"What's the approximate population of the Sorcerer Nation?" Ren Xiaosu asked Mego.
Mego was put in a difficult position. "I can still answer you if you want to ask me about the Sorcerers. But if you're asking me this, I can't answer you."
"Aren't you being too out of touch as a Sorcerer?" Ren Xiaosu retorted.
"Why would a Sorcerer like me care about this?" Mego retorted, "It's not like I'm the only Sorcerer like this. All Sorcerers are like this. Just leave the matters of secular society to the royal family to handle. All we need to do is sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor."
Ren Xiaosu lamented in his heart. It was probably because of this mindset that the Sorcerer Nation was gradually being left behind by Fortress 178.
What's the point of a Sorcerer Nation without a foundation? It's not like you guys are gods! You guys also need a solid foundation for the people to support your pyramid!
However, it was useless for Ren Xiaosu to say all this to a naive Mego.
He turned to look at the Knight Captain. "How many citizens are there in Yorkshire?"
The Knight Captain replied humbly, "Sir, there are about 900,000 of them. This is the figure from the year before last."
"Are they all that miserable?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Almost all of them are," the Knight Captain replied. "But Yorkshire is only one of the smaller counties in the kingdom. It doesn't have a large population, so we can still manage."
With that, Ren Xiaosu was relieved. He did not need to care about how many people there were in the Sorcerer Nation. All he needed to do was abduct the citizens of Yorkshire and bring prosperity to the Northwest.
Of course, he could abduct even more people. But just as Wang Yuexi had said, every stronghold could only accommodate a limited number of people, so there was no need to blindly pursue numbers.
Gradually, Ren Xiaosu could see the town in the distance.
Unlike the Central Plains, when Ren Xiaosu looked down from a hillside, he realized the tallest houses in the town were only four stories tall. Only the cathedral in the center of the town was slightly taller, followed by a "relatively grand" tower building.
Although it was called a tower, the base of the tower was not much different from a church. If Ren Xiaosu were to describe it, it would be more like an ancient castle that he had read about in a book.
This place was filled with an exotic atmosphere. Ren Xiaosu couldn't help but feel that this style of town was actually quite beautiful.
However, he was also very clear that this town also represented the backward construction technology, as well as the poor carrying capacity of the population.
Ren Xiaosu suspected that the cities of the Sorcerer Nation did not have a complete underground sewage system or a running water system. If not, it meant that when he got close to it, it was likely that the place would be filled with this stench.
"How do you solve the water problem in the town?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
Meg proudly said, "You've asked a question that I'm more concerned about. After I came to York, I used the first year's taxes to build 180 wells for the residents, solving the water problem that had plagued them for many years."
Ren Xiaosu stared at Mei Ge, dumbfounded. He thought to himself, What is there to be proud of, big brother?
Building 180 wells was a far cry from what Ren Xiaosu had done in the Northwest. Perhaps the Sorcerer Nation had not been in contact with the outside world for too long, or perhaps the Sorcerer Organization did not want them to have contact with the outside world, so these people did not know what had changed in other places.
Now that he thought about it, Fortress 178 had previously treated the Sorcerer Nation as a great enemy purely because one side had supernatural powers, while the other side did not. Therefore, Fortress 178 had suffered a lot, including in the beginning when Fortress 178 did not have a strong military base.
But looking at the Sorcerer Nation now, if not for the wizards, this place was nothing.
At this moment, Meg pointed at the cathedral in the center of town and said, "That's the Eye of Truth Cathedral. All the residents are believers and have to go there every weekend to worship. The other magnificent building next to it is my Sorcerer Tower. What do you think? Isn't it spectacular?"
Ren Xiaosu snapped, "I'm not interrupting you because I don't want to make you angry again, but you can't keep showing off either. Let me ask you, haven't you seen Fortress 178 before? In terms of grandeur, you're far from it."
Mei Ge choked. "That's a defensive fortress, and this is my own place. How can it be the same?"
"Alright, hurry up and go. I'm in a hurry to read," Ren Xiaosu urged.
He then squeezed his horse's belly and urged it to move faster. Mei Ge, who was lagging behind, had a helpless look on his face, but he could not say anything.
In a way, Mei Ge actually treated Ren Xiaosu as a friend.
However, the Li Family Knight at the back looked at one another. This was the first time they had seen a warlock's personal attendant speak to a warlock like that.
The Knight looked at Li Chenggong in confusion. "Young Master, why is he speaking to Lord Mei Ge like that?"
Li Chenggong remained expressionless and did not answer the question.
He could only hope that Ren Xiaosu would not talk to him for the time being. Otherwise, he would lose all face in front of his Knight Family.
However, this world was really a place where whatever one wished for came true. Ren Xiaosu suddenly turned around and shouted at him, "Sheepman, what are you two doing? Keep up!"
The Knight Family was speechless.
The corners of Li Chenggong's and Liu Ting's eyes kept twitching. They felt it was time to have a good talk with Ren Xiaosu. As long as he did not call them sheepmen, they would even pay for it!
The group slowly entered the town. Only then did Mei Ge heave a sigh of relief. That was because the people who wanted to kill him would probably not dare to do so anymore.
But at this moment, Ren Xiaosu looked around the crowd and suddenly said, "Be careful, there's someone suspicious."
Mei Ge's heart skipped a beat. He looked around and saw his subordinates half-kneeling at him on the side of the road. There was nothing unusual about them.
"Don't look around," Ren Xiaosu said in a low voice. "Be careful not to alert the enemy."
The towns in Yorkshire did not even have city walls. It was as if they did not have the slightest concept of foreign invasions.
When they entered the town, Ren Xiaosu noticed that although the subordinates were all bowing their heads, there was one person who was staring at Mei Ge.
Ren Xiaosu did not want to make a move in public, but he did not want to scare the other party away either. If he really did scare the other party away, how was he going to harvest the Eye of Truth?
Although Mei Ge did not notice anything, he still sat upright on his horse. If not for Ren Xiaosu's vigilance, he would have died under the Fire Pillar Spell. Therefore, Mei Ge trusted Ren Xiaosu's judgment.
However, he could not understand why the other party would make a move in the town.
Mei Ge mumbled softly, "Who's the problem? You can tell me, and I'll just order the Knight Family to capture him. I have the authority to command everyone in Yorkshire. "
"There's no need to spread the news. The other party has already left quietly." Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "If I kill a bounty hunter in public and take his Eye of Truth, how will the Mage Organization treat me?"
"Of course they'll take back the Eye of Truth from you." Mei Ge said, "Don't even think about that. You can't beat a bounty hunter. Even I might not be able to do so."
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