A strange world

Chapter 1104 Section 26. Why did the Duke rebel?

Annan brought tens of thousands of gold coins to Liberty City just by talking.

And this is only the first time, there will be a second and third transaction...

However, other forces were not so easy to convince. Annan did this because Vitalig and Girardi had no think tanks around them and they had full trust in Annan.

That’s not right either… Count Ulmit is still missing!

With the idea of ​​​​"shooting with or without dates", Annan contacted the earl whose title had been changed to Ulmit I, and who took up the banner of reviving the Violet Kingdom.

For the sake of his relationship with Annan, Ulmit I bought ten guardian golems as a friend fee to close the relationship.

"Brother Annan, you know me. My floating city is so small that it won't be able to stand if I put a few more golems..." Ulmit I complained.

Annan told him not to rush. With the situation in the Ruikaner Kingdom stabilized, there will be no rat infestation in the north, and his return to the kingdom will be just around the corner.

Ulmit I looked grim. The rat people in the north are blocked, but the rat people in the old land are still there, so what can he do to clean them up?

Annan was helpless, so he couldn't feed food into his mouth, right? You helped him block the rat-men, helped him clean up the rat-men...then why would you give him the old soil?

He could only keep hinting at how useful the Knight Golem and Magic Musket were, one battle epic, ten rat nests, and a hundred creations.

"Too expensive, too expensive...Friend, your things are all good, but they are too expensive..."

Annan had the same reaction when he encountered a dazzling array of merchandise when he was staying at Aunt Susan's house: "Aside from maternal love being selfless, what else in this world is without price?"

"That's right! I miss my mother. If she were still alive, she would never see me suffer so much. She would say to me, 'Little Mitt, don't cry, you are a brave boy...'" Like a bear The Ulmit I sobbed like a little girl.

Annan had nothing to do with him: "Okay, the price I give to my allies is 100 gold coins per unit. You can also get the goods at this price."

"Okay! I want a hundred units!" Ulmit I wiped his nose.

"Um?"

"I still have some money... What you are selling must be good stuff. I can sell it even if I don't need it -"

Compared to Vitalig and Girardi, who were about to be fooled by Annan, Ulmit I still looked like a politician, but not much - he could have made this money secretly without telling anyone.

"It's okay. If you sell it, it's your ability." Annan didn't think Urmit could sell anything.

His little floating city only has a small port and is not bordered by any force. Who should he sell it to?

Before the factory was built, Annan had received orders for almost a thousand units, and he could almost be a hands-on shopkeeper.

Itilia, the deputy city lord in charge of internal affairs, took over the affairs. Because the golem was obviously an independent product, Idilia split the business from Bronzebeard's blacksmith shop and sent gravel to build the golem factory in the vacant land reserved in the industrial zone in the west of the city.

Fortunately, I bought a second arcane energy core, otherwise the space would not be enough... Even so, Liberty City is a bit crowded now.

She checked Liberty City's finances - the third arcane energy core was within easy reach, but Liberty City had too many places to spend money.

Mage tower, mushroom house, school, residential area of ​​Gem Bay. Given this, expanding Liberty City isn't a high priority - they won't be airborne for the time being anyway.

After receiving the new announcement, Francois went to recruit workers. It was expected that the initial golem factory would provide jobs for about 300 people.

Liberty City does not lack people, but it has a serious shortage of jobs because it accepts too many people.

Although the Gem Bay residential area project is in full swing, and the free food and prestige provided by Liberty City can temporarily stabilize these people, but how long can it last?

Itilia is preparing to put the second Great Northern Wall on the agenda.

On the map, the Second Great Wall is about 50 miles away from Liberty City and the First Great Wall, and also 50 miles away from Gemstone Bay and the border of the Principality.

Who will invade Liberty City? Itilia could not think of it, but Liberty City needed to provide jobs to reduce the chance of unemployed people causing unrest.

Annan paid little attention to these issues. He only needs to immerse himself in making money at the front, while Itilia and Olmedo sitting in the back have a lot to think about.

However, when discussing with Annan and Olmedo, Annan suddenly asked: "Why not build the Great Wall on the border of the principality?"

Itilia looked up at the map: "It's too far away from us, and too close to the Watch Territory..."

"It's not here, it's the northern border of the principality." Annan pointed to the map further north, "We are building a long city wall here to resist demons and ratmen. Girardi, who lacks self-confidence and security, will never refuse. The function is It’s the same, and it doesn’t cost us any money.”

"Is it too much?" Olmedo asked.

She was referring to pushing Girardi too hard.

"We can make less money on this kind of thing. We provide people and resources at cost price, and they provide money."

It's a win-win, and...

Annan pointed to the north of the map very ambitiously: "In this way, we have built three lines of defense in the north: Ruikan'er, Ulmit, and the Principality. The rat people and demons will never be able to attack Liberty City directly."

"Isn't it the same for us floating in the air?"

Olmedo's words left Annan speechless.

He blinked and said, "Uh... at least we resisted and are not so dejected?"

…

Free City has many advantages, such as efficiency.

The whole city quickly started to operate, Francois recruited, the mine prepared lime, and Ingrid mobilized resources.

After all, the weather was getting warmer, and the ratmen would start to move.

When everything was ready, I didn't expect that the principality would encounter setbacks.

Girardi ran back to Liberty City in a panic and complained to Annan: "I said I wanted to buy a golem, but they said the treasury was empty. I told the ministers about your proposal, but they said it was a waste of money. I said it was your proposal, and the ratmen would move south after the North was civilized. They said this is Middle-earth, and the Empire will not sit idly by. I said I was the Grand Duke, and I promised him, and they said..."

"What did they say?"

"They said you did this just to turn the Principality into a puppet, and asked me, Grand Duke, why did you betray the Principality?"

Girardi felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and he vented his experience all at once: "They also sent people to control me, and fortunately several loyal confidants took me out."

"You are so arrogant... you are looking for death!" Annan shouted coldly.

I didn't treat Girardi as a mascot and taught him to be independent, but you dared to stretch out your claws?

It seems that the Free Blade stabbed too far before, and the nobles of the Principality didn't see how sharp it was...