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Chapter 94 Reserved Earlship
Although Baron Leon agrees that this location is indeed more dangerous than the North Wind Fortress, but considering their meager strength, how long can they withstand the attack of the orcs? What if other nobles invade at the same time?

Just like this time, when he thought of these things, he couldn't stop worrying, and finally decided to say something more.

"Lord Roland, will you allow the soldiers of the Osborne family to station here?" Seeing Roland's livid face, Baron Leon still bite the bullet and continued: "Of course, their logistics and everything are handled by Osborne. The Spoon family undertakes and will abide by the laws of your territory."

Baron Leon had unknowingly learned of Duke Osborne's concerns, but unfortunately he didn't think about other matters.For example, no one is allowed to touch the land of nobles, even if it is a vassal, it will be regarded as an atrocity.

Even if Baron Leon added that sentence, Roland still couldn't stop his anger.This obviously wouldn't be what Duke Osborne meant, because he couldn't be so far away and still know the situation here.

Otherwise, Roland would not allow such a situation to happen even if he tried his best not to support him.The big deal is not to take the territory, just go away, the things he relies on are in his mind, and no one can take them away.

Although in terms of rules, he believed that the Duke of Osborne would not make such a decision.But from a practical point of view, he does not welcome anyone to occupy his territory, even for a temporary loan.

If there are more and more troops stationed here, what will the citizens and other people think at that time, who owns this place? A military force has appeared in their own territory, which is not under their control. No matter how you look at it, it is a potential hidden dangers.

Baron Leon can guarantee that the current Duke Osborne has no wrong thoughts, and who can guarantee that every generation in the future will be like this, not to mention that until now, what Roland understands is only superficial things, and he doesn't know much about it. rest assured.

But when he remembered that Baron Leon was only a nobleman of honor, not a real nobleman, maybe he didn't know the stakes involved.

Roland's anger finally subsided, "I'm sorry, Baron Leon, it's obviously impossible for me to agree to such a thing, and I believe they would not agree to any nobleman.

I also believe that the Duke of Osborne will not make such a decision.If I hadn't considered that you are an honorable nobleman, I would have detained you and asked the Duke of Osborne for an explanation. "

Although Roland was just bluffing in the end, of course he would not do so, because no matter in terms of strength or interests, he would not conflict with the Duke of Osborne, but Roland could still drive them out of the country.

At the same time, he also pointed out this rule that everyone agrees with, and reminded Baron Leon that doing so would do no one any good.

Just facing Roland's words, the soldiers of the Galewind Legion couldn't bear it. They were used to seeing big men, and they would never put a pioneer lord in their eyes.

They had never seen a legion commander being so taunted before. They pulled out the knight swords at their waists in an instant, but they still restrained themselves, and the tip of the sword was only aimed at the ground.

The soldiers on Roland's side, of course not to be outdone, also made the same move.

But in the face of all this, Roland did not make any move. He just looked at Baron Leon with a hint of indifference in his eyes.

Baron Leon just remembered that this is also a master who kills without counting, and cold sweat immediately flowed down.

When he woke up, he realized what stupid thing he had done.

As Roland said, no noble would accept such a condition, which is interference in other people's internal affairs.For the Duke of Osborne, he was acting as a substitute. He was just a legion commander who could be replaced at any time, and he did not have the ability to make decisions for the lord.

"Put away all your weapons, what do you want to do? Do you want to attack the local lords on the land of Lord Roland?" Baron Leon took out his knight sword and pointed it at the soldiers of the Galewind Legion. He knew he had to.

Seeing Baron Leon pointing his sword at himself and the others, the soldiers of the Galewind Legion realized what they were doing. Without receiving any order, they drew their swords in front of a nobleman, and immediately retreated in embarrassment. took up arms.

Seeing that they all put away their weapons, Roland ordered the soldiers to put away their weapons. Seeing Roland's expressionless face, Baron Leon realized that he had ruined the Duke's plan.

The possible help may now be in vain, and he knows that he must do something to save it all.

Baron Leon bowed deeply, and then said: "I'm sorry, Lord Roland, I didn't think carefully about this matter, if you have any requests, please speak up, and I will help to do what I can. "

His actions have shamed the Duke of Osborne, and may even become a stain on the Duke's reputation, which will be used to criticize his atrocities.

Seeing Baron Leon's decadent and regretful expression, Roland suddenly felt a little dull, "Forget it, let's leave this as it is."

After speaking, he left here directly.

It’s just that this is an unspeakable torment for Baron Leon. He is not born in a noble family, nor does he have such arrogance. He is still a slightly simple person, um, so simple that sometimes he will say stupid things .

And what does forget it mean?Is it the agreement with the Duke?Or is this the end of the matter?

He must use a sincere attitude to eliminate the bad influence he caused.

Roland looked at Baron Leon who kept telling jokes and apologizing beside him, a little dumbfounded.He finally understood that this guy is a bullshit plaster, but if he doesn't forgive him, he will keep pestering him.

In addition, Fox and him are friends, and people who can be friends with Fox shouldn't be people with bad intentions, right?With this in mind, Roland said:
"Okay, I forgive you, can you stop following me, or people will think I have some special hobbies."

Baron Leon looked at the smile on Roland's face and his teasing, and then he was sure that he forgave himself, and immediately got angry.

Although Roland chose to forgive Baron Leon, the gap in his heart was buried.

He knew about this matter, and of course Baron Leon knew it too, but this was not something that could be eliminated instantly, and Baron Leon could only choose to use time to heal it.

Looking at the huge team in front of him, Roland couldn't believe it. Just the prospecting team and the surveying team occupied dozens of carriages, plus some young and middle-aged men on horseback, and 200 cavalrymen from the Storm Legion as guards. .

Looking at the people who kept getting off the carriage, they were old and young, and there were more than a dozen dwarves among them, but the total number was as high as several hundred.

The most eye-catching thing is the dozen or so dwarves, because they are riding a strange mount, which is a kind of goat with long curved horns.

Roland made a gesture, and asked Baron Leon beside him, "Are these members of the survey team and survey team?"

"Yes, except for the 100 surveyors, the remaining 558 people are prospectors." After speaking, he looked at Roland a little funny, "You don't think that prospecting for mineral deposits is an easy task, do you? Not too many. You have never seen thousands of people exploring together.

If things don't go well, the exploration team may have to live here for a year, and you need to be responsible for their basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. Special reminder, prepare more ale, those dwarves will be fine. "

Roland nodded knowingly. Obviously prospecting requires a lot of manpower, so it seems that there are not many people.

It seems that this is a long-lasting matter. Roland shook his head helplessly. The Haiyan matter must be put on the agenda, otherwise the funds will continue to be consumed.

There is no income, although [-] gold coins are many, but there is always a time when they are used up.

"Welcome to you, masters of the Ironstone Clan, and Master Gilmer.
Because the territory was first established, there are still many things we don't have, and even the living environment is very simple, please forgive me.If you have any needs, please do not hesitate to ask, I will definitely do my best to meet them. "

After saying hello to all the masters, Roland did not forget to give them a salute to show his respect and hope for their understanding.

Obviously, the situation in the territory made Roland a little embarrassed, but as personnel stationed here, they must have understood the situation here. Since they are here, they will not cause any trouble.

"It doesn't matter. We have already brought the supplies we need for our work. The rest is nothing more than food and shelter. But speaking of this, you have to prepare enough wine. You know, there are thirteen dwarves here."

Seeing the figures of the dwarves leaving after nodding their heads, Master Gilmer returned the salute politely and resolved the embarrassment with a little humor.

"Hahaha, of course, these daily necessities are definitely enough."

Although Roland was somewhat dissatisfied with the actions of those dwarves, he could still tell the difference when he was asking for something from others.

"Ah, I smell the ore. Let's go quickly. We can't let those crappy human blacksmiths waste these lovely ores."

After one dwarf finished speaking, the other dwarves nodded in agreement, and then they followed the smell and went straight to the blacksmith shop.

Roland looked at them with a wry smile, and the dissatisfaction in his heart was almost gone.He couldn't help feeling a little bit, as expected of a race that loves blacksmithing and drinking, it's just that the blacksmiths here might not be able to catch their eyes.

Roland welcomed the others into the city and settled them down at the same time.

After asking if there was anything they needed, the answer was no.Roland left the residence directly and walked straight to the blacksmith shop.

What surprised him was that the dwarves seemed to get along well with the senior blacksmiths. They even talked about some forging skills. Of course, there were disputes, but the way they distinguished was also extremely simple and rude.

That is to each use a weapon, and then everyone will evaluate and evaluate together. Of course, there must be something to say.

As for the ordinary blacksmiths, they were forging tools. From time to time, they would be scolded by a dwarf who liked to give advice.

Looking at the sweat on their faces, they didn't know if it was the heat, or they were scared by the master's guidance. After all, they had never seen such creatures as dwarves, and their deafening voices.

What Roland didn't know was that the Ironstone clan's crafting skills were only fair among the dwarves, and most of the dwarves with the best crafting skills were clans with names related to crafting, such as Iron Furnace, Stove, and Copper Hammer. .

Most of them are related to smelting and forging.

Roland thought that the human blacksmith would be disgusted by the dwarves, but he didn't expect it to unfold like this.After discovering the lord, the human blacksmiths immediately greeted Roland, and the dwarves followed suit, but their attitude was a little perfunctory.

This made Roland a little helpless. He never imagined that, as a lord, one day he would be greeted incidentally because of his subordinates.But this feeling seems to be good, at least it proves that the subordinates are all capable people.

Roland knew a little about these dwarves, and from their fanaticism, he knew that they were only interested in these things.As for the lack of respect, he doesn't care about it now, after all, people with ability are arrogant wherever they are.

Seeing that they got along well, Roland left here with confidence, letting them communicate, at least it could inspire his blacksmith, and it would be even better if it could increase some efficiency.

Here, after Baron Leon wrote down his findings and some thoughts, he released the raven, but he couldn't leave yet.

According to Duke Osborne's order, he had to go back with the survey team.

Just half a month later, with the urging of Baron Leon every day, the measurement has been completed. The entire territory has a total of 1.5 square kilometers. It can be said that this area has far exceeded the requirements of the earldom.

As for the exploration team, due to the absence of the masters, they all stayed in the city.The good news is that they finally set off five days ago, and the dwarves spent a full 10 days in the blacksmith shop.Only then did they leave here contentedly, ready to carry out their other hobby - prospecting for minerals.

It's just that there is no good news until now. Although he knows it will take a long time, Roland is still a little disappointed.

It seems that there are dwarves around, and prospecting for minerals is not an easy task.

"Then congratulations in advance, Earl Roland. I apologize to you again for your previous recklessness."

Looking at Baron Leon who had packed up and was holding his horse in one hand, "Don't be so rude, my friend. Although this is only for the sake of the 700 horses you brought me." After joking, Roland Put away the smiling face, pointed to the city behind him, and said solemnly: "You are always welcome here."

Baron Leon, who was riding on the horse, waved at them, and then rode away directly on the horse.

Many things happened in the past half month, including the first couple who got married.

Roland personally held a wedding for them, and it was a grand wedding.This means that in the near future, the first newborn will be born on the territory.

To celebrate this memorable day, a grand banquet was held in the whole territory, among which the dwarves were the happiest.This also made the citizens feel the enthusiasm of these dwarves, because they were so drinkable and so happy.

If they knew that dwarves just like to drink and have fun, I don't know if they would think so.

Roland also faced a new fear, that is, marriage urging from the people, soldiers, and companions.

Fox even said that 'a family without descendants has no future'.

Roland expressed his agreement with this sentence, and at the same time asked Fox to marry a wife and have children, because he was indeed a bit old; followed by Andal, and they were all much older than Roland.

But when the matter of urging marriage fell on them, they kept silent instead.

Roland adopted this method and finally got rid of their entanglement. In addition, there was really no suitable partner, so they let Roland go.

Although a figure flashed in Roland's mind, the girl who boldly said that she liked her.But after he had a bad relationship with Viscount Whitnet, he never thought about that again.

At the same time, the kobold slaves also came here, and they even brought a lot of commodities they needed. According to them, they were coming anyway, so it would be too bad if they didn't bring more necessities.

It has to be said that Rich Wayne is not without reason as a successful businessman.Yes, now Roland no longer calls him a slave trader.

However, the kobolds who had no mines to dig for the time being were arranged by Roland to go to the quarry to dig stones.There also happened to be soldiers stationed there, and there was no need to arrange additional manpower to guard them. At the same time, they could also participate in the construction of the city wall.

During this period, they also dug out a large salt field on the coast and planned to make salt through solarization. If the sea salt was of good quality, they would expand the size of the salt field and station troops at the same time.

(End of this chapter)