Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 67 Trevor brings bad news
Outside Wangbo Harbor, looking at the expanded camp and the obviously larger population, Trevor was a little suspicious whether he had come to the wrong place. Was this still the camp that had just been established?
"Trevor? You're back pretty quick."

It is now the fifteenth day of the first month of the Imperial Calendar Year 2760. Trevor's journey has taken him nearly a month and a half.

But this speed is actually quite fast. This is a round trip, and it took them nearly a month just to come here before. This speed increase is not a small amount.

Although it might be because the route had been traveled once, the speed was not normal, and Uther was a little confused.

"On the way here, I followed a caravan. They didn't try to drive me away, so I just bumped into one of their travelers."

Trevor answered with a smile, obviously feeling that he was lucky on this trip.

"A caravan with travelers? Going to Stone Forest Port?"

Uther was a little surprised. With travelers equipped, this must be a large caravan. Travelers are priests of the God of Travel. They are all eccentric people and it is not cheap to hire them.

The sea and the ocean also fall within the scope of the God of Travel. Although he has been competing with the Goddess of the Sea and the God of Naval Wars, the Travelers still have the ability to speed up their sailing on the ocean.

"Yes, I followed him until I got to the vicinity of Shilin Port and turned here."

Trevor replied that this had already saved them a lot of time, and they would be happy someday if they could afford to hire travelers.

"so good."

Uther sighed, but he was thinking about when such a large caravan could come to their Wangbo Port to stay.

"Brother, what's going on in the camp?"

Trevor couldn't help but ask. There was no other way. It had only been a short time since he left, so why did he feel that the camp had changed so much?
"It's a long story, and it's all thanks to Lord Karen."

Uther respectfully mentioned Karen's name, but he did not elaborate further. Instead, he asked about Trevor's gains from this trip.

"The situation isn't ideal. The great nobles are now very strict in controlling their subjects, making it difficult to recruit new members."

When talking about this harvest, Trevor's face turned ugly.

In the past, it was actually quite easy for them to recruit people, because there were many free people in the empire who could not make a living. If they did not want to end up as slaves, going to the New World to take risks and fight for a future was a good choice.

But now, with the rise of the wave of colonizing the New World, the nobles have become interested, and those untouchables who were originally ignored and no one cared about them have begun to be valued again.

The nobles were either preparing to establish colonies themselves or selling people to others who wanted to establish colonies. Those redundant free people and slaves suddenly became valuable and naturally came into the sight of the nobles.

And "human thieves" like Trevor naturally could no longer take advantage of loopholes, and even became targets. The days when they could recruit people at will by bribing the local tribunes, village chiefs, and town mayors were completely gone.

"As expected."

Uther nodded, but he was not too disappointed. A force like them that was rootless and lacked a foundation in the empire would inevitably face this dilemma. This was supposed to be a game for nobles and wealthy businessmen. They had already seized the opportunity by being able to occupy a place here.

"It's difficult."

Trevor spat. These nobles were really greedy. They seized property and forced women into slavery. They were very familiar with the tricks.

"I only brought back more than 300 people this time, many of whom were purchased slaves. The empty space was used to store a lot of supplies. My money is basically spent. If I want to recruit more people in the future, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money." Trevor said a little depressed, feeling that the future was bleak.

Without population, there is no way to expand production. Without expanding production, there is no way to make more money. Without making more money, there is no way to buy more people. It is simply a vicious cycle, and we will definitely not be able to compete with those nobles.

It seemed that the only outcome that awaited them was defeat, being devoured by other aristocratic colonists, and having everything become a wedding dress for others.

"It's okay. With Master Karen here, we have other options. The camp has now been renamed Wangbo Harbor, and the number of people has tripled."

At this point, Uther couldn't help but think of Duke Drum's stronghold again. If Lord Cullen wasn't there, they wouldn't have to think about all these things now. They could just surrender directly and maybe get a small official position.

"Huh? How did you do that?!"

Trevor was stunned. He had gone to great lengths to gather over 300 people. Where did you get so many people from?!
Uther gave a brief explanation, saying things like "If my neighbor stores grain, I store guns. My neighbor is my granary" and "It is better to take by force than to work hard."

To sum it up in one word: grab.

"That's bad! We shouldn't have bought those slaves. We should have bought more food!"

After hearing what Uther said, Trevor slapped his thigh. Anyway, these slaves would be sold to the New World, and they could just rob them when the time comes!

"You can't say that. The New World is so vast, who knows where these people will be sent? We are only seizing nearby settlements now. According to Lord Karen, this is all Wangbo Port's sphere of influence. The settlements within this area are considered part of Wangbo Port, and those who disobey will be killed."

Uther explained that the range set by Karen was actually not too large, with only 50 kilometers of coastline to the south and north, which almost included the small bay where Wangbo Port was located. Karen named this bay "Sword Bay".

"Let's settle these people first. We can deal with the affairs of the Old World later. The troubles in the New World are coming one after another."

Lyle, who was waiting on the side, interrupted the conversation between Uther and Trevor, and then began to receive this batch of slaves directly.

"Including this group of people, the population of Wangbo Port is about to reach 1,600. We must quickly achieve self-sufficiency."

Karen looked at the census sheet submitted by Lyle, the estimated daily food consumption, and the remaining food currently stored in the warehouse, and felt a sense of urgency.

When you are in charge of a piece of land, the first problem to be solved is how to prevent people from starving to death. Food coordination is really a big deal.

"Master Karen, there are no problems at the moment."

Lyle was still calm. Managing these people was still within his capabilities. The experience he had accumulated in past and present lives was invaluable.

"Okay, as long as you know what's going on."

Karen paused and said nothing more. Handling government affairs was indeed not his strong point, but he knew that professional matters should be left to professionals.

From the current perspective, Lyle is a very ideal bully. He is young in body, mature in mind, and has strong professional qualities. He is simply the standard "under 25 years old, with more than 10 years of work experience."

This guy was either a high-level cattle horse or a grassroots cadre before he traveled through time. His work experience is probably more than ten years.

(End of this chapter)