I suggest that we also build a luxurious castle on the hillside about ten miles east of Moorwyn, where we can live normally."

"There's no need for such fanfare. The kingdom is still in its infancy, and resources should be allocated as much as possible to enhance national strength. As for the crown and castle you mentioned, I see them as flashy and useless things that won't help the kingdom's strength in the slightest."

Lailisi said softly: "But that is a symbol of power. Fools will only be loyal to those who wear crowns. It is more important for this world to look reasonable than to be reasonable in practice.

A man must first act like a king before fools will judge whether he is a good king or not.

It's true, but sometimes we're forced to do stupid things."

Reiner was slightly stunned and looked back at Lalith.

This guy was right. Reiner was misled by his own ideal state.

Fortunately, she helped to correct it.

"Then do as you say, but I want to build the castle myself." Reiner said softly, then grabbed her horns and shook them.

Lailisi nodded and hummed cutely: "Good man, I will help you get the blueprint as soon as possible."

I found that there were many more slaves on the street who were building the city wall.

The original walls, built of rubble, are now being gradually replaced with bricks and stones.

Most of the slaves responsible for building the city walls were soldiers captured in the last war.

The two legions together had a total of 10,000 soldiers.

Three thousand fled, 1,000 were killed, and 7,000 were captured.

The vast majority of kills came from the Northwest Front, commanded by Peggy.

According to Lailisi's description, she is good at using traps and terrain advantages to kill the enemy. Under her command, four thousand warriors are like ghosts in the woods.

Moreover, she is cruel and will kill the enemy if he does not surrender immediately.

In contrast, Reiner was much more merciful. He encountered 7,000 warriors, but only 1,000 of them were electrocuted to death by Martina. The rest were captured by him and Lelith, who controlled their minds and used them as cheap labor.

Before the orcs learned construction magic on a large scale, the country's infrastructure had to rely on these 7,000 captives.

Just then, a familiar voice came from the distance.

"King! Want to drink with me?"

Connor was standing at the door of the tavern, carrying a bucket of wine with only one arm left. He seemed to be a little drunk, with red cheeks.

Reiner walked up to him and patted his shoulder: "Connor, don't drink in broad daylight. Take me to see Muir. I have something to talk to him about."

Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and Aidan came riding over.

The first thing he did was kick Connor, then dismounted and knelt on one knee to greet Reiner: "Your Majesty."

Reiner took a deep breath and tried to speak in that unfamiliar tone: "Aidan, take me to see Muir."

"yes."

The group arrived at the bunker and on the way to the dungeon, Reiner asked, "Did King Barnet send an envoy to ransom him?"

"Three days ago, a messenger arrived and King Barnet offered a ransom of 20,000 gold coins, but I followed your instructions and ignored the messenger.

As far as I know, Muir is just a youngest son and is not favored, so the price King Barnet offered is considered generous."

"Okay, then spread the word and ask them to pay the ransom."

Aidan bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying that, Reiner turned back to look at Lelith and winked at her: "We will proceed according to the plan later."

Lailisi nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, he is on his way here, he will definitely become our dog without realizing it."