In the days that followed, the remaining 5,000 slaves devoted themselves to the construction of the city walls and their own houses.
Martin issued a strict order, requiring them to find a partner within a week, otherwise they would be executed directly.
Under this tremendous pressure, miraculously, all the slaves were paired in less than a week.
Time passed slowly, and the construction of the city walls and houses progressed steadily. In the blink of an eye, only a month remained until Martin came of age.
Martin did not intend to follow the example of the nobles in holding a grand coming-of-age ceremony. He just wanted to have a simple gathering with his men in the Viscountry.
At that time, he would also tell Earl White and others that the journey was too long and they didn't need to come.
During this time, the long-dormant water dragon finally woke up and revealed its name to Martin - Hefna, and that it was a female dragon.
Martin was overjoyed and secretly decided to keep Hefna by his side as his mount. In this way, he could fulfill his dream of becoming a dragon knight.
During this time, Martin asked Eric to take him to the mining area to collect ore. This time, the amount of ore harvested was less, but the accumulated energy reached more than 500,000.
Martin is preparing to upgrade Betan. Having followed Martin for so long, he has made great contributions.
On the other hand, the exploration work that Betan was in charge of was progressing smoothly. Although only small mineral veins were discovered, they could only be marked down in advance.
Martin knew that excessive mining was not a long-term solution, and leaving his territory riddled with holes was not a beautiful sight.
It seems that we still have to wait for Roland to move the Chamber of Commerce here, and then discuss with him in depth how to develop business and expand the economic sources of the territory.
Martin had never expected that bandits would appear in his territory. When he heard the news, his face was filled with disbelief.
He is Martin White, who has dragon knights and more than a dozen golden knights under his command. How could there be bandits who dare to occupy his territory?
Martin made a decision immediately. He rode on the giant water dragon Hefna, who had just recognized him as his master, called on the dragon knight Eric, and brought the knights who were on rest, ready to catch all the bandits in one fell swoop, serve as labor, and become my human gold coins.
Everything was ready. With Martin's order, Hefna's huge body slowly rose from the ground, with mist all around her.
Eric followed closely on his frost dragon, and when the frost dragon flapped its wings, it brought a hint of coldness.
Below, the knights lined up in neat rows and marched towards Village No. 12 in a mighty procession.
Martin did not mobilize the knights at the node. After all, the manpower was already stretched, and it was already very difficult for the existing two knights to manage twenty villages, so he decided to lead the operation himself.
Soon, they arrived at the twelfth village. When the village chief saw Martin coming on his majestic dragon from afar, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a plop.
His lips trembled as he stammered, "My Lord, I never expected you to come in person." Martin raised his hand to interrupt the village chief and asked directly, "Where are those bandits?"
The village chief didn't dare raise his head, and replied with a hint of fear in his voice, "My Lord, those bandits are hiding in the mountains behind the village. They came here once before, but fortunately they were driven away by the Knights."
"But who could have imagined they'd return at night and engage in guerrilla warfare against the Knights? If this continues, the wasteland won't be reclaimed, and sowing will be delayed. I'm informing you of this, as I have no other options."
After saying this, the village chief pressed his forehead against the ground.
After hearing this, Martin immediately drove Hefna towards the mountain behind the village.
Eric and the Knights hurried to catch up. The dragon didn't fly at full speed so that the Knights on the ground could keep up.
Soon, a strange mountain shaped like a sheep's head came into view. Martin asked Hefna to slowly descend and ordered the Knights to rest for a while before launching an attack on Sheep's Head Mountain.
After resting for half an hour, Martin asked Eric to lead the charge with him, and the Knights collected prisoners at the foot of the mountain.
After finishing the instructions, Martin signaled Eric to lead the way, and he followed closely behind. The two of them rode on the dragon and headed towards the depths of Sheep Head Mountain.
They made no effort to conceal their movements, making considerable noise as they moved, and were soon spotted by both the bandits' visible and covert sentries. These bandits quickly reported the news to the three leaders of the stronghold.
Upon hearing this, the three chiefs' expressions suddenly changed, filled with fear. They had come here on the orders of the Duke's son to cause trouble for Martin and disrupt his territory, but they had not expected to encounter such a difficult situation.
The eldest boss was so anxious that he paced back and forth, like an ant on a hot pan. At the critical moment, the third boss reminded the eldest boss to ask the mastermind behind the scenes.
The boss slapped his forehead suddenly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and quickly took out the communication crystal and dialed
After a while, the communication was connected, and the boss said very quickly and anxiously: "Sir, I'm in big trouble here!"
The person on the other end of the phone didn't seem surprised by this. He had arranged this to disgust Martin. In his opinion, how could a country bumpkin like Martin marry the granddaughter of Duke Merlin?
The man spoke calmly, "Don't panic. When you meet Martin and the others, use the three S-level magic portals I gave you. The three of you will be able to come back. What are you afraid of? Just fight when you have to."
After saying that, he hung up the call.
The three bosses understood the intentions of the people behind the scenes and knew that this was a contest between big men. They were just pawns trying to survive in the cracks.
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