Warlord: King of All Clans

While the war was raging in Fort Buck, Hewan Territory, only two hundred miles away, was surprisingly peaceful.

Leo withdrew more than half of the troops from River Bay to support Buck Fortress, leaving both River Mouth Town and River Bay Town empty-handed.

But now Hekou Town and Hewan Town are both in a safe area protected on all sides, and most of the residents here are wealthy residents.

They work hard in farmlands, plantations and workshops during the day, and try to find a part-time job at night. They are so busy that they have no time to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

After all, the Lord's Army in the River Bay had left, and the militia had filled the vacancy left by the Lord's Army. Most of the engineering corps had gone to the United Knights in the east to engage in infrastructure construction, so qualified labor in the River Bay and the estuary was in great shortage.

Under such circumstances, the salaries of the people in the two places almost doubled, and everyone was working hard to make money.

Apart from those migrant laborers who can only do hard labor, not to mention qualified skilled laborers, any young and strong villagers who have worked as odd jobs for the Hewan Engineering Group for half a year are now in high demand.

Because half of the people were out, the once bustling Hewan Town now seemed much quieter.

Stein walked in the town shrouded in twilight, heading towards the Church of Holy Light.

He was a wild hunter from Great Falls. He was wounded in a campaign to wipe out foreign tribes last year and had to lie in the river bend for a full month before he could get up.

During this period, Olivia, the mistress of the river bay, would release a ray of holy light to heal him every three days, and only then was he pulled back from the arms of death when he was only breathing his last breath.

Because of the hidden injuries in his body, he could no longer pull the longbow and was no longer suitable for fighting and hunting, so he simply stayed in Hewan Town to find a job.

The Great Falls Tribe is his home, but survival there is also cruel. Hunters who are unable to hunt will be treated the same as the elderly and the weak.

Because he is young enough, he will suffer discrimination beyond that endured by the elderly and the weak.

The Great Falls Tribe inherited a trace of the teachings of the elven archdruid. In fact, compared with other wild tribes, they are already quite tolerant towards the old, weak and sick.

At least they will not throw the elderly and the weak who cannot afford to support themselves into the wilderness like other wild tribes.

The old wild folk who are truly unable to hunt are better off than him. At least they are knowledgeable and have children to protect them. They will die of old age in a few years.

But who knows how many years a young man in his twenties like him will waste the tribe’s food?

Fortunately, there is a river bay town under the waterfall. The living environment here is very comfortable. Even if he has hidden injuries, it is easy to support himself.

For those who can become wild hunters when they reach adulthood, their ability to survive is unquestionable.

Stein followed an old craftsman from the river bend and became an excellent builder within just one year. He is now able to lead skilled workers alone to build three-story wooden buildings and brick and stone houses.

In addition, he attends literacy classes at Hewan Primary School every night. He is now able to read the Hewan Bulletin and understand some basic books in the primary school library.

His master also thought highly of him and married his daughter to him the next year. The two of them also joined forces and spent all their savings to buy an acre of land on the Hewan Peninsula.

This was once a laughing stock among colleagues. At that time, the entire River Bay Territory was full of wasteland and there was no shortage of land.

According to the decree of the Lord's Mansion, after the subjects have independently reclaimed wasteland for three years, they will automatically have the right to use the land. Even if they go to buy already reclaimed land, the money will be enough for the two of them to buy ten or twenty acres.

If you own twenty acres of land in Hewan, you don't have to work too hard in your life. You can just become a small landlord and hire a few farmers to help you farm. The rent you get can be enough to support your family.

It is really hard to understand why Stein spent a lot of money to buy a small piece of land.

But at the beginning of this year, the land on the River Bay Peninsula was no longer for sale, and the price of land suddenly soared.

The walls of the river bend town could no longer accommodate the new population, so the streets began to expand outside the walls.

In order to prevent the subjects from recklessly building and disrupting the formation, the lord's mansion no longer sells land to the outside world. Instead, it has the street office to plan and build, and private construction must be reported.

In just half a year, the land he bought has become a popular residential site.

This time, his envious colleagues and friends urged him to sell the land quickly while the land price had increased several times, but he made the opposite decision.

As a construction craftsman, he no longer led a construction team to take on jobs outside. Instead, he borrowed money to raise funds and built houses on his own land.

An acre of land in this world is equivalent to one acre, which is a full four thousand square meters!

As long as there is enough funding, Stein can build a street by himself!

It's not that no one has his eyes on this piece of land, but on the surface there are clear Hewan laws to protect him. As for secretly, no one dares to take away his life that the mistress of Hewan has worked hard to save.

Both two-story wooden and masonry houses can be built very quickly, provided there is enough material, and he has now built one-third of the plot.

Since last month, businesses and tenants have moved in, and the deposits and rents they paid are enough for him to pay all the expenses of his construction team.

With this rate of return on investment, I estimate that all my debts will be paid off within a year.

The wild hunter who used to wear rough animal skins and a bear helmet is now dressed in the proper clothes of northern town residents, and looks like a promising young man in the river bay.

Passing by Hewan Primary School, it was just the end of school day and a large group of Hewan children rushed out. Some were going home, while some boarding students took the opportunity to run out and play.

Stein is a frequent visitor here and is very familiar with the daily routine here.

In another hour, the elementary school's night literacy class will start, and the ambitious River Bend residents will come here to study - the residents here not only refer to humans, but also other races. Stein even studied in the same class with a werewolf.

When Stein entered the Holy Light Church, he found that the light was on in the confessional. He immediately felt relieved and walked quickly forward and into the confessional.

"Father DeWitt, I want to confess."

"Woof! Father DeWitt isn't here, I'm Dawn!"

Swain didn't feel anything strange and continued, "Brother Dorne, I want to repent."

"Then let's get started."

"Holy Light, please forgive my sins. During the construction of my own house, I failed to comply with the decree of the Lord's Mansion and recruited twenty untrained migrant workers to participate in the project. As a result, this morning, two migrant workers operated improperly and had their legs broken by the bricks and stones of the slide rails."

"Woof! The Lord hears your sincere confession and He will forgive your sins."

Stein had just let it go when Dorn said, "But Hewan cannot forgive your mistakes. Please turn yourself in at the neighborhood office tomorrow and we will give you leniency if you confess."

Stein's heart, which had been relieved, was suddenly lifted again.

The Holy Light Kobold Dorn continued, "If you are a registered migrant laborer, you will also enjoy the protection of the Empire's basic laws. You need to pay enough compensation to seek forgiveness and pay the fine to the street office."

"If they are unregistered migrant workers, we also have the responsibility to rescue them and take care of them until they recover. If you are worried that they will recover too slowly, you can send them to the Holy Light Church for treatment, but you will need to pay a treatment fee."

As he explained skillfully, Stein's eyebrows gradually relaxed and he nodded repeatedly: "God bless you, I will do it."

Dorn barked. "Then the Light be with you!"