Perot stepped out of the cabin without smelling the expected smell of rotting wood, the trestle on the side of the ship was clearly new, the old dock had more than doubled in size, and there was no longer a creaking sound when stepped on, but a reassuring thud - it was evident that the joints between the planks were very strong, and the materials were quite thick. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Immediately after exiting the dock, several guards in uniform approached. The leader looked at the family crest hanging from the mast of the Lionheart, "May I ask who you are...... Lord Hermon of the Honeysuckle Family?"

"Yes," Perro nodded, the inquiry of which was very useful to him, "I am Pero Hermon, and I have come here at the invitation of His Highness. ”

"Lord Ironaxe has already explained to us, please come with me," the guard gestured.

"Walking?" he was slightly stunned.

"Yes, the stables have been demolished," the other man smiled embarrassedly, "don't worry, the roads in the town are very good." ”

Perot quickly understood what the guards meant by "easy to go".

The dark streets were flat and wide, and the snow on them had been swept away, and there was not much water to be seen—the pavement seemed to be made of many black stones, with tiny gaps in between, which were smooth and translucent after being soaked in water. And to his great surprise, there was more than one such road, and every hundred or so paces he could see a straight and staggered fork, which was as regular as a square drawn with a pen. After walking for half an hour, I didn't see a piece of muddy land.

Perro was surprised to find that the town did not correspond to what he remembered.

"My lord, this is really ...... Frontier Town?" Seth's eyes widened, looking left and right, "Isn't this just a temporary place to live for mining?"

"It used to be like this," the guard replied with a smile, "but since His Highness came down, everything has started to look different. For example, the roads in the town were all started half a year ago, and thousands of people were busy every day at that time, and one could be built almost a month. ”

Perro noticed an unconcealed pride in his tone, as if he was proud to be a member of the town.

But...... The streets were lined with evenly arranged trees, and he could imagine what it would be like when the lush foliage shaded the sun overhead in the summer, and then the houses—low mud houses and tattered wooden inns—were gone, surrounded by angular brick houses, each two or three storeys, almost identical, apparently built by the same masonry.

In one year, how could he transform a barren town into this!

Surprised and puzzled, Pero followed the guards into the castle area, where the guide was replaced by a knight in armor, and his own squires were all left outside the walls.

It wasn't until he stepped into the castle of the lords that Perro found the feeling he had felt a year ago.

It doesn't seem like much has changed here, and the prince's castle is obviously much smaller than the fortress of the duke's fortress.

The knight pushed open the door of the parlor and made a gesture of invitation, and soon he saw the prince seated on the throne.

His Royal Highness Roland Wimbledon.

"Welcome to Frontier Town," Roland smiled, "Mr. Ambassador." ”

It seems that His Highness has not changed much, and Pei Luo breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably. He raised his hand to his chest and saluted respectfully, "The Honeysuckle Family salutes you, Your Highness." ”

"Sit down," the other man nodded, "I called you here for something very important. This matter is related to the future of the entire Western Realm, and naturally includes the Changge Fortress. ”

"Speak, please. ”

"I intend to build a city in this area, and the city will stretch from the Hidden Forest in the west to the fortress of Changge in the east, encompassing half of the western realm. At that time, the fortress will exist as a stronghold to the east of the new city, and the first line of defense against the Church army, rather than as an independent city as it is now. Roland stated methodically, "In this vast territory, the same law must be applied, and the town hall of the new city must be governed uniformly. No nobleman could meddle in the affairs of the city, and the Five Great Families of the Western Frontier were no exception. ”

A year ago, he had had the idea of having Duke Ryan move his line of defense against the evil beasts to the border towns, and at the same time make use of the land between the two places. But I didn't expect that a year later, the prince would adopt this method, and the method was even more thorough than he imagined. Turning the Fortress of Long Song into a part of a city, just by imagining it, you can see how amazing the scale of the city will be!

He subconsciously wanted to question it, but as soon as the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back - since His Highness had told himself about this, there was no doubt that the decision had been made, and now no one could stop him from carrying out this plan.

Perot never thought of rebelling against the prince...... Duke Lane's crushing defeat had made such a strong impression on him that he even felt that the gray-haired man could not be defeated, at least...... It is impossible to be defeated by yourself. Then the only thing that can be done is to seek your own interests in this great change.

"You said that the five families can't meddle in the affairs of the city, so how can Honeysuckle work for you?"

The prince was silent for a long time, and only when Pero felt a little uneasy did he chuckle out loud, "You have surprised me, Mr. Ambassador, whether it is the offer you to redeem the fortress to me before, or the positive attitude you now display, it is a wise decision rarely seen in a nobleman. ”

After sighing, he restrained his smile and said seriously, "As long as the Honeysuckle Family is willing to accept my governance, you can continue to assist me in managing the Changge Region." ”

"Both my father and I have always obeyed your will—"

"I'm not talking about individuals, I'm talking about territories. Roland interrupted, "The nobles who accept my protection will only have the ownership of the territory, and not the right to govern the territory, whether it is law, law enforcement, or other policies, subject to the decrees issued by the town hall." ”

"It's ......," Perro hesitated.

"Domains can be inherited from generation to generation, and like titles, your family can also run farmlands, workshops, or other livelihoods, which, along with the land, belong to the Honeysuckle family and will not be encroached upon by others—and this is the protection I promise. Aside from the right to govern, the land you own has not changed from before, and even under the stimulus of new policies, it will grow more prosperous. "Of course, you can also choose to return to your own realm and become a fiefdom nobleman in the traditional sense. However, when I completed the expansion of the new city and expanded outward, the area it occupied no longer belonged to its original owner. ”

. (To be continued.) )