There are many ruthless bosses living in my territory

Esdeath picked up the knife and fork and started eating the barbecue.

In fact, she was very hungry, so she hunted a bear.

Seeing the other person's rude appearance, Liszt laughed instead.

"Esdeath, I'm sorry to have to talk to you alone just now."

"Can you tell me about what happened before you came to this other world?"

Esdeath was a little uncomfortable with Wen Zou Zou's words. After chewing the meat in her mouth, she told him about her situation.

Because there were fewer and fewer dangerous species to hunt on the border, she was preparing to go to the imperial capital to join the army, and came here before leaving her hometown.

"Liszt, you are also a king, right? Then I will join the army here with you."

Liszt looked at the girl with a serious expression and realized that she might have misunderstood something, but what he said was not completely wrong.

He tapped the table with his index finger and said.

"No, you don't meet my requirements yet. You must pass my test."

"I will arrange training for you and personally teach you the necessary courses starting tomorrow."

Esdeath ate all the meat in front of her in no time.

She let out a long breath and shouted.

"I will pass your test and become a general!"

"I will defeat you and become the strongest, to wash away today's shame!"

Liszt couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

"Then you should try your best."

"I'm not that easily defeated."

"Are you full? After you're full, I'll take you around Red Maple Castle. You probably don't know how to use electrical appliances yet, so I'll teach you how to use them."

……

Liszt had no idea what the barbecue party he subconsciously avoided looked like.

First came Muzan, whose face turned as black as the bottom of a pot and who left the venue in anger, and Mingnu, who followed her.

Next was Courtini, who came out to host the meeting. She immediately asked everyone to taste the delicious food developed by Red Maple to divert attention.

Liszt's other attendants, such as Nadia, Elsa, Betty and Prilly, four maids, also stepped forward to liven up the atmosphere.

Even Inoue Orihime fell flat on her face in an awkward way, trying to make everyone present forget what had just happened.

Yahiko shook his head and warned himself in his heart not to learn from Teacher Liszt.

Teacher Ban did a good job in this regard. He should give up unnecessary sentimentality before realizing his ideals, otherwise it will only drag himself down.

You see, the glorious image of Teacher Liszt has been tarnished.

but……

I am really envious of Teacher Liszt for having so many people voluntarily protecting him!

Seeing Aura, Morag, Chris, Melv, Pauline, Haytham and the others all trying to find topics to talk about with others and tacitly forgetting what had just happened, Yahiko couldn't help but sigh again.

Teacher Liszt is really popular.

Now, should we think about how to help a group of teachers restore his image?

Do you want to say a few nice words in front of other people?

Forget it, it would be best not to mention Teacher Liszt at this time.

With everyone's efforts and tacit understanding, this barbecue party ended smoothly even without one person.

And someone who is away is worrying about how to comfort his loved ones who will be back soon.

How about... going to the office and working all night?

Liszt sighed and gave up the idea.

No, a real man must dare to face the bleak current situation!

At worst, he could make everyone feel comfortable and satisfied tonight and completely forget about what happened today!

With such a mood, Liszt saw the abyss tonight.

……

The next morning, when Haytham arrived at the lord's office at the appointed time, he was shocked.

Liszt, sitting at his desk, stared with a pair of thick dark circles under his eyes, and even his body was hunched a little.

“You…are here…”

This hoarse voice...

Haytham didn't dare to guess what happened last night. He could only pretend that he had seen nothing and went to his desk.

Liszt took a few deep breaths, holy light flickered in his body, his complexion quickly recovered, and in less than a minute he returned to his normal state.

"It's nothing serious. I just didn't sleep all night and lost too much blood just now."

"Now let's talk about the eastward exploration."

"All preparations have been made, now only you are missing."

Chapter 122 Preparation for the Voyage

"You should have gotten the general situation from Morag."

In response to Lister's question, Haytham Kenway nodded.

"Well, the goal of this eastward advance is to establish contact with the port city of the Mutt Kingdom."

"Yes, the Kingdom of Mut and the Kingdom of Ren belong to the Peloron Empire, and their territories intersect."

"I got information from the aliens that the twelve empires under the United States of Ahmora have all been attacked by the alien coalition forces."

"However, due to their small numbers, the alien race can only choose to occupy a kingdom under the empire first, and then fight to support the enemy. Currently, only the capital of the Kingdom of Rennes is still in a half-dead state and has not been conquered."

“So the Mut Kingdom has not yet encountered an attack from foreign races, but I guess the news of the foreign invasion has spread to all the territories of the Mut Kingdom.”

Haytham saw Lister wave his hand, and a three-dimensional projection map of the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Mute appeared on the table, which also included a map of the sea area east of the Winter Mountains.

"This mission requires you to take a sailboat through the hidden dock in the underground cave and go to the Winter Port of the Mutt Kingdom to investigate the situation."

"The Epsilon submarine exploration team has calculated that it will take a month to reach Winter Harbor on the electric sailboat they built."

"Because it is difficult to build a transfer station on the sea, and the distance is too far, we have no way to communicate until the communication facilities are built."

Lister points out the biggest problem at present.

With Epsilon's help in logistics, it's no big deal for them to build a relay communication station in the ocean, but there's no way to communicate before it's built.

"So, I intend to leave all actions to your own judgment once you arrive at Winter Harbor."

"It's up to you to decide what to do."

Haytham's heart skipped a beat. Were they really going to give him such great power?

When he heard about this mission from Morag, he could tell how much importance Lister attached to this plan.

"However, your current strength is too weak, so I will give you special training first and try to start the plan within a week."

After saying this, Lister came to Haytham's side and put his hand on his shoulder.

The two of them instantly arrived at the Epsilon base across the Red Maple River.

After two months of construction, earth-shaking changes have taken place here.

A magnificent Epsilon base has been fully built.

New biochemical reaction room, Epsilon barracks, ore refinery, synthesis cylinder, war factory, radar spiral tower, helipad, Pandora hub, crushing recycling station...

Almost all Epsilon-specific buildings have been built.

But the situation here is not known to the outside world, because a huge barrier covers this place, making it impossible for ordinary people to see what is going on inside.

Haytham looked around, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

These purple-painted buildings look a little creepy, but they also have a strange charm.

"The base is covered with a mental network. Your strength is too low so you will be affected."

As Lister was explaining, a young male non-commissioned officer in Epsilon purple military uniform strode over, followed by three identical female non-commissioned officers, each holding a box in their hands.

"Lord Liszt, I haven't seen you for a few days again."

The visitor was the person in charge of this base and one of Yuri's trusted disciples.

"Cotton, I'm sorry to bother you this time too."

"No need to bother. Lord Yuri has already told me that the highest mission of the Epsilon Army at the Red Maple Territory Base is to assist you in developing your territory."

Haytham looked at the female non-commissioned officer who looked like triplets and felt something was wrong. They were too similar.

"They are clones. Simply put, they are humans bred by machines."

After all, a large number of Epsilon's soldiers are created through cloning vat technology.

This time, Haytham was genuinely shocked.

This technology is unprecedented and has challenged human ethics.

Cotton had already learned about Haytham's intelligence from Yuri, and he replied with a smile.

"As long as it can help humanity progress, any technology is good. We should not be bound by ethics, but use it properly."

"Although clones are unable to undertake creative and high-tech work with Epsilon's current technology, they are indeed the best labor force. They are one of the cornerstones of Epsilon."

Just as Haytham was wondering whether to respond, Lister spoke.

"Okay, Cotton, we're not here to discuss this. Please give me what I want."

"of course."

Cotton clapped his hands, and three female non-commissioned officers in plain military uniforms and black stockings stepped forward and opened the boxes in their hands.

The first box contained a tube of reagent. Haytham recognized it at first glance as the life-extending potion that Yuri had shown him before.

The second box contains two identical Hidden Blades.

The third box contained a double-barreled pistol in the shape of a flintlock.

"The reagents are used to restore your physical strength. The hidden blade made by Epsilon is stronger and sharper. The last pistol is the latest experimental product of Epsilon."

After saying that, Lister picked up his pistol and aimed it at the target in the distance.

The energy of holy light was injected into it, and when the trigger was pulled, the holy light energy bullet flew out rapidly, smashing the metal target in the distance.

Lister then put the gun back into the distance.

"A pistol that uses energy as bullets to supplement your long-range attack methods."

"No matter what, the commander of the Eastward Movement must have some fighting ability. You should also get used to fighting."

Lister looked at Haytham.

"Relax first. I'm going to inject the potion into your body now."

As soon as Haytham nodded, Lister inserted the needle into the vein in his neck.

Along with the healing power of holy light, the effect of the medicine quickly spread throughout Haytham's body.

Haytham felt as if his body was swelling and in great pain, but all the discomfort was immediately driven away by the holy light.

"This is a potion that can make you 30 years younger, so I need to watch over you."

At this time, the cells in Haytham's body were undergoing drastic changes, and his brain was struggling to maintain consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, when Haytham woke up, he found himself covered in sweat and his clothes were sticky.

There is also a layer of old epidermis on the surface of the skin, just like it has been shed.

But I also felt a lot more relaxed, as if I had returned to the age of 25 when I was the most energetic.

"open mouth."