Ember Skywalker

Chapter 113: Territory Improvement! Promotion! (Second Update)

Next, the two rushed to the Cathedral of Wina City.

His mother had not been treated for almost a month, and he needed to call in a priest.

After hearing that he was going to a remote and shabby place like Lentini, the first two priests simply rejected him.

In the end, he lured an old priest with a high price of one hundred gold coins.

After returning to Lentini, he first treated his mother and then got busy.

The first thing to do is to build a house.

The weather was getting colder, and he had to ensure that these refugees could survive the winter, otherwise chaos would break out again.

For this purpose, he set aside a large area and hired a large number of refugees to build houses.

There are two advantages to doing this. First, it doesn't cost too much money. These refugees are satisfied with just a little income.

Secondly, it can give the refugees something to do, stop causing trouble, and help them slowly integrate into Lentini.

When they heard that the leader was going to build houses for them and pay them wages, the refugees became enthusiastic and rushed to sign up.

As there were too many applicants, Raven could not accept all of them, so it simply recruited another group of people to work in the mine.

As a result, most people got jobs, public security immediately improved, and no more disturbances occurred.

The refugees also know that the resources they have gained are not easy to come by, so they take the initiative to help maintain public order.

Not long after, Raven personally led people to the outside of Weina City to conduct the transaction with Gray Domain.

Zhushe and Yueyan really kept their promise, and the supplies and slaves they sent made him very satisfied.

When Raven returned to the territory with a seemingly endless grain convoy, the entire Lentini was in an uproar.

Everyone cheered and saluted Raven continuously.

The lord had indeed not lied to them. This amount of food was enough for them to survive the winter safely.

Everyone was grateful to Raven from the bottom of their hearts.

It has always been the lords who demanded taxes from their subjects, but no one has been as devoted as Riven. How can we not be grateful to such a lord?

From this moment on, they completely accepted Raven.

Seeing that the urgent problem had been solved, Raven handed over Lentini's affairs to Sean and lived in the mine himself.

It's not that he wants to do this, but Starlight Iron smelting cannot do without him.

Only his ether fire could deeply purify these starlight iron blocks to the point where they could be sold.

So these days he has become a veritable coolie.

Due to the heavy workload, he was tired like a dog all day long.

No, not as good as a dog. At least a dog can get a good night's sleep.

He worked almost non-stop day and night, and only when he had exhausted all his energy could he meditate to recover, and then continue to squeeze.

Repeatedly.

I only take a nap when I am really too sleepy.

Of course, he also discovered an unexpected gain.

That is, every time his fuel is exhausted and then restored, his fuel limit will increase a little.

That night, Riven ran out of energy again and fell into deep meditation.

For some reason, he felt something was different this time. His mental power touched a wall.

wall?
Raven's eyes lit up as he remembered something.

This is going to be promoted!

Thinking of this, he suppressed his excitement, started to meditate pulsatingly, and began to accumulate strength for a breakthrough.

The surrounding combustion force roared towards him.

The Star Punishment in his sea of ​​consciousness also began to move strangely. More and more mysterious patterns appeared on its surface, and it continuously emitted blue light threads, spreading into the sea of ​​consciousness.

I don't know how long it took, boom...

At dawn, Raven opened his eyes, and two blue crosses shone in his eyes.

He let out a long breath, dispelled the burning mist around him, and stood up.

As he extended his hand, a ball of blazing chaotic fire ignited, several times more powerful than before.

"Is this the Honor Rank? It's really nice." Riven smiled.

He successfully advanced!

Now his energy has more than doubled, and his perception has become much stronger. He feels great.

"My lord, the starlight iron has been smelted, come and work!" A shout came from outside.

"Damn it, it's happening again." Raven's face fell.

After being promoted to the Honor Rank, his efficiency was extremely high. He could complete a day's work in just half a day, and he even had time to chat with the miners.

But the miners urged him to work faster.

Through chatting, he learned that Horton had conducted a detailed exploration of this mountainous area and concluded that it was full of starlight iron ore with huge reserves. Unfortunately, the purity of the ore was extremely poor, less than one-tenth of that of ordinary starlight iron ore.

So Horton did not carry out large-scale mining, but only dug this one mine.

Raven was both happy and worried.

The good news is that there is so much Starlight Iron, but the bad news is that there is too much of it. This is a big piece of fat meat and it is easy to be targeted by some big shots.

Although the purity of the ore is low, the quantity is large, and it is definitely a huge fortune.

As for the mining cost?
In the eyes of those big shots, it is not a problem at all.

They only need to obtain the mining rights of this mineral vein, package it and sell it, and they can earn a lot of money.

As for how the person who bought the mineral vein mines it, that has nothing to do with him.

He sternly told the miners not to tell anyone about this, and then returned to Lord's House.

He must discuss this matter with everyone.

In the conference room, everyone was seated and looking at Raven in surprise.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"My Lord, have you been promoted?" Heller asked again.

Raven smiled and nodded, "Not bad."

"Really? That's great!" An Qi was surprised.

Sean frowned and said, "You must have been very busy at the mine these days, how did you get promoted?"

"Yeah...just because I'm busy."

Raven smiled bitterly.

"My energy was repeatedly exhausted and restored every day, which allowed my mental strength to be constantly tempered, and I was able to advance."

Everyone was stunned. Is this possible?
What a stroke of luck, a blessing in disguise.

At this time, everyone felt that something was missing.

Finally, someone looked at Hughie.

Why is this bootlicker silent?
Sean asked strangely, "Huey, why don't you speak?"

Huey shook his head and smiled bitterly, his low tone carrying a sense of vicissitudes:

"My Lord has already been promoted to the Honorary Rank at such a young age. How can we catch up with him? I don't want to talk about it anymore!"

Damn, here it comes, it’s still the same taste!
"Stop talking nonsense and get down to business!" Sean shouted.

"Uncle, is there anything else?"

Everyone was speechless.

Next, Raven recounted what he had heard from the miners.

Sure enough, Sean became worried.

"I was wondering why Horton reacted so strongly. It turns out this is a mineral vein. It's worth a lot. We're probably in trouble."

"I wonder if Adam knows this."

"I don't think I know, otherwise how could I give this place to you."

"Humph, it's ours now anyway." An Qi quickly emphasized.

"It's written in black and white." Lanster said without question.

Raven also smiled: "It's impossible to hand it over, but we have to think about how to guard against those who have ulterior motives."

Sean groaned and said, "We must increase our strength as soon as possible."

Raven nodded, this was a top priority.

“I plan to recruit another group of soldiers to strengthen the defense of the mine.

Huey, you are in charge of this matter, the number is 20 people."

"Don't worry, sir."

"By the way, how is the training of the new recruits going?"

"I have already begun to fight. With the armor and weapons you brought back, I can really go to the battlefield.

Of course, you can’t become an elite without losing a few people.”

The battlefield Sean was talking about was not the forced battle like last time, but a real bloody battle.

Raven nodded. It is not so easy to train elite troops. Only those who survive the killing are worthy of being called elite troops.

"Oh, there is another troublesome matter."

"what?"

"You spent all the money you gave me," Sean said sheepishly.

(End of this chapter)