Lord of Scourge: Begin as a Demon Archduke

But this was already a pleasant surprise, and he was not disappointed.

After thinking about it, his expression was quite happy.

Calculated in this way, wouldn't the city of Huiyue obtain a vein that can stably produce fine gold?

And as Groot's level increases, the output of this vein will increase day by day.

This little guy is an inexhaustible treasure.

Just when Lauren wanted to know more about Groot, there was a sudden rush of footsteps.

Then Ariel, who was wearing a long white dress and had a clear and pure demeanor, hurried over.

Lauren, whose thoughts were interrupted, smiled slightly at the well-behaved and lovely girl in front of him.

"Ariel, what's the matter?"

The slightly shy Ariel was about to speak when she saw Groot standing on the table, her eyes lit up.

Full of curiosity.

"Master Lauren, is this also a rock giant?"

Lauren nodded, thinking of the picture of the little guy condensing pure gold from his palm, he was full of admiration.

"That's right, Grant is a newly born rock giant..."

Then I told Ariel about the miracle of the little guy.

The girl's eyes were full of amazement when she heard the last sentence.

"Can you refine pure gold? It's incredible..."

Then he asked eagerly, "Can I touch it?"

Lauren smiled, stretched out his hand to let Groot climb into his palm, and handed it over.

Ariel happily took it, and gently stroked it like a baby. The soft touch that was completely opposite to the outside of the rock made her almost unable to put it down.

The little guy resisted at first, but after being touched for a while, he seemed to start to enjoy it.

The topaz-like eyes narrowed slightly, without the slightest resistance.

Seeing Ariel's adorable expression, Lauren couldn't help but smile.

He reached out and rubbed the girl's little head.

"Will you take care of Groot for me when I'm not in City of Glorious Moon?"

Ariel nodded in surprise. After feeling the touch of that big hand, her face blushed slightly. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Lauren's eyes.

After Lauren withdrew his hand, Ariel reluctantly put Groot on the table, watching the little guy slowly climb from Lauren's arm to his shoulder.

After Ariel recovered, her face became serious.

"Master Lauren, there is a gap in our current labor force."

"The projects under construction in Huiyue City have already absorbed all the population in the city, and they will not be able to flow out of these projects in a short time.

Now it is time to face the pressure of mining veins..."

"We're seriously understaffed."

Although Fianna led a team to plunder more than 1500 refugees last time, with the expansion of Huiyue City, these labor forces were quickly consumed.

It can be predicted that with the development of iron ore and gold mines, the shortage of manpower will become an obstacle again.

Lauren frowned slightly.

The city of Huiyue is hundreds of kilometers away from the border, and it is impossible for normal humans to pass by here.

Population is bound to have problems due to geographical reasons, and he has already been mentally prepared for this.

"Tell me what you think."

Ariel whispered.

"Actually, this problem is not difficult to solve... There are many other races on the endless wasteland.

Kobolds and half-rats are suitable to be miners.

Why don't we go catch some and bring them back? "

Lauren froze for a moment, then held his forehead dumbfounded.

This wave is dark under the lights.

There are not many things in the endless wasteland, and there are not as many orcs as rice.

He fell into a misunderstanding this time.

Subconsciously thinking about plundering human beings, using their ingenuity to make Huiyue City quickly and powerfully.

But the development of a city does not necessarily require human beings in everything.

The hard work of mining can be done by enslaving some orcs.

Wouldn't it be possible to assign human beings to the top, high-tech industries?

Life like the half-rat people has physical characteristics suitable for mining, and it is also easy to feed. It does not have high requirements for food. As long as it can eat enough, it is fine to eat wild vegetables every day.

After getting out of the misunderstanding of thinking, Lauren felt that the labor problem that plagued the city of Huiyue was solved in one go.

"Okay, I will leave this matter to you to arrange. The troops that need to be deployed can be freely transferred after reporting to me."

The policies of Luna City are formulated by the city hall, but the transfer of troops must be recorded and approved by him.

He can devolve other powers, but the army must be in his hands.

But the problem Ariel reported made him think of more, not just limited to the lack of manpower...

After pondering for a moment, Lauren stared at Ariel with a serious face.

"The city hall is the administrative system of Huiyue City. The fundamental reason why I established this system is to coordinate resources and make Huiyue City develop better."

"Ariel, I appointed you as the deputy speaker of the city hall so that you can show off your talents and contribute to the development of Glorious Moon City.

You will definitely encounter more problems in the future, and you can make independent decisions on some of the problems you have already noticed. "

This incident reminded him that the city hall must be put on the right track.

During this period of time, he has been personally giving orders in order to make Huiyue City develop faster.

This directly caused the city hall to rely on him. Any problem should be reported to him first, and then executed after receiving instructions.

The advantage of this is that he has great power in his hands, and he can precisely control the development of Huiyue City.

But the shortcomings are also obvious, it will take up a lot of his time, and many things that should be decided in time will be delayed because he can't handle them, and even lead to forgetting.

He is not very interested in dealing with government affairs. Those trivial matters happen every day, and he can't finish them at all.

He needs the assistance of Ariel, a talented internal affairs officer.

"In the future, the city hall will have autonomy. Except for important matters, it does not need to report everything to me. It only needs to record the policies that have been formulated and report to me once a week."

"Ariel, I have always firmly believed in you, and believed that under your control, the City Hall can take on the responsibility of leading the city of Lunar Moon."

"From today onwards, you will formally lead the city hall, and make the city hall the real administrative department of Huiyue City, a system that can function normally without me."

Ariel was shocked when she saw Lauren's serious eyes.

I was both touched and a little apprehensive.

"Master Lauren..."

Lauren waved his hand, stopping her next words.

"Be obedient, just do as I say, don't need to doubt, I will support you behind, no one will affect your control of the city hall."

The girl has reached 99 points of loyalty, so he is very relieved to delegate power.

The words of almost unconditional trust made the girl's eyes water, and her heart almost melted.

In this world, what happiness can come from the absolute trust and support of the object of admiration and admiration?

Thinking of Lauren's unwavering support and encouragement after getting to know her, pushing her, a girl from a slave background, to the height of the deputy speaker of the city hall, her inner emotions rose to a higher level again.

If Lauren opened the attribute panel at this moment, he would find that the loyalty of the weak girl in front of him had quietly reached 100 points.

"Ariel will not let you down!"

Lauren looked at the girl with firm eyes, smiled, and rubbed her head with his hand.

The language contains encouragement.

"I am looking forward."

After the energetic Ariel left the hall, Lauren stretched comfortably.

And the little Groot on the shoulder also followed suit and stretched, looking quite cute.

He looked funny, put the little guy on the table, and after teasing this cute pet for a while, he turned his attention to his own property panel.

After sweeping his gaze, he stopped on the Bauhinia breathing method.

S-level skill - Storm Slash.

Behind it, the three words "unlearned" surrounded by brackets are particularly conspicuous.

When he was planning to learn this powerful skill this morning, the spies reported the gold mine and it was delayed.

Taking advantage of the time, Lauren didn't hesitate, took a long cross sword from the weapon rack and went to the back garden.

He has personally experienced the inheritance memory of Storm Slash.

The image of the first Grand Duke Bauhinia beheading thousands of troops with one sword in the thunder storm still circulates in his mind.

Storm Slash, gather strength, and use the momentum of the storm to slash thousands of enemies.

This powerful group attack skill aroused his great interest.

Once learned, it will definitely greatly increase his influence on the battlefield.

After all, no matter how strong Broken Steel Slash is, it is still a single skill, and it is not enough to face hundreds of troops.

After sinking his heart, Lauren realized the memory of Storm Slash again, and then calmed down.

He began to breathe rhythmically in his mouth.

Hu~hu~

Bauhinia breathing method, the biggest hole card of the Bauhinia family.

With each breath, the magic of the surrounding air swarmed and was consumed by his body.

After the magic power around him became stronger to a certain extent, Lauren's figure moved.

The cross sword began to swing awkwardly...

The moment he moved, the unique blood circulation route of the devil's breathing method also began to rotate.

While the bauhinia breathing method is strengthening his spirit, the devil breathing method is also strengthening his body.

Lauren's body seemed to have turned into a black hole at this moment, frantically devouring all the energy around him.

Under such a terrifying absorption, a tide of magic power was formed, and the magic power outside the city lord's manor began to flow here.

In the end, the surrounding magic power could no longer meet his cultivation needs.

The soul power left in the early 3000s has become a source of energy.

咻咻 咻 ~

The cross sword cut through the void, and Lauren was silent in the study of Storm Slash, not noticing the changes in the outside world.

After his soul power started to be consumed, his 15% upgrade progress also began to climb slowly.

15.1%, 15.2%...

The next day, August 5th.

Lauren continued to practice for a day, but still failed to master Storm Slash.

And on the same day, with his consent, Ariel sent 50 dark blood knights and 50 bee hunters to the endless wasteland to capture the orcs.

The main targets are kobolds and half-rat people who can dig mineral veins.

On May 5th, with his powerful talent, Lauren initially mastered the basic skills of Storm Slash, but he was still far away from success in cultivation.