Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Standing on the watchtower of Highcliff Castle and gazing westward, the fields cultivated by slaves over the past two months stretched out before me, the black soil boundless and devoid of any green.

As the main battlefield, the soil here had been soaked in blood, with scattered limbs and flesh spread like fertilizer.

It was foreseeable that next year would be a year of abundant harvest.

"Also, it's already mid-September, and we can arrange for the people to plant wheat. Let our own people plant the wheat, and send the idle goblins and kobolds to mine."

Li Wei arranged things one by one.

He attached great importance to the planting of wheat.

If wheat was planted this year, Highcliff Castle would no longer need to purchase food from elsewhere next year, and this lifeline would be firmly controlled by Highcliff Castle itself.

As for planting, he certainly wouldn't let the goblins do it. If the seeds were handed over to these despicable rats, he could forget about seeing them again.

The Fedes tribe used to cultivate fields and plant crops in the Kas Mountains, so there was no problem in entrusting them with the task.

Because winter wheat was being planted, the harvest time would be around May or June of next year.

As Li Wei gave his instructions, Bai Ruistina and Mir realized something.

"Li Wei, where are you going?"

"Well, I can't tolerate someone snoring beside my bed. If this dragon isn't dealt with at Highcliff Castle, I can't even eat properly." Li Wei looked solemnly at the two siblings: "Tina, Mir, I'll temporarily entrust Highcliff Castle to you. If anyone dares to actively disrupt the order of Highcliff Castle while I'm away, kill them without hesitation! I'll leave Mutuo here to assist you."

In reality, the only true residents of Highcliff Castle were Hogg's Riverclaw tribe, the Fedes tribe, and the newly joined orc tribe. These three tribes were already bound to Highcliff Castle, sharing both its glory and its losses.

Therefore, there was basically no one who would be so foolish as to disrupt the order. Li Wei was just taking out insurance.

As for whether Bai Ruistina and Mir would take the opportunity to undermine Highcliff Castle while he was away?

Not to mention that even the system recognized their loyalty as extremely high, even if the two wanted to undermine Highcliff Castle, the lord didn't care.

To put it nicely, Highcliff Castle was a powerful emerging pioneering territory with elite warriors and many residents. To put it bluntly, without Li Wei, it would just be a gathering place for a bunch of wilderness bumpkins.

Highcliff Castle was called Highcliff Castle not because of its current strength, but because the lord was there.

Simply put, if there was no lord, this Highcliff Castle would not exist at all. Only the place where the lord was could be called Highcliff Castle.

"Brother-in-law, I want to go too."

Upon hearing that Li Wei was going to slay a dragon, Mir said hastily.

This was a dragon! He had never truly seen one in his life. Being able to see one would be enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life.

"Have you learned swordsmanship? Can you use a sword? Have you completed the tasks I assigned you?" Li Wei glanced at him and asked three questions in a row: "You can't do anything and you're already thinking about joining my guard? Even Mutuo can only get the task of staying behind at Highcliff Castle."

Mir instantly became dejected, and the light in his eyes visibly faded.

"Don't worry, I'll see what the dragon looks like for you..."

Li Wei patted Mir's shoulder and said with a smile, "When the Dragon Slaying Squad is praised by bards, your name will definitely be in it."

"Ah?"

Mir's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, "Isn't that a fabrication?"

The reason he wanted to follow was not only to see the dragon, but also so that when the mercenaries in the tavern mentioned this epic dragon-slaying event, his name could also appear in it, even if it was just a casual mention.

But his brother-in-law's approach was undoubtedly a fabrication.

"What are you talking about? Is this a fabrication? This is clearly called gilding!"

The lord criticized Mir's wording with disappointment. How many people were begging for this opportunity and couldn't get it?

It was just like scientific research papers in his previous life. You don't care whether the results were researched by me or not. If my name is on it, it proves everything.

In this world, reputation is a very important thing. When it reaches a certain level, even the kings of the Seven Kingdoms will treat you with courtesy.

And the title of dragon slayer was obviously huge.

Li Wei would not only add Mir, but everyone with a name in Highcliff Castle would be a member of the Dragon Slaying Squad.

After all, there weren't many opportunities to easily increase one's reputation.

Mir realized once again that this was possible, and he felt a sense of unease about deceiving everyone.

After dealing with the lord for a long time, Mir realized that his understanding of these impersonations and fabrications was really superficial.

He still had a lot of homework to do in this area to become a qualified leader.

"This time, I plan to take only the personal guard and the ogres. The others will stay behind at Highcliff Castle."

"Won't that be too few people?" Bai Ruistina said worriedly.

After all, dragons were not unknown characters in legends. Without a well-trained army of more than a thousand people, they couldn't even resist.

"If Zart and I can't deal with it, it's useless to have more people." Li Wei shook his head.

Dealing with creatures like dragons wasn't just a matter of numbers. It was like dealing with him. A thousand farmers with pitchforks and ten thousand farmers with pitchforks made no difference to him. Anyway, he could cut down a large area with one sword.

But if it was a hundred court mages, it would be a completely different concept.

Fifty fully armed orc barbarians of the fifth rank could easily solve the problem of resisting the dragon army's attack on Highcliff Castle's team.

So bringing too many people would affect mobility.

When the lord made up his mind, nine bulls couldn't pull him back. Bai Ruistina didn't try to persuade him anymore, but just gave a worried word of advice.

"Li Wei, if you can't beat it, retreat quickly. As long as you're still alive, there's still a chance."

"If you keep jinxing me, don't think that just because I personally appointed you as the chief of internal affairs, I won't dare to spank you!" Li Wei waved his fist, suppressing Bai Ruistina's worries.

The angry Bai Ruistina could only vent her anger by punching Mir in the waist next to her.

Mir touched his head, at a loss. One was his sister, and the other was his future brother-in-law. He didn't know who to help.

The orc guards, who had just finished fighting, had another feast while the ogres were dragging things out of the reed marshes.

These days, in order to cope with the dragon army that might arrive at any time, they only dared to eat half full for each meal. After experiencing a hearty battle, they were already hungry.

Thanks to the tireless overtime work of the Fedes blacksmith and the help of Mir, a total of seven ballistae were built.

Unfortunately, they were originally hidden in the reed marshes to ambush the dragon, but who would have thought that the dragon wouldn't come at all.