Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 352 Unexpected Visitor
"This is not wisdom, it just breaks the inherent cognition." The lord put his hands in his pockets and wore a wolf-skin hat on his head. The hat was made of a real wolf head. The wolf's eyes were fierce and sharp, making people dare not look directly at the true lord of the wilderness.

In fact, if it weren't for the Zhaidai Golden Men of the Holy Sith Kingdom and the white snow that now covers the ground, this fantastic idea would never have been possible.

It can only be said that it is taking advantage of the situation.

After several months of construction, Tudor-style houses have been standing in rows at the foot of the hill. Their walls are made of red bricks, and their pointed roofs with chimneys and small attics are covered with green tiles.

A very tightly packed, straight and wide main road leads from the periphery to the central hill, and countless small paths are paved with bricks from this main road into the territorial areas.

If Gaoyabao was just a small tribe with city walls before, now a prosperous town has taken shape.

After the later major projects are completed, Levi also plans to paint the walls of those houses white and plant some green plants and flowers in the residential area.

To be honest, if there were spellcasters who mastered earth element magic in Gaoya Castle now, then letting them build infrastructure would be as easy as playing with building blocks. Not only would it be faster and more cost-effective, but the houses condensed by magic were built throughout and were therefore more solid.

It can be said that most of the magnificent wonders in this world were created by those magicians. Unfortunately, there is only a group of drow priests in High Cliff Castle now, and they can only use the simplest methods to build the territory.

Batches of old residents who had lived in the Cass Mountains since childhood came to High Cliff Castle. They were immediately shocked by the towering buildings. They suppressed their inner fear and carefully looked at this place where they would live for the rest of their lives.

Those exquisite houses were things they had never seen before. And the thick clothes that were handed to them as soon as they arrived, although some were big and some were small, they were extremely satisfied.

What surprised them most was that they could actually see those ferocious gnolls and humans bartering with goods here, trolls were grunting and pulling carriages full of goods, trolls were swinging hammers hard with sparks flying, and teams of goblins were neatly marching in an orderly manner wearing reed hats and carrying hoes, trotting towards the black land exposed on the horizon.

These old people are looking at others, and others are looking at them.

The people in High Cliff Castle had long known that their lord was going to take all the old people in the Kaas Mountains as his subjects, so they were not surprised. When they found out that these were all humans, and not other humanoid races, they buried their heads in the work at hand.

After all, their lords are human beings, so it is not uncommon for them to recruit humans as their subjects.

When their eyes fell on the tall man standing on the city wall, all the old citizens could not hide their excitement.

"Leighton, with so many people rushing into Highcliff Castle at once, hygiene and safety are top priorities."

Levi waved his hand under the enthusiastic gazes of the old citizens, then turned and walked back to the hall of High Cliff Castle.

"People who urinate and defecate in public must be severely punished or even expelled from Highcliff Castle. Moreover, with so many people pouring in, they will definitely not get along well at first, and bloodshed is inevitable. During this period, withdraw the rabbit guards and replace them with centaurs."

"It's my job, my lord." The hobgoblin who served as the aide to the Lord of Highcliff Castle nodded slightly.

When they returned to the Lord's Hall, all the leaders of Highcliff Castle were present, except for Orlak and Miriel who had not yet returned from White Stream City.

Seeing Levi walking in with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, everyone stood up abruptly to greet him, and pounded their chests with one fist, making a dull sound.

"sit."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sat down again, and Levi sat down on a chair between Tina and Heather.

Leighton, who was acting as an aide, announced: "The internal meeting of High Cliff Castle is now officially beginning."

Everyone sat up straight.

"Tina, are the supplies in High Cliff Castle sufficient now?" Levi looked at Bai Ruisitina, who had a rosy face beside him.

"Darling, we have just received a round of supplies from the Mithril Chamber of Commerce, which is enough to support more than 100,000 people for half a year." Tina spoke without thinking.

As the real housekeeper of Gaoya Castle today, she is not only responsible for managing finances, but also for managing supplies.

I don’t know if it’s because of the change in my identity or something else, but I always feel particularly satisfied looking at the full warehouse. I can’t wait to make eight trips a day to check it, so I have already memorized those numbers by heart.

"Relying solely on purchasing supplies to keep Gaoya Fort running is not a long-term solution. We must open up more arable land, not only to be able to maintain its own operations, but also to be able to sell supplies to the outside." Levi tapped the table rhythmically with his knuckles.

The more than 500,000 gold grams will eventually be spent. His goal has always been to enable Gaoya Castle to completely achieve self-production and self-sales in all areas so that they do not have weaknesses that can be controlled by outsiders.

"My lord, besides me, there is another dog-headed man who has learned the soil fertility technique." At this time, Old Neil brought good news. He said with a little pride: "With the cooperation of him and me, we will be able to take charge of more arable land. Under the effect of the soil fertility technique, even if there is continuous heavy snow and the environment is harsh, those wheat seeds can still tenaciously break through the soil and sprout new buds."

"I have already ordered the goblin slaves to open up more fields. Next year will definitely be another bumper year."

"Good job. I feel relieved to leave agriculture in your charge." Levi did not hesitate to praise you.

Soil fertilization is a seriously underestimated spell, otherwise Prince Ferro wouldn't be so concerned about it.

It is strong enough to enable plants to resist harsh environments, betray the growth environment they previously required, and grow unnaturally.

However, the underlying logic is not something that the Lord, who is illiterate in magic, can understand. After all, magic itself is unscientific.

"What about the blacksmith?" Levi turned his gaze to where the old men in the blacksmith shop were sitting.

"We are adding furnaces and blacksmith shops. In the future, we will not only be able to provide Highcliff Castle with the equipment and tools it needs, but also increase the income from the arms trade to five thousand gold grams per month." Mil, who was sitting in front of the blacksmiths, was wearing a noble robe and had his hair meticulously groomed, with the demeanor of a nobleman. He had a serious expression on his face.

I heard that there are now countless girls in Gaoya Castle who want to marry this boy, and the matchmaking maids are almost breaking down Tina's door.

"And I have recently developed a new type of crossbow that is more powerful than the last one. It can be put into production after it is tested." Finally, the boy touched the back of his head and gave the lord another surprise.

To be honest, Mil's creative ideas are totally beyond Levi's reach. He has a unique talent for studying various things related to machinery. Sometimes Levi really wants to send this kid to the Holy Sith Kingdom for further studies. Apart from anything else, if he can secretly learn the methods of making alchemical items from those alchemists, it would be a huge profit.

"Okay, if you're short of people, just recruit from those new old people. After all, we're not asking them to come here for free."

"Also, I have decided to expand the number of soldiers in the Burning Legion to 4,000, divided into four battalions, and to set up a standing legion to recruit suitable people from various races as ordinary soldiers, with a total of about 5,000 people." Levi methodically finalized the development route of High Cliff Castle after his departure. He has decided to go to Gunda to take the Holy Light Trial in the next few days and completely upgrade to Legend, so he needs to solve all the backlogs in High Cliff Castle so that he can leave with peace of mind.

"Mir will temporarily serve as the commander of the Burning Legion, and Layton will serve as the legion's staff officer. Orlak, Gus, and Hogg will serve as the captains of the brigades, commanding the Orc Warrior Brigade, the Centaur Heavy Cavalry Brigade, and the Gnoll Light Cavalry Brigade respectively. The archers will be selected from the old people and will be temporarily commanded by Layton."

"The orc warriors were recruited and expanded to 1,200, the horse and heavy cavalry was expanded to 800, the gnoll scouts were expanded to 500, and the old folk archers were expanded to 1,500."

This was a decision Levi made after careful consideration. All the Fede archers had become griffin knights, so archers needed to be recruited again. It happened that the largest number of old people had arrived, so he recruited them from among them.

The orcs and centaurs have just the right number of warriors to be equipped with so many. As for the gnolls, the configuration of 500 light cavalry is temporarily sufficient.

"Finally, the Burning Legion is equipped with a spellcasting team, which consists of three drow priests. Heather is the team leader and Sam is the deputy team leader. The Griffin Knights are an additional affiliated legion and have independent autonomy."

"Yes!"

Several people responded in unison.

"By the way, Orlak hasn't come back yet. Tell him when he comes back."

"Don't I have to be responsible?" Zha Manzi scratched the back of his head, looked at the centaur leader lying on the ground next to him, and then looked at the one-eyed werewolf next to him.

It's obvious that I'm better than you, so why can't I lead a team?

The two rolled their eyes and were too lazy to pay attention to this idiot.

"I will establish a personal guard team under your command. The members will be the 300 orc veterans who have followed me from the beginning." Levi opened his mouth and took the green grapes that Xiaobuji fed him. "They will be responsible for maintaining the law and order of Gaoyabao. If anyone is found trying to disrupt the law and order of Gaoyabao, they can be killed on the spot! We must do everything possible to maintain order and stability."

"You will be the strong shield of Highcliff Castle. Of course, I hope that you can become the strong shield of the Empire in the future!"

Having said this, Levi smiled slightly, and everything was said without words.

"I understand." Zamanzi grinned, revealing two sharp fangs.

Everyone in the hall started a heated discussion about establishing a kingdom in the wilderness in the future, or King Derby's opposition... The laughter was enough to blow the roof off the house.

This made Ashlu, the real princess of Debe, who was standing next to Tina, couldn't help but shrink her neck. Looking at these burly orcs who were as big as beasts, she felt like a little white rabbit among a group of monsters, pitiful and helpless.

The lord snapped his fingers, and the hall suddenly became silent, making Aixilu feel that everything that had just happened was just a dream.

Levi turned his head and looked at the middle-aged knight who was watching the situation from the side, "Lao Si, you will be the leader of the Standing Legion and the Griffin Knights for the time being."

He had no choice. The staff in Gaoya Castle was too scarce, so many positions had to be held by one person at the same time.

"No problem." Sikai nodded. This was also a rare opportunity for him to gain experience.

"After I leave, the daily training of each brigade of the Burning Legion cannot be neglected, and the construction of the High Cliff Castle territory must also be carried out in an orderly manner. If you encounter major issues that you cannot make a decision on, just stay in High Cliff Castle and wait for me to come back. If it is a small matter, you can discuss it together and decide by voting." Levi was like an old father who was about to leave home, patiently explaining the details.

"Yes!"

Everyone clenched their fists and knocked on their chests, and a dull sound was heard.

"The meeting is over, let's eat!"

Following an order, the goat maids came like butterflies, serving up sumptuous food, and the rabbit girls walked among the crowd holding wine jugs.

The dining room suddenly became very quiet. The only sound was the continuous chewing of food, occasionally mixed with the sound of knives and forks hitting plates and the sound of gulping down drinks.

……

Just after the lord had arranged all matters in Highcliff Castle in an orderly manner, Miriel led the caravan back to Highcliff Castle. What he never expected was that he also brought three people who surprised him.

It was a cold morning, and the sky was still snowing lightly as usual.

With the sound of horse hooves breaking the silence, Orak led a convoy of fifty orc guards back to Highcliff Castle.

The convoy drove up to the castle area on the hill and stopped in an open space. Orlak was busy directing people to unload supplies. Only Miriel and three cloaked servants came to the lord's side.

"Lord Levi, long time no see!"

As soon as she saw the tall Tibetan man standing in front of her, Maisha couldn't help but greet him first. She lifted her hood, revealing her delicate face, which looked a little tired.

"Ugh."

Fu Jin looked at the priestess girl who was already impatient and excited, and with a helpless look on his face, he followed her and lifted his hood.

"It turns out to be you guys, Maisha. I wondered who else it was!" The lord was stunned at first, and then he couldn't stop smiling.

As early as when the two were sent by the Ice and Snow Church to support Florina, he began to poach them, but with little success. Later, with his unremitting efforts, the old man Fu Jin did not explicitly refuse when they parted from Bailiu City last time. However, the lord did not expect that the other party would come, and come so quickly.

"Lord Levi, Highcliff Castle has changed so much that I almost couldn't recognize it. If it weren't for President Miriel leading the way, I would have thought I had come to a wealthy town in Derby." Fu Jin spoke, with only one emotion in his eyes, and that was disbelief.

Recalling the first time he came to the wilderness and passed by Gaoya Fort, there were only a few wooden houses scattered here and there. It was neither high nor had any cliffs, let alone a fort.

But now it almost lives up to the name.

(End of this chapter)