Lord: Starting with Contract Half-Elf Twins

Ten days later, Sapphire Bay, above the northern cliffs.

In the darkness of night, a gray fortress rose from the top of the once barren cliff, and kobold laborers were taking advantage of the remaining darkness to carry out the final finishing work.

Allen, Solina, and Viola had arrived early to tour their first home.

From the outside, the first thing you see is a thick stone wall.

It is one meter wide and nearly three meters high. All the stone surfaces are perfectly smooth, with no dents or depressions, making it impossible for anyone to climb over.

As Allen and his two companions passed through the gate, a three-story tower came into view, along with functional auxiliary buildings on both sides, such as toilets and warehouses.

Arriving in front of the core building tower, Allen surveyed it.

The tower has three floors, each with a distinct style.

The first floor is very majestic and grand, built with large stones, and the doors and windows are arranged in a wide and open manner.

The second floor is more like a conventional dwelling, with walls made of small stones and openwork railings and balconies for ventilation and natural light.

The third floor has a somewhat menacing appearance, and is taller than the first two floors combined. Only the topmost spire watchtower looks like a sharp spear pointing towards the sky.

Upon entering the first floor, one finds a spacious council hall and banquet hall, with two rows of imposing stone pillars guarding the stone platform in the center of the room, upon which sits a stone throne connected to the stone wall.

Apart from that, the first floor only has a kitchen and a storage room, which are functional rooms located in a corner of the first floor.

There is nothing else besides that.

Solina glanced around briefly before heading into the kitchen.

All the spice seeds she collected have been moved here, and her "kitchenware" has also been upgraded.

—A newly built stove.

Although for now only the stone pot can be placed on the stove, Allen will eventually start smelting and forging to replace the stone pot with an iron pot.

Solina, satisfied that there was nothing wrong with her most important kitchen, returned to Allen's side, and the three of them went up the stairs together to the second floor.

The second floor is purely a living room.

There are currently five rooms in total, with one large room serving as a common area, which is connected to the other four rooms.

The remaining four rooms could all be used as accommodations, but they were still empty at this time.

Without saying a word, Solina pulled Viola along and began making arrangements.

Although it was called setting up, there wasn't actually much to do.

The most important daily necessities for the cave dwellings were the animal skin bedding that Solina had carefully sewn, which had already been brought over by the kobolds in advance.

Solina used the two adjacent rooms as bedrooms, carrying Ellen's and her sister's bedding into them, but did not start making them up immediately.

Instead, he first took out a broom made of thin twigs and tough grass and began to sweep carefully.

Although the kobolds, guided by the architectural blueprints, had no problems with the main structure of the building, the cleanliness of the surrounding environment was not included in the blueprints.

Of course, kobolds don't have the concept of "cleanliness" either. They are creatures that live in deep caves and pits, and we can't expect them to understand human concepts of life.

As Solina swept, she had Viola fetch water to prepare for a thorough cleaning after sweeping, seemingly intending to clean the entire fortress.

Allen knew that the two of them had lost interest in visiting any other places.

So he wandered around the second floor and quietly started planning his future living arrangements.

"Even if we don't receive outsiders, we should still use the middle area as a public entertainment space."

"According to past practices, we should at least have a TV or screen mirroring, but unfortunately, this kind of conventional entertainment is no longer possible..."

"The books that Suizhua has unearthed before can be displayed here, and we can continue to collect some interesting things in the future. In short, it should serve as a place where everyone can gather and relax."

Allen then walked to two other temporarily unused rooms.

"These two rooms... we don't need guest rooms for now, but we can use them to train spellcasting skills or combat techniques for later learning."

"To that end, I should prepare wooden stakes, various weapons and armor, things that will help with spellcasting, etc... I'll collect them slowly."

After making a rough plan for the vacant rooms, Allen left the second floor and walked up the spiral staircase to the third floor.

At this moment, several kobolds were busy reinforcing the spire at the top of the tower.

The top of the tower is designed like a pavilion, with a layout that opens completely in all directions, providing the best viewing view.

Allen stood on the lookout tower, overlooking most of Sapphire Bay, especially the area around the fortress.

At this moment, the distant sea surface was already tinged with light; dawn was approaching.

You can get up early in your free time to watch the sunrise here, which must be quite pleasant.

Allen gazed around for a moment, then went down to the third floor, leaving one last place unvisited.

Back on the first floor, there is another dark staircase leading downwards.

Deep underground.

The space, which is much larger than the first-floor council chamber, has been meticulously divided into eight rooms.

Each room was built with stone as thick as the outer walls, and had only one heavy stone door; otherwise, it was completely airtight.

The architectural drawings clearly demonstrate the design purpose of this location.

dungeon.

"I myself escaped from a dungeon, and as a result, I built an even bigger dungeon in my house to imprison the enemy..."

"What is this? A boomerang from my own mouth?"

Allen laughed at himself.

But after thinking about it carefully, he might actually need to use this dungeon in the future.

Not every attempt is as successful as subduing the kobolds.

If you encounter a race that you want to conquer but need to persuade to surrender, then this dungeon will come in handy.

Moreover, even if the kobold race is currently very loyal, who knows when a "rebel" might emerge that needs to be suppressed?

Allen wasn't some kind-hearted, benevolent saint; everything he did was to survive.

This world is full of magic and miracles, but it also harbors countless dangers and calamities.

In order to deal with the black-robed wizards who might come to hunt them down, and also to deal with the invasion of monsters that might appear at any time.

He even planned to develop and build a seaport. Any power with the ability to intervene would be interested in the seaport he developed.

If we don't build up our territory and develop our own strength, are we just going to live out our lives in obscurity in the wilderness, praying that danger will never come?

Solina and Viola, on the other hand, didn't care about such a life at all; their only requirements for life were freedom and being away from humans.

But that's not a future Allen can accept.

Having come from Earth and experienced modern life, he could never accept living a life without a roof over his head, without clothes to cover his body, and without spices to season his mouth.

Everything I used to take for granted—toilet paper, pots and pans, heating and air conditioning…

When you're running for your life, you have no choice but to make do.

Now that he has the opportunity to develop, he wants to develop it all step by step.

Therefore, he needs to have his own power base.

This is not something that can be achieved by simply working behind closed doors and doing it by hand.

To cook in an iron wok, you need a blast furnace for smelting.

To wear robes, one needs a weaving workshop;

Even a magical version of a toilet with automatic water supply, automatic lighting, and automatic cleaning requires a complex and multifaceted system.

Incidentally, he also had to cultivate and train his own army to protect everything he had created!

Allen slowly walked out of the dungeon, and the council hall on the first floor was already bathed in the morning light.

It looks like today will be a sunny day without rain.

At the same time, a notification popped up in Allen's mind, making a smile appear in his eyes.

The beginner lord's hut is now complete!