Kroeber and his crew were sailing on the sea.
It was different from when we came here, when there were only a few empty warships.
When they returned, the entire team had undergone tremendous changes.
That was a huge fleet consisting of nearly thirty ships.
The fleet, loaded with wealth and glory, is about to cross the Hurricane Strait and return to their homeland.
Due to the increase in the size of the fleet and the amount of cargo carried, the group's sailing speed was obviously much slower than when they came.
But this did not affect their inner enthusiasm and expectations.
On the contrary, this period of time has given them more opportunities to experience this hard-earned achievement.
They couldn't contain their excitement and shared their inner thoughts with their companions.
"Hey, I remember your team was assigned to move the valuables, right? Did you..."
One of the older soldiers found a friend he knew well and planned to ask him the questions he was concerned about.
The soldier he questioned shook his head.
“We were indeed responsible for carrying the gold coins, but we dared not touch even a single cent. Lord Foster asked us to report each other.
As long as someone finds other soldiers stealing things, they can report it. Not only can they take the stolen property for themselves, but they can also get a generous reward.
I was afraid of being reported, so I didn’t dare take any.”
This mutual reporting system was taught to Foster by Kroeber, and it can effectively prevent soldiers from corruption.
This measure was indeed very useful, and the soldiers in charge of carrying the goods did not dare to take advantage of their positions to secretly gain an advantage.
The same is true for the people in charge of guarding the ship. They report on each other and there is no need to worry about any items on the ship being lost during the voyage.
After several days of sailing, Krober and his crew finally returned to Black Feather Island.
Such a large fleet naturally attracted the attention of the Black Feather Island patrol.
However, when they got closer and saw Krober himself and his rose flag, they realized that it was their lord's army that had returned after being away on a mission some time ago.
But what they were curious about was why their lord had three warships when he went out, but when he came back, there were almost thirty warships?
Are they going to wholesale dozens of warships?
The soldiers didn't know either, and they didn't dare to ask. Anyway, the identity of this fleet had been figured out, so it would be better to lead the fleet directly to the port for anchorage.
Since Heiyu Island is just a small island, the port is not built on a large scale, and there are many merchant ships docked at the port, which makes it impossible for all these ships to dock at the port.
So Krober decided to assign some of the ships that were not carrying cargo to tasks, and let them directly follow the patrol team to start sea patrols.
The remaining ships docked at the port.
After the ship stabilized, the soldiers on board began to move out all the gold, silver and treasures in the cabin, and used carts to transport all these things to the castle on Heiyu Island.
At this time, Krober was holding several reports that he had annotated on Amethyst Island.
"Well... the establishment of Samuel's intelligence agency can be put on the agenda."
After drawing a symbol of agreement on the plan, Krober signed his name. With this signature, 100,000 gold coins flew out of Krober's purse.
"The naval expansion plan proposed by Akkad can now be implemented. The number of ships we've captured is sufficient, and forming a full fleet will be easy."
He also commented on Akkad's plan, but the expenditure this time was not as great as Samuel's.
"Shipyard, forge, and armory, build them all!"
Why rob money?
Because no money!
Why no money?
Because all the money was used to build the territory.
Now that we have grabbed the money, we naturally have to continue building the territory.
You must have everything you need, and even if you don’t have it, you must work hard to get it!
At present, most of the buildings on Amethyst Island have not been completed. Krober's Rose Castle is still in the long construction period and it is expected to take a long time to complete.
The one with the most progress at the moment is Amethyst Island Primary School. Krober attaches great importance to it because he knows how important talents are to a ruler.
Therefore, he gave the first priority of construction to Amethyst Island Primary School without hesitation.
At the normal construction speed, the school is expected to be completed in more than a month.
Once completed, it will become a cradle for cultivating talents, providing a steady stream of outstanding talents for Krober's territory.
These talents are future officers and officials, who are the key forces in maintaining the stability and development of the territory.
"Mr. Foster, please put up a bounty for me. Just say I want to recruit a magician proficient in alchemy and potions. Price is not a problem, as long as he has the skills."
As I said before, Krober currently cannot do without talents.
Currently, Krober only needs one last requirement to become an earl.
The Golden Duchy and the Emerald Kingdom share the same aristocratic system. When a family has a single Earth Knight, they are usually granted the title of Viscount.
Only families with multiple or more nobles have the opportunity to be promoted to earl.
Currently, there are very few people in the territory who can break through to the Earth Knight. It may have taken less than a year for Grandpa Foster to break through to the Great Knight.
Therefore, it is very unlikely that the old man will be able to break through to the Earth Knight in a short period of time.
Apart from the old man, the only great knight left was Yan.
Although Yan is not bad, his talent is worse than that of old man Foster, and the probability of him breaking through to become the Earth Knight is not high.
"Forget it, things will work out when the time comes..."
After thinking for a long time, Krober couldn't think of any good solution, so he could only take it one step at a time and act accordingly.
After all the documents on hand were processed, those who asked Krober for money were also allocated a sum of money.
"Forget it... Let's continue purchasing a few thousand slaves and quickly build those three islands. This way, we can maximize the value of our territory."
Kroeber frowned in thought.
At present, he has no idea about the development level of the other three islands. He doesn't even know whether those three islands have been initially developed.
Building a new island naturally requires money, and Krober waved his hand and allocated 100,000 gold coins specifically for purchasing slaves, tools and other supplies.
Although this amount of money may not seem like much, in fact, there will even be a lot left after purchasing slaves and tools.
As soon as Krober moved his pen and reviewed some documents, five or six hundred thousand gold coins left his treasure house.
But he didn't feel sad at all, instead he felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
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