From Baron to Lord

Copperbeard and Redsteel exchanged a glance, nodded, and suddenly rushed up to hug Allen.

As a powerhouse of the Legendary realm, Allen naturally wouldn't be caught off guard by their sneak attack and immediately dodged.

"… What are you doing?"

Allen said with a lingering fear on his face. Anyone would be unable to remain calm when seeing two burly men with beards and muscles rushing towards them.

"Hehe, Duke. We just want to study this weapon a bit."

Seeing that their plan failed, Copperbeard and Redsteel could only rub their hands together, looking at Allen pleadingly.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? You scared me to death. Alright, I agree."

"Thank you, Duke!" They instantly became extremely agile, each grabbing one end of the trident.

"Let go!"

"Why don't you let go?"

"The Duke promised to let me study this!"

"Nonsense, the Duke clearly promised to let me study it!"

The two started fighting. Allen felt a little helpless, "Stop fighting, I have something to do."

Hearing this, the two reluctantly put down the trident and looked at Allen.

Allen smiled slightly and waved his hand again. Dozens of weapons and armors suddenly appeared on the ground, each emitting astonishing fluctuations.

"Duke, are these...?"

The shocks Copperbeard and Redsteel received today were indeed not small, and they were now somewhat immune.

"These are what I found in the treasury of the Atthis Empire. They are all weapons suitable for the Saint realm."

"Now that we happen to be lacking weapons, I plan to have you modify them."

Chapter 437: Preparing to Relocate

Although the Saint realm weapons Allen obtained from the Atthis Empire were of good quality, after all, they were products of the Empire.

However, thousands of years had passed, and much of the power inside had been lost, requiring the dwarves to strengthen them.

Moreover, these weapons of the Atthis Empire were specially developed for their soldiers and were mostly suitable for naval warfare.

Once on land, the damage was reduced a lot, and these also needed to be adjusted by them.

"Duke, don't worry, we have no problem!" Copperbeard and Redsteel looked at Allen and said confidently.

The series of lucky breaks today had stunned them, and they were all excited.

"Don't rush now, you should prepare for the relocation first," Allen said, seeing that they were about to start immediately, he couldn't help but persuade them.

"Duke, don't worry, we guarantee that we won't delay it!" Their eyes were fixed on the weapons, and they didn't even raise their heads.

Seeing this, Allen had no choice but to let them go.

Soon, the next day, Sparro reported to Allen, "Duke, all the residents of Skywolf City are willing to follow the Duke, and a large number of residents from other territories are still heading to Skywolf City."

"The military and civilians within Skywolf City and ten miles outside can be taken away, as for other places, forget it."

There were so many people, several hundred thousand, and relocating these people was a major project. Allen would not bring a large number of people from the Allen Duchy.

"Yes, Duke. But with so many people, plus many factories, this is really a big project, I'm afraid it will take several years."

"That's impossible, we don't have that much time, we can only complete it within a few months," Allen immediately refused, what a joke, a few years was too long.

"Duke, that's already saying less, there are really too many things this time," Sparro said with a bitter face.

"Hmm." Allen thought for a while, "Skywolf City and other factories, I can take them away, the same goes for other large things, but as for the residents, you have to find a way."

"That's great, is the Duke going to use the same relocation method as last time?" Sparro looked surprised. The relocation from the Ryan Duchy to the Allen Duchy had excited them before.

"That's right, how much time do you need now?"

Sparro pondered, "The main thing is that the materials take too much time. If that's the case, we only need to transport the residents."

"The duchy now has nearly a thousand large ships that can directly pass through the Hilton Duchy to reach the Norton Kingdom."

"And some can reach the Norton Kingdom by land. After all, the Allen Duchy has railways that can greatly save time." Allen looked at the Minister of Industry, Oliver, "Oliver, how many residents can the railway transport now?"

Oliver hurriedly stepped forward, "Duke, there are three railways from Skywolf City to the Hilton Duchy, which can transport 10,000 residents a day."

"Hmm." Allen nodded, "With sea and land combined, it shouldn't take too long."

"Duke, what about the Treants and Tauren?" Sparro suddenly thought.

Allen also fell into deep thought. Indeed, there were a lot of them, and iron carriages might not be able to accommodate their huge size. If they took a boat, they might scare others.

"You don't have to worry about them, I'll solve it myself." Allen decided to take them all into the Dragon Nest. Anyway, they were summoned by himself, and loyalty should not be difficult to guarantee.

However, Allen decided to leave some behind. He couldn't move everything away. After all, if that were the case, the Allen Duchy would probably regress more than one step in an instant.

Therefore, Allen decided to leave some factories behind, as well as mages and warriors.

He didn't plan to take those special buildings away either. Anyway, he could just go to the Norton Kingdom to build them when the time came.

As for who to hand over this Allen Duchy to, Allen was also in trouble.

He had originally planned to hand it over to his father, Marquis Albert, but Albert was probably already preparing to leave.

Faced with such an old man, Allen was also helpless. As for who to hand over the Allen Duchy to next, he hesitated for a while.

In the end, he decided to hand it over to Marco. Marco was the oldest person who followed him, and although the current Allen Duchy had been taken away by Allen.

However, it would recover its vitality in a short time.

At that time, it would still be the most powerful country except for the kingdom.

However, some necessary measures still had to be taken. The three major factories had to be taken away, and this could not be left behind, as well as the manufacturing plan for the iron carriages.

However, Marco was a military general, and he still had to leave some ministers to help him.

Allen looked at the Minister of Finance, Sparro, the Minister of Industry, Oliver, and the Minister of Agriculture. He also needed these very much.

After thinking it over, Allen could only say, "Jennifer, you should stay and assist Marco."

That's the only option now, after all, Jennifer is in charge of maritime affairs, and the Norton Kingdom doesn't have any coastline.

Moreover, Jennifer is capable and will definitely be able to assist Marco well.

Jennifer's expression was calm, as if she had expected it, "Yes, Your Grace."

The others were shocked by Allen's words. Was the Grand Duke going to hand over the Duchy of Allen to Marco?

Moreover, now that it was time to divide the spoils of victory, Jennifer was actually being left behind, which was too bad.

The other ministers cast sympathetic glances at Jennifer, and Allen was also a little embarrassed.

"From now on, you will serve as the Minister of Finance. I will ennoble you as a Marquis and grant you the territory of the Thistle Flower Marquis."

Jennifer was stunned when she heard this, and soon her face lit up with joy, "Thank you, Your Grace."

Heavens!

The others immediately changed their expressions, looking at Jennifer with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

This was a marquisate conferred upon her, and Jennifer had risen to become a noble in one step.

Unlike the other knights, it was almost impossible for them, as civil officials, to obtain a marquisate.

Now that they heard that Jennifer had obtained a marquisate, they were all shouting in their hearts, 'Let me stay, let me stay.'

Allen didn't pay much attention to them, "Alright, go down and prepare. We'll start moving early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Grace."

The next day, early in the morning, many residents, with their families and a lot of belongings, were waiting at the railway entrance outside the city. In addition, there were many others who were heading to the coastline to board ships.

Outside Skywolf City, there was a hubbub of voices. To ensure safety, only 50,000 people were allowed to leave per day, and the others had to stay in the city.

Woooo—, woooo— As the sound went from far to near, trains kept approaching. The residents, who had been waiting impatiently, stepped forward one after another, full of joy.

Chapter 438: Envoy of the Radiant Empire

For this migration, Allen and his people had made careful plans.

For those who were advancing through the ocean, Allen had already sent people to the Norton Kingdom's port to welcome them.

As for the group on land, they planned to take the iron carriages to the border of the Duchy of Allen, and then pass directly through the Serpentine Plains within the territory of the Duchy of Hilton.

He had already sent someone to inform Marquis Copper Mountain, who occupied the Duchy of Hilton, to take care of them along the way, so there shouldn't be any problems.

In the following days, the population within Skywolf City continued to decrease, and the city became quieter.

Allen returned to the palace garden. Lucy saw Allen and said happily, "Allen, you're back!"

These days, with the relocation of the Duchy of Allen, the little fairies were being transported away one by one. Lucy, without her companions, seemed very bored.

"Allen, are we going to move to another place?" Lucy asked Allen curiously.

"Of course, it will be several times more beautiful than the current garden. Are you happy?"

Lucy said with a smile, "As long as Allen is by my side, I'm happy."

"Cecilia Mina, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Allen saw Cecilia Mina on the side, who didn't seem very happy.

Cecilia Mina looked at Allen and shook her head, "No, I'm just a little reluctant to leave the Addis Empire."

Originally, although the Duchy of Allen was not very close to the Addis Empire, it was at least the country on this peninsula closest to the Addis Empire.

But Cecilia Mina felt a little melancholy when she thought that they were about to move to the Norton Kingdom, where even the sea was hard to see.

Allen couldn't say anything about these things, he just held her hand.

Lucy on the side saw this, just pursed her lips, and didn't say anything.

Early the next morning, Allen received news that Marquis Copper Mountain and Marquis Iron Lizard had returned.

Although the Duchy of Chomley and the Duchy of Hilton were just a mess, the fact that they came back in such a short time showed that they were doing their best.

Allen summoned them in the main hall. Perhaps because they had been busy for many days, and they were covered in dust, they looked very tired.

However, their spirits looked good, and they all had smiles on their faces.

"Greetings, Your Grace."

"Yes, sit."

Allen couldn't help but smile when he saw them like this, "It seems that you two have gained a lot!"

The two were startled, "We must thank Your Grace. We have already transported the spoils of war to the Norton Kingdom. Please forgive us, Your Grace."

"Alright, it's okay. Was your occupation smooth?"

Allen was very satisfied to see that they were about the same as before and had no other thoughts.

"It's also thanks to the powerful warriors of the Duchy of Allen. Now, the Duchy of Hilton and the Duchy of Chomley are full of remnants and defeated soldiers. There is no one who can resist at all." Marquis Copper Mountain and Marquis Iron Lizard were very happy, "They also saw the situation clearly and surrendered without much resistance."

"Well, now the Duchy of Chomley and the Duchy of Hilton have suffered heavy losses, and there is a lack of powerful nobles in the country. The Duchy of Allen can still support you."

Allen was also going to arrange some manpower in the Duchy of Hilton and the Duchy of Chomley, which was not an unacceptable thing, and they did not refuse. "Thank you, Your Grace."

Then, they said somewhat uneasily, "Your Grace, this time we plan to take away some of the warriors and things from our territory. Please allow us, Your Grace." They knew that the dragon blood warriors under their command would soon be taken away, so they decided to take away some warriors and their treasures from their territory.

However, they were still a little uneasy. After all, of the five marquises of the Duchy of Allen, Marco and Thomas had already gone to the Norton Kingdom and looked like they would not be coming back.

And Marquis Albert, as the Grand Duke's father, probably wouldn't stay either. If they took their things away again.

The entire Duchy of Allen would become an empty shell. They were determined that if Allen didn't allow it, they could just take some warriors with them.