Heading to Blue Moon Lake

Heading to Blue Moon Lake

The Class Change Hall was not only meant for future players, but also for the current NPCs.

The instructors working there were all Elves under his command.

William's town had many professionals, covering almost every ordinary class.

As for the few missing instructors, he was not in a hurry. He would only recruit them after deciding on suitable candidates.

After all, for most NPCs and players,

it was enough for an instructor to be one rank above them. There was no need for them to be absurdly powerful. Simply put,

the skills and secret manuals alone were enough to leave most people empty-pocketed...

"My lord, thirty Knights, twenty Warriors, twenty Magic Swordsmen, and thirty Rangers are ready!"

William nodded at Nock, then looked at the Odom seeing them off. "For the next few days, I'll leave the town expansion to you. Lotner and I will be back shortly. If we can open up the trade route, we'll arrange regular Mithril transactions in the future."

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will protect the territory with my life!" Odom Heavyhammer had spent many years fleeing hardship, and now that he finally had a stable life, he naturally knew how to cherish it.

Moreover, William had led troops to save them. There was no way they would cause trouble with some military mutiny.

As for leaving the town expansion to him?

Odom could not help twitching his lips. When had this lord ever managed such matters himself?

"Then I'm counting on you!" William nodded shamelessly, mounted a white horse, and led the others away.

Most of Blackleaf Forest remained in its primitive state, with hardly any wide roads. Even if mountain paths were carved out, if no one traveled them for a long time, vegetation would gradually cover them again, returning them to their original state.

Fortunately...

As the lord, William could watch his subordinates clear the way ahead with swords and blades while he rode behind them, sipping fruit wine and moving along at a leisurely pace...

As the executor and William's greatest bodyguard, Lotner followed silently as well. He needed to conserve his strength at all times, not do manual labor.

But as he watched William enjoy himself so thoroughly, he could not help feeling that he had pushed the privileges of being a lord to their absolute limit.

For example, when expanding the town,

William had come up with many entertainment facilities no town should have.

For instance.

There were three casinos. What did a tiny town need so many casinos for? They did not just gamble with money; they could even gamble with equipment. How many idiots would actually do that?

However, he had heard that William planned to obtain some good materials and have Odom forge an Epic-Class piece of equipment to place in one of them.

Thinking of that,

Lotner felt like trying his Luck too...

There were five taverns...

Five taverns were still far too many for a small town just for drinking, but Lotner had nothing to say about that.

But William had even secretly built three brothels...

Lotner could not help wondering whether the lord had matured too early and entered mating season.

After all, Elves did not reach sexual maturity until at least thirty...

Still, even if Lotner had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. He would not underestimate the flesh trade of brothels. In any somewhat larger human town, a brothel's daily profits could exceed those of two taverns combined!

The prerequisite was that William did not force women into it...

William glanced at Lotner without changing expression. He always felt that this guy was secretly muttering about him, so he said, "It can't be helped. We must open a road to Blue Moon Lake. Otherwise, how many chests would the gold coins from selling Mithril alone require?

Without a clear road, were people supposed to carry those chests back on their shoulders? Of course we need horses to pull carts.

Besides, the longer we delay, the more danger we face. Even though this is trade between Elves, Blackleaf Forest does not belong only to Elves."

"I understand. There is no need for you to explain it to me, my lord." Of course Lotner understood. He simply did not understand why the lord suddenly valued him so much.

"Good. As long as you understand. This journey will depend on you, Uncle Lotner!" William smiled kindly...

"Calling me uncle again?" Lotner turned his head and muttered. Whenever William called him uncle, he felt that he would have to give up something again.

For example.

That bloody battle with the Pale Orcs last time...

Or the time before that, when he handed over the Dawn Watcher inheritance scroll...

There was no helping it.

William was simply that kind of straightforward person. During wilderness adventures like this, before he had fully grown strong, he dearly hoped for a powerful, sturdy real man to help block damage for him...

More than a hundred li did not look far.

But in a primitive forest, while also carving out a new, simple road, it was absolutely no easy task.

If nothing unexpected happened,

even with professionals using battle aura to clear the way, it would take three to five days.

There were too few Mages, and most of the Mages under his command were only mid-rank. Otherwise, if he could find some earth-element or wood-element Mages, clearing a path would be much easier.

However, the return trip would be much faster. As long as the road remained in good condition, they could return to the territory within half a day.

The Blackrock Duchy covered roughly the same area as Heilongjiang Province.

Its capital was called Blackrock City.

The entire city was built from black stone with beautiful patterns. At night, if the magical lamps along the roads were not lit, it would truly be impossible to see one's hand before one's face...

However, this black stone was extremely sturdy and possessed a certain affinity for magic. As long as Mages enchanted it day and night, its defensive power could be increased. That was the key reason it had been chosen as a building material.

On the broad main street, Kuri was dressed luxuriously, with none of the misery or weathered exhaustion he had displayed days ago.

Clearly, he truly was a noble—a viscount of the Blackrock Duchy.

Although he had reached adulthood, he had no territory.

The Blackrock Duchy's land was limited, while there were so many nobles that there had long been no fiefs left for him. Unless he ventured out to open up new territory, but how many nobles would do something so arduous and unrewarding?

The only interests Kuri could fight for now were his father's count inheritance and territory.

But he also had an older brother...

According to the inheritance customs of the Legendary Continent, unless there was some major issue, a title was generally passed to the eldest son. The relationship between the brothers was poor as well, so the final outcome was obvious.

Thus, having understood his future fate early on, Kuri used the inheritance his mother had left before her death to form a merchant caravan. After seven or eight years of life-and-death struggles, the caravan had expanded considerably. Aside from the one he personally led, he also had five smaller caravans, earning him quite a few gold coins each year.

He used those gold coins to recruit many professional subordinates, intending to kill his brother in one stroke when he went hunting in Blackleaf Forest each year!

"Hunting in Blackleaf Forest." Kuri wandered around Blackrock City for a long time, turning who knew how many corners before finally entering a dark alley.

Unfortunately.

Not long afterward,

he came out wearing a deeply depressed expression.

"The Shadow Killer Organization's price... is truly black-hearted!" Kuri liked making two preparations, especially when it concerned his future fate. No amount of preparation was excessive.

But as one of the Legendary Continent's top assassin organizations, the Shadow Assassin Organization's fees were often beyond what far too many people could afford.

"But since the hunt will take place in Blackleaf Forest, then... perhaps I can speak with that prince. After all, the hunting day is only ten days away, and it isn't far from his territory."

Kuri truly did not have that much money. He was only a minor noble. The Shadow Assassin Organization's price was too high; after paying it, he would not even have enough money to pay his subordinates to keep quiet.

That was precisely why he thought of the Border Town lord, whose expression was arrogant but whose eyes revealed greed!

"You like slaves? Then I'll bring you more." Kuri raised his brows, having already made up his mind.

Thanks to Come See the Handsome Guy for the tip.