Devouring Evolution Begins with Hedgehogs

The reason is very simple. To establish a real noble, it is not just a nominal fief.

In the law of the empire, a real fiefdom must not only have a "land", but also have enough people living on it.Even fiefdoms above the viscount must have large-scale towns, not a bunch of loose villages.

Only with the people in charge can this fiefdom be developed and built, and can it provide the empire with products, taxes and soldiers.

And a fiefdom without people naturally cannot contribute to the empire, so it cannot be included in this pyramid.

Just like the empire can seal the entire coastline of the Baltic Sea to someone, making him a field marquis overnight!But the marquis who doesn't have a single citizen, is it necessary to levy taxes on seagulls?

The behind-the-scenes instigator saw this for sure, so he made a move and threw Liu Ergou to Beiyuan.

The land in Beiyuan is barren and the climate is harsh.Not to mention products, even basic food is difficult to guarantee.

As for the people, let alone.In this lawless land, the strong have always been respected since ancient times!A priest like Liu Ergou who can't even sing the basic battle songs, on the northern plains, isn't he just at the mercy of others?
As for the Mais rat clan and the Olo owl clan, they are not considered at all.In name, these are all citizens recognized by the empire, and the two patriarchs also have the title of viscount.

But in the eyes of those big shots, these "primitive and backward barbarians" are not as pleasing to the eye as their own slaves.

Without the citizens, there would be no way to talk about building any cities, and Beiyuan was just a piece of white land.

And such a place is not recognized by the Imperial Heraldry Institute.

In this case, Liu Ergou has a noble title for nothing, and he has neither the power to entrust him nor inherit the title.

When he dies, both the land and his title will be taken back by the empire.

However, no matter what conspiracy the mastermind behind the scenes has, his plan is doomed to go bankrupt up to now.

Ever since he came to Beiyuan, Liu Ergou and his men have been killing and fighting all the way.Destroy the fake caravan, resist the tide of monsters, rescue the Maes rat clan, and crusade against the gargoyle lord
In terms of construction, there is no idle time. A Beiyuan City, which is enough for Mais, Olo, Liu Ergou, and De Lisi to prosper, has begun to see its scale!

After working hard all the way, now Liu Ergou's forces are already monolithic!And now that they have obtained the essence of life and solved the problems of food and drinking water, naturally they don't have to worry about leading the people.

After figuring this out, Liu Ergou knew exactly what to do next.

That is to be one's boss' duty well, leading the group of people under him to build Beiyuan City vigorously!
Thinking of how this wasteland would become a prosperous oasis city in his own hands in the future, Liu Ergou felt extremely proud.

It's not as thrilling as it came.On the way back, there was nothing abnormal except that it was a bit difficult to avoid the first guard with a lot of things.

Gathering up with other people guarding the edge of the square, Liu Ergou recounted vividly what he had seen and heard along the way, and everyone was fascinated by it.

After listening to Liu Ergou's narration, Bufix thought for a while and said to him: "It would be too wasteful not to make good use of such a base. I think it is better to find an opportunity in the future and develop this place well. .”

Liu Ergou nodded, "That's exactly what I mean. It's just that it's a long way to come here, and it's also very dangerous along the way. It's not easy for a large group of people to move."

"Secondly, this base has been abandoned for a long time. Although there is no damage, the energy of the entire base has also been exhausted. It only relies on a little emergency energy to maintain its basic functions. It is better not to move until a new energy source is found. it as well."

After hearing this, Hoffman asked very puzzled: "Boss, what is the 'energy' you are talking about?"

De Lisi on the side reached out to take the honey jar beside Hoffman, and opened a crack, making a look like she was about to steal it.

"Hey! My honey! That's my honey!" Hoffman panicked when he saw this!No longer caring about her image, she rushed towards De Lisi with shaking all the way.

But I don't want Doris to feint!After screwing on the lid, he threw the honey jar far away to Liu Ergou.

Hoffman, who was halfway running, didn't react for a while, so he had to turn around and run back to Liu Ergou.

When the panting Hoffman stopped in front of his eyes, Liu Ergou pointed to the honey jar in his hand and said to Hoffman, "Here, this is the 'energy' that drives you around."

"Hahahahahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter when they saw it.

Hoffman also understood what Liu Ergou meant, and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Patting the big stupid bear casually, Liu Ergou stuffed the jar of honey into his backpack, and then said to Hoffman: "On the way back, you follow De Lisi, and when you see something valuable, put it in the basket behind you Inside"

"I'll give you back a whole pot of good honey if it can fill a basket!"

"No problem, boss! Just watch!" Hearing that there was honey to eat, Hoffman suddenly regained his spirits!Full of confidence, he promised Liu Ergou a guarantee.

"Well, it seems that this 'energy' is quite sufficient." Bufix next to him also took the opportunity to joke.

"Hahahahahaha!" There was another burst of laughing, but Hoffman's face turned even redder.Fortunately, this bear has rough skin, thick flesh and thick hair, so it can't be seen.

"Let's go! Let's go home!" The way back was safe, but since Hoffman was caught as a free laborer, De Lisi no longer kept it.

Seventy or eighty kinds of precious materials were stuffed in one breath, and there were even several ore samples inside.As a result, Hoffman almost couldn't straighten up, and had to take a break after walking for half an hour.

After walking to the advance base, Hoffman was able to unload the burden and eat the honey collected by Liu Ergou contentedly.

Liu Ergou didn't break his promise. The honey in this jar was found in a huge beehive that was more than three meters high after searching for a long time.Not only is the color bright and clear, but the taste is also extremely sweet.

Not only Hoffman was satisfied, but even Liu Ergou himself was moved by the aroma of the honey.

Unfortunately, because the bees in the hive were too vicious, Liu Ergou had no choice but to burn all the bees to death.So this little pot of honey, plus three other small jars, is the final output of this hive.

For these three small altars, Avril Lavigne and De Lisi wanted to leave one altar alone.Avril wanted to take this altar of honey back to share with Xilia, so Liu Ergou naturally had no objection.

And there seems to be no problem for Doris to use this honey to make potions.Just looking at the looming saliva at the corner of Delis's mouth, it's hard to guarantee that she didn't mean to enrich herself.

As for the remaining jar, Liu Ergou thought about it and decided to leave it to the old man Erlanster.Fortunately, Bufix doesn't like honey, otherwise it wouldn't be enough.Back on the territory, everyone, including De Lisi, was a little dumbfounded at the scene in front of them.

Without it, if it weren't for the familiar church in the middle, Liu Ergou would have thought that he had gone the wrong way and arrived at some other noble's territory!

He forgot, besides himself, where are the other lords in Beiyuan now?
The original scattered settlements had completely disappeared at some point, replaced by this neat and tidy town that was unfolding in front of Liu Ergou's eyes at this moment!
Seeing Erlanster who came to welcome him, Ergou Liu ran forward and asked, "Elanster, what's going on here?"

Erlanster smiled, and began to tell Liu Ergou about the passage of time.

Listening to Erlanster's explanation, Liu Ergou gradually understood that the whole town in front of him was created by the group brought by Doris!

However, on the city wall outside the town, as well as the city wall gate and arrow tower, Liu Ergou saw a neat and complicated magic circle, and the thick earth attribute magic power surrounding it.

Needless to say, this part should still come from the hands of Erlanster, and Liu Ergou is quite familiar.

But other parts of the town are completely beyond Liu Ergou's expectation!As soon as he entered the door, the straight avenue under his feet, which was comparable to a six-lane highway, made Liu Ergou both refreshed and shocked in an instant.

On both sides of the road, row after row of houses are neatly arranged, some have already lived in residents, and some are still vacant.

Judging from the appearance, the design of the house obviously fully considered the living habits of various races.For example, the house in which the Mys Rat tribe lives has round gates on all sides of the house, and there is a wide cellar under the house.

But the house where the Olo owl tribe lived seemed taller as a whole.There are tall square doors on the upper and lower floors of the house; on the top of the house, there is also a semi-open terrace for Olos to take off and land.

Ample space is reserved between each house, and different types of houses are also properly matched in position.In this way, the space is fully utilized, and it is also conducive to lighting and ventilation.

In addition, there is another rather tall house at a certain distance.One of them has already hung the sign of a tavern, and there are a few workers who have changed shifts drinking in it at the moment.

The other houses, according to Ernst, were also used for other purposes.

At the end of the road was the only building Liu Ergou knew in this new town: the church.

However, even the church has undergone drastic expansion and repairs, and now it looks very different!

The original church was just a relatively open hall with only one floor in height and no auxiliary buildings.

But now, there is not only a magnificent three-story church in front of you, but also exquisite decorations everywhere; even in the second half of the church, a five-story steeple rises from the ground, which is enough to overlook the entire Northern Plains city!

In the church, Liu Ergou and his party met Yaston who just came here and wanted to pray to Xilia.

From the introductions of Yastun, Xilia, and the accompanying Erlanster, Liu Ergou gradually figured out the whole story.

From the establishment of cooperation, to the redesign, to the drastic reconstruction of the town, Yastun talked about everything in detail.In this way, he made a report to Liu Ergou, the lord, and secondly, he also had an explanation to De Lisi, the former boss and savior.

Naturally, as soon as De Lisi entered the city, she could see that most of the things here were done by her group of people.She was born in Fermu, so she was not surprised by this small town.

She was just curious, when did the group of people she brought with her become Liu Ergou's subordinates?

But now after listening to Yastun's explanation, Doris also nodded approvingly.Yaston's move coincided with her.

".At present, the construction of each main building has been completed, and the reinforcement of the city defense fortifications has also been completed. The next step we originally planned was to expand and reinforce the forward base on the edge of the Sunset Mountains. I wonder what the lord would like?"

Yastun finished his report and looked at Liu Ergou respectfully.

"Just do as you say." Liu Ergou nodded.

"In addition, a big bell should be installed on the bell tower behind the church. This bell can be used for ceremonies on weekdays, and can also be used to call the police when necessary, or to quickly summon the people."

"It's just..." Yaya Situn looked embarrassed, and took a cautious look at Liu Ergou.

"If you have any difficulties, just say it." Liu Ergou finished speaking with a pleasant face, and nodded slightly to Yaya Situn.

"Yes, my lord!" Yastun immediately replied, "It's just that we didn't find common metals for casting big bells around the territory. And a few special metals were originally reserved for forging dragon hunting crossbows." There is no room to forge a big bell."

"You can also forge weapons?" Liu Ergou was quite surprised!

"My lord, some of us in this group were originally blacksmiths in the weapon workshop under Lord Doris." After Yaston finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Doris.

De Lisi was very happy, and she winked at Liu Ergou proudly.

"Very well, let's not bother with the clock, and just forge the crossbow according to the original plan." Liu Ergou made a decision immediately. Now that resources are scarce, good steel must be used wisely!

After thinking for a while, Liu Ergou ordered again: "I will find a way to solve the material problem of the clock, so you don't have to worry about it, just forge the crossbow with all your strength. If you can make something else, as long as it is useful, you can just let it go. , don’t ask me.”

"The deployment of materials and manpower. Erlanster, you have to work hard, what is the purpose of assisting this Ya Ya?"

"My lord, the villain's name is Yayastun." Yayaston replied immediately.

"Oh, Mr. Yaston." Liu Ergou nodded, "If you need anything, just ask Ernst, he will help you."

"In addition, I brought back some magical materials from the ancient silver elves during this expedition. You should also study it and see if it can be used for anything."

"Yes, my lord! The villain will fulfill his mission!" Yaya Situn didn't expect Liu Ergou to trust him so much, and immediately bowed deeply and replied loudly!
"Don't be so nervous, it doesn't matter if there is no result, you just let go and do it. Alright! Let's stop here first. I still have something to talk to the two patriarchs. Let's go about our business first!"

Accompanied by Ernest and Bufix, Liu Ergou came to the terrace on the top of the bell tower.

"I thought you would let Yaston call you 'boss' just like that time. Why are you so majestic this time?" Erlanster bent his back and gave Liu Ergou a meaningful look.

"That's different." Looking at the endless wasteland in the distance, Liu Ergou said slowly, "For some people, a stick is sweeter than a carrot."