Chapter 167

Nicole brought more than 100 carts of stone. In order to unload these heavy limestone from the ox cart, Victor mobilized all the people who could be mobilized, together with hundreds of young people under Nicole, it took a whole day to complete the work.

These were polished into stone strips. The limestone of the stones were removed from the castle abandoned by the prince party. The stones were neatly stacked on the open space in front of Hekou village. Those empty ox carts will go to Zhuanyao village to load green bricks and then return to Heibao. This is the agreement of green bricks for castle.

"My dear, none of our newly canonized lords of York family has a castle yet. Madam said to build your castle first." Nicole took Victor's arm and said softly.

Victor smiled: "are you afraid that I will be killed by others?"

Nicole pursed her lips and smiled, which was the default. Although Victor has silver level combat power and is as fast as the wind, he is not like a knight who can wear heavy armor and have a long physical strength. Once Victor's energy is exhausted, he will lose his ability to break through. Therefore, the castle is a great guarantee for an extraordinary shooter like Victor.

"Nicole, thank you for coming with me!" Victor looked at Nicole's eyes and said sincerely.

Victor and Nicole had an agreement. After Nicole made enough contributions to the family, she left the York family and joined Victor's command to become his knight.

However, Sylvia summoned Nicole when she came back from the capital. She clearly told Nicole that if she wanted to leave the family, she must serve the family for another ten years. Just when Nicole was disappointed, Sylvia offered to let Nicole inherit the territory at the entrance of the Everglades so that she could be a neighbor with victor. Nicole turned her worry into joy and nodded her head at once. Sylvia gave Nicole a noble name: phoenicos York, and canonized her as a manor Baron on the spot. Nicole became the vassal Lord of the York family. Her hereditary territory was the 3000 square kilometers at the entrance of the Everglades.

Nicole came happily and told victor the whole story. Victor was depressed and moved.

Sylvia adheres to the consistent style. She sells Nicole, asks Nicole to count her money, and loads victor in by the way. What makes Victor most depressed is that like Nicole, he can't be angry with Sylvia at all, but should thank her.

Nicole has no reason not to thank Sylvia, a baron, a 3000 square kilometer hereditary territory, for being close to her lover, helping each other and getting along day and night. It can be said that Sylvia helped Nicole realize all her dreams. But Victor has another taste from the Lord's point of view.

3000 square kilometers of territory and hereditary Baron rank are very attractive to most knights. However, if there are no rivers, lakes and resources in the territory, no one will be interested even if the territory is ten times larger. The territory not only does this, but also resists the terrible ant people, which means that the Lord in office has only responsibilities and risks, but does not have the resources and benefits to expand the family. Victor suspected that no knight in the York family was willing to be the wronged Lord, so Sylvia asked Nicole to carry the pot.

The York family will build a fortress at the entrance of the Everglades and station 800 to 1500 soldiers. According to the calculation that ten farmers support one soldier, the Baron needs at least 10000 farmers, plus their relatives, there must be 20000. However, most of the territory is hilly, without rivers and lakes. Only relying on mountains and streams, not to mention 20000 people, even 2000 people can't feed. The York family had to deliver supplies here. During the 20 day journey, people ate horses and chewed, which was a huge waste. Then the best way is to buy supplies from the surrounding lords, and Victor's farming and animal husbandry system gave Sylvia hope. She thought that Randall's output would meet the needs of the fortress, so she fooled Nicole over. Who made Nicole Victor's woman? Blowing pillow wind, playing coquettish, playing small temperament, it's easy to say anything.

Compared with the wise and resourceful Sylvia, Nicole is undoubtedly a simple silly girl. She won't consider any family, Lord or barren territory. Nicole just wants to be close to victor, that's all. Victor asked himself that he couldn't do this to Nicole. Nicole's deep affection can only be thanked except for being moved.

With a smile in her mouth, Nicole arched her head on Victor's shoulder and said, "Madam has participated in the royal hunting event and has reached a consensus with the royal family. When the water season passes, the kingdom will organize the surrounding lords to deliver materials and stones to us. The family will mobilize 25000 young people to my territory and give priority to building a fortress at the exit of the Everglades."

"25000 young people?" Victor asked solemnly, "how can we solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation? How can we solve the problem of public security? Who is responsible for organizing these young people? Who is the commander of this operation?"

"The kingdom is responsible for the rations of these people. As for the commander, I!" Nicole points to her nose.

"You? Are you the commander?"

Victor was surprised that it was not easy to organize 25000 people to build a fortress. Anyway, he definitely didn't have this level. Nicole had such ability, which Victor didn't expect.

"Look down on me, don't you?" Nicole pinched Victor's arm, strong enough to kill the ant.

"I'm the Baron of the family, the Lord, and of course the commander. But that's only in name." Nicole said with a smile: "I am only responsible for supervision. The specific affairs are handled by the family sheriff, garrison and interior officer. The church will also send priests and priests to appease the people and supervise us. The real person in charge is master Edwin!"

"Master Edwin?" Cried victor in surprise.

"Unexpectedly, master Edwin is proficient in history, heraldry, monsters and species, but he is best at architecture. Master Edwin is one of the best architects. Heibao town was designed by his disciples. The family specially invited him to come back and preside over the construction of the fortress. Ordinary families can't invite master Edwin. He is the most respected scholar of our York family Master, and the greatest architect! " Nicole said proudly.

Nicole has reason to be proud. The status of an architect is higher than that of a knight. In this world, there is no front view or plan drawn by modern architects. The most they can do is draw a sketch on a wooden board. Before starting to build the castle, the architect will mark the plan on the ground with ruler and heavy vertical line. Only when building a difficult part, such as the vault, will the architect draw detailed drawings, but most parts are completely based on his own experience.

In this way, the architectural planning is only in the minds of architects, so after the construction project starts, architects can not be dismissed, and they also have the right to command the construction. If the architect has an accident in the construction process, it will be a disaster for the construction of the castle. To this end, the Lord must send knights to protect the architect, and ask the priest of the church to provide divine protection.

There are no more than 60 top knights in the world, and the architects who can build giant fortresses can be counted with ten fingers. Master Edwin of York family is one of them. It can be imagined how high master Edwin's status is, but the old man is restless. He runs around all day and is interested in other research. He even wants to visit the Everglades, even though Sylvia sent Bruce, who is closest to the Silver Knight, to protect him (silver Knights of York family are fiefdoms, and Sylvia has no right to transfer under non war conditions. Only the royal family can transfer silver Knights of court nobles). Still, there was almost an accident, and Sylvia was in a cold sweat.

"So master Edwin can mobilize the 25000 young people?" Victor asked with burning eyes.

"Of course." Nicole nodded.

Victor hurriedly asked, "then, can master Edwin mobilize these people to do something else first?"

"Do something else? If you change the construction plan, you need the consent of master Edwin, me and the presiding priest." Nicole frowned and asked, "honey, do you want us to help you build the castle first?"

"Is it a little difficult?" Victor asked deliberately.

Nicole bit her lip and said, "that's not true. But your castle doesn't need master Edwin, nor so many people. There are other architects in the family who can help you build the castle. I mean, more than 20000 people help you build the castle. The Kingdom won't bear their food. The presiding priest will supervise this."

"It seems that I have to deal with the priest of the church to complete my plan!" Victor said to himself, touching his chin.

Nicole has little resistance to victor. She doesn't mind helping Victor build a castle, but she can't help worrying that more than 20000 mouths will eat Victor into bankruptcy. Therefore, she must remind Victor not to kill chickens with an ox knife. Victor doesn't think of his castle at all. All the alchemical auxiliary soldiers loaded with construction skills are better than the architects, plus hundreds of alchemical militia, Build a castle more than 30 meters high, such as the reverse palm view pattern. What Victor wants to build is a 6km long artificial canal and a small reservoir. Once the project is completed, the artificial river plan behind will be completed, and the mobilization of more than 20000 young people is the most critical place for the reservoir project. To mobilize these people, Victor must convince three people, Nicole and master Edwin Don't worry, only the priest is the problem.

"Victor, what's your plan?" Nicole asked curiously.

Victor regained his mind and found that she was convex and warped. The bright and moving Nicole almost rested in her arms. She was so hot in her heart that she decided to take care of the female Knight first.

"Nicole, when are you going back?" Victor asked softly in Nicole's crystal clear ear, but his hand touched her surprisingly elastic hip.

Nicole's cheeks are pink, her eyes are like water, and she says, "tomorrow..."

"Then, Baron phoenicus, let's roll the sheets."

"Ah?! OK, ok..."

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When Victor dragged Nicole to roll the sheets, John, the old mercenary, saw a familiar figure in the working crowd. It was a fat man. He was sweating to carry green bricks on the bullock cart.

"Isn't that boss wedge on amber street?" Old John showed his eyes, slapped his fist and said with a low smile, "that's good! The mercenary regiment has an employer!"