Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 347: Subjugating Beasts with Virtue
A small war did not cause any waves in Gaoya Castle. To the people of Gaoya Castle, it was very common for their lord to win the war. They would be surprised if he lost.

However, what deserves their current attention is that Gaoya Castle has begun its vigorous transformation.

The brick kiln beside the Benyong River was emitting thick smoke all day and all night, and piles of red bricks were constantly being fired.

The people worked hard to dig in the clay pit, and the trolls grunted and struggled to drag the carriage that was sliding on the snow.

"I decided to build the castle on the hill, and it will be used by the leaders of Highcliff Castle to live in it in the future." The lord, wearing a white-painted wooden safety helmet, stood in a makeshift tent surrounded by red bricks and tapped the blueprint on the table in front of him with a feather pen.

A group of Fed craftsmen stood there straight, like confused believers listening to teachings.

It's not their fault. If any other outsider dared to guide these craftsmen who have been building houses for their entire lives, they would be drowned by their spit alone.

But they could not help but admire their lord. Some of his ideas were unheard of before, but when applied to building houses, they were incredibly suitable.

They almost started to wonder if their lord had been a master craftsman in his previous life and brought all that experience with him.

In his previous life, Levi was not a master craftsman, but just a civil engineer. Therefore, drawing blueprints and planning buildings were as easy for him as eating and drinking.

If this world had not been unable to solve the power generation and some material problems for the time being, he would have built a modern building with neon lights to shock these people from another world.

"Drainage of this castle must be the top priority. We need to plan a suitable sewage channel underneath." Levi explained in detail to the group of old craftsmen.

In fact, many of these old guys just lack the finishing touch, or someone to give them a hint. As long as they can explain clearly, it will not be difficult to build Levi's ideal castle.

"Then, with the hill as the center, we will build outwards in a square shape. The first circle near the hill will be the civilian area. It would be best if we could build red brick houses that could accommodate 100,000 people. The eastern part of the second circle will be the commercial area, where foreign merchants can live and trade goods. The southern part will be built into a square, which can be used to announce important events in the future. The western part will be built into the Mamluk area, where slaves will live."

Levi gestured on the blueprint, and several old men nodded repeatedly. They found that everything planned by their lord was square, the houses were located in order, and even the roads were straight and long.

As a legitimate descendant of the Chinese nation, Levi has an obsession with Fang Fangzhengzheng that is unimaginable for people from other worlds.

The entire Gaoya Fort was built according to the ancient cities of previous lives. After all, it was the wisdom of our ancestors over the past five thousand years, so it could be directly copied with almost no shortcomings.

The only thing that needs to be changed is that the city wall must be built higher and thicker. Originally, Levi wanted Bu Ji to build it with vines, but unfortunately there is only one seed of this magical plant, so it is impossible to get this advantage in a short period of time.

"I plan to build the military camp around the vines of the dragon's nest..."

"Brother-in-law, someone has come from Gunda City. General Mandela has brought the promised 500 griffins." Mil, shirtless, crawled into the tent in the wind and snow, and ran to his brother-in-law, panting.

It was obvious that the other party was practicing sword, as he rushed over again.

"Oh my god, you're finally here. I've waited so long to become a married man from a single young man. My son will be born soon." Levi took off his helmet and put it on the hobgoblin next to him, and said, "I've talked to Leighton about all these things. If you don't understand anything, just ask him."

After saying that, he headed towards the hills in the distance.

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As soon as several griffin knights arrived at High Cliff Castle, they stared in amazement at the huge dragon's nest standing in the distance and reaching into the sky. Even the city of Gunda did not have such a magnificent spectacle. They never expected that a small territory in the wilderness would have one.

Besides being shocked, they were also very curious about whether there was a dragon in the dragon's nest, so they quickly rode on griffins and flew towards here. However, they did not expect that when they were still ten miles away, the griffin under their butts refused to move forward any further.

As companions raised together since childhood, they could deeply feel each other's fear, so they no longer forced it and could only return to High Cliff Castle with awe.

Apart from dragons, there is hardly any creature that can scare the griffins, who are magical creatures.

The Lord of Highcliff Castle is indeed a genuine dragon knight!

It was already December, and the weather in the wilderness was getting colder. The people of High Cliff Castle were all wrapped in thick woolen coats and wearing snow boots.

However, things like weather can only affect ordinary people.

As an epic Mandela, he still wears the same fine leather armor with his arms exposed. The only difference is that the blood sword behind him, which is as tall as a person, is now only half left.

"I'm from the countryside, how could I deserve the general of Debe to come and deliver something in person?" The lord sat down opposite Mandela and threw the apple he had snatched from the fool Zat on the way.

Several griffin knights looked at this great man who was famous throughout Derby excitedly. This was the first time they had come into such close contact with the knight they admired.

"I didn't come here specially to see you off. I haven't been back to the North for several years. While visiting Florina, I also came to see you." Mandela took a bite of the apple, and then a look of resentment appeared on his face. "I didn't expect that you were married. I was shocked when I heard the news. To be more precise, all the beautiful girls in Derby cried all night."

You know, Florina is already quite old, but still has no offspring, and the future heir to the North has not been settled yet. Therefore, he strongly approves of the marriage between his niece and the Lord of Highcliff Castle.

Unexpectedly, he is already married now.

Bai Ruishi Tina smiled slightly at the side. She didn't know why she was very happy to hear this.

"I didn't expect that I would become a sinner." The lord was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this topic. Who you want to marry is none of my business." Mandela waved his hand. As a bachelor, he was too embarrassed to urge Florina to get married. "Five hundred griffins are on your open space, but these griffins need the knights' approval before they can ride. I don't know much about this. Maybe these griffin knights know what to do. You can ask them."

Levi turned his gaze to the three griffin knights.

"Sir, first you have to let your knights eat and sleep with the griffins." The bearded old knight took a sip of hot tea and said first, "This is a way to make them familiar with the smell, which will help both sides get familiar with each other faster and build trust."

"Lord Levi, please don't listen to his old-fashioned ways." The young knight suddenly interrupted, and the flute on his waist seemed to be rustling. "It's popular to sing lullabies now! My Wendy only spreads her wings in the "Sky Lullaby"

He looked sincere, as if it was true. "Actually, the focus is on the honey cake." The female knight in the corner spoke carefully, holding up the oil paper bag in the astonishment of everyone, "Every griffin has a favorite dessert food. For example, Keya likes cakes mixed with honey. That's how I got recognition in the first place."

Li Wei's face darkened. What was he doing here? The teacup in his hand was crushed into powder with a "crack" sound, and fell onto the table as ash.

The knights shuddered at the sight, looked at each other, and suddenly shouted in unison: "Of course, sir, everyone's methods are different, and what we said can only be used as a reference."

The uniform posture seemed as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

"Hahaha, Levi, don't make it too difficult for them. In fact, it's not the knights who choose the griffins, but the griffins who choose the knights. The intelligence of these magical creatures is not much worse than that of humans." Mandela laughed.

"It seems we have to use the old method." The lord touched his chin thoughtfully. None of these guys were reliable, but he also knew that the methods they said might be too bizarre, but maybe that was the reason why they were recognized.

To be honest, Mandela always had a bad feeling. After all, he knew the temper of the Lord of Highcliff Castle too well. Once the other party started to think carefully, he was 100% planning some bad idea.

So when several people were eating a meal in High Cliff Castle that was completely contrary to the mainstream of Debe, bursts of sharp and shrill noises suddenly came from outside. They looked at each other and hurriedly ran out of the hall, and saw a scene that they would never forget - the lord of High Cliff Castle was wrestling with a griffin!

The griffin, which was about three blades high at the shoulder and weighed several thousand pounds, was as powerless as a wooden target in the hands of the lord. It was thrown around wantonly, and feathers flew everywhere. The sharp and shrill sounds echoed throughout the sky above High Cliff Castle.

The griffin knights opened their mouths, looking at the big hole in the ground and the dying griffin, then looked up at Levi's two strong arms. Their eyes were completely stiff, and they didn't even notice the griffin feathers falling into their mouths.

Any creature that can be tamed as a mount is definitely not a tough nut to crack, including the famous griffin.

This griffin king, who was carefully selected by the lord and held a leadership position among the five hundred griffins, lay on the ground panting and unwilling to get up after being beaten by the lord with an iron fist. He ignored even when someone brought a saddle for it.

Even if Levi rode on it, he just looked back and then calmed down.

"Lift off!"

So this griffin became Levi's temporary mount when Sophia was away.

The two wings flapped immediately, and the strong wind blew the hair of the people around them. The sight was constantly rising. Levi sat upright on the back of the griffin, swimming freely in the sky.

It can be said that the feeling of riding it is completely different from riding Sofia. The difference between the two is equivalent to that between motorcycles and trucks in the previous life.

The former is more agile and has a better experience, while the latter is purely for the sake of not having to worry about encountering any problems in its own territory. Just relying on its terrifying weight, it can crush anything that attempts to block its way into pieces.

When he returned to Highcliff Castle after having his fill, he found that the griffin riders had already hurried back to Gunda City.

"They are all afraid that their griffins will also be treated inhumanely." Mandela held back his laughter.

But one has to admire Levi. Others wanted to treat the griffin as their ancestor, but only this lord beat it directly into submission. It has to be said that this is also another way.

After all, this is how the world works, the strong prey on the weak, and Warcraft follows this law even more.

Therefore, instead of being afraid, the group of griffins regarded Levi as their new leader.

"Let's go, just in time to save a few meals." Levi said nonchalantly, and returned to the hall with Mandela, and then started to talk about business: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. Some time ago, a scoundrel noble from the Persian Gulf Empire invaded my territory and was captured by me."

"Ah?" Mandela was startled at first, then frowned and asked, "What's going on? Tell me in detail."

After all, this is not a trivial matter.

You know, the wilderness has been conferred by His Majesty on the new Duke Levi, and nominally it is Derby's official territory.

A noble from the Persian Gulf Empire invaded the wilderness, which could lead to a border conflict and possibly a war between the two countries.

After the lord added some exaggerations, especially emphasizing his own wise and brave leadership.

Automatically excluding Levi's boastful rhetoric, Mandela also knew the whole story.

"It seems that the Persian Gulf Empire has been very pessimistic in its domestic situation in recent years, and has even begun to expand outward." Mandela pondered, he saw things much further than Levi.

Because he knew what was going on inside the Persian Gulf Empire.

A cruel and incompetent king. A brutal slave society with a high degree of monopoly and no path for common people to rise. A bloody and repressive country.

The so-called "strength" of the other party is nothing more than an excuse for having to make a bigger cake when the cake cannot be divided among the great nobles, and they can only resolve internal conflicts through foreign wars.

These are the points made by Debe’s staff not long ago.

But Mandela didn't expect it to come so soon.

Although this unfortunate noble nominally came to the wilderness to capture slaves for sale, it was perhaps because the domestic pie had been divided up too much and he had no choice but to go elsewhere. Unexpectedly, he ran into Levi, a ruthless man, and ended up in this desolate place.

It also indirectly proves that the current internal situation of the Persian Gulf Empire is not optimistic.

"I know what you are thinking, and that's why I am telling you this." As Levi, who has been influenced by various historical facts of his previous life, is not clear about these things and is like a stupid college student.

He knocked on the table and said slowly: "In recent years, both the Holy Sith Kingdom and Taylor West have had a very tense relationship with our Debe."

"At this time, a country that seems powerful but is actually weak and can be easily defeated emerges, and it also gives us a reason to declare war. If you were the king, what would you do?"

(End of this chapter)