Mist Lord

Chapter 73 Territory Personnel: The Initial Structure Takes Shape

"Master, what are they?"

Celia couldn't take her eyes off the newly arrived bone-winged bats.

"These are the spoils of war; from now on, you'll be in charge of taking care of them."

Half a month has passed, but Celia hasn't changed at all; she still only has eyes for bats.

"Don't worry, Master, I will take good care of them."

Celia immediately became as happy as a child. With just a simple whistle, it seemed to awaken some kind of memory deep in the bloodline of the Bonewing Bat, which obediently carried Celia and flew towards the Misty Lighthouse.

"My lord, I would like to return to the bell tower to rest first."

Although several days had passed, Serandis still looked rather unwell. That battle had not only drained her of her magic power, but had also used up all the magic potions Pei Ye had given her, leaving her feeling somewhat weak.

"Go ahead, there's no rush in cultivating the young Earth Binding Vine seedlings, take your time."

Serandis is now one of the territory's trump cards, so Xia Yuan naturally has to treat her well. "If you need anything, just tell Eloin or Wang Xiaohua, or you can go directly to Wang Er."

Before heading to Suyab, Serandis had already chosen two mage apprentices.

Leaving aside the wood elf Elon, what Xia Yuan didn't expect was that Serandis actually took a liking to Wang Xiaohua, saying that Wang Xiaohua also had the talent to become a root mage.

Wang Er's family was so happy that they didn't sleep a wink all night.

Xia Yuan was naturally happy to see this happen. The power of the Root Mage in territory defense battles had been fully demonstrated in the Battle of Suyab City, proving to be absolutely formidable.

However, the time it takes to go from a Dharma apprentice to a qualified Root Dharma Master is at least ten years.

There's no hope for it in the short term.

After seeing Serandis off, Xia Yuan turned to the black-armored man and said, "Go back to the Burial Grounds and find out what has happened in the past two weeks. Then come back and report."

During his absence from the territory, the skeleton warriors, sword-and-shield hounds, half-elf archers, and bone-winged bats took on the responsibility of defending the territory.

What happened in between? Of course, we need to find out as soon as possible.

Before leaving the territory, Xia Yuan gave Elua temporary authorization to be responsible for recruiting skeleton warriors, sword and shield dogs, and refugees on a daily basis, with skeleton knights, sword and shield number two, and Wang Er responsible for their resettlement.

It's not that the territory's military strength has stagnated after being away for so long.

He then handed the three high-quality warhorse carcasses to Black Armor to take back to the burial ground. Adding to the skeleton horse that Black Armor no longer needed, the territory would now have four more Tier 3 skeleton knights.

This "squeezing toothpaste" approach is obviously not as good as directly recruiting Tier 3 units, but it's a last resort.

Who can blame them when Song Jing is the only lucky one this year?

"Yes, sir!"

Black Armor threw the three warhorse corpses onto the back of the bone dragon, then leaped on himself, riding the bone dragon with great swagger, flapping his bone wings, and flying towards the western outskirts of the territory.

Returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing fine clothes at night—it's all for naught.

After handling the urgent matters.

Xia Yuan then led Satir and Hanbao back to the upgraded lord's mansion, surrounded by Elua, Wang Er, Lu Chenggeng, and others.

The new lord's mansion is a large courtyard with two sections, front and back.

The front office was used to handle public affairs of the territory, while the backyard was Xia Yuan's private residence.

Not only the lord's mansion, but also the refugee camp and the public opinion mailbox, two new buildings, had already been completed before Xia Yuan left the territory. The primary slave camp was also successfully upgraded to an intermediate level.

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There weren't many other major changes.

"Master, this is the situation regarding the recruitment of soldiers and refugees in the territory over the past two weeks."

After everyone was seated in the council chamber of the former government office, Elua was the first to present the roster.

From July 11th, the day after the territory was upgraded to level 4, to today, in the past twenty days, a total of 90 skeleton warriors and 300 sword and shield dogs have been recruited, costing a total of 600 silver coins in recruitment funds.

Since the refugee camp was built, it has recruited 10 refugees every day, totaling 180 people, at a cost of 36 silver coins.

While the territory's population and military strength increased significantly, its funds also quickly ran out.

If it weren't for the fact that during this period, the Shield One, who was stationed at the mine stronghold, led his troops to wipe out two lairs of mist monsters and obtained a sum of silver to replenish the funds, the territory's funds wouldn't have been able to last until Xia Yuan returned.

Because of the heavy casualties among the sword-and-shield dogs, the territory's troop strength has not yet exceeded the upper limit of 512 people.

But it's almost at its peak.

The exact number of casualties can only be verified by going to the mine base.

According to the rules set by Xia Yuan, the territory would transport supplies and new recruits to the mining stronghold every ten days, and today happened to be the day for the supply transport.

Just as Xia Yuan was returning, Elua hadn't yet arranged for the team to set off.

"I'll go there myself later."

Half a month later, Xia Yuan wanted to check on the condition of the knives and shield dogs in person. Coincidentally, the kobolds imprisoned in the Demon Sealing Tower had been nearly drained and could be sent back to the mines to continue mining.

"Sir, this is the list of refugees and their resettlement details. Please take a look."

The attendant, Wang Er, then handed over a register.

"Wang Er, you can write now?"

Xia Yuan took it with surprise and began to look through it carefully.

The refugees recruited from the refugee camps are mostly not isolated individuals, but rather families. They are typically recruited two families per day, with rare exceptions of three or even four.

These refugees had nothing and were temporarily housed in tents.

Their work mainly involved land reclamation.

Of course, those skilled artisans would be given priority to work in various workshops. They would only participate in land reclamation activities during their spare time.

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"I dare not accept your praise, sir. It was written with the help of a scholar named Chen Jian among the refugees."

Wang Er dared not take credit for it.

"Chen Jian? Call him over and take a look."

"yes!"

Wang Erxiao ran out of the hall and soon brought back a middle-aged scholar in his early thirties. He was tall and thin, with a square face, and his clothes were old and patched, but they were washed clean and neat.

"Student Chen Jian greets Your Excellency!"

"Your handwriting is quite good. You will stay in the lord's manor as a clerk from now on."

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As the population of the territory surged and affairs became increasingly complex, it was time for Xia Yuan to arrange a few assistants around him, otherwise he would really be too busy.

"Thank you for your promotion, sir. I will certainly perform my duties diligently!"

Chen Jian also showed a happy expression.

Although he wasn't the kind of weak scholar who couldn't lift heavy objects, being able to stay in the lord's manor as a clerk and use his skills was better than spending his days clearing wasteland.

My family's life will be better then.

To date, Mingguang Town does not have a salary or stipend, but the daily rations that different people receive are actually different.

There were more craftsmen and fewer serfs, but clerks were certainly better off.

Finally, militia captain Lu Chenggeng reported on the land reclamation situation over the past two weeks.

"Thanks to the sir's benevolence, the land reclamation is progressing smoothly. The first batch of 500 mu of land has already been reclaimed, and potatoes, corn, soybeans, buckwheat, radishes and other crops have been planted according to the plan. The second and third batches of land are also being reclaimed in an orderly manner, so as not to miss the farming season."

As the population of the territory increased, the pace of land reclamation also accelerated.

"Well done!"

Xia Yuan also acknowledged Lu Chenggeng's execution and management abilities, saying, "Effective today, you are officially appointed as the Territory Agricultural Reclamation Officer, fully responsible for all reclamation affairs in the territory."

"Of course, he will continue to serve as the militia captain. During the off-season, he will still need to participate in training. If the territory is attacked by foreign enemies, he will still have to serve in the military and go to the battlefield."

"Thank you for your promotion, sir!"

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Lu Chenggeng was equally overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude, saying, "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely not let this matter go wrong."

This time, they've really made it big.

"Satir!"

Having successively appointed clerks and agricultural reclamation officials, Xia Yuan certainly wouldn't forget those around him.

"Effective immediately, you are hereby appointed as the military affairs officer of the territory, to assist me in coordinating the recruitment of troops for various departments, the supply and maintenance of weapons and equipment, logistical support, and all matters related to the aftermath of the war."

Satie had been doing these things before; this was just being confirmed as an appointment.

"Elua will continue to serve as Satir's second-in-command, while also holding the position of commander of the half-elf archers."

Over the past two weeks, Elua has done a good job as the garrison commander, once again proving her management skills, and she should be given more important responsibilities.

"Thank you for the promotion, Master!"

The two female elves solemnly agreed, feeling an even heavier burden on their shoulders.

This is the end.

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Mingguang Town has now established its 1.0 version of management structure and is about to set sail.

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