There are many ruthless bosses living in my territory

To die is to face and suffer.

Liszt followed Melv to the garden, and then he saw a white shadow passing down from the sky and stopping on Melv's left arm.

"Snowy Owl, a bird of prey given to you by your father to deliver messages."

Looking at the white owl with its head tilted, Lister fell into deep thought.

The name Xiaobai has been used, what should I use next?

Just call it Snowy Owl!

Lister took the raptor and fed it several times with the strips of meat given by Melv so that he could get to know it better.

After training, this snowy owl is very human-like, but Lister can also rely on the system to translate for him and communicate with the snowy owl.

"I have brought the gift."

"Carol, who followed you to the territory to build the church, should have arrived at the gate of the manor."

"Anything else you want to say?"

"Gone."

"Okay, the horses and baggage are ready, right in front of the manor. Let's go."

Just as Melv was about to step back to her office, Lister suddenly grabbed her hand.

"..."

"Please take care of my father and mother."

"You told me this before you left to open up the wasteland. Come to think of it, I still owe you a coming-of-age ceremony."

"That's not important."

Liszt looked at Melv seriously and took a deep breath.

"If there is an unknown emergency in the kingdom, come to my territory."

"I can protect you."

Melv pulled Liszt's hand away.

"Who do you think I am? After all, I am the Grand Duchess of Baiyue."

"If anything happens to your territory, come to me. As your sister, I can still protect you."

"I was serious!"

“I’m serious too!”

The two of them stared at each other, then snorted coldly at the same time and turned their heads away without looking at each other.

"gone!"

"Don't come back here for help another year later."

"How can it be?!"

Liszt walked to the gate of the manor angrily.

Reina, Erza, and Madara were all ready to return.

A cute girl with flaxen hair and wearing a white clerical robe that covered her entire body attracted Liszt's attention.

"Good day, Lord Lister, my name is Carol."

"I will be responsible for the missionary work in your territory, my lord."

As a pastor, Carol seemed a little too young and looked to be the same age as Lister.

By the way, my sister said that when she went to urge the church to send people to build a new church, no one was willing to go. However, everyone strongly recommended Carol to go, and because she was cute, they agreed.

Wait?! Isn’t this a problem?

How unpopular must this person be in the church to have others recommend her to suffer in what most people consider to be a bitter and cold place, and Carol was the only person from the church!

"Lord Liszt, is there any problem?"

"Uh, it's okay. Nice to meet you, Carol."

The two shook hands, and then Carol started to mount the horse. She held her legs in white cotton pantyhose for a long time but couldn't get on the saddle.

Too short...

Liszt gentlemanly held Carol's waist and helped her onto the horse.

"Lord Liszt, thank you very much. May the Holy Light bless you."

"This is my first time riding a horse, so I'm a little uncomfortable with it."

Carol smiled happily, while Liszt was a little panicked.

He really doesn't want anything to go wrong again.

Nothing else happened. Liszt glanced at Melv at the window from a distance and then set off with his men and baggage.

There were four people when they came, and Carol was one more person when they left.

Oh, no, maybe we need one more person.

When Liszt and his companions were not far away from Baiyue City on horseback, a knight in exquisite full body armor was chasing them on horseback at a very fast speed.

It was Chris Rohm.

"Lord Lister!"

Chris, still bandaged, dismounted, breathing heavily, and knelt on one knee.

"Please allow me to continue following you!"

Seeing this, Liszt sighed.

"Don't you understand yet? The person you follow in your heart is not me."

"No! I'm sure! The person I want to follow is you!"

Chris yelled.

"I've thought about it carefully!"

"It is indeed inappropriate for a subordinate to pin his fantasy of the master on you, sir."

"It's my fault!"

"But! I beg you to give me a chance! A chance to get to know you again!"

"I'll do my best this time!"

Liszt looked at the knight who lowered his head, and then looked at his badge.

"...Come on, I'll only give you one chance."

!!!

Chris looked delighted and nodded heavily.

“I will definitely try my best to study!”

So there was one more person in the team.

On the return journey, Chris took the initiative to explore the way ahead and hunt for food, even though Lister's [Treasure of the King] was filled with various pickled meats and cakes.

But this is also a good thing, as it allows him to do things secretly.

On the way, Liszt looked for an opportunity to let Aizen quietly add a Mirror Flower and Water Moon to Carol just in case.

At the same time, he talked with Madara-sama about the Naruto world.

Madara said that after returning to the territory, he would go back to his own world to arrange the layout of the holy land of the ninja world. He has already decided to adopt Lister's advice and implement multiple plans in a multi-pronged manner.

But he must first enter the Red Maple Territory before he can return to the Naruto world.

Lister naturally expressed his support. In his plan, guiding Madara to establish the Holy Land of the Ninja World was a very important link, which would determine whether he could obtain the resources of the Naruto world and whether he could get Madara's support in the future.

Therefore, he led his men back as quickly as possible, and it only took five days to reach the outpost of Red Maple Territory.

only……

Liszt stared at the huge rock fortress in front of him, which was more than ten meters high, with his eyes widened.

When did this thing appear at the gate of his territory?

He had only been gone for less than twenty days and he had come up with this?!

Chapter 33: Unexpected Newcomer

Liszt looked up blankly and saw someone waving from the observation deck.

"Lord Liszt is back!"

The roar echoed, and the huge hardwood city gate was pulled up, revealing the road inside.

"Good! It's amazing!"

Carol's eyes lit up.

"It's only been less than a year since the establishment of the territory, but they have built such a large fortress on the border, and even such a long wall."

"Lord Liszt, you are so amazing."

Chris on the side clenched his fist and agreed.

"Yes, Lord Lister is definitely the chosen one!"

"Nothing can stop him!"

...Are you flatterers?

Liszt sighed in his heart, and then led his men into the fortress.

He guessed that the fortress was probably built by someone who had learned the earth-style ninjutsu, but he didn't know who it was.

This is good. If the gnolls on the snowfield want to attack the Red Maple Territory, they must pass through this pass. With such a fortress, there is no need to fight a field battle with the gnolls.

"call out!"

A green flare representing Lister's return home flew into the sky.

After comforting the ten soldiers guarding the fortress, Lister galloped towards the territory on horseback.

The ground along the way is no longer a cobblestone road, but has become a smooth, hard stone road that has been polished and has no gaps, just like the one in Baiyue City, making it more convenient to travel.

But... Lister looked at Carol and Chris.

The former scratched his head with no expression, while the latter was used to it.

According to the "Rites", the territories of lower-level nobles could only be built with stone roads except for the fortress where the lord lived, in order to highlight the nobility of the upper-level nobles.

Although this action does not violate the law, the lord will often be ordered to rebuild the road, so no lord will disobey it.

Of course, Liszt didn't care about the regulations, and he did many things that were not in line with the "Rites", such as making orcs free people.

The Baron does not have this power.

So in addition to the mysterious power, some things must be hidden from someone first.

"Mr. Aizen."

"Please make sure Carol can't see the features of the orcs."

This is very simple. Aizen received the message through the badge.

When Lister and others arrived at the town, Courtini, Morag, and a group of maids and guards were already waiting at the entrance.

At the same time, a large number of human and orc residents gathered here to welcome the Lord of Red Maple Territory.

Lister was moved to see the enthusiasm of his subjects, their eyes full of concern and admiration.

Although Red Maple Town is much smaller than White Moon City, it is the place where he can live comfortably.

"Well...um, sir..."

Chris stammered and wanted to say that the orcs here were wearing the clothes of free people, but was then glared back by them.

"Chris, the first task I will give you after returning to the territory is to learn about Red Maple Town and participate in the production activities of the townspeople. What do you think?"