king of the castle

Chapter 227 Beach Ownership

Watching Eddie's slightly thin figure leave the study without looking back, Roger also knew very well how much pressure this young man was under, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. 【】

It is not an easy task for anyone to raise enough food to feed thousands of people for nearly two months under the condition of being subject to neighboring territories.But Eddie didn't complain about this, but accepted the challenge without hesitation, and let Roger know how loyal this young man was to him.At least Roger knew very well in his heart that if he and Eddie switched positions, it might be difficult to be as outstanding as him.

However, although Roger claimed to hand over the major issue of food to Eddie, of course he would not really turn a blind eye to it.In fact, there is a reason why Roger only needs Eddie to solve the food problem for three months. After the castle is upgraded to level three, a building called "primary farm" can be built.

The primary farm is cultivated by the castle civilians trained by the castle hub. Regardless of the season in the main material world, the farm can harvest a batch of grain every three months.If Roger can build a primary farm as soon as possible, he will be able to harvest in three months, and the food crisis in the territory will naturally be solved.

There is a lot of wood and stone in the warehouse in Kent Town, and the horse thief's treasure also happens to have some gems and magic crystals. The materials needed to build a primary farm are only short of soul power.So where to get enough soul power became Roger's biggest headache.After thinking about it in the study for a long time without an answer, he decided to take a walk around the town to relax, maybe he could come up with some good ideas in a flash of inspiration.

In fact, if you don't consider the problem that the land is barren and not suitable for growing food, the scenery near Kent Town is still very good.Some drought-tolerant plants are dotted here and there on the loess land, which also has a special flavor.

Kent Town is already very close to the sea, and the scenery on the side near the sea is even more beautiful.On the edge of the blue sea, the clear water keeps rushing to the golden beach, forming white waves. This kind of beauty is even more refreshing under the blue sky and white clouds.

Because the land near the sea is relatively humid, there are more plants growing on the beach, the most striking of which is a tall tree similar to the coconut tree on the earth.Because the tree also bears fruit that contains a sweet liquid like coconuts, the locals call this tree the "honey fruit tree".In addition to the honey fruit trees, there are also large green grass-like plants growing on the beach. This kind of short grass can endure the saline-alkali land invaded by sea water, so it grows very lush by the sea, turning the large wasteland by the sea into a bit like golf on the earth. court.

"It's so beautiful!" Faced with such a beautiful view, Roger's depressed mood became much brighter, and he opened his arms against the blowing sea breeze and thought: "This beautiful beach is all for my buddies alone, and I will take Anna and the others with me in the future." Come to the beach for a swim, get the girls all in bikinis, tsk tsk..."

Fantasizing about the beauty of several beauties frolicking on the beach in bikinis, at this moment Roger felt that his territory was actually not that bad.After all, such a beautiful beach has long been a popular tourist spot on the earth, and thousands of people come to visit it every day. How can it become Roger's private beach like in Kent?

"My lord... are you alright?" Just as Roger was intoxicated by his fantasy, a voice timidly rang out behind him: "What are you doing standing here?"

Although the voice was small, it brought Roger back from fantasy to reality.He quickly withdrew his arms and turned around in embarrassment, only to find a town resident standing behind him, looking at him with strange eyes.

"Oops, I'm being treated as crazy." The weird look in the man's eyes made Roger scream inwardly. He was afraid that his title would change from "Lord of Mercy" to "Lord of Crazy" in a few days.

Fortunately, Roger was unflappable in the face of danger, and quickly adjusted his mood and put on a deep expression: "I'm thinking about solving the problem of food shortage in the territory, uh... By the way, why does no one in the town go fishing in the sea? , if we can catch some fish, it will solve the food problem to some extent, right?"

"My lord, you are really our good lord!" Knowing that Roger was standing here because he was worrying about everyone's food, the man was completely moved.However, he has a completely different approach to the fishing plan proposed by Roger.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, my name is Harris. In fact, I used to be a fisherman." The man bowed to Roger, then lowered his head and said in a low voice: "But since more than half a year ago, I have never dared to Go fishing."

"What is this for?" Roger was very curious about this.

"It's all because of those despicable, cruel, and dirty murlocs!" Harris gritted his teeth and said, "Murlocs began to appear on the seashore almost a year ago. At the beginning, there were not many of these guys, and they only occasionally stole a little of our harvest. That’s all, as long as we can drive them away in time, it’s fine. But later, the number of murlocs increased and their size became bigger and bigger. At this time, they not only robbed us of our harvest, but even worse, they even ate people!”

Harris took a breath when he said this, and then continued: "Since half a year ago, the beach and seaside have completely become the territory of these murlocs. Anyone who approaches will be attacked by them. Don't talk about fishing in the sea. Even being near the sea is dangerous!"

After listening to what Harris said, Roger understood why there was no one on the beach.Thinking that his private beach was actually occupied by murlocs, and that a group of fish would rush out of the sea at any time when he took the beauties to play in the sea, Roger was completely angry at this moment.

"According to the kingdom's law, both the sea and the beach are the territory of Baron Roger Lee!" Roger clenched his fists and announced loudly: "I will destroy these murlocs as soon as possible and regain control of this land! "

Harris looked at Roger, who was full of fighting spirit, in surprise, and couldn't figure out why the lord was so angry about a seemingly insignificant beach.However, as a fisherman, Harris naturally agreed with Roger's decision to eliminate the murlocs, and quickly suggested to him: "My lord, I know that the murlocs' lair is on a small island not far from the sea. They have to go up to that island."

"Well, the news you provided is very important." Roger appreciated Harris' cooperation and waved his hand: "You will wait for me here tomorrow morning, and then drive me to that island by boat!"

"Ah, I'm going too?!" The lord, who was going to eliminate the murlocs, did not expect himself to be included, and Harris couldn't help being very annoyed at his rant just now.

"Of course, aren't you a fisherman? Who else is more familiar with the situation in this sea than you?" Roger said to Harris: "You should feel very honored to be able to help the lord wipe out the murlocs." Meet me here at sunrise tomorrow, don't be late!"

Roger has already talked about this, how can Harris dare to resign?He could only respond with a mournful face: "As you wish, my lord!"

Of course, Roger could tell that Harris was unwilling to take risks with him, and he also knew that if he wanted someone to work for him, he had to give them some benefits.So he quickly stopped Harris, who was about to leave, and said: "The lord has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you perform well in this operation, all the fishing boats on the territory will be under your management in the future. Don't let me down, I will Very good you!"

Roger's words immediately made Harris smile. He reversed his negative attitude just now and patted his chest loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, I promise to send you to that island safely!"

"Go get ready, don't delay tomorrow's departure." Knowing that the conditions he promised had moved Harris, Roger waved him away.

"The beach is mine, how can it be occupied by these murlocs!" When Harris walked away, Roger clenched his fists and said: "By the way, I can also collect a little soul power, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!"

That night Roger announced his decision to Bonnie and others.Knowing that he wanted to deal with the murlocs alone, Bonnie and the other two knights were not at ease, and they all proposed to exterminate the murlocs together.

However, Roger did not adopt everyone's suggestions, because he had already arranged their own work for everyone.

According to Roger's arrangement, Bonnie will take a team of town residents to cut trees at the edge of the Green Sea Forest, while Chris and Phil will take another team to mine stones in the Red Mountains in northeast Kent.

These two materials are the most needed materials when building a castle. In the past, Roger spent money to buy them. Although wood and stone materials are not expensive, it is not a small expense to need more quantities.Now Roger's territory has these two kinds of materials, and there is a large group of residents who are full of food every day but do their jobs. Of course, he will not waste such good conditions and let these people work for him.

Eddie announced Roger's order to the residents of Kent Town early the next morning.It was the lord's prerogative to let the residents of the territory work for him, not to mention that Roger was providing food for everyone for free, so no one objected to his decision.

On the contrary, because Roger also promised that all mature men who work for him will receive a salary of one silver coin every month, so everyone is very enthusiastic.It didn't take long for nearly 400 people to be selected, and under the leadership of the three knights, they were divided into two teams and left Kent Town to cut wood and mine stone for their lord.

And just as everyone left Kent Town, Roger had already arrived at the place where he had an appointment with Harris yesterday.Harris has been waiting here for a long time, and soon after meeting with Roger, he led him to the beach not far away, and the operation to eliminate the murlocs officially began.