In the Age of Heroes, I am a background noble

"I've thought about it and what Lord Kaiar said makes sense. For now, we can continue to deploy more demihuman soldiers to guard the area. We can observe the effects first before considering other measures."

What a naive boy! He even has some of the saintly tendencies of the Japanese anime male protagonists. This is not acceptable in China. Do you understand what it means that those who are not of our race must be different when they unite? You really understand it very well.

Green sneered. Could it really be so easy for two parties stained with blood feud to merge together?

The local humans were already a minority, and they were even spending money to buy population. The number of troops was several times that of civilians. This was an extremely unhealthy situation if this large group of sub-humans with hidden resentment were allowed to become the subjects.

No need to think about it, it must be the collapse of the sky.

And there is another very important point. Most tribes of the subhuman civilization are nomadic peoples. Although there are certain farming civilizations, the powerful races among them are more inclined to hunting, or the entire tribe will go out as bandits and plunder in the south.

Land's appeal to them is much weaker. Others don't want your land, and neither do they want it. If you're the one luring your people away, why be a farmer? If you want to be a farmer, be a slave owner, capturing a bunch of humans to farm for you. Can't you be a bit more ambitious? Even the beggars in the British Empire dream of becoming capitalists, don't you understand?

"It's an interesting idea." Green began to weigh the pros and cons. Rudius's idea was too radical. The fusion of the two races was too difficult. The two sides had obvious differences in physiological characteristics, and the blood feud made it impossible for the two to merge!

However, Kaiar's current management style is indeed backward. Although it can effectively control the population of the subhumans, the economic benefits generated have gradually become unable to meet the development needs of the territory. It is certain that the subhumans will make a comeback in the future, and the Medici Territory must accumulate more strength before that.

Therefore, Green was quite concerned about the reward and punishment mechanism mentioned by Rudius. Killing people blindly was absolutely not an option, and it was impossible to sell all the subhuman slaves at once. Doing so would only lead to the collapse of the subhuman market in the kingdom and the low price.

So the Earl quickly thought about it and decided that he must not do such an offensive thing by himself, and Rudius was a very good choice.

"So, are you interested in taking over the management of the Lonely Mountain Mine? I believe your father sent you here for the same reason, hoping that you would succeed and have a better future."

"In that case, do you want to give it a try?"

Managing the Lonely Mountain Mine?

Rudius looked troubled. He knew that there were tens of thousands of slaves in the Lonely Mountain Mine. Could he complete such a huge task in one go?

The people around also cast questioning eyes. That's a very special position. Is it really appropriate to let an outsider suddenly take it?

Of course it’s not appropriate!

The person involved was panicking. Seriously? Let me take over? Isn't this like asking a freshly graduated elementary school student to be the student union president at a university? Seriously, Lord Green really thinks too highly of me, doesn't he?

"This..." Rudius looked embarrassed. He had no relevant management experience at all.

Green smiled with relief. He didn't intend for the other party to manage the Lonely Mountain Mine. He wasn't that careless and was just asking for fun.

It wouldn't be a big problem for him to keep an eye on the Gushan Mine for the time being.

His idea was simple: use a relatively small area to conduct experimental tests and let Rudius, the person who came up with the idea, do the work. If it worked, it would be because the lord had a keen eye for talent, and if it went wrong, it would be because Rudius was young and frivolous, which would be a good opportunity to polish the traverser's sharpness.

He soon thought of a swamp in the center of Lonely Mountain County where about a thousand sub-humans were turning the swamp into fields. He could let Rudius give it a try.

He called it, the otherworldly version of the pilot zone! The economic development zone!

"Then how about this: you will be responsible for managing the swamp reclamation."

"But, Lord Earl, I have no relevant experience." Rudius had never been a leader. As a otaku, he was naturally afraid of leading others, even though he was much more confident now.

However, a sinister guy did not give him the chance to refuse.

"Well, experience is gained through accumulation. I believe in your ability. After Rudeus, your position will also be sheriff."

How could this happen? It's such a headache.

Rudius felt that he had exceeded his expectations and the Count listened to his advice, which was bound to increase his status in the Medici Territory.

But being in charge of specific projects, or even serving as a sheriff? This was already beyond his past life's experience!

He felt a little weak, but as the saying goes, the arrow is on the string and must be shot. Rudius felt like he had fallen into a pit.

"Thank you, Lord Green!"

well.

Looking at the young man with a wry smile on his face, but still full of vigor and vitality, Green liked this kind of employee, not those old-timers. The most troublesome thing was the old-timer. He did nothing wrong, but he did nothing well. Before crossing over, Green had been an old-timer, but now he was a great lord. How could such a guy who didn't know how to make sacrifices work?

But a line must be drawn for Rudeus.

"Well, forget about the subjects. For now, the kingdom doesn't allow demihumans to become members. As a major family in the kingdom, we can't be the first to violate the kingdom's laws."

This is a lie!

Every one of the thirteen great noble families is violating the laws of the empire, and Green treats them as nothing! Law? I am the law! I am the law! I can do whatever the hell I want!

"Ah? Sorry, Lord Green, I..."

The little genius was dumbfounded. What do you mean?

"But the rest is up to you. I will give you a certain amount of food, gold coins, and the right to mobilize other supplies. I hope you will not disappoint me."

Rudeus thought that if there was enough wealth, it would also motivate the demihumans.

It’s much better than before, isn’t it?

The naive child thought so. He even imagined that he might be loved by the demi-humans and the new leopard-eared maid Lilith, with her slender legs and fair skin.

As a life-saving favor, it’s not too much to ask for your forgiveness for me playing with her underwear last time by touching her thigh, right?

Chapter 24 Stolen Weapons

The banquet ended with the curtains falling on the beautiful five-piece chess game. At the end, in order to commend the Liu Gan Yi Bu Ling's efforts for their dreams, Green gave each family cadre a generous bonus and gifts brought from the imperial capital.

Because they are not civilized people, they cannot afford or appreciate high-end art works, so they like the big gold chains and diamond rings that the lords buy.

Especially the guy who got the gold necklace was extremely happy.

The more exaggerated statement is that this thing will kill you if you use it? Damn, the king can only use a golden hoe to farm, right?

To be realistic, if we take this necklace out for a walk in the village, won’t those young ladies be dazzled by it? We guys will become big shots.

"Ohhhhh! Boss is awesome!"

"Damn it, call me Lord Earl! Call me a plant outside!"

"Are you feeling better?"

"At the foot of Orange Village, in front of the widow's door, a man of character, please apply to fight!"

"What is a quality single man?"

"I don't understand, but let's go to battle anyway."

Especially the one wearing a gold necklace, she put her foot on the table and started taking off her clothes and shouting.

"Look at me, look at me! Everyone, look at me! I have an announcement!"

Looking at a large group of officers who instantly forgot about the dark Bikaiar, Green at least did not get angry to the point of getting sick. Each of them was really generous.

"I can't stand it anymore. My mind is polluted."

Sometimes I really find this group of people quite annoying. In order to act mysterious and get people to follow me, I told a lot of messed up stories, like a righteous traveler who captured 108 saints after 81 difficulties, or a divine disaster called Honkai suddenly occurred in the world one day, and the monkey hero spent two and a half years collecting seven dragon balls to fulfill wishes one by one. I was quite interested in it.

If you think about it carefully, this is probably all my fault.

BYD, these are all evil corpses that I created myself! ! ! ! You picked the idol!

But can we really blame him entirely? This is just some clichéd cliché. Even if the environment is changed, they can still survive strongly in another world. Their survival has evolved.

The rotten life was like a python, suffocatingly wrapping around him as he crossed over.

"Can you guys be more ambitious? Why do you always think about women? You should do big things and build a career!"

The group of people who were frightened by the Kegel incident turned their heads at the same time and said, "Let's do our business, but we have to do it!"

This is anal need.

I am speechless.

Forget it.

Green chose to give up. This group of people was beyond saving. He could only hope that those who came after him had not been mentally polluted.

Early the next morning, he took Rudius to the swamp development area, gave him ten personal guards and command of 500 local soldiers, and told him that the supplies he needed would be delivered soon.

What the genius boy needs to be responsible for is the progress of land reclamation in the area, because this place used to be a large swamp, which can be called a forbidden zone for living creatures, so development will be difficult.

As for the number of subhuman laborers, there are about two thousand, of which there are about four hundred of the original superior subhuman races, werewolves, tiger men, and elephant men, and the rest are dog-headed people, mouse men, rabbit men, cat men, horse men and the like.

"Unlike the Royal Guards, our standing army cannot be equipped with such high-quality equipment. At most, we can ensure that everyone has simple armor, a shield, and a sword."

"But don't worry, these people are warriors who have walked down from the battlefields of the demihumans. Their fighting spirit against the demihumans can be guaranteed."

Green glanced at his standing army with some regret. He wanted to equip everyone with armor, but wasn't there enough money?

Armor is very expensive. Only a small number of them are high-quality products, and most of them are junk. The prices are not cheap, so the territory has started to build its own blacksmith shop.

We can't expect to be able to produce high-quality weapons, but we should at least be able to equip a standing army! At the very least, we should be able to maintain the weapons, right?

There are a lot of broken weapons in the warehouse recently, all waiting to be repaired.

I'd better go and take a look at that batch of weapons tonight. I just happened to be recruiting a group of apprentices from the royal capital.

Green plans to keep these blacksmiths busy tonight, but he can't let their skills go to waste.

"Will all these people listen to me from now on? Is that so?"

"Is it really possible?"

The sun was shining brightly. Looking at the soldiers holding their weapons and looking energetic, Rudius suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement. It was as if he had become a big shot.

Although he was a homebody, he also dreamed that he could command a group of people when he became an adult.

Now I have become the leader of nearly three thousand people?

Yes, Rudeus subconsciously included the subhuman population in the count.

"Of course, as our outstanding magic genius, your importance is worthy of this power." Patting the twelve-year-old boy on the shoulder, Green suddenly felt that this little guy was a little strange.

It gives people the illusion of being sometimes young and sometimes sophisticated. Sometimes it looks like a middle-aged time traveler who wants to make progress, and sometimes it looks like a hardworking child.

"of course."

The Earl expressed his approval.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Rudeus."

"I believe you can complete the task. If you encounter any difficulties along the way, please let me know."

Rudeus, feeling trusted, was greatly encouraged. He enjoyed the feeling of being trusted.

"Yes, my Lord."

"Call me Green."

"Yes, Lord Green."

Nodding, Green rode on the Gray Wolf again and followed dozens of wolf riders all the way to several other areas. After personally confirming the progress, he returned to the castle to prepare for dinner.

The Shield Hero Naofumi Iwamine hasn't returned yet. According to the guards' reports, he seems to be working with the Goblin Slayer. Frielen was reluctantly dragged out of the library to eat.

At night, Green went to the warehouse of the lord's mansion.

after an hour.

Castello Medici

Basement floor. Abandoned weapons depot

The dark basement was depressing, the slightly damp air was stuffy and uncomfortable, and only the burning torches gave people a sense of peace of mind.

This is where discarded weapons are stored.

With his legs crossed, Green tapped the table with a cold look in his eyes, not even looking at the two guards kneeling on the ground and trembling. These guys made a big mistake!

The number of discarded weapons in the warehouse doesn't match!

Chapter 25 Stolen Weapons

Now Green's personal guards are checking the number, box by box, to confirm that Green had made records for each box that stored important items to prevent the numbers from matching.

He had originally planned to have the craftsmen repair a batch of equipment today, but he discovered such a serious problem.

This is his castle!

A theft actually happened right under his nose. Although his business was delayed for a month because of the brave warriors and the recruitment of other technical personnel, such a thing should not have happened!

Sure enough, after more than a year without a fight, these guys have become a little lax. They're going to Widow's Gate every day because they have so much money, right? No wonder people have been complaining recently, saying that these guys are taking too much money and others can't stand it.

"Confirm again."

Green asked, and the guards nodded and did it, and the results came out soon.