Ark Harbor.

White Castle, a faint fragrance wafted in Oban's study. It is a spice that has been passed down from the empire, refined from a variety of plants, and when ignited, it emits a faint fragrance that calms and calms the nerves. Oban was looking at the latest Territory Briefing, which was fixed for a period of time, and the various officials in the Territory would form a brief local report and summarize it to the White Castle, and then hand it over to Urban, so that the Count could control every move in the territory.

Among them, of course, the territory of Allen's territory has changed the most, so the briefing that Oban has received is much longer than that of other places. It lists a number of detailed numbers that clearly indicate the great changes that have taken place within Allen's territory over the course of the week.

Putting down the briefing, Oban rubbed his eyebrows, and a large number of numbers flashed through his mind. Mace, the housekeeper next to him, said politely: "My lord, do you want a cup of coffee to refresh yourself?" ”

"No need." Oban shook his head and smiled: "This Allen is willing to pay for his blood." It's only been a week or so since I've been back, and I've made so many big moves, hey. ”

"Baron Allen has always been capable." Mace chimed in.

"He's really capable, and he's willing to invest. Look, he has tilted a lot of resources towards the hungry wolf territory, and looking at this momentum, it is to develop and support that territory in the short term. ”

Mace frowned and said, "That rough man of Duruff, the territory under his jurisdiction is just a barren land, why is Sir Allen so concerned." ”

"So you're still a butler, and you're a knight, and you're going to go further." Oban smiled, "The Hungry Wolf Territory itself has good potential, although it doesn't have a metal mine like Sunset City, it borders the Castle of Dawn. The soil environment and climate are comparable, and if it is used well, it will be a good arable land. If there is arable land, there will be food, and if there is food, it will attract the people. With people, why can't the territory develop? ”

"Sir Allen took a fancy to this, so he stepped up his efforts to support the work of the hungry wolf leader. When it is developed, it will become another granary in addition to the Castle of Dawn, even if it is just a spare granary, its importance is beyond doubt. ”

Mace laughed, "Sir Alan is really a visionary. ”

"That's true, and he also greatly expanded his army, and most interestingly, he requisitioned slaves."

"Slaves?" Mace was surprised: "Those dirty, rude guys are also fodder for soldiers?" ”

"This is the value of Sir Allen, he is very peculiar. In his eyes, there are only objective, available or unavailable resources. And there is no distinction between slaves and nobles, I really don't know what kind of environment he grew up in. But it is undeniable that his hand did allow his army to expand rapidly. The expansion of the army will bring many business opportunities, so you see, many merchants have recently smelled the lovely smell of money and started to inquire about various news about Sir Allen's territory. ”

The master and servant were talking, when suddenly the door was opened, and an officer ran in hurriedly, and said to Oban with a panicked expression: "Oh my lord, I just received news from Miss Jora. Viscount Daniel suddenly sent troops to attack Bauhinia, and now that most of the villages and towns in the Bauhinia Territory have fallen, it is expected that by this evening at the latest, the unicorn army will be able to approach the main city. ”

"What?" Oban looked shocked and stood up: "Daniel? Are you sure Daniel did it? ”

"Yes, sir. That's what Miss Jola said in the urgent report, she has decided to take the initiative to fight and not give the other side a chance to besiege the city. The officer said hurriedly.

"Take the initiative?" Oban shook his head and said, "Do you know who the commander is, is it Barn or Daniel himself?" If it's the latter, Jora has no chance of winning at all. ”

"I don't know that, Miss Jora doesn't mention it."

"Then go and check it out, and report it to Ruora urgently, so that she should not be careless. Beware of Daniel, he's a cunning guy and don't think about a showdown with him. Oban said hurriedly.

After the officer went down, the count put a fist on the table: "Damn, Daniel, this bastard deliberately delayed the negotiations, is it just for this moment?" But why did he drag it out until now? ”

"Wait......" Oban suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Glaar!" Graar, this bastard, must have taken Daniel's advantage, which is why he persuaded me to delay the negotiations. This bastard, if anything happens to Jora, I will never let you go! ”

Oban's face turned angry, and he left the study. The housekeeper Mace hurriedly followed and said, "My lord, what should I do now?" ”

"There's no way, I can only lead the troops to Bauhinia by myself, I don't worry about pulling alone."

"But my lord, what if you are gone, and Daniel splits his forces to attack Ark Harbor?"

Oban suddenly stopped, his face conflicted. Steward Mace suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Baron Allen." ”

"What?"

"I can ask Baron Alan to support Miss Jora, he's the closest to the Bauhinia Collar. If you send troops from Castle Aurora, you will still be able to join Miss Jora before the unicorn's army arrives. Moreover, Baron Allen has many strong men under him, and if he helps, Bauhinia should not be in any danger. ”

Oban nodded after hearing this: "It seems that I am really in a hurry, and I have forgotten the trump card of Allen." You're right, Mace, I can't save the fire from far water. This is close to the fire, and Alan has to come to the rescue. Hurry up and send an urgent message to Castle of Dawn so that Alan can send troops to support him immediately, and I will arrive later. Tell Alan that as long as you fight off Daniel, I will give him a satisfactory reward. If he can kill Daniel, then I will give him half of the proceeds of Daniel's territory in the future! ”

"One...... Halfway? Mace looked at Oban dumbfounded, how much was in the interest of a viscounty. Normally, there will be at least millions of them every year. Taxation. The most complete estimate is that in terms of taxes alone, Allen doesn't have to do anything, and he can get two or three million dividends every year. If you add in the other gains, that's enough to be eye-popping.

"That's right, half. Just go. Oban urged.

Mace went in a hurry, and Oban was relieved to watch him leave. Although his offer was tempting, it was only a morale boost for Allen at best. First of all, I don't know if the commander of the leader of the army this time is Daniel, and secondly, even if Daniel personally goes out, Oban doesn't think that Alan has the strength to kill this powerful viscount. You must know that Daniel has the strength of level twenty-five, he has a strong source and rich experience. No matter how you look at it, it is not a baron that can match, even if Alan is already a powerful baron.

But Oban didn't know that Daniel's source power had dropped by a whole level. And Allen's true strength is not something that can be measured by the superficial rank. R1058