460 Conscription Order

A herd of argali sheep, carrying heavy stones, came steadily from the Gaxi Mountain Range. They moved silently along the winding path at the foot of the mountains, with a Half-Elf following them every few hundred meters.

Standing atop the mound, one can clearly see the caravan stretching for dozens of kilometers, a truly magnificent sight.

Leishande stared silently at the moat in front of him, the foundation of the City Wall.

The trench has completely surrounded the entire mound.

He estimated that the trench might be several kilometers long, meaning that Roy was planning to build a Prisoner of War Camp with walls several kilometers long on the Tollai River...

"Roy, are you sure you're building a Prisoner of War Camp here?"

Leishande was somewhat puzzled as to what Roy was planning to do by spending so much manpower and resources here.

Roy, Leishande, and Kaka stood side by side at the highest point of the mound, looking down at the entire wall that stretched out before them...

In fact, Roy hadn't initially planned to build such a large city. However, once the iron ore from the Black Iron Mine was continuously transported here, Roy realized that he needed to build another dam along the Tollai River to prevent the river from rising during the rainy season and flooding the low-lying areas of the Prisoner of War Camp...

Thus, a dike extending along the Tollai River became the first construction project that needed to be built.

The Tollai River makes a sharp turn here and flows straight south, embracing the Tollai River like a small peninsula.

When the headhunter prisoners of war were forced to pick up tools and dig foundation trenches along the mound, Roy realized that it would be better to extend the dike further and completely surround the mound...

The headhunter prisoners of war were digging foundation trenches every day. As for the bricklayers who built the walls, Roy brought in a group of Gray Dwarf craftsmen from the North Black Iron Mine. Since the City Wall were built with square Hollow Brick, the City Wall were built very quickly.

The City Wall in front of us is already taking shape.

Roy chuckled and pointed to an area in the corner of the North Slope slope of the hill, saying, "Actually, the Prisoner of War Camp is just that corner area. I plan to build some Row House there first. We can't keep living in those simple cowhide tents forever."

The ground there had been leveled by the headhunter prisoners of war, and the general outlines of various buildings were even drawn on the leveled ground with light gray stone powder.

Roy pulled Leishande a few steps forward and pointed to the Sunny Slope western side of the hill, saying, "I plan to build a market here, so that caravans coming from Padesto City to the plateau can trade here."

"A military camp will be built here on the west side, right next to the Prisoner of War Camp. A row of warehouses will be built over there to store various supplies transported back from the Northern Plateau. Some commercial streets will be developed around the market, and the surrounding areas will gradually become the living area of Half-Elf."

"In the near future, this place will become a town of Half-Elf. I think the only way to attract Half-Elf is to build houses first."

"Headhunter prisoners of war will also be managed here. The elderly, children, and the sick and disabled will stay here, while the adult headhunters will be sent to various mines to work..."

Roy led Leishande and Kaka back to the outside of his tent, where he had set up a pergola where he often sat to revise the plans.

Leishande looked at the messy parchment on the table. Some of the parchment was very messy, but he could find some familiar parts in the complex lines.

"So you actually had such a plan!" When Leishande said this, he couldn't tell whether he was impressed or shocked, or perhaps both.

Roy invited Leishande to sit down, looked down at the chaotic construction site, and said to Leishande:

"A lot of supplies are needed here. It's impossible for one person to transport all the supplies to the plateau. So we need to attract caravans and also leave some of the profits to these merchants. Only when supplies and currency start to circulate will this place develop quickly."

"As long as we transport these minerals from the plateau out, we will be able to obtain continuous financial support, and this place will become better and better."

Leishande asked hesitantly, "You plan to let the Half-Elf settle here?"

"Of course, if they're willing!" Roy paused for a moment before continuing, "I reckon some people would be willing to live here. It's located in the heart of the Pagisto Plateau, bordering the wilderness, with the Sudaso Mountain Range to the south and the Gaxi Mountain Range to the north—a truly advantageous geographical location. I've also considered continuing to explore further north if the opportunity arises..."

A Half-Elf came to find Leishande; there was some trouble with the caravan that needed his help.

Leishande hurriedly left with the Half-Elf.

Kaka, who had been silent until now, finally spoke to Roy, "Roy, the situation on the Pagisto Plateau has stabilized now. Have you thought about... going to Sun Island Bay to take a look? The Half-Elf living there often fight with the fishmen on the beach. We've been trying to drive those fishmen out of Sun Island Bay, but their numbers keep increasing. Their reproductive ability is really strong, and they're all excellent swimmers, making every time we go fishing in the bay a huge risk..."

In fact, Chief Tiprado had mentioned these things to Roy, but at that time the situation on the Pagisto Plateau had not yet stabilized.

Roy then told Chief Tiprado to wait a bit longer, to deal with the headhunters on the plateau first, and then deal with the fishmen in Sun Island Bay.

Kaka bringing this up again clearly indicates that the Elf Warrior of the Griffon Corps are homesick.

Roy thought about it carefully for a moment, then said:

"Alright, once I've Prisoner of War Camp —I mean, once their camp is built, and some manpower is assigned to manage it—and everything is on track, we'll go check out Sun Island Bay. Actually... with your current strength, defeating those fishmen shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"Yes, as long as we get the Griffon Corps back to Sun Island Bay, we're absolutely confident we can drive those murlocs away," Kaka said confidently.

Roy has equipped the Griffon Corps with sophisticated Standard Armaments, making them far stronger than the fishmen of Sun Island Bay.

However, the Griffon Corps needs Roy's approval to return to Sun Island Bay.

Kaka also wanted to take Roy to see the beach in the Pattington Plane.

At the Silver Pegasus Military Department in Padesto City, Commander Helix left the Chief of Staff's office with a dark expression.

He had just been severely scolded by Chief Commander Lucius, and his mood was extremely bad. Even when he was walking, his eyes were constantly fixed on his boots.

Chief Commander Lucius leaned back wearily in the soft sofa, rubbing his temples with his fingers.

The Silver Pegasus Legion's attempt to recruit the Padesto City Guard Regiment failed, and Commander Helix was unable to assemble a new Half-Elf Guard Regiment as planned. Therefore, the current Guard Regiment composed of Silver Moon Elf Warrior is completely unable to support the battlefield on Empress Ivini Islands.

The Padesto City, inhabited by hundreds of thousands of Half-Elf, couldn't even muster a single Half-Elf guard.

Whenever Lucius thought about these things, he couldn't help but cover his face with his hands.

Hekelis even went to Rampart Town to recruit Half-Elf guards. He posted recruitment information on the notice board, and immediately a young Half-Elf asked him, "Sir, what are the requirements for the Half-Elf guards you're recruiting here?"

As a Silver Moon Elf with an overwhelming sense of superiority, Hekelis never looked down on these Half-Elf. When asked questions by the young Half-Elf, Hekelis raised his chin and loudly declared to all the Half-Elf, "Any Half-Elf who has had contact with the Rebel Army will not be allowed to join the Guard Regiment."

It was this one sentence that caused his trip to Rampart Town to end in failure...

It took Commander Hekelis nearly a month to recruit more than 800 Half-Elf Warrior, far from being able to form a Half-Elf Guard Regiment.

The Empress Ivini Islands had been waiting for Padesto City's support for a long time without success. The Legion's high command sent an urgent notice, but after waiting for another two weeks without receiving any volunteer troops from Padesto City, they sent an accountability letter.

The letter questions Chief Commander Lucius about why the Padesto City Guard Regiment has been unable to reach the Empress Ivini Islands for so long.

Chief Commander Lucius knew that it was unlikely he would receive an A in this year's performance review...

Although things are in chaos in Padesto City, the overall situation in the Pattington Plane is quite good.

Most of their achievements were made on the Pagisto Plateau.

Thanks to the continuous supply of Spinel Mine and Mithril Ingot from the mines on the plateau, the Silver Pegasus Legion, which had been engaged in continuous warfare, maintained a very stable economy. This ensured that military supplies were continuously transported to the front lines, allowing the dozen or so large islands in the central region of the Empress Ivini Islands to stabilize the war situation.

However, the interest groups in the Pattington Plane are completely divided. The relationship between the Silver Pegasus Military Department of Padesto City and the Roy Mine Owners is not close, and there is even some resentment between them.

Now the Padesto City Guard Regiment has no choice but to abandon the conscription and remain in Padesto City.

Roy, on the other hand, assembled a Half-Elf Mine Guard force on the Pagisto Plateau with a number of Elf Warrior exceeding ten thousand, which meant he got the biggest piece of the pie in the Pattington Plane.

As the governor of Rampart Town and the Mine Owners of the Pagisto Plateau, Roy is currently the most powerful military officer on the Pattington Plane.

The two letters were placed side by side on Chief Commander Lucius's desk.

One letter is a report accusing Roy, the Mine Owners, of murdering Abel, a descendant of the Silvermoon Elven Nobles, in the Pattington Plane.

The other letter was a second Conscription Order from the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Moreover, the letter was addressed to the Mine Owners, Roy. Although Chief Commander Lucius did not open the letter, he could guess that it must be a request for Roy to lead the Mine Guard to the battlefield in Empress Ivini Islands.

Chief Commander Lucius had already made annotations on the first letter of complaint and was preparing to submit it to Earl Swynborne, but after frowning and thinking for a long time, he decided to put the letter back in the drawer for the time being.

He then tapped the bell on the table with his small silver hammer, and his assistant, Miss Anna, came in from the outside.

"Anna, go to the mailroom and have them send this letter out." Chief Commander Lucius picked up the Conscription Order and handed it to the swaying Miss Anna, speaking with a serious expression.

"Yes, Chief."

Miss Anna noticed that Chief Commander Lucius seemed a little unhappy and worried that she might be implicated, so she quickly took the letter and turned to leave the chief's office.

The Pagisto Plateau is about to enter its rainy season at the end of April. The main structure of the river embankment in the Plateau City has already been completed, and now they are just waiting for the rainy season to arrive. Will the rising river water affect this wall?

In fact, Roy added several auxiliary support walls on the inside of the wall, and built several sections of stone embankments extending into the river. These embankments could reduce the flow of the river and ensure that the City Wall would not collapse under the erosion of floods...

In addition, the headhunter's Prisoner of War Camp was also completed.

During this period, Commander Helik escorted headhunter prisoners of war to the Prisoner of War Camp three times, bringing a total of about five thousand headhunters.

These headhunters were almost all assigned to various mines. Roy left less than two thousand headhunter prisoners of war in the Plateau City, and nearly four thousand old, young, sick and disabled headhunters also lived in Concentration Camp camps.

This group of headhunters also consumes a huge amount of resources.

Unlike elves, headhunters eat meat.

Just the food they eat each day requires hunting five Unicorn Wild Ox on the vast plains...

The wilderness is a vast grassland where large herds of bison live. In the past, this was a natural feeding ground for headhunters.

The caravans that Leishande brought to the plateau have now arrived at the Pagisto Plateau for the second time. They have brought some supplies from the Padesto City, mainly hemp thread, saltpeter, Sea Salt, and dried fish.

To ensure these businessmen would continue operating, Roy offered acquisition prices that allowed for sufficient profit margins.

These caravans brought life to the area, and many Half-Elf came from all directions after hearing that they could find work at the Prisoner of War Camp on the Tollai River.

There are now more than 6,000 headhunters and thousands of Half-Elf gathered here in the Prisoner of War Camp.

Although the outer perimeter of the wall has just been built, a small market has already formed here.

Some Half-Elf would bring Magic Herbs and magical beast materials to the market to sell. If the price was right, merchants would buy these goods and transport them back to Padesto City to sell.

The fighting in the Northern Plateau was not over yet, Mulin could only keep an eye on things from the northern camp in Tianpu Canyon.

The Griffon Corps also failed to find an opportunity to return to Sun Island Bay to deal with the murlocs...

Just then, Roy received a Conscription Order from the Silver Pegasus Military Department, which specified that he should lead five thousand Half-Elf Warrior to Empress Ivini Islands to participate in the war.