From Baron to Lord

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“Lord, you’re not joking, are you?”

“Lord…”

Allen's announcement that the Duchy of Shark was about to launch a national war against the Duchy of Lyon stunned everyone below.

Allen waved his hand, signaling them to quiet down.

“Don’t worry, my gentlemen and ladies, Wolf Territory will be the safest place during the war, I assure you.”

Allen's tone was calm, but it greatly soothed the hearts of the people below.

After all, war is a disaster for most people.

Why do duchies admire war heroes? Because they give everyone a stable country.

“Now, I need you all to fully cooperate with me in preparing for war.”

Allen's purpose in summoning everyone this time was to let these people know the current situation.

Of course, incidentally, it was also to do quests.

After the previous quest ended, the system naturally refreshed with new quests. Now Allen needed experience points to level up. If he could reach the Saint domain before facing Duke Shark, then everything would be fine.

“Quest: Season of Harvest.”

“Season of Harvest: As a lord, your people have already cultivated farmland. Now you need to fulfill your promise and continue to provide fertile land to your people, allowing them to sow grain and harvest enough food to survive the winter before winter arrives.”

“Quest Reward: Experience Points * 150000.”

“Quest (War): Strong Soldiers and Horses!”

“Strong Soldiers and Horses: War is coming, as a lord, you need enough warriors! Train 50,000 warriors!”

“Quest Reward: Experience Points * 50000.”

“Quest (War): Solid Defense Line!”

“Solid Defense Line: War is coming, without the most solid defense line, how can you guarantee the safety of your territory and people? Please equip each arrow tower with an arrow box.”

“Quest Reward: Experience Points * 50000.”

“Quest (War): Alchemist's Carnival!”

“Alchemist's Carnival: War is coming, as a lord, besides enough troops and a strong and solid defense line, you also need a force that terrifies the enemy! Please create alchemical bombs!”

“Quest Reward: Experience Points 100000!”

This time, it seemed that the Duchy of Shark's double-dealing had been discovered, and the system gave Allen more quests than ever before.

In addition to the main quest, there were also quests with the word "War" added at the end.

If they were war quests, then obviously they weren't; they should be quests derived from the war.

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Obviously, the system also felt a sense of crisis.

After all, even if it didn't set these things as quests, Allen would still do them. Now that Allen had done them, he could get a lot of experience points.

This gave Allen a feeling of being given special treatment.

“Bax, how much farmland has been sown in Wolf Territory, and how much has not been sown?”

Allen first solved the main quest, after all, this quest had the highest experience points, and with Saint Fairy present, Allen believed it could be completed quickly.

“Reporting, Lord, only 30% of the land has been sown. The rest doesn't have enough manpower to sow. At most, only 60% of the land is needed to support the civilians of Wolf Territory. Of course, we have few people, and can only cultivate 60% at most.”

Bax replied: “However, many civilians have come to Wolf Territory recently, and I believe the manpower will soon be sufficient.”

Allen nodded upon hearing this: “Are there enough seeds?”

“Not enough.”

Bax answered quickly.

“Come with me to get the seeds later.”

After Allen finished speaking, he let Bax sit down.

Then he turned to look at Marco and Thomas.

The remaining tasks were a matter for these few (Zhao Zhao's) people.

“Marco, Thomas, how is the warrior training situation recently?”

Allen asked directly.

“The seventh batch of warriors has already been trained. Currently, the eighth batch of warriors has been recruited almost completely. After three days, the eighth batch of manpower can be trained.”

Thomas replied.

“Very good. All trained warriors need to ask Nick for a dragon-type potion, which can greatly improve their combat power and survivability.”

Allen said to Thomas.

“I understand, Lord.”

Thomas responded respectfully.

“In addition, Marco, I have a weapon design here called Arrow Box. Take it to the carpenters in the Treant Factory and have them make a batch for me to place on the arrow towers. Each arrow tower needs at least one arrow box. Of course, the more the better. Finally, tell the treants to prepare a batch of ironwood arrows in advance.”

As Allen spoke, he took out a design from his arms and handed it to Marco.

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“Lord, what is this?”

Marco took the design Allen handed over and asked curiously.

As a knight, Marco didn't easily understand this kind of design, especially since the arrow box looked like a wooden box on the outside. Although there was a detailed design inside, Marco didn't have the patience to look at it.

Allen revealed a smile: “This is a defensive weapon. When the treants make it, you will know what it does.” Allen's words made Marco slightly stunned. He could feel that Allen's evaluation of the arrow box was not low.

Moreover, it was said to be used for defense, which made Marco also have a trace of interest.

Allen didn't explain too much. Rather than explaining now, it was better to operate it personally when the time came.

“Besides this, gentlemen and ladies, we are facing a large-scale unrest. I need you to be prepared. There will be times when you will be busy.”

“In addition, Ms. Jennifer, the Nicaea Harbor Paradise plan will be paused for now. I want to ask, how many three-masted sailing ships does Nicaea Harbor have? Although the countries on our continent are not good at naval warfare, we still need to have regular troops.”

Allen asked.

“Currently, Nicaea Harbor already has three hundred three-masted sailing ships. The rest are small boats for fishermen.” Jennifer said respectfully.

“Three hundred ships? Hmm, it’s a bit small for war, but it’s enough for me.”

Allen nodded and said 770. He didn't expect these three hundred three-masted sailing ships to withstand the naval power of the Duchy of Shark.

He was just asking casually; maybe there would be a chance to use them later.

After notifying everyone of everything, Allen waved his hand, letting everyone take their positions and actively prepare for war.

Only Sparrow and Bax stayed behind.

Bax was there to get the seeds, which could be resolved quickly.

As for Sparrow, he was there to report to Allen about recent financial issues.

For Allen himself, gold coins were of great value. In the system, gold coins could be used to purchase a large number of magical beasts, which was one of Allen's trump cards.

In addition, Allen also needed Sparrow to do some things.

“Lord, during this period, the net profit of our three major factories has reached two million gold coins, and the profit from the Treant Factory is 300,000 gold coins. The biggest gain is the share from the gourmet shops that the Roland Chamber of Commerce gave us, a full nine million gold coins, nearly ten million. Lord, I have to say, you are a genius.”

When Sparrow spoke about this aspect, he could temporarily forget the sorrow of war and continue to become elated.

“So much?”

Allen was also surprised. How long had it been? His mere 30% profit could actually have so much revenue!

One could imagine the huge profits of the gourmet shops. Of course, this was inseparable from the Roland Chamber of Commerce's own channels. They could quickly establish a large number of gourmet shops in the Southern countries within a few days and quickly profit, which was also their ability.

“Yes, but we need to deduct the costs of weapons, armor, food, and other expenses for the warriors under your command. But all in all, Wolf Territory is already wealthy.”

Sparrow said with a smile.

“It’s faster than I imagined.”

Allen smiled: “Very good. Continue to follow up on commercial matters. Also, send a few clever people to send me a few letters.”

“Please rest assured, Lord.”

Sparrow bowed slightly and said.

Allen nodded. He returned to his study, picked up a pen, and quickly wrote a few letters, which were for Thorn Flower Territory, Mad Lion Territory, and the First Prince Leinason of the royal palace.

Although once the unrest started, Allen didn't trust anyone, domestic unrest and national war were two different things. He felt that having one more ally was still necessary.

After all, so far, only Duke Lyon could confront Duke Shark.

Allen felt that if Duke Shark really played a double game, the result would definitely not be good.

Rather than that, he would definitely choose to make some preparations in advance.

He would notify the people who should be notified. Notifying the First Prince and Marquis Mad Lion was definitely to use their mouths to tell Duke Lyon about this issue.

Of course, if no one believed it, that was another matter. At least Allen had tried his best.

Of course, in these letters, Allen would definitely not say the matter of the Duchy of Shark in a very certain tone.

After all, saying so would make it difficult for him to explain how he knew.

He could only use a tone of speculation to say what he knew. As for the effect, it was not what Allen knew.

Soon, three letters were sent out. Allen glanced at the backs of the three letter carriers. He had done what he could do. Next, he couldn't care about others; he had to take care of himself.

In the tasks the system gave him, except for the alchemist task, because he didn't know where the alchemist was, he could only wait. The others had already been arranged.

Currently, Wolf Territory already possessed power similar to that of a marquis territory.

His knight order and several silver knights were growing rapidly.

There were enough magic potions to support their rapid increase in strength.

Three months was enough for them to improve their strength a lot.