Lord: Starting from the Pit-Dwelling Courtyard

Chapter 149 Ten Thousand Points

Matic nodded thoughtfully.

"Even earning 10,000 work points will take a long time!"

"As long as you participate in the war, there will be a reward for victory. Five hundred for the front line, one hundred for logistics, and another reward for making outstanding contributions to the war." Leonardo da Vinci paused for a moment after saying this.

"Let me give you an example. Mad, the first captain of the hunting party in the territory, was just an ordinary person. Because he was a hunter, he initially served as the captain of the crossbow team. However, as the number of knights in the territory increased, he had to give up his position. After all, the hunting party's tasks were very heavy, and they were the main source of meat for the territory."

Matic frowned slightly, feeling compelled to remind him, "Get to the point, Mr. Leonardo da Vinci."

Da Vinci laughed and said, "Later, he became the leader of the city wall ballista group. In this great battle, he cooperated with the territory's Sky Knight Frederick to almost kill the chief of the Wyvern tribe. Although the chief escaped, he lost a hand. For this alone, Mad was rewarded with a thousand work points, and the whole group was rewarded with a hundred work points."

Matic asked, "One thousand is still a long way from ten thousand, isn't it?"

"What if we include shooting down the wyvern?" Da Vinci said with a smile, "The ballista that shot the wyvern down from the sky was their team, and the team that delivered the final blow was also their team. Mad was rewarded with another 3,000 points. In addition, he also shot down the goblin hero during the battle. He got 5,000 work points just from killing enemies in this battle. He was the first person in the territory to break 10,000 work points, but unfortunately he is just an ordinary person."

Matic's eyes lit up instantly: "If he's just an ordinary person, why would he need so many work points?"

He planned to exchange money for work points with this madman.

"Why? It's useful in many ways," Leonardo da Vinci said. "First, there's the housing allocation. Although the people are allocated housing, it's based on a standard: five square meters per person, so a couple only gets ten square meters. What can you do with that little space! If you want better housing, you have to exchange work points for it—one hundred work points per square meter. And then there's food. You know this best. The minimum standard meal, three meals a day, only costs nine work points, but for us knights, what can we do with that much food!"

"After Mad arrived in the territory, he was assigned two wives, both of whom are now pregnant. He was among the first to follow the lord, yet he was given a pit-house of about forty square meters. The house is big enough for him to live in, but after the child is born, I heard that he has ten thousand work points that he plans to use to ask the lord to guide his child's cultivation. So don't try to take advantage of him. Although he is not a knight, he has been granted the title of Grand Knight by the lord, which is equivalent to that of an Earth Knight. Don't even think about bullying him. The lord likes to make an example of someone, and anyone who is made an example of someone is always dealt with severely."

Matic looked extremely uncomfortable. How could he accept that an ordinary person was granted the same status as the Earth Knight?

Leonardo da Vinci smiled and said, "I know you're not happy about this, but this is Ashwood. The lord said that as long as you serve the land well, he will reward you with the due treatment and benefits. For example, the land's old blacksmith, Bloom, was also awarded a knighthood by the lord because his blacksmithing skills and smelting techniques were very advanced. There will be more and more ordinary people like this in the future, and you will get used to it over time."

This is a thought that every knight who has just joined the territory has.

After all, apart from nobles and mages, knights have always been the privileged class in the city. How could they possibly accept the sudden discovery that some ordinary people also have the same status as them?

Matic bowed his head and said, "Thank you!" before returning to the other side of the support area to rest.

However, what Leonardo da Vinci said to him tonight left him unsettled.

The next morning, Ron stretched contentedly. Sanlier had prepared breakfast and brought it to Ron early in the morning. His attentive manner made anyone who didn't know better think he was Ron's personal servant.

After delivering breakfast to the lord, Sanlier also sent a portion to Leonardo da Vinci and Doron.

As for Matic and his apprentices, they were naturally gone.

This greatly displeased the boy next to Matic.

"Father, that brat dared to disregard you, the Earth Knight."

"Totti, go out and buy some breakfast. He's not my apprentice, he has no obligation to do things for me," Matic said softly.

After thinking about it all night, Matic ultimately decided not to leave, but to stay in the territory. He had been stuck at the mid-stage of Earth Knight for three years without making any progress.

He had given up long ago, but after hearing Leonardo da Vinci's words and seeing it with his own eyes last night, he wanted to stay and give it a try.

What if the lord really has the ability to help him break through?

Before that, he could see if Amy could really break through to become an Earth Knight. If she could, he would believe in Ron's abilities.

Totti is Matic's youngest son, fifteen years old this year, and is at the peak of his apprenticeship as a knight. He should be able to break through and become a full-fledged knight in the next two months.

"Yes, Father!"

Totti got up and left, but as he passed by Sanlier, he glared at him fiercely.

Sanlir gave this a disdainful smile.

Totti's eyes narrowed, wanting to teach Sanlier a lesson, but upon hearing his father's cough, he could only obediently leave.

"You'd better remember this."

Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw this.

That smile drew Ron's attention as well.

Totti didn't dare linger and quickly left to buy food.

Somewhat embarrassed, Duolong apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry, it was my rudeness. I was too busy yesterday and forgot about it."

Ron waved his hand: "Never mind, go and urge Gavin to bring the materials over. I'm going to start building. You can go out and promote the houses here. Once the materials arrive, I'll build the second-floor model house so that buyers can come and visit."

Doron nodded as if he understood, and before leaving, he put the floor plan that Ron had drawn into his pocket. He planned to casually mention to the manager of the dye house that there was a batch of brand-new buildings for sale in the East District, and that he was so anxious about buying a house for his son's wedding that he was practically bubbling with worry.

After breakfast, Gavin delivered the first batch of materials, mainly sand dug from outside the city, a total of twenty truckloads, weighing nearly 10,000 kilograms.

"Not enough, keep going! Keep going until I say I've had enough." Ron looked at the sand being dumped into the first floor and shook his head. "Gavin, are you interested in buying a place? With your relationship with Doron, you can get him to give you a 5% discount."

Upon hearing Ron's words, Gavin's lips twitched. A 5% discount? It's better not to fight at all.

"Lord Ron, we can't afford it!"

Ron didn't insist and continued working.

The second floor was completed in just over two hours.

Gavin was dumbfounded.

Last night, more than twenty people dug sand all night, but it was only enough for Ron to use for two hours.