Three Thousand New Subjects

The name Drazen Stan once again shook the Joseph Kingdom after many years.

The once-genius warrior miraculously reformed after his battle Fighting Aura dissipated due to severe injuries.

Furthermore, Drazen Stan now far more powerful than before, having achieved a transcendent state after his rebirth.

Ever since Baron Stan became the fat pig lord, many people in the Joseph Kingdom have been watching the show.

Nothing is more satisfying than watching a genius turn into a failure.

Those people once thought he would forever fade into obscurity, becoming a clown in the kingdom's history, but now he has returned in a way that no one could have predicted.

His figure once again appeared in people's sight as a powerful and radiant figure full of fighting spirit. His unparalleled aura made the entire kingdom take notice.

Under Chen Changhe's orders, Baron Stan concealed the existence of the powerful weapon, the bio-armor.

Even so, his status as an extraordinary warrior still made him a shining star in the social circles of the Joseph Kingdom.

Whether it's a lavish banquet hosted by nobles or a solemn ceremony held by the royal family, his appearance always attracts a lot of attention.

Under Baron Stan's brilliance, the changes taking place in Hope Town paled in comparison and went largely unnoticed.

With the help of Baron Stan, Chen Changhe successfully acquired three thousand new subjects.

One-third of these people came from the territories of other lords.

Maintaining a territory is not an easy task, and many lords have to face bankruptcy.

Maintaining the territory's armed forces, repairing the territory, and providing relief and protection to the territory's inhabitants in the event of disasters—each of these requires a significant amount of financial and material resources.

The mere need to upgrade the equipment of the armed forces, train the soldiers, and pay their salaries is enough to give the lords a major headache.

The repair of buildings in the territory, whether it is the reinforcement of castles or the maintenance of commoners' houses, is a considerable expense.

When disasters strike, such as floods, droughts, or locust plagues, lords not only have to use their stored grain to relieve their people, but also organize manpower and resources to fight the disaster and restore production. The costs during this period are incalculable.

If not careful, the territory's economy will fall into trouble, and the lord may be burdened with huge debts or even lose the territory.

Baron Stan was very familiar with the situation of the lords in the surrounding area and easily helped Chen Changhe contact five of them.

These subjects were all acquired by Chen Changhe in exchange for gold coins.

These subjects are all bound to the territory and are considered the private property of the lords.

These transactions all passed the review and approval of the Noble Council of the Joseph Kingdom.

In the Joseph Kingdom, a country with a strict hierarchy and complicated rules, every transaction involving changes in lords and subjects must pass through the Noble Council.

Chen Changhe's gold coin offensive and Baron Stan's influence allowed these potentially fraught transactions to proceed smoothly.

After all, no one wants to offend Baron Stan, the kingdom's rising star.

Moreover, Chen Changhe's public identity is that of a disciple of an extraordinary alchemist.

Then we can't afford to offend them at all.

After weighing the pros and cons, the members of the Noble Council finally signed their names on the documents, sealing the legality of these transactions.

Thus, with the approval of the law, batches of people were transferred from their original lords to Chen Changhe, becoming new members of his territory.

"Earl Lindsay Monroe was rather well-behaved this time..."

"It seems they didn't tamper with this matter."

However, these transactions were legal and legitimate, and even His Majesty the King couldn't say much about them.

Not to mention Earl Lindsay Monroe.

Apart from the 1,000 citizens who were legally purchased, the remaining 2,000 or so were all Beastfolk slaves from within the Orc Royal Court.

Baron Stan has maintained contact with the Orc Royal Court, and with his current status, purchasing two thousand Beastfolk slaves is no problem at all.

Beastfolk also need gold coins.

In order to purchase enough food to feed their people, the Orc Royal Court needs to spend a large amount of gold coins every year.

Food shortages have always been a major problem plaguing the Beastfolk race. In order to obtain sufficient food resources, they have had to rack their brains to find ways to acquire gold coins.

Therefore, they had to engage in slave trade with humans, selling large numbers of their people as slaves to human nobles.

Of course, this does not include powerful Beastfolk such as werewolves and tiger-men.

These Beastfolk, possessing immense strength and a powerful fighting instinct, are the core fighting force of the Orc Royal Court and the hope for the future of their race. Naturally, they will not be easily used as bargaining chips.

Those Beastfolk were considered relatively weak and lacking in combat ability in the eyes of the royal court became the victims of the trade. They were chained and driven like cargo towards human territory.

These two thousand Beastfolk slaves were mostly Felinids and Rabbitman.

These two orc Beastfolk are physically weak and lack strength compared to other orc Beastfolk. Apart from being relatively agile, they have almost no advantage in combat.

They are often in a relatively weak position within the Beastfolk race because they are unable to distinguish themselves in the struggle for power.

Unfortunately, both male and female orc Beastfolk are more handsome than other Beastfolk, and their appearance is more in line with human aesthetic standards.

Nature naturally became the most sought-after commodity among slave traders.

However, precisely because of their outstanding appearance, many of them became playthings kept by human nobles after being sold into slavery, leading to an even more tragic fate.

It's quite a coincidence that these two thousand Beastfolk were originally reserved by an Earl from another Human Kingdom.

Just before the transaction was completed, a rebellion broke out in the Earl's territory, and he spent a large amount of gold coins to suppress it.

After losing those gold coins, he lost all interest in completing the transaction.

Through Baron Stan's connections, Chen Changhe purchased the two thousand Beastfolk from the Orc Royal Court at a high price.

Although these Beastfolk were physically weak, their agility far surpassed that of ordinary humans.

With the help of Mechanical Arm, an ordinary human can become a powerful fighter equivalent to Mid-Rank Warrior in the blink of an eye, and this is even more true for these Beastfolk.

To him, there wasn't much difference between Felinids and werewolves.

The weakness in strength can be completely compensated for by Mechanical Arm.

He valued the Beastfolk's fighting spirit even more.

The Felinids was light and agile, like a ghost in the night.

The Rabbitman excels in speed, displaying agility with every leap.

With the aid of Mechanical Arm, they will become extremely terrifying warriors.

The Mechanical Arm granted them immense strength, making the Felinids's attacks even more lethal, and allowing the Rabbitman to further leverage their speed advantage.

When they charge into battle, they will become a Gale, like a whirlwind, striking fear into the hearts of their enemies.