It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

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Three days later, in the Lord's Mansion of the Pod family.

"What? You want to build a camp on our territory to house the Redbloods?"

Tia looked at Vickery in disbelief.

"..."

Vickery sat silently in the lord's seat, which was usually Tia's seat.

"Hey! Talk."

Tia was a little dissatisfied. She had just changed her mind about Vickrey recently, but she never thought that he would come back with such a hard job.

She knew something was wrong as early as when Hannah sent a letter asking her to prepare craftsmen and funds.

"Do you know how difficult it is to carve out a large piece of land now? And the opponent is a Crimson Blood Tribe? Are you crazy?"

Tia roared like a lioness guarding her food.

Although the area of ​​Pod's territory is equivalent to that of a principality, less than half of the actual area that can be utilized.

The reason lies in the surrounding environment. Not to mention the extremely dangerous Serelda Canyon, the concentration of magic power in the Desert of Moria is not far behind.

The place is always covered with turbulent magic power and is not suitable for human habitation at all.

"Are you finished?"

It wasn't until Tia vented her dissatisfaction that Vickrey spoke slowly.

"The camp will not occupy existing land. It is located in the Moria Desert."

"...Are you serious?"

Tia's expression suddenly froze.

"You plan to use their lives to open up wasteland——?"

"You don't need to know this for now."

Vickery interrupted sternly.

Tia shrank her head. Even though it had been many years, she was still afraid of her brother.

"...If you don't say it, don't say it. But the question is, what good can we gain? You have to make this clear."

"This is something approved by His Majesty. The relevant funds will be handed over to you from the treasury soon. It is a very considerable amount."

"A significant amount?"

Tia keenly caught a word that made her very curious.

"How much?"

"10 Galleons for each Red Blood clan taken in."

After saying that, without waiting for Tia to answer, Vickrey stood up from his seat, opened the door and walked out.

Because he knew that at 10 galleons per person, after throwing away the materials needed for infrastructure, there would still be a lot of money left.

With Tia's character, it was impossible for her to refuse.

Seeing that Vickery was gone, Tia immediately sat back on her original lordship.

"Huh, give orders as soon as you arrive..."

In the quiet office, Tia, who was alone, curled her lips.

"...It's just Moria."

Tia rubbed her temples, feeling a little headache.

Over the past few days, Vickery seemed to have completely changed. Although he was not as cold as before, one thing had not changed at all.

That is, as long as it is decided by him, it will never change.

What's more, this is an instruction from His Majesty, so this camp must be built...

Although he didn't like Tiya or the Crimson Blood Tribe, he couldn't bear to let them die in vain.

Just when she was distressed, the housekeeper knocked on the door and walked in.

"Acting Lord, the income from the Jalalon Underground Passage this month has been calculated."

"Oh? Really? Let me take a look."

When Tiya heard that money had been deposited into her account, she immediately became interested.

Half a second later, the millions of dollars on it made her eyes widen.

"...!"

Money is pouring in, and in just one month, it has reached the territory's income in the past six months.

"Why are there so many? Didn't it open not long ago?"

"This is all due to the attraction of the Galallon Mining Area. Adventurers from all over the world are gathering here. Not only the tolls, but we also sold a lot of magic props and equipment..."

Although the price of goods in the props store built by Tia in the Galalon underground passage is more than 30% higher than outside.

But in the face of the astonishingly profitable ore, the adventurers resolutely chose to buy it for the sake of efficiency.

As long as they can dig out a good magic stone and come back alive, they will be rich.

And this kind of magic stone is plentiful in the Galalon mining area, so it takes almost no effort.

"Very good, keep it up. While ensuring the safety of the channel, you have to circulate these funds, understand?"

"clear."

At this moment, Tia had an epiphany. She no longer worried about the Crimson Blood Tribe’s camp.

Whether it's the survival of the Red Blood Clan or the safety of the empire, none of this costs anything.

For Tia, this territory that 'only belongs to her' is what she cares about most, and the development of the territory is more important than anything else...

"Call the craftsmen, there will be a big project in the near future."

Tia said sternly.

"Yes."

At this moment, Tia officially became a qualified lord.

Chapter 158 Promise to Yura

At the same time, in a remote house somewhere in the imperial capital.

Inside the house, a man was lying on the ground. He could not stand up and did not dare to stand up because the foot on his back carried a strong smell of smoke.

The woman in a black short coat raised the corners of her mouth and looked at the projection of the crystal in front of her with a smile.

Through the projection, a pair of violent golden pupils stared at her with angry eyes in the darkness.

"Deedal, I should have told you to attack Vickrey's sister and create a

Chaos, why are you disobeying? "

A hoarse and deep voice sounded from the screen.

"...Lord Tyne! Save me!"

The man lying on the ground roared hysterically.

He is a spy for the Order of Ashes, responsible for delivering messages and orders.

"Disobedience? Why should I handle the personal grudge between you and Vickery?"

"And you really think I would listen to that bullshit cult? If it weren't for money, do you think I would ask you to make explosives?"

The woman named Didal laughed loudly and stretched out her right hand. A series of sparks appeared with the movement, and the man on the ground was burned into a charred corpse.

"If you spy on me again, this is what will happen."

"...betray the Order, you will regret it."

Taen'er said coldly.

"Regret? You rose to power just because you betrayed your daughter?"

"...you!"

Didal laughed arrogantly, and before Tyne finished speaking, he crushed the projection crystal in his hand.

In the Order of Ashes, the one she dislikes the most is Taen'er. Now that he has gained power, she does not intend to stay in this broken Order any longer...

Didal turned around and sat on the rickety wooden chair, looking at the map from the spy in his hand with great interest, looking for the next place to stay.

"Is it the Kangong Kingdom or the Frey Principality? I heard there's going to be a war there. There should be a lot of work...?"

But as he looked at it, Didal was suddenly attracted by a mark on the map.

[The wizard promotion exam is approaching, and Weekly will be there as a proctor, so you need to pay close attention...]

"Floating Island... ah... Speaking of which, Taen'er brainwashed his 'precious' daughter and sent her there..."

Suddenly, Didal seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of his mouth began to rise.

Although she didn't know why that old guy from Taerner wanted to brainwash her daughter.

But now that we have reached this point, there must be something wrong.

"If I tell Vickrey this news, I guess I can get a lot of money..."

Thinking of this, Didal began to think about how he could sneak into the floating island.

With her infamous status, it might take some effort to get in.

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At the same time, a hundred miles away in the wasteland of Moria.

This unbearably hot wilderness is isolated from the bustling and noisy world.

This is a forgotten place, with such harsh conditions that almost no one would choose to live here.

In this land soaked by desert wind and sand, there is no grass growing in the Moria area, and there is no river to speak of.

A very desolate sight.

"Wakeley."

Yura, who was standing next to him, looked at the scene in front of her and said hesitantly.

"Building a camp in Moria...isn't it too...?"

Even though she didn't like the Redbloods, it would be too cruel to let them fend for themselves.

"Better than being slaughtered."

Vickery shook his head.

Rather than being massacred in the near future and causing tragedy, it is the best choice to let the Scarlet Bloods survive as much as possible.

"But can they really survive here?"

"...Believe me, what you are worried about will never happen."

Vickery comforted.

The campsite he chose was carefully selected, with rich underground water hidden deep within the land.

"..."

Yora nodded and stopped asking. She believed what Vickrey said.

clang clang~

"Lord, the materials have been prepared."

At this time, the sound of a motorcade was heard in the distance, and the first batch of building materials and steel bars had been delivered.

Vickrey stretched out his hand, and under the influence of the mage's hand, all the steel and sand floated.

In order to speed up the construction, he planned to take action himself.

With the help of the mage's hands and alchemy, he can complete the construction and border defense of the camp within a period of time.