"You are so stupid, Fatty. Forget it. I won't waste my time talking to you like this! I have my reasons for asking Her Majesty the Queen to come to this coastal area.
Once we have stabilized in a few years, our goal will be to focus on ocean trade, which is where the real money is made.
At that time, I will definitely need someone I trust and who is capable to come here. Charles, as long as you develop this city, I will dare to ask the Queen for a third-class marquisate for you. If the Queen does not give it to you, the lowest will be a first-class earldom."
"Thank you, young master. Thank you for your support." Charles, who had not kneeled for many years, knelt down at Lin Xingchen's feet again.
"Get up! What are you talking about? Whether you can do this well depends on your own ability, so I advise you to help me train a few people for the territory in the next few years. If there is no one to take over your affairs, I will not let you go."
I entered this newly renamed Maritime Province with Charles. To be honest, I was so used to seeing my own neat and tidy territory that I suddenly felt uncomfortable coming here. Not only was it messy, but there was also feces and urine everywhere.
"Fatty, it seems like you need to take care of hygiene issues after you take office!" Lin Xingchen felt a little uncomfortable, covering his nose.
After a casual walk, he went back to his own tent. Perhaps it was the influence of his elven bloodline that made Lin Xingchen feel that he was becoming more and more demanding in some things.
He also questioned Christian about this matter. The words of the ancestors were very meaningful. "Isn't it good to pursue perfection more and more? Only by perfection can we reach the ultimate."
Similar symptoms also appeared in my grandfather Green. I can accept these things so I don't ask too many questions about some things.
It may be easy to conquer a place, but ruling it will test the ruler's level.
After taking a rough look at the problems of this coastal province, it can be summarized in one word: poverty, and described in two words: backwardness.
This huge province is only slightly larger than the previous Maple Leaf Territory in terms of area, and it is all flat area, but the population is only over 200,000. These guys do nothing productive every day and just eat seafood at the beach. The rest of the time they rely on God for their meals.
Looking at the report in his hand, Lin Xingchen laughed dryly: "We are not here to do bad things, but to save people from suffering. No wonder they surrendered as soon as you left, Charles. It seems that they can't survive on their own."
"Master, now that you mention it, that's really what you mean!" Charles smiled happily after looking at the intelligence in his hand. No matter if they couldn't survive or not, at least he got the credit for persuading them to surrender.
"Well, don't be happy. Now that the problem has been solved, let's send the battle report back quickly. We won't have so much time to play around next."
"Master, I heard that the Empire and the Grassland really fought this time. There were countless casualties between the Grassland and the Empire this time. Why don't we go and help?" Charles asked in confusion, remembering the intelligence he had received before.
"What's the point of helping? We asked them for something but they didn't do anything. Now they are fighting with the Empire and we are going to help. It's the same principle as lips and teeth are cold, but at least we have to die. The people of the grassland also understand this problem. And I hope that the war between the grassland and the Empire will drag on as long as possible."
"If we can delay it for two years, I will wake up laughing in my dreams. The more energy the empire consumes on the grassland, the more time we will have to develop."
"Let's go. The next thing is the Kingdom's Archon's business. We shouldn't get too involved. Everything will be handled by His Majesty and the Prime Minister."
After looking at the sea, the two of them walked back slowly without stopping for too long. "Charles asks you a question! If you were asked to choose between the Queen and me, who would you choose?"
"Hehe... Master, do I even need to ask? Of course it's you. What the Queen can give me, you can give me too. But what you can give my Queen can't give me... Haha..."
Charles' laughter infected Lin Xingchen, and their laughter disappeared without a trace in the sound of the waves.
They came quickly and left quickly. Luke didn't think there was any problem with the army's stationing, so he took Charles back to the territory in the magic butterfly car.
The other four armies also fought smoothly. According to the battle reports sent by the Queen, they all expected to complete the full occupation within three months.
Those places are not comparable to the coastal provinces. They are hard nuts to crack, but they are no problem to chew.
The two of them strolled casually in Maple Leaf, and among the crowd coming and going, there were more people from the church.
Seeing Lin Xingchen staring at the two clergymen in the uniforms of the Church of Light, Charles reminded him: "Master, they have all been registered."
"Let's go! Some things are unavoidable but we also need to pay attention to some of their illegal behaviors."
The two men walked to a construction site where dozens of workers were shoveling out soil.
"Master, why do you want them to dig this big hole? I remember that this is a very important location in your plan!" Charles had seen the entire plan and was very familiar with some important locations.
"Charles, we ask you, if I ask you to become a magician, would you be willing?" Looking at the big pit in front of him, Lin Xingchen already saw a tall magician tower in his eyes.
"Master, I don't have any talent for magic. It would be useless even if I wanted to."
"That's just because you don't know. I tell you, as long as the things here are built, as long as you are willing to spend time practicing, you can also be like me, and of course, throw a fireball and only a fireball!"
"Master, if there really comes a day when I can cast a fireball, I would have no problem practicing even with my fat body."
"Let's go! These things cannot be done in a day or two. As long as we build it, our territory can have another title. I have already thought of the title, which is called the City That Never Sleeps."
"The city that never sleeps... I can't imagine what the scene is like." Charles fantasized about it for a long time with great anticipation and finally shook his head.
"Don't worry you'll see because it won't be long."
The child who played with the two girls at home for half a day and was more than six months old has become very cute. These two children are the barometer of the entire castle. As long as they are happy, the whole castle will be happy as well.
If they feel unwell, the entire castle will be very cautious, for fear that it will affect their health.
Although Ancestor Christian said it was a pity that the child was not a boy, these guys were paying attention to the child's growth every moment. When the child was one month old, he personally tested the child's blood concentration.
Anna's child was fine, the purity of his blood was only slightly worse than Lin Xingchen's, but after Lin Xingchen took out the blood refining technique, he had no other ideas.
Evelyn's child has two bloodlines, one of which comes from Evelyn's own family's bloodline. Both bloodlines are very powerful and Evelyn has also practiced the bloodline refining technique. With her talent, Evelyn's child has a higher growth potential.
Although the old folks were very particular about the bloodlines of the children, in Lin Xingchen's eyes all of them were his own and were equally cute and lovable.
After more than half a year of hard work, Avril finally got what she wanted and had good news, which made the strong woman happy but also worried, thinking that it would delay the affairs of the territory.
Green was furious about such concerns, and he ordered all the responsible persons in the territory to come and listen to the training. After everyone patted their chests and promised that during the period when Avril was giving birth, Green nodded with satisfaction.
The old man's behavior is always hard to accept. Although he wanted to express that it would not have any impact even if Avril took a rest during childbirth, his behavior made Avril and others laugh and cry.
With her pregnancy came pressure. Although the three sisters had no intention of competing with each other, there were some forces behind each of them. Moreover, the current status of Maple Leaf Territory also forced those behind the scenes to pay attention.
Both Green and Arnold hope that a boy will be born. In Arnold's eyes, even if the boy is not born by his granddaughter, he is still the future heir to the family.
Roy will probably come back with the goblins and a group of formation masters in five days. Once they come back, the construction of the magic tower will be accelerated.
The Magic Tower is a magic building with comprehensive capabilities. Its first function is energy storage, the second is transmission, and the third is its offensive and defensive capabilities.
Once this building is constructed, all magicians can store the magic power that they don't need normally in it, and then the magic tower will transmit the magic power to some other facilities. The most basic things that Lin Xingchen envisioned are street lights and lighting facilities.
Of course, if it can be stored, it can be extracted. This idea was conceived by Lin Xingchen after he had been thinking about it for a long time, but it only remained at the conceptual stage.
Everything needs to wait until the magic tower is built before trying. The energy supply of the magic tower consists of three aspects. One is the storage of the magician, the second is its own ability to extract the magic power of the earth. This technology is already very mature, and the third supply point is the tree of life. This point corresponds to the third function of the magic tower. If one day someone reaches the city center, the magic tower will not only play a defensive role but also serve as an output point for attack.
And by then, the Tree of Life will be the energy source, and everything is on the blueprint in his hand. Looking at this thing that he independently developed, Lin Xingchen is very proud. After all, in the eyes of his ancestors, this is also a very good idea.
Although the idea was good, the old man still made many suggestions for revisions, and he humbly modified these suggestions. He spent every day in calculations and deductions until Evelyn reminded him that Roy was looking for him, and then he left the study.