City. After seeing Sir Shredder, he handed over the authority to manage the entire city to him. He is only responsible for patrolling the Royal City and security issues," Jim replied.
"Hmm …" Laurist nodded and ordered, "Get me something to eat and drink, I'm starving."
After eating two pieces of bread, Fatty Shi came in with a large stack of documents. "Sir, you are finally awake."
"Don't I have you?" Laurist grabbed a roasted chicken.
"Uh …" Fatty Shi smiled bitterly. "Locke, I was originally very grateful that you sneaked into the Gladiator Arena alone to save me. Now I finally understand that the reason you saved me was to make me do these trivial things for you!"
Laurist laughed as well. "Fatty, weren't you the one who liked to deal with these things the most? Why did you change your mind after being captured once … "
"Sigh …" Fatty Shi let out a long sigh. "I want to take a leave …"
"Why?"
"I remember the family soldiers who died protecting me in the Gladiator Arena … Just like Knight Rafat … I want to take a long leave and raise my fighting power to the Gold rank. If I had been a Gold rank long ago, there wouldn't have been so many family soldiers sacrificing their lives for me. At the very least, that bullsh * t Great Swordsman wouldn't have used me to threaten Ell. It was me who neglected my own cultivation and caused such a big trouble … "Fatty Shi sighed.
"This isn't your problem. You are the chief knight of the family, so it is natural for the family soldiers to protect you. However, you should indeed raise your level. I have approved of your long leave, but that will be after we return to the north. Right now, we are in the Haneabada Archipelago. You still have to help me sort out the affairs here," Laurist said.
"Of course. Don't worry, we won't be staying here for long. We have to return to Syrovas Island at the end of October or early November," Laurist added.
"Then what do you plan to do with the Haneabada Archipelago?" Fatty Shi asked.
"Bring it under our family's jurisdiction. It will become our family's overseas territory in the future."
"But our family didn't get the authorization from the Andinac Royal Family. Locke, this place can't become our family's official territory," Fatty Shi reminded.
"It's fine." Laurist waved his hand. "When I sent out my troops, the second prince couldn't even take care of himself. Besides, we didn't destroy a kingdom recognized by the mainland. It was just a pirate lair. If we give up on this archipelago, it might really become a pirate's territory again in the future. So we can't give up on it. It doesn't matter if we don't have the authorization. Anyway, this archipelago is our family's overseas territory. I don't care if others acknowledge it or not. If they are not convinced, they can organize a fleet to snatch it back from our hands as long as they can defeat our navy. "
Alright, since Laurist was dead set on making the Haneabada Archipelago part of the Norton Family's overseas territory, Fatty Shi didn't try to persuade him anymore. Anyway, there were many benefits for the family to have more overseas territories.
"Locke, I understand. Hmm, sign these documents first." Fatty Shi handed over a large stack of documents.
"What's all this?" Laurist asked.
"A list of rations and supplies allocated, a list of soldiers who have performed meritorious deeds and rewards, and a list of seized supplies to be delivered back to Syrovas Island by the fleets. In addition, there are also requests for equipment allocated by the various newly formed guard battalions, and so on …"
Laurist sighed. He took the folder and roughly looked through it before starting to sign.
"Aren't you going to check it?" Fatty Shi asked.
"If you can give it to me to sign, it means that you've checked it. I just need to look at it and have an idea. There's no need to check it again and waste time and energy," Laurist replied.
"Alright, thank you for your trust. Actually, I've come to discuss something with you, "Fatty Shi said.
"What is it?"
"As for the slaves, more than a hundred thousand freed slaves have gathered in the vicinity of King City. Apart from the thirty thousand slaves under the command of our family, the rest are slaves who were freed from the Wang Family's manor on the plains of King City. They are now staying around King City doing nothing but wasting the food reserves we have seized. As for the wheat in the manors on the plains of the capital, no one harvests it when it's ripe. It's not good for us to force them to work. What should we do now? "
Fatty Shi felt a little vexed. On one hand, no one harvested the wheat in the fields, and on the other hand, they were wasting food reserves to feed the hundred thousand people. His heart ached when he saw the food in the warehouse being given to the slaves who had nothing to do around the capital. But the problem was that these slaves were responding to the family's call to riot. It was considered a contribution to the family, so it was not good for him to not give them food …
"How much property did we seize this time?" Laurist did not answer and asked another question instead.
"Countless …" Fatty Shi found a brown folder and opened it. "My lord, this is the report from Encubit Port. More than five million gold fords were seized and cleared from Encubit Port alone. There were also more than three million gold fords worth of silver and copper coins, as well as millions of valuables and luxury goods. Hickard said in the report that he had organized a slave excavation team to dig up the underground chambers of the slave masters and merchants everywhere. He believed that there would be millions of gold fords by the end of the month.
In addition, we closed the three vaults in the capital yesterday. There were more than a million gold fords in total in silver and copper coins. I believe that after we carefully search the royal court and the noble district, the harvest will increase greatly. Locke, the problem of our family's lack of funds for development can be said to have been solved. Just the property seized from the Haneabada Kingdom is enough for us to develop for another ten years. "
"Hehe …" Laurist was very happy. "I've said it before. Robbing a kingdom is the most profitable. Of course, the premise is that we can win at the lowest cost. My only pity is that our family's territory is too remote. It's surrounded by either poor people or tough bones. Sometimes, I really wish that the Mana Hill Plains were our family's territory. Next to it is a big piece of meat like the Telimbo Kingdom. Just thinking about it makes people salivate … "
Fatty Shi did not know whether to laugh or cry. "My lord, we are nobles, not bandits. Don't say such things in front of others in the future. Also, you said that we conquered the Haneabada Kingdom because these slave traders and slave hunters attacked our family's territory, Silovas Island. It's only right for us to send troops to retaliate. It's natural for us to destroy the Haneabada Kingdom. We didn't come to rob because we lacked money … "
"Yes, I know. That's just in passing. Everyone knows what to do. " Laurist laughed. "Since we've earned so much money, we can spend it generously. Later, send someone to the slave camps around the capital to post notices and gather the slaves to form harvesting teams and farming teams. We still need to use the farmland in the capital's plains. After harvesting the wheat, we still need to plow the fields and sow the winter wheat. No matter how much food reserves we have, we can't just sit around and eat.
Apart from guaranteeing that the slaves who join the harvesting and farming teams will not have to worry about food and clothing, we will also pay them. I believe that these freed slaves also need money. If they work hard for a day, they can get a small silver coin. I think this price will attract many people to join.
Also, from tomorrow onwards, the slaves who are unwilling to work for us will have nothing but two bowls of oatmeal a day. No jerky, no bread, no work, no food. It's already very kind of us to provide them with two bowls of oatmeal so that they won't starve to death. They have nothing to do with us, so we don't need to feed them … "
Fatty Shi was dumbfounded. "My lord, this isn't appropriate. That's not what you said when you asked the light cavalry scouts to incite them to riot."
Laurist laughed and shook his head. "No, we promised them to cooperate with us to riot and disrupt the situation in the capital's plains, luring the Haneabada Kingdom's cavalry out to suppress them. The light cavalry scouts caught them off guard and destroyed the cavalry. What did we promise these slaves in the royal village? It was freedom. Now that they are free, they can go wherever they want, and no one will treat them as slaves anymore. So we kept our promise, but this doesn't mean that we have to feed them for life. That's none of our business, understand?
If these free slaves are willing to use their labor to get paid, then we welcome them. The family needs these hardworking people who work hard to make a good living, not those who are lazy. If they dare to object, then I don't mind letting them see the power of the Norton Family and the roar of the angry bear!
Oh right, we can let them know that if the family's armed forces want to expand, we will choose people from the slaves who work for us, not just those who are strong or tall. "
Fatty Shi had already understood the meaning of Laurist's words and nodded. "My lord, I understand."
"Well, there are more than 400,000 slaves in the entire Haneabada Archipelago. Most of them are young and strong, and they are not burdened by their families. If we use them well, they will greatly increase the strength of our Norton Family, but conversely, they will add a lot of trouble to us. My plan is to leave more than 100,000 to 200,000 slaves in the Haneabada Archipelago. We will give them land and houses, and let them settle down here and become our subjects.
In addition, we will recruit 10 battalions of soldiers. Together with the 10 battalions set up in Nubit Port, there will be more than 60,000 people, just enough to make up for the family's lack of armed forces. Troubled times are here, and we must have the power to protect ourselves. The rest of the slaves, other than those who will return to their own homes, will all move to Sirovas Island and let them develop and settle down on the island. That's the general arrangement. What do you think? "Laurist asked.
"This arrangement is very appropriate, my lord," Fatty Shi replied.
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