New Intelligence, Returning to the City

The appearance of the goblins had undoubtedly given Thor a pleasant surprise, but the surprises did not stop there. After quickly learning more, Thor discovered that the elderly goblin leading them was actually a level-four alchemist.

Like magical beasts, goblin alchemy also had ranks.

Generally, it was divided into five levels.

A level-one alchemist could forge simple items such as Black Iron Armor.

A level-two alchemist could forge relatively more complex items such as Brass Armor.

A level-three alchemist could already create magical items. Silver Armor, for instance, was a magical creation.

As for a level-four alchemist, they could basically be called an Alchemy Master and enjoyed an extremely high status even throughout the entire Tulip Kingdom.

Moreover, a level-four goblin alchemist possessed even greater attainments in alchemy than a human level-four alchemist.

They might even be able to forge Magic Crystal Cannons, something that even human fourth-rank alchemists found difficult to create.

That was right, Magic Crystal Cannons.

Compared to Golden Armor, Magic Crystal Cannons were undoubtedly more valuable.

Under normal circumstances, a single Magic Crystal Cannon cost more than seven thousand gold coins. In the Northern Province, its price could reach over ten thousand gold coins, perhaps even higher.

Of course, its value was not the most important thing. What truly mattered was the Magic Crystal Cannon's use. Every Magic Crystal Cannon possessed immense power; with just a few of them, a territory could be kept completely secure.

Even against the assault of a large orc tribe, there was a strong chance of holding the line.

Even in a Pioneer War, the role of Magic Crystal Cannons was unimaginable.

Like this attack on the Goblin Tribe.

Just three Magic Crystal Cannons would have been enough to utterly wipe out the entire large Timid Goblin tribe.

There would have been no need for much assistance from the serfs at all.

Of course, forging Magic Crystal Cannons required more than just a fourth-rank alchemist. It also required all manner of incomparably precious materials, which Thor naturally did not possess at present.

But not having them now did not mean he would not have them in the future.

As long as he could gather the materials later on, he would be able to forge Magic Crystal Cannons.

Once he had Magic Crystal Cannons, the safety of his territory would reach an unimaginable level.

How could such a result not delight him beyond measure?

Not to mention that, as a fourth-rank alchemist, the items he could forge were not limited to Magic Crystal Cannons and Golden Armor. There were also all kinds of alchemical items, all of which were immensely important to the construction of Thor's territory.

It could be said that this filled the greatest gap in his territory's development.

As a result, the smile on his face had not faded these past few days.

Of course, Thor was not the only one smiling.

The serfs were smiling as well.

On the day the war ended, Thor announced that, in accordance with the rules, he would free two hundred and seventy-three serfs. Among them, twenty-seven serfs even joined the Reserve Knight Corps in one go. This nearly sent all two thousand-plus serfs into a frenzy of celebration. Even though more than a hundred serfs had died in the Pioneer War, hardly anyone cared.

As for the Formal Knights, Apprentice Knights, and Reserve Knights, Thor generously distributed some of the supplies they had acquired earlier. Every one of them was extremely satisfied.

To them, following their lord and becoming Pioneer Knights was undoubtedly the most important and fortunate event of their lives.

By following their lord, they had gained things they could never have imagined before.

Even their knightly cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds since following their lord.

This was something unimaginable back at Dreyrosa Castle.

This outcome made them even more fervent and reverent toward their lord.

In the open space,

after Thor had arranged everything,

he prepared to leave as well.

"Steve!"

He spoke as he turned his gaze toward Steve.

"My lord!"

Steve hurried forward.

"I'll leave this place to you from now on. Don't let anything happen to it!"

"I'll assign thirty Formal Knights, one hundred Apprentice Knights, and two hundred Reserve Knights to you."

Thor spoke in a deep voice. After pondering briefly, he made his decision.

Compared to his own territory, this place was undoubtedly more important, so he directly decided to leave most of his forces at the iron mine.

With Steve, a Great Knight, and three hundred knights assisting him, security should be assured.

"Yes!"

Steve answered firmly, excitement showing on his face.

"Do well. I hope that one day, you can be like Uncle Michael!"

Thor patted Steve on the shoulder and spoke encouragingly.

"I won't disappoint you, my lord."

Hearing Thor's words, Steve grew even more excited.

His lord had actually compared him to Knight Captain Michael. He felt incomparably honored.

After making arrangements for the iron mine,

Thor assigned some serfs to enter the mine and begin extracting ore.

The best miners would naturally have been the goblins. Even Timid Goblins were born miners, and there were plenty of them who did not fear death. Unfortunately, he did not have slave scrolls, nor was there any way for him to buy them. This was also the key to the Habs Merchant Guild's control over the slave trade. Under such circumstances, he could only use serfs.

This was also why he had directly decided to kill all the Timid Goblins.

After all, without Slave Contracts, using Timid Goblins as miners was far too risky.

If some of them escaped and revealed the existence of the Large Iron Mine, he would be in serious trouble.

To ensure nothing went wrong, it was better to use serfs for now.

Later, he would see whether he could find a way to obtain slave scrolls and replace them.

After making the arrangements,

Thor brought Ryan, along with those serfs who had been freed, back to the territory.

Just as before,

Thor directly allotted land to them.

The moment they truly received land, those free citizens could not help but become completely overwhelmed with excitement.

They had truly been freed.

Freed from the status of slaves, they had become free citizens.

Once again, they stood beneath the radiance of the Goddess of Life.

"May the Goddess of Life bless you!"

"May the Goddess of Life bless you!"

"May the Goddess of Life bless you!"

Voices rang out one after another. More than two hundred people became the most fervent of citizens, as well as Eagle Ridge's first true batch of subjects. There had been a few before, but only a few. Now, there were more than two hundred.

More than two hundred free citizens brought even more life to the territory.

At this moment, Eagle Ridge truly began to get on track.

All that remained was to proceed step by step, and Eagle Ridge would embark on a path of rapid development.

Not to mention that he still had the Daily Intelligence System.

With the Daily Intelligence,

three years.

No, perhaps not even a year would be needed before his Eagle Ridge surpassed the territories of some Barons.