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

An hour later, most of the high-level executives of Huiyue City came to the giant iron mine to witness the milestone scene here.

Since then, Huiyue City has a mine at home, and is no longer that poor boy who wants to buy everything from others.

Fianna, Ariel, Guard Officer Kul, Barbarian Chief Yas, Rock Giants, Orc Legion, Long-Eared Grimes, plus 1000 Skaven Miners...

At this moment, everyone stood in line on the flat ground below the mine, looking at the heroic figure suspended in mid-air with fiery eyes.

Looking up at the only king in this land.

Lauren's dark eyes were as deep as stars, and after scanning the crowd, he spoke in a deep voice.

"Everyone, the vein behind me is the spoils we snatched from the lizardmen last time."

"And now, this vein completely belongs to us!"

Those two simple sentences immediately warmed up the atmosphere below.

This precious giant iron ore is a loot taken from the enemy! !

What could be more pleasant than this?

"But the fruits of victory also need to be guarded."

"Now, I order the half-orc army and the long-eared ghoul army to guard the iron mines, changing shifts every week."

"The rock giants are stationed at the two-way portal to protect the security of the portal."

"Guardian Kool, you are in charge of the safety of Huiyue City and the iron mine, and you will arrange the defense!

In addition, a complete mechanism to deal with danger must be established to prevent accidents. "

This was a negotiated decision, and Lauren just officially announced it at this moment.

After the words fell, he looked at the trembling half-rat man miner behind the army.

Lauren didn't hide his aura of the Grand Duke of the Devil. These timid beings were under the pressure that penetrated the soul, and their legs were weakening.

They didn't even look up, like frightened lambs.

"The half-rat people,

You are the captives of Huiyue City and the personal belongings of Huiyue City. You should know how slaves are treated in the endless wasteland...

To die happily, even a slave is lucky! "

The indifferent words immediately frightened these half-rat people enough, their bodies were shaking uncontrollably, and their eyes were full of fear.

In the endless wasteland, slaves are food!

But they don't want to die!

They don't want to be eaten by demons...

"Although I don't mind enslaving you in the most brutal way, but you may be favored by the goddess of luck...Huiyue City needs some hardworking miners.

Although the half-rat people are humble and timid, they are barely valuable in mining. "

Lauren's relaxed tone immediately excited the half-rat man, looking at him eagerly, his desire to survive was extremely strong.

"So I will reward you with a chance to survive and work for the City of Glorious Moon..."

"I will set up a third-class slave system among you, the third class is the lowest, and the first class is the highest."

"As long as you can be promoted to first-class slaves, you can advance to the third-class resident system of Huiyue City until you get rid of slave status completely. At that time, you will become real residents of Huiyue City."

"The residents of Huiyue City will be personally protected by me, no one can harm you in this city!"

"You will have abundant food, a safe living environment, and even the freedom to choose a mating partner..."

These words made the half-rat man below suddenly reveal an unbelievable expression.

As intelligent beings, although they have a series of shortcomings such as short lifespan, being able to eat and live, being ugly, and timid, they are not stupid, so they naturally know what this means.

An indescribable excitement suddenly rose in my heart.

This demon lord... is what he said true?

Can these humble lives also become residents of this city? ?

"The only criterion for promotion is - work!"

"I will ask someone to set your performance evaluation indicators. If you exceed 50% of the performance indicators, you can get 1 point of merit. If you reach 10 points of merit, you can be promoted to a third-class slave. After the promotion, the merits will be reset.

Reach 20 points of merit to be promoted to a second-class slave, 30 points to be promoted to a first-class slave, and from a first-class slave to a third-class resident, you need 50 points of merit, 100 for a second-class resident, and 200 for a third-class resident! "

After Lauren finished speaking, he glanced at Ariel below.

"Ariel, write down this plan, all the slaves captured in Bright Moon City in the future can use this promotion method."

After finishing the order, he turned his head and looked at the agitated half-rat man below, thinking about it.

"You half-rat people who have performed the best these days will be rewarded by me..."

With a wave of his hand as he spoke, the breath locked on some of the half-rat people, and those half-rat people woke up instantly under Lauren's signal.

With trembling excitement and fear, trembling came to the front.

Looking up at the figure in the sky that seems like a god to them.

The terrifying coercion of the bloodline made it difficult for them to even breathe.

Lauren ignored the anxiety of these half-rat people, and the power of the crimson blood gushed out from his body, like a blood-colored flower blooming.

Then, under everyone's gaze, the bloody energy poured into the half-rat man's body, those thin bodies began to swell, the slender arms and thighs were like inflated balloons, and the muscles became tougher...

The aura emanating gradually became evil, and the crowd seemed to see a group of demons roaring and roaring.

After a few minutes.

Just now, the timid, thin half-rat man disappeared.

Appearing in front of everyone was a group of 1.5-meter-tall half-rat people. They were muscular, with two razor-sharp fangs exposed.

There was an extremely evil aura exuding from his body, especially those scarlet eyes, which made one's spine tingle.

The strength of the breath emitted was several times stronger than that of the previous half-rat people.

Evil Ratmen.

The product of the transformation of the devil.

Lauren looked at the half-rat man who had improved a lot in appearance and became more and more ferocious, and was a little bit satisfied.

Among other things, even if his physical fitness has improved, he can mine more, right?

But the only regret is that although he has become a demon, the half-rat people are too weak to be a demon.

Its attributes can only be described as so-so, the only feature worth mentioning is that the opponent has a skill that increases mining efficiency by 30%...

It's a pity for them not to use it for mining.

"The 1,000 half-rat miners are divided into 50 teams, and the half-rat miners who are empowered by me will automatically become team leaders. Each person is responsible for supervising the half-rat people in their own team and evaluating performance indicators.

If you find any negative situations such as running away, hiding ore, slack in work, etc., you can punish them immediately! "

With the kobold's previous experience, Lauren will no longer only give carrots and no sticks.

The bullying of the kobolds is vivid in his memory, and these half-rat people are probably not much better.

The promotion mechanism was set up to let these slaves see hope and not run away or rebel. The purpose of turning some half-rat people into demons was to deter and supervise them.

When these half-rat people deeply understand that hard work can get enough food and other rewards, and laziness, laziness, and escape will be severely punished, they will naturally work hard towards the good in their hearts.

Simple oppression may make the half-rat people work extra hard in a short period of time, but it will definitely cause negative effects after a long time.

He's not interested in killing a batch of escaped ones every now and then, and then recapturing them again... Isn't this idle panic?

After such an operation, he didn't even need to do anything, these half-rat people would work hard for themselves.

At that time, he will distinguish the treatment between third-class slaves, second-class slaves and first-class slaves, deliberately create a level gap, let them experience the difference between working hard and not working hard, these guys will probably work harder.

Since ancient times, the routine has won the hearts of the people...

And this policy can not only be used on half-rat people, but also applicable to other slaves conquered by Bright Moon City in the future.

The half-rat man below saw the stronger evil half-rat man with both fear and longing in his heart, and his eyes were extremely complicated.

After solving the problem of the half-rat people, Lauren looked at the half-orc army.

"This giant iron mine represents the city of Huiyue officially entering a new stage!"

"I hope everyone can know that this is just the beginning...the future City of Luna will conquer more lands, occupy more mine veins, and enslave more powerful beings."

"The City of Bright Moon in the future will be a city of hope, a city of abundance, a city of safety, and a city of radiant brilliance on top of a mountain!"

"All of this requires us to work together to build!"

The impassioned concluding remarks made the atmosphere of the scene boil again.

In front of the trophy of iron ore, expressing the watch's expectations for the future... that feeling is particularly comfortable.

Lauren didn't talk too much nonsense. After making sure that there was nothing missing, he began to let the army start to disperse and perform their duties.

But just when he wanted to return to Glorious Moon City, Ariel chased after him.

"Lord Lauren, the seized ore is still in the Lizardman City..."

Before breaking through the lizardman city, Lauren took the lead in destroying the army of the lizardmen transporting ore, and obtained hundreds of tons of ore.

But because the ore was too large, it was never transported away and remained in the city of lizardmen.

Lauren nodded.

"Send someone to send the ore to the Weapons Department... It's time to cast the armor for the Angry Bear Cavalry and Dark Blood Cavalry."

Ariel smiled softly, "As you wish."

Soon, the powerful half-orc army was requisitioned and began to transport ore to the teleportation array.

Then Ariel discovered that the progress of the orcs was too slow, and the rock giants stationed at the iron mine were also commanded by her.

These big guys can lift several tons of heavy ore at a time. If it is not for the lack of suitable loading tools, he may be able to handle it in half a day by himself.

This giant is simply more powerful than a large working machine.

Seeing that the iron mines were on the right track and performing their duties, Lauren didn't linger long, turned around and walked through the portal.

At noon that day, 100 tons of ore had been transported, and with the help of the rock giant, the efficiency was incredible.

The portal has just been built, and the construction of the steel plant has not yet started on the island, so these ores are directly transported back to the Weapons Department for forging.

When this batch of super-quality ore entered the warehouse, the weapons department suddenly boiled.

The city of Huiyue had been in a poor state before, not to mention high-quality ore, even low-quality ore.

This directly caused the Weapons Department to live frugally, let alone forging weapons on a large scale for soldiers, it was difficult to sew and mend weapons...

Now, after sufficient materials enter the boiler, high-quality steel is produced, and the production plan that was delayed before is immediately turned on at full capacity.

That night, the tinkling sound of the weapons department never stopped.

At noon the next day, with the efforts of the Weapons Department working all night, the furry bear cavalry armor that Lauren had been thinking about was finally successfully cast.

The Arms Department excitedly invited him to inspect it.

There are two arms departments, one is in the industrial area and the other is in the original street.

Because there is temporarily no manpower to build a new site in the industrial zone for them, the Weapons Department is still working on the streets.

But the current environment of the Weapons Department is also very good. The rear is connected to Huiyue Lake, and there is an open space of hundreds of meters in the middle.

There are many wooden stakes and targets on the ground, and the traces of the swords and swords are densely packed.

When Lauren arrived, he saw dozens of craftsmen huddled together, surrounded by a furious bear cavalry who couldn't see clearly from the crowd. They were discussing excitedly, and the scene was very lively.

After seeing him, the craftsmen who were still in a state of excitement immediately raised their chests and saluted.

"Master Lauren..."

"Good day, my lord..."

"Welcome to your arrival..."

Lauren nodded slightly, turned over and got off the white bear.

Looking at the angry bear cavalry who was surrounded by the crowd, they were full of anticipation.

Raging Bear Riders had always been his favourite.

Since he got this legion, he has always wanted to forge a set of indestructible armor for them, making them real flesh and blood tanks.

At this point, the wish was finally granted.

After passing through the crowd separated left and right, a huge figure appeared in the pupils in front of him.

Lauren was shocked.

This is too handsome, right?

I saw that the whole body of the bear cavalry in front of me was wrapped in steel, and the strong muscles propped up the armor. It was obvious that the bear cavalry had swelled a lot and became more and more terrifying.

Even a big man with a height of two meters would feel terrified standing in front of such giant beasts.

The black armor reflects the unique luster of metal, and its hardness is enough to make people smack.

On the helmet of the angry bear cavalry, a sharp single horn about half a meter long stood up, and it was very cold.

No one can doubt how exaggerated damage this single horn will cause to the enemy after the giant monster charges.

There are almost no blind spots in the protection of the Angry Bear Cavalry, and even the eyes are protected by half-hollow eye patches, making it difficult for sharp arrows to penetrate.

The special closure design of the mouth armor allows it to bite while protecting it.

On the shoulders of the giant bear, a row of raised barbs looked very ferocious. Judging from its design, it was obviously not a decoration.

And there are holes under the barbs, which seem to be the vents that Nak, who designed this armor, said. Their function is to reduce the main force of the air and use the air to increase the speed of the angry bear cavalry.

Armor is also worn on the sharp bear claws, but its sharp claws are already hard enough, and the weapon department does not limit this. While protecting the bear claws, it also retains its attack strength.

The hard and cold armor is not bloated, the streamlined structure makes it full of sense of speed, and the flexible setting of each joint prevents the berserk brown bear wearing the armor from falling into a rigid state.

What satisfied Lauren most was that after wearing the armor, the appearance of the Angry Bear Cavalry has been greatly improved.

It was a brown bear before, but now it has become a giant steel bear.

Murderous.

It can bring a strong visual impact to people.

Lauren stood in front of the angry bear cavalry, seeing the cold amber eyes staring at him from behind the armor, his heart felt a little pimple.

It is conceivable that once the enemy sees this terrifying heavy cavalry, what a shock it will be in their hearts.

Beside the berserk brown bear, the barbarian knight wearing a lifetime of solid and heavy armor and holding a giant battle ax stood upright.

Barbarian knights with the power of a giant bear are very popular with the weapons department. When they design armor, they don't need to consider the weight issue, so the armor on the barbarian has extremely strong protection.

The only downside is that it is heavy, very heavy!

At least more than one ton.

But for the barbarian knight, there is no pressure at all to wear it... As long as he does not leave the range of ten meters of the angry bear cavalry, he can enjoy the power of the brown bear.

Arms Minister Drew said loudly at this moment.

"Master Lauren, the armor worn by the rampaging brown bear weighs 5 tons, so it has a defense beyond imagination!"

"We have conducted rigorous tests. Ordinary bows and arrows are completely ineffective against violent brown bears. Even a powerful siege crossbow can resist it several times."

"The armor worn by the Barbarian Knight is even more amazing in terms of defense. It is no exaggeration to say that unless it is a giant life like a rock giant, or uses a weapon above B-level to attack, it will not be able to pierce his defense at all."

Lauren nodded in satisfaction.

This is the effect he wants.

The armor alone weighs several tons, how strong is this defense? !

Once charged on the battlefield, who can resist this group of heavy cavalry?

That scene, I'm afraid it can be described as ruining the world.

But there are some doubts in my heart.

"Will this armor affect the charge speed of the bear cavalry?"

Add up to a total of 6 tons of armor weight, plus two tons of its own weight.

The angry bear cavalry has to support a full 8 tons of weight to charge... This is too exaggerated.

Drew said seriously.

"Weight necessarily affects speed, it cannot be avoided."

"But after our hundreds of tests, the 6-ton armor is still within the range of the bear cavalry."

"Their limit is to bear 8 tons, but in this way, the physical exertion is very serious and cannot last."

"The Angry Bear Cavalry has a good performance within the range of 6 tons, and can still maintain a certain amount of physical strength after two or three hours of high-intensity combat."

After hearing this, Lauren couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It really is an unreasonable magical world. It's amazing that he can maintain a certain amount of physical strength after fighting with a few tons of heavy armor on his back for several hours.

Then I opened the property panel with some curiosity.

Heavy Armor (only available to Bear Riders)

Quality: D+ grade

Features: super defense (can reduce the damage caused by weapons below level D by 70%), heavy (spells such as oiling the soles of the feet, light body, and disarming armor cannot take effect), unbreakable (will not be cut by equipment below level A broken)

Introduction: Sturdy heavy armor, only limited arms can wear

The quality has reached D+ level?

Lauren's eyes lighted up. Although he hadn't broken away from the lowest level of D-level armor, it was still a high-level armor.

More importantly, this is an armor independently designed, developed and forged by Huiyue City, which is fundamentally different from buying it from outside.

The birth of this set of armor means that Huiyue City has the ability to design and manufacture high-grade armor.

The meaning behind it is extremely important.

Lauren looked at Nak behind Drew with satisfaction. Without this disabled weapon designer, the armor of the Bear Rider might not be as good.

Talent is rare.

"How long does it take to produce a set of armor?"

Drew was a little embarrassed.

"Lord Lauren, judging from the current production situation of the Weapons Department, we can gather the strength of the entire department to produce one set per day..."

The weapons department has more than 50 people.

50 people doing nothing, can only produce one set of furry bear cavalry armor every day? ?

This production efficiency is simply ridiculously low...

The angry bear cavalry has 59 cavalry, so it will take two months to produce the armor required for this unit...

If this is the case, does Huiyue City need to do other things?

The weapons department is one of the core departments, so it is impossible to give up other jobs for a set of armor, right?

Roren frowned, and looked at Nack who hadn't spoken. He wanted to hear the weapon designer's thoughts.

"Nak, is there any good way to improve the production efficiency of the weapons department?"

Nake slightly propped up his chest, and after saluting, he said softly.

"Master Luo Lun, I know a special method of making alchemy machines. This set of alchemy machines can replace manual beating of steel and speed up production.

There is only one thing, this alchemy machine needs to be powered by elemental stones..."

Oh?

Lauren immediately became interested. How can machines be better than humans?

"How efficient is this machine? What is its principle?"

"The production efficiency is three times that of humans. The principle is to use the magic circle to drive the core device up and down—a tool similar to a hammer to forge steel..."

Lauren was even more interested.

"You give me a list of what is needed to build the machine. If the materials needed are not particularly exaggerated, then we will start building immediately."

Nack didn't expect Lauren to agree so simply.

I was a little amazed in my heart, no wonder Huiyue City can develop so fast, with such a courageous lord sitting in the town, it is understandable what kind of miracles will happen...

"As you wish!"

Lauren nodded and continued to ask.

"The armor of the Dark Blood Cavalry is suitable for forging samples?" The Angry Bear Cavalry has come out, but the Dark Blood Cavalry has not yet appeared.

Drew answered immediately.

"The day after tomorrow at the latest, the design blueprint of the dark blood knight has been finalized. We originally planned to produce it together, but the inventory in the warehouse has been exhausted, so we can only postpone it.

At present, it is only necessary to smelt the batch of special ore to forge. "

Lauren's brows eased slightly.

"As the two most powerful ace legions in Huiyue City, the Angry Bear Cavalry and Dark Blood Cavalry are sharp blades in our hands.

It is the most powerful shield to protect the city of Huiyue!

No matter how much the price is paid, they must be made stronger. "

After speaking, he took a deep look at the people around him.

"The bloody day will come in a few days..."

"Because of me, this time will be more dangerous than the last time."

"The Weapons Department shoulders a heavy responsibility. I hope that you will live up to my entrustment."

He is so eager to make the army stronger, and the natural disaster once a month is definitely one of the biggest reasons.

Those blood polluters never reason with outsiders.

These words made the atmosphere of the crowd suddenly changed.

The bloody day... these four words have already become the nightmare of the residents.

Although everyone is deliberately avoiding this topic, but at the end of the month, this is a disaster that no one can escape.