king.

With the opening of autumn plowing, the problem of insufficient labor force was directly exposed to all the new lords.

The same problem was encountered by different lords, and the final results were naturally different.

The local nobles relied on their connections to borrow people and animals everywhere, and basically completed the autumn plowing smoothly.

It was miserable for all the nobles in northern Xinjiang. Their families were thousands of miles away, and no matter how they asked for help, they would be too far away.The little friends who came together were all too busy to take care of themselves, and they could only take care of themselves.

Even though the soldiers were sent to plow the land, a large amount of land was left uncultivated.

The price of human slaves in the market has skyrocketed, and people like Hudson who have mines at home are scared back, let alone poor lords.

Even those who are wealthy can only purchase in small quantities.Large-scale procurement is no longer a matter of price, but that it is simply not available on the market.

In the past two years, no major war broke out in any country on the mainland.The slaves that are now on the market are only transferred out by occasional slave owners who are short of money and need capital turnover.

Under normal circumstances, great nobles would not sell their own slaves, which might inadvertently reveal some of their secrets.

After suffering a loss from land abandonment, everyone naturally had to find a way to solve it.Some entrusted merchants to purchase livestock, and some targeted orc slaves.

It doesn't matter if there are two families. When dozens of families gather, it finally causes a quantitative change.

Seeing the neighbors capturing ordinary slaves, they thought that there were new buyers for orc slaves. At that time, countless followers followed suit, and the slave trade on the border prospered.

A large number of tribesmen were captured, which soon attracted the attention of the orc tribe.Facing the vicious slave hunting team, the small tribe was powerless and could only report to the higher levels.

In the end, it was reported to Prince Butzweig, who was on duty at the border.

"Send someone to find out which mage is crazy, or which cult organization is going to make trouble again?"

It's no wonder Butzweig thought so. In the past, the human race's slave hunting was all for races with good looks and low combat effectiveness.

This time is different, like the tauren, kobold, ratmen, goblins, piggies, goblins... a large number of tribesmen have disappeared.

Except for a few races with a little fighting power, the rest are weak chickens among weak chickens.

In terms of status, these races are like slaves in the human world, even worse than slaves.

At least slaves can create wealth, and most of the races here are useless except to waste food.

At least in the eyes of the proud Beamon—Prince Butzweig, the arrest of these races by the human race is just collecting trash.

Deep down in his heart, Prince Butzweig secretly despised these guys for their stupidity. Compared with the money for hiring a slave team, you can buy more money in the Orc Empire.

Who made these races useless except for magic experiments and blood sacrifices to evil gods?

In fact, these races are not good choices as magic materials.They are chosen as materials mainly because other races are not easy to mess with.

Magicians are just a little fanatical about magic experiments, but it doesn't mean they are really crazy.An experiment that consumed hundreds of thousands of souls, if other races were used, it would have been unknown how many times they would have died.

As for the evil gods, it's hard to say.They have all become evil gods, and no one knows what their appetite is.Maybe one of them is different, and maybe they like this one.

However, most of the evil gods have cleanliness.Compared with these garbage races, they prefer creatures with pure souls as sacrifices.

Send troops to protect these tribes?That's purely overthinking. The orc empire often cleans up these garbage races, mainly because they multiply too fast.

Taking pigs as an example, they can breed one to three times a year, and each litter can range from five or six to as many as a dozen.

There are many births, but the survival rate is still very high, and almost [-]% of them can live to adulthood.

Meat is eaten when meat is available, and whole grains are good when there is no meat. If it is really not enough, grass on the ground and leaves on trees can also be eaten to make do.

The cubs reach adulthood in less than two years and then go on to join the breeding army.

Theoretically speaking, a female piggy can give birth to a regiment in a lifetime, and the offspring and grandchildren are directly a legion.

Similar to the high reproductive ability, there are also ratmen and goblins... They all live in one litter, which makes the great Behemoths despise and envy at the same time.

If not restricted, flooding is a matter of minutes.In order to maintain the ecological balance of the orc empire, the five royal families had to implement family planning for these races.

If there is no restriction one day, it means that the Southern Invasion War is about to begin.Every time a war breaks out, these races are the cannon fodder of the Orc Empire.

With a wooden stick, they can go to the battlefield, and other weapons are completely wasted in their hands.

Weapons and equipment are also important parameters for judging the combat effectiveness of an orc army. Generally speaking, the more heavily armed they are, the stronger their combat effectiveness will be.

……

In the mountainous territory, Hudson is taking his two elder brothers to visit his own territory.

The constant beating of the mines played the most melodious music; the bustling land reclamation army composed the warmest melody.

Both of them were drooling. They both knew that Hudson was going to smash the Salam Mountains.

Now it is just a Baronie, maybe decades later it will evolve into a Viscounty, and the Salam Mountains have this potential.

"Hudson, you are really generous! Open up [-] acres of wasteland in half a year. If you continue to develop at this rate, within five years, the area of ​​arable land in the territory will exceed that of the family's [-]-year-old business."

Nelson couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He had heard that his younger brother's territory was developing very fast, but he never expected it to be so fast.

Although the pig iron production capacity has not returned to its peak period, the income brought by the mine far exceeds that of the previous lord.

It is not impossible to continue to increase pig iron production, mainly because interests do not allow it to do so.If you want to earn the high premium brought by iron products, you must give up the pig iron business.

The high income of the mine has supported the rapid development of the territory, and the only limitation is the lack of manpower.

If there is no such shortcoming, perhaps the land reclamation plan will not be [-] mu, but several [-] mu.

"This speed is still a bit slow. The mainland is already a bit uneven, not to mention the disputes between the kingdom and the Holy See, our old neighbors, the orcs, are not the masters of peace.

Although we don't want to admit it, it is indeed because of the immortal life of Emperor Bimeng that we have had these decades of peace.

Next year will be his [-]th birthday, which is rare for Bimon.Unless he can break through the sanctuary before he dies, it will only be a matter of these two years.

Whether he breaks through before he dies, or dies directly, there will be a new round of war in Northern Xinjiang.

This is not only an opportunity for you and my brother, but also our doom.

The strength of the family is not bad in the middle and small aristocratic circles, but looking at the northern battlefield, I am afraid that it is the fate of being cannon fodder.

If you don't want to be reduced to a speck of dust in the war and disappear with the wind, then you can only find ways to improve your strength.

Although they don't know the situation on the front line, those guys in Northern Xinjiang are starting to prepare for the way back.

Obviously, they have no confidence in winning this war.The Northern Expedition, which was so loudly shouted in the kingdom to recover the lost land, was probably just a slogan of a group of politicians. "

Hudson said meaningfully.

These words were mainly for Evora. Among the three brothers, he is the second child who has not been found yet, so it is impossible not to panic.

Obtaining a territory is a low-probability event. If you get nothing, you can't really live with your brothers, right?
This kind of thing is normal in other families, but not in the Koslow family. There has been no such precedent in the past 100 years.

If the business fails, they will choose to defect to one of the nobles and continue to accumulate capital for the next generation.

Cousin Adrian Knight is an example. If he hadn't worked for the Dalton family in the previous generation and made enough credit, he wouldn't be able to inherit the territory of a hapless relative.

This kind of operation is suitable for peaceful times, slowly waiting for the favor of the Lord of Dawn, but it is not suitable for wartime, especially the racial war of large-scale invasion of orcs.

When it comes to the rise and fall of the kingdom, no noble can stand alone.Even if it is a big noble, it has to spend all its money to fight.

The glory of nobles is poured out of blood and fire, especially the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom, who have fought fiercely with orcs for many years, which has increased their sanctity.

For small and medium-sized nobles, the benefits of this kind of sanctity are not yet apparent, but when it comes to Caesar III, he can ignore the Pope.

The legitimacy of the throne comes from the tranquility of the ancestors guarding the frontiers of the human race. Regardless of whether the Holy See approves it or not, it is recognized by all countries in the mainland.

To be precise, the current Holy See dare not deny the legitimacy of Caesar III's throne.

Because in the ancient "Bible", which is said to be written by the Lord of Dawn, there is a clear definition of such achievements.

Revision does not exist. In a world with gods, any relationship with gods is sacred and inviolable.

"Hudson, if you have something to say, just say it! This guy has grown everything, but he has no brains."

Nelson said helplessly.

Both were born to the same parents, but the difference in IQ is really not ordinary.

It is also going out to make a living, the third child has opened up a foundation, but the second child must be taken by him personally.

I thought that Evora would be a little stimulated this time, but it turned out that he was completely overthinking.For a heartless person, it is obviously impossible to think of this level.

Even though Hudson's hints were very obvious, it's a pity that Evola just didn't know that these words were said specifically to him.

Seeing this scene, Hudson was also very helpless.Although my second brother was quite simple and honest in my memory, I never thought that he would be so simple and honest.

In the aristocratic world of intrigue and deceit, there are very few such simple and honest people.Perhaps the ingenuity and wisdom have all grown up on the boss. Before he crossed over, the original owner did not do well.

With a little bit of shrewdness, there will be no farce where the life essence is swapped.

Laisul below is even more stupid. He has no ability at all, and he wants to break the rules of the game. He is a giant baby.

How about the two little ones in the back, I can't tell for the time being, and I guess they are not very smart.At least they didn't show it before Hudson left home.

If he is really a smart person, even if he is only happy for Baron Redman, he must show a brotherly love.

Even if the show is not successful, it is still a bonus, because hypocrisy can make a person get along better in the aristocratic circle.

Just a smart one, but that's okay.Most of the aristocrats were not very good when they were young, and they matured slowly after experiencing many things.

Evora, the obvious lack of community beats.If you suffer a few more losses and be fooled a few more times, you will probably know that you will be more careful when you encounter problems.

"Let him think about it slowly. This kind of thing can only be realized slowly. If we help him now, we are harming him."

Hudson said helplessly.

Some teammates really can't move.

He clearly told him what he should do now if he wanted to obtain the fiefdom.It's a pity for Evora, really ran to worry about the orc invasion.

Although it is a good thing to have a sense of responsibility, it is the most correct choice to do what you do with your identity.

The orc invasion was obviously something that the big shots should be concerned about.As a small person following the times, it is king to find ways to improve one's own strength.

"That's enough for you two! You are so weird, it makes me look like an idiot. Isn't it that the orcs are about to invade, so prepare in advance.

How big of a deal is this?

You lords and heirs of lords will definitely go to the battlefield at that time.As an idle knight, whether I want to join the battle or not depends on my mood.

If you think I'm in the way, just tell me if you don't want to take me with you, and I won't cause trouble for you.

It's a big deal to go abroad for a walk, and come back after the war is over. As for worrying you so much? "

Hudson was speechless for such a powerful explanation.Suddenly he found that Evora was not useless, at least he knew the danger was coming and avoided it first.

As long as people are alive, there is hope. The competition in the Alpha Kingdom is so fierce, the biggest problem is that there are too many noble children.

If after a big battle, when the nobles in the country die in sevens and eights, the opportunity will come out.

Maybe you don't need to go to the battlefield to take over the title from a hapless relative.

Taking the huge kinship network of the Koslow family as an example, every time there is a war, some people will definitely lose their families.Calculated from the probability, it seems that the absolute possibility of inheriting is greater than the probability of winning a territory from the battlefield.

"No, Evola, I have to apologize to you!
It turns out that you are not really stupid, you just don't like to use your brain.

In fact, this plan is not bad either. It’s better to prepare one more backup than to be taken over by others. "

Hudson said cautiously.

Deep down, he really supported Evola going out and hiding.After all, it was really dangerous on the northern border battlefield.

Every war broke out, and the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom did not lose one-third of their staff, and they did not wait for it to end.Especially in the last war, the number of nobles in the country dropped by [-]%.

Nelson doesn't need to be persuaded. A master with great ambitions will not give up easily before experiencing setbacks.

This is almost a common problem of all "talented people".Including Hudson himself is no exception, and now he also wants to make a career.

……

In Arbor County, since reading the letter in his hand, Viscount Oran's face suddenly became serious.

"Is the news accurate? The missing Skeleton Lord has really appeared again?"

It's not that he hasn't seen the market, but he has personally experienced the lethality of Skull and Bones, so he can't help but worry.

The last wave of the Skull and Bones rebellion directly destroyed two counties. Although Earl Pierce let it go, it was more due to the strength of the Skull and Bones.

Now I suddenly heard that the culprit who caused the rebellion of the Skull and Bones Society suddenly appeared in my sphere of influence, and I couldn't help being nervous.

"Viscount, Knight Florian bought this information with his life. The 57 soldiers who accompanied him also fell to the enemy.

If it wasn't for Baron Pedro, Cavaliers Torrance, and Cavaliers Rudnef who returned from the trade in the Mountain Territory, and led a large group of people to pass by, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have received this news.

It was also confirmed from their mouths that the shooter wore a mask and was very powerful, very similar to the legendary Skeleton Lord.

It's a pity that the enemy is too cunning, and he left immediately when he saw the large group of people without any hesitation. "

The middle-aged knight hurriedly explained.

Able to kill 57 soldiers plus a knight, such a master cannot be found in the entire southeastern province.

In addition to the noble camp, there are only a few high-level cult organizations left, and the Skeleton Lord is undoubtedly one of them.

Whether it is a vendetta or a cult organization is not important now.As long as the suspicion points to the Skeleton Lord, it must be treated with caution.

"Immediately send someone to report the information we have to the Governor's Mansion, and tell the Governor that the skeletons will make a comeback.

The nobles in the county were ordered to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Skeleton Society from making trouble.Especially for those knight leaders who are not strong enough, it is best to gather together with several neighbors, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. "

Viscount Oran immediately ordered.

Regardless of whether it is true or false, he must treat it as true.

Originally, he thought about organizing a patrol to arrest the Skeleton Lord, but he gave up after thinking about it.

The leader of the cult is not easy to mess with, it is best to drive people out.Even if you can't drive them away, wait until the Governor's Mansion sends someone over.

If you act rashly, you will make people anxious, and if you don't do it well, you will drag him down to cover your back.

There are too many such negative cases, and the cautious Viscount Oran does not want to take risks.

After a pause, he ordered again: "Now that the autumn plowing is over, let me organize the young and strong serfs to practice.

Send someone to place an order with the Mountain Baron, I want to purchase two thousand spears, five hundred broadswords, two hundred war hammers, two hundred battle axes..."

Viscount Oran originally looked down on the pile of junk produced by Hudson, but he was so stimulated by the impending Skeleton Lord, and suddenly found that his military strength was insufficient.

Although the serf soldiers who had just put down their hoes were not very effective in combat, they could still be useful in guarding the castle after being armed and trained.