Fantasy Lords: Starting with the Pioneer Knight

Chapter 24 Planning a large-scale iron mine

Of course there are existences that are currently beyond his reach, and naturally there are resource points that he can currently obtain. No matter the third, fifth, seventh, and eighth items are all that he can currently obtain.

 Even the first and second items, he has a chance to win.

 His eyes swept over the second and first lines, and Thor's eyes finally converged on the first line.

 Compared to the one-legged horse, iron ore undoubtedly plays a greater role in the construction of the territory.

The only problem is the large goblin tribe. The average number of goblins is in the thousands, and may even reach thousands. With his current strength, it is still a bit difficult to capture a large goblin tribe. difficulty.

But it’s just a little difficult.

 Compared to its huge value, it is not a problem at all.

After all, iron ore aside, it is currency, which is of great help to territory construction and farmland reclamation. As mentioned before, it can also serve as a major economic pillar for Eagle Ridge in the future.

 This is extremely important.

 After all, up to now, the entire Xiongying Ridge is still unable to make ends meet, and relying on farmland cultivation may not be able to develop the territory.

 If the territory wants to have a better future, it is most important to find its own industry.

 This is the best choice.

 Even if you have to pay some price, it is best to get it as soon as possible.

 The night is getting darker.

 Thor finally made up his mind.

 When the morning sun shines.

As soon as Thor got up, he summoned Steve.

"grown ups!"

  Steve spoke respectfully.

“Go gather some men and explore the fifty miles east of my territory. There seems to be a group of timid goblins there. I want to know how many timid goblins there are!”

Thor spoke and gave the order.

"yes!"

 Steve was a little surprised, but he quickly nodded in agreement.

  Along the way here, he has already seen the magic of his lord.

 There will naturally be no objections this time.

Watching Steve leave.

 Thor immediately began to wait.

 If he wants to seize iron ore, he still needs to be fully prepared.

 This step is naturally to understand the number of that group of timid goblins.

If there are only a thousand timid goblins, it goes without saying that a swarm of four hundred knights will be enough to deal with them. But if there are thousands of them, then other methods have to be considered.

 “Hope it’s not too much!”

The whispering voice spoke, and Thor's expression was full of thinking.

On the other side, Steve quickly led his men to the location fifty miles to the east to investigate.

This exploration.

　Nearly three days have passed.

 It was not until three days later that Steve returned in a hurry.

 At the same time, he brought back a surprising news.

That was the tribe of timid goblins on the east side. The number of goblins was far more than he imagined.

Even after three days of preliminary exploration, Steve can determine that the number of timid goblins exceeds three or four thousand. In fact, it is only more, and may even reach five thousand, or even six or seven thousand.

 Such a value.

Even Thor couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it.

　　Goblins are among the weakest orcs, almost the lowest beings in the orc tribe.

 The timid Goblin is the weakest among the Goblin tribe.

 But this also depends on the quantity.

If the number reaches thousands, or even six or seven thousand, even a timid Goblin's strength will be extremely impressive.

With the current number of just over a hundred trainee knights and less than forty formal knights, if he wanted to win, even if he could, the losses would be huge.

 More importantly, with four hundred people, trying to keep all the thousands of timid goblins behind was basically a dream. , once these timid goblins cannot be completely eliminated, the large iron mines will inevitably be attacked from time to time, and may even attract the attention of other goblins and even other orcs. That is the most deadly.

 At this moment, Eagle Ridge has no way to deal with other orcs.

 In the room, Thor's brows frowned slightly.

Steve was waiting quietly beside him without disturbing him.

“Steve, do you think there is any way to deal with those goblins without letting them escape, at least not in large numbers.”

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Thor looked at Steve and spoke with an inquiry.

"this!"

Hearing Thor's words, Steve spoke subconsciously, but stopped midway through his words. His brows also wrinkled slightly, and he began to fall into deep thought.

 A moment later.

 Steve really can’t think of any way.

 “I don’t know!”

"grown ups!"

After speaking, Steve shook his head.

 “Okay, you go down first!”

 “I’ll think about it again!”

Thor waved his hand and motioned Steve to go down. He didn't expect this man to come up with any solution.

 Steve's talent is not bad, but it is just talent, and he is obviously not as good as in other aspects.

 This is also normal.

 For the initial construction of the territory, all that was needed was force, so Count Engeldressrosa selected knights with good talents for him.

As for talents in other areas, there is a high probability that they will not be selected until he returns to the family after becoming a baron.

"yes!"

 Steve nodded, and the figure slowly retreated.

　Until Steve left for a moment, Thor slowly left the room with deep contemplation and walked in the territory.

 At this moment, the territory already resembles a small town.

 There is also a lot more life on the road.

 Everyone’s faces were also full of life and longing.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

 “Lord!”

 “Lord!”

"Owner!"

"Owner!"

 Voices spoke one after another, walking in the territory, and figures one after another, whether they were knights, citizens, or serfs, were all saluting respectfully.

　　It is completely different from when I first entered the territory.

Especially those serfs, their eyes are full of fanaticism.

“Have you heard that the Lord will pardon the serfs again in three months? I wonder if I will be there!”

“I heard that, I really hope that there will be one for me too. I will also be able to become a free citizen of Eagle Ridge by then!”

 “Hey, I don’t know if I have any hope!”

There were sounds mixed together, and Thor's thoughtful expression couldn't help but reveal a smile.

But just as the smile spread, a bright light flashed in his mind.

 Then the whole person couldn't help but froze on the spot.

 Because at this moment he thought of a way, a way to ensure that just in case.

Thoughts were constantly flickering, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the working serf, and his smile inevitably bloomed again.

 (End of this chapter)