Lord: Starting with Contract Half-Elf Twins

As the original leader of the gnolls, Kag returned to his tribe without any obstacles and quickly held a ceremony to pledge allegiance to Stonehold.

Then, like the kobolds, they will leave their original land and move their nests to the forests of the northern mountains.

As a result, the northern mountains were inhabited by the agile and numerous gnolls, as well as the slow but powerful tree people.

Stone Fortress has now completely taken control of the northern corner of Sapphire Bay.

This actual control over the land allowed Allen's [Territory] interface to pass the judgment, bringing the entire Northern Mountain Range into the [Territory] scope.

This fulfills the prerequisite for upgrading Stone Castle, also known as the [Basic Lord's Hut].

Although upgrading would unlock more rare and powerful buildings, Allen didn't want to use up his last crystal yet, so he wasn't in a hurry to upgrade the Stone Castle.

He first issued a mission to the gnoll race to move into the [Wild Hunting Grounds].

With the gnolls, skilled in fighting and hunting, serving as hunters, the [Hunting Grounds] can finally fulfill its true purpose.

At the same time, during the hunt, the gnolls will be taught and trained in combat skills by Kag.

Allen hoped that the [Wilderness Hunting Grounds] could serve not only as a food supply building but also as a training camp for a continuous stream of soldiers.

Solina kept an eye on the gnolls throughout their migration.

The first order she gave to Kag, the gnoll leader, was to have him learn the Common Language from Flintclaw.

She believes that since she has decided to take charge of a portion of the races within her territory, she must assume the corresponding responsibilities and have a thorough understanding of her subordinates.

The sixteen-year-old half-elf girl adapted very quickly.

Compared to Viola's easygoing and go-with-the-flow attitude, Solina always habitually takes responsibility upon herself.

"The crystals are used up so quickly. Every time I get them, they're gone in the blink of an eye."

Allen looked at the last crystal in the Lord's Handbook and couldn't help but sigh softly.

But he didn't feel the money was being spent too quickly.

Investing in the gnoll race is necessary; their potential is much higher than that of the kobolds.

As for Morash, Allen was simply considering it from the perspective of his own strength, wanting to gain another high-quality channel for improvement.

That is, when the mermaid girl Ellerys visited, Allen had no crystals available.

Otherwise, he would have had to recruit her as a follower at all costs.

While the Recruit function cannot gain the loyalty of Followers, it has one advantage: it can take effect without the Followers' consent.

"If the last crystal is used to upgrade the 'Lord's Hut,' then we'll have an upgraded building pool but no crystals to upgrade it, which is essentially a waste."

Allen sat alone in the main hall of the stone castle, deep in thought.

"As for the Flip Crab People, we have Ella's Conch Shell, so there's no rush to recruit them. We can put it off for now."

"Solina and Viola are both extremely busy right now, and even with their enhanced general abilities, they don't have time to learn from each other."

"What's more, I still haven't found suitable enhancement resources."

"Then it can only be used for 'territory building'."

With that in mind, Allen no longer hesitated and opened the [Territory] interface, where the map once again appeared before his eyes.

At this point, the territory encompassed a large portion of the northern mountain range, extending southward to the edge of the eastern mountain range, and finally including the entire Sapphire Bay, all of which were under Allen's control.

Allen's attention swept over the two unique locations that he had already explored.

One is Silverfeather Peak in the northeast corner of Sapphire Bay, where silver-feathered griffins reside.

Secondly, there is a flat area in the center of Sapphire Bay, with some ancient architectural remains and former harbor ruins.

"We don't yet have the ability to conquer the Silverfeather Griffin, so we can't directly upgrade nest-type buildings. If we build a separate taming and hunting-type building at the foot of the mountain..."

Allen stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then rejected the idea.

"Silver-feathered griffins are relatively high-level monsters, and their intelligence should be higher than that of gnolls. It would be inappropriate to deal with them using the same approach as that used for wild beasts or even ferocious species."

"Let's put it on hold for now."

"So, this is the main body of the harbor."

"It's better to establish it sooner, even if it's just a prototype, so that it can be expanded and built on the basis of the main buildings of the harbor later."

After making up his mind, Allen no longer hesitated and put the last crystal into the illusory mark of the harbor ruins. Immediately, a prompt appeared.

[Architectural blueprints generated: Ultra-large multi-purpose harbor]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Name: Super-large multi-functional seaport

Category: Urban Architecture

effect:

Integrates all the core functional buildings required for a top-tier seaport, significantly enhancing trade throughput, sea defense, maritime supply, and shipbuilding capabilities.

Including: deep-water piers, lighthouses, large docks...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

[Attention! The area of ​​the blueprints to be restored is too large, exceeding the level of the 'Beginner Lord's Hut'!]

[Please unlock the remaining parts after upgrading your lord's building, until all blueprints are unlocked.]

[Drawings under adjustment...]

[Adjustments complete!]

[Building blueprints generated: Ultra-large multi-functional seaport (core area)]

Allen paused for a moment, staring at the constantly flashing notifications in front of him.

Although the blueprints were locked so that only the core area could be built, he could still view the original blueprint contents.

The original blueprints showed a dense array of piers of all sizes, covering almost the entire Sapphire Bay coastline for tens of kilometers.

Subsequently, the construction of other types of harbor buildings continued to expand towards the eastern mountains, almost filling all non-mountainous areas!

Is this what Sapphire Bay looked like during the Kingdom of Ono?

That's spectacular!

But Allen soon noticed that the design of the blueprint was too perfect and standardized.

No matter how powerful the Kingdom of Ono is, it is unlikely that it can plan the perfect location for every building.

Allen guessed that this was based on the original city blueprints and optimized from the Lord's Handbook.

If it could be completely reproduced, it would unlock a perfectly planned and well-equipped city!

I just don't know how much labor and resources will be needed to build it.

Allen glanced at the current labor demand; the kobolds and treants were just enough.

However, the materials are far inferior; a stone fortress cannot be made with a single material.

The main timber and stone materials are relatively easy to find, but building a seaport requires a large amount of other materials.

Waterproof and corrosion-resistant tar, drainage and ground-reinforcing sand, lime mortar as an adhesive...

If we had to start from scratch and produce everything separately, Allen would be exhausted.

Allen desperately needed a merchant shipping route to bring in ready-made building materials from other regions... These materials were not expensive.

"I want to establish merchant shipping routes, so I need a seaport."

"But I want to build a seaport, and I need merchant shipping routes."

"Isn't this a chicken-or-egg problem?"

Allen's expression was complicated. He sighed softly and began racking his brains for a solution.