The promise of slow wear for the rest of your life

There is darkness beyond the secret door, and you can't see anything even if you open it a little.

As a last resort, Arnold had to open the door wider.

The bright morning light rushed into the door as the crack of the door opened, adding some light to the dark bedroom.

Arnold looked at the place where the morning light went, and then he was almost blinded by the big golden yellow that caught his eyes.

Looking around, all you can see are gold coins that are glittering in yellow and gold.

Those gold coins were innumerable, and the pile was as high as a person, almost occupying the entire floor of the bedroom that had become inexplicably huge.

Above the piles of gold coins lay a giant dragon with dark golden scales.

At this time, the giant dragon was sleeping soundly.

Seeing this huge dragon suddenly at such a close distance, the shock is beyond words.

Even the well-informed Anol was stunned by the shock of this scene, and stared blankly for a long time before he came back to his senses.

It was only at this time that Arnold felt the barrier set up in the room belatedly.

Perhaps it was because of the existence of this pale golden barrier that the dragon was not awakened by the slight sound of the door opening.

Seeing this situation, Arnold quietly closed the door, screwed on the built-in lock, and gently pulled out the spare key.

After finishing all this, Arnold stood there in a daze for a moment, then put away the spare key, changed into his pajamas, got dressed, opened the door of the bedroom, and motioned for Nick, who was waiting at the door, to come in.

After a brief wash with the toiletries Nick sent, Arnold followed him downstairs for breakfast.

After the meal, Arnold came to the study to deal with the government affairs of the territory. Cord also talked to him at this time. The more than ten teachers and architects he hired had all arrived at the manor at the same time this morning.

Hearing this, Arnold immediately pressed the scene that he accidentally saw in the back of his mind, no longer allowing himself to think about it over and over again, and instead devoted all his attention to the business.

Arnold asked, "Where are they now?"

"We're all waiting to see you in the reception room on the first floor," said Corder.

Arnold said: "Let them come together later."

Cod hesitated and said: "In addition, there is also a person who claims to be the fifth prince of the kingdom, Mr. Dean, the administrator of the territory, and three dragons who claim to be from Dragon Island. They are also waiting in the reception room at this time. See you."

Arnold was slightly stunned: "What day is it today? Why are so many people waiting to see me?!"

Ke De said bluntly: "Today is June 347, 6 in the Kelan calendar."

Arnold was dumbfounded for a moment, and Fang said: "The fifth prince, Administrator Dean, and the three dragons from Long Island, plus more than a dozen teachers and master builders who arrived this morning, these three groups of people who want to see me And Long, who arrived at the manor first?"

Cord replied: "More than a dozen teachers and master architects arrived just after dawn, and they were the first batch to come. The fifth prince and Administrator Dean came when you were preparing to have breakfast, and belonged to the second batch. Yes. The three dragons from Dragon Island all came while you were having breakfast, and belong to the third batch."

Arnold said: "Then let the third prince, Administrator Dean, and the three dragons from Dragon Island wait in turn. You go and let the first dozen or so teachers and architects who arrived first come to see me. Other than that Besides, is there anything else to say?"

Corder shook his head: "No, sir."

"Then get to work," Arnold said.

Cord responded, "Good sir. Please wait a moment, I'll go and inform the dozen or so teachers and master architects to come and see you."

After Kodd left, Arnold took out a stack of appointment letters prepared in advance, got up and moved to the reception table by the window.

Not long after, there was a knock on the study door, and then it was pushed open.

More than a dozen teachers entered the study room with the master architect who was over fifty years old, and then saluted Arnold who was sitting behind the long table.

"Good day, my lord count."

Anol nodded and replied: "Good day. You don't need to be polite, let's all sit down and talk."

The master builder took the lead, walked to the long table, and took a seat opposite Arnold.

More than a dozen teachers followed closely and took their seats on the left and right sides of the architect.

Arnold handed out letters of appointment with different contents to them one by one, and said: "Everyone's letter of appointment, I have already drawn up here. Please sign it."

The teachers were speechless, and turned to look at the oldest and highest-ranking master architect among them.

The master builder looked troubled, sighed, and said something in his words: "My lord, to be honest, the current situation of Thorn Ridge is beyond our imagination!"

Arnold had expected this to happen, and immediately said: "Don't worry. No matter what the current situation of Thorn Ridge is, I will not lose you as we agreed on the terms of employment and salary."

"If you believe me, sign these appointment books. If you don't believe me, I can also slightly modify the contents of the appointment letter and give you one year's salary first."

In short, we must first retain people.Thinking of this, Arnold paused for a moment, and then added: "After the appointment book is signed, your salary will start to be calculated from today."

Hearing this statement, some people felt slightly moved, while others were still undecided.

One of them asked: "The full board and lodging you mentioned earlier, what exactly do you mean?"

Arnold said: "Before the college is completed, your residence will tentatively be designated as several empty houses around the castle. Those empty houses and the rooms inside can be chosen by you. If you still don't want to If you are satisfied, you can also bring your family to live in the castle room."

"The location of the job is tentatively determined to be in the castle, and there is only one student who needs to teach knowledge, Elliott. In terms of food supply, there will be three meals a day plus supper. The specific food for each meal will be provided according to my treatment. .”

Someone asked hesitantly: "Then... when will the academy you mentioned be built?"

Anor turned to look at the silent master builder, and said, "I'm going to ask Master Beidolun about that."

After hearing the words, everyone turned their heads to look at the master builder Be Duolun.

Seeing this situation, Bei Duolun couldn't see that he had been tricked.

For a moment, Bedorun inexplicably felt that he was on a pirate ship, and he would not be able to get off for a while.

It seems that he is really old!I can't accept it.Bei Duolun sighed secretly, and asked with vigor, "Is the Earl going to rebuild Thorn City first, or build the Academy first?"

"It would be nice to have both at the same time," Arnold said.

Be Duolun asked: "How many workers do you have who can participate in the construction?"

Arnold said: "At this stage, I have [-] slaves and [-] leaders, who can be driven by you. After three months at most, I can add another [-] slaves."

Bei Duolun asked again: "How big is the scale of the college and the new city?"

Arnold said: "The new city can be rebuilt according to the scale of Xijin City. As for the college, it doesn't need to be too big at this stage, as long as it can accommodate students with less than a thousand people. When there are more students coming, we can build it again. It’s not too late to expand.”

Be Duolun heard the words, pondered for a moment, and said: "According to what you said, it will take about 30 years to rebuild the new city. It will take about half a year to build the college. The two go hand in hand, and it will take about 30 years."

so long? !I think it took them at most two or three years to build a city back then.

In such a comparison, even though the weather here is relatively short, it seems too long to spend 30 years rebuilding a city!

With that in mind, Arnold said: "30 years is too long. Can you speed it up?"

Be Duolun didn't even think about it: "If there are enough people, the reconstruction of the new city will only take about a year. The construction of the college will only take one month. Both of them will take more than a year."

Arnold asked: "How many people are needed to be considered adequate?"

Be Duolun estimated and replied: "The number of people involved in the construction must be at least one hundred thousand. Moreover, during this period, the supply of building materials must be in place in time."

Upon hearing this, Arnold frowned.

The supply of building materials must be in place in a timely manner, which is not difficult to achieve.

But it is difficult to satisfy the huge number of people participating in the construction.

One must know that the total population of the entire Thorn Ridge East County plus the three west counties combined is less than [-] people.

In this way, it is really difficult to satisfy the huge number of people participating in the construction of [-].

Arnold could still buy some more slaves, but the total number of slaves he could buy was limited after all.

5000 people are still okay, but more than [-] people will die.

At that time, the Kingdom will inevitably suspect that he has disobedience.

Otherwise, there is only one way to hire people to do the work.

However, the place where Thorn Ridge is located is too remote.

Even if there are workers who are willing to accept employment, it will take at least three to five months or a year and a half for them to come here on foot.

Thinking of this, Arnold's head almost felt dizzy.

However, Arnold is not stupid enough to show it.

In the eyes of outsiders, he was just stunned for a moment, and then vowed: "At most half a year, I will be able to gather [-] people to participate in the construction."

"The preparations for the building materials will also be completed within half a year. So, can Master Beidolun dare to promise that the new city and the academy will be built within two years?"

Bei Duolun accepted the challenge without hesitation: "Why don't you dare!"

Anol immediately bent his lips and said with a smile: "That's a deal."

Be Duolun was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's a deal."

After saying that, Bei Duolun didn't hesitate any longer, and directly signed his name on the letter of appointment with a pen.

Everyone silently listened to the two of them coming and going, and at the end, they all looked dumbfounded.

Seeing that the architects with the highest status are willing to sign the letter of appointment, all the teachers hurriedly signed their own.

After Arnold accepted the stack of signed appointment letters, he smiled and asked them to accompany Nick to choose a residence.

And he himself needs to continue to meet the next group of people who want to see him.

The fifth prince of the kingdom, if you look closely, Anor has also seen it, in the memory of the original owner.