With a muffled groan from Eric, two Silver-rank warriors belonging exclusively to Lind were born.
Linde activated his active vision and could clearly see that the active light emanating from the two individuals had visibly increased.
From now on, we can judge the opponent's strength by observing the size of their active light, which is very convenient.
Watching the two of them experiencing the transformation of their bodies, Linde himself also wanted to drink a bottle of silver potion.
I had kept it all this time for emergencies, to prevent a shortage of working capital. Now it seems that being a lord in feudal society was much cheaper than I had imagined.
Seeing the two excited people below, Linde decided to send out the first mission.
"Raymond."
"grown ups."
Upon hearing this, the young man immediately knelt down on the ground.
Edmund, who was beside him, also knelt down on the ground.
"I've decided to give you a mission, a mission of vital importance to our current territory. Are you capable of fulfilling it?"
"Yes! I can definitely do it!"
Raymond shouted confidently.
Linde laughed:
“The territory is newly established and we don’t have enough manpower yet. I plan to send you and your squad, along with some ordinary soldiers, to guard the Blackstone Mine.”
Then, Lind handed Raymond a drawn map, which showed in detail the location and surrounding area of the Blackrock Mine.
After looking at the map, Raymond confidently stated:
"My lord, I will definitely guard the Blackstone Mine well, so please rest assured."
At this moment, Linde said:
“Simply stationing troops is not enough. I need you to lead the troops to renovate the entire Blackstone Mine and set up barracks. I plan to reopen the mine before summer arrives.”
"I will send people to deliver food and supplies along the way regularly. Your main task is to build the Blackstone Mine, drive away all the monsters that try to occupy it, and help me defend it."
"Is it possible?"
Raymond calculated the days, then patted his chest and said:
"able!"
"Alright, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Astaire should have finished up and running around outside. You can go out and get familiar with your new team now."
"yes!"
The capable young man left the tent without stopping, leaving only Calvin and Edmund inside.
Linde looked at Calvin and said:
“Calvin, due to a shortage of manpower in the territory, the training of ordinary soldiers will likely have to be postponed. I plan to assign half of the ordinary soldiers to you. You will be responsible for dismantling the castle, building a stone bridge for easy passage on the east side, and then building a barracks and training ground on the other side.”
Lind paused, then continued:
"This is a long-term project, a physically demanding task, and it will take a long time."
"Can you do it?"
Linde, who had transmigrated from the modern world, had some strange misunderstandings about the construction of fortifications by soldiers from another world. He always thought that sending a group of soldiers who were dedicated to fighting to build fortresses was a forced and unreasonable act, which made him reluctant to use soldiers for construction each time.
Calvin was somewhat puzzled by this, since building fortifications and constructing camp defenses were the duties of soldiers.
Although the lord's words struck him as odd, he quickly realized that this was precisely what distinguished Lord Linde from other nobles: kindness and tolerance.
Even if it doesn't work, it has to work! That was what Calvin was thinking at the moment, but at least he had to make the lord feel that it was reliable, and he couldn't be too rigid in his decision-making.
Calvin then took a deep breath and said:
"Sir, no problem at all. I estimate that it will be completed before the autumn harvest."
"If the weather is clear and there are no additional issues, the construction period will be even shorter."
Upon hearing this, Linde frowned and said:
"Isn't it too rushed? Won't we run out of time?"
Linde himself estimated that it would take until at least the end of the year to complete these things, but he did not expect that even in the Middle Ages, these things could be built very quickly.
"No, sir, please rest assured, I will certainly live up to your expectations," Calvin said resolutely.
Immediately, as if afraid that Linde would change his mind, he took the rough map of the approximate location that Linde handed him and left the tent.
Now, only Lind and Eric remain in the tent.
Lind walked up to Eric, patted him on the shoulder, and said:
“Eric, I know your loyalty, so I left your task for last, the most difficult one…”
Before Lind could finish speaking, Eric pounded his chest and said:
"My lord, there's no need to say anything more. No matter how dangerous the mission is, I will go without hesitation."
Linde remained silent, knowing that this gloomy warrior's loyalty was unparalleled, and continued:
"I want you to lead your 20 bronze warriors and the remaining 200 ordinary soldiers to guard the safety of the entire territory."
"Ah...ah?"
Eric was stunned. He had initially thought that Lind's words were so serious because he was about to be given a particularly dangerous task, but he never expected it to be such a simple and boring job as guarding the territory.
"Because there isn't enough manpower and housing is scarce in the territory, besides protecting the territory, there's another task I need to assign you..."
That's more like it, Eric thought to himself.
"That means building houses. There's a severe shortage of houses in the territory, and also roads..."
Fortunately, it was within Eric's expectations, and the task was much the same as the others'.
One built a mine, one built a barracks, and one built houses.
Eric sighed, thinking about it, and realized that this was indeed the case. After all, this wasn't some frontline fortress. What did a newly developed territory need to do? Build things, of course.
At least that's what his wise lord ordered, so let's do it that way. Completing the task perfectly is also a way of showing loyalty.
At least that's what Eric convinced himself of.
Watching Eric take the order and leave, Lind returned to his seat, slumped down, and muttered:
"I didn't expect that giving orders would be so tiring. It takes a lot of mental effort to consider everything in the entire territory."
Linde rested in his seat for a while, and soon after, Aster, who had finished announcing the orders outside, returned to the tent.
"My lord, your orders have been read out. It won't be long before the entire camp is transformed."
Linde sat up again and said:
"Once spring planting is over, construction projects in the territory will need to be put on the agenda."
"The mines are short of workers, the territories are short of houses, the municipalities are short of clerks, and the grain harvest depends on the weather..."
"If we don't get these sorted out before winter, the consequences will be unimaginable."
“I believe in you, you can definitely do it,” Astaire replied from the side.
"My lord, you are kind and benevolent, and your governance is effective. We have just arrived in this unfamiliar land, and the affairs of our territory have only just begun. Under your leadership, everything is progressing in a positive direction."
"Cult infiltration, clearing out goblins and trolls, exploring ruins—even if your father were in charge, these tasks wouldn't be much different."
“Just stay true to yourself,” Astaire said.
"The road ahead is long and arduous... Let's take it slow."
Lin De sighed. The pressure was still considerable. It was true that so many people's fortunes were pinned on him.
The more Linde thought about it, the heavier his heart became, until the hunger in his stomach pulled him back to reality.
Now that things have come to this, it's time to show off your food.
I'll go check on Alice this afternoon. I wonder how the things I got from the ruins are doing now that I gave them to her to study.
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