You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 207 King of the Valley
Roman chose the title of King of the Valley.

This title is at the level of a king—basically equivalent to the Grand Duke of the Black Iron, second only to the King of the Black Iron.

Roman wasn't stupid enough to make the whole world his enemy.

Even if you, the Grand Duke of Liejia, betray us, the worst that can happen is that Liejia's vassals will send troops to attack you.

But if you dare to betray the Dark Iron King, then all the Dark Iron nobles will have a reason to attack you, and Dark Iron merchants will not dare to do business with you, for fear of being implicated.

Rebellion must be carried out step by step.

Roman heraldic banners were iron rings covered with sharp thorns on the outside, like divine rings, with lances of light inserted diagonally inside.

It still has some distinctiveness, and it can be improved later.

Finally, Roman renamed Sig Town to Origin City.

From now on, Origin City will be the capital of the Valley.

Although Origin City is somewhat rudimentary now—it has no city walls, no market, and is just a large residential area.

But it doesn't matter, we can expand it later.

Roman believed in nothing in this era except that the collective power of the working class could unleash tremendous energy.

everything's ready.

They immediately tore down the flags fluttering at the Origin Manor and the docks, replacing them with the Iron Ring Flag of the King of the Valley.

The rebellion ended just like that.

Don't make a fuss yet.

They secretly rebelled.

Then kill the whole world!
……

Roman attracted more merchants with his iron products.

Steel was a hard currency in this era, and it was in short supply everywhere.

Just as trade was booming in Origin City.

A fleet of ships has arrived at Silver Dragon Canyon.

The leader went ashore, looking anxious. He didn't even have time to notice the change of flags. When he saw Sais on the shore, he quickly went to greet him.

He said urgently, "Mr. Seth, I wish to see Lord Roman. I hope you can inform him."

Seth recognized Hoss and was slightly taken aback.

Because he was in very poor condition, looked tired, and was somewhat anxious.

“Mr. Hoss, I will take you to see the master now.”

Seth led Hoss through the market at the dock.

The place was crowded and bustling, with a wide trade square paved with lime mixed with gravel.

Sais is here to take stock of the assets and calculate income and expenditure.

When the merchants and farmers saw that Roman's finance minister had arrived, they immediately made way for him.

……

Roman is planning the next phase of development for Origin City.

Seth entered with meticulous attention to detail: "Sir, Mr. Morey's brother, Hoth, requests an audience with you."

Roman frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Let him come over."

The first thing Hoss said when he came in was, "Lord Roman, something has happened to Morey."

Upon hearing this, Roman rubbed his temples.

"Go ahead."

"The Stag Heights are the land of the Stag Lord. The Grand Duke of Cracked Armor believed that the Stag Lord was in league with witches and sent an envoy to order the Stag Lord to burn the witches there. But the Stag Lord was not a coward; he threw the envoy's head out. This act immediately angered the Grand Duke of Cracked Armor, who raised an army and besieged the Stag Lord on the heights. Two months have passed since then—Morley was on the Stag Heights at that time."

The Grand Duke of Rift Armor waged war on multiple fronts, stretching from the highlands in the east to the coast in the north, hunting down witches and suppressing rebellions.

But suppressing rebellions and hunting down witches are in the same direction.

The witches also came from different backgrounds; some were wild witches, while others were witches from witch forests.

Wild witches could only be kept as canaries by nobles, with no other choice.

But the Witch Forest is different.

It is the most powerful secret society.

The witch's direct combat strength is not as good as the knight's, but she has the advantage of being unpredictable and bizarre.

Some nobles coveted magical power, hoping to obtain the witch's power.

This behavior cannot be made public.

The Silvermoon Lord serves as a cautionary tale, and no one dares to openly declare their protection of witches.

It is best for those nobles and witches to maintain a secret connection.

But as time went on, unfounded rumors began to circulate.

After all, those rumors are baseless; they all have some basis. In the past, no one cared about rumors of a nobleman colluding with a witch.

There's no animosity between nobles and witches, so there's no need to target them.

But Ulster is said to have died at the hands of a witch.

Gale wants to settle scores with all the nobles who colluded with the witch.

This also provoked a rebellion from the latter.

Because Gael had gone too far, he sent messengers to burn the witches in the noble castles.

But who is the witch?
While amethyst can sense a witch's magic, witches have ways to counter it, such as using potions or spells, and can always fool amethyst.

If the messenger fails to find the witch, he must choose several suspicious individuals to burn at the stake.

Since we're already here, we can't just do nothing, can we?
These individuals could be the lord's wife, lover, maid, or distant relative.

Even worse, all the women in the castle would be persecuted.

Some nobles tolerated it.

But some nobles couldn't stand it.

Lord Owen, lord of Stag Heights, immediately raised the stag banner, vowing to defend the rights of the nobility and never yield to the power of the Archduke of Gael.

This constitutes rebellion.

Roman didn't know if Morey was just unlucky or if there was some other reason.

In short, he got caught up in that vortex.

When Hoss learned of this, he first wrote a letter to Serin.

But the wealthy merchant refused to negotiate with Duke Gael on this matter, and Hoss was helpless about it.

If Serin has remained silent for so long, it's as if he's truly given up on Morey and is ignoring the latter, as if he's afraid of getting into trouble.

After much searching and hoping for the best, he arrived in Origin City and told Roman about the matter.

This young lord's record in battle recently has been too impressive.

First they fought Count Kant, then the noble coalition; their martial prowess was unbelievable.

This kind of person might have a solution.

"Morey is your friend, and I feel it's necessary for you to know about this."

"I understand, please step back."

Seeing his cold expression, Hoss felt unwilling and wanted to say more, but in the end he could only sigh and turn to leave the hall.

The relationship between nobles and merchants has never been stable.

Normally they take advantage of each other, but when disaster strikes, it's only natural that they'll abandon each other.

He, Roman, could intervene as a descendant of the Cracked Armor and try to get Morey out of trouble.

Although the chances are slim, there's still a chance, since we all share the same surname, it's only natural to give them face.

But now, he feels it's unlikely.

Hoss returned to the dock, intending to sell the cargo from the ship, but suddenly noticed a lot of ironware in the market.

When he learned that Roman was selling iron products, his eyes widened, and he felt like he had seen a ghost.

The iron pot costs 8 copper coins, but the wholesale price is 5 copper coins.

A kitchen knife costs 2 copper coins, a sickle costs 3 copper coins, a hoe costs 5 copper coins, a pickaxe costs 5 copper coins...

Cheap!

Too cheap!

This shocked Hoss for a whole year!

When he came here last year, this land was struggling to buy iron, the army couldn't afford to support it, and the miners had to use wooden tools. How come they've started selling iron this year?

He examined the quality of the knives and found that each one was hard and had a straight blade. Although they were not yet sharpened, they were of good quality. More importantly, there were no signs of forging. He was immediately impressed.

The steel on his ship is definitely not going to sell.

He dares to swear.

Iron ore has appeared in this land, and the output is enormous. I wonder how it compares to Count El's Irontree Territory.

Other goods are fine.

Hoss dumped all the cargo on the dock, and hauled away a batch of tools and salt.

As they departed, Hoss stood at the bow of the ship, constantly looking back, when he suddenly noticed that the flag had changed its emblem.

His pupils constricted instantly, and his breathing and heartbeat stopped!

No wonder... no wonder...

He said in his heart.

Morey is beyond saving.

(End of this chapter)