Lord of the Scourge: Become the Demon Archduke In the Beginning

In the manor of the castellan, Lauren leaned gracefully on the exquisite carved armchair, tapping his fingers on the tabletop.

A cup of warm black tea was placed in front of him. The porcelain white teacup was decorated with gold rims, and the tea water was curled up with lingering smoke.

Two figures stood on the side, looking at the control of the city with a little trepidation.

In Huiyue City, no one can remain calm when facing this young man.

Both of them are in their forties, the difference is that one is wearing a long gown with a decent temperament, while the other is wearing a short gown with a pale face and a slightly weak body.

After taking a sip of black tea, Lauren looked at the two of them.

"Drew, is there anything to report?"

Drew, the head of the weapons department, immediately said, "Master Lauren, the weapons department originally designed a heavy armor for the angry bear cavalry..."

Lauren nodded.

"I've seen the design drawings, it's not bad, what's wrong?"

Drew quickly reached out to gesture to the pale middle-aged man beside him.

The tone is excited.

"This morning, the weapons department got a drawing that is even better than the last design..."

As he spoke, he took out two blueprints from his pocket and placed them in front of Lauren, and then explained the various functions and structures to him in detail based on the blueprints, and compared them with each other.

At the end, Lauren looked at the two in surprise.

"You mean, the new blueprint obtained by the weapon is far superior to the original blueprint designed by dozens of people from the Weapons Department?

And the designer of the new blueprint is the one next to you... Your name is Nake? "

Nak, who was named, held his chest and bowed deeply.

"My lord, Nak pays the highest respect to you, and thanks the army of Luna City for helping us in the endless wasteland."

Lauren didn't know the reason why Nack was rescued by Fianna, so he thought that this guy was just saying polite words.

But after he opened the eyes of reality,

Suddenly a little surprised.

Nak

Level: Bronze Advanced (Original Level: Gold Advanced)

Status: Seriously injured (abnormal soul status)

Bloodline: Nalke (Grade B) Bloodline Talent: Precision Craftsman (Grade B) can accurately calculate various data, and can optimize the shortage of weapons and equipment (in a weak state, limited to three times a day)

Loyalty: 89

Occupation: Weapon Designer (Grade B) Professional Talent: Skillful Craftsman (Grade B) reduces the defects of equipment designed by 40% (in a weak state, limited to 30 minutes per day).

Fetters: Three people form a group, when discussing with more than 10 craftsmen, there is a chance to design a more perfect blueprint.

Evaluation: A rare weapon designer, but his soul was seriously injured, which greatly reduced his ability.

Lauren's eyes lit up.

Weapon designer?

Good guy, there is such a strange profession?

However, the serious injury on the status bar of Nack made him a little surprised.

It seems that the other party also had an extraordinary time.

It's just that I don't know why, I was reduced to become a refugee...

If you calculate it hard, this is the second talent that Lauren has found among the refugees after Ariel, a genius in internal affairs, and he is still seriously injured.

The probability of this is too small.

After thinking for a while, Lauren's attention was still on the armor blueprint of the Bear Cavalry.

"Nake, since the Weapons Department has affirmed your ability, then you must have something special.

I want to know, why did you take the initiative to join the Weapons Department? What are your plans for the future? "

Although the opponent is half-disabled, since he is a talent, Lauren has no intention of letting him go.

Nack took a deep breath and looked at Lauren seriously.

"The City of Huiyue is the most extraordinary city I have ever seen. There has never been a city that has been so tolerant to the low-level residents, and there has never been a city that has given me hope like City of Huiyue."

"I hope this city can grow and prosper in the endless wasteland and become a sacred place in everyone's mind.

And, I am willing to contribute all my strength to this! "

After speaking, he bowed deeply again, with a humble and sincere attitude.

These words put Lauren in a good mood.

Regardless of whether it is a scene or not, being able to say that also means that the City of Huiyue has achieved certain results.

"What do you think of the two armies of Raging Bear Cavalry and Dark Blood Cavalry? If you were asked to design armor for them, how would you design it? Why?"

Nack's face suddenly became serious.

Lauren's inquiry is the best test school.

This is his chance to show off.

If he can pass, he will be able to join the weapons department.

After thinking about it for a long time, he said in a deep voice.

"My lord, the angry bear cavalry is positioned as a heavy cavalry in the city of Huiyue. They use their huge size, heavy tonnage, and violent speed to crush the enemy."

"And I designed the armor of the bear cavalry based on these points."

"Although these characteristics are inherently contradictory, as heavier tonnage necessarily represents a decrease in speed..."

"But it doesn't prevent us from using a more delicate structure to neutralize the contradictions and make it perfect."

"For example, although this set of armor weighs several tons, the design of seven exhaust holes can greatly reduce the obstruction caused by the air when the bear cavalry charges, and even use the airflow to speed up."

"In addition, this set of armor has fourteen hidden buckles, each hidden buckle controls a piece of armor, the knight only needs to untie a hidden buckle to let a piece of armor come off, thereby reducing the burden, increasing speed, and ..."

"The position of the dark blood cavalry is between the heavy cavalry and the light cavalry. Such a unit should become a sword on the battlefield."

"It can even be a saber that can tear through the enemy's formation more easily than the bear cavalry."

"My design philosophy is - sharp, yes, make the Dark Knight the sharpest knife, so everything is designed around that..."

In Nack's detailed description, for the first time, Roren had a new concept for weapon designers.

This guy is really extraordinary, can find some very subtle points, and can design a whole system around these points.

Compared with the mediocre work in the weapons department, what was designed according to these concepts simply surprised him.

Lauren was very moved when he heard it, and he was even looking forward to the effect of these armors after they were forged.

He can be sure that once the armor is formed, the angry bear cavalry and the dark blood cavalry will be greatly improved!

These two ace cavalry will surely become the enemy's nightmare.

"Nake, City of Glorious Moon will never bury talents.

Starting today, you are officially recruited to join the Arms Department, and the specific work will be arranged by Drew.

I hope you can live up to my trust. "

After speaking, he patted the other person's shoulder.

Nack's loyalty reached 89 points, so Lauren wouldn't worry about what's wrong with this guy who suddenly appeared.

After getting Lauren's approval, Nack showed some unconcealable joy on his face, and bowed deeply again.

"Thank you for your recognition, your mind is bigger than the stars..."

After Drew left with Nack, Lauren was in a good mood.

How can such a good thing make people unhappy that such an outstanding talent has been recruited for no reason.

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Time flies in the busyness.

On May 19th, the army that went to capture the miners in the endless wasteland returned to the city of Huiyue.

But this time, they captured more than a thousand half-rat people.

Adding the original 300, there were as many as 1,300 Ratman captives in Huiyue City.

After these half-rat people were arrested, they were directly arranged to enter the construction site and started working under the supervision of the supervisor.

Although these half-rat slaves could not enjoy the same treatment as residents, Lauren did not abuse them too much.

As long as they work, there will be plenty of food, and this food is better than what they can find themselves in the endless wasteland.

With the supervisor's whip on the one hand, and the delicious food to be eaten by obedience, the timid half-rat man chose to obey without the slightest hesitation.

In order to improve the production efficiency of the half-rat people, the city hall has formulated a new plan - good-behaved half-rat people will get extra rewards, such as a lunch with meat.

Those half-rat people who performed poorly will not only be severely whipped, but also face a tragic punishment of halving their lunch.

With clear rewards and punishments, the half-rat man's work efficiency soared.

In the end, they are even more motivated to work than ordinary residents.

May 21.

A big good news came.

The construction of the two-way portal is complete!

In the Manor of the City Lord, Fianna with a cold temperament stood in the corner of the hall, gently wiping the long cross sword in her hand with a white handkerchief.

From the corner of the eye, he looked at the young man not far away from time to time, and felt an inexplicable satisfaction in seeing the figure of the other party.

Lauren sat at the head of the long table in the hall. In front of him, Ariel, who had clear eyes, stood side by side with Winnie, who was wearing a black mage robe.

"Master Lauren, after testing, the two-way portal is ready for use..."

There was a somewhat unconcealable smile on Winnie's tired face.

In the past few days, I have worked overtime, even at three or four o'clock in the morning. After countless efforts, I finally built the two-way portal.

For a spellcaster of her age, being able to preside over the construction of a two-way portal is definitely something to be proud of.

Lauren nodded appreciatively.

"You've done a good job. I'll keep all the hard work I've done during this time in mind. Let's rest for a few days. I'll give you a vacation."

Winnie looked into those dark eyes, with a slight smile on her face.

"Master Lauren, the Elemental Tower and the Arrow Tower are about to be completed, I still need to supervise, wait until these projects are finished..."

As the only capable spellcaster in Huiyue City, the girl's responsibilities are not insignificant.

All matters related to magic need to be organized by her.

Thinking of this, Lauren thought of the kobold blood mage who was making a breakthrough in retreat. If this product can be used at its peak, it won't make Winnie spin around.

When Sim came out of retreat, he had to teach this bastard a lesson.

Retreating on a small island in Huiyue Lake, Sim shivered subconsciously at this moment, opened his eyes and looked around, and closed his eyes muttering when he saw no one around.

Hehehe, when the great Chief Sim comes out of retreat, he must surprise the master!

And that bloody barbarian, Chief Sim is the strongest...

In the city hall, after Winnie finished her report, Ariel continued to speak.

"My lord, the city hall has arranged for 1,000 half-ratmen to mine iron ore. The lizardmen originally built a large number of mining devices, which can be put into use with a little repair.

It is estimated that three days later, the first batch of newly mined ore will be delivered to the city of Huiyue. "

Lauren nodded slightly.

"The safety of the mine cannot be ignored, I will send two rock giants and all the orc legions to guard the iron mine.

In addition, the city built by the lizard people can't just be abandoned like this, the city hall needs to arrange someone to take it over..."

Ariel thought about it.

"Master Luo Lun, we still need a management talent who is proficient in mining veins to go to the iron mine to sit in charge."

"Well, let the city hall select talents."

Lauren didn't worry about it, "When is the gold mine expected to be mined?"

Although the iron ore is ready to be put into use, the more precious gold mine has not yet been used.

Lauren was quite troubled by happiness at this time.

When there were no mines, I was worried about the lack of resources. After occupying two mine veins, I found that the manpower in my hands was not enough.

"We have sent 300 half-ratmen to the gold mine for preliminary construction, and the army to capture the miners has set off again. It is estimated that we can capture enough slaves before the bloody day..."

Roren has no psychological pressure to enslave the half-rat man to become a miner.

In his opinion, the half-rat people are wild monsters. Isn't it the right thing to capture some wild monsters to work for him?

Lauren nodded, it was enough for Ariel to know, and he didn't continue to ask.

After thinking about it, I've been busy practicing Storm Slash these days, and I haven't taken care of anything.

"Ariel, report back on the progress of the various construction projects in Glorious Moon City...starting with the city walls."

When Ariel talked about the business, her face became serious, which was in stark contrast to her previous weakness.

"Lord Lauren, due to the arrival of the rock giant, the construction speed of the city wall has been greatly increased, and it is expected to be fully completed on the 24th."

"Miss Winnie is in charge of the Element Tower and the Arrow Tower, but according to the estimates of the Construction Department, they can be completed before the 25th."

"The winery is expected to be completed after the bloody day, and it will be able to accommodate hundreds of people to work."

"The expansion of the paper mill was suspended halfway, so it will not be restarted until the beginning of next month. The development of magic paper will not see results in a short time..."

"The Weapons Department has moved to the factory area. The expansion is planned in three phases. The first phase can accommodate 100 people for weapon forging, the second phase can accommodate 300 people, and the third phase can accommodate 500 people."

"The construction of residential areas is currently adopting a policy of building part and moving part.

After half a month of hard work, the newly built houses can accommodate 1,000 refugees. In addition to the original old houses, less than 500 people are living in a crowded environment.

It is estimated that in the middle of next month, the first phase of the goal - new housing for 2,000 people will be completed, and the second phase of construction will begin..."

At this stage, almost everything in Huiyue City is under construction, and it looks like an infrastructure madman.

Ariel is very familiar with these political affairs, and keeps in mind the progress of any project.

Lauren was quite satisfied with the girl's earnestness.

"Very well, the future work of City of Glory Moon will focus on the buildings necessary for the construction of the city for a long time, and the city hall must pay attention to this."

The city of Huiyue is a blank slate, and all the things that a city should have must be built from scratch bit by bit.

This process is not simple, the manpower and material resources required can be called astronomical, and it will take an extraordinarily long time...

"Come on, let's go to the two-way portal."

After understanding the general situation, Lauren did not stay in the castellan's manor, got up and took the two to the two-way portal.

He's always been curious about two-way portals.

One step away from the horizon, this kind of magical magic creation, he has never personally experienced it after traveling...

In the upper reaches of Huiyue Lake, a large island stands on the widest surface of the lake.

The purpose of the establishment of the two-way portal is to allow the city of Huiyue to be directly connected to the iron mines of the lizardman city.

The future steelworks will also be built here.

Looking down from the sky, you can see the half-rat people walking back and forth in the center of the island. The ugly faces of these orcs can make people get goosebumps.

But the most eye-catching is the rock giant with three heads and a body more than 5 meters high.

These big guys are definitely a symbol of strength.

In the past few days, I don't know how many items of exaggerated weight have been transported in the city of Huiyue.

In the center protected by the rock giant, a colorful arched door of seven colors is exuding a strong wave of magic power.

The arch is five meters wide and three meters high. Around it, hundreds of elemental stones are inlaid on the ground, and you can find extraordinary things at a glance.

Lauren, Ariel, and Winnie rode black thorn hornets across the lake from the sky.

After the black thorn hornet landed near the two-way portal, Lauren turned over and walked towards the portal.

When the surrounding crowd saw him, they immediately showed respect and fear, and hurriedly bowed with their chests up.

"Good day, my lord."

"Master Lauren, Carl sends you hello."

"Praise you, great Lord Laurent..."

Lauren ignored the craftsmen, nodded slightly, and came straight to the front of the portal.

Looking at this colorful portal, I still like it in my heart.

This thing is an out-and-out treasure. With it, the difficulty of transporting ore will be greatly reduced.

"Owner......"

A few rock giants next to him looked at Luo Lun who was approaching, and hurriedly greeted him in a low voice.

Lauren looked at the rock giant at the front.

"Gravel, I need one of you to go to the iron mine and protect the safety of the iron mine."

Originally, he planned to send two rock giants to guard the mine.

But judging from the current situation, the city of Huiyue, which is still in the stage of large-scale construction, needs the assistance of these large-scale labor forces, allowing them to do some jobs that ordinary people cannot do.

It is enough to have a rock giant to go.

On the stone mountain, the fighting power of the gold-level rock giant will not be much inferior to Fianna.

Moreover, iron ore is different from gold mine. Gold mine is not only precious and rare, but also the transportation is not convenient.

And there is a two-way portal here, and you can immediately transfer troops from Huiyue City in case of danger.

So there is no need to send too much force to guard, as long as the rock giant can guard the two-way portal is enough.

Gravel turned his head and whispered to the rock giant behind him, and finally pointed to the gray rock giant next to him.

"Master, Huishi is willing to go..."

"Okay, the portal is too short, you need to bend over."

Lauren looked around, "Wini, have you confirmed the safety of the two-way portal?"

"It has been confirmed that this two-way portal is only 50 kilometers away, and the space pressure it needs to withstand is not great. As long as it reaches above the gold, even if there is a problem, it will not threaten life."

Lauren felt relieved.

Looking at the radiant arch in front of him, he took a step forward and stepped in.

A slight dizziness came, and then his vision suddenly widened.

The portal of the mining area is located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by a vast rocky flat land, which is very suitable for transporting ore.

The site selection was obviously well thought out.

Looking up into the distance, there are gravels everywhere, a gray scene, and even the shrubs on the mine are pitiful.

A group of rat-headed, hunched-backed half-ratmen were digging for ore.

Back and forth, full of busy atmosphere.

Lauren stood here and saw this scene with a subtle expression.

How do you feel that you have become a slave owner in a mixed manner?

But the feeling of having a mine at home is still very good.

Having a mine means that the industrial bloodline of Huiyue City has begun to take shape.

The industrial plan in his heart can finally be implemented.

A little light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the endless wasteland.

Whether it is iron ore or gold mine, this is just the beginning.

The future City of Bright Moon will definitely not be limited to this.

This piece of land containing countless wealth is waiting for him to lead the army to conquer.