Lord of the Scourge: Become the Demon Archduke In the Beginning

For the impression of Gray Eagle's territory, Lauren has always stayed in the memory of his predecessor.

The geographical location of the Gray Eagle Territory is very advantageous. On the left is a long and narrow lake, about 500 meters wide and more than 50 meters deep, which is a natural moat.

On the right side is a towering mountain peak. The rock wall over 2,000 meters high is as straight as if it was cut by a knife, and it is difficult for birds to cross. It is the best protective city wall.

Left the lake and the right mountain, Gray Eagle territory is in the middle of this pass with a diameter of more than 200 meters.

As long as a city wall is built on the front, the outside world can be completely isolated.

But if that's all it is, Gray Eagle's territory can only be regarded as having more than enough defense and not enough development, so it can't be regarded as a good place.

The most critical point is - there is a vast plain behind Gray Eagle's territory, about 30 kilometers long and wide.

And surrounded by mountains, except from the lake and the front, other areas cannot reach the plain.

In other words, as long as he defends the front and prevents the enemy from attacking from the lake, he will have a safe rear.

If this piece of land can be fully developed, it can support hundreds of thousands of people.

Great potential.

The predecessor took a fancy to this and spent millions of dollars to buy the information of the territory from the adventurer team who sold information to him...

But this is just the information in memory. After Roren witnessed everything in the territory with his own eyes, he intuitively realized that this territory that completely belonged to him was not as perfect as he imagined... Desolation was his most intuitive impression.

Gray Eagle Territory once had an owner, but was abandoned later.

Although the predecessor had repaired it when it took over, the original territory was dilapidated. No matter how much it was repaired in just one month, it would be nothing more than embroidering flowers on the dilapidated area.

In addition, it was breached by blood polluters once again, making it even more dilapidated at this time.

The first thing that caught sight of Lauren was the city wall of Gray Eagle's territory. A black flag embroidered with redbud flowers was planted on the top of the wall, fluttering against the wind.

The city wall is about four meters high and two hundred meters long.

A lot of moss has grown on the gray-black wood that built the city wall, and some places have even decayed. It is very doubtful how long this city wall can last.

Behind the city wall are two wooden arrow towers seven or eight meters high, but they are also on the verge of collapse and are completely unusable.

The battlements in front of the city wall are sharpened wooden sticks that stick out at seventy degrees.

Although the city wall is 200 meters long, the sections of the city wall on the left and right sides that add up to about 100 meters are sealed with wood.

No one can stand on it, and the sharpened wooden head is like a row of thorns, sharper than a hedgehog.

There are a lot of sharp iron barbs arranged in the middle, and there are a lot of blood stains on them, obviously they have made military exploits.

In this way, if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, it only needs to defend the front of the city wall less than 100 meters in length, which greatly reduces the pressure on defense.

The lord is back!!

The soldiers standing guard on the city wall looked into the distance and shouted frantically after seeing the convoy suddenly appearing in their field of vision.

Bauhinia banner! !

Although it wasn't long before Lauren left, this place is an endless wasteland full of dangers, and the soldiers left behind are getting more and more anxious.

If it weren't for the fact that it is almost impossible to cross the dangerous wasteland back to Decker City based on personal ability alone, I am afraid that many people will defect.

Under the shouts of excitement from the soldiers on the city wall, the whole territory became lively.

The gate already covered with white mushrooms was pushed open, and several human soldiers looked at the long convoy almost with tears in their eyes.

My lord, you are finally back.

Loren, who got out of the carriage, frowned at the wounded soldiers whose arms were wrapped in gauze.

After scanning around, he turned his gaze to the leading human warrior, who had an unhealed scar on his forehead that looked a bit hideous.

Kur, how is the situation in the territory these days?

Kur, the guard appointed by Lauren when he left, is the only silver-ranked human soldier in the territory.

Kur made a bitter face, My lord, the day after you left, seven wounded soldiers and thirteen civilians died.

Didn't I take away all the seriously injured soldiers? Lauren frowned.

They were hit by the blood polluters in the chaos, and they didn't realize it at the time. After you left, your injuries deteriorated rapidly.

Lauren was upset.

These damn blood polluters really linger.

Suppressing the ups and downs of emotions, said lightly.

Let all the troops assemble in the square.

Without waiting for the other party's response, he led the convoy through the low city gate and stepped into this territory that belonged to him, leaving only Kurt's annoyed figure behind.

Dilapidated and barren, this is Lauren's first impression of the territory.

The city wall is broken, and the territory is even more broken than the city wall.

Passing through the city gate did not immediately enter the residential area of ​​the territory, but came to the street after passing hundreds of meters of withered grass.

It says it's a street, but it looks more pitiful than a slum.

A road mixed with gravel and mud stretched for two to three hundred meters, and then left the territory.

There are low houses on both sides of the street. The newly built houses are all made of wood, while the houses made of gravel have a dilapidated atmosphere, which is the legacy of the previous lord.

This dilapidated street not only has low houses and footrests on the road, but also a disgusting rotten smell in the air.

Enduring his discomfort, he scanned the alleys on both sides of the street, frowning as he looked at the litter and excrement that could be seen everywhere.

The huge territory doesn't even have a toilet, and the living environment is probably not even comparable to the slums in Decker City.

Notified by the guards, all the residents in Gray Eagle's territory had gathered on both sides of the street at this time, looking at Lauren and the group of burly barbarian berserkers behind him in fear.

After seeing the kobolds, there was even more commotion, and they subconsciously backed away, their eyes filled with fear of alien races.

Wearing a black cloak, the kobold blood mage Sim, who looked very coquettish, was proud of himself in the fearful eyes of the crowd.

Raise your head arrogantly, these stupid humans, it is your luck to meet the great Chief Sim...

The barbarian chief Yas had a flat face, and he never bothered to pay attention to these harmless lives.

Barbarians only like to challenge the strong.

Most of the surrounding residents have earthy faces and dull eyes, and many of them are wounded like soldiers.

Or residents can't be used to describe these humans. They are all slaves bought by Lauren, and they are his private property.

Resident is a title that only free people can enjoy.

His face was bleak, his morale was low, and his hearts were broken.

A group of real remnants...

Lauren couldn't even feel the vitality in these people, just like a group of puppets.

After the Scarlet Day territory was breached last time, the impact was too great.

Looking at the slave residents who immediately bowed their heads when they saw him coming, not daring to look directly at him, they shook their heads.

This situation must be changed. Let alone the residents of the stagnant territory, even normal people will feel no hope when they come here.

How will the future territory develop?

In Lauren's silence, the caravan crossed the street.

Continue driving on the barren grassland for about a kilometer before arriving at the Santo Manor.

The last lord built two buildings in Gray Eagle's territory - the city wall and the city lord's manor.

As one of the only two buildings in the territory, although it is not as luxurious as those aristocratic manors in Decker City, it is still passable.

Outside the manor is a courtyard wall made of stones, which is two meters high.

There is a large garden at the front and back of the manor, in addition to warehouses, wells, stables, and even dug dungeons.

The main building in the middle is a three-story building made of huge stones. The first floor is the usual meeting hall, the second and third floors are the living room, and there are 12 rooms in total.

Although it is not large overall, it is enough to be called comfortable and even luxurious in the endless wasteland far away from Decker City.

Surrounded by barbarians and kobolds, the convoy slowly drove into the manor.

The manor's maid and the gray-haired housekeeper were already waiting here.

When Lauren got off the carriage, the white-haired butler immediately led a dozen maids to salute.

Welcome home, Master Lauren.

After the butler spoke, the maids spoke.

Welcome home, Master Lauren.

With this small gesture, the status among the servants is immediately clear.

Lauren nodded.

These well-behaved servants were specially purchased by the predecessor in Decker City, and they are not bad at serving people.

Butler Bohr, there is no need to be polite.

The gray-haired old housekeeper Bohr straightened up and said respectfully.

Master, I have asked someone to prepare hot water. You can wash up first, and dinner will be ready later...

Lauren nodded in satisfaction. After driving for a few days, what he wanted most at this moment was to take a hot bath and sleep.

Immediately, as if thinking of something, he looked at Fianna behind him and smiled.

I've come back. The territory is safe. With Yas, you don't need personal protection. Go take a hot bath first.

Fianna, who was indifferent, looked at Lauren's deep eyes and was startled.

Immediately, he glanced at Yas, who was as strong as a bull, nodded and turned to leave without saying anything.