"An orc caravan?"
Lind seemed to remember something; he had encountered an orc caravan on his way to the Fortified City.
That beautiful fox-woman named Nazra Adan also bought a large quantity of monster materials from there.
Seeing Linde's thoughtful expression, Eugene asked:
"It seems you've encountered this before, sir? Did you discover anything?"
Linde thought for a moment and said:
"We didn't find anything, but it's not exactly suspicious either."
Linde didn't intend to reveal too much information to others, after all, it was still unknown whether it was good or bad.
Eugene's cheek twitched slightly, but he couldn't discern anything on Lind's face, so he gave up. Before leaving, he said:
"If you discover or find out anything, our Chamber of Commerce will definitely give you a reward that satisfies you."
Linde pretended to be very concerned and said:
"No problem, no problem."
Lind and Eugene exchanged a few polite words before watching the slave caravan gradually disappear from their sight.
"Have you heard of this organization before, Astaire? The Shadowbinders Alliance?"
Linde couldn't find any memories about the Shadowbinder Alliance in his mind, probably because he hadn't had any deeper contact with that part... the inner workings of the nobles or lords.
Or, to put it more simply, his grumpy count father had neither been involved in nor understood these dark aspects of the nobility.
"My lord, I have never heard of this either. Perhaps you could try to ask the Earl."
Astaire said with a face full of apology.
"Never mind, it's alright. I'll go to the Fortified City sometime and take a look around, then I'll know."
Watching the smoke slowly rising from the camp, Lind felt a little hungry, so he headed back and invited Astaire to have dinner with him.
However, Lind had to give up because Astaire still had some defensive work to complete.
Back at the mansion, Linde finally caught a whiff of a familiar scent.
Feeling a bit hungry, Lin De gulped down several mouthfuls of the milky white fish soup. Looking at the half-empty bowl, he burped, nodded in approval, and said:
"Hmm, very good, this tastes just right. Jie'er Jieluo, make the fish soup this way from now on."
Smelling the aroma of fish wafting out, even Jie'erjieluo knew that her master had a lot of ideas about the dishes.
"Yes, Master."
After finishing his meal, Linde looked at the fish bones on the table, lost in thought.
The two rivers in the territory are not deep; the deepest part is only 2 to 3 meters deep, and in the shallowest parts, people can even wade across.
The fishery resources in these two rivers are not abundant; they are barely enough to irrigate farmland and run small boats.
Moreover, according to the map, this river will eventually flow through the orcish territory and finally merge into the sea in the south of the continent of Tyr.
Although it's not a particularly famous river, just an obscure, nameless river, it might be used for trade in the future.
At this stage, all we can do is think about it and see if we can repair the abandoned ferry crossing upstream.
Just like the previous lord, we will transport the ore mined from the Blackrock Mine by waterway, which will save a lot of manpower and resources.
However, the mine is not yet completed, and the task of building the ferry crossing will be assigned to Raymond so that he can complete it.
But right now, the priority is to make arrangements for the slaves we just bought.
Linde planned to divide the male slaves in two, sending one half to mine and the other half to build houses and bridges.
As for female slaves...
Linde planned to send these female slaves to participate in logistics and early spring planting work. The reclamation had already taken up a lot of Linde's manpower, and now he was indeed short of manpower for farming.
When the time is right, we can find a way to make these slaves our subjects. This will both boost their work efficiency and expand the number of subjects.
Okay, let's do it that way.
I'll assign this task to Aster this afternoon; these slaves are still in the military camp.
After thinking it over, Lind called Geral over and asked her to convey these things to Astaire.
Watching Jell's departing figure, Lind suddenly had a new idea.
The two are quite good-looking, and they're perfectly capable of holding their own in public.
He was thinking of assigning some work to the two maids, one of them to handle matters at Lind's mansion and become Lind's butler.
The other one will be used as Lind's messenger, only for relaying orders within the territory.
After all, he can't just keep running around the territory on his own all the time; he needs to practice magic and martial arts himself.
So he quickly called Jeremy back, who had just left.
"Master, is there anything else?"
"Jier asked."
"Go and summon Gerald and all the servants still in the manor. I have something to announce."
Although she had some doubts, Jie'er remained silent and left gracefully.
Soon, servants began to arrive in the hall one after another. When the servants arrived, they knew that their master was going to announce something, but they were all somewhat at a loss.
Finally, when Jergel and Gerald returned to the hall, Lind called them over.
Seeing the two puzzled people, Linde announced to everyone:
"From this day forward, Jieluo, you will serve as the steward of my residence, responsible for managing all affairs within the residence. Jieer, you will serve as my messenger, responsible for conveying my orders within the territory."
Linde looked at the two of them and said solemnly.
Everyone was taken aback at first, then reacted and cast envious glances at Jie'er and Jieluo. Jie'er and Jieluo were even more surprised and delighted, never expecting to be given such an important position.
"Thank you for the promotion, Master!"
The two immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.
There aren't many masters as kind and generous as this one. It seems that I made the right decision to follow my master to this remote place.
Linde nodded in satisfaction and said:
"From now on, do your jobs well, and I won't treat you unfairly."
Then he addressed the other servants:
"Don't be discouraged. With me, as long as you have the ability, you won't have to worry about not having opportunities."
Upon hearing this, the servants responded in unison:
"Yes, Master!"
After arranging these things and dismissing the servants, Lind handed a family crest that he always carried with him to Geral, asking her to go to the military camp to deliver orders and, at the same time, to become familiar with the knights of Astaire.
Jeremy accepted the badge bearing the Truk family crest with both hands, solemnly hung it around her neck, and swept her brown hair to one side as if afraid of covering the badge. Then she took her leave and hurriedly headed to the military camp.
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Meanwhile, in the slave caravan that had just left Linde's territory, Eugene was arguing with a man shrouded in black robes, his face covered in sweat.
"What do you mean by this? I've already completed my mission and brought you here, why are you still bothering me?"
The man in black robes said coldly:
"Your intelligence is incorrect; I have not found any trace of the cultists."
The clear, crisp voice proved that the person in the black robe was just a young girl, but her words revealed a determination beyond her years.
"That's not my responsibility. I've already brought you here, and according to the agreement, my mission is complete..."
Before Eugene could finish speaking, a sharp blade with intricate patterns was already pressed against his neck.
"You!...What are you going to do?"
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