Watching Carlos's departing figure, Martin turned and walked through the long corridor to the castle's study. Along the way, the maids passing by saluted respectfully.

After returning to the study, Martin frowned slightly, thinking to himself that there were only thirty maids in such a huge castle, which was really too few. He had been traveling here for so long, it was time to enjoy himself.

So, Martin contacted Roland who was far away in the Middle Realm through the communication crystal.

He said, "Choose some maids who can dance and play music. I have been running Luoqiu Town for so long, it's time to enjoy life."

After receiving the order, Roland hung up the communication crystal and immediately went down to take care of it.

These days, Martin and Yoder discussed the personnel deployment of the guard team.

Martin asked if they should send more people to the guard. Yoder shook his head slightly and explained, "Luoqiu Town has the Dawn Knights patrolling, so there won't be any chaos."

"The existing guards are fully capable of handling petty thefts and the like. After all, several of the current guard captains are Silver Knights, so these minor incidents are no problem for them."

Yoder has been managing Luoqiu Town for many years. Since he feels that the current manpower is sufficient, Martin decides to follow his judgment.

Then, Martin enthusiastically talked to Yoder about his grand idea of ​​expanding Luoqiu Town.

Upon hearing this, Yoder narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into a brief moment of contemplation. After a moment, he slowly said, "Master, we must not rush into this matter. We need to consider it carefully."

"This expansion project is enormously costly. Given Luoqiu Town's current financial resources, it's simply too expensive to bear such a massive expense. In my opinion, if you're serious about improving Luoqiu Town's situation, you might want to start with renovating the slums and building the city walls."

After hearing this, Martin agreed deeply and understood in his heart that everything must be done step by step and gradually.

So Martin immediately ordered Yoder to carry out drastic reforms in the slums and implement a demolition and reconstruction plan.

Those who idle away their time, eat and wait for death, and have no ambition must be strictly screened.

Those willing to contribute to the slum construction work will be allowed to stay; those unwilling will be ruthlessly driven out of Luoqiu Town. At the same time, the construction of the city wall must also proceed simultaneously.

Martin already had a plan in mind. He planned to dispatch several elite teams from the Knights of Dawn to supervise the construction, and recruit skilled construction craftsmen in Luoqiu Town, striving to make the completed city as solid as a rock and durable.

He also specifically reminded Yoder that even if the cost of purchasing stone from Chiyan Territory was high, the most important thing was to ensure the stone was strong and durable.

After careful consideration, Yoder felt that Martin's arrangement was feasible, so he went down to carry out Martin's orders.

As Yoder carried out Martin's orders swiftly and resolutely, the two massive projects of city wall construction and slum renovation officially began.

Joad quickly purchased 3,000 strong male laborers from slave owners and gave them priority in building the city wall.

In comparison, the transformation process of the slums was obviously much slower. During this period, many people who were lazy and unwilling to work were driven out without any hesitation.

However, Martin always maintained a fair and inclusive attitude. As long as they sincerely wanted to contribute to the construction of Luoqiu Town, he would accept them all and never expel them.

Time flies, and ten days or so pass by in a flash. While out exploring, Betan and his team were lucky enough to discover several small mineral veins.

After Martin learned the good news, he immediately ordered them to start digging for ore and asked them to store the mined ore directly into the advanced space ring.

Roland spent a lot of money to buy these high-level space rings in the Central Realm.

After Roland returned, he respectfully presented the space ring to Martin.

Martin took the ring with a delighted smile on his face. He promoted Roland to the Black Iron Knight on the spot and asked him to go down and familiarize himself with and master the new power.

Afterwards, Martin instructed Eric to hand over all the high-level space rings to Betan and others, and repeatedly reminded them to put the ore they dug into the rings, and to bring the rings back to the castle in person at the beginning of each month.

The important ones this time were maids with outstanding talents, not ordinary maids. These maids were very expensive, and Roland didn't want them to suffer losses due to the bumpy journey, so he arranged for slave owners in the Central Territory to escort them all the way.

A few days later, Karen's wedding was about to take place. Martin handed over the affairs at hand to Yoder in an orderly manner, and then took Eric and others and rushed to the Sword Oath City without stopping.

Arriving at the Sword Oath City, the group entered the city gate and were greeted by a bustling scene of lights and decorations, with a cheerful atmosphere permeating every corner.

Along the way, the common people were all smiling. It turned out that the Earl's eldest son was getting married, and the Earl specially exempted taxes for this month. No wonder everyone was so happy.

When they arrived in front of the castle, the knight on guard had sharp eyes and spotted Martin and his group at a glance.

After seeing that it was Martin, he immediately ran out to greet him. In the past few days, many nobles had come and temporarily stayed in the Earl's Castle.

Therefore, the knights guarding the castle gate were all very alert, fearing that they would offend some nobles due to negligence.

Returning to his post, Martin walked into the castle and saw all sorts of carriages parked on the training ground, with a temporary stable nearby.

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