Chapter 165

Victor didn't forget the wave of free people that embarrassed him. It was the wave that made Victor realize two problems: first, if he was not careful, he would die of acclimatization; second, he couldn't do without power.

At that time, in order to deal with the storm of free people, Victor used alchemy and mastiff to deter uninvited people, and let his mountain people control the temporary residence of free people. Victor thought he handled well and could survive the crisis. He didn't know that the free people's residence had long been controlled by the Buryat family until he met Sylvia. They could encourage the free people to attack their core area at any time. Had it not been for the outbreak of the ant tide, he could only shelter under the wings of the York family. Therefore, Victor has a big holiday with the Buryat family.

Baron Matthew's seemingly provocative remarks were actually making a stand to victor, he and Austin Buryat is not a passer-by. If Victor wants to be wary of the queen and Austin, he must continue to deal with Baron Matthew, which is what Baron Matthew expects. Therefore, when Baron Matthew left, he politely invited Victor to visit his manor at the right time, which Victor did not deny.

Victor knew that as long as he visited Baron Matthew's manor, Baron Matthew would try to let everyone know about it, so the members of the Buryat family had to weigh their position again, because in the eyes of most people, Victor represented the powerful York family. This is an excuse!

It was not easy for Baron Matthew to borrow from victor. Victor had no plan to retaliate against the queen or Austin, and the struggle between Lords would not be as shallow as gangsters fighting each other. But Victor wouldn't mind giving them some eye medicine if he had a chance. In short, Baron Matthew must show enough value before victor will support him, such as sending more flame crystals.

Victor played with the flame crystal in his hand, but Lilia pouted: "Victor, why not determine the ownership of the forest with Baron Matthew? I don't think this crystal can equal that land."

Victor smiled. The flame crystal is the red crystal in the mouth of cloth. It can not only shorten the production cycle of rock brick by five days, but also refine more pure silver, secret silver and refined iron, so as to improve the quality of all kinds of equipment and reduce the amount of precious metal. In short, red crystal can improve the production efficiency, quality and quantity of silver equipment, and the increase is huge.

Unfortunately, Lilia didn't know about it, and Victor couldn't share his joy with her. He had to explain: "Lilia, no Lord will talk about the border, because there is no border at all."

"How could this happen? Aren't they all marked on the map?" Cried Lilia in surprise.

"The boundary on the map is actually a line, but what's the line in reality?" Victor shook his head and said: "It's strength, not the map, that determines the ownership of the territory. Whoever can actually control the territory, the territory is his. At the beginning, the chebman family controlled the secret silver mine, and I didn't go to court with them. On the map, the Jinshui River bank is also our territory, but in fact, the fish is the Lord of the Jinshui River bank. The forest is ours under our control, which is not true It needs to be discussed. "

"So it is." Lilia nodded thoughtfully and asked, "isn't the boundary on the map meaningless?"

"It doesn't make sense. Otherwise, how could our territory be as large as tens of thousands of square kilometers? It's not drawn by the York family. It's said that a small family in the East claims to be the descendants of an empire. Their territory covers the whole northern wilderness, with tens of millions of square kilometers. However, they only have one castle and two villages, and their actual territory is similar to that of a Lord 。” Said Victor with a smile.

Lilia smiled, and then said disappointed, "I thought our territory was really so big. I didn't expect it was just rowed by the York family."

"Eh, how to say? Not all families are qualified to enclose land on the map. The York family delimits not territory but sphere of influence. This enclosure is invalid for monsters, violent animals and free people. It only serves as a deterrent to other lords. The human horse hill is too large, and the York family can't prevent other forces or free people from entering the human horse hill The mausoleum collects and hunts, and even steals minerals. But if anyone dares to build castles and villages in the man horse hills, Sylvia's Rose Knights will kill them all. Therefore, the chebmans pretend to be free people and secretly dig mines. The York family says that giving up 16000 square kilometers of territory is actually allowing other forces to enter the man horse hills to build castles and fortresses The York family's grip was so great that the royal family immediately agreed to the York family's proposal. "

"Of course, the sphere of influence and actual control are completely different. At least monsters and orcs will not recognize the sphere of influence defined by our human beings. Only knights and castles can determine the ownership of territory, knights determine the sphere of influence, and castles determine the scope of control. Emperor Rand I has a famous saying: where the Knights go is my territory, and where the castle is built is my territory My territory. "

Lilia said dejectedly, "we have neither Knights nor castles, so our territory is not a small pity."

Victor scratched his head. The alchemical crow and the alchemical war mastiff not only completely controlled the Viscount, but also controlled the mountainous area 700 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide, and will control more land in the future. However, Victor could not recognize the relationship between the alchemical war mastiff and himself, and no one would recognize Victor's sphere of influence. Therefore, Victor was completely opposite to other lords, including castles and villages It determines his sphere of influence, and his actual control range is far greater than his sphere of influence. This seemingly weak, real and strong appearance will bring some trouble to victor. The most prominent problem is that it is not conducive to recruiting people and stabilizing people's hearts.

There are many alchemists around victor. Ordinary people may not see the clue, but it is inevitable that Knights will not find anything strange. Therefore, victor will not recruit Knights if the population of the territory is only 10000.

Even without a knight, but not without a castle. In addition to its defensive function, the castle is also a symbol of the Lord's identity. According to the agreement between victor and Sylvia, Victor's castle will be built with stones provided by the York family, while victor will produce green bricks and build brick kilns for the York family. After the York family produces the first batch of rock bricks, Victor can use rock bricks to build more towns and fortresses.

Victor and the senior management of York family understand the value and trouble of rock brick. Only the close cooperation of both sides can minimize the impact of rock brick. Therefore, Victor is producing ordinary green bricks for York family that can build giant brick kilns.

"Lilia, there will be some castles. The York family is demolishing those castles abandoned by the prince party, and the stones will be supplied to us first. Of course, we need to exchange green bricks. By the way, how is the production of green bricks?" Asked victor.

"Not very ideal. The location of soil mining is too far from Zhuanyao village, and our ox cart is not enough." Lilia shook her head and said, "why can't Victor dig the clay nearby? He has to go to the Jinshui River to pick the earth?"

"To dig a hole, of course." Victor said with a smile.

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There is a vast mountain forest 60 kilometers north of the king of Gambis. The hunting event organized by the Auguste family is held here.

Hunting is an important entertainment and communication activity in aristocratic life. It originates from the pioneering behavior of human knights, and itself reflects the Knights' martial courage and combat skills. Therefore, the royal hunting event also has the nature of military exercises. The royal family invited powerful lords to participate in the hunting event, and the Lords took their knights and squires, obeyed the royal family's orders, targeted prey, cooperated with each other and hunted.

Generally speaking, the hunting event should be held in the windy season, when the animals are fat and strong. The hunting event held by Gambis in the water season is to convey an important message to the outside world: the Lords of Gambis are united and impeccable.

Banners fluttered on the hillside, and the banner of the York family stood next to the augustian camp. In the camp, Sylvia, goron and Roland sit opposite each other. These three top knights are the people who can determine the fate of Gambis.

"According to the investigation of the night owl, the Sassanian empire is cooperating with the shining knights to attack a centaur tribe. It is very rare for humans to take the initiative to attack the northern wilderness. Only the sword Saint delavin has won the victory. It is not clear why the Sassanian took the initiative to attack the Centaur tribe? It is clear that the Sassanian Empire has 9 golden riders The other two Golden Knights, one guarding the imperial capital and the other guarding the prairie. " Said the Marquis of goron to Sylvia.

"Hehe, the Sassanians are powerless to look south, and we Gambis also want to defend the ant man. This was originally the best time for the Dodo kingdom to recapture the prairie, but their plan failed because a princess was unwilling to marry." Sylvia glanced at Roland, who was doing nothing.

"Dodo people are too timid. They are useless waste." Roland wrinkled his beautiful nose to show that he didn't carry the pot.

"The dodos have lost their spirit, and their ideas don't matter. The question now is, if Prince sassanne really proposes to you, will you marry or not?" Sylvia asked Roland.

The atmosphere in the camp became dignified, and Marquis goron and Sylvia stared at Roland at the same time. At this time, Roland's attitude determines the future of Gambis. As long as Roland says not to marry, goron will force her to be crowned king to appease her allies. If Roland said to marry, it would be another situation. At least Sylvia would move closer to the August family.

"Are you so sure that the Sassanians are serious?" Roland asked.

"Hum! The swords have been pulled out. Do you still doubt the determination of the Sasang people? Only when the war between the Sasang Empire and the horse tribe is over, the crown prince of Sasang will propose to you, and the conditions remain the same." Sylvia said coldly.

Roland, holding his cheek in his hand, said in annoyance, "I don't know if Prince sassanne is handsome? Is it my type? If he is young and handsome and I refuse him, will he kill himself? Hey! What are your two expressions?"

"Take your time! I'll go out for a breath first."

Sylvia walked out without expression. When she came to the door, goron stopped her.

"Sylvia, what if the dodos and Neo West are upset?"

"My presence here is my attitude!" Sylvia looked back and said, "but the stones and materials you promised should be sent to the man horse hills as soon as possible. If the fortress has not been built before the next ant disaster, I can only give up the man horse hills."