Lord: Starting from the Pit-Dwelling Courtyard

Chapter 159 Building

"And I'm warning everyone here: don't even think about going to negotiate with the Flying Pigeon Merchant Guild alone. We need to stick together to maximize our interests. Anyone who dares to betray the interests of the group for personal gain, even though I'm old, I can still draw my sword and kill."

Old Patton's eyes flashed with a fierce light when he said this, which made everyone even more convinced.

Uncle Cassin immediately chimed in, "That's right, we'll all listen to old Patton. Even if someone wants to join, they have to join our group first. We'll keep an eye on each other so as not to ruin everyone's plans."

Doron stood at the alley entrance, watching a dozen or so people gathered in front of Old Barton's house, and muttered, "That old man knows how to handle things better than his son."

Although we ran into a wall with a few stubborn old folks, it didn't matter.

Once Patton and his clique are established, those old fogies will become a thorn in their side.

As for the money that old Patton saved for him, he could just give him a little more silver coins later, since his grandson would be the lord's student in the future.

Back at the building, the original two-story building had become three and a half stories.

Ron clapped his hands and came down the stairs.

"Doron, in addition to having Gavin increase mining volume, also find a warehouse to store sand and gravel. I'm going to check how much land Cori has. She will be our stepping stone in the real estate business in Gorubakburg, so we must do our best. Send the message to the territory. I may have to stay in Gorubakburg for a while longer."

Duolong quickly lowered his head and agreed.

The Rose Knights' headquarters.

Caroline laughed and said, "Luckily we were fast enough this time, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss."

Una nodded quickly.

With the help of the vice-commander, twenty apartments were reserved for their Rose Knights in the Happiness Community. However, the two of them were preparing to go and follow Lord Ron.

They didn't know how to start the conversation.

After thinking it over, Vivian said, "Vice Commander, we intend to follow Lord Ron, and we hope you can let us leave."

After listening, Caroline frowned and looked at Vivian.

"Amy hasn't even made up her mind yet, and you're already rushing over like this?"

Vivian said, "Lord Ron has offered us terms we cannot refuse."

"What are the conditions!"

"Buy a house at half price! After we arrive in the territory, they'll even assign us a house that's just as good as the one here."

After listening, Caroline sighed slightly: "This condition is indeed impossible to refuse."

The Border Lord trained the female knights of Gorubak Castle. In addition to providing them with food at the beginning, the female knights were paid less than those of other knightly orders after they became official knights. This was considered a reward for the Border Lord's training of them.

In fact, there is another rule: after joining the Knights, one must serve the Border Count for ten years before changing followers.

This condition was previously just for show, because no one dared to undermine the border lords in Gorubakburg.

The female knights of the Rose Knights had no other choice, but now they do.

Amy's condition is normal and acceptable.

Vivian and Una are not particularly talented, but in the Knights, they are both in their prime, one is twenty-two years old and the other is twenty-one years old.

If she had stayed with the Rose Knights, she could have served for at least another ten years. Being poached like this made Caroline somewhat unhappy, and at the same time, she realized something.

It's time to improve the treatment of the Rose Knights, otherwise Vivian and Una are just the beginning, and many more will be poached in the future.

Today's opening of the Happiness Community has shown Caroline Ron's earning power.

Thinking of this, Caroline suddenly remembered Rosalie, the architectural mage.

"I have approved your request. I have an urgent matter to attend to at the lord's manor."

Vivian and Una quickly and respectfully took their leave.

"Thank you, Vice Commander."

Caroline quickly arrived at the lord's manor and met Borderland's Begabril, who was in a good mood after making a fortune.

"My Lord, I have something to report to you."

"explain!"

After hearing about what happened in Happiness Community today and Vivian's resignation, Gabriel was somewhat annoyed: "That kid is addicted to poaching people from other neighborhoods."

Caroline suggested, "Your Excellency, I recommend that the Rose Knights' treatment be appropriately improved. In the past, they had no choice, but now that Ron is here to poach them, if Amy can really break through, I believe many people will follow her."

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Improving benefits will require spending money. Given the size of the Rose Knights, the annual expenditure will increase by at least several thousand gold coins.

The nine thousand gold coins I just received suddenly didn't seem so appealing anymore.

Rosalie, who was standing nearby, was the first to react: "My lord, we can improve the treatment slightly, but we can work on the housing issue."

Gabriel immediately looked at Rosalie: "Explain in detail?"

Rosalie said seriously, "In terms of land, who in Gorubak Castle has more than you? Since Ron is using houses to poach people, then we will use houses to retain them. We can demolish some of the old houses and build the same kind of buildings as Ron, which will increase the number of houses by seven or eight times. Then we will make another requirement: after serving in the Knights Order for twenty years, they can buy the house at half price and make it their own permanent home. This alone is enough to make many knights willingly stay in Gorubak Castle."

Caroline smiled and agreed, "That's right, I fully support Rosalie's suggestion."

After pondering for a while, Gabriel said, "Alright, Rosalie, you'll be in charge of this matter. It'll be a good opportunity to see what Ron is capable of. He's poached people right under my nose. I'd like to see what other tricks he has up his sleeve."

Rosalie immediately went with Caroline to select a suitable location for construction.

The lord happens to have a vacant lot in the East District, which can be used to build a new housing development.

As luck would have it, when Ron found Red Rose Street, he happened to see Corey chatting with Caroline and Rosalie.

Ke Rui asked, "What brings you two here?"

Rosalie replied with a smile, "Your Excellency, let us build a housing complex on that vacant lot to house the new members of the Knights."

Upon hearing this, Ke Rui's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously glanced at Caroline.

It's highly likely that this girl told Gabriel about the Happiness Community, which made Gabriel smell the business opportunity there.

However, this will not affect the construction of her residential area. Anyway, she only has this much land. Once it is built, she will rent out all the houses and live off the rent. As for the residential area built by the lord next door, it must first be supplied to the knights of the Knights Order before it can be rented out. There are not even enough houses to go around here, so it will not affect her business on this street at all.

"The Earl is wise," Corrie said meaningfully. "When it comes to making money, her instincts have never disappointed."

Faced with Cori's veiled sarcasm, Rosalie and Caroline could only pretend not to hear it, because in the entire border region, only Cori could do such a thing. Anyone else who dared to say such a thing would be buried with grass growing two meters high by now.