Martin felt the gravity of the situation was beyond imagination. He was terrified, his desire to save his life growing stronger, and he simply wanted to evacuate as quickly as possible. He then reported the matter to the Royal Capital Council without reservation.

With the exception of a handful of minor nobles, the nobles who had gone to Frost Zero Pass were almost completely wiped out. Martin had made up his mind and planned to retreat to Luoqiu Town.

The Royal Capital Council quickly responded, saying that they would send the Knights to take over Frost Zero Pass, and Martin White could return to his fiefdom.

Negotiations with several major players fell through, and naturally, those tempting mineral veins could not be fulfilled. The Royal Capital Council was very enthusiastic about taking over Frost Zero Pass.

After the Knights arrived, Martin concluded his thrilling guarding experience and immediately handed the mineral vein-related issues to the Kingdom Council for handling. After completing the handover, Martin did not delay for a moment and returned to the Sword Oath City without stopping.

Upon learning of this, King Charlemagne was overjoyed. Despite the devastating consequences of this incident, the Frost Zero Plains was now back in his hands. By comparison, other matters seemed less important.

Afterwards, the king increased his military efforts against the Dwarven Kingdom. The war continued intermittently, and before he knew it, a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, many nobles attempted to seek an explanation from the Kingdom, insisting that they should have a share of the Frost Zero Plains' mineral veins. However, the Royal Capital Council directly put the blame on the Orc Kingdom.

The power in the hands of these noble families is very weak, and most of their power has been consumed on the border of the Orc Kingdom, so they can't cause any trouble at all.

Martin had already returned to Luoqiu Town. A month earlier, he had sent the Dawn Knights back to Luoxia Valley, and Roland had also returned to Luoqiu Town, while he himself had been living in the Earl's Castle.

Recalling his experience at Frost Zero Pass, Martin was still frightened. The fear of being manipulated by fate and as small as an ant took him a long time to recover.

Earl White learned the whole story and sighed repeatedly, secretly feeling fortunate. If Martin had followed the other nobles out of seclusion, he would have been dead. After a month in the Earl's Castle, Martin gradually recovered from the shock.

The following month, Martin, despite his mother, Mrs. Ellie's objections, insisted on returning to Luoqiu Town. His first act upon returning was to check on the mines. After this period of accumulation, Martin had harvested a total of 180,000 Demonic Copper Ore.

As soon as Hank saw Martin, he hurriedly told him, "The magic copper mine is almost exhausted. We are digging less and less ore now. The vein will soon be gone. We have to open a new mine."

Upon hearing this, Martin immediately arranged for Betan and Lika to lead the prospectors to explore for new veins. The Demon Copper Mine was now fully staffed; after this period of expansion, the number of miners had reached over 500.

After promoting one hundred knight squires, Martin brought them back to Sunset Valley, preparing to integrate the Knights of Dawn.

After returning to Sunset Valley with the promoted knights, Martin selected slaves with a loyalty level of over 60 and expanded the Knights of Dawn to a full strength of 1,000.

System, open panel, host: Martin, level: zero, sworn guards: 1,012. Energy: 100,500.

Just at this moment, the number of contracted people successfully exceeded one thousand, and the system immediately began to upgrade automatically.

Martin used the communication crystal to instruct Roland to properly configure the knight's armor, and then he set out on the journey back to Luoqiu Town with fifty-one maids.

This was the first time Martin returned to Luoqiu Town in a month. His heart was filled with emotion, and he felt as if he was in another world.

When Yoder learned that Martin had returned, he immediately rushed to Martin's side and said excitedly: "Master Martin, you are finally back. It's great! The castle has been built successfully." Then he enthusiastically led Martin to the castle.

The castle covers a large area and was built in accordance with Martin's previous instructions. It is more than enough to accommodate the Knights.

After Martin entered the castle, he wandered around and looked at the complete facilities in the castle, nodding his head in satisfaction.

Martin asked them to familiarize themselves with the environment of the castle first, then selected the housekeeper Lilith from among them, and then asked Lilith to arrange various tasks.

Martin quickly picked up the communication crystal and contacted Carlos, the leader of the Knights of Dawn. He solemnly ordered, "Carlos, lead the Knights into the castle immediately and take full responsibility for its defense!"

After making the arrangements here, Martin thought carefully and decided to leave the Deluna Sunset Valley behind, while asking William and Alton to stay behind at the Demon Copper Mine.

Martin asked all the other Golden Knights to stay in Luoqiu Town and be on standby at any time.

After everything was arranged, Martin called Roland over and asked, "Roland, how many gold coins are on the account now?"

Roland quickly responded: "Master Martin, there are currently more than 50,000 gold coins on the account." Martin nodded slightly, knowing in his heart that it was not easy for Roland to earn these gold coins in such a short time.

Thinking back to the Sky Shaman, Martin had always wanted to be promoted to a Sky Knight, but unfortunately he lacked both gold coins and energy. It seemed that he could only be patient and accumulate them slowly.

As he pondered this, a crisp "ding" sounded, signaling the system upgrade was complete. Martin checked the update and discovered a new feature: the ability to absorb energy from living organisms, but only if the organism had only one-tenth of its vitality left.

Martin frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "These conditions are too harsh. If I'm not careful, the target creature will die immediately. This function is a bit useless." But then he thought, "Something is better than nothing. It's better than nothing."

In the next few days, Martin devoted himself to organizing all the affairs inside and outside the castle, and promoted fifty-one maids to knights.

The Knights of Dawn quickly adapted to their new duties, and everything was moving in a positive direction. And there were only two months left until Martin reached adulthood.

In the War of Kingdoms, with the intervention of the Orc Kingdom, the Kingdom and the Holy Land of Stars jointly launched a war against the Dwarf Kingdom of Gondor, and the situation became extremely confusing.

Both sides engaged in a fierce battle, each deploying immense forces. The situation remained intense. Recently, even powerful Sky Knights were reportedly joining the fray, soaring through the skies, unleashing devastating force and swaying the local battle situation.

When Martin heard the news, he was secretly shocked and had only one thought in his mind: he must not get involved.

The most important thing at the moment is to develop slowly and step by step, stay stable and don't waste time.